The King and Queen of Nanzhao were sitting indoors drinking tea.
Zhang Zhongliang and Shan Shan entered the house hand in hand and greeted the King and Queen of Nanzhao: "My son, I wish my father the king and my concubine to say hello."
The queen asked Shan Shan to sit down next to her and asked questions.
King Nanzhao looked at Zhang Zhongliang and praised: "Your Majesty, the officials at court have spoken highly of you recently. Do you have any insights?"
Zhang Zhongliang: "My child is here just for this matter."
King Nanzhao: "Come and listen."
Zhang Zhongliang: "Since ancient times, the way of kings has always been to sit in the palace and go to court. However, the king comes to the world just to play with power, and how can he understand the sufferings of the people. Therefore, the king and his subjects cannot communicate with each other, or even be thousands of feet apart. Child governance The country must aspire to surpass the kings of the past generations, break their rules, and go the other way by focusing on patrolling abroad and sitting in court as a supplement. Only in this way can we embrace all rivers and get close to the people."
King Nanzhao was greatly pleased: "It makes perfect sense."
Zhang Zhongliang: "Since ancient times, it is not wrong to use scholar-bureaucrats to govern the country. The fault is only that the literati are rigidly rigid in the ancient methods and do not think about changes. In fact, in the mountains and wild places, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and all three religions and nine streams can be used to great effect."
King Nanzhao nodded frequently.
Zhang Zhongliang: "So I decided to go out tomorrow and visit the people privately, just to brainstorm ideas and hear the voices of hundreds of families, so that I can use them to govern the country in the future."
King Nanzhao said: "It's good to leave the palace and go out to relax. Although the territory is peaceful now, when you leave the palace, you must inform the officials along the way and strictly protect you."
Zhang Zhongliang: "It is enough for the government to provide escort during the trip. As for the private visit, only five warriors are required to accompany it. Otherwise, it will become an official tour, which will waste the people and money, and will be contrary to the purpose of this trip."
King Nanzhao nodded: "Well, what about the affairs of the court?"
Zhang Zhongliang: "The child has been arranged. Whenever the child travels in the future, the second brother can sit in the palace and act as the agent of the state. One is to practice his courage, and the other is to establish his prestige. What does the father want?"
King Nanzhao: "It is a good thing for brothers to work together with one heart and one mind, but I am afraid that your brother will not be able to handle the big task. He has learned from the past."
Zhang Zhongliang: "Father, don't worry, my second brother will impress everyone when he comes to the palace."
When King Nanzhao saw what Zhang Zhongliang said, he could only nod his head in belief and said, "Then just do as the emperor said."
"My father is wise, I have resigned." After Zhang Zhongliang said this, he and Shan Shan said goodbye to the king and queen of Nanzhao, and went back to pack their bags for the trip.
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On this day, Zhang Zhongliang, Shan Dan, and the five warriors came to the place where Shan Dan died from exhaustion after traveling thousands of miles south.
Zhang Zhongliang, Shan Dan, the five warriors and the guards of the prefecture stopped.
At the three-way intersection, another group of people lined up to greet them.
Zhang Zhongliang said to the prefect: "The territory ahead is not under your jurisdiction. Sir and your guards, please go back."
Magistrate: "Your Highness, take care. I will take my leave."
Shan Shan dismounted: "Right here, my thousand-mile horse is exhausted. What a pity, such a good horse, running for two days and two nights in a row."
Zhang Zhongliang: "This has nothing to do with the quality of the horse. No matter how good the horse is, if it exerts too much effort, it will collapse. Haste makes waste. Everything in the world is like this, and it cannot be exhausted."
Everyone nodded.
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That night, Zhang Zhongliang visited Chonger Shang, a Buddhist sect who believed in Salmonism, and had a heart-to-heart talk with him.
Zhang Zhongliang: "I heard that Your Excellency is extremely powerful and knowledgeable. Can you come to the palace? So that I can give you advice at any time."
