Fa Lin left, feeling heavier than when she came. He didn't know whether Chen Jingke's words were true or false, but he couldn't help but be careful.
He had read the book "Chinese Civilization". After all, Taoism used this book as its core teaching material when it went south. How could he not understand it?
He had secretly ridiculed Taoism before, saying that he would do anything to spread the word. How could the Sebarians and the Han people from Central China have the same ancestor?
Now he can't laugh anymore.
Even more, he thought that Taoism might have already received the news of the enfeoffment and started making preparations in advance.
More than a year ago, they suddenly went south in large numbers just to show the imperial court and the princes and kings that they were capable of completing the work of enlightenment.
Thinking about it again, the emperor was motivated by the idea of becoming the governor of the world in the 11th year of Zhenguan, and then gave up the idea after being persuaded by the ministers. So, could that be a test by the emperor?
The more he thought about it, the more terrifying he felt. If all of this was true, it would be too terrifying.
No, we must immediately tell the leaders of each faction about this speculation, hoping that they can unite to find a way to deal with this crisis.
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After sending Fa Lin away, Chen Jingke felt very proud. No matter how smart you are, the great monk, you were still fooled by me.
The most deceptive lie is ninety percent truth and one percent falsehood, and that's what he did. The enfeoffment plan and the like were all true, but only the acquiescence of the princes and kings was false.
But the problem is that Fa Lin has no way to verify it. He can't just go to the house of a distinguished noble who is eligible for enfeoffment and ask others if this is the case, right?
It would be strange not to be beaten out.
Besides, even if someone answers, does it mean they must be trustworthy? What if they were lied to?
This kind of thing is not impossible to happen, on the contrary, it is too easy to happen.
So whether this lie is true or false, Fa Lin must listen to it seriously, and then contact various Buddhist sects to find countermeasures.
However, the Taoist side is already prepared. You fight yours and I will fight mine. No matter how you fight back, we will ignore it at all and just focus on promoting Journey to the West.
What? You said that Lao Tzu's journey to the West was false. Is there any evidence? Let's not talk about the evidence for now. Let's listen to a chapter of Journey to the West. This chapter is wonderful.
What? You said that my transformation into a beard was a fake and a Taoist conspiracy? Ignore that for now. Have you read the chapter about the Battle of Lingshan? It’s so exciting.
In short, no matter what you say, I only have one sentence, let's listen to a chapter of Journey to the West.
The powerlessness of Buddhism further highlights their weakness, and in time the tendency of the dignitaries will be able to influence a large number of people.
When these neutral factions begin to lean toward Taoism, that will be the real disaster for Buddhism.
Of course, he was not entirely fooling Fa Lin. "Chinese Civilization" played a vital role in the process of Taoism going south.
Its assimilation effect has been valued by more and more high-level officials. After the enfeoffment in the future, this book will most likely be used as a core textbook, requiring all feudal states to study it.
When the time comes, Taoism will naturally gain the upper hand, and Buddhism must make changes if it wants to get a share of the pie.
After all, the princes and kings are also very aware of the stakes and will never allow two civilizations and ideas to emerge in their own countries.
However, these are all follow-up plans. Whether they can be successfully implemented to this point is still open to question. But no matter what, it is undeniable that Taoism now takes the full initiative.
So Chen Jingke has reason to be proud.
First, he went to Sun Simiao to report the situation of his meeting with Fa Lin. Because he was about to have a grandson, the old Taoist priest gave him a few happy words.
Generally speaking, he also agreed with Chen Jingke's approach. There is no need to fight Buddhism head-on, just seize the opportunity to pursue and attack.
Chen Jingke was also very happy to receive the master's approval.
After that, he went to see Wu Shu. He had already discussed with her yesterday what to say to Fa Lin today, and he was just going over to report the situation.
Wu Shu was busy handing over some work to Yihe and ignored him when he learned that there was no accident.
Chen Jingke was bored and went back to his small courtyard. He happened to see Yi Nu dancing with a short wooden sword, and Yuzhu naturally acted as an audience.
He didn't know if it was because he had learned the Zhang family's swordsmanship, but Chen Jingke always felt that her sword power was a little more sharp than before.
After she finished her dance, he asked his question.
Yi Nu shook his head and said, "This is because my swordsmanship has deteriorated."
Chen Jingke asked in confusion: "Why? Shouldn't the swordsmanship be better than before?"
