Chapter 64 On Wuquan Mountain
The rolling Yellow River came from the west like a giant dragon, and it jumped into Jincheng County, leaping and jumping, suddenly splitting the canyon, and then extracting out the basin. A total of six canyons and five basins were formed. In Sangyuan Gorge, the water leaked like cutting, sometimes swinging left and sometimes moving right, hollowing out softer rocks, the hillside collapsed, gradually retreating, forming the Jincheng Basin, and building a major military town. In the second year of Yuanshou of Emperor Wu of Han, Jincheng County was set up here, and in the sixth year of Shiyuan Emperor Zhao of Han, he later took the name of Gaolan Mountain, and Jincheng was renamed Lanzhou.
Legend has it that Emperor Wu sent Huo Qubing to attack the Huns. From Chang'an to Jincheng, the soldiers were already very tired. At that time, General Huo Qubing used a whip to pull out the Wuyan Spring on the ground, which was the Wuquan Mountain in later generations. After letting the soldiers drink the spring water, their morale was greatly boosted, so they attacked the Huns and returned with great victory. This place is the center of the "tea and horse market" and the important town on the Silk Road. Since ancient times, the Yellow River natural danger was used as a barrier. It is a transportation fortress connecting the Central Plains to the Western Regions and Qinghai-Tibet, and it is also a prosperous place where merchants gather. Camel caravans and horse gangs frequently traveled through the downtown of the ancient Jincheng. The Persians continuously transported tea, silk and a large amount of Chinese goods to various places in the Gobi Desert, and at the same time brought Eastern culture to other countries in Europe.
Wuquan Mountain stands beautifully on the south bank of the Yellow River and nestles in the embrace of Gaolan Mountain. It is a natural painting screen of Jincheng. The mountain is formed by two streams and three foothills. The deepest part of the two streams is commonly known as Donglongkou and Xilongkou. The hills and valleys on the mountain are undulating, ancient trees are towering, mountains are surrounded by water, and are pure and elegant. There are towering palaces and pavilions with towering eaves, Langfang pavilions and pavilions are staggered along the mountain, scattered between them.
My destination is Junyuan Temple. I heard that the abbot Miaodi Buddhism is profound and saved countless people. When I came to Jincheng, he had visited me. But in my heart, I was prejudiced to the monks in foreign lands and did not meet him. However, in the Jincheng Alliance, I heard people mention his name several times. There are many believers and great virtues. I couldn't help but want to meet him for a while. However, in my arrangement, meeting him is just a chance to meet Yan Xie and an opportunity to assassinate me.
When they left the camp, soldiers could be seen everywhere in building city walls and building military camps. They had stone hammered the soldiers and smashed them. Although these men from Shu had just experienced the war, they were so happy and peaceful, and they didn't think they were suffering at all. They sang and danced while smashing, and those who didn't know thought they were performing a show.
When I left the city, I saw countless farmers working in the fields, harvesting their hard work and happiness for a year. I measured ox, carriage, horses and carriages shuttled back and forth in the city, carrying trucks of food. Just looking at this point, You Chu made great contributions, and Su Ze made great contributions.
As we walked along the way, the soldiers saw me and just bowed and were busy with their own affairs again. The pedestrians were different. They recognized my car and cheered at me and squeezed forward. The Eight Formations were closely guarding me. Their weird armors were like moving iron beasts, ferocious and terrifying, but the people around them didn't care. The Li brothers were following me and couldn't help but feel nervous, holding bows and arrows in their hands, looking around. If the assassin was hidden among the crowd, it would be difficult to guard against.
But I was not worried, because when I left the city this time, I brought two hundred army horses around me, and I was wearing armor all over my body, and there were also my people hiding among the crowd. The reason why the assassin was an assassin was to be careful and not do anything unsure easily. That day, only me and Zhao Zhengshi, he had not hurt me at all, let alone today. I looked at the guards hidden in the crowd, stood up slowly, and waved: "Dear villagers, Zen is a mortal, I dare not trouble you to love you so much. Please rest assured everyone, otherwise, Prefect Su should blame me for disturbing the people."
People were amused by me and surrounded me even more until I left the city gate.
Most of these are idle people. In the busy autumn season, most people don’t have time to watch the fun. After leaving the city gate, the troops move quickly and are at the foot of Wangquan Mountain in a blink of an eye.
