Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

"The great road is invisible, so how do you understand it?"

"The road is ruthless but people are sentimental, so how to practice ruthlessness with sentimentality."

"The great road has no name, and merits are related to nature. However, the Aijia heard that the saint has no name. Then, as a Taoist, shouldn't we all aim at being a saint when we practice Taoism?"

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The answer to one question leads to a new question.

One after another, the Queen Mother almost became a curious baby.

Ji Ren answered one by one, and the Queen Mother kept nodding her head as she listened, and looked at Ji Ren with a very different look. With such understanding, there is really no need to go through the test, special cases are handled specially, and special talents can use special methods.

Talent always needs to be retained.

Even if you make the first correction, you still want to be a Taoist couple, which is not beautiful.

But he is still a young man, which is understandable.

Thinking of this and looking at Ji Ren's handsome appearance, the Queen Mother became more and more satisfied.

Jing Shou has grown up and knows what kind of friends he should make.

In recent days, I often run outside, thinking that I want to know more about the true meaning of the great road.

The old eunuch just suffered a lot and looked at the sky. He wanted to urge her but didn't dare. Finally, seeing that it was getting later and later, he boldly said: "It's getting late, Madam, it's time to go to the banquet."

The time for the New Year’s Eve banquet cannot be delayed.

"So soon?" The Queen Mother raised her head with lingering thoughts and looked at the sky. It was getting late. As a Queen Mother, she didn't care about anything else, but she couldn't be late for the annual palace banquet.

"Happy time is always short. Grandma Huang, why did you ask Lao Ji for so long?" Zhang Jingshou couldn't bear his temper and continued to ask.

"Nothing, I just heard that a new Taoist priest has arrived and I want to ask him for advice. Today I saw that he is indeed well-deserved. Shou'er, grow up." The Queen Mother smiled.

"Of course. I will be seventeen during the Chinese New Year. By this time next year, I will be ready to open a mansion." Zhang Jingshou saw that the Queen Mother's mood had improved and he immediately smiled.

"Yes, next year the Ai family's Shou'er will also leave the palace. By then, no one will care about the Ai family." The Queen Mother shook her head and sighed.

"If Grandma Huang misses me, I will enter the palace immediately." Zhang Jingshou said quickly.

"Okay, keep your word, don't disappear as soon as you leave the palace." The Queen Mother said with a smile, and then looked at Ji Rendao, "I heard that you became a Taoist priest before, and the Yi family was curious to see who it was. If you can become a Taoist priest without passing the examination, looking at it now, it’s great, you are worth it.”

"Thank you for the compliment, ma'am." Ji Ren returned the gift, sighing in his heart, just because of the New Year celebration here, why am I stuck here?

Sure enough, these religious people are terrible beings.

"That's right. With your kind of mind, why don't you become a monk completely? Idle clouds and wild cranes, the Supreme Lord forgets his feelings, this is the great way." The Queen Mother asked in surprise.

"It is in line with the Tao for the Supreme Being to forget his emotions. But if everyone must forget their emotions in order to cultivate the Tao, then the Tao will be far away from others. How can we educate the people if they are far away? Just like the Yellow Turban Uprising, if the great sages and good teachers do not get close to the people, how can we educate the people? Can it have such momentum?" Ji Ren said.

"That makes sense." The Queen Mother nodded slightly.

"So I feel that it is necessary for me to go deep into the people and spread the mysteries of Xuanmen. Otherwise, Xuanmen is so profound that no one cares about it, and it is shelved in a high cabinet. Instead, it will be influenced by foreign ways, and there will be endless troubles." Ji Rendao.

"What you said makes sense. The Ai family has long heard that many small countries reject Taoism and believe in Buddhism. It is really strange." The Queen Mother nodded in agreement.

Ji Ren also nodded, but he didn't agree in his heart. Buddhism and Taoism competed, and Buddhism had the advantage. On the one hand, Buddhism was really good at arguing, and reincarnation was more attractive to the people. But on the other hand, Taoism became a large-scale group and became a group. Don't look at them talking about doing nothing, they will really rebel.

Needless to say, there was the Yellow Turban Uprising. Also during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Lu, the grandson of the Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling and the third-generation Heavenly Master, could be called the leader of the Taoist sect at that time. Then he was a serious prince and ruled Hanzhong.

There was also Sun En's rebellion during the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Later Taoism reformed itself.

In a sense, Taoism means pure cultivation and inaction. Do whatever you want and don't disturb my practice. Part of the reason is that if Taoism people really dare to interfere in too many things, the court will have to take action.

But even so, Taoist priests can be seen more or less in the rebellions of various dynasties.

"Ai Qing has extraordinary Taoist attainments and will be able to give lectures to everyone later," the Queen Mother said again.

"I have little talent and little knowledge, so I'm afraid I won't be able to lecture in public." Ji Ren declined.

There is no benefit to preaching in public other than being in the limelight.

"The Qing family doesn't care about fame and wealth, so they are so humble. It really shows the essence of it." The Queen Mother nodded, her eyes even more appreciative. Just now she didn't like anything about Ji Ren, but now she likes everything about Ji Ren. .

As she spoke, the Queen Mother looked at the other people. After looking at them carefully for a few times, she looked at the group of people beside Zhang Jingshou and said kindly: "Whose children are you all from? Have you all agreed to get married?"

Everyone looked embarrassed, especially Tian Zhi. He didn't know why he was asked this question when he was only fifteen during the Chinese New Year.

Mi Liang and others will be a little embarrassed. They have reached the age to discuss marriage, which is a common forced marriage.

This is a bit embarrassing, having to talk about this during the Chinese New Year.

But a group of people didn't dare to show off to the Queen Mother, so they could only say awkwardly that not yet.

"Okay, since it hasn't been decided yet, for this annual banquet, none of you are allowed to leave early. You all go to the garden with me and let the girls meet each other. This can be regarded as taking care of you." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

As long as her faith is not involved, she is a kind-hearted old man most of the time, and most of the people here can basically have someone related to her within the three tribes, and they are not considered outsiders, and their attitude is just More kindly.

Mi Liang, who was of the right age, couldn't refuse, so he had to bite the bullet and go, while Tian Zhi, who was completely under age, not only did not reject it, but took pleasure in it.

A group of people were forced to stop their journey to the harem and headed toward the Imperial Garden.

It was late winter, and the flowers should have withered, but in the imperial garden, there was no sign of this at all.

The flowers of the four seasons are all there, vying for beauty, as if there are no seasons.

At this moment, the imperial garden was filled with ladies from all over the country, all gathered together, talking and laughing sweetly, and many young girls gathered together and whispered.

Some were reciting poems and writing poems in the pavilion, some were enjoying delicacies and cakes together, and some were arranging flowers together.

A unique game among ladies.

Logically speaking, Qiao Qingyin should be one of them, but obviously she is not. At this moment, she is passing the time holding Tun Yue.

Her best friend Guan Yan had already been dragged on a blind date. She was afraid of being affected, so she ran away without any loyalty, and therefore seemed out of place.

Of course, the most out of place here is not Qiao Qingyin, but Zhong Xiaoqiu.

Mrs. Qiao did not ignore her, but Mrs. Qiao herself was not ranked in such an occasion and could not influence the situation. With Lu Jinyun's targeting, it was even more different.

Regarding what everyone was talking about, Zhong Xiaoqiu couldn't get involved at all.