Chapter 19: The Birth of the White Horse
Xu You stayed for a moment, his mind was racing, could it be that in this era, Kumarosh had not yet translated the "Maha Prajnaparamita Great Ming Mantra", that is to say, after the Heart Sutra, the "Middle Commentary" and "Hundred Commentaries" have not yet been published, no wonder the Buddhism of Chu is still in the initial stage of the six schools and seven sects, and the development is not very fast.
The so-called six families and seven sects, this is no sect, that is, the color sect, the heart no sect, the knowledge of the Han sect, the illusion sect, the edge of the sect, this is the six families, this no sect and the differentiation of the original no sect and the original no different sect, this is the seven sects.
To put it simply, Ben Wuzong believes that all the dharmas are empty in nature, nothing is before all things, emptiness is the beginning of all forms, and the scriptures and meanings are biased towards nothingness, non-existence is nothingness, non-nothing is nothingness;
That is, the color sect believes that color does not exist by itself, although color is empty; Color is emptiness, color is different from emptiness, Jingyi focuses on color, and initially realizes the truth that color is emptiness, but does not realize that emptiness is color, but opposes color and emptiness;
Xinwuzong believes that there is an image that cannot be spoken, there is no form, there is no form, the inner stop its heart, not empty and external, the meridian and righteousness are biased towards the heart, and the color is the phenomenal realm of objective existence, but the heart is not attached to external objects, and it has reached the realm of emptiness.
The Consciousness Hanzong believes that the Three Realms are the house of the long night, and the mind is the master of the big dream; The Transfiguration Sect believes that the Dharma of the World's Truths is like Transfiguration, which comes from oneself and does not begin to exist; The fate of the sect believes that the fate will exist, and the fate will be scattered. These three sects are biased towards the existence and non-existence of the main body of practice and the analysis of emptiness to discuss emptiness, and focus on Hinayana Buddhism, and discuss not the same issue as the three sects of innocence, i.e., color, and mind-nothingness.
In essence, the six schools and seven sects are in the same lineage, and they are all branches of the Prajna school of Buddhism. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty branch Lou Jiayu translated the Tao Xing Prajna Sutra, first Zhu Shixing preached the scriptures, and then there was Dao'an Shuyi, they used Lao Zhuang metaphysics to Geyi Prajna, thus giving rise to the "Geyi Buddhism", and then there were various differences on the idea of Prajna, resulting in the chaos of the six families and seven sects acting separately. It wasn't until Kumarosh introduced the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra to the eastern land that Prajnaparamita truly entered the Mahayana realm.
"Let me tell you, what are you doing so seriously?" Xu You has a deep understanding of the scriptures and meanings of Buddhism and Taoism, and if he really wants to fool him, it is difficult to ensure that He Wei's jaw does not drop, but the time is not right, and it is better to cherish himself and wait for the future.
Seeing that Xu You didn't want to say more, he didn't ask anymore, he barely suppressed the curiosity in his heart, and said: "Fenghu has already inquired, Zhou Yinger left the dock by boat last night, and her whereabouts are unknown." ”
Xu You clasped his hands, rubbed them gently, felt the warmth of his palms, looked sideways at Zuo Yan, and said, "Do you know the name of the boatman?" ”
Zuo Yan replied: "The boatman's name is Qi Da, he is a local old boatman in Qiantang, who has been boating for decades, is skilled and exquisite, and is a well-known good hand. ”
Looking for such a boatman, could it be that Zhou Yinger wants to go to sea?
"Qi Da wants to travel far away, he should always tell his family where to go, set a return date, and then leave with confidence. Ask his family, there should be clues. ”
Zuo Yan smiled bitterly: "I have asked, Qi Da has only one son, he died of illness five years ago, his wife also died of excessive sadness, he died last year, and now he is a widower. ”
Xu You stopped violently, followed He Wei behind him and slammed into him, frowning and said: "Zhou Ying'er is thoughtful and interlocking, and he doesn't leave any flaws, I originally underestimated him." If his heart is like this, then he chose Qi Da, not only because Qi Da has no family leaks, but more likely, such a carefree person, even if he never returns to Qiantang from now on, no one will worry about and look for him......"
