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Traveling through time and space and coming to such a bizarre world, Chen Jianchen couldn't help but be cautious and always think more deeply when doing things.
——According to current understanding, the entire Tiantong Dynasty’s Buddhist family has declined, while the Taoist sect has been developing steadily. Perhaps in the emperor’s view, the current situation has lost a certain balance, so he has to play tricks.
This is quite normal.
It’s not that the emperor was afraid that the Taoist sect would rebel and endanger his own dominance. The fact is that throughout the ages, Taoism and Buddhism have never been the mainstream or the kingly way.
First of all, it is not easy to get started in the two families. The real descendants are basically rare and the number is very rare;
The second step is to get started, but the cultivation is more difficult. There are six realms in cultivation: enlightenment, Yin Shen, golden elixir, Yuanying, Dharma, and human immortal. In Buddhism, there are nine realms, one for mortal body and two for skin.
Body, three turns of flesh body, four turns of bone body, five turns of mind body, six turns of spirit body, seven turns of Dharma body, eight turns of true body, and nine turns of golden body!
Unless the two families have reached the highest level of cultivation, the Taoist Immortal, or the Buddhist Nine-turn Golden Body, they all have a common weakness, which is fear of blood!
Everyone has flesh and blood. The stronger the body, the fuller the spirit, the purer the belief, the more vigorous the flesh and blood.
Among human beings, those with the strongest blood are undoubtedly soldiers—soldiers with strict discipline and who have been baptized by the battlefields of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
The military is the foundation of dynasty rule and the most relied upon force.
The Tiantong Dynasty, which has been in existence for nearly a thousand years, has an extremely elite team under its command, with as many as 100,000 people, called the "Black Shirt Guards". The iconic attire of these Black Shirt Guards is that they wear black clothes embroidered with bamboo.
A clump of straight bamboo is embroidered on the sleeves, which has a distinct symbolic effect; and the color of the whole clothes is as dark as ink, so dark that when people look at it, they feel a sense of oppression like a mountain.
Every black-shirted guard has been carefully selected and tempered countless times. His hands are stained with an unknown amount of blood, and his true murderous intent and bloody spirit are soaring to the sky.
Everyone is like a torch burning hunting. Ghosts and gods dare not lean on each other. And whether it is a Taoist or a Buddhist disciple, those with a lower level of cultivation do not dare to step out when facing the black-shirted guards.
If they leave the orifice to cast spells, their souls will turn into ashes on the spot before they get close enough.
Therefore, with such a powerful army guarding him, the emperor was completely fearless. He only used tricks out of certain political needs.
It seems that Emperor Zhengming, who has just ascended the throne, is not simple.
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At this time, Wang Fu suggested again: "Liu Xian, it's sunny and sunny today, let's go for a walk. You always stay in the house, so you don't have to worry about getting bored."
After a second thought, Chen Jianchen agreed, took some copper coins, and went out with Wang Fu.
Speaking of which, he has been stationed in Jiangzhou City for some time, but has not really walked around or observed it, so now is a good opportunity.
But when Chen Jianchen expressed this idea, Wang Fu shook his head like a rattle and denied it repeatedly, saying: "What is there to see in Jiangzhou City? It's not just the streets, houses, and people. Why don't we go for a walk around the Bird Tower?
Go and see Mr. Zhuge."
Judging from his excited look, I'm afraid that going to see Mr. Zhuge is just a fake, and "walking the bird" is his real intention.
However, Chen Jianchen knew that Zhuge Wolong had already left. When he gave "Dream of the Stone" to him, he said that he would leave the next day and continue to wander around the world. Thinking about his age, it makes people a little worried.
It's just that everyone has their own ideas and aspirations, but it's hard to interfere with changes.
Seeing that Chen Jianchen refused to go, Wang Fu continued to lobby: "Liu Xian, Brother Yu knows that you have scruples, but there are many interesting things to do in Walking Bird Tower, and it is not as dirty as you thought. For example, there is a Qing Dynasty in Walking Bird Tower."
The waiter's name is Gongnu Lu. She is fourteen years old. She is charming and graceful. She is proficient in playing piano, chess, and painting, which is very impressive. What's even more incredible is that it is said that she also masters acupuncture.
The skills are amazing.”
Chen Jianchen said calmly: "Since she is so outstanding, why would she go to a brothel to be a brothel?"
——The so-called pure husband and wife, to put it nicely, does not sell one's life but does one's work, but once one is favored by some powerful figures, there is no room for decision-making at all.
Wang Fu replied: "I heard that this Lu Gong's daughter used to come from a wealthy family, but her family was in a state of decline. Her parents died young, and the family property was usurped by powerful men. She is a weak woman who cannot fight, so she has to live in Wanniao Tower."
Chen Jianchen said oh.
Wang Fu urged: "Liuxian, are you going or not? I heard that Miss Na Lu will come out to play "Ba Qu" today. This is a very rare opportunity that you can't get even with money."
Chen Jianchen smiled solemnly and said, "I'm not used to it, so you'd better go by yourself."
Hearing this, Wang Fu was quite disappointed, but he didn't say anything more and just said goodbye and hurried over. Chen Jianchen, on the other hand, started walking around Jiangzhou Fucheng with no purpose at all. He just looked around to understand the structure of the city and the surroundings.
Mainly based on local customs.
Hey, wasn't that the bearded guy from the rafting boat that day?
While he was looking around, Chen Jianchen suddenly saw an upright man drinking alone in a wine shop opposite.
When he went for an outing that day, Chen Jianchen happened to see a boat drifting down the Jianjiang River. There was a man standing at the head of the boat. He had an extraordinary air and a beard as strong as iron. He was deeply impressed, but he felt regretful that he had not gotten to know each other. Unexpectedly, he happened to see him here.
, I made a decision at that moment and walked over quickly.
The man occupies a table alone. There is only a plate of ordinary dishes on the table, but there are two large altars of good wine on it. His attire has not changed much from that day, and the eye-catching huge sword box is tightly carried on his back.
, quite a bit like "the sword is there and the man is here", which means killing.
Chen Jianchen walked over and cupped his hand: "Chen Jianchen, can you please have a drink?"
The man raised his head and glanced at him, and said coldly: "A certain family does not drink with strangers."
Chen Jianchen chuckled and sat down calmly: "It's a new experience, but a second time it's familiar."
His words caused the man to raise his eyebrows. He looked at Chen Jianchen seriously, and his tone was still stiff: "Looking at the young master's clothes, you should treat him as a reader. Why are you so abrupt?"
Chen Jianchen, however, asked the waiter for some delicious dishes, and said with a smile: "Readers are also human beings. When I saw Your Excellency describe a hero, I immediately wanted to get acquainted with you. It's just that the opportunity is rare. Although I came uninvited, I can learn from him.
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The man smiled and said: "Young Master is very straightforward and doesn't pay attention to etiquette and clichés."
Chen Jianchen said sternly: "If you talk too much about etiquette, it will appear hypocritical, but it is not what people of my generation advocate and agree with."
The man finally laughed, and seemed to approve of Chen Jianchen's "picking up" behavior, and said cheerfully: "A certain family, from Qin, with a surname of Yan and a courtesy name of Chixia."