Chapter 697: Death in the Front or Behind?

The old Taoist walked slowly in front, followed by Fang Xie and Xiang Qingniu. This old man, who now plays a pivotal role in the Great Sui Taoist Sect and even in the Great Sui rivers and lakes, seems to be very interested in Yongzhou. He looked very closely, and seemed unwilling to let go of the mud in the cracks of the city wall.

"There are some mysterious and mysterious things, you don't believe it, but you often hear people mention ......"

Zhang Zhenren said with some amazement on the side: "For example, to nourish qi, I have heard that the Buddha Dalun Ming King nourishes the Dalun Temple with the qi of the snow-capped mountain, so the Dalun Temple is the world's first-class spiritual place, so there will be so many amazing cultivators in the Dalun Temple." I also heard that Brother Xiao Dao planted mountain peaches all over Qingle Mountain, in fact, to drain the qi of the mountains and rivers...... Senior Brother Xiang, is it? ”

In terms of seniority, Zhang Zhenren called Xiang Qingniu a junior brother, which can be regarded as giving Xiang Qingniu enough face. Although Emperor Tianyou of the Great Sui Dynasty named Xiao Yijiu as a Taoist Zun and the leader of the Taoist Sect. But in terms of seniority, when Zhang Yiyang of Wudang Mountain had a prominent position in the rivers and lakes, Xiao Yijiu was still telling fortunes on the street and cheating for a penny or a penny. Xiao Yijiu's identity as a Taoist is fundamentally a wild man, he didn't worship under any Taoist temple at the beginning, but he just made a Taoist robe to swagger and deceive.

But he deceived the right person, so he had the later Soaring Prosperity.

deceived the emperor, isn't it a kind of chance?

"Please forgive me, senior brother......"

Although Xiang Qingniu is an uninhibited character, he has no choice but to speak with a serious face in front of Zhang Zhenren: "I am a prodigal in the sect, and I have been traveling all over the world. After the senior brother took charge of Qingle Mountain, I only went there once. Besides, among the masters, my cultivation is the most unsuccessful, and my opinion is really low, but I have learned a lot of the bad roots of the three senior brothers, but I have learned nothing...... So...... I don't know what it means to nourish qi. ”

Xiao Yijiu's swagger and deception, Xiang Qingzheng's words to leave, Luo Weiran's tricks, he did learn a lot.

Zhang Zhenren smiled: "Recklessness, it's not the way." ”

He looked at the majestic Yongzhou city wall and said: "Daozu once said that the so-called Taoism is nothing more than natural. Human nature is innate, and it is the closest thing to the Tao. If you feel that others are the way and forcibly change your own temperament to learn from others, how can you know that it is not the opposite? I've seen your senior brother, your second senior brother, and your third senior brother...... Brother Xiao Dao's middle-aged cultivation has achieved great success, and it is nothing more than because of a greedy word. Prince Zhong cultivated almost the way of heaven in the most ordinary posture because of a contention. Your third senior brother, Luo Weiran, is actually the most talented of the four of you, but he doesn't know what his own Tao is, so he gradually lost himself and wasted that excellent bone. ”

He glanced back at Xiang Qingniu: "You understand the Dao heart, but you are still straightforward, I don't know how high your achievements will be in the future." Few people in this world can understand that I am the Tao, the Tao is me, I am still me, and the Tao is still the truth of the Tao. ”

Xiang Qingniu had a headache when he heard it, he wanted to think about it very seriously, but he had no clue at all.

When he used to listen to Xiao Yijiu talk about morality, he would always be drowsy. Listening to Zhang Zhenren's righteousness now, although it sounds much more interesting than what Xiao Yijiu said, he is still completely confused. Dao heart is enlightened, in fact, until now, Xiang Qingniu doesn't know what he has realized.

Still didn't realize anything.

"Listen...... I don't understand ......."

Xiang Qingniu smiled wryly.

"Good realm, so comfortable."

