Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 36 Half Saints and Saints

"Master, we have already performed the great ceremony of worshiping the master, and you have bestowed the disciple's Taoist name. A man will do what he says, how can you go back on his word." Guan Ziyang said urgently.

Ge Hong sighed: "Hey, it's okay if you don't accept it, you came here with the gold leaf."

Guan Ziyang said: "Master, is this gold leaf very important to you? If you lack gold, it will not be difficult with your ability?"

"This golden leaf is nothing but a block!" Ge Hong sighed.

More than ten years ago, Ge Hong was cultivating Taoism in the Chongxu Temple he built in the south of Luofu Mountain. He had stayed in the first-grade realm for many years, but there was still no sign of breaking through.

The [-] volumes of "Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber" and the four volumes of "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescriptions" were published at this time.

This year is the fifth year of Xiankang in 338 AD, and before I know it, three months have passed since my deadline.

When Ge Hong was puzzled, Prime Minister Wang Dao took two teenagers to visit Ge Hong in Zhuming Cave of Luofu Mountain. One of the two teenagers was Deng Yue and the other was Xie An.

Director Wang doesn't need to introduce too much, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was almost established by him, but he placed an emperor Sima Rui on his head.

What is said about 'the king and the horse share the world', in fact, in the period of Wang Dao, the king far surpassed the horse.

Ge Hong retreated to Zhu Mingdong, ignorant of major events in the world.

Wang Dao said.

In March of the fourth year of Xiankang, there was a severe drought across the country.

On March 24, the Kuaiji earthquake occurred.

In July, there was a great famine in Yangzhou and Kuaiji.

In August, floods occurred in Changsha and Wuling.

In September, severe drought, plus famine and plague.

On the first day of October, there is a solar eclipse.

In January of the following year, the northwest sky broke!

Tens of thousands of people died of natural disasters this year.

(These are real natural disasters that occurred during the Xiankang period. I gathered them into one year, and mourned for the 338th year of Gaowu and the Eastern Jin Dynasty)

When Guan Ziyang heard Ge Hong's descriptions, he recalled that in the 24 histories he read in college, there seemed to be such things, and the months and locations were relatively consistent.

"These things are natural disasters, have something to do with Master?" Guan Ziyang asked.

"Yes!" Ge Hong said loudly.

Ge Hong went on to tell.

"This is the price of sanctification!"

"The semi-sage takes the luck of the world to be able to become a saint! In addition to natural disasters, man-made disasters are also needed!"

At that time, Wang Dao, like Ge Hong, was approaching the end of his life, and he was only one step away from breaking through the first rank to enter the semi-sacred state, and the semi-sacred body resonated with the luck of the world, prolonging his life for a hundred years!
Natural disasters have already occurred, and the 'man-made disaster' Director Wang is also ready, but at this moment.

Because of Ge Hong's "Golden Chamber Prescription" and "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription", the Qi of the world circulated to Ge Hong's body.

Ge Hong only knew why he was able to pass his deadline, and Director Wang did not blame Ge Hong. He came to Zhu Mingdong to look for him, and he also wanted to help him become a saint...

Wang Dao sent Deng Yue, the governor of Guangzhou, to attack Ningzhou. Meng Yan, the prefect of Jianning in Chenghan Dynasty, surrendered to Jin, and Ningzhou belonged to Jin.There were 860 households in Ningzhou, and less than [-] households remained after the war, with millions of dead bodies.

Zhucheng is located in the north of the Yangtze River and is easy to attack but not easy to defend. Tao Kan, who guarded Wuchang in the past, has always ignored it.

Xie An's father, Xie Po, secretly believed that Yu Liang, who was currently guarding Wuchang, sent troops to Zhucheng. After Zhao Shihu learned about it, how could he allow others to snore on the side of the couch.

The army attacked it, and the city of Zhu fell. Shihu took advantage of the situation and plundered more than [-] households east of the Han River and moved them to You, Hebei and other places.

"Holy shit, Deng Yue Xingbing can be forgiven for taking back Ningzhou, but Xie An let his father frame Yu Liang to garrison Zhucheng."

