Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 412 Yu Ji (Thanks to book friend 2024…5370 for the two monthly tickets~)

Lu Bu smiled and nodded. Just as he was about to say something, Dong Bai suddenly came over and said to him:

"Master, there is a Taoist outside the door who wants to see you."

"Taoist priest?"

There was a hint of doubt in Lu Bu's eyes. He didn't understand why a Taoist priest would come to see him specifically?
However, considering that there were many famous Taoists during the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, I asked:

"Did he say his name?"

Dong Bai said "hmm":
"He said his name was... Yu Ji."

Ok?
Hearing this name, Lu Bu immediately became interested.

Isn’t this the famous Taoist priest during the late Han Dynasty?
It’s a pity that he later died at the hands of the reckless Sun Ce.

I didn't expect that this Taoist priest, who was famous and had a great reputation in the hearts of the people of Jiangdong in history, would come to see me specifically?

I don't know what the other party's intentions are...

Lu Bu handed the hair candle in his hand to Erqiao, and followed Dong Bai straight to the gate of the mansion.

Soon, an old man wearing a brown Taoist robe, who looked a bit like a beggar, was seen.

After seeing the tall and strong man, Yu Ji's eyes flashed with amazement.

The legendary chief military commander in the world is indeed majestic in appearance.

Yu Ji took the initiative to step forward and salute Lu Bu, saying:

"Old Taoist Yu Ji greets Lord Chu."

Seeing that the old man was kinder than he had imagined, Lu Bu also put in enough effort to show his respect:
"You are too polite, Taoist priest. I wonder what you have to say to me after you have come all the way here?"

Yu Ji smiled and waved his hand:

“It’s not important to talk about, I’m just a little curious about what kind of person the legendary Lord Chu is.

"Seeing it today, it is indeed extraordinary."

Seeing that the other party started to flatter him, Lu Bu raised his eyebrows slightly.

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

I don't know what this guy is up to.

"Master, just speak your mind. There is no need to flatter me."

Seeing that Lu Bu didn't buy it, Yu Ji could only smile bitterly and said:

“When I was young, a divine being gave me a book called The Great Peace Classic.

"I would like to pass it on to Lord Chu now. I wonder if Lord Chu is willing to accept it?"

"Taiping Jing?"

Hearing the title of this book, Lu Bu immediately remembered that this was a profound book involving heaven and earth, yin and yang, the five elements, the ten branches, disasters, gods, and so on.

In fact, during the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, there were many magical books given by so-called immortals or written by masters themselves.

If you can successfully practice according to the contents of these books, you may be able to gain some supernatural powers.

For example, the "Taiping Yaoshu" obtained by Zhang Jiao and the "Wu Hou Bamen Divine Book" written by Zhuge Liang himself.

And the "Taiping Jing" now owned by Yu Ji, etc.

Lu Bu has always been interested in these mysterious books and knowledge.

Therefore, when he heard that Yu Ji was willing to teach the "Taiping Jing", he was somewhat moved.

However, Lu Bu knew that Yu Ji definitely had something to ask for, so he pretended to be calm and asked:
"Master, please tell me what your purpose is first.

"By the way, please come in and let's chat slowly."

As he spoke, Lu Bu invited Yu Ji into the study.

When Dong Bai left the study, he closed the door gently and stood outside the door obediently.

Lu Bu poured a cup of hot tea for Yu Ji and asked slowly:
"The Taoist priest can now state his conditions."

Seeing that Lu Bu was getting straight to the point, Yu Ji stopped trying to hide his intentions and said directly:
"My request is very simple. I just hope that Lord Chu can help me spread my Taiping Dao in your territory. "When the time comes, my Taiping Jing will be available for Lord Chu to read!
"I wonder what Lord Chu thinks?"

Lu Bu was not at all surprised by Yu Ji's request.

In history, the other party was able to have many followers in Jiangdong, which must have been a pursuit of the other party.

However, he was also worried that the same thing that Sun Ce was worried about would happen again.

But if such a thing really happened, he would never kill Yu Ji directly in front of countless believers like Sun Ce did.

Instead, he would secretly send someone to deal with Yu Ji, so that at least he wouldn't offend too many people openly.

Thinking about this, Lu Bu showed an embarrassed expression and said:
“But the Five Pecks of Rice Sect is already being promoted in my territory.

"I'm afraid that the Taoist's Taiping Dao will conflict with the Five Pecks of Rice Sect."

Yu Ji laughed and waved his hand nonchalantly:
"The Five Pecks of Rice Sect and my Taiping Dao share the same origin and do not conflict with each other.

“All of them are aimed at saving people from dire straits.

“Of course, the Taiping Dao that I advocate is different from Zhang Jue’s back then.

"Zhang Jue used the Taiping Dao to deceive the people, and eventually used the people to start an uprising for his own selfish interests.

“I don’t know how many innocent people died tragically under the leadership of the other side.

"But the Taiping Dao I advocate aims at 'doing nothing while achieving everything'.

“While rescuing the people, we will not interfere too much in their fate, nor will we use them to do anything bad.

"And Lord Chu, are you really willing to let the Five Pecks of Rice Sect dominate the country?

“If we can have the Taiping Dao to compete with them, not only can we promote each other’s growth in the competition, but we can also be checked and balanced by you, Lord Chu, at any time.

"You think so?"

Looking at Yu Ji's bewitching expression, Lu Bu felt that what he said did make some sense.

Although Taoism is the national religion of China, just as not all monks are bad people, not all Taoists are good people.

If the Five Pecks of Rice Sect was really too influential, it might have fueled Zhang Lu's ambitions.

Therefore, if the Taiping Dao advocated by Yu Ji could join in, it would indeed play a certain balancing role.

However, after thinking for a moment, Lu Bu said:

“What you said makes sense, but Hanzhong Governor Zhang Lu is the leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect after all.

"If I support you openly, it would be like slapping him in the face, which would definitely cause his dissatisfaction.

“But I will secretly support you and help you spread the Taiping Dao.

"As for whether you can compete with the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, it depends on your own efforts."

Seeing what Lu Bu said, Yu Ji stopped at the good point and immediately stood up and bowed in gratitude:

"Then I, the old Taoist, would like to thank Lord Chu first!"

After saying this, Yu Ji took out two bamboo scrolls from his sleeves, handed them to Lu Bu and said:
“These are two volumes of the Taiping Jing.

"There are a total of 168 volumes left, and I will copy them down one by one in the next period of time.

"Mr. Chu, you can study these two volumes first. They contain content related to the way to longevity. I believe you will be interested."

Upon hearing that the Taiping Jing had a total of 170 volumes, Lu Bu couldn't help but stare.

Wow, no wonder those profound Taoist methods of the ancients could not be passed down to later generations.

This horrific number of readers alone has probably discouraged countless people.

However, Lu Bu has always liked reading and studying some knowledge that interests him.

Especially, the contents of these two bamboo slips are actually about the way to immortality!
He has always been interested in why these ancient Taoists were generally long-lived.

Now it’s time to study it carefully!

(End of this chapter)