Zhang Zhenren sighed heartily, and when he looked at Xiang Qingniu, his eyes were full of envy. This made Xiang Qingniu even more puzzled, and said in his heart, how can he be so comfortable?

He didn't understand, and Fang Xie didn't understand either.

This kind of vague sounding thing seems to make sense, and Fang Xie has heard it a lot. Although he knew that what Zhang Zhenren said must have his understanding, he didn't think so. Xiang Qingniu didn't understand, and he didn't understand it even if he tried to think about it. Fang Xie didn't think about it at all, because he didn't care at all.

"General Fang, the last time we met, the old man was fishing for pythons. When we met this time, I didn't expect that it was the general who was cutting the python. ”

"Python?"

Fang Xie didn't understand this sentence: "Please teach a real person." ”

Zhang Zhenren smiled and said: "There are many things, I know that I am right, but once I want to do it, I will find that there are many tribulations to hinder it." It's as if you're walking on a rough and narrow path, staggering so that you can see the sun on the top of the mountain, but the path seems to have no end, and it's hard to walk. You're just stepping onto the path, only to find a python in front of you. Going forward is a danger of disaster. Going back, it's a flat avenue...... General Fang did not retreat, but drew his sword and beheaded the python, which was admirable. ”

"What did the real person say?"

Fang Xie asked again.

"Let the people get the most benefit, this is the path."

Only then did Fang Xie understand what Zhang Zhenren was talking about. Unexpectedly, not long after his decree was promulgated, even Zhang Zhenren knew about it.

"Do what you can and do what I want."

Fang Xie replied.

"You have a solution in your name, and you have a jue in your word."

Zhang Zhenren said as he walked: "These two words, if you understand them thoroughly, they will be used endlessly, and they will be infinitely fun." ”

Fang Solution, word awareness.

"Unravel, aware, so you understand, you thorough."

Zhang Zhenren continued: "Don't be confused, since you have already done it, it means that you have beheaded the giant python that crosses the path. Do you think that python is one of the many obstacles and difficulties in the world? Wrong...... That python is your own heart. ”

Zhang Zhenren seemed to be in a very good mood, and after stopping, he looked at Fang Xie and said with a smile: "I thought that the most mysterious thing was your body where the seven veins gathered, who would have thought that the most mysterious thing was your mind." I have heard and seen many things along the way, which has made me feel a lot in my heart. You are a brave man and a pure man. ”

"Pure people?"

Xiang Qingniu rubbed his nose and asked, "What do you mean by a pure person?" ”

He waited for Zhang Zhenren to give him an answer, but who thought that Zhang Zhenren shook his head: "I'm not a pure person, so I don't know how special a pure person is." Why didn't you ask him? ”

He pointed to Fang Jie.

Xiang Qingniu looked at Fang Jie's face, and then gave up: "He? I'm more confused than I am. ”

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"But the real person, some people say that I kill too much. Others say that blood has bewitched my heart. “

Fang Xie poured a cup of tea for Zhang Zhenren in the pavilion, Zhang Zhenren took it and asked with a smile: "How is your own heart, do you want others to say it?" There are two sides to everything, such as Buddhism...... You know, I know, he also knows, the Great Wheel Ming King is actually the most evil person in this world, and how much more blood is stained on his hands than yours? If your blood is a lake, the blood in his hand is an ocean. But Buddhism is full of believers in the Western Regions, and everyone firmly believes in Buddhism's compassion and benevolence, isn't this a good side? ”

"Regardless of whether the Great Wheel Ming King is good or evil, the Buddha Sect still does a lot of good deeds. Otherwise, why did millions of herdsmen come from all directions when the army of the Mengyuan royal court surrounded the mountain, desperately defending the religion? Why are there so many ordinary people who fight to the death? Because the Buddha has done evil things, and he has also done good things. If you say that you are a heavy murderer, there will naturally be many people who want to kill you. Of course, there will be people who want you to live a long life. ”

Fang Xie nodded, sitting opposite Zhang Zhenren in contemplation.