Zuo Yan was startled and said, "He dares to kill?" ”
He Wei rubbed his nose and poked his head out, and said angrily: "The so-called killing people and selling goods, he even cheated 500,000 yuan, and he won't care about a life on his back!" ”
Zuo Yan has been in the army for a long time, and killing people is just an idle matter, but people like Zhou Ying'er are ordinary and ordinary, at most, they can just make a little money by taking advantage of their tongues, but they can become a madman who kills people and sells goods in an instant.
Why is this happening?
Zuo Yan had doubts in his heart.
Xu You sighed: "In this way, the world is really big, and there is no trace to be found!" ”
"Not necessarily!"
He Wei took out a piece of hemp paper from his sleeve, folded it into a square, and drew a Hanmei in the upper left corner. Xu You took it and looked at it, and only one sentence was written on it: "Ying'er asked the north if the southerners could bear the bitter cold, and purchased a large number of things to keep out the cold, and left by boat at the end of last night and headed for Wu County." ”
Xu You looked at He Wei and didn't ask him where he got the news, and said, "The source is reliable?" ”
"Reliable!"
Xu You paused, and before they knew it, they had already walked to the shore of Qiantang Lake, looking up at the rippling water, shining, and his tone was full of doubts, and said, "Zhou Ying'er wants to flee north?" ”
Zuo Yan expressed disbelief and said: "Zhou Ying'er is a small tooth boy, who has grown up in Jiangdong for generations, even if he has a huge amount of money, but he is from a humble background, has no power and power, how can he cross to Wei through layers of border searches?" ”
"yes!" Xu You stood by the lake with his hands in his hands and said: "If you break the law, you can escape north casually, I am afraid that there will be no more unjust souls in the Huangsha Prison in Jinling, and where will the majesty of the national law of Dachu be?" ”
He Wei stood side by side with him and sneered: "In the hundred years since the founding of the Great Chu, there are certainly many Han people who have crossed to the south, but there are not a few people who have fled north. In addition to prisoners, monks and nuns, Taoist priests, slaves, and Qi people, there were also some scholars who were talented and well-read poetry and books. Don't forget, in the tenth year of Jianning, the Huamen family surnamed Yang in Qingzhou fled into the territory of Wei, and Emperor Wei publicized it, and even sent envoys to humiliate An Shiyu with a letter of state, which was passed on as a joke from all over the world. ”
In the tenth year of Jianning, it was the time when the battle between Chu and Wei was in full swing, Qingzhou was on the verge of the forefront, and the entire defense line was almost broken, except for a few strategically important locations, the rest of the guards were not tight, and it was not a big deal for someone to escape from the clan, compared with the number of people from the north to the south, this loss was negligible.
"The times are different, the situation is different, the north and the south have not fought for many years, and the iron pass of the thousand-mile border is general, unless it is secretly colluding with the defenders, otherwise, even a bird will be insurmountable!"
He Wei smiled without saying a word, picked up a small pebble from the ground, threw it diagonally, and the pebble hit three floats on the water surface, and sank with a grunt.
Xu You glanced at him and said strangely: "According to your meaning, Zhou Ying'er can go through the door of the defenders?" He is a foreigner, even if he takes 500,000 or 600,000 yuan to smash it, he may not be able to smash the door of the military government. ”
"Zhou Ying'er doesn't need to make friends with the defenders, those people are all vicious wolves who eat people and don't spit out bones, he doesn't have the guts, and he doesn't have the way." He Wei's eyes flickered, and he said softly: "However, there is a kind of person who can help Zhou Ying'er easily avoid the search of the defenders." ”
Xu You was stunned for a moment, instantly understood, bent down to pick up a stone, threw it far away into the lake, and said with a smile: "Yes, I didn't expect it!" ”
Zuo Yan hurriedly said: "Oh, the two Lang Jun don't play dumb riddles, what's the situation?" ”
Xu You smiled: "Do you remember that Gu Yun and I got drunk and stayed overnight in the county government?" ”
"Remember, I also said Lang Jun, you are pretending to be drunk......"
