Chapter 697

The old Taoist walked slowly in front, followed by Fang Xie and Xiang qingniu. This old man who plays an important role in the Taoism of the great Sui Dynasty and even in the Jianghu of the great Sui Dynasty seems to be very interested in Yongzhou. He looked very carefully, as if he didn't want to let go of the dirt in the gap of the city wall.

"There are some mysterious and mysterious things that you don't believe, but you often hear people mention..."

Immortal Zhang said with some disappointment: "For example, to Nourish Qi, I have heard that the Buddha, the great wheel Ming king, nourishes the great wheel temple with the Qi of snow mountains, so the great wheel temple is the first-class place in the world, so there are so many people with amazing accomplishments in the great wheel temple. I also heard that brother Xiao planted mountain peaches all over Qingle mountain to drain the Qi of mountains and rivers... Junior brother Xiang, isn't it?"

In terms of seniority, Zhang Zhen called Xiang qingniu a younger martial brother, which gave Xiang qingniu enough face. Although emperor Tianyou of the Sui Dynasty appointed Xiao 19 as a Taoist priest and leader of the Taoism sect, in terms of seniority, when Zhang Yiyang of Wudang Mountain was already in a prominent position in the Jianghu, Xiao 19 was still a fortune teller and cheated on the street. He was haggling over every penny for a penny or two. How about Xiao 19's Taoist identity He came from a wild way. He didn't worship under any Taoist temple at the beginning, but made a Taoist Robe by himself.

But he lied to the right person, so he became prosperous later.

Cheating the emperor is not a chance?

"Please forgive me, senior brother..."

Although Xiang qingniu is unruly, he can only speak solemnly in front of Zhang Zhenren: "I'm a wanderer in the school. I've been wandering all over the world all the time. The eldest martial brother, I've only been there once since he took charge of qingleshan Yiqi temple. In addition, I'm the most incompetent in cultivation and have poor opinions. I learned a lot from the bad roots of the three senior brothers, but I didn't learn anything good... So... I don't know what it means to Nourish Qi."

Xiao 19's bluff and deception, Xiang Qingzheng said to go. He really learned a lot about Luo Weiran's Jianghu tricks.

Zhang Zhenzhen smiled: "it's a way to be frank."

He looked at the broad Yongzhou city wall and said: "Daozu once said that the so-called Taoism is nothing more than natural. People's temperament is the closest thing to Taoism. If they think that others are Taoism and forcibly change their temperament to learn from others, how can they know that they are not going the opposite way? I have seen your eldest martial brother, your second martial brother, and your third martial brother... Brother Xiao has achieved great success in middle-aged cultivation, but because of a word of greed. Prince Zhong practices the way of heaven in the most ordinary manner because of a word dispute. Your third martial brother Luo Weiran is actually the most talented of your four martial brothers, but he doesn't know what his way is, so he gradually loses and wastes his excellent bones. "

He looked back at Xiang qingniu: "you understand the Tao heart, but you are still straightforward. I don't know how high you will achieve in the future. Few people in the world can understand that I am the Tao, the Tao is me, I am still me, and the Tao is the truth of the Tao."

Xiang qingniu had a headache. He wanted to think about it seriously, but he had no clue at all.

He used to be sleepy when he heard Xiao 19 talk about morality. Now, although it sounds much more interesting to hear Zhang Zhenzhen talk about morality than Xiao 19 said, he still can't touch his head. Tao has a clear understanding of his heart. In fact, Xiang qingniu doesn't know what he has realized now.

Still didn't realize anything.

"I don't understand..."

Xiang qingniu smiled.

"Good realm, so comfortable."

Zhang Zhenzhen sincerely praised Xiang qingniu. When he looked at Xiang qingniu, his eyes were full of envy. This made Xiang qingniu even more puzzled. His heart said how to be good and comfortable?

He doesn't understand, and neither does he.

Fang Jie has heard such words that sound vague and make sense. Although he knows that what immortal Zhang said must have a clear understanding, he doesn't think so. Xiang qingniu doesn't understand it and doesn't understand it when he thinks hard. Fang Jie doesn't think at all because he doesn't care at all.

"General Fang, when I last met, I was fishing for Python. This time, I didn't expect that the general was chopping python."

"Cut Python?"

Fang Jie didn't understand this sentence: "please teach me."

Zhang Zhenzhen smiled and said: "There are many things that you know are right, but once you want to do it, you will find that there are many hardships and obstacles. It's like walking on a rugged and narrow path, hobbling in order to see a more beautiful sunrise on the top of the mountain, but the path seems to have no end, and it's difficult to walk. You just set foot on the path, but you find a python in front of you. Going forward is a disaster and danger. Going back is a flat road... General Fang did not retreat, but drew a knife and cut the python, which is admirable. "

"What did the real person say?"

Fang Xie asks again.

"Let the people benefit the most. This is the path."

Fang Xie then understood what immortal Zhang was talking about. Unexpectedly, his decree was issued. Not long after, even immortal Zhang knew it.

"Do what I can and do what I want."

Fang Xie answered.

"There is a word in your name, and there is a word in your word."

Zhang Zhenren said as he walked, "if you understand these two words thoroughly, they will be of great benefit and fun."

Fang Xie, the word Jue Xiao.

"Untie, Jue Xiao, so you understand, you understand."

