Chapter 302: Morning Light Temple
It is a great thing that Shi Lei became the first disciple after the opening of the mountain gate.
At least... the speed at which the spiritual energy pool accumulates is much faster than before.
The amount of spiritual energy he personally produces in a single month is three times that of Yaoyao and Kunkun combined.
This guy is definitely a king of involution.
Then Lu Sen came back, and brought back the news that Di Qing had defeated the Western Xia, captured the Western Xia king alive, and suffocated the Western Xia prime minister, Mo Zang Epang, to death with incense. The news spread all over the country.
The entire Northern Song Dynasty was crazy.
People swarmed into the streets, shouting "Long live the emperor", firecrackers were set off continuously, and the cheers lasted all night long. The girls in the brothels even said that there was no need to spend any money on the reception tonight.
This kind of celebration lasted for nine days before gradually subsiding.
Outside Xuanhua Prefecture, Di Qing rode on a horse and looked at the young boys and girls in the prison car.
There was some helplessness in his eyes.
Because of their royal status, Li Liangzuo and Queen Mei Zang were not forced to wear shackles, and even their clothes were relatively neat and intact.
Li Liangzuo looked at Di Qing and smiled, "General Di, do you know that you and I are on the same boat?"
"Why did Lord Li say that?"
The team was moving forward slowly, and Di Qing was escorting them personally, which showed how much he cared about the matter.
Li Liangzuo's pale face showed a regretful expression: "I know the civil officials of Song very well. They are cold-hearted and especially harsh to the military. Now that you have won a great victory, General Di, when you return, if you are lucky, you will be deposed. If you are unlucky, I guess... you will be granted a title of nobility after your death."
As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers around wanted to cover their ears and pretend that they heard nothing.
Di Qing sat on a tall horse and looked at the prison cart with a squint.
The war horses moved slowly forward along with the prison cart, their iron hooves making clattering sounds on the stone surface.
The atmosphere at the whole scene was weird and incomprehensible.
The corners of Li Liangzuo's mouth gradually curled up.
But at this time, Di Qing smiled and said, "Indeed, if this general had made such a great contribution in the past, his end would not be very good. But now it is different. Now the people's government is benevolent and wise, and Master Lu is assisting him. What Lord Li said will not happen."
As soon as these words were spoken, the gloomy atmosphere disappeared and the soldiers around all breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Liangzuo stared at Di Qing for a while, and after confirming that he really thought so, he sighed helplessly: "Master Lu Sen, why is he not the immortal master of my Dabai Gao Kingdom!"
Di Qing smiled and turned to look at the 'Arrogant Beast' flag next to him.
He understood that the most important reason for defeating the Western Xia Kingdom was the appearance of Master Lu.
Only with Master Lu in charge here could Di Qing lead his army to kill his way through the Western Xia Kingdom and destroy Xuanhua Prefecture.
The Song Dynasty was always capable of dealing with Western Xia, but the civil officials in the court were too cowardly, fearing that meritorious military generals would rebel.
The generals were all afraid.
But Master Lu is not afraid. If you say he is going to rebel, he might really rebel in front of you.
So sometimes people really need to have backbone.
But he, Di Qing, is not like Master Lu, and it is difficult for him to get hard.
The news that Li Liangzuo and his queen were going to be escorted to the capital had already caused an uproar in the entire court.
The Ministry of Rites began to get busy with this. They had their own set of rules on how to set up the ceremony, the order of appearance, the sacrificial text, etc.
Yan Shu was so busy that his eyes were dark.
In the court, with the resignation of Grand Tutor Pang and Bao Zheng, the two young and strong "younger generations" Ouyang Xiu and Fu Bi have taken over the heavy responsibility of being the pillars of the government. Young talents such as Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing are already being cultivated with great effort.
The young official Zhao Shu sat on the dragon throne and said with a smile: "General Di certainly played a great role in defeating Xixia and recovering our Han homeland. However, my brother-in-law... Master Lu is the pillar of support. Without him, Xixia would not have been conquered so quickly, and General Di would not have been able to fight so smoothly."
Zhao Shu preferred to call Lu Sen brother-in-law, even after he became emperor.
In his heart, Lu Sen is a teacher, a friend, and a brother.
Ouyang Xiu bowed and smiled, "Master Lu is indeed the greatest contributor to the conquest of Western Xia, but the problem is that he has reached the limit of his promotion. He can't be made a duke."
Generally speaking, the Northern Song Dynasty only conferred the title of duke on those ministers who had passed away.
Master Lu is still very young, and as a demigod, no one knows how many years he can live.
After all, the title of Zhenren is the highest in Taoism.
