On the sparse meadows, this piece of tomb is particularly glaring.

This birth, old age, sickness and death is the principle of the cycle of all things in heaven and earth, and it is not unusual. However, on these graves, there are only a few grasses, and the others are loess, which looks like they are not old.

Cao Yan followed behind the great lama, walked into the tomb, looked at the large and small graves, and his heart sank.

The reason why there is no grass growing on the ground is because the land has been turned over in many places and the roots of the grass have been cut down.

Mongolians have many funeral ceremonies, and burial is one of them, and they also have the custom of gathering ethnic groups to bury. In the nomadic steppe, they chose a piece of land facing the east and built a family tomb here, which in Mongolian is called "Houqide".

In their eyes, the cave entrance of the cemetery should face the direction of the rising sun, so that the dead can rise like the sun. No matter how far away the nomadic family is, when the family members are old, the Mongols will drive the wagons to their tombs, and they will also mark here to declare their "virtue". When the other Mongols see it, they will not raise another tomb nearby.

Now, without war, why are there so many new tombs?

In Cao Yan's mind, there was a heavy snow he had seen outside his mouth this spring. When he was in the capital, he heard that the snow disaster in the north was even more serious.

Kangxi also made an order to transport grain to Mongolia and sent people over to teach the method of fishing, which Cao Yan thought was funny in his heart.

He believed that this was just for the Mongol princes to see, and that the so-called "relief" of the imperial court could enable those who had fallen into the Mongol Taiji to solve the famine, so that the people of the Golden Family would not starve to death. Other Mongolian herders, who will care about their life or death.

When Cao Yan arrived outside the mouth in the first month, thinking of the possible famine in a few months, he once "instructed" the chief steward of King Jian's mansion to talk about the "rich prospects" of the felt and sheepskin business.

His original intention in doing this was to hope that King Jian's mansion would intervene in this matter, so that the herdsmen could exchange what they had in their hands for silver to survive the famine.

Stay up until June and July, the grass grows in the field, the eagle flies, everything recovers, and it is no longer difficult to satisfy hunger.

In the vast grassland, how many places can those royal merchants set foot in?

The Grand Lama had already recited the Diamond Sutra in a low voice, originally with a bit of a heavy scripture, and recited it in Mongolian, which made people feel more and more sad when they heard it.

Not far from the tomb, there was a dilapidated felt bag, and the attendants of the great lama had gone to visit it, and brought a Mongolian man with gray hair.

If you look at his hair, he seems to be fifty or sixty years old, but his face is not so old.

The man was tall in an old Mongolian robe, but he was scary.

His forehead tattoo was like a knife, his eyes were a little dull, and when he saw the monk's robe on the great lama's body, his face seemed to be smiling rather than smiling, as if crying instead of crying.

Listening to the sound of "poof", the Mongolian man was already kneeling in front of the great lama, with his hands palms upward, performing the great gift of "throwing five bodies to the ground".

Although this man may not know that the old lama in front of him is the respected "Hutuketu" on the grassland, he still performed the most solemn gift of the Buddhists on the grassland.

The great lama's face showed compassion, and he stretched out his hand and told the man to get up.

The man stood up and looked at the continuous convoy not far away, with a confused look on his face.

The great lama asked the man's name, and then pointed to the tomb in front of him and asked why.

When this man heard this, his face was full of despair and sorrow.

His name is Bagen, and he is a descendant of this "Houqide".

Some of the new graves were buried with his parents, wife, and children. There is a family of seven, and now he is the only one left. The other six died of starvation and disease due to the famine and plague caused by last year's blizzard.

The other graves are other descendants of this "Houqide", and many of them are buried with his help.

Although according to custom, this person who died violently cannot be buried in "Houqide", but Bagen can't bear to rely on the soul of his relatives and become a wandering soul on the grassland, so he is buried here.

The livestock had already frozen to death last winter, and the frozen meat had no food to eat until the beginning of spring this year. Without horses and unable to migrate, they had to dig grass roots nearby to feed themselves.

I originally thought that I would stay up until June and July, when the water and grass were fertile, and then follow the herdsmen passing by to migrate, but I didn't expect that this "white plague" would bring the grassland with it, in addition to the death of livestock, there would also be the death of other animals.

Dead livestock can be made into jerky and used as dry food for herders. When the other beasts died, their corpses could only decay.

