The Tianlu Hall is the main hall of the Tianyuan Court, where the Tianyuan Court’s meetings are usually held.
As Xun Qing finished speaking, everyone turned and walked towards the main hall. Xun Qing took Fang Jian's hand and said, "Later, you will choose a hall here to use as your residence and office. You can name the hall whatever you want. It's fine."
"Yes." Fang Jian responded respectfully.
Afterwards, everyone left the square, walked up the jade steps and entered the tallest and most magnificent main hall, the 'Tianlu Hall'.
The space inside the Tianlu Hall is extremely large, but the layout is extremely simple. There are only stone crane fairy lamps on both sides, and a huge round stone plate in the middle. Various mysterious runes are engraved on the stone plate. Around the stone table, there are twelve white jade cushions placed around the stone table.
"This is the 'Qiwu Plate'. Just inject magic power into it and it will produce magic tea, magic fruit, and all kinds of things needed for life and official business." Xun Qing pointed to the stone plate and introduced it.
"It's a pity that it can't produce wine." Tianjian Shao Ling muttered.
Xun Qing smiled faintly, then said to Fang Jian and the others, "Everyone, please sit down and start discussing the matter."
So everyone took their seats. Xunzi sat on the north side, and everyone took their seats from both sides in turn. Fang Jian sat at the southernmost side, one to the south and one to the north with Xunzi, and it looked like he was sitting at the lowest position.
But this is normal, because he has the least experience after all, and because it is a round stone plate, it is actually impossible to tell who is on top and who is at the bottom if you really want to divide it.
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Everyone sat down, and Xun Qing said, "Our Heavenly Court hasn't held a formal meeting for six months. Today, Master Hongqing has been appointed as the new Heavenly Court Judge, and since we're all gathered here, we might as well discuss recent matters." (In this book, all references to years, months, days, and times are based on mortal calculations.)
After Xun Qing finished speaking, Ke Mengqing, who happened to be sitting next to Fang Jian, said, "Master, I have something to say before we begin the meeting."
Xun Qing looked at Ke Mengqing and said, "Go ahead."
Ke Mengqing just raised his hand and a ray of light flew out from his sleeve in an instant. Then the light turned into a scroll and flew to the Qiwu Plate and slowly unfolded.
"Three days ago, I went to Mokanyuan to receive a notice and accidentally discovered this scroll. After careful study, I found that this scroll had been circulating in the Heavenly Court since ten days ago, and it had been circulated very widely." Ke Mengqing said, pointing to the scroll.
Zhenren Jieqing asked, "Zhenren Ke, what is this painting?"
Ke Mengqing said: "Masters, please take a closer look."
Everyone, including Fang Jian, looked at the scroll carefully. On it was a vivid picture of making elixir: a Taoist in a Taoist robe, holding a palm-leaf fan in his hand, squatted in front of an elixir furnace and fanned the fire. The flames in the furnace were blazing, and the elixir gave off a refreshing aroma. The Taoist fanning the fire, smelling the fragrance and fanning the fire, sat there listening with great interest to an old man sitting cross-legged above preaching.
"Isn't this an ordinary Dharma painting?" Master Shuting asked doubtfully.
Song Zhenren Song Ci also said: "Indeed, the master lectures on the scriptures and makes elixirs, while the disciple fans the fire and listens to the lecture. This is a common Dharma painting."
"Is there anything strange about this?" Everyone looked at Ke Mengqing in confusion.
Ke Mengqing sneered and said, "Don't worry, there are more words."
After saying that, Ke Mengqing raised his hand and saw the light on the scroll fade away, and several large words instantly appeared on the edge of the painting.
Everyone stared intently, only to see the large characters that read: "Judicial God Law Enforcement Diagram."
"Huh?" Changxia Zhenren said in surprise, "A picture of the God of Justice enforcing the law? But there's no God of Justice in this painting."
Everyone nodded, expressing their confusion.
Ke Mengqing sneered again and said, "Do you know who the old man preaching in the painting is?"
"Who is it?" asked Dean Xunqing.
Ke Mengqing said: "It is the Supreme Taoist Ancestor."
"Where is the person who fanned the fire?" asked Master Quan.
Ke Mengqing said: "It's Yuan Tiangang."
"But... where is the God of Justice? Why can't we see the God of Justice?" asked Master Qin. The other masters also looked at Ke Mengqing in confusion. It was clearly a picture of the God of Justice enforcing the law, so why were there only the Supreme Taoist Ancestor and Yuan Tiangang, but no trace of the God of Justice?
At this moment, Ke Mengqing said with a gloomy face: "The God of Justice is enforcing the law."
After hearing this answer, everyone present was stunned for a while, and finally came to their senses.
The hot-tempered Master Zhou Zhao immediately slapped his Qiwu Plate and said, "Great! This is clearly mocking our judgment on Yuan Tiangang. How dare you question the decision of our Heavenly Court!"
"Who drew this picture?" asked Qin Yi, the Master Qin, with a cold expression on his face.
Ke Mengqing shook his head with a sullen expression, "I don't know. I've checked. No one knows who leaked this picture, but it's now spread among all the immortal officials below the first rank in the Heavenly Court."
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