Nearly a hundred Taoist priests recently moved to Wuwei City in Liangzhou, all driving wide-axle pallet carts. The carts were filled with various iron items and belongings, which were tied securely with hemp ropes. However, careful onlookers accidentally discovered that the pallet carts were equipped with iron tongs.
Hammers, molds and other tools made this group of people look more like men forging iron than Taoist priests refining alchemy.
This large-scale migration of Taoist priests is the first of its kind in Liangzhou, because Hexi was influenced by the Silk Road, Buddhist culture was prosperous, and Taoism had a shallow foundation. Although Emperor Xuanzong blindly worshiped Taoism and suppressed Buddhism, the Taoist priests who always liked peace and quiet chose to live in the Qinling Mountains between the Changbai Mountains.
Palaces and temples were built during the period. In a place like Wuwei with little historical heritage, there is only a medium-sized Qingliang Temple. It is said that it was rebuilt from part of the unfinished palace of Emperor Li Gui of the Daliang regime in the late Sui Dynasty.
There are only a dozen Taoist disciples in Qingliang Temple. Compared with the aggressive relocation of the Taoist priests, the Taoist temple with more than a dozen people will definitely be annexed.
Moreover, I heard that this foreign Taoist priest was quite well-connected in Liangzhou Prefecture. As soon as the ink car he took entered the city, he went directly to the Liangzhou Dudu Prefecture.
The disciples under his command went to Qingliangguan aggressively. They rushed to the gate of the Taoist temple like ruffians one by one. The leading disciple pointed at the three characters Qingliangguan on the door lintel and shouted: "Come here, two people, take this
Remove the plaque for me."
Naturally, the Taoist priests in the temple would not be willing to be invaded and occupied. They rushed out the door with brooms and sticks, and faced off against the powerful enemy: "Who dares to tear down the plaque for me! If you want to tear down the plaque, just step over our corpses!"
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Taking advantage of the large number of people, the foreign Taoist priests shouted and cursed endlessly, suppressing the local Taoist priests until they could not raise their heads. The master of the Taoist temple hurriedly sent his disciples to escape from the back door and ran to Liangzhou City to complain to the government.
But they really didn't expect that the culprit who occupied the Taoist temple would now be a guest in the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion, the most powerful city in Liangzhou Prefecture.
The old Taoist priest Zhao Zhengyi has become more and more energetic recently. His Thunder Temple is famous in the Anxi area, and a branch temple has also been opened in Tingzhou City. Recently, he personally led hundreds of disciples and began to overthrow the Taoist temples in Hexi.
Jiedushi Li Siye sat in front of the screen in the center, raised the wine cup in his hand and said to Zhao Zhengyi: "What you did in Shule, you will do in Wuwei City. Qingliang Temple is relatively close to the east gate, and
There is a valley in the east of the city that is rarely visited by people, which is perfect for making some noise."
Zhao Zheng held the wine cup in both hands and laughed: "But my lord, the place in Qingliangguan is a bit small, I'm afraid it won't be able to accommodate so many of our belongings."
Li Siye's wealth today is far from what he used to be. He immediately waved his hand and said: "This is not a problem. I will immediately send someone to allocate money to help you expand Qingliang Temple. You can quickly settle down the manpower."
At this time, Sima Liangzhou came out from behind the screen, bowed beside Li Siye and crossed his hands, then whispered into his ear.
Li Siye nodded calmly. Taoist priest Zhao was still holding a wine cup and making a request: "The name of Qingliang Temple sounds inelegant. Can it be renamed Jinglei Temple? It can be regarded as adhering to our consistent tradition."
"There is no rush to change the name." Li Siye's expression gradually became serious: "Are you a close confidant of someone? So when you first came to Liangzhou, you had to restrain yourself and your disciples more and more. As for Qingliangguan who is about to take over? You can and
The master of the temple should have a good conversation and be moved by emotion? He should be enlightened by reason? Convince others with virtue. Or he can buy them with money? Or use various gentle means. But he cannot bully others with force, let alone use knives or guns. Do you understand?
