I received my adopted son in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 357 A Tasteful Wedding
Eight days later, there was no news from Zhang Lu.

But Zhang Lu himself rushed over.

And his style is not at all the same as Yan Pu.He directly brought the seal and account books of Hanzhong, as well as a geographical map of Hanzhong, and bowed to salute: "Your Majesty, Xiangguo treats the people of Hanzhong kindly."

Old Dong thought that Zhang Lu would give in, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth.

Even though the current situation is extremely favorable to him, he has seen too many people who hold a little bit of power in their hands, and will not let go until the death of the family, and people who are lucky.

On the contrary, Zhang Lu is more like an outlier.

Thinking of this, Old Dong couldn't help asking: "Besides being kind to the common people, what else can the teacher ask for?"

"I don't want anything." Zhang Lu shook his head.

"Is it not necessary for the court to take the revenge of killing one's mother?" Old Dong asked again.

Only then did Zhang Lu feel a little moved, and then he said slowly: "Xiangguo, the way of Taoism is natural, but my mother prefers the way of ghosts, and has already gone astray."

"Although she ordered to segregate Hanzhong, these were not my intentions. Now dying in the ghost way is just the backlash of ghost feeding."

Hearing this, Liu Xie couldn't help but frowned slightly, apparently he had never had such a concept in his cognition: "The teacher's words mean that the cycle of heaven and its own karma?"

"exactly."

Old Dong is not interested in exploring Taoism with Zhang Lu, because he doesn't believe it.

In the age of the Han Dynasty, when transportation and information were inconvenient, religion had a natural soil.Cognition limits their thinking, and it is easy to justify ideas.

But if you extend your horizon to the entire human world and history, you will find that religion is still created by human beings, and the concept of 'karma' is completely deceiving oneself and others.

For example, Dong Zhuo in history was brutal and brutal, directly or indirectly killing millions of people.

Although he was finally stabbed by Lu Bu with a halberd, according to the theory of "karma", Lao Dong felt that God might not know how to count: Can the life of one person be worth the lives of millions of people?
But at the same time, he has respect for this idealism.

In history, Zhang Lu instructed his subordinates to practice Buhua, healed people with talisman water and mantras, and taught the people the method of boiling salt with salty well water, known as "Lingjing".The people benefited from it, and they regarded it as a heavenly master, with tens of thousands of disciples.

Furthermore, his regime also set up sacrificial wine and assigned its households, just like a governor.At the same time, a system was established to make the disciples take turns to produce rice silk, utensils, firewood salaries, etc.

At the same time, no punishment will be imposed, 'governing people with kindness'.Make the sick person record the crimes he has committed since his life, throw the handwriting into the water, and make an alliance with the gods, not to commit crimes again, and make life and death a pact.

Although this approach is difficult to withstand strong winds and waves in troubled times, Lao Dong believes that Zhang Lu's achievements should not be judged harshly, but Zhang Lu's achievements should be made objectively.

Historically, during the chaos in Guanzhong, as many as 30 households fled to Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu took them all in.He occupied Ba and Han for [-] years, the society was stable, and Taoists lived and worked in peace and contentment, almost becoming a pure land in troubled times.

"In order to unify the Han Dynasty and the people to live and work in peace and contentment, this old man has done everything he can. He even forced the faculty to hand over part of Hanzhong and Berkshire."

Old Dong said with a sigh, looked at Zhang Lu and said: "The department teacher thinks, has this old man also entered the ghost realm?"

"Xiangguo's love is boundless, and he has the world in mind. The most important thing is to make the people get their fields, trade their goods, and be safe and prosperous. Such behavior is in line with the way of heaven, not the way of ghosts."

"Then what is the way of heaven, and what is the way of ghosts?"

"The way of heaven is to make up for what is not enough. The way of ghosts is not the case. The damage is not enough to make up for more." Zhang Lu replied lightly, his expression slightly calm.

Old Dong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said: "The teacher is a real person!"

At the court meeting the next day, Liu Xie ordered Zhang Lu to be the general of Zhennan and Xu Rong to be the general of Pingnan. He led Ji Ling, Zhang Xiu, Han Hao, Yu Jin and other civil officials to handle the delivery with Yan Pu.

