Outside Xiqi City, the beacon smoke dispersed.
After all, Xiqi City survived the siege battle that lasted for more than a month. However, this time the Rong tribe went south and plundered countless treasures and millions of grain and fodder. This also interrupted Xiqi's upward trend and forced Bring the prosperous Western Zhou Dynasty back to the same starting line as Dashang.
In Xiqihou Mansion, Ji Kao looked at Shen Gongbao excitedly, with gratitude on his face.
Taoist priest Shen is a good man. Not only did he return his beloved woman Su Daji, he also used the soul-stealing technique to kill Darien, the first warrior of the Rong tribe, from behind like a divine weapon at the critical moment. Heqing.
Otherwise, the Rong soldiers who had already climbed the city wall first might have succeeded in one fell swoop and brought a painful blow to Xiqi City.
"Daoist Shen has been very kind to me, Xiqi, but I have asked for something, and Ji Kao has not refused!"
"This is a trivial matter, but my words are serious, young master. Do you know the famous Mengchang Lord in Northern Xinjiang? The capable minister under his rule is Brother Pindao!"
"Mr. Mengchang is recognized as a benevolent lord. I dare not say anything about it, but who is Jiang Ziya? I deceived my master and stole the list of gods that my master gave me. I am a treacherous villain. You must know that destiny is in the Zhou Dynasty, and I have the power of great prosperity in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is inevitable, but because these villains want to go against the will of nature, corrupt my teachings and hinder the development of the Western Zhou Dynasty for no reason, it is really inappropriate."
"I would like to thank you, young master, for your appreciation. I am willing to assist the Western Zhou Dynasty and make great achievements again. I will become a martyr in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Please help me, young master!"
Jikao frowned. Jiang Ziya had never heard of this person, but he agreed with Shen Gongbao's point of view.
The rise of the Western Zhou Dynasty was a matter of destiny, and he had to admit it. He also heard about the teachings of the teachings, which was basically to follow the will of heaven and explain the will of heaven. This matter is also a conclusion that everyone knows.
So, Jiang Ziya ignored the days of the Western Zhou Dynasty and went to Northern Xinjiang to support the still young Mengdi. This was going against the will of heaven. As for the list of gods, it had nothing to do with him, and he couldn't comment much.
"It's rare for Taoist Shen to have such an ambition. Ji Kao swept the couch to greet me. However, I am the young master and have no right to appoint or remove my father. I also ask the Taoist Master to settle down in Xiqi. When my father returns, Ji Kao will definitely recommend him." You are the Imperial Preceptor of the Western Zhou Dynasty."
Shen Gongbao nodded with satisfaction. He was a high disciple of Chan Cultivator and deserved this honor. Wasn't it just that he was stolen home by the Rong clan? It was not a big problem. The Zhou Kingdom had a vast land, rich resources, and a prosperous population. With his assistance, It only takes a few years of cultivation to replenish the foundation.
When the court meeting was over, Shen Gongbao happily walked towards the post house where he lived, imagining that he would use the power of the Western Zhou Dynasty to conquer the northern border, conquer Mengdi, let Jiang Ziya hang down his mediocre white hair, and let the master and Senior brothers, take a good look, everything is just farts, the world will always be dominated by the capable.
When walking to a dark alley, suddenly, a white-robed Taoist in front blocked Shen Gongbao's path. His indifferent and disgusted look brought Shen Gongbao back to reality.
"Junior Brother Shen, Master Master is furious. Junior Brother, do you need to give me an explanation?"
"...Senior Brother Manjusri, haha, what a coincidence, isn't it? You also come to Xiqi City to appreciate the various aspects of life."
"Not only Brother Manjusri, we are also here!"
Shen Gongbao heard the sound and looked back. It was Daoxing Tianzun and Huanglong Zhenren. The three of them landed on the ground in Pinzi Sancai formation, surrounding Shen Gongbao in the middle. They could neither advance nor retreat.
"Three...what are the three senior brothers doing? But what does the junior brother do to offend the three of them in daily life?"
Master Huang Long scolded angrily: "Thank you for interceding for you that day, Junior Brother Shen, do you know that what you did has disrupted Master's plan, and almost killed us?"
"Let me ask you, where are Su Daji and the nine-tailed demon fox?"
Hearing this, Shen Gongbao breathed a sigh of relief and said with a troubled expression: "This... Su Daji has returned it to the young master of Xiqi, Ji Kao, and Pindao can't hand it over. It's better for the senior brothers to ask the young master in person. ?”
