Because Yongshun Si was under the jurisdiction of the chieftain, Zhang Ning and more than ten people went there directly, so they went to Changde Prefecture, Huguang first.
The so-called chieftain is called Xuanwei Envoy, which is actually the local emperor in a remote area. The Xuanwei Envoy of Yongshun is Peng. This local emperor has ruled that place since the beginning of the 10th century. It has been more than 400 years since the present, and it has existed for a long time than the central dynasty...
So to be on the safe side, Zhang Ning decided to find a helper in the government under the Han people who could deal with the chieftains.
The Ming Dynasty court allowed the Peng family to continue to rule Yongshun. One reason was that the remote mountainous areas were located at the junction of several provinces and had a lot of ethnic groups. Han officials had to transfer troops and cost money to enter, and they might not be able to play with the local situation. It would be better to let the local emperor continue to stabilize the local situation. Another reason was that the Peng family of Yongshun was surrendered and loyal to the court at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Not only did they pay taxes to the court, but they would also send troops to assist in the war. During the Vietnam War, the eldest son of Xuanwei envoy led more than 2,000 troops to follow the Ming army to fight in the south. They also abide by the central court's government orders. The Ming Dynasty court ordered the chieftain Xuanwei envoy to study Confucianism first before he could inherit his official position. Yongshun was built a study behind the palace to learn reading and writing.
Such a local emperor regime is so far from the ruling center. Why should the central dynasty overthrow it?
So on the way from Changde Prefecture to the west, Zhang Ning's team had a few more people. The leader was Du Fang, the ninth-rank governor of Changde Prefecture, introduced by the prefect. It is said that he is very familiar with the situation of Yongshunsi and has been on business trips several times.
Sure enough, Du Fang talked freely all the way, no matter how big or small, as if he was a Yongshuntong. Zhang Ning felt that this person might have been arranged by the Huguang Administration Commission to monitor Yongshun chieftains, so as not to have no preparation when they rebelled.
The road is getting more and more rugged, and the mountains are gradually getting higher. Fortunately, everyone is riding Shu horses.
This kind of horse is said to be from the Sichuan Provincial Administration and the fact that it is not good to let it run on the northern plains, and it is short and has no momentum; but it is very expert in walking on the mountain road. Even the sheep intestinal paths in the mountains are very leisurely, carrying weights and enduring hardships, and can do a lot of heavy work without feeding food.
The autumn sun doesn’t hurt and is warm, but this kind of sun is more likely to tan people. People don’t often look for shade if they don’t feel the heat.
So Xu Wenjun was still dressed up like an Arab woman.
Du Fang walked in front of Zhang Ning, looking back from time to time, and was polite. I heard about the cult ward off the cult two years ago. The headquarters moved from Chongqing Prefecture is in Wushan.Apart from being slanderous, these people did nothing bad, and their activities were secretly gathered in high mountains and dense forests. It was very difficult for the government to send troops to wipe out the enemy, and maybe they would run away when they heard the wind.In addition, there was a plague in the eastern part of Yongshunsi last year, and the people who ward off the cults provided disaster relief and saved people, so the government has not taken much care of them.
Disaster relief?What do these people rely on to maintain? I mean food and funds.Zhang Ning asked, probably because he had done accounting in his previous life and was instinctively concerned about the issue of economic income and expenditure.
Du Fang thought for a while: It should be relying on evil words to confuse the public!When you get to the place and find a believer who believes in that thing, you can confirm it.
Zhang Ning said: Are you referring to cheating?
Du Fang turned around and said: That's exactly what it means to bewitch people's hearts first, and then sell talismans, water, fragrance and ash.There is a place called Heifeng Cliff. There are many ancient hanging coffins. People who ward off the cults spread rumors that the ancient ghost king came out of the ground and specifically sucked blood and harmed people, and then they donated their property to ward off evil spirits.
At this time, the lame man Yàn Ruofei interrupted quietly: This technique has been used in Wushan County, but it is slightly different. The believers also spread rumors that ghosts appeared in the mountains and spread the two abandoned temples as ghost houses. If a person who is accustomed to go in to hunt for curiosity in the daytime, he will die inexplicably, so the more he spreads it, the more mysterious it becomes.At this time, they claimed to be the descendants of the "Heaven Emperor", who could drive away ghosts and evil spirits, and the leader of the sect was even reincarnated as the daughter of the Heavenly Emperor and the goddess, bewitching people's hearts and tricking people into donating money to join the sect.Later, when Yàn secretly investigated, he discovered the poisonous incense ash. They just placed the incense ash in the dark in the abandoned temple. The poisonousness was very slow, but once there were too many people, they would die in a few days when they were close to him.
