"The Taiping Sect's Taiping Qing letter?" Sun Weimin asked in surprise.
When Old Man Zhou said this, he no longer had the playful tone from before. Instead, he showed a very serious attitude and added," It should be said that it's the Taiping Qing Book of your Road of Peace."
"The Path of Peace? Are you saying that I'm from the Path of Peace?" Sun Weimin couldn't believe Old Man Zhou's words. The Road of Peace had disappeared for thousands of years. How could it be related to him?
" Yes, you still have your father and your uncle. There are only three people in the world who are the true successors of Taiping Sect," said Old Man Zhou.
This result had a huge impact on Sun Weimin. He had already started to sort out all the things that he couldn't figure out and seemed to have some clues.
" Let's go to my house first. I'll explain it to you in detail when we get there. You'll understand everything," Old Man Zhou suggested when he saw that it was almost dawn.
Just like that, Sun Weimin and the other two went with Old Man Zhou after burying the hole. When they arrived at Old Man Zhou's house, Sun Weimin couldn't wait to hear the rest of the story. Old Man Zhou didn't keep them in suspense anymore and explained everything to Sun Weimin in detail from beginning to end.
The Taiping Jing, also known as the Taiping Qingling Book, was the foundation of the Taiping Road. It was said that during the reign of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a person named Gong Chong went to the palace to present a divine book. The title of the book was the Taiping Qingling Book. There were 170 volumes, but it was not accepted by the emperor. Later, the book gradually spread. It is the Book of Peace. Later, this book fell into the hands of Zhang Jiao, a Julu man. Zhang Jiao had created a religion in the Taiping Sutra, so he called it the Taiping Road. He called himself the Great Virtuous Teacher and advocated that the Heaven was dead, the Yellow Heaven should be established, and the year would be Jiazi, and the world would be peaceful. His words such as "Great Virtue" and "Yellow Heaven" and the selection of Jiazi as the year of the uprising could be found in the Taiping Sutra. "Taiping Jing" volume 90 years: "To govern the country, you want to be happy and peaceful, but you can't serve a great sage. How can you get peace once?”According to Taiping Jing, the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth were mutually reinforcing and restraining each other. The Han Dynasty was ruled by fire virtue. The Han Dynasty declined. The person who replaced the Han Dynasty should be the earth virtue. The earth color was yellow, so Zhang Jiao called himself "Huangtian" to show that he would inherit the Han Dynasty and rule the world. The thirty-ninth volume of Taiping Jing also said: "Jiazi is the year of the winter solstice, and the beginning of heaven and earth is here.……All living things are led by Jia and based on Zi, so the order of Jia and Zi above is derived.”The sutra also said,"Peace is the harmony of the three, five qi, and the constant brightness of the sun and moon." It could be seen that Zhang Jiao had chosen March 5, the year of Jiazi (184 A.D.), as the date of the Yellow Turban Uprising, which was obviously influenced by the Taiping Sutra.
There were two symