Great Wei Nengchen

Instead, he changed into a virtuous crown, a cicada-wing robe, and a red ribbon... It was completely a civil servant's attire, and the golden seal of the Great Secretary of Agriculture was also hung on the belt!

It turned out that Xiao Yi, with the honor of the Great Sima, also served as the Chief Farmer, and today was the day he took office, so he changed into a civil servant's attire. On the first day of taking office, the new official naturally couldn't be late and sleep in late.

"My concubine congratulates my husband and lord--he will be promoted every step of the way, and he will be a prince for generations!"

"Haha, men run wild on their own, how can a duke be so expensive, Wang Tu has become a hegemon, and life is a drunk!"

After tidying up neatly, Zhen Mi brought the maids and Yingying to bow down and send them off. She was used to seeing her husband look like a golden and iron horse, but now he has become a modest gentleman. What a charm!

Xiao Yi shook his head, feeling sorry for the lost laziness, waved goodbye to his lovely wife, pinched Xiao Zhu's tender face, and walked straight to the gate of the Hou's mansion... Although it was a boudoir's teasing words, it revealed great ambition !

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"Students pay homage to Master Xiao -- the grace of teaching, never forget!"

"The new official takes office today, everyone, play well, don't be nervous, even if the sky falls, there is a teacher to support you- let's go!"

"promise!"

In the past, when Xiao Yi traveled, he always rode on fine horses, held high banners, surrounded by hundreds of iron cavalry, roaring and galloping on the street, and all the officials and people gave way along the way.

It was completely different this time, there were neither banners nor drums, only a black boxcar with two horses and a simple decoration, and more than a dozen guards of the Marquis Mansion, which seemed extraordinarily low-key.

There are more than [-] students from the academy, following closely behind the awning cart, they are all selected repeatedly, and they are proficient in taxation, mathematics, and law. All of them have tense faces, and they seem to be quite nervous.

Taking office together with Xiao Yi today is a huge test for them. If they perform well, their official career will be prosperous and they will be promoted step by step in the future. If there is a mistake in the middle, not only will they lose face in the school, but their official career will also be in darkness!

Xiao Yi is a person who has gone through the college entrance examination, so he naturally understood the students' feelings. He patted them on the shoulder and gave some words of encouragement. Then he got into the black cart and led the team straight to Taicang...

Taicang is located in the northern district of Xuchang City. It is one of the important administrative agencies of the imperial court. It is in charge of tax collection, treasury cashier, material allocation... and many other rights. There are also many warehouses there, storing important materials such as money, grain, cloth, salt and iron!

The team left Wushouhou Mansion, passed through Baihu Street and Xuanwu Street...then they were about to reach Taicang, but they stopped suddenly because they met a huge team...

"Buddha said: One flower one world, one tree one floating life, one grass one heaven, one leaf one Tathagata, one sand one bliss, one side one pure land, one smile one fate, one thought one tranquility..."

"Zen Master Shenguang -- be merciful, touch the top and bless you!"

"Chan Master Shenguang - the reincarnation of the living Buddha, with boundless mana!"

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What came was a Buddhist team, with dozens of young novice monks holding up pure white invitation banners in front, followed by dozens of strong monks, carrying horns in groups of two, and kept advocating with all their strength, and then the ordained monks The great monks held iron Zen staffs, bronze bells, purple gold bowls...all kinds of precious instruments!

In the middle of the procession was an elephant with a white lotus-shaped altar on its back. Sitting on it was a middle-aged monk with upright facial features and a white face like jade. He was wearing a gilded cassock and held a purple gold demon pestle. He really looked like a Buddha descending to earth...

The middle-aged monk is explaining the "Avatamsaka Sutra", the voice is extremely loud, probably he has practiced the lion's roar, and there are a large number of people on both sides of the road, some bow their heads, some donate money, and some chant along with them, all of them are full of faces The color of piety!

The Buddhist team has a large number of people, occupying the center of the main street, slowly marching southward, while the team from the Marquis of Wushou Mansion happened to be walking from south to north, and the two sides met head-on...

As the great Sima, Xiao Yi has always traveled freely, and he doesn't need to give way to anyone, because in the whole world, there are only two people with higher status than him:

One is Emperor Liu Xie, who is under house arrest in the imperial city and hasn't come out for five or six years, so he will never meet him.

The second is the Prime Minister Cao Cao, the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion are closely related, and they will greet each other (or monitor each other) when they go out. Therefore, for more than ten years, Weng and his son-in-law have never met face to face.

The rest of the civil and military officials, powerful patriarchs, powerful celebrities, etc., all had to obediently give way when they saw the team of the Marquis of Wuchou Mansion, and some even came over to bow and salute to say hello!

"Woo!--oo! woo"

"Amitabha - Amitabha!"

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As the saying goes: I often walk by the river without getting wet shoes. The monks on the opposite side are very domineering.

