11-28 The little loli who loves to watch beheadings
11-29 The spring heart of the general post
Seeing that his goddaughter and Dong Xiaowan were so close, Liu Ziguang was in a good mood and offered to take Dong Xiaowan and others to visit the scenery of Chang'an. The school is located in the southern suburbs of Chang'an, and nearby is the famous Daci'en Temple, which is a scenic spot with a thousand-year-old pagoda. Dong Xiaowan was surprised and said
: "In this case, there will be Lord Lao."
There were twenty or thirty people in the condolence group from the capital, mainly celebrities from the south of the Yangtze River. They were basically Liu Ziguang's loyal fans. When they heard that the Marquis would personally lead them to visit the ancient capital Chang'an, they were all surprised and happy. But when Liu Ziguang
When we took them to a so-called "attraction", everyone was dumbfounded.
This is a large brick kiln. Countless backbone workers are sweating profusely, crushing the clay and cutting it into bricks, which are then exposed to the sun and then put into the kiln for firing. Countless large and small specifications are stacked on the site.
There are hundreds of thousands of the same bricks, but these bricks are different from what everyone usually sees. They are slightly smaller and red.
"Everyone, please see, this is a brick factory established by this prince. It uses new technology researched by the Royal Academy of Sciences in the capital to produce this kind of red bricks. The process is much simpler than your common green bricks, so the production capacity is greatly increased. Chang'an City is full of waste.
Xing, if all red bricks are used, the construction speed will be much faster." Liu Ziguang introduced enthusiastically as he walked.
The celebrities all nodded in agreement, but the boss was not happy in their hearts, thinking that this could be regarded as the scenery of Chang'an, but since the Marquis brought them here, no matter how boring or dusty the sky was, they still had to watch it. Fortunately, Liu Ziguang was just a simple
After a brief introduction, we continued on with them to Da Ci'en Temple.
Daci'en Temple is a temple from the Tang Dynasty. The world-famous Big Wild Goose Pagoda is here. The 21-foot-tall pagoda is still majestic, but the temple is dilapidated, and there are traces of smoke and fire everywhere. Although everyone has not
I have been to Chang'an, but everyone knows how luxurious the Da Ci'en Temple is. The former governor of Shaanxi, Zhou Zhenglong, was devoted to Buddhism. During his twenty years of rule in Shaanxi, the Da Ci'en Temple was very popular, and the temple buildings were exquisitely decorated with materials.
According to research, the temple owns as much as 10,000 acres of land, but now we see such a tragic situation, which is really shocking.
Liu Ziguang introduced: "The Daci'en Temple was looted by the Xixia army. Countless gold and silver instruments were lost. Even the gold foil on the Buddha statues was scraped off. The temple was also burned down. That's why it ended up like this."
Hearing this, everyone lamented the disaster caused by the war, but someone thought of the brick kiln that had a good output just now, and asked: "Excuse me, Lord Marquis, there are so many red bricks lying empty in the brick factory, why don't they be used to repair the temple?"
Liu Ziguang smiled slightly and led everyone up to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Looking towards the direction of Chang'an City, he saw ruins everywhere in the city and new construction sites everywhere.
"The Xixia army burned down the entire city of Chang'an. Even I can only live in tents. Hundreds of thousands of people in the city are waiting for houses to live in. Although you see so many red bricks, they are not enough at all, so
I can only wrong these Bodhisattvas and Arhats in the temple." Liu Ziguang said.
"But I'm afraid it wouldn't be good to neglect the Buddha and Bodhisattvas, right?" someone whispered.
"The people are living people. These Buddha statues are just dummies made of soil, stone and metal. To develop society, it depends on people, not Buddhas. Therefore, in my eyes, there are only people and no Bodhisattvas. Only when all the people in the city live in
Only when the house is ready will we consider repairing the Great Ci'en Temple. If the Bodhisattva wants to punish sins, then just come. I am not afraid of heaven or earth. Besides, Bodhisattva and Buddha are all compassionate, and they will definitely understand this kind of behavior of this prince.
There is nothing wrong with letting your statue get a little rain and a little wind. Are you right? Old abbot." After Liu Ziguang finished speaking, the fat-headed and big-eared monk who accompanied them on the tour flattered him and said, "Bodhisattva Marquis is kind-hearted.
It’s very enlightening.”
Everyone was startled by Liu Ziguang's shocking language, but when they thought about it carefully, it was true. The common people didn't even have a peaceful life, so how could they care about the Buddha statue first? So everyone started to compliment Liu Ziguang.
Seeing that the Marquis seemed to be in a good mood, the fat monk took the opportunity to say: "The small temple was robbed by the Western Xia people of the Buddha's tooth relics and many other property and magical objects. Please help me recover them."
Liu Ziguang said: "Some of the gold, silver and magical instruments that were stolen from Daci'en Temple were recovered, but they were all mixed in with the people's belongings, making it difficult to distinguish them for a while. How about this, you give me a number first, and then come back
Let them handle it. As for the Buddha's Tooth Relic, don't worry, I will help you get it back when my army goes to the Western Regions."
