The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 38: Guarding the Road and the Corpse, the King of Yue Swallowed by the Snake (Seeking Follow-up Reading)
Liu An of Huainan and Liu Penzi of the Red Eyebrow Army.

The two seemingly unrelated characters seem to foreshadow an unknown ancient history, a history that has been forgotten.

"The Six Treasures of the Red Eyebrows, are they referring to the Six Treasures of the Heavenly Master?" Liang Yue frowned in thought.

Only Liu Bao was written on the family tree, but Liang Yue could see it and roughly understood the context of history.

Liu An, the Master of Huainan, committed suicide after his defeat, and the rare treasures were lost among the people, most of which were in the hands of Emperor Wu of Han.

Liu Che obtained the internal power of Huainan Zi, which made the Han Emperor famous in martial arts. However, the side effects were also obvious. People's livelihood was in decline and the country was on the verge of collapse. In addition, his obsession with cultivating immortals in his later years made the situation even worse.

Combined with the history of Liu An in Huainanzi, Emperor Wu of Han may have really seen Liu An's magic, so he expended national strength to search for immortals, rather than being deceived by the sorcerer as the history books say.

Emperor Wu of Han was not incompetent, but he was too ambitious.

However, Emperor Wu of Han finally came to his senses in his later years.

"Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han were also frustrated in their quest for immortality."

In this respect, Liang Yue is still a little better than the other two.

The six treasures of the Red Eyebrow Army were probably dug out from the tomb of Emperor Wu of Han.

Although they do not have the true energy to use the six treasures of the Heavenly Master, if they gather all six treasures, their martial arts will at least be the best in the world.

Huainanzi, Red Eyebrow Army, and Tianshi Dao.

The power of the six treasures is evident. Almost everyone who gathers all six treasures has the ability to conquer the world.

"The Huainan Kingdom was called Huainanzi Liubao, Emperor Wu of Han was called Taiyi Liubao, and the Chimei Army was called Hanwu Liubao... They are all of the same lineage."

“These six treasures of the Heavenly Master can be used as treasures to protect the Dao and guard the corpse.”

Gather the six treasures and you will get six kinds of magical powers.

At this moment, Liang Yue set a goal: to have more skills to protect the way and guard the corpse.

Don't give up just because you die at the age of eighty. After all, you can still use it in your next life.

This body is not invulnerable to swords and guns, nor is it indestructible; therefore, one still needs a secular backer, so that whether Liu Chong becomes a general in the future or becomes a local lord, he can at least protect himself.

Of course, while relying on the outside world, you also have to rely on yourself.

"The art of guarding the way and guarding the corpse: one is the secular protection, the other is the immortal protection. Both are indispensable." Liang Yue thought.

However, what information about the treasure did Liu Shan mention?
The two were silent, waiting for Liang Yue to speak.

Liang Yue looked at the man and asked, "Where is the treasure you mentioned?"

"On top of this Huainanzi, Huainanzi and the family tree have been passed down."

Liu Shan presented Huainanzi and explained it.

"The Red Eyebrow Army swept across the country, fighting for the country while searching for ancient secret treasures. My ancestors once participated in tomb digging and recorded clues to a blessed land of six treasures."

Liang Yue opened it and saw that the content was the Huainanzi that was popular today.

After Huainanzi is the "wild history" written by Liu Penzi's ancestors after Liu An's death. Liu An loved reading and was famous all over the world. He did not keep the inner skills he had studied for himself, but thought that "one person's enlightenment will benefit all his family members", so he passed on the skills to his followers.

Emperor Wu of Han reduced the territory of Huainan State. Although Liu An was resentful, he did not mobilize troops. He even wrote to the court to persuade them not to march thousands of miles to an expedition, but to take care of people's livelihood first to avoid chaos in the world. If he really wanted to rebel, he should have hoped that Emperor Wu of Han would use military force to make the world as chaotic as possible.

What is recorded in history books and unofficial history seems to be quite different.

“The weight of history…”

Liang Yue was not interested. The man had been dead for five hundred years and had long since become a thing of the past. It no longer mattered what kind of regrets Liu An had felt at the time.

The back is the blessed land recorded by Liu Penzi.

This place is located in the south of the Yangtze River. According to legend, the ancient Yue Kingdom was originally a vassal of the Wu Kingdom. Gou Jian's father, Yue Hou Yunchang, passed by the place of ten miles of peach blossoms and was swallowed by a giant snake while boating.

After five days, he came out of the cave and found out that the big snake was actually a cave. After coming out, Yun Chang was as strong as an ox and very brave. After a series of battles, he broke away from the control of the State of Wu and was named King of Yue.

This blessed land was swallowed by the King Snake of Yue.

"Did you find it in the end?" Liang Yue put down the bamboo slips. There were too few clues, but fortunately it was clearly the area of the Three Wus.

"not at all."

"So that's how it is. What do you want?" Liang Yue put away the bamboo slips.

"I have no other wish but to find a place where I can settle down with my family."

"Okay, I'll give you a house, sixty acres of land, and three hundred strings of cash."

"Thank you, owner!"

Liu Shan was very grateful and finally settled down.

