Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 324 Dao and Qiang

The early autumn wind was blowing slowly, with a hint of coolness, and the atmosphere in the pavilion seemed a little quiet.

Holding the teacup, Liu Chan rubbed the smooth wall of the cup with his palm, and fell into deep thought. The accompanying officials waited silently for Liu Chan to speak.

Only Daoist Qinglong was different. He closed his eyes, meditated and chanted sutras, as if all affairs had nothing to do with him.

After a long silence, Liu Chan raised his head to look at Liu Yong, and asked slowly: "Since Nanhe asked this question, I don't know what Nanhe means?"

Liu Yong put down the teacup in his hand, murmured a little and said: "Before the Northern Expedition, Prime Minister Shang led the army to pass by Mianyang, visited the tomb of the Marquis of Xi Township to offer sacrifices (Note ???), and asked his younger brother Ma Bozhan (Ma Dai) to pay tribute to him. , so Yong Fang asked this question. After all, the Marquis of Xixiang is my general, and Yang Fu helps the bandits to become bandits, so there should be no problem in offering sacrifices. Besides, the prefect Yang also used the name of Ma Chao to lure Baima Qiang, the capital of Wu, to help Malingguan. If we sacrifice it today, we can win the hearts of the Qiang and Di people in Longxi."

"Does Xiu Zhao have any other opinions?" Liu Chan said, rubbing the smooth cup wall.

Dong Yun frowned slightly, cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, at this time and at that time, the prime minister sent his teacher to pay homage to the Marquis of the Township to boost morale. Now that Longyou has fallen, Liangzhou will be captured, and we will need to think about ways to calm the people."

Liu Chan nodded slightly, it was indeed as Dong Yun said, at one time and another, at that time it was fighting in Longyou, but now it is Anwen Lianglong, the big man's needs for both have changed. "

Seeing that everyone did not agree on it, for a while, Liu Chan was not sure whether to pay homage to Ma Chao.

When Liu Chan was thinking about it, he caught a glimpse of Master Qinglong and couldn't help but want to laugh. He asked curiously, "The Marquis of Xixiang was buried in Leigong Mountain. Dare Master, you live nearby. How do you feel?"

Reverend Qinglong seemed to be waking up, opened his eyes slightly, made a salute, and said: "Your Majesty, we are already born, and it has nothing to do with us whether the Marquis of the village is here or not. Just chanting scriptures and cultivating the Tao, and seldom hear about world affairs."

After a pause, Master Qinglong continued: "Pindao just knows that the tomb of the Marquis of Xixiang is seldom taken care of by anyone. Only a few years ago when the Prime Minister went to the Northern Expedition, he paid a sacrifice to take care of it once. As for the Qiang people's respect for the Marquis of Xixiang, Pindao has never heard of anyone offering sacrifices."

Liu Chan looked at Master Qinglong with a half-smile, saying that he was born and didn't care about world affairs, but he teased Ma Chao's prestige in the last sentence.

Liu Chan stared at it for a while, then asked casually as if he didn't care, "Where is the real person?"

Master Qinglong saw that His Majesty seemed to see through his little thoughts, and did not hide it, and said respectfully: "I am a person from Tianshui County, Qinzhou."

Liu Chan looked at the Han River flowing slowly at the foot of the mountain, and after a while, he sighed and said, "Ten years have passed, and the people of Longyou have never forgotten their hatred, while the Qiang people have long forgotten the name of General Shenweitian. Perhaps this is God's will."

Daoist Qinglong made a Dao ceremony, then stopped talking again, and closed his eyes to chant sutras.

After finishing speaking, Liu Chan put the teacup in his hand to his mouth, drank it all in one gulp, and said in a deep voice, "It's inconvenient for me to pay homage to the tomb of the Marquis of the Township. But he is also my great general, so don't come here alone." , Nanhe, after you return to the army camp, send a few old and weak soldiers to take care of the day-to-day."

"No!" Liu Yong replied.

After finishing the order, Liu Chan looked at Master Qinglong again, and asked curiously: "The leader of your sect Zhang went to the Central Plains with Cao Cao. I don't know why the Master didn't go with him, but stayed here."

Daoist Qinglong opened his eyes and told the truth: "Pindao first entered the Central Plains with Zhang Jiaoshou in his early years. Cao Cao separated tens of thousands of people and congregants to other places, and sent special personnel to supervise me, so that I would not be equal to preaching among the people. Therefore, I Zhang Tianhou and others did not want to stay in the Central Plains, so they fled back to Hanzhong, and when they saw that the congregation was separated, they retired to Guanzi Mountain, and did not care about world affairs."

