Everything was a legacy of the White Horse Mountain War. In order to end the White Horse Mountain War as soon as possible, the Ming Dynasty agreed to the conditions proposed by the White Horse Tribe. Therefore, the Three Tribes thought they were internally involved and finally drove the Xia army to the west of the Baihe River.
Regarding whether to fulfill the commitment to the three ministries, the entire Ming Dynasty Central Committee had a fierce dispute about this. Zhao Ran proposed a middle-line plan during the Ye Xueguan Grand Conference, which was finally adopted by the Taoist sect and the imperial court. Strictly speaking,
The strategy he proposed was also biased towards a radical plan, which meant fulfilling the promise in name but actually returning to the country.
It is a pity that it has been three years since Hongyuan was brought under the Ming Dynasty. The strategy proposed by Zhao Ran has indeed been implemented in terms of framework. However, because the key candidates' governance policies were slightly biased, the implementation was not followed at all, which ultimately led to
This is an embarrassing situation.
Zhao Ran took two steps on the spot, and all kinds of thoughts drifted through him. He thought about it for a long time, and said: "If you party members want to imitate the three movies, it is equivalent to labeling yourself and not being included in the family. Why bother?"
?You are a defeated people. At this time, you do not seize the opportunity to integrate into the Ming Dynasty. Instead, you seek to be new and different. The consequences... do you understand?"
"Yes, in our Xia Kingdom... In the original Xia Kingdom, there is actually nothing like this. It's just that everyone has an idea after looking at the agreement reached by the White Horse Tribe and the imperial court."
Zhao Ran sighed and said: "The general trend is converging and converging after all. The problem of the three white horses is an accident, a small wave in the adverse trend. It will eventually be submerged by the general trend. Don't focus on what they are doing now, but
It depends on what they will do in the future. They are just not confident. When they understand that only by integrating into our big Ming family can they be truly regarded as family members, they will not act like this."
"Understood……"
After thinking about it, Zhao Ran added: "Now that the Xia people have retreated across the Baihe River, with the strength of our country, the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the Xia army will never come back in my lifetime. There is an old saying, it is not necessarily appropriate to make peace with what has come.
, but the truth is the same. Since we want to make a living on this land, let’s put the past aside and take care of this land together.”
Baozhong couldn't help but ask: "Abbott, how should we take care of this land?"
Zhao Ran smiled and said: "It's very simple, with our hands and our hearts. The specifics cannot be explained clearly in a moment... I want to ask you, the Hongyuan in your dream, the place in your dream that we live together
What should this land look like?"
Baozhong was slightly confused: "...the Hongyuan in my dream...all my people can have enough to eat..."
Zhao Ran said: "It seems that you haven't thought about it well, so let me tell you about the Red Plains in my dream. On the vast grassland, large groups of cattle and sheep are like clouds, and the fields are full of millet and highland barley.
A wide variety of medicinal materials are grown in the mountains. There is smoke from cooking in each village. Neighbors hear each other's dogs. Everyone is well fed, clothed warmly, and lives in sturdy houses. The elderly and children are taken care of. Men and women
Everyone has work to do, and those who are sick can afford medicine..."
"...Every New Year, everyone comes to the Taoist temple to offer incense, pray to the Taoist, and follow the Taoist's instructions not to steal, not to rob, or to bully the weak. When encountering disputes, they should mediate peacefully..."
Before he finished speaking, Baozhong's tears finally burst out from his eyes. He took two steps on the snow, hugged Zhao Ran's feet, touched his forehead lightly, and cried: "Abbott, my dear."
If you are willing to take refuge in the Taoist sect and dedicate your life to the Taoist sect, please ask the abbot for enlightenment."
Zhao Ran stretched out his hand and touched Baozhong's head gently and said: "I wish you the great blessing of Tao Zun. For the sake of the great harmony of the world, I hope you will encourage me!"
Baozhong kowtowed and said again: "Abbott, if you want to join the Taoist sect, what should you do?"
