Chapter 87: Hearing the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening

Cui Heng had heard of this Daoyi Palace.

It is the leader of the Taoist sects in the world, located on the "Donghua Mountain" in the true center of the world.

Daoyi Palace claims to have been passed down for more than ten thousand years and existed long before the birth of the state system in this world.

Moreover, it also claims that the founder was the leader of the gods who once divided the world into thirty-six states, and was revered as the "God of Taoism" by Daoyi Palace.

It sounds very exaggerated.

As for whether this is self-boasting, it is unknown.

After all, the earliest historical materials in this world can only be traced back to more than three thousand years ago, even if some myths and legends are counted, it is about four thousand years.

However, it is certain that on the existing "Yanchao" bronze inscriptions, there are already words such as "Daoyi Palace" and "God of Taoism".

Yan Dynasty is the oldest country that this world can trace back to, also known as "Dayan".

It is said that it was established by a monarch who was born with supernatural powers more than 3,000 years ago.

Among the current seven Wang surnames, four claim to be nobles from the Dayan period.

From this, it can be seen that regardless of whether the claim of Daoyi Palace that it has been passed down for ten thousand years is true or false, its long and ancient heritage is definitely beyond doubt.

Moreover, Daoyi Palace is not only ancient in heritage, but also extremely powerful.

The heads of all generations are people in the realm of gods, and there are countless gods living in seclusion in the palace.

There are even rumors that there is a way to become an immortal

in Daoyi Palace. Those once powerful figures in the realm of gods did not really die, but became immortals and are still practicing on Donghua Mountain.

However, Daoyi Palace rarely intervenes in worldly disputes, and most people spend their entire lives on Mount Donghua.

The last recorded large-scale action by Daoyi Palace was when Buddhism came to the West 2,000 years ago and preached in Yongzhou.

Even the fact that it can support people to become governors was only proposed 200 years ago in response to the first sacred place of Buddhism, Baolin Zen Temple.

But in reality, it is just a title.

Since the establishment of Dajin, no one has ever been supported by Daoyi Palace to become a governor.

Now Cui Heng heard that a disciple of Daoyi Palace wanted to visit him, and he immediately had some ideas.

"Please read it, sir." Hui Shi held a letter in both hands and presented it to Cui Heng.

"Yes." Cui Heng took the letter and read it. He immediately knew what Lu Zhengming meant. After thinking for a while, he nodded and smiled, "Send a message back to Xiling County and let Lu Zhengming tell Taoist Zhou that he can come to Lu County City to see me at any time."

"Yes, sir!" Hui Shi took his leave and left in a hurry.

"It's a sharp blade!" Cui Heng looked at Hui Shi's back and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Hui Shi is now the busiest person around Cui Heng. He has been in charge of eight counties and is fully responsible for the implementation of government orders in these places.

The entire Lu County has only 21 counties.

This time he returned to the county city to report on his duties, and he will leave soon to promote the decree in the ninth county.

It can be predicted that there will be another crowd of people.

If it were someone else, holding such a sharp blade in his hand, he would probably not dare to let it go. But

Cui Heng was different.

After all, this sharp blade was made by himself.

After Hui Shi left.

Cui Heng returned to the inner hall of the government office, spread out a piece of rice paper, and wrote a name on it.

Zhou Hongyi.

This is the Taoist who found Lu Zhengming in Xiling County and wanted to visit him in Lu County. He is the disciple of Zhang Shuming, the head of Daoyi Palace.

In today's world, he is definitely an important figure.

"If you want to get the position of Fengzhou Mu, maybe you can win the support of Daoyi Palace."

Cui Heng's mouth corners slightly raised.

Although Daoyi Palace has never supported anyone since ancient times, as long as he wants, there are ways to get Zhang Shuming to come in person and beg him to accept Daoyi Palace's support.

This point was confirmed when Cui Heng learned that Zhou Hongyi's letter was not from Juhe County, but from Xiling County.

...

Unlike Zhang Shuming's emphasis on transcendence and detachment from the world.

Zhou Hongyi believes that practicing Taoism and martial arts also requires frequent walking in the world and more contact with ordinary people.

Only in this way can one get closer to the real Tao.

Therefore, although he has only been in Xiling County for more than half a month, he has already become familiar with most of the people in the city, and even has a few friends with whom he can talk about anything.

This was certainly related to the fact that Xiling County had just suffered a war and the population was very small, but Zhou Hongyi's social skills were clearly beyond doubt.

