Chapter 30 The Northern Sect of Buddhism
When Xu You heard the word "She", the first thing that came to his mind was Zhong Xiang, the leader of the rebel army in the early Southern Song Dynasty. This man established a very famous organization - the Township Society, and then used the Township Society to gather a large number of people and rose up. He first resisted the Jin Dynasty, and later separatist, and was finally destroyed by Yue Fei's troops.
In other words, society is one of the synonyms of secret organizations!
Xu You once liked to hunt for curiosity and read many miscellaneous books, such as the Freemasons, the Xunshan Secret Practice, the Rose Cross Group, etc. Some are true, some are false, and some are difficult to distinguish between true and false, and it is hard to say whether they exist or not. There are more secret organizations in China, from the Qin to the Qing Dynasty, thousands of years of Chinese history is the history of the struggle between the ruling class and the ruling class. Folk sects such as Taiping Tao, Tianshi Tao, Maitreya Buddhism, White Lotus Buddhism, Manichaeism, and the Township Society are all very good at inciting the ruled people who are dissatisfied with reality, secretly form parties, gather people to plan things, and resist the oppression of the rulers, causing countless huge waves.
These are influential organizations, with clear records in history books, or are passed down by word of mouth to this day. In addition, there must be some secret organizations that are not known to people, just like the Fengmen mentioned by He Ru, which Xu You has never even heard of!
Of course, it may also be because time and space have moved towards a completely different trajectory. Xu You came from later generations and had never heard of the wind gate. It is normal for you to see Zuo Wei, Shu Frost, and the expressions of the Winter Solstice, are all capitalized confusion!
Zuo Qi is the military marquis of Yuan, Lu Shuang is a famous prostitute in Qingle Tower, and the Winter Solstice has been in charge of the boat pavilion. They are all well-informed people, but they never knew that there was a "wind gate" in the world!
"The Fengmen is very... how to describe it, it's very wonderful!" He Ru raised his head, and the teacup in his hand was shaking unconsciously, with a deep and quiet look, and said, "I don't have much contact with it, but I feel that they are like... like hermits in the mountains, no matter whether they ask Hu Han or the North or South, who will be the master of the world, it doesn't matter. They live as much as they should, and are indifferent to the chaos in the outside world. But sometimes they are like profit-seeking merchants. If the price is right and the timing is right, they can be no different from the high and low, regardless of men and women, life and death, and are in their hands. Whether it is Jiangdong or Zhongyuan, in their eyes, they are all business that indicates the price. If the negotiation is done, they will go out and dormant, and if they don't get it, isn't it very wonderful?"
Xu You whispered: "Well, it's amazing, but it's also strange!"
"good!"
He Ru drank the tea in the cup and his eyes turned to doubt. It seemed that something was blocking his eyes. He could not see the truth inside. He said: "Everyone has a purpose in doing anything. There are many strange places in the Fengmen. One is to accumulate money, two is to collect intelligence, three is to raise troops, and four is to build human feelings. Anything that is between four points is enough to make people wary. I guess Fengmen has made great plans, which is far beyond our imagination..."
Zuo Qi asked, "I understand the first three points, what does it mean to weave human feelings?"
"I just said that my master fled to the Northern Wei Dynasty and relied on the power of the Fengmen. But I also said, where did the monk get the money to ask the Fengmen to help? Their asking price is not low!"
"Then..." Lu Shuang said curiously: "Did the husband find a way to make money?"
He Ru's expression was quite entertaining, and he said, "This private voyage is the biggest shame of the Yuan family of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The risks and difficulties can be imagined, but the Fengmen has not taken a single document!"
Xu You never asked who He Ru’s master was, but the Winter Solstice heard the implicit sound. He was so surprised that he could hardly close his mouth. He pointed at him and stammered: "You, are you a disciple of Master Tanchen?"
He Ru silent for a while and said lightly: "It's hard for you to know the Master's Dharma name!"
The heart was shocked and could not make a sound for a long time, saying, "It turns out that Master Tanchen is really traveling south... Who is in seclusion in Chengguang Temple in Luoyang?"
"Of course, it's a fake monk!"
Speaking of this, He Ru fell back and forth, laughed and said, "Tuoba Yu, oh, now it should be called Yuan Yu. He was so angry that he vomited blood, afraid that it would hurt Yuan's face, so he ordered people to pretend to be the master and told the public that he had been in seclusion and practiced in Chengguang Temple. In fact, he had been a Western-Caigogue product."
