The Red Mansions

Chapter 120 Beauty confesses, Luo Jiao, Cao Gang
The working people of ancient China created three great projects: the Great Wall, Karez and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the ancient canal with the longest mileage and the largest project in the world. It is also one of the oldest canals and one of the symbols of China's cultural status.

The canal has played a huge role in the economic and cultural development and exchanges between the north and the south, especially in the development of the industrial and agricultural economy in the areas along the route.

On the canal, boats traveling from south to north are densely packed, like a dragon swimming on the endless river, which is very spectacular.

The water is rippling, straight to the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, touching the boat for thousands of miles, showing the connection with the world, the oars that raise the waves are more than the fish in the Eastern Sea, the masts that are galloping the wind, and the bamboo shoots in the Nanshan Mountains, which is the portrayal of the Grand Canal.

There are cargo ships waiting to be loaded at the dock, and boxes and bags of goods are piled up on the shore.

The loading workers were earnestly moving the goods onto the ship, all sweating profusely from exhaustion, and kept yelling.

The boat slowly left the dock and set sail.

The autumn wind is rustling, blowing gently across the river, and the boundless wilderness as far as the eye can see gradually merges with the sky and the earth.

In front of the window, Jia Yun hugged Li Ren, put her chin on her fragrant shoulder, and looked at the scenery on the river.

Standing on the boat, admiring the scenery on both sides of the strait, with the breeze blowing across the face, it is indeed very pleasant to be accompanied by beauties in the crisp autumn season!

After an unknown amount of time, the beauty raised her round face, pursed her lips and said, "My lord, my legs are numb."

Jia Yun came back to her senses, looked at the beauty's small face, which was indescribably charming, so she lightly pecked her small mouth, pulled her to the chair, put her on her lap and sat down.

"Do you know martial arts?" Jia Yun asked suddenly.

The beauty froze, hesitated for a moment, then pursed her lips and said, "Master found out? I thought it was well hidden."

"Well, when I first met you, I realized that you know martial arts." Jia Yun nodded.

The beauty let out a long breath, and said with a wry smile: "It's a pity that I still pretend to be smart. In fact, when the master refuses to go to me, I should be vigilant and find something wrong."

Jia Yun smiled, put her hand under her clothes, put it on her heart, and said softly, "Can you tell me about your identity?"

Now that he is on his way to his post, he doesn't know how many ups and downs and difficulties he will encounter in the future, but he will never allow such a time bomb to be placed beside him.

If the beauty doesn't confess anymore, he will have to force the flower with his hands, and shock her to death with one palm.

Although it was a pity that such a delicate beauty died, it was just a pity.

Li Ren didn't know his plan, thinking that Jia Yun was going to torment her again, her body softened in an instant, and she leaned into Jia Yun's arms.

After a moment of silence, she whispered, "Master, have you heard of Luo Jiao?"

"Luojiao?" Jia Yun frowned, and pondered: "I haven't heard of it, is it a sect of civil rebellion?"

"That's not true." Li Ren shook her head and said, "The Luo Jiao was founded by a man named Luo Menghong, so it's called the Luo Jiao."

Seeing that the beauty started to confess to her, Jia Yun breathed a sigh of relief, moved her face close to her, rubbed her face, and whispered, "Tell me about Luo Jiao carefully."

After organizing the language for a while, Liren said eloquently: "Luojiao is also known as Wuweijiao and Luozujiao. Its purpose is close to that of the Southern School of Zen. It also takes absolute and eternal vacuum as the foundation of the universe, and creates a 'vacuum home, no "Birth parents' horoscope."

"Its thought is based on the Vajra Prajna Sutra, advocating liberation through inaction, unifying the three religions into one, focusing on inner alchemy cultivation and standardized rituals, etc."

Luo teachings combine many teachings and traditions found in Zen Buddhism and Taoism.

The most important scriptures of Luojiao are five scriptures: "The Volume of Hard Work and Enlightenment", "The Volume of Sighing the World's Inaction", "The Key Volume of Destroying Evil and Demonstrating Evidence", "The Treasure Volume of Freedom to Eliminate Doubt and No Cultivation of Evidence" and "The Towering and Immovable Mount Tai Deep Root Results Treasure Scroll".

These five scriptures were dictated by Luo Menghong and recorded by his apprentices.

The records of these five scriptures have been used for many years, which reflects the process in which Luo Menghong's teachings were more biased towards Buddhism from the beginning and constantly combined with more and more Taoist factors.