Liu Chan suddenly thought of something and asked, "I don't know if the Marquis of Xixiang had any relationship with your religion, or liked your teachings?"

Daoist Qinglong hesitated for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Jiaoshou once wanted Zhang Tianhou to marry the Marquis of Yanxiang. Apart from that, the two have nothing to do with each other."

Liu Chan looked at Master Qinglong with a smile, and asked someone to bring him a cup of tea, and continued to ask: "I wonder if there are people from Qiang and Di who love the teachings of your religion and are willing to join it?"

Master Qinglong was taken aback, not knowing what His Majesty meant, but he, who was knowledgeable and knowledgeable, still introduced Liu Chan: "I don't know if Your Majesty knows, do I teach the ancestor (Zhang Ling) what he learned in Heming Mountain?"

Liu Chan shook his head. He only knew a little about the content of the Five Dou Rice Religion, but he didn't know its origin at all.

Master Qinglong made a Dao ceremony, and said respectfully: "The way that Zhang Jiaozu learned in Heming Mountain is to learn the teachings of Di and Qiang. Later, he learned from Lao Tzu's five thousand texts and enlightened him, and established the Five Dou Rice Teaching. Therefore, there are many people in Badijiao. From my teaching, as for the poor Qiang people who have not preached to them, I don???t know how effective it will be. But if you let Pindao guess, it should be no different from the poor people.???

"Oh?" Liu Chan was surprised, he didn't expect such a connection, and asked, "Is there any evidence for the real person?"

Daoist Qinglong raised his whisk lightly, smiled, and said, "I teach Taoism to cultivate immortality and seek immortality. The custom of the Qiang people is that people are not afraid of death, but they cannot be burned after death. Only those who burnt after death and spread their ashes (Note ???) can ascend to the sky by fire and live forever."

"That's why Zhang Jiaozu got rid of the burning of corpses (Note ???), and kept the method of eternal life of the soul." Dong Yun said suddenly.

"Zhou Li" said: "All living beings must die, and death must return to the soil." Ancient Confucianism respected burial.

"Exactly!"

Liu Chan looked at the mediocre middle-aged Taoist priest in front of him, smiled playfully, and said, "I heard that your teaching is in the Han Dynasty, and all the sacrificial wines are independent, like a loose sand. I don't know if a real person has such a thing?"

Hearing this, Master Qinglong forced a smile, and said: "Your Majesty, since Zhang Jiaoshou followed Cao Cao into the Central Plains, everyone in Bashu has taught wine offerings, and each of them has their own method. They don't follow the old way. Monsters are rampant everywhere, bewitching the people."

Liu Chan nodded slightly, with something in his heart and some thoughts.But at this time, the time is not yet ripe, and I don't want to talk too much about it.

Liu Chan picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said: "The real person is knowledgeable, I have gained a lot today, thank you for the real person who taught the origin of Taoism."

Reverend Qinglong seemed a little disappointed, but quickly disappeared, saluted and said respectfully: "I dare not, it's just my superficial opinion."

"Your Majesty, Madam has returned to the car and is waiting for Your Majesty." Li Gui approached and whispered.

Liu Chan nodded, got up and said goodbye, "I have Mr. Lao as your company. Madam has paid homage to Sanqing, so I will stay soon."

Master Qinglong hesitated to speak, and finally said slowly: "Your Majesty, please go slowly. If there is something you don't understand about Taoism, you can ask Your Majesty to explain it to Your Majesty."

Liu Chan chuckled lightly and said, "Don't worry, real people still need to study the customs of the Qiang people more. I really like this content."

"No!" Daoist Qinglong responded respectfully with a happy expression on his face.

Liu Chan waved his sleeves and strode down the mountain with a smile on his face.

The Qinglong real person who pretends to be a posture is really interesting, and his knowledge is also good, maybe barely usable.
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??? "The Epitaph of Guanzhong Mausoleum" contains: "In the fifth year of Jianxing in the Han Dynasty (AD 227), Zhuge Liang Wuhou's army went to Mianyang, visited the tomb in person, and made a sacrifice, and ordered his younger brother Ma Dai to pay filial piety."

??? From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, burial has always been the main form of funeral for the Han people.Before the Tang Dynasty, cremation was only popular in the barbarians of the Qiang and Di, and it was only when Buddhism spread in the Central Plains that the Han people gradually accepted cremation.During the Three Kingdoms period, cremation was unethical, except for facing enemies and burning corpses on the battlefield.

??? "Taiping Yulan Siyi Department" "Zhuangzi said: Qiang people died, burnt and raised their ashes."

(End of this chapter)