The so-called "prophecy" is a prophecy and omen that is about to be fulfilled. It has been common since ancient times. The more famous ones include "Hu who destroyed Qin", "Liu Xiu should be the emperor", "Those who replace Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao", "Peach and plums will win the world", "The heroine Chang" and so on...

"Longshachen" is also one of them. It is said that there was a Xu Zhenjun Xu Xun in the Jin Dynasty. He had a strong magic power and was respected by the world to "Xu Xian".

Once, Xu Xian killed a dragon that was causing trouble. Unexpectedly, the dragon was still pregnant. The dragon's son escaped from the dragon's belly. His disciples wanted to chase the little dragon, but Xu Zhenjun stopped him and said that it had not done any harm and should not be killed. At the same time, he also predicted that "One thousand, two hundred immortals would be born in the realm of Yuzhang, and his master was the incarnation of Bodhisattva Tanluan and should promote my religion. If the little snake is harmed at this time, the eight hundred people should be killed. If it does not harm anything, it will not be punished."

Later, Jingmingdao, a branch of Taoism he founded, predicted that after 1,240 years, Xu Zhenjun ascended to the Longsha period, the world would be in chaos, and by the time of the world, eight hundred earthly immortals would be reincarnated and quell the chaos, and then they would be ranked in the Immortal Class, and immortal blessings would be enjoyed forever.

This is the so-called "Longsha Chan", which has been very popular since the Song Dynasty. In this dynasty, some people who are interested in it calculated that the 1,240 years after Xu Zhenjun ascended, it was in the middle of the Wanli period of this dynasty.

This has become an enduring social hot spot. Not only do scholars say when they are talking about it, but there are always people talking about it on the streets and alleys. It is very similar to later generations in the 1990s, when everyone talked about the end of the world.

In this repeated discussion, Longshachen has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Many people in the Ming Dynasty believed that Longshachen was about to come true. It can even be said that this fear of the coming chaos in the world has made the idea of ​​enjoying timely deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Hedonism will prevail in society and the authority of reality has also been disintegrated to a certain extent.

The one who brought this life drama to its climax was Wang Gui, Wang Xijue's second daughter... Because she was given this name to Wang Xijue's Toad Palace when she was born.

As mentioned before, this girl has been inconspicuous since she was a child and has a strange temperament. She has no interest in the Four Books and Five Classics, and does not want to learn from the Girl Hong. However, she has been obsessed with religion since she was a child. She has studied various Buddhist scriptures and Taoist sacred books all day long, meditating, and making her divine and spiritual ways that her family is disliked.

Later, she finally waited until she was about to leave the house and could send the god away. Unexpectedly, her husband died before she even passed away. She claimed that she would keep her chastity for her deceased husband. This is a beautiful virtue that the official advocates. It is very rare in this era of moral degradation, so naturally the family cannot stop her.

Unexpectedly, she not only kept her rituals, but also became a monk and became a female Taoist priest. She claimed that she was guided by the immortals and was the incarnation of Bodhisattva Tanluan, so she called herself "Tanyangzi". She also wrote a poem for self-promotion:

‘The left bun is Tanyangzi, and the king is in trouble at that time. Wuling is the leader, and the ancient moon is a lonely peak. Before the two ends reach, the nine rings will turn red.’

Wang Heifeng is Wang Chongyang. It means that I, Tanyangzi, will be the second best in Wang Chongyang in the future, and will establish a sect at Wuling Guyue Peak to be the leader. While the evil dragon has not yet arrived, you all come and become the master.

It is a very popular poem, and the intention of riding on the popularity is very obvious. But at this time, he claimed that he was a religious speculator in the immortal master in Longshachen, and there were no more than 80, so it was not new.

But it is rare for female Taoist priests to do this, and she is the daughter of the Wang family in Taicang! Relying on the reputation of the Wang family, her starting point is naturally very high. After several appearances and several preachings, her reputation has spread more and more widely, and she has become a master of a generation.

Later, because Wang Shizhen offended Zhang Juzheng, he was dismissed from office and returned home. He visited Tanyangzi and sat with her to discuss the truth. As a result, he was impressed by the theory of "Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism" of Tanyangzi's mouth. He quickly decided to become her master and become her eldest disciple.

Wang Shizhen is the leader of the literary world and a master. Tan Yangzi was naturally a tiger with his help, and not only became famous. Wang Shizhen also gave another explanation to Long Shachen. He transformed the eight hundred earth immortals who were born and quelled the chaos into the immortal class.

His master Tan Yangzi was the teacher of the eight hundred earthly immortals, who decided who could be ranked in the immortal class. Under his strong advocacy, famous scholars from all walks of life came to become masters, begging the immortal master to give him a place. Even Wang Xijue could not withstand the temptation of becoming an immortal and worshipped his daughter as his teacher.

These disciples who have the right to speak in society have worked hard to praise the immortal master, which made Tan Yangzi develop hundreds of thousands of believers in Jiangnan in just a few years. Even within the Jiangnan Group, many people secretly became her believers.