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The old Taoist priest was a shrewd man, so he couldn't read what Li Siye meant. He wondered if these bastard disciples had caused trouble for him? He had to hurry over and calm down the situation? Don't let them cause too much trouble.
He stood up from the desk and crossed his hands and said: "Doctor, since there are so many disciples that it is difficult to restrain them, I am resigning first."
Li Siye just waved his hand indifferently, and Zhao Zheng held his breath and slowly backed away? He breathed a sigh of relief after walking out of the main hall.
The guards of the Governor's Mansion sent the imperial report into Li Siye's study, followed by Tian Zhen, who joined the army at Jiedu, and Cheng Qianli, the deputy envoy. They sat on both sides of the study room, holding their chests and heads high, holding their breaths.
Li Siye used a knife to cut the sealing wax on the newspaper, opened it and browsed it carefully, then handed the newspaper to Cheng Qianli from the desk: "You should also take a look at the contents of this newspaper."
After Cheng Qianli lowered his head to read it, he passed it to Tian Zhen. After Tian Zhen read it, he closed the newspaper with a snap and said angrily: "Your Majesty is really too confused! There are more than 20 An Lushan generals."
General Ban replaced Han generals, and his intentions were obvious. He was so wise at the beginning. He launched a coup to kill Empress Wei's party, eradicate Princess Taiping, and made good use of Yao Chong, Song Jing, and Zhang Shuo Yu Wenrong, creating a revolution that had not been seen in a thousand years.
How come the prosperous age has become so dim now?"
Deputy Ambassador Cheng sighed, shook his head and said, "Even if the saint is old and tired now and no longer willing to work diligently, has he also lost the ability to distinguish right from wrong? Why does An's alienation turn a blind eye when it is so obvious?"
Li Siye lifted up the pen holder hanging on the pen holder, turned it in his hands like a juggle, and said to the two of them: "There is a kind of bird in the desert to the southwest of Dashi. When it encounters a strong enemy, it will cut its head off."
Buried in the soil, thinking that the danger of the five senses will not exist. The saint may be similar to this. From the end of Kaiyuan to the beginning of Tianbao, he abandoned the troubled government and entered the comfort zone, and began to specialize in music, calligraphy, and dance. This comfort
It was fourteen years, and he could never get out. He was only willing to accept the world's stability and prosperity, and was unwilling to believe that corrupt officials were rampant and the people were suffering from disasters and poverty. So much so that the government did not change the phase for sixteen years, and the border town did not change the general for thirteen years.
Now that the crisis has emerged, An Lushan has taken root in Youyan and Liaodong and it is difficult to remove it. How could he not know?"
"He is like a mirror in his heart, and he also knows that this shortcoming is caused by himself, but he is unwilling to believe it, and he is unwilling to get rid of the accumulated shortcomings. Because once he does this, he has to step out of his comfort zone and take risks. For
For an old man who is over seventy years old, he is no longer willing to go through trouble anymore, so he can only lie to himself, hoping to use his past love for An Lushan to exchange for An's conscience and his own peace in his later years."
The penholder in his hand fell to the ground with a bang, and the bamboo pole broke into two pieces. Cheng Qianli and Tian Zhen thought it was a kind of divination, and were frightened. When they saw Li Siye picking up the pen lightly, their expressions returned to calm.
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Li Siye raised his head and sneered: "It's a pity that Yang Guozhong has served the saint for ten years and has no idea what the emperor is thinking. He always thought that the emperor still favored and trusted An Lushan, so he kept using means to force An Lushan to reveal his betrayal.
. Little did you know that the saint now only wants to stabilize Anlu Mountain, but Yang Zhao wants to force him to make a quick counterattack."
"In fact, An Lushan is not willing to take the initiative to step out of his comfort zone.