It is said that a Taoist priest from Tianshi Dao went to Jia Cong. The two pretended to talk for a long time about "there must be traitors under the heavy rewards." After a long while, the Taoist priest squeezed the Shoushan stone paperweight in his hand and turned around. Just after he walked out of the door, he turned around again.
He came back and said: "Mr. Jia loves strange craftsmanship and skill, and there are many such people in our Celestial Master's Way."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "As long as they don't believe in the Tao of the Heavenly Master - oh, they can continue to believe in the Tao of the Heavenly Master, and believe in the Taoism of our Taoist school. As long as they don't live the life of a Taoist priest like a court official, it's not for the sake of heaven.
Master, the real person who studies strange craftsmanship and skills; even those who do not study strange craftsmanship and skills, as long as they practice their own truth and do not disturb others, they are considered Taoist friends. Anyone who wants to be someone else's boss or recognizes others as a boss is not a Taoist of mine.
Friend, let me just say this: There is no superior or inferior in the Tao."
The Taoist priest was silent for a long time before he said: "In the Tao, there are always masters and disciples."
Jia Cong said: "Even if a master accepts ten apprentices, and each of his apprentices accepts ten more apprentices, how many people will he have? What's more, can ten apprentices teach them? How many people are there in Tianshi Dao?" The Taoist priest was silent for a long time. Jia Cong said
Cong hummed and said, "Admit it, you Celestial Masters like you just want to rebel. You are using the name of my Taoist Celestial Masters to make money and withdraw troops, and you are actually committing bandits."
The Taoist priest's expression changed, and he said: "Early when my great-grandfather was still alive, he owed me a great favor to the Celestial Master. Mr. Jia knows that."
"I know that, but my great-grandfather has never owed you any favors. Don't forget, since you collect taxes, it is not a religion but a small court. Officers and soldiers face bandits, and there is no mercy on the battlefield." Jia Cong stretched out his face sullenly.
He waved a finger and said, "Soldiers are not afraid of deceit. Grandpa Taizu is not stupid, and the King of Shu is not stupid either. They can all see it. They are trying to sell dog meat with sheep's heads." Then he said with a smile, "Of course, the court's policy towards bandits is
The commander also knows. Since ancient times, murder and arson have been punished by punishment."
The Taoist priest's eyes flashed, he rolled his sleeves and said angrily: "Thankfully, our Heavenly Master still misses Mr. Jia as a Taoist friend. He also likes to delve into ingenuity. If we can't keep it together, we can be friends."
Jia Cong smiled more and more like a lucky cat: "Of course~~ If Master Guitian is sincere, he can dissolve the management and throw out a few scapegoats. Fellow Taoists who study ingenuity are all engineering experts
, I can use it the most. Although it has nothing to do with Tianshi Dao, I have heard of the name of Mr. Zhen Deren. This person’s teacher is from Tianshi Dao.”
The Taoist priest sneered: "Zhen Deren sold half his life for the emperor, but in the end his whole family died at the hands of the emperor."
Jia Cong shrugged: "Being with a king is like being with a tiger. However, just because Zhang San is not a good person does not mean that Li Si is a good person. Li Si and Zhang San have nothing to do with each other. The late emperor is not a thing, and the Tao of the Heavenly Master may not be a thing." Nai clapped his hands and said, "
Okay, this Taoist priest, are you here to negotiate for your heavenly master?"
The Taoist priest immediately said: "How can that be so? In that case, Taoism is different and we cannot conspire against each other." He turned around and left. Jia Cong sat calmly and drank tea. As expected, the Taoist priest came back again and said, "Jia Cong, Taoist friend, is not afraid of falling into the hands of Zhen Deren."
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"Don't be afraid." Jia Cong said, "Zhen Deren is not unintelligent, he just has no choice and nowhere to escape. I am different. Just now, my fellow Taoist leader said that there is no need to travel so far from the West, South, East, Japan, and North America. The world has been divided into
With so many vassal states, no one can control anyone else. This is the benefit of having many princes. Unlike in the past, only one court had the final say."
The Taoist priest was speechless. After a long while, he said: "In that case, why can't we, the Celestial Master Taoist family, be considered a family?"
Jia Cong curled his lips and said: "You can do the math if you want. Whether you are another court or a bandit, regardless of whether you are in your territory in Shu, it is common for the king of Shu to want to destroy the mountain king in his territory. I definitely don't think so.
I will help you, King Shu can give me more benefits than you."
The Taoist priest narrowed his eyes: "I, the Heavenly Master, can also evacuate Shu for the time being."
Jia Cong's eyes lit up: "Do you want to go overseas to build a country? That's fine! Where do you want to go?"
The Taoist priest smiled and said, "Where is Taiwan?"
Jia Cong immediately said: "The people can accept it, but the officials don't. We only want ordinary people. Listen clearly, it's people, people. Religions are not allowed to collect taxes, and religions are not allowed to have officials. I can guarantee that each of you believers has the freedom to believe in religion. However,
You shall no longer interfere with the freedom of any believer to practice no religion.”
The Taoist priest frowned: "How is that different from surrendering to Shu?"
Jia Cong said: "Not many people will die."
