Chapter 126: Dragon Girl's Blessing Store Refresh (4k)
Bian Ji?
Su Ze didn't expect that this blue follower who stayed in Luoyang could do such a job for him.
He raised his head and looked at Princess Shouyang, and saw that she turned her face away shyly. Her pure and pious look made Su Ze feel guilty for bullying an ignorant girl.
Wait, it wasn't like I lied to him.
Princess Shouyang's action immediately made Su Ze the focus of the entire banquet hall, and Anagui, who had been sitting next to Li Chong, also cast an even more hateful look at Su Ze.
This made Su Ze unhappy. She was talking to her sister-in-law, so why were you, a barbarian chief, jealous?
Looking at the face that was somewhat similar to Princess Chenliu, Su Ze said gently, "If your Highness has any questions, Su will naturally do his best to answer them."
When Princess Shouyang heard that Su Ze agreed to her request, she immediately asked the question that she had been wondering about:
"Captain Su, isn't Buddhism about compassion? Why do we need Dharma protectors?"
Su Ze chanted a Buddhist name, and then said: "Buddha is merciful. Doing good deeds and accumulating virtues can lead you to the Pure Land of Bliss, but this goodness can be divided into small goodness and great goodness."
"Small kindness and great kindness?"
Su Ze said: "Eating vegetarian food, chanting Buddhist scriptures, giving porridge to help others, these are small kindnesses. Although small kindnesses are small, don't ignore them. Doing small kindnesses every day can also reach the other shore."
"But in contrast to small good deeds, there is also great good deeds, such as protecting the law for the country. The greatest good deeds are for the country and the people."
The banquet hall gradually became quiet. After hearing Su Ze's "good" talk, the soldiers who usually held butcher knives also listened attentively.
Even Li Chong narrowed his eyes and looked at Su Ze.
This is the power of Pure Land Buddhism. Most people in this world are ordinary people. Ordinary people cannot understand Zen and profound Buddhist teachings, but the theory of good and evil is the easiest thing for humans to understand.
The Pure Land Sect secularizes the mysterious Buddhist theories and guides believers through doing good deeds. It is the most practical Buddhist doctrine, so it can be spread most widely in the Dharma Ending Age.
Even murderous gangsters would fantasize about the paradise after death. This is human nature.
The officers present had done many evil things in their daily lives, and even killed people in battle. When they heard Su Ze's novel theory of good and evil, they pricked up their ears.
Su Ze said: "Killing one person and saving the lives of the rest of the world is a great virtue. If I go to hell for killing one person, then I will do it!"
When saying this, Su Ze cast his glance at Anagui who was beside Li Chong. Anagui also felt Su Ze's gaze, and was actually frightened by Su Ze's aura, and did not dare to look Su Ze in the eye.
Su Ze continued, “By doing this great good deed, even if you are a wrathful Vajra or a Dharma protector of Buddhism, you can enter the Pure Land.”
"As the saying goes, if you put down your butcher knife, you will become a Buddha instantly!"
Su Ze's words "Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha instantly" were originally a Zen saying, but it can also be explained by the theory of Pure Land Buddhism. Combined with Su Ze's "Dharma Protector Vajra Theory", it is equivalent to developing a "special merit system" of Pure Land Buddhism for the soldiers.
Bian Ji's new Buddhism spread widely in Luoyang. Longhua Temple was the ancestral temple of the imperial guards. Even if the officers present did not believe in Buddhism, they had peace amulets prayed for by their families.
Some officers had also heard Bian Ji talk about the beauty of the Pure Land, and they originally thought that since they had joined the army and killed people, they would have no chance of going to the Pure Land. But after hearing Su Ze's words, they realized that killing the enemy in battle is also a good deed!
Doesn't it mean that the more heads you chop off, the closer you are to entering the Buddhist kingdom?
Many people held the Buddha amulets in their arms and made a secret wish that if they could successfully return to Luoyang this time, they would definitely go to Longhua Temple to fulfill their vows and listen to the Buddhist teachings of Master Bian Ji.
Princess Shouyang was fascinated by what she heard, and murmured, "Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha right away." She also felt that this Buddhist saying was profound and contained great Buddhist principles.
Princess Shouyang bowed with a solemn and pious look on her face, and said to Su Ze, "Thank you, Captain Su, for clearing up my doubts."
Seeing Princess Shouyang's innocent face, Su Ze's old face turned red, and he actually felt a sense of guilt that he hadn't felt for a long time. It turned out that innocent girls are so easy to deceive!
If Princess Chenliu heard this theory, she would definitely ask countless questions, and then drag Su Ze into a fight to see what kind of punishment the Buddha would give her for breaking the "lust precepts".
But Princess Shouyang just believed what she was told, and she didn't act like someone who grew up in an imperial family at all. Even her twelve-year-old brother Yuan Ziyou would hire someone to kill someone.
