Chapter 120 The wolf who eats fasting and recites Buddha

To say that this Xinzhou is really a good place.

Although it is not suitable for growing food, there are many mines!

Later generations described who was rich, often called it "a mine at home", which was much more popular than "having express delivery".

Since there are coal mines, iron mines, coking and steel calcining have also been successfully experimented, there is no reason not to build an energy-based city.

In ancient times, when machinery was scarce, large-scale projects meant that a lot of labor was required. So, the spring of the people of Xinzhou came.

People are needed to make coal cakes, people are needed for coking, people are needed to mine iron ore, and people are needed to transport coke from Xishan Coking Plant to Dingxiang Steel Plant.

For a while, the people of Xinzhou, who had nothing to do, couldn't find an idler.

Even a half-grown child will sensibly run to the coking plant to pick up the coal core that has not burned through. Picking it up and cooking it on the fire is much stronger than a briquette. It doesn't cost money, it's a good deal!

Seeing that the people of Xinzhou were living a prosperous life, the people of Daizhou stopped doing it.

Why? Could it be that Xinzhou was more severely affected? Our Daizhou has also been affected, right? It must be that Lord Zhizhou doesn't understand the doorways of officialdom, and he has disgusted Lord Fang to appease Hedong!

This unconscious official!

Many gentry ran to the Zhizhou Yamen to denounce Zhao Rixin in Zhizhou, not knowing that they would benefit one party for the first term of office, but only knowing that they would go to Wutai Mountain to talk to the old monk about the scriptures. The old monk is your father!

Zhao Rixin was originally a tranquil character, but because he didn't like the officialdom to be sent away, he begged to be transferred to this remote place to be an idler.

But the audience was so aggressive, and even disrespectful, Zhao Rixin was also angry: "Daizhou deviated from the center of the earthquake, and the damage was not serious. More than 800 casualties have also been properly settled. Zhao asked himself if he was not derelict in his duties, why do you want to hurt others?

Besides, Daizhou is close to Northern Liao, and everything is controlled by the soldiers and horses, and even if you have the heart, you can't do it. Please also go to the Daizhou soldiers and horses to govern General Meng Yuan, presumably he must have a solution. ”

The implication is: You turtle sons, you don't usually take Lao Tzu in your eyes, and at this time you want Lao Tzu to ask for someone for your benefit, you want to be blind, right?

If you have the ability, you go to Meng Yuan, anyway, you are the only one who looks forward to him on weekdays.

The squires pleaded: "General Meng said that he is a martial artist, but he is afraid that he will not be able to talk to Lord Fang, who was born as a champion, and he still needs a two-list jinshi like Lord Zhao to come forward."

Zhao Rixin secretly scolded and slipped his head, then Fang Zhongyong is still the commander of the Ma Army, it can be regarded as a military lineage!

I wanted to continue to do Tai Chi, but suddenly thought of something, and felt that it was better for Fang Zhongyong to come forward, so he said: "That is the case, but the official is negligent." Rest assured, this official will repair a letter, please appease the lord to take care of the tens of thousands of villagers in my state. ”

Back in the study, Zhao Rixin put pen to paper: appease the envoy Jun Jian, and Zhao Rixin, the governor of the prefecture, greets him......

Fang Zhongyong, who was busy building his own Tamsui Billiton, looked disgusted when he received the letter.

This Lord Zhao is too bad at being a man! What do you think of what this letter says?

Daizhou is poor, the people are struggling to make a living, and the earthquake has made it worse. As a pacification envoy of Hedong Road, how can you favor one over the other?

How can you not be Houxinzhou, there are more than 20,000 dead and wounded, you are only more than 800, people are much worse than you, you can't compare at all, right?

What's even more annoying is that you don't say that there are delicious food and wine, ten miles of peach blossoms, and you can't say that the scenery of Wutai Mountain is pleasant, and the great monks and great virtues are profound, and they are eager to meet it!

Don't you know that when we are twenty years old, it is the time of prodigal?

