Song Dynasty

Chapter 269 Pity me
Hearing this, Wang Shen's heart was agitated: Pity me, the world is full of sorrows, isn't this the scripture of the Mingzun sect, could it be that the people who came came from the Manichaeism?

He hurriedly looked over, but saw a group of people entering the shed from outside.

There were six people in total, old and young, each of them was born with great strength and strength, and they walked suddenly and vigorously.Their waists are bulging, obviously they are hiding weapons, and their hands are full of thick calluses, it seems that they are caused by holding weapons for a long time.

Only the person who spoke seemed to be seriously ill, his face was pale, and his cheekbones had been afflicted by the disease, and his cheekbones were raised.As soon as he entered the shed, he walked straight towards Wang Shen.

This place is only ten miles away from Dingzhou, and the Manichaeists come and go as if they are in no one's land. Li Cheng doesn't know what happened?

Wang Shen saw that he came to him, and pretended to be stunned: "Is this brother talking to me?" While speaking, he pretended to be unintentional and glanced around.

The shed is very small, just two small square tables.After six people came in, four of them took one.The sick man was standing in front of another person who seemed to be a guard.

Not to mention the sick man, the other five looked like battle-tested experts.If there was a fight later, Wang Shen would naturally not be afraid of one-on-one, but if the opponent rushed forward, he might not be able to please him.

The sick man smiled and nodded: "This place is too narrow, can I squeeze here?"

Seeing that the situation is dangerous, the guards don't know where they are now.Wang Shen was worried, but with a calm expression on his face, he nodded: "We are away from home, it's convenient for each other, brother, please sit down."

The sick man thanked him, sat down with his companion, coughed softly, and said: "I heard that the accent of the elder brother is not from Hunan, but I don't know where he is from, and why did he come to Dingzhou?"

"Brother, is this checking my household registration?" Wang Shen smiled: "You look like local braves, that's right, it's also your responsibility to check suspicious people and keep your hometown safe. The truth is the same as Xiao Brother said, I am a refugee in the north, I have fled all the way south since Jingkang year, and I ran to Dingzhou if I didn't pay attention."

The guard next to the sick man stared at him: "If you don't pay attention, it's a coincidence that you came here. You don't go to other places, but you come to our place. Don't you know that the battle has been fought here for a long time? I think you are quite courageous." what!"

Wang Shen smiled sarcastically: "Where in the world is there not fighting now? Duckweed has no roots at all, and it will go wherever it floats. What can I do with a mustard seed?"

Sick man: "Dali, don't be rude. Hearing what this elder brother says, he speaks elegantly. He must not be an ordinary person. Please ask for your name."

Wang Shen: "I'm just an ordinary person, my name is Gan Lin, from Yanjing."

The man named Dali sneered: "So it's a Liao dog."

"The Han people in the Liao region are not Khitan." Wang Shen explained.

The sick man coughed a few more times, until tears came out: "Since you are a man of the Han family, you must have escaped to the south because you were unwilling to be a slave of a foreign race?" Seeing Wang Shen nodding, he again Feeling: "At the beginning, when Jingkang was humiliated and Jurchen besieged Kaifeng, I, along with my elder brother, organized Xiangyong to go to Henan to serve the country. Unfortunately, when I was halfway, I was stopped by local officials. Instead of encouraging them, I asked I wait for the crime of gathering people to cause trouble, alas, the affairs of the country are all in the hands of local officials."

Listening to him, the others nodded at the same time: "Yes, the dog officer is hateful!"

The sick man raised his head and glanced at Wang Shen: "Brother Gan, I think your words and demeanor must be a capable person. The world is in chaos today, if you really have the ability, there is no place where you can live and live. A man, walking in the world, why bother to lament ?”

At this time, Xiaoer raised the door curtain and hung it on the door hook, and the golden sunlight shone in. Only then did Wang Shen see the appearance of the sick man clearly.
This person is about 24 or [-] years old, with an average build, and looks thin compared to the other strong men.In addition, he was very ill, and there was only a handful of bones left, which seemed to be blown down by a gust of wind.

He coughed badly, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked extremely haggard.

Wang Shen said generously: "That's right, I was able to escape here from the north because I have a lot of strength and know some guns and sticks, otherwise I would have died in the rivers and lakes long ago. However, I am just an ordinary person. I just want to find a safe place to live my life. The so-called disordered people are not as good as peaceful dogs. I just hope to continue to go to the south and find a paradise. These years, I have seen enough life and death, and I am tired. Zhi, what does it have to do with me? Just now I just felt that the road ahead is boundless, so I was emotional."

He likes to eat, but he doesn't pay much attention to clothes.A white linen shirt is washed daily, but he looks like a wanderer who has been reduced to the end of the world.

"It's understandable, it's understandable." The sick man has a calmness that doesn't match his age: "Everyone wants to live in peace and comfort, but what about going to the south? There are also levies from the government, and life in this world is suffering, a kind of torture.”

Wang Shen: "All living beings are suffering, but we still have to live."

Sick man: "The road ahead is difficult and dangerous, you can't escape."

"If you can't do it, you have to go."

"What a strong man." The red light in the sick man's eyes flourished, and he saw Wang Shen's eyes with a hint of appreciation, and coughed again: "Brother Gan, this Hunan is the territory of the Manichaeism. Go ahead, if someone invites you to enter the Fa, what do you think?"

Wang Shen was taken aback: Are these cultists going to invite me to join the gang? What do they like about me?

Wang Shen: "But I don't understand." He smiled and said deliberately: "It sounds like this Manichaeism is a Taoist temple or a monk. Although I am older, do I still want to get married and have children? I don't want to shave my head." , the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng will live forever."

Hearing what he said, several other people showed anger on their faces.

The sick man smiled and said, "It seems that Big Brother Gan doesn't know much about the Mingzun Sect, so it's no wonder."

"I've only heard of Fang La. Wasn't he suppressed by the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty?" Wang Shen asked again: "Could it be that you are people taught by Ming Zun? By the way, after talking for so long, I haven't asked my brother's name yet." .”

Sick man: "My surname is Liu, but I am not a member of the Ming Zun sect. Aren't there clubs of the Ming sect everywhere in our place? I know a little bit about it."

"Oh, and ask for advice."

The sick man surnamed Liu said slowly: "Brother Gan, before the war, I also knew a few believers of the Ming Cult, and I heard them talk about the doctrine. After entering the Uighur, Tang Dynasty Zong Dali three years, at the request of Huihe, built Mani Temple in Jianghuai and other places..."

"...everything in the world can be summarized into two kinds of good and evil...good is light, evil is darkness, and light will surely overcome darkness. If human beings follow the truth of heaven and earth and the aspirations of God, they will eventually go to the path of light and bliss. The world; since time immemorial, light and darkness have intersected, and demons have always been in the dark world, constantly disturbing, and the world today is still confused with good and evil, so people should strive to be good, so as to create a bright world..."

He coughed as he spoke, his eyes became brighter: "Brother Gan, what do you think of the teachings of the Mingzun Sect?"

Wang Shen was harassed by the underground church when he took the subway in later generations. He has never seen such a kind of eloquent lotus, and he will go to hell if he believes it.

He laughed and shook his head: "I don't understand, it sounds more like the Yin-Yang and Five Elements of Tai Chi, how can I understand it as an ordinary person."

Sick man: "What if someone makes you a god?"

"Don't do it, don't do it, you can't eat meat, the heavenly king and Lao Tzu say no." Wang Shen shook his head, being pestered by this sick man is indeed a headache.However, you can't turn your back on him.Use words to stabilize the sick man first, and then talk only when the guards come.

The sick man suddenly sighed: "Brother Gan, is eating meat really that important? In fact, the desire to eat orally is just an obsession in the heart, and the enjoyment of eating meat is just our desire. And desire can be passed through For those who practice depression, we can only be completely liberated if we can get rid of the shackles of physical desires, so that we will not be troubled by worldly worries."

"Don't talk about reverence, even Buddhism and Taoism, don't you have to practice abstinence? As far as eating is concerned, isn't there a saying that's worse than medicine?" This food is as bad as eating. Medicine' yes, that's what you want. Isn't the so-called rice a medicine to cure hunger? Only good medicine can taste bitter."

Wang Shen burst out laughing: "That's an interesting idea, but I still want to eat meat. I'm very vulgar, and I don't want to become a fairy or a Buddha." Then he picked up a piece of frog meat with his chopsticks and chewed it stand up.

The man named Dali had an angry look on his face, and he was about to shoot the case.

The sick man waved his hand to stop him, and then sighed: "Let's talk about the teachings of Mingjiao again. What Manichaeism wants to create is a heaven on earth where everyone is equal and everyone lives and works in peace. In recent years, the government, local tyrants and evil gentry have oppressed the people, and everyone has suffered a lot. Just imagine, if everyone loves each other, everyone is brothers and sisters, and a world where all living beings are equal appears in front of our eyes, what kind of achievement and what kind of pure land will it be?"

"Isn't such a cause worth dedicating our lives to?"

"Our life is meaningful only when we devote ourselves to such a career. How can we compare with such a career?"

When the sick man mentioned the emotional part, he coughed even worse.

His face was flushed, sweat the size of soybeans was all over his forehead, and his face was already distorted.

Looking at the golden sunshine outside, for some reason, Wang Shen suddenly felt chills: This sick man is indeed a Manichaean, what a frightening fanatic!

The sick man didn't speak any more, just looked at Wang Shen expectantly.

The other five people also cast sharp gazes on him.

(End of this chapter)