At this moment, suddenly someone rushed out, came to me, and knelt down and said, "Your Highness, please return to Luan."
When I saw that the man was in his twenties, wearing a small hat, a blue dress, and a servant's makeup.
I said unhappy: "Who are you? How dare you block my way?"
The man said: "The villain is a savage, a savage from Jincheng. The prince took over Jincheng and treated the people with kindness, used wise ministers to accept direct advice, and all the people were happy. Now that I heard that the prince entered the mountain, the villain thought about the old story of Xue Guangde, and risked his life to make suggestions, and hoped that the prince would stop."
The old story of Xue Guangde in this person refers to the fact that Emperor Yuan of the Western Han Dynasty sacrificed the Gao Temple and left the gate of Chang'an, he had to take a boat to go. However, the shipping was not developed at that time, and it was considered unsafe to take a boat. The censor Xue Guangde blocked Emperor Yuan's carriage and took off his hat and said, "If a gentleman does not stand under the early danger wall, he should walk from the bridge, not on the boat." This is a good thing, but his words below are too hard, "If you don't listen to me, I will commit suicide and splatter blood on it."
On your wheel, let Long Live enter the ancestral temple today." Emperor Yuan was furious and planned to punish Xue Guangde. The Guanglu doctor Zhang Meng explained: "I heard that the monarch is wise and his ministers are upright. It is dangerous to take a boat and safe to cross the bridge. The wise and wise monarch does not take a dangerous car and ship. Xue Guangde should obey the words." So Emperor Yuan walked over the bridge. Could it be that he actually saw the danger of my trip, who is he? How could he suddenly appear in front of me?
I looked at him coldly: "You also want to splatter blood on my car, so that I can't get into the temple?"
Fang De seemed to have never expected that I, who was famous for accepting advice, would treat him like this, and his face turned pale. He looked up at me, and his sweat dripped, and replied: "The villain will not splash blood. The villain only asked the prince to return the car. If the prince does not listen to the villain, the villain will retreat."
"Retreat? The person comes, take him down, block my car, and ruin my mood. Come whenever I want, and leave whenever I want. Can I still walk in Jincheng in the future?" The guard stepped forward and immediately tied up Fang De and stuffed him.
This Fang De seems to be an insider, and today is worth looking forward to.
When the car arrived in front of the temple, the abbot Miaodi had already brought people to welcome him. I got out of the car and nodded to him. The abbot said, "The prince is here to visit the small temple, so that the small temple will be shining brightly. Prince, please come inside."
"You are polite, Master." I got out of the car and ordered the soldiers to wait, and only brought the Li brothers and the Eight Formation Tu into the temple with Miaodi.
When I came to the abbot's room and sat down separately, I took off my iron armor and inserted a small tube around my waist. The abbot told me to see the tea.
Tea is a thing that was not popular during the Three Kingdoms, but there were occasional lovers in the upper class. They took it and tasted it, but it was very bitter.
"I heard the master's reputation for a long time, but I only regretted that the worldly affairs were plagued by me, and I was squandered by one side. Now I am about to turn back, but I really can't bear to cross my arms. I came here to visit him and ask for advice to comfort my admiration."
"I really dare not take the words of the prince. The prince led his army to attack and pacify Yongliang because of his age (below fifteen in the Han Dynasty, and when he was fifteen to twenty years old), and never had any words to teach him. He also taught him the master of Wolong and was a wild man in the deep mountains. What words could he say to the prince?"
"I heard that those who seek the elders of trees must strengthen their roots; those who want to flow far away must dredge their springs; those who think about the peace of the country must accumulate their virtues and righteousness. The great monk's name in this temple is called Junyuan, so how can he not teach me?"
Miao Di smiled and said, "Since ancient times, kings have received the fortune of heaven, followed the country and formed a great rule, adhered to the ritual and music system, maintained the laws and regulations, controlled and used various talents, regulated and appeased the subjects of the world. These kings all hoped that their virtues could be matched with the heaven and earth, their wiseness could be shining with the sun and the moon, the fundamentals of the harm of the country could last for a long time, and the transmission of the throne was endless. However, looking at the dictionary, there were very few people who could have a good ending, and what was the reason for failure and destruction?"
I didn't expect that Miaodi didn't talk about Buddhist principles, but talked about politics to me, and said it directly to the point, and forgot the assassin's incident behind my head. He nodded and said, "Yes, what's the reason?"
