Northern Dynasties

Chapter 188
The composition of bandits in Kansai is complex, with rebellious soldiers routed and Hu Hanqiang Liang mixed in, it is not surprising even if there are local strong clans as cameos.

The reason why Li Tai knew the name of the Shannan Flying Kites was not that the county officials mentioned that this group of bandits was not very powerful and was mainly active in the southwest of the North and South Water County, and there were not many bandits. Inconspicuous in the general environment.

The reason why Li Tai knew it was because he was snatched by the flying kite!

At the beginning of the year, his disciple Liu Gong escorted a batch of materials from Nanbeishui back to Shangyuanzhuang, but was robbed by the flying kite in the county.

However, because most of the escorts were printing materials such as ink ingots, which were of little value and few uses, the personnel and goods were let go, and only the rations and food they brought with them were withheld. Liu Gong and others borrowed food from the villagers. was able to return.

At that time, Li Tai's power was not strong enough to hunt across borders, and the loss of people and goods was not too great, so he didn't pursue it further.

But when the members greeted him just now, Liu Gong who was accompanying him recognized the flying kite at a glance. After all, there are not many bandits who have not lightly injured people in this era, which impressed Liu Gong deeply.

The elder of the clan obviously didn't know what the boys were doing outside, and when he heard Li Tai directly calling the bandit number, he quickly knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "The Han family used to be a loyal, diligent and respectful household in the past, the patriarch Lord Songling led Zhu Xiangyi to follow Wang Shi to fight, but he was lost in the Kanto, and no one survived. Since then, he has lost power in the village..."

After Li Tai heard this, he turned to look at Liu Gong who was at the side. Liu Gong was originally from Nanbaishui, and nodded after hearing the words, indicating that what the old man said was true.

"Shi Nu had a deep connection with Taoism. He left his hometown to practice Taoism with Master Lou Guanxian when he was young. He returned to his hometown only after he was shocked by the family change. It happened to be in the hands of a family feud in the county. He didn't care about the heavy casualties of this family, so he was still sent to the critically ill He had no choice but to make such a plan during the war. Shi Nu, who had been taught by his master for a long time, even though he was trapped at home and had to commit himself as a thief, he never killed indiscriminately..."

Li Tai raised his hand to interrupt the words of the clan elders, then looked at the flying kite Zhang Shinu with interest, and couldn't help laughing and said: "You are still a Taoist disciple, which virtuous teacher did you learn from? "

"My master respects and taboos Baochi, and it is Master Chen of Yingchuan."

Zhang Shinu hurriedly bowed to answer, and saw that Li Tai no longer had disgust on his face, and hurriedly bowed again: "Little people are stupid, although they have not been taught by the scriptures, but they have followed the master for several years and have learned to fight Skills. If the governor is willing to tolerate past mistakes and protect the clan from the family feud, the common people are willing to donate their lives to serve, until death!"

Li Tai's eyes lit up when he heard that this young man had inherited from Chen Shicheng. He didn't expect that he would find a treasure after interrogating him casually.

Buddhism flourished in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the later three countries all practiced Buddhahood. Relatively speaking, Taoism seemed a bit low-key.In the Southern Dynasties, there was still the inheritance of Tianshi Dao represented by Lu Xiujing and Tao Hongjing, but in the Northern Dynasties, Taoism was more obvious and weak.

The representative figure of Taoism in the Northern Dynasties was Kou Qianzhi, the Taoist of the Northern Heavenly Master. During the period when Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty exterminated Buddhism and worshiped Taoism, it was very beautiful. Even the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty had to publicly accept the scriptures and engage in some ceremonies of the divine right of the king.

But with the death of the leader Kou Qianzhi, and the fact that Cui Hao, who advocated exterminating Buddhism, was implicated in the national history case, and the entire Qinghe Cui family was almost wiped out, the Beitian Shidao became even more declining, and the inheritance was almost cut off.

