Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune Starts From Tianshi Mansion Chapter 418

Chapter 418 417. I don't like this group (two-in-one chapter)

Under the observation of Yuqing Zhoutian Dharma Mirror, the Neo-Confucian scholars who stayed in the city and the generals who left the city were all visible to Lei Jun.

Some are like the ancient Taoist talisman sect's teaching method, or the even earlier shamanism technique.

But it looks a lot different.

The governor of the Ming Dynasty borrowed his own strength to go out, so that he looked quite weak, as if he had lost his ability to fight with others.

However, his level of cultivation as a Neo-Confucian at the third level of the eighth heaven has not fallen.

More like being temporarily hollowed out.

The general who took his military orders and went out to fight seemed to have been promoted to the third level of the eighth heaven, but overall, he looked relatively superficial.

Judging from Lei Jun's understanding and eyesight, he shouldn't be able to maintain it for too long.

The situation of the warriors under his command who have improved in cultivation is roughly the same.

In the process of countering the rebellion and fighting the enemy, it was easy to see that although their cultivation strength was temporarily enhanced, their foundation and experience were not matched by their current state.

The strength of the generals at the third level of the Eighth Heaven who was headed by them was obviously inferior to those of real martial arts masters at the same level.

It may be an exaggeration to say that a three-year-old child can dance with a sledgehammer, but it is obviously not a skill he can wield with ease.

However, under the pressure of the realm, the current battlefield is enough to cope with the situation.

What's more, there are many warriors under his command who are in similar situations to him.

With the overall cultivation strength rising, the current is like a wave, sweeping forward.

In the team, there are also some monks from other cultivation paths.

However, it seems that they are not so much participating in countering the rebellion, but rather focusing on the changed Ming martial arts monks around them.

The rebel army was defeated, mainly the leader was ambushed and executed, while the middle and lower classes began to flee in all directions.

Pursuing and killing the scattered and fleeing enemies was a great opportunity to collect military merits, but instead the Ming army generals ordered the troops to regroup and reorganize.

The good news quickly spread back to the city behind.

The Ming officials waiting in the camp in the city all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the news.

Lei Jun borrowed the Yuqing Zhoutian Dharma Mirror to look at it high in the sky, and saw that the literary and ink gathered in the city were constantly changing.

In the dark, green smoke seemed to appear, but it did not rise slowly to the sky, but fell from the sky and rolled back into the city.

The head governor and a group of Neo-Confucian monks began to be full of talents and literary skills.

"It was all due to your command and strategy that we achieved today's great victory." Everyone congratulated Duan Cheng, the governor at the head of the army.

Duan Cheng said with a smile on his face: "Wherever, there is His Majesty Tianen above, there is Yuan Fu Bingguo in the middle, and there are three armies below. You are all heroes."

Everyone present praised Mr. Duan for taking credit without being arrogant and for his good command.

Someone said softly: "Sir, although the main force of the rebels has been defeated, the remaining remnants may have fled elsewhere and been gathered and exploited by interested people again. Let's go on..."

Duan Cheng: "The most urgent task is to return to Master Yuanfu and focus on Yuanfu's innovation. This is a long-term plan. As long as the innovation is completed, some chaos in the party can be easily broken, and it will be difficult to cause chaos. "

Everyone said: "I will obey Master Futai's order."

Lei Jun could not hear what Duan Cheng and others were saying at the moment, and could only use the Yuqing Zhoutian Dharma Mirror to visually see the scene.

But this did not prevent him from roughly guessing the intentions of the Neo-Confucian leaders of the Ming Dynasty:

It's too dangerous to charge into the battle yourself and take the lead.

Even if you don't have to fight your opponent hand-to-hand like a martial arts monk, there is still a risk.

Especially when Chen Yu, Liu Chong and others entered Xumiru, and later Zeng Kui, Xi Zhichang and others entered Penglai, if they were ambushed or unexpected changes occurred, it would be lucky if the entire army was not wiped out.

At that time, there will be no eggs left under the crowd. No matter whether you are inferior in everything or only have good academics, the enemy will not treat you differently.

But now, there seems to be a solution.

As a Confucian and Commander-in-Chief, just sit back and give orders and strategize.

As the saying goes, those who are good at fighting can win thousands of miles away.

There are warriors on the front line to fight.

Lei Jun could clearly see that while the literary talents of Duan Cheng and other Neo-Confucian monks were replenished, the martial arts monks in the frontline army were returning to their original level.

Maybe the time limit has expired.

It may be that Duan Cheng and others took it back on their own initiative.

Or maybe both.