Moreover, he did not deliberately interact with people, he really enjoyed the feeling of being with ordinary people in the most ordinary way.

This was Zhou Hongyi's attitude towards cultivation.

Every evening, he would come to a big locust tree in the south of the city, play a few games of chess with several old men in their sixties and seventies, and chat with them.

"Haha, robbery!"

An old man with half of his teeth missing smiled and made a move, eating one of Zhou Hongyi's chess pieces, and said with a smile, "Xiao Zhou, you seem to be a little absent-minded when playing chess these two days."

Zhou Hongyi is extremely talented. He entered the Xiantian realm when he was in his twenties. Although he has entered the inner realm now, he is only in his early thirties, and looks only about twenty years old.

Naturally, he was called Xiao Zhou by these bosses.

"Haha, did you see all this, Uncle Chen?" Zhou Hongyi made his move and broke the chess game, laughing, "A few days ago, I sent a visiting card to the governor of Lu County through the county magistrate. I don't know whether he will accept it, and I am a little nervous."

Most disciples of Daoyi Palace respect ancient etiquette. If there is no introduction from someone familiar, it would be extremely impolite to visit a senior who has never crossed paths with him.

Therefore, he would find Lu Zhengming first, and then hand over the visiting card to Cui Heng.

"So that's it." Uncle Chen laughed and said, "Don't worry, Governor Cui will definitely see you. He is a living immortal and the best person in the world."

"Xiao Zhou, you may not know this, but Old Chen is actually from Dachang County in the east, and he moved here with the county magistrate." An old man next to him said, "Old Chen has met the governor Cui."

"There is such a source." Zhou Hongyi's eyes lit up and he asked, "Uncle Chen, I heard that the governor Cui has the ability to call the wind and rain, is this true?"

"Of course it's true. I saw it with my own eyes on the city wall that day." Old Chen was very excited when he talked about this, with spit flying everywhere. "... As he was talking, hundreds of thousands of Yan bandits were coming in a mighty force, and Governor Cui was standing alone on the city wall... He just waved his hand, and a big hole suddenly appeared in the clear sky. Water from the Milky Way poured back, knocking hundreds of thousands of counter-bandits to the ground on the spot..."

This was obviously the storyteller's way of speaking, which immediately attracted the grumbling of several old men nearby.

"Old Chen, didn't you say last time that Governor Cui caused the storm by splashing a bowl of water?"

"The number of the Yan bandit rebels at that time should have been only 40,000 or 50,000. Old Chen, I'm asking you seriously, don't exaggerate."

"Even if Governor Cui is really a living god, you can't brag like that, tell the truth."

...

Uncle Chen was a little embarrassed by what he said, and said a little embarrassedly: "Hehe, actually, I was a little scared at that time, and I didn't dare to go up to the city wall to defend the city. I just stood on a high place and saw the storm outside the city from a distance, with lightning and thunder. I also heard that Governor Cui splashed water to create wind and rain.

"Just remember that Governor Cui must be a living god, a very good person, don't worry about anything else, this is definitely true! I'm leaving first, otherwise my old wife will grab me back for dinner. "

After saying that, he put down the chess piece and trotted away. Although he was almost seventy years old, his steps were still very agile.

"Hahaha, Uncle Chen is still so humorous when he talks." Zhou Hongyi also put it down, stood up and bowed to the elders, "Junior will leave first."

In fact, in the past half month, he had inquired about Cui Heng a lot in Xiling County. Almost everyone who came from Juhe County spoke very well, and many people even saw it with their own eyes.

But more than 20 years of martial arts training and understanding of the realm of martial arts made it difficult for Zhou Hongyi to believe that there would be such a method of turning water into wind and rain in the world. It's

too exaggerated.

As the direct disciple of the head of Daoyi Palace, he would most likely As the next head of Daoyi Palace, he naturally knows a lot about the realm of martial arts.

Although he only has the inner vision now, he has long known what the divine realm can do and what it cannot do. He is also very clear about what the human and earthly immortals can do and what they cannot do. He is also very clear about what the human and earthly immortals can do and what they

cannot do. Calling the wind and rain, destroying an army of 50,000 with a flick of the finger, even the earthly immortals in the upper realm cannot do it, and whether the heavenly immortals can do it is still debatable.

This made Zhou Hongyi full of Cui Heng . Curiosity.

If Cui Heng could really call the shots,

then the stars falling like rain in Xiling County, destroying hundreds of thousands of troops of King Yan overnight, was it related to him?

