There are always some people in the world who don't know how to be grateful, and take other people's contributions for granted. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is how the people of the Great Song Dynasty feel about the soldiers.

The entire Great Song Dynasty was full of contempt for soldiers, believing that it was the duty of soldiers to resist foreign enemies and exterminate thieves, and even if they died in battle, it was a matter of course. If the battle is lost, it will be even more verbal and penal, and it will be useless to denounce it.

However, they did not think that soldiers are also human beings, they pick up swords and guns to fight the enemy, and there is no shortage of loyalty, blood, courage, and wisdom. Their contribution to the country far exceeds that of the literati who are powerless but can only point fingers.

If the warriors shed their blood for the sake of the country, then the country has a responsibility not to let the warriors shed tears.

Therefore, after each battle, Chao Chong paid special attention to the stroking and commendation of the dead and wounded.

Take care of their lives with a stroking beard.

Comfort their hearts with honor.

Only in this way can we improve the status of military personnel and condense strong combat effectiveness and centripetal force.

This is obviously not the case with the officers and soldiers of Jeju Prefecture, and the soldiers of the regimental training battalion are reluctant to fight. But the regimental training made Liu Guang not care about the thoughts of the army at all, because at a certain level, Liu Guang is no longer a soldier, but an official!

Therefore, Liu Guang could not realize the contempt of others for him, let alone the war-weariness of ordinary soldiers. His mind is full of defeating Liangshan and making contributions.

So, on the tenth day of Liu Guang's arrival in Jeju Prefecture, he proposed to the prefect Jiang Tianyue a plan to send troops to conquer Yangsan.

Jiang Tianyue was naturally overjoyed, so he allocated weapons, grain and grass, and ordered Liu Guang to be the main general, He Tao to be the deputy, and lead 3,000 troops to conquer Liangshan.

At this time, Liangshan had completed the preparation of the army, and all the men and horses were replenished. In addition, more than 500 prisoners were selected to enter the recruit camp for training and replenish the casualties in wartime at any time.

At the end of September, the moon is not visible in the clear night sky, only the stars remain. Chao Chong sat on a rock, looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but sigh that he hadn't seen the starry sky like this for a long time.

When I was a child, I was carefree, and I always liked to lie on the roof in the summer, blink at the stars, look for the various constellations in the book, recall the mythological stories of the various constellations told in the book, and feel a sense of accomplishment for it.

When I grew up, I was busy with work and depressed in a city with shining lights, and coupled with air pollution, I had long forgotten that there was a beautiful starry sky in the sky.

When I was in the Celestial Empire, I was always chattering, too busy, too annoying, too boring, and the pace of life was fast like a wild bull running with my head down.

Bidding farewell to the era of the Celestial Empire, Chao Chong returned to the Great Song Dynasty, where the atmosphere was more fresh, but the sense of urgency of history made his life still fast, which made him ignore a lot of the scenery around him, lose the joy of strolling, and even lose the desire to raise his head to look at the starry sky.

I'm so busy every day, what do you want?

At this time, he realized that when he grew up, he no longer looked up at the starry sky, not because the atmosphere covered the stars, but because we ourselves lost our innocence and lost ourselves in busyness.

"Dao Friendly Yaxing!"

Following the sound, Chao Chong saw Gongsun Sheng, who was a fairy wind bone, jumping on the big stone where Chao Chong was in three or two steps, and also sat down together, looked at the starry sky, and said, "Are you enlightening the heavens?" ”

Since Chao Chong showed miracles in front of the generals, Gongsun Sheng regarded Chao Chong as a fellow practitioner and always called him a "Taoist friend".

Chao Chong smiled: "Heavenly machine is so easy to understand. It's just that seeing that the universe is so vast, but we mortals are so small, busy every day, even if we make great deeds, it is just a passing cloud, and a glass of loess after a hundred years, so I am a little confused. ”

Gongsun Sheng stood upright, stretched out his hand and grabbed it in the air, and a wine gourd appeared in his hand, handed it to Chao Chong and said, "How can you solve your worries?" Only Du Kang. Just picked it up from Heavenly Court, please taste it. ”

Chao Chong laughed and said, "Mr. Gongsun is joking again, do you dare me to search your sleeve?" ”

Gongsun Sheng knew that he couldn't deceive Chao Chong, so he took out a wine gourd from his other sleeve with a calm demeanor, pulled out the lid, took a sip and said: "Compared to the universe, we are naturally very small, but as long as people live, we can always find something meaningful to do." If you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world. The life of a Taoist friend is destined to be extraordinary, the greater your ability, the more people you can help, in my Taoist words, is to accumulate merit. Isn't that something that makes sense? ”

The avenue is fifty, the heavenly road is forty-nine, and only by accumulating merit can we intercept a glimmer of life. Chao Chong made bold remarks in the Juyi Hall that day, wanting to change his life against the sky, and he needed merit to help him intercept that glimmer of life.

