Is it a blessing or not a disaster

The copper coins stopped on the table, Zhang Fubao lay on the table, looked at it with concentration for a while, nodded solemnly, and said to himself: "I just said that if I get the "Wu Zhen Jue", I will be able to practice and become an immortal, and have the immortal fate of attaining the great way. How can I still get married?

Judging from this hexagram, if I marry him, there will be a bloody disaster. This is a great bad thing, which means that he and I must have no fate. Don’t worry, now it’s safe. Haha, it seems that I have chosen the path to cultivating immortals."

A heavy hum behind him, a man said with a voice: "Become an immortal, I think you are about to become a demon."

Zhang Fubao was startled. She screamed, jumped up and turned her head to look at it. She couldn't help but say angrily: "Brother, why are you walking like a ghost? There is no sound at all. Are you going to scare people to death?"

Master Zhang Tian touched his nose and said innocently: "There is no sound? My sound is so heavy that I am almost overwhelmed by the cattle. He even knocked on the door frame. Who knows you are so obsessed with? Are you studying the left-handed martial arts that I don't know who I am?"

"What a side-door way? This is the best skill to achieve enlightenment and become an immortal." Zhang Fubao said unconvincedly.

Master Zhang sneered: "You girl has really entered the devil's way. The three talismans of Longhu Mountain, Maoshan and Gezao Mountain are standing together, with the head of my Longhu Mountain. If someone knows that my sister Zhang Tianshi's sister is so devoted to the skills of the Danding School, wouldn't it be laughed at by the world?"

It turns out that Taoist practice has the saying of "three sects and five secrets", including the three major methods of yin and yang cultivation, the dual cultivation of nature and life cultivation, and the dual cultivation of Buddhism and Taoism. Longhu Mountain is a representative of the talisman sect. Although it also focuses on internal alchemy and external use of talismans, it is emphasized after all, and it is believed that practicing Taoist secret talismans is the only way to achieve the great way.

However, the Danding School attaches more importance to the cultivation of inner alchemy, believing that practicing inner alchemy and nurturing the Nascent Soul is the foundation of the transformation from the Feixian. This school also distinguishes the two schools of cultivation, and the two schools of cultivation.

The different Taoist sects naturally regard the teachings passed down by their ancestors as authentic, and regard others as evil ways, especially the dual cultivation sect. Even the Qing Cultivation Sect, who are also a Danding Sect, are somewhat discriminatory to them.

Zhang Fubao was wandering in the mountains and accidentally discovered an ancient cave hundreds of years ago. There was a Jade Plate Sutra inside. Of course, she would not hide it from her brother. This Jade Plate was taken out of the cave by Xiao Tianshi. Master Zhang casually looked through this Taoist scripture, but found that the Taoist practices contained in it were the way of the Danding School.

Master Zhang Tian is a master of the Talisman School, so he naturally rejected it, so he ignored it. Unexpectedly, Zhang Fubao regarded it as a treasure. She was very distressed about learning to draw talismans, but she was very interested in the practice of inner alchemy. She actually wanted to study the true scriptures and become an immortal.

Zhang Fubao was not annoyed when his brother poured cold water on her. She said with a sweet and innocent smile on her face: "If you don't believe me, then I think this treasure book is so profound. Haha, then you can wait for your sister to turn into an immortal and then enlighten you."

Zhang Fubao has a slender figure and a fresh and timeless temperament. When he smiled, his big eyes and two deep dimples were very pleasing. Zhang Tianshi was in charge of everything on Longhu Mountain and his status was extremely respectful, but he had no choice but to shake his head helplessly.

Zhang Fubao asked, "Is there anything wrong with my brother coming to see me?"

"Oh, nothing. I'm going to go to Shangqing Palace and see you by the way," Master Zhang Tian said casually.

"Go, go, I'll go back to the inner room to practice," Zhang Fubao opened the jade plate and walked towards the inner room and chanted softly: "If you refine the golden liquid and return the elixir, it will be difficult to encounter and achieve the result. You must understand the yin and yang and understand the nature of nature in order to pursue the two qi in the ecliptic. You will meet the three natures in the Yuan Palace, gather the five elements, and combine the four symbols, dragons roar, tigers roar, and husbands and women follow."

"Well, the jade tripod soup is boiled, the gold furnace is burning, and the mysterious pearls are formed into images and Taiyi returns to the true nature. We all come to pay for the work, and we will always maintain endless leisure and happiness... Well, I still don't understand this paragraph, so you have to carefully refer to it, carefully......"