Although it is not yet certain what Duan Cheng and others can do to prevent warriors who have improved their cultivation from becoming guest-dominated, Lei Jun believes that they will not fail to consider this aspect. There are various restrictive methods and they will continue to introduce new ones.

Lei Jun himself is not currently in the Ming Dynasty, otherwise he could observe the changes in the overall fortune of the Ming Dynasty.

The method that Duan Cheng and others just used was probably not invented by Duan Cheng alone, but came from a higher-level Neo-Confucian scholar.

The current chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Mingzhe?

If it is not limited to one place and a small number of people, but wants to be generalized, then the Neo-Confucian scholar with the perfect realm of nine levels of balance and peace in the world should not be able to do this on his own.

The Neo-Confucianism Outline and Regular Rituals System is a top-down overall system covering a broad and in-depth scope.

The current changes should also be changes for the whole.

Perhaps it was because the Daqian dynasty established by foreign tribes had trampled on the Chinese culture, but now in the Ming dynasty, Confucianism has suppressed other major traditions, among which the most obvious influence is martial arts.

The warriors of the Ming Dynasty are shrouded under this ordinary sky, and the restrictions they receive are deeper than those of Taoism, Buddhism, and witchcraft.

No wonder someone took advantage of them first.

However, even with this foundation, overall change is still not easy.

Even if it is not changing the overall structure, it is just adding bricks and tiles to the overall structure.

Regardless of the original intention, from a technical point of view, the Neo-Confucian scholars who led this change have a very high level of understanding.

Lei Jun even suspected that his brilliant level of understanding might not be enough to support this change.

The other party's understanding of Confucianism may be equivalent to the natural level of understanding of Taoism.

It's just that this understanding is used in such a place...

While Lei Jun was thinking, he suddenly noticed that someone among the troops on the front line was quietly delivering a message.

That was a mid-level general.

If it were before the war, Lei Jun would guess that the other party was colluding with the leaders of the civil unrest to pass on information.

But now that the battle has settled, the Ming army general who practices martial arts has just sent a message to the outside world, which makes Lei Jun can't help but make more guesses.

Just after contacting this person, he received a military order to increase his cultivation level. Lei Jun estimated that the secret message sent by the other party had nothing to do with the war, but for the military order.

However, the secret message was intercepted midway.

A flying sword turned into sword light and flashed past, intercepting the secret message in mid-air.

After the army returned to its base, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, although the middle-level general who sent the message was not captured immediately, special personnel began to monitor him.

Lei Jun looked at this scene and knew what was going on.

This team may look inconspicuous, but it carries the important expectations of some of the elders in the court and uses actual combat to verify the feasibility of the reform.

Judging from the results, although there are many problems like this, they are basically in line with expectations.

However, some martial arts monks also noticed something was wrong.

If this method is feasible, will there be no need for high-level warriors in the future?

Unfortunately, Duan Cheng and others have been wary of this for a long time.

Although the middle-level general was not immediately controlled, people were already following his lead to identify his comrades.

Duan Cheng compiled all the reports and then reported them to the capital secretly.

The capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Mingzhe Zhou Mansion.

After Chen Yu, Zhou Mingzhe, who took over as the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, silently browsed the letters.

Next to him is Zeng Kui, an old man who was injured in Penglai and returned to Beijing to recuperate.

After reading it, Zhou Mingzhe passed the letter to Zeng Kui beside him.

After reading it, Zeng Kui let out a long breath: "Congratulations to Yuan Fu, for opening up a new situation for the Ming Dynasty and scholars all over the world."

Zhou Mingzhe: "Mr. Zeng is so polite. This is inseparable from the emperor's grace and the participation of wise people from all walks of life."

Zeng Kui: "The disasters in Xumi and Penglai will never happen again!"

"Use troops to win decisively in the temple, thousands of miles away."

Zhou Mingzhe: "Although I have had this idea for a long time, after all, I have been working hard for many years, and now I have just begun to look a little bit like it. Fortunately, for the Ming Dynasty, it is not too late to make up for it. There are still many deficiencies that need to be improved. further improvement."

Zeng Kui glanced outside and said, "Dao Priest Mo and Dao Priest Wei are currently at Yuan Fu's residence."

Zhou Mingzhe: "Yes, relevant information will be sent to them later."

Zeng Kui pondered slightly.

Zhou Mingzhe: "Stones from other mountains can attack jade. The current innovation requires Taoist expert counselors."

He stood up and stood with his hands behind his back: "In the next few years, as more and more scholars come to my court, the method will become more mature and the system will become more stable. At that time, there will be no harm in making further adjustments."

