If you are poor, you will be safe; if you are prosperous, you will be able to help the world. Li Chengqian heard a strong sense of sorrow from the words of middle-aged Taoist priests. This is definitely not for the people who are killed today, but for the things that happened in Nanyang that year. Therefore, Li Chengqian believed that he must have his own unique insights.

The middle-aged Taoist priest had a surname Zhuge, and his name was Yi. He was a descendant of Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han. His father was also a famous scholar in Nanyang and had a wealthy family. In order to commemorate the great achievements of his ancestor Zhuge Liang, this Taoist temple was built.

During the Daye period, the world was in chaos and a rebellious king Zhu Jie appeared in the Nanyang area. This rebellious king was indeed pleaded for the people at the beginning and rescued the people from the banner of water and fire. It was precisely this that attracted a lot of talents to serve. Therefore, in just a few years, he became famous in the Jingxiang area. Even the bandit Ding Jie of the Zhenguanchu bandit was just a small school under his command.

If the court had not sent Hou Junji to suppress him, it would be unknown whether the surname Li in Jingzhou and Xiangyang was the case. This shows how difficult it would be for the people trained by Zhu Jie.

Zhuge Yi's father was also one of the strategists who joined the Nanyang Army. Like other literati in Jingxiang, they all thought that Zhu Jie was the hero of Liu Bei and Cao Cao. As the saying goes, the times were powerful, and the kings and princes would rather have a genius? Wasn't Liu Bang, the Emperor of Han, also a minor official in the prefecture? Didn't he also founded a foundation for the Han Dynasty for hundreds of meters?

Just when the scholars were proud and wanted to assist the wise ruler in creating a great cause in troubled times, Zhu Jie changed and became suddenly unreasonable. The most incomprehensible one was reflected in his method of training, which was to let the troops eat and practice courage.

I don’t know who told him that the reason why Qin Shihuang was able to unify the world with ten years of hard work was because he had a fierce army that was fearless and fearless. This method of training was to eat and practice courage. If he destroyed human nature, he would naturally be fearless and look down on his side.

Zhu Jie believed in such nonsense. He had never read many books. Of course, he did not know that the Qin unification of the world was the result of the hard work of the six generations of kings. What he valued was the fierce combat power of the Qin army. Therefore, he was sitting on the emperor's dream and wanted to use this to build an invincible tiger and wolf army.

At the beginning, Zhu Can first promoted the benefits of eating meat in the army, the best food in the world is human meat, eating meat can absorb the power of others to make himself stronger, etc. Later, Zhu Can also held eating meat competitions in the army, held meat cooking competitions, exchanged eating experiences, etc.

Zhu Can also divided the ren meat into three or six grades. He believed that the meat of children was the best, and called it "he bone rot", which means that the meat of children was tender, and it was cooked with the bones when stewing. The meat of young women was a little slow, and called it "not envious of sheep", which means that the taste of this kind of human meat was better than that of mutton. The second most human meat was the meat of the elderly, which was called "Raohuo", which means that the meat had to be cooked with more heat when steaming.

In terms of eating ren meat, Zhu Can's troops came up with various outrageous cooking methods. Some placed people in large containers and simmered them over low heat; some tied people to iron racks and roasted them over high heat; some unloaded dozens of pieces of people's body for steaming and frying; some hollowed out the internal organs, marinated them with salt like pickled salted fish, dried them into dried meat, and used as military rations, and picked them as they eat.

At that time, people avoided the name of the famous man-eating demon king Zhu Can. Eating ren meat is not scary, but the most terrifying thing is that eating ren meat is addicted to eating ren meat. Wherever the troops led by Zhu Can pass, they not only kill, grab all of them, but also burn them all. In the late stage of the war, human flesh had become the conventional military ration for Zhu Can's troops.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Can sent envoys to Chang'an to request surrender, and Li Yuan issued an edict to make Zhu Can the King of Chu. The next month, Duan Que was sent to condolences to Zhu Can, who was a famous drunkard and once asked Zhu Can at the wine table: "I heard that you love to eat ren meat. What does ren meat taste like?"

Zhu Can replied, "Eating alcoholic meat is like eating wine lees and pork." Duan Que was very angry, and then scolded, "Mad thief, after entering the court, you are just a slave leader. Can you still eat ren meat?"

Zhu Can ordered to capture Duan Que and dozens of followers, cook them all, and share them with the people around him. Then Zhu Can went to Luoyang to join Wang Shichong. In the fourth year of Wude, the second son, King Qin Li Shimin, led his army to attack Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong was defeated and surrendered, and captured Zhu Can, put a perfect end to the evil of the ren demon king.

It was also at this time that Zhuge Yi's father and several friends took advantage of the chaos to return to Wolonggang in the army that fled, and became a monk in the Taoist temple. They repent in front of the statue every day, and they all died of depression within a few years.

It was also in his father's repentance before his death that Zhuge Yi learned how they had painted military weapons for the demon king against their conscience in order to save their lives, which harmed countless creatures. Therefore, he asked Zhuge Yi not to hide him in the ancestral tomb. He had no face to go to the ancestors underground, and at the same time he also asked his son to become a monk in Taoist temple, save the world with a pot, and redeem more sins for him.

When he was explaining his father's experience, Zhuge Yi's expression seemed very painful. It can be seen that he felt very worthless about his father and others who had joined Zhu Jie back then. The result of his passion for pleading for the people was to help the evil and abuse him. If anyone had no impulse, he would have regretted it for life. Now he would have been happy to know his fate and be content.

"In the chaotic times, people are like straw dogs, and it is not easy to live. Taoist priests don't have to worry about it! As far as I know, Zhu Jie's old subordinates were all killed by the emperor in Luoyang, except for the thief Ding Jie. The ren army has completely destroyed and there is no fish that misses the net." Li Chengqian put down the teacup in his hand and said lightly.

After hearing Li Chengqian's words, Zhuge Yi shook his head and then said, "That may not be necessary. Ding Jie is unwilling to leave his hometown halfway. But since my father and his literati who are powerless, can't those big and thick soldiers come out? Obviously, there is a great possibility. When I was a teenager, I saw what kind of army it was, so this is also the reason why I am restless."

"The three of you asked so much. I'm afraid that the officials sent by the court to investigate the case. If you have anything to help, please speak. I have been practicing medicine in several nearby counties for many years and have many familiar villagers. If they help, I believe it will be of great help to you to solve the case."

Taoist priests are different from monks. In troubled times, monks sealed temples to avoid the world and did not get involved in cause and effect. Taoist priests carried swords down the mountain to save the people from water and fire. Looking back, the world was peaceful, and these two kinds of people were turned upside down. It is precisely for this reason that Li Chengqian never looked at monks without false eyes.

"Since the Taoist priest is so kind, I won't hide it anymore. We really need a guide who is familiar with the local people's sentiment and humane feelings. I wonder what the Taoist priest wants?"

"This is a matter of duty. I can't leave for too long. You have also seen that these little Taoist children are half-aged children and have no ability to protect themselves. They are all picked up by me. I am a pitiful person. If I lose my life, how can I feel at ease!"

After Zhuge Yi said that, Li Chengqian smiled with satisfaction. This Taoist priest is really a noble man with a conscience. With this, he has to show his peace of mind!

So he smiled and replied: "It's okay. Your Taoist temple is not small, and there is no one to live in. I will leave twenty guards to protect these children. Now the Taoist priest can rest assured!"...
Chapter completed!