The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 409

Seeing through Qingyun Taoist's tricks, Yang Tong's sense of mystery towards them also disappeared. This is a game against him, if he still drills into it, how stupid it would be!It would be wise to dispatch troops to surround the Taoist temples and capture these Taoist priests to go to Yecheng for interrogation.

But he wanted to leave, but they refused to let him go.

"Your Majesty Emperor Shengwu, please stay." Taoist nun walked over with a calm expression, clasping her hands together.

Yang Tong looked at the Taoist nun with empty hands, and said with a smile, "You lured my mount here, why?"

"Come here specially for the Holy One." The nun said very frankly.

"You Taoist nun is very interesting. Tell me, how many people are in ambush?" Yang Tong looked at her coldly.

When many guards heard this, they immediately became alert.

The Taoist nun stopped at a safe distance, stared at Yang Tong for a long time, and said suspiciously: "The Holy Majesty was born to die young, but now he flies nine days, soaring to ninety thousand miles. Such a fortune makes people very curious."

"You can still read astrology?" Yang Tong didn't expect this inexplicable Taoist nun to really know this trick, which really surprised him. Could it be that the traditional astrological technique is really so powerful, otherwise, how could he explain clearly the fact that he traveled through the Sui Dynasty? ?How can these eccentric people see that they should die but not die?
"I know a thing or two." The nun smiled slightly, and then looked at Luo Shixin who was beside Yang Tong: "Duke Tan also died young, but now he is also a person who changed his fate against the sky."

"But if I am impatient and wipe my neck with a knife, you are talking nonsense." Luo Shixin still remembered what Zhangchou Taiyi said in Taiyuan, and now he used it to pay back to the nun.

"Indeed." The Taoist nun nodded unconcernedly.

"Who are you? Why did you bring me here?" Yang Tong asked.

The Taoist said: "I would like to ask the Holy One to come into the temple and talk about it in detail."

"You woman's origin is unknown, if you set up a net and a large array of organs in the temple, wouldn't I be looking for a dead end?" Yang Tong said with a sneer

The Taoist nun nodded helplessly, and after a long silence, she said: "The poor Taoist name is Yuan Ziyan, and my father Yuan Tiangang was once a senior official."

Yang Tong nodded suddenly, it turned out to be Yuan Tiangang, this is a great man, full of too many magical colors.

Yuan Ziyan said again: "I once went to Ziwei Palace to meet His Majesty Emperor Wu, and I also saw His Majesty the Holy One."

"I'm sorry, I don't have you in my memory, but even if I know you, so what?" Yang Tong said leisurely, "People's hearts will change. Isn't it good for Emperor Wu to Li Yuan, Xiao Xian, Yu Wenhuaji, and Yu Wenzhiji? ? But what happened? Everyone betrayed him."

"Your Majesty, are you too suspicious?" Yuan Ziyan frowned.

Yang Tong said: "It's normal for me to suspect people with unknown origins, especially you weird magic sticks, I can't believe it."

Yuan Ziyan with a black hair said: "Shenwu Palace is nestled in Qingzhang, the scenery is beautiful, Chaotian Palace has a panoramic view of the whole city, I wonder if I can go there?"

"can."

"..." Yuan Ziyan was just expressing his frankness, who would have thought that Yang Tong would agree.

"Please!" Yang Tong recalled the off-string arrow, and asked someone to give Yuan Ziyan a horse, and rode slowly.

"Your Majesty, aren't you curious at all?" Along the way, Yuan Ziyan couldn't stand it anymore seeing that Yang Tong remained silent.

"If you want to say something, you will naturally say it. If you don't want to say it, it's useless to ask." In fact, Yang Tong is also very curious about this Yuan Ziyan, but the other party obviously wants something from himself. If you are in the middle, you will lose the initiative, so that you can gain more by being indifferent.

"I have traveled around the world, and I have seen too many deaths and partings. I hope this troubled world will end one day soon. I have also seen Wang Shichong, Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Xue Ju, Li Gui, Xiao Xian, and Li Mi. It is a pity that these people are not Mingzhu , or not at the right time, did not have the conditions to rule the world. On the contrary, Li Tang and Li Yuan have the appearance of a king, and their sons Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin both have the talent to help the world and the people! It is a pity that the world has a sage."

"Are you looking for a Mingjun who will rule the world?" Yang Tong looked at Yuan Ziyan incredulously, not knowing whether she was naive or stupid.

"It is."

"Do you think you can do it as a woman?"

"Who says I'm alone?" Yuan Ziyan asked back.

"It seems that the powerful organization behind you wants to support a puppet to seize the world like the Guanlong family that supported Li Yuan, so as to get what you want." Yang Tong smiled.