Master Zhang Tian smiled bitterly and shook his head. Suddenly he remembered that he had heard an important sentence just now. He asked happily: "Sister, wait, who did you just tell me about marrying? Have you understood the four-character verse that Daddy gave you? Who will my brother-in-law be?"

Zhang Fubao stopped, gave him a big roll of eyes, and said, "The fate of a person is transformed by the times and situations. There is no such thing as the truth. My father's comments back then may not be effective. I just dug up a divination, and that person is absolutely impossible. My sister is determined to practice immortality devotion. If you get married, don't mention it to me again."

Master Zhang Tian looked at his precious sister who had completely fallen into the nightmare of becoming an immortal and entered the inner room, shook his head helplessly and sighed: "It's mysterious! Forget it, people can't fight with their lives, let her go, what should come will always come. I don't have to worry too much."

Thinking of this, Master Zhang brushed his sleeves and left.

He was anxious to go to Shangqing Palace to discuss the matter of Jin and Zhengde. When the emperor arrived in Nanchang, how could he not go to pay homage as a national teacher?

The Kong family in the north and south of Zhang and Qufu were sought after by the court since the Song Dynasty, and their status suddenly became transcendent. The Zhang family in Longhu Mountain was the same. Although the Shangqing Palace in Longhu Mountain was built since the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was favored by the emperor during the Song and Yuan dynasties that it had the supreme status in Taoism.

After hundreds of years of development, the Dragon and Tiger Sect became the leader of the three mountains, which was inseparable from the support of the court. Then, the Confucius family in Qufu is still full of favor, and Longhu Mountain has only been seen once when the new emperor ascended the throne.

Moreover, Emperor Zhengde is now more interested in Buddhism. As the leader of Taoism and the authentic descendant of the Dragon and Tiger Sect, he had to be prepared for danger in peace and find ways to expand his influence in the court and the emperor's hearts.

A sect that has been passed down for thousands of years is definitely not something that can be maintained by people who only know how to study behind closed doors. Interpersonal relationships are crucial, especially interpersonal relationships with the court. The burden on the shoulders of the little Tianshi is heavy!

"Are you sure? They really escaped to Jindan Mountain?"

Yang Ling sat in the spacious carriage and asked in a deep voice when the Jinyiwei secret spy standing in front of the carriage.

Before Zhengde's army arrived in Jiangxi, spies from the Three Factory and One Guard had already spread out and set up a tight detection net to explore the whereabouts of Prince Ning. It is reported that Prince Ning and several confidants fled with a large number of gold, pearls and jade treasures. The original route was to go straight to Wuyi Mountain. However, the court responded quickly. Fujian had laid a net of heaven and earth. Prince Ning changed the route halfway and disappeared.

"The princess, the young people are not familiar with the land, especially no one knows Yao language, so they dare not go deep into Yao District, which is like the seedlings and mature seedlings in the Miao District. Tribes near the mountains have been educated by the imperial court, but when they go to the mountains, many tribes are still uncivilized barbarians.

Moreover, the place where they live is steep and rugged, and some places need to climb vines to pass, so it is really difficult to find out the detailed information. However, we asked the Yao people at the foot of Jindan Mountain that they had seen several Han people passing by and into the Yao area a few days ago. Judging from their clothes and dress, it is undoubtedly Prince Ning and others."

Yang Ling nodded and said, "Okay, the army will be stationed here first. Then we will pursue the whereabouts of Prince Ning."

Yingtan is just a small town. The court set up a place for the inspection department to manage the place. Their inspectors, even the prefect and the magistrate, had never seen them. Now the court has sent a large army to the army. The one who led the army was actually a Duke, but it was too busy to inspector Li, for fear of any unpleasant thing that would make the Duke of Di Guo unhappy.

However, Yang Ling was eager to completely resolve the Ning Wang's rebellion and returned to the north early, and had no concern about the simple residence and the lack of exquisite food. He only rested in Yingtan for a day, and then led a team of elite soldiers to Jindan Mountain to observe the situation.

It was another dozen miles away, and the road ahead was difficult to go, and it was not clear that it could not be pulled into this dilemma and supplying a dangerous place that was difficult to lose. In fact, Prince Ning had no army anymore, and he could easily capture him with just one hundred households. If his identity was not important, and he had gone deep into the government without actual control, there was no need for a dignified Duke to take action himself.

The Yao people at the foot of Jindan Mountain are said to have lived here since the Han and Wei dynasties. There are three villages in the valley, including more than ten surnames such as Jiang, He, Huang, Ouyang, etc., which are undoubtedly related to the Han people from the surnames alone. The three villages have about 4,000 people. After hundreds or thousands of years, the village has not changed much.

