Chapter 404: Religion
Five buckets of rice teaching?
Xu Ji had heard of this name, and it seemed to be a branch of the Yellow Turban Sect.
The leader of the sect is, of course, Zhang Lu, and this Wudou Sect has already controlled the regime in Hanzhong, and to put it bluntly, Hanzhong seems to be a small religious country, completely different from other places in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
I remember that when I met Yu Tuo for the first time in Jizhou to discuss the world's major affairs, Yu Tuo once proposed to himself several forces to compete for the world, and religion is one of them. The Yellow Turban Army uprising in history was huge, and it fought in the north and south, growing up for 20 years, and of course had a far-reaching impact on the history of the Three Kingdoms era.
Someone in later generations once joked that these Yellow Turban Army, even if they were exterminated and beheaded, were enough to give the Eastern Han Dynasty regime a look. The basis for saying this is that the hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers who were killed had nowhere to bury, and the corpses were all over the field and piled up like mountains, and the rotting corpses emitted a foul smell, polluted the water source, and led to the plague raging in the land of China, and as a result, during this period, there were many more people who died from the plague than from the war, so there will be a phenomenon that hundreds of thousands of people in a state will be called a big state. However, after Xu Ji came to this era, history has undergone a great change, because of his rise in Yanzhou, and in the Yellow Turban Army when it was the most rapid, a lot of Yellow Turban Army was reorganized, and he also paid attention to the health situation, so the plague was not rampant at all in this era, and because of the large reduction of war and the wealth of Yanzhou and Jizhou, the population of the Three Kingdoms era in which he lived was completely different in history.
In Yanzhou, where I live, it is not uncommon for a population of more than one million to live.
It is precisely for this reason that religious forces do not have much influence on themselves in this era. However, the rise of the Wudou Rice Sect in Hanzhong is no different from history.
However, he did not know anything about this religious organization. This is a big taboo in the art of war. It is now a time of peace, and Zhang Xiu's army is now in a stalemate with Hanzhong because of his own plot to show weakness in Chang'an. No major battles took place. But in any case, Hanzhong and Chang'an are still in a hostile relationship. Among the envoys I met tonight, there was no envoy from Hanzhong, Zhang Song.
This period is the time for everyone's intrigues and intrigue, such enemies, the open is not good, of course they have to come to the dark, Ma Teng's daughter is one of them. And all along, Hanzhong and Ma Teng have a close relationship......
Thinking of this, Xu Jideng was shocked into a cold sweat, and became even more restless. Wen Fang's statement is almost certain.
Come to think of it. Xu Ji looked at Wen Fang and humbly asked, "Dare to ask Miss Wen Fang." What's going on with this Five Bucket Rice Sect? â
Huan Fan also showed a curious look. Wen Fang said solemnly: "This matter has to start from the beginning. That has to start from the literature, art and ideology of my Han Dynasty. â
Xu Ji and Huan Fan glanced at each other, they didn't expect this Wen Fang to be so insightful, and when he spoke, he was actually so high-minded. I saw Wen Fang saying: "Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, whether it is palace architecture, painting art, or scribe thought, all of them are based on Zou Yan, a scholar in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It works. Whether it is the court, the people, or the local tycoon, the most talked about thing is to talk about the 'induction of heaven and man' and the 'end of the five virtues', and the style of pure talk among scribes has intensified in recent years. Of course, this is also related to the shining of the lord's new 'Five Virtues'. It has become fashionable to talk about the new 'Five Virtues from the End'. Just now, Mr. Xu Zijiang was outside and was expounding the new 'Five Virtues at the End' for the dignitaries. Xu Ji and Huan Fan were immediately impressed by this Wenfang, and they clarified the characteristics of the academic thought of the Eastern Han Dynasty in just a few words. I'm afraid that this ability is not the same for academics.
At the same time, Xu Ji also knew why Liang Xi called the knowledge he had studied the New Five Virtues, because Liang Xi was a person who was deeply influenced by the mathematics of the Five Elements. On the contrary, it is the descendants of himself. It's very unusual in this era.
