At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 77 Changes
At this time, it was Wei Zheng who came driving the horse, but today, Mr. Wei has changed from his past decadence, he has changed into new clothes, shoes and socks, his hair crown and beard are neatly combed, and he is riding a black horse under his crotch. The end is full of energy, radiant, and proud!

Gao Bufan knew that Wei Zheng's life is going well now, he said with a smile, "After a few days of hasty farewell, Mr. Wei's demeanor is even better than before, congratulations!"

Wei Zheng's old face was slightly embarrassed, but his life has indeed improved a lot now, not only his colleagues are polite to him, even the prefect Lu who never looked at him in the past would occasionally ask him for advice, and the monthly payment has also increased from the previous one thousand cash It has doubled to two thousand square meters, and the mother-in-law at home rarely smiles at him and serves him wholeheartedly. These changes are undoubtedly brought about by Gao Bufan, and of course, it is also because of his own ability. earned.

Wei Zheng rolled off the saddle and got off his horse, saluting: "Young Master Gao is laughing. This time I was ordered by the prefect to send horses to Young Master Gao. There are fifty war horses in total. Please check with Young Master Gao."

Gao Bufan was overjoyed, although prefect Lu was a bit cowardly, he was still quite kind, but he refused, saying: "How can this make Chang Qing dare to accept the horse sent by the prefect."

Wei Zheng said solemnly: "The horse was not sent by the prefect, but a reward from the county to Mr. Gao and your father, so there is no need for Mr. Gao to refuse, and the prefect has already submitted a petition to the emperor. Presumably the emperor will have another one later." reward!"

"Since that's the case, I will thank the prefect on behalf of my father." Gao Bufan said along the way, this is different from Cui's free gift, don't be a fool.

Wei Zheng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Young Master Gao deserves this, hey, who is this?"

Wei Zheng's eyes fell on Guanshi Cui, and Gao Bufan quickly introduced: "This is Chief Steward Cui of Qinghe Cui Clan, Chief Steward Cui, this is Mr. Wei, whom Prefect Lu relies on very much, his name is Zheng, and his surname is Xuancheng. "

Cui Hu hurriedly bowed his hands politely: "I have seen Mr. Wei, and I have heard Mr. Wei's name for a long time."

Naturally, the polite words can't be taken seriously, Wei Zheng knows his own family affairs, a few days ago, he was still sitting on the bench in the prefect's mansion, only ghosts know him!

After exchanging pleasantries, Gao Bufan invited Wei Zheng and Cui Guanshi to drink tea in the living room, and the two parties sat down separately. Gao Bufan apologized: "My father is injured, so it is inconvenient to come out to meet guests. Please forgive me."

Wei Zheng and Cui Guanshi hurriedly expressed that it didn't matter, and after chatting with each other for a while, Gao Bufan found that Cui's chief executive was not only good at talking, but also well-informed and mellow in his dealings with others. A lot of people, even a steward is so good.

After sitting for a while, Cui Hu got up and left. Gao Bufan really wrote him an IOU, and Cui Guanshi was not pretentious, so he took it and left without any request.

When Wei Zheng saw that Gao Bufan had written an IOU to Cui Hu, he couldn't help admiring it even more. Before seeing Gao Bufan was young and stable, he was bold and careful in doing things, and dared to act boldly. Seduced, it is even more certain that the other party is not a thing in the pool.

Gao Bufan sent Guanshi Cui out, returned to the living room and refilled a cup of tea for Wei Zheng himself, and said: "Changqing has ordered the kitchen to prepare lunch, Mr. Wei should leave after eating, Changqing happens to have something to ask Mr. Wei for advice."

Wei Zheng said happily: "Since this is the case, then I will be disrespectful."

"Shixiong, Shiheng, what about you!" Gao Bufan asked instead.

"Come on, it's not too late for us to go back to the city to eat!" Gao Shixiong immediately waved his hands and shook his head. The two of them don't like polite and sour scholars the most, let alone Wei Zheng, who has a dark face and sour scholars, who sit at the same table with him Eating is undoubtedly asking for trouble.

"Boss Changqing, it's getting late, let's go back and report to the patriarch, and I'll come to you to ride a horse and shoot arrows sometime later." Gao Shixiong threw his younger brother and walked out together.

"Wait, take back all the war horses gathered in the clan and return them to everyone, now there is no shortage of horses in the racecourse!"

"You tell the patriarch yourself!" Gao Shiheng and his brothers ran out of the gate without looking back.

"These... two guys!" Gao Bufan shrugged helplessly, and said apologetically to Wei Zheng: "These two clan brothers are rude and don't understand etiquette. Please don't take offense, Mr. Wei."

