The fierce cold wind blows up from the Buddhist land, and the miserable flying clouds are unable to float.
Wutai County is named after Mount Wutai, a famous Buddhist holy land.
However, the boundless Dharma cannot stop the invasion of the blizzard. The north wind howls and rolls up the snow foam, covering up the rows of mountain temples and the ringing of the evening bells in the mountain temples...
At this moment, it was the time when the monks were having their evening classes. The monks from various temples gathered in the main hall to chant devoutly. There was no sound of people elsewhere in the temple. But two beggar-like figures quietly walked in over the wall.
He entered the monk's Zen room and took away several sets of monk's robes and shoes. He then went to the kitchen, opened the hot steamer, picked up the steamed buns prepared by the monks for dinner, and wolfed them down without caring whether they were hot or not. The two of them continued to eat,
At the same time, he opened the sack he had just stolen and filled it with steamed buns.
"Someone is coming." At this time, a female voice sounded, and she was still looking at the wind.
The two of them stuffed the steamed buns into their mouths, and without even bothering to cover the steamer, they picked up their robes and went out through the window, and fled over the wall with the woman. Behind them, the monk's curse sounded: The thief who came here dared to steal the Buddha's dinner.
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‘Oooh, catch the thief! My underwear has been stolen...,
The sound was quickly lost in the sound of wind and snow. It was impossible for the wealthy monks to go out to catch thieves in the wind and snow just for a few pieces of clothing...
The three thieves made a special trip and came to an abandoned brick kiln at the foot of Wutai Mountain... With so many temples built on the mountain, there are naturally a lot of brick kilns at the foot of the mountain. Some are still in use, and some have collapsed and been abandoned due to disrepair.
.The brick kiln that the three people entered was in such a situation. However, when they entered through the passage that could only accommodate one person, they actually saw fire dancing deep in the cave, which warmed the entire cave.
"There is something to eat." When the leader of the thieves opened his mouth, it was Wang Xian's voice. He threw the bag on the ground, and the snow-white steamed buns rolled out.
"The imperial envoy is a thief. This will be recorded in the history books." General Song, who was leaning by the fire, teased.
"I haven't eaten your steamed buns yet," Gu Xiaolian, who followed Wang Xian in, glared at him fiercely and said. If you hadn't listened to the voice, you wouldn't have been able to tell that this woman with a black and gray face had an all-powerful appearance.
General Song kept silent, picked up a steamed bun, wiped the dirt with his sleeve, and after eating a few mouthfuls, tears came down, and he choked with sobs: "Finally, I can eat something human beings can eat again..."
"Emotion, all you ate in the past few days was dog food?" Wang Xian scolded with a smile, picked up a steamed bun and started to chew it.
"Dogs don't eat it," General Song said with an exaggerated expression: "What do we eat these days? Grass roots, pine nuts, field mice, insect eggs. Whose dog eats this?"
"The dog won't even eat it, but you eat more." Gu Xiaolian took a look at him and said, "Can't the white-flour steamed buns stop your mouth?" But I was also very sad. These days are really difficult, and today is the first time.
The first time I lit a fire, I had food for the first time. In order to prevent my whereabouts from being exposed, how could I dare to see any light from the fire? Let alone prepare cooked food.
"Where are you now?" Wang Xian looked at Wu Wei who was sitting in the distance watching the wind, and said with a nonchalant smile: "When I went to the Gobi, I didn't even have to eat grass roots." He threw a steamed bun and sat aside.
Liu Zijin said: "After you are full, you can continue to be in a daze."
Liu Zijin took the buns and ate them silently without turning his eyes or saying a word. Wang Xian said helplessly: "How many days have you been in a daze? It's endless. You are still not a man."
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These words were irritating enough. Liu Zijin suddenly raised his head and stared at Wang Xian. Unexpectedly, he lost his temper after a while and said: "I am not a man..."
"Yes..." Wang Xian said helplessly: "Let's eat first. Your cowardice has really blinded men like Wang Wu and Lao Jiu..."
"..." These words were even more cruel. Liu Zijin remained silent at first and kept stuffing buns into his mouth. However, he couldn't swallow the food. He only stuffed his mouth full, his face became redder and redder, and veins popped up on his forehead.
, Wang Xian was so frightened that he moved his butt back. He was ready to run away at any time if something bad happened.
'Bah, Liu Zijin spat out the food in his mouth, raised his head, stared with blood-red eyes, and roared at Wang Xian: "What do you think I should do? Go out and fight with the army? How many people in Guangling County do I have?"
