Chapter 1903: Accidental collision, religious expansion
Facing death, everyone has fear in their hearts to some extent.
This fear is innate, just like a baby crying for the first time in this world.
Because death is the biggest unknown, there is also some fear of ordinary unknowns.
Because of fear, there is religion.
From primitive to system.
Going back a little bit in time, after Fei Qian took control of the snow area, well, or generally controlled it, the process of enlightenment naturally began, and the beginning of the entire process naturally included the issue of life and death.
Fear is religion.
This is a small city in the snowy area. Calling it a city is actually a bit exaggerated. It is actually just a street, a street in the cracks of the valley. There are some houses on both sides of the street, that is, against the mountain walls. In the valley
A fence was built at the entrance and exit, that's all.
There are no colorful glazed tiles, and there are no dazzling gold and silver statues. The only thing that can prove that this is Feiqian's territory is the tricolor flag on a flagpole that stands in a slightly more spacious place in the middle of the valley.
Not far from the tricolor flag, there is a relatively large wooden house, which is Ada's preaching room.
Ada, well, he used to be called Ada, but later he met a noble man and changed his name to Ada. "Da" in Qiang language actually means "scum", "trash", "trash", for example, "Aguda"
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That noble man is "Ziwei Taiyu Protector of the King Jinque, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Mingfei Zhenren". What are you doing? As for you, don't laugh! Be serious!
Ada is not only a preacher, but also a part-time doctor, a veterinarian of course, a part-time teacher, and a part-time notary...
The so-called teaching is naturally Taoism.
You ask about Buddhism?
The Buddhist monk Kujira who came with him said that he wanted to spread the true meaning of Buddhism while practicing practice. Not long after entering the snow area, he left the valley with two disciples and traveled around to practice ascetic practices...
The most eye-catching thing in the preaching room is the statue behind Ada, the statue of "Purple Tiny Jade King Protector Jinque Shang Xiangguo Da Simingfei Zhenren".
The statue seems to be carved from fine ebony wood. The simple carving technique makes it appear simple and a little smart. There are some gold and silver decorations on the edges of the clothes, the body of the statue, and the base of the statue. Under the sunlight outside the window, it looks...
It is exceptionally noble, elegant and solemn. The statue's eyebrows are slender, and its head is slightly lowered. It seems to be thinking and showing compassion for all living beings. What is the specific appearance? In fact, it is not like Fei Qian at all...
This is not the point. The point is that Ada believes that this is the "Ziwei Taiyu Protector of the King Jinque, the Grand Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Master Fei Zhenren"! Ada believes that he is the spokesperson of Zhenren Fei and the forerunner of the teachings in the snow area.
Master Fei brought Ada supreme glory, turning him from a "scumbag" who was despised by others to a respected preacher. This huge change in status inspired Ada, so he was very committed to preaching.
The work is very enthusiastic and extremely dedicated.
But enthusiasm does not directly eliminate problems.
Tibetans do not have no religious system at all, but their religious system is now very chaotic and complicated.
The current Tibetan religion is called "Ben", and "Benz" represents the root. Then there are Tianben, Diben, Daben, and there are also the so-called chanting benzene, bathing benzene, fortune benzene, fortune-telling benzene, and calendar benzene.
Benzene, cycloben, magic benzene, woben, zanben, etc., basically everything can be included in "benzene".
In fact, to put it bluntly, this is the primitive worship of Tibetans. Due to the role of production practice, primitive Tibetans gradually realized the interest relationship between natural objects and human life, and explained and worshiped them. Such behavior gradually gave birth to primitive worship.
"Natural Religion".
The objects of worship include the sky, the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, thunder and lightning, hail, mountains, rivers, earth, rocks, vegetation, ferocious beasts and other natural objects. In fact, this is the Tibetan people's most superficial understanding of all things in nature.
It is actually similar to the primitive worship among tribes in ancient China.
Therefore, Ada's attempt to suppress and abandon the primitive worship of these tribes was not as smooth as expected. This made Ada somewhat anxious.
Although it is said that under the three-color flag, no one dares to show their teeth to the Fei Qian soldiers, it is not enough for the Yao Kehui clan to believe in Taoism.
The King of Tubo, Tisi Bo Ye, died, but that doesn't mean that all the Tubo people will immediately bow under Fei Qian's tricolor flag. Moreover, the snow area is vast and far-reaching, and there is no way to control all the areas at once. So in the snow
The preaching activities in the area are not progressing very fast. Although through Ada's efforts, some Tibetan believers from nearby areas were won over, and they also successfully entered the depths of the snowy area, established such a valley that marked the center of the preaching, and also replaced the surrounding areas.
