The City God of Chang'an Prefecture wants to get married, so it is not a problem to build a few phoenix towers. All he needs to do is notify the Taoist temples and temples with a talisman, and those Taoist temples and temples will naturally be arranged for the City God.
The royal relatives in Chang'an City, the princes and ministers have a lot of money. As the saying goes, everyone will die, and the City God is the fifth-rank official of the underworld in the underworld. He is responsible for the underworld case of the entire Chang'an Prefecture. Now the City God wants to marry a wife, can you Don’t want to contribute some “charity”?
So in just three days, the three Taoist temples and five temples in Chang'an Prefecture raised 1.71 million taels of silver.
In addition, various powerful men and powerful people not only contributed money, but also people and materials to help build Feng Tower.
Of course, one thing to mention here is that since the Heavenly Court pacified Nanzhan Buzhou, whether it was Dongsheng Shenzhou, Nanzhan Buzhou, or Beiju Luzhou, all sects and sects were allowed to preach here.
It’s just that sectarian disputes are no longer allowed. Everyone preaches fairly and peacefully. It’s your ability that makes people believe in you. If they don’t believe in you, you can’t force them, let alone force them to believe. Nor are sects allowed to fight with each other over preaching.
"In the Tang Dynasty, there were many refugees, rebels were everywhere, and wars were everywhere. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty almost spent all the treasury in order to quell the rebellion, but in order to build a phoenix tower for the City God, these royal relatives, princes, ministers, and family members of the Chang'an Mansion The powerful people can donate 1,710,000 taels of silver and tens of thousands of manpower and materials with just a few clicks of their fingers. It’s really a wealthy family’s wine-meat-soaked roads that will freeze your bones to death.” A famous building outside Chang’an City Inside the Taoist temple known as "Luoyan Temple", Zheng Xuling said with emotion to Fang Jian.
Fang Jian just smiled faintly when he heard this and said, "The Tang Kingdom has lasted for no less than 50,000 years, right?"
"Seventy-six thousand years." Zheng Xuling said: "It can be seen that the country is much stronger than the individual. The life span of a Yang Shen realm monk is only 3,600 years, while the Tang Dynasty casually lasted for 76,000 years. millennium."
Fang Jian said: "Seventy-six thousand years, how many wise kings would it take to sustain the country for so long?"
"I don't know about this, and I haven't calculated it." Zheng Xuling said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty can't do it themselves, but one thing is very clear. How many wise kings can control the country?" I don’t know how long Zuo has lasted for so many years, but I know that as long as there is a foolish king, the country can collapse overnight.”
"It makes sense." Fang Jian nodded and said, "The Tang Dynasty also experienced more than seventy times of losing and recovering its country in its history."
With that said, Fang Jian and Zheng Xuling had already walked out of Luoyan Temple. It was midsummer. The trees outside Luoyan Temple were lush and green, and the water was gurgling. Although the sun was strong in the sky, it was not so hot that the monks felt it.
As long as the monks use Taoism, they can keep their bodies at a constant temperature forever and not be affected by the external climate.
Of course, if there were some catastrophic disasters, or the spells of other immortal monks changed the climate, that would be a different matter.
"Fellow Daoist Daofang, let me first go around Chang'an Mansion and see if I can find one or two people who are possessed by demons." Zheng Xuling said to Fang Jian. He was a restless person and asked him to wait for three months. It's better to go outside Chang'an Mansion.
"Okay." Fang Jian cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Taoist, take care of yourself. If you need any help, you can send a letter directly to Luoyan Temple within these three months."
Zheng Xuling cupped his hands and said, "Okay, I'll take my leave first."
After saying that, a flash of light flashed under Zheng Xuling's feet, and he immediately flew into the air and flew towards the south of Chang'an Mansion.
After seeing Zheng Xuling leave, Fang Jian said to Hei Hai'er: "Don't be idle. In these three months, you will patrol Chang'an Mansion. If there is anyone who is possessed by the devil, capture him immediately and send him directly to Nantian Mansion to avoid harm." All living beings."
"Yes, Master." Hei Hai'er was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately bowed and accepted the order. It's not that he didn't like following Fang Jian, but he asked him to follow Fang Jian day after day. He was so active and playful. It's still a bit too boring for children.
Then Hei Haier turned into a golden light and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Fang Jian watched Hei Haier leave, but he did not return to the Taoist temple immediately. Instead, he walked along the bluestone road outside the Taoist temple, and soon came to the outside of a private school.
