[Second update, ask for red tickets, collect]

Yu Longke and Blind Medicine sent Zhiyuan and Han Gang out. They are all devout people who worship the Buddha, and a thousand thanks to the Tokyo monks who took the initiative to come to the door to do the work are not enough to show their gratitude, so they almost write the words "bow and worship" on the door of their heads.

Ten miles outside Qingtang City, the patriarch of the Qingtang tribe and his brothers, on the road to Guwei Village, Han Gang and Zhiyuan walked side by side.

First did three days of rituals in Chuimang City, and then three days of rituals in Qingtang City. Zhiyuan hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days, but he was still in good spirits and full of red light when he got on the horse today. I can still talk and laugh right away, and my mind doesn't lag down at all. Nearly fifty years old, Zhiyuan is still so energetic, which makes Han Gang amazed.

For the profession of monk, Han Gang has no good feelings. Nowadays, there are very few monks and great virtues who really abide by the rules and precepts, but there are countless flower monks. Drinking wine and eating meat is nothing, and it is common to go to the kiln to go to the green building, marry a wife and have children, and hide women in the temple to play, such things are also heard from time to time. There was even a monk who married a famous prostitute and passed away, claiming to be 'a prodigal son with no hair and a family', and the world was especially envious of his seemingly open-mindedness.

Han Gang had no intention of judging their actions, and it was none of his business if they didn't follow the rules.

- But where did the monks get their money?

The first is to rely on donations from believers. The money of the wealthy eunuchs is not mentioned, although the donation is large, but the number of people is a minority after all. The ordinary people who eat fasting and recite the Buddha account for the majority of the money, and the money they have saved hard to save from their home food and clothing is donated to the temple, asking for the safety of their homes and the blessings of the next life. Who would have thought that this money would become the money spent on visiting the kiln?

The second is to lease the fields in the temple. Among the counties in each state, the landlords who occupy the most land and own the most land are often not wealthy eunuchs, but monasteries. A family can rise and fall in one or two generations, but a famous temple that occupies a good position can last for decades or centuries. Relying on years of accumulation, but also relying on the continuous donations of believers, an ordinary temple can often buy dozens or even hundreds of hectares of land. As for the big jungles such as Daxiangguo Temple, White Horse Temple, and Shaolin Temple, Qianmo often stretches over several states and counties.

The monks did not cultivate these fields, but rented them. There is nothing wrong with just renting a tenant, but the wife of a tenant is often forcibly taken by monks, and she is called a sister-in-law. If they did not comply, they would quit the tenants, and many tenants had to swallow their anger. Later, some of them did not succeed in taking the initiative to dedicate the Hun family to a better tenant field. In the place where Buddhism flourishes in the south of the Yangtze River, there are countless such situations, and the world has become accustomed to it.

The third is pawn money lending. The so-called quality bank, that is, the pawnshop of later generations, is from the temple and is known as the longevity storehouse. Perhaps at the beginning, there was an intention to help believers temporarily turn around, but now, it has completely become a big business with rolling money. And money lending is the same, the interest is on par with the world, and few people will remember the word mercy when collecting debts.

There were no taxes on temple property, and monks were not required to perform forced labor. With Zhang Dumu, and then put the family's field shop under the name of the temple, you can enjoy a happy life without taxes and servitude with peace of mind - many temples provide such services, and will not take the opportunity to swallow up the industry - this is also the reason why a single degree of money can be sold for 300 yuan.

Those who have a heart for the Buddha have no money to shave. And those who have money to shave their degrees are just for the benefit of being a monk. took advantage of the world, and still had a dignified appearance, how could Han Gang be pleasing to the eye?

However, Han Gang is very clear about the distinction between individuals and classes. The class of monks is rotten to the core, but there are many people with real talents and learning. Zhending monk Huaibing, known for his engineering skills, he used two boats to pull out eight iron oxen from the Yellow River, thousands of years later Han Gang learned in the textbook, and he repaired the Zhaozhou Bridge, repaired the inclined wooden tower, is also at this time the story of the legend is very widespread. He became famous in the Renzong Dynasty and should still be alive today.

For Zhiyuan, Han Gang also admires it. It is really rare to be able to give up his fame and status in the capital, come to the remote place of Guwei, and do his part for the expansion of the Great Song Dynasty. Although his claim to promote the Dharma is only a pretense, it is essentially to make a meritorious achievement and achieve a higher status.

But in the edge of the pacification division, who is not like this, Han Gang will not seek blame for this, but agrees more. He was ordered by Wang Shao to accompany him to the Qingtang Department to do a water and land dojo, and after a few days, the two talked about the world, and the unhappiness when they first met was gone.

After gossiping for a while, Zhiyuan moved the horse closer to Han Gang, avoiding the eyes and ears of a team of guards sent by Yu Longke and Blind Medicine, and lowered his voice and said: "Jiyi, there seems to be a gap between the poor monk and the blind medicine brothers in the past two days, and I am afraid that there will be chaos on the Xiao Wall." If they can mediate, they may be able to make them more obedient to the court. ”

Han Gang showed an unsurprising smile, Zhiyuan was clearly tempting. However, with Zhiyuan's eyesight, through the observation of the past few days, it can be seen that the two chiefs of the Qingtang tribe have not really thrown themselves into the imperial court, which is also reasonable. He also has no intention of concealing the disguise, his wisdom is very high, and his eyesight for fortune-telling will not be bad, so he can't hide it.

