Chapter 12: Chang'an (12)

December 10, Chang'an.

The months-long siege finally ended completely at the moment when Sima Ye personally opened the city gate, and the Sima clan came to an abrupt end.

The majestic city of Chang'an once again witnessed the destruction of a dynasty in the smoke of gunpowder.

On the 20th, Liu Cong, the king of the Huns, sent Sima Ye to lead the horse to the front, and the wine and cup were washed in the banquet, and he was ordered to hold the cover, and a group of old ministers saw that the young emperor was humiliated and excited, Liu Cong did not like it, and beheaded him.

At the end of the Jin Dynasty, the two emperors had the same fate, and they were both humiliated and abused by the Xiongnu and killed at will.

The city of Chang'an was broken, and the news that the new emperor surrendered to the enemy and died in humiliation drifted to all corners of the land of China with snowflakes in the sky.

On the 25th, the governor Shi Li Hong surrendered the Hun hussar general Shile according to the state, and since then, the Central Plains north of the Yangtze River have all fallen into the hands of the Hu people.

The whole territory of Pingzhou in the northeast was captured by the Xianbei people, and the Xianbei clans such as the Gao clan, the Murong clan, and the Tuoba clan gathered 200,000 troops to merge the border, and the intention of going south was clearly revealed.

Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Jizhou were firmly in the hands of the Xiongnu general Shi Le.

Sizhou, Yongzhou, Qinzhou, and Liangzhou were all occupied by Liu Cong, the king of the Xiongnu.

When Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou moved south in Shandong and the East China Sea, the Qian people rose up and wantonly slaughtered, burned, killed and looted, resulting in the land of the four states with the largest number of wealthy families becoming red.

Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and north of the Yangtze River all fell.

January 1 of the new year.

The five princes who crossed Yangzhou to the south heard that Chang'an had fallen, and Sima Ye was humiliated and died. Sima Rui, the king of Langya, was enthroned as the Jin Emperor in Jinling with the full support of the scholar group formed by Wang Dun and Wang Dao of the Langya Wang clan, and the year name was Jianwu. It holds Jingzhou, Yangzhou, the south of the Yangtze River and the whole of Guangzhou and Jiaozhou. Plus overseas Zhuya Prefecture and Yizhou.

On the 8th of the same month, Liu Cong, the king of the Huns entrenched in Chang'an, was proclaimed Emperor of Han in Chang'an.

On the 15th, Shi Le proclaimed himself Emperor Zhao in Taiyuan, Pingzhou, and openly broke with Emperor Liu Cong of the Han Dynasty.

On the 20th, Murong De of Pingzhou founded the country with the support of the Xianbei clan and became Emperor Yan.

On the 25th, Yao Chang, the leader of the Qiang nationality occupying Yizhou, Liangzhou, and Ningzhou, announced to the world that the capital of Chengdu was established and called Emperor Qin.

On the 26th, the Xiongnu Duan Ye established himself as Emperor Liang in Pingyong, Liangzhou, and after Shi Le became emperor, Liu Cong's subordinates changed their ways. So far, the victor of the two wars of annihilation, the Xiongnu Empire, which broke through the eleven states of the Central Plains, was divided into three regimes.

In the first year of the establishment of the military, five regimes were established one after another, and more than 20 states of the former dynasty fell apart. The entire Central Plains has been reduced to a grassland where the Hu people gallop, and there is not a single Han left in the north.

The smoke is everywhere, the wheels of history are rolling forward, and a new prelude has begun.

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Jiang Ge felt that this year's winter was colder than every year in previous years.

Still lying in a chaise longue covered in thick black bear fur, it looked like a black ball of fur from a distance.

Next to the chaise longue is a brazier made of a large iron pot, under which there are boxy bamboo poles, and the charcoal in the pot is red. A huge cashmere blanket is hung on each wall of the bamboo building, which is tightly attached to the bamboo wall, even if the cold wind outside the house is raging at this time, the house can not feel the slightest bit.

The Taoist in Tsing Yi was still wearing a cyan robe, and he didn't seem to feel the scorching heat and cold winter outside his body, he was full of energy, and he had some fairy wind bones.

