In the middle of the tenth month, Zhong Tingzhi came to the court again when the court meeting was held again.
He was fined his salary and shut himself in for three months. Not only did he lose his merit, he also missed three court meetings. He could only understand the situation in the court from the records.
In this court meeting, Daoist Zhangsun was cultivating as usual while Chong Tingzhi was still being punished. He knew that it was useless for him to speak alone. Moreover, there was nothing major happening recently. Hence, he did not say a word throughout the meeting and only agreed with the court's decision.
At the end of the court meeting, the Daoist at the head of the table took out a letter and said, "Zhang Shouzheng sent a letter saying that the Lou Mansion of the Western Vault Heavens has been guarding Cang Lu for 163 years. He is not fit to sit in this position anymore. What do you think?"
When Daoist Zhong heard that it was Zhang Yu's letter, he immediately paid attention to it.
Daoist Yu Su said, "Guarding Cang Lu for 160 years is indeed too long. According to the rules, he should have been moved long ago. I think this proposal is acceptable."
Daoist Feng, who rarely spoke in the court, agreed, "Court Attendant Yu Su is right. Normally guarding Cang Lu for a hundred years is already too long. Furthermore, he has been guarding Cang Lu for so long and has achieved many merits in the past. Until now, he is still guarding Cang Lu and cannot be promoted. This does not make sense."
Daoist Chao said, "I don't think there's anything wrong with this. He has a bad temper and a strong murderous nature. That place suits him. If he were to go elsewhere, he might not be willing. "
Wu Tingzhi said, "Xuanting has its own rules. How can he be willing? If he is not willing to accept Xuanting's arrangement, he can resign and go back to cultivate. "
The Daoist at the head of the table said, "Then let's discuss how to arrange this matter."
A hundred and sixty years was really too long. If it was any other constellation, they would have changed people a long time ago. It was only the Lou Constellation's situation that was special. There were battles all the time, and the casualties were heavy. Moreover, nothing had happened for so many years, and it was extremely stable. In addition, because of Cang Lu, Xuan Ting did not make any changes.
But in reality, this situation was not appropriate.
Xuan Zun had to stay in one place for a long time, and he was often involved in battles. His methods would gradually be exposed, and it would be easier for the enemy to target him. This was actually not good for defense.
Wu Tingzhi said slowly, "With Cang Lu's past contributions, he is qualified to be promoted to Tingzhi."
"No!"
"This is not appropriate."
"That's inappropriate!"
As soon as this statement was made, it was immediately opposed by the court enforcers below. It was not just one of them, but most of them. It was obvious that everyone knew Cang Lu's temperament, and at the same time, it could be seen how bad this person's popularity was.
Chen Tingzhi said, "Then we can only arrange for him to guard the other continents. Are there any suitable places for him to go?"
Wei Tingzhi said, "There's one in Yujing …"
Dai Tingzhi shook his head and said, "That's not appropriate. Cang Lu is too murderous, and he doesn't get along well with his fellow Daoists. When I was in Kui Mansion, I was always in charge of supporting Lou Mansion, but every time I sent a message, this person ignored me.
It's fine if it's elsewhere, but if he goes to Yujing, it will be even more difficult for him to get along. Yujing is an important place for defense. I think we can't hand it over to this person. "
The court enforcers all nodded. Although the three Xuan Zun in Yujing were each guarding a crack, they could only defend it steadily by supporting each other. This person would only offend others and embarrass their fellow Daoists. No matter what, it was not appropriate for him to go there.
Daoist Zhong said, "I don't think so. How about this? Guard Cang Lu will be removed from his position, and when there's a suitable position, we will arrange for this person to take over. During this period, his merit will not be reduced. What do you all think?"
Chen Tingzhi said, "This method is suitable."
The head Daoist stroked his beard and said, "This method is appropriate. Fellow Daoist Cang has guarded Lou Mansion for a hundred and sixty years, and his merit is not small. His merit will still be counted. When there's a suitable position, we will make arrangements."
Feng and Gao looked at each other. They both understood that this was just an excuse to remove Cang Lu from his position. As for a suitable position, who knew when it would be?
However, it was rare that no one objected to this arrangement, because no one liked this person. They would rather pay some merit to arrange for this person to go to the side than to see this person come to the court and disturb them.
After this discussion, everyone discussed the candidate to replace the guard. After that, there was nothing else to do. With the sound of a bell, the court meeting was dismissed.
Daoist Zhong returned to his Miaohao Daoist Palace. When he saw his disciple standing to the side, he was moved and said, "There's a reply from below?"
The disciple bowed and said, "Yes, Supreme Venerable One. The letter sent by Xu Chong is written in red script. It is already placed on the Supreme Venerable One's desk."
Daoist Zhong waved his hand, and the disciple bowed and left. He came to the front of the desk, and there was a red jade box on it. When he looked at it, the cover of the box opened by itself, and the jade disc inside was instantly crushed. It turned into light and dispersed, and he immediately saw the contents of the message.