From Buddhism, Luojiao adopted the concept of "mind makes everything".

He believes that human suffering is caused by the desires in the heart, so Luojiao pursues Wuwei (hence also called Wuweijiao), and gives up any desires to achieve the highest inner state.

Luojiao absorbs the concepts of Taoist metaphysics to explain the formation of the world, and believes that the world is formed from a vacuum home, and this vacuum home evolves into all things in the world.

Therefore, the external world is not generated from the heart as in the teachings of Zen, but is an external fact.

Luojiao created a supreme god from folk myths and legends: Wuji Shengzu, also known as Infinite Parents, this god is the master of all living things, especially after death, he has the power to judge people's rebirth, salvation or hell .

Luojiao is committed to pure piety, doing good deeds and accumulating virtue. Its teachings synthesize Zen and Pure Land Buddhism, emphasizing that Pure Land is the nature of people's hearts.

He criticized the worship of external objects such as classics and idols, popularized Zen Buddhism, and emphasized that the human heart is the root of everything, which is equal to the vacuum, the essence of everything.

All human beings have Buddha-nature, and the only goal is to seek Buddha-nature and become enlightened.

He refuted the general way of worship, thinking that it is the method of doing things, focusing on external and superficial things, advocating introverted exploration, and the method is doing nothing, so the sect is also called the teaching of doing nothing.

Luojiao provides the most concise and concise method of cultivating Taoism and becoming a Buddha for all sentient beings who are illiterate, and opens up a new path of cultivating Taoism. It is not necessary to avoid the hidden practice of Buddhism, but it is suitable for lay people to practice at home. It can be said to be the folk version of Linji Zen.

Li Ren said: "After Luo Zu, the Wuwei Sect spread out, and Luo Zu's descendants and disciples were divided into multiple factions."

In recent years, Luojiao has developed rapidly. It is based on the canal sailors, with Jiangsu and Zhejiang as the main areas of activity. There are many believers in associations, and they wantonly attract people. The believers include the Cheng family of Huizhou merchants.

Up to now, almost wherever there is water transportation, there is Luojiao.

It's just that Luojiao doesn't have a national unified organization, and its associations are scattered all over the country. Although they worship the same founder Luo Qing, they act independently and do not act together. The leader is secular and hereditary, and Luo Qing's descendants are also hereditary as the leader.

Jia Yun nodded and said, "Since you know Luo Jiao so well, Liren, you must also be a member of Luo Jiao?"

Unexpectedly, the beauty shook her head and replied: "I am not a member of the Luo religion, but my master is."

"About seven or eight years ago, I was kicked out of Jia's house because of smallpox. After returning home, I passed smallpox to my younger brother, so my younger brother died of smallpox."

"My parents were distraught, so they drove me to the cowshed and locked me up, but by chance, I saved a seriously injured person, and that person was my master."

"My master is Luo Menghong's closed disciple, so Luo Menghong is also my master."

"Before my master passed away, he used the purple gold of the Ross Kingdom to mold a statue of the Promise Sacred Ancestor and a copy of the Hierarch's Edict, and carved a Hierarch's seal with suet jade to govern the Luo Sect."

"Later, when he passed away, he passed these three treasures to my master, but unfortunately, when the master was dying, only my master and the uncle were by his side to serve him."

"There is a way to know people, know face but not heart. My master uncle has ulterior motives. As soon as Shigong lost his temper, he took advantage of my master's unpreparedness and cut him down with a knife. He wanted to seize the Three Treasures of Luojiao."

"But my master is not a dry man. Although he was injured, he was not fatal, so he immediately fought back, and finally killed my uncle."

"After that, my master came to the capital from Miyun to look for his mistress in secret, but he didn't expect that when he first entered the capital, he encountered a big fight among the princes, and all the streets were hacked and killed."

"My master was seriously injured because he avoided the fight, and he ran into my cattle pen. I was rescued by chance."

"After his injuries stabilized, he went back to bury his master, and then came back to me and offered to take me in as a disciple."

"At that time, my parents had just died of smallpox, and I was helpless, so I agreed to be his apprentice, studying and practicing martial arts with him."

"But I didn't know at that time that the master was actually seriously injured."

"At the beginning, he was seriously injured by the uncle's sneak attack, and he rushed from Miyun to the capital. On the way, he was blocked by an official, so he had to do something, so the injury was much more serious than expected."

