Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 109 said
This time Lan He came by car, and Tian Buli and Lan He went back by car together.

Inside the carriage, Lan He smiled and said, "I had planned to take my sister back home to have a good rest this time. You always travel back and forth between the two places. I thought it would be easier for my sister to have a baby in the future if she was with me in the capital."

Tian Buli nodded and said, "That's true, but now that I'm six or seven months pregnant, it's not good for me to travel back and forth."

Lan He smiled and didn't say much on this sensitive topic. The child and the woman are now members of the Tian family, and outsiders have no say in the matter.

"I see that the two girls from the Li family haven't made any progress in almost a year. My sister is not convenient to serve you now. How about I find a few beautiful girls to serve you?"

"No need." Tian Buli slowly sat cross-legged. "There are only so many hours in a day. How can I spend all of it on a woman?"

Lan He was a woman. After hearing this, she praised him and said, "That's right. This is what a real man does!"

Tian Buli asked, "Are the brothers and uncles from Yanxia Mountain in the Princess's Mansion now?"

"No." Lan He explained, "They are in a special Taoist temple. There are places in the city that are specially used to entertain monks. The one in Qitian Mansion is called Qifu Temple. It is only open every year when praying for rain and offering sacrifices. Some royal relatives will also go there to burn incense and pray for blessings."

Tian Buli nodded, "I see."

Lan He smiled and said, "It seems that you still know too little about the things in the city. It is better to walk around more than to read more. And this walking is not to walk around blindly. Only by walking around with people with broad knowledge can you understand more things."

Tian Buli humbly agreed, "That's right, it's true."

Lan He introduced to Tian Buli some things in the city that were inconvenient to talk about.

"The cultivators in the city are divided into three groups: Taoists, monks, and scholars. There are also some unconventional ones, but you don't need to worry about them."

"The Taoists are mainly wandering Taoists from all over the country, the monks are mainly local monks, and the scholars are mostly educated people. These scholars cannot learn Taoism, nor do they know how to chant sutras to pray for the dead, but they also consider themselves as monks."

Tian Buli asked curiously, "If you don't understand Taoism, what abilities do you have?"

Lan He smiled and said, "Most of them have some martial arts skills and have learned some internal skills to maintain their health. You can treat them as warriors who studied and became officials."

"But don't be so casual and expose their shortcomings in front of others." Lan He warned: "Most of these people are high-ranking officials and nobles, and both monks and Taoists will give them face."

The Tianyue Dynasty has a strong culture of cultivation. The leader of all the scholars in the world is a cultivator, so naturally the others will not oppose cultivation.

Besides, praying for rain is real, and good weather and harvests are inseparable from the magic power of these Taoists. People all over the country naturally respect Taoism.

Many people do not have the qualifications to practice Taoism, but they have the qualifications to learn martial arts and cultivate internal strength.

Entering Taoism through martial arts here means entering Taoism through Qi, and practicing internal strength is a skill that many officials possess.

Those who are in high positions and have great power may not necessarily know martial arts, but those who are willing to practice patiently will have more enthusiasm for learning than those who are lazy and only care about what they do.

Practicing internal skills can prolong your life. If you really learn the magic of Taoism, the benefits will definitely be countless.

Tian Buli listened to these people's classification and said with a smile, "Arty."

Lan He smiled and said, "Young Master, please be careful and don't talk nonsense."

Tian Buli said more seriously, "Of course, I'm not so ignorant and disgusting."

Lan He and Tian Buli introduced the specific divisions.

"The best Taoist temple in the city is the Qifu Temple. There are only a few Taoists in the temple. They don't accept mortals, and they don't receive many guests, so it's not very lively."

"The temples are more lively. Buddhism is flourishing in the city. Recently, the court has discovered that temples in various places are running money houses and pawnshops, lending money at high interest rates and collecting money, hiding a large amount of fertile land for believers to cultivate and weave cloth to sell."

"This matter is being processed step by step. Evidence is being collected and dealt with one by one in various places."

"Not all of them will be punished. I heard that in places where there are great monks with great power, they will impose a fine and let the matter go."

