Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2599 Learn from the scriptures, you must have the scriptures

  Some people are sad, but naturally there are also people who are happy.

   Qiao and happy now.

  Because he finally received the task from the General's Mansion.

   Belongs to his personal exclusive task.

  For a long time before, Qiao did not think that he was forgotten or abandoned, but now he is full of energy from head to toe.

   Qiao Bing arrived in Longxi overnight, took a short rest, and devoted himself to work with full energy.

  Because the pilgrims from the snow area are about to arrive in Longxi at this time, and are about to enter the area of ​​Chang'an Sanfu.

  For these Buddhist scriptures, they saw a beautiful and picturesque landscape, or a painting as beautiful as a landscape.

  In the faint morning light, at the end of the slanting branches stretching toward the spring, some delicate elves in yellow and green clothes are dancing in the spring breeze.

   city, street.

  Shops, pedestrians.

Just like those later generations who got tired of being in the reinforced concrete and always have an indescribable admiration and longing in the wilderness, these people who have traveled long distances from the snowy desert are facing When the towns of the big Han, and the towns are getting bigger and bigger, there is inexplicably a kind of fear and worship.

  If urine and various smells are the boundaries of animals in nature, then the roads and towns created by human habitation are undoubtedly the declaration of human sovereignty over a certain area.

  Big fellow.

   This is the big man.

  Learning the scriptures is exciting.

This is the big man in the minds of these people who came from afar, or in their fantasy, and when they knew that the majestic town in front of them was not the center of the big man, but just one of the surrounding counties, the people who learned the scriptures were silent Yes, they are more in awe, but also more fearful.

  The learners could not forget that they dragged their heavy and tired steps, then walked out from the distant mountains, and then saw a large black city wall suddenly appearing in front of them.

  At that time, they felt that the city wall was extremely high, as if it was so high that it seemed to have no end, covering half of the sky.

The outline of this "huge" city stands between the sky and the earth in such a splendid and silent manner. While the pilgrims were ecstatic, their eyes widened, and they walked carefully to the official road, looking at the majestic city in front of them. , Looking at the crowds on the official road not far away, they stopped a pedestrian, and asked cautiously, stammering: "Excuse me, this...is this...Chang'an, Chang'an City?" 』

  The passerby laughed and pointed to the words on the city wall, "This is Jincheng!" Not Chang'an! 』

  At that time, people who learned the scriptures knew that the big man was really big.

  The Han people in Longyou are undoubtedly a little more heroic. They are not like those people in Shandong. It seems that they must wear the long sleeves of Han Dynasty robes to be called clothes, and they will not scoff at the sight of Hu clothes.

The Han people in Longyou tend to be simple and simple. Many people wear short sleeves, short shirts and flat shoes, which look extraordinarily neat. Occasionally, there are men with big sleeves, and most of the cuffs are rolled up, tied to the arms with ties, and the hands are hanging outside the sleeves. .

   After all, Longyou is a martial artist, and the long sleeves of his long robe will affect the speed of drawing out the sharp sword and waist knife in the sheath around his waist.

   There are also people in Hu clothes and felt hats, who shuttle between the wine shops and shops familiarly, and will not be coaxed out.

  On the shops and restaurants on both sides of the street, some literati or businessmen were drinking on the railings. The aroma of food and wine made the Buddhist learners shed tears involuntarily...

  The place they thought was extremely prosperous, they thought it was like a city dominating the world, but it turned out to be just a city in Longyou and Longxi...

  Of course, as the core town of Longyou and Longxi, it is also the headquarters of Jia Xu, so it is indeed qualified to be so prosperous.

  What about Chang'an?

  People who learn scriptures dare not think about it.

According to the requirements of the Han people, the Buddhist learners stayed at the post station, took a fragrant bath for the first time, ate soft and white pasta for the first time, used delicate and exquisite red lacquerware for the first time, This is the first time I drank sweet, mellow and non-spicy wine, and the first time I received treatment from a Han Chinese doctor...

  After resting and recuperating, the learners left Jincheng and headed east slowly.

  The farther east you go, the more excited the learners will be.

  The branches in the spring breeze are still swaying.

  The elves on the treetops are still dancing.

  The cities of the Han people, one after another.

  The fields stretch from horizon to horizon.

  Is this the place where the Han people live?

   Isn't this the heavenly court of the five gods in the legend?

