"I'm so tired. The old man from the Zhengyi Sect is too shameless."
"What Taoist Master Hao said is right. He did it, so we can't blame it entirely on Jiao Zhengyi..."
"Senior brother actually believed his fallacy." Sun De shook his head.
He was walking on the official road to Chang'an, looking weak but chattering incessantly.
"Since I have reaped the benefits of the Zhengyi Sect, how can I not blame the Zhengyi Sect for doing such heinous things? Then if I go there in the name of the Quanzhen Sect..."
At this point, Sun De probably swallowed the word "whoring" that came to his lips, and for a moment he couldn't think of what other evil things he could commit.
"Anyway, if I commit an evil act, how can our Quanzhen Sect not clean up its doors?"
Yu Dechen thought about it seriously and said: "You have committed a lot of things, but I haven't seen my uncle clean up the family."
"Those things were clearly committed by senior brother... Speaking of which, if senior brother protects the Zhengyi Sect so much, is he envious of them being able to marry and have children?"
Yu Dechen shook his head and said: "I just said that Hao Xiuyang borrowed the power of the Song Dynasty officers and soldiers, not the Zhengyi Sect."
Speaking of this, Yu Dechen thought of the Quanzhen Sect taking advantage of Mongolia to gain power after the Long-Ma Meeting, and now the Zhengyi Sect, Hao Xiuyang, took advantage of the Song Army to annex Zhongnan Mountain... exactly the same.
He couldn't help but sigh.
Although Sun De or kept complaining, he was more open-minded and said helplessly: "Ah, things have become like this, so I have no choice but to change my family and join the Zhengyi Sect."
Faintly, there was still some expectation in his eyes.
Yu Dechen couldn't help but said seriously: "Junior brother, don't talk nonsense!"
Sun De or said firmly, "Senior brother, you are just pretending. You have wanted to get a wife for a long time."
"No."
"Didi Gugu scolded you for being the one who scolded the Zhengyi Sect, but in the end he accused me of having secular thoughts for no reason." Yu Dechen shook his head helplessly and said, "I think you imagined those undisciplined people in the Zhengyi Sect to break the precepts and eat meat.
"
"Hey, why should you stick to the rules? If you have no obstacles in your mind, you can be generous... Senior brother, don't ignore me. It's boring to walk such a long way. Let's have a chat."
At this point, the team in front stopped.
Sun De stood on tiptoe and looked forward, but he couldn't see what was happening. After a while, several soldiers came over and called them forward by name.
"Senior brother, you just called us two. Is that the one? Li Xia."
"Um."
"What a debt. I even hid in Zhongnan Mountain and didn't escape it."
"Say less..."
Sun De may have actually closed his mouth after seeing Li Xia's figure. He hid behind Yu Dechen, looked around for a while, and rubbed his eyes.
Four and a half years later, he still remembers the Chongyang Festival in Kaifeng.
At that time, Li Xia was just a wanted spy, but today, he has become such a big shot.
Sun De may not fully understand Li Xia's current status, but he was a person who saw this change with his own eyes and was greatly shocked.
"This trouble is getting bigger and bigger..."
Li Xiazheng arranged Wu Qian to get on the carriage, turned around and saw Yu Dechen, and said hello casually.
"You are the third person I have met today who has tried to kill me."
His status is different now, and even a casual sentence can give people a sense of oppression.
Yu Dechen had already seen the soldiers around him taking a step forward.
He responded hurriedly: "The killing of the commander-in-chief in Qingfu County was the work of one man, Pindao, and had nothing to do with the Quanzhen Sect. Pindao was willing to bear the responsibility alone."
Sun De or hurriedly poked his head out from behind and said with a smile: "I have met the Marshal, but my senior brother is a bit dull... Senior brother, the Marshal is chatting and laughing with you."
Li Xia smiled and said: "Since we have met, come and talk to me about the Zhongquanzhen Sect."
Sun De nodded hurriedly in agreement and looked at the carriage with eyes wide open, as if he wanted to get on board.
From Mount Zhongnan to Chang'an, it wasn't that far. It would take five hours without stopping, including resting along the way. They had been traveling all day.
"Commander, I wonder if you can get on the carriage and tell me that I am an old friend of the Marshal."
"That's fine."
