Chapter 161 Tan Tai Qiong

Zhang Yuelu had understood: "There is no two suns in the sky."

Qi Xuansu hesitated and said: "Uncle, are you talking about the court?"

Zhang Juqi smiled indifferently: "In the previous Wei Dynasty, the Confucian school hid behind the scenes to manipulate the court. If they were not satisfied, they would replace the emperor. The so-called emperor was just a puppet in the hands of the Confucian school."

"The Confucian school has deeply penetrated the Wei Dynasty. The Confucian school does not come forward directly, but restrains the royal family through civil officials and many secret means. It was not bad during the reigns of Taizu and Taizong of the previous dynasty. The nobles attached to the royal family were powerful and could share the same power with the civil officials. Starting from Renzong and Xuanzong, the civil officials gradually suppressed the military officials. During the reigns of Xianzong, Xiaozong and Wuzong, the power of the civil officials reached its peak. Except for Xianzong, , the deaths of Xiaozong and Wuzong were closely related to Confucianism. For example, the chief judge of the Imperial Hospital at that time was a spy planted by Confucianism in the royal family. He treated and killed two generations of emperors in succession, but he was able to escape unscathed. The Minister of Personnel was at odds with him, and it was the Minister of Personnel, who was known as the Heavenly Official, who was dismissed from his post. "

"Emperor Sejong was a foreign vassal who succeeded to the throne. He was not born in the deep palace and raised by women. He was the brother of the geomancer Xu Wugui, and his talent and wisdom were not inferior to Xu Wugui. But even Emperor Sejong was subject to the control of Confucianism."

"Sejong's teacher and strategist made great contributions to Sejong's ascension to the throne. Sejong promoted him from the chief historian of the palace to the cabinet elder and minister of rites, but he died of a sudden illness in just four months. . "

"Sejong ascended the throne at the age of fourteen, and had no children for more than ten years. He had to seek help from Taoists and take Taoist elixirs. Only then did he have his first son at the age of twenty-six. If Sejong had not sought help from Taoism, wouldn't he have followed in the footsteps of Emperor Wuzong who had no children to succeed him? But even so, the eldest son and the second son died one after another. Sejong had eight sons and five daughters. When Sejong died at the age of sixty, only one son and one daughter were left, and the other eleven were all dead. Even in ordinary families, there would not be so many children who died young. "

"In addition, Sejong was also assassinated in a palace coup and almost died. When Sejong was dying, everyone used the excuse of fear of crime and did not take action, wanting to watch Sejong die. Fortunately, a Taoist master named Xu came forward to kill him. Only by saving each other with death can we turn danger into safety. Just a few months later, this Taoist died suddenly, and the cause of death was frightened to death. "

"As for the fire and falling into the water in the palace, there are countless."

"Such a thing, once is a coincidence, twice is a coincidence, and it is still a coincidence every time?"

"From this, it can be seen that the Confucian school has a deep control over the court. However, the emperors also fought back. From the Qingluan Guard Commandery to the eunuchs in the inner court, and then to the introduction of the Taoist school as an external aid, it was considered to be a win-lose situation with the Confucian school, which suppressed the Confucian school to a certain extent, and the various sects of the Taoist school were able to participate in the government, laying the foundation for the Taoist school to replace the Confucian school later. "

Zhang Yuelu obviously knew all this a long time ago, and was not surprised, but just drank tea boredly.

However, it was the first time that Qi Xuansu heard it. In addition to being shocked, he vaguely guessed what Zhang Juqi was going to say.

The Confucian school manipulated the Wei court behind the scenes, so how did the Taoist school get along with the Daxuan court? How did the Daxuan emperors of all dynasties view the Taoist school?

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but repeat Zhang Yuelu's words: "There is no double sun in the sky."

Zhang Juqi stopped smiling: "There is only one sun in the sky, and there will never be a second sun. But in addition to the sun, there is also a moon in the sky. There is only one moon in the sky, and it shines everywhere on the earth."

Qi Xuansu learned a lot in the Wanxiang Academy, but he valued martial arts over literature, and his knowledge was not very rich. However, he still understood this sentence because there was this in the Xuansheng card: "Uncle, are you talking about the Confucian sage's 'Moon reflects on thousands of rivers'?"

Zhang Juqi looked at Qi Xuansu with admiration: "The moon reflects on thousands of rivers, one moon hangs high in the night sky, but countless moons can be seen in the rivers and lakes of the world, and countless moons eventually return to one moon. Everything has a Tai Chi, everyone has a Tai Chi, everything has a Tai Chi, and every moment has a Tai Chi, like the moon reflecting on thousands of rivers, one The moon appears in all water, and all water is captured by the moon, which is scattered in the rivers and lakes and can be seen everywhere. "

Qi Xuansu hesitated and said, "Uncle is saying that Taoism is the moon. Although it is hidden under the light of the sun, as long as there is a basin of water, another moon can be printed out."

Zhang Juqi said meaningfully, "I dare not make a rash assertion about what Taoism is like. I am afraid that several deputy masters dare not make a rash assertion, but in the eyes of the court, Taoism is mostly like this. The sun shines on the mountains and rivers, can it accommodate so many moons?"

Qi Xuansu remembered what Zhang Yuelu had said before, and directly borrowed it: "The court is the sun, the yang, and Taoism is the moon, the yin. Yin and yang form Tai Chi, you have me, I have you, and only then can we achieve harmony and perfection. Isn't this exactly what Xuansheng and Emperor Gaozu meant?"

Zhang Yuelu, who was drinking tea with his head down, heard it sounded familiar and couldn't help but glanced at Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu just pretended not to see it.

