Become a disciple of Taoist Priest Four Eyes

Chapter 748: One Hundred Years Later

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The carriages and horses were racing, and the official road, which was twenty feet wide, was filled to the brim with pedestrians.

A big purple-faced man riding a horse looked at the bustling scene around him, with no emotion or anger in his expression. To his left was an elegant old man wearing a green robe and a square hat; and to his right was a tall man with a long beard on his chin, a solemn expression, and a majestic look in his eyes. Half a hundred old men.

The three of them were riding horses, following the traveling businessmen.

"After entering Shuofang County, the scenery is really different." The old man in green robe looked at everything around him with interest.

"Zhongping, what is grown in the fields is yellow rice?"

Looking in the direction of the old man's finger, a sorghum plant nearly a foot tall, with golden ears and plump and round grains came into view.

"Exactly this."

The half-hundred-year-old man nodded.

"Has Zhong Ping ever tasted the yellow rice?"

"I've tasted it a few times."

"how is the taste?"

"Spirit rice is naturally no better than ordinary things. Although it has little effect on monks who are above the innate world, for monks who are still building the foundation, the spiritual energy contained in this thing is warm and gentle, with very few impurities. It is more powerful than Huangya Dan. A good foundation-building thing.”

"...Disciples of Chongshan Academy often use this object, so even those with poor qualifications and poor understanding can use this object to practice martial arts and achieve innate talent."

Looking at the endless sorghum fields on both sides of the street, separated by tall trees, the old man in green robe frowned.

"In this case, wouldn't all the disciples of Chongshan Sect be innate?"

"Chongshan Academy is divided into four levels: Lower Court, Middle Court, Upper Court, and General Court. The graduation standard of the Lower Court is the Xiantian Stage. The Middle Court is at the Golden Core Realm, the Upper Court is at the Nascent Soul Realm, and the Main Academy is at the Yuanshen Realm."

"...Take Shuofang County as an example. Each county has a lower court; a prefecture has a middle court; and a county has an upper court. Shuofang County has thirty-two prefectures and 497 counties."

"...Shuofang County has blocked the Liao Kingdom from the north and the Xixia Kingdom from the west since Chongshan Academy. The population has recovered quickly. Now it has 30 billion people, at least one-fifth of which are disciples trained by Chongshan Academy."

The words of the half-hundred old man made the old man in green robe and the big man with purple face at the front change their expressions.

Innate martial arts is the standard for becoming an elite soldier in the Song Dynasty. If everything goes as he said just now, the war potential of Shuofang County will exceed that of the Song Dynasty.

"My lord, we should promote the planting of yellow rice in various places in the Song Dynasty as soon as possible." The old man in green robe said solemnly.

"it's useless."

The half-hundred-year-old man shook his head.

"Since the emergence of yellow rice and its effectiveness became known to the world, Taoist sects such as Tianshi Dao, Shenxiao Dao, and even ministers have secretly obtained seeds and tried to plant them. However, both the yield and effectiveness are not as good as those of Chongshan Academy. Yellow rice is not even half as effective.”

"...And this thing cannot be grown in areas with sparse spiritual energy. It is impossible to promote it on a large scale like Shuofang County."

"Why is this?" The purple-faced man frowned.

"Rice seeds are not good." Half a hundred old men affirmed. "The rice seeds planted by the disciples of Chongshan Academy are all distributed from the upper courtyard. They contain a little bit of the aura of creation. They naturally grow well and have great effects. But the aura of creation cannot be planted for a generation." It will disappear later. That’s why the rice seeds I wait for are incomparable.”

"Creation spiritual energy? Creation path?"

"It is rumored that the Dao of Creation Techniques are taught in the Upper Court of Chongshan Academy, but the number of students who can enter the Upper Court is too small, and most of them are disciples of the inner sect of Chongshan Academy. The seal is tight, so I don't know whether it is true or not." The half-hundred-year-old man nodded and said.

"I never thought that Chongshan Academy had already laid such a solid foundation only a hundred years after its establishment. Chongshan True Lord Xu Junming is indeed a great talent." The old man in green robe sighed.

Half a hundred old men nodded in agreement.

A hundred years ago, when Xu Junming, the true king of Chongshan, sent his disciple Yan Chixia, the bearded swordsman, to present to the court a map of the seven southern states of Liao, the world was shocked and the prestige of the Song Dynasty reached its peak.

His Majesty Huizong relied on his achievements in opening up new territories and expanding his territory, becoming a wise king second only to Taizu.

In order to commend Chongshan Academy for its achievements, one-third of the seven states of the Liao Kingdom, now the three roads and forty-nine counties in the North, became the fiefdom of Chongshan Academy.

But in fact, the remaining counties, like Shuofang County, were officially the land of the imperial court, but in fact they had long become the racecourse of Chongshan Academy.

It is only because Cai Jing and his party are covering up the matter in the government that the matter will not be exposed to the world.

"My lord, Chongshan Academy is our biggest threat to Zuo of the Song Dynasty, and it is even more serious than the Jin and Liao Dynasties. We need to take precautions early." The gray-haired old man said solemnly.

The purple-faced man nodded.

Both Jin and Liao were demon clans, so they naturally had no basis for ruling the human race.

Moreover, their history of treating the human race as human pigs also made the Central Plains forces regard them as mortal enemies.

Chongshan Academy is different, it is a human force itself. There is the Golden Immortal Patriarch at the top, and hundreds of millions of disciples at the bottom to lay a solid foundation.

Coupled with a complete set of systems, it already has the foundation for expansion and then domination of the world.