Yu Dechen felt that this was really inappropriate. The sect had gone through a catastrophe, but this junior fellow student could still ride in the same carriage as the people who surrounded the Chongyang Palace.
Besides, if people are worried about his assassination...
"Daoist Master Yu, come too."
"Commander, this man is an assassin..."
"It doesn't matter."
Yu Dechen turned his head and glanced at his brothers who were still walking on the official road, and reluctantly got on the carriage. As soon as he sat down, he felt really comfortable.
Li Xia glanced at him and asked, "Is it easier to sit in my carriage than to drive?"
Yu Dechen felt ashamed of being in front of his brothers and didn't know how to respond for a while.
Sun De or said with a smile: "The commander-in-chief speaks with great skill."
He is seventeen years old this year. He looks small and is small in stature, but his eyes are quite clever.
"Then let's not beat around the bush." Li Xia said, "Let's talk about my arrangements for the Double Ninth Festival. What you talked to me about today is that I hope that Quanzhen can get on my carriage, but only some people will be able to get on. Do you understand?
"
Sun De felt a faint sense of murderous aura coming towards his face, and his face turned pale with fright, and he responded: "Pindao... Of course Xiaodao likes to ride in a carriage."
Yu Dechen was stunned for a moment, then recalled his previous conversation with Sun Deyou, and realized that this junior brother might have had the intention of "taking a carriage" for a long time.
Sun De said again: "However, Xiaodao is just a small disciple, and he cannot be the master of his uncles and uncles."
"I don't need your uncles and uncles."
"Ah, this..."
"It was you who told me about Qiu Chuji's dragon-horse meeting, and then exempted the Taoist priests from all taxes and duties. In recent years, a large number of civilians have joined the Quanzhen Sect, thus exempting them from exorbitant taxes."
Sun De or hurriedly said: "Xiao Dao also came from a poor background and was alone since childhood. That's why he survived... Oh, senior brother too."
"That's why I'm talking to you." Li Xia said: "The Quanzhen Sect has indeed appeased a large number of civilians. At the same time, it has also widely distributed ultimatums, built palaces and temples, established four sects, and gathered Taoist disciples. It has been prosperous for more than thirty years."
He knew very well that Quanzhen Religion still had great influence in the world at that time. From the common people in the north to the literati and officials, everyone believed in Quanzhen Religion, and some temples even hung its flag.
This is a behemoth. If you really dare to destroy the Quanzhen Sect immediately, half of the people in Guanzhong will be destroyed.
"But, your good days are coming to an end. The peak and the decline have happened since ancient times."
Sun De said: "Master said that we lost the last debate on Buddhism and Taoism. The Taoist thought that it would be good to help the Song Dynasty appease the people. Master Qi also wanted to have a good talk with Master Hao..."
"You don't have to talk to me about Qi Zhicheng." Li Xia said: "His generation has experienced the peak of the Quanzhen Sect. No matter how much I give them, they will not be satisfied, so I will not see them."
Yu Dechen said: "When the commander enters the town of Guanzhong, if he disrespects you..."
"Even if I uproot the Chongyang Palace, the people in Guanzhong will not be shaken. Don't forget, I am just Commander-in-Chief of the Song Dynasty, and I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, have always respected Taoism. Since the journey to the south, four generations of kings worshiped the Maoshan Sect and treated the Heavenly Master with courtesy. Then
For the people in Guanzhong, how big is the difference between the Quanzhen Sect and the Zhengyi Sect?"
Yu Dechen was stunned for a moment, and there was cold sweat on his forehead.
In fact, this matter is very complicated. It is impossible for Li Xia to really uproot the Quanzhen Sect. If nothing else, there are more than 10,000 Taoist priests on Zhongnan Mountain alone.
A little carelessness can really cause turmoil.
Just scare him.
Qi Zhicheng would not be so easily frightened in person, but at this moment the expressions of the two little Taoist priests in the carriage changed dramatically.
"What I want is very simple." Li Xia said: "The Chongyang Temple Taoist priests must do things for me, but they will not have any privileges or preferential treatment. From now on, ordinary people will pay whatever taxes they pay, and they will be treated equally. Do you understand?"
Yu Dechen and Sun Dewei both nodded to show that they understood.
They felt that Li Xia's demands were not high, but they did not understand what this "equal treatment" meant to the Quanzhen Sect in Guanzhong.