  Then they arrived at Linwei City, where they met Qiao Bing.

  Qiao did not appear like the envoys of the five heavenly emperors they imagined.

  A touch of white clothes, as white as clouds floating over the fairy sea.

  A touch of blue, like pure water in the fairy sea.

  There are also various complicated patterns outlined by gold and silver threads on the snow white and blue, which represent the symbols of the five gods, and once again shocked the hearts of these Buddhist learners...

   They quickly knelt down, and then kowtowed like the surrounding believers, saying the blessings of the five heavenly gods.

   After Qiao Bing arrived in Longxi, he didn't go to meet them directly, but first took his disciples and grandchildren to do a practice field.

  Spring is coming gradually.

  Spring plowing has become the most concerned thing of the Han, a farming-based nation.

  The dharma field built by Qiaohe with his disciples and grandchildren is of course to pray for the blessings of the farming and mulberry, to report to the gods of the five directions, and to pray for the five emperors to take care of the five grains, a year of peace, no insects, no disasters and so on...

This kind of puja is naturally very popular among the people. Even people who don’t really believe in the five gods will be infected in this kind of puja, and then mutter twice, for example, if there is a good harvest this year, I will Just come and make a wish.

   Well, only in the sects of Huaxia, the gods have some human touch, and they can be bargained.

  As Qiao Bin expected, the Buddhist scriptures were also attracted by the large-scale puja.

  Qiao also recalled Fei Qian’s instructions to him in the hussar government office...

  For the big man, due to the limitation of the geographical environment, the snow area will never be the real enemy of the big man.

  However, there is no need for the people in the snow area to become the enemy of the big man.

  The example cited by Fei Qian is very simple.

  The poor live in the busy city and no one cares about them, but the rich have distant relatives in the mountains.

  For the moment, Dahan is rich, but the snow area is barren.

  So the big man will inevitably have some "poor relatives" who come to fight the autumn wind. It can be prevented for a while, but it cannot be prevented forever. Therefore, the big man must have a strategy for long-term stability.

  The Great Wall is a solution, but not a good one. Qin Shihuang can testify.

  Dragon City is a strategy, but it is not a good strategy. Emperor Xiaowu can testify.

  Fei approached Qiao and said that the learners in the snow area are an opportunity for the big man, because the snow area is relatively weak now, and being weak means that there is not so much ambition and greed...

  So it is the best time. If the snow area becomes as powerful as the Huns back then, even if the big man shows goodwill, he will not satisfy these jackals.

   Qiao does not agree with this point, and feels that the burden on himself is heavy. Before, he thought it was General Hussars who was ignoring him, but he didn't expect it was General Hussars who was testing him.

   Well, it must be a test.

  『Thus God will send a great mission to man. He must first suffer from his will, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, empty his body, and disturb his actions. Therefore, he has moved his heart and tolerance, and once benefited what he cannot...』

Qiao Bing murmured softly, anyway, he is now surrounded by green smoke and fairy air, no one will hear him muttering anything in a low voice, even if he just opened his mouth and said one, two, three, four, five, it is still considered a puja The lines in the drama.

   Right now, it is necessary to do this "big task" well!

   On this point, Fei Qian did not fool around.

The reason why the dry cloth strips were able to jump at that time was because the time period of the dry cloth strips happened to be the past of the Little Ice Age, and the whole of China entered a longer warm period, even warmer than that in the Han Dynasty. Higher, so that highland barley and wheat can be planted in areas that could not be planted in the snow area. The sudden increase in grain has caused a large-scale increase in the population of the snow area, and the large population has promoted the unification of the snow area.

   There are advantages and disadvantages.

  As a result, after the reunification of the snow area, the population is still exploding, and there is no way for Qianbutiao to express like a cult that eating children for a hundred days can lead to promotion and fortune. Everyone comes together to kill children or something, so the internal conflicts have to be passed on to the outside.

  From this perspective, Li Shimin's kinship policy may be a foolish move. Heqin strengthened the reputation of Ganbutiao in a certain way, so that Ganbutiao could suppress the dissatisfaction of the various tribes under rule, and there was no such thing as the rebellion of the Six Kingdoms, so Ganbutiao was passed on smoothly. wet cloth.

Therefore, Fei Qian suspects that this time the snow area dispatched Buddhist scriptures, it is very likely that the snow area has also suffered from the severe weather of the current Little Ice Age, which has caused a very serious reduction in food and caused the tribe's rebellion. turmoil…

  If you are poor, you naturally want to change.

