Seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune starts from Tianshi Mansion

The Ming Dynasty currently has a total of five bachelors.

In addition to Zhou Mingzhe, the first assistant who leads the group, the current second assistant is Zeng Bian, an equally old and virtuous veteran.

When he first entered the Penglai battle, he was injured by Venerable Puguang, who temporarily revealed his true identity.

In that battle, Zhou Mingzhe also lost his most proud disciple, Xi Zhichang.

Zeng Kui then rested for a long time, and to this day, he has generally restored his old appearance.

Changed to other Taoist traditions, at his current age, not to mention maintaining his strength, just recovering from injuries would be extremely difficult.

Ming Emperor Han Zhining looked at Zeng Kui at this time: "Yuan Fu is busy with work, so I would like to go to Zeng Qing's family and summon Yuan Qing's family from Shushan to Beijing."

Zeng Kui immediately came out and said: "I obey the order."

Standing aside, he watched the bachelor Xianfeng, who was now ranked third in the cabinet.

Compared with Zhou Mingzhe and Zeng Kui, he is much younger.

He was the former disciple of Chen Yu, the former chief assistant.

As early as when Chen Yu was still alive, he promoted Huangfeng to join the cabinet.

In terms of succession, it was still before Zeng Kui who resurrected.

However, after Chen Yu died and the Wu Party suffered heavy losses, Huangfeng kept a low profile, respected the elderly and the virtuous, and was willing to fall behind Zeng Kui.

Now he has gradually regained a foothold in the Ming Dynasty and became the new leader of the Wu Party. Although he is not as grand as when Chen Yu was in the past, he is still something that cannot be ignored.

However, in terms of time, it is still a bit rushed.

Under the blessing of the Neo-Confucian etiquette system of the Ming Dynasty, there are countless people waiting for their predecessors to move their places to fill the vacancies.

Under normal handover, everything is stable and orderly.

It's just that the one-time loss during the Western Expedition to Xumi was too serious.

Therefore, after Huang Feng and others came on board, the progress was rapid, but it still took some time to accumulate hard work.

Chao Feng entered the pavilion early. Although he is not as good as Zhou Mingzhe and Zeng Kui at present, he has also reached the fourth level of the Nine Heavens.

Standing on the other side was an even younger and middle-aged bachelor named Sima Cheng, who was the proudest student of Liu Chong, the former cabinet bachelor.

Liu Chong, the leader of the Qin Party, also died in the Battle of Xumi in the Western Expedition.

Fortunately, Sima Cheng was his successor, who quickly took over the family and gathered the remaining members of the Qin Party.

However, compared to Chao Feng and Wu Dang, who have gradually recovered their vitality, Sima Cheng and Qin Dang are currently more low-key and are still recuperating quietly. Sima Cheng himself ranks last among the five cabinet bachelors.

At this moment, he stood quietly, as low-key and silent as Huangfeng.

However, when they heard that Zhou Mingzhe, the first assistant, mentioned that everyone in the Taoist sect was working for the Shushan Sect of the Ming Dynasty and asked for the inherited magic weapon, Xianfeng and Sima Cheng kept their expressions unchanged, and similar questions arose in their minds:

Do those people in the Taoist sect, or in other words, the Tang Dynasty and the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion behind them, really just have this idea?

Emperor Han Zhining of the Ming Dynasty first sent an edict to Yuan Qingci, the leader of the Ming Dynasty Shushan Sect, to come to Beijing for an audience. Then he looked at the chief minister Zhou Mingzhe: "Although the north is very important, under this special situation, the south cannot relax and it should not be like before. ”

Zhou Mingzhe: "Your Majesty is wise."

Emperor Han Zhining of the Ming Dynasty pondered: "There needs to be someone from Beijing who goes to the southwest to take a look at the nine sides - even if there is no chance, there will be some movement."

Zhou Mingzhe: "It is not appropriate for Ji Liao and Xuanda to act rashly at the moment. It is better to transfer people from Shaanxi and Gansu nearby. As for Beijing...

His eyes passed by.

Chao Feng and Sima Cheng were both silent.

