Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 199 Origin
"Yes! The villain will go back and ask!" Wang Pu bowed before leaving the door.

"Wang Canjun, the poor monk finally understands why you have to teach so many Analects of Confucius and the Book of Songs to these teenagers."

As soon as Wang Pu left the door, Huicong sighed, his expression gloomy.

"There is a saying in our Tang Dynasty: Those who know loyalty and filial piety rarely destroy their families!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "I am also doing this for the benefit of these young people!"

"Hmph!" Huicong snorted coldly: "But they are not Tang people, they are Baekje people!"

"They are not from the Tang Dynasty yet, but they will never be sure in the future!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "The ancestors of He Bayong and Yuan Aolie were from Xianbei; the ancestors of Shen Faseng and Gu Cihang were from Jiangnan. More than 100 years ago, He Bayong and Yuan Aolie was called Shen Faseng and Gu Cihang Daoyi, and Shen Faseng and Gu Cihang were called He Bayong and Yuan Aolie Suolu. What kind of Tang people and Sui people were there then? Now they are all Tang people in your eyes. Is there any difference? "

"Wang Canjun's words are wrong. Although the ancestors of your subordinates are divided into north and south, they were all big Han people before. It's like a big family. For some reason, the family was divided, and then they merged into one family. Naturally, there is no difference. How can I, Baekje, belong to the same family as the Tang people?" As soon as Huicong said something, he realized something was wrong, and just wanted to change his words, but it was too late.

"Master Huicong's words are not right. Before the Fuyu people established their country here, the Dahan has been in charge of Fang County for hundreds of years, not to mention how many Baekje kings in the past have never paid tribute to the Southern Dynasty? Worshiping official positions? Baiji Many of the common people in Ji are survivors of Daifang County, how are they different from He Bayong and others?"

Hearing Wang Wenzuo's words, Huicong was dumbfounded. It turns out that Baekje is also called Nambuyeo, and its ancestors were from Buyeo people like Goguryeo. Long before the Buyeo people entered the Korean peninsula, the Han Dynasty had already established four counties in Liaodong and the Korean peninsula. After the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Gongsun Yuan, the prefect of Liaodong, separated Liaodong. His son Gongsun Kang divided the southern part of Lelang County into Daifang County, established the rule over the half and southern parts of Korea, and used Daifang County as a base to conquer the local The natives even intervened in Japan, which was still in the state of clans and tribes, and interfered in the war between the Yamatai Kingdom and the Dog Slave Kingdom.

In 238 A.D., Sima Yi commanded troops to wipe out the Gongsun family, razed Xiangping, the ruling center of the Gongsun family at that time, and moved the people back to the Central Plains. In the following decades, Wei’s rulers in Liaodong changed frequently. The rule of China suddenly weakened, but more than ten years later, emerging forces such as Goguryeo and Nambuyeo rose in the homeland of Liaodong and North Korea.The remnants of the Han people such as Daifang County and Lelang County were also isolated, but they were maintained at least until the beginning of the fourth century AD, and were annexed by Baekje and Goguryeo.It can be said that Goguryeo and Baekje were all established on the ruins of the four counties of Han (Silla was founded later).

Even so, after the founding of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, they continued to pay tribute to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and obtained official titles. The only difference between the Qin separatist regimes is that the territories of Qianliang, Nanyan, and Later Qin are located within the territory of today's China, while Baekje and Silla are located outside the territory of today's China.

But the problem is that the boundaries of modern China did not exist in ancient times, nor did there exist independent sovereign states that were sacred and inviolable, and all countries, regardless of size, had equal sovereignty.On the contrary, for East Asians in the seventh century AD, the suzerainty of the central empire was self-evident, and the boundaries between border counties and vassal states were also blurred. There is a comparison of the strengths of the two sides, not the law of morality.Even intellectuals like Huicong can only use the brutality of the Tang army as a slogan of resistance, and cannot mobilize the people to resist by saying that they are Tang people and we are Baekje people.

"Master Huicong!" Wang Wenzuo patted Huicong's shoulder: "I also know that you will not forget the brutality of the Tang army before, but not all Tang people are violent, and there are also generous and kind people among the Tang army. Besides, your country has been brutal for hundreds of years. Come on, have you fought endlessly with Goguryeo and Silla, and there are still few acts of violence? Wouldn’t it be beautiful if you could quell the war and practice civil governance for the counties of Tang Dynasty?”

"Wang Canjun, you can be trusted by the poor monk! If you were to govern Baekje, the poor monk would naturally do his best. But after all, you are only a soldier who joins the army. And you are from the Tang Dynasty after all, and you will go back to the Tang Dynasty sooner or later. Then As long as a greedy and stupid official comes here, I am afraid that the people will be forced to live in misery and flee into the mountains.

"You are right. There is indeed such a possibility, and the possibility is not small. After all, there are not many good people among the officials, and even fewer will be sent to such despicable places as Baekje. Daddy Most of the officials sent here will definitely find ways to make as much money as possible to bribe their superiors and return to the capital as soon as possible!"

"Wang Canjun, you think so?" Huicong was taken aback. He didn't expect Wang Wenzuo to admit that there were not many good people among the Tang officials.

"Officials are like wolves, and common people are like lambs. This is the way it is in the world. How can Datang be an exception?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile, "If I don't even admit this kind of thing, then there is nothing to talk about between you and me!"

"Oh!" Huicong sighed: "Yes, in fact, Baekje is the same, don't look at those nobles who often come to Dinglin Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings, donate alms and do good deeds, but when they leave the temple, they still look the same It's like forgetting all the teachings!"

Hearing this, Wang Wenzuo couldn't help laughing: "You monk is talking nonsense again! If those nobles are not like wolves who exploit the people, where can they get the money, food, cloth and silk to give to you? If there is no wealth from the nobles Grain and rice, you monks have starved to death long ago, you enjoy the grain, rice and cloth of the nobles for nothing, but blame them for forgetting the teachings of the Buddhist scriptures, how strange it is!"

"How can Wang Canjun say that!" Huicong was a little annoyed: "The monks practice Buddhism, protect the country, and protect the people. They have great merit. It is only natural to enjoy some food and rice. How can you say that it is free?"

"You said that the Dharma can protect the country and the people. Before the Dharma was introduced to Baekje, the country of Baekje was doing well; the king of Baekje built so many temples and donated so much grain, rice, cloth and silk for you to enjoy. Pious, but is the country safe and peaceful in Baekje?"

"This, this—" Huicong was dumbfounded. He wanted to refute, but found that he had nothing to say. The other party's words were like a sharp steel needle, piercing the gorgeous curtain, revealing the ugly face of the truth. , Just then asked: "Then, why do you help the poor monk rebuild Dinglin Temple?"

(End of this chapter)