Dong Xie stuttered: "When I saw the information, I said that there might be a big Buddhist figure from the north, but I was very uncertain. I just heard the rumors by chance. Because this matter has little to do with Guo, I did not pay further attention. I didn't expect it to be... it turned out to be true..."
Even Zuo Qi, a person who was not very familiar with the Northern Wei Buddhist Sect, had heard of Tanchen's name, and was also shocked and said: "Isn't Ling Shi regarded as the national teacher by Yuan Yu? How could he escape to the south?"
He Ru laughed and said, "National Master? Yuan Yu respected my Master on the surface, but he only valued his status in the Buddhist sect, but never listened to him. His true confidant was the monk Lingzhi."
"Spiritual?"
The Winter Solstice seemed to know a lot about the Buddha Sect of Wei State and said, "Isn't Monk Lingzhi the junior brother of Master Tanchen?"
"So what about brothers?"
He Ru was disdainful and extremely disgusted with this monk Lingzhi and said, "Master, who practiced Buddhism in a subtle way, only knew how to live in simplicity, compiled Buddhist scriptures, and repeatedly advised Yuan Yu not to kill non-sinners, but was alienated by him. But what he didn't expect was that Lingzhi used the changes of art to guide him, and took advantage of the master's own and was confused by the holy listeners. He gradually gained Yuan Yu's trust and often called the great monk without calling him a name. One of them became the national teacher of Wei, but actually had Lingzhi long ago."
"Even so, the Buddha Sect is still in power in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Why do you have to take a big risk and go back to Chu State privately? If any mistakes occur on the road..." Lu Shuang couldn't even think about it and said softly: "Fortunately, both Langjun and Ling Shi are safe and sound!"
"Yes, fortunately, it's safe and sound!" The autumnal equinox patted his chest, with a look of fear on his face and said, "The Fengmen does not charge money, but does things as well as money. It seems that he is willing to do good things!"
"At present, it is indeed selfless, but what will happen in the future is still waiting to be seen!" He Ru glanced at Xu You, and saw that he had been sitting quietly and listening quietly, without any intention of speaking, and smiled and said, "Qilang must have thought that I encouraged the master to escape..."
The two of them were already very familiar with each other, and they knew each other's thoughts at a glance. Xu You smiled and asked, "Isn't it?"
"Actually, it's not. I'm just a little monk in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Although I have followed my master in the palace several times, I have countless eyes on it. It's impossible to secretly make friends with the powerful and powerful people. I'm trapped in the temple on weekdays and can't go anywhere. How can I find someone I can trust to help escape from the border? As for Master, except for translating scriptures and accepting disciples and teaching Dharma, I never ask about the rest of my affairs and not paying attention to it. It's better to instigate him to think of a solution..."
"With your means, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can always come up with a solution."
"Different, different! Qilang has never been to the Northern Dynasties, and does not know the customs there are different from Chu, or even any previous dynasty. The Northern Wei Dynasty respected the Hu people, and the Han people were equivalent to livestock, and sometimes even livestock. Of course, some Han people were valued by the Yuan family, but that was only a rare small group. Most of them were slaves in the eyes of the Hu people." He Ru looked at the Winter Solstice, and in front of her, some things could not be said too thoroughly. It was not that they did not trust her, but that there was no need to use secrets to test the loyalty of a little girl who had just defected to her, and said, "I am an orphan, but also a Han person. Even if I am willing to flatter and kneel down, there would be no Hu people looking up to you. So no matter how powerful the means are, there is no use of martial arts!"
Lu Shuang touched her snow-white jaw and suddenly thought of a way, saying, "Since you have learned from Master Tanchen, why not study Buddhism carefully and become a monk. Even the Hu people admire him. What is it not easy to do?"
"It's not that easy to be a monk..." He Ru smiled without any shame, "I have been studying Buddhism for more than 20 years, but I can't even read a Buddhist scripture. If you want to be a monk, it's easier than to be a foreign country."
The autumnal equinox was shocked and suddenly felt that the monks were all gods, otherwise why wouldn’t even be a Buddha if such a good person as He Ru learned?
"No way?"
The Winter Solstice asked the question in the autumnal equinox and said, "Mr.'s knowledge, even the God Concubine and Sister, can't read the Buddhist scriptures just by themselves?" In the knowledge of the Winter Solstice, the person with the best knowledge is Concubine Song. Even the person who praises her will not be able to read a Buddhist scripture at least.
"I can't read it because I have a demon who can't read it!"
