Chapter 260 Five Dou Rice Cult
The law, the law, and the element are helpless, empty, empty, and not empty. --------"Moon over the Xijiang River" by Zhang Boduan of the Northern Song Dynasty
It is said that Ma Chao and Chen Long set up an ambush to defeat Zhang Wei and Yang Ang between Yangping Pass and Nanzheng. They then pursued them vigorously, breached Yangping Pass again, and captured Zhang Wei. Ma Chao, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, Ma Dai and others all came to Chen Long to ask for Zhang Wei's death in memory of Ma Teng while supporting his father's coffin.
Zhang Wei was tied up with five flowers and knelt on the ground, waiting for Chen Long to be released. Seeing Ma Chao talking about Ma Teng's death, he couldn't help but defend himself: "General Chen, General Ma, and General Shoucheng were killed. It was really not my intention." Ma Chao raised his eyebrows and angrily said: "Now that things have happened, you still want to make sophistry?! No! But who are you? Even if you didn't do it yourself, you must have ordered the killing."
Chen Long stood up and helped up the kneeling Ma Chao, made a calming gesture and said: "Meng Qi, Zhang Wei has been captured here, don't worry, I will make the decision for you." Seeing Ma Chao nodding, he looked sad and angry. After a moment of hesitation, he turned to Zhang Wei and said, "The Hanzhong Army killed General Ma Shoucheng, and you two brothers must repay the debt. Since you said you haven't given the order, tell me the real culprit first."
Zhang Wei kowtowed and said: "General Wenlong, when I saw the Qinglong Army passing through, Qiu did not commit any offense, and I admired him in my heart. I also heard that General Wenlong's reputation for treating the people well has become famous all over the world. Since I have been captured, I would like to surrender to you wholeheartedly and help you." The general succeeded. After begging for my life, I am willing to persuade my brother Zhang Lu to surrender Hanzhong as well, so as to end the war and relieve the suffering of the people."
Zhang Wei swallowed, glanced at Ma Chao and continued: "As for the death of General Ma Shoucheng, it was really Yang Ang's own initiative. His whereabouts are unknown now, and he is probably killed. When my brother surrenders, I am willing to personally Find the real murderer Yang Ang for General Meng Qi and leave it to Meng Qi to deal with it."
Ma Chao snorted and glanced at Chen Long's expression noncommittally, as if asking for instructions. Chen Long turned around, held Ma Teng's coffin with his hands, and cried loudly: "General Shoucheng, you and I agreed to work together to help the Han Dynasty and Yi Tong brothers and sons. We originally wanted to save the people from the danger of being upside down, but we didn't expect that we would only be together for a few months." .After you leave, Meng Qi and other brothers will become my brother's nephews! The land of Hanzhong is a land of fertile fields for thousands of miles, a land of grain and rice. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It blocks Xichuan, leads Hanjiang, connects Shangyong and Tianshui, and has a population of hundreds of thousands. , it can be regarded as a place for Meng Qi to train his troops."
Chen Long's face was filled with tears, and the Ma Chao family around him knelt down and burst into tears. Chen Long wiped away his tears and continued: "Hanzhong has been spilled with the blood of General Shoucheng, and it will be the hot land of Meng Qi from now on. But the injustice has its owner, and the debt has its owner. Yang Ang is on the run after committing the crime. I beg my brother to spare Zhang Wei for the time being." To eliminate the flames of war in Hanzhong, this is my brother's unparalleled achievement!"
Ma Chao stood up, grabbed Zhang Weidao and said: "The Marquis of Nanxiang will spare your life for the time being, and you will be lucky to survive today. Please help me to assist the Marquis of Nanxiang in taking Hanzhong, otherwise I will cut off your head with my own hands. Then Tell me in detail what kind of horse Yang Ang rides, what kind of sword and gun he carries, and what his appearance is!"