Zeng Kui stood up with him: "So, not only the Taoist sect, but also the Buddhist sect should not be moved for now, in order to avoid disturbing the situation?"

Zhou Mingzhe: "Tao and Buddha may not be able to be used by our great Ming Dynasty, let alone the White Lotus traitor now? The key is to control it well."

Zeng Kui: "If Han Qingtao rebels and Mu Chunyang dies, it will be easy for the Taoist sect."

Zhou Mingzhe did not answer, but was deep in thought.

Zeng Kui: "Yuan Fu?"

Zhou Mingzhe: "Is the master of Zhenwu Guanmu...really no longer here?"

Zeng Kui was surprised.

Zhou Mingzhe said nothing and walked with his hands behind his back.

He is the leader of the Chu Party.

For a long time, due to geographical reasons, Zhenwu Temple has been quite close to the Chu Party.

There are also frequent contacts between Zhou Mingzhe and Mu Chunyang.

Compared to Han Qingtao, who caused such a big mess, Zhou Mingzhe had always been more concerned about Mu Chunyang, who was mediocre all year round.

"If there is someone in our Ming Dynasty who is closest to opening the Immortal Gate, it is probably the Master Mu of Mu Temple." Zhou Mingzhe suddenly said.

Zeng Kui was shocked.

Zhou Mingzhe nodded: "Even if our Ming Dynasty is currently at its peak of civilization, he is probably closer than the previous Mr. Chen Ge. In my opinion, if the current innovation is successful, he should be able to live above it."

On the other hand, were you half a step too slow before? Zeng Kui thought to himself.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty was in full bloom.

Under the constant shroud of Neo-Confucianism, the other party could not change the world. What's more, Mu Chunyang also attached great importance to the inheritance of Zhenwu Guan.

Zhou Mingzhe stood still and looked at the branches outside the window: "In recent years, I have been sending people to inquire about the truth about the life and death of Master Mu Guan. Unfortunately, there is no conclusive information so far."

Zeng Kui: "Has there been any changes in Zhenwu Guan recently?" Zhou Mingzhe: "Not yet."

Zeng Kui was about to speak but stopped.

Zhou Mingzhe smiled: "Maybe I worry too much."

He changed the topic back: "The reform has initially achieved success. We have stepped up efforts to improve some of the shortcomings. It can be generalized. Nowadays, civil unrest and wars are everywhere, which is indeed harmful to the society and should be eliminated as soon as possible."

"That's what Yuansuke said."

Zeng Kui paused for a moment and then asked: "What about Yuan Fu, where is Qingzhou?"

Zhou Mingzhe: "You can move now."

The land of Qingzhou is now the place where the momentum is strongest after the Great Understanding Lotus Sect uprising.

A large number of top masters of the White Lotus Sect are active there, and with this as the center, they continue to spread and influence all parts of the Ming Dynasty.

Most of the people responsible for civil unrest in other places are related to the White Lotus Sect.

The people currently responsible for quelling the chaos there are, on the one hand, the Bodhi Temple, the authentic holy place of Ming Buddhism.

They are old enemies with the White Lotus Sect, so there is no need to say more at this moment.

On the other hand, there is the Ming court army.

In addition to the important ministers of the dynasty, the great scholar Chao Feng personally came to the front line to preside over the war, and the last group of high-level martial arts experts in the Ming Dynasty were also gathered there.

After successive defeats in Xumi and Penglai, famous officials such as Chen Yu, Liu Chong, Gao Ming, and Xi Zhichang suffered heavy casualties, not to mention the martial arts generals who led the troops.

However, now that the innovation has been successful, the Ming Dynasty is not in such urgent need of other inherited masters, especially martial arts masters, to supplement its ranks.

Apart from…

"Where in the palace?" Zeng Kui asked softly.

Zhou Mingzhe: "The eunuchs succeeded more than they failed. To be fair, if they had not been so determined to do bad things, they might not have been defeated in the first place.

But now, in order to seek new legal changes, His Majesty's approval is needed. In addition, war has begun, and the palace is now even more chaotic.

Therefore, the cost of raising troops elsewhere can be reduced, but the palace must allocate more.

Although this is a temporary plan, we must not be careless. We must pay more attention to the palace on weekdays and not let those eunuchs use your Majesty's name to disrupt the country. "

Zeng Kui: "Yuan Fu is very worried."

After the two chatted for a while, Zeng Kui said goodbye and left, accompanied by his servants.

Later, a young official came to see Zhou Mingzhe.