"Who will die?"
"Dishonest." Jia Cong said, "Tianshi Dao has a long history, and there are so many leaders in it who are used to making money and showing off their official power. There will always be a few who are unwilling to become ordinary Taoist priests all of a sudden.
Wanting to cause trouble."
The Taoist priest said: "I accept people's money, how is it different from ordinary traffickers and pawns? It's just your preference and mine."
Jia Cong said: "I have said it several times and I don't want to say it anymore. There is no need for the Taoist priest to argue with me about the difference between buying and selling and paying taxes. Also, since I dare to collect, I dare to kill." He paused and said, "By the way.
To put it bluntly, our Taiwan government does not allow active promotion of religion. That is to say, you can open Taoist temples and wait for the children of ordinary people to become Taoist priests, but you cannot go to the streets to persuade others to become Taoist priests, let alone accept money from believers. You
Our government’s religious office will allocate funds for repairing Taoist temples and making Taoist robes.”
The Taoist priest took a breath of air: "This... you are too cruel!"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Since you are practicing Taoism, you should be pure and inactive. There is no need to trouble Taoist priests with worldly money matters. Of course, those who have skills, such as those who are good at craftsmanship, can work in factories or research institutes to make money. It is just forbidden to make friends.
My colleagues believe in Tianshi Dao, and if they are found out, they will die."
The Taoist sneered and said, "If Heavenly Master Dao goes to Taiwan, it will be like destroying the Tao."
Jia Cong spread his hands and said: "It sounds like you can continue to collect money if you stay in Shu. Oh, after talking for a long time, the Taoist Master hasn't mentioned the price of your Celestial Master. I want to buy the Celestial Master's Taoist Directory. How much does it cost?
?" The Taoist priest waved his sleeves and left again. Jia Cong shouted from behind, "Since your Heavenly Master is a big boss, you may not be willing to do this business. Taoist priest, do you know the list yourself? How much is the price?" The Taoist priest will not leave this time.
Go back and go straight away.
Jia Cong then went back to find Chen Ruijin and told her the story in detail. He also asked about the post. It turned out that the post that the Taoist priest handed over to his disciple seemed to have a symbol on it, but it was actually the password for the dancing man invented by Gong Kun. It was obviously written by him.
Hui. Chen Ruijin said with a smile: "This Taoist priest is in charge of clever construction in Tianshi Dao."
Jia Cong said: "I only want to keep these people from the Celestial Master's way. Since he has not returned me the Shoushan stone paperweight, he is probably still preparing to weigh life and power for a few days."
Chen Ruijin nodded and said, "I am hesitating about another thing."
"Let's discuss it?"
"I found Bell's cousin."
A few days ago, Chen Ruijin himself took a walk to Mr. Qiu San's house. He used one of their warehouses to practice and split half of the roof tiles. The next day, the manager discovered that the roof of the warehouse was broken. I'm afraid there were also roof tiles elsewhere.
It was not good, so he hired a mason to repair the large warehouse. One of the masons accidentally saw a beautiful woman, and he was itchy. He discussed with the manager of Qiu Mansion and wanted to buy this girl no matter how much money he spent.
The beauty's husband was just a mute who cleaned the latrine, and was the lowest among the servants. The manager always coveted his woman, but she was very stubborn and could never get her. She could also deceive her husband, and the mute regarded her as his lifeblood.
The steward was dissatisfied when he thought that such beautiful flowers were placed on cow dung. He then discussed with the man in charge of human trafficking. The steward was an obedient man. He knew that the mute daughter-in-law had offended the eldest grandmother, so he sent his daughter-in-law away.
I took the opportunity to ask the grandma what she meant. The grandma heard that the mason was also in his fifties and was very rough, so she said: "Well, it's worth a few dollars at least." Then the beauty was taken away by the mason. No matter how much the mute cried,
, it doesn’t matter. The beauty is naturally the cousin of the bell.
Chen Ruijin ordered the mason to leave the Shen cousin at home for a few days while he took a chance to take a look. She had a good memory and immediately recognized this beauty. The last time they came to Shu, the King of Shu's concubine, Old Aunt Ding, lived in Jia Cong.
There was a beautiful neighbor placed next to the yard, and it was this woman. It happened that the girl whom Aunt Ding took refuge with at that time was Lao Si, who was the same master as Ling Dang's uncle. Jia Xu once mentioned that this woman heard that Jia Cong was next door.
I sang a little song for later generations, and I turned around and recorded it into a musical score.
After hearing this, Jia Cong said: "Isn't that just right? This Cousin Shen was obviously taught by the old witch of the Ding family. She has learned everything she needs to learn, can play the piano, and has never forgotten what she has heard. She is a rare person who will be favored when she is sent to Prince Wu's palace. Mei Ji
Take advantage of the situation to fall out of favor, and then sneak it out again, so that you can recover from the trauma at a young age."
Chen Ruijin shook his head slightly: "I can't trust that old lady's character, and I'm afraid she won't be much better as a student. And I'm a little suspicious that she has some ulterior motives even though she taught Ling Dang in prison. Ling Dang is smart and cute, but she's not really a good student.
