I preached in the Six Dynasties

Chapter 516
On the banks of the Qinhuai River, a Taoist priest touched the big monk beside him with his shoulder, and smiled contemptuously at the corner of his mouth.

The monk followed his gaze and smiled. The two looked at each other, and walked towards this side with the people behind them.

When Lu Xixing saw this group of figures, he groaned inwardly, he was careful enough, but he didn't expect to be found by them.

There are really too many eyeliners of Qingxu Temple. They seem to be a Taoist temple, but they are actually subordinates of several big families in Jinling.

They took advantage of their Buddhist and Taoist identities to do some special things for the four major families, firstly to deceive people, and secondly, to do things conveniently.

In addition to serious business, the four major families are also secretly dealing with foreign races outside the Great Wall, and gaining huge profits by selling contraband.

To accomplish this, local officials must be fed and relations at all levels must be properly managed.

And the concept of pure emptiness is the most suitable, because any high-ranking official or dignitary must offer incense and worship Buddha.

The bigger the official, the more superstitious they are, because they want to keep this hard-won wealth too much.

The greater a person's desire, the more he wants to burn incense and worship Buddha. This is a common problem in officialdom.

These wealthy and powerful classes followed the Taizu (Zhu Yuanzhang) to fight for the country, and they did not know how much they suffered.

After entering Jinling and establishing a stable state, and under the suppression of Zhu Yuanzhang, it was very difficult for several years.

Once the Taizu passed away, their minds became alive, and the privileged thoughts of pleasure, extravagance, and domineering were like bastards retreating from their shells—they couldn't hold it back.

Not only did they want to ride on the heads of the people, but they also wrote articles, insinuating and pouring sewage on Taizu, to tarnish his reputation among the people.

It's a pity that although the common people are not as smart as they are, they are not fools either.

The folks all miss my Taizu (Zhu Yuanzhang), and sooner or later they will be cast aside by all generations.

People with a pure and empty view are the dog legs of these wealthy and powerful families. They secretly escort the business of the four major families, so they naturally have a lot of eyeliners.

In fact, this is a very complete chain of interests, and the benefits are huge.There are many things that are in high demand outside the Great Wall, such as wild ginseng, natural materials and earth treasures, and tall horses, all of which are beloved by the powerful and powerful in the Central Plains.

Ironware, beef tendon, explosives, and grain were collected at low prices, then shipped out of the customs, sold at high prices, and then bought at low prices for specialties outside the Great Wall, and brought back to the Central Plains to sell at sky-high prices.

In this way, the profits have multiplied several times. Today's four major families in Jinling, and the many wealthy families around them, are like the eight imperial merchants in the late Ming Dynasty, rich and incomparable.

With such a power, there are naturally countless people working hard for it. An inconspicuous beggar on the street may be one of them.

Although Lu Xixing was alert, how could he fight against such a huge interest group? He was quickly targeted.In Jinling, as long as Qingxu wanted to investigate him, even if he got into a mouse hole, he would be dug out.

The moment he saw his senior brother, Lu Xixing's heart sank to the bottom, his hands and feet trembled a little.

Seeing this group of people getting closer, Lu Xixing's heart sank, and he jumped into the water with a bang.

Early in the morning, there were children jumping into the river, and the surroundings immediately began to watch. Those with good intentions would take off their clothes and jump into the water to rescue them.

But he saw that Lu Xixing was swimming in the water like a fish, quickly swimming towards the bottom, only occasionally coming out to take a breath.

Some people were already clapping their hands on the painting boat, applauding loudly.

There are also countless bored women painting boats, leaning on the windows to watch the excitement.

Li Yu chuckled, and as soon as he moved his fingers, Lu Xixing heard a voice coming from his sleeve: "After eating this Ningbi Pill, you can be in the water as if you were on land."

He looked down and saw that the clay figurine had come out of his sleeve, and there was a fluorescent pill in his open palm.

Without even thinking about it, Lu Xixing swallowed it in one gulp.

Soon, his body became extremely light, and he became more comfortable in the water.

"There is such an elixir!" While Lu Xixing was overjoyed, he couldn't stop thanking him, and then accelerated to walk away.

At the bottom of the Qinhuai River, after all, Lu Xixing was a child at heart, he ran like he was on the ground, which made him playful and ran wildly along the bottom of the river.

The Qinhuai River in the Six Dynasties was not known how many times larger than the original Qinhuai River in Li Yushikong. Looking for someone at the bottom of the water here is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Li Yu couldn't help smiling when he saw the group of monks and Taoists stamping their feet by the river.

In this way, he can escape from birth. As long as he cultivates well and has clay figurines to help him, three years is enough for him to learn something.

I saw that he dared to jump into the river without blinking an eyelid, and knew that he was also a ruthless person, and learning the Tao was not ruthless.You have to have extraordinary perseverance to persevere, because it is very difficult to get started in Taoism.

Some people give up after a few tries, some try dozens of times, and some try hundreds of times and finally collapse.

There are also people who persevere and finally succeed. Cultivating the Tao is against the sky, and it requires a little perseverance and endurance.

Just as Li Yu was about to get up and leave, there was a man standing opposite him, holding a fan, looking at Li Yu with a smile, clapping his hands with the fan, and praised: "What a pure five-element spiritual power."

Li Yu looked up, and saw that this man was dressed as a young man, holding a fan very coquettishly, and he would fan it a few times, even though the weather was not too cold or hot.

"Brother, I think you are alone, why don't we share a table and have a drink?"

Li Yu pointed to himself and asked, "Me?"

"Yes."

Li Yu chuckled: "Okay, but I didn't bring any money."

"Hey, what am I supposed to do." After he finished speaking, he took out a small gold ingot from his sleeve, threw it away and said, "I'm afraid I'll get drunk later, do you think these are enough?"

Remembering that I don't drink very well, in case no one pays the bill when I get drunk, I take out the silver and give it to him first: "Is this enough? If not, I still have more."

"Enough is enough, enough is enough." The man held it in both hands, not daring to neglect, and quickly brought a small altar.

This money is enough to rent out the restaurant today. It seems that this man is a rich man. The waiter dared not neglect, so he hurried to the kitchen to prepare food and drinks.

Li Yu smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite."

"It's just money, why not be polite, our family has plenty."

Although he acted like a stupid son of a landlord's family, Li Yu didn't dare to be careless at all. He was surprised to find out that he had cast a spell just now.

What's more, he could tell at a glance that he was using the Five Elements Reiki.

This kind of eyesight alone is no longer something ordinary people can have, and he took the initiative to approach him, and it was definitely not really just for drinking.

If in the past, Li Yuba had left, one thing more would be better than one thing less.But now that Li Yu is in Jinling, what he is afraid of is not that nothing will happen, but that nothing will happen.And after his yin and yang merged, he wasn't very scared, he was bold and confident in his heart.

He needs to find out the truth, so he has to find a job
Now that something has come to him, of course he won't push it away, it's really useless, and it's a waste of a meal, isn't it.

Sure enough, after the man sat down, he covered his face with a fan and whispered: "Brother, do you also have enmity with Qingxuguan?"

"how do I say this?"

"I saw that child jumping into the river. He was obviously afraid of a group of Taoist monks over there, and also saw you helping him escape, so he asked this question."

Li Yu shook his head and said, "I just don't want to see a child drowning. It has nothing to do with Qingxu Temple. In fact, I'm spending the night in Qingxu Temple right now."

(End of this chapter)