The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Although it's not impossible to do it, it's just that conditions and geographical constraints make everything difficult to achieve.

In Zhong Wen's eyes, the taste is not as good as bacon. A piece of smoked bacon, sliced ​​and fried with some vegetables at will, can be a delicacy.

Perhaps, it was because Zhong Wen was from Luling, Jiangxi Province in his previous life, and he missed the taste of his previous life, or even missed his relatives in his previous life.

When he came to the Tang Dynasty in this life, Zhong Wen would definitely go to Jiangxi Province to take a look.Take a look at what your hometown was like thousands of years ago, maybe you can even meet your ancestors.

The origin of Jiangxi is actually the Ganjiang River formed by the confluence of two rivers, one is the Zhangjiang River and the other is the Gongjiang River, which flows from east to west. Therefore, after the confluence, it became Ganjiang, and Jiangxi’s Ganjiang came from this.Of course, this is just a simplified statement, because there are other special statements.

In ancient times, Jiangxi was also called Yuzhang County, and the word Yuzhang represented Jiangxi.The word Yuzhang was called a huge wood in the Han and Chu Dynasties. In fact, it also refers to a huge camphor tree.

Because there are so many and towering huge camphor trees in various parts of Jiangxi, this is the origin of the name Yuzhang County.

The sun is rising, and the Taoists in the Sanyuan Temple have also finished their morning classes, and they are all busy with their own affairs.

There is still one day left for Zhong Wen to place the order, so after finishing the meditation time that he did not have, he has to join in the things in the Three-Yuan View.

For example, at this time, Zhong Wen was helping Taoist priest Wei Zhong, busy with some chores, and maintaining the Taoist statue in the Sanyuan Temple.

After a busy day, it was time for dinner again, and then, it was time for evening classes.

Zhong Wen followed the Taoists in the Sanyuan Temple, and after dinner, he went to the main hall for evening classes.

That's the case with pending orders, what the owner does, he should do, otherwise, don't hang up the order.

Moreover, the Sanyuan Temple is a small temple, there are not many fields, there are few offerings, there are few believers who come to worship, and the income is relatively small.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhong Wen bid farewell to Taoist Taoist Sanyuan audience, and prepared to embark on the journey with his burden on his back.

"Jiu Shou Daoist, you must pay attention to safety and take care of yourself during this trip. The next time you come back to Guizhou, the poor Taoist will definitely sweep the couch to welcome you."

Taoist Wei Zhong led other Taoists, sent Zhong Wen out of Sanyuan Temple, and said goodbye to Zhong Wen.

"Mr. Wei Zhong, thank you very much. The next time the poor Taoist comes back to the state, I will definitely come to bother you. I hope you will take him in when the time comes."

After Zhong Wen finished speaking, he saluted and left, leaving behind Taoist Wei Zhong and others to watch Zhong Wen go away.

Zhong Wen no longer took a boat eastward on this trip, but walked northward to Guizhou.

To the north of Guizhou, hundreds of miles away, is Fangzhou. Zhong Wen will go from the official road of Guizhou to Fangzhou, and then he will see which direction to go so that he can go to the capital Chang'an.

On the official road from Guizhou to Fangzhou, there are many passers-by, and there are also many horse-drawn carts, ox carts and donkey carts.

Zhong Wen also wanted to buy a donkey for transport or something, but Zhong Wen was reluctant to part with the money in the bag.

Buying a donkey is a good thing, besides being able to travel, it can also save travel time, but Zhong Wen has no idea how to raise a donkey.

In his previous life, Zhong Wen had been living in Gan Province, and he had seen a lot of cattle, but this donkey was really rare, let alone a horse.

I don't know the habit, it's easy to buy it, but if it dies, Zhong Wenke will be sad, after all, it's money.

Although Zhong Wen is not stingy, the money in the burden is not earned by him, but given by his master.

If the money given by the elders is spent casually, it will be unreasonable. Besides, Zhong Wen has no brains to make money. He is good at fighting and killing. , Zhong Wen really couldn't think of any good way to do it.

It is said that in Badong County at this time, in the mansion of the landlord book, there are endless voices of mourning.

Many doctors were invited to the Tianfu, and after diagnosis and treatment, they were all ineffective.

Tian Jing, the master, also took his last breath an hour ago, ending his sinful life.

Tian Jing's bizarre death brought a trace of conspiracy to the whole Tian mansion, and even brought some curious people to investigate.

After Tian Jing died, Tian Mansion began to hang up white silk and plain onyx.

In the entire county, no one knew why the landowner, who had done all kinds of evil things, suddenly died suddenly.

