Jade City, Tianjie, Forum.
Tianjie is located in the northernmost part of Yujing City. It is a street that runs east to west of Yujing City. However, compared with other streets, it is extremely cold. Only the nobles who occasionally pass by in chariots and the patrolling sergeants walk on this road. superior.
The reason why this is so is simply because Tianjie is where the 'Daodao Palace', the 'Five Regency Dojo' and the 'Meeting Platform' are located, and is the center of the entire Daodao Court.
The Daodao Palace is directly north of the center of Tianjie. The intersection in the center of Tianjie leads to Daodao Palace to the north. On the left side of the crossroad going north are Taiyi Palace, Taichu Palace, and Taishi Palace, and on the right is Taiji Palace. , Taiyi Palace, Forum.
The six palaces are neatly arranged, third from the left and third from the right, in front of the Daodao Palace.
The five regents generally do not appear in public. As long as it does not involve matters concerning Dao Lord and the Innate Yuanshi Seal, the five regents will remain hidden. The affairs of the five major pavilions are all handed over to the 'Taifu' under him. Take charge.
The five major Taifu Taozuns are: Taoist Taifu Taizhen Taozun, Shangshu Taifu Taigu Taozun, Honglu Taifu Taihe Taozun, Zhongshu Taitaifu Taichong Taozun, and Yufu Taifu Taiwei. Tao Zun.
The five Taifu Taoist Masters are all disciples of the five Regent Taoist Masters, and their Taoist practices are all in the Second Pure Realm.
At this moment, in the main hall of the forum, on the thrones of the five chief ministers, they were discussing the return of Fang Jian and his party.
I only heard Taozhen Taoist say: "Shangqing Youmi sent a letter to report that Zhen Lan, the special envoy of the Heavenly Court Dao Kingdom, is dead. He was killed by the night patrol captain named Fang Jian."
"That's fine." Taoist Master Taoist said: "There is no proof of death."
Taoist Master Taiwei said: "It's just that in this case, Jingshan Taoist Country may not fully believe it."
Tai Zhen Dao Zun smiled and said: "I didn't expect the Jingshan Dao Kingdom to directly go to war with the Tianting Dao Kingdom. The only major affairs of the country are sacrifice and military affairs. One cloud pill is not enough."
The other four major Tai Fus all nodded slightly and only offered sacrifices to Rong. This 'sacrifice' was not to sacrifice ancestors, but to worship 'Dao' and the innate infinite realm 'Heaven and Earth'. Rong was a matter of conquest and war.
Taichong Dao Zun nodded and said: "The military strength of Jingshan Dao Kingdom is stronger among many Dao kingdoms, especially their general 'Huan Min' who is in charge of the army. His ability to lead the army in combat should not be inferior to that of Jiutian Xuannv."
Taihe Tao Zun said: "This matter cannot be urgent. It needs to be done step by step. As long as the Pure Good Tao Kingdom and the Heavenly Court Tao Kingdom are at odds with each other, it will be a matter of time before the two families go to war. As long as the Pure Good Tao Kingdom and the Heavenly Court Tao Kingdom are at odds with each other, it will be a threat to our Daoting." It is extremely beneficial to say so.”
"Yes." All the Taoist Auxiliary Masters nodded one after another.
But after Taozhen Taoist saw the second half of Yumi's letter, his expression changed slightly and he said: "It's not good, things have changed."
"Oh?" The other four Taizhen Taoist priests raised their brows and looked at Taizhen Taoist priest one after another.
I saw Tao Zhen Tao Zun saying: "The main altar and all branch altars of the Golden Witch Clan have been destroyed. The leader of the clan, Shu Zhi, has died. Now there is only one branch altar in Xuechuan Stream."
Hearing this, the four Taihe Taoist priests present frowned, "Who did it?" Taoist Taihe asked.
Tao Zhen Taoist Master said: "It's the same Fang Jian. The biography said that when they were arresting Zhen Lan, Shu Zhi, the leader of the Golden Witch Clan, had a conflict with Fang Jian for some reason and escaped into the Xuechuan Stream. Then Fang Jian Then they directly destroyed many branches and main altars of the Golden Witch Clan, and Shu Zhi was also killed in the end."
Hearing this, the four Taoist Taoists from Taiwei suddenly looked solemn. They looked at each other, and Taoist Taiwei said, "I didn't expect that this proton of the Xuanjian Taoist Kingdom would have such strength."
Tao Zhen Taizhen also nodded and said: "It seems that we have underestimated him."