Thinking about it, it is also possible that the kind of mysterious talk between scribes during the Three Kingdoms, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties in history could not be a divine object that suddenly popped out of the cracks in the stones. There must be a cause and effect. It's just that I didn't expect that the root of this Qing talk is actually the same as the seeds of division in the Three Kingdoms era. It was already formed when the Eastern Han Dynasty was established.
However, this kind of talk is not necessarily a good thing, if it is said that there was "ideological emancipation" and "renaissance" in ancient China, then it must be this period, all kinds of remarks and ideas are colorful and shine.
After building a dynasty in the future. We must keep this trend going. Of course, the downside of just sitting there and talking empty words is that you should never do it. After all, Yanzhou emphasizes down-to-earth.
As for whether doing so would threaten his rule, Xu Ji was absolutely confident that such a thing would not happen.
It is important to know that the essence of the new "Five Virtues and the Beginning of the Theory" is to explore the essential needs of human beings, as well as the doctrine of what kind of production system and political system should be adopted under this essential need. This doctrine itself is constantly evolving, taking all the beneficial ideas for its own use, not resting on its laurels at all, and placing great emphasis on practicality, and resolutely discarding anything that is out of date.
This is very different from the modern political and economic system, because the new "Five Virtues Theory of the Beginning" originates from the tradition of Chinese culture, and although it is very novel, it is indeed based on the traditional Chinese culture, and it is completely different from the theoretical system of retaining land from other countries. It is foreseeable that no matter what kind of ideas are absorbed by the new "Five Virtues in the Future", they can be crowned as "a gentleman raises the five virtues".
The country or regime he established may perish after a long time, but the new "Five Virtues of the Beginning" that Liang Xi preached for himself will not perish, and it will definitely have far-reaching consequences.
Especially now, Xu Ji finally knows why the new "Five Virtues and the Beginning of the Theory" has little resistance to the promotion of this era, because it is fundamentally produced with the help of Zou Yan's theory, so although it has a great impact on people's thoughts, it is easy to be accepted by others. I have always thought that I know very well about the new "Five Virtues and Beginning Theory" established by Liang Xi and perfected by Xun Yu, and today I listened to Wen Fang's words. Xu Jicai suddenly found that it was the first time he looked at this kind of thinking from a historical perspective. The original self-righteousness is nothing more than ignorance.
The result of thinking is. Xu Ji has raised Xun Yu from the first master of contemporary internal affairs to the point of being a human being.
What's more important is that Xu Ji's horizons immediately broadened a lot. There is even a feeling of jumping out of the world and looking down on the common people. Of course, this is also thanks to this Wen Fang in front of him. Otherwise, I would never have this kind of enlightenment.
But he heard Wen Fang say softly: "Of course, the doctrine of the Five Virtues is just one aspect of Taoist thought, and if people's hearts are not satisfied, even if there are no thousands of miles of rivers and mountains." Even those who have a lot of money will think about immortality and soar in the day. The reason why we, the witches and goddesses, save zĂ i, to put it bluntly, is for people to cultivate and replenish the land for the war.
At this point, Xu Ji had heard Cao Cao say when he first met Cao Cao in Linzi, as if it was called "Neidan" or "Jindan" or something like that.