"As for this nine-tailed monster, please keep it safe, brothers, but don't release it easily, lest it poison the common people."
The three of them looked at the dimly glowing nine-tailed monster and kept secrets. Manjusri Guangfa Tianzun said calmly: "You are still pretending to be dumbfounded. Master has a destiny. If the junior brother can wake up and return from the lost way, he will take Su Daji to the court." After the song has completed the task of enthroning the gods, the past can be forgotten."
Shen Gongbao was stunned, obviously he had not thought about why he had to go to Chaoge, so he suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and explained: "Brothers, I have found the master in my heart and am determined to assist Xiqi's revival. I will not accept this matter. If Several senior brothers want to steal Daji, but I can pretend that I have never met my senior brothers today, how about that?"
Manjusri Guangfa Tianzun frowned in displeasure, and grabbed Shen Gongbao with his big hands like a flower, as if he wanted to capture the dragon and fight the tiger.
"Senior brother, what are you doing? In such a bright world, why are you at war with a poor fellow?"
"You dare not even obey Master's orders. How can you have the dignity to claim that you are a member of the Chan Cult? You are nothing more than a treacherous and lost dog."
Manjusri Guangfa Tianzun gently raised his hand, but Shen Gongbao needed a fly whisk, a sword, and a Dzi Bead to resolve the crisis.
"Naughty thing, you dare to attack your senior brother. It's just that you betrayed the sect. At this time, you also want to harm your fellow disciples. If you didn't think of the friendship between many of our fellow disciples, I would have to keep you here today."
Shen Gongbao had a sad look on his face. He usually bullied others with the teachings of "Song of Heaven" and held up the banner of Tao and reason. Today, he was treated like this by his fellow disciples. He finally understood why the senior brothers in Jiejiao hated the teachings so much. People.
At the same time, he also understood that this Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun was so aggressive that it would be difficult to recover from today's calamity.
"That's enough, I've had enough, Manjusri, put away your ugly face, keep saying that I have a weak foundation, and insist on forcing me to do things that deviate from my original intention. This is such bullshit that it is hard to violate God's will."
"Tell me, who is Tianyi? What is Tianyi's surname? Is it called Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun, or Yuanshi Tianzun? Do you...do any of you really regard me as your junior brother? Do you have any one who truly serves the common people? Have you ever considered explaining the teaching?"
The three people were furious, and the three talents formed a formation. Golden lotuses bloomed all over the ground. The earth, wind, water, and fire surged, wrapping Shen Gongbao in it. Tigers roared and thunder rolled.
"The evil obstacle, are you willing to give in?"
"Shen Gongbao! Not convinced!!"
"If you dare to speak harshly again, I will turn you into flying ashes, and your body and mind will disappear from now on, if you don't wake up!"
"Hahaha, people's prejudices are like a big mountain. Shen Gongbao has spent decades of hard work, but he has never been able to get Master and all my fellow disciples to treat me seriously. No matter how hard I try, I want everyone to see me more and recognize me. You But I haven’t told Pindao a single bit of comfort or lies, that’s it, that’s it, if I’m lucky enough to survive today, Pindao will have nothing to do with Yuxu Palace from now on, and we’ll cut them off.”
Manjusri's anger arose in his heart, and the magic formulas in his hands surged, and the fire surged, burning Shen Gongbao's body and soul. Huanglong Zhenren withdrew his magic power and dispersed the three talents, and immediately walked towards Manjusri, but unexpectedly Daoxing Tianzun intercepted him in the middle, with an expressionless face. Shaking his head, he signaled him not to interfere.
"Fellow Daoist Manjusri, your magic power is nothing more than this. It was the same decades ago, and it will be the same decades later. How did you get to the position of the Twelve Golden Immortals? Hurry up, increase your magic power, and burn me to death. Let’s see if I, Shen Gongbao, have stronger bones, or if your Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun’s fire method is better.”
The body was burned by the blazing fire. The Taoist was completely unaware of the pain under the blazing flames. His hearty laughter became higher and higher, which seemed to be a memory, a relief, and also seemed to let go of the obsession in his heart and realize the truth. Hearing the Tao in the morning and evening. Death is enough.
"You are evil and stubborn. Don't blame Pindao for clearing the door for Master today."
There was a soft whooshing sound, and countless arrows flew towards Manjusri Guangfa Tianzun. Many Western Zhou warriors appeared and surrounded the three people. A cold voice sounded: "This is Xiqi City, and it is the territory of my Ji family. The Taoist priest killed my important minister of Xiqi in the street, I dare to ask, is this the intention of Yuxu Palace, or is it just the opinion of the Taoist priest?"