"It's too disrespectful to cause Hou Zhao to attack and cause more than [-] families of Eastern Jin people to be displaced!" Guan Ziyang thought.

So he asked Ge Hong: "Are these two things the 'man-made disaster' required for sanctification?"

"That's right, Director Wang used 'man-made disasters' to help me become a saint, but Director Wang put forward conditions for me. I agreed to Director Wang. After becoming a saint, I have to do three things. Gold leaf is faith."

Then Ge Hong sighed: "Hey! After waiting for more than ten years, when Director Wang died, he didn't know who he gave his gold leaf to. Deng Yue's gold leaf was in his own hands. I went to him many times, and he always said ' Ask for nothing'."

"I originally wanted to go to Xie An, but everyone said that Xie An lived in Dongshan in seclusion and didn't care about world affairs, so I didn't go. I thought that the golden leaf of that shrewd boy must be the most troublesome."

"Originally, the old way, I have nothing to worry about after I become a saint. I can live in seclusion and practice the way of a saint."

"Because of these three golden leaves, my mortal world has not been broken, and I can't practice purely. I have to stay at the foot of Luofu Mountain, waiting for the call of the golden leaves!"

The three of them entered Huanglong temple, and there was a relatively intact hut in the east wing of the temple, where Ge Hong lived for a long time.

Entering the hut, I saw that there were wine jars, jars, and jugs all over the floor, and there was not even a place to step down. The room was densely covered with cobwebs and swarms of bedbugs.

Qing Chan pinched her nose and let out a snort of disgust: "Master, your house stinks to death, how can you live here..."

Ge Hong smiled embarrassingly, "If it doesn't stink, why do people always call it 'smelly Taoist' and 'stinky Taoist'?"

Seeing a wooden basin outside the house, Qing Chan rolled up her sleeves, took the wooden basin, and went to fetch water not far from the Taoist temple.

Ge Hong patted Guan Ziyang on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Disciple, you little maid is very diligent."

Guan Ziyang said in the past two days that the two have been married for a long time, and he habitually replied: "She is my wife, hehe."

"Fuck your daughter-in-law, if it's really your daughter-in-law, with such a flowery beauty by your side, would you still be a baby?"

"Uh, uh...Master, is this also the pulse you just gave me?"

"As a teacher, in addition to comprehending "Baopuzi" in "Tao Te Ching", there is also a book "Yin Yang Can Tong Qi" as a teacher that can teach you together." After speaking, the eyebrows moved up and down, with a lewd smile on his face.

Guan Ziyang thinks that he is not a gentleman, but this master who has been waiting for a long time, the imaginary immortal demeanor, prudence and maturity have nothing to do with him.

Look like a wretched old way!A hundred times better than myself!
Qingchan returned the water and started cleaning the house with a bamboo sieve.

"Master, you and Mr. Xiaolang go out to continue chatting, and I'll help you clean the house first." Qingchan started to work while talking.

Ge Hong hurriedly said: "Little girl, you don't need to work hard, I'm not used to it after you clean up the old way."

Qingchan said: "That's just right, since you are not used to it, let this room live in my little man!"

……

Guan Ziyang and Ge Hong were pushed out of the house by Qing Chan, and they could only stand in the courtyard.

"Master, in this world, are there many semi-saints and saints? How many of them have broken through to the first rank in the "Martial Arts Master Ranking"?" Guan Ziyang asked.

"You said that I have heard of this ranking list, but as far as I know, Huan Wen, who is currently ranked first, is only a middle-level first-ranker. It is still too early to become a saint, and to become a saint requires the luck of the world. It’s not all about cultivation.”

"How many semi-sages are there in the world? How many saints?" Guan Ziyang asked again.

"I don't know, anyway, the chance of you meeting them is very small."

"The semi-sages of Buddhism and Taoism don't care about the world of mortals, only the semi-sages of Confucianism can enter the world of mortals, and I am just a special existence..."

Guan Ziyang felt excited!
"Hahaha, then my backstage is safe and sound. After I finish my studies in two years, even Huan Wen will still be afraid of me!"

(End of this chapter)