Section 17: Self-examination

The south of Xiazhou city is near the water, the water surface is wider and more than 100 zhang, because it is often diverted, so it is called Wuding River. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Wuding River flows from west to east, converging with other rivers one after another, and finally joins the Yellow River in the southeast of Suizhou.

On the bank of this small river basin, from west to east, there are Shizhou Castle and Yinzhou Castle...... and Suizhou City.

Therefore, Luo Kaixian led the team to Suizhou, and only needed to travel along the river to reach the destination.

But in this day and age, the journey was not so peaceful. Shizhou and Yinzhou were controlled by the party members of the Dingyan Army, Yinzhou was the location of the Yongchang set up by the party and Zhao Song, and the area along the Wuding River across Yinzhou and then to the east and south was the territory of the Song people, including Suizhou, all of which were controlled by the Yongxing army.

Luo Kaixian can talk about the general situation of the Song Emperor to Li Deming, and can grasp the general trend between the countries, but he is vague about the specific situation of each place, the details of the surrounding areas of Lingzhou are learned from the small tribes, but the current scope of the party is obtained from Li Deming's mouth.

There are newcomers in the ranks of the pro-soldiers, who are said to be newcomers, but in fact they are also veterans who have experienced war, including those from the Central Plains, and with their experience, there is no danger of getting lost.

The team marched resolutely to the east, at an average speed of about 20 miles (kilometers) per hour, in front of the uninhabited barren slope, if it were not for the thin snow that could still faintly see the traces of human movement, and the intermittent mottled stone slabs on the barren slope, it would not be possible to see that this was once the Tang Shichi Road that the "newcomer" had told about.

"Chi Road" may mean that on both sides of the road, there are either wild grasses that are half covered by snow, or the slopes that are staggered with rocks and snow, and shrubs that have grown unfliaged, and the farther away of the shrubs of different heights are sparse or dense wild forests.

There are still verdant pines and cypresses in the wild forest, and there are also miscellaneous trees such as willows that have no leaves, because they have no leaves, they appear a little sparse, and they can even be seen by people passing by under the wild slope to see the occasional hare or coyote scurrying inside.

Those coyotes...... It should be the steppe wolf species of the north, Luo Kaixian can still identify their species, they are more robust than the same kind he once saw in Central Asia, and they are not afraid of people at all, just three or two standing on the hill from a distance and looking down on the process, like a hunting hunter choosing their prey, when he sees this eastward centaur, just suddenly, he roars away.

The soldiers in the pro-soldier team, whether they are newcomers or old people, are all experienced guys, and they don't need to be greeted by Luo Kai first for trivial matters. Including a few female men who accompanied the two little girls, they came out of the past, and they were not inferior to men.

Therefore, Luo Kaixian could let the Duke of Mount take him around, and he could even feel the ups and downs of the duke's muscles while thinking about the past and planning the way forward.

Summing up the gains and losses, successes and failures after each fact -- this is the best habit he feels has in himself.

Previously, in Xiazhou, he dealt with a total of three things. The first thing is to help Li Deming solve the hidden danger of civil strife that may exist, and by the way, he used the introduction to deter the aristocracy of the party, although he may leave behind such a hand as Yeli Humshi, but he doesn't mind one more enemy - Ma Zurong of Xingzhou saved his life before, and this kind of enemy is simply used to practice.

The second thing is to completely clarify the cooperative relationship with Li Deming, and also clarify the intention of cooperation in the future, as for whether this cooperation can continue until the convergence of ethnic groups, he is not worried. Because he was sure that the affluence of life and the stability of the social system were enough to bridge all ethnic barriers.

In his view, if it were not for religion or existential compulsion, what good would it be for the so-called ethnic individuality or the habits of ordinary people? In other words, after eating and drinking enough and dressing warmly, the people who still think about making troubles must be idlers who have nothing to do, and find something to let them be busy, as for the careerists who may occasionally pop up? Kill it.

The last thing happened just at the time of parting, in fact, it was just the result of his unintentional and intentional coincidence, the first time the spatial skill was displayed in front of outsiders, it must have given many people a great shock - according to the people's thinking at this time, the worship of inexplicable power can overwhelm everything, and with the atmosphere he deliberately created when he left, he believed that it could give the highest impression to all the people who saw him off, including Li Deming and his soldiers, and could bait the impression of all hostile emotions.