Zhao Ran was silent for a moment and said: "For your wishes, always uphold your heart. Whenever you encounter trouble, you will know what to do. When you do well, Pindao will accept you into the Taoist sect."
"Thank you, abbot. I understand. Abbot, please pay more attention to the White Horse Courtyard tomorrow."
"What's the meaning?"
So Baozhong told Li Yansi and other party leaders the plans, and finally said: "They asked me to send ten people from Renjia, but I didn't agree."
Zhao Ran encouraged: "You are doing the right thing. If things get too big and get out of hand, I don't know how many lives will be lost and how many innocent families will suffer misfortune. I know this matter. I will lead my people to do the right thing and use hard work."
The property we exchange with our own hands is truly ours, otherwise we will be punished by God."
In the early morning of the next day, the gate of Baima Courtyard was once again surrounded by Dangxiang people. This time, there were more Dangxiang people than before. Seeing the commotion, all the Taoist priests in the courtyard were very nervous. The Ming troops at the front and rear gates had their own positions
It was doubled, the sword was unsheathed, and the bow was strung, creating a chilling atmosphere as if facing a powerful enemy.
Not long after, Li Zhike came to report that it was Li Yansi, Zehun and Qiangxiong who asked to see the abbot and the prison.
Zhao Ran originally planned to hold back the party members for a few days and meet with the leaders today. He would beat them up during the meeting and then agree to release the relief tomorrow.
But after listening to Baozhong's secret report last night, he changed his mind. Since the party members wanted to make trouble, they were allowed to make trouble. They might be frightened by paying tribute to the abbot elsewhere, but for him, Zhao Ran,
This is a God-given opportunity.
Zhao Ran originally planned to take his time and use the first half of the year to kill and solve the problems of the party members, but at this moment, he felt that the time might be moved forward: "Go ahead and see you there!"
"Yes. Then we should still follow what we said two days ago, the abbot and the prison are not here?"
"No, just tell him directly that Pindao and Yuan Jianyuan don't want to see them today. Well, be more arrogant."
"Understood."
Hearing that Abbot Zhao and Yuan Jianyuan "didn't want to see each other", and that the Taoist priests of Baima Academy were very disdainful when they passed the message, Li Yansi was immediately furious and said to the left and right: "It seems that Abbot Zhao feels that this year has been too peaceful.
It doesn’t mean anything, so I’ll help him!”
Qiangxiong asked: "Great Ancestor, then take action?"
Li Yansi smiled grimly: "Do it!"
Zehun looked at the twenty-four military academies with bright swords and guns outside the gate of Baimayuan, and was a little worried: "The Taoist sect won't be tough, right?"
Li Yansi sneered: "What are you afraid of? By the time they realize it, it will be too late to mobilize the sergeants. The streets have been smashed, things have been robbed, and Hongyuan City has become depressed. He won't even think about it this year! By then
Let him arrest people, but what will happen if they are arrested? As many people as he arrests, he will have to take care of their food. If he is detained for one day, he will take care of their food. If he is detained for ten days, he will take care of their food for ten days. Our people have no
If he commits a capital crime, I don’t believe he can kill people? How many people would he have to kill?”
Qiang Xiong said with a smile: "Yes, murder must be reported to the Governor's Yamen and Tianhe Palace. Well, there is also the Inspector General. I'm afraid he won't even dare to report it! If he did, he would not be able to serve as the abbot.
We're going down." He licked his lips and said, "Why don't we make a big fuss? I'll redeploy manpower and burn down the transitional housing built outside the city!"
Li Yansi scolded: "You're confused! Arson is a serious crime. Don't cause trouble. Besides, there are hundreds of strong Han men on the construction site outside the city. Can you set it on fire?"
Qiangxiong was so upset that he could only apologize and said with a smile: "Yes, I will listen to you."
Li Yansi waved his hand: "Go and arrange the arrangements. After the arrangements are completed, we will all go back home. Neither of you two is allowed to show up. Do you understand?"