The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 67
Ji Ran looked at Ying Zheng seriously and said: "I can tell you clearly that there are no immortals in this world. Immortality is just an illusion. Many elixirs refined by alchemists not only cannot lead to immortality, but also can kill people. For example, That's what the Yin Yang family's Yun Zhongjun is like."

"Perhaps you just took those elixirs and you will feel the effect, just like when you whipped the horse while riding, it ran faster. The faster running is not because the horse's physical strength has increased, but because it has begun to consume more energy. It saves a lot of energy."

"If you don't whip it, it can run three hundred miles, but if you whip it and run again, it may be exhausted by two hundred miles. Maybe by three hundred miles, the horse will still be unable to run. thing, but its body must not be as good as before.

Would you say that this kind of whipping of the horse promotes its progress, or does it harm it? "

"The same is true for Yun Zhongjun's elixir. It does not cure your disease. It only mobilizes your life energy, that is, your life span, to suppress your pain and illness."

"It may make you feel comfortable, happy, and full of energy. These are all obtained by extending your life span, nothing more. If you want to live a few more years, I have two ways here. Do you want to listen?"

Han Fei and Ying Zheng both looked at Ji Ran curiously and asked in unison: "What can we do?"

Ji Ran said slowly: "First, reduce your mental thoughts. Second, practice your internal strength well and strengthen your muscles and bones. The human body is composed of three parts: essence, energy and spirit, and life span is the product of the combination of the three. The body is like this drunkard, the more it The stronger it is, the greater the impact it can withstand.”

"And the soul is like the wine here. If you leave this wine empty, the wine in the wine will disappear within two days. The so-called qi is to connect the two, so that the two can circulate with each other to ensure smooth flow. It seems like this.”

"The two of them saw the wine swirling rapidly in Ji Ran's wine cup, and eventually the wine cup broke and the wine overflowed. This is death caused by excessive trauma. For example, King Qin Huiwen often suffered from splitting headaches, which was what happened just now."

"The most important thing is that people in the world can create and change everything, but they cannot escape the iron law of life, old age, sickness and death. To this iron law.”

Ying Zheng grasped the key point and asked: "Brother Tian just said that it is in this world. What does this mean? Are there other worlds?"

Ji Ran nodded and said to Ying Zheng: "This is also one of the secrets I want to tell you today. Brother Han Fei might as well listen to it, so that you can give up your narrow views on home and country. You two have just talked about the frog in the well many times. , so how big do you think the world of Frog in the Well is?"

Ying Zheng said: "It's as big as a well, and it can see the sky."

Ji Ran added: "There are hundreds of thousands of mountains in the deep southwest, and Miao people live in the mountains. How big do you think the Miao people's world is? Farmers who have never left their own villages think how big the world is."

"What I want to tell you is that there are more than just Qi, Chu, Qin, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Han in the world. You should have seen the bald heads from the west. They told you to promote Buddhism, right?"

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "They said they came from the extremely powerful Mauryan Dynasty and came here to save us and bring us into the perfect world of truth, goodness and beauty."

Ji Ran said: "At least I have never seen the perfect world he mentioned, but the Maurya Dynasty can indeed compete with the great Zhou Dynasty. That is, only after the unification of the seven kingdoms, the national power is comparable to the Maurya Dynasty."

Ying Zheng asked in surprise: "Is there really another world in the West?"

Ji Ran drew a circle with a bamboo pole, and then drew the four continents of Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania.Then he said to the two of them: "This is what we call Central Plains Kyushu. As you go west, you will find that it becomes more and more difficult to breathe. That is not a miracle, but the terrain in the west is higher than in the east."

"If the height of Qi's seaside terrain is zero, then the height of Taiyi Mountain is two thousand, and the average height of the plateau further to the west is four thousand. After crossing this mountain range, going southwest, we will reach the Mauryan Dynasty. Continue westward. The Kingdom of Macedonia, another country not inferior to the Mauryan Dynasty."

"Even the Kingdom of Macedonia was more powerful than the Mauryan Dynasty."

