The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 66 Green Plum Cooking Wine
Nong Yu was a little puzzled when he heard this, but he didn't ask Ji Ran any more questions.Instead, he concentrated on playing the piano. Last time, he was distracted and disturbed Ji Ran's interest. This time, Nongyu used all his skills.

After a while, Han Fei came again, but this time he was alone.After entering, Han Fei just sat there and listened quietly.After a while, Wei Zhuang walked in and said to Han Fei, "I want to introduce a friend to you."

Han Fei first glanced at Ji Ran and found that Ji Ran had no reaction.So Han Fei asked Wei Zhuang, "Are you inviting me alone? You are so mysterious, do you want to take me to meet someone?"

Wei Zhuang glanced at Ji Ran and said, "Taoist Master Xuan Xinzi might as well come along!"

Walking in the corridor of Zilanxuan, detective master Han Fei came online and said to Wei Zhuang, "Is it possible that another one from Guigu Zongheng is already in the city?"

Wei Zhuang stopped when he heard this and looked at Han Fei with a scrutinizing look, while Ji Ran followed Wei Zhuang silently.However, he was not interested in watching Han Fei's performance.

Han Fei confidently said to Wei Zhuang, "There are several scratches on your right shoe, which should be related to the sword moves commonly used in your right hand."

Han Fei, who was still ready to analyze endlessly, was interrupted by Ji Ran: "No matter who it is, you will know it when you go there. Why show off here? Just have the answer in your own mind."

After saying that, he ignored Han Fei who looked embarrassed and said to Wei Zhuang, "Lead the way. Maybe they should be impatient. After all, they have come a long way."

Ignoring Gai Nie and Han Fei who were discussing Taoism in the front hall, Ji Ran went directly to the back hall and met Ying Zheng.

In an elegant courtyard surrounded by green bamboos, Ji Ran met Ying Zheng.Ying Zheng saluted Ji Ran and said, "Mr. Zheng."

Ji Ran stepped forward and patted Ying Zheng on the shoulder and said, "Yes, when you grow up, you become more majestic, like a king."

Ying Zheng was also excited when he heard this. After all, no matter how old a child is, he is extremely happy when his parents praise him. Ying Zheng, who had lacked father's love since childhood, found great satisfaction in getting along with Ji Ran.Therefore, the Taoist in green shirt in front of him is Ying Zheng's elder who is both his teacher and friend.

Ji Ran smiled and said: "Let's go and meet the people you want to meet. I'll cook a pot of green plum wine for you. Remember what I promised you. When you become king, we will discuss the world together. It is indeed an interesting experience to cook wine with green plums and discuss heroes. I can tell you some things."

Ying Zheng's still happy face was shocked when he heard the last sentence. He had always known that his teacher was unfathomable, but now he seemed to have an important secret to tell him, which made him a little excited.

In the pavilion in the bamboo forest, Ji Ran sat cooking wine.Ying Zheng stood with his hands behind his back, waiting for Han Fei's arrival.After a while, Han Fei came to the bamboo forest, and the first thing he saw was a sturdy young man in white with his hands behind his back, and Ji Ran, who didn't seem to see him in the pavilion.

Han Fei changed from his usual frivolity and asked the young man seriously: "Are you waiting for me?"

The young man was silent for a moment and replied: "Yes. I'm waiting for you. I once heard someone say that a frog at the bottom of a well can only see a small sky. I am curious about how to survive in such a dilapidated courtyard. Write an article about planning the world?"

Han Fei replied: "Some people have never seen the ocean and think rivers are the most magnificent. But some people can know the whole autumn when they see a fallen leaf." As he spoke, Han Fei bent down and picked up a fallen leaf on the ground.

The young man asked: "So you are the latter?"

Han Fei did not answer directly, but said: "Only when you travel thousands of miles can you see the vastness of the world. I once wandered."

The young man asked: "Why do you wander? Is it not allowed by your family and country?"

Han Fei replied: "To find an answer."

The young man asked: "What kind of answer?"

Han Fei pondered for a while and said: "I met a teacher and I asked him, is there really a power in heaven and earth that transcends mortals and controls destiny in the dark?"