I wanted not to go, but Gongsun Ce persuaded: "Although the dispatch of the adults is a temporary need, it is also a little inappropriate to stay in Xinzhou and not go elsewhere."

Fang Zhongyong said, "Why don't you let Master Cheng go?"

"Sir, you forgot, Master Cheng has already returned to Beijing!"

Fang Zhongyong had to find another excuse, and Dou Shouzhi persuaded: "The disaster in Daizhou is quite light, even if you don't go to inspect, it's okay." It's just that the slave maid heard that there is a lot of hematite in Wutai Mountain, and its quality is even higher than that of Dingxiang iron ore. What's the matter if the adults go, it's also a lot of incense. ”

Listen to people's advice and eat well. This led to Fang Zhongyong's trip to the state.

Compared with Xinzhou, Daizhou has a wider area under its jurisdiction, but its population is smaller. Because of its close proximity to Northern Liao, the so-called border area, although there has been no major war with Northern Liao for decades, the Great Song Dynasty has never relaxed its guard. Therefore, the most important local institution is the army, and the main task is to supply the needs of the army, and the largest population is the military.

In short, this is a military city. As soon as there was fighting, the few civilians began to retreat, leaving only the army.

It is in these years that the military households have taken root, and the establishment of Song Liaohe City has gradually gained some popularity.

It's just that the two countries often have conflicts like small couples, and the city is open and closed. In addition, the supply of goods is single, far from meeting the needs of Liaoxia, so some businessmen who "pursue their dreams" come here and engage in half-black and white business.

Smugglers from all over the world, spies from all over the world, mixed here.

Except for the native-born locals, there are basically no good people. Therefore, whether it is Fang Zhongyong or Cheng Kan, this disaster relief has intentionally or unintentionally ignored this place.

Because no one knows if the victims in front of you will become spies, robbers, and smugglers as soon as they turn around.

Of course, it is inappropriate to fire a map cannon, and the regional black is even more mentally retarded. There is still a place in Daizhou where a large number of good people have gathered, and that is Wutai Mountain, which is Fang Zhongyong's destination.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wutai Mountain has Jiaye Moteng and Zhu Falan preaching and saying, which is the dojo of Manjushri Bodhisattva, and there is a pagoda dedicated to the relics of Emperor Ashoka. It is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, and the Eagle Temple built by it is the first Buddhist temple in China.

Because of its extraordinary status in Chinese Buddhism, it has attracted many eminent monks to practice here.

The master has to practice, and he also has to eat.

The little master also has to practice, and even more so to eat.

Zen Buddhism concentrates on cultivating its own Buddha, and it is very cold. Most of the temples built are also in remote places, high and deserted. Grow your own vegetables and eat them yourself, such as Yuantong Zen Master.

The Tiantai Sect and the Huayan Sect pay attention to the performance of religion in the WTO and purify all sentient beings, and prefer to build temples in places that are convenient for believers to visit. I will also do some Dharma to improve my life.

The fields under the mountain are mostly temple properties. It was impossible for the masters and junior masters to cultivate the land themselves, and they often had to hire many homeless people to work, and Wutai Mountain gradually flourished.

This prosperity did not matter, and it alarmed an emperor - Li Yuanhao of Western Xia.

It is said that Li Yuanhao, who sincerely worships the Buddha, dreams of Manjushri at night. The Bodhisattva told him that there was a great opportunity in Wutai Mountain, and he should go into the mountain to meet the incense.

It is also said that Li Yuanhao, who has always been compassionate, was enlightened by the Bodhisattva and determined to become a monk and serve my Buddha. However, the subjects did not want such a good emperor to abandon him once in 4,000 years, so Li Yuanhao had to give up.

It is also said that ......

"Stop! Lord Zhao, where did you get so many reports? And Xiao Douzi, do you think that this official can't govern you, and dare to lie and deceive this official to come here? "Fang Zhong is always on fire.

Hunting geese all day long, I didn't expect to be pecked blind by geese today.

"Also, Lord Zhao, you are also a two-rank jinshi, and you mix with people outside the square all day long, are you a little unprofessional?"

Zhao Rixin smiled bitterly: "If you don't hide it and appease the envoy, the lower officials will speak in Wutai Mountain and the people will listen." In Daizhou City, who will take the lower officials in their eyes?

This time, please appease the envoy to come, one is that there is indeed a need to meet with the court officials, in order to reassure the people. Two, these two ......"

"You don't have to pretend to be embarrassed. Don't you just think that Li Yuanhao has bad intentions and wants the official to fight the thunder for you? ”

Dou Shouzhi interjected: "Li Yuanhao didn't come, it was Yeli Yuqi who came." My lord, it's not that a slave has the audacity to deceive you. It is really the practice of the imperial court, alas! ”

Fang Zhongyong sneered: "Yo! A small yellow door also dares to point fingers at national affairs? Let's talk about it, and see what you have to say. ”

"Just now, Lord Zhao's words, you must have heard them clearly! What kind of person is Li Yuanhao, a fierce and cruel person who is greedy and forbearant and easy to kill. Say that he suddenly stopped eating people and became a vegetarian, do you believe it? I don't believe it anyway. This time I entered Wutai Mountain, called worshiping Buddha and incense, it was, it was really ......"

"Why, you have the audacity. If it is reasonable, this official may say a few good words for you from Gonggong Chen! ”

Dou Shouzhi was heartbroken: "It's really to spy on the reality of my Great Song Dynasty, to prepare for the next step of self-establishment as the emperor, and even to attack my Great Song Dynasty." The princes of the court did not notice it, and still hoped that Yuan Hao would abandon evil and follow good, and sincerely repair it, which is really a big mistake! ”

Fang Zhongyong was very happy: "I really didn't expect that there are also characters like Dou Gonggong in the palace." From now on, don't call yourself a slave in front of Fang, lest Fang underestimate the heroes of the world. It's just that I don't know if this wild beggar can be regarded as a hero, and the two of them need to be so cautious? ”

Zhao Rixin said: "Adults must not despise this person. This person was born in the Yeli clan, and his brother Yeli Wangrong divided the left and right wing armies, and called Ning Ling, that is, the king. His niece is Yuan Hao's wife, and his brother Yeli Renrong is Yuan Hao's literary brain. The Yeli clan is in Western Xia, the tree is big and the roots are deep, which is extraordinary! ”

Fang Zhongyong disagreed: "Yeli Renrong, is that guy known as Xixia Cangjie?" It is said that Cangjie has three eyes, how many eyes does this Yeli Renrong have? ”

Dou Shouzhi said with a smile: "Slave maid ......" Seeing Fang Zhongyong's eyes, he changed his words: "As far as I know, Renrong is just an ordinary person. The Xixia script produced by it has complicated strokes, which is not as convenient as Chinese characters, and it is in vain to call it a knowledgeable name. It's ridiculous that this Western Xia barbarian, Yelang is arrogant, he has changed the Chinese characters beyond recognition, and he is still complacent there, which is really ridiculous. ”

Fang Zhongyong waved his hand: "Its system is easy to serve, tampering with etiquette, and the heart of disobedience is clearly revealed, so you must guard against it!" If I had known the news, I would have had a banquet all the way, so that I could entertain this wild and begging who came to the incense. Let him appreciate my Chinese customs, splendid rivers and mountains, and take a look at my Song Dynasty soldiers by the way. ”

Di Qing was very puzzled: "The marshal asked the last general to read more military books, and the "Sun Tzu" recorded by the last general has clouds: the virtual is real, and the real is virtual." My Great Song soldiers are strong and strong, shouldn't I show weakness, be proud of their hearts, and slack their will? ”

"Does Lord Zhao think so too?" Fang Zhongyong asked.

Zhao Rixin obviously had a deeper understanding of the strength of the border army, and played Tai Chi: "Sages naturally can't be wrong. "As for how it can't be wrong, it's unclear.