She is an excellent beauty, and she is not bad at all. If such a girl can help her with all her heart, she will be very useful in the backyard dispute."
Jia Cong touched his nose: "Then... don't let her break the bell. Or just throw it into the market and just treat it as a good deed to liberate a slave."
Chen Ruijin said: "She was originally a craftsman who was mostly taught. It's not a pity. Moreover, she was married to an old mute who sweeps toilets, and she can still use tricks to subdue her husband."
Jia Cong thought: "No matter what desperate situation you are in, refusing to accept your fate cannot be considered a shortcoming. In fact, there is nothing wrong with her targeting the second master of the Qiu family. People always want to live a better life. Back then, she was ordered to play the piano next door to our yard.
Acts. Standing outside the incident, none of these can judge his character. But if he intends to use the bell, this person cannot use it."
Chen Ruijin glanced at him a few times, and Jia Cong was at a loss. Chen Ruijin pursed his lips and said, "It's not that it can't be used. I've already used the Ma Xiangzhu."
Jia Cong rolled his eyes: "That person is at the level of nuclear weapons and cannot be compared to ordinary people." After a while, he cautiously probed his neck forward and said, "What's wrong with what I just said?"
"No." Chen Ruijin said calmly.
Jia Cong touched his chin, thought over what he had just said, and muttered: "There is nothing wrong..."
"Anyway, let's test him out for a while first," Chen Ruijin said, "This person's shortcomings are easy to figure out. At the worst, he needs to be trained again and brainwashed."
"Oh~~" Seeing that her aura was not friendly, Jia Cong quickly changed the topic, "Where is Lingdang's father? Is there any news?"
Chen Ruijin's expression really improved. "By the way, you try to check the files on his official status. Where are you in Qiu Liang? In the past few days, I have heard Ling Dang talk about her father. She usually teaches Ling Dang quite well, but I don't know.
That's pedantic." Jia Cong agreed. The two discussed some more matters about eradicating the Celestial Master's way, and then rested.
A few days later, Liu Feng came back. After helping the remaining Mopan Mountain bandits escape from the hands of the officers and soldiers, Liu Feng led them to fight against a bandit nest, wiped out the king, took over their minions, and then re-established themselves on the mountain.
Expanding the camp. These bandits have all been convinced by Liu Feng. Liu Feng told others that those who came to rescue were comrades from the guerrillas of the Revolutionary Party in the capital.
These bandits were envious of the "revolutionary party guerrillas" armed with guns and weapons. They surrounded him and asked, "What are the revolutionary party guerrillas?"
Liu Feng said: "Because the Revolutionary Party has no territory at the moment, it can only set up guerrillas. They really look like bandits, but they are different from ordinary bandits."
The bandit asked: "What's the difference?"
Liu Feng then counted the disciplines of the guerrillas on his fingers, which were the "Three Major Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention" copied and slightly modified by Jia Cong from later generations. He smiled and said: "The revolutionary party is not about stealing money."
The bandit said: "But if we don't take money, where will we get the firearms?"
Liu Feng said: "Money is not under the control of the military, and the military does not care about it. The military only cares about fighting."
The bandit said with envy: "They are so powerful."
Liu Feng said: "They usually hide in the mountains and forests. Because they do not disturb the people and punish corrupt officials, they have won the hearts of the people nearby and the government cannot find them."
The bandit said: "We also fight against corrupt officials!"
Liu Feng said: "However, all the money you get from fighting corrupt officials belongs to you, so you have to run away after the fight, and you have to send people to explore the way. For example, if there are people like the Fuping County Magistrate, if the people of Fuping report the news and lead the way, the matter will be successful.
Wouldn’t it be cheaper to return some of the property that Magistrate Tian had taken away from them?”
The bandits seemed to be justified, and they all shouted: "In that case, Mr. Liu, why don't you lead us to join the gang!"
Liu Feng smiled and waved his hand: "This is not called joining a gang." He thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible for you to want to join the Revolutionary Party. It's just that the Revolutionary Party wants to do big things. It's completely different from bandits who work for one vote in exchange for a camp. This
I can't decide the matter, so I have to discuss it with Comrade Shi." He then left the mountain and returned to Chengdu on the pretext of asking his superiors. The group of bandits are still eagerly waiting for him to send a message back.
Having said that, Liu Feng felt a little worried: "It's just that I can't send suitable instructors to them right now."
Jia Cong said: "Tong Shi Qiusheng wants one. He specializes in teaching instructors."
"The instructors there are all weak scholars. They can't bear the hardships of the mountains."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Don't worry about that. All the instructors of the Revolutionary Party can endure hardships, and most of them have excellent health. There is nothing wrong with being mixed up with bandits."
Liu Feng was noncommittal. "By the way, there is one more thing."
"Um?"
"The Mopanshan bandits are causing chaos, so we can't take care of the Fang family's women and children for the time being. Without the bandits to send money, those people are afraid of starving to death." Liu Feng said, "Should we not care about those people raised in the Fang family's village? Or?
how?"
"What the hell!" Jia Cong said inexplicably, "Can a person still die from being choked with urine? Maybe he can become a promising person?"