Once you have set a goal in life, you should be steadfast. Chao Chong also raised his head and took a sip of wine, wiped his mouth, and then looked at the starry sky, and his feeling was really different.

Gongsun Sheng is very familiar with astronomy and geography, and also has a certain degree of attainment in astronomy, while Chao Chong benefited from the textbooks of middle school that year. The two talked freely at the starry sky and had a good conversation.

Chao Chong said with a smile: "Stargazing is a royal forbidden technique, and it is generally served in the Si Tian Prison, and it is not allowed to be passed on. Mr. Gongsun is really knowledgeable! ”

Gongsun Sheng laughed and said: "My teacher Luo Zhenren is famous all over the world, knowing everything and knowing everything. I have also studied astrology for more than 10 years. It's a fellow Daoist who has so much insight into stargazing. That's what makes it breathtaking. ”

Chao Chong snorted and changed the topic, in front of smart people, there are some things that can't be said too much, and the more you say, the bigger the loophole.

Chao Chong said: "Mr. Gongsun can do alchemy?" ”

Gongsun Sheng said: "My Taoism has developed for thousands of years, and now it is mainly divided into five main schools: Jishan School, Miaozhen School, Fu Zheng School, Danding School, and Divination School. The alchemy that Daoyou said should be the specialty of the alchemy school, and I only know a little bit about it. ”

Chao Chong suddenly became interested and said, "Mr. Gongsun is willing to explain to me the schools in Taoism, so that I can open my eyes." ”

Gongsun Sheng said: "This is not a secret. I'll explain one or two things to fellow Daoists. In the Accumulation of Virtue School, some Taoist friends think that accumulating virtue and doing good deeds can become immortals, and they also pay attention to accumulating merit on weekdays. They believe in good books such as "Taishang Induction Chapter", "Gong Guo Ge", and "Yin Qi Wen", and believe that cultivating immortals must accumulate yin virtue and make good deeds. The Taoist priests of this school used Confucian ethics and morality, Buddhist karma, and Taoism to accumulate good deeds and make meritorious contributions to the society and recruit believers. My mentor, Erxian Mountain Luo Zhenren, is a representative of this faction. ”

Chao Chong smiled: "No wonder you keep persuading me to accumulate merit." What is that kind of school? ”

Gongsun Sheng said: "The Miaozhen faction pays attention to the unity of heaven and man, and returns to the basics. Taking the "Tao Te Ching" and "Nanhua Sutra" as the canon, worshipping Taiyi Salvation Tianzun as the main god, it is believed that Zhuangzi is the incarnation of Taiyi Salvation Suffering Tianzun. Advocating a return to the basics, a return to nature, and a secluded life in the mountains and forests. Doctrinally, it emphasizes the reference to the "true" meaning, and advocates the consumption of Zhuang's theories and natural medicinal materials such as "Shouyi", "Sitting and Forgetting", "Chao Che" and "Pranayama" to achieve the purpose of prolonging life and becoming immortals in the unity of heaven and man, and at the same time attaching the art of true art, that is, the improvement of artistic quality, such as the practice of "poetry", "calligraphy", "painting" and "music". Zhao Ji, an official of this dynasty, is a representative of this faction. ”

Chao Chong sneered: "As the Son of Heaven, he doesn't do his job properly, and he goes to cultivate immortals." There is a give-and-take, not only want to be respected by all people, but also want to return to the basics and prolong life, how can there be such a thing in the world, it is really ridiculous! ”

Gongsun Sheng stroked his palms and smiled: "The hero sees the same thing, and my master Luo Zhenren also thinks the same, so let me go down the mountain to find the Ming Lord, in order to save this country that is about to be in turmoil." ”

Chao Chong's heart moved, does this Luo Zhenren really have any magical skills? He is an afterthought through the traverser, but what is he relying on?

Gongsun Sheng continued: "The Fu Gong School is a school that mainly uses spells and other methods to cure diseases, exorcise ghosts, and pray for rain, and is named after the special dissemination of the Lingbao Sutra. Pay attention to prayers, prayers, worship and other rituals to carry out "education and persuasion". There are many representatives of this genre, namely Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain, Liu Zhenren of Wanning Palace of Maoshan Mountain, and Lin Lingsu of Shenxiao Thunder Mountain. ”

Chao Chong recalled the history books and said, "This Lin Lingsu of the Shenxiao Sect was the boy of Mr. Su Dongpo back then? ”

Gongsun Sheng nodded and said: "It is indeed this person, because he is the same boy as Mr. Dongpo with Gao Yu, so he is familiar with it, and he was recommended by Gao Yu to enter Beijing and explain the Shenxiao Five Thunder Rectification Law to the officials, which seems to be quite appreciated by the officials." ”

