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Chapter 329: Go, my children
Ye Jinnan recovered his thoughts from the emotion, and the other party explained with a smile: "The folk customs in the southwest are very different from those in the Central Plains. Lord Xiaofang may not adapt to it at first. But the people here are warm and hospitable, and there are many delicious foods. I heard that Mr. Xiao Fang likes to drink. There is a Jiuxian brew in Yongzhou that has a slightly different taste than the spirits from the Central Plains, but is more mellow. "
"Is there any place to visit near Yongzhou?"
Fang explained: "Well you also know that I followed His Majesty's order to inspect the people's customs."
Ye Jinnan laughed heartily, with an expression that said, "I understand."
"Tomorrow at noon we will arrive at Anlai County in front of us, which is where we should take the land route. There are many abandoned Buddhist temples in Anlai County. They were all buildings from the Shang Dynasty that were later burned down, but there are still some traces of them. In this way, if Mr. Xiaofang has never seen the temple, you can go and see it, but you must inform the local government, otherwise the officials will take it down. "
"Another good place to visit after passing through Anlai County is Dajin Lake. It is Zimu Lake with beautiful scenery. There is a kind of four-cheeked bass in the lake, which is extremely delicious. And it is said that water monsters appear in Dajin Lake from time to time, but I didn't hear it. Said he had hurt people over the years.¡±
"Water monster?"
Fang Jie smiled and shook his head: "A water monster that doesn't hurt people is a good water monster."
Ye Jinnan didn't understand what this meant and just thought it was a joke.
"After passing the Big and Small Jin Lakes, walk another three hundred miles to Yongzhou City. There isn't much to see in Yongzhou City. It's just the palace and a few gardens in the city, but they are all the same. At first glance, you will feel that they are beautiful and elegant. After a long time, It just doesn¡¯t make sense.¡±
"Seventy-five miles south of Yongzhou City is Cangman Mountain. Has Lord Xiaofang heard of Cangman Mountain before?"
Fang Jie has heard of it, but has never been there: "I heard that it is as famous as the Hundred Thousand Mountains in Northern Liao. I wonder what the beauty of it is?"
Ye Jinnan said: "It is said that the Shiwanda Mountains in Bei Liao are extremely cold. Except for the local barbarians of Bei Liao, it is difficult for others to adapt to the climate there. I have not been to Bei Liao, but I have been to Cangman Mountain If the cold in Northern Liao is due to the geographical location, then the cold in Cangman Mountain is a bit difficult to understand. Even if it cannot be said that it is like spring all year round here in Yongzhou, it is not much different, but it is on the top of Cangman Mountain. There is snow all year round, and the mountainside is full of green, and the mountainside above is covered with snow, and it¡¯s so cold that it¡¯s hard to handle.¡±
Fang Jie was startled: "This is a good place to go."
Ye Jinnan lowered his voice and said: "There is a little-known secret on Cangman Mountain In the entire Sui Dynasty, the only relatively complete Buddhist temple was on the top of the snow on Cangman Mountain. Because it was too cold there. It¡¯s a little taller, and it¡¯s difficult for ordinary people to climb to that height, so the general didn¡¯t send anyone to destroy the temple. However, it has been neglected for too many years, and it is now beyond recognition.¡±
"Has General Ye been there?"
Fang explained the question.
¡°Been there once.¡±
Ye Jinnan whispered: "This is something that violates the laws of the Sui Dynasty. Master Xiaofang, please don't tell anyone."
Fang Jie said with a smile: "If I just agreed to your request, you wouldn't necessarily feel relieved. You won't really feel relieved until I go to climb Cangman Mountain by myself after I arrive in Yongzhou, right?"
Ye Jinnan laughed, or maybe because he was getting closer to Yongzhou, his mood seemed to be getting better and better.
Fang Jie stood up and walked to the bow of the boat, and suddenly became interested: "If we go fishing all the way on the boat, I wonder if any fish will take the bait?"
"ah?"
Ye Jinnan said: "How can we catch fish if the boat doesn't stop?"
"How will you know if you don't try."
Fang Jie went back and borrowed a fishing rod from the boatman, mixed the bait with sesame oil and sat down again. Ye Jinnan looked curious and asked for it and sat down with the fishing rod. Not long after, Mu Xiaoyao and others found it interesting and also found fishing rods and sat on the side of the boat. People around the bow of the boat held fishing rods and waited for the fish to bite. , all of them had serious expressions. The boatmen looked at each other in confusion when they saw this scene, and no one knew who said in a low voice: "Are all officials stupid?"
In fact, there are Buddhist temples not only in Anlai County, but also in many cities in the southwest. At the beginning, the Shang people also believed in Buddhism. When the great soldiers of the Sui Dynasty went south, it is said that the Shang emperor sent people all the way to Mongolia and Yuan for help. Only the envoys sent out entered the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, and the Shang Kingdom perished.
There are five temple ruins in Anlai County, all of which are in ruins. No one would come in here on weekdays. If someone were to find out, they might be brought to justice by the county government officials. Think about the Buddhist deityWhen the Sui Dynasty came, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were not as good as birds. From this, we can see the Sui people's dislike of Buddhism.
At this time, while Fang Jie and the others were fishing in a boat, in an abandoned temple in Anlai County, a man with a peaceful expression wearing a linen robe was preaching, preaching his own doctrine and teaching his own religion.
Ruyijiao.
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This man named Zhui Shang looks to be in his fifties, and he is really close in age to the legendary exiled Shang prince. It is said that before the Shang Palace was breached, the emperor sent out his personal guards and several wizards to protect his two sons from escaping Yongzhou City.
