Chapter 1 Zen Tao

In the summer when the flowers bloom, when the students of Qiudao Academy, which is shrouded in clouds and mist, enter the mountain. At the gate of Buzhou Mountain, they talk cheerfully, or smile and frown to welcome the new students, they did not see the arrival of the two new students who were the most popular in Shanglin City as they wished.

However, the fate of Shanglin City changed because of their influence. Daye was in trouble. The envoys of the Xituo Temple were furious at the blasphemy that the Saint was subjected to Daye, which made Daye encounter pressure from many external forces and national borders. The Censor Guan Wunian communicated with the enemy and treason, which also made Daye Kingdom a target of rumor and rumor in the United Empire for a time, and had a bad influence.

This is the worst era, but it is also the best era.

Da Ye never felt like this and sat steadily on his own rivers and mountains. The Emperor Dezhao, who lacked ability but had unparalleled virtue, never felt like this and stable. Although the national strength was not too good, everything was smooth, the great troubles were eliminated, and people's hearts were peaceful. There was still hope.

On the Buzhou Mountain, the ceremony of entering the mountain was completed by the new students of Qiudao Academy. A woman in blue shirt stood quietly by the mountain gate, looking at the mountain gate that gradually faded under the ban, with bright eyes and faint flashing, and I don’t know what she was thinking. Many people would look at the mountain gate at this time, some because they miss their hometown, some because they miss their family, so with the cultivation of their hometown and their family’s expectations, they embarked on the higher path of practice in Qiudao Academy and climbed to higher levels of practice. However, few people were like that woman to receive a lot of attention from the people in the college.

"He is Dong Sima's granddaughter, Dong Xuan, the daughter of Daye's current Secretary of State? I heard that such a junior sister would come in. I will meet her today. It is indeed worthy of her reputation..."

"Hmph, no matter how high the identity is, you will be? After entering Qiudao Academy, no matter what status and origin you have before, you only have one identity, that is, students in the academy. They must abide by the rules of the institution and practice well. They must strive to embark on a higher path of cultivation, and even have the opportunity to go to the Imperial Practice Academy to experience..."

"Yes, yes, the senior brother is in charge of the precepts of our third hospitals. Naturally, he can get in touch with the junior sister more. I just don't know if she can be assigned to our third hospitals... If she arrives at the first hospital, such a beautiful woman might be. Or the handsome and handsome Zhang Zeming in the second hospital is also a very strong competitor. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer beautiful junior sisters, and even if there are, they will soon have a master... Should we remind her, fire, theft, and senior brother..."

Dong Xuan, who did not notice the conversation between several senior brothers in white in the woods, noticed someone behind her. She turned her head and was slightly stunned. It was Liu Qian and Xue Ran, whom she was in a complicated mood at the moment and did not want to see the least, but inexplicably wanted to see, Liu Qian and Xue Ran, who were admitted to the college in the Qichun Hou Mansion this year.

Xue Ran smiled and said with a smile, "I just saw you standing here for a long time. I saw Lord Sima and Minister Shu personally sent you into the mountain. I think you must have started missing your family just after entering the mountain. Or are you thinking...that person?"

Dong Xuan turned her head and looked at Xue Ran with a huff, not understanding whether this sentence was sarcastic or implicitly ridiculed.

Liu Qian next to him felt a little unbearable under Dong Xuan's gaze. When Liu Qian was rated as the best talent among the descendants of the Qi family in the Marquis' Mansion, he once admired Dong Xuan, who was very close to the Marquis' Mansion. Unfortunately, he could only look at the blue beautiful figure from afar, so he was angry at the time when Yang Ze's toad wanted to eat swan meat.

Dong Xuan and Xue Ran looked at each other, although there seemed to be a smell of lightning between their absolutely quiet eyes. But no one avoided their eyes first. Dong Xuan suddenly smiled and nodded, "Indeed, I was indeed thinking about him just now... But I was just thinking, although I don't know why he made such great progress in a short period of time... But when he came back from the Earth Sea Realm, I might have surpassed him far by then..." After she said that, she walked towards the mountain road, turned around and said, "...I hope he doesn't disappoint."

Seeing the blue shadow stepping onto the mountain road, Xue Ran was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and smiled, "What a stubborn girl."

The Clippers from Daye quickly intercepted two ships that were large and small to escort Yang Ze in the Daye Sea Realm. They read out the countless shocks and changes that Daye had in the short time after Yang Ze left.

He was declared exiled on the same day, but was then called to the study room, met the national master of Daye Gu Liangji, the chubby director Zhang Ping, and even Emperor Dezhao finally entrusted him to do something.

The last secret discussion was the fact that the assassination of Shangguan Yan was the fact that Yang Ze realized at that time that King Daye was not completely ignorant of what happened below. Perhaps the one who was the best deceived in this world was such a leader, but the one who was the worst deceived might be such a leader.