The traditional "Bon Religion" of the Tibetan people has a status, but in the depths of the snowy area, Ada knew that there were still many Tibetans who did not know that Taoism existed at all, and were even very wary of him and Fei Qian's soldiers.
Ada was praying silently in front of the statue, when she heard urgent footsteps. Then she stopped outside the door, as if hesitating whether to knock on the door, so she simply asked: "What's the matter?"
"Taoist Master Ada..." The soldiers on duty reported, "A group of Tibetans came from outside the valley..."
"What are you here for? How many people are there?" Ada asked as he opened the door.
"More than twenty people said they came specifically to see Taoist Ada..." the soldier said quickly.
"Looking for me?" Ada was stunned for a moment, "Why are you looking for me?"
The soldier lowered his head, "I guess they may have asked the Taoist priest to treat the patient... I saw them carrying a stretcher, and it seemed that a person was lying on it... a man, but that person's belly was very big..."
"Big belly?" Ada was a little hesitant. After all, Ada was born as a Qiang person and had taken care of cattle and sheep since he was a child. So if it was a disease of cattle, horses and sheep, Ada didn't dare to say that he understood everything, but he also knew a few things, but when it came to people
Is it a disease...
pregnant?
Ada seemed to remember something. There seemed to be a cow with a big belly...
Then, Ada treated the cow's disease.
"Wait a minute..." Ada turned around and entered the room, then prostrated himself under the statue of Fei Zhenren, put his hands on the base of the statue, as if this could absorb some of Fei Zhenren's divine power, lowered his head, and mouthed
Chi Chi Chi Gu Gu lengthened the tone and seemed to be reciting scriptures.
The sun shines in from the window and falls on the statue and Ada...
The Qiang soldiers standing outside the door stared blankly, and then involuntarily knelt down, just like they had knelt down before the wizard in the clan.
"Take me to see." I don't know if he really got any power from the statue, but Ada's voice was steady and powerful, full of confidence.
"Ah? Yes, yes... Taoist priest, please come with me..." The Qiang soldiers got up and then led the way respectfully.
After walking a short stretch of sandy road, we arrived at the entrance of the valley with a wooden fence. Outside the entrance of the valley, a group of Tibetans had already knelt down, and in front of these Tibetans was a stretcher, and on the stretcher, lying
Tibetan people with sallow complexion and skinny muscles.
"Supreme Duel, God of the Five Directions!" Ada stood in front, glanced at the Tibetan on the stretcher, and said expressionlessly, "Why did you come to me?"
The Tibetans who had prostrated themselves on the ground began to chirp in confusion, with a hint of impatience, but the chaotic sounds could not be heard at all, so the Qiang soldier standing next to Ada shouted: "Shut up, everyone! Is there anything wrong with you?"
Can anyone speak Chinese? Is there anyone who can speak Qiang?』
An older Tibetan moved his knees twice, moved closer, and said in Qiang which was not very fluent: "I, I can speak Qiang..."
"Then tell everyone else to shut up!" the Qiang soldier shouted.
The old Tibetan first nodded in agreement, then muttered a few words to the other Tibetans behind him, and then finally made the matter clear.
The Tibetan man lying on the stretcher is their leader. I don’t know why his belly has been getting bigger since last year... Well, this leader is of course a male...
Of course, there is no Daughter River here.
At first, I didn't take it seriously, but then the head man's health became worse and worse. He even checked it with the wizard in the clan, and even took the wizard's medicine, but it didn't have any effect. Later, the wizard simply said that it was
The Tibetan headman is possessed by an evil spirit, and the evil spirit is getting bigger and bigger in the headman's body. The Tibetan headman must be purified with "divine fire" to eliminate the evil spirit...
Most of the people following behind were relatives of the Tibetan. They were doubtful about the sorcerer's frequent "divine fire purification". Then they heard that Ada had new magical powers here, so they thought it was something like a dead horse.
The attitude of the living horse doctor brought the leader over.
The leader of the Tibetan people was obviously relatively weak, but he still had a strong desire to survive. When he saw Ada approaching to check, he made a sound in his mouth.
The old Tibetan whispered from the side: "The leader asked, can you still save... and survive?"
Survival is everyone's instinct. If it is not necessary, no one wants to face the fear of death.
Ada did not answer immediately, but frowned a little.
This Tibetan belly...
It was really bigger than the pregnancy, the navel was everted, and the veins were exposed. It really looked like some evil spirit was hiding in it.
