Chapter 4: The First Year of Yuanfeng

The Seven Star Sword is the sword of the Taiping Sect in the late Han Dynasty, and it is rumored that Zhang Jiao once used this sword to call the wind and rain, attracting countless foolish people to follow. With countless sectarians www.biquge.info Zhang Jiao finally launched the Yellow Turban Uprising, which completely shook the foundation of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

But since the Taiping Sect was pacified, the Seven Star Sword has also disappeared with Zhang Jiao's death. It is rumored that before Zhang Jiao died, he injected great resentment and greed into the Seven Star Sword. Whoever obtains this sword will have supreme mana, but he will also embark on the road of no return to fight for power and profit.

In the ninth year of Xining, Wang Anshi resigned for the second time, and the reformists suffered a huge blow, while the old-fashioned faction celebrated. However, Shenzong did not have any intention of abolishing the new law, and immediately appointed Wu Chong, Wang Anshi's son and daughter, as prime minister, hoping that Wu Chong could inherit Wang Anshi's will and implement the new law to the end.

Putting aside the matter between the DPRK and China for the time being, the entire Jiangnan has changed because of the implementation of the new law. Under the average tax on square fields, the burden on ordinary peasant households has been greatly reduced, and the lives of the poor people have become better and better. However, the wealthy family has no possibility of tax evasion, and has taken out a lot of money, of course, they are very dissatisfied with the change.

So there was a strange phenomenon in the Jiangnan area. The people are living better and better, and they are more grateful to the court. However, the wealthy family was very opposed to the various policies of the imperial court.

The wealthy can spread their remarks through various means, but Baixin is "daily use and ignorance", and in the end, he will work with the wealthy to oppose the new law that brings them a better life.

In the spring of the first year of Yuanfeng, on the side of the eastern mountain of Huiji, a middle-aged man with two children went to the Baoning Temple near Jinling City. It can be seen from their costumes that the three people, big and small, are all believers of the White Lotus Society.

The middle-aged man named Wu Zhongshan is a protector of the White Lotus Society, and the two children he brought, one named Mao Zheng and the other named Wen Yuan, are both disciples of the Inner Chamber of the White Lotus Society.

Mao Zheng is the Virgin Wen Xiaohui of the White Lotus Society, a boy who was picked up ten years ago. Mao Zheng originally had no name or surname, but the Holy Mother took good care of him, recognized him as a righteous son, and asked him to give him the surname Mao, which is the surname of Mao Renzhuo, the grandmaster of the White Lotus Society.

As for Wen Yuan, she is the niece of Our Lady of the White Lotus, Wen Xiaohui.

From childhood to adulthood, Wen Xiaohui let Mao Zheng and Wen Yuan play together, read and write together, and learn the spells of the White Lotus Society together. Therefore, the relationship between the two children is very good, and on the way to Baoning Temple, they also talk non-stop together.

The White Lotus Society is affiliated with the Pure Land Sect, so every time there is a major festival in Buddhism, the White Lotus Society has to send people to the Buddhist temple to pay homage and offer a large amount of "merit money".

This time it was just a routine, but Mao Zheng and Wen Yuan were clamoring to come over together. After Wu Yat-sen got the permission of the Virgin, he came out with his two children, but he was cautious all the way, for fear that the two children would be in danger.

Along the way, I met a lot of people and saw a lot of things. For the two children who have always lived in the mountains, everything is so new. The two children jumped up and down, looking innocent and bright.

"We're about to enter the Zen Temple, you two little guys have to be honest. If the monks had seized the handle, we would have to pay a lot more money for incense. You guys be honest, and when I'm done, I'll take you to Jinling City and use the money I saved to buy you some delicious and fun things. Wu Zhongshan coaxed the two children before entering the Baoning Temple.

When the two children heard that they could go to Jinling City and get delicious food and fun, they suddenly became honest. Following behind Wu Zhongshan, there was no more movement.

Wu Zhongshan saw that the two children, who had always been naughty and mischievous, were quiet, and he was very satisfied for a while, and went straight to Baoning Temple, where he wanted to discuss things with the monk in charge.

In the temple, except for the female benefactor who came to donate incense, no other women were allowed to enter. But Wen Yuan was still young, and his outfit was no different from that of a boy, so he mixed into the temple with Wu Zhongshan.

Baoning Temple is very close to Jinling City, so the fireworks are very prosperous, and the crowds of people come and go endlessly, which is even more lively than the bazaar.

Wu Yat-sen entered the Daxiong Treasure Hall, bowed to the Buddha statue a few times, and then followed a monk into the inner room. The monks of Baoning Temple all knew Wu Zhongshan, so they did not stop the two children he brought.

The monks in the Zen monastery knew that they were all from the White Lotus Society, and they also had contempt in their hearts. Because although the people of the White Lotus Society also believe in Maitreya Buddha, they have not been ordained as monks after all, looking at these "wild paths", those monks are born with a sense of superiority. But since the White Lotus Society often sends merit money, this kind of contempt does not seem too explicit.

When Wu Yat-sen followed a monk into a meditation room, Mao Zheng and Wen Yuan, who were waiting outside, were impatient to wait.

"When will Uncle Wu come out? Isn't it okay to put down the money and just come out? I still want to go to Jinling City as soon as possible, there are so many interesting things there, isn't it better than staying in this monk's temple?" Wen Yuan muttered quietly.

"Those monks have a lot of rules, not only to give money, but also to the corresponding number of courtesies. If they were to find out what to do, Uncle Wu would definitely have to spend a lot of money to satisfy them. I think Uncle Wu won't come out for a while, so we might as well go around. Mao Zheng said.

"But Uncle Wu asked us to wait here, we left, what if he didn't take us to Jinling City in anger? And those monks are not friendly at all, what if they find out?" Wen Yuan said worriedly.

"It's okay, we'll leave for a while and be back shortly. Don't you know that those monks have planted a lot of flowers in their backyards, and they must all be blooming now, don't you want to go and see them?" Mao Zheng pouted.

Wen Yuan heard that there were a lot of flowers in the backyard, and she was also very yearning for a while, but she was still afraid of being discovered by those monks, so she just bowed her head and said, "I want to go too, but I'm afraid of those monks." How ugly it would be if they caught me and shaved my hair. ”

"It's okay, with me, those monks don't dare to do anything to you. If they want to replace their hair, then shave mine. Mao Zheng patted his little chest and reassured, then took Wen Yuan's hand and ran towards the backyard of the Zen Temple.

It is spring, and the flowers in the mountains are blooming together, and the mountain temple seems to be quiet in the midst of the clouds and mist. The quiet atmosphere sets off the scene of a hundred flowers to be more lively. Although the two children were so really bright, they were completely attracted by the beautiful scenery of the backyard of the Zen temple.

But as the two of them walked, they suddenly saw a figure in front of them, and they were so frightened that they quickly hid in the grass.