Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 559 Taoism
The four lines of poetry that Wang Lu read just now are the last four lines of "The Classic of Changes in the Old Monarch". One of the Daoist scriptures written by Laozi and Laojun, such as "Laojun Changing Wuji Jing", "Taishang Laojun Kaitian Jing", "Taishang Miaoshi Jing", "Taishang Laojun The Origin of Nothingness and Nature" "Jing", "Lao Tzu Changing Jing", "Lao Zi Hua Hu Jing", "Wen Shi Zhuan", etc., the content of these Taoist scriptures are similar, they are all deified Lao Tzu, centered on Lao Tzu's impermanence, and attached to various figures in history , and incorporated it into the religious classics of the Taoist theoretical system.

Unlike Taoism after the Tang and Song Dynasties, which was harmless to humans and animals, separated from the world, loosely organized, and gave up the ability to mobilize the grassroots, Taoism from the Later Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty was completely different. In a sense, at that time Taoism is closer to early Christianity and Islam. It goes deep into the grassroots, is well-organized, and has a high degree of organizational mobilization ability. The goal is to establish a religious kingdom that integrates politics and religion.The most typical examples are the Yellow Turban Army and the Five Dou Rice Sect. The former almost destroyed the powerful Eastern Han Empire, while the latter established a separate regime in Hanzhong at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Wu Dou Rice Sect divides believers into several administrative regions according to geography, and then sets up sacrificial wine to manage believers in each region, just like secular officials, and the ability of these sacrificial wine to mobilize and control believers is definitely far from that of local officials in the Han and Wei Dynasties can be compared.And this Five Dou Rice Religion is also called Zhengdao. Because its founder Zhang Daoling called himself a master, and his followers also called him "Tianshi", so later generations called it Tianshidao.

According to historical records, after Zhang Lu ruled Hanzhong, he ruled the people with the way of ghosts. If anyone violated the law, he would be forgiven three times before being executed. The people were very happy.This is not accidental. The ancient Hanzhong area was part of Bashu. The local area has worshiped ghosts and witches since ancient times. The romantic and loose culture is quite different from the Central Plains culture where rites, music, and Confucianism prevailed. Zhang Daoling learned from it when he founded Wudou Mijiao. There are a lot of ghost and witch cultures, and the rule is loose, and it is not as strict as the Confucianism and Legalism of the unified dynasty of the Central Plains. Naturally, it is more loved by the local people.

Later, even the Sichuan and Shu regime established by external forces had to make certain concessions to the local leaders of Tianshidao. Give them "ghost soldiers" labor taxes.

Taoism has such a strong ability to organize and mobilize, and it will naturally arouse the hostility of the secular regime. Liu Xie, the Minister of Nanliang, criticized Taoism in his book "Mie Huo Lun" for "the country is blunt, and the people are peaceful." Take Zhang Jiao, Li Hong, the poisonous Han season; Lu Xun, Sun En, the chaos at the end of the Jin Dynasty", among them Zhang Jiao, Lu Xun, and Sun En are all famous people who used religious uprisings to cause chaos in history, but Li Hong, how can he, Can it be tied with the above three?
If you look through the history books of the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties in more detail, you will find that there were too many religious uprising leaders named "Li Hong" at that time, only from Tianning 324 (528) of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the early years of Wutai (200) of Emperor Xiaoming of the Northern Wei Dynasty. ) In the past 200 years, there have been nine "Li Hong" uprisings clearly recorded in the history books, which took place all over the country, and there will be more without clear records in the history books. Is it just a coincidence that he has lived for more than [-] years, traveled all over the country, and constantly launched uprisings?
It is necessary to find the reason in many Taoist classics that were popular at that time. Among these classics, Li Hong is the incarnation of Lao Tzu, that is, after Lao Tzu went west to Tongguan and turned Hu Chengxian, his incarnation walking in the world was named Li Hong.Ever since the Han Dynasty, there has been a prophecy in Taoism that "the old man will govern and Li Hong should come out", and the dark political environment in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the chaotic state of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties naturally added to the attraction of this messianic prophecy. force.The more disappointed the people are with real politics, the more they place their hopes on the "incarnation of the old monarch" to come to the world, establish a peaceful and prosperous world, and escape the suffering of this world.

Seeing this, it shouldn't be hard to understand Fan Chang'an and others' anger at the emperor naming his son Li Hong. How could the emperor name his son the future savior?As the descendants of Fan Changsheng, they are inextricably linked with the Tao of Heavenly Master at that time.

