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Volume 1: The Border Town of the Empire Chapter 697: Die in front or behind?

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    Chapter 697: Die in front or behind?  The old Taoist walked slowly in front, followed by Fang Jie and Xiang Qingniu.  This old man, who now plays an important role in Daozong of the Great Sui Dynasty and even in the world of the Great Sui Dynasty, seems to be very interested in Yongzhou.  He looked very carefully, as if he was not even willing to let go of the dirt in the gaps in the city wall.  "There are some mysterious and mysterious things that you don't believe, but you often hear people mention them" Master Zhang said with some sadness: "For example, when it comes to nourishing qi, I once heard that King Maharaja of Buddhism nourished the wheel with the qi of the snow mountain.  Therefore, Dalun Temple is a place with the best spiritual energy in the world, so there are so many people with amazing cultivation in Dalun Temple. I also heard that Brother Xiao planted peaches all over Qingle Mountain for this purpose.  Channeling the energy of mountains and rivers Junior Brother Xiang, right? " In terms of seniority, Master Zhang gave Xiang Qingniu enough face by calling him Junior Brother.  Although Emperor Tianyou of the Sui Dynasty made Xiao Yijiu a Taoist leader and the leader of the Taoist sect.  But in terms of seniority, when Zhang Yiyang of Wudang Mountain was already prominent in the world, Xiao Yijiu was still cheating in fortune telling on the street, worrying about one penny or two penny.  Xiao Yijiu's identity as a Taoist was basically a wild one. He did not become a disciple of any Taoist temple at first, but he just made a Taoist robe to deceive others.  But he deceived the right person, and that¡¯s why he became so successful.  ¡°Isn¡¯t it an opportunity to deceive the emperor?¡±  "Please forgive me, senior brother" Although Xiang Qingniu has an unruly temper, he can only speak seriously in front of Master Zhang: "I am a prodigal in the sect, and I have been traveling around. Senior brother, he is in charge of the Qing Dynasty.  After Leshan Yiqi Temple, I have only been there once. Furthermore, my cultivation level is the least good among the teachers, and my views are really poor. I have learned a lot from the bad qualities of the three senior brothers, but I have no advantages at all.  What I have learnedsoI don't know what nourishing qi is." He has indeed learned a lot from Xiao Yijiu's deception, Xiang Qingzheng's willingness to leave, and Luo Weiran's tricks.  Zhang Zhenren smiled and said: "Fruitism is not Tao." He looked at the majestic Yongzhou City Wall and said: "Taoist ancestors once said that the so-called Taoism is nothing more than nature. Human nature is innate, and recently it has  If you think others are Taoists and force yourself to follow others, how can you know that you are not going against the grain? I have met your senior brother, your second senior brother, and your third senior brother Xiao Dao  My brother has achieved great success in cultivation in his middle age, just because of the word "greed". Prince Zhong, in the most ordinary manner, has cultivated to the level of heaven, because of the word "contention". Your third senior brother, Luo Weiran, is actually the most talented among the four of you.  He is talented, but he doesn¡¯t know what his own Tao is, so he gradually gets lost and wastes his excellent skills.¡± He turned back and glanced at Xiang Qingniu: ¡°You clearly understand the Tao, but you are still honest about yourself. In the future.  I don't know how high the achievement is. Very few people in this world can understand the truth that I am the Tao, the Tao is me, I am still me, and the Tao is still the Tao." Xiang Qingniu felt a little headache after hearing this.  If I think about it seriously, I have no clue.  ¡°When he heard Xiao Yijiu talking about morality, he would always fall asleep.  Listening to Master Zhang's explanation now, although it sounds much more interesting than what Xiao Yijiu said, I still can't figure it out at all.  The Taoist mind is clearly enlightened. In fact, even now, Xiang Qingniu doesn't know what he has enlightened.  Still didn¡¯t realize anything.  "ListenI don't understand" Xiang Qingniu smiled coquettishly.  "What a state, so comfortable." Master Zhang admired sincerely, his eyes full of envy when he looked at Xiang Qingniu.  This made Xiang Qingniu even more puzzled. How could he be in such a good state and at ease?  