Yu Ji's performance made Gao Ye feel a little frustrated, maybe people live to his age, they will really become fine. Don't look at Gao Ye's harsh words, but from beginning to end, Gao Ye never said that he disagreed with these three words, with Yu Ji's brain, how could he not see that Gao Ye was going to negotiate terms with him?

In fact, for Gao Ye, this is indeed a bit embarrassing, and it feels really bad to punch but hit the cotton wool. Maybe Yu Ji already had an idea about the scene in front of him, maybe he even thought clearly about what conditions he wanted to offer. In this case, he has been talking nonsense with him for so long, but what he has done is useless, which makes Gao Ye not feel a sense of frustration. If Gao Ye was ten years younger, his anger might be his reaction at this moment. But Gao Ye is not a young man in his twenties after all, ten years of conquest, ten years of officialdom, and he still has the ability to do it himself.

Therefore, Gao Ye sighed and said: "Sure enough, being old and not dying is a thief, old Dao, aren't you afraid of angering me, aren't you afraid that I will also learn from Jiangdong's Sun Bofu!" ”

Yu Ji smiled and said: "Sun Bofu is just a brave and unscrupulous person, Situ is famous all over the world, he has achieved fame, and his stomach is huge, how can Sun Bofu be compared?" ”

"No matter how big the belly is, there are some things that should be done or still done. I believe that no one in the world knows better than I do the power of the people. You want to start a sect, you want to attract believers, you want to open up a sect, you want to be a glorious avenue, that's your business. I still say the same thing, how can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch! ”

"Situ's words are really like an initiation! Lao Dao knew in his heart that with the Yellow Turban Dao in front of him, Situ was wary in his heart, and it was reasonable. It's just the Yellow Turban Rebellion, although Zhang Jiao has 400,000 believers in eight states, he is still not the opponent of the princes of the court, the people are just the people in the final analysis, in the face of the sages of the court, in the face of hundreds of officials and ministers, in the face of the family, it is still nothing, why should Situ be so worried about me? ”

Gao Ye let out a long sigh, and said in his heart, how can you, an old Taoist priest pretending to be a ghost, know more about the history of the future generations and understand it more thoroughly? Didn't the ** of later generations rely on the vast number of poor people to overthrow the Jiang dynasty and build New China on the ground! Mao Weiren once said that "a spark can start a prairie fire", don't look at Taoism is weak now, but once the power of the people is gathered, it is a force that will even be frightened at night! Moreover, Gao Ye knows that Taoism is not only the Taoism of the common people, in the history of China, Taoism has been popular among the aristocracy in all dynasties. In addition to the emperor's anger at Buddhism's failure to produce, pay taxes and enclose wealth, there were several attempts to exterminate Buddhism in history, and there was no Taoist influence on the ruler. Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty even asked for immortals, and he did not go to court for twenty-seven years, which can be seen.

But with so many stories, how could Gao Ye tell Yu Ji. One can never blame others for things that have not yet happened, and only Gao Ye understands how much influence religion has on rulers. Faced with Ji's question, Gao Ye could only shake his head and said: "The reason why Zhang Jiao lost was because of his own limited ability. If Zhang Jiao had been replaced by me or Sikong, Luoyang would have been beaten down a long time ago! When Gao Ye said this, he put the teacup in his hand on the table heavily, looked at Yu Ji and said, "I won't talk about these things, you want to start a sect, you can, but you have to promise me three conditions." ”

Hearing this, Yu Ji also sat upright, arched his hand and said, "Situ, please speak." ”

"First, Daomen land property is taxed according to the law. Second, Taoist disciples are not allowed to be accepted at will, especially children under the age of 14, who are not allowed to enter the Taoist door without completing the prescribed courses. Third, for the sake of stability and unity, I will not mind getting rid of all unstable factors for the sake of the hard-won situation in front of us. Saying that, Gao Ye sighed and said: "Actually, I also understand that the emergence of religion is inevitable, especially in this troubled world, people's hearts always need something to rely on. It's just that Zhang Jiao's mess is the foundation of the Han Dynasty, and you don't need to say that you understand this. Zhang Lu is **** in Hanzhong, but it is also his means of ruling the people. Taoism pays attention to quiet and inaction, pays attention to self-cultivation and righteousness, not to govern the place, nor to dominate the people, which is still good for the Taoist chief. You and I have known each other for more than ten years, and I don't want to sacrifice a butcher's knife on your head one day. ”

In the face of Gao Ye's aggressiveness, Yu Ji has been as bland as water. But at this time, Gao Ye's abnormality made Yu Ji a little strange. To be honest, Yu Ji really couldn't understand why Gao Ye was so resistant to starting his own sect, even if there was a precedent for Zhang Jiao, with Gao Ye's ability, he shouldn't worry about himself so much. The sound and color can be understood as Gao Ye's warning to himself, but the last paragraph is serious and even embarrassing, Yu Ji feels that this is probably Gao Ye's true feelings.