"Because of this, the master only took me for half a year before he passed away. Before he passed away, he gave me the Three Treasures of the Luo Sect for safekeeping, and told me not to go to the people of the Luo Sect, lest I risk my life!"

"In these years, I have naturally kept my master's teachings in mind. I have never dared to reveal my identity. I just want to live a normal life and keep Luo Jiao's affairs in my heart, and no one will say anything."

"However, although I didn't deliberately pay attention to the development of Luojiao, Luojiao has a great momentum, and I also know some of Luojiao's recent situation from the market."

"Because of the loss of the Three Treasures of the Luo Sect, the current Luo Sect is divided into fragments, and each is in charge of their own affairs, and no one obeys the other."

"Nowadays many people want to find the Three Treasures of Luojiao as soon as possible and use them to control Luojiao. Naturally, I am also afraid that others will find out about me, so I took Keren to the master's house."

Jia Yun nodded, wondering, "What's the use of defecting to me? You're causing trouble for me. Besides, even if you hide in my house, can you escape being traced by others?"

The beauty was silent for a while, then pursed her lips and said, "Actually, I didn't know what I was thinking at the time. Maybe it was an intuition. It seems that only by going to you can I be truly safe."

"Actually, I also wanted to go to Jia's mansion, but after all, I'm old and I was kicked out because of smallpox. The only person I know well is you."

Jia Yun smiled and said, "So you're just catching acquaintances and doing harm to you, right?"

"Master, don't worry, in fact, as long as you don't take the Three Treasures of Luo Jiao to get in touch with people from Luo Jiao, no one will know that my master is from Luo Jiao. I really never thought of harming Master." Li Ren bit her lip, Relief.

Jia Yun said: "When people pass by, they leave their names, and when geese pass by, they leave their voices. As long as there are people who are willing to persevere in their investigation, they will eventually find clues."

He moved the beauty's breasts, and continued: "Actually, I'm not afraid of people from Luojiao coming to make trouble, but the female relatives in the family are all powerless."

"So, beauty, we should think about a regulation for Luo Jiao, take some time, and deal with it properly!"

Seeing the anxious expression on the beauty's face, he said again: "There is no rush for this matter. Since the Three Treasures of Luojiao can rule Luojiao, we can find a way from this, but the premise is that we can't make wedding dresses for others. ..."

……

Sister Feng's courtyard.

Seeing Ping'er carrying a box, Wang Xifeng hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "That heartless person left?"

"Yeah, didn't we all agree to leave?" Ping'er said with red eyes.

Wang Xifeng glanced at her, frowned and said, "Are you crying?"

Ping'er pursed his lips and turned his head aside.

Wang Xifeng sighed, and said, "When this person leaves, he takes away our hearts. How will we survive in the days to come?"

"It will be fine after a while?" Ping'er asked uncertainly.

"I hope!" Wang Xifeng sighed, looked at Ping'er holding the box tightly, and asked curiously, "What is this?"

Ping'er came back to his senses and said: "Oh, I almost forgot, this morning he gave the servant a box, and asked the servant to open it in front of your face when she comes back."

As she spoke, she glanced back at the door, quickly put the box on the table, and turned around to lock the door.

After Ping'er came over, Wang Xifeng opened the box, and saw that there were white patterns of silver inside.

Wang Xifeng's eyes lit up, he took one out, weighed it, and said pleasantly: "I'm afraid each of these coins weighs a hundred taels!"

Ping'er also looked surprised. It's not that Jia Yun didn't give them anything before, but she rarely gave them real money.

Thinking about it, now that his body is given to him, he is also afraid that his woman will be short of money.

Ping'er asked curiously, "Grandma, quickly take them out and see how many are inside."

Wang Xifeng nodded, and poured out the silver in the box with excitement on his face, counting twelve at the end.

"Twelve, that is to say, there are 200 taels of silver?" Wang Xifeng said excitedly.

It's not that she has never seen Yin Zi, on the contrary, she married from Wang's family to Jia's mansion, and there are quite a few dowry.

But these years she has been taking care of housework for Jia's mansion. She looks beautiful on the outside, but she is used to patching together in private. Even Jia Lian seldom gives her money, and even steals money from her to use. .

Comparing the hatchback, Wang Xifeng was naturally elated and very satisfied with Jia Yun's actions.

Ping'er was also very happy, she stretched out her hand and squeezed two in her hands, and said: "Before he left, he said he would let the servant keep two. At that time, the servant didn't know what he meant, but now he understands."