Taichong Dao Zun asked: "How is the man imprisoned in Duqing Valley?"
After hearing what Taoist Taichong said, Taoist Taiwei, Taoist Taihe, and Taogu Taoist all turned their concerned eyes to Taoist Taizhen.
Whether the Golden Witch Clan was destroyed or not and how Shu Zhi died was not important to them. The person in Duqinggu Neiguan was the most important.
Tao Zhen Taoist Master sighed slightly, and then said: "That person was also rescued by Fang Jian and has been escorted back to Yujing City at this moment."
Dao Zun Taichong's eyes narrowed, and then he was slightly startled, and then sighed: "If this happens, there will be some trouble."
The person who captured Di Meng and imprisoned him in Duqing Valley was none other than Dao Zun Taichong. However, this matter was not his decision alone, but a decision jointly made by the five Taifus, and it was only executed by him. .
Why do they do this? The reason is not complicated, it's just that after Di Meng was born, someone took a fancy to her and wanted to accept her as his disciple.
This person is the Taoist Taiyan of Yuzang Mountain. Although Yuzang Mountain is a sectarian force and belongs to the ranks of "common people", Taoist Taiyan of Yuzang Mountain is still honored as Taoist by the Great Court. 'position.
There is no other reason, just because this Taiyan Taoist Master is a powerful person in the Three Pure Realms, and is in the same level of strength as the Five Great Regents.
However, not everyone knows about these powerful divine dragons in the Three Pure Realms. Even though this Taiyan Taoist Master is known to very few people in the Great Dao Court.
When Taiyan Dao Zun came to Yujing and said that he wanted to accept Di Meng as his disciple, the five great assistants tried their best to stop it.
But at that time, Lord Huisheng Daodao directly agreed on his own initiative, which made the five major Taiwanese assistants very passive. However, Lord Huisheng Daodao then did another wrong thing and gave the five major Taiwanese assistants a chance.
That is, although Huisheng Daojun agreed to let Di Meng worship Taoist Taiyan as his teacher, he did not immediately let Di Meng leave with Taoist Taiyan. He also wanted to keep Di Meng by his side for a while.
It was this decision that allowed the Fifth Taifu to seize the opportunity and send someone to capture Di Meng while she was on a trip, and imprisoned her in Duqing Valley for more than two hundred years.
The power of Daoting is currently in the hands of the five regents, and Lord Dao is just a puppet. But if the sixth powerful force of the "Three Pure Realms" outside the five regents is allowed to enter, the balance will be broken.
Huisheng Daojun could so happily agree that Di Meng would worship Taiyan Dao Zun as his teacher, and he also had the intention of using Tai Yan Dao Zun's power to fight against the five regents.
Therefore, Di Meng must not worship Taoist Taiyan as his teacher, otherwise the increased power in the hands of the Taoist Lord will definitely not be a good thing for the current rulers of the Taoist Court.
There is no such thing as "heavenly secret" in the innate infinite world, only mystery. But even a powerful person in the Sanqing Realm cannot calculate the 'mystery', so Di Meng is imprisoned in Duqing Valley. As long as the Golden Witch Clan does not leak the news, Taoist Taiyan will not know where Di Meng has gone.
At the same time, the reason why they chose to imprison rather than kill Di Meng was also because of the 'mystery'. Although the mystery cannot be calculated, it will 'change' and be sensed.
If Di Meng is not dead but is just imprisoned, then the mystery about her will not change much, and Taoist Taiyan will not be able to sense it.
But once Di Meng is killed, the mystery about her will change dramatically. Taoist Taiyan will immediately sense it, and thus feel the mystery belonging to Di Meng. When Taoist Taiyan comes to question the crime, the consequences will be Unthinkable.
Although Di Meng has not officially become a disciple, she is already Taoist Taiyan's designated disciple. You killed her, which clearly shows that you do not take Taoist Taiyan seriously, so they can only imprison Di Meng.
Therefore, now that he learned that Di Meng was rescued by Fang Jian, Taichong Dao Zun said that this matter was troublesome.
The trouble is not the fact that they imprisoned Di Meng. As long as the five regents do not investigate, even Taoist Taiyan will not be able to find out that they are the masterminds behind imprisoning Di Meng.
The trouble is, as soon as Di Meng comes back, Taoist Taiyan will definitely come to accept her as his disciple. By then, Daojun's lineage will have the support of Taoist Taiyan, which is very detrimental to the current situation of Daoting.
