The autumn rain has been falling continuously for three days, but it shows no sign of letting up. The entire Jiangzhou city has been soaked in mud. People walking on the streets can easily get half-body covered in mud.
But in such bad weather, a group of monks drove into Jiangzhou City under the curtain of rain. They were all people who were ordered to come to Jiangzhou to host a Dharma propagation conference. They were escorted by a hundred black-shirted guards.
The black-shirted guards were an elite team commanded by the Emperor of Zhili. They had the power of life and death. Every one of them was murderous. Wherever they went, not even children dared to cry.
That day, Chen Jianchen deliberately stood on the street to watch, and saw the handsome black-shirted guard riding a horse with black clouds and snow, proudly entering from the east city gate.
All of them were hunky-backed and rough-looking. In addition to their iconic attire, the unsheathed flat-headed ghost-slaying swords on their waists flashed with dazzling light, making people panic.
This flat-headed ghost-slaying sword is three feet long and four fingers wide. It is made of the best cracking steel. The handle can cut iron like mud and can cut thousands of heads without curling the blade. It is a first-class knife.
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And the ghost-killing sword on the waist of each black-shirted guard has drank the blood of countless people.
——The Tiantong Dynasty unified the world. The word "world" is actually worthy of discussion. It has a somewhat self-proclaimed meaning of "I am the only one who is supreme".
As far as Chen Jianchen knew, there were other countries around the Tiantong Dynasty, such as the Mongolian and Yuan Kingdom, which was mainly nomadic in the north, and the Duyin Kingdom in the west. It is said that they were all large countries with vast territories and very strong national power.
In addition, there is an island country called Rakshasa in the south of Tiantong Dynasty. It is just a small island, but it calls itself the "Great Rakshasa Kingdom", which is extremely arrogant.
Their customs and habits are also very strange. They regard ugliness as beauty, and all of them have strange looks. The standard for selecting officials in the country is not based on writing and knowledge, but on appearance. The uglier the person, the higher the official position.
High, a typical "judging people by their appearance" system.
A businessman went there to do business and once met the prime minister of the Rakshasa Kingdom. He said that his ears were born from behind, he had three nostrils, his eyelashes were as thick as curtains, and his facial features were so messed up that he looked like he had been born in the wrong womb.
It was still ugly. However, in the Rakshasa Kingdom, such an appearance was the most pleasing to the eye. When the people from the Tiantong Dynasty went over there, when they saw it, they were as if they had seen a monster, and they were so frightened that they ran away.
Therefore, when people from the Tiantong Dynasty used to do business there, they had to blacken their faces with black charcoal, dishevel their hair, and make up like Zhang Fei, so that they could do business with them smoothly.
It is normal for foreign countries to have wars. As for the border areas, there are often wars. However, for many years, they have been small-scale wars, focusing on military training, and the impact is not great.
For the people of the Central Plains who have lived and worked in peace and contentment for a long time, in their eyes, there is only the Tiantong Dynasty. Firstly, very few people have the opportunity to go abroad; secondly, foreign countries are too far away and there is almost no conflict of interest, so it is unclear whether it exists or not.
It doesn't make any sense.
However, since Chen Jianchen traveled through time, he has been paying attention to the background structure of this world, and he has learned a lot about it. He also heard that the monks celebrating the Empress Dowager's birthday this time were all eminent monks invited from India, and there were five hundred of them.
A large team, all of them have profound Buddhist teachings and are very powerful.
The origins of Buddhism in the Tiantong Dynasty can be traced back to the introduction of Buddhism from India. However, the dynasty only respected Confucianism, and the emperors of the past dynasties worked hard to govern. They never welcomed Buddhism and often had a repulsive attitude. During this period, they experienced many great revolutions.
A large-scale purge was carried out, so the power of the Buddhist family gradually declined, and almost all its roots were uprooted.
However, things changed after Emperor Zhengming ascended the throne. The young new emperor seemed to have different thoughts. He changed his father's ideas and took the opportunity to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager. He took the initiative to send envoys to Duyin to invite eminent monks.
He wanted to seek Buddhist scriptures and hold Dharma propagation conferences in various states across the country, which suddenly started to gain momentum.
The wind direction seems to have changed. Just as spring passes and autumn comes, the east wind turns into the west wind. Qingyun, Guang Han, and Yan Chixia all rushed to the capital one after another, just to observe the change in the wind direction, and at the same time, there was competition
, the thought of comparing.
The black-shirted guards escorted the monks to settle in Jiangzhou. Of course, the settlement place was not an inn, and the county government office was not up to standard, so they were finally arranged to live in the Wu family mansion.
This was a very rare honor. Even Wu Wencai, who was born into a powerful family, felt extremely honored. He hurriedly ordered his servants to sprinkle water and sweep the dust, clean up all the side rooms, put them in order, and welcome the Dharma propagation team.
The arrival of the imperial Dharma propaganda team broke the tranquility of Jiangzhou City and caused heated discussions; the arrival of the other party also disrupted Chen Jianchen's plan and lost the possibility of execution.
Life is always full of surprises...
Chen Jianchen watched the honor guard march into the Wu family compound and couldn't help but reveal a wry smile. He found that ever since he entered Jiangzhou to study, he had encountered more and more troubles, just like ropes being thrown around him.
I can't be as free and uninhibited as I was in Jingyang Village.
Or, after all, I still lack a lot of experience; after all, the world is different, and I still need further adaptation.
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Jiangzhou Zhizhou Mansion is located in the center of the city and is very prominent. But at this moment, compared with the splendid mansion buildings, Nie Zhiyuan's mood is gloomy.
"Dad, why are you here?"
Nie Xiaoqian is wearing a well-fitting Luo skirt, which looks pretty and has a dignified appearance.
Nie Zhiyuan looked back at his beloved daughter and suddenly said: "Qian'er, we have to leave."
Nie Xiaoqian trembled: "Where are you going?"
Nie Zhiyuan raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and said leisurely: "The emperor, the courtiers, and the emperor finally did not accept my advice. The Buddhist monks came, and at the same time Commander Zhou of the black-shirted guards also brought a secret decree, and he deposed his father with immediate effect.
He was appointed magistrate of Jiangzhou and transferred to Zhezhou as magistrate of Jinhua County."
Nie Xiaoqian bit her lip with silver teeth, almost bleeding: her father was demoted from the prefecture to the county magistrate. It can be said that he was kicked off the stage and turned into a huge somersault.
Once you fall down, you may even never get up again.
She looked at her father, and suddenly realized that her father's hair on the temples had turned gray with frost, and even his back, which had always been straight, was now slightly bent——
Nie Xiaoqian knew better than anyone else that although she and the Wu family had been friends for generations, with the new throne, the relationship between the two families had gradually become estranged due to different political opinions. This is why Nie Zhiyuan has never made up his mind to betroth himself to Wu Wencai.
The reason is that he has always been a very principled minister. During his tenure as the magistrate of Jiangzhou, he was conscientious, honest and caring for the people, and had a clean mind. At the same time, Nie Zhiyuan also advocated against the Shi family's coming to the west.
It’s just that under the current situation, his opinions are undoubtedly unsociable, not in line with the current, and contrary to the emperor’s will. It is natural for him to be demoted. The battles in the temple are often ups and downs, often only at the click of a finger. The dangers and dangers are far away.
Super imaginative.
"Dad, when are we leaving?"
Nie Zhiyuan showed a loving smile: "Tomorrow, so if you want to find someone to say goodbye, there is still time!"
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