Lin Lingsu's position and practical role during the reign of Huizong aroused the disgust and public indignation of many eunuchs, Confucian scholars, Buddhists, the general public, and some Taoists. He took advantage of Huizong's mediocrity and superstition to collude with traitorous ministers such as Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Gao Yu to exclude dissidents and enjoy themselves, making politics more corrupt. According to his special status, he interfered in politics, "arguing in vain about moving the capital, bewitching the Holy Hearing, changing the teachings, and slandering the ministers." The dissatisfaction of Buddhism and its followers, as well as the opposition of Confucian courtiers, led to political turmoil and social unrest. He also rejected his fellow Taoists and killed Wang Yuncheng, a Taoist priest of the same dynasty.

To put it simply, it's a demon who is greedy for power and rejects dissidents.

Chao Chong pursed his lips and said, "He doesn't seem to be a good person!" ”

Gongsun Sheng took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "I don't like him either." Evil will come out in troubled times, as has been the case since ancient times. ”

Chao Chong nodded and said, "What about the Danding faction?" ”

Gongsun Sheng said: "The Danding faction is one of the important branches of Taoism, and it is a common name for the various Taoist sects in Taoism that mainly seek immortals with alchemy pills. The faction is based on the "Zhou Yi Shen Tong Deed" as the king of the ancient Danjing, the Sui and Tang dynasties in the north and south, and the Danding faction takes refining the outer Dan as the main feature. Since the Great Song Dynasty, it has shifted from the outer Dan to the inner Dan. Among them, the typical representatives are Han Zhongli and Lu Dongbin of the Quanzhen School. ”

Chao Chong was shocked and said, "These two are still alive?" ”

Gongsun Sheng laughed and said: "One of them is a figure of the Han Dynasty and the other is a figure of the Tang Dynasty, naturally it is impossible to exist, of course, the feather ascension to immortality is unknown." It's just that there are no representatives of the Quanzhen School today, so I just cited these two people. ”

Chao Chong smiled awkwardly and said, "What did the divination sect say?" ”

Gongsun Sheng said: "Divination is a small art, looking at the face, touching the bones, shaking money, divination, approving documents, measuring words, many literati and Taoists who walk the rivers and lakes will learn one or two, as a need from time to time." However, this kind of small technique cannot achieve the Great Dao, so it is despised by the regular school. ”

Chao Chong nodded and said, "It's really teachable." Does Mr. Gongsun know that alchemy has a product called gunpowder? ”

Gongsun Sheng laughed and said, "Daoist friends want to ask, can this gunpowder be used in the military?" ”

Chao Chong hurriedly nodded and said, "Why did Mr. guess it?" ”

Gongsun Sheng said: "Don't you know that my Great Song Dynasty has a gunpowder bureau?" In the last years of the Tang Dynasty, gunpowder had been used in military affairs, and the main weapons were artillery and rockets. The artillery is made of gunpowder in the shape of a ring, which is ignited and thrown with a stone thrower. Rockets tie a ball of gunpowder to an arrowhead, ignite the fuse, and shoot it with a bow. In the Great Song Dynasty, wars continued one after another, and the development of gunpowder weapons advanced by leaps and bounds. A gunpowder workshop was established in Bianliang, Tokyo, and successively produced rockets, artillery and other weapons with incendiary properties, as well as explosive weapons such as thunderbolts and thunderbolts. I have a friend who works for the Tokyo Gunpowder Bureau named Ling Zhen, and he builds artillery that can shoot more than a mile away. People send nicknames thunder. ”

Chao Chong was overjoyed, he always thought that the application of gunpowder would not be used until the Yuan Dynasty, but he did not expect that it would have begun in the Great Song Dynasty. Since the official army has gunpowder weapons, Liangshan must also put gunpowder weapons on the agenda.

At least, gunpowder needs to be made first, one nitrate, two sulfur, three charcoal, these things are not too difficult to find. And the proportion of equipment, I also know it, ** can't be made, ordinary gunpowder is still no problem.

After the gunpowder is made, it can be used by the medical department as a medicine to stop bleeding and disinfect.

Cold weapon fighting, very few people are directly killed on the spot, but even after being injured, because of the wound infection and serious illness death, if the wound can be stopped and disinfected in time, I believe that the survival rate of the wounded soldiers will be greatly improved.

At this moment, a black shadow rushed over the mountain road like a swallow dotting water, and when it came to Chao Chong, Chao Chong saw that it was the time shift in charge of intelligence.

Shi Qian hugged his fists and said: "Lord, the three thousand officers and soldiers of Jeju Prefecture will leave the city early tomorrow morning!" The first target is Dulonggang. ”

Chao Chong stood up and said coldly: "I've been waiting for a long time." ”