In this way, the plague was rampant in the grasslands.

The Bagan family, after suffering from famine and plague, died one after another, leaving him alone.

Bagen had already opened a grave for himself at the grave of his parents, thinking that if he couldn't get through it, he would just sit down, which would save trouble.

As the narration was told, the man had already "whined" and began to cry, and the desolation in his voice made people cry when they heard it.

The Grand Lama sighed inaudibly, and then spoke: "All things are suffering, and this life is impermanent, but seek good fortune in the next life." There is still a lack of Shabinar (shepherd slaves) around me, would you like to follow me and listen to the mysteries of Kangyur and Tengyur? ”

When Bagen heard this, he already knelt down, prostrate in front of the great lama, and said with tears in his eyes: "Forehead felt! ”

This "forehead felt" is the meaning of the Mongolian master, from the moment he knelt down, Bagan has become the shepherd slave of the great lama from a free man.

Cao Yan stood beside the great lama, watching this scene, but he was a little surprised.

I thought that the great lama had compassion and wanted to accept this man as an apprentice, but I didn't expect to accept a slave who was willing to let him drive.

Looking at the clear hierarchy of monks, attendants, and slaves accompanying the Great Lama, Cao Yan was originally in a heavy mood, but he was a little more funny.

This is the so-called "supreme dharma," and it is as hierarchical as the world.

His eyes swept over the cemetery in front of him, thinking that he still didn't know how many people had suffered from the snowstorm last winter.

The "Bogda Khan", who made the Mongols fearful, sent many people to the steppe to teach the way of fishing, but he did not know what the luck of the fish in the river was...... Thinking of the Mongolian prince's guild for the money and grain given by the imperial court, this leader is "inheriting the grace of the Holy Lord", and no one has frozen to death due to famine.

This can show the grace of the imperial court and the "benevolence" of Kangxi...... In the end, it is the advantage of occupying a vast area and being sparsely populated, and this soil steamed bun like the Bagen family may be scattered all over the place, and there is no need to enter everyone's eyes again.

After a few days, the atmosphere in this line eased.

Whenever it is time to settle down, although people cannot be said to be singing and dancing, they do not have the heaviness of before.

There are only two changes, Cao Yan and the Great Lama.

Cao Yan was a little homesick, and after seeing the ruthlessness of this vast grassland and natural disasters, he began to feel homesick.

Being a bystander of history and living his own life in peace and security is not his previous pursuit? Nowadays, the "sense of substitution" is getting stronger and stronger.

Sometimes, he can't help but feel guilty.

If I can think of "there will be a great epidemic after the catastrophe" and then come up with a way to deal with it, will it make fewer people die in this world?

Every time he thought of this, Cao Yan felt ridiculous again. Is he the Almighty Buddha? Thinking about benefiting all sentient beings?

is a king like Kangxi and a monk like the Great Lama, all because of different interests, the people they see and take care of are different.

On my side, I was careless, standing on the clouds and looking down on all beings, which is really a fraternity.

People live in the world, they should be responsible, what is their own responsibility?

This sense of guilt and funny alternated, which made Cao Yan a little confused.

The Great Lama was also silent before, but after discovering Cao Yan's confusion, he came to the spirit and began to promote "precepts, concentration, and wisdom" in front of Cao Yan.

"Consciousness without confusion, righteousness without evil, purity without staining", with the six degrees of cultivation of blessings and wisdom to achieve the Buddha's color and the two bodies of the Dharma, with "no two correct views" to break the obstacle of the troubles of the Three Realms...... "purring" Mongolian scriptures, Cao Yan's ears are "buzzing".

Even when he was dreaming, he dreamed that this great lama was talking about "consummation of merit" and "good retribution in the next life."

This bombardment made Cao Yan sober up from his daze.

It's not that he disrespects the great lama and blasphemes the Dharma, but every time he hears the great lama say the three words "precepts, concentration, and wisdom" in a serious manner, Cao Yan can think of the other three words that have been misinterpreted very ignorantly.

Thinking of those three words, and then looking at "precepts, concentration, and wisdom", this slogan is just a slogan, and the rendering power has been reduced a lot.

I don't know if he doesn't have deep roots, or if he was born with a cold and selfish surname, he finally put away his "compassionate heart" and browsed the scenery under Hangai Mountain calmly...... The great lama saw the changes in Cao Yan in his eyes, and seemed to notice his firmness, and he was finally unwilling in his heart, and talked to Cao Yan about the Buddha.