   Those who are barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes, grab those rich people and hang them on the street lamp, and everyone will share the meat!

  Rich, only thinking about monopoly.

   We must maintain the existing class gap, and don’t let those poor ghosts climb up!

   That's basically it. It's like Xuanzang left in the early Tang Dynasty. If it was in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, even if there were eminent monks who wanted to emulate Xuanzang, I am afraid they would not have the courage.

  Since it is necessary to formulate a strategy, although Fei Qian said that he will have a new policy theory within three days, is there really any strategy that can be decided within three days?

So Qiao Bing was dispatched. On the one hand, he was responsible for procrastinating, and he procrastinated skillfully so that these people who learned the scriptures would not feel that there was any problem. On the other hand, he also wanted to find out more information. Officials, these people may not be able to say it, but for believers who also believe in the Five Gods, or even the Pope of the Five Gods, there may be no need to keep it secret...

  With the addition of information from Xining and various channels, the possibility of Fei Qian being deceived was avoided.

   After being busy for nearly a day at the Fa conference, Qiao returned to the temporary residence.

  Although it is spring, at night, the small wind outside Longyou is still relatively cold.

  The inside of the house is different, it is hot and steamy, and there are some drinks and snacks, it is not too comfortable.

   There is no taboo in the five-party God sect. There are no restrictions on meat, vegetables, spices, or even killing or not killing. The only request is for individuals to practice and accumulate merit. This relatively broad requirement may make some ascetic monks look down upon, but for ordinary people, especially the development of general believers, it is very easy.

   But similarly, there are also disadvantages, that is, the "pope" of the contemporary five-party god, at least Qiao Bing himself, does not have much mysterious attributes.

  Qiao is not a general, and he doesn't have many skills. In addition, he has no sense of mystery. Even the "Pope" who is the **** of the five directions cannot make people feel awe. Qiao Bing was also worried about this, so he had to practice the meeting first to enhance his sense of mystery in front of the Buddhist scriptures.

  『Did the Buddhist scriptures come to the meeting? 』Qiao Bin was on the high platform at that time, so he didn't fully pay attention to the situation off the stage, so he could only ask his disciples after the Dharma meeting.

"coming! All are here! Take it seriously! ”The apprentice who was in charge of paying attention to the Buddhist scriptures said happily, “Master, you don’t know, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed, that bang bang…”

  Qiao waved his hands with a smile and said, "Don't talk about this... If you are not devout to the gods of the five directions, you will not travel long distances... By the way, I heard that Mr. Wei Shaolang is still here during the day?" Can there be any words to explain? 』

  『I have come, but when I saw the master doing the ritual on the altar, I just said I’ll come back at night... 』 said the apprentice, 『I didn’t say what it was...』

   Wei Kang is here, obviously he wants to get a share of the action, or else he has worked so hard to come here from Zhangye just to see the scenery? This matter is a major political event in the spring of the seventh year of Taixing. As Wei Duan's son, it is impossible for him not to receive any news.

  『The desolate man came from the east, and the lord used it as a strategy... 』Qiao He said slowly, 『This Mr. Wei Shaolang, hehe...Forget it, I guess it's about time to arrive...』

  While speaking, someone reported outside the house that it was Wei Kang's visit.

  Qiao curled his lips, then put on a calm expression, asked his apprentice to go to greet him, and then stood at the gate of the small courtyard to greet him.

  『Meet Qiao Tianshi! 』Wei Kang bowed his hands in salute.

  Qiao and flicked the dust whisk, "Wufang Tianzun! I have met Commander Wei. 』

   Both of them are smiling.

  Hand in hand, walked into the house like good friends.

   Actually, the two of them had no friendship before.

  But political figures are like this. Friendship, it’s just that it’s easier to talk about things when talking about things. If you don’t have friendship, you have to talk about creating friendship.

Just like the current Wei Kang, he praised the previous puja very much, saying that when he saw the bridge on the altar, burning incense in the furnace, pouring water into the bowl, and burning the talisman, suddenly there was a storm in the sky, and there was a faint spirit The light flashes, and it really has magic power, which is admirable...

  Qiao laughed and said he didn't dare, while muttering in his heart, even if Wei Kang praised him to the sky, he would not speak easily.