Li Xia was quite satisfied with their attitude and nodded.
He didn't care too much about religious matters, and mostly left it to Hao Xiuyang to handle.
In view of Hao Xiuyang's advanced age, Li Xia also needs to personally train some people as early as possible to avoid losing control in the future.
"You can indeed stabilize the world, and you are also knowledgeable in miscellaneous knowledge. Based on these two points, I plan to divide the Taoist priests in Chongyang Temple into two factions."
"Two sects? Like the Changchun Master who divided the Quanzhen Sect into eight sects."
"Maybe, a group of missionaries will go to the Western Regions, Mongolia, Tubo, Tianzhu and other places to communicate and integrate with the locals..."
Sun De asked: "Give us another chance to argue with the bald donkeys?"
"It's almost the same. In short, it focuses on the spirit and appeasing people's hearts. This is faith."
Li Xia left this matter to Hao Xiuyang and Asha Yu, but they didn't care much about it.
"Talking to the other group, you should use your miscellaneous knowledge to practice elixirs and medicine, criminal law arithmetic, medical divination and battle formations, astronomy and geography, the principles of heaven and earth, and the study of things to achieve knowledge... This is the study of things."
Yu Dechen could not quite understand what he was saying.
He only knew that the Chongyang Palace was occupied by troops led by Li Xia's old Taoists. He suddenly represented the Chongyang Palace and had a talk with Li Xia, and unknowingly agreed to work for the current lord of Guanzhong.
Others could only hear the sound of mist.
Because he originally thought that Li Xia wanted to merge Quanzhen Sect and Zhengyi Sect, but now he felt that this was not the case.
Sun De or responded honestly: "Xiao Dao understands what the commander said."
"understood?"
"The study of things to achieve knowledge is the combination of Confucianism and Taoism."
Sun De probably didn't care what he thought and just followed Li Xia's wishes.
"The Book of Rites says, 'Knowing is achieved by studying things, and knowing things after studying things.' The De Dao Jing says, 'Knowing one's body by looking at things.' Taoism originally embraces the heaven and earth, and looks at Tao to transform and grow and nourish all things.
All things grow according to the laws of nature, so self-cultivation is essentially the study of things."
"Very good, the little Taoist priest is really wise."
Sun Deor smiled sheepishly, rubbed his hands and asked again: "Can I ask the commander-in-chief that the two factions of "Belief" and "Gewu" are working for the commander-in-chief, but they just don't know this... this..."
Li Xiazhi knew what he wanted to ask, it was just to understand the treatment.
He was relaxed when talking to the little Taoist priest, and they talked casually.
Sun De probably understood it quickly and was a little confused.
If you go to distant lands to preach, you will obviously have authority in the future, and you may be able to become a figure like Changchun Zhenren, but... if you stay in the prosperous Zhongzhou, with this promising and powerful leader of the Song Dynasty as your backer, how can you eat fried vegetables and eat fried vegetables?
Not more comfortable?
"Then... Xiaodao would like to carry forward the art of studying things to gain knowledge for the commander, is it possible?"
"can you?"
"Don't worry, Commander. I have dabbled a little in the miscellaneous studies mentioned just now, such as elixirs and medicine, criminal law arithmetic, medical divination, battle formations, astronomy and geography, and small paths. If you study more, you will definitely learn it well."
Li Xia may be satisfied with Sun De.
Hao Xiuyang is getting older, and now he has greater ambitions. Even if he won't leave the work of the workshop behind for a while, he will definitely be distracted.
Sun De may be young and wise, and as a registered disciple of the Quanzhen Sect, he also has enough connections to train and train him, and he may be able to take over this task in the future.
…
In another carriage, Wu Qian lifted the curtain and glanced at the Taoist priest on the official road, his eyes filled with contemplation.
Recently, he has seen everything that happened to Li Xia after entering Guanzhong.
Marrying nobles, expanding the shogunate, showing kindness to the people, paving bridges and opening roads, improving reputation, integrating sects, building additional workshops... all of these, although he could only see the clues from some small things, he had already felt this Shu.
The tone of handsome work.
He doesn't look like a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty.
There is no evidence, and even he, Wu Qian, helped because this was indeed a stable situation and beneficial to the people.
I just don’t know what the court thinks...
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