Ji Ran pointed to the north of the Central Plains and said: "This is a vast grassland. There is a nation named Xiongnu on the grassland. They are invincible in riding and fighting. Every citizen is a warrior on horseback, even compared to the strongest Qin." The Military Golden Fire Cavalry is no less impressive."

"Now the Huns are not as good as our Central Plains, but they are developing rapidly, and all their people are soldiers. Can you think about the number of soldiers they will have in 20 years? What about 40 years from now?"

Then Ji Ran pointed at Han Fei: "Whether your South Korea can stop them, or whether the Seven Kingdoms can stop them, I don't want to comment on Zongheng. But several decisive battles at Hangu Pass have shown everything. You can't save them. South Korea, the world will not give you such a long time."

"If the world is not unified within 40 years, just wait for the Huns to attack. I once saw that 40 years later, the king at that time was besieged in a place called Baishan Mountain in the north due to lack of troops."

"In the end, he paid back his life by ceding land and marrying off his daughter. In the next hundred years, the countries in the Central Plains continued to marry off their daughters. Confucianism gave this behavior a nice name called 'harmony'. Not only did they have to marry, but every year And endure their plundering of the borders.”

"Brother Han, does your 99 include this border?"

Han Fei and Ying Zheng fell silent upon hearing this. Han Fei even felt like he was dreaming and suddenly laughed again.Because he felt that he was a little too naive and a little too arrogant. "The world is so big, what does half a year of wandering mean?" Han Fei murmured.

Ying Zheng clenched his fist tightly, as if he felt the humiliation.

Ji Ran concluded: "So the frog in the well is not a derogatory term, but it always reminds us that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world. We must be cautious, patient, low-key, and humble."

Ying Zheng is also open-minded. He is still young and can appreciate the world in the future.So Ying Zheng asked Ji Ran and Han Fei: "I don't know, gentlemen, who do you think is the hero and who controls the ups and downs of the Seven Kingdoms now?"

Ji Ran signaled Han Fei to speak first. Han Fei thought for a long time and said: "Qin is now the strongest among the seven countries. Qin's prime ministers, Lu Buwei and Chang Pingjun, were both outstanding men of the moment. General Wang Jian, since the veteran general Meng Ao, has been on his own. He is a military genius."

"Guowei Liao is stationed in Xianyang, like a needle in the sea, to ensure that Qin is invincible in battle. The only ones who can rival these two people are the old general Lian Po of Zhao and Xiang Yan, the leader of the Xiang clan of Chu. ”

Ying Zheng asked again: "So there are no outstanding civil servants in the six countries of Shandong?"

Han Fei said nothing.

Ji Ran said to Ying Zheng: "In front of you, there is someone who is not inferior to or even surpasses those in Xianyang. But what official position does this person have now and how will he develop in the future! It is not that there are no virtuous ministers in the Six Kingdoms; Without a wise king, all the talented people in the world came to Qin one after another."

"Regardless of Han Wangan, Zhao Wangqian, Yan Wangxi, Wei Jingmin, Qi Wangjian and Chu Ai, they all only want to enjoy themselves and do not seek to become stronger. Otherwise, with the crops grown twice a year in Chu, the national power would have already crushed Qin. ”

Ying Zheng asked in surprise: "Are you saying that Chu Di's farmers can produce two crops a year?"

Ji Ran said: "I will tell you about the farming issues later. Let's continue talking about the heroes of the world."

Ying Zheng thought for a while and said, "Actually, I think you, teacher, should be a famous official in the world, but you are unwilling to become an official."

Han Fei also echoed: "Brother Tian is a talented person who can be called the king's assistant. Not everyone can say that he is not like him."

Ji Ran sighed and said, "Why do you two need to ridicule me? I know my own level well."

"Since both of you are unwilling to talk, let me talk about some of the people I have met during my travels to the seven countries over the years and what I think of them."

"I think the top civil servants are two and a half. One is Brother Han's junior brother Li Si, the other is the loyal Lu Buwei, and the other half is Brother Han Fei."

"I think there are four and a half top military generals. One is Guowei Liao. He is unique in strategic planning and leads troops in battles. The second is General Wang Jian. The third is General Li Mu of Zhao State. The fourth is General Lian Po of Zhao State, and the last half is Xiang Yan of Chu State."