Wei Zheng snorted coldly and said, "It's not from the same group, and we can't chat together, let them go, so as not to play the piano to the cow." After speaking, he took a sip from his teacup.

Gao Bufan was sweating secretly. Old Wei's character was really unpleasant, and his words were merciless. It was really not acceptable for ordinary people. He changed the subject and said, "I wonder how much Mr. Wei knows about the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism?"

Wei Zheng asked strangely, "Why is Mr. Gao suddenly interested in this aspect?"

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "My second elder brother mentioned the extermination of Buddhism a few days ago, so I realized that the contradiction between Buddhism and Taoism is so serious. I thought that Mr. Wei is well-informed, so I asked Mr. Wei for advice. .”

Wei Zheng pursed his lips and said contemptuously: "Confucianism is the orthodox way of governing the country. Both Buddhism and Taoism are heretics. It was a wise move when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dismissed hundreds of schools and only respected Confucianism. Even our dynasty governed the country with Confucianism. Master, Buddhism and Taoism are just auxiliary."

Gao Bufan followed Wei Zheng's tone and said: "I govern the country with Confucianism, and both Buddhism and Taoism, I think it's quite good."

Wei Zheng nodded and said: "Taoism is a native religion, and it has been deeply rooted among the people. Since Buddhism was introduced to Tianzhu, believers have spread all over the place. Its influence cannot be ignored. It is impossible to completely eradicate it. The strategy of governing the country is undoubtedly very wise, it has greatly eased the contradictions between Buddhism and Taoism, and it has also won the support of monks and Taoists all over the world, especially Buddhism, which cherishes the hard-won environment today, and supports the emperor more than any other force."

Gao Fan nodded in agreement when he heard the words. After two bloody baptisms of destroying the Buddha, Buddhism must have become a frightened bird. It is rare for the rulers of the Sui Dynasty to treat Buddhism with courtesy.

At this time Wei Zheng said again: "As far as I know, both Buddhism and Taoism have many internal branches. The most influential Buddhism is Zen and Pure Land. Zen is represented by the eminent monk Daoxin, and Pure Land is represented by Master Huijing from Yunbai Temple is the representative, and both of them are well received by the emperor, but the combination of these two people is probably not as good as the Taoist leader Wang Yuanzhi."

When mentioning Wang Yuanzhi, the Taoist leader, Wei Zheng rarely showed a trace of respect. Gao Bufan's heart moved slightly, and he asked, "Why do you see that?"

Wei Zhengdao: "Fazhu Wang learned from Mr. Zhenbai Tao Hongjing, and learned the three-hole method of the Shangqing school and the Longteng bigu technique. After careful calculation, he is now over a hundred years old. It is said that he only eats dew and a small amount of pine nuts every day. The emperor is still the governor of Yangzhou. At that time, I met Dharma Lord Wang. In the fifth year of the great cause, the emperor received Dharma Master Wang in Linshuo Palace in Zhuo County, and even performed the ceremony of disciple. Now Dharma Master Wang lives in the Yuqing Xuantan in Luoyang. The Yuqing Xuantan was built specially for him by the emperor. From the Taoist temple, it can be seen that the grandeur of its holy family is not comparable to that of Dao Xin and Hui Qing."

Gao Bufan couldn't help being dumbfounded, this Wang Yuanzhi is already over a hundred years old?Even in the modern age of advanced medical science, it can be regarded as a long life. It seems that the man in black with a grimace did not lie to himself. There are really many immortals in this world!
However, what Gao Bufan didn't know was that this Wang Yuanzhi later lived to the ninth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, a full 120 years old.

Besides, Gao Bufan and Wei Zheng chatted for a while before they had dinner, and when they were full, Wei Zheng offered to take his leave and go back to Mrs. Lu's order.

Gao Bufan and Xia Steward personally sent Wei Zheng across the suspension bridge, and the latter just woke up and reminded: "Mr. Gao, don't leave for Luoyang for the time being. It is rumored that the rules for this year's battle horses have changed. Wait for the time being." Just wait, lest you make a wasteful trip when you get time."

Gao Bufan frowned and said, "Isn't there another temporary quota increase?"

Wei Zheng shook his head and said: "That's not true, but the place of delivery may be changed to Zhuo County. The emperor will go on a personal conquest early next year. The frontline army is in urgent need of war horses. Instead of sending them to Luoyang for transit, it is better to send them directly from various horse farms. Go to Zhuojun."

"Is this matter settled?" Gao Bufan asked.

"It's probably close to ten, just wait for the official document from the court." After finishing speaking, Wei Zheng got on his horse, waved goodbye and left.

For Gao Bufan, as long as the quota is not temporarily increased, it doesn't make much difference whether the horses are sent to Luoyang or Zhuojun, because the distance between the two is similar.

(End of this chapter)