Seeing that Ma Chao promised not to kill Zhang Wei, Chen Long put down his heart and stood aside while Ma Chao interrogated Zhang Wei. Zhang Wei described Yang Ang's appearance in detail. Ma Chao uttered an ouch and fell backwards. Behind him, Chen Long, with quick eyes and quick hands, caught him. Ma Chao shouted in a daze: "I actually let this guy go with my own hands!" He felt regretful for a moment. Unexpectedly, it turned out that the silver gun hit the top of a general's helmet that day. He asked about his father's life and death. After learning about his father's death, he fainted in panic. The general took advantage of the chaos and fled. Now that he thought about it, it was Yang Ang, the suspect.
Chen Long caressed Ma Chao's chest, and the Tuanxi Gong worked silently to help Ma Chao adjust his breath. This Ma Chao is not very old, but his temperament is like a fiery fire. He does need training. If he can grow more brains, he will definitely achieve higher achievements.
After Ma Chao calmed down, Chen Long personally moved a chair for Ma Chao to sit down and rest. Ma Chao refused, and stood up straight like a javelin again, cupping his hands and saying: "General! My three sons of the Ma family, as well as Ma Dai, beg to lead our troops as the vanguard, and march directly to Hanzhong along Mian County. I hope you will allow it!"
Chen Long said: "Yes! This is of course accurate! I will also help you with some troops. But the military advisors are here today, let's hear what they say. I also want to hear Zhang Wei's suggestions, okay?" After hearing this, Ma Chao Standing aside with arms folded.
Chen Long returned to his seat and ordered Zhang Wei to be untied and given a seat. Ma Chao seemed to want to say something, but held back. Chen Long asked: "I heard that most of the people in Hanzhong are members of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, and they regard Nai's brother Zhang Lu as their leader. What's going on? If we attack the city, will these followers fight to the death for their leader?"
Zhang Wei understood that Chen Long wanted to know the loyalty of the people in Hanzhong to Zhang Lu, so he thought for a while and said cautiously: "I dare not draw a conclusion on this, but I can tell you about the doctrine and origin of the Five Pecks of Rice Religion, as well as its current development status. It is convenient for the lord to judge." Zhang Wei directly called Chen Long his lord. Everyone felt a little awkward and didn't know whether Zhang Wei's surrender was true or not.
"I am also a member of the Five Dou Rice Sect, and I hold a very high position, so I have a good understanding of the origin of the doctrine. The Five Dou Rice Sect was originally called the Way of the Heavenly Master, and is also known as the way of righteousness and righteousness."
"The Celestial Master's Taoism has the highest respect for Taishang Laojun. It was founded by the ancestral Celestial Master Zhang Daoling, and he wrote "Laozi Xiang'er Commentary", which is the holy text of the Celestial Master's Taoism. My father Zhang Heng and my brother Zhang Lu were reformed sects. group, preaching in the Qingcheng Mountain area. In the barbaric wilderness of Bashu, the Ba people originally believed in primitive witchcraft and carried out large-scale obscene sacrifices that harmed the people. However, these shamans who worshiped ghosts and monsters gathered together to make money and did all kinds of evil. Zhang Tianshi, Wang Chang, and Zhao Sheng The two disciples and the Yellow Emperor's Nine Cauldron Alchemy Sutra came to Beimang Mountain to practice. After completing their magical skills, they returned to Sichuan and Chongqing. They used the sword, seal and talisman of the Supreme Master to defeat the ghost soldiers and put down the witch sect that harmed the people."
"When my brother occupied Hanzhong, he spread this doctrine and called himself the leader. Liu Yan's son Liu Zhang, who had military power, killed my brother's mother and family because he refused to obey orders. My brother then occupied Hanzhong and established himself. At that time, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty appointed my brother as Zhennan Zhonglang General and led the Hanning Prefecture, and then established the current political and religious regime."
"My brother is known as the 'Master' to the outside world. He is the highest leader of the Celestial Master Tao and is also the highest administrative officer. Those who are new to the Tao are called 'Tao people'; those who have been in the Tao for a long time and have become more profound in the Tao are appointed as 'sacrificial wine', and each leader of the tribe , those who lead many people are called "Zhi Tou Dajiu". Tianshi Tao uses "zhi" as the management unit, and currently has twenty-four governments. Each government does not have senior officials, and uses wine sacrifices to manage administrative, military, religious and other matters. "Sacrificing wine is the master of governing the Taoist people, and they must gather and visit regularly."