Seeing Ada's frown, the leader said something sadly, as if he had lost his last hope and was very depressed.
"Ah, this is the messenger from heaven..." the old Tibetan asked cautiously, "Can it be saved?"
"Can he still eat?" Ada asked, gesturing twice to his mouth with his fingers.
The leader seemed to understand something and answered a few times. The old Tibetan translated: "I can eat, but I can't eat anything..."
Ada nodded. "Can it be pulled? What color is it?" Ada continued to ask.
This time, the leader didn't need to say anything. The old Tibetan replied directly: "I can still pull it, not much, but it smells very bad and is very black..."
If you can eat and still have bowel movements, it means that your body's functions have not been completely destroyed.
This is the same as with oxen and horses. At least Ada's men have learned it through many oxen and horses. Once oxen and horses don't eat and can't pull anything out, they are not far away from death.
It means that at least this guy can live for a while, but what is the specific disease...
Was it drugged like that cow?
Ada pondered.
I remember that I wanted to make the cow pull out the water in its belly, and then it dropped a lot of croton. After that, a lot of water really came out, but the cow also died...
How about some croton for this guy too?
Maybe the portion should be smaller?
Ada pondered for a long time, and everyone around him held his breath and did not dare to speak loudly for fear of disturbing his train of thought.
"Wait a minute..."
Ada finally made a decision and asked the Tibetans to wait outside. Then he returned to the preaching room in the valley and found a small jade box on the throne below the statue, next to the toes of Master Fei.
The jade box is very ordinary, and the quality of the jade is not very good. Naturally, it is not crystal clear. It is just a rougher statue of the god carved in the middle of the box...
Ada walked back with a jade box in one hand and an unusually solemn expression.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on the jade box in Ada's hand.
Ada slowly opened the jade box...
The clouds in the sky parted at this time, and the sun shone down from the gap in the clouds, falling on Ada and the jade box!
In the jade box, there are five pills that are as red as blood! Trembling in the golden sunlight, they are slightly wandering in the jade box, as if they are alive, and it seems that they will fly out of the sky in the next moment!
Well, actually it was just Ada's hands that were shaking a little, because Ada was not sure.
However, these five pills have a great origin.
When Ada left Guanzhong and came to the snowy area, he was lucky enough to go to Chang'an and meet Master Yiyun, where he was able to learn the ropes face-to-face and obtain these five "elixirs".
Since it is an elixir, it cannot be used casually, so Ada has never been willing to use it. This time, he took it out after seeing such a difficult patient.
Ada carefully pinched out an extremely bright red "elixir", pondered for a long time, then reluctantly put it into the old Tibetan's hand, and said: "This is um...from heaven..." Ada said
Time didn't know how to explain the concept of "elixir", so he could only point to the sky.
The old Tibetan looked excited and said something loudly. Suddenly all the Tibetans looked up at the sky and saw the gap in the clouds in the sky. They couldn't help but also got excited and fell to the ground together, regardless of what was on the ground.
Whether the stone is still loess or not, he kowtows loudly.
The old Tibetan held the elixir in his hands like a supreme treasure, tremblingly, and put it into the mouth of the leader...
"By the way, is there any kumiss?" Ada asked, "Give him some..."
Ada then remembered that Master Yiyun seemed to have said that the elixir should be stimulated with wine, and the stronger the better.
The old Tibetan called back a few times, and then a young man took off the cowhide bag from his waist, pulled out the stopper, and brought it to the Tibetan headman's mouth.
The Tibetan Head Man took a few sips...
Everyone watched intently, even Ada was no exception.
The power of the elixir gradually came out, and the man with the hidden head groaned, and his face gradually turned a little red.
Ada asked: "What did he say?"
"He said it was hot... hot, and his stomach... was very hot..." the old Tibetan replied.
Hot? By the way, I almost forgot.
Ada pointed her hand, "Quick! Help him up, start walking, start moving!"
The old Tibetan man quickly called for help, and two or three young men rushed forward and hurriedly helped the Tibetan head man up and held him...
"Excuse me, Master, where are you going?" the old Tibetan asked in confusion.
Ada thought to herself, how do I know this, but she didn't say anything, she just pointed in a random direction.
"Over there!" the old Tibetan gave the order, holding the Tibetan head man on his back and staggering forward.
As soon as the man with the hidden head stood up, his belly looked bigger and more terrifying, swaying as if it would collapse at any moment!
"Go forward, don't stop!" Ada shouted loudly, and couldn't help but follow.