Su Ze finally understood why Princess Chenliu and Yuan Ziyou both took such good care of Princess Shouyang and wanted to help her escape the suffering of marriage.
Seeing such a white lotus blooming in the mud always makes people want to protect it, but when Su Ze saw Princess Shouyang fiddling with the Buddhist beads devoutly, he had a hint of blasphemous thoughts.
Amitabha, good is good.
After suppressing the evil thoughts and this little episode, Su Ze opened the mall.
Purple? !
Su Ze raised his head and looked at Princess Shouyang. Could it be that because he did good deeds and answered Princess Shouyang's questions, God rewarded him for his good character?
Metaphysics, it must be metaphysics. Su Ze carefully examined the products that were displayed this time.
One purple, two blue and four green, and the purple one is actually a follower!
[Yulin scout who is proficient in the Hu language]
Grade: Purple;
Effect: None;
Comment: "A Yulin scout who is proficient in the languages of various tribes on the grasslands, but does not carry a horse."
Price: 500 wen tai and 10 baht coins, and a maintenance fee of wen tai and baht coins is required every month.
A purple Feathered Guards series follower. This should be the same series of followers as the [Feathered Guards Scout Proficient in Riding]. It is rated purple because of the positive attribute "Proficient in Foreign Languages".
Cursing this horseless system in his heart again, Su Ze continued to look at the blue grid, and this time it was another follower.
[The lazy armorer]
Grade: blue;
Effect: None.
Comment: A craftsman who is good at casting armor, but lazy and greedy.
Price: 500 Wen Tai and Wu Zhu coins. The working hours cannot exceed four hours a day. You must rest four days a month, and you need to eat delicious food during the rest period.
This one is not bad either!
Craftsman followers, both Su Tong and Papermaker are very useful, and this is a blue follower with negative terms, which means that the business ability is purple! The Armorsmith is also a very important craftsman in the army. This time, there are craftsmen from the General's Supervisor accompanying them, but these craftsmen are not very capable, and many armor and weapon maintenance work still depends on the soldiers themselves.
The term [Gourmet and Lazy] will not affect the quality of the product, but you just need to serve this follower well.
Su Ze couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. He wasn't a black-hearted boss in his previous life, so why did he keep getting these followers with the "lazy and gluttonous" attribute to torture him?
[The Biography of Eminent Monks of Liang, Volume 1]
Grade: blue;
Effect: None.
Evaluation: Written by Huijiao, a monk from the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, the "Biographies of Eminent Monks of the Liang Dynasty" consists of twelve volumes and records the biographies of famous monks from the Yongping period of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Tianjian period of the Liang Dynasty.
Price: One piece of silk.
Huijiao was an eminent monk in the Southern Dynasties. As Buddhism was prevalent at that time, there were many monks, many of whom were just famous in name only. The "Biographies of Famous Monks" written by Liang monk Baochang made inappropriate selections, so this book was written to correct the current malpractices.
Although this book is not a Buddhist scripture, it records the deeds of many eminent monks, and the whole book is brilliantly written. It later became an important Buddhist classic.
Su Ze bought the product casually and stored it in the system warehouse, looking for an opportunity to give it to Princess Shouyang?
Su Ze quickly suppressed his licking dog idea and decided to wait until Princess Shouyang came to discuss Buddhism next time before giving it to her.
The last four green-quality commodity columns are all daily necessities. Su Ze was already very satisfied that he could draw a purple follower this time, and a purple follower with the suffix "Yulin".
Ever since he saw the strength of Erzhu Rong's personal guards in the hunting ground last time, Su Ze has been thinking about gathering a team of guards with the suffix of "Yulin", and now he has finally collected another one.
Moreover, this time he was leading his army north, and this scout who was fluent in the Hu language might play a special role.
Su Ze glanced at Anagui beside Li Chong again. He could only say that this Rourun King was indeed a brave and flexible hero. Ever since he was framed by Su Ze last time, he has been staying by Li Chong's side after going on the expedition. It seems that he will have no chance to take action in Jinyang City.
Su Ze looked at the system map. If he went north from Jinyang, he would pass by Xiurongchuan, the old nest of his sworn brother Erzhu Rong. After passing Yanmen Pass, he would enter the territory of Hengzhou.
Hengzhou is where the Northern Wei Dynasty started, and the seat of Hengzhou is Pingcheng, the old capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
When you reach the Hengzhou area, you have reached the northern border. After leaving Pingcheng and crossing the Baidao, you will enter the Liuzhen area.
Li Chong has already received military intelligence from Pingcheng. This time the Rouran invaders are coming with great force, and even Rouran cavalry have appeared near Pingcheng. Once they leave Bingzhou, it will be impossible to march so slowly. As long as there is chaos, there will be an opportunity to take advantage of it.
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After the banquet, the Rouran king Anagui returned to his tent. He took out a dagger and stuck it on the table, saying, "That guy really wants to kill me!"