They gathered according to their surnames. One surname and one gatehouse formed a living pattern with blood ties as the main vein. These three villages were in the shape of a font, and the surrounding mountains formed a natural barrier to defend against foreign invasions. They built a solid city gate at the interface between mountains. Some people guarded the city tower and stood guard, and there were also observation decks and arrow holes. There were large bells weighing hundreds of kilograms on the solid city gate. If there were any police, the bells would ring together and resound throughout the sky.

The limited land in the valley is used to plant crops. Yao Village is built on hillsides, and rows of village houses rise step by step according to the mountain. Often the roof of the house in front is level with the ground of the house behind. Looking far away, behind the Yao Village are continuous mountain canyons. The peaks in the valley are abrupt, and hundreds of peaks compete for power, like thousands of troops, surging in turmoil.

The spy from the Jinyiwei stood on the hillside and pointed: "Duke, we found out the whereabouts of Prince Ning in Guzhong Village. The several hamlets here are very respectful to the court, but when we go deep into the mountains, the Yao people who have little contact with the outside world have no good feelings for us Han people, and their residences are too dangerous, so it is difficult to go in and find out about the news."

Yang Ling nodded and said, "Let's go, go to the village to have some details before making plans."

Although there are Han people here, most of them are peddlers. Now there is a team of thousands of people, with distinctive clothing and armor. It is obviously a large army in the court, which has attracted the attention of the Yao village people. Yang Ling and others just entered the village and attracted many Yao people to watch.

These Yao people had simple faces full of curiosity, but they were not afraid of the officers and soldiers. As soon as they entered the village, they felt a smell of wine. Every family in the Yao village could make wine and drink wine. There was no tea for the guests here. They always used wine instead of tea and water instead of water.

What caught my eye were low yellow mud and stone houses, tiles made of fir bark, quaint villages, simple villagers and kind smiles. These murderous officers and soldiers also changed into gentle smiles and put away their swords and guns.

An old man with white hair and wrinkles on his face came with others' support. He opened his turbid old eyes and looked at the group of visitors from afar with curiosity.

Yang Ling, who pretended to be a peddler, already knew that these Yao villages, which had a lot of interactions with the Han people, were the old Yao system. The leaders of the villages were elected by the elderly from the villagers. They served as Tianchang Gong, the leader Gong, the head manager, the head manager, the head manager, the head manager, the burning incense manager, and the water manager. They were responsible for managing the village wars, disputes, the arrest of prisoners, the farming of fields and mountains, and other matters.

Tianchang Gong is the most powerful and oldest. The old man in front of him is probably the Tianchang Gong of this Yao village. Yang Ling hurriedly took two steps forward and greeted the old man humbly to explain his identity.

The old man held his ears together, and after hearing the person who was supporting him shouted loudly to him, he smacked all his teeth and grinned. He murmured, and the young man who was supporting him said to Yang Ling kindly: "I am the head of the village. Mr. Tian Chang said that he had been to Nanchang City more than 60 years ago and had also met the Han magistrate. I heard that your official position is bigger than the magistrate? He is really a distinguished guest. Mr. Tian Chang is very happy and wants to invite you to the Yaowang House to have a drink."

The head of the manager was responsible for the war and fighting in the Yao village, and was always the youngest, brave and brave. This was also the youngest among all the elders. Yang Ling nodded with a smile, signaling his soldiers to stay at the entrance of the village for the time being, and then only brought more than twenty personal guards, following the trembling old man and walking up the stone steps.

Yang Ling noticed that some of the low Yaomin residences on both sides were open, with bundles of pine branches piled beside the door, and the room was dark. Most of the houses were divided into two floors, without windows, but there were many arrow holes. Occasionally, you could see two families hanging bacon on the beams of the houses, swaying gently in the wind. It seemed that the lives of the people here were very hard.

Since the Yaowang House is used to handle official business, it is not too high. On a few long steps, there is a wider house. There is an open space in front of it. In the middle is a wooden shelf with a bull-shaped head, and a yellow flag symbolizing the Yao people is inserted high on a long pole. A columnar drum narrowing from both ends to the middle is mounted on the side. There are also some long wooden benches around it, which is where the Yao elders gather to discuss village affairs.

On the tall wooden chair in the middle of the Yao King's house, there is a tiger's head carved on each armrest, and there are knives, forks, and horns next to it. There are no Yao Kings and Yao Lian here, but there are still such seating settings. On the table behind, there are enshrined kings and lands in the kingdom of the land and the land of Pangu.