Yuan Ziyan shook his head and said: "It's not like what the Holy One thinks, all we want is to survive. If the emperor helps us, our life will be easier. And we will give back."

Yang Tong said calmly: "Maybe your father is very powerful, maybe the forces behind you are very powerful, but what I want to tell you is that the capital to win the world is firstly a strong army, sufficient money and food, and secondly, the people's hearts. There may be thousands of reasons. kind, but definitely not those of you who kidnap gods and teachings."

Yuan Ziyan's eyes were wide open, and the world would be so excited when they heard that Yuan Tiangang would help him, but it became completely different when it came to Yang Tong.Yang Tong's words were more of precautions and warnings, and he didn't seem to take Yuan Tiangang, who is famous all over the world, in his eyes.

"I don't think we have a chance to cooperate." Yang Tong made it very clear that he didn't like Yuan Tiangang's father and daughter who played Cihang Jingzhai's game; the battle for the world is based on real swords and guns, when is it the turn of religion? Call the shots?Once on their pirate ship, it's hard to think about it, Yang Tong doesn't like this.

Yuan Ziyan didn't know what to say. Yang Guang had listened to her for many days, but Yang Tong, who had a certain relationship with Taoism, directly refused. This was completely different from what she thought. Her father was so capable. , with such a deep reputation, wouldn't Yang Tong hope that his father and daughter would join him?
"In fact, you all want to invest in advance so that you can get rich returns in the future. It seems that you chose Zhen? Otherwise, you wouldn't have said so much." Yang Tong didn't know if there was such a force in history, but whether there was or not, Yang Tong Dong was very disgusted. If he really wanted to find someone to cooperate with, he would have already settled with the aristocratic family.He didn't cooperate with aristocratic families before, and now there is no need to cooperate with this unknown organization.One's own country can only be decided by oneself, how can it be a gun in the hands of others?
If it is true that there must be monsters in the chaos of the world, not only the heroes fight for hegemony, but also all kinds of ghosts, monsters, monsters and monsters pop up. The appearance of Yuan Ziyan reminded him of The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty. This plot is very similar.

"Your Majesty is worrying too much. We people from outside the world are only going down the mountain to end the troubled times as soon as possible. There is absolutely no other meaning." Seeing Yang Tong's disdain and vigilance, Yuan Ziyan quickly explained: "I can't bear the suffering of the people in the world. .”

"What people from outside the world? When you intervene in the world's disputes, you have already fallen into the mortal world." Yang Tong was not interested in listening any more, and raised his voice: "Your greatest weapon is the 'outsider expert'. A layer of mysterious armor, take off this layer of armor, you are also ordinary people with flesh and blood, ambitions, desires, and utilitarianism."

"You are just like ordinary people, you are actually running for your own interests. The only difference is that you stand behind the scenes and benefit silently. It's not that you are so noble and don't want to come out to fight for world hegemony, but that you are afraid of becoming princes all the way. , the most powerful weapon, the 'Outsider Expert', will disappear. You want to gain, but also want to maintain this layer of 'Outsider Expert' armor, so you can only assist others, and then use your transcendent status to say that you choose You are the true son of heaven, and achieve the purpose of fooling the people! If that person succeeds, the people will say that you are really gods who choose the king on behalf of the king, and in the end, you will naturally have a prosperous incense and a wealth of money."

"Kidnapping non-existent gods for profit is the reason why you succeed so often. Your method is actually quite simple, which is to use the people's awe of the ethereal gods, fool the people with the teachings of truth, goodness and beauty, and finally achieve your own goals. "

"Your Majesty!" Yuan Ziyan was a little angry, and looked at Yang Tong and said, "Isn't Your Majesty too disrespectful to 'Taozu'?"

"You're wrong again. It's not that I disrespect the 'Taoist ancestor', nor do I reject morality, and I even admire Zhuangzi." Yuan Ziyan's hat was too big, and Yang Yu certainly wouldn't recite it, and then said: "I believe in the cycle of heaven, and I also believe in Truth, goodness and beauty, but I don’t believe in your hypocrisy just like ordinary people don’t believe in corrupt officials.”

Are there any sincere people in the world?

Of course there are, but such people are extremely rare.At least this Yuan Ziyan in front of him is not a sincere person.

Yuan Ziyan said after a long while: "Then who does the sage think is a real Taoist priest?"

Yang Tong said, "The true Tao is the one who is pure and inaction, earns his own living, lives in seclusion in the mountains, and cultivates and enjoys the Tao.Didn't you say that the law is natural?Disputes in the world are also a natural phenomenon. If you interfere, it is disrespectful to 'morality' and 'Taozu'. "

Yuan Ziyan has nothing to say and nothing to do, because what Yang Tong said is the core idea of ​​Taoism.