Chong Ershang: "I believe in Shamanism. People in the mountains and wilds cannot climb up to the elegant hall. I tell the prince about my magical power. The so-called magical power is just because I have many acquaintances and friends. If I have many ears and eyes, I know everything. A person with magical power can only know everything." It is just a matter of summarizing and analyzing various rumors and then making a decision. Therefore, if the prince has thousands of ears and eyes, there is no need for private visits. It is not advisable to do everything personally."
Zhang Zhongliang: "I would like to hear the details."
Chong Ershang: "Everyone in the world has his own business. The monarch does the monarch's business, and the people do the people's business. If the monarch does the people's business, the country will not prosper. If the people do the monarch's business, the country will be in chaos."
Zhang Zhongliang: "It seems that my private visit is unnecessary."
Chong Ershang: "That's exactly it."
Shan Shan quickly winked at Chong Ershang and signaled him to shut up.
Chong Ershang pretended not to have seen it and kept talking: "In fact, all things in the world are unified, and we can draw inferences from one example."
Zhang Zhongliang and his party bid farewell to Chong Ershang.
Zhang Zhongliang: "We talked all night long last night. It was refreshing and I benefited a lot. Thank you, Master, for your teaching."
Chonger Shang: "Where do you want to go, Your Highness?"
Zhang Zhongliang: "Travel along the way, visit the fairyland, observe the people's sentiments, and be content with the situation."
Chong Ershang had an epiphany; "Oh, that's it. I was rude last night. I hope you can forgive me. Prince, take care."
Zhang Zhongliang: "Take care, see you soon."
On this day, Zhang Zhongliang and his party came to the mountain village where Shan was kidnapped by the bandits.
Shan Shan led Zhang Zhongliang into the hall.
The hall was overgrown with vegetation and desolate.
Shan Dan: "Strange, where have all these bandits gone?"
The two walked out of the hall.
A woodcutter happened to pass by, and Shan Shan recognized him as the bandit leader that day: "Hey, stop, aren't you the little bandit who captured me that day?"
The bandit leader rested his burden, touched the back of his head, and said with embarrassment: "Girl, if you laugh, you won't mention the old things, you'll have changed your mind a long time ago!"
Shan Dan: "Why?"
Bandit: "Shortly after the girl left, the officers and soldiers went into the mountain to encircle and suppress us. We were all arrested and imprisoned. Fortunately, the king of Nanzhao benevolent and granted amnesty to the world and released us. After that, Manjusri taught us the art of farming. From now on, I will feel at ease and just be a good citizen."
Shan Dan: "Well, what about Lei Yiheng?"
The young bandit became alert: "The girl is leading people up the mountain. It seems she wants to seek revenge against him."
Shan Dan: "Don't think too much. He gave me jewelry and a BMW that day, and I came here to thank him."
The little bandit pointed to a mulberry field not far away, where someone was sowing seeds in spring: "Look, that's Lei Yiheng, a good mulberry farmer. Now he holds the post of Li Zheng. For miles around, people don't pick up leftovers on the road and don't close their doors at night."
Zhang Zhongliang: "It's very good. The people don't worry about food and clothing, so how can they easily become bandits? My father has implemented benevolent policies and saved countless people. As the saying goes, if you turn back, you will find a shore. If there is no one to teach you, where will the shore be?"
Shan Dan: "Do you know where Manjusri lives now?"
The little bandit: "It's in the back mountain, where the girl's boudoir used to be. Now Manjusri lives there. I'm willing to lead the way."
Zhang Zhongliang walked with Shan Dan and Manjusri.
Zhang Zhongliang: "The master teaches the ignorant, transforms all living beings, and recreates them together."
Manjusri: "Human beings are human beings with a mortal body. Clothing, food, shelter, and behavior are the basis for survival. If food is not enough, the desire to grab food will suddenly arise in the stomach. If food and clothing are abundant, lustful thoughts will arise after seeing colors. This is no different from animals. However, humans are sentient things, neither plants nor trees. You must be able to understand the truth. Therefore, when people make mistakes, they make mistakes again and again. It is only a mistake in one thought, and a little bit of kindness is transformed into their kindness. If greed is gone, sin will naturally disappear."
Zhang Zhongliang: "It makes sense."
Manjusri: "Therefore, the mortal body is actually the root of sin. Human birth, old age, illness, death, pain, and sin all originate from this."