He doesn¡¯t understand, and Fang Jie actually doesn¡¯t understand either.  Fang Jie has often heard this kind of vague-sounding words that seem to make sense no matter how you put them.  Although he knew that Zhang Zhenren must have a clear understanding of what he said, he didn't think so.  Xiang Qingniu doesn't understand, even if he thinks hard, he can't understand.  Fang Jie didn't think about it at all, because he didn't care at all.  "General Fang, when we last met, I was fishing for pythons. When we met this time, I didn't expect that it was the general who was killing pythons." "Beheading pythons?" Fang Jie didn't understand this sentence either: "Please enlighten me, Master Zhang."  He smiled and said: "There are many things that you know are right, but once you want to do them, you will find that there are many hardships in the way. It's like you are walking on an inherently rugged and narrow path, stumbling,  It was so that you could see the sun more beautifully on the top of the mountain, but the path seemed endless and difficult to walk on. When you stepped onto the path, you found that there was a giant python blocking your way.  Disaster and danger. Retreating is a smooth road General Fang did not retreat, but drew his sword and killed the python, which is admirable.What's wrong?  " Fang Jie asked again. " Let the people get the most benefit. This is the path.  " Only then did Fang Jie understand what Master Zhang was talking about. Unexpectedly, not long after his decree was promulgated, even Master Zhang knew about it. " Do what you can, and do what I want to do.  "Fang Jie replied. "There is the word "Jie" in your name, and the word "Jue" in your name.  "Zhenren Zhang said as he walked: "If you understand these two words thoroughly, you will be of endless use and joy.  " Fang Jie, the word is Jue Xiao. " Untie, Jue Xiao, so you understand and you are thorough.  "Zhenzhen Zhang continued: "Don't be confused. Since you have done it, it means that you have killed the giant python lying across the path.  Do you think that python is responsible for the many obstacles and difficulties in the world?  That's wrongthat python is your own heart.  "Zhenzhen Zhang seemed to be in a very good mood. After he stopped, he looked at Fang Jie and said with a smile: "I thought the most mysterious thing was your physical body with seven meridians gathered together. Who would have thought that the most mysterious thing is your mind.  I came here and heard a lot of things and saw a lot of things along the way, which gave me a lot of insights.  You are a brave man and a pure person.  " "A pure person?  Xiang Qingniu rubbed his nose and asked, "What does it mean to be a pure person?"  " He waited for Master Zhang to give him an answer. Unexpectedly, Master Zhang shook his head: "I am not a pure person, so I don't know what is so special about a pure person.  Why don't you ask him?  " He pointed at Fang Jie. Xiang Qingniu looked at Fang Jie's face and then gave up: "Him?  You're probably more confused than me.  "    " But real man, some people say that my killing is too serious.  Others say that blood has captivated my heart.  " Fang Jie poured a cup of tea for Master Zhang in the pavilion. Master Zhang took it and asked with a smile: "How do you feel about yourself, do you need others to tell you?  Everything has two sides, such as Buddhism You know, I know, and he also knows that Maharaja Maharaja is actually the most evil person in the world. How much more blood is stained on his hands than you?  If the blood on you is a lake, the blood in his hands is an ocean.  But the Buddhist sect has followers all over the Western Regions, and everyone firmly believes that the Buddhist sect is compassionate and benevolent. Isn't this a good thing?  " "No matter whether Maharaja Maharaja is good or evil, the Buddhist sect has done many good deeds after all.  Otherwise, why would millions of herdsmen come from all directions when the Mongolian Royal Court¡¯s army surrounded the mountain, fighting to the death to protect the religion?  Why do so many ordinary people fight to the death?  Because Buddha has done both evil and good deeds.  If you say you want to kill Ni Zhong, naturally many people will want to kill you.  Of course there will be people who wish you long life.  " Fang Jie nodded, sitting opposite Master Zhang and thinking deeply. "I came from the north, walking all the way, looking all the way" Master Zhang said: "After leaving Chang'an City, I went to the northwest first.  I took a trip to the place controlled by Gao Kaitai and Wang Yiqu.  