  Wei Kang had no choice but to see that Qiao did not follow this pattern, so he slowly asked the key point: "I don't know if the celestial master came here, what scriptures have he decided to teach?" 』

  Do you want to learn the scriptures? Of course, you must first have the scriptures.

   But what is the specific scripture, it is not necessarily...

  You must know that the so-called Taoism scriptures are not really all about "Tao".

  Hearing Wei Kang's words, Qiao Bin understood in his heart why Wei Kang came here to flatter him.

Qiao smiled slightly and said, "Since it is the desolate people who are seeking for thousands of miles of piousness, then we will naturally not grant false scriptures... The five gods of the five directions have their own five volumes of heavenly scriptures, corresponding to the five emperors of the five directions. As for what scriptures can the desolate people seek , then it depends on whether the barren man is destined...』

  Five volumes of the Heavenly Book of the Five Gods?

   Wei Kang raised his eyebrows.

  There are many legends about this five-party, five-emperor and five-volume heavenly book. Wei Kang had heard of it when he was in Chang'an.

Some people say that the heavenly book records the will of the five directions and five emperors to the world, others say that the heavenly book is the prophecy of the prophets and sages about future events, and some people say that the heavenly book itself is a magic weapon that gathers the power of the supreme gods and can be used Come to slay demons...

As for the even more outrageous saying that the book of heaven is the book of immortality, as long as you write your name on it, you can be reborn as a god, or you can bring the dead back to life from the nine secluded yellow springs, etc. These rumors of the five gods The teacher has never specifically refuted the rumors, but only said that there is a heavenly book, but he just kept silent about the specifics.

  Wei Kang was in Chang'an at the time. Of course, there was a considerable distance between his life and these so-called heavenly books, so he didn't care about these things, just like listening to a story or a joke. He doesn't believe in the existence of any heavenly book at all, even now that Qiao has confirmed that there is a heavenly book in front of him, Wei Kang still doubts that this heavenly book is not the so-called book of the emperor of heaven, let alone some magical weapon that can shake the world , but just a certain son's ancient books.

  That’s right, it’s Lao Tzu.

  What is Wellcome's core goal?

   Wei Kang's goal has not changed from the beginning to the end. He does not want to contribute his youth, wisdom and strength to the land of Longxi. His only goal is to climb up.

Therefore, Wei Kang doesn't care about the people who learn the scriptures, and he doesn't care whether Qiao He is telling the truth or lies. Wei Kang only wants to gain benefits from this matter, so as to lay the foundation for his promotion. .

What's more, since Fei Qian implemented the new "4321" county system in the Longyou and Longxi areas, the authority of the county magistrate has been divided. It's just a "county magistrate", and any orders need to be discussed by everyone, which is completely different from the previous model of arbitrariness within a county.

  Under such circumstances, how could Wei Kang like to stay in the position of county magistrate for a long time?

   After learning about the Buddhist scriptures, Wei Kang felt that his chance had come.

  What can Dao Jing have?

   Still not Lao Tzu?

   And Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, Wei Kang is familiar with him!

   Isn't it "Tao can be Tao is very Tao"?

  But Qiao Bing is talking nonsense about what bible?

   Isn't this bullying?

   Bullying those illiterate Nanhuang people, or ordinary people, is nothing more than playing haha ​​in front of the dignified Guanzhong Webster, pretending to be confused, isn't it an insult to IQ?

  Wei Kang was young after all, his complexion changed to some extent immediately, and then he was noticed by Qiao, and he just smiled and shook his whisk, "This is a heavenly book, but the lord has appointed it...it is definitely not an ordinary book..."

  Actually, Qiao didn't know whether Fei Qian had made up his mind, but this did not prevent him from fooling Wei Kang.

As for the Book of Heaven, it’s just a book describing the origins of the five gods and various miracles. It’s more or less a Taoist scripture, but it’s a "Book of Heaven" with great power, or a "true scripture", um …

  『We ordinary people, how can we know the master's strategy? ’ Qiao glanced at Wei Kang.

  If Wei Duan came, Qiao Bing would show some face back. As for Wei Kang, he didn’t say anything, and asked Qiao Bing to help...

  Hehe, do you think you have a big face?

   Wei Kang's eyes widened, "My lord's appointment? What book has the lord appointed? 』

   Wei Kang was at a loss in his mind, why didn't this hussar give him a chance!

  (end of this chapter)