Tian Changgong had a dark face full of smiles. He enthusiastically asked someone to present rice wine to the Han local official. The manager held a cup and persuaded him to drink, saying: "This year, he has been urging him to drink a lot. In order to not persuade my master, one should persuade the Jade Emperor to honor the Emperor, and the other should persuade the Yuan Li Laojun to be elected..."

His words were fast, and Yang Ling couldn't hear clearly after hearing a few words. However, this simple rural style was very touching. He smiled and raised his glass to answer. Although he didn't dare to drink too much during official business, he still drank a few big sips. The wine was sweet, fragrant and mellow, and had a strong stamina, which was really a great taste.

The old man was very good at drinking. Yang Ling took three sips. He had already drunk three big bowls. The Yao family had no tea, so they always used wine instead of tea. They drank wine when they were farming, when they chop wood, and when they were watching operas. Many people had to drink three or four kilograms every day, so this little wine was naturally no problem.

After drinking, Yang Ling explained his purpose to the manager. The manager hurriedly told him to Tianchanggong. After hearing Yang Ling's words, the old man's white eyebrows were almost gone and frowned. He stroked his beard and said a few words to the manager. The manager translated: "Tianchanggong said that the person who came to the mountain to visit relatives two days ago came back and said that there were indeed a few people you said that you have entered the mountain. Now they are the guests who beg for food in the mountains. I heard that Yao King was still interested in recruiting him to marry into his family. I didn't expect that he was actually a fugitive."

Yang Ling hurriedly said, "Yes, the court originally wanted to use a large army to fight, but when I passed here, I saw that the people here were simple and the people were happy. The old man Tianchanggong was enthusiastic about treating guests, and he really didn't want to ignite the war here. Sheng Yao in the mountains was isolated from the world and lived in a steep place. Only with you, the old man Tianchanggong was highly respected. Can he ask him to send someone to communicate with the king of Yao in the mountains and hand over the criminal?"

The manager's face became cautious. He spoke with the white-haired old man in a very quick voice for a long time before he said with a look of discomfort: "Tian Chang Gong said, he understood what you meant. King Ning wanted to take his nephew's property. Now he has been punished. His son led only a few people to the point of trouble. Why did the king of the Ming Dynasty still refuse to forgive him? After all, he was his uncle and brother, so he let him go. What's the matter?"

Yang Ling replied laughably: "The old man is kind-hearted, but he doesn't understand that a huge country cannot be managed like a village. If Prince Ning escapes, he will not be willing to stay in the mountains and fields for the rest of his life. Sooner or later, he will collude with some ambitious people to cause trouble. If a trouble breaks out, there will be countless people who will be killed or injured. Besides, the state has national laws and family rules. If the laws cannot be followed, the world will be in chaos in the future."

The manager whispered to the old man again and said, "Pan Kee Food is arrogant and never takes others seriously. If he is asked to hand over his guests, it will be a great insult to him. Although Tian Changgong has a noble seniority and is highly respected in Yao Village, he is not easy to interfere in other people's counterfeiting."

Yang Ling sighed and said, "If that happens, we have to ask for someone directly from the Yao King. If he doesn't give it, he will only meet with swords and soldiers. At that time, the imperial army may have to borrow the road from you to the mountain. Don't be afraid, as long as you don't help the Yao King against the imperial court, the imperial court will be in danger of you."

The manager became even more nervous, and he hurriedly asked, "Do you want to send a lot of soldiers?"

Yang Ling smiled and said, "There are not too many, just send 20,000 or 30,000 people into the mountain."

The manager's head's eyes were bulging out, and he stammered: "How many...... tens of thousands of people?"

The manager and the chief clasped with each other again. After a while, he said, "The chief of the Tianchang said that he could send someone to see Pan beg for food. But he could not guarantee that Pan beg for food would surrender. Tianchang said that Pan beg for food respects Taoism, believe in witches and gods. He was very awe of Master Zhang Datian of Longhu Mountain. If you could ask Master Zhang to come forward, I believe that Pan beg for food would definitely know how to fear the power of heaven."

Master Zhang Tian? Yang Ling did not expect that these barbarians who lived in the mountains for generations were not afraid of being strong with his court thousands of times stronger than their court, but they were so respectful to Buddhism and Taoism. Just now, they all mentioned that they first respected the Jade Emperor, then respected the Grand Emperor, and then respected the Grand Lord of the Supreme Lord, and finally the Grand Master Miao. It seems that in the eyes of these barbarians, Zhang Tianshi does have a deterrent effect that even a million troops could not reach.