He Ru did not continue to explain, saying, "Qilang should understand, you can ask him in the future."
Xu You certainly understood that He Ru had hatred in his heart, and he could not and did not want to be bound by Buddhist scriptures to revenge, so he deliberately did not study hard. It is very likely that when Tanchen preached, this gentleman was touching his bald head and drowsy. No wonder He Ru had no sense of belonging to the Buddhist sect of Chu when he first met him. Even Zhu Daorong cursed him without any respect. It turned out that his usual jokes were true, and he was just a fake monk.
However, Xu You would not tell the Winter Solstice these words, and said, "Since there is no way to heaven and no way to enter the earth, and there is no imminent disaster, why do you suddenly want to leave?"
"I don't know the specific reason."
He Ru sighed and said, "That night, Master asked my senior brother and I to prepare my luggage. At the third anniversary of the day, he left Chengguang Temple and joined a Hu merchant convoy from the Western Regions, and then moved to the border between the western border with Yizhou. There were swamps and thorns, uninhabited for more than a hundred years, and there was no path to pass. If you were not careful, you would be swallowed up by the mud. But I never thought that someone had used 3,000 pieces of cloth to pave a road among the thorns all over the mountains, allowing us to safely pass this section of the natural chasm, and thus avoided the pursuers and arrived in the territory of Chu."
Three thousand pieces of cloth are connected to the end and end, and even if they are folded layer by layer, they are still thirty kilometers away. If He Ru hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Xu You believed that he would not lie and would almost think there was something wrong with his ears.
What kind of financial resources and what kind of organization can use such incredible means to secretly conquer Chen Cang for a Tanchen?
Wind door, wind door!
Xu You read it silently twice, looked at He Ru at once, and suddenly became extremely alert to this unknown society!
"So, from the Lingshi to the brothers, you all owe the great favors of Fengmen! If Fengmen asks you to do things in the future, it will be extremely refusal!"
He Ru smiled bitterly and said, "If it is a small matter, you can do it. If it is too troublesome, I can't make a living for the Fengmen. However, Master is the most trustworthy person, and I'm afraid he will be used by others..."
Xu You finally realized He Ru's weakness. He had no father or ruler in his heart, his methods were lawless, and he had no defense from the barbarians and Xia. All his energy before his life came to an end was spent on revenge on the An dynasty. Such a person is not afraid of life and death, does not seek fame and fortune, nor does he have shame or dignity. He is extremely smart and has unparalleled wisdom and plans. Who can control his idleness?
The old monk may be the only one who made He Ru care about!
"Okay, after saying this, your mouth is dry and your frost, you go to the kitchen to boil some sugar water."
Lu Shuang responded quickly and stood up, followed by the autumnal equinox and said, "I'll go too, sister can't do these things well!"
"Don't you underestimate me? You'll be watching next to me later. Don't help me, I'll do it!"
Dongzhi knew that they could not listen to the next words, and followed the two girls obediently. When Zuo Qi closed the door, Xu You frowned slightly. He Ru immediately understood his thoughts and shook his head and said, "The Fengmen should not be so powerful... Five years ago, I was unknown in the temples of the Northern Wei Dynasty. No one except Master knew my life experience. The Fengmen could not prepare for the future, and the layout was so profound and terrifying. Moreover, I wanted to force me to submit through Master, but I was just a delusion. Since I gave up everything, I would not be confused by anyone anymore!"
Having said that, people are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless? He Ru may not be a ruthless person, but just suppressed his nature for revenge. He has been in the temple for twenty-five years, listening to Buddha preaching every day, but no matter what, he is not a full-blown evil person with the loss of human nature. When he really reaches the critical moment of choice, he may not be able to give up the master who raised and taught himself to grow up.
And Xu You cannot agree with one thing. If Fengmen is really ulterior motives and has far-reaching plans, it may not be impossible to invest in He Ru in advance. Anyway, for Fengmen, the cost of investment is extremely low and the promising benefits in the future are extremely great. They do not understand the input-output ratio, but they will also calculate the economic accounts.
"You were sent to Chengguang Temple by Wang Shou since you were two years old and became a disciple of Master Tanchen. You should not know your life experience. How did you know later? Did Master Ling tell you the night he fled from the Northern Wei Dynasty?"
"I knew about my life experience ten years ago when I fled from the Northern Wei Dynasty." He Ru's expression was as usual, as if talking about other people's past, and said, "Ten years ago, I remembered it very clearly. It was the Lantern Festival, and the city was decorated with lights and no curfew. Wang Shou came to pay homage to his master overnight. When the two talked in secret, I accidentally passed by and heard everything."
