Chapter 12: The Shore of the Thousand Valleys
After Qi Xuansu and the others entered the city, they naturally wanted to find a place to settle down, this is not the Central Plains, there is no Taiping Inn, but there are many Buddhist temples. Qi Xuansu casually found an inn and asked for a single-family courtyard - Qi Xuansu didn't let him spend money, Ke Qingqing was responsible for settling the bill, and he could find Qi Xuansu to sign for reimbursement after he went back.
Zhang Quande is considered a local snake, and told Qi Xuansu about the situation in the city, in addition to the royal family, there are also some big families, all of which have private soldiers, but the status of the Taoist government is the most transcendent.
In addition to the Daomen, the power of Buddhism should not be underestimated, but now Buddhism is in the predicament of the Daomen of the year - fragmented.
At that time, the Daomen was divided into the east, south, west, north, and middle five avenues, and now there is no complete unification, the south gate, the east gate, and the middle gate are both the three of today, and the north gate has become the Daxuan court and the royal family, and the west gate has gone away.
Buddhism is divided into the Middle Earth Buddhism, the Western Regions Buddhism, the Fenglinzhou Buddhism, the Borneo Buddhism, and the Bosa Continent Buddhism, which covers a wider range and is naturally more difficult to integrate. The Buddhism of Middle-earth existed in name only, and in fact merged into the Taoism, completing the initial integration of the three religions, the Buddhism of Fenglinzhou and the Brahman???????????????? Zhou Buddhism also surrendered to the Daomen, only the Western Regions Buddhism was powerful and could compete with the Daomen, but it was also defeated repeatedly and signed an alliance under the city.
As for the Buddhism in Bosa Zhou, although it is the ancestral court and birthplace of Buddhism, it has been dilapidated, first defeated by the local sect in Po Sazhou, and then defeated by the Holy Court that entered the West Po Si Chau, and has long completely lost the control of Po Sazhou.
Among the two Buddhism that surrendered to the Taoist Gate, the Fenglinzhou Buddhism upheld the character of Fenglinzhou, and was not convinced, and always wanted to find an opportunity to break free from the chains.
As Zhang Quande said, of course, this is the world of Daomen, but it is similar to the imperial power of the previous dynasty, no one dares to resist the rule of Daomen, and major matters are decided by Daomen, but the control of Daomen in Borneo cannot even reach the county level, far from being compared with the Central Plains, so the Central Plains is the foundation of Daomen.
Since there is a partial vacuum in the power of the Daomen at the bottom, there will inevitably be other forces to fill in, and this lack of power has also led to the breeding of various cults, gangs, guilds, and associations.
Daomen is not unaware of this, and is also committed to changing this, in order to effectively control Borneo and Dong Po Suozhou, vigorously encourage the people to go overseas to reclaim the wasteland, and even send Pingzhang Dazhen to personally sit in the town, overall scheduling, which can be regarded as expanding the territory in another sense. If there are displaced people, they don't have to go to the step of the uprising, they have already boarded the big ship of the Daomen and headed for the South Seas.
As soon as Qi Xuansu entered the door of the inn, he felt several eyes fall on him, but he quickly shifted to Ke Qingqing's body, and only after seeing Han Yongfeng, he invariably took his gaze back.
Han Yongfeng has already changed into a new suit, revealing that he is about the realm cultivation of the Jade Void stage, and if he is placed in the upper echelons of the Daofu, it may not be nothing, but he is the number one person in the rivers and lakes, and few dare to provoke him.
In fact, after Han Yongfeng experienced the battle in Fenglin Continent, he had already cultivated his realm to the nine-story building that had been promoted to the stage of returning to the truth with his military exploits, and he was only one step away from the heavenly man, which was why Qi Xuansu chose to bring him to Borneo. However, just for the moment, the cultivation of the Jade Void stage is enough. On the contrary, it is Qi Xuansu, who is not inconspicuous, introverted and hidden, and idlers can't see the depth.
The four of them are more like a noble son traveling, Ke Qingqing is a maid, Han Yongfeng is a guard, and Zhang Quande is a dog-legged follower. It's just that Qi Xuansu doesn't have too much so-called son-in-law temperament.
It was still early, and Qi Xuansu was not in a hurry to come to the courtyard to rest, so he went out of the inn and wandered around the city, mainly to take a look at the customs.
To be sure, this is the capital of a country after all, and it can be regarded as bustling and lively.
Qi Xuansu asked Zhang Quande, "Are you familiar with Baibao Benfu?" ”
Zhang Quande said: "It's quite familiar, and I have lived here for a few years. ”
Qi Xuansu asked, "Then where do you think we should go now?" Or is it worth going? ”
Zhang Quande's eyes rolled, he was not a fool, at this time he was more and more suspicious of Qi Xuansu's identity, wandering around in broad daylight, asking this and that, and not putting the Taoist priest of the four grades of sacrifice in his eyes, could it be that the big man in the Taoist sect came down to observe the people's feelings.
Han Yongfeng saw his roe deer and rat-eyed appearance, and shouted: "Honestly reply, ???????????????? Move the eyes of those hearts that should not be moved. ”
Zhang Quande hurriedly said: "If you talk about the scenery, it is naturally Qiangu Lake. There is a poem: 'If you want to compare the West Lake to the West, it is always appropriate to apply heavy makeup. The status of this Qiangu Lake in Borneo is like the status of West Lake in the Central Plains, and it is really not to be missed. ”
Qi Xuansu was a little interested: "Then go to Qiangu Lake and have a look." ”
Because Qiangu Lake is some distance from the downtown area, when the four of them came to get Qiangu Lake, it was already sunset, and the blood-red light fell on the lake, surging with the ups and downs of the lake, and it was not the same, it was very layered, and the deepest part was the dark yellow color of the sun, which gradually turned outward, turned orange-red, and then turned blood-red, and finally dyed into a fire cloud, and was reflected on the surface of the lake.