"What can you do to the Yuxu Palace like this? What can you do to a poor man like this?"
Ji Kaoping stepped back and stepped forward without fear. Looking at the blazing flames in the magic circle, he ignored the flames and stepped forward steadily, trying to support the upright figure.
The face of Manjusri Guangfa Tianzun suddenly changed, and he immediately retreated from the fierce fire, squinting his eyes and looking at the well-known young master Xiqi.
"If this is what the Taoist Master thinks, then I will ask the Taoist Master for an explanation. If it is the order of Yuxu Palace, then Ji Kao will declare war on Yuxu Palace on behalf of his father. Although the Western Zhou Dynasty was robbed by the Rong tribe, the surname Ji It was passed down from Houji, after Emperor Ku, and the descendants of the Yellow Emperor, how can you humiliate them?"
When the soldiers of the Western Zhou Dynasty heard the young master's words, their blood surged. They always thought that the young master was kind and not majestic. It was rare to see the young master so tough. Tai Dian didn't care about Yuxu Palace or the gods in the sky. He picked up his hand. He slapped his shields hard and roared: "The king wants to fight, and the general will not be afraid of death! The king wants to attack the army, and the whole country will fall on him!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The three golden immortals seemed to be facing a formidable enemy. Just when Manjusri was about to say something rude, Daoxing Tianzun interrupted him with a flick of his sleeves. He respectfully stepped forward and saluted: "Young master, please calm down. This person is my disciple of Yuxu Palace. We will clean up the door for you. Is it possible that ordinary people should also take care of the affairs of Yuxu Palace?"
"He is also my national preceptor in the Western Zhou Dynasty! May I ask this Taoist priest, what did Shen Gongbao commit?"
...Can this be said? He was asked to abandon Zhou Dynasty and go to Shang Dynasty, but Shen Gongbao refused. Is this a reason?
Or maybe he didn't kill Su Daji, inject the soul of the demon fox, and then send it to Di Xin to bewitch the king. Could Ji Kao accept this reason? Su Daji is now Ji Kao's matchmaker and cuckolds the young master of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Is this reason a little unreasonable?
Daoxing Tianzun took a deep breath, glanced at Shen Gongbao coldly, and then returned with Manjusri and Huanglong in despair. Ji Kao did not dare to attack rashly.
"Young... Young Master! It was Shen Gongbao who deceived you. The abandoned disciple is a minister, not Jiang Ziya."
"Huh! This is a trivial matter. Ji Kao can make his own judgment. Is Master Shen okay?"
"I am fine. My young master helped me solve my problem today. I will remember it in my heart and will never forget it. From now on, there will be no Shen Gongbao who can teach me, only Shen Gongbao, the minister of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Young Master, please accept Shen Gongbao's worship!"
Holding up Shen Gongbao with both hands, Ji Kao looked at the distant northern Xinjiang and inadvertently smiled and shook his head.
"Why are you laughing, young master?"
"Nothing, I just remembered a very interesting saying. It is rumored that the Baron of Mengdi said it privately. I think it is very interesting. If the king is unkind and the minister is unfaithful, he can dominate the king. I may not be able to do what Mr. Mengchang said, but it seems Just like another sentence he said, a gentleman should be virtuous and fear authority. The good and evil of human nature should not be taught blindly. He should teach in accordance with his aptitude and local conditions. He should be benevolent because of benevolence, and treat those who are not benevolent with authority. This is the way to govern the people. Now it seems that immortals and There seems to be no difference among the people.”
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On the other side of northern Xinjiang, the situation is completely different from Xiqi's tense situation.
Fearing to stay in the sun, Taoist Cihang, and Zhenren Puxian came to Mengcheng and met Jiang Ziya in the city lord's mansion.
"Junior brother Ziya, the master is furious. Junior brother is Meng Lang this time. How can you easily disobey the teacher's order? Junior brother, think about it carefully. We have to go back to Kunlun Mountain to give the master an explanation."
Jiang Ziya closed his eyes in sorrow and couldn't help but burst into tears. He put one hand on the case and cried bitterly: "How dare Ziya forget the master's order? Just traveling all the way to the northern border, strange beasts plundered and the people were in dire straits. The last time Ziya returned to the mountain, the master Zun is not here, so I took action on my own under the critical situation. Ziya is guilty, and I ask all the senior brothers to defend me. This is not out of selfish motives, but because I am thinking about the survival of the teaching! Ziya thinks..."
