Shi Zhang was still wearing linen clothes and straw shoes. Looking at Sun Deyu walking towards him, he suddenly thought of Yao Sui again.
Last year, after Yan Fu died, Yao Sui cut off his relationship with Shi Zhang, so he didn't have many true friends anymore. Recently, he got acquainted with Sun Deyu and felt that this little Taoist priest was smart, interesting and straightforward, and he was worth making friends with.
"Why did Shi Erlang come here today?"
"I have something to ask of you, Master." Shi Zhang brushed his sleeves, looking quite free and easy, and said, "It's okay to tell you. Alan Da'er persecuted Zhao Jinglue's envoy, and my father sent someone to deliver a message to King Monan, but he was stopped
He was not allowed to leave the city. It happened that the temple master sent someone north to participate in the debate on Buddhism and Taoism, so he asked him to bring a message.":.
Sun Deyu opened his mouth in surprise and whispered: "Erlang doesn't need to tell me about such a big thing."
"It doesn't matter. My father helps the Han officials and has made it clear to Alan Dal'er."
Sun Deyu did not dare to talk more about this and said: "Actually, we don't want to argue with those bald donkeys, but we can't escape."
"Afraid of losing?"
Sun Deyu muttered: "Isn't it because Buddhism is more trusted by the Khan's court now?"
"You can't escape by hiding." Shi Zhang said: "The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism has been around for a long time."
He believes in the teachings of Laozi and Zhuangzi, and calls himself "Sanxian". He is a believer in Taoism, so he naturally stands on the side of Taoism.
When the Quanzhen Sect talks about the debate between Buddhism and Taoism, they often only talk about the favoritism of the Khan court. But when Shi Zhang and Sun Deyu chatted, they did not need to talk about the political situation, but could talk about the debate itself.
"During the reign of Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty, the Taoist priest Wang Fu compiled the "Laozi Transformed the Hu Jing". It is said that Laozi traveled to the Western Regions, arrived in Tianzhu, incarnated as Sakyamuni, and established Buddhism. The world is called "Laozi Transformed the Hu". Buddhism is just a side branch of Taoism. So.
First of all, Buddhism was extremely dissatisfied, and there were debates in the Wei, Jin, Sui, Tang, Song and Jin years.
Now the Great Khan has once again summoned Buddhism and Taoism to debate, which is actually to calm the anger of Buddhism. Let's not talk about whether the Khan's court is loyal or not, but only talks about "Laozi transformed into a barbarian". I checked the classics and only found the previous sentence in "Historical Records"
"Leaving Hangu Pass in the west, I don't know where I ended up.' There is no other record. Since there is no solid evidence, I guess the argument cannot be won."
"Ah?" Sun Deyu was very disappointed.
Since he joined the Quanzhen Sect, he has been convinced that Sakyamuni is the incarnation of Lao Tzu, but he did not expect that even Shi Zhang could not find the record.
"I thought that if we lost, it would be because of the Khan's court's favoritism, but like this..."
Shi Zhang waved his hand and said: "You and I practice Taoism, and what we pay attention to is purity and inaction. It's not about fighting for territory. Why should we care about success or failure?"
Sun Deyu said: "That's what I say, but I'm not as advanced in cultivation as Master, so of course I mind."
Shi Zhang smiled and asked, "Why do you study Taoism?"
"It's just for practice."
"Do you know why I like to associate with you?" Shi Zhang pointed at Sun Deyu and said, "Because you are straightforward, neither hypocritical nor lying...tell the truth."
"Well, being a Taoist priest is to survive." Sun Deyu said: "I am from Meishan, Sichuan. I lost my relatives due to the war and was fostered in Zhongnan Mountain. How can I eat if I am not a Taoist priest?"
"Quite frankly." Shi Zhang smiled.
"To be honest, I don't understand you, Erlang. You obviously grew up in a prince's family and don't want to enjoy the luxury of fine clothes and fine food, but you are still a casual cultivator."
Shi Zhang said that Sun Deyu was honest, but he himself was not honest, and casually said: "That's why I have more Taoism than you."
"That's true."
Sun Deyu sighed with some worry, and said: "Nowadays, bad news comes one after another. If the Quanzhen Sect declines, life will be difficult."
Shi Zhang leisurely said: "In those days, Master Changchun traveled thousands of miles to meet Genghis Khan and accumulated more than 40 years of blessings for the Quanzhen Sect, which he enjoys to this day."
"Have you finished enjoying it?" Sun Deyu said to himself: "I obviously haven't started enjoying it yet."
"Since Tubo surrendered to the Mongolian Kingdom, it is a foregone conclusion that the Quanzhen Sect has turned from prosperity to decline."
"Is there no other way?"
"Unless there is another 'dragon and tiger meeting'."
Of course Sun Deyu knew that the dragon and the tiger met, but he didn't understand the meaning of Shi Zhang's words. He couldn't help but be confused and asked: "What does this mean?"