Louguan Taoism is also a source of Taoism in the Northern Dynasties. Its representative figure is Chen Baochi. Because of his identity as a Taoist master, even Emperor Yuan Baoju of the Western Wei Dynasty introduced him as a guest of honor, and he has many believers in Kansai.

Later, Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyong used the debate on the three religions as a prelude to exterminating Buddhism, and he used this lineage of Louguan Taoism as his opponent of Buddhism.

In the Tang Dynasty, Taoism was respected as the state religion, and Laozi was regarded as the source of the lineage. It was the combination of Louguan Taoism and Nantian Shi Tao's scriptures and teachings that shaped the theoretical system.

Li Tai also often thinks why Taoism in this period is not very popular. Is it lack of support from the upper level or the organization from the lower level?
Although there were many Hu people in the Northern Dynasty, there were not no emperors who advocated Taoism. Representatives of the family like Cui Hao also admired Taoism. When it comes to the lower-level organizational structure, the Five Dou Rice Road, the predecessor of Tianshi Tao, is simply a model for organizing and mobilizing the masses.

But the advantages are sometimes disadvantages. The Taoist transmission system is too strict and comprehensive. If it is allowed to develop, it will inevitably be suspected by those in power, such as the Taiping Dao, the Tianshi Dao uprising, and so on.Moreover, the inheritance of Taoism's scriptures and etiquette programs are too complicated, which is not conducive to widespread dissemination at the bottom, and it is a bit high-brow.

Samanas are not the same, their scripture theory is a mess, they are good at creating a religious atmosphere, and those in power can stuff whatever private goods they have into it.For many believers who are just looking for psychological comfort, of course, the sooner you get started, the better.

Tang Seng is famous for learning Buddhist scriptures, and the Dharma has been passed down for two generations. It turns out that you have to use your brains to believe in this thing, so I still listen to you!
Li Tai didn't think that exterminating Buddhism required worshiping Taoism, but the old emperor Xuanyuan could be Li Tang's ancestor, and he could also do it for him.So psychologically, he is relatively close to Taoism.

When he heard that Zhang Shinu said that what he learned from Chen Baochi was not Taoism, but fighting skills, Li Tai couldn't help but become more interested, and Dang even motioned him to practice: You want me to protect the Ni people and forgive your old ways? Wrong, of course you have to come up with some skills.

Zhang Shinu looked around the tent, and then bowed again: "The space in the tent is narrow, I'm afraid it's not enough to fully display what I've learned, so please take the liberty of asking the governor to move outside the tent."

Li Tai became more interested when he heard this. Could it be that you are still some kind of sword fairy who learned martial arts?That's a real must see.

So a group of people came outside the tent and cleared out an open space with a radius of several feet. The stone slave clasped fists again, and then practiced using wood as a sword.

Li Tai himself is good at martial arts, but he mostly learns battlefield skills such as knives, chops, picks, swings and stabs. He is not a martial arts master himself, and there are few such people around him, so he is naturally very curious.

This stone slave swordsmanship is not as exaggerated when practiced, but it can be seen at a glance that the movements are vigorous and powerful. It is easy to leap and move for several feet, and the afterimage of the wooden sword is dazzling. The moves are exquisite and beautiful. The time was mesmerizing, and the applause continued to erupt.

Li Tai was also amused by the sight, and waved his hand to signal a powerful soldier beside him to fight with a stick. Although the length of the stone slave weapon was not dominant, its movement skills were extremely flexible. Nei then repeatedly poked the opponent's chest.

"One more person!"

After Li Tai saw this, he shouted excitedly again, but Zhang Shinu still won't lose the wind with one against two, and it was not until there were five more players on the field, with a clear offensive and defensive coordination, that he gradually lost his strength and was crossed. Surrounded in a small space, he reluctantly dropped the wooden sword and surrendered.

"Wonderful, really wonderful! You are worthy of being the top disciple of Master Lou Guan."

Although Li Tai had never met Chen Baochi, and didn't know whether he was highly skilled in martial arts, that was always the way he praised people, and the performance of this stone slave really caught his eye.