"I came from the north, all the way, all the way to see ......"

Zhang Zhenren said: "After leaving Chang'an City, I went to the northwest first. Took a trip to the place controlled by Gao Kaitai and Wang Yiqu. The two of them have a very good relationship with the local wealthy families, so there will be a lot of financial support. They are not short of food or money, but in Huikang City, I saw that Wang Yiqu sent people to recruit new soldiers, and there were very few applicants, and most of them were beggars who couldn't survive......

"Why?"

He asked

Fang Xie replied: "Because there is the support of many wealthy families, the king of Gao Kaitai will repay the canal." And what they can give back to the rich families is naturally not their own interests, but the people's. The people were more brutally oppressed, so they would rather flee than join the army. ”

"Don't you understand?"

Zhang Zhenren smiled.

"I crossed the river, entered Huangyang Road, and deliberately took a turn around Suzaku Mountain. Your Suzaku Mountain Camp has also been recruiting new recruits, and there is an endless stream of applicants. And the officials under you who are responsible for recruiting soldiers and brave soldiers strictly control the qualifications for selecting people, and do not accept those who are not strong, the only son in the family does not accept them, and the beggars do not accept them, and even so, the queue is still endless. ”

"Since ancient times, if you want to achieve great things, you must grasp the key point. Who is the key point, you can see it better than they do. ”

Fang Xie shook his head: "Or I never thought that I would be the one who became the winner in the end. That's why some people love to be weird. Maybe in the future, when I am defeated and die, the people who have benefited from me will eventually return to their old days, but after all, they have had a few years of stability and contentment, and even if they are placed in their memories, they should remember it from time to time. ”

"This is the great achievement."

Zhang Zhenren smiled: "I came, I wanted to tell you what I thought, it seems that you don't need me to say it at all, you understand everything." So this trip is a bit redundant, but it's worth it. ”

"Zhang Zhenren wants to leave?"

Xiang Qingniu asked.

"The world has changed."

Zhang Zhenren sighed slightly, raised his head and looked at the sky: "King Dalun Ming stole a thousand years of life, and Wan Xingchen stole the cycle of life and death, which has angered the balance of this world. Maybe it won't be long before something big happens. I saw a very terrifying weapon in Suzaku Mountain, which was difficult for even a cultivator to resist. In the past, cultivators rushed back and forth among the armies, and even if they were defeated, they could retreat with their whole body. But once this weapon is implemented...... The battlefield, and even the rivers and lakes, I am afraid that it is no longer the world of cultivators. ”

Fang Xie was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but glance at Zhang Zhenren.

"I don't blame you."

Zhang Zhenren said seriously: "The development of the world has its inevitable direction, I heard that in the countries beyond the eastern ocean, this kind of firearm has been popularized in the army, and it is more powerful. If one day in the future, a country beyond the ocean invades the Central Plains, and there are such powerful firearms, how can the people of the Central Plains resist? By the practitioners? A cultivator may be able to turn the tide of battle initially, but weapons can be made in large quantities, can a cultivator? The more workshops you build, the more weapons you can make. But cultivators, without decades of cultivation, can they stop that firearm from exploding? ”

"Once the cultivators of the Central Plains suffer heavy losses, what else do they rely on?"

He looked at Fang Xie and said, "What you did was right, maybe that is the most correct way to develop." But because of that, the direction of this development scares me. So I decided to escape, I'd better go back to Wudang Mountain. I shouldn't have been involved in political affairs and state affairs, but now I finally got out of the way, so I can hide. ”

He patted Fang Xie on the shoulder, and said with deep meaning: "The changes of the times will always sacrifice a large number of people. But this is different from charging into battle, charging into battle you are in front, and nine times out of ten you die first. You are ahead of the changes of the times, and most of the people who die are the people behind......"

These words are a bit deep.