Zhao Xu was the seventh emperor of the Song Dynasty.
When he first ascended the throne, power had always been in the hands of the Empress Dowager Gao. It was not until the death of Empress Dowager Gao in September of the eighth year of Yuanyou that he took over the government at the age of eighteen.
Li Gangyi personally presided over the government.
He implemented the exemption law, the green crops law, and the market law to strengthen the country.
After that, he took a tough stance against the Xixia Empire. Not only did he build a defensive fortification that was more than a thousand miles long at the border, but he also launched two battles at Pingxia City to force the Xixia Empire to surrender.
Zhao Xu was one of the few emperors in Great Song who had conquered a lost territory.
But even so, it could not change the fact that the Song Dynasty was weak.
Great Liao, Xixia, Tubo, which one of them wasn't a threat so close to him that he felt like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat?
Just as he was standing in the courtyard and thinking about how to continue strengthening the Great Song's strength…
Suddenly.
He saw a golden dragon flying in.
The two Daoists, one old and one young, stood on the golden dragon.
The old man's beard and hair were all white, and he wore a white Taoist robe that had been washed. He had white hair and a youthful face, and he looked like an immortal.
The few were dressed as Taoist children. They were dressed in ordinary clothes, but they looked smart and intelligent. Their brown eyes were very lively.
Zhao Xu's pupils constricted when he saw this scene.
He was not an ignorant emperor.
He had specially gone to understand the martial arts experts who lived under his rule but were lawless and treated the laws of the imperial court as nothing.
He knew that these martial arts experts were powerful. Taking their heads was as easy as taking something out of a pocket.
Some top experts were even able to move unhindered on the battlefield.
For example, Beggar's Sect Master Qiao Feng.
However, there had never been a person like this Daoist priest in front of him who gave off an unfathomable aura.
"This Taoist priest, may I know why you have come to visit me today?”
Zhao Xu asked with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, the experts from the imperial palace rushed over.
However, they stopped behind Zhao Xu.
He looked at the two Taoist priests in front of him warily and did not make any unnecessary movements.
To avoid any misunderstandings.
"Old Daoist Qingfeng, this is my Daoist child Mingyue.”
Qiao Feng used a voice that had been altered to say," I came here to ask for a seat in the Orthodoxy for our Taoism, so that we can spread the cultivation methods passed down by the Saint of Taichu. This way, the people of Great Song can spread the name of the Saint of Taichu.”
"Orthodoxy? Was the Taoist priest here to joke?”
Zhao Xu's expression was ugly.
His tone turned cold.
It wasn't that the Orthodoxy couldn't give it to him.
It was the current state religion of the Great Song, Taoism.
Starting from Taizu, the Song Dynasty had placed equal emphasis on Taoism and Buddhism, worshipping both Taoism and Buddhism.
This was because Zhao Heng, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, recognized Zhao Xuanlang, the Heavenly Lord of Life and Life of the Nine Heavens, as his ancestor. He believed that the Zhao family was the descendant of the Heavenly Lord and that it was destiny that they obtained the throne.
He also dreamed of the Heavenly Book that the Jade Emperor had given him.
He worships Taoism.
Therefore, Taoism became the national religion of the Song Dynasty.
And now, a Daoist had barged into the Imperial Palace and said that he wanted to ask for a seat in the Orthodoxy for Daoism.
He naturally thought that the other party was here to deliberately find trouble.
Qiao Feng shook his head and said," The Taoism I'm talking about is not the Taoism that respects the Three Pure Ones, but the Taoism that respects the Supreme Dao and the Absolute Beginning Saint.”
Zhao Xu asked in confusion," The Grand Primordium Saint?”
Who was this?
He had never heard of it.
Could it be that the Taoism in this Daoist's mouth was actually an unorthodox sect that used the name of Taoism?
Qiao Feng smiled and said," The Grand Primordium Saint is the supreme of the Great Dao. He is the origin of Dao and the ancestor of vitality. Taoism originally worshipped him, but later on, for some inconvenient reasons, it became the Three Pure Ones.”
"And this time, I came here to ask for a decree from His Majesty to establish Taoism as the national religion, so that the world can understand what true Taoism is and trace the origin of Taoism.”
"For this reason, I specially invited the Grand Primordium Saint for a decree.”
"When His Majesty orders to trace the origin of Taoism and recite the true name of the Saint of Taichu, the Saint will descend.”
"So that the people of Great Song can see the face of the Saint.”
Inviting a Saint to descend?
Zhao Xu was flabbergasted, and he stood rooted to the ground.
Was there really a Grand Primordium Saint in this world?
Could it be that this Daoist could really communicate with a Saint and invite him down?
He suspected that this Daoist was lying to him.
However, when he thought of the martial arts displayed by the Taoist priest and his confident tone, he fell into deep thought.
If there really was a Grand Primordium Saint in this world…
So what if the next decree was for Taoism to worship the Saint of Taichu?
If any Daoist priest was dissatisfied, he could go find this Daoist priest or the Grand Primordium Saint.
It has nothing to do with me, Zhao Xu.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu smiled and said," Alright, alright. I also want to see the Saint of Taichu's face. However, I wonder when exactly will the Saint of Taichu come?”
Qiao Feng smiled and said," After His Majesty gives the decree, we can do it anytime.”
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