Li Rui, the fourth-ranked scholar in the cabinet, came out and calmly saluted the Ming Emperor Han Zhining: "This matter concerns the country and cannot be taken lightly. I am willing to share your worries for your majesty."

Han Zhining: "Thank you to Li Qing's family for your hard work."

After the dispersion of the dynasty, Zhou Mingzhe once again followed the order and met Emperor Ming Han Zhining alone. His face was as dark as water: "Those demons are afraid of my great cause, so they came to obstruct it."

Zhou Mingzhe sighed secretly in his heart.

If it was just for the Qiankun Sun-Moon Pot and the Immortal Xiao Bell, then the opponent did not need to detain Zheng Qing, the governor of Sichuan and Guizhou in the Ming Dynasty.

If you just use force to suppress others, just a group of Taoist Mahayana and high-spirited people appeared together in the Ming Dynasty.

That's enough.

Even just verbally hinting at Abbot Guangshu of Daming Bodhi Temple who had previously sent Kong Sang to probe the other party's mind.

It is true that people in fairyland have difficulty walking on earth.

But it's not absolutely impossible.

Tang Xiaotang personally chased into the human world and killed the Good Wisdom Venerable, which has fully proved this.

Although it may have lost its national status, in the face of such a powerful enemy, the Ming Dynasty may not necessarily hold back the Qiankun Sun and Moon Pot and the Immortal Sky Bell.

At best, they would ignore it openly and secretly send the magic weapon back to Shushan in the Ming Dynasty without making any announcement to the public.

If the other party is not interested in taking advantage of the situation, they will not make it public, and there is the possibility of further interactions in the future.

But like now, not only a group of Mahayana high-spirited people came to the world of the Ming Dynasty, but also defeated the Yamen of the Governor of Sichuan and Guizhou in the Ming Dynasty. The attitude shown is actually...

The visitor is not good!

At least, their appetites are definitely not limited to the two magic weapons, the Qiankun Sun and Moon Pot and the Immortal Sky Bell.

Zhou Mingzhe agreed with the Ming Emperor Han Zhining's guess that the other party came to block Han Zhining's current arrangement to become a saint.

Emperor Ming Han Zhining wanted to establish a holy place, but he could only turn over and destabilize the mountains and rivers to a greater extent.

In this way, it will be difficult to hide the movement from everyone's eyes and ears.

"Currently, the only thing we can do is delay the situation and try to stabilize the opponent as much as possible."

Zhou Mingzhe said: "I am incompetent and cannot help your Majesty. Please forgive me."

Ming Emperor Han Zhining looked serious, but not angry: "What are you talking about, Yuanfu? This is a difficult problem that the whole Ming Dynasty should face together."

He stood up and walked slowly in the hall: "Southern Xinjiang, the other side of the human world, Biluo and Lingshan, what is the current situation?"

Zhou Mingzhe: "At present, there is no response."

This is not surprising.

I think the Taoists who came to Ming this time are mainly from the Danding and Refining Sects, and this is the reason.

Not to mention the two great Dongxuan immortals of the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain, even other masters of the Fuzhuan Sect did not show up.

Tang Emperor Zhang Wantong, and another Yuanshen immortal of the Danding Sect rumored to be, are also silent at present.

Obviously, they are guarding against the old part of the Heavenly Palace.

It's a pity that even so, the power that Taoist monks can gather at present is already very considerable.

If Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang never step into the mortal world, everything is limited to the human world, then Ming Dynasty is not afraid.

But they had to consider that there might be other problems that might break out at the same time.

For example, the White Lotus Rebellion, which had been suppressed with great difficulty before, would certainly start up again this time.

Although the Four-winged Heavenly Snake King, the top demon in the world of the Ming Dynasty, was no longer there, there were still a large number of powerful demons active in all directions of the Ming Dynasty.

Then there was the Vajra Realm Karma Tribe, which had previously merged with the foreign tribes on the grassland and retreated to the eastern part of the northern border.

That was originally the most important concern of the Ming Dynasty.

As a result, before the Ming Dynasty could personally pacify it, the Kongsang Buddhist Sect was directly defeated by the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion.

Unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty had no time to celebrate this good news, and the enemy was replaced by the more terrifying Tang Dynasty cultivation world. In this case, Han Zhining and Zhou Mingzhe could not even consider using the enemy to defeat the enemy, uniting the weak to fight the strong, and instead joined forces with the Vajra Realm Karma Tribe.

It's not that they can't turn this corner.

The Celestial Empire drives out invaders and defends against enemies. As long as it holds the righteousness of "I am the master and the four barbarians are submissive", there is nothing wrong with turning around. But on the one hand, the Buddhist holy land of the Ming Dynasty is rarely able to get along with the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion because of the White Lotus Sect. The Ming Dynasty court needs to consider the attitude of the Buddhist holy land, and the relationship between the Chinese Buddhism and the Western Buddhism is also not harmonious.

On the other hand, it is because -····

The Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion has just captured Kongsang, and Tang Xiaotang, who has ascended to the immortal world, is willing to enter the human world to hunt down the Venerable Shanzhihui.

If the Ming Dynasty accepts the Vajra Realm Karma Department at present, it may lead to Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang to enter the human world in person.

This is not good for the current Ming Dynasty.

"They came here to prevent me from becoming a saint right away."

Minghuang Han Zhining stopped and stood in the hall: "The more so, the more it shows that our step is crucial, and - must succeed."

Zhou Mingzhe: "I am willing to share your majesty's worries."

Han Zhining: "Yuanfu, do you think the two Taoist magic weapons can buy you how much time?

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"The Xianxiao Bell is fine, but the Qiankun Sun and Moon Pot is the founding treasure of the Shushan School. Not only Taoist Yuan Qingci,

other people in the Shushan world will not easily accept the end of jade and stone being destroyed. "

Zhou Mingzhe said: "Since there is a request, there is room for maneuver, but we need to be wary of the other party's fairyland people making an exception to come to the human world, so the degree of heat needs to be carefully grasped. "

Although he said so, Zhou Mingzhe was not very sure in his heart.

The situation is not as good as others, what can we do?

Now we can only try and try to delay as much time as possible.

"This degree mainly needs to be controlled by you, Yuanfu. "

Ming Huang Han Zhining said: "When the Yuan celadon arrives, you will handle it carefully. I will continue to study behind closed doors."

He looked dimly: "Putting the Qiankun Sun and Moon Pot together with the ritual sacrifice can provide assistance and avoid people.

Whether it is Kongsang in the north or Guizang in the southwest, or the void portal leading to another human world in the south,

we must keep a close eye on it.

When immortals come to the world, the movement will be huge and difficult to hide. If you find anything, you must report it to me immediately! "

Zhou Mingzhe: "I obey your order. ”

The southwest was shocked, and Gui Zang returned to the world.

While the Ming Dynasty was shocked, they wanted to block the news in other places.

Especially to stabilize the White Lotus Sect currently in Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

But the White Lotus Sect got the news quickly.

It is difficult for immortals to hide from the outside world because of the dissipation of immortal essence.

On the contrary, the Nine Heavens masters who have a high enough level of cultivation and are good at restraining themselves travel between the human world, and their whereabouts are more secretive.

So, Hui Yin, the White Lotus Saint of the Tang Dynasty, who had been studying the Buddhist hand seals and the Taoist method in Kongsang, came to the world of the Ming Dynasty again.

This time, he not only met the future Maitreya Tianshu monk of the White Lotus Sect, but also met the current White Lotus Saint of the White Lotus Monk Jianhai in person.

"Where will the Tang Dynasty go in the future?" Monk Jianhai asked slowly.

Monk Hui Yin: "Just practice quietly. "

After hearing this, Monk Jianhai and Monk Tianshu both groaned for a moment and did not speak immediately.

Monk Huiyin did not mention much about the Tang Dynasty, but only introduced the situation to Monk Jianhai and Monk Tianshu about the Taoists' entry into the Ming Dynasty.

The people of the Ming Lotus Sect were all refreshed after hearing this.

