Chapter 285 The "four forces" in Shenlong Temple
"Thank you sir."
Zhao Duan was silent for a moment, then he respectfully took the fragrant mutton soup with both hands and took a sip.
In my heart, I was not surprised at all that Zhang Yanyi could see his "disguise" or appear here.
Feeling the entrance of the mutton soup, he couldn't help but remember that it was also in this shop that he walked out of the palace and met Zhang Yanyi.
Now that we meet again, it is really like "meeting by mountains and rivers".
"Sir, it's so hard for you to hide this from me."
Zhao Duan put down the soup bowl, touched the corners of his mouth, and said with a wry smile.
The tall, narrow-eyed, rosy-faced Master is still dressed like an ordinary old man.
Although in the morning, he also appeared in public.
But it seems that he has used some method, but he is not worried about being recognized by outsiders at all.
Then he handed over the pancake with a smile:
"Eat the cake, eat the cake. Haha, there is no need to talk about the past. I have never held you accountable for the crime of disrespect, so you should not hold on to the past."
Oh, you're probably afraid that I'll catch you and have a dark history of prostitution without paying... Zhao Duan complained, but didn't mention it again.
Just thinking about it still makes me feel dreamy.
"Sir, is Jin Jian okay?" Zhao Duan tried to open the topic.
Zhang Yan glanced at him and smiled: "You are a carefree boy. As soon as he came out from the side of the saint in the palace, he already missed the old disciple."
Zhao Duan couldn't laugh or cry:
"Don't try to scare people. I am loyal to His Majesty, and the world can tell the difference. I am innocent with the priest Jin Jian. They are just friends."
Zhang Yanyi was obviously joking mostly.
Seeing him eager to defend himself, he suddenly found it interesting and casually asked the empress how to deal with him.
Zhao Duan mumbled a few words casually, and said that everything was arranged by His Majesty.
Little did he know that the old man opposite was one of the very few who realized that this matter had nothing to do with the empress.
However, Zhang Yanyi did not expose him and just believed him.
Speaking of Jin Jian, the injury is not serious. He can recover as before after a few days of rest, at least much better than the unconscious monk Tianhai.
Speaking of Shenlong Temple, Zhao Duan couldn't hide his curiosity:
"Sir, this junior is confused about something. Why did the discipline monk of Shenlong Temple push me so hard today and would rather offend the imperial court?"
He originally wanted to ask Zhenbao, but why Zhenbao walked so fast.
Just ask Lao Wang... Bah, Lao Zhang.
Zhang Yanyi was not surprised.
Holding the pancake in one hand, he dipped it in the soup bowl and said:
"This involves the three forces within Shenlong Temple."
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details."
The Heavenly Master did not hide anything from him and explained casually:
"In my Celestial Master's Mansion, the thousand-year-old lineage is dominated by the 'Celestial Master'. Every inheritance is passed down from master to disciple.
Although there are many priests in the Tianshi Mansion such as the Way of Alchemy and the Way of Talismans, they are not the core of the Tianshi Mansion.
Well, you can roughly understand that Tianshi Mansion is a dojo where many small Taoist sects gather together to live.
Among them, my lineage of Heavenly Masters is the strongest, and it is the leader of this Taoist temple and all Taoist sects in the world. "
Hmm, it sounds like a loose alliance... The Celestial Master lineage is the leader of the alliance, and the others gathered around, who also use themselves as priests, belong to the "member factions" within the alliance...
Zhao Duan used his familiar method to understand.
Zhang Yan said: "Therefore, there are only a few people in the Tianshi Mansion lineage in each generation.
For example, this generation is roughly composed of the old man and his six disciples. But Buddhism is different, it is much larger, not to mention Buddhism in the Western Regions and Buddhism in Dayu. "
"Looking at the Buddhist sect in Dayu alone, with Shenlong Temple as the main altar and all the monks in the world as one, it is an extremely huge sect.
Nowadays, the strongest group in the temple is the abbot faction headed by Xuan Yin.
In addition, there are two factions headed by Nagarjuna Bodhisattva and Great Pure Master. Together, these two factions are enough to compete with Xuan Yin. "
Hmm...it sounds like a temple.
Xuanyin is the empress, Nagarjuna and Great Purity, corresponding to the "Li Party" and the "Qingliu Party" respectively... Zhao Duan asked curiously:
"What about the Prajna Bodhisattva in Jizhao Temple? Which sect does it belong to?"
Zhang Yan glanced at him, shook his head and said: "Prajna claims to be a sect and leads the nuns, but he does not participate in the fight."
Well... no wonder the old nun moved out to live alone... Zhao Duan suddenly realized.
Zhang Yanyi continued: "Among them, Nagarjuna Bodhisattva is the strongest, and he also covets the position of abbot of Xuanyin."
Zhao Duan asked curiously: "Is it useful? Can he defeat Xuan Yin?"