What will happen to the tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of people? Surrender the officers and soldiers? Do you think I don’t know that a murderous man like Zhu Di will definitely kill all of us, hundreds of thousands of people?"
"No, no, you misunderstood the emperor." Wang Xian shook his head and said: "If the emperor is really a vicious man, why has he still not sent troops to suppress the rebellion? Isn't it because he wants to kill as few people as possible?"
"Zhu Di still has compassion?" General Song on the side said coldly.
"Eat your steamed buns." Gu Xiaolian glared at him fiercely and stuffed Song Zhong's mouth with steamed buns.
‘Woooo…’ General Song choked and rolled his eyes. He looked everywhere for water but couldn’t find it.
"He's right, I can't trust Zhu Di." Liu Zijin's eyes gradually solidified, and he said coldly: "On the road of rebellion, there is only one way to the darkest place. Either you will become a king or a defeated bandit. There is no other way.
Three roads.”
"I can still accept the recruitment." Wang Xian said slowly and confidently: "Before I came, the emperor gave me some advice and said that the people of the world have suffered a lot in recent years. Liu Zijin of Shanxi rebelled. In fact, the imperial court also has some responsibility... many people are
Only those who are forced to live by corrupt officials and evil gentry will join the White Lotus Sect. Therefore, we should comfort Liu Zijin as much as possible, and only use force as a last resort."
"The emperor really said that?" Liu Zijin couldn't believe it, but he expected that the imperial envoys would not dare to falsely pass on the imperial edict... but he forgot that Wang Xian even dared to enter Guangling alone. What else could this guy not dare to do?
"The emperor is heaven, how can I dare to deceive heaven?" Wang Xian said matter-of-factly.
"It's really unexpected..." Liu Zijin murmured: "The emperor is not a deceiver, right?"
"You have no words to joke about," Wang Xian said in a deep voice.
"So what if it's true?" Liu Zijin frowned and said, "Did I start the rebellion just to be recruited by the imperial court?"
"Then what are you doing?" Wang Xian asked with a smile: "To find a way for the people to survive?"
"A wise man doesn't speak secretly." Liu Zijin slowly shook his head and said, "I didn't think about it that much. I just thought that if a man is alive and has learned a good skill, how can he bury it in vain?" As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows, revealing a little bit.
He said proudly: "You have to leave your name when passing by others."
"It's a pity that it's a shame." Wang Xian said calmly.
"That's how you dog officials see it." Liu Zijin snorted unhappily: "Although I don't read much, I still know that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are famous throughout the ages."
"If you were like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, how could you start things based on your true abilities?" Wang Xian chuckled and said disdainfully: "But from the beginning to the end, in which step was there no shadow of King Jin behind you? Even if you are written down in the history books,
I will only give you two words in my name - running dog."
"You..." Liu Zijin suddenly changed his face, but after a while he said dejectedly: "How do you know that I was helped up by King Jin?"
"Isn't it obvious that there are lice on the bald man's head?" Wang Xian said with a smile: "If you really know how to spread the beans to make soldiers, and how to drive away ghosts and make gods, we would still be hiding here and there like a bereaved dog.
"Is this..." Liu Zijin said with some embarrassment: "It is indeed a bluff."
"So," Wang Xian spread his hands and said, "Why did Shitiling defeat the Datong army three times, defeat the Yin soldiers in Huyu and kill people? How did these great achievements come about? Can you tell me?"
"Actually, I don't know either..." Liu Zijin's voice became smaller and quieter: "The confused officers and soldiers retreated, leaving so much baggage behind, and then there were rumors that I could spread the beans and become soldiers, and I could drive away ghosts and gods.
Of course I don’t deny it, I’m happy to let the people below me fear me.”
"This is just someone using your name to do some shameful things. You are serving as a chamber pot for them and you are still enjoying yourself here." Wang Xian chuckled.
"Chamber pot, what do you mean?" Liu Zijin asked in shock.
"It's very hot when you use it. Once you're done using it, throw it away." General Song explained in a low voice: "People just throw away the chamber pot now."
Liu Zijin was so embarrassed and angry when he heard this, he glared at him fiercely, but he had to admit that these words were unreasonable... King Jin used a bull's-eye to kill a chicken, obviously because he had to kill himself. The reason is also very simple, nothing more than
I just want to erase the relationship with myself... He has become a prince, how can he have anything to do with a rebel like himself?
This is also the reason why Liu Zijin has been escaping from reality recently. He knows that he is just as good as a thieves. It is the right time and place to make such a big fuss in Guangling County, but if he loses the support of King Jin
, is there any reason to be invincible? That's why he wanted to take the risk to go to Taiyuan City, just to meet the prince and hear what he wanted to do with him and his brothers.
