Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 629
If you are poor, you will be good for yourself, and if you are rich, you will help the world. Li Chengqian heard a strong sense of sorrow from the words of the middle-aged Taoist priest. I believe he must have his own unique insights.

The middle-aged Taoist priest's surname is Zhuge, and his single name is an Yizi. He is a descendant of Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty.

During the Daye period, the world was in great chaos, and there was also an anti-king Zhu Jie in Nanyang. This anti-king really started to fight under the banner of pleading for the people and saving the people from the fire and water. A lot of talents have contributed, so in just a few years, he has gained a great reputation in the Jingxiang area, and even Ding Jie, the murderer at the beginning of Zhenguan, is just a small school under his command.

If the imperial court hadn't sent Hou Junji to suppress it, it would have been unknown whether the surnames of Li in Jingzhou and Xiangyang were not. This shows how difficult the people Zhu Jie trained were.

Zhuge Yi's father was also one of the advisers who joined the Nanyang Army. Like other scholars in Jingxiang, they all thought that Zhu Jie was a hero like Liu Bei and Cao Cao. Isn't Gaozu Liu Bang also a state official?Didn't he also create a foundation that has been hundreds of meters long for the big man?

Just when all the scribes were full of ambitions and wanted to assist the Ming Lord to create a great cause in the troubled times, Zhu Jie changed and suddenly became unreasonable. The most incomprehensible thing was reflected in his military training method. That is to let the troops eat and train their courage.

I don't know who told him that the reason why Qin Shihuang was able to unify the world in ten years was because he had an army that was not afraid of death. Fearless, looked down upon.

Zhu Jie firmly believed in such nonsense. He hadn't read many books, and of course he didn't know that Qin's unification of the world was the result of the hard work of six generations of kings. What he valued was the fierce fighting power of the Qin army, so he sat The emperor's dream, he wanted to use this to create an invincible tiger and wolf army.

At the beginning, Zhu Can first publicized the benefits of cannibalism in the army, saying that the most delicious delicacy in the world is human flesh, and that cannibalism can absorb the power of others to make oneself stronger and so on.After that, Zhu Can also carried out food competitions in the army, held human meat cooking competitions, exchanged food experience and so on.

Zhu Can also divided human meat into three, six, and nine grades. He considered children's meat to be the best, and called it "Hegulan", which means that children's meat is tender, and the meat and bones are boiled together when stewed.The meat of the young woman is slightly inferior, and it is called "Bu Xian Yang", which means that the taste of this kind of human meat is better than that of mutton.The last kind of human meat is the meat of the elderly, which is called "Rao Bahuo", which means that this kind of meat needs to be boiled with more fire before it is cooked.

In terms of the method of eating human meat, Zhu Can's troops came up with various outrageous cooking methods.Some people are placed in large containers and stewed slowly; some people are tied to iron frames and roasted over high heat; Finally, like pickled salted fish, it is pickled with salt, dried into meat, and used as military rations, which can be taken as you like.

At that time, when people heard the name of the famous ogre king Zhu Can, they avoided it.Eating human flesh is not terrible, the most terrible thing is eating human flesh and becoming addicted.Wherever the troops led by Zhu Can went, they not only killed, looted, burned, but also ate them all.By the end of the war, human flesh had become the regular ration of Zhu Can's troops.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Can sent envoys to Chang'an to ask for surrender, and Li Yuan issued an edict to make Zhu Can King of Chu.The next month, Duan Que was sent to condolence Zhu Can. Duan Que was a well-known alcoholic, and once asked Zhu Can at the wine table: "I heard that you like human meat. What does human meat taste like?"

Zhu Can replied: "Eating the meat of a drunkard is like eating pork with distiller's grains." This made Duan Que very angry, and then scolded: "Mad thief, you are just a slave leader after entering the court, can you still eat human flesh?" ?”

Zhu Can ordered Duan Que and dozens of followers to be captured, cooked them all, and distributed them to those around him. Then Zhu Can went to Luoyang to join Wang Shichong.In the fourth year of Wude, the second son Qin Wang Li Shimin led the army to attack Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong was defeated and surrendered, and captured Zhu Can, which put a successful end to the crime of the man-eating demon king.

It was also at this time that Zhuge Yi's father and a few friends took advantage of the turmoil to escape from the army, returned to Wollongong, and became a monk in the Taoist temple. They repented in front of the statue every day. Depressed and ended.

It was also in his father's confession before he died that Zhuge Yi learned how they had unconscionably praised the devil's military strategy in order to save their lives, and harmed countless living beings.So he asked Zhuge Yi not to hide him in the ancestral grave. He had no face to go to the underground ancestors. At the same time, he also asked his son to become a monk in the Taoist temple, hang the pot to help the world, and redeem some more sins for him.

When talking about the experience of his father's generation, Zhuge Yi looked very painful. It can be seen that he was deeply unworthy of his father and others for serving Zhu Jie. , if I didn't have that impulsive impulse, I would be optimistic and contented by now.

"In troubled times, people are like dogs. It's not easy to live. The Taoist priest doesn't have to be so concerned! As far as I know, Zhu Jie's old troops were all killed in Luoyang by the emperor except for the thief Ding Jie. The Chinese army has been completely wiped out, and there is no fish that slipped through the net." Li Chengqian put down the teacup in his hand and said calmly.

After listening to Li Chengqian's words, Zhuge Yi shook his head, and then said: "That's not necessarily true, Ding Jie didn't want to leave his homeland halfway, but since my father and the others, who are powerless literati, can escape, those five big and three rough Can’t two sergeants come out? Obviously there is a great possibility, and Pindao saw what kind of army it was when he was young, so this is also the reason why Pindao is restless.”

"The three questions are so detailed. I'm afraid they are the officials sent by the imperial court to investigate the case. If there is anything that can help, please feel free to ask. Pindao has practiced medicine in several nearby counties for many years. There are many folks who are familiar with them. If you help, I believe it will be of great help to you in solving the case."

Taoist priests are different from monks. In troubled times, monks seal temples to hide from the world and avoid cause and effect, while Taoist priests go down the mountain with their swords on their backs to save the people from fire and water. Looking back, the world is peaceful. It is for this reason that Li Chengqian never winks at monks.

"Since the Taoist priest is so kind, then I won't hide it. We really need a guide who is familiar with the local people and humane. I don't know what the Taoist priest thinks?"

"This is a matter of duty, but you can't leave for too long. You have also seen that these little Taoist boys are all half-grown children, and they have no ability to protect themselves. They are all picked up by the poor, and they are pitiful. If you lose your life because of this, how can the poor Taoist be at ease!"

After Zhuge Yi finished speaking, Li Chengqian smiled with satisfaction. This Taoist priest is really a noble man with a conscience. Based on this alone, he has to show his peace of mind!
So he smiled and replied: "It's okay, your Taoist temple is not small, and if you live there, there will be no one. I will leave 20 guards to protect these children. Now the Taoist priest can rest assured!".
(End of this chapter)