Zhou Hongyi, like Zhang Shuming, did not believe in the existence of the so-called divine will. The events in Xiling County that day must have been man-made. Heaven

and earth are not benevolent and treat all things as straw dogs!

It is impossible for them to intervene in the disputes of the world.

He came to Xiling County this time to investigate the falling stars in detail.

What kind of person can display such incredible magical powers? He

didn't care about the possible dangers.

On the contrary, he thought this was an opportunity to get closer to the truth!

In Zhou Hongyi's view, a being with such great magical powers must be closer to the truth than anyone else!

As long as this being can be found, it is possible to get close to the truth.

Even if you sacrifice your life for it, it is worth it.

Hearing the truth in the morning, you can die in the evening!

...

After Zhou Hongyi came to Xiling County, he soon became good friends with the county magistrate Lu Zhengming.

Therefore, when he came to the county magistrate's office, he only told Feng Wu, the yamen runner who was guarding the gate, about his purpose, and then went in directly.

No one stopped him.

However, Zhou Hongyi had just taken a few steps when he saw Lu Zhengming trotting over with a happy face.

"Hongyi, you're here, I was just looking for you! "Lu Zhengming laughed out loud, "Lu County has replied, and the prefect said you can go see him anytime."

"Really!" Zhou Hongyi's eyes lit up, and he immediately bowed to Lu Zhengming, "Thank you for your help, Brother Lu."

"Haha, why should we bow to each other?" Lu Zhengming waved his hand and smiled, "Hongyi, in fact, as long as you see the prefect and ask for me when I can follow him again."

"Brother Lu, don't worry, I will live up to your trust." Zhou Hongyi nodded solemnly.

"Sir, there is a Taoist priest outside who said he wants to see Taoist Master Zhou." At this moment, Feng Wu, who was guarding the door outside, came over to report.

"Taoist priest? "Zhou Hongyi was stunned at first, then he looked at Lu Zhengming.

"Yeah." Lu Zhengming nodded and said, "Let him in, he should be Hongyi's fellow disciple."

A moment later, a young Taoist who looked to be in his twenties walked in, looking hurried and a little anxious.

"Hello, Uncle Zhou." The young Taoist bowed and saluted.

"Zhizhen, why are you in such a hurry?" Zhou Hongyi was a little surprised. The disciples of Daoyi Palace have always been the most particular about meditation and cultivation, and rarely appear in such a hurry.

"The head master asked the disciple to inform you of an important news." The young Taoist came over and lowered his voice and said, "The Wang family of Langya and the Xie family of Pingshan intend to harm the governor of Lu County. "

Liu Zhizhen is a leader among the younger generation of disciples in Daoyi Palace. He has already passed the threshold at a young age and is about to become a congenital grandmaster. He has a good relationship with Zhou Hongyi on weekdays and speaks to him casually.

"What?!" Zhou Hongyi was a little confused when he heard it. He almost thought he had heard it wrong. He said in astonishment, "Are they tired of living?"

"Ah?" Liu Zhizhen was also confused. He didn't understand or see what Zhou Hongyi meant. He said puzzledly, "Uncle Master, the head master asked you to go to Lu County City as soon as possible to avoid any accident to the Lu County governor. "

"Well, I know." Zhou Hongyi nodded with a strange expression and chuckled, "It happens that I was planning to set off for Lu County City. You can go back and tell Master so. "

"Yes, Uncle Master Zhou! "Liu Zhizhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. The message was finally delivered.

The news that the headmaster had specifically reminded him of must be extremely important, no matter what it was, and he had sent it as quickly as possible.

But Liu Zhizhen still felt a little curious.

He couldn't help but ask, "By the way, Uncle Zhou, can I ask, what is the background of the Lu County governor? He was actually besieged by two major families, and the headmaster also valued him so much."

In Liu Zhizhen's view, he was just a county governor, and it shouldn't involve any big secrets.

There would be no problem in asking.

Moreover, even if there was a big secret, Zhou Hongyi would definitely tell him not to ask.

"This Lu County Governor..."

Zhou Hongyi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but hesitated for a moment, and finally smiled, "If my previous guess is true, he may be the opportunity for my master and I to understand the great truth."

"Great, great truth?!"

Liu Zhizhen was stunned when he heard it, and the whole person was stunned.

As a disciple of Daoyi Palace, he knew very well the weight of these four words.

But how is it related to a Lu County Governor?

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ps: There is another chapter later, but it is estimated to be around 2 am, everyone can read it tomorrow morning. I overestimated my typing speed o(╥﹏╥)o

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