Although the Li family respected Lao Tzu as their ancestor and Taoism after ascending the throne as emperor, the Taoism that the Li family respected was different from the Taoism of Heavenly Masters that Fan Changsheng believed in. Reforms were carried out on Tianshi Dao. Although their reforms were different, they generally gave up the Taoist control over the congregation and the grassroots organization at that time, in exchange for the secular government’s rewards and official positions for the upper echelon of Tianshi Dao. Since then, The Tao of Heavenly Master has become a part of the secular country, so naturally it will not have the same combat effectiveness and aggressiveness as before.In the eyes of Fan Chang'an and others, this kind of new Taoism is nothing more than a heresy and betrayal, so they naturally sneered at it.

"I don't know if Li Hong is in Chengdu, but it's definitely not the one from Chang'an Miyagi!" Fan Chang'an sneered: "A vain man is not afraid of gods, and there are ghosts and gods who curse him. I just wait and see!"

"Not bad!" Wang Lu said with a smile, "Then what shall I do now?"

"I'm going to act according to the trend. When I come to Chengdu this time, we are just a few salt merchants. We are just doing business and talking about business. Don't say a word, don't mention it!"

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Qinghai Lake.

"That's Qinghai Lake!" The guide pointed to the vast ocean in the distance.

The wide and flat grassland stretches out at the foot, extending to the end of the line of sight, and you can see a rippling turquoise, which is connected with the grassland at the foot.This is really a vast ocean!Xue Rengui thought to himself, as far as he could see, there were no hills and mountains, even forests, cities and roads. There was only an endless grassland, where the wind was surging and the grass blades were swaying like waves. "What a vast expanse!" he exclaimed.

"The grass hasn't fully grown yet, and in two or three months, it will be the real grass!" Ashina said sincerely.

Xue Rengui nodded. He knew Ashina's true meaning in his heart. With the prosperity of the grassland, the livestock and horses of the Tuyuhun and Tubo people would also become fatter and fatter. This was not good news for Tang Jun.

"Bring the map!" Xue Rengui said. He took the cowhide map from his subordinates, fixed it on the ground with a dagger, looked at it for a while and said, "What do you think should be done now?"

"Of course it is to find the Tubo herd as soon as possible!" Ashina said honestly, "As long as the Tubo herd is plundered, the Tubo army will not be afraid that it will go to the sky!"

"That's right, the two of us want to go together!" Xue Rengui laughed and said, "As long as we snatch the Tibetan herd first, our army will win half of it first! I hope the scouts will work harder and find the trace of the Tibetan herd as soon as possible!"

"There is no need to worry too much about this. At this time, there are not many places where tens of thousands of livestock can go. It must be a place with lush water and grass, such as lakes, lakes, and blisters. With so many animals walking, how could they not stay?" Leave a trace? There will be news in two or three days at most, or a day or two at least!"

Ashinadao's judgment was really accurate. At noon the next day, Xue Rengui got the report from the scouts. Two Tuyuhun herdsmen fled to the Tang army, claiming that they knew that when the Tubo people learned that the Tang army was coming, they killed the livestock and the old and the weak. The women and children migrated to a saltwater lake called Dou Co Lake in the southwest of Qinghai Lake.

"Doucuo Lake?" Xue Rengui invited the guide to ask, and the guide replied that there is indeed such a lake, but this lake is located between Jishi Mountain and Kunlun Mountain. Will leave to graze elsewhere.Due to the high terrain, if people from other places walk in a hurry, they will suffer from asthma.

"Well, it looks like it's probably true!" Xue Rengui smiled and said, "The Tubo people also know that I have a lot of cavalry. to the lake!"

"General manager!" Ashina Daozhen was not so happy: "It's not that simple. It's five or six hundred miles from here to the sea of ​​bitterness, and half of it is rugged land. The way to enter the army is okay. We won the battle It will be troublesome to retreat, the soldiers all took the captured spoils, brought a large number of livestock, women and children, and retreated along the mountain road, and the men and horses were exhausted, once they were invited by the enemy, the consequences would be disastrous!"

"That's true!" Xue Rengui thought for a while: "Then we can only let the rear army set up camp here, so that we only need to walk half the distance to retreat. Even if the enemy invites us to attack, our army can still fight from the stronghold!"

"Then where do you plan to set up the rear battalion?" Asked Ashina Michizane.