"Who knows. Maybe thirty or forty years from now, it will be a dragon-tiger meeting between you and me."
Shi Zhang is just a seventeen-year-old boy. He is deliberately arty on weekdays, but occasionally he can't help but show his inner thoughts.
After he finished speaking, he realized he was speechless, but the other person was just a young Taoist priest, so it didn't matter.
Shi Zhang smiled, waved his hand and said, "Okay, I won't chat with you little Taoist boy anymore, let's go."
Sun Deyu looked at the back of Shi Shi Ranran walking out, still puzzled.
"Thirty or forty years? Even if I become the headmaster and can be compared to Changchun's real person, do you still think of me as Genghis Khan? When the dragon and the tiger meet, the bullshit is really big..."
Over there, Shi Zhang returned home and immediately went to the study to meet Shi Tianze.
"Why have you been gone so long?" Shi Tianze turned his back to Shi Zhang and looked at the map on the wall with his hands behind his back.
"If the child only saw Zhang Zhenren and then came back in a hurry, others would know that the child was looking for him for something. So he found a friend to chat with for a while."
Shi Tianze didn't turn his head and said calmly: "Although your words are good, you have been exposed to Laozi and Zhuangzhuang's studies a lot and are loose in your work. Can you still be vigorous and resolute in the future?"
Shi Zhang was stunned for a moment, then he was inspired and saluted, "That's what my father taught me."
"Alan Da'er actually dared to touch Zhao Bi." Shi Tianze muttered: "Zhao Bi is an insider about what happened last year. If he turns me in..."
"From what I've seen, Envoy Zhao Jinglue shouldn't be so stupid." Shi Zhang said: "Today Alan Da'er detained Envoy Zhao Jinglue for the crime of 'withholding military rewards'. If Envoy Zhao Jinglue dares to confess his father, it will be a serious crime of treason. Again.
The reporter said that he is in prison and the only person he can count on is his father."
"It is related to the survival of the historian and cannot be judged by common sense. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens."
"Yes, children don't dare to be careless."
Shi Tianze said: "I have worked with Zhao Bi for many years, and I know best whether he has deducted military rewards. Alan Da'er touched him only because he is from the Monan King and a Han."
Shi Zhang said: "But our historians are different. My grandfather surrendered to Mongolia during the reign of Genghis Khan. My father, you were one of the three commanders of the Han army under Ogedai Khan. Our historians have never been promoted by King Monan."
"But King Monan used Han laws to rule Han, and we were close to him... The Great Khan knew this very well." Shi Tianze said slowly: "It's not that Alan Da'er doesn't want to touch me, he is just afraid of the military power in my hands."
Shi Zhang felt Shi Tianze's deep embarrassment and frowned in thought.
He raised his head and his eyes fell on the map on the wall. Only then did he realize that Shi Tianze had been looking at the map.
"Could my father be thinking about..."
"Today Zhao Bicai was detained, and Yang Guo came to see me." Shi Tianze spoke very slowly, obviously still thinking, "He asked me, King Monan has been deprived of military power, and in the future Han Dynasty will no longer use Han law.
Governance, am I willing to submit?”
Shi Zhang's frown deepened and he murmured: "Although I am loyal to the Mongolian Kingdom, I have learned Confucianism and Taoism since childhood, and I have learned poetry and songs, and I also have the heart to manage the world and benefit the people... How can I bear to see the Central Plains again?"
It has been reduced to a place where horses are herded, and even the Hui Hui people are stepping on the heads of Han people like us?"
"Yang Guo said the same thing." Shi Tianze muttered in a low voice, "There are some pieces of information on the case, take a look."
Shi Zhang stepped forward and picked up the secret letters. He glanced at them twice and was surprised.
"This... the Song army has such strength? It can actually kill another marshal of the capital... Zong Wang Abgan..."
After a while, he actually saw a familiar name on the information again.
"Li Xia? Is this person still alive? He is indeed a disaster..."
Shi Tianze said: "The Mongolian army was unable to attack Shu, Alan Da'er went south to Goukao, the information about Tacha'er's attack on Jinghu has been passed on to the Song people by Yang Guo, and Li Fen from Shandong is also ready to make a move. Everything seems to be true.
What an opportunity."
Shi Zhang's hands trembled slightly, feeling suddenly excited in his heart.
"Father, are we ready to take action? After Tachaer is defeated in Jinghu and kills Alan Daer, it may not be possible to separate the Central Plains. As long as we contact Li Fen from Shandong and let the Song army contain Wang Dechen in Hanzhong, it may not be..."
"Why are you so anxious?" Shi Tianze cursed softly, "I can't keep my temper."
Shi Zhang was stunned for a moment, knowing that he had lost his composure, he quickly lowered his head.
"Wait a moment." Shi Tianze said slowly: "Zhang Rou will arrive in Kaifeng in a few days, and we will discuss it with him later..." To provide you with the fastest update of the end of the Song Dynasty, Chapter 363 is free for historians to read.:.