Wushan County and the goddess sound quite reasonable.
Zhang Ning smiled and said, Song Yu's "Preface to the Fu of Gaotang" says: In the past, the former king once visited Gaotang and was lazy and sleeping during the day. He dreamed of a woman and said, "I am the daughter of Wushan."As a guest of Gaotang, I heard that you are visiting Gaotang, and I would like to recommend a pillow and mat.’The king was thankful for it and left and said, ‘I am in the sun of Wushan, and the obstruction of the high hills.The morning clouds are morning, and the evening rain is morning rain.Day and night, under the balcony.’…Is it their leader?
Du Fang said: Most of them are just making up for the sake of rumors to confuse the public.
Zhang Ning stopped the joke and asked him what he was concerned about: The people can stay away from him, so what did they do?
Du Fang replied: Some situations do occur in the eastern part of Yongshun Si. From time to time, some people bleed and died suddenly from the seven orifices. At first, the government thought it was because of miasma.Later, he instructed Yongshun Si Xuanwei to investigate and report, and sent medical officers to assist. He found that there was actually a small blood-sucking worm in the woods. Once it penetrated into the human body through its mouth and nose, it might cause blood to bleed to death. The vanishing cults spread rumors that the Ghost King of Black Wind Cliff was born, and then spread something called "evil-proof incense" to vanish evil spirits. Unexpectedly, the thing was very effective, and the people believed it.In addition, Yongshun's poor governance, the people of the mountain village believed the mysterious thing the most, which led to the spread of cult forces.
There is still one thing, last summer, Yongshunsi suddenly experienced a plague, and the local officials were unable to treat them effectively. The cults took the opportunity to win people's hearts through the believers, organize the people to isolate the sick, clean the water source, and boil medicine to treat them. This was effective. Therefore, the cults became famous for a while and were protected by the local people.It is rumored that someone in the Peng family has joined the church.
Wu Yong behind Zhang Ning said: Whether it is miasma or blood-sucking insects, should we also ask for some incense ash...
Yàn Ruofei immediately said coldly: It's poisonous, do you believe that thing?
Wu Yong knew it, so he stopped talking.Fortunately, Du Fang said at this time: I have prepared it, and I brought the medicinal herbs, and that thing is not only a single incense ash that can be cured.
Zhang Ning pondered for a moment: Governor Du said that there were officials from Xuanwei Department entering the education department?Then will we investigate the cults in the past and be destroyed by others?I think this way, first try to find a commoner who has entered the church to understand the situation, and then go to the rumored Black Wind Cliff to see if there are any clues.
Zhang Ning's job this time was mainly to check what the incense ash was mentioned, whether it was poisonous or not. A deeper level was whether the ward off the cult and the remains of Jianwen were related to the...
Then we will argue the doubts about Taizong's death.
As for other things, such as destroying cults and correcting rumors and maintaining rule, it is not his business, and he can't control so much.
I walked on the road for a few days and walked a hundred or two hundred miles. The road was really not easy to walk on. Although it was a post road, it was mostly rugged roads between mountains and plank roads.
However, I finally arrived at the Yongshunsi territory, and there was no trouble from the main road level. The official seal was very effective, but for the sake of confidentiality, only Du Fang's seal was used.
After walking another day, a follower was not accustomed to the local environment and vomiting and diarrhea. Zhang Ning asked someone to visit the sects who warded off the cult, and said that someone had been cursed by the Ghost King and wanted to donate money to save people.
Sure enough, after being recommended by the religious Miao people, Zhang Ning and others found a house made of wood and bamboo on the nearby mountain.
A man wearing long clothes made of Tujia cloth came out to meet him, with a wide hat on his head.
The kind-hearted Miao people who received the benefits came forward and said: These people went to Yongshunsi to do business. They were hit by the ghost king on the way, so I asked them to come and ask for incense.
The believer looked at Zhang Ning and others, and was carrying his luggage with him, and it was no point in persuading them to join the church, so he said: You should go to the palace to worship the Emperor of Heaven and offer some sincerity to the Emperor of Heaven. Our believers will consecrate and give them divine incense to save the suffering.
