Yang Chong said with certainty: "Yiwu needs grain, whether it is Liangzhou or Guanzhong, as long as Buddhism is willing to sell, I will buy it at a price two percent higher than the market price; If the Buddhists are willing to go to Tuyuhun, Qiang, Turkic, and Tiele to preach, I can help. ”

Master Cankun shook his head and said, "The Western Regions are too far away, and the trade is too vulgar. Master Yang, you might as well leak some heavenly opportunities, and we can give you food for free. ”

Meng Kunpeng smiled silently on the side, he and Master Cankun were old friends, and naturally knew that the old monk was not a character who was easy to entangle, and Yang Chong would not be able to pass the test if he didn't reveal some real materials. Yang Chong put away his smile and said: "Master, in my opinion, Yang Xuangan's rebellion has opened Pandora's box, and more and more people will participate in the future, the chaos in Middle-earth is inevitable, and there are only two things that can be done, one is to resist foreign invasions, and the other is to end the war as soon as possible." ”

"The old man has been taught." Master Cankun asked, "What is Pandora's Box?" ”

Yang Chong explains: "Pandora was the first woman on earth made of clay by Zeus, the king of the gods in Greek mythology, and as punishment for Prometheus' creation of man and stealing fire, the gods joined in to make her even more seductive. According to mythology, Pandora opened the box and unleashed all the evil in the world - greed, hypocrisy, slander, jealousy, pain, etc., but Pandora did Zeus's will and closed the lid on the box when hope was not released in time, locking the evil in the box forever. ”

Master Cankun asked some of the deeds of Zeus and Prometheus with great interest, and said with emotion: "Every nation has its own dreams, and they have different interpretations of the gods. Yang Chong, what does your ideal prosperous world look like? ”

Since Master Cankun asked so, he did not regard the Great Sui as a prosperous age, Yang Chong and Kong Yingda, Liu Zhuo, and Fang Xuanling all discussed this issue, so he said casually: "The trip to the avenue, the world is for the public, it is the ideal of Confucius, it is simple to be outside the house and not closed, the problem is that this situation will also occur under the cool government." If you rely on cool politics, stealing a chicken and killing your head will be deterred; Or everyone is so poor that there is nothing in the house and there is no need to close the door, what is the meaning of such a Datong world. ”

The world of Datong is a spiritual pillar of Confucianism, and the original words of Confucius are "the road is also the world, the world is for the public, the selection of talents and abilities, the belief and harmony, so that people do not only kiss their relatives, do not only have their sons, so that the old have the end, the strong have use, the young have growth, the widows, the lonely and the sick are all supported; Men have a share, women have a home, the goods are evil and they don't have to hide in themselves, and the evil ones don't have to come out of the body and don't have to be for themselves. ”

This spiritual pillar was slandered by Yang Chong so badly that Master Cankun couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "The Mo family pays attention to both love, the strong do not cling to the weak, the people do not rob the widows, the rich do not insult the poor, the noble do not be arrogant, the deceit does not deceive the foolish, and all the disasters and resentments in the world can make those who do not rise up to love each other." Although there is a chivalrous style, but it is too difficult to implement, people's hearts are full of greed, they all want to leave the problem to others, and sacrificing oneself for others is only a few people can do, not advisable. ”

Yang Chong had nothing to say, even in the later 21st century, when the standard of living improved, and an old man fell on the road, few people dared to go up to help him, even if there were good people who were willing to save him, he generally had to find witnesses or take photos to leave evidence, for fear of being falsely accused. Not to mention the Great Sui, including himself, the gate valve magnate who is not near the water is the first to get the moon, and the mountain eats the mountain and the water draft.

But the ideal of utopia Yang Chong will never say, and now if Yang Chong proposes that everyone is equal, there is no savior and no emperor, it is against the people of the world, and every minute is the result of being killed. Master Cankun looked at Yang Chong pondering, did not quibble, did not perfunctory himself, but said happily: "For the sake of the people of the world, as long as Yang Shizhu has this heart, I have seen Baijiangzhuang, I only hope that the people under Yang Shizhu will be able to live like that in the future." ”

Yang Chongsu thanked him: "Master rest assured, I dare not say whether I can do it, but I will definitely do it in this direction." ”

Master Cankun said what the Buddha wanted Yang Chong to do, and drove the Maitreya Sect out of Guanzhong, and Master Cankun said bitterly: "Although the Maitreya Sect misbehaved, they are all disciples of the Buddhism, and we can't do it, so we have to trouble Lord Yang." Buddhism is willing to give 3 million catties of grain as a reward and transport it to any place designated by the donor to hand it over. ”

When Yang Chong heard anywhere, he only felt his nerves tremble, and he immediately woke up, why did Master Cankun say something boundless to himself today, because in their eyes, what he did would end up being the same as Yang Xuangan, and he would be forced to fight against each other by the high-ranking officials in the court. Master Cankun is asking for a chance for Buddhism, he is a puppeteer who has come to the forefront, once something happens to him, Master Cankun is likely to be a victim thrown by Buddhism.

Yang Chong asked in a low voice, "Is the master interested in going to Gaochang to give lectures?" ”

Master Cankun laughed, his eyes were kind, and he said with relief: "Master Yang really has a pure heart, he is in danger, but he still has the heart to think about others, Lao Kun will lead a part of the monks and believers to Liangzhou tomorrow, if there is a chance, he will definitely go to Gaochang and Yiwu to travel." ”

The next day, when Yang Chong arrived at Shangshutai, Wei Xuan did not see Yang Chong at first, Gu Yi and Yin Shishi did not appear, Qinghai came to report, Murong Fuyun took the initiative to withdraw from Fuqi City, and Liu Quan, the county guard, had regained the lost territory. Zhao Guogong Duhu usurped, Xu Shanxin, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Yuan Wuji of the Ministry of War, and Yang Chong had a small meeting, and learned that the caravan could not go up to the plateau at present, and Chang'an was unable to provide material supplements, and the final conclusion could only be to recover the entire territory of Qinghai County, and it was impossible to even pay a price for Fu Yun.

A few people talked about yesterday's incident, and Yang Chong said angrily: "Zhao Guogong, the pressure in the Western Regions is very great now, and it is the time for a shortage of people. Among the more than 2,000 people, they are either the children of the Hongnong Yang family, or the generals in the army, and they are all just informants, not necessarily the real Yang Xuan's sympathy, in case of the wrong killing, the relatives will be bitter and the enemy will be happy; The lower officials are willing to lead them to the Western Regions to defend the border, and I hope that you can agree to trade with the Turks, Yiwu has too weak a foundation compared to Gaochang. ”

Duhu nodded secretly, even if Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty did not like Hongnong Yang and Guanlongmen, he did not dare to blatantly force him, because at this stage, Hongnong Yang's and Guanlongmen's Valve were still the foundation of the Great Sui, and no matter how beautiful Jiangzuo's wealthy family was, they still stubbornly guarded the interests of Jiangnan. Xu Shanxin and Yuan Wugan looked at each other, and Yuan Wujian said: "Duke Wei still hopes that you can go with him to kill Yang Xuangan, and after pacifying Yang Xuangan's rebellion, these people will be dealt with by you." ”

Yang Chong smiled bitterly and said, "Yuan Shilang, don't be joking, you know I'm not for myself." Once the army is dispatched, the Wei Guild will leave the lives of these two thousand people? ”

(End of chapter)