Although due to the group regulations and the limited number of places under Tanyangzi's sect, no one has yet to take her as his teacher, it has already aroused the relevant departments' high alert.

There was no group in the entire Ming Dynasty that was more vigilant about religion than the Jiangnan Group. Not to mention that this dynasty started with religion, but only that the group expanded its territory overseas, and the biggest enemy it encountered was also religion.

On the surface, Portugal and Spain came from thousands of miles to spread Catholicism.

Secretly, what is even more troublesome is that the countries in Southeast Asia have generally converted to Tianfang Sect or Hinduism. This issue is not properly handled. When I am strong and the other is weak, they may be at peace. But once the world changes and China is behind the scenes, it may lead to strange disasters.

Therefore, Zhao Hao established the sixth committee, the "Religious Affairs Committee", which reported directly to the board of directors, to specifically study how to deal with religious issues in the vast ruling areas.

The motto of the "Religious Commission" is - religion is politics! How could he turn a blind eye to the sect that emerged under his nose?

If Zhao Hao had not secretly ordered the Religious Commission to observe and study "Tanyang Yimen" as a sample of emerging religions, they would have long suggested that the board of directors should start to ban this potentially highly harmful organization.

In the research report given by the Religious Commission, various hazards were analyzed one by one, including but not limited to the easy triggering of mass events; the easy formation of political organizations with ulterior motives; the harmful interference of scientific dissemination; and the Wang family is closely related to the group and is easily a handle for political enemies to attack the group.

In the secret report given by the Security Department, the current resumes of Tanyangzi's disciples were analyzed one by one. It is not difficult to find that they were either the village officials who offended Zhang Juzheng and were forced to step down, or the idle officials in Nanjing who were frustrated in the Wanli Dynasty. They were either famous scholars who were far away from the court but always pursued the maintenance of influence; or they were Xinxue disciples who were severely attacked by Zhang Juzheng and famous scholars...

In short, it is a group of people on the marginal side of the political arena. Such a group of people gather together naturally means maintaining or even increasing their influence and voice outside the court.

This is the motivation for a group of extremely smart heads to weave this absurd dream of becoming an immortal together.

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Oh, by the way, the director of the Religious Commission is Xu Wei. The research report on Tanyang's sect was given by him after he penetrated it.

Xu Wei told Zhao Hao that this year, Tanyangzi will hold a daytime ascension ceremony and perform on-site performance to become an immortal. If you want to eliminate her influence, the best way is to expose her tricks at the ceremony.

But Fatty Xu did not recommend Zhao Hao to do this. He believed that in the final analysis, she was actually a tool for frustrated scholars and officials to unite and compete with the court for the right to speak.

With the current social and political atmosphere, a Tanyangzi has been banned, and more Kunyangzi will appear, and a Yangzi will appear. You Dao is worse than a raw person than to be familiar with, and it is better to try to take over the eldest niece and take the Tanyang family into your own hands.

It is the one who accepts disciples.

This is why Zhao Hao's trip to Taicang. He decided to talk to Tan Yangzi first. If the other party is still clear-headed and willing to cooperate, then according to Fatty Xu's wishes. If he is already possessed or stubborn, then he can't learn from Shen Gongbao... Oh no, Ximen Bao.

But he has always been able to act, pretending that I have left Jiangnan for too long and don’t know anything, and keeps playing with the words of the Two Kings.

He was amused and crying and found that Wang Shizhen and Wang Xijue had the idea of ​​improving their own voice and being more important when singing the opposite tune with Zhang Juzheng, but they themselves really believed in Tan Yangzi's style...

In fact, it is not surprising that superstitions are still prevalent four hundred years later, let alone this era. Even Xianggong Zhang firmly believes in the auspicious theory, and those who do not believe in gods and Buddhas are minorities and aliens.

"Brother, join in. I have agreed with your niece, my master, to leave ten places for your family." What bad intentions can the chef have? He pulled Zhao Hao and persuaded him earnestly: "How happy will our whole family become immortals at that time? Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to consider the old master. He is eighty years old."

"Then why did Tai Shi Hua not join?" Zhao Hao asked.

"Oh, the family has no life." Wang Shizhen was Hua Shuyang's father-in-law and sighed: "My teacher needs to take off his mortal fetus and ascend to become an immortal before he can get back all his magic power and enlighten us to become an immortal. In order to save his family, the family master wanted to ascend early in April, but it was not time, and he wasted his efforts. He could only wait for the Double Ninth Festival to ascend again, but the old family was less than a month away from waiting..."

"Look, it's all fate." Wang Shimao sighed, obviously believing in Tan Yangzi.

Yes, there are still a few days before the immortal master will ascend in public, and others will not believe it.

"How is it, do you agree?" Wang Shizhen and Wang Xijue looked at Zhao Hao eagerly. If they could convince this actual lord of Jiangnan to get started, Tanyang Sect would immediately become the number one religion in Jiangnan.

"You have to let me meet Tan Yangzi...Master." Zhao Hao smiled bitterly and said, "Talk to her and experience the immortal skills yourself?"
Chapter completed!