"Of course it is here!" Xue Rengui stretched out his finger and clicked on the map. It is the mountain at the junction of the wilderness and the mountain. Three Chinese characters are impressively written: "Dafeiling"

According to Xue Rengui's order, the Tang army marched southward, crossing the rugged Sun and Moon Mountains, and crossing the flat Dafeichuan grassland. At the beginning, the morale of the Tang army was still very strong, but as the terrain gradually climbed, more and more people felt Out of breath, they were uncomfortable just sitting in the saddle, let alone walking.Xue Rengui had to order these people to be handed over to the rear battalion, and he continued to move forward with Jingqi.

As the terrain increased, the surrounding grasslands were gradually replaced by barren hills and rocky mountains. The soldiers had to dismount to reduce the burden on the pack animals, which caused more people to fall down. It only took five or six days. , more than [-] people have lost their combat capabilities without firing a single arrow.

The majestic Kunlun Mountains stretch from west to east, separating Qinghai from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Today, at the junction of Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Xinghai County of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, there is a fault zone that separates the Kunlun Mountains from the Jishi Mountains. Separated, here is the only way from Qinghai to Tibet. The northern end of this passage is Huashi Gorge. After leaving Huashi Gorge, it enters the famous source area of ​​the Yellow River-Xingxiu Sea, that is, Eling Lake, Zaling Lake.In the early Tang Dynasty, Li Jing led Hou Junji and Li Daozong to crusade against Tuyuhun, first defeated the Tuyuhun army in Dafeichuan, and then pursued the rest of Tuyuhun along this fault zone, reaching Xingxiu Sea and Wangjishi Mountain, and erected a monument as a record.

"General Guo! You command the rear army to set up camp here! You must dig trenches, build barriers, watchtowers, and arrange all kinds of crossbows, especially those new gadgets I brought from Goguryeo. Let the Tibetans dare not take a look! Remember, the safety of the army depends on you, without my order, you can't leave here!" Xue Rengui pointed to a small hill not far away and ordered.

"The last general obeys!" Guo Daifeng's face was full of displeasure, even he could see that Xue Rengui had chosen an impeccable campsite - this small hill was isolated and abrupt, right in the center of the valley, in the middle of the valley. It rose so high in the surrounding woods that no one could walk around it without being noticed.The most important thing is that there are two springs with a lot of water on the hill, and there is a small river at the bottom of the hill. There is no need to worry about drinking water for the army. As long as the Tang army controls this place, the worst situation is nothing more than retreating and stalemate.

But from another aspect, Xue Rengui's arrangement also kicked him out of the ranks of great achievements. Yes, everyone knows the importance of protecting the luggage, but no one will think of him when calculating military achievements. All he could do was watch the infantry digging soil and felling trees, building camps, waiting for the news of victory, and leaving the prosperity of Chang'an by himself. This was not the reason for coming to Longyou to suffer.

"General Guo!" Ashina really saw Guo Daifeng's displeasure, he hesitated and said, "If you don't want to guard the rear camp, why not change it with me! Let me guard the rear camp, you and the general manager Go lead the army!"

"How is this possible!" Xue Rengui did not wait for Guo Daifeng to answer, and immediately vetoed Ashina Daozhen's proposal: "A small half of the cavalry in the former army are Turks. Who else can dispatch them except you? Things, is it a child's play, how can they be exchanged at will?"

The smile on Guo Daifeng's face suddenly froze, and then turned into resentment, he bit his lips, and said coldly: "You two, please rest assured, although Guo has no great skills, he can still do the job of digging the ground and guarding the camp." Alright! You two just go to make meritorious deeds, and leave some leftovers for me at the end!"

Everyone could smell the strong sour smell from Guo Daifeng's words, but they were immediately overwhelmed by the stronger smell of blood and gunpowder, yes!Immediately there is an opportunity to make contributions, and the enemies are only the old and weak, women, children and livestock. What else can be simpler than this task?
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Huashi Gorge.

The sky was dark, and the smell of lichen and fir trees wafted in the air with the cold wind blowing from the plateau.White mist floated from the mountains, and people tried their best to drive the livestock, walking among the rocks, to the distant valley, no one spoke, only the sharp panting and the barking of cattle and horses, everyone knew , time is life, ferocious enemies have come after them, and their claws and fangs are about to touch my vest!

　Hurry up, it's still past twelve o'clock, and I can only get another leave slip!This chapter counts as 16 days.One more chapter today!
　　
　
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