Chapter 12: Pindao Road No. Tongtian
"I... go to heaven."
The four vigilant people asked Lin Dong, who was about to say his original name, to have some changes in his heart, and the answers naturally changed.
"Tongtian?"
Duan Zhengchun was stunned for a moment, and he didn't seem to have expected such a little Taoist priest to call such a big name.
It should be noted that in ancient China, the word "Heaven and Earth" represented more than just two words.
Dali is one of the branches of Chinese culture, so we naturally know very well about this.
"Master Tongtian?"
"This name..."
"Why is it a little bit?"
Not only Duan Zhengchun was stunned, but also the three of them, Zhu Danchen, Gu Ducheng, and Fu Sigui, who were the "wood and farming" who were also stayed there.
"That's right, I'm going to call Tongtian."
Lin Dong smiled slightly, and faced the four dull people, he continued lightly: "I think all four are surprised by the name of me? But in fact, there is no need to be so surprised. Since I dare to call myself a selves, there is a reason."
"oh?"
"Duan wants to ask where Taoist Master Tongtian came from? What advice do you have?" This time, Duan Zhengchun became interested.
The Dali royal family indeed admires Buddhism more, but that is because of the existence of Tianlong Temple.
In the plot, even Duan Yanqing wanted to find Master Kurong from Tianlong Temple to be fair when something happened, which is evident.
In addition to Duan clan like Master Kurong, there is Duan Zhengming's cousin Shangming Emperor.
From this point of view alone, it is not just a simple monk temple.
In addition to this, there is actually a plot that can indirectly prove the status of Dali monks.
In the plot, when Duan Yu was locked in the cellar, Duan Zhengming wanted to ask for help, but Tianlong Temple was all the Duan family, so it was not convenient for him to deal with Duan Yanqing, and he himself was not convenient, so he had to go to Nihua Temple to invite the Huangmei Monk.
If it's just like this, nothing can prove it.
But anyone who has read the work should still remember it a little.
The reason why the yellow-browed monk came out of the mountain and was willing to abandon his toes was that Duan Zhengming said something.
Duan Zhengming's words were: "From tomorrow, I will issue an order to abolish the salt tax for five years."
And Master Huangmei’s reply is a bit intriguing.
He said: "My good brother is very grateful to all the people."
After that, the plot of the yellow-browed monk giving up his toes to win Duan Yanqing's game.
The problem is here.
Does salt or salt tax have a relationship with the people?
Let’s not talk about other people. Here, we only refer to the beggar emperor’s hatred towards Zhang Shicheng, so we can see that the salt tax has no relationship with the people, and it is something that is very harmful to people.
Modern people cannot understand it because in modern times, a bag of salt only costs one dollar, but it has increased little by little over decades.
In ancient times, a small piece of salt said it was not big, and it could not make a stable country or make a fortune.
But it is not small either. It is sold to ordinary people for half a year, and there is no problem of eating and drinking every day.
Therefore, the salt tax is not something that ordinary people can access at all. Those who are qualified to profit from it are the absolute powerful people in the current era.
Even the yellow-browed monk in Nihua Temple is like this, let alone the Tianlong Temple.
Lin Dong even suspected that the apparently Emperor Shangde (the father of Duan Yanqing), Emperor Shangming (the cousin of Duan Zhengming), Emperor Baoding (Duan Zhengming) and others were actually just puppets. The ones who really held the power were probably the monks in the temple.
From this, two speculations can be made.
1. A fierce man appeared in Tianlong Temple, whose strength was no less than that of a sweeping monk. This person was not as unconcerned as a sweeping monk. He was probably secretly controlling the politics, economy and military of Dali.
The reason why those emperors became monks should be "Since they can't beat them, they should just join, anyway, they exploit the people."
2. The Duan family did not want to be the top, and secretly controlled Dali under the leadership of several ancestors. Even if the people in power on the surface were dead, it would not affect their continued control of power.
The ability of religion is sometimes unspeakable in words.
Just like Emperor Wu of Liang, he was the emperor, but he starved to death outside the city.
This also means that if no one dealt with these people, even if the Dali regime outside forgets, this group of Duan's descendants can still control the power, and maybe it is much bigger than the surface.
In this way, it can be explained why Duan Zhengming wanted to become a monk as soon as he encountered something.
Is that still a monk? It’s clear that he is going to be a Buddha!
Where does the emperor's power go? The Buddha does whatever he wants.
Of course, Lin Dong didn’t know the specific situation. As long as he knew that Dali people were crazy about religious beliefs, it was enough.
As for whether Duan Zhengchun could discover the glacier under the tip of the iceberg, this is almost certain.
However, this kind of thing was not something Duan Zhengchun, a young man in his twenties, could have discovered.
Even if he is qualified to know, Master Kurong and others will not inform him at this time, but will let him discover it himself.
The above is Lin Dong's calculation result and the reason why he appeared.
If something is wrong, he will just turn around and run away.
"I come from wherever I come from, and from wherever I go."
Lin Dong first bowed politely, then said with a glorious look on his face: "The reason he appeared is because he saw the great cause and effect on Mr. Duan. I am just curious."
After hearing this, Duan Zhengchun became more excited: "I wonder what he saw for a long time? Can you tell me one or two?"
If he had been more than ten years later, he would never have been as curious as he is now, and it would not have been impossible to poke Lin Dong to death with one finger.
But now, he is only in his early twenties and has become a prince. He thinks that everything is in control and is not used to killing everything at the source.
Lin Dong was still calm, and the sage Feng said: "I saw that Mr. Duan has a great blessing in his love for you, and a pair of sisters fell in love with you at the same time."
"hiss--"
Duan Zhengchun took a deep breath, turned around and looked at the three guards. When he saw them shaking their heads slightly, he became a little surprised and confused when he looked at Lin Dong.
"One of his surname Gan and the other two surnames Qin, I don't know what I said?"
Before Duan Zhengchun could speak, Lin Dong continued, "In addition to these two women, I also saw that Mr. Duan was entangled with a woman surnamed Kang, and was constantly involved with a woman surnamed Dao, and was also inseparable from a woman surnamed Ruan.
I wonder, what I said is correct?"
hiss--
hiss--
hiss--
Now, let alone Duan Zhengchun, Qiao, Geng and Du, they all took a breath and looked horrified.
When Lin Dong saw that the fire was almost done, he smiled and said, "I am calling it the heavens, but it is not that I can reach the heavens and the earth. It is just because I can see through the destiny of heaven and to reach the heavens and man, so I call it."
"And the destiny of the Lord Duan is entangled, the fortune is long, and the thread of cause and effect is even more connected."
Chapter completed!