""Laozi's Tao Te Ching" is the main classic of our Celestial Master's Taoism. It educates Taoist disciples to help each other, love each other, be honest and not cheat. If a Taoist disciple is sick, he should surrender himself to his fault. For this purpose, a 'Jing Lu' has been set up for patients to think about their faults and practice good deeds. In the temple, there are sacrificial wines to pray for the sick. People who break the law are not punished casually. "Sanyuan is then executed". He is very tolerant to the believers, so he also receives the support of the believers. Government-funded righteousness is established along the roads in the territory. "She" teaches people not to accumulate private wealth, and to hand over excess rice and meat to charity for people passing by. However, one can only "take enough according to one's belly" and cannot eat too much and occupy too much. In addition, alcohol prohibition and tax reduction are also implemented and other measures to benefit the people. Therefore, Tianshi Taoism was very popular among the people in the territory, and they all spent five buckets of rice to join the religion. It eventually became a paradise in the hearts of the people. Tens of thousands of people from Guanxi alone defected to Hanzhong from Ziwu Valley. The Disaster of the Yellow Turban Later, the world was in chaos and the people were in dire straits. My brother took advantage of the danger to govern himself and educated the people with his teachings, which meant that all the people were happy."
Zhang Wei had finished speaking, and everyone was stunned. They didn't expect that Hanzhong would be such a paradise. Chen Long knew that he needed to explain himself, so he broke the silence and said: "Although Tianshi Dao has classic teachings, it still respects the master Zhang Lu and implements a policy of obscuring the people. Today Zhang Lu is the master and he can implement good governance. If tomorrow Dong Zhuo and his like If you are a master, you will drive your followers to do evil." Everyone's confusion will be solved a little bit.
Zhang Wei heard the words and said again: "What the lord said is absolutely true. To tell you the truth, when my brother and the Qinglong Army were fighting together, he was also greatly influenced by the lord's good governance for the benefit of the people, and that is why he has today's teachings."
Chen Long felt absurd in his heart, but it is always good to benefit the people. He nodded and praised: "I see. But I am afraid that your brother has not learned the concept of political consultation and the people's right to participate in the formulation of government affairs!" Slow down a bit, not laughing because of Ma Teng's death. Zhang Wei said quickly: "I am about to work hard for my lord's ideal."
After these remarks, all the generals understood Chen Long's political ideas more clearly. Emperor Ling and Young Emperor of Han were dissolute and immoral, and the government was controlled by eunuchs and relatives, so the Han Dynasty would not have good policies. There will be no good results.
Zhou Buji took the lead and said: "Lord, the situation is very good now. Let General Zhang Wei return to Hanzhong to persuade Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu also has to consider the safety of his followers. Don't dare to make any mistakes." Ma Chao snorted. , obviously still don't believe that Zhang Wei really surrendered.
In fact, in Chen Long's mind, it didn't matter whether Zhang Wei really surrendered or not. Hanzhong must be taken, but it was just a matter of whether it should be resolved peacefully or by war. Now that there is a glimmer of hope for a peaceful solution, he naturally wants Zhang Wei to give it a try, so he said: "That's it. Zhang Wei, you can step down, and I will prepare money and food for your horses. You can set off early tomorrow morning." Zhang Wei knew that they were still there. We need to discuss some military secrets, so I thank you and leave, and prepare for your return journey.
Chen Long also arranged for Liu Yong to lead 10,000 men to guard Yangping Pass. Ma Dai and Ma Chao took their own troops as the vanguard and led the army themselves. This time they did not go through Nanzheng and attacked Hanzhong along the Mian County road to ensure that nothing would go wrong. After passing Mian County, they crossed the Han River and went straight north along the river to Hanzhong County, forming a pincer attack from the north and the south. If Zhang Lu does not surrender, the final siege will begin.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