Immortal Zhang continued, "don't be confused. Now that you have done it, it means that you have cut the python of the hengchen path. Do you think that Python is many obstacles and difficulties in the world? Wrong... That Python is your own heart."

Immortal Zhang seemed to be in a good mood. After stopping, he looked at Fang Xie and said with a smile, "I thought the most mysterious thing was your body with seven veins together. Who ever thought that the most mysterious thing was your mind. I heard a lot of things along the way and saw a lot of things, which made me feel a lot. You are a brave man and a pure man."

"Pure people?"

Xiang qingniu rubbed his nose and asked, "what is pure man?"

He waited for Zhang Zhenzhen to give him the answer. Who thought Zhang Zhenzhen shook his head: "I'm not a pure person, so I don't know how special a pure person is. Why don't you ask him?"

He pointed to the solution.

Xiang qingniu looked at Fang Xie's face and gave up: "he is more confused than me."

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"But, immortal, some people say that I kill too much. Others say that blood has fascinated my heart“

Fang Xie poured a cup of tea for Zhen Zhang in the pavilion. Zhen Zhang then smiled and asked: "How about your own heart? Do you want others to tell you? Everything has two sides, such as Buddhism... You know, I know, he also knows that king lunming is actually the most evil person in the world. How much more blood is in his hand than you? If your blood is a lake, his blood is a vast sea. But Buddhism is everywhere in the western regions. Everyone believes in Buddhism's compassion and benevolence Isn't it the good side? "

"No matter whether the great wheel Ming king is good or evil, the Buddha sect has done a lot of good deeds. Otherwise, why did millions of herdsmen come from all directions to protect the religion? Why did so many ordinary people fight with death? Because the Buddha sect has done evil and good deeds. If you say that you kill evil, naturally many people will think Kill you. Of course, there will be people who want you to live a long life. "

Fang Xie nodded and sat opposite immortal Zhang meditating.

"I come from the north, walking and watching all the way..."

Zhang Zhenzhen said: "After leaving Chang'an City, I went to the northwest first. I took a trip to the place controlled by GaoKai Taihe and Wang Yiqu. They have a good relationship with the local aristocratic families, so they will have a lot of financial support. They are not short of food and money, but I saw in Huikang City that Wang Yiqu sent people to recruit new soldiers. There are few applicants, and most of them are beggars, old and weak, who can't live..."

"Why?"

He asked

Fang Xie replied, "because there are many rich families supporting it, Wang Yiqu of gaokaitai will repay it. What they can repay to the rich families is not their own interests, but the people. The people are squeezed harder, so they would rather flee than join the army."

"Don't you quite understand?"

Zhang Zhenzhen smiled.

"I crossed the river, entered Huangyang road and made a special trip around Zhuque mountain. Your Zhuque mountain camp has been recruiting recruits, and there are an endless stream of applicants. Your officials in charge of recruiting soldiers strictly control the qualification of selecting people. Those who are not strong will not accept them, the only son at home will not accept them, and beggars will not accept them. Even so, there are still endless queues."

"Since ancient times, if you want to achieve great things, you must grasp the key point. You see this key point better than them."

Fang Xie shook his head: "Or I never thought that I would be the winner in the end. So some people will make trouble whatever they like. Maybe when I lose and die in the future, the people who get benefits from me will eventually return to their original days, but after all, they have been safe and satisfied for several years. Even in their memories, they should always think of it."

"This is Dacheng."

Immortal Zhang smiled: "I came here to tell you my thoughts. It seems that you don't need me to say anything. You know everything. So this trip is unnecessary, but it's worth it."

"Is immortal Zhang leaving?"

Xiang qingniu asked.

"The world has changed."

Immortal Zhang sighed slightly and looked up at the sky: "The king of the great wheel Ming stole a thousand years, and the stars stole the reincarnation of life and death, which has angered the balance of the world. Maybe great changes will happen in a short time. I saw a terrible weapon in Zhuque mountain, which even practitioners are afraid it is difficult to resist. In the past, practitioners can retreat even if they are defeated by the enemy. But once this weapon is pushed Ok... The battlefield and even the Jianghu are no longer the world of practitioners. "

Fang Xie was stunned and couldn't help looking at immortal Zhang.

"I didn't blame you."

Zhang Zhenzhen said seriously: "There is an inevitable direction for the development of the world. I have heard that this kind of firearm has been popularized in the army in countries outside the eastern ocean, and it is more powerful. In the future, if countries outside the ocean invade the Central Plains and have such powerful firearm, what can the people of the Central Plains resist? By practitioners? Practitioners may be able to reverse the war situation at first, but weapons can be manufactured in large quantities and practice Can practitioners? If they build more workshops, they can build more weapons. Can practitioners, without decades of cultivation, stop the explosion of that firearm? "

"Once the practitioners in the Central Plains have suffered heavy losses, what else do they rely on?"

He looked at Fang Xie and said, "you're right. Maybe that's the right way to develop. But because of this, the direction of development scares me. So I decided to escape. I'd better go back to Wudang Mountain. I shouldn't have been involved in politics and state affairs. Now it's hard to get out and hide if I can."

He patted Fang Xie on the shoulder. If there was a deep meaning, he said: "the changes of the times will always sacrifice a large number of people. But this is different from the charge and trap. You are in front of the charge and nine times out of ten die first. With the changes of the times, you are in front, and most of the people who die are behind..."

That's a little deep.