After that night, I stayed for another half month.
Li Qing then took them to Liaodong...
However, this time Li Qing bought a horse.
However, the junior brothers were not very good at riding horses, so they hurried slowly and hurriedly. It was already late September when they arrived in Liaodong.
late autumn,
The coolness in Liaodong is very strong. Fortunately, everyone has good Qi, and no one is acclimated to the wind and cold, which saves a lot of trouble.
"Elder brother, what are we doing here?" Dao Yi asked.
"Let's take a walk and take a look." Li Qing smiled and said, "We Taoist priests must also have a chivalrous heart, right?"
The nine Taoist people nodded.
Daojiu answered quickly: "This is natural. Not only our Wudang, Longhu, Quanzhen, and even Taoist friends from all walks of life, as long as they have a right heart and encounter injustice on the road, they will help each other. Taoist priests go down the mountain... Senior brother, When we go down the mountain this time, are we just here to do some heroic deeds?"
Hearing this, the other eight people also looked at Li Qing.
I had been walking before, but this time I was on a horse. It didn’t feel like a trial, but like I was in a hurry.
Li Qing did not deny it, but just smiled: "If there is any injustice, naturally you have to make peace with it. If there is no injustice, just practice cultivation and calm down."
After a pause, "Liaodong is a mixed community, with Jurchens, Mongolians, and Han people. The imperial court's control over this place is relatively loose. I think there will be many injustices. It is with this in mind that I brought you here." here."
Wudang Mountain is based on Wudang Tao. However, moral principles also include teachings on how to lead people to do good, and how Taoists should have a chivalrous heart.
Not only Wudang, but almost all Taoism will teach these, and not only Taoism, but Buddhism as well.
However, Buddhism mostly teaches compassion and kindness.
It can be said that the teachings are all good, but some people will learn wrongly.
After all, people who read books from sages may not have a good heart.
Thinking back to the era when a hundred schools of thought contended, which one was not trying to make the world a better place?
It’s just that it’s normal for sutras to be recited crookedly…
When Li Qing first went to Wudang Mountain, he made a rule. There is no such thing as second-generation disciples or third-generation disciples in Wudang. Everyone from the headmaster to the newbies who just came to the mountain should be treated as brothers.
This is to prevent the emergence of class conflicts as much as possible.
(Li Hao will really thank you!)
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Walk all the way, see all the way...
Time passed unknowingly, and Li Qing was getting closer and closer to the location of the Jianzhou Jurchens. However, what puzzled him was that after he inquired, there were almost no Jianzhou Jurchens here.
Li Qing was very surprised. Logically speaking, he shouldn't be able to see Jianzhou Jurchen?
The imperial court struck hard at him several times, but they did not kill too many people. The total number of beheadings several times in succession was far less than one-fifth of the number in the original expedition to Mobei.
Even if the Jianzhou Jurchen was pitifully weak, she wouldn't just disappear, right?
Li Qing was unwilling to give in.
He continued to investigate in depth, and his hard work paid off, and he finally found it.
There are dozens of Jianzhou Jurchen families living in this remote village, with less than 300 people, mostly old and weak.
The small village is built on the mountain, more like a mountain village.
Li Qing and his party went up the mountain as Taoist priests, which greatly reduced their vigilance.
After a lot of effort, he finally found someone who spoke Chinese. Through this, Li Qingcai had a certain understanding of the current situation of the Jurchens in Jianzhou.
It turned out that after several visits to the caves, the Jianzhou Jurchens were frightened and either sought refuge with the Haixi Jurchens, the savage Jurchens, or simply found a mountain top and no longer had contact with the outside world.
This Jianzhou Jurchen is the last one.
After understanding this, Li Qing relaxed and relieved, but also couldn't help but laugh at himself: The Ming Dynasty will no longer be the Ming Dynasty, so why fear the Jianzhou Jurchen?
I am still too petty. I should not go to great lengths to kill all the Jurchens in Jianzhou. I should promote the integration of each other, just like the integration of Han and Mongolia.
Ming Dynasty should not be so 'small'.
However, the Liting and Sweeping Caves of the Chenghua Dynasty made the Jianzhou Jurchens very hostile to the Han people. Even though they presented themselves as Taoist priests, there were still many people who were very malicious towards them.
If the 'village chief' hadn't admired Han culture and believed deeply in Taoist alchemy, they wouldn't have been able to stay.
Finally, under the prayers of the 'village chief', Li Qing took the lead in praying for the Jianzhou Jurchens to prevent the Ming Dynasty from killing them again.
I just don't know what the 'village chief''s attitude would be if he knew that Jianzhou Jurchen was like this, almost all thanks to Li Qing.
Down the mountain,
Li Qing's heartache has also gone away.
The general trend is irreversible. However, the general trend is no longer that general trend.
It is not a general trend for the Jurchens in Jianzhou to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, let alone impossible.
According to his expectation, even if Ming Dynasty died, it would be without any illness, and it would be the end of his life.
Of course, to achieve this step, he still needs to work hard, and it will take a long time...
Snowing.
The snow in Liaodong is worse than that in Shuntian, and it's even colder.
Shuo Feng is like a knife, and even Dao Zijiu people are somewhat unable to bear it. At this time of year, let alone smuggling, you have to carry a stick to urinate.
Li Qing brought nine juniors to Liaodong this time, just for a trial to confirm that these nine people can be used in a big way, not for a big fight.