After the issue of Shangguan Wunian was determined as soon as possible, Emperor Dezhao was secretly supervising and guarding. The Privy Council had two of the most developed intelligence websites in Daye. However, all the clues about Shangguan Wunian's evidence of the enemy's treason were hidden by the other party, including the disappearance of some key and key figures, the progress of sensation. The enemy's cutting-edge spies sent back the news, and some key secret documents were sent to Daye, but the whereabouts were missing. Even if some key documents were found, they were intercepted by the Censor, even though they knew that those secret documents played a decisive and critical role could not be found in the Censor's Office, the only Censor's Office that Emperor Daye could not find.

The investigation of the Privy Council was once deadlocked.

Because even if we know that the clue was broken in the Censor's Office, Emperor Dezhao would not openly break up and break into the investigation. Not to mention that the breaking of the ban in the mansion is enough to make the people in the mansion alert. If the investigation is forced, Shangguan Wunian and his son can also destroy the secret agreements by launching the ban at the most urgent time. Let Emperor Dezhao investigate without any evidence, but instead fall into a quagmire situation.

The matter was that Shangguan Wunian went to the upper level of the United Empire and Yang Ze appeared in Daye's high-level vision and had a turning point.

Shangguan Wunian went to the United Empire, and the Censor's Mansion was respected by Shangguan Yan, who was smarter than him. If Shangguan Yan could be removed at this time, the other party would lose the command and response brain. The Privy Council then entered the Censor's Mansion for searching in the name of assassination of the thief within the Censor's Mansion, it would be natural.

Therefore, letting Yang Ze take action is to prevent the assassination from failing. The actions from the king of the Privy Council will be known to the other party and become alert or granted a handle. In the context of the Censor's United Empire, this action is extremely unfavorable to Emperor Dezhao.

Yang Ze was sent away at this time, and his personal revenge would not involve the Qichun Marquis Mansion. The period of his exile was enough to leave it for Emperor Dezhao to mediate.

Therefore, in order to avoid future handles, the Privy Council of the Kingdom will not participate in the assassination, but before this, it provided the greatest convenience to Yang Ze. It included providing the whereabouts of the target, and also cleverly left behind the short gap between the Jingji Guard and the Shanglin Yin Wei handed over the shift, so that Yang Ze could quickly leave after his failure.

On the day of the assassination, the Seventh Department of the Military Intelligence Department of the Privy Council successfully entered the civil strife in the Censor's Office. The national teacher Gu Liang quickly used magical techniques to break the ban and found the evidence of the crime under the ban. The iron evidence was as strong as the mountain, and Shangguan Wunian's group declared overthrow.

Yang Ze was famous for this, and therefore, the Qichun Marquis Mansion was also appointed as the governor of Wei. It is conceivable how enthusiastic the Marquis Mansion is now. In the past, Yang Ze had no feelings for this and was indifferent to it. But now when he thinks about the lively atmosphere in the mansion, he feels a little warm.

He sent away Da Ye's decree officials and brought news that the path to exile was halved for him.

On the calm and unwavering ocean, Yang Ze looked at the huge sails of the Red Mansion ship waving in the sunshine that were leading the way in front of his ship, and said to Master Hanzo, "Shangguan Yan died so unjustly."

"What's wrong with you?" Hanzang opened his eyes and looked at Yang Ze.

"The Shangguan family is not a crime of war, it's just that they are not very lucky. They just meet me with me for the sake of their daughter." Yang Ze said, "Shangguan Wunian has hatred for Emperor Daye for his daughter. There is nothing wrong with this. Shangguan Yan is not cruel by nature, let alone a bright future and a superior qualification. In the end, she can only get the result of premature death. Many people may not have to die, but they died because of me."

Hanzo smiled slowly, "The evil is caused by evil, the cycle of heaven. Right and wrong, justice and morality are the troubles of ordinary people. Shangguan Wunian subverts Da Ye and causes trouble to the creatures, or because of you, Da Ye has lost his head now, and even makes many people lose their heads. Which of these two is more moral and who is more worthy of being sad about the actors?"

Yang Ze was stunned for a moment, looking at the old monk who was playing the game with him slowly, and said, "The master is a master who understands the world. He should understand that morality and right and wrong have never been in the hands of ordinary people. Perhaps it is just a tool for higher-level existences to manage and restrain people's words and deeds. For this society and civilization, such tools may be very important, and sometimes it is equally important to dare to break this kind of constraint. For me, what is morality and norms in this world, what should I stand on, and whether the overthrow of Emperor Dezhao can make the people of Daye live a better life... These are not important. What is important is that the things and beliefs I think are important and maintained cannot tolerate any threat or defilement."

Hanzo looked at Yang Ze with a slight appreciation and murmured, "What is Tao, what is Zen?"