The sound of reading came from the private school.
, some have high voices, some have low voices, and some even pretend to be fake.
Fang Jian only stood outside the private school for a moment, and he could hear several white words and typos, but the sound of reading still continued, and there was no sign of being corrected.
Fang Jian walked slowly outside the gate of the private school and looked inside. He saw a large courtyard filled with children around eleven or twelve years old.
Three of the children were wearing silk clothes, and the rest were wearing coarse linen clothes. Looking at the clothes, one could tell that they were of different classes.
Under the porch in front of the yard, there is a rocking chair. An old gentleman, also wearing brocade and silk, is lying on the rocking chair, holding a book in his left hand and holding a fan in his right hand.
Even if the children below read it wrong, he would just pretend not to hear it. Only when the three children wearing silk clothes, who looked like they were from wealthy families, did they read it wrong, would he raise his head and glare at the three children. Then those three kids will immediately realize their mistake.
Seeing this scene, Fang Jian couldn't help but frown. The teacher was very strict with the rich children, but he was very lenient with the poor children.
Soon after, as the sun set, the teacher stretched, stood up from the rocking chair, and said to the children studying below: "That's it, you can go back to have lunch after school." "
The children stopped then, and then stood up and saluted the teacher. The teacher waved his hand casually, and just as he was about to leave, a child wearing coarse linen clothes asked: "Sir, I...I don't know a word." .”
The teacher frowned, turned around and looked at the child and said, "Why didn't you ask before and then asked after school?!" His expression was very stern. The child was startled and hesitated for a long time, unable to speak. Words come.
At this time, the teacher said: "Okay, okay, let's ask again in the afternoon. You go back and have lunch first. It doesn't matter whether you read or not. Eating is the most important thing. Reading is of no use."
After saying that, the teacher walked into the back hall of the private school. The child could only lower his head, pack up the books, and leave with his friends from the same village.
As the children from poor families left the private school one after another, the three children from rich families were at the end. They had the most books and were not in a hurry to go back after school. Instead, they used their books to proofread their previous mistakes. , and then left the private school.
From this, we can see that the education of those children from poor families is obviously not as good as that of these children from rich families, because those children from poor families do not even have the basic ability to correct each other's mistakes.
After these rich kids walked out of the private school, they went straight back to their homes. Fang Jian thought about it, then immediately disappeared and followed one of the rich kids towards his home.
When the child Fang Jian followed returned to the door of his house, a slightly fat middle-aged man in gorgeous brocade clothes was already waiting outside the door.
"Daddy." The child called, and then quickly ran to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man hurriedly came over with a smile on his face, and then asked the child: "My dear son, what are you going to eat today? Daddy has asked the kitchen to prepare more than thirty kinds of your favorite dishes for you."
The child did not talk about food first, but said to the middle-aged man: "Dad, today the husband said again that "study is useless." "
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Sir, you are right. Studying is indeed useless, but just don't listen. You have to study hard."
"Dad, I don't understand." The child said with confusion on his face.
The middle-aged man thought for a while, then walked to the roadside with his child, pointed at the vast field in front of him and said, "Look."
The child looked towards the vast piece of prime farmland and saw that the ears of rice in the field were extremely full. This year must be another good harvest year. In the field, men and women wearing coarse linen and linen clothes were leaving the field one by one. Return to your own home.
"Daddy, this is my family's land," the child said.
The middle-aged man nodded and said: "Yes, this is my family's land, and those people are my family's tenant farmers. The husband said that "study is useless" was for their sons, not for you. "
"Why?" the child asked again.
The middle-aged man said: "Child, think about it, how tiring is it to study? How tiring is it to be an official? How tiring is it to take care of the food and drink of so many people under you? How easy is it to farm? It's simple and easy. So the reason why they don't study is to Good to them, just let us do the annoying and tiring work of being an official and holding power."
When the child heard this, a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he said, "I understand, dad. From now on, let them farm and weave hemp for generations to come, so that they can be relaxed and not tired or troubled. We will be officials for generations to come." , take charge, we have to shoulder these troublesome tasks ourselves.”
"Ah! That's right, my good son, you will definitely become a great person in the future." The middle-aged man immediately laughed and hugged the child and said.
The child received praise from his father and chuckled a few times. Then he turned and shouted to the farmers who were returning home in the field: "It's useless to study! It's useless to study!"
