Ye Jinnan withdrew his thoughts from the emotion, and the other party smiled and said: "The folk customs in the Southwest are quite different from those in the Central Plains, Mr. Xiaofang may not be used to it at first. But the people here are warm and hospitable, and there are many delicacies. I heard that Master Xiaofang likes to drink, and there is a kind of Jiuxian Niang in Yongzhou, although it is a little different from the spirits in the Central Plains, but it is more mellow."
"Is there any place to visit near Yongzhou?"
Fang Jie said: "This... You also know that I came to investigate the customs and customs of the people according to His Majesty's order."
Ye Jinnan laughed out loud, with an expression that I understood.
"Tomorrow at noon, we will be able to reach Anlai County in front of us, which is where we should go by land. There are many abandoned Buddhist temples in Anlai County, all of which were built in the Shang Dynasty and were later burned down, but they still have some appearance. "Master Xiao Fang, if you haven't seen the temple, you can go and see it. But you must inform the local government, otherwise you will be taken down by the officials."
"After passing through Anlai County, there is another good place to visit, the Dajin Lake. It is a mother-child lake with beautiful scenery. There is a kind of four-gilled perch in the lake, which is extremely delicious. It is said that there are water monsters appearing in Dajin Lake from time to time, but I didn't hear it. Said it hurt people over the years."
"Water monster?"
Fang Jie smiled and shook his head: "A good water monster is one that doesn't hurt people."
Ye Jinnan didn't understand what he meant, he just took it as a joke.
"After passing the big and small golden lakes and walking another three hundred miles, you will find Yongzhou City. There are not many good places to go in Yongzhou City. It is nothing more than a palace and a few gardens in the city, but they are similar. At first glance, you will feel beautiful and elegant. After a long time, It doesn’t make any sense.”
"Seventy-five miles to the south of Yongzhou City is Cangman Mountain. Mr. Fang, have you heard of Cangman Mountain before?"
Fang Jie had heard about it, but hadn't been there: "I heard that it is as famous as the Hundred Thousand Mountains in Northern Liao, what's so good about it?"
Ye Jinnan said: "It is said that the 100,000 mountains in the Northern Liao land are extremely cold, and it is difficult for other people to adapt to the climate there except the local Beiliao barbarians. I have never been to the Beiliao land, but I have been to Cangman Mountain ... If the coldness in Northern Liao is due to the region, then the coldness in Cangman Mountain is somewhat incomprehensible. Here in Yongzhou, it is not much different if it cannot be said that the four seasons are like spring, but on the top of Cangman Mountain it is year-round There is snow, and the halfway up the mountain is full of emerald green, and the halfway up the mountainside is covered with white snow, which is so cold that people can't hold their hands."
Fang Jie was startled: "This is a good place."
Ye Jinnan lowered his voice and said: "There is a little-known secret on Cangman Mountain... For the entire Sui Dynasty, the only Buddhist temple that is still intact is on the snow top of Cangman Mountain. Because it is too cold there , and it is difficult for ordinary people to climb to that height, so the general did not send anyone to destroy the temple. But because it has been too long and no one has taken care of it, it is completely unrecognizable now."
"General Ye has been there?"
Fang asked.
"I've been there once."
Ye Jinnan said in a low voice: "This is a violation of the laws of the Sui Dynasty, Mr. Fang, please don't say it."
Fang Jie said with a smile: "If I just agreed with you like this, you may not feel at ease. You will really feel at ease when I go to climb Cangman Mountain by myself after I arrive in Yongzhou?"
Ye Jinnan laughed out loud, or 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 you go fishing all the way in the boat, I don't know if there will be any fish hooked?"
"ah?"
Ye Jinnan said: "The boat doesn't stop, how can it be possible to catch fish?"
"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 himself and sat down again. Ye Jinnan looked strange and wanted to sit down with the fishing rod. Not long after, Mu Xiaoyao and the others found the fishing rod and sat by the side of the boat one after another. , each of them still has a serious expression. Seeing this scene, the boatmen looked at each other, and they didn't know who said in a low voice: "Are all the officials stupid?"
In fact, it is not just Anlai County, there are almost Buddhist temples in many cities in the southwest. At the beginning, the Shang people also believed in Buddhism. When the great Sui soldiers went south, it is said that the emperor of the Shang country sent people all the way to Mengyuan to ask for help. Only the envoys sent out entered the Mongolian Yuan, and the Shang Kingdom perished.
There are five temple ruins in the county seat of Anlai County, all of which are ruins. No one would come in here on weekdays, and if someone found out, they might be taken down by the officials of the county government. Think about it, the Buddha Sect's Tianzun is coming to the Sui Dynasty, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites are not even birds. From this, we can see the Sui people's aversion to the Buddha Sect.
At this time, when Fang Jie and the others were fishing in a boat, in an abandoned temple in Anlai County, a peaceful man in a linen robe was preaching, spreading his own words and preaching his own teachings.
wishful teaching.
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This man named Chashang looked to be in his fifties, and he was really about the same age as the legendary Prince of Shang who was in exile. It is said that before the imperial palace of the Shang Dynasty was breached, the emperor sent out his personal guards and several wizards to protect his two sons from Yongzhou City.