The young man asked again: "How did your teacher answer?"

Han Fei recalled: "The teacher said, yes."

The young man continued to ask: "What kind of power is that?"

Han Fei chuckled and said, "That's what I asked at the time."

The young man asked again: "Then did your teacher answer?"

Han Fei pretended to be secretive and said, "So is this why you are waiting for me here?"

The young man emphasized his tone and said impatiently, "You haven't answered my question yet."

Han Fei asked the same question that the young man had just asked him: "Why did you come here? Is it that your family and country won't tolerate it?"

The young man said calmly: "I'm just walking around to relax."

Han Fei sighed: "If your heart is in a deep well, the sky in your eyes will become smaller."

The young man said calmly: "You don't understand me."

Han Fei said slowly: "How about I answer a question you don't want to know the answer to?"

The young man looked at Han Fei with curious eyes.

Han Fei said shockingly: "You will die!"

The young man turned around abruptly, and asked in a somewhat cramped and dignified tone, "What did you say?"

Han Fei said unhurriedly: "The key is when and how to die."

The young man asked a little hastily: "Do you know?"

Han Fei ignored the young man, but turned around and said with nostalgia, "I once traveled through time and saw my own death." After a slight pause, he continued, "Do you believe it?"

Hearing this, the two people Zongheng and Heng on the roof also looked at Han Fei in surprise.

Before waiting for the young man to answer.An untimely voice intervened and asked: "Then how far into the future do you see with your eyes? Ten years, a hundred years, or a thousand years."

Both the young man and Han Fei looked at Ji Ran in surprise.

Ji Ran continued: "Death in dreams is not real death. When you die, you are physically and mentally exhausted, despairing, lonely and dark. The joy, sadness, joy, pride, helplessness, and pain of living are all unfolding before your eyes. You Have you ever experienced it?”

"So, did you dream about death, or did you come back here after death?" After saying that, Ji Ran continued busy with her work and ignored the two of them.

Hearing this, Han Fei fell silent.Seeing that Ji Ran ignored him, he said to the young man in a firm tone: "Death is not terrible, especially for a person who has died once."

He chuckled and said to the two of them: "Everyone will die, won't they?"

The young man asked even more impatiently: "What exactly do you want to say?"

Han Fei said lightly: "You just asked, what is the power between heaven and earth that transcends mortals and controls destiny in the dark."

The young man replied calmly: "That's right."

Han Fei looked up at the sky and said leisurely: "The mountains turn into deep valleys, the sea turns into mulberry fields, the prosperity of summer and winter, the rise and fall of the country, and the life and death of people are really mysterious and unpredictable."

"Ten years can see spring and autumn come."

"A hundred years can prove birth, old age, sickness and death."

“Thousands of years of lamentable dynasty change.”

"Thousands of years can see the stars shifting."

"If a mortal uses the vision of one day to peer into the world of millions of years, will he be like a frog at the bottom of a well?"

The young man asked again: "Is this the answer?"

Han Fei said: "This kind of power is around you, filling the whole world. When you calm down and listen to it, it is like a song."

After a long silence, Han Fei asked again: "Did you hear that?"

Ji Ran appeared again, interrupting Han Fei's pretense of mystery: "You just want Zheng to admire and respect you. Since he is willing to come to see you alone, no matter what the reason, it shows that he I admire you deeply.”

"Furthermore, Master Xun's remarks about time were imprinted in Zheng's heart under the guise of life and death. After that, apart from respect and admiration, I can't imagine what Zheng is thinking about you at this time. Maybe he still wants to recruit you very much."

"For those who are hungry for talents, talents always have privileges. My friend Han Fei, you seem to have forgotten that there is another person here. What do you want to gain from politics?"

"Although South Korea is a nominal vassal of the Qin State, it is not a part of the Qin State. Strictly speaking, you are the enemy. The best choice is to sit back and watch the enemy suffer. Although the government has the power and courage to see your performance."

"But how sincere are you to help him? Put away your little calculations and come over and have a drink. This is the brew I made with hibiscus branches when I was in Shushan. There is only one like this in the world. No more semicolons.”