What kind of change will this impression bring?

No one could provide him with equal advice, and Luo Kaixian could only think alone.

He knows that in the so-called enlightened world of later generations, most of the mysterious things or abilities that ordinary people do not possess will still be deified, or religious, and the other part will be hidden by the government, so what will happen to some special beings in this era?

Will it evolve into a peculiar being and become the core of a religion? Or was it "educated" by some country to be a weapon of murder?

Luo Kaixian did not know, because these contents were never recorded in "history".

When it comes to religion, Luo Kaixian's feelings are actually very complicated, he has received an atheistic education since he was a child, but the influence of his family, his experience in the army, and the experience of being in time and space in the past few years all tell him that many things cannot be explained by so-called science. For example, his experience in that "time and space tunnel" did not conform to the so-called scientific logic, there were too many omissions, but he survived, so how could he not doubt the logic he insisted on before? And why don't you believe that there is an inexplicable existence somewhere that is not recognized by humans?

Maybe it's a god, maybe it's some unknown existence that can't be understood, in short, he doesn't think it will be a natural evolution without logic, otherwise how can he explain the space that comes with him?

So it doesn't seem like an exaggeration to think that there must be an inexplicable being who dominates all this, and that being called a "god".

That's what he thought when he was in the East African steppes, and on the way back, he occasionally explained it to those around him.

But if you meet people from other religions, such as Buddhism, which is in a fever for this period of history? A green cult whose enthusiasm has never diminished? Or will the future be the Christianity of the Long Black Age? Even Taoism, which seemed to pursue seclusion in later generations, had a fanatical side in "history" - the Heavenly Master Sect and the Five Doumi Sect?

Tell them bluntly: take refuge in me, believe me, I am your oracle, I will have no mutuality? That's idiotic behavior!

Regardless of the religion, their teachings may be righteous and lead people to goodness, but are the people who are responsible for spreading the teachings and leading the development of the church really religious?

The answer is necessarily no.

So, all of these religions are great troubles, and their sophistication is not inferior to that of any successful nation.

If he had to face a huge war, Luo Kaixian preferred to face the state rather than the religion.

Because, the power of the state may be strong and violent because of the efficiency of the organization, but the wars of religion, the wars between religions, may be more strange and cruel and ...... than between states Vast expanse, regardless of men, women, and the elderly...... There are also children, because the human heart is unpredictable, they can all become warriors, boundless and long. So that's what he hates most about warfare -- he thinks that secret warfare should belong to spies and agents, not special soldiers.

But now, he needs to live with the people of Lingzhou, he needs to become a "big landlord" who controls a place, and he needs to become a prince who unites people's hearts...... He had to do everything he needed to do for a role in his heart, not just a general with troops.

So, he had to reposition his role.

Perhaps this is the proverb that echoes the later English royal family - if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

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Sitting on horseback is much wider than sitting on the assault car in later generations, the sky after the snow is very clear, but Luo Kaixian's mind is very chaotic - war and conquest are simple things for him, shooting or archery or drawing a knife, as long as he destroys an important part of the enemy's body, even if it is simple, but these government affairs also involve religious matters, and the chaos and chaos are entangled, which makes him think about headaches.

He really felt a little tired, he missed his former mercenary comrades-in-arms very much, whether it was the "flower wolf" Young Master Hua who was good at intelligence analysis, or the ruthless and fierce Gaul "Saw Blade" who could stand alone, or even the black charcoal "hammer" who liked rap music...... Any one of them who came into the age with him could help him solve a large problem, and even the dumbest guy would be able to replace him from menial chores.

At this moment, he regretted that he hadn't dragged a bastard with him when he fled from that damn temple in the first place, so that at least it would be easier to ride, instead of getting tangled up on his horse.

At this moment, on the way to Suizhou, the "former hometown", Luo Mou, who has always been known for his strength and toughness, was in a rare mess, just because of the exhaustion accumulated from two years of non-stop busywork, plus he ran into a category that he was not familiar with, and hated damn troublesome religious problems.

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