Zhao Shu thought for a moment and said, "It is not necessary to confer the title of Duke. My brother-in-law doesn't like those things either. Why don't we make the System Sect the state religion and live with the country."
Naturally, the ministers had no objection.
Even if it is not declared a state religion, the world has already recognized Master Lu's system as the number one religion in the world. Who dares to refute it?
After staying in the cave in Hangzhou for a few days, Lu Sen went out, holding his waist.
Having three women is already annoying enough, and now there's a Qingqiu Fox.
Fortunately... the Qingqiu fox has the ability to repay its parents, otherwise Lu Sen would have been killed on the spot.
And now, he appeared outside the gate of Chenguang Temple with Zhao Bilian.
Chenguang Temple was built in a valley in Longwang County, Youzhou.
At that time, Youzhou was still the territory of Khitan, and there were a large number of Han people here.
But now Youzhou is also the land of the 'Xiao' family.
Chenguang Temple is not very big, with a square wall surrounding a Buddhist hall and five pagodas.
But in Lu Sen's eyes, this place was filled with a thick spiritual energy that gathered and did not disperse.
It can be seen clearly from high altitudes that these pagodas are all radiant with spiritual light, forming a special energy that restrains the spiritual energy and prevents it from escaping.
When Lu Sen landed, he saw two old monks standing behind the door.
"Greetings to this donor." One of the monks in a red cassock bowed and said, "May I ask what brings you to our temple?"
Lu Sen laughed and said, "I heard that monks don't tell lies. I think this is all lies. At least this master is talking nonsense. I don't believe you don't know who I am."
The monk's face was uncertain, and then he clasped his hands together again and said, "Master Lu is right. I am ashamed."
After a moment, he said, "You are a guest, Master Lu, please come in."
Lu Sen followed him into the temple and sat down in the main hall.
While walking through the courtyard, Lu Sen discovered that the appearance of several pagodas was somewhat extraordinary, and the bottoms were all made of colored glaze.
There were tables and chairs set up in the hall. The monk in the red cassock asked Lu Sen to sit down first and then said, "Excuse me, Master Lu, what is your purpose in coming here?"
"This is the magic weapon of your Chenguang Temple, right?" Lu Sen placed the golden pestle in front of the other party and asked with a smile, "I heard that your temple wants to ordain me. Now I'm here, I wonder what the master has to say."
The monk in the red cassock sighed and said, "This is what Brother Huixin did personally, not the opinion of anyone else in our temple."
Lu Sen naturally didn't believe it, so he just narrowed his eyes, smiled, and stared at the other person.
The monk in the red cassock gradually felt ashamed under Lu Sen's gaze. Finally, he sighed and said, "I have spoken nonsense again. Junior Brother Huixin proposed an opinion, and several of our senior brothers also agreed."
Lu Sen nodded with satisfaction: "You want to deal with me only for the sake of Buddhism. If you can ordain me, there will be another branch of Buddhism from now on. It's a nice idea."
The monk in the red robe lowered his head and chanted, not daring to look Lu Sen in the eye.
Lu Sen asked, "I didn't ask the master's Dharma name?"
"I am Huineng!" The monk in red robes bowed his head and said, "I am the abbot of Chenguang Temple."
"Well, Abbot Huineng, I'm here now, do you have anything to say?" Lu Sen asked with a smile.
The monk next to him said, "Master Lu, you killed Junior Brother Huixin. We are very generous not to blame you. You actually..."
"Snap!" A crisp sound interrupted the other party's words.
Lu Sen took back his hand that was tapping the table. He said coldly, "He wanted to kill me, but I killed him instead. What's wrong with me? It's you, Chenguang Temple, who seem to be unreasonable."
"The dead are the greatest." The gray-robed monk bowed and said calmly, "The past mistakes have all turned into smoke, and the karma has all dissipated. Master Lu, why should you be so obsessed with them?"
"You may be able to fool fools with these words, but don't repeat them in front of me." Lu Sen said coldly: "Either you show me proper courtesy, or I will tear down the Chenguang Temple."
"You!" The gray-robed monk was furious. He stepped forward and shouted, "Everyone says that Master Lu is kind and respectful. Who would have thought that he is such a greedy and aggressive person?"
Lu Sen didn't say anything, stood up and was about to walk outside.
The gray-robed monk's face changed drastically and looked very ugly.
At this time, Abbot Huineng stood up, blocked Lu Sen, and said, "Master Lu, please stop. Junior Brother Huijing just said it unintentionally, please don't take it to heart."
At this time, Huineng had already lowered his head and spoke in a humble tone.
Lu Sen clapped his hands lightly and said with a smile: "I still say what I said just now. Either you, Chenguang Temple, compensate me for the courtesy, or I will destroy this place."