Hearing this, Han Fei said: "It seems that Brother Tian has similar views to mine, but who is Li Mu?"

Ji Ran said: "You can think of him as Bai Qi of Zhao State."

Hearing Ji Ran's comments, Ying Zheng and Han Fei were both calm. For no other reason than because Wu An Jun Bai Qi's name was so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.Ying Zheng asked eagerly: "Is it really that powerful?"

Ji Ran nodded.Then Ji Ran said: "I still have the last two top players."

"The top traitors, because they involve the future unification battle of the Qin State, so I only talk about the Qin State. There are two and a half top traitors in the Qin State. The first is Lord Changping, and the second is a chamberlain named Zhao Gao, and That half is Li Si.”

Ying Zheng stood up suddenly, looked at Ji Ran with a serious face and asked, "Is what Mr. Chang said true? Will Lord Changping betray me?"

Ji Ran looked at Ying Zheng calmly and said, "I remember I told you how Duke Huan of Qi died. What kind of person do you think Lord Changping was? What would he be like if you destroyed the Chu State? position?"

"A wise and intelligent brother like Han Fei cannot escape the hatred of the country and the family, let alone Lord Changping."

Ying Zheng said angrily: "Is it wrong to unify the nine states? Why do these people insist on opposing and insisting, knowing that insisting will only hurt the people, but they still persist. They have persisted for 300 years, and there has not been a day in 300 years. Intermittent struggle.”

Ji Ran said: "There is a concept of class here. They used to be at the top, just like the tigers you saw when you were a child. Once the world is unified, they will change from tigers to monkeys. Whether they are tigers or monkeys, they will not care. The life and death of cattle, sheep, deer and rabbits, isn’t it?”

"As long as they have enough to eat and eat well, that's all."

"It's a pity that they don't know that there are some things that can only be done after unification, and the monkeys after unification may have a more comfortable life than the tigers without unification."

Ji Ran looked at Ying Zheng and said very solemnly: "I have something of sufficient value to exchange with Qin. I want to exchange three things. I don't know if King Qin is willing."

Ying Zheng also took it seriously and asked, "What kind of deal is it?"

Ji Ran said: "I have five strategies for enriching the country, and three things for Qin."

"First, I plan to found Zen in the future, and I also hope that the King of Qin will support it. The teachings of Zen should be beneficial and harmless to Qin. Of course, all good things have time limitations. Maybe they are harmless now, but they become confidants in the future. Serious trouble."

"Second, once the war to unify the Qin State begins, hundreds of thousands of people will be displaced and become duckweeds in this troubled world. I hope that the Qin State can support me with food and grass to rescue the people."

"Third, if the establishment of Zen Buddhism is successful, there will be buildings called temples, similar to the Small Saint's Village, but not so large. There will be horse-drawn carriages circulating between temples, and the monks in the temples will serve as bodyguards. , to ensure the safety of the goods. I call it the escort agency."

"The escort agency will also become one of the temple's main income sources."

Ying Zheng thought for a long time and still couldn't give an answer. He didn't expect Ji Ran's request to be so weird.There doesn't seem to be much of a problem with first and third place, but it's hard to say what the impact will be in the future.

The second point made Yingzheng very embarrassed. The unification battle was already difficult, and no amount of food and grass would be enough, but Ji Ran asked Qin to pay an extra amount of food and grass to help the people.

If you help the people at this time, the people must be grateful. Qin has provided food, but Ji Ran's reputation has fallen on him.

Seeing that Ying Zheng was unable to answer for a long time, Ji Ran said: "I can guarantee that these five strategies are worth the money. It will be easy to double the output of food in ten years."

Ying Zheng said in surprise and joy: "Is this true?"

Han Fei on the side also said: "I wonder if South Korea can double its production?"

Ji Ran didn't answer and just kept looking at Han Fei, just like the first time she saw Han Fei in Zilanxuan.It's just that this time Han Fei always looked serious and asked for advice without any hesitation.