"But what if someone doesn't think so?" Zhang Juqi asked, "Or what if someone doesn't agree with the original intention of Xuansheng and Emperor Gaozu?"

Qi Xuansu was speechless.

Zhang Yuelu said: "The practice of truth must ultimately be achieved through force. If it can't be achieved on the battlefield, no matter how much you debate, it will be useless."

Zhang Juqi looked at his daughter helplessly: "This is no way to continue the conversation."

Zhang Yuelu changed the subject and took out the "Qianqiu Guangmo" that he had prepared.

Although Zhang Yuelu paid for both gifts, the first one was sent in the name of Qi Xuansu. Zhang Juqi was not allowed to open it directly due to etiquette, but there was no need to be so particular about the gift for his daughter. Zhang Juqi opened it directly and his eyes lit up: "I heard from your cousin that you gave your brother-in-law one and didn't prepare a gift for her. She was very sad. I was worried that you forgot about me as a father."

Zhang Yuelu said: "Husband and wife are one, why should we divide them so clearly? What's more, my sister is rich and has everything she needs, so forget it."

"How can this be justified." Zhang Juqi shook his head helplessly, "You are not good at this, you should change it."

Zhang Yuelu did not comment, but did not resist.

It is obvious that the father and daughter do not follow the Confucian way of father-son relationship.

Zhang Juqi apologized: "Tianyuan, please wait here, I'll go to the study."

"Uncle, please help yourself." Qi Xuansu stood up and said.

"That's right, I'll take the gift over." Zhang Yuelu took the gift aside and followed behind his father.

Zhang Juqi did not refuse. Their family was not a wealthy family. They had servants, but they were only responsible for ordinary housework. Many small things within their ability were done by themselves.

Qi Xuansu sat alone in the living room.

Not long after, Zhang Yuelu and his daughter did not come back, but two women came in from outside.

Qi Xuansu recognized one of them, Zhang Yuyue. The other woman was much older and looked like Zhang Yuelu, but her aura was much colder than Zhang Yuelu. This was not because the cold beauty kept people away, but because she lacked the utilitarianism of tenderness. On the other hand, Zhang Yuelu, whether she was a scholar or innocent, always had an ideal romantic color, less cold and more passionate.

This was the famous Tan Tai Madam Tan Tai Qiong. Not only was she at the opposite end of the spectrum from Zhang Yuelu in temperament, but she was also at the opposite end of the spectrum from Zhang Juqi in her attitude towards Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu never expected that he would have to fight this great enemy in such a narrow encounter.

Tan Taiqiong waved to Zhang Yuyue.

Zhang Yuyue understood, looked at Qi Xuansu with a gloating look, and turned to leave. Only Qi Xuansu and Tan Taiqiong were left in the living room.

Qi Xuansu had already stood up and saluted respectfully.

Tan Taiqiong was not arrogant at all, and went straight to the point: "Qi Xuansu, Qi Tianyuan, right? If I remember correctly, you are 24 years old this year, graduated from the Wanxiang Taoist Palace in the Bingzi year, and are currently the deacon of the Yaoguang Division of the Tiangang Hall. You are a seventh-grade Taoist priest and will soon be promoted to a sixth-grade Taoist priest and enjoy the treatment of a fifth-grade Taoist priest. You are a congenital person with the Yuxu stage of cultivation, which is the Yuding realm of a scattered person. You live in No. 18, Shibei Lane, Changzhen Street, Haichanfang. Your master is the fourth-grade Taoist priest Qi Haoran, who has passed away, and it is suspected that he died at the hands of the assassin of the "Inn". "

Qi Xuansu nodded Nodding: "Auntie knows it well by heart and has worked hard."

Tan Taiqiong's tone was calm, and it was hard to tell whether she was happy or angry: "For an orphan born in Wanxiang Taoist Palace, it is not easy to go from a seventh-rank Taoist priest to a fifth-rank Taoist priest in just four months."

Qi Xuansu had an untimely perception. The fear was far more terrible than the fear itself. The fear before the knife fell was even greater than after the knife fell. Before he met Tan Taiqiong, he was always full of trepidation, but after he really met Tan Taiqiong, he felt somewhat relieved.

Qi Xuansu said: "It's not easy. If it were a little bit, Auntie wouldn't be able to see me. It would be one less worry."

Tan Taiqiong smiled and said: "Risks and opportunities always coexist. Not only are you standing in front of me alive, but you have also reached a higher level. If you do it a few more times, I will have to look up to you. How dare I talk like that?"

Qi Xuansu bowed and said: "Auntie, you are too kind."

Tan Taiqiong did not comment: "Whether it is too kind or not, let's not talk about it for now, but in this respect, you are indeed very similar to Qingxiao. If I say something to her, she will say something back to me, and she never wants to suffer any loss. No wonder she likes you, after all, birds of a feather flock together."

Qi Xuansu could not tell whether Tan Taiqiong's words were a compliment or criticism for a while, so he had to remain silent.

However, Qi Xuansu still felt that there was more derogatory elements. They were not mother and daughter, but enemies.

Tan Tai Qiong added: "No one knows a daughter better than her mother. I thought Qing Xiao would find someone to bring home and fool me casually to try to get away with it. She never spends much time on such things, and even if she fools me, it's perfunctory." "But there's nothing I can do. The child is grown up and no one can control her. She has caught the attention of the Earth Master and is now the deputy hall master with real power, on the same level as me. Even if she doesn't pass the test, as long as she can delay until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, she will continue to return to Tiangang Hall to be her deputy hall master. I'm not the real head of the hall, so I can't control her." "But I didn't expect that she seemed to be serious, which really gave me a big surprise."