Huineng took a deep breath, stood and thought for a while, and finally said helplessly: "Under the five pagodas are five relics of great monks and masters. With the formation of our sect, they can form a small spiritual world. These things are no longer useful to our sect, so please accept them, Master Lu."
The gray-robed monk next to him had a gloomy expression on his face and wanted to say something, but when he looked at the back of his fellow brother Huineng, he did not move.
Lu Sen thought about it and said with a smile: "This is a good apology. I like it."
Hearing this, Huineng breathed a sigh of relief.
About two hours later, the pagodas in Chenguang Temple became shorter. Lu Sen controlled the aircraft and headed towards Hangzhou.
Zhao Bilian looked at the five glass relics lying in the box with full curiosity.
These five relics are extremely beautiful and shining.
She looked at it for a while and said, "So there is such a precious treasure in Buddhism. I thought that only our sect had the true inheritance in the world."
"Perhaps there are still high-ranking Buddhist monks hiding somewhere." Lu Sen chuckled and said, "The Taoist sect has several branches. I can't say that the Buddhist sect has been able to fight against the Taoist sect for hundreds of years, but it only has this little foundation."
"Then why don't we find them and take their inheritance away?"
"That's not necessary." Lu Sen shook his head and said, "The Chenguang Temple did something unkind, so I asked them to apologize. The other Buddhist temples didn't offend us."
Zhao Bilian was just talking. She counted the relics inside and asked, "There are only five. How do you plan to divide them?"
"Why should we divide it?" Lu Sen said with a smile, "Wouldn't it be better if we buried this place under the hibiscus tree and used it as fertilizer?"
Essentially, this thing is someone else's "bones". Although some people may find it sacred, Lu Sen feels a little resistant to it.
Anyway, this thing can produce absorbable spiritual energy. If placed under the hibiscus tree, it should have a positive effect on the growth of the hibiscus tree.
After he returned to Hangzhou, he stayed there for nearly half a year.
In the past six months, there has been an endless stream of people coming to seek immortal fate, but for the time being no one else has been able to pass the system's "recognition".
Therefore, the construction of the mountain gate progressed slowly.
It looks very bright on the outside, but on the inside, it is still an empty shell.
For example, none of the most basic "functional" buildings have been built, mainly because there are too few disciples and the growth of essence and spiritual energy is too slow.
But Lu Sen was not in a hurry. Cultivation was something that required a long time to achieve.
Even ordinary Qi-refining techniques require steady progress, let alone the practice of immortal techniques.
Therefore, when it comes to teaching Shi Lei, Lu Sen is half-hearted.
Even after Shi Lei's body was almost healed by the fruit and honey , he took the initiative to send him to Hangzhou City to relax.
Shi Lei was puzzled and even a little frightened. He knelt in front of Lu Sen and asked fearfully, "But I haven't practiced seriously recently, so Master is angry? I will practice harder and live up to Master's expectations."
"You have been practicing for nearly eight hours a day. How can you work harder?" Lu Sen said helplessly, "I asked you to go to Hangzhou to relax. The exercises of our sect all emphasize being casual and natural. If you take it too seriously, it will affect your mentality during practice."
Shi Lei looked at Lu Sen's expression carefully, and when he saw that he didn't seem to be speaking in a sarcastic way, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Disciple doesn't feel tired."
"Let's go for a walk." Lu Sen said with a smile, "If you refuse again, you will be disobeying the master's orders."
Shi Lei had no choice but to agree.
When he left the mountain gate, two retainers followed him and gave him several silver bills of large amounts.
After Shi Lei left the mountain gate, Qingqiu Fox Lu Xianxian appeared next to Lu Sen, snuggled up to him, and said with a smile: "I bet that your disciple will definitely go to the flower boat."
"Just go. We are all over 40 years old. It's normal for us to know about that kind of things." Lu Sen thought for a while and said, "By the way, what do you think about the three troubles sent from the capital before?"
The 'three troubles' refer to the former Empress Dowager Cao, the former imperial concubine Zhao Xi, and Princess Fukang.
"Wouldn't it be nice to just let them live freely in Hangzhou City?" Lu Xianxian said with a smile.
Lu Sen shook his head: "I'm afraid they will be instigated by someone with ulterior motives to cause trouble."
"So I think you should take the initiative to talk to them." Lu Xianxian and Lu Sen held hands and said slowly, "Especially Princess Fukang, whether you want to kill her or let her go, at least give them a definite answer. It's not a good thing for you or them to leave this matter hanging."
Lu Sen thought for a while and said, "What you said does make sense. I'll go meet them now. Xianxian, will you come with me?"
"Well, I'll follow you wherever you go."