"Teacher." The young official stepped forward and saluted.

Zhou Mingzhe smiled: "Qiao Shan is here, have you met Daoist Wei and Daoist Mo?"

The young official named Nie Song respectfully replied: "I haven't gone there yet. Before I go, I first come to listen to the teacher's teachings."

Zhou Mingzhe smiled: "Then let's go there together."

He stepped out of the door, and Nie Song followed respectfully behind him.

Looking at this really young student, Zhou Mingzhe felt a little emotional for a moment.

He was the examiner in the recent imperial examination.

According to the traditional rules of the Ming Dynasty and the regular scientific rituals of the Neo-Confucianism Outline, the students named on the gold list were all students of Zhou Mingzhe.

This major exam is one of the rare experiences in the life of a Neo-Confucian monk who does not have to endure years of study, and there will be young people who are proud to pass the exam.

However, after entering the court and becoming an official, most of them had to follow the rules.

As far as Zhou Mingzhe knew, this Nie Song came from heaven.

His father Nie Zhongjie made contributions to the Ming Dynasty in cleaning up the Xiao Ming court line, and gained a foothold in the Ming Dynasty.

Nie Zhongjie himself no longer took the imperial examination route, but instead cultivated the children of his clan with peace of mind.

Nie Song, his legitimate son by Xu Xian, was one of the best.

This time he lived up to expectations. After ranking first in the general examination, he was selected as the number one scholar by Emperor Ming, which made him a blockbuster.

What is even more eye-catching is that his teacher is none other than Zhou Mingzhe, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty.

A smooth road was already unfolding in front of Nie Song.

Zhou Mingzhe really admired this new student.

On the one hand, because the other party is quite excellent.

On the other hand, it was because looking at Nie Song reminded him of Xi Zhichang when he had just entered the imperial examination.

The proud disciple Xi Zhichang died unexpectedly in Penglai, which made Zhou Mingzhe very regretful.

Now the new law changes are beginning to bear fruit.

I recall that before Zhou Mingzhe took the position of chief assistant, he had discussed relevant matters with Xi Zhichang, and both teachers and students discussed the details together.

Unfortunately, before things came to pass, Xi Zhichang was in danger and died in Penglai.

If Xi Zhichang could have studied this ritual earlier, he would have been able to avoid disaster.

Zhou Mingzhe couldn't help but feel a little sad when he recalled it.

Nie Zhongjie had a lot of contacts with Xi Zhichang, and now his son Nie Song is also a talent and has entered the sect of Zhou Mingzhe, which comforts him a little.

"Taoist Priest Mo, Taoist Priest Wei."

When they arrived at the place, Zhou Mingzhe met with Shushan Sect elder Mo Qingshi and Zhenwuguan elder Wei Jing.

"Thank you for your hard work during this time," Zhou Mingzhe said.

Mo Qingshi and Wei Jing both said they didn't dare.

Zhou Mingzhe looked at Wei Jingyi: "Fortunately, the current ritual can be completed in a few days, so it will not delay the ceremony for Taoist Wei to take over the Zhenwu Temple."

Wei Jingyi: "I am a poor man with few talents and little knowledge. Only by devoting myself to it can I live up to the grace of the Holy Master and Yuan Fu."

Zhou Mingzhe: "The Taoist priest's words are serious."

He turned to look at Mo Qingshi: "I don't know how the situation in Shushan has been lately? What happened to the traitor Han Qingtao must not happen again. Please ask Taoist Priest Mo to come back to the mountain later to have a look."

Mo Qingshi: "Yes, Yuan Fu."

Lei Jun is in Penglai, and the Jade Mirror of Heaven is turning brilliantly, scanning the Ming Dynasty.

Overall, there are limits to scope.

But in the vast mountains and rivers, Lei Jun could see that the situation similar to Duan Cheng's Ming army gradually began to increase.

Taking into account the influence of other aspects, Zhou Mingzhe, or the Ming Dynasty, implemented innovative methods, which were generally not too fast and were always gradual.

The more times he watched it, the more relevant details Lei Jun learned.

Overall, this can be regarded as establishing an extremely huge legal ritual based on the principles of Ming Dynasty Neo-Confucianism.

The martial arts monks who were promoted due to the limitations of the rituals were more seriously affected by the Neo-Confucian principles.

Not only are they unable to retaliate against the Neo-Confucian monks who teach them the law, but they are also unable to cause effective harm to other Neo-Confucian monks.

Just like after the principles of monarch and minister, father and son, teacher and student, etc. are established, the superior as a whole exerts strong suppression on the subordinates within the framework of the larger system, and is not limited to just individuals.