Go in and worship.Yàn Ruofei said confidently that he was probably confident in his skills and was not afraid of these people at all.
Zhang Ning nodded: I am out and I am sure I will worship the temple when I see it.
The hat-wearing scholar's shoulder twitched. Although he didn't make any sound, he could see that he seemed to be amused by Zhang Ning's words.
The crowd walked into the village and saw a tall mud statue standing in the middle, wearing a picture of a dead man doing rituals, with a very domineering hat on his head.
The so-called temple actually has no tiles covering it.
At this time, a man and a woman appeared again. Her general dress could be distinguished by her figure and walking posture. Each of them held a small waisted bottle in her hand and knelt down in front of the clay statue just now.
The believer in front sang lyrics: Emperor Tianhoutu, with a rope in his hand, he is in charge of all directions...
Zhang Ning came to his senses after listening to his lyrics. It turned out that the Emperor of Heaven was referring to the Emperor Huang. He knelt down without any pressure and kowtowed to the mud statue.
Although the clay statue is not very good, since it represents Huangdi, everyone is the descendants of Yan and Huang, and there is nothing wrong with kowtowing to their ancestors.
After the simple etiquette, the believer walked over with two small bottles. Zhang Ning hurriedly took out a silver from his pocket and handed it over, saying: May the gods of Huangdi bless the people of the world.
The believer nodded and gave the bottle to Zhang Ning: He often uncovered the cork and sniffed the evil-proof fragrance inside. One bottle a day. If he stays open for too long, he will lose his spirituality. If he changes, he will expel evil in two days.
He held a large ingot of silver and couldn't help but say, "Let me see the person who is possessed by evil spirits, and it's better to use a bottle of divine water."
It seems that this believer is not bad-hearted and is still very enthusiastic when he gets the money.
Zhang Ning asked someone to hunch the sick man from the horse's back. The believer opened his eyelids and looked at him, then touched his forehead and wrists.He turned around and went into the room for a while and took a bottle of divine water.
After going down the mountain after work, no one cared about the incense ash at the beginning. Before he knew, he took a handkerchief and poured a little divine water out and soaked it. He saw that the black liquid had a smell of medicine.
The governor looked at it for a while and smelled it again, and turned around and smiled: This is the medicine you boiled, maybe it can really cure the water and the water.
The so-called chieftain is called Xuanwei Envoy, which is actually the local emperor in a remote area. The Xuanwei Envoy of Yongshun is Peng. This local emperor has ruled that place since the beginning of the 10th century. It has been more than 400 years since the present, and it has existed for a long time than the central dynasty...
So to be on the safe side, Zhang Ning decided to find a helper in the government under the Han people who could deal with the chieftains.
The Ming Dynasty court allowed the Peng family to continue to rule Yongshun. One reason was that the remote mountainous areas were located at the junction of several provinces and had a lot of ethnic groups. Han officials had to transfer troops and cost money to enter, and they might not be able to play with the local situation. It would be better to let the local emperor continue to stabilize the local situation. Another reason was that the Peng family of Yongshun was surrendered and loyal to the court at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Not only did they pay taxes to the court, but they would also send troops to assist in the war. During the Vietnam War, the eldest son of Xuanwei envoy led more than 2,000 troops to follow the Ming army to fight in the south. They also abide by the central court's government orders. The Ming Dynasty court ordered the chieftain Xuanwei envoy to study Confucianism first before he could inherit his official position. Yongshun was built a study behind the palace to learn reading and writing.
Such a local emperor regime is so far from the ruling center. Why should the central dynasty overthrow it?
So on the way from Changde Prefecture to the west, Zhang Ning's team had a few more people. The leader was Du Fang, the ninth-rank governor of Changde Prefecture, introduced by the prefect. It is said that he is very familiar with the situation of Yongshunsi and has been on business trips several times.
Sure enough, Du Fang talked freely all the way, no matter how big or small, as if he was a Yongshuntong. Zhang Ning felt that this person might have been arranged by the Huguang Administration Commission to monitor Yongshun chieftains, so as not to have no preparation when they rebelled.
The road is getting more and more rugged, and the mountains are gradually getting higher. Fortunately, everyone is riding Shu horses.
This kind of horse is said to be from the Sichuan Provincial Administration and the fact that it is not good to let it run on the northern plains, and it is short and has no momentum; but it is very expert in walking on the mountain road. Even the sheep intestinal paths in the mountains are very leisurely, carrying weights and enduring hardships, and can do a lot of heavy work without feeding food.