Yi Nu explained: "I practice sword dance, and its characteristic is that the sword and killing intent are integrated into the dance. The highest level is to make everyone ignore the sword in my hand and only focus on the dance."
"Now that even you can see the fierceness in my sword dance, doesn't it mean that my swordsmanship has deteriorated?"
Yuzhu said in admiration: "Wow, that's amazing."
Chen Jingke said angrily: "What do you mean, you look down on me? After all, I am also a Taoist expert who is proficient in Tai Chi and Zhang Jia's swordsmanship."
"Come on, come on, I must defeat you head-on today to clear my name."
Yuzhu clapped her hands and said, "Okay, okay, sister Yinu, let's compete with a real person to see who is better."
Yi Nu said with a half-smile: "Really? What if I can't hold back my hand and hurt you?"
Chen Jingke's heart trembled, but he could not lose the battle, so he bit the bullet and said: "Bet, you are the only one who wants to hurt me, huh, it's just a dream."
With that said, the two of them took up their stances, and the war was about to break out.
Yuzhu acted as the referee and shouted happily: "Three, two, one, start."
Chen Jingke felt uncertain and decided to deal with the situation by remaining unchanged in response to ever-changing situations.
"Master, I'm coming." Yi Nu chuckled and approached him lightly with dancing steps.
Chen Jingke felt like he was facing a formidable enemy. He wanted to fight back but was afraid of hurting her. After thinking about it, he stretched out his hands and prepared to push her away.
Unexpectedly, Yi Nu's body twisted and spun slightly, and got into his arms like a loach.
Chen Jingke secretly screamed in his heart that something was wrong. Before he could think of how to deal with it, he saw Yi Nu slumping down in his arms and said, "Oh, why are slaves' feet so crooked? Please let me have a look."
Chen Jingke didn't know what was going on, so he put his arms around her slender waist and said with a smile: "Haha... Wei Wei, I don't hurt you in vain."
Yuzhu naturally knew what happened, and said unhappily: "Oh, sister Yi Nu is so cunning, she knows how to please the real person."
Chen Jingke looked at her with a smile and said, "Why, don't you want to please me?"
Yuzhu immediately said embarrassedly: "Yeah."
Chen Jingke asked: "What do you mean? Don't you want to please me?"
Yuzhu stamped her feet and said: "You are so bad, I want to please you, okay."
"Haha..." Chen Jingke was very happy.
After laughing, he said to the two of them: "Wait for me, I will give you a gift."
After saying that, he went to the study to find his travel bag, looked at the things he had brought with him from his previous life, and after some deliberation, he took out the short straight knife and the small multifunctional personal shovel.
Live things should not be exposed and require constant charging. He only has a pair of solar charging panels and cannot give them away.
Other things that are disposable or have a number of uses would seem insincere to give away, so these two are the most suitable.
In particular, the short fixed blade gives Yi Nu the best effect.
As for the multifunctional personal shovel, I can only say sorry to it and follow Yuzhu in digging soil from now on. In fact, this is its original function.
After putting the bag away again, he came out with two things and said to the two of them: "These are the things I brought from my hometown. You two can take one each."
Something brought from home? The two of them became excited when they heard it.
Although the individual shovel looked weird, it was no longer important at this moment.
The meaning of this thing is more important than the actual meaning. Giving it to them by a real person is a formal recognition of them.
Seeing how the two of them were holding their treasures in their arms, Chen Jingke smiled and said, "This is a tool for use, not that valuable."
As he spoke, he took the engineering shovel from Yuzhu's hand and told her how to adjust the angle and what each part was used for.
I also found a blue brick and chopped it several times, causing debris to fly.
Yuzhu felt extremely distressed, as if every blow was hitting her heart.
Chen Jingke was so amused that he picked up the shovel and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen to you. It's made of special steel. As long as you don't use it to cut iron, there won't be any big problems."
When Yuzhu took it over and saw that it was in good condition, with no damage or curling, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He carefully wiped off the dust on it, held the shovel in his arms and said, "This is a treasure given to me by the real person. I don't want to use it. What if it gets damaged."
"I want...I want to treat it as a family heirloom and pass it on to our children."
Chen Jingke laughed and said: "There will be many heirlooms in the future. If you choose something wrong, you must keep it as a treasure. Be careful that our children will not be willing to do it in the future."
Yuzhu said: "Humph, we can't help them. This thing was brought by a real person from his hometown. This is the only one. It is incomparable to any treasure."