Cao Yan just listened, and sometimes when he saw that the great lama was too proud, he would also make a joke or two about what he heard in Qingliang Temple.

The great lama was stunned at first, but then he looked like an enlightened naughty child, asking about the details of Zen Buddhism, comparing it with the Yellow Sect's Sutra and Tantric double cultivation.

Although Cao Yan is not a monk or a layman, he has been around Lao Taijun since he was a child, and in the years when he went to the temple, he can also say a thing or two about Zen practice.

When the great lama heard this, he pondered, and then compared the differences and advantages and disadvantages of the two cultivation methods.

Speaking of these, Cao Yan was not interested in the sutras that mainly practiced the "precepts", and what he paid the most attention to was the "tantric double cultivation" with a bit of mystery.

Although Lamaism does not marry wives, kills, or drink alcohol, it does not abstain from sex or meat.

According to Cao Yan's later generations, this so-called "tantric double cultivation" is the practice of men and women, that is, rolling the sheets or something.

I don't know if it was because the great lama was old and weak, or because he was weak, or something else, but most of the people around him were monks and children, and there were servants and housekeepers who managed foreign affairs.

The other monks, a few of the older ones, were in tents with young slave girls.

Because of this, Heshan and Shiyun have also talked about it in private, and they are unbearable in their mouths, but they are also envious in their hearts.

Cao Yan is young and vigorous in the end, and now he is counted, and he has been away from home for two months.

In other words, there was also the opportunity for Mongolian slave girls to entertain guests along the way. Cao Yan is beside the Great Lama, and he is carrying the holy decree, and he still has scruples about the "Northwest Military Situation", and this "angel" still has to be served.

The southern foot of Hangai Mountain, without the desolation of the northern foothills, the water and grass are the most fertile, and there are many Mongolian tribes living here. Among them, some Mongolian princes and Taiji have built mansions to settle down, and their lives and diets have become sinicized.

It wasn't until here that Cao Yan heard the news from the imperial court and learned that many Khalkha soldiers had been transferred to this side to be stationed in case the Araktan soldiers were plotting north to plunder.

In addition, on the Shaanxi side, thousands of green battalions were transferred to the front of the Heshuo army.

There is no logistical supply on the side of Arabutan, as long as the back road of the four raids is cut off, even if they do not meet the enemy in person, this consumption will cost them to surrender.

Thinking like this, even Cao Yan's mood was a little soothed.

Not to mention anything else, Cao Song is still in front of the Northwest Army, if the war is really fierce, no one can ensure that the camp of the Chinese army is safe.

and Yongqing, I don't know if this transfer of troops has affected him.

These Mongolian princes and taiji were very courteous to the great lama and Cao Yan, and they were not courteous.

So much so that Cao Yan sometimes has a bit of an illusion, which is not like going out on an errand, but more like accompanying a trip.

"Accompany to eat, walk, and talk", this can be regarded as a "three accompaniment". After being bored, Cao Yan began to ponder the "tantric double cultivation" of the great lama.

He didn't have the great imagination of "Three Thousand Imperial Maidens", but he just thought that Chu Yu's body was not good, and the cultivation of this tantric sect was yoga, which had some fitness functions. Of course, if it can increase the pleasure of the boudoir, it is also what he is happy to look forward to.

If you can learn this method, it will not be in vain to follow this "living Buddha".

Cao Yan wanted to be beautiful, but he could only be disappointed after all.

According to the Great Lama, there is a strict rule in this tantric precept that one should not speak tantric teachings in front of people who are not tantric roots, otherwise it would be a breaking of the vows.

In addition, it does not mean that one can practice this "double practice" tantra after practicing tantra, but there is a strict and clear rule in the Kalachakra that says: "No lady can do the behavior of a yogi, no yogi can do the behavior of a great achiever, and no great achiever can do the behavior of a Buddha." ”

Cao Yan listened and was quite disappointed.

To tell the truth, if he really learns this method of "tantric double cultivation", then he really has the idea of passing on a pseudonymous book to the world.

Food color, surname also.