It is also very simple for a Neo-Confucian monk to take back the literary talent he blessed a martial arts monk.

There are no absolutes in the world, but if you want to shake this, you need to shake the entire Ming Dynasty Neo-Confucianism system.

In other words, the country is unstable and the world is in chaos.

On this basis, the restraint of Neo-Confucianism on other orthodox traditions will be weakened and loosened.

Within the current scope of the Ming Dynasty, apart from the Great Demon, the only practice method among human monks that is exempt from the regular rituals of the Neo-Confucianism Program is the White Lotus Sect, which specializes in anti-thieves.

When encountering White Lotus Sect monks, everyone must rely on their abilities and fight head-on. Neo-Confucian monks no longer have such an obvious advantage.

After observing for a period of time, Lei Jun estimated that this might be related to the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

From this perspective, it can be said that it was quite difficult for Han Qingtao to take advantage of the loopholes and rob the Duxu Shuttle.

"Brother, I have a question..."

Chu Kun, who returned to the Tang Dynasty from the Ming Dynasty via Tibet and then to Penglai, raised a question:

"The large-scale ritual currently being carried out by the Neo-Confucian monks of the Ming Dynasty does have a lot of ingenuity in being able to achieve such an impressive performance, but from a practical perspective, it has a lot of shortcomings, right?"

"Well, martial arts monks or other monks who temporarily improve their cultivation level through the blessing of masters of Neo-Confucianism and their talents in literature and ink, are ultimately not as strong as those who really have this level of strength." Lei Jun understood what Chu Kun was referring to.

Such a framework will naturally be disadvantageous against relatively weak opponents.

Facing an opponent of the same level or a higher level is another matter.

From the perspective of the Neo-Confucian monks seeking their own safety, going into battle in person would lead to dangerous opponents. It would be equally impossible for low-level warriors blessed by their literary talents to defeat their opponents.

In addition to the practical significance of exploring the ambush circle, when encountering a tough battle...

"Keep using people to grind on?"

Chu Kun scratched his head: "This feels more like the fighting method from the ghost path of Wumen..."

Lei Jun: "It is always easier to train mid- to low-level monks in quantity than high-level monks. After saving other places, more resources can be further concentrated on cultivating more high-level Neo-Confucian monks, and then perhaps relying on the quantity Siege, or as you say slowly grind.

Of course, the Ming court may also continue to improve on this method, with other new changes and enhancements, or maybe other ideas.

What can be seen now is that the control of the Ming Dynasty courtiers internally and externally will be further strengthened.

Everything is inferior, but reading is good, and he is becoming more and more worthy of his reputation. "

Chu Kun looked at Lei Jun: "Senior brother, your eyes are a little cold..."

Lei Jun did not hide his true thoughts in front of him: "I really don't like this group, but I want to see how the world itself will react to this first."

Chu Kun understood.

My senior brother, the head of the family, is not as hot-tempered as Senior Sister Tang, but he also does not fully believe in doing less than doing more than Senior Brother.

If not, the fate of the five surnames of the Tang Dynasty, Qiwang, and even the Li family of Xinzhou is still uncertain.

Chu Kun, who was in the eighth heaven realm, came to Penglai to help sort out the Penglai ruins and explore various fairy islands. Lin Shan and other descendants of the Tianshi Mansion suddenly felt much more relaxed.

Later in the evening, Lei Jun hosted Penglai, and new guests arrived.

Because the opposite side is Mu Chunyang, the master of the Ming Dynasty Zhenwu Temple, who is in the realm of the Nine Heavens, so in the end, the contemporary head of Chunyang Palace of the Tang Dynasty, Jiang Yu, came to Penglai to meet him in person.

With Lei Jun here, Datang Chunyang Palace does not need to worry about safety issues.

Instead, Jiang Yu brought a piece of news, which originated from the Chunyang Palace inheritance in the Han world.

Pan Hailin, the descendant of Longhu Mountain of the Han Dynasty, reappears in the world.

Moreover, he has achieved the Mahayana realm of the Nine Heavens of the Taoist Fulu Sect.

In recent years, the world of the Han Dynasty has also begun to have a surge of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

Pan Hailin, as a world-renowned talent of the younger generation, has successfully taken this step, which is not unexpected, but...

"Senior brother, according to the inheritance of Longhu Mountain of the Great Han Dynasty, this is further taught by the ancestor of the Nine Heavens, right?" Chu Kun looked at Lei Jun.

Lei Jun nodded slightly.

(End of chapter)

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