Later, the emperor's eldest son was killed in the war, and the second son Murong Shao fled to Dali City and gathered a group of Shang officials and remnant soldiers. However, he did not have the courage to resist the Sui army and saved the last piece of land in order to save his life. Murong Shai did not hesitate to claim his grandson to the Sui Emperor, and then changed the country's name from Dashang to Nanyan. A man who could even betray his ancestors gained safety. The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty seemed to have used up his interest and did not continue to send troops south.
Since then, there has been no Great Shang in the world, and there has been a struggling Yan State.
The amount of tribute paid by the State of Yan to the Sui Dynasty every year was so huge that it exceeded half of the annual revenue of the Yan State's treasury. The existence of Yan State is like a farm maintained by the Emperor of Sui Dynasty. Its purpose of existence is for the exploitation of Sui Dynasty.
??Zhui Shang never recognized that Emperor Murong Shao of Yan State was a member of the Dashang royal family. He said that he was the prince of Dashang and did not die in the war, but had been waiting incognito for the opportunity to restore the country. He said that Murong Shai was just one of his bodyguards, but he frantically killed his younger brother and took away Dashang's imperial seal. He deceived the people of Dali City and stole everything that belonged to him.
When he mentioned Emperor Murong Shai of Nanyan, the hatred in Zhui Shang's eyes was even stronger than when he mentioned Luo Yao.
"The Sui people claimed that the people of the Great Shang would receive the same treatment as the Sui people, or even better. But what have you seen in these years?"
He stood on a piece of gravel and said calmly: "What you saw was Luo Yao's bloody massacre and the Sui army's shameless oppression Luo Yao increases taxes every year to support his huge army on the left. But do you know? The emperor of the Sui Dynasty didn't know that Luo Yao had so many soldiers, so the salary paid by the Sui Dynasty every year was not enough for Luo Yao to distribute, so he could only exploit the people of the great merchants. "
¡°Why do we have to endure oppression?¡±
His eyes swept over the people kneeling in front of him, and he said in a condescending manner: "Because you have fear in your heart because you are afraid of the knife in the hands of the soldiers on the left, you would rather live a humble or even humble life. Dare to say no to the enemy. Your soul has been deeply engraved with the word slave by the enemy's butcher knife, and the enemy will unscrupulously squeeze you to the last drop of blood."
"You dare not resist because you are afraid of death."
Zhui Shang opened his arms as if to embrace everyone: "I will not look down on you because of your humbleness and fear, I will only pity you. Because what I will do is lead you to the ultimate light, and the light is the future." The only power to dispel the haze in your heart. When the two words carved into your soul by the enemy are burned by the light, there will be only two words left in your life "Ruyi."
An expression of pity for the world appeared on his face, very compassionate: "Your hearts will become clear, and your lives will become rich. But"
"What are you going to do before this?"
He suddenly raised his arms and said loudly: "What you have to do is to show off your courage and accept the cleansing of your souls with my light! Open your hearts and let me walk in I will make you warriors and wise men. , so that you will no longer be oppressed and coerced by anyone!¡±
"Follow me."
Zhui Shang raised his chin, but looked down at the people kneeling in front of him: "You have been controlled by Luo Yao's butcher knife for more than 20 years. If you don't wake up, you will live until death. And yours The descendants, your descendants, are destined to be slaves from birth, living without dignity and meaning. They will be kept in captivity by Luo Yao like pigs and dogs, and they will burst into tears when a person loses his knee. I just know how to kneel down.¡±
"The enemy has knives, spears, and bows and arrows in his hands, but this is not scary!"
Zhui Shang pointed his finger at the sun: "No matter how powerful the evil force is, it cannot block the sun. As long as there is still the sun in the sky, we will be the winner!"
"Long live the leader! Please lead us to the light!"
The common people kowtowed and bowed with sincere faces.
"Will do"
Zhui Shang's tone calmed down and he continued: "In the future, you will all be loyal people of my great merchant, and you will get everything for following me. Beautiful manors, countless slaves, someone will provide them without you having to work hard. Delicious meat and mellow wine. In your own manors, you are the masters. The great merchants of the future will not collect taxes from you, and every grain of grain produced in the fields will belong to you. Wearing brocade clothes and walking proudly with your head held high, you become a true nobleman.¡±
"As long as you dedicate your courage and loyalty, you will get all this."
"Follow the leader, may the leader's blessings spread all over the world."
"The kindness of the leader will turn into wind and blow all over the world, and everyone will bow before the leader!"
??Zhui Shang closed his eyes and enjoyed the sincere praise of the people.
At this moment, two young men hurried over, and one of them whispered a few words into Zhui Shang's ear. Zhui Shang was stunned for a moment, then laughed. His laughter grew louder, and the people kneeling below began to giggle along with him.
"Do you want to overthrow Luo Manzi?"
"think!"
"Now there is an opportunity."
Zhui Shang took a step forward, opened his arms and said, "I just learned something. The emperor of the Sui Dynasty seemed to have discovered Luo Yao's evil deeds, so he sent an imperial envoy to investigate the case. This is our opportunity!"
A believer raised his head and asked: "Master, do you want us to complain before the imperial envoy and expose Luo Yao's illegal acts?"
Someone immediately echoed: "Yes, as long as we report it to the imperial envoy, Luo Yao's good days will be over!"
Zhui Shang looked at him like an idiot, but smiled and said: "No there is a better way."
He looked at his followers and said word by word: "If we can kill the imperial envoy on the way, and then make the emperor of the Sui Dynasty think that Luo Yao killed him, what will happen to the emperor?"
He clenched his fists: "He will be very angry and will abolish Luo Yao's official position and title. In this case, Luo Manzi will get out of Yongzhou. As long as Luo Manzi is gone, what do we have to worry about?"