He shook his head and sighed: "Don't hide it from the master, if it wasn't for the disagreement between Yu Longke and the blind medicine, I wouldn't have moved Yu Longke so easily, let alone the later victory of Gu Wei." However, both of them are cunning people, although they have the heart of competition with each other, they will not lose the law, and there are some things that they will not do if they want to say goodbye to their brothers. ”

"I see, but the poor monk is reckless." Zhiyuan saluted Han Gang and said, "Thank you for telling me about this." ”

Han Gang didn't mind revealing the true relationship between the Qingtang Ministry and the imperial court to Zhiyuan. Anyway, Yu Longke and Blind Medicine have already dedicated all the field registers of the Qingtang Department, and the surface articles have been done very much, and it is impossible to bring this matter back even if Zhiyuan has a few mouths. And if he spreads this matter, it will anger Wang Anshi, who recommended him, so unwise, and he will not do it.

"What did the master say? Since it's all for state affairs, how can Han Gang hide it from the master? Regarding the matter of Hehuang, as long as the master asks, Han Gang knows everything and says everything. ”

"Thank you for the opportunity." Zhiyuan thanked him again, his face flushed with a faint joy, thinking that the hard work of the past few days had not been in vain.

Han Gang praised Zhiyuan: "The master has been thinking about state affairs for a few days, whether it is in Fumang City or in Qingtang City, the people of Fan have already bowed to the master, if the master will spread Buddhism all over the river in the future, it is conceivable that all the Fan tribes will come to vote." ”

Zhiyuan 'Amitabha' sighed: "But it's far from being as good as the opportunity." ”

These days, Zhiyuan has seen the respect that Han Gang received in the two Tibetan tribes. Almost every citizen of the Tibetan tribe knew him and would bow to him, and some even knelt down and bowed as soon as they saw Han Gang. Even Yu Longke and Blind Medicine, as well as Zhang Xiang'er, are also respectful to Han Gang. This is not a courtesy that ordinary Han officials can get, what Zhiyuan sees in the eyes of these Fan people is the admiration and worship of Han Gang.

Zhiyuan has already inquired, this is because of Han Gang's legendary identity, the disciple of Sun Simiao, the king of medicine, this name makes people have to revere three points when they hear it. The sanatorium founded by Han Gang has treated hundreds of Tibetan people, not only forming a period of good karma, but also making his identity more recognized by the world.

Han Gang's complete lack of medical skills should have been a flaw, even a fatal injury, but because he has always denied it, no one cares about it and talks about it, and this also adds to the legend of his experience - the disciple of the Medicine King who does not know medical skills is even more rare than the famous doctor who cures the disease.

Han Gang himself knew this very well, and when Zhiyuan praised him, he just said, "Where, where." "It's almost total.

As the reputation of the Guwei Sanatorium grew, so did his reputation among the Tibetan tribes. Just the disciple of the Medicine King, no, it should be the identity of the Medicine King Bodhisattva's attendant in front of him, which can allow him to pass through the land of Tibet unimpeded.

Although the old-fashioned, shrewd and cunning patriarchs would not bow down to Han Gang because of this magical aura, they still had a little respect after all, and they did not dare to offend Han Gang. Over time, Han Gang was confident that with his prestige, he could persuade the vast majority of the Tibetan tribe to defect to the Great Song Dynasty, and he didn't need Zhiyuan to do much more.

"This time I returned to Guwei and rested for a while, and the poor monk could go to the Xingluo Junction. I believe that with the prestige of the king's pacification and tactfulness, Beiqiang Xingluo did not dare to obstruct the official army. ”

Han Gang nodded, "Then you will have to bother the master." ”

With these six days, the army, the people, money, food, ordnance, all the preparations have been in place. It was also in this day or two that the messenger sent from Weiyuan Fort would bring an urgent military situation from the Xingluo Junction harassing Weiyuan. This urgent information can give the best reason for Miao Zhu's next action. And he, Han Gang, will also go to Weiyuan with Wang Shao to witness the victory of their plan in the nearest place. Although Zhiyuan is eager to work, in this matter, he can only be a bystander.

From Qingtang to Guwei, it is a road of more than an hour. Returning to Guwei Village, which had been absent for three days, Wang Shao immediately informed Han Gang of the latest military situation, but it was not from Weiyuan, but from Qinzhou: "The Western Thieves have already exhausted the army in the country a few days ago, claiming to be 300,000, led by Liang Yi himself, and the troops were sent to five roads. Gangu had wolf smoke yesterday, and Cai Jingluo of Weizhou also sent a hurry to inform Qinzhou that there were 10,000 thieves from the west attacking Yuanzhou. Although there is no news from Huanqing and Yan Yan, they should be the main force of the Western Thieves. This time, the thief is pouring out. ”

Zhiyuan's face was shocked, while Han Gang smiled slightly, and was about to speak, when a soldier covered in sweat was brought into the official hall. Panting and reported, "Pacify, Weiyuan urgently." Don't Qiang Xingluo set up troops to attack, and please appease and send troops to support quickly. ”