"In the past, there were powerful Qin, who unified the world, with strong armor and strong troops, and their battle formations were brilliant, and they traveled thousands of miles, and their power moved Hu Yi, and the world was low and all the people were attached. Is there any powerful Qin in the past dynasties? However, once the world abandoned it, all the things were owned by others. Emperor Qin Shi Huang hated the world for governance and the people were peaceful, and did not want his world to last forever. He deliberately implemented the Xia Jie's policy and destroyed himself? No. He relied on his wealth and strength, without considering future troubles, and drove the people in the world to obey his extravagant desires and exhausted him.
The property of the world is for one's own enjoyment, the beauty of the world is for one's own lewdness, and the treasures from afar are for one's own play. The palaces and gardens are decorated in gorgeous ways, the pavilions and pavilions are thankful for building a beautiful peak, there is no time limit for the conscription of corvee labor, there is no end to the use of war, there is a majestic appearance, there is a vicious and suspicious heart, and the flattery and slandering people get blessings, loyal and upright people cannot be preserved, and the upper and lower people deceive each other, and the ruler and ministers are deviated from this, the people cannot bear it, the country and territory fall apart, and the First Emperor died in a carriage and was lined with abalone. Isn't it sad?"
"Yes, one person governs the world, but not one person. The monarch should hold this ambition: to win the hearts of the people, be at peace with independence and wilderness, and not be able to win the hearts of the people, and to have thousands of troops and horses to rely on them. Therefore, after Zen came to the west, he investigated the people's livelihood, explored the opinions of the people, and organized all the ministries, and appeased the officials. He had only three hours a day to rest. He did not dare to neglect the slightest mistakes, and regretted it. Since ancient times, people with extraordinary talents have adapted to current affairs and saved the dangerous countries and the people in dire straits. The overturned countries have been corrected again, and the relaxed moral norms have been restored again. The people in the distance come to worship, and the people nearby live and work in peace and contentment, be cautious, and love the people as their children, and the country can prosper. If only for the desire of one person, people will not see their virtues, only labor and seek national stability, like carrying fires to put out fires, and stop boiling, it is not worth taking."
"The prince once said at the Jincheng Menghui that the people in Liangzhou could be cultivated, and they could all be cultivated, and they could be cultivated, and they could be weaved, and they could be accomplished by hemp, and they could be worked on labor, and businesses, and officials were guarded. There was a little support, the elderly had a place to support, the men had a place to stay, and the women had a place to follow. If this was the case, Liangzhou would be very lucky and the people were very lucky, but they didn't know what government the prince would do to make Liangzhou realize this dream."
I replied, "This is not a dream. The land of Yizhou has almost reached this state." Now I will tell you about your strategy in Shuzhong.
Miaodi listened and praised him for being kind. For a moment, his words became more and more exciting. This person is not like a monk, but like a great scholar who is well-read in poetry and books. I always hear that I feel that I have benefited a lot. We talk about governing the country, advancing the wise, managing the finances, accepting advice until noon.
"Good, good, the prince's words are very true. I heard that those who build buildings first choose craftsmen and then simple materials, and those who govern the country first choose assistants and then stabilize the people. The material of the corridor and temple is not a branch of a tree; the fox white fur is not a fox's skin; the management of chaos, safety, survival, honor and disgrace is not a person's power. The way to govern the country is to select wise men, and I don't know what the prince thinks?"
"What a great saying. Liu Xiang said, "The country does not focus on being big but winning the hearts of the people, and the assistants do not focus on being virtuous and handsome. The wise are the primary matter of the prosperity of the country."
Miao Di sighed: "The prince is very human, and he is dedicated to the people, which is a blessing for the people. Lao Na heard that when Duke Huan of Qi was still the prince Xiaobai, Guan Zhong helped his brother compete for the throne with Xiaobai. He once took Xiaobai's hook into the arrow, but Xiaobai forgave Guan Zhong and eventually became a king and domineering career. I wonder who the prince thought Duke Huan and Guan Zhong were?"
"Duke Huan is a wise ruler, Guan Zhong is a wise minister, and the king and his ministers are acquainted, and hegemony is accomplished."
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"The masters must be extremely talented, and all Zen is allowed."
"In this way, the old man Nadai thanked His Highness." As he said that, Miao Di had already given a deep gift.
"Why should the master do this? Please get up quickly. But I don't know who this person is?"
Chapter completed!