The two of them have a very good relationship with local wealthy families, so there will be a lot of financial support.  They are not short of food or money, but in Huikang City I saw that Wang Yiqu sent people to recruit new soldiers. There were very few applicants, and most of them were beggars, old and weak people who couldn't survive" "Why?  " He asked, and Fang Jie replied: "Because there are many wealthy and aristocratic families who support it, Gao Kaitai Wang Yiqu will pay back.  And what they can repay to the wealthy families is naturally not their own interests, but the common people's.  The people were squeezed even harder, so they would rather flee than join the army.  " "Don't you understand very well?  "Zhenren Zhang said with a smile. "I crossed the river, entered Huangyang Road, and made a special trip around Zhuque Mountain.  Your Suzaku Mountain Camp has also been recruiting new soldiers, and there is an endless stream of applicants.  And the officials under you who are responsible for recruiting brave soldiers strictly control the qualifications of selecting people. They will not recruit those who are not strong, only children in the family, and beggars. Even so, there is still an endless queue of people.  " "Since ancient times, if you want to achieve great things, you must grasp the key point.  Who is this crucial point? You see it more clearly than they do.  " Fang Jie shook his head: "Maybe I never thought that I would be the one who finally became the winner.  So some people have their own minds that do whatever it takes to love.  Maybe in the future, when I am defeated and dead, the people who have benefited from me will eventually return to their original days, but after all, they have been stable and contented for a few years. Even in their memories, they should always think of it.  " "This is a great achievement.  "Zhenren Zhang smiled: "I came here because I wanted to tell you my thoughts. It seems that you don't need me to say anything at all. You understand everything.  So this trip I took was a bit redundant, but it was worthwhile."Zhenzhen Zhang is leaving?"  Xiang Qingniu asked. "The world has changed."  "Zhenzhen Zhang sighed slightly, raised his head and looked at the sky: "King Maha Lun Ming has stolen a thousand years of glory, thousands of stars have stolen the cycle of life and death, and has offended the balance of this world.  Maybe it won't be long before big changes happen.  I saw a very terrifying weapon in Zhuque Mountain, which even practitioners would find difficult to fight against.  In the past, practitioners would rush back and forth among thousands of armies, and even if they were defeated, they would still be able to retreat unscathed.  But once this kind of weapon is implemented the battlefield, and even the world of martial arts, will no longer be the domain of practitioners.  " Fang Jie was stunned and couldn't help but glance at Master Zhang. "I didn't blame you.  "Zhenren Zhang said seriously: "The development of the world has its inevitable direction. I heard that in countries outside the Eastern Ocean, this kind of firearm has been widely used in the army, and it is more powerful.  If one day in the future, countries outside the ocean invade the Central Plains, with such powerful firearms, how can the people of the Central Plains resist?  Rely on practitioners?  Practitioners may be able to turn the tide of the war initially, but weapons can be manufactured in large quantities, can practitioners?  The more workshops you build, the more weapons you can make.  But as a cultivator, without decades of cultivation, how can he withstand the explosion of that firearm?  " "Once the practitioners in the Central Plains suffer heavy losses, what else can they rely on?  " He looked at Fang Jie and said: "What you did is right. Maybe that is the most correct way of development.  But because of that, the direction this is going frightens me.  So I decided to escape and go back to Wudang Mountain.  I shouldn't have been involved in political and state affairs. Now that I have finally managed to get out, I'll hide away if I can.  " He patted Fang Jie on the shoulder and said with deep meaning: "The changes of the times will always sacrifice a large number of people.  But this is different from charging into battle. When charging into battle, if you are in front, you will most likely die first.  If you are ahead of the changing times, most of the people behind you will die" These words are a bit profound.
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