But at the end, Monk Huiyin mentioned the news that Lei Jun had told him about Emperor You Zheng Baiyu.

After hearing this, Monk Jianhai and Monk Tianshu became solemn.

After a while, Monk Jianhai spoke again: "We have had a lot of contact with Youyin over the years, but we feel that what we know is still limited."

He slowly introduced the relevant information he had mastered and exchanged information with Monk Huiyin.

Later in the evening, Monk Hui Yin said goodbye to the other party and left.

Although Monk Jianhai and Monk Tianshu were shocked by what the other said about what happened in Youyin, they accurately grasped the opportunity for a group of Taoists to enter the world of Ming Dynasty, so Dabailian Sect immediately took action again.

However, Monk Jianhai soon ran into an old enemy who also rushed back from Kongsang.

Abbot of Daming Bodhi Temple, Guangshu.

So the two eminent monks who had reached the perfect state of Dharmakaya in the Nine Heavens Buddhism once again started an unprecedented battle.

The White Lotus Sect regained momentum, causing the Ming Dynasty to feel a headache.

Although Abbot Guangshu brought Buddhist masters to fight against him, this still affected the Ming Dynasty's energy.

However, the exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and Gaozhen were not smooth.

Yuan Qingci did not refuse the Ming Emperor's summons and went to Beijing calmly.

When he interviewed Zhou Mingzhe, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, he also frankly and directly stated the purpose of the Taoist sect's high-spirited visit:

"The turmoil in the mountains and rivers is getting worse and worse. If things go on like this, the people will inevitably be in dire straits. The Heavenly Master is deeply worried about this."

When Zhou Mingzhe heard this, he immediately felt the bad premonition in his heart:

The other party came precisely to prevent the Ming Dynasty from giving birth to a fairyland master.

He looked into Yuan Qingci's eyes quietly: "Do Master Yuan and other Masters of the Shushan Sect also have the same view?"

Yuan Qingci calmly said: "It is the blessing of the common people to be blessed by the Heavenly Master, and all of us in the Taoist cultivator respect it.

The treasure of Shushan is naturally extremely precious, but God has the virtue of a good life, and we, as cultivators, should obey God and act in accordance with others.

If your majesty can be kind and Yuan Fu shows mercy and helps our sect's treasure return to Shushan, that will be the greatest blessing among great blessings, and I will be extremely grateful. "

Zhou Mingzhe said slowly: "The common people are the most important thing, and the Ming Dynasty is also important. The two sides are one and two, two and one. Why bother to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy?

All the people in the world are His Majesty's subjects. They regard the King as their father, and Your Majesty also loves the people like his sons.

Your Majesty has been studying hard recently, precisely because the current situation is constantly changing, and saints are needed to protect the country and the people.

In the turmoil of the mountains and rivers, we, as ministers, should work together to share your Majesty's worries and stabilize the situation.

Let’s overcome the difficulties together.

At this time, it is especially important to avoid suspicion and be wary of rumors from the outside world that alienate the emperor, his ministers and his son! "

Before Yuan Qingci was about to speak, Zhou Mingzhe said first: "Lei Zhenjun, the leader of Longhu Mountain, is often heard by old people. He has a good life, but he left the world and did not know the truth about our dynasty, which may have caused some misunderstandings.

There may even be people who misinterpret his true words and act on them.

Master Yuan Zhenren has always been indifferent to peace, and now he needs your kind and noble attitude to mediate and act as a bridge to resolve this catastrophe caused by misunderstandings! "

After saying that, Zhou Shoufu stood up and bowed directly to Yuan Qingci.

Yuan Qingci stepped aside and said, "Yuan Fu doesn't have to be like this."

Zhou Mingzhe: "The emperor humiliated his ministers and died, and the old man shared his duties for your majesty."

Yuan Qingci looked at the other party and said slowly: "The first assistant's loyalty to the emperor is clear, but--what he just said is too underestimated by Lei Tianshi?"

Zhou Mingzhe straightened up and said, "I don't dare to look down on Mr. Lei Zhenjun who has already reached the Immortal Realm. It's just that-- Mr. Lei Zhenjun wants to know everything about heaven and earth?"