Ma Teng's subordinate Sima Pangde sneaked into Wudu County, contacted the Qiangsou tribe of Ma Teng's mother's family, and joined forces with Li Yan, who sent troops from Chencang, to break through the ruling.

At this point, the gate of Yizhou was opened, and the north, west, and east sides were all exposed to the eyes of the Han army.

For a while, people in Yizhou were panicked.

Liu Yan, Mu of Yizhou, made several appearances, saying that he had no intention of disobedience, and promised to make up the above-calculated taxes for the past two years.The court's reaction was the same as before, lukewarm and ambiguous, and Zuo Zhonglang sent Liu Fan back.

Liu Yan's first words when he saw Liu Fan were not about father and son's affection and asking for warmth, but instead: "What does Xiangguo mean to Yizhou?"

Liu Fan met the old Dong only three times in Luoyang, how could he know what he was thinking, so he could only reply truthfully: "Xiangguo, when the child came back, he didn't do anything, just"

"Just what?"

"I'm just preparing for the big wedding, spending time with Miss Cai every day."

Speaking of this, Liu Fan had to sigh with emotion for the old and young couple: It really is the old man who is moved, just like the old house is on fire, which cannot be extinguished.

"Then when you go back to Yizhou, Xiangguo has nothing to ask?"

"No."

"There's no one to see you off?"

"The waiter Liu He came to see him off and said some of his conjectures."

"What guess?"

"The world will be settled soon, and Xiangguo does not want the Han Dynasty to have so many state shepherds. Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, once made a statement, saying that the military and political power of a state cannot be monopolized by one person."

"The military power of a state cannot be monopolized by one person?" Liu Yan lowered his eyebrows, wondering what he was thinking.

On August [-]th, Lao Dong's big wedding was held as scheduled.

There was no Mid-Autumn Festival in the Han Dynasty, but Lao Dong chose this day for the first Han-Qiang alliance, and this wedding is still scheduled on this day, just to create this festival for future generations as soon as possible.

In the past three days, the city of Luoyang was decorated with lights and festoons, and it was very lively.Although the old Dong reported from his residence, he said that the world is uncertain and the foundation of the people is not stable, and marriages must be simple and not extravagant.

But Xiangguo's big wedding, who can resist making fun of it?People all over the city gather to drink, and if there is no wine, happy couplets are posted in front of the door, and the excitement is no less than that of the New Year.

Congratulatory people in Yong'an Palace also came like a cloud, and the ones who attracted the attention of Old Dong were Yangzhou Inspector Chen Wen, Youzhou Shepherd Liu Yu who came from afar, and Fenwu General Gongsun Zan.

The Central Plains has been in turmoil for many years. Although the land in Yangzhou is humble, wet, hot, and muddy, the people can hardly produce anything from farming and digging.But it didn't suffer too much turmoil, and even the people of the Central Plains took refuge in Yangzhou one after another to cultivate fields and open up wasteland.

After more than a hundred years of reclamation and construction, Yangzhou has become increasingly prosperous and the land has become more fertile. Coupled with fishing, hunting and gathering, and abundant fruits and vegetables, the people's livelihood has become no different from that of Middle Earth.

When he saw Old Dong, Chen Wen presented an ear of rice with a red plate, full of grains: "Xiangguo doesn't think the congratulatory gift is shabby, but this thing is auspicious for the great man!"

"I have ordered people to cultivate and experiment. The yield of this rice is extremely high, and it can be harvested twice or even three times a year. If it spreads to the entire Han Dynasty, it will be a supreme blessing and blessing, and it will make the Han Dynasty live tens of millions more."

Old Dong, who was wearing an auspicious suit, picked up the ear of rice and couldn't help smiling: "Where did Mr. Chen find this thing?"

"Uh..." Chen Wen's expression turned ugly immediately, and he stammered, "I found it in Fuzhong Xuanxuan."

Huanxuan is the toilet
Old Dong suddenly felt that his wedding seemed a little different.

(End of this chapter)