"Khan, as the Han Chinese say, we can't just sit there and wait for death!"
A confidant knelt on the ground and said earnestly.
Anagui drew out his dagger and said, "I originally wanted to return to the grassland in peace, but this guy Su Ze kept pestering me. If Ben Khan doesn't fight back, he will become even more arrogant!"
"How's Hengzhou doing?"
The confidant kneeling on the ground said: "According to the plan, the various tribes surrounded Wuchuan Town, and the five elite armies of the king's tent have bypassed the Baidao and sneaked into Hengzhou."
The military system of the Rouran was still relatively primitive, basically copying the military system of the Northern Wei before the Hanization reform. One army consisted of one thousand people, with a general, and one hundred people formed a group, each with a group commander.
Those who climbed the battlefield first were rewarded with captives, and those who deserted were stoned to death. There were not even military judges to record military merits, and generals would use sheep dung to count their men's military merits.
The power of the grassland Khan can be big or small. A strong Khan can almost unify the grassland, while a weak Khan can only control a few tribes near the royal tent. Anagui fled to the Northern Wei Dynasty after failing in the grassland struggle. He was a relatively weak grassland Khan. He could only control the troops of the three tribes of the royal tent, among which the strongest Yujiulü clan was the royal family.
Before the chaos in the Six Garrisons, the Rouran people had to cross the Baidao guarded by the Six Garrisons to enter the Pingcheng area. Hengzhou was the place where the Northern Wei Dynasty started, and those who could break through the heavy defenses and reach the vicinity of Pingcheng were already the most loyal and elite troops under Anagui.
Five armies and five thousand elite cavalrymen of the royal tent were all the trump cards Anagui had.
The reason for taking the risk of sending these 5,000 elite royal troops to the vicinity of Pingcheng was to carry out the last link of Anagui's plan to return to the north.
As a grassland warlord, Anagui knew very well that if Li Chong escorted him back to the grassland royal court, even if he became the Khan of Rouran, he would be destined to be a weak Khan and would be a puppet of Wei for a long time.
Anagui gritted his teeth and said:
"I have already used up all the wealth accumulated by the royal tent, so I persuaded the various tribes to go south to plunder as a cover, so that the elite troops of the royal tent can enter Hengzhou."
"As expected, Pingcheng was in danger, and the Wei court finally agreed to let me return north, wanting to re-establish me as Khan to control the tribes."
Anagui said with a distorted expression: "Wei Ting treats this Khan as a dog, but he doesn't know that this Khan is a wolf."
"The last time I went south to Luoyang, I saw that Pingcheng's defenses were lax. If we can capture Pingcheng, the looted treasures will be enough for me to return to the grassland to recruit soldiers and unify the Rouran!"
The last time he fled to Luoyang, Anagui stayed in Pingcheng and saw the old capital of the Wei Dynasty.
Pingcheng is an old capital after all, and it still has some heritage. It is also the location of the imperial mausoleum and the central hub for supplies to the six towns.
Pingcheng not only has the largest arsenal in the north, but also a large number of granaries, as well as the old palace and imperial tombs of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which also contain a lot of gold, silver and jewelry.
However, the northern border has been peaceful in recent years, and the defense of Pingcheng was very lax, so Anagui had other ideas.
He ordered his elite troops to bypass the Six Towns and enter the vicinity of Pingcheng in Hengzhou. When Li Chong led the army into the Six Towns, he would order the elite troops of the royal tent to attack Pingcheng.
As long as Pingcheng can be captured and the food supply to the Six Garrisons is cut off, then Li Chong's tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the Six Garrisons will starve to death and will inevitably sign a humiliating treaty with Anagui. At that time, they can do whatever they want to Su Ze.
Anagui ordered: "Let the troops attacking the six towns work harder, especially the troops besieging Wuchuan Town, so that Li Chong can advance faster!"
"As ordered!"
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Huaishuo, ever since Dugu Ruyuan entered the town alone and reported the military situation in Wuchuan to the town commander Yang Jun, Yang Jun has never summoned Dugu Ruyuan again.
If it was someone else who broke through the siege to deliver the letter but was not taken seriously by the town commander, he would have caused a commotion long ago.
But Dugu Ruyuan did not make any trouble. He just stayed in the inn and even started making friends in Huaishuo Town.
Gao Huan and Sima Ziru quickly became friends with Dugu Ruyuan. Today, Yang Jun did not summon Dugu Ruyuan, so he took Gao Huan and Sima Ziru to a tavern on the street to drink.
Dugu Ruyuan still looked like a famous and elegant scholar. Every time he appeared on the streets of Huaishuo, he would attract a crowd of onlookers, but he never cared about other people's comments. He just took Gao Huan and Sima Ziru into the tavern.
After the waiter brought the wine, Sima Ziru finally said, "Brother Dugu, aren't you worried about Wuchuan at all?"
(End of this chapter)