The Yao family is not as good as the master of the barbarians. As the saying goes, "There are no mountains in Lingnan, but Yao people are everywhere. The rebellion of Datengxia in Guangxi and Emperor Luo of Guangdong shocked the world. If the soldiers were voluntarily slaughtered the enemy in order to capture Prince Ning, causing the Yao people to share the same hatred of the enemy, it would be no more costly. Moreover, seeing this paradise, how can people bear to ignite the war here?

Yang Ling nodded and said happily: "It's great, so thank you, so I'll thank you. I'd like to advise the Yao King in the mountains not to be enemies with the court. Zhang Tianshi and his Duke are old friends, so I went to Longhu Mountain to meet him, hoping to turn swords and jade and silk to resolve this matter peacefully."

When Yang Ling saw the two, he once told him that he was a Duke of the Kingdom, but the Tianchang Gong clearly did not regard the Duke as an amazing official. Now, when he heard that he was a good friend to Zhang Tianshi, the old man suddenly felt awe and dared not be entrusted again.

Only then did Yang Ling understand that Zhang Tianshi's status in the minds of the local barbarians was almost sacred. The Yao King in the mountains begs for food and sits in the well to observe the sky. He does not know how powerful the Ming Dynasty is. If he is forced to release him, he will inevitably have to fight and fight to harm the innocent. Zhang Tianshi might have made a prominent move in the strange army.

In the alchemy room of Tianshi Mansion, Xiao Fu Baoer was so busy that he was busy. The flames were boiling under the alchemy furnace, and the "Qiankun Pill" she made according to the secret recipe of the jade plate was being practiced in the alchemy cauldron.

As a Taoist disciple, Xiao Fubao naturally knew how to refine elixirs, but in the past, there were Taoist boys serving him to practice elixirs, so she didn't have to worry about some rough work. Now, the practice of making this Qiankun Pill is too important. Besides, there are a few precious medicinal herbs in the room without her, so she would steal the land from him while her brother was not at home, so she naturally didn't want people to know.

Xiao Fubao was busy with work herself, her face was red by the elixir furnace, and black gray was rubbing everywhere on her cheeks. Seeing that the fire was enough, she was excited to turn off the flame and take the elixir, pulled the iron chain and lifted the furnace cover. When she opened the elixir furnace, she saw that the Qiankun Golden Pill had become two burnt black balls, which had never been made at all, and she felt a little discouraged.

At this moment, the little Taoist priest Zifeng ran over excitedly and shouted outside: "Miss, are you here? Come and see, come and see, it's so spectacular!"

Zhang Fubao threw down two elixirs like iron marbles with a clang, and shouted out in surprise and joy: "What's spectacular? But what's the strange phenomenon?"

While she said, she hurriedly opened the door of the elixir room and thought to herself: "My ancestor has made the 'Nine Heavens Divine Pill' in this mountain. When the golden elixir is trained, a dragon and a tiger appear to worship him. Could it be that my Qiankun Divine Pill is too powerful, and before the elixir has been trained, ghosts have cried and howled, will the heavenly phenomenon be revealed?"

Zhang Fubao opened the door and the little Taoist Zifeng saw that her skin was as tender as jade, and she was stunned. Zhang Fubao couldn't help but said, "Tell me quickly, what strange phenomena have you seen? How spectacular is it?"

Zifeng Daotong hurriedly said, "The officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain are going up the mountain. The Tianshi has already gone to welcome him. Duke Wei, Yang Ling, went up the mountain to worship the ancestors of the Three Qing Dynasties. It is a great joy. The officers and soldiers, with flags and swords and guns, are vast and spectacular."

Zhang Fubao was disappointed: "It turns out that I was not successful in practicing elixirs and there was a strange phenomenon!"

She flattened her mouth, suddenly jumped high, and said in shock: "Stop, stop, who did you say go up the mountain?"

"Duke Wei, Yang Ling," Zifeng Taoist Tong said inexplicably.

Zhang Fubao gritted his teeth and thought: "It's a blessing or not a disaster, it's a disaster that cannot be avoided. This great disaster will eventually go up the mountain."

She closed her eyes, calculated her fingers in a sensible way, and then said solemnly: "According to my calculations, today's travel is profitable in the southeast, so I have gone to avoid disaster." After that, she left the stunned Zifeng Taoist Tong and left in a panic.

This Fu Bao has regarded Yang Ling as a devil on her path of cultivation, especially the divination that day. It was found that if he got married to him, he would suffer a bloody disaster, so he was even more repulsive of him.

But she forgot that the hexagram shows that the virtual and real are real, big or small, and dispensable. She had a first intention to object, and the result of the divination was explained according to the intention that she had in her heart. How can it be without a slight mistake and a thousand miles of loss?
Chapter completed!