Qi Xuansu only thinks that the trip is worthwhile, there are also some taverns near the lake, mainly rice wine, and some lake fresh left wine, lake shrimp, snails and so on.
The four of them entered a tavern, found a place by the window, and asked for some local specialties.
Ke Qingqing took the initiative to help Qi Xuansu wash the wine glass, and then poured a glass of wine. Qi Xuansu actually wanted to say that there was no need to be so troublesome, he had never been to this kind of small shop when he was walking the rivers and lakes, but after thinking about it, he gave up.
The Taoist gate abolished the servants, and many times the secretary shouldered the duty of serving, and both big and small things had to be taken into account.
Qi Xuansu looked out while drinking. From here, you can also see the outline of the city, and in the reflection of the setting sun, only a dark shadow with a red edge remains, which is far away from the hustle and bustle, but not too far away, this distance is just right.
This reminded Qi Xuansu of the scene when he and Zhang Yuelu looked at the relict mountain city together, it was also like blood, it was a rare time to be alone, although there were some twists and turns, but it also added more brightness to the relationship between the two.
At this moment, a commotion interrupted Qi Xuansu's thoughts, pulling him back to reality from his past reminiscences.
Qi Xuansu was angry in his heart, his face was not obvious, and he followed his prestige, but he turned out to be a pimp, asking a few people if they wanted girls, all of them were so-called high-class goods.
At this time, Qi Xuansu was still holding the wine glass in his hand, and directly threw the wine glass out, only to see that the wine glass seemed to be slow and fast, spinning and smashing on the pimp's head, smashing him on his head, and then flew back to the table, and the residual wine in it did not spill half a point. Although Qi Xuansu used skill, he would not hurt his life, and he would not even leave any secret injuries, but it also made this pimp spin around, lying on the ground for a long time and unable to get up.
Qi Xuansu has never been a good person in the strict sense, he just tries to change himself and restrain himself, so it seems that he sometimes seems to be a good person who abides by the rules, but he still has a bit of anger in his bones. He was reminiscing about Zhang Yuelu, and at this time he ran over and asked him if he wanted a girl, in Qi Xuansu's opinion, this was not just an interruption, but an offense and blasphemy.
Those who don't work hard, don't work lazy, and don't specialize in long-sightedness.
Han Yongfeng and Ke Qingqing were both taken aback, but they knew that Qi Xuansu was in charge of rectification in the imperial capital, and they hated this kind of business that was always linked to human trafficking, and they were angry because of it.
Qi Xuansu said coldly: "Get out!" ”
Zhang Quande only felt cold all over his body, although he had guessed that this son's origin was quite small, but when he really saw Qi Xuansu make a move, he was still startled, especially this "roll", which contained rolling blood, leaving him with only a white expanse in front of him, and he couldn't go back for a long time.
Qi Xuansu lost the interest in continuing to drink, and asked Ke Qingqing to settle the bill and prepare to leave. However, in the eyes of others, he planned to run away after the incident, so it was not surprising that Qi Xuansu was surrounded by a group of people as soon as he walked out of the door of the tavern.
The pimp who was beaten with a wine glass just now covered his red and swollen forehead with one hand, and pointed at Qi Xuansu with the other: "Boss, it's him!" ”
The boss in this person's mouth is a strong man like an iron tower, and he is also a tyrant here, so he immediately stepped forward, grabbed Qi Xuansu's clothes, and opened his mouth to spit out Qi Xuansu's drunken face: "Boy, you just hit someone, right?" Troublemaker, huh? Don't you see whose territory it is? ”
This time, Qi Xuansu didn't dodge, but Han Yongfeng was in a hurry, he thought that Qi Xuansu would bounce this person away with his body protection qi, so he didn't make a move, but he didn't expect Qi Xuansu to do nothing. It is said that the lord humiliates the minister to death, although the Taoist sect does not talk about the lord and the minister, but if his boss is really hit by this thing that does not know the height of the sky, and he is still indifferent, it is also a sin.
So Han Yongfeng grabbed the man's wrist, and shot with all his strength, and immediately heard the sound of broken bones.
"Let go of your dirty hands!" Han Yongfeng shouted.
The strong man was taken aback, he was a martial artist in the Restoration Stage, otherwise he would not have been able to monopolize the business of Qiangu Lake, but he was still crushed by this person, indicating that this person is also in the Restoration Stage and is a fierce enemy.
The strong man withdrew his hand and looked at Han Yongfeng with a solemn expression.
Han Yongfeng took advantage of the situation to block in front of Qi Xuansu.
Of course, Qi Xuansu doesn't need Han Yongfeng to protect him, but he still has to have the necessary posture.
Qi Xuansu had calmed down at this time, and suppressed the arrogance of going to the rivers and lakes and the arrogance of being in a high position, and tidied up his clothes: "It's not right for me to beat people, Qingqing, give him ten peace money, it will be regarded as an apology." ”
Ke Qingqing immediately took out a small ticket.
The strong man didn't answer, squinting at Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu asked, "What, do you want me to apologize?" Or do you want to punch me a glass and come back? Both. ”
The strong man became more and more suspicious.