Yuan Celadon: "Although Pindao has not had much contact with the Celestial Master, Lei Celestial Master is quiet and indifferent, and has a broad mind. He is recognized by all parties in the world. If he has the intention to gain access to heaven and earth after he ascends to immortality, Pindao will not believe it.

It's just that what your Majesty is doing right now is going against nature and acting in troubled times. He is asking for it by force, and there is little hope. I hope Yuan Fu can give me more advice. "

Zhou Mingzhe: "It seems that Longhu Mountain really cannot tolerate the Ming Dynasty having its own Confucian sage."

Yuan Qingci shook his head: "Your Majesty and Yuan Fu, please think twice."

After a brief pause, he said with some emotion: "The Heavenly Master once said that Yuan Fu was a great scholar in the world.

His talent is soaring to the sky. If he practiced other Confucian traditions, he might have become a saint instantly after so many years————

Opposite Zhou Mingzhe heard this, his face darkened.

He didn't say much on this topic, but said coldly:

"It is true that there are more than one person in Longhu Mountain who pushed open the Immortal Gate, but if I, the Ming Dynasty, are to bow down and lose power and humiliate the country,

But it is a dream.

The emperor's humiliation and his minister's death are nothing more than the result of the death of both jade and stone. Our country has never lacked loyal people who sacrificed their lives for the country. Although they are old and incapable, they must share the worries of the emperor.

Yuan Celadon, what about you? "

The leader of the Shushan Sect of the Ming Dynasty in front of him sighed lightly, and suddenly said: "Brother Zhenwu Guanmu Taoist, after so many years, it is rare to return to the Ming Dynasty."

Zhou Mingzhe's tone was cold: "In the past, he deliberately tested back. If not, Mr. Chen might not be able to survive Xumiru."

Yuan Qingci continued: "Just after the Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition to Xumi, the mountains and rivers were in turmoil and civil unrest broke out. It was the time when the country was at its weakest, but Brother Mu Dao did not choose to return to the Ming Dynasty at that time.

Just because the Ming Dynasty was suffering from internal and external troubles at that time, in addition to its internal weakness, there were also a large number of powerful demon clans raging on the four borders.

At that time, if Brother Mu Dao returned to the Ming Dynasty, he might cause the evil problem to expand and poison the people, so he suppressed it by himself, and it was not until now, many years later, that he returned to his hometown—"

Hearing this, Zhou Mingzhe didn't speak this time and stared at the other party firmly.

Although there are no big demons such as the Four-Winged Sky Snake, there are still many tyrannical demon clans operating in all directions of the Ming Dynasty.

Mu Chunyang, the master of Zhenwu Temple, was previously afraid that his participation would lead to the expansion of internal unrest in the Ming Dynasty, which might lead to the profit of the great demon fisherman.

But now, he swaggered back to the Ming Dynasty world together with other Taoist masters in the human world, looking like soldiers pressing down on the country.

Did he no longer care about the threat from the demon clan?

As the leader of the Chu Party, Zhou Mingzhe was the most important official in the Ming Dynasty who had the most contacts with Mu Chunyang, the master of Zhenwu Temple.

From what he knew about Mu Chunyang, the other party would not compromise with the demon clan or even collude with the demon clan in order to become an enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

That is to say, according to Mu Chunyang's current judgment, are the four great demons of the Ming Dynasty enough to be a threat?

What does he rely on?

Are there more high-level cultivators from the Taoist world of the Tang Dynasty or other human beings who quietly sneaked into the world of the Ming Dynasty?

Don't they care about Tiangong's old affiliation?

Or is it that Lei Jun, Tang Xiaotang and others want to enter the human world in person, but just to help the Ming Dynasty eliminate demons from the human world?

Zhou Mingzhe was shocked and confused for a moment.

At this moment, his student Nie Song came over and looked at Zhou Mingzhe and Yuan Qingci but hesitated to speak.

"What happened?" Zhou Mingzhe asked.

Nie Song hurriedly replied: "There is an emergency report from the southwest, there are signs of a gathering of big demons and a demonic chaos.