While he was talking, a big city appeared in front of him.

Compared with the county towns in the Song Dynasty, this city not only has no city walls, but also covers a larger area. Looking along the road, you can see magnificent buildings eight or nine feet high and about six or seven stories everywhere.

Looking at the signs hanging outside, there are inns, wine shops, and all kinds of life businesses here, but there are no casinos or brothels.

The wide street was crowded with people on both sides, making it bustling.

"It is rumored that there are many tall buildings over a hundred feet in the Chongshan Academy fiefdom. It's a pity that they use formations to isolate the inside and outside. Non-Chongshan disciples are not allowed to enter, and I have no chance to see them."

The purple-faced man pointed out his hand.

"What is that?"

The half-hundred-year-old man turned around and saw a carriage with no wheels and streamlined front and rear.

There were really a lot of people coming out of it at this moment.

"That's a 'flying car'. It contains inner space and can carry hundreds of people. It is driven by magic power and can travel thousands of miles a day. It is a unique magic weapon of Chongshan Academy."

"Chongshan Academy is called Taoism, but it is completely different from Central Plains Taoism." The old man in green robe said in surprise.

"What the Prime Minister said is exactly what the minister said. In the eyes of the minister, Chongshan Academy is not a Taoist sect at all, but more like a hodgepodge of hundreds of schools. It not only teaches the way of cultivation, but also the art of livestock farming, business management, and battlefield Strategies for war, etc.”

"...and he is especially good at the art of mechanisms. Various creations including wooden cows, flying horses, flying chariots, and flying boats are widely used." said the half-hundred-year-old man.

"Is there a lower courtyard of Chongshan Academy here?" said the purple-faced man.

"Yes. Just to the east of the city."

"Take me to see it."

The half-hundred-year-old man nodded and led the group to the east of the city. Compared to the bustling main street, which was crowded with merchants, the east of the city was sparsely populated and extremely quiet.

Looking at the surrounding layout, it is obviously a place of residence.

After walking along the straight road for more than ten miles, the surrounding residential buildings gradually decreased, and tall trees and various flowers gradually increased.

After reaching the end, our eyes suddenly opened up.

A stone square with a size of more than ten acres suddenly appeared in front of us.

A nine-foot-long stone tablet was erected in the middle of the square, with "Justice" written in red regular script.

‘Chongshan Academy Wudu County Lower Court’!

Walking around the stone monument, in front is a yellow wall, a high courtyard wall with gray tiles, and a vermilion gate embedded in it.

Tall boxwoods are planted outside the courtyard wall.

Under the autumn wind, the leaves sway with the wind, and the sound is like the ocean tide.

Looking beyond the courtyard gate, you can vaguely see the endless majestic buildings in the distance.

"Why does this academy look so similar to a temple?"

"The Lord's Dharma Eyes are correct. This place was originally a large temple covering hundreds of acres, named 'Qingchan Temple'. Later, after Chongshan Academy occupied Shuofang County, thousands of temples built by Buddhism here for thousands of years were Uprooted. Nearly a billion monks were forced to return to secular life.”

"Because of this matter, Xixia has repeatedly invaded Shuofang in the past hundred years, but they were severely defeated by Yue Xiang, the third-generation direct disciple of Chongshan Academy, and his younger brother Yue Fan. They almost even lost Beidi County."

Having a high level of cultivation and leading soldiers in battle are two different things.

Top talents who can command tens of millions of armies and attack cities are more precious than Xuanxian.

"Qing Zhong, the Yue family army under Chongshan Academy is no worse than your Zhong family."

"The Lord has given you too much praise."

Although the half-hundred-year-old man spoke modestly, there was a sense of pride on his face.

Five generations of his Zhongshiheng family have served in the army, and there are as many as a hundred outstanding generals.

Compared with the sudden emergence of the Yue Family Army, headed by Yue He, Yue Xiang, Yue Fei, Yue Fan, and Yue Teng, the five fathers and sons were no worse.

The only difference is that there are too many traitors in the Song Dynasty, and countless people hold them back every time they fight. In contrast, the Yue Family Army was backed by Chongshan Academy. They were united and worked together to win many battles.

Not only did Xixia, which was fighting in the west, dare not take the side, it also repeatedly defeated the Jin Kingdom in the east. The Jin Kingdom's Xianping Road prefecture and ten counties were almost half occupied by Chongshan Academy.

The purple-faced man observed his words and patted his shoulder.

"Don't worry, Qing Zhong. When I return to the court, your Zhong family army will no longer have any constraints."

"Thank you, Your Majesty Taizu."

In his excitement, Zhong Shiheng also forgot to hide the other party's identity.

Fortunately, it's not as noisy as before, and we don't have to worry about the walls having ears.

He waved his hand and looked at the college, which was bathed in sunshine and covered an area of ​​hundreds of acres with nearly a hundred eaves and brackets.

"Qing Zhong, how many students are there here?"

"All children over the age of six in Wudu County are here, so there are at least three million students here, or even more." Zhong Shiheng said.

"This small college, which is only a few hundred acres in size, can accommodate so many people?" the old man in green robe asked.

"It is rumored that the True Lord of Chongshan, Xu Junming, is proficient in Hutian Taoism, so there is a mustard space in every Chongshan Academy, which is a thousand miles in size, and all the disciples practice in it. Therefore, it does not look big from the outside, but in reality There is nothing else inside."

"I see. ...It's a pity that my identity cannot be revealed, otherwise I would like to have a closer look." The old man in green robe shook his head and sighed.