Regarding Tian Jing's poisoning, everyone in the Tian family kept silent.After all, no one would believe this kind of thing, not to mention, Tian Jing's son and relatives wanted to find out who was behind it, so they wouldn't mention the poisoning.

After hearing of Tian Jing's death, the residents of the entire county hid in their homes and secretly celebrated.

Even some bold people will run around to tell each other, in order to pass on news to some unknowing people, or it is a way of expressing excitement.

Once, the landowner who was lying on top of them and domineering, was finally cleaned up by the heavens, and anyone would be excited.

If there are firecrackers at this time, maybe someone will light a firecracker to celebrate this event.

Although the Tian clan did not fall, but as long as the land owner falls, the Tian clan will not be far from collapse.

And when the county magistrate, county lieutenant, and other officials heard the news of Tian Jing's death, everyone was also curious, but officials who had a bad relationship with the Tian family or ordinary officials, Everyone's heart is celebrating.

Among them, apart from the county magistrate, the most happy one is the county lieutenant Zeng Fan.

In the future Badong county government, the government officials will act according to whose face, and he is the only county lieutenant.

Perhaps, the Tian family would suspect Zeng Fan, but he was a county captain, so what could they do without conclusive evidence?

At this time, Zhong Wen didn't know anything about Badong County, but according to his guess, it probably didn't deviate much from his idea.

Just like the Zeng family in Yuanli Prefecture, as long as the person in charge dies, it will inevitably collapse, and it is only a matter of time.

Zhong Wen walked on the official road from Guizhou to Fangzhou, and sometimes asked some passers-by for advice.

After all, he is not very familiar with everything here, and he has never been near Guizhou. It is just that he has a slightly vague concept of the geography of this world based on the memory of his previous life.

Chapter 148 The Woman With Dystocia

The official road in this era is not the kind of road in Zhong Wen's previous life, let alone a highway.

In other words, the official road is not much different from the mountain dirt road in the countryside. After all, in this era, there are no road rollers and no heavy machinery available. It is very difficult to build an official road.

In the construction of an official road, it is estimated that with every step, a corpse is buried.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it can be said how difficult it is to build official roads in this era, or in the era before that.

In addition to felling forests and trees, there is also the need to open mountains and gravel. This is really to the point of opening mountains when encountering mountains and wading when encountering water.

Everything has to be done manually to complete such an official road. All the stones and soil are built by manual transportation.

Otherwise, in this era, in addition to taxes, there would be corvee. Although the current corvee has decreased a lot, there is still nearly a month of corvée every year.Those who have money spend money, and those who have no money can only serve in corvee.

The labor force is large, food is scarce, medical conditions are poor, difficulties are many, officials are poor and people are bullied, everything is piled up together.

It shows how many bones are buried under each mile of this official road.

Although, Zhong Wen didn't want to think about it.

But as a native of Gan Province in his previous life, he had seen a lot of such things, so he naturally had feelings for such an official way.

In Zhong Wen's previous life, a road coming out of the village was built for many years, and it has never been completed.

The money is donated every year, and the road is also repaired every year, and I don't see that road being repaired for driving.

However, Zhong Wen basically didn't think about the past life anymore. After all, he had already arrived in the Tang Dynasty, and he had already come to an end with his previous life.

What if there is no full stop?If you can't go back, are you going to cry to death in this Tang Dynasty?

On the official road, sometimes a carriage ran past, and sometimes a donkey cart ran past.

Zhong Wen was carrying a burden on his back, like a spectator, walking and admiring all the way.

When I meet a passerby on the road, I can walk with them for a while and chat a few words, which can also kill the boredom of the journey.

Hard?In this day and age, who would feel hard work?It's only a few steps away, and everyone has long been familiar with it.

If you are afraid of hard work, then you have to earn money to buy a carriage. If you have no money, you can only walk.

The common people have never thought about this problem, and they basically don't think about the hard work of walking.

"Old man, your daughter is married far away, making it hard for you as a father to visit her every time."

At this time, Zhong Wen was walking with an old man carrying a burden.

The old man went to visit his daughter with some belongings from his family.

The faraway marriage that Zhong Wen talked about was actually not far away, only about seventy miles away, but the old man wanted to visit his daughter, and it would take him two days to get there. the village where.

"Master Dao, there is no other way. As long as my daughter lives well, the old man will be happy too."

The old man's face is full of wrinkles, but from the corners of his eyes it can be seen that he is happy.

Perhaps, if his children were doing well, he would be content and happy. At this time, he was happy. Thinking about it, his children must be living well.

