Chapter 325 Argument

Tianshi Mansion under Longhu Mountain.

The lineage of Longhu Mountain, from the first generation of Zhang Tianshi to the present, has been favored in many dynasties. The Ming Dynasty respected Taoism, and even the Tianshi Mansion was expanded many times when Zhu Shi was in power. Its scale is grand, not inferior to that of the royal palace.

However, Tianshi Mansion is mostly where ordinary Taoist priests of the Tianshi lineage live. Practitioners such as Zhang Tianshi and Shao Shi mostly practice in the mountains and stay away from the worldly world if they have nothing to do.

It is said that Longhushan and Yingyi have crossed paths twice. The first time it was Master Zhang, and the second time it was Master Zhang Tian. The two have completely different attitudes.

Master Zhang is inclined to Ying Yi and thinks that he is the master of the Ming Dynasty. However, Zhang Tianshi did not think that Ying Yi was not a wise master. He believed that Ying Yi was indeed a heroic master. However, Ying Yi's ideas disgusted him and he felt uneasy.

At first, because of a new coin, Zhang Tianshi used magic to confuse the soldiers without informing him, and he almost started a fight with Ying Yi. The first time we met, I didn't have a good impression. Then Ying Yi's conditions made him even more angry. How can a monk outside the world be at the mercy of Ying Yi? If this is the case, where is the orthodoxy? Where is the Taoist mind of freedom?

At that time, Zhang Tianshi even had the desire to support others and fight against Ying Yi.

However, Zhang Tianshi thought about it all the way south, and thought that if Longhushan ended up in person, it would be against the ancestral system, and he would be implicated in the world of mortals, fearing disaster.

You must know that the Tianshi Sect has been favored and respected throughout the ages. Firstly, because of its high magical power, it is not easily provoked. The second is that he has never personally participated in national affairs.

He and Ying Yi are in conflict with each other's ideals. There is actually no grudge between them. If you drag Longhu Mountain into the whirlpool of fighting for the dragon and the cauldron in a fit of anger, the consequences will be really worrying. Zhang Tianshi had seen Ying Yi with his own eyes and knew that this person was powerful. He had also observed Ying Yi for a while in Henan, and he also knew that the Qing government in Yi Yi was strong. If you support others to oppose them, the possibility of failure is extremely high.

Once it fails, Longhushan, who will die personally, will definitely suffer revenge from Yingyi. It can be said that the Zhang family's orthodoxy must be completely in his hands. This is absolutely unacceptable.

He couldn't end it personally, but Zhang Tianshi deeply understood Ying Yi's philosophy and that kind of firmness. If after Ying Yi establishes a country and establishes a clan, an imperial edict comes down to ask Longhu Mountain to serve and to take away Longhu Mountain's classics, where will Longhu Mountain go then?

For this matter, Zhang Tianshi and his son Shaoshi Duo had a dispute, but it remained unresolved.

Until this time, the storm from the north blew, and Zhang Tianshi could no longer sit back and watch. So he came down from the mountain and summoned the elders in the mansion to discuss and make a decision.

"The Lord of Xia has defeated the Tartars, and his momentum has been achieved. I was watching the weather on the mountain, but I saw auspicious clouds rising in the north, which was already unstoppable."

Zhang Tianshi sighed slightly: "Master Xia is a true hero. Although I disagree with him, I admire him endlessly. However, Master Xia is too domineering. When I first met Master Xia, he said that cultivators are also among the human beings, and they must be taken. The classics of Longhu Mountain make the monks obey orders. I don't like this."

Finally, he said: "If practice is only to serve the mortal emperor, then what is the difference between you and me as monks compared with students in the world of mortals? We inherit the legacy of our ancestors and have never paid attention to ordinary affairs, and have rarely been involved in the world of mortals. There is contamination, and it is also transcendent. You and I are just seeking immortality, the path to enlightenment, and a little freedom. If you are ordered and ordered by others, calling here and there, and drinking, freedom will not exist."

"Father." The young master bowed his head and said, "Cultivation is for immortality, for the great road, and for freedom. However, after thousands of years, is there anyone who can achieve the great road of immortality and be truly free and at ease? Although we, the monks, practice the Tao in the mountains and forests, but It is also under human nature. Lord Xia has a saying that my child particularly agrees with - if you can't even be a human being, how can you become an immortal?"