The Taoist in Tsing Yi held a wooden stick with the thickness of his index finger in his hand, and kept rummaging the sweet potatoes buried in the ashes of the brazier, as if a faint fragrance permeated the house.

Jiang Ge sniffed, smashed his mouth, and looked at the red charcoal fire, as well as the wooden branches that the old Taoist poked back and forth.

On the bamboo chair opposite Jiang Ge sat Fu Bo, who was napping, with his hands on his sleeves and his head lowered little by little.

The old Taoist suddenly said: "The old Taoist has a question, I don't know whether to talk about it or not. ”

"Heavenly Master, but it doesn't hurt to say it, the kid knows everything." Jiang Ge came back to his senses and looked at the Taoist beside him and replied.

"Childe's set of boxing methods are rigid and soft, and the breath is like the way of heaven, and the old Tao has been observed for a long time, at most, I can only see that the exercises practiced by Childe have a vague sense of Taoist nature, and there are many similarities with my Taoist heritage. I don't know if the teacher's inheritance is which heavenly master of my Daomen? ”

"What the boy learns is also a family inheritance, but it is self-taught, and there is no heavenly master to guide him. However, what the boy learned does have many similarities with Taoist teachings, Tao gives birth to one, life to two, two to three, and three to all things. The kid's learning is shallow, and it is not as profound as the Taoist teachings, it is just the basic exercises for strengthening the body. Jiang Ge knew in his heart that the fragment called Tai Chi must be inextricably linked to Taoism, but he couldn't say it or write it on paper, he could only explore it by himself, and he was helpless in his heart, no matter who happened to him, it was unclear and unclear, so when the old Taoist asked about it, Jiang Ge could only answer perfunctorily.

"Taoism through Xuan, since the ancestors passed down the holy law, my Taoism has been evolved by descendants after thousands of years, Longhu Mountain has many branches so far, scattered folk small branches are more complicated, see that the son is not like my heavenly master Dao Fu Shui, Jin Dan two schools of exercises to ponder a little more, not like the Taiping Dao exercises. Inherently asked, but really curious. The old Tao has not yet heard of a new branch of the Taoist system within the sect. And the breath evolved by Childe is very negative yin and embraces yang, and the supreme road of impulsiveness. "The old Taoist is sincere, and he must still be confused.

"The kid has only read a few Taoist books, except for you, the kid has not been in contact with other Taoist people, and as for the Taiping Tao and the Heavenly Master Dao you said, there is only a vague concept. What the kid learns is also boring, and he learns blindly from a book at random. The Jiang family has always been not good at martial arts, so the father has never asked the master to teach the boy. But everyone who has seen me practice martial arts says that I am fooling around, and I am not systematic at all. The kid just thinks that daily practice is enough to strengthen his body. Jiang Ge looked intently at the old Taoist's half-truths, and his words were extremely serious and sincere.

After listening to Jiang Ge's words, the old Taoist who claimed to be a son of medicine didn't ask much, thinking that the Taoism was profound, and he had lived more than half a hundred years before he had achieved a little success in the pill, and many branches of the Taoism were different. I can't figure it out, thinking that in the future, Nandu will invite this kid to take a trip to Longhu Mountain, and the senior brother in charge and several masters should be able to see the clues.

After thinking clearly, the old Taoist said kindly: "The son has an extraordinary weather, and he can go to Longhu Mountain as a guest when he returns to the south." ”

"After the kid settles down, he will definitely visit the contemporary Zhang Tianshi and all the heavenly masters, if you don't say that I will also go, the grace of saving lives is like reconstruction, and the kid will definitely come to thank you." Jiang Ge clenched his fists and said seriously.

"I heard that Taoism in the south has branches in Wudang, Jingzhou, and Qingcheng Mountain in Yizhou, and the kid is curious, but I don't know if there is anything to say." Jiang Ge looked at the rapidly falling black shadows outside the window paper, thinking that Longhu Mountain is in Yangzhou, Wudang Mountain is in Jingzhou, and Qingcheng Mountain is in Yizhou, and it is self-evident that Taoism is profound. If you want to know more, you will definitely have to deal with a lot after returning to Jingzhou.