"That's right, which father doesn't want his children to live well."

Zhong Wen was feeling emotional, but at the same time, he was thinking about what happened to his parents and little sister at home.

Although he had only been out for a few days, he still had some concerns in his heart.

"Daoist, you are going to Fangzhou on this trip. The journey is very long, so you must pay attention to safety."

The old man reminded Zhong Wen that Zhong Wen, a little Taoist priest, chatted with him all the way on the road, and he felt very kind to him.

Perhaps, the old man originally believed in the Taoist monarch, and he saw that Zhong Wen was a little Taoist priest.

In addition to the respect between words, it also reflects the thoughts of the people of this era.

At dusk, the old man turned and walked towards a small road, parting ways with Zhong Wen.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, it was time for Zhong Wen to find a place to stay.

Zhong Wen walked straight forward, and there was a relatively large village a few miles away from him, which happened to be on the side of the official road. This was also what the old man who was traveling with him told Zhong Wen.

Although Zhong Wen didn't need the old man's notice, he could also release his spiritual sense and rush forward to investigate, but Zhong Wen rarely used his spiritual sense.

After all, the use of this divine sense has also made him consume a lot of energy.

In other words, what exactly is this spiritual consciousness, after several years of research, Zhong Wen still hasn't figured it out.

It is called alaya in Buddhism, and it was later evolved by people and called it divine consciousness.In Taoism, however, it is called Consciousness or Primordial Spirit, and Lingjue.

Of course, Taoism also calls the divine consciousness in the same way, but it only appears in certain scriptures, not many, but it will also be called like this.

Although the sayings are different and the two religions are different, they lead to the same goal by different routes.

However, because Zhong Wen read novels in his previous life, he habitually called it Shenshen instead of Shenshen.

(Here, the author does not make any amendments. In order to conform to the habits of readers, it will always be called divine consciousness. The introduction here is just to let everyone know that divine consciousness is not exclusive to Buddhism.)

That night, Zhong Wen stayed with a family in this village beside the official road.

As for food, this family will basically prepare some for Zhong Wen.

Although this peasant family might not be willing to take money, Zhong Wen didn't have the cheek to refuse to pay.

It is said that Zhong Wen's status as a Taoist priest is really useful. Other Taoist priests don't give money for meals and nights. Zhong Wen doesn't care about it, but he must give it.

What's more, this dinner is enough for five people. If you don't give money, it will be unreasonable.

Furthermore, Zhong Wen's thoughts in his previous life will always affect him, giving money for meals is a matter of course, otherwise, this face will be lost to the Tang Dynasty from more than 1000 years later.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhong Wen got up very early, and he was up before dawn.

Zhong Wen's purpose was to leave earlier and leave some copper coins, so as not to let the peasant family who stayed overnight feel bad.

After leaving behind a hundred copper coins, Zhong Wen left the house and headed for the official road.

After the sky brightened, the male owner of the family found out that the Taoist priest who stayed overnight had already left, leaving behind a hundred Wen.

"Miss, the Taoist priest left very early and left a hundred coins. He is a good person. We will go to the temple to burn incense and pay homage to the Taoist Lord."

Zhong Wen's behavior, in this era, was awarded the first good man award, and at the same time, he gained two believers, even a whole family of believers.

It's hard to say whether a good person is bad or not, Zhong Wen may not really be considered a good person.

After all, with blood on his hands, he is basically insulated from good people.

No matter what kind of villain he killed, as long as his hands were stained with blood, he would never have a chance with a good person in his life.

On the following day, Zhong Wen walked on the official road leading to Fangzhou again.

In the evening, I found a family to stay overnight, and left one hundred Wen before dawn the next morning.

In a few days, in addition to harvesting more good person cards, they also harvested more believers.

A few days later, in the evening, Zhong Wen came to a small village again and stayed at the house of a villager.

"Master Daoist, can you please help me go and see, my brother's wife is about to give birth, it's been a day, and the baby hasn't been born yet, it's getting dark now, and it's inconvenient to go to the city to ask for a doctor."

Not long after the sun went down, a villager came to the family where Zhong Wen was staying, and wanted to ask Zhong Wen, the priest, to help him see how his brother and wife were giving birth.In the man's words, there was anxiety, and at the same time, it seemed cramped.

In other words, Zhong Wen is not a midwife, and he really doesn't know how to handle things like delivering babies.

However, the status of a Taoist priest made these people not taboo. Similarly, they also expected a Taoist priest at home.

A Taoist, in the eyes of ordinary people, is a powerful person.