"Golden Vase Plum" has been [***] since it was written, but it has not been banned for hundreds of years. The reason why "Dream of Red Mansions" is so widely circulated and has attracted countless people to become obsessed is similar to the reason why "Golden Vase Plum" is circulating.

is talking about "color", "Golden Vase Plum" is talking about "hue", depicting the picture of the market, businessmen and wealthy households, and the **naked cheating and having fun between men and women.

"Dream of Red Mansions" is also about "color", but it seems to be outlining the "color heart".

The door of this powerful mansion, the master and the slave, are filthy and silver under the cover of sanctimony. Which one of the sister-in-law steals the brother-in-law depends on the official reader's own heart. This is the so-called "silver sees the silver".

Thinking of this, Cao Yan's heart was a little uncomfortable.

Although it is only a novelist, there is no shadow of the Cao family in "Dream of Red Mansions".

In a big family, the more people there are, the more right and wrong.

It seems that after returning to the capital, he will consult with his father to straighten out the inside and outside. The cousins in the second room are also young, and they have to teach more, so as not to lose their hearts in the prosperity of the capital...... There are also Tianyou and Hengsheng, they are also getting older, and they will be enlightened in the next year, but this education is the top priority.

A family is not afraid of the wind and rain in the outside world, and there is always a time when the weather is clear. The most feared thing is the erosion inside.

I bothered to do my best, I wanted the Cao family to suffer less wind and rain, but I couldn't let the family lose from the inside...... * Beijing, Cao's mansion, study.

Cao Yin's face was blue, and Mr. Zhuang's expression was not very good-looking. It's been two months since Cao Shuo's incident, and the two old guys have also done the back, but they didn't hide it after all.

Some of the things that Cao Shuo pawned at the beginning, some of which were redeemed by the Cao family, but some of them were dead, and they had already been sold by pawnshops.

Among them, some are engraved with the Cao family or other signs that can prove the provenance, and they fall into the hands of people who know the goods, and naturally find clues.

When Zongli took Cao Shuo to gamble, there were other Zhengbai Banner disciples who went with him, and these people didn't say that they could seal their mouths.

Therefore, since Cao Shuo's funeral, there have been rumors.

Cao Yin has already received a letter, and he has already written an excerpt from the imperial history, impeaching him for "not being strict in housekeeping, and having no way to teach his nephew".

After a while, Cao Yin sighed, the anger on his face had faded, and said to Mr. Zhuang: "It's me who is persistent, how can there be an impermeable wall in this world?" Some things can be hidden, and some things can't be hidden. I'll just take it, not to mention anything else in this life, this impeachment has not been passed ten times, but there have been eight times. This is getting less and less daring, and even this is taboo! ”

Mr. Zhuang groaned and said: "In the eyes of outsiders, the adults and sons are gentle and kind people, and the gentleman deceives them, and those imperial histories are just for fame." I can't afford to offend this one who will be retributed, so I naturally have to work such a good-natured adult and son. Adults still need to think of a way to avoid future troubles. Otherwise, this time it's an adult, and next time it's the turn of the child. ”

Cao Yin nodded and said, "Yes, how many times can I toss with me?" In the future, I will have to endure it. I'm ashamed to be a father......"

While the two were talking, the chief housekeeper Cao Zhong came to report that the carriages everywhere had been prepared, and the wives and grandmothers had all gotten into the carriages, and the wives asked each other if they could make the trip.

The garden in Haidian has been repaired, and the weather is about to be "doggy", Chu Yu has already gone over first, and will take care of his mother-in-law's residence.

After Li discussed with Cao Yin, he wanted to move his family to escape the summer outside the city. For this, the Li family also made a special trip to Dongfu, thinking about taking the Zhaojia family with him, and also letting her relax.

Zhao Jia's illness has been cured, but the person has no energy, impatience, so he politely rejected Li's kindness.

In addition to Cao Yin's wife and children, Mr. Zhuang's courtyard and Tian's mother and son also went with him.

The inner house here is entrusted with amethyst, and the front yard is watched by the big housekeeper Cao Zhong, and everything has been ordered.

Cao Yin made a special trip to the household department to take a day off to send his family out of the city to escape the summer...... There were many masters who went, plus the maids and women in each courtyard, so they took more than a dozen carriages and walked out of the alley.

Not long after the procession left, they heard the shouts of "driving" and "driving", and several fast horses galloped towards and stopped at the gate of Dongfu......*

(To be continued)