Liu Shan settled down here with his family.

In the days that followed, Liang Yue inquired about the location of the blessed land while concentrating on refining the elixir.

Occasionally he sold medicinal pills to cure diseases, and his reputation gradually spread to other counties.

This day.

The weather was perfect, and the crops in the Liuzhuang farmland were growing well. The water wheels were constantly turning, transporting water to irrigate the fields.

Farmers raise chickens, ducks, and vegetables, and some join Liuzhuang in making tofu, brewing vinegar, pickling vegetables, and running a series of workshops.

Currently, it accommodates more than 2,000 refugees, totaling 600 households, half of whom are middle-aged men.

After all, it was a time of chaos, and the weak and old basically died on the road. Standing next to Liang Yue were Bao Qian and Xiao Ming, who reported the good news that their wives had given birth.

"Please give me a name, Master!"

Liang Yue thought for a moment and said, "Bao Qizhi, Xiao Zezhi."

"Thank you for the name, Master!" The two men bowed.

"I asked you to find someone earlier. Have you found all the people?"

"Yes, all of them are here. There are thirty-one people who have wives and children at home and are honest. There are nineteen people who have elderly fathers or mothers."

"Okay, bring ten people to see me every day."

"Yes!"

Liang Yue planned to use the Kuiniu community drum to create fifty alien warriors with internal strength, plus five hundred followers.

In order to defend Liuzhuang.

Except for the alien warriors, you don't have to spend money to support other people. Although they are called soldiers, they are actually farmers and at most you have to collect a little tax.

Fifty armored warriors and five hundred followers can easily defeat thousands of bandits in a field battle, and defend a city against ten thousand enemies.

This is one of the secular methods of protecting the Dharma.

"Bao Qian, organize more activities such as worshipping gods and ancestors. Don't be afraid of trouble. At the same time, set rules. If anyone breaks the rules, the neighbors will punish him together."

Hold joint sacrifices, formulate village conventions, and build local consciousness, otherwise there will be no cohesion.

After the two left, Liang Yue still felt somewhat dissatisfied looking at this small fortress.

"It should be bigger, preferably able to accommodate 2,000 people, and include water sources, workshops, and material yards."

The large dock is like a village surrounded by a wall, where villagers live and there are watchtowers around it.

There are fields outside. People usually go out to farm and return to the fortress to live at night.

The current fort is too small, and most of the troops live outside, which is unsafe and difficult to manage.

Danning had left behind half a box of gold, and with his previous savings, it was almost enough.

There is a small garden in the dock, and some manors can be built outside the fort according to the terrain of the mountain, which can be used for daily leisure and practice.

"We can attack when we advance, defend when we retreat, and break out of the encirclement again."

Prepare the materials now and wait for the official position to come down, then you can start construction.

A few days later, Liang Yue used the magic drum to create a warrior with alien internal force.

The number of the fifty alien internal force personnel was increased by five, five of whom were women, responsible for guarding the rear house.

As time passed, Kuaiji became stable, and the Qimin Law was implemented, and the rice grew well.

In the back mountain, spring is here, peaches and plums are in full bloom
Bao Liang's grave is covered with green grass. Not far away is Shi Quanzi's thatched cottage where he lives in seclusion. The two of them sit and play chess.

"It's great to live in seclusion in the mountains, away from the hustle and bustle, and overlooking all the other mountains." Liang Yue sighed.

"Haha, if you hadn't sent me food and clothes from time to time, how could I be so carefree." Shi Quanzi didn't lie.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Without external support, most hermits would be pale and thin.

Monk Jiekong walked up the mountain without saying hello, and watched the two people play chess quietly.

After a long time, the chess game ended.

"Elder Jiekong is here, please take a seat." Shi Quanzi pointed to the seat next to him.

"I have sorted out my master's belongings before. I heard that the chief minister likes the mysterious way and may be interested in this thing."

Jie Kong sat down and took out a secret book.

"This is…?"

Liang Yue picked it up and saw the words “The True Words of India” written on it.

It records a magical spell of divine mind, which can control wild beasts with consciousness, share the five senses of monsters, and make monsters speak human language.

This method is good and can be used for divine crows. Previously, divine crows explored the way by calling or reminding themselves through the induction of thoughts.

"It is said that the elder Subhuti lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests and could communicate with birds and beasts. This should be a reference to this method. Of course, the words of the ancients are not necessarily true. The master has never succeeded in practicing. You can just take a look at it."

"Thank you, Elder." Liang Yue bowed to express his gratitude. If the spell was real, it would be a rare divine power spell.

"You're welcome. Feel free to come to me if you have any questions in the future." Monk Jiekong glanced at the jade pendant on Liang Yue's waist.

"Elder, do you recognize this item?" Liang Yue took off the jade pendant given by Zhu Yingtai. It was said that this was something that belonged to Yingtai's mother.

Jie Kong would subconsciously take a look every time he came over, and this time Liang Yue finally caught him.

"To be honest, this item is exactly what I inherited from my family."

"what?"

……

(Today is my birthday, I am one year older. Alas, the flesh in my thigh has grown, but time has passed and I have not accomplished anything.)
(End of this chapter)