The autumn sun doesn’t hurt and is warm, but this kind of sun is more likely to tan people. People don’t often look for shade if they don’t feel the heat.
So Xu Wenjun was still dressed up like an Arab woman.
Du Fang walked in front of Zhang Ning, looking back from time to time, and was polite. I heard about the cult ward off the cult two years ago. The headquarters moved from Chongqing Prefecture is in Wushan.Apart from being slanderous, these people did nothing bad, and their activities were secretly gathered in high mountains and dense forests. It was very difficult for the government to send troops to wipe out the enemy, and maybe they would run away when they heard the wind.In addition, there was a plague in the eastern part of Yongshunsi last year, and the people who ward off the cults provided disaster relief and saved people, so the government has not taken much care of them.
Disaster relief?What do these people rely on to maintain? I mean food and funds.Zhang Ning asked, probably because he had done accounting in his previous life and was instinctively concerned about the issue of economic income and expenditure.
Du Fang thought for a while: It should be relying on evil words to confuse the public!When you get to the place and find a believer who believes in that thing, you can confirm it.
Zhang Ning said: Are you referring to cheating?
Du Fang turned around and said: That's exactly what it means to bewitch people's hearts first, and then sell talismans, water, fragrance and ash.There is a place called Heifeng Cliff. There are many ancient hanging coffins. People who ward off the cults spread rumors that the ancient ghost king came out of the ground and specifically sucked blood and harmed people, and then they donated their property to ward off evil spirits.
At this time, the lame man Yàn Ruofei interrupted quietly: This technique has been used in Wushan County, but it is slightly different. The believers also spread rumors that ghosts appeared in the mountains and spread the two abandoned temples as ghost houses. If a person who is accustomed to go in to hunt for curiosity in the daytime, he will die inexplicably, so the more he spreads it, the more mysterious it becomes.At this time, they claimed to be the descendants of the "Heaven Emperor", who could drive away ghosts and evil spirits, and the leader of the sect was even reincarnated as the daughter of the Heavenly Emperor and the goddess, bewitching people's hearts and tricking people into donating money to join the sect.Later, when Yàn secretly investigated, he discovered the poisonous incense ash. They just placed the incense ash in the dark in the abandoned temple. The poisonousness was very slow, but once there were too many people, they would die in a few days when they were close to him.
Wushan County and the goddess sound quite reasonable.
Zhang Ning smiled and said, Song Yu's "Preface to the Fu of Gaotang" says: In the past, the former king once visited Gaotang and was lazy and sleeping during the day. He dreamed of a woman and said, "I am the daughter of Wushan."As a guest of Gaotang, I heard that you are visiting Gaotang, and I would like to recommend a pillow and mat.’The king was thankful for it and left and said, ‘I am in the sun of Wushan, and the obstruction of the high hills.The morning clouds are morning, and the evening rain is morning rain.Day and night, under the balcony.’…Is it their leader?
Du Fang said: Most of them are just making up for the sake of rumors to confuse the public.
Zhang Ning stopped the joke and asked him what he was concerned about: The people can stay away from him, so what did they do?
Du Fang replied: Some situations do occur in the eastern part of Yongshun Si. From time to time, some people bleed and died suddenly from the seven orifices. At first, the government thought it was because of miasma.Later, he instructed Yongshun Si Xuanwei to investigate and report, and sent medical officers to assist. He found that there was actually a small blood-sucking worm in the woods. Once it penetrated into the human body through its mouth and nose, it might cause blood to bleed to death. The vanishing cults spread rumors that the Ghost King of Black Wind Cliff was born, and then spread something called "evil-proof incense" to vanish evil spirits. Unexpectedly, the thing was very effective, and the people believed it.In addition, Yongshun's poor governance, the people of the mountain village believed the mysterious thing the most, which led to the spread of cult forces.
There is still one thing, last summer, Yongshunsi suddenly experienced a plague, and the local officials were unable to treat them effectively. The cults took the opportunity to win people's hearts through the believers, organize the people to isolate the sick, clean the water source, and boil medicine to treat them. This was effective. Therefore, the cults became famous for a while and were protected by the local people.It is rumored that someone in the Peng family has joined the church.
Wu Yong behind Zhang Ning said: Whether it is miasma or blood-sucking insects, should we also ask for some incense ash...