Han Fei walked over with an embarrassed look on his face, and Ying Zheng also took off his mask and sat down.He looked thoughtful.

Han Fei looked at Ji Ran and said, "Even though Brother Tian doesn't want to help me, he shouldn't make things difficult for me."

Ji Ran looked as usual and poured a glass of wine for Han Fei and then poured a glass for Ying Zheng and said: "Like Tianze, if you can change, you will live. If you can't change, you will die."

"A leader who treats his own people not as humans but as livestock is so cruel. I really don't know why you keep him!"

Han Fei was silent after hearing this. It is true that Tianze went too far by ordering the massacre of the Baiyue tribe.

Ji Ran continued to say to Han Fei: "Do you still remember what I said to you on the way to Luoyi?"

Han Fei thought for a while and realized that he said too much at that time. He didn't know which sentence Ji Ran was referring to, so he asked: "Too much was said at that time, which sentence did you want to say?"

Ji Ran looked at Han Fei seriously and said: "Brother Han, the top priority now is how to stabilize the world so that the people will no longer suffer from war, instead of just playing house with Ye Mu or Tian Ze like you are now. .”

"What is the difference between them now and the pearls of the past?"

Han Fei was silent again.At this time, Ji Ran said again: "Even if you can take the rights of Zhang Kaidi and Ji Wuye together, have you not seen Mengchang and Xinling?"

"Unless you become the King of Han yourself, if you are given another 20 years, you may still have hope to maintain the situation of the Seven Kingdoms, but it is a pity that you do not. This is why I chose Qin from the beginning."

"If I were born 20 years earlier, the world might not be Qin but Qi."

This was the first time that Ying Zheng saw his teacher's domineering appearance.I couldn't help but asked curiously: "Sir, according to your statement, if you are given another 20 years, you can fight Qin Yi."

"Then in your eyes, the current civil and military forces of the Qin State are not your opponents?"

Ji Ran did not answer but looked at Han Fei and asked, "Brother Han, what do you think Qin is doing now?"

Han Fei thought for a while and said: "Now the Qin State seems to be strong, but in fact it is suffering from internal and external troubles. The monarch has no power, and his relatives are interfering in politics. And the powerful ministers control the country. It is really in a state of poverty and fatigue."

"The King of Qin should have made plans early, gathered allies, used external forces, purged the court, and assumed sole control of power."

Ji Ran sighed again and said, "Brother Han, you'd better tell me your purpose."

Ying Zheng glanced at Ji Ran and said nothing.

Han Fei said to Ying Zheng: "I hope the king can pardon someone."

Ying Zheng became interested and asked, "Who is it?"

Han Fei said: "Keep it secret for now."

Ji Ran glanced at Han Fei and said, "I've already said that Tianze will die, and just recently, do you still want to pardon that person?"

Han Fei said to Ji Ran: "Tianze will die sooner or later. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Why can't I use him? Isn't it possible that the prince of Baiyue can't even make a splash in your eyes?"

Ji Ran looked at Han Fei and said: "A senior in my sect once said that killing lives is to protect lives, and killing karma is not killing people. If you kill one person, you can save a hundred people, and these hundreds of people are innocent poor people. I think this person Just kill him."

"Just like Ji Wuye, if it weren't for his death that would cause chaos in South Korea, do you think he would still be alive? When I came to South Korea 15 years ago, although South Korea was the weakest among the seven countries, the weather in Xinzheng was barely okay Compared with Handan."

"But today's Xinzheng is not even half as good as Handan. I think Brother Han knows the reason better than me. In my eyes, there is no difference between the people of Korea, the people of Qin, and even the people of the world. So I will not join the quicksand."

"Because in your eyes, Han Fei, the people in South Korea are different from those in other countries."

Han Fei was silent for a long time before he said leisurely: "Isn't Qi State not special at all in Brother Tian's eyes?"

Ji Ran raised the wine glass, took a sip and said: "Qi, Chu, Qin, Yan, Zhao, Wei and Han, the seven countries all have the same name for me, Huaxia. So it really has nothing special in my eyes."

"I just asked Brother Han, how far can your eyes see, ten years, a hundred years, or a thousand years. Now I ask again, how far can Brother Han's eyes see?"