With a smile on his face, Wei Liusun put his index finger lightly on his lips, interrupting Jiang Ziya's explanation, and only heard him say softly: "I understand this matter, junior brother, there is no need to say more, everything will be taken care of by the senior brothers. We will go down the mountain this time." , it is to pass on the Master’s will and ask Ziya to open the list of gods, and then assist the Ming Lord.”
Facing the kind and smiling faces of the three senior brothers, Jiang Ziya was a little confused, you know? I haven’t said a lot of lines yet, what do you know? Master asked me to assist Meng's man. He has left such a big problem. He still has thousands of words in his heart that he has not said yet, but he is blocked by the fear of leaving his grandson. He can't even say them. It is really frustrating.
"Master asked the three of us to help you assist Meng Di. Ziya must do his best, especially Meng's method. The implementation needs special attention. Don't slow down the Meng's man. Is there any need for help? If you need help, please ask me for help."
After saying that, Wei Liusun took out a mother-child bell from his arms, handed the mother bell to Jiang Ziya, and then handed the two child bells to Taoist Cihang and Master Puxian, and solemnly said: "Junior brother, please remember, the master of reform is I pay special attention to you. Supporting the prosperity of Mengdi is one of them, and promoting the moral principles of my teachings is the fundamental. If the bell rings once, the three of us will know that you are in trouble. If you ring twice, the junior brother's life will be in danger. If you ring three times, your life will be in danger. , then there is something wrong with the reform. Junior brother, please remember these rules!"
Until the three senior brothers flew away, Jiang Ziya was still standing on the court hall, looking at the bell in his hand at a loss. Therefore, the three senior brothers came to Mengcheng in large numbers and called him aside alone. What did they want to say? What?
Is it possible that I can help Western religions to promote Mencius?
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Master's teachings follow the will of heaven, explain the will of heaven, and divide all sentient beings into three, six or nine classes. This is completely contrary to Mencius's teachings, and is also mutually exclusive and incompatible with Western teachings.
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Ziya suddenly realized, could it be that the senior brothers, inconvenient to explain clearly, actually let him suppress Ksitigarbha and seize the power of Mengfa's reform?
"Alas, the three senior brothers did not consider it. It is impossible for Meng Fa to realize the equality of all living beings, because human beings are born unequal."
The human religion established by Master Taishang emphasizes that the best is as good as water and governance by doing nothing. In fact, it is very similar to the equality of all living beings taught by Western religions. Including the Jie religion established by Master Tongtian, they all tend to the concept of equality, but the method of equality is different from the concept of equality. The starting point is different, but the only difference is the teaching. Yuanshi Tianzun believes that all living beings are ignorant and need to have three, six or nine levels, rulers, managers, and executors to cultivate all living beings.
In Jiang Ziya's unspoken words just now, he actually wanted to explain that among the many people and princes in the world, only Meng Chang shared the same philosophy as his teacher, so this was why he chose the barren and weak Meng land instead of the leafy Zhou state. The only explanation that can convince the teacher.
"It seems that Master and senior brothers are so smart. They don't need me to explain at all. Everyone understands everything, Shan!"
After realizing that he and his master had reached the same goal through different paths, Jiang Ziya felt extremely happy, and the shackles in his heart were all gone, and he called out to Han Dulong loudly.
"Master Nephew Han, has your lord set out for Chaoge?"
"Reporting to Uncle Master, I have already set out on the road early this morning. According to my footsteps, I should have just arrived at Daizong to join forces with the Grand Master."
"Oh, no matter what, no matter what, you and Yu Hua will guard the door. I will not go out and no one will be allowed to break in. Even if the master turns around, he cannot be allowed to enter, so as not to collide with the sacred object."
"Uncle Master, what are you doing?"
"No need to ask any more questions. According to the order of Yuanshi Tianzun, Ziya will open the list of gods today and admit the 365 Tianguan Zhengshen!"
Regardless of the three religions or Western religions, they are essentially the product of the original author, Lao Xu, who dragged Buddhism and Taoism out of the way. Therefore, many teachings are very similar, but only the interpretation of the teachings, as the original orthodox path, has to be divided into three, six, and nine levels. I don’t know if it was to adapt to the times, or if Lao Xu originally thought so. Since there are some unreasonable aspects in the original work, let’s be more generous and make it more complete and logical.
(End of chapter)