His spirit was lifted. It was undoubtedly good news that he found a reply from Zhengqing's lineage so quickly. He originally thought that it would take a few years, or even a dozen years.
Now, because of Xuntian Dao Zhang, there were countless Xuanxiu improving every day, and their improvement in turn led to the perfection of the Xuan method. Even Monk Hunjang benefited from this. It could be imagined that in the future, these two lineages that originated from the same lineage would be closer to each other.
And the closeness of benefits would definitely be reflected in their ideals and aspirations. He believed that the alliance of the Xuan and Hun Daoists was not an exaggeration.
If he really waited a few years, or even a dozen years later, he did not know what the situation would be like then. As he was thinking, he waved his sleeve at the big jade disc in front of him, and two faint rays of light flashed across it.
After a while, Chong Tingzhi and Daoist Zhangsun's figures appeared.
He immediately said, "Chong Tingzhi, Daoist Zhangsun, I have found a descendant of Zhengqing's lineage, and I have received a reply from a Daoist."
On the other side, Zhang Yu received a reply from Xuanting in Shouzheng Palace. It said that his proposal had been discussed by the court, and Xuanting would remove Cang Lu from the position of Guardian, and allow his incarnation to return to his original body.
He thought for a while. If Cang Lu was removed from the position of Guardian, then no matter what problems he had, he could slowly investigate, and the Kui Mansion would not be affected.
However, two days later, there was another news that Cang Lu refused to leave the position of Guardian.
His refusal caused Xuanting to be dissatisfied. Then, he sent two summons in a row and reprimanded him, asking him to immediately hand over his position. However, Cang Lu did not accept it at all.
This time, Xuanting was not polite. He ordered someone to send the imperial edict to Shouzheng Palace, and asked Zhang Yu to bring the imperial edict to reprimand Cang Lu. If Cang Lu still refused to comply with Xuanting's arrangement, then he would directly take him down.
After receiving Xuanting's edict, Zhang Yu could not help but think about it. As a Shouzheng, he could decide whether to accept or reject Xuanting's edict depending on the specific situation.
In the past, even if Shouzheng had this authority, he would not dare to do so, because the position of Shouzheng was not a permanent position, and Xuanting could remove him at any time. But now, his authority was greater than that of the previous Shouzheng. If he felt that it was inappropriate, then he could ignore it.
However, this matter was originally proposed by him. Cang Lu's action proved that his previous doubts were reasonable, so he did not refuse and accepted it.
He had read Cang Lu's records before. This person was good at the Extreme Gang and Fierce Evil Spirit Technique, and he was good at sacrificial tools. His methods were very brilliant. However, after so many years, Xuanting had almost known his mysterious Taoist methods and even the magic tools he carried with him. So he thought for a while, called Ming Zhou and asked him to bring two magic tools.
After he was prepared, he left Shouzheng Palace and went to the dojo where Cang Lu was.
Cang Lu's temperament was eccentric and unapproachable. He had long opened a dojo outside of Yuanli, but this place did not cut off its connection with Qing Qiong. If this person really did so, then Xuanting would not let him reprimand first, but directly let him capture this person.
Under Ming Zhou's guidance, he easily entered the dojo from Qing Qiong's land.
At this moment, he looked up and saw that the entire world was desolate. The clouds in the sky were heavy, and the ground was empty and flat. There were no wrinkles, and there was not even a trace of sand or dust. Occasionally, lightning flashed in the clouds, and then a dull thunder sounded in the clouds. It seemed to be the only sound here.
If a dojo opened by a cultivator was not deliberately managed, then to a certain extent, it was a reflection of one's state of mind. But here, it was dull and oppressive, and there was no immortal atmosphere at all. To see such a scene, there must be something wrong with this person.
He floated forward and finally landed in front of the door of the Taoist Palace that stood in the middle of the ground. The Taoist Palace was also abnormally simple and crude. It was completely supported by huge, coarse square stones. Light shone in from all directions, shining in an abnormally dazzling white.
He walked in, and saw that under the tall stone door opposite, Cang Lu stood there with his back to him. His Daoist bun was spread out, and he was wearing a blue-gray Daoist robe.
Wind suddenly blew in all directions, and thick clouds appeared at the top of the sky, causing the surrounding light to flicker between bright and dark, like the change of night and day.
He knew that this change was the beginning of Cang Lu's state of mind, but the latter did not seem to mind this being known. With his back to him, he said, "Zhang Shouzheng, you're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Zhang Wuji looked at him and said, "Cang Shou Town rejected Xuanting's order. Could it be that you were waiting for me to come here?"
Cang Lu said, "Yes."
Zhang Yu's eyes flashed slightly, and said, "Did you destroy Lou Mansion's encampment on purpose, Cang Shou Town?"
Cang Lu was silent for a moment, and then said, "That's right."
He slowly turned around. At this moment, his eyes were pitch-black, and what was frightening was that in those eyes, there were countless small eyeballs blinking there.
"I thought that Zhang Shouzheng would come directly to me after sensing the strange Qi on my doppelganger, but I didn't expect you to report to Xuanting first. But it doesn't matter, the result is the same."
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