Seeing the child innocently shouting "study is useless", Fang Jian's heart felt numb.
"All beings are equal, and there is a long way to go."
Fang Jian looked at the father and son who returned home happily, and Fang Jian, who was standing by the field, thought deeply in his heart.
Time flies, ten days have passed in the blink of an eye, and two phoenix towers have been built. With strong human, material and financial resources, the building of the towers is naturally very fast.
On this day, Fang Jian was teaching the peasant children how to read in the small village. Fang Jian was sitting on a cobblestone, and the peasant children squatted in a circle around him.
"Who can read these four lines of poetry?" Fang Jian wrote a poem on a wooden stick on the ground, and then asked the children around him.
It was the same child who was learning Chinese characters in the afternoon ten days ago. He raised his hand and said, "Taoist Master, I can read it."
Fang Jian smiled and said, "Then think about it."
The child immediately cleared his throat, and then read loudly: "The emperor values heroes, and articles teach you. Ten thousand... ten thousand... ten thousand..." He stopped after reading this, and he didn't think about it for a long time. When Wan came out, he was so anxious that he scratched his head and scratched his head.
Fang Jian reminded him at the right time: "Everything is possible."
The child suddenly understood and immediately continued to read: "Everything is inferior, only reading is superior."
Fang Jian immediately applauded, and the children around him also applauded. The child seemed to be greatly encouraged, and his face turned red with excitement.
"Children, remember that it is very important to study and master knowledge at any time." Fang Jian said: "The four words "reading is useless" are the biggest lies and evil words in the world. You must not believe it. "
"But sir always says that," said a child.
Fang Jian said: "He is not a gentleman, he is just a scholar, a knowledgeable hooligan, and the mouthpiece of a powerful family and a powerful scholar."
Of course the children couldn't understand these words, so they all had question marks on their faces.
Fang Jian saw this and said, "When you were in school, did he often lie on the rocking chair?"
"Yes." The children nodded.
Fang Jian laughed and said, "So, if you see that his feet are not touching the ground and his butt is hanging in the air, it means that he and you are walking on a different path. His butt is hanging in the air. He can sit on whichever side is higher. He never sits down. On the "low" side. And you are the "lower" side in his eyes. "
The children somewhat understood this, which meant that the gentleman they had always respected had never thought highly of them.
"We handed Shu Xiu over!" the children said angrily.
Fang Jian said: "Children, don't be angry. Even if he doesn't teach you seriously, it doesn't mean he doesn't teach others seriously. You just need to listen carefully when he teaches. Even if he doesn't teach seriously, you must listen carefully. I understand. ?"
The children nodded and said, "I understand, Taoist Master."
Fang Jian nodded, and at this moment, a spiritual light suddenly flew from the sky and came straight towards Fang Jian. Naturally, these children could not see this spiritual light, so Fang Jian just waved his hand slightly, and then transmitted the spiritual light. The book is in hand.
When Fang Jian read the contents of the book of spiritual light with his spiritual mind, Fang Jian looked solemn, then stood up and said: "Children, you must read and write the words I have taught you these days carefully and repeatedly.
I have to leave for something, and I’ll teach you when I come back in a few days, remember? "
The children quickly stood up and said, "Remember, Taoist Priest."
Then Fang Jian left the small village and came to a deserted forest. His body turned into a fairy light and flew towards the south.
The aura message was sent by Zheng Xuling, and the content was to ask Fang Jian to borrow the Jie Jade to buy demon-proofing talismans and exorcism powder, because he bought magic spells and exorcism powders at the Immortal Official Palace in Hejian Mansion south of Chang'an Mansion. When I took the magic powder and the exorcism powder, I found that they were ridiculously expensive. A demon-proofing talisman cost fifteen tribulation jades, and a bottle of exorcism powder cost thirty tribulation jades!
And Zheng Xuling really met a monk who was obsessed with demons. He fought with him for several days but failed to win. He had used up his demon-proofing talisman and exorcism powder, so he asked Fang Jian to borrow the robbery jade.
It stands to reason that borrowing Jade Jade only needs to be sent by sending a letter in reply, and there is no need for Fang Jian to go there in person. However, the reason why Fang Jian had to go there in person is because Heaven has strict regulations on demon-proof talismans and exorcism powders. The price is one tribulation jade for ten pieces for one evil warding talisman, and one tribulation jade for one bottle of exorcism powder! And this pricing was the personal order of Emperor Houtu.