"A temple that only does business but has no Buddha statue will ruin farming."

Tian Buli didn't expect that the emperor could really see clearly.

Although it is true that Buddhist temples are landlords, the royal family and various court officials also have a lot of land, right?

For example, it was easy for a scholar like myself and scholars like Hu Yuwei to own a large amount of land.

But if you think about it, you will understand.

When I was in the provincial capital, I read a lot of books introducing monks, especially various folk novels, and understood some of the monks' rules and mainstream views.

The emperor did not really care about mortals, he cared about his reputation. Scholars could write books, record history, and sing praises.

Tian Buli felt that the emperor's attitude towards scholars and other Taoists was strange. He did not treat them like the rulers of a hereditary dynasty.

It's more like the kind that's good as long as you feel good!

It's enough for you to be happy and become the greatest emperor in history, no matter what disasters will happen in the future.

Each of the fourteen provinces in the world has forced itself to have good weather and good harvests for decades. The accumulated disasters from this forced interference with natural disasters will eventually be borne by future generations.

He is a monk, how could he not understand this?

Taoists all over the world are trying to distance themselves from their family, for fear of being implicated.

The more Tian Buli thought about it, the more helpless he felt, as he and many other cultivators were unable to escape.

There was no way, because that person was the strongest and the other Taoists and monks could not disobey him.

It’s not a wrong thing to say. Even if the common people are allowed to choose for themselves, they will choose that their generation will have a good harvest every year.

If natural disasters are going to cause death, who should die?
Tian Buli cannot take care of state affairs. Now it depends on the emperor's strength and whether he can resist the heavenly calamity.

The stronger you are and the longer you stay in the human world, the more severe the heavenly tribulation you will encounter.

The emperor was very young among the monks, so most of them had no intention of jumping off the ship and escaping.

After thirty or forty years, especially when he is approaching a hundred years old, other monks will start to avoid him.

Seeing that Tian Buli didn't say anything and was about to start meditating and practicing again, Lan He asked one last question.

"Young Master, you don't like the bustle of the market or the disputes in the court. You just want to be free and easy in the mountains all day long. What is the purpose of practicing?"

After hearing this, Tian Buli laughed and said, "I ask for what others ask for. We are all human beings. How can there be any exceptions?"

Lan He doesn't think he is the same as this person. Although we are all human beings, how can people be the same?

"I don't understand what you are saying, sir. Ordinary people seek wealth, beauty, and power. I think you don't want any of these." Lan He smiled and said, "You don't even want them if they are delivered to your door."

"It's not that I don't want it, I just don't ask for it or take it." Tian Buli sat cross-legged and spoke frankly about his thoughts.

Lan He was confused, "What's the difference?"

Tian Buli said: "There are three thousand Daos, and there are three thousand scoops of weak water. I only take one scoop of the three thousand river waters, and it is called Changsheng."

Tian Buli put his hands on his knees and sat and talked with her.

The Tao does not discriminate between men and women, young and old, as long as there is a destiny, one can talk about it.

Lan He did not realize that this relationship would eventually fade away, nor did he realize how precious this moment was.

If Tian Buli was a royal relative, or a famous figure, he would be nervous and excited when he knew about the meeting.

At this time, Tian Buli was not an outstanding person, he just won a little respect and fear from many people.

It is a bit difficult to admit that someone who is not as good as you is gradually becoming better than you. It is difficult to make a correct judgment just based on the other person's improvement in position and wealth.

Before seeing this power, people would still regard him as the same person.

Just like Mr. Hu, even though he has returned home in glory, there are still acquaintances on the street who greet him with a smile and even retell old stories about him.

If the county magistrate looked at them, they would be scared to death.

The sermon will never end, but it will stop.

The two of them stopped naturally when they said they were tired. Lan He lay down to rest, while Tian Buli closed his eyes and meditated to rest.

There was no more similar conversation on the road. Unless they were with people from the same mountain or monks who could express their opinions to each other, no one was too lazy to say anything.

What can you say to someone who can't reason?

(End of this chapter)