Fighting techniques are different from battlefield techniques after all. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, life and death are frequent, and what is important is an aura and coordination.

Just like Li Tai himself, he has traveled to northern Shaanxi. Although he doesn't brag about it often, he is still an enemy of thousands of people who can run around thousands of times. But if he wants to fight against this stone slave, he may not be able to persist for too long. Long.

In the same way, although this stone slave has excellent fighting skills, his hand-eye response is too quick. When he senses danger, he will subconsciously dodge and deal with it. If he really wants to join the army, he is an expert at selling his teammates. To be able to come back alive is really a high incense.

"Does Shi Nu have a sign?"

After pondering for a while, Li Tai raised his hand and beckoned him in front of him, and asked with a smile, he recognized the other party in his heart and planned to take it for his own use.

Zhang Shinu was overjoyed when he heard the words, before he had time to wipe off the sweat from his forehead, he knelt down on the ground with a plop and said, "Master once gave the word Ruhui, if the lord takes him in, he will do his best to repay it!"

Seeing this, all the relatives at the scene immediately burst into smiles. A loser is not as good as a chicken, and the best result is to seek the protection of the powerful.With Li Tai's protection, even if the village is still unable to gain a foothold, the whole family can move to other places.

"Record the story of your family's lack of work. If it is verified to be correct, after I return to the office, I will report to Daxingtai and ask for a sympathy for the righteousness of the towns."

Li Tai said again that there were tens of thousands of dead and injured in the continuous battle between the Wei and Wei Dynasties. If there is no channel to speak out, even if you die in battle, you may not be able to get compensation in time.

Hearing this, the members of the Zhuzhang clan became even more excited. Trembling, the clan elder took out a book of events from his bosom, walked in front of his knees and offered it with both hands: "The stories of the clan members have been recorded for a long time. The head is also in it, but there is nowhere to contribute... If the governor speaks bluntly, he will be full of kindness and rebuild with me, and he will raise his family to worship and his descendants to be loyal!"

Li Tai took the document over and looked through it, and found that the paper had turned yellow and the ink had faded, obviously it had been kept for a long time, so he put it away properly and prepared to hand it over to the Taifu after returning.

The group stayed here for another day, and then continued on their way.After returning to the administrative office, Li Tai first asked people to take stock of the harvest from the trip and put it in the warehouse, and then ordered his staff to send the bandit suppression battle report and the Zhang's documents to Huazhou Bafu.

The army rested for a few days, and Li Tai was also thinking about who to choose as his next target, trying to accumulate enough savings before the spring of next year, and then continue to expand the army next year and do a few big battles.

He hadn't selected a target yet, so a visitor came to see him. It was Liu Min, who had previously been sent to inspect and destroy Buddhas by Xizizi.

When Liu Min came this time, she was not as calm and calm as usual, with a dusty face, when she saw Li Tai, she grabbed him and said in a loud voice: "Something happened in the mission, Boshan, you can't do it this time!" You must save me!"

Li Tai saw his anxious and nervous face, which affected his own mood a little, and quickly invited him into the hall to sit down, and then asked: "Liu Langzhong, please be safe, don't be impatient. Did something happen by accident? Did monks and believers obstruct law enforcement, or something else?"

"The picketing work went smoothly, and the monks from all over the world obeyed and cooperated. However, when a batch of materials passed through Weibei and returned to Xingtai, they encountered strong bandits on the way and took the materials away..."

Liu Min said with a bitter face, and turned to look at Li Tai with anticipation: "I heard that your new trilogy, Boshan, has achieved outstanding results in suppressing bandits in various realms. This time, please help me! If you can make up for it! Zhouquan, all the armory that I gave before was used as a gift to help strengthen the army, and I also thank you very much. Even if I can't... well, in short, as long as you are willing to help Boshan, I will definitely remember this kindness in my heart, and I will surely have it in the future. report!"

(End of this chapter)