"That stay allowed me to see Gu's luxury! The salt that Gu Yun used to entertain the guests to clean their mouths was actually the clotted fat transported from the salt pond in Hedong! ”
"Huh? Clotted salts? ”
Zuo Yan opened his mouth wide, the Yuan clan advocated purity, and it was relatively simple among the top gate valves, so he couldn't have imagined that a second-level Chinese clan like the Wujun Gu clan was already extravagant enough to use clotted salt to clean his mouth.
Xu You smiled and said, "I'm shocked, I was in the same mood as you at the time." However, this is not the point, the point is, how did the clotted salt come out of the Wei State? ”
As long as there are national borders and there are goods in demand, there will be smuggling, and if there is smuggling, there will be collusion between officials and businessmen, which is an eternal truth. Chu and Wei were mortal enemies, and the border was not open to mutual markets, but the leather goods, pearls, horses, salt, iron, spices and textiles of the Northern Dynasties were needed by the Southern Dynasties, and the rice grain, wine pulp, embroidery, brocade, silk silk, pen and ink and books of the Southern Dynasties were also needed by the Northern Dynasties, so a huge underground trading market was born, and many bold merchants saw the business opportunities and risked being exterminated to wander between the north and the south, grabbing a lot of wealth.
Gu Yun's clotting salt was transported to Jiangdong through this way, which was both luxurious and expensive, and was a common thing to show off wealth between gate valves. The so-called law does not blame the public, and the imperial court also turns a blind eye, as long as it is not caught smuggling across the border, it is generally as if this kind of thing that only the Northern Dynasties have does not exist.
Seeing that Xu You had finally figured out this layer, He Wei expressed his opinion, and said: "Zhou Ying'er has been a toothman for many years, and he must have met many merchants who came and went from the south to the north, among them, there may be white black merchants who can cross the border and enter and leave the Wei State at will. ”
"White Cushang?"
"The former Wei Cao Zijian's "Subtle Chapter" has the verse 'Zidan Xiqin is Qin, and the black white horse is born', which is used as a metaphor for the unrealizable. These businessmen can be unimpeded in the north of the dangerous place, turning their hands into clouds and covering their hands for rain, like black birds with white heads, horses with horns, and can be done by others, so they secretly call them white black merchants. ”
"I see!" Xu You said categorically: "Zhou Ying'er has been escaping for a day and night, and now she can't catch up." I immediately went to see Du Sanxing, repaired a book, and asked him to send someone to Wu County to meet Gu Yun in the starry night. ”
He Wei nodded and said, "There should be a white black merchant in the Gu family, who knows how to cross privately. There will not be too many private places on the border, nothing more than Jingzhou and Qingzhou. Since Zhou Ying'er went north along the Jiangnan River and went west to Jingzhou to pass through Jinling, the thief must be brave, Jinling is the imperial capital, and the thief is like a cloud, he will never dare to go. Therefore, I expect that he is likely to take refuge in Qingzhou. ”
Zuo Yan also became excited, and said: "In this way, it only takes three or five elite troops, hurry up and wait at the private crossing place, give Zhou Ying'er a waiting rabbit, let him have a thousand clever plans, and he will also be the fish at the bottom of Lang Jun's kettle." ”
Xu You smiled and said, "It's just that I want to trouble Gu Yun to pay for it, I can't bear it." ”
He Wei snorted and said, "As the commander of Qiantang County, he has a generation of traitors and thieves under his rule, so it is natural for him to make some efforts. Qilang don't worry about others first, I think that Fang Xiuniang is not an easy person, if you really want to make trouble on the door, I will see how you deal with it! ”
Xu You's smile froze on his face, and he suddenly had a headache.