Speaking of which. Taoism is probably the strangest religion in the world, and it doesn't quit women. It is also believed that this is the way to become an immortal. Wen Fang sighed: "But after a long time, this kind of thing will change its taste, because a woman who has been trained in tonic can make a man want to die in bed." Many people who are greedy for beauty go around buying witch goddesses at high prices under this banner and are promiscuous, because of the drive of money and power, what we witch goddesses learn in Jinan has become complicated, and we pay more attention to how to please men. Therefore, it was loved by dignitaries and nobles, and even the first emperor liked it very much. There was a pause. Wen Fang said again: "Our witch goddess in Jinan is just a comparison of names, in fact, in my Han, I don't know how many trained women like us are." It's just that because the means of training our people are different, the good and the bad are uneven. One sighed and said, "We, women, are called 'sacrifices' and 'gods'. It is because we are all controlled by those so-called cultivators and immortals, and the most famous immortals among them should be Yu Ji and Zuo Ci. Didn't Zhang Jiao just say that he was Yu Ji's apprentice? What is the so-called "Taiping Technique"? It was pieced together from "Taiping Qing Lingdao". As for us sacrificial goddesses. Both the Yellow Turban Sect and the Five Doumi Sect have special personnel who are responsible for training us in this area. When the Yellow Turban Sect rebelled, in fact, the regular Yellow Turban Sect only had 36 members, that is, 360,000. The rest of the unscrupulous people are non-regular congregations. Therefore, the internal system of the real Yellow Turban Sect is very rigorous. At best, our Jinan's successive sacrificial goddesses are just a branch of the Yellow Turban Sect, but they are hidden deeply. When Cao Cao was the prime minister of Jinan, he heard the rumors that we were the Yellow Turban remnants, so he wantonly suppressed us, but fortunately, Cao Cao was a sensible person who knew that our little women were also innocent, so he just killed those who accused us. Since then, our reputation has plummeted, if it weren't for the lord giving us freedom, and letting us perform everywhere, I am afraid that the fate that awaits us is to be sold and become a tool for others to play with their desires. Who doesn't want to live forever? Therefore, the first emperor and the dignitaries at that time welcomed us witches and goddesses very much.
After saying so much in one breath, Wen Fang was a little out of breath, so he listened to it and rested for a while. Of course, Xu Ji knew what Wen Fang said, Cao Cao said very clearly to himself when he went to Dongjun, and when he went to Luoyang to see Emperor Ling of Han, he had a mission to send some witch goddesses into the palace.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had a very famous absurd private life, but the thing that surprised Xu Ji the most at that time was that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was also a member of the Yellow Turban Sect, so it can be said that at that time, this Yellow Turban Sect could be regarded as the state religion of the Eastern Han Dynasty. This thing is ironic enough, the religion he believes in is against him, and after pacifying the Yellow Turban Army, he still loves the witch goddess, this Emperor Han Ling is really ridiculous.
Thinking of this, Xu Ji couldn't help but say: "Listening to what you mean, it seems that I am very disgusted with Ji and Zuo Ci's set, don't they have magical powers?" â
Wen Fang sneered and said, "What supernatural powers?" There are just some tricks left and right, the "Taiping Qing Lingdao" is said to be a wordless book in the sky, and the handwriting is visible after encountering water, in fact, it is written on top of the prepared medicinal materials and then dried. After the handwriting disappears, and then sprayed with water, it will emerge by itself, what is so strange? In Yanzhou, this is just a small skill of carving insects. â
Xu Ji nodded, this is the truth, some so-called cultivators make a furnace for alchemy. It's filled with stuff indiscriminately, so there's often a chemical reaction. Isn't that how gunpowder was invented?
These people still have a bit of scientific knowledge. But it can't be helped, regardless of China or foreign countries. Science has been theologically subordinate and accomplice for a long time.
Wen Fang said again: "But the training sessions that we women received are very reasonable. Because those of us who are in charge of training study the bodies of men and women every day and discover the secrets of the bodies. Therefore, our words and deeds, temperament and demeanor, and dress are all trained according to their experience. There's a lot of research on which scent is the best to win the favor of others, and the list goes on and on. For example, the five stone scatters are prepared by sacrificing the lives of countless people. Wen Fang said this, Xu Ji had already roughly heard what she meant, that is, there must be such a woman in the Five Dou Mi Sect, and this Ma Teng's daughter is a figure in the Five Dou Mi Sect, and she is also the best among them.
This kind of woman is enough to mess with the government. Historically. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was very fond of this bite. What kind of "alchemy pill" and "room technique" made the Ming Dynasty smoky.
If this woman appeared on Liu Xie's bed and blew wind into Liu Xie's ears every day, it would be extremely bad.