Wang Xian's words made it impossible for him to escape anymore. Liu Zijin said with some embarrassment: "I was just a thief at the beginning. They drove my brother to the shelf. Now that they have no need, they want to kill us all. There is no way."
He spat bitterly and said: "Even if I die, I will hold them back."
Wang Xianxin said that what he wanted was this energy, so he smiled slightly and said: "You were a thief in the past? How did you hook up with Zhu Jiyan, and how did you rebel against this promising career?"
"Originally, I, Lao Wu, Lao Jiu and others were bandits galloping through the northwest of Shanxi. Later, King Zhu Jiyin of Yonghe gathered the green forest heroes of Shanxi. He had a large army in his hands. Those who obeyed would prosper, and those who resisted would perish. I had no choice but to defect to him.
In the following years, with his brothers protecting me, the brothers were happily robbing houses. Until the beginning of this year, Zhu Jiyin suddenly called me to the study.
Change the subject and ask me to rebel in the name of the White Lotus Sect."
"Zhu Jiyin" Wang Xian asked: "Isn't the army coming to hunt this time the commander of King Yonghe?"
"Yes." Wu Wei nodded.
"It seems that he is really afraid that you will run away." Wang Xian looked at Liu Zijin with a smile and said, "You continue..."
"What he told me at the time was that after the incident was over, he could find a scapegoat and hand it over to the court. Then I would hide it with my subordinates to avoid the limelight, and then nothing would happen." Liu Zijin sighed: "That will happen.
I was also obsessed, thinking that I could take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of my addiction to murder, so I agreed without even thinking about it. So I took my brothers back to Guangling to kill officials and rebel. I didn’t expect that so many people would respond. Especially, especially
After I defeated the officers and soldiers of Datong Town, more people defected to me, and in just six months we gathered an army of 50,000, which no one of us had expected before."
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded. The Ming Dynasty is indeed full of firewood, and a spark can ignite a raging fire. If Emperor Yongle does not rest with the people, I am afraid that more Zhang Zijin and Wang Zijin will emerge... …
"When the number of people increases to fifty thousand, the previous plan will no longer work." Liu Zijin said: "And I have also thought about starting a career, but I know that no matter what I do, I can't do without the support of the prince. I thought I would take this opportunity to go to Taiyuan to meet with the prince and get a sure letter." He said angrily: "I just didn't expect that my loyalty has not changed, but they want to kill people and silence me."
"This is nothing surprising." Wang Xian said calmly: "I am now a thousand years old prince, and you are now the number one rebel. He can keep you alive, and in order to be in power, he will not hesitate to raise bandits and enemies, and cut off the emperor's food supply. Do you want to tell people all over the world about the Tao?"
"Cut off the emperor's food supply?" Liu Zijin asked with wide eyes.
"Yes." Wang Xian sneered: "Otherwise, what do you think Brother Zhu Jiyan wants you to do in starting a rebellion in Guangling County?"
"Then can the emperor let me go?" Liu Zijin said with sweat on his forehead. Obviously, his position had been shaken.
"I said, you are not joking." Wang Xian smiled and said: "Besides, it depends on your performance. If you can expose those rebellious officials and thieves and eliminate harm for the court, then not only will you be exempted from the blame, but you will also become a hero of the court. It’s no problem to be promoted to an official position.”
"I'm not interested in being an official..." Liu Zijin shook his head and said, "I just want my brothers and I to be safe. As long as you can guarantee this, I will agree to cooperate with you."
"..." Just when Wang Xian was about to respond, Liu Zijin waved his hand and said: "I can't trust others anymore because I have nothing to back up. Please ask for an imperial edict. Only if my brother is pardoned in the edict will it count."
"That's no problem, but it will take some time." Wang Xiandao.
"Then just wait..." Liu Zijin said sadly, "I have nowhere to go anyway."
"Okay, let's try to leave Guangling County first." As Wang Xian spoke, he had stuffed three steamed buns into his stomach. Feeling full, he took out a few monk robes from the bag and said, "After eating, shave your head. Come on, let’s dress up as monks and go to town tomorrow morning.”
"The body, hair and skin are affected by the parents..." "Don't dare to damage..." Liu Zijin and General Song said in unison, rarely.
"Then you just wait until you die without a burial place." Wang Xian rolled his eyes and said: "We will see if the body, hair and skin are still intact..."
These words made the two of them shiver, and they looked at Wang Xiandao: "You want to shave too?"
"Of course." Wang Xian said calmly, thinking that I have been looking forward to this day for a long time.