Wang Xifeng glanced at her and didn't stop her. It was already very interesting for Jia Yun to leave the big head to her.

Putting the money away, Wang Xifeng said in a deep thought: "We can't use this money lightly. After all, he gave it to us, and we can only use it on ourselves."

"Slaves spend less on weekdays, so I want to keep these two silvers for my thoughts." Ping'er said with a happy face.

"Heh!" Wang Xifeng laughed and said, "Then you have to hide it well. Don't let the second master Lian know about it. If you don't keep it all, you can secretly take it away and use it. Let's see if you cry or not!"

Ping'er giggled and said: "Don't worry, the place where the servant hides the silver is beyond his imagination. You see, he has always found the silver hidden by you over the years. When did he find me?"

Ping'er has followed Wang Xifeng all these years, except for Yue, she has also received many rewards, and she hides them all tightly. If she were kept among the people, she would be a little rich woman.

Even if he didn't use his own money, Ping'er still lived a prosperous life.

Even Grandma Liu saw that Ping'er was covered in silk, gold and silver, with a beautiful face, and she thought she was Sister Feng. It can be seen that although Ping'er is a maid, she is also used to living a luxurious life.

Wang Xifeng gave Ping'er a white look, and said with a smile: "See if you can. I asked Jia Lian to find the silver before, and that was intentional for him to find it. But look around from now on. If he can find the silver I hid, it's fine." I lose."

"What do you do if you lose?" Ping'er quickly grabbed the huatou and asked.

Wang Xifeng: "..."

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on board.

Jia Yun is holding a statue of a lifeless old mother made of purple gold.

The purple gold of Ross State is the most famous in the world. It is named for its high gold content, purple color, high hardness, high wear resistance, high oxidation resistance and high fire resistance.

The statue made of purple gold is graceful and rich, exquisite workmanship, clear outline, simple and elegant figure, and natural color matching.

As for the statue of the old mother of Wusheng on the edict of the Zijin leader, and the statue of the old mother of Wusheng on the big seal of the leader of the mutton fat jade, the workmanship is also extremely exquisite, and it can be seen that it is from the hands of a master.

That is to say, the Three Treasures taught by Luo are actually all related to the birthless old mother.

The beauty stood beside Jia Yun and said: "Nowadays, the Luojiao in various parts of the Central Plains also imitate the three treasures of the Luojiao, but they all take the three in front of them as their ancestors. My uncles and uncles also have these in their hands. How to identify treasures."

Jia Yun returned the Three Treasures of Luojiao to Beauty, but Beauty shook her head and said, "Now that I have confessed my identity to Master, these things are of no use to me, so Master should keep them and don't ask me how to deal with them."

Jia Yun hesitated for a moment, nodded, and did not refuse. These three things are useless right now, and may be useful sometime in the future.

Not to mention anything else, many of the millions of water transport workers along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal have joined Luojiao. If such a huge team is used well, it can be used by CUHK.

In fact, the development of Luojiao now has the Cao Gang, which is the embryonic form of the Liangchuan Gang. It only needs someone to take the lead and formulate an organizational framework, and the Cao Gang will be established soon.

Although Jia Yun intends to control part of Luo Jiao's power, she will not directly contact Luo Jiao.

With such a large group, as long as they are high-ranking people, there is no fear.

Therefore, Jia Yun will only hide as far away as possible, and use certain means to control this force and use it for him.

However, to master and control this power is not something that can be done overnight, but also requires long-term planning and slow planning.

You can't just want to develop your power because you are eager for quick success and instant benefits, but you are backlashed instead, then the gain outweighs the loss.

Jia Yun took the three things into a box, but threw them into the space and put them away. It is a hidden danger to put these things outside. Only by putting them in the space can people be at ease.

Seeing Jia Yun accepting Luo Jiao's Three Treasures, Beauty finally showed a smile on her face.

After all, she is just a little girl. Since her master gave her these three things to keep, she has been living a life of fear, for fear that someone from Luo Jiao will come to kill and seize the treasure one day.

Jia Yun was also very happy. Li Ren could confess her identity to him, which showed that she really believed in him, otherwise she would not have told such a life-threatening matter.

Therefore, Jia Yun, who had nothing to do, walked up to Li Ren, hugged her, and walked into the bedroom amidst Li Ren's charming laughter...

(End of this chapter)