Don't say anything else, this woman doesn't have to encourage Liu Xie to deal with herself, as long as this woman says Liu Xie. Change your impression of Hanzhong, then you will lose the reason for Hanzhong to use soldiers, which is really tricky.
If this Liu Xie and his father Emperor Han Ling have a temper. Joining the Five Bucket Rice Sect, it will be even more troublesome. and Cao Cao, Sun Ce, Liu Bei and others can also play the strategy of "long-distance and close attack". But when it comes to Hanzhong and Ma Teng, it is simply impossible, Chang'an and Xiliang and Hanzhong are too close, and there is no room for maneuver on both sides. There's really no other way than to do it.
Strike first. Isn't Ma Teng's daughter here?
This is still in front of the eyes, in the back. It is not known how many such women have come to Chang'an or will come to Chang'an. Now Xu Ji's biggest regret is when he reached an agreement with envoys from all over the world in the secret room just now, including Ma Teng. It was a misstep.
Ma Teng could make a big fuss about this matter and reveal it to Emperor Han. Then Liu Xie will immediately start to woo Ma Teng, and at that time, Ma Teng will offer his daughter again, and after Liu Xie, the little ghost head who has just started to experience human affairs, is made to death by this charming woman, then the possibility of this woman entering the palace is extremely great. Xun Yu thought of a very good reason for himself, and he could indeed use the impure bloodline of Ma Teng's daughter to persuade Liu Xie not to make Ma Teng's daughter the queen.
But Ma Teng can completely retreat and just send his daughter to the palace, it doesn't matter if he has children or not.
In this way, there is no way to solve this situation by itself.
If Ma Teng's daughter is an innocent little girl, it would be fine, but she is a woman with amazing charm, which is really a headache.
For a while, Xu Ji only felt that his head was as big as an ox.
Looking at Xu Ji gently pressing his temples, Wen Fang said with concern: "Although the slave family can't share the worries of the lord in major affairs, but he can find out this kind of woman in Chang'an for the lord, after all, they are all people who have learned flattery, and they can't hide it from me." When Xu Ji heard this, his heart moved, and he said to Wen Fang: "Miss Wen Fang, do those sisters of yours also have the same ability as you?" â
Wen Fang said proudly: "If you talk about kitsch, even if those sisters of mine are worse than me, they will not be much worse. There are a few people who are still above me, and I think it's not much better than Ma Teng's daughter. â
Xu Ji nodded and said, "If that's the case, then there is Miss Lao Wenfang, you can live in Chang'an and find this kind of woman for me." Wen Fang was stunned for a moment, and then an indifferent smile appeared on his face, and he said happily to Xu Ji: "It's so good, our sisters finally have the opportunity to repay the lord."
Xu Ji looked at Wen Fang's willing appearance, and smiled bitterly in his heart, although the other party would not harm him, but there was no need for him to stay away from these witch goddesses.
These women are too charming, and once they have a physical relationship with them, they are really afraid of falling into it and it is difficult to extricate themselves. Where did Wen Fang know that what he had gained from his heart was Xu Ji's fear, but he stood up and said, "Lord, this matter will be handled by the slave family." â
With that, he turned and floated away.
The uneasiness in Xu Ji's heart was slightly lowered, and he sat there silent, thinking about the future development in his heart, and his heart was full of worries.
It seems that there will be a meeting tonight, and the situation in Chang'an is even more chaotic now.
What worries him even more is that these opponents are better than the other.
It seems that the loyal Ma Teng is so insidious, so what about Liu Bei, Sun Ce, and Cao Cao? The three of them can't have no conspiracy against themselves, right? It's just that these people are all heroes, if they are not ten percent sure, they are afraid that they will not give themselves any painful feet, Pang Tong under Liu Bei, Zhou Yu next to Sun Ce, and several people under Cao Cao's account Although they are not as good as the first two, Cao Cao himself is not weaker than them, these opponents have not yet made a move, Xu Ji can't help but have some faint worries in his heart.
Changan. This winter has been messy. (To be continued......)