My life skills in Daming Liver

In Nanjing, Zhang Yunbiao, a Guanzheng Jinshi of the Monk and Taoist Department, has been living a very comfortable life since his immediate boss, Monk Daguan, left for the Netherlands.

There are also quite a few vacancies in the Sengdao Department. After Zhang Yunbiao passed the Guanzheng Jinshi examination, he became the actual person in charge of the Sengdao Department.

However, the affairs of the Monk and Taoist Secretary are not heavy. Su Ze, the Grand Governor, does not care about ceremonial Monastic and Taoist affairs. As a great master of Confucianism, Su Ze has a relatively distant attitude towards Buddhism and Taoism. Therefore, the main responsibilities of the Monk and Taoist Secretary are They are Buddhist temples and Taoist temples that monitor the world.

In addition, the change of abbots in various Buddhist temples and Taoist temples requires monks and Taoists to send people to assess and confirm. In addition, verification certificates are issued to combat obscene worship among the people.

Zhang Yunbiao himself is not a particularly motivated person. The affairs of the monks and Taoists are naturally handled by specialized officials. His daily life is to read Buddhist scriptures, read the Taoist canon, and then go to get off work on time.

Among all the people of the same age, Zhang Yunbiao's life was the most comfortable.

Zhang Yunbiao had just arrived at the Yamen today, and just after making tea, he heard the official's announcement that Tang Xianzu from the Railway Department came to visit.

Zhang Yunbiao's heart skipped a beat.

Tang Xianzu was well-known among his peers. Not only was he the number one scholar in his class, but he also made great contributions to the Railway Department and was appointed by Su Ze, the governor of the country.

What is more famous is Tang Xianzu's ability, that is, once he visits someone of the same age, he will definitely be entrusted with an important task, and then he will start to be busy day and night.

For example, Pang Xinyue of the Securities Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs was originally enjoying tea in the Ministry of Household Affairs, but was sent to Shanghai to prepare the public debt center. Now he is the mainstay of the Government Affairs Department, working from dawn to dusk every day.

Another example is Gu Xiancheng, who was ranked second in the same year. His life in the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was originally very easy. Not long after meeting Tang Xianzu, he was kicked to Guangxi, and now he is thrown to Annan.

Zhang Yunbiao himself had been tricked once. After meeting Tang Xianzu at an outing party, he was taken to Longhu Mountain by his boss Daguan.

The worst offender was Chi Hongmo, who had a good life in the Xingren Division. After meeting Tang Xianzu, he was assigned to Annan. He finally returned to Nanjing to report on his work some time ago, and heard that he would be sent to Tianzhu again.

Zhang Yunbiao concluded that he did not meet Tang Xianzu alone during the outing, so he suffered the least punishment.

But now that Tang Xianzu came to kill him, and it was for official business, Zhang Yunbiao could only bite the bullet and greet Tang Xianzu.

Tang Xianzu did not know his reputation in the same year. He came to Sengdaosi for official business.

During the construction of the Su-Song Railway, the Huqiu Temple was relocated. Now that the railway has been completed, the abbot of the Huqiu Temple is dissatisfied with the new address. He believes that the land near the railway has been destroyed by the railway and is no longer suitable for Buddhist worship.

However, Tang Xianzu also knew that the abbot's reasons were reasonable.

The railway passed by the new Huqiu Temple all day long. Let alone meditating and falling into trance, I could not hear clearly even the Buddhist sutras being recited.

These monks were so tortured that they were about to return to secular life, so the abbot of Huqiu Temple made a reasonable request to move the temple.

But this involves the monks and Taoists, so Tang Xianzu came to discuss with Zhang Yunbiao.

It turned out that this was the case. Zhang Yunbiao immediately said that there was no problem with the monks and Taosi, and then sent Tang Xianzu away as quickly as possible to avoid encountering Tang Xianzu's "curse".

After Tang Xianzu left, Zhang Yunbiao read another Buddhist sutra to pray for blessings, and finally felt at ease.

The monks and Taoists are in charge of the monks and Taoists all over the world. How big a deal can this be? If nothing else, it will be the same as the last time at Longhu Mountain. If you take a trip to the famous mountain and grand view, if you are really caught, just treat it as a trip.

Zhang Yunbiao feels that he is doing much better than others of the same age. Gu Xiancheng is still in Annan.

At this time, Zhang Yunbiao suddenly heard that his immediate superior, Minister of Rites Shen Shixing, was visiting the Sengdao Department.

Zhang Yunbiao's heart skipped a beat. He quickly asked people to clear the desk, and then took the officials with him to greet Shen Shixing.

The Minister of Rites is very busy. Shen Shixing is responsible for education, culture, and religious affairs across the country. The Department of Monks and Taoism is only an insignificant department among the departments under his jurisdiction.

After Zhang Yunbiao took up the post of Sengdao Si, he had never seen Shen Shixing set foot in Sengdao Si except for the normal New Year group worship.

But today Shen Shixing came to visit unexpectedly, which gave Zhang Yunbiao an ominous premonition.

Among the ministers in the cabinet, Shen Shixing is the most people-friendly.

He likes to support his juniors, is gentle to others, and does not have high demands on his subordinates. As long as he can do his own job well, Shen Shixing will not have too many demands.

The laziness of the monk Taoist priest has a lot to do with the attitude of Shen Shixing, the Minister of Rites.

The Minister of Justice, He Xinyin, looked like the entire Criminal Department was busy from morning to night, with the same legal documents circulating every day. I heard that three officials were admitted to the hospital this year.

After Shen Shixing took his seat, he said directly:

"Deputy Secretary Zhang, now that Chief Secretary Daguan is away, after the cabinet has discussed it, we can only leave it to you."

Zhang Yunbiao's heart skipped a beat, no way, no way, is Tang Da's curse really so effective?

I only heard Shen Shixing say:

"Yesterday, the Kagyu Sect Protector of Uszang sent his chief disciple to Nanjing to ask the Grand Governor to mediate the dispute between the Kagyu Sect and the Gelug Sect in Tibet. Along with him, the governor of Uszang also sent an envoy , willing to pay tribute to Nanjing."

Zhang Yunbiao was stunned for a moment.

Uzang is the hiding place.

The prosperity of Buddhism in Tibet was originally the Jisi area that paid tribute to the Ming court. The Ming court set up a governor's office and a guard post in Tibet, ennobled local religious leaders, and controlled the Uzbek area.

However, starting from the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming court's control over Uszang has weakened a lot, and even the inheritance of some guardian dharma kings is not reported to the Ming court.

Especially after the Ming court's influence in Longyou declined and the northern access to Tibet was lost, it became even more difficult to intervene in Uzang's affairs.

Now that the southeast has occupied central Shu and obtained the southern route into Tibet, it is natural for Uzang to immediately send people to pay tribute.

Shen Shixing looked at Zhang Yunbiao and said:

"The cabinet has decided that you will go to Uszang to mediate the conflict between the Kagyu sect and the Gelug sect. If it involves the reincarnation of the Dharma king or the ownership of the temple, you will immediately send someone to report it to the cabinet."

Shen Shixing patted Zhang Yunbiao on the shoulder and said:

"Uszang is different from other places. In the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chengzu canonized the five Dharma Kings and took control of Uszang after handling religious affairs."

"I heard that you have done a lot of research on Buddhism, so the cabinet has entrusted you with important tasks. Make good preparations and prepare to go to Tibet."