Yàn Ruofei immediately said coldly: It's poisonous, do you believe that thing?
Wu Yong knew it, so he stopped talking.Fortunately, Du Fang said at this time: I have prepared it, and I brought the medicinal herbs, and that thing is not only a single incense ash that can be cured.
Zhang Ning pondered for a moment: Governor Du said that there were officials from Xuanwei Department entering the education department?Then will we investigate the cults in the past and be destroyed by others?I think this way, first try to find a commoner who has entered the church to understand the situation, and then go to the rumored Black Wind Cliff to see if there are any clues.
Zhang Ning's job this time was mainly to check what the incense ash was mentioned, whether it was poisonous or not. A deeper level was whether the ward off the cult and the remains of Jianwen were related to the...
Then we will argue the doubts about Taizong's death.
As for other things, such as destroying cults and correcting rumors and maintaining rule, it is not his business, and he can't control so much.
I walked on the road for a few days and walked a hundred or two hundred miles. The road was really not easy to walk on. Although it was a post road, it was mostly rugged roads between mountains and plank roads.
However, I finally arrived at the Yongshunsi territory, and there was no trouble from the main road level. The official seal was very effective, but for the sake of confidentiality, only Du Fang's seal was used.
After walking another day, a follower was not accustomed to the local environment and vomiting and diarrhea. Zhang Ning asked someone to visit the sects who warded off the cult, and said that someone had been cursed by the Ghost King and wanted to donate money to save people.
Sure enough, after being recommended by the religious Miao people, Zhang Ning and others found a house made of wood and bamboo on the nearby mountain.
A man wearing long clothes made of Tujia cloth came out to meet him, with a wide hat on his head.
The kind-hearted Miao people who received the benefits came forward and said: These people went to Yongshunsi to do business. They were hit by the ghost king on the way, so I asked them to come and ask for incense.
The believer looked at Zhang Ning and others, and was carrying his luggage with him, and it was no point in persuading them to join the church, so he said: You should go to the palace to worship the Emperor of Heaven and offer some sincerity to the Emperor of Heaven. Our believers will consecrate and give them divine incense to save the suffering.
Go in and worship.Yàn Ruofei said confidently that he was probably confident in his skills and was not afraid of these people at all.
Zhang Ning nodded: I am out and I am sure I will worship the temple when I see it.
The hat-wearing scholar's shoulder twitched. Although he didn't make any sound, he could see that he seemed to be amused by Zhang Ning's words.
The crowd walked into the village and saw a tall mud statue standing in the middle, wearing a picture of a dead man doing rituals, with a very domineering hat on his head.
The so-called temple actually has no tiles covering it.
At this time, a man and a woman appeared again. Her general dress could be distinguished by her figure and walking posture. Each of them held a small waisted bottle in her hand and knelt down in front of the clay statue just now.
The believer in front sang lyrics: Emperor Tianhoutu, with a rope in his hand, he is in charge of all directions...
Zhang Ning came to his senses after listening to his lyrics. It turned out that the Emperor of Heaven was referring to the Emperor Huang. He knelt down without any pressure and kowtowed to the mud statue.
Although the clay statue is not very good, since it represents Huangdi, everyone is the descendants of Yan and Huang, and there is nothing wrong with kowtowing to their ancestors.
After the simple etiquette, the believer walked over with two small bottles. Zhang Ning hurriedly took out a silver from his pocket and handed it over, saying: May the gods of Huangdi bless the people of the world.
The believer nodded and gave the bottle to Zhang Ning: He often uncovered the cork and sniffed the evil-proof fragrance inside. One bottle a day. If he stays open for too long, he will lose his spirituality. If he changes, he will expel evil in two days.
He held a large ingot of silver and couldn't help but say, "Let me see the person who is possessed by evil spirits, and it's better to use a bottle of divine water."
It seems that this believer is not bad-hearted and is still very enthusiastic when he gets the money.
Zhang Ning asked someone to hunch the sick man from the horse's back. The believer opened his eyelids and looked at him, then touched his forehead and wrists.He turned around and went into the room for a while and took a bottle of divine water.
After going down the mountain after work, no one cared about the incense ash at the beginning. Before he knew, he took a handkerchief and poured a little divine water out and soaked it. He saw that the black liquid had a smell of medicine.
The governor looked at it for a while and smelled it again, and turned around and smiled: This is the medicine you boiled, maybe it can really cure the water and the water.