Fortunately, after his guidance and inspection, the junior brothers did not disappoint him. In this way, we can try to officially launch the plan.
He had been planning to organize a secret force for a long time, especially after he advocated taking the path of capital.
In the future Ming Dynasty, relying solely on temple power will most likely not work.
However, this does not mean that temples are no longer important. On the contrary, they still account for the majority.
It's just that the temple is replaceable, but in the opposition, there is no second choice except himself.
"Oh, I don't know what Xiaoyun is thinking about." Li Qing sighed softly, and then smiled coldly, "It doesn't matter, if he doesn't agree, I will just force him, no matter how sweet he is."
There is no other way. At this stage, other than Wang Shouren, he can't find a better candidate.
It is already the winter months now, and it will get even colder in the future.
Li Qing had no choice but to say: "Let's go back first and come back after the new year."
Again?
The junior fellow apprentices were a little resistant, but then they thought about the improvement in Qi in the past six months and felt that it was not impossible.
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Wudang Mountain.
"The half-year period has passed, Master Qing, my dear master, why don't you come back?"
Li Hao looked up to the sky and roared, incompetent and furious.
"Hey, isn't this Master Nephew Li?" A middle-aged Taoist priest passed by and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I, I miss your senior brother." Li Hao's eyes were moist and he was crying, "I miss you so much!"
The middle-aged Taoist priest chuckled and said, "Don't worry, nephew. With senior brother's abilities, there won't be any danger in going out."
Of course I know... Li Hao gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle, please go about your business. I want to be quiet."
"Don't think about being quiet," the middle-aged Taoist priest said with a smile, "It's almost dinner time. Today is fifteen. I want to improve my life."
Li Hao was startled and lost his temper at that time. To be precise, he couldn't care less about being angry anymore and jumped up with a 'swish'.
"Tsk, tsk, my little nephew has made great progress in the past six months. These eight steps can catch up with the cicada..."
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"Hiccup~"
Li Hao put down the bowl that was cleaner than his face, with a face full of satisfaction. The bowl of fat pork had no trace of oil at this moment. He had already made two bowls of hot water to drink.
After eating and drinking, Li Hao felt a little better.
However, as the New Year was getting closer and closer, Master Qing was still nowhere to be seen, and he couldn't help but feel angry.
Every festive season, he misses his family even more. Compared with last time, he misses two more people, his wife and children.
"It was promised for half a year, but it's already exceeded the deadline!" Li Hao was about to cry, almost going crazy.
Following Mr. Qing, he never enjoyed a single day of happiness, and his mother suffered.
Day by day...
It was bland and tasteless, just Laba porridge was okay. He drank three large bowls and even asked for two more eggs pretending to be pitiful.
The fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month,
The twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month,
Lunar New Year's eve!
The missed Qingye still hasn't come back, and Li Hao is desperate.
He felt that Master Qing had forgotten about him.
As someone who went up the mountain through the back door, there was no such thing as compensation for his labor. For this, according to his uncles, he still had to thank his senior brother.
Being penniless, what could he do?
He is also desperate!
Fortunately, the New Year's Eve dinner soothed his wounded heart...
It was the first day of the Lunar New Year in the sixth year of Hongzhi.
Li Hao got up early. After living in the mountains for so long, he had an extremely regular schedule, folding quilts, washing, doing morning exercises...
Perhaps he was used to it, perhaps he was numb, but during the morning exercises on the first day of the new year, he actually didn’t complain and just followed his uncles honestly.
After living as a Taoist priest for more than half a year, his temperament has changed, and he has become self-disciplined and restrained. Although he is still childish sometimes, he is much better than before.
He was tanned a lot and had a beard under his chin. He looked very determined and mature.
In fact, it is true.
People are affected by the surrounding environment. After doing morning exercises, working, listening to and reading Taoist scriptures all day long... Li Hao's heart became more and more calm.
In the past, he couldn't bear the fact that Li Qing cheated him like this.
Nowadays, it’s just a few words of curse, a complaint, and so on. Although it’s very uncomfortable, I can persevere without breaking the bank, let alone being overwhelmed with thoughts.
After the morning exercise, Li Hao followed his uncles to the dining hall to have breakfast.
He ate deliciously and very carefully. He took a bite of the soft steamed bun and sucked a mouthful of meat porridge. He was especially careful when sucking the porridge, fearing that it would be spilled on the ground.
"Here you two eggs."
A voice sounded, and then two eggs were handed to him.
Li Hao was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Thank you, Uncle Master. Uncle Master, you are so kind... Qing, Master Qing?"
"I haven't seen you for more than half a year. You have grown a lot. I heard it from Yu Xuan." Li Qing's face was filled with relief.
Li Hao opened his mouth, and for a moment, all kinds of flavors were mixed up, like a lump in his throat.
He wanted to vent, but he was afraid of wasting food. He had been on the mountain for so long, so he really couldn't use swear words at the moment, but it was really uncomfortable to hold that anger in his heart...
"Let's eat first."
Li Qing understood his mood and said with a warm smile: "Even if you have to settle accounts, you still have to eat enough, right?"
"Yes." Li Hao nodded dullly, grabbed the egg, glared at him bitterly, and then continued to eat.
after breakfast,
Grandfather and grandson came to a secluded place.
Li Qing looked into the distance and said, "Xiao Hao, if I let you choose again, will you come to Wudang Mountain with me?"
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