When Yang Ze was stunned again, he asked and answered in a voice like a bell in the evening drum and morning, "It is famous but not the great way, but not the right or wrong, and I want to know my meaning... the yellow leaves stop crying money."

Yang Ze looked at the seagulls flying in the vast sea from the deck guardrail. The golden sunlight dyed his pupils mottled and bright, and nodded seriously, "Master pointed it right. Even if I am a vulgar, I want to become a very brilliant vulgar person. For me, the morality in my heart is that yellow leaf. Even if it is not real gold, it is also my cognition and pursuit of the truth that I pursue unremittingly."

"First use desire to hook it, then let it enter the Buddha's wisdom." Hanzo smiled slightly, "With this desire to seek the Tao, why worry about the great way not being successful. In my opinion, your kid's achievements in the future... will definitely be extraordinary."

"Master praises it." Yang Ze bowed and owed the gift.

Hanzo gave him a blank look, half open and half closed, and said, "Since I am secretly happy and so humble, do you know that you... are very hypocritical."

At this time, white seagulls were floating in the sky, cloudless, and the blue ocean was endless. The sea breeze was blowing and sunny, as if they could throw away the land maps that bloomed with flowers.

In the distance, the last kimao island in the Daye Sea is far away. After crossing this island, you can truly pass through the Daye Sea.

The ships and boats were all elite sailors of the Daye boat division. Looking at the island ahead from afar, they were a little excited. A crew member who was proficient in this sea area also introduced to everyone, "The village in front of Daye is probably the village on the border of Daye, the village on Limao Island..."

The small boat where Yang Ze is located enters such a gourd-shaped sea estuary. First, Yu's small Red Mansion ship turns into the peninsula and enters the sea estuary. You can see many sea boats parked in the village's port from afar. Most of these sea boats have extremely aggressive shapes from the appearance, and are definitely not the style of ships that are found in the village. Everyone is immediately nervous. When they gradually approach the shore, the scene of entering the sight makes everyone's eyes burst!

Countless pirates dressed by cultivators from Kashima Country burned and killed and looted the village. The first scene Yang Ze saw was a long and slender sword in the hand of a cultivator wearing a straw hat drew a half-arc line, and then penetrated into the back of a villager who was still crawling. His movements were extremely chic, as if he was practicing swords on weekdays, and he looked at Yang Ze and others in the approaching ship. Yang Ze clenched his fist, and at this time, everyone on the ship changed color and shouted angrily, "It's a practitioner of Shindozhai!"

After looking closely, these cultivators who were working on the Tao had a sign of an inverted crescent-shaped door arch after their clothes.

I used to know that the islanders on the Daye border were suffering from the robbery of the Shendaozhai cultivators, and now I understand how rampant the other party is.

One of them seemed to be the leader of the cultivators. When he turned around, he saw Yang Ze and others' ships approaching. Everyone on the boat was armed with weapons. In anger, he was ready to go down and do something big. He smiled coldly, ran quickly and rushed towards the docking ship, then bounced up on the wooden board of the port and flew towards the ship from the air. Just looking at this scene, the headed cultivator might have reached the level of the sixth level of intention.

The moment the practitioner was about to fly to the hull, Master Hanzang waved his sleeves and a wisp of true power poured out, and a sound of puff. Before the practitioner could pounce on the boat, he was burned into a wisp of blue smoke tilting towards the hull by the karma fire in the air.

Many cultivators who were fighting against the islanders at the bottom were justified.

Master Hanzang immediately left his seat and floated to the island shore. Several Shinto Zhai practitioners immediately held their swords. Before they could react, they shouted angrily and ran towards the place where he landed. Hanzang landed, and a ball of karma fire was wandering beside him. The five people who rushed towards him turned into ashes at the touch!

Yang Ze shook his head on the boat, "These Shindozhai people are always a little stupid. When they see the leader disappear, they are not smart enough to escape. They always have to do something to highlight the protagonist's tall and mighty..."

Yang Ze looked at Master Hanzang again below, thinking that Emperor Da Ye Dezhao was really kind and had such a strong teacher for himself. It seems that this trip to the Earth and Sea might be really shocking.

When the ship was docked, everyone on the ship was excited. After Yang Zezhi's order, he had already passed the ship and rushed towards the Shindo Zhai practitioners who had already become cold.

Yang Ze came to Hanzang, who was chanting scriptures and relied on the dead souls. After a while of silence, he looked up and wondered, "Master, isn't this move considered breaking the killing precepts?"

Hanzo raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at Yang Ze, and said, "In the world, greed, ignorance, anger, resentment, anger, anger, and jealousy, all can enter the Tao. Everything is empty and there is no place for me. Today is your first lesson. Use killing to stop sins and karma, this is Zen."
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