Han Fei thought for a moment and said, "It's hard to imagine the rise and fall of the world in a hundred years."

Ji Ran asked Ying Zheng, "Zheng, how far do you think you can see?"

Ying Zheng also thought for a while and said: "It should be 500 years."

Ji Ran put her hands on her hands and laughed and said: "Shan, if it weren't for my adventure, I think I might only be able to see ten years. Compared with you two, they are like frogs in the well!"

Ying Zheng said: "Sir, why should you belittle yourself?"

Ji Ran shook his head and said: "What I said is true, but Zheng, do you still remember the story I told you about the Sui Dynasty's construction of the Grand Canal?"

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Zheng remembers Mr. Zheng's teachings and dare not forget them."

Ji Ran said: "The Sui Dynasty is not actually an ancient dynasty, and Yang Guang is a king who is more than 800 years younger than you. In other words, the Sui Dynasty was an empire 800 years ago. And the Grand Canal I am talking about is It leads from Luoyi to Yuhang."

Ying Zheng was so shocked when he heard this that he dropped the wine in his hand to the ground without realizing it. The same was true for Han Fei.

Ying Zheng asked in disbelief: "Is what you said sir true?"

Ji Ran nodded, then looked at Han Fei and said, "The extraordinary power you mentioned to control the fate of all living beings really exists, but it is not called time, it is called the Way of Heaven."

"You describe time as a spectator and witness as a supernatural force. It makes sense at first, but the changes in the sea are the earth moving, but the movement takes time. It is a passive participation rather than an active decision."

"The withering of vegetation is the change of the vegetation itself, not the change of time. Time will still exist without vegetation, but you can't see the changes of vegetation. So Brother Han, when others treat you sincerely, but you respond with sophistry, you really shouldn't Yeah, it’s not something a gentleman would do.”

At this time, Ying Zheng interrupted: "Sir, I think what Mr. Han said is very reasonable, and Zheng has benefited a lot."

Ji Ran looked at Ying Zheng and said, "Since you have benefited, I won't say anything more. The eight wolves mentioned in your letter should be the Eight Exquisite Snares, are they still in your hands?"

Ying Zheng was a little embarrassed, but he still pretended to be calm and said: "I have already given it to Lu Buwei."

Ji Ran nodded and said, "I already know. What are your plans next?"

Ying Zheng said: "Use yourself as bait to find out who in the army can be trusted and who cannot be trusted. At the same time, take the opportunity to get rid of Ba Linglong."

Ji Ran said: "It is not convenient for me to participate in the government affairs of your Qin State, but I can tell you with certainty that Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang cannot defeat Ba Linglong."

Ying Zheng was silent after hearing this. He knew that his teacher would not lie to him, so this time he seemed to have jumped into a dead end.

However, seeing the teacher beside him, Ying Zheng calmed down and asked, "I wonder if the teacher will win against Ba Linglong?"

Ji Ran said: "In a martial arts competition, I will definitely lose, and in a life-and-death fight, he will definitely die. If you still have the sun in your hand, I can still fight him, but now I am empty-handed, and he has two swords in hand." .”

Han Fei asked in confusion: "Why does Ba Linglong have two swords in his hands?"

Ji Ran said: "Actually, Ba Linglong is just one person, and that person is Bai Xuanjian, the killer of Luowang Tianzi. For some reasons, he has eight personalities lodged in him, or you can understand it as eight residual souls. These eight residual souls The soul is the real Eight Linglong.”

Ying Zheng asked in surprise: "There are such incredible things in the world. Is there really an immortal in this world who can live forever?"

Hearing this question, Ji Ran did not expect that Ying Zheng, who was still so young, would start thinking about the issue of immortality.

Ji Ran looked at Ying Zheng and said, "There are three stages of immortality."

"First, being immortal and immortal means that one will not die naturally, except by being killed."

"Second, immortality but aging. This kind of immortality is simply immortality. You can live longer than ordinary people."

"Third, immortality will lead to death but not old age. This is the case for ordinary practitioners who have practiced to a certain extent. For example, I can theoretically live to be 150 years old, and most of the time I maintain the face you see now."

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