Sitting in the car, Xiao Yiduan was thinking about military and national affairs (the most important thing is lack of money), he opened the corner of the curtain door to peek outside, and immediately recognized that the one on the elephant's back was the abbot of Tianyi Temple—Monk Shenguang!

The old abbot of Tianyi Temple, Zen Master Yixiu, passed away a few years ago, and was succeeded by one of his two direct disciples, Monk Shenguang.

Different from the mild-mannered and low-key old monk, the new host, the monk Shenguang, is a very active person. He not only lectures on the scriptures, often organizes large-scale pujas, but also wanders around the mansions of the powerful and powerful. Sociable.

After the army returned triumphantly, they held several pujas to save the spirits of the fallen soldiers. Xiao Yi met Monk Shenguang a few times, and the other party always nodded and bowed, looking desperate to please.

I didn't expect that the monks would dare to occupy the road when we met face to face today. What's more, I didn't expect that in just a dozen years, Buddhism has become so prosperous, which seems to be a provocation to the regime?

Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty-Yongping seven years, there were two eminent monks of "Shendu", She Moteng and Zhu Falan, who carried Buddhist scriptures and Buddha statues on white horses to Luoyang. Because of this, it was named 'White Horse Temple', and Buddhism was officially introduced to China.

The doctrine of reincarnation in Buddhism, suffering in this life and enjoying blessings in the next life, can paralyze the poor and willingly accept oppression, so it is very popular with the rulers, and Buddhism can take root and flourish...

Especially after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, local Taoism fell into a slump, while the feudal lords fought for hegemony and slaughtered continuously, coupled with various natural disasters, the people suffered untold hardships and lived a precarious life, so they had to rely on the protection of gods and Buddhas, and Buddhism took the opportunity to grow rapidly.

From high-ranking officials and dignitaries to ordinary people, they knelt down in front of the Buddha and donated a lot of wealth. As for abandoning the world of mortals, many became monks and nuns.

Some people have done statistics, and there are only five large temples and more than 100 small and medium temples inside and outside Xuchang City, with a total of 7000 monks and nuns. The production is difficult to estimate!

More importantly, out of respect for the gods and Buddhas, the land and shops under the name of the temple are not taxed, so some landlords and businessmen are opportunistic and choose temples to seek refuge in order to avoid taxes...

Luoyang, Chang'an, Yecheng, Linzi, Shouchun... There are also large cities and densely populated places, and there are also a large number of temples. There are about 5 monks and nuns registered, and the number of believers exceeds one million. It can be called a colossus up!

"Living Buddha travels, mortals back down!"

"If you compete with the Buddha, you will be punished!"

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The majestic Sima was traveling, so naturally he would not give way. The two sides were at a stalemate. Dozens of tall monks with iron Zen sticks came out from the opposite side.

The Marquis of Wushou's mansion was so powerful, when had he been bullied like this, a dozen guards held their weapons and were about to cut off the bald heads, and the students also crowded around and surrounded the black caravan.

"Restrain your anger, no one is allowed to do anything, let them go first, the Buddhists say well: If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell?"

Following an order from inside the car, the guards and students stopped instantly, allowing the monks to push and push the car to the side of the road, but no one made a move to resist, they all just glared!

Next, the Buddhist team passed away in a haughty and haughty manner. Xiao Yi didn't show up, he just sneered, he was worrying about money, and he didn't expect a 'fat pig' to arch the door!

Sitting on the back of an elephant, the monk Shenguang saw clearly the struggle for the road, but he didn't take it to heart. He walked around the mansions of the powerful and powerful by himself, and he knew the official positions and signs of civil and military officials clearly!

If it was a team of top dignitaries, such as those with the surnames of Cao, Xiahou, Cheng, etc., I would have already moved out of the way, and I might even walk off the platform to greet and salute!

Because the monk Shenguang understands that the development of religious power is inseparable from the support of the dignitaries. At least for a few decades, the political power in China is higher than the divine power. However, as the number of Buddhist believers increases, this situation will gradually reverse. Turned it around, was it at that time... I was a real Living Buddha!

The convoy that met head-on had no flags to open the way, no cavalry guards, not even a family emblem, and the vehicles were very simple. The people sitting in it were either small officials or wealthy landowners!

Xuchang is the capital of the great Han Dynasty, and there are countless high-ranking officials. There are really many generals like dogs, and the prefects are walking all over the place... A small sesame official is too inconspicuous, so don't pay attention to it, so the monks are so domineering, just drive each other away aside!

However, when the teams staggered, Monk Shenguang discovered a problem. Behind the opposing team were dozens of young people who were full of energy and stately. It seemed that only the students of the school could have such a look!

Zhengming Academy is famous all over the world. The students who come out of it are all top talents. How many rich and powerful people spare no expense to recruit them, wanting to take them for their own use, and how many wealthy businessmen want to give them their daughters as wives and concubines.