A group of people followed the man with the hidden head, half running and half walking in the next door. After some time, they suddenly heard the man with the hidden head shouting several times, and then there was a crackling sound, and there was a stench...
Ada took a few steps forward, saw those people stopped, and couldn't help but subconsciously shouted: "You can't stop, keep walking!"
As a result, the miserable leader was forced to hold him up, spraying feces and urine all the way, and it was all stuck on his legs, and he continued to move forward. That scene...
Ada took a few steps forward, endured the stench and looked at the acrostic man's excrement, and then he saw some small insects rolling and squirming in the excrement!
"Get fire! Burn these bugs!"
Ada was startled, took two steps back, and shouted.
Several Qiang soldiers who were following Ada also saw such a horrific situation. They couldn't help but scream, and then ran to get firebrands...
Everyone looked at Ada with incomparable respect...
Several Tibetans even immediately knelt down at Ada's feet and offered the highest courtesy to Ada. After all, the Tibetan wizards said there was nothing they could do, but now the Han gods can actually penetrate these deep into the Tibetan belly.
"Evil spirits" are driven out of the body. What is this if not a supreme magical power?
Doesn't this mean that the gods of the Han people are more powerful than the wizards of our own race?
Ada was in a daze, and he didn't expect that he could cure this disease by accident...
Although a series of diseases such as parasitic diseases and schistosomiasis were only recognized in later modern times, research in this area has already been conducted in ancient China.
Ancient Chinese medicine believes that parasites are "voods", which are a collection of one or several poisonous insects. "There are several kinds of poisonous insects... They all gather insects and snakes together, hold them in a vessel, and let them eat each other.
The remaining ones that exist alone are said to be poisonous...and can harm people...cannibalize people and cause pain in the heart and abdomen, as if being bitten by something...The disease is unpredictable. If the upper part of the diaphragm is injured first, he will vomit blood and will not be cured immediately.
If you eat all your internal organs, you will die."
On the basis of the weak natural sciences of ancient times, it was impossible for anyone to correctly recognize various parasites, but the ancients relied on their imagination to infer that this type of disease was caused by vicious insects, and how great it was!
And very early on, the ancients used five methods to treat this type of parasitic diseases, including "killing insects, vomiting, removing blood stasis, removing water, and strengthening". Among them, "killing insects" is the most effective method.
It uses toxic minerals such as "realgar, cinnabar, and arsenic" and relies on heavy metals such as lead and mercury to kill insects.
Of course, in the eyes of future generations, lead and mercury will cause human poisoning. Even if the parasitic disease is cured, the life will be short-lived. However, because most parasites rely on sucking blood and nutrients in the human body, there are
In the presence of heavy metals such as lead and mercury, just like humans entering a nuclear radiation area without protection, these parasites will also be contaminated and die.
The elixir Yiyun gave to Ada was undoubtedly made from various minerals, so it must contain a large amount of heavy metal toxins such as lead and mercury. Of course, Yiyun did not intend to harm Ada, but according to the concept of the Han Dynasty,
Those pills are really treasures...
The elixir can cure parasitic diseases, but it also makes Tibetan heads suffer from heavy metal diseases. Similarly, because of the heavy metal constitution, the parasites in the body will slowly die even if they are not excreted, but Ada does not
Knowing this, these Tibetans are even less clear about it.
Normally, whether it is schistosomiasis or roundworms, they have a way to stay in the human body, and generally the adult worms cannot be pulled out. However, because the hidden man-headed man took the elixir and spread it through wine, it quickly entered the blood.
, and then naturally reacted directly to these parasites, making it impossible for these bugs to remain attached and were excreted before they could be seen by Ada and others.
The Tibetan man ran around, and the Tibetan head man's belly seemed to be significantly smaller after excreting and vomiting. Then when he saw the bugs he had vomited and excreted, he was also frightened, and staggered forward to give him a hand.
Ada personally kowtowed and thanked him.
Ada also regained his appearance as a master, saying that the elixir was a gift from God, and how long the leader could live depends on God's will. He also refused the cattle and sheep gift that the leader wanted to send as a thank you.
He said that if the leader insisted on being grateful, he could just bring stones to pave the way every time he came to hear sermons.
Ada believes that the elixir was given by Taoist Master Yiyun at the beginning, which means it represents the will of "Master Fei", and now that this strange disease is cured, it is naturally the magical power of "Master Fei".
Naturally, they became more pious towards the Tao, and at the same time, these Tibetans began to change.
The stone road before the valley slowly began to become longer...