The Taoist turned out two palm-sized sweet potatoes from the ashes in the fire, took out two pages of rough yellow paper, wrapped the larger one and handed it to Jiang Ge, holding a slightly smaller sweet potato himself, gently blowing the fine ash on the sweet potato, looking at Jiang Ge's hands as if holding red charcoal, his left hand was doubled, and then he was changed to his right hand and then twice, Lao Dao smiled and said: "The Heavenly Master Daozheng has been inherited for thousands of years, and in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Jiao occasionally got the "Taiping Technique", also known as the "Taiping Qing Collar Book", and founded the Taiping Dao, helping the world to preachAt that time, there were hundreds of thousands of congregants, all of whom were suffering people. If there was no war later, Taiping Dao could still be carried forward. It's a pity that it fell apart during the Three Kingdoms period, and it was not wise to participate in the disputes of the princes. My Heavenly Master has inherited the Tao in one line, and worships the Three Qings, so in the continuous enlightenment, the ancestors created a total of five veins: alchemy, talismans, spiritual cultivation, self-cultivation, and magic. Longhu Mountain is the main cultivator of Dan and Fu Gong, Wudang is the main cultivator of self-cultivation, and Qingcheng Mountain is the main cultivator of gods and spells. Three in one life, three in all things, three views in one, all things are one. The three Taoist temples inherited by the Taoist ancestors have their own strengths, and their mainstream teachings are still the unity of all laws. Therefore, the three views are actually just one view, and there is no difference. It's just that the inheritance of Zhang Tianshi in the past dynasties is in Longhu Mountain. ”

"I see, thank you for the guidance of the Heavenly Master, these are not seen in books, Taoism has been inherited for thousands of years, with profound heritage, benefiting the people, and blessing the township, which can be described as immeasurable." Jiang Ge complimented, and then carefully peeled off the not-so-hot sweet potato in his hand, and a strong fragrance instantly diffused.

"Childe is too famous, where the doctrine is, people in my generation should be like this. Just looking at the speed of Childe's recovery, at the beginning of spring in March, he should be able to heal. The Taoist also gently peeled the sweet potato and said.

"Well, I don't know what's going on outside, how is Daddy in Jingzhou." After Jiang Ge finished speaking, he silently ate the sweet potato and fell into deep thought.

The coals in the fire pit exuded a scorching temperature, the snow was falling outside the window, the bamboo building was as warm as spring, and Brother Jiang fell asleep in a chaise longue in a daze.

Jiang Ge seemed to have had a strange dream.

In the dream, Jiang Ge saw a historical picture scroll that ended decisively.

Behind the scroll, a man stands silently with a paintbrush in his hand.

The painter seems to be tired of what he has painted and the style of his painting, and discards the ink-stained brush in his hand. Throw the previous scroll aside. With a wave of his hand, a blank scroll of paintings was flattened in front of him, his ten fingers shook out of thin air, and the brushes stained with various bright colors were easily sandwiched between his fingers.

The person who paints is like a fly, and the colors are colorful.

The mountains and rivers are magnificent, and the rivers are desecrated and stretch for a long time.

A picture of the mountains and rivers is full of aura, and the mountains are sometimes verdant, sometimes golden, and sometimes covered in silver. Rivers, lakes and seas from west to east or rough and rolling away, or murmuring, quiet and rippling.

The painter seemed to have thought of something, holding a golden brush and dozens of strokes on the scroll, and suddenly the mountains and rivers were full of golden light, some shining and dazzling, some calm and heavy, and some dim.

As if the intention was still unfinished, the painter's right hand brush disappeared, and one hand was palmed into a palm and gently raised from the bottom up. The little golden light located in the mountains and rivers of the picture scroll quickly flew out of the picture scroll and rose into the air.

Jiang Ge involuntarily raised his head quickly and looked at the roof of the bamboo building.

In the void, there are dots of golden light.

A dim point of light blinked at him.

As if to say, "I'm here, do you see it?" ”