Ji Ran said indifferently: "After South Korea is annexed by Qin, it will naturally get this method. If there is nothing else, Brother Han, please leave."

At this time, Ji Ran's ears twitched slightly and said: "A large number of soldiers are moving here, they should be here to catch you." Ji Ran pointed at Ying Zhengdao.

"The transaction will wait until you return to Xianyang, and then I will find you. Now I will take you away first, and you and Gai Nie can agree on a meeting place." Ji Ran said to Ying Zheng again.

Ying Zheng nodded. At this time, Gai Nie also jumped off the roof and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng said: "We will still be here tomorrow. You and I will meet up."

Gai Nie nodded and said no more.Ji Ran grabbed Ying Zheng's shoulders and disappeared from everyone's sight in a few flashes.

Wei Zhuang frowned and said, "Is this shrinking into an inch?"

Gai Nie also said: "I didn't expect that there are such masters in Taoism."

Han Fei looked at the two of them strangely and said, "There are many things you didn't expect. For example, Brother Tian said that you can't defeat Ba Linglong even if you work together."

In the Taoist stronghold, Ji Ran said to Ying Zheng: "It seems that you have not fallen behind in the kung fu I taught you when I was a child, and you have practiced pretty well over the years. This set of kung fu can exercise your internal organs and lay a good foundation for you. Let you struggle for a few more years."

Hearing this, Ying Zheng remembered the story of the Sui Dynasty and Yang Guang 800 years later that his teacher had just told.So he asked: "Sir, do you really know what will happen in the future?"

Ji Ran asked: "You want to know?"

Ying Zheng thought for a long time and said, "Zheng wants to know."

Ji Ran sighed leisurely and said: "The three moral emperors and the five emperors were famous after Xia, Shang and Zhou. The seven heroes and five tyrants made trouble in the Spring and Autumn Period, and their rise and fall happened in an instant. There are several lines of names in Qing Dynasty, and there are countless barren hills in Beimang. The fields of the predecessors are harvested by the descendants. It is said that dragons and tigers fight." "

"This is the summary of the thousand years of future generations, but there is another saying called Qin Feng and Han Bone. The Qin Feng here is talking about the wind of unification you brought. In the next 2000 years, the Kyushu continent will be divided after a long period of division.

"It's all because of your unification that we can ensure the longevity of the Chinese heritage."

Ying Zheng asked excitedly: "Will future generations still remember Zheng?"

Ji Ran smiled and said: "Remember, some people may not remember your name, but they remember your title. They will call you the First Emperor, or the First Emperor of Qin."

Ying Zheng asked curiously: "What's the explanation for this?"

Ji Ran said: "You choose one of the three emperors and five emperors and call yourself the emperor. As the first emperor, you are naturally the first emperor. And because you are the emperor of Qin, you are also called Qin Shihuang."

No matter how calm Ying Zheng is, he is still excited when he hears this.

Ji Ran said again: "Okay, let's forget about the future for now. You have to remember that the future I see is only what I see, and the future Han Fei sees is only what he sees. The past cannot be changed, and the future is unpredictable. , this is the principle of heaven. You must not forget it."

Ying Zheng murmured: "Is it the way of heaven? Then what is the way of heaven?"

Ji Ran said: "Someone once explained the way of heaven this way. He said that a thorough observation of the world has three levels, technology, system, and culture. The so-called technology, you can understand it as the Mohist, Gongshu, doctors, and Zhu. combination."

"Any destiny, whether it is as small as a person or as large as a country or a nation, is ultimately the product of that cultural attribute. You can understand the culture here as a combination of hundreds of schools of thought, and hundreds of schools of thought are the essence of Chinese culture. .”

"Strong culture creates strong people, and weak culture creates weak people. This is the law. It can also be understood as the way of heaven, which is independent of human will."

Ying Zheng looked up at the sky and said softly: "Is this the way of heaven?"

After waiting for a while, Ji Ran said again: "Actually, I would like to call him the way of humanity, not the way of heaven. However, humans are not heaven, so they cannot understand heaven. In the end, they can only summarize what people see, feel, and experience into heaven. . Everything is just the general trend of humanity in the world."

(End of this chapter)