"Your Excellency, Minister, I am the Elder Kongming, a divine monk from Bukong Temple, paying my respects to you." A divine general walked into the Hongde Hall and bowed to Fang Jian.
Fang Jian raised his head, his eyes slightly surprised, "Bukong Temple?"
At this time, the general Luo Tao, who was on the side, explained, "Amoghavajra is the first Buddhist temple in the country of Sara, and the headquarters of all the temples in Sara. This monk with the name of Kongming is one of the elders of Amoghavajra, and also a disciple of the Northern Amoghavajra Buddha."
After saying this, Luo Tao added, "It's the Golden Immortal's Dao."
"Oh?" Fang Jian immediately released his divine sense upon hearing this, and indeed, he sensed a golden immortal aura outside Xitian Mansion. He then said, "In that case, then please invite the divine monk Kongming to Hongde Hall."
"Yes." The general responded and left.
Afterwards, the gods in the hall began to set up a throne and a jade table for the monk Kongming, and placed magical fruits and magical tea on the table.
Not long after, the divine monk Kongming followed the divine general into the Hongde Hall. As soon as he entered the Hongde Hall, the divine monk Kongming's eyebrows moved slightly, and he immediately locked his eyes on Fang Jian, who was sitting at the top, just below the seat of the Heavenly Lord.
A trace of Golden Immortal's aura also emanated from Fang Jian's body. Kong Ming was slightly shocked. He didn't expect that this Taoist Master Hongqing had also picked the Golden Immortal Fruit. It seemed that the Golden Immortal's divine consciousness that had just swept over him was him and not Lord Youde?
Thinking of this, the monk Kongming immediately stepped forward, came to the bottom of the temple steps, clasped his hands together, bowed and said: "Amitabha, I am Kongming, the poor monk, and I pay my respects to the Master of Shangshu."
Fang Jian sat on the steps of the hall, raised his right hand, formed a sword finger, and then placed it upwards, a foot away from the center of his chest, with the tip of his finger aligned with the tip of his nose. He bowed slightly forward and said, "Thank you for your courtesy, Daoist Kongming. Please take a seat."
The ritual Fang Jian just performed was the "Jishou ritual." Another type of Jishou ritual involves kneeling on the ground and bowing. However, in the Heavenly Court and the Three Realms, the interactions between gods and monks all use the "Jishou ritual" like the former, which is considered the "common ritual."
"Thank you, Minister, for the seat." After Kongming expressed his gratitude, he turned around and sat down on the throne under the guidance of the divine general.
Fang Jian looked at Kongming and asked, "I wonder why the divine monk Kongming has come to Xitianfu?"
"Oh." Kong Ming said to Fang Jian, "Master Hongqing, I'm here on the orders of the abbot of Bukong Temple to inquire about the crimes of Yehua and others from Guangfa Temple."
Fang Jian heard this and said, "So that's how it is. Guangfa Temple is a branch of Fukong Temple?"
Kongming shook his head and said, "No, but all the Buddhist temples and Zen monasteries in Shaluo Kingdom are headed by Amoghavajra, and Amoghavajra is in charge of the laws and regulations of all Buddhist temples and Zen monasteries in Shaluo Kingdom."
Fang Jian nodded and said, "I understand. This means that all Buddhist temples and monasteries in Shaluo must obey the teachings of Amoghavajra?"
"You can say that." Kong Ming nodded.
Fang Jian nodded and said, "For now, the only crimes against Ye Hua and the others are allowing their disciples to kill living beings and blaspheming the majesty of heaven."
Kong Ming couldn't help but feel relieved when he heard this. If it were just these two points, then it wouldn't be a big problem.
Thinking of this, Kong Ming immediately clasped his hands together and bowed to Fang Jian, saying, "I have a humble request. I beg Master Hong Qing to grant it."
Fang Jian nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Kongming, please speak."
The monk Kongming said, "I would like to meet the monks of Guangfa Temple. I would like to ask for permission from Master Hongqing."
Hearing Kong Ming's words, the general who was watching and killing was stunned, then looked at Fang Jian.
Fang Jian smiled very straightforwardly upon hearing this, "No problem, no problem. Daoist Kongming wants to visit me in prison, so how could this deity refuse? Come on."
A divine general walked in and bowed to Fang Jian, saying, "Here I am."
Fang Jian pointed at Kongming and said, "Take fellow Daoist Kongming to the Heavenly Prison to visit Yehua and the other monks."
The celestial general saluted and then came to Kongming and said, "Divine Monk Kongming, please follow me."
The monk Kongming had not expected Fang Jian to agree so readily. After a moment of stunned silence, he immediately stood up and bowed to Fang Jian, saying, "Thank you, Master Hongqing."
Watching the Divine Monk Kongming and the Divine General leave Hongde Hall, Fang Jian asked the General Zhusha standing beside him, "Who built the Heavenly Prison?"
General Luo Tao was startled when he heard this, and then he said, "Reporting to the Minister, the Heavenly Palace, Heavenly Prison, and everything else in the Four Heavenly Lords' Palaces were all built by the Tiangong Academy."
Fang Jian nodded, "I understand."
Afterwards, Fang Jian quickly drafted a memorial and called a clerk to submit it to the Taixuan Province immediately.
Although Fang Jian could submit the memorial directly to the Taixuandu Province, the Secretary's job was to do this, so there was no need to leave it unused.
Soon, Fang Jian's memorial was placed in front of the desk of Wenshi Zhenren Yin Xi. After reading the memorial, Wenshi Zhenren wrote two lines on it with a purple gold cinnabar pen. The first line was "read" and the second line was "approved".
Then, Master Wenshi summoned a clerk from the Taixuan Province and handed the memorial to the clerk, saying, "Send it to the Tiangong Academy of the Taixuan Department."
The Secretary took Fang Jian's memorial and bowed respectfully, saying, "Yes."
After another cup of tea, this memorial was placed in front of the head of Tiangong Academy, Master Gonghe. In fact, at this point it was no longer a memorial, but a legal decree.
Fang Jian is a first-rank immortal official, and the dean of Tiangong Academy is a second-rank immortal official. Only in Taixuandu Province can Fang Jian's memorials be called memorials.
"Oh?" Master Gonghe took the decree and looked at it, his expression suddenly changed. "Master Hongqing wants to expand the Xitianfu Heavenly Prison?"
Master Gonghe immediately stood up and said to the outside of the hall: "Quickly send Master Lu, the Junior Supervisor, to see me."
A boy's voice hailed faintly from outside the hall. A moment later, an immortal official dressed in the robes of a fifth-rank immortal official walked in. His skin was rough and dark, but his eyes were shining, and he was full of enthusiasm.
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