Later, the emperor's eldest son was killed in the war, and the second son, Murong Shame, fled to Dali City and gathered a group of merchant courtiers and remnants of soldiers, but he didn't have the courage to resist the army of the Sui Dynasty, in order to save his life and save the last piece of land. Murong shame did not hesitate to call his grandson to the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and then changed the name of the country from Dashang to Nanyan. A person who could even betray his ancestors gained safety in exchange for safety. The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty seemed to have done his best and did not continue to send troops south.
Since then, there have been no great merchants in the world, and there has been a lingering Yan Kingdom.
Every year, the amount of tribute that Yan State pays to the Sui Dynasty is huge, exceeding half of the annual income of Yan State's treasury. The existence of the Yan Kingdom is like a farm raised by the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and its purpose of existence is for the exploitation of the Sui Dynasty.
Chasing Shang never admitted that Murong Shame, the emperor of Yan Kingdom, was from the royal family of the Great Shang. He said that he was the prince of the Great Shang, and he did not die in the war, but kept hiding his name and waited for the opportunity to restore the country. He said that Murong Shame was just one of his guards, but he murdered his younger brother in a frenzy, and took away the jade seal of the Dashang. He deceived the people of Dali City and stole everything that belonged to him.
When mentioning Nanyan Emperor Murong Shame, the hatred in Chashang's eyes was stronger than when Luo Yao was mentioned.
"The Sui people claimed that the people of the Great Merchants would receive the same treatment as the people of the Sui people, or even better. But what have you seen these years?"
Standing on a piece of gravel, he said calmly: "What you have seen is Luo Yao's bloody massacre and the shameless oppression of the Sui army... Luo Yao increases taxes every year to feed his huge army in the left avant-garde. But Do you know? The emperors of the Sui Dynasty didn't know that Luo Yao had so many soldiers, so the annual salary paid by the Great Sui Dynasty was not enough for Luo Yao to distribute, and he could only squeeze the people of the big merchants."
"Why do we suffer oppression?"
He glanced at the people kneeling in front of him, and 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 in the left avant-garde, you would rather live humble or even humble lives than dare 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."
Chaser opened his arms, as if to embrace everyone: "I will not look down on you because of your humbleness and your fear, I will only pity you. Because what I will do is to lead you to the ultimate light, and light is to bring you The only power to dispel the haze in your heart. When the two words carved into your soul by the enemy are burned by light, there will only be two words left in your life... Ruyi."
There was an expression of pity for the world on his face, very merciful: "Your hearts will become clear, and your lives will become rich. But..."
"What were you going to do before this?"
He suddenly raised his arms and said in a loud voice: "All you have to do is show your courage and accept my cleansing of your souls with light! Open your hearts and let me walk in... I will make you warriors and wise men, May you no longer be oppressed and coerced by anyone!"
"Follow me."
Chaser raised his jaw, but looked down at the common people kneeling in front of him: "You have been controlled by Luo Yao's butcher's knife for more than 20 years. If you don't wake up, you will live until you die. And your The offspring, 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. If you throw a bone at random, you will be grateful. When a person loses his knee, Then I just know how to kneel."
"The enemy has knives, spears and bows in their hands, but this is not terrible!"
Chashang pointed his finger at the sun: "No matter how powerful the evil force is, it can't block the sun. As long as there is the sun in the sky, we will surely be victors!"
"Long live the leader! Please lead us to the light!"
Those common people kowtowed down, their faces sincere.
"Will do."
Chaser's tone calmed down and continued: "In the future, you will all be my loyal people, and you will get everything because you follow me. The beautiful manor and countless servants will be delivered without your hard work. Delicious meat and mellow wine. In your own manor, you are the masters. The great merchants of the future will not collect your taxes, and every grain produced in the field belongs to you. Each of you will wear Dress in brocade, walk proudly with your head held high as a true nobleman."
"You will get it all if you give your courage and loyalty."
"Follow the leader, may the blessings of the leader spread all over the world."
"The kindness of the leader will turn into the wind and blow all over the world, and everyone will worship before the leader!"
Chashang closed his eyes, enjoying the sincere praise from the common people.
At this moment, two young men hurried over, and one of them whispered something into Chaser's ear. Chaser froze for a moment, then laughed. His laughter grew louder, and the people kneeling below began to giggle with him.
"Do you want to overthrow Luo Manzi?"
"think!"
"Now there is a chance."
Chashang 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 crimes, so he sent an imperial envoy to investigate the case. This is our chance!"
A believer raised his head and asked, "Master, do you want us to file a complaint before the imperial envoy and expose Luo Yao's illegal actions?"
Immediately someone echoed: "That's right, as long as we report to the imperial envoy, Luo Yao's good days will come to an end!"
Chashang looked at him like an idiot, but smiled and said, "No... there is a better way."
He looked at his believers and said word by word: "If we can kill that imperial envoy on the way, and make the emperor of Sui think that Luo Yao killed him, what will happen to the emperor?"
He clenched his fists: "He will be very angry, and Luo Yao's official position and title will be abolished. In this case, Luo Manzi will get out of Yongzhou. As long as Luo Manzi leaves, what else do we have to worry about?"
"Kill the imperial envoy!"
He waved his hand: "Go, my children."