Chen Jingke was moved, pinched her cheek and said, "Okay, let's use it as a family heirloom. If anyone dares or doesn't, I'll beat them up for you."
Then he said to Yuzhu: "What about you? Are you going to hide it as a family heirloom?"
By this time, Yi Nu had realized that the short sword in his hand was a magical weapon, and he couldn't put it down.
After hearing this, he thought for a while and said, "Yes, I want to treat it as a family heirloom. But I will not hide it, but carry it with me and use it to protect the safety of real people at any time."
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "I always bring a guard with me when I go out, so I don't need your protection."
At this point, he suddenly said: "Hey, by the way, you two rarely go out of Zixiao Temple, right?"
Yuzhu nodded and replied: "I don't have any relatives anymore. Whatever I do when I go out, it's fine in the temple."
Yi Nu also nodded and said: "When we get bored, we go to the outer courtyard and front yard to play. When we get tired, we come back to rest. There is no need to go out."
Chen Jingke shook his head and said: "How can this be done? There are a lot of fun things outside. Wouldn't it be a pity not to take a look."
"Well, I'll be free tomorrow, so I'll take you to the East Market to see the prosperous world of the Tang Dynasty."
Although the two girls said they didn't want to go out, they were still curious about the outside and happily agreed immediately.
That night, the two girls who received the identity authentication gift - at least that's what they thought, were particularly obsessed with Chen Jingke.
As a result, his plan to take a truce for a few days to recuperate his energy went bankrupt, and he didn't stop until midnight, and didn't get up until the next morning.
After breakfast, I explained to Sun Simiao and Wu Shu, and then went out to visit the East Market with my two maids.
Dongshi is more than 1,000 meters long from north to south and 24 meters wide from east to west. It is surrounded by high walls, with two gates on each side, for a total of eight gates.
In order to facilitate pedestrians and business travelers, the gates were built very tall and spacious.
Because it is close to Da Nei, and there are many residences of royal families and dignitaries in the surrounding areas, "treasures from all directions are accumulated in the city".
The products sold in the market are mostly high-quality luxury goods to meet the needs of the royal family, nobles and dignitaries.
As for the West Market, because there are more civilians and Hu merchants gather there, the types of goods are richer and more diverse, making it a truly international market.
Correspondingly, the West Market is more mixed, and the public security is not as good as the East Market.
Chen Jingke came to go shopping with his little lover, so he naturally would not choose to go to the West Market. The East Market was the most suitable place.
This time, Chen Jingke chose to enter the East Market through the West Gate, planning to go home through the East Gate after a round of sightseeing.
And directly opposite to the west of Dongshi is Pingkangfang.
When Yuzhu saw many men going to Pingkangfang together, she asked curiously: "Master, what are they doing there? Seeing that they are smiling happily, is it possible that there is something lively there?"
Chen Jingke chuckled and said: "There is indeed a lot of excitement there, and it is also the kind of excitement that men like to watch most."
Yi Nu understood instantly and secretly spat in disgust.
But Yuzhu asked ignorantly: "What's so exciting? Why do only men like to watch it, but women can't?"
Chen Jingke said jokingly: "Do you want to see it? If so, I will take you to see it."
Before she could say anything, Yi Nu quickly grabbed her and whispered something into her ear.
After learning the truth, Yuzhu's pretty face turned red and she said: "Oh, Master, you are so good and bad, and you are making fun of others."
Why do you think so? It turns out that Pingkangfang is the gathering place of Fireworks and Willow Alley, the red light district of Chang'an City, and the first red light district recorded in Chinese history.
The purpose of these men going there is self-evident.
After the joke, Chen Jingke took the two girls into Dongshi. It was okay for him to come often, but the two girls had almost never left the house. They were curious about everything in Dongshi and were curious about everything they saw.
Chen Jingke was not in a hurry. Anyway, he was just accompanying them to play today, so he should take his time.
What he didn't know was that a crisis was approaching him.
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At Longtian Temple, Fa Lin finally finished writing letters to the leaders of various factions and was about to call someone to deliver the letters when she saw Fang Ming burst in with a panicked look on his face and said: "Master is not good."
Fa Lin said very displeasedly: "When you are in a panic, how do I usually teach you..."
But Fang Ming interrupted him directly and said: "Master, I just got the news that Baoyi Temple sent death soldiers to assassinate Zhenren Chen of Zixiao Temple."
"Wow." All the pile of letters in Falin's hand fell to the ground.