He also said: "Why should father care about the verbal freedom? Why doesn't father believe what Master Songyun said in his letter? Lord Xia is a very human being and has a lot of mysteries in him. He has many colleagues working for him. This is If we, Longhu Mountain, do not comply with the general trend, there will be disaster sooner or later!"

Young Master said that Zhenren Songyun was the old Taoist at Songfeng Temple outside Xuyi. When the young master went north to Xuyi, he stopped at Songfeng Temple. Shi Kefa sent Yan Ermei to accompany him and asked the young master to find out the details of Ying Yi on his behalf.

At that time, Master Songyun said that if Yingyi could act as a master and be able to quell foreign troubles, he would definitely work for him and work for him.

Sure enough, after the news came from the north that Chongzhen abdicated, the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, and the entire army of the Eastern invaders was annihilated, Songyun Zhenren immediately set off northward. Now I am with Zhenren Li in Crescent Valley.

Up to now, Master Songyun has entered the Humanity Ranking in the morning, and together with Master Li and several monks who later took the initiative to join Henan, they studied the secrets of Yuanfu. He also wrote to Longhu Mountain many times, informing him of some mysteries, and tried his best to invite Master Zhang to go to Henan again. , but did not get a response from Zhang Tianshi.

"I will not turn a blind eye to the letter from fellow Taoist Songyun." Zhang Tianshi sighed: "But what is said in the letter is unbelievable. Even though I have practiced mystical magic for many years, I still find it unbelievable. It is really ridiculous that Lord Xia has mastered the way of humanity. .Humanity is elusive, invisible and traceless. How can we hold it in our hands? It’s really hard for me to believe it.”

Master Zhang couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. Master Zhang Tianshi was already stubborn. Maybe that's what happens when people get old. Just like several other elders, they also have the same view.

He said: "Father, Lord Xia started from a young age, but in less than three years, he has become a big trend. Even the invincible Donglu are like a chicken and a dog. Isn't this incredible? Thousands of times Nian, how can such a thing happen? If Lord Xia is not mysterious, how could it be possible?! My father has known Master Songyun for many years, doesn’t he know what he is like? Has Master Songyun ever told lies? "

Then he said: "Father has never forgotten Lord Xia's new coin. The material of the new coin is very good. My father used it to refine talismans, and there is no disadvantage. Can such precious materials be refined by ordinary means?"

Master Zhang's words made his mouth dry, but a group of elders and his father Zhang Tianshi were unmoved. Master Zhang sighed secretly. He knew that it wasn't Zhang Tianshi and the others who really didn't believe Songyun's letter, but they were unwilling to be controlled by others. He is even more unwilling to hand over the classics stored in the mansion easily.

The young master sighed, stood up and said, "In that case, I beg my father to let me go north. I am willing to serve Lord Xia. If there is any disaster in the future, this is a way out for me."

No more words were said at the moment, and he turned around and walked away.

After going out, the young master saw white clouds and gray dogs in the sky, and couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, a Taoist came in a hurry. The young master was slightly surprised and couldn't help but said: "What's the hurry?"

The Taoist priest said: "Young master, it is the former official who came from Tiantian to see the Tianshi."

"Official from the former dynasty?" The young master was startled and asked, "Who is he?"

Since Chongzhen announced the demise of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty became the former dynasty, and many people have reached a consensus.

The Taoist said: "It's a man named Shi Kefa."

"Shi Kefa..." Master Zhang's mind changed and he said, "You don't have to look for the Heavenly Master anymore. I have some free time, so I will go see him."

The Taoist thought that if the young master went to meet him, it would probably be the same, so he said: "Young master, come with me."

Then I met Shi Kefa in a side hall.

When Shi Kefa saw it was the young master, he stood up and couldn't help but smile: "It turns out it was the young master in person, but I haven't seen him for more than a year."

The young master said, "Mr. Shi, are you okay?"

When Shi Kefa heard this, his expression changed slightly: "I am now the Minister of War of Yingtian."

The young master smiled and said: "Since Emperor Chongzhen issued the edict, the Ming Dynasty has ceased to exist. Why should Mr. Shi deceive himself?"

Shi Kefa's face turned dark: "Young master, don't talk nonsense."

He quickly changed the subject and said, "I am here to see Master Zhang. I wonder where Master Zhang is?"