Taiwei Dao Zun asked: "Can you hide this matter? Continue to keep Di Meng under house arrest in Dao Dao Palace."
Tao Zhen Tao Zun said: "There is only one way at the moment. Send an edict immediately, ordering Yu Mi, Jiang E, Fang Jian and others not to spread the news of Junnu's return, and only send her to the forum."
Immediately, Tao Zhen Tao Zun summoned a young minister and issued an order, ordering him to go immediately to deliver the edict.
After Shaoqing took the order and left, Taizhen Dao Zun said to Taihe Tao Zun, Honglu Taitai Fu: "You can send Yun Hao, the prince of Jingshan Dao Kingdom, to the forum."
Taoist Master Taihe nodded, and then summoned one of his young ministers and ordered him to immediately issue an edict to Prince Yun Hao of the Jingshan Tao Kingdom to come to the forum. After arriving, he would first go to the side hall to wait for the edict.
Not long after, the young minister who had gone to deliver Taizhen Taoist Dharma's edict hurriedly returned to the main assembly hall. As soon as he entered the hall, he reported: "For the record, all the Taifus, as soon as Fang Jian entered the city, he beat gongs and drums to announce the empress's birth. The news of being rescued and returned has now become an uproar, spreading throughout the entire Jade Capital City."
Hearing this, the expressions of the five Taoist priests changed drastically, especially Taoist Taizhen. He raised his hand and patted the jade case on his right, and said angrily: "Asshole, who asked him to do this?!"
The other four Taoist priests also had dark faces. They really didn't expect Fang Jian's move.
But soon Taoist Master Taikoo revealed the key issue, "He is asking for credit!"
Hearing this, Taizhen Dao Zun and others' eyes narrowed. Tao Gu Zun's statement was extremely reasonable. There were pregnant Mi Shangqing and Jiang E Shangqing who went out of the city with Fang Jian. Fang Jian was a hostage, and his title was only As a national scholar, how could he ensure that his contribution to rescuing Emperor Meng would not be taken away by the two ministers?
Then he can only build momentum when he enters the city. As long as the momentum is greater, his 'credit' will be more stable. By then, the entire Yujing City will know that Junnu Di Meng, who has disappeared for more than two hundred years, was rescued by Fang Jian. It will not be so easy for Mi Shangqing and Jiang E Shangqing to take credit for his achievements.
Thinking of this, the five Taifu Taoists also looked melancholy. Fang Jian did this without any problem at all and did not violate any laws of the Taoist Court.
He rescued the lady who had disappeared for more than two hundred years. This was not only a great achievement for him, but also a 'big happy event'. Isn't it normal to beat gongs and drums?
"What should we do now?" When Fang Jian acted like this, the five Taifu Taoist priests, who had experienced many storms and waves, felt numb.
I saw Tao Zhen Taoist sighed and said: "It is impossible to stop the Youyou people from talking now."
Tao Zun Taichong said: "How about we issue an edict to block the news before it spreads outside Yujing City?"
Taihe Dao Zun said: "No, doing this is to hide the truth, but it will arouse people's suspicion of us."
The ancient Taoist Master said: "Now we can only take one step at a time. Now that the news has spread, we can no longer turn a blind eye."
In the end, Tao Zhen Tao Zun made the final decision, "Tao Gu Zun is right, your Majesty Qian Ping."
Soon, a minister on duty outside the hall stepped into the hall, bowed and said: "I am here."
Tao Zhen Taoist Master said: "Quickly pass on the edict. The queen, Emperor Meng, who has been missing for more than two hundred years, has been rescued by the pregnant minister Mi Shangqing and the night patrol captain Fang Jian. Now she has entered the city. Order all the high ministers in Yujing City to immediately Come to Tianjie to welcome your daughter Emperor Meng back to the court."
Hearing this, Lord Qianping was shocked. Although he didn't know who kidnapped Jun Nv Di Meng, he understood the serious relationship between it.
At this moment, he was shocked when he heard Tao Zhen Taoist's edict. After quietly taking a look at Tao Zhen Taoist's expression, Lord Qianping did not dare to ask any more questions and immediately bowed and said: "I will obey the law."
As Lord Qianping went to take the order, Taoist Taoist Taizhen also stood up and said to the other four Taoist monks: "Fellow Taoists, let's also go and welcome Di Meng to return to court."
The other four Taoist Masters have regained their calm expressions and stood up one after another and said: "Good."
(End of chapter)