The Snow Mountain Storm Ape from the Snowy Plateau and the Tree Sea Golden Toad from the land of Nanzhao both seem to have left their original places. The specific details are unknown! "

Snow Mountain Storm Ape is a top demon with a notorious reputation in the world of Ming Dynasty. It is almost equivalent to a master of the perfect realm of the ninth heaven of the human race. It has always been as famous as the four-winged celestial snake.

At this moment, it is rare for it to leave the snow-covered plateau and go south, passing through the Hengduan Mountains and approaching the land of Nanzhao.

There were also a large number of snow monsters traveling with them, all of whom were extremely ferocious and had always been the biggest border danger in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty.

The Snow Mountain Tyrannosaurus stopped in the Hengduan Mountains and looked into the distance.

It left its traditional scope of activities to come to Nanzhao this time, not to start a war with the big demon here.

On the contrary, it came to form an alliance with Shuhai Jinchan, the overlord of the Nanzhao demon clan.

New chaos has recently occurred within the Ming Dynasty.

Now, it is the time for their demon clan to take action.

In order to ensure the results, Snow Mountain Storm Ape did not act alone this time, but persuaded Shu Haijin.

Although the opponent's strength is not as good as that of it and the Four-Winged Sky Snake, it is still a powerful and powerful demon, commanding the Nanzhao group of demons.

The two sides join together and then avoid the Bashu land of the Ming Dynasty, which is currently in chaos, and can hunt further into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The Snow Mountain Tyrant Ape is looking at its surroundings.

Suddenly, in his field of vision, there seemed to be a stream of light crossing the sky.

The light is fleeting, like an illusion.

But under the daylight, it is still dazzling and bright.

It's just that its speed is too fast and its flash time is too short.

Even the demon clan with lower cultivation level can hardly detect its existence.

Only the Snow Mountain Tornado Ape saw it himself, and he even had to wonder whether it was an hallucination.

but·-·

After that stream of light fell from the sky and crossed the sky vertically, in the heart of this unparalleled monster roaming the world,

Suddenly a warning sign appeared, making it feel extremely dangerous.

Just as his thoughts turned here, he suddenly felt that the earth and mountains seemed to be shaking violently from a distance.

The Snow Mountain Storm Ape looked around him in all directions, but saw no danger.

It looked into the distance again, vaguely feeling that the existence that made it feel dangerous was the stream of light that had just cut through the sky and landed on the ground.

Meteor from the sky?

After a slight hesitation, the Snow Mountain Storm Ape did not come forward to check in person, but instead ordered a snow ape under the demon to go over and check.

After a while, the snow ape that was sent to check came back safely.

But it stumbled, lost its soul, and extremely frightened.

Before he even arrived, the snow ape roared: "Dead! Dead! The Golden Toad in the Sea of ​​Trees is dead!!"

The Snow Mountain Tyrant Ape was shocked, raised his giant claw and held the opponent down: "What the hell is going on!"

Snow Monkey: "The Golden Toad in the Sea of ​​Trees was waiting over there just now, but--but he's already dead. He was struck to death by a sword!"

The Snow Mountain Storm Ape was even more shocked. Looking from a distance, he could vaguely see fireworks rising in the distance.

There, there was only a deep valley at the moment.

The thunder and fire were still raging, and the jungle trees were instantly reduced to nothing.

Many local demons in Nanzhao were in disarray at this moment, suffering heavy casualties. Even if they were still alive, they could not stop wailing.

In the center of the deep valley, there is an extremely huge body, like a giant rock. You can barely see the limbs of a toad, but at this moment, its huge body has been split into two halves and is in dilapidated state. There is no flesh and blood, only charred black patches, and the thunder and fire are still there. Stop spreading and burn their remains.

Under the split body of the giant demon toad, in the center of the valley, a seven-foot giant sword flashing purple light stood tall, its light shining as bright as a star.

A slightly short body, wearing a purple Taoist robe, slowly descended to the bottom of the pit.

The furry bear claws helped his master lift the seven-foot Arctic sword that was stuck diagonally at the bottom of the valley.