"Did they find you?"
"Well, I was in a state of dismay and hit the door frame. But the master did not intend to continue hiding it, because Wang Shou came to find the master to make me marry a wife, so that he could leave his blood..."
"This Wang Shou is grateful for his kindness, just as there are villains among the Han people, and there are gentlemen among the Hu people! Morality and morality, with the truth in the heart, naturally there is virtue, but it has nothing to do with the Hu Han and the Chinese."
"Yes, even if Wang Shou has been favored by his ancestors, he can save me at the risk of his clan punishment, which is actually enough to repay me. After ten years, no one knows that I am General He's posthumous son, so he wants to let me return to secular life and continue the He family." A hint of gratitude flashed through He Ru's eyes and said, "It's just that Master refused, I don't want to accept it. Family enemies cannot be avenged, and having a child is also a shame for He family. From that day on, I couldn't sleep every night. When I closed my eyes, I seemed to see the scene of the whole family being slaughtered. I suffered ten years of torture. I have been tortured for ten years. I have never heard of a Buddhist chant... Yuan Yu has held many unblocked meetings and allowed monks to argue with the scriptures. I went on stage three times and lost three times. From then on, no one looked at me more, so I stolen my leisure time and started to learn the four phases of Yin Fu..."
"By the way, where did you learn the four aspects of Yin Fu?" Xu You was always curious about this. Yin Fu technique has been lost for a long time. He Ru was trapped in Chengguang Temple and could not even go out of the gate. How could he learn such a legendary secret technique?
"It was Wang Shou who gave me. He said that it was a treasure found from He Mansion. It was hidden in a brocade box with gilded jade. It looked very expensive at first glance. It had been preserved for ten years and finally the goods were returned to the original owner!"
Xu You nodded, the explanation was reasonable, and said: "The generals who conquered the Northern Emperor have great power and are in the court and the country, and it is reasonable to find Yin Talisman Art. Perhaps they have the will of heaven in the dark, so you will rely on the secret techniques of your family to avenge the deep revenge of the sea of blood!"
"The Yin Talisman Technique is just a knife, but if you don't have a hand holding the knife, revenge is just a delusion."
Xu You was willing to make a hand holding the knife, but he had to be careful that the blade was too sharp and hurt himself. He raised his head, his eyes as if there was a substance, and said, "Why is the reason for the order to leave the Northern Wei Dynasty in a hurry?"
Just now, Lu Shuang's three girls were there, and He Rutui said he didn't know, but Xu You could see it clearly. Even if he didn't know at that time, after these five years, He Ru should have some clues.
"After Lingzhi gained power, he tempted Yuanyu to build a pagoda. He was extremely extravagant and worked hard for the common people. He was strongly opposed by the ministers in the court and had an unstable position. In addition, the Zuo Guanglu doctor Cui Boyu led the Taoist Kang Jing of Songshan to the court and fought with Lingzhi to compete for favor. The master realized that the monk general had undergone a major change, so he refused to listen to his advice and refused to follow his advice, so he had to look south in a hurry to seek the Northern Sect."
Taoist of Songshan?
Xu You immediately remembered Kou Qianzhi. Kang Jing, I wonder if it was Kou Qianzhi in this time and space. If so, Tanchen's feeling was right!
"Also, after the command of the army to the south, why did the Chu State not vigorously promote it? Isn't this a good opportunity to attack the face of the Northern Wei Dynasty?"
He Ru shook his head and said, "Yuan Yu may have sent a secret envoy to reach an agreement with An Zidao. As long as he pays a sufficient price, he is not afraid that An Zidao will disagree. The master does not love fame and fortune, and as long as he has a size, he can live in the translation of scriptures. He just happens to be hidden in the temple and is too lazy to show up and socialize in the mundane affairs. However, according to my guess, the biggest reason should be Zhu Daorong."
"Um?"
"Zhu Daorong wants to be the monk master of the Chu Buddhist sect, and has also been recognized by the six schools and seven sects. However, if the master frequently shows up and receives the holy favor, the belonging of the monk master is still unknown."
Tamping the threat in its infancy was like Zhu Daorong's method. So with the intentional or unintentional cooperation between the north and the south, the Northern Wei master and the monk Tanchen of the Buddhist Northern Sect were like a stone sinking into the sea, unable to stir up any more waves!
This is power!
This is the benefit!
Chapter completed!