Chapter 43: Chatter in the Wine House (Part 2)
"Thank you for this Lang Jun for rescuing." Li Jue watched the person who pretended to be the corpse also fleeing in a crowd, and he didn't know that this was actually a bureau against himself.
Ma Qiang replied to Li Jue, "We also happened to meet this time, I originally wanted to ask Mr. to treat my sister's illness, but I didn't expect to encounter such a thing, since I encountered it, I naturally can't ignore it." ”
"Yes, yes, what Xiao Lang said just now won my heart, the road is uneven, draw a knife to help, wonderful, wonderful!" Xian Yuyin hugged his sword and said with a smile: "Today's encounter is fate, why don't you drink it?" ”
Ma Qiang looked at the patients standing outside the infirmary and said to Li Jue, "I see that there are still many real patients here, so why don't I and these two heroes drink some wine in the wine house first, and then toast with Mr. after Mr. sees the patient." ”
Li Jue turned his head and sighed and said, "I came to Youzhou just to find some medicinal materials, but I didn't expect it to attract such jealousy, let's wait until I see these patients, and then come to talk to you." ”
Lu Qingcheng, who was hiding in the wine house, saw Ma Qiang and the others coming back safely, and his heart was settled, Lu Qingcheng jumped over and pulled Lu Qingling to talk about the scene just now, and Lu An beckoned the two brothers to take a seat.
"By the way, I don't know the names of Lang Jun and this old man." Xian Yufu asked.
Lu An shook his head and said with a look of shame, "The old man is just a man from the mountains, his surname is Lu Ming'an, it is not worth mentioning, this is Ma Qiang, the descendant of the science of the hidden sect." ”
"Science? What is this doctrine? Xian Yuyin asked curiously.
"Science is a secluded school in the pre-Qin period, emphasizing that everything in the world can be summarized and summarized through observation and the internal connection of all things, and finally put forward a solution to the problem.
"Oh? I didn't expect Ma Lang to be not only chivalrous and resourceful, but also so ambitious, but it's a pity, now the party is still there, and the heroes are not out. ”
Ma Qiang also wanted to know some of the Youzhou officialdom at this time, so he specially asked.
"I just came to Jixian County, since the two heroes are locals, please tell me what is the current reputation in the Youzhou government? But who is worth running to? ”
Xian Yuyin said with disdain, "If you want me to say, there are no good people, and it is far from when Liu Tingshi was there." ”
"Second brother be cautious!" Xian Yufu looked around, and saw that no one noticed this, so he whispered, "It's not the same time, it's better to be careful." ”
"Liu Tingshi, who is that?" Ma Qiang asked.
"It's Liu Bo'an and Liu Tingshi, I think back then, our two brothers were also small officials in the Assassin's Mansion, but later Liu Tingshi was dismissed, and we couldn't get used to what the newcomer Guo Tingshi did, so we left a letter of resignation and left, and this has been gone for several years." Xian Yuyin said with some emotion.
Ma Qiang reacted immediately, this turned out to be Liu Yu.
Liu Yu served as the assassin of Youzhou before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but he was dismissed soon after due to official duties, and he was still living at home at this time.
Liu Yu is a literati who is proficient in the "Five Classics", although he does not know how to fight, but he knows the sufferings of the people, after coming to Youzhou, he not only leads by example, is honest and frugal, but also actively carries out diplomatic work with foreign peoples, and opens up a lot of border markets, the average temperature of the grassland at this time is gradually decreasing, and the cattle and sheep are killed and injured in the black and white disasters every year, but after the border market, the grassland people have an additional channel to exchange the cattle and sheep that are easy to die in the black and white disasters for food that is not easy to lose. This is a great kindness to herders who either rob or starve to death in the event of a famine.
Of course, as for whether it will make the Xianbei and other clans stronger because of the border city capital enemies, it is another matter.
"I have come all the way, and I have seen a lot of displaced people, and now it is the time for spring ploughing, and I am worried that food prices will soar this year, and the people will be sad at that time."
Ma Qiang recounted his observations on the road, from Dasong Village to Changping to Jixian County, it seems that the displaced people will always be indispensable, and these peasants, who have lost their land for various reasons, will soon become the main force to bury the country.
"It's not those corrupt officials who made the ghosts, I think that when Liu Tingshi was there, he not only reduced the supply of Jizhou and Qingzhou to Youzhou, but also proposed a plan to raise himself in Youzhou for three years, and move the people to Youzhou in five years, but it's a pity...."
As he spoke, Xian Yuyin drank a big glass of himself.
"Youzhou is a bitter cold place in the world, and it is not easy to raise yourself, how can you immigrate again?" Lu An has also been farming in Dasong Village for many years, and he knows the situation in Youzhou, Youzhou has been asking Jizhou and Qingzhou to provide money and food to support the army in Youzhou for so many years, and it would be a miracle if he could support himself, let alone emigrate.
"I don't know about this, but I don't think Liu Jianshi will talk nonsense, he must have his own plan." Xian Yufu's words were full of trust in Liu Yu, which also made Ma Qiang feel Liu Yu's prestige in Youzhou from the side.
I don't know what Gongsun Chan thought later, he actually wanted to kill Liu Yu, such a person can be raised.
"I didn't expect Liu Tingshi to have such a grand ambition, but it's a pity that I can't see each other." Ma Qiang shook his head and really felt a pity, but his pity was a pity that Liu Yu was born at the wrong time, if Liu Yu was born in the peaceful era, he must be a generation of famous ministers.
"That's right, Ma Lang, I've also heard of the Taiping Dao, the sect advocates Jiao has used the spell technique in Hebei and other places to live countless people, I'm afraid he really has some ability, although Cheng Yuanzhi is not very good at martial arts, but he is also one of Zhang Jiao's eight disciples, if you don't have confidence, our brothers will escort you and Doctor Li out of Youzhou, and they won't chase them outside Youzhou."
The Han Dynasty still maintained a lot of the atmosphere of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, for the sake of righteousness, for the ideals, life and death can be left behind at any time, Ma Qiang looked at the two brothers with a serious face, and was a little moved, in later generations, where will anyone be willing to be born and die for each other when they meet for the first time?
"Don't worry, what Cheng Yuanzhi used is just some tricks, from this point of view, Zhang Jiao is probably not a true immortal master, speaking of which, in the matter of curing diseases, I am more confident in Doctor Li."
Saying that, Ma Qiang frowned and said, "The two brothers are well-informed, this Taiping Dao is so prosperous, isn't there anything the government is worried about?" ”
"Worried? What are the concerns? Although Taiping Dao likes to do these things of gods and ghosts, he is also peaceful, so what is there to worry about? Xian Yufu asked puzzled.
Ma Qiang thought about it and understood.
In the history of China, Zhang Jiao was really the first person to use religion as a precedent for a peasant uprising, and before Zhang Jiao, there was no precedent for rebellion in either Buddhism or Taoism, and there was no sect with so many followers before Taiping Taoism.
At this time, the Taoist three points, Huang Lao Tao pays attention to inaction, most of them are hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, it is difficult to find these people at ordinary times, and they are guarding their own one-acre three-point land in Bashu, although Buddhism is expanding rapidly, but at this time it is still a younger brother.
Therefore, no one feels that there is anything wrong with the rapid expansion of Zhang Jiao's religious power, and I am afraid that many people even feel that this is a good thing for the stability of the world.