If his feelings are true, then it is enough to show that Gao Ye saw what he didn't see and worried about problems that he had never thought about. I think I have a clear plan for the development of Taoism, and the development of a hundred years is all in my mind. Could it be that Gao Ye's vision is so far away that even a hundred years from now can not be predicted? To tell the truth, Taoism has never lacked great wisdom people, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism, but Sanmao Zhenjun preached in Maoshan Mountain, opened Maoshan Taoism, collected medicine and alchemy, preached Taoism, helped the world and saved the people, and let Taoists live tenaciously in this world. Zhang Daoling pioneered the Five Buckets of Rice Religion, and now it is even more popular among the people in Hanzhong to believe in the Three Qings. I think that I am a person who is not inferior to Mao Ying and Zhang Daoling, and in troubled times, I should be able to make Taoism go further and fight against Confucianism. But I didn't calculate that Gao Ye would be so restricted.

Gao Ye's three rules, to be honest, Yu Ji only thought of the last one. After what happened in Jiangdong, Yu Ji understood that without the support of the superiors, his Daomen would only be like rootless duckweed. Now he is in Yingchuan, under the rule of Cao Cao. Moreover, Cao Cao had just defeated Yuan Shao, and his prestige was unmatched for a while, so hugging his thighs was naturally the best choice. Since he wants to rely on Cao Cao's power to develop the Daomen, it is inevitable to do things for Cao Cao, which is acceptable to Yu Ji. But Gao Ye was not allowed to accept apprentices at will, which Yu Ji was really a little uncomfortable. If you can't include disciples, how can you carry forward the Daomen? And the matter of paying taxes is even more inexplicable, Taoism pays attention to Qing cultivation, where does the land come from?

In the face of Ji's question, Gao Ye naturally won't explain more, and Gao Ye really can't explain it. In the Tang and Song dynasties, which of the temples and Taoist temples did not refuse to pay taxes under the banner of people outside the world, and collected money and grain from believers to buy land? Although the family and officials are also annexing land, but after all, they have contributed to the country, monks and Taoist priests do not produce, and do not pay taxes, which emperor can bear it? The whole world is not just about the king's land. Moreover, between the family and the temple, the emperor naturally had to pick soft persimmons and pinch them, so Gao Ye proposed to pay taxes purely to prevent trouble.

As for accepting disciples, Gao Ye just didn't want too many official disciples of Taoism. If the people were like Zuo Ci and Ge Xuan, wandering in the mountains and not producing, then the country would not need any foreign enemies, and it would be destroyed by itself! Anyway, the people believe it or not, Gao Ye can't care, as long as they are not allowed to become a member of the Daomen, their interests will never be tied to the Daomen. There are no eternal friends in this world, only eternal interests. Only by firmly tying the interests of the people to the body of the imperial court can the imperial court truly be invincible.

Although Yu Ji is old and sophisticated, compared with Gao Ye, who has two thousand years of advanced experience, his vision is naturally not far enough. It's a pity that Gao Ye didn't explain at all, but just told Yu Ji that he would either agree to the conditions or avoid opening his mouth. To be honest, Yu Ji really didn't understand what the first article was for, for the second article, Gao Ye just said that he was not allowed to accept disciples casually, and the believers and believers should be clearly distinguished, as for the third article, it was a condition for him Yu Ji to be ready for exchange. Under such circumstances, Yu Ji could only agree to Gao Ye's request.

In this situation, Gao Ye only nodded helplessly, and then said: "To be honest, I would prefer that you devote yourself to cultivating the Tao like Zuo Yuanfang and Ge Xiaoxian, rather than being the head of the Dao Sect." But at this point, you and I have already high-fived and sweared, I will abide by the agreement, and the Taoist will not let me down. ”

Yu Ji smiled faintly and said, "That's nature." Situ's vision is far-sighted, and the old way is felt and admired. In this case, Lao Dao said goodbye first, and I hope to talk to Situ Chang when I have the opportunity, which is very beneficial and enjoyable. ”

Yu Ji, who got Gao Ye's promise, although he was a little confused, finally left happily. After all, with Gao Ye's support, his missionary activities under Cao Cao were also guaranteed. People will have selfish intentions, Yu Ji wants to establish his own sect, and wants to leave a strong mark in the history of Taoism, Gao Ye can understand. It's a pity that in this era, maybe no one can really understand why Gao Ye has such a big reaction to Ji wanting to start a sect. Even Cai Yong, after hearing about this, came to ask Gao Ye why he wanted to restrict the Daomen so much, he really didn't have the slightest heart to accept all rivers.

In the face of Cai Yong's questioning, Gao Ye wanted to give Cai Yong a science popularization of medieval European history, but unfortunately what had not happened yet would definitely be treated as nonsense in front of Cai Yong, and then ignored it. If it were Zheng Xuan, maybe he would question his character. Therefore, Gao Ye could only use the Confucian theory of "monarchs and ministers" to prevaricate, and it was not until he moved out of the Yellow Turban Rebellion that Cai Yong reluctantly accepted his idea.

It is said that invincible is lonely, yes, in this era when only you understand what it means to be **, how can you explain to others how great the power of the masses is?