Zhang Yan smiled:
"Of course he can't be beaten. But Xuan Yin is old and will die sooner or later, but Nagarjuna is younger, so he naturally wants to compete for the next abbot.
What's more, Xuan Yin may or may not die unexpectedly early, but the successor he likes to cultivate is probably Bian Ji.
Therefore, Nagarjuna has been forming gangs and cultivating power over the years. The head of the Discipline Hall and Tianhai are both from Nagarjuna's faction. "
Good guy...are you planning to stage a coup in Buddhism as well?
Zhao Duan shouted, "It's awesome."
If we use the "Xuanmen Coup" as a comparison, Xuan Yin is the old emperor, Bian Ji is the prince, and Nagarjuna is the second prince.
hiss……
So, doesn't the old Prajna nun who just stands by and doesn't interfere correspond to the three princesses?
Zhao Duan’s thinking is divergent.
Zhang Yan said: "In order to accumulate prestige, Nagarjuna has put his money on this Buddhist and Taoist battle. If Tianhai wins, he will become a highly anticipated candidate for the future 'celestial being'.
In this way, Nagarjuna's faction will benefit greatly.
Xuan Yin knew this very well, but he was dedicated to the great cause of the merger of Eastern and Western Buddhism and was worried about internal divisions, so he was more tolerant. But this was ruined by you. "
The old Heavenly Master looked at him jokingly and joked:
"Your sudden appearance seems to have suppressed Buddhism, but in fact, it has caused Nagarjuna's many years of painstaking preparations to be wasted.
They dropped so much on Tianhai, but picked peaches for you, how could you not be angry?
What’s more important is that this will re-establish the status of the Xuanyin sect…”
Zhao Duan is so smart, he can tell the truth at a single point, and said in surprise: "So, the leader of the Discipline Hall took the opportunity to cause trouble for Nagarjuna Bodhisattva, and deliberately provoked a conflict between Shenlong Temple and the imperial court?
Because the person in charge of Shenlong Temple is still the abbot Xuanyin, so the abbot Xuanyin must bear the wrath of the imperial court... Is the old bald donkey using the imperial court to suppress Xuanyin? "
Zhang Yan smiled and said: "You can teach me."
Good guy!
Zhao Duan grinned. This finally solved his doubts. He didn't expect that there were so many twists and turns here.
He analyzed it by himself and said: "Sir knows this, and your Majesty must know it too.
So... His Majesty deliberately sent Mochou to Shenlong Temple to put pressure a little later, just to leave some space for Xuan Yin to deal with the head of the Discipline Hall... In order to deepen the conflict between the two Buddhist factions?
On the contrary, if the court takes action, the two factions will stand together because they have a common enemy...
This is not what the court wants to see.
But Xian Ling and the others broke up in internal fighting, forcing Xuan Yin to take action, suppressing the head of the Discipline Hall, and then went to the court to punish the entire Shenlong Temple.
It can not only maintain the majesty of the court, but also amplify internal conflicts... wonderful! "
Zhao Duan figured out the whole story instantly and felt suddenly enlightened.
Suddenly, he discovered that it was no accident that Zhenbao sat on the throne.
Although it seems that he has been helping me.
But in fact, whether it is the series of actions the empress has planned in the past six months for the establishment of the "Xiuwen Pavilion", or the clever provocation of the contradictions in Shenlong Temple...
It all shows that Zhenbao is actually black when cut open... Tsk, that's amazing.
"Thank you sir for clarifying my doubts."
Zhao Duan smiled and thanked him sincerely, then changed the topic and said: "Speaking of which, although this junior is taking action for the royal family, it can be regarded as a small favor for the Tianshi Mansion. You see... …”
He stretched out two fingers and rubbed them with an embarrassed look on his face.
Zhang Yanyi’s smile froze slightly and he frowned:
"The old man suddenly remembered that the Heavenly Book hanging in the courtyard had not yet been put away, so he took a step forward and met again when we had the opportunity in the future."
After saying that, before Zhao Duan could speak, the figure turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared.
Zhao Duan: "..."
Is this thing really a heavenly master?
I clearly haven't mentioned the conditions yet... Zhao Duan had no choice but to pat his butt and get up, about to lead the horse away.
But suddenly he was grabbed by the boss who ran out of the store:
"Sir, you haven't paid the bill yet."
"...the two bowls of soup cakes were invited to me by my father-in-law just now..."
The boss grabbed him and refused to let go, and said displeasedly:
"He said you would pay the bill. Sir, are you just freeloading?"
"..."
Zhao Duan gritted his teeth and spit out two words:
"Old! Zhang!"
…
evening.
Zhao Duan, who was in a depressed mood, rode horseback and headed straight to Zhangtai Garden to prepare for tonight's celebration banquet.
(End of chapter)