But according to what Yang Tong said, a real Taoist priest should live in seclusion in the mountains and live a miserable life.Yuan Ziyan's meddling in mortal affairs is naturally hypocrisy.

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Seeing that Yang Tong's words left Yuan Ziyan speechless, Luo Shixin and others couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Your Majesty's sophistry is so good, I can't say I can't say enough about His Majesty." Yuan Ziyan didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in Yang Tong's words, but said calmly: "My Majesty, apart from Zhang Jiao, who was fascinated by secular power, my Taoist school has since ancient times Just follow the trend, and there is no contradiction with the secular law. The Holy One also advocates contention among a hundred schools of thought, is my Taoist among them?"

"Yes, of course." Yang Tong nodded affirmatively, and said, "I don't object to any religion spreading beliefs in the Sui Dynasty. As long as you are believed by the people, I will definitely not take care of you. Within the laws of my Sui Dynasty...when there is a conflict between the rules of the sect and the laws, the laws of the country shall prevail...no one or any sect's rules can go beyond the law, this is the bottom line!"

Yuan Ziyan nodded and said: "I also think that killing people to pay for their lives and debts to pay back money are justified."

"Synchronizing with the laws of the country is also one of the highlights of my appreciation of Taoism." Yang Tong smiled and said: "You are not like Buddhists. Their sayings of 'putting down the butcher knife and becoming a Buddha' and 'converting to Buddhism' have caused many When a person commits a crime, he throws himself into the temple to seek asylum. What is the result? The result is that goodness cannot be exalted, and evil cannot be eradicated. What is the law of heaven? What is the law of justice? The dynasty will not have amnesty for the world, the purpose is to prevent some lucky people from thinking that there is a chance to wait for the amnesty to take risks.”

Yuan Ziyan thought for a while, then suddenly looked at Yang Tong with bright eyes, and said, "It means that the Holy One allows Taoism to preach in the Sui Dynasty?"

"You guide people to be good. I hope that the road will not be picked up, and the world will be peaceful. Of course, there is no reason not to support it. But you must eliminate things that do not conform to the rules. If evil deeds occur, you will not only not be able to cover criminals, but also cooperate with the court to punish criminals according to law. People, whether they are Taoist priests or ordinary people, should be like this."

"Besides, I don't want you to come up with living gods, generals of heaven, and generals of earth to deceive and deceive me and shake my rule." If these conditions are met, Yang Tong can give her a chance.

"No! We will never do anything harmful to the country." Yuan Ziyan did not expect that things would turn around, and a blush was flushed with excitement on his plain water face, and he said with joy in his cold voice: "My lord The hero based on the sword, killed all the way, and finally achieved today's great cause. Now under the rule of the Sui Dynasty, everyone is happy, and the Holy One is sacred, and no morality can affect the authority of the Holy One."

"The people respect me as sacred, not because of my status as emperor, but because of the real good life I brought to the people...Li Yuan couldn't do this, and the people in Guanzhong also forgot about him...Similarly, if you Taoists can help the people Bring a better life, then you are also sacred in the hearts of the people! Therefore, the key to the dispute between the various factions is not the doctrine and the sect, and the point of contention is not above the court, but to do practical things in a down-to-earth manner. Taoism does well. The common people believe in Taoism, and if they do not do well, the common people will believe in others."

Yang Tong looked at the excited Yuan Ziyan, and suddenly thought of the word "Controversy between Taoism and Buddhism", because Emperor Wen grew up in a temple. Crazy development, and therefore Buddhism in the Sui Dynasty, Buddhism has always been the pressure of Taoism.Yuan Ziyan went to look for Emperor Wu, but of course he couldn't get support.

Thinking of the fact that Taoism was established as the state religion in the Tang Dynasty in history, and he had a certain connection with Taoism at the beginning of his business, he suddenly smiled and said: "It is said that Taoism was created by Li Er, you should have consulted Li Yuan and Li Mi, are you going to arrange a The identity of Li Er's descendants? And do you now feel that they have no future, and you are looking for me because of the situation?"

In an instant, Yuan Ziyan's small mouth opened wide, and she looked at Yang Yu with horrified eyes. They really said so, and even the person they chose at the beginning was Li, and they never considered the Sui Dynasty, which advocated Buddhism. It wasn't until the Sui Dynasty rose rapidly under the leadership of Yang Tong that they planned to find Yang Tong, but how did Yang Tong know?
(End of this chapter)