The land of Sichuan and Sichuan is surrounded by mountains; the clouds gather for a long time and never disperse, making the climate warm and foggy, and the products in the mountains are considered rich.
Heavy clouds and frequent rains caused the rivers to overflow. Fortunately, during the pre-Qin period, Li Bing and his son, the prefect of Shu County, built the Dujiang Weir to divert the water of the Yangtze River to benefit one area. This gave it the reputation of "the land of abundance" in later generations.
Now Shu County Governor Liu Shounian succeeded his ancestor Fuyin to take over the post of County Governor, and he was ambitious to monopolize multiple positions such as military and political envoy and Shu County Governor.
In Shu County, one hand covers the sky, but the governance is incompetent. The people are in dire straits and bandits are rampant.
The imperial court could not force him to be too hasty. The western border of Shu County was adjacent to Tubo and the southern border was to Dali, in order to prevent Liu Shounian from relying on his troops to stand on his own.
Fortunately, Liu Shou-nian was in his sixtieth year, and the lamp was not far away from running out of oil. The emperor followed the advice of the Ministry of Rites and boiled the frog in warm water and consumed it slowly.
A few years ago, the Ministry of War used the pretext of suppressing bandits to invade Shu to investigate the truth. The steep mountains and rivers hindered progress, which was time-consuming and laborious.
After repeated attempts, there was still no success, and the Shu region became a major disaster for the court.
The Tianfu Granary was in the hands of Liu Shounian. He paid tribute every year according to his mood, and faced the risk of being snatched by bandits on the way to pay tribute. The court had no choice but the people of Shu were helpless.
A few years ago, the imperial court made a determined effort to encircle and suppress it. It is said that nearly ten thousand soldiers were sent out, led by three martial arts masters. The result was a disastrous defeat. In the end, not even the bones were found, and the only remaining living people went crazy. Lose.
The huge turmoil almost forced Liu Shounian to rebel.
At that time, there was great turmoil, frightening both the government and the public.
They had no choice but to fabricate myths about evil spirits becoming spirits in the mountains of Shu, great masters, land gods shutting down customs, armies accidentally entering the group and destroying them, and other myths to confuse the world.
Later, there were rumors that the imperial court was going to send a large army to destroy all the forces in Shu. As time went by, this matter gradually faded away.
Many years have passed, and the imperial court seems to have let Shu land go, and bandits are becoming increasingly rampant.
It was not until Liu Shounian, who had monopolized power in the previous two years, passed away and gave way to his son Liu Yuanji without authorization that a subtle rebellion between Shu County and the court began.
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Yafeng Village has become one of the rare clean and safe places in Shu County because it is close to Qingcheng Mountain, a famous Taoist mountain.
It is also located at the intersection of two mountains, hence its name. It is said to be a village, but in fact it is more like a town. It is even better in terms of population and building scale.
The increase in population is attributed to the refugees who fled in the past, or the monks who came here to practice meditation and enlightenment. The days of coming and going have become the current scale.
Although the crowd in Yafeng Village is chaotic, they follow the rules very closely. Arguments and quarrels occur from time to time in the streets, but there has never been any major incident that can disturb the whole village. One of the reasons is that the village is close to the Taoist holy land and is blessed. Secondly, Confucian scholars and martial arts masters who came to practice Zen and discuss Taoism settled here. Anyone walking on the street might be a real Taoist or martial arts master.
If he hadn't contradicted a passing grandmaster or land god, eight lives wouldn't be enough for him to slap him in the face.
Although great masters and land gods are rare things, the Taoist holy land is located on the top of the mountain, so it is inevitable for people to visit relatives and friends.
Who dares to offend ordinary people? Even real monks don’t dare to make noise!
Therefore, they are very cautious about unknown things, which also makes Yafeng Village peaceful and peaceful in the Shu land where bandits are rampant.
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The first year of Xingtong in Daqing.
It was the fifth year that Emperor Qingyuan suppressed the rebellion and succeeded to the throne.
In the Beginning of Summer, everything flourishes.
Summer crops have entered the late growth stage, winter wheat is flowering and filling, rapeseed is approaching maturity, and southern early rice has entered the transplanting and seedling stage.
In the Jiangnan area, stage fruits and vegetables such as cherries, pipa, green plums, broad beans, and toona came into being.
The land of Shu County, which is located on the southwest border, is naturally among them. Yafeng Village, enjoying the glory of Qingcheng Taoism, immediately gathered all kinds of fruits and vegetables, and followed the custom of merchants and extended half a street from the east entrance of the village.
A young man wearing a Taoist robe was sitting on the roadside, haggling with the stall owner on cherries and pipa. These are early-maturing varieties from the southern Guangdong and Guangxi areas. They are larger than the local ones and have a sweet taste. They can only be purchased in a few days a year. Satisfy cravings.
The young man’s surname was Zhao and his Buddhist name was Zhengli. He had forgotten his real name. He was more than fifteen years old and had been practicing Taoism in Qingcheng since he could remember.
The first and fifteenth day of every month are the days when he goes down the mountain to collect materials. They are also the two days when he thinks he is happiest. Not only can he watch the excitement and eat delicious food, but he can also bring "white flour steamed buns" and "health books" for Taoist Yuan.
White flour steamed buns are not steamed buns, but braised pig's feet in sauce.
Health books are books, but they are not suitable for children.
Due to the strict rules and regulations of the Taoist sect, they could not be upright, so they had to tie the books to their thighs and put the pig's feet in the inner trouser pocket of the Taoist robe.
No one dared to interrogate him when he entered the mountain gate. First, although Zhao Zhengli was young, he had a very high seniority. Apart from six Taoist priests in the sect, he was the most prominent. Even Taoist priests in their forties had to say respectfully "Little Master Uncle" when they met him. ", the younger one even called him "Master, Master" whom he couldn't bear when he met him.
How can I accept it at such a young age? Therefore, Zhao Zhengli was very reluctant to show up at the mountain gate.
Secondly, not only is his seniority high, but his strength is also scary. If divided by realm, he is now in the Taoist "Moving Mountain Realm", the Buddhist "Vajra Realm", and the Confucian "Transcendent Realm". People in the world call this the "Grandmaster Realm".
Below the Grandmaster realm, there are also the Little Grandmaster realm, the Kaidan realm, and the Hinayana realm.
There are also great masters and land gods above the master level.
In the entire sect of the Grand Master, only the head brother stands out. The other five Taoists are in the Grand Master realm just like him, but they are divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower.
At this stage, people in the world have to respectfully call them "Taoists who move mountains" or "Taoist masters".
Furthermore, the person he was bringing the goods to was Taoist Yuan. His status was second only to the headmaster, so the Taoist priest guarding the mountain gate was naturally aware of his interests.
Zhao Zhengli's cultivation to the Mountain Moving Realm at the age of fifteen is a legend among the mountain sect. Even he himself is confused. He used the words of the head Taoist to say: "The little junior brother was born in response to the Tao. Blessed by the luck of the Qingcheng Sect, he is the reincarnation of the founder of the mountain, Li Tianren."
The Celestial Masters of Wudang and Longhu Mountains call him "Celestial Master Taoist" and "Mountain Qi Luck".
Each ancestral sect has one or two "lucks", which are the wealth left behind by the ancestors who ascended to immortality.
Zhao Zhengli only believed half of this statement. After all, no one knew better than him how hard he had practiced hard in his ancestral home in Houshan over the years. Although he attained enlightenment overnight, it was still the result of his accumulation day by day.
If Li Tianren, the founding father, was really reincarnated, would he still need to study hard and gain enlightenment over time? Shouldn't he become an immortal directly on the spot?
Of course, he could only comfort himself with this idea. If he told it, others would think he was showing off.
You must know that some people can't advance to the Hinayana realm after practicing hard for a lifetime, let alone the two major realms of Kaidan and Little Grandmaster. And he has attained the Grandmaster realm in ten years and one night, and he still feels that he has practiced hard? Has it accumulated over time?
Looking at the lifetime of monks in the world, it is not as good as his ten years of ignorance. Isn't this the reincarnation of heaven and man, what is the innate Tao body?
At this moment, this reincarnated guy was walking towards the mountain gate, carrying a pipa and eating cherries, but his pace seemed a bit lame.
He didn't want to either, but the books tied to his thighs and the pig's trotters in his trouser pockets were too much in the way.
Seeing this, the Taoists who passed by all bowed and saluted and shouted: "Uncle Master" or "Master Master!"
The latter didn't have time to agree, so he had to make a perfunctory "hmm" with a nasal voice, and then quickened his lame pace to leave this land of right and wrong.
From a distance, the figure looks like a "second generation ancestor".
No one made fun of him, after all, their "junior uncle"'s fists were too hard to offend.