The fat monk clasped his hands together and thanked: "Thank you so much, Lord Marquis. The property that was robbed from the small temple totaled 1,300 taels of gold and 580,000 taels of silver. The gold and silver instruments also have the mark of the small temple. They are easy to find.
Very.”
Liu Ziguang was surprised: "Baosha has so many assets! It must be the sesame oil money donated by the people in Chang'an City. Now that the people are suffering, they have no clothes to wear and no food to eat. In my opinion, Baosha might as well donate some money."
Help the victims. After all, we take it from the people and use it for the people."
"This..." The fat monk turned the rosary in embarrassment, with a look of reluctance. Liu Ziguang smiled and said: "Don't worry, after the people have settled down and the Buddha's tooth relic is found for you, won't the incense be just as good? You monks have six roots.
If you are pure, you don't drink alcohol, eat meat, and get a wife. It's useless to ask for so much money. Do you think I am right, abbot?"
The fat monk reluctantly did not dare to say no, so he reluctantly agreed.
After visiting the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and leaving Da Ci'en Temple, Liu Ziguang said to everyone: "You don't know, but this temple is actually a big harm. Large temples such as Da Ci'en Temple support thousands of monks who are not engaged in production.
It is necessary to absorb a large amount of money. The money awarded by the government and the sesame oil money of the people flow into the temple at least several hundred thousand taels every year. Just to build a five-story pagoda will cost one hundred thousand taels. If these money are used among the people to expand reproduction
, I don’t know how many families they can support, so I deduct money from them. These monks have long ceased to look like monks. They come and go in big sedan chairs, and their cassocks are embroidered with gold threads. They only have a few wives to support.
Well, humph, anyway, they will not have such a good life in the future. The true monks who are willing to cultivate their moral character and cultivate their character will be raised by the princes, and the flower monks who are not willing to live a poor life will be kicked out."
Everyone was in awe. The Marquis looked at things differently. In the past during the Tang Dynasty, Han Yu also criticized the harm to the country by respecting Buddhism. Don't look at Zhenwu Marquis, a military general with a lot of knowledge. At least he was as knowledgeable as Han Yu.
It's the same level.
Dong Xiaowan is even more obsessed. This man is so characterful. He even blackmails Bodhisattvas for their incense and money for the sake of people's livelihood. I like such a lawless man.
Liu Ziguang arranged for the condolence group to stay at Guanyi and sent people to protect their safety. The laborers were accompanied by people who paid condolences and distributed cloth shoes and sweat towels. The condolence group came to express condolences to all the soldiers of the Western Army with the love of people from all walks of life in the capital.
Therefore, we can't just hang around here with the Red Shirt Army. We also have to walk around with Governor Yuan's subordinates to show that they are treated equally.
In Chang'an City, in a newly built theater, Dong Xiaowan and Dong from the capital were playing the piano and singing on the stage. Although a bead curtain was deliberately drawn, one could still see the graceful figure of a fairy, coupled with a singing voice like an oriole.
, even though the soldiers on the stage didn't understand the music at all, they were fascinated and confused by it.
Liu Zongmin is one of them. This brave and capable commander-in-chief was originally a horse thief. At most, he was a vulgar fan who had played in some western brothels. If he could rob the young lady from the rich man's house in the county, he was considered a foreigner.
When he met the famous prostitute from the capital, Liu Zongbing realized that his life for more than thirty years had been in vain.
"Damn it, why is this little girl's voice so charming? If she screams on the bed, she will not die. Hey, Hao Yaoqi, did you hear what I said!" Liu Zongmin sighed with emotion, but found himself
His confidants didn't react at all. They stared straight at Dong Xiaowan on the stage. Something bright flashed around his mouth. He was stunned. Liu Zongmin was so angry that he kicked him.
Hao Yaoqi used to be a pony thief who followed Liu Zongmin, but now he is also a well-known official and military commander. He woke up from his obsession with Dong Xiaowan after being kicked by Liu Zongmin. He wiped his mouth and drooled.
Said: "What did the commander say?"
"I said how come this little bitch is so handsome, even your soul has been taken away!" Liu Zongmin said viciously.
Hao Yaoqi smacked his lips and agreed: "It's true what the general post said. This little girl is really smart. If I could hold her in my arms for a sleep, I would be willing to live twenty years shorter! Otherwise, the brothers will wait until night
Bring her with a sack and let the general sentry go first, while the brothers stay behind."
These old brothers are all friends who have exchanged lives for many years, so Hao Yaoqi has no scruples when speaking. However, this time Liu Zongmin's reaction was a little different from before. He said angrily on the spot: "No.
, this little girl belongs to me, no one is allowed to touch her!"
Hao Yaoqi was dumbfounded. The commander-in-chief was not such a person. Last time he robbed the second young lady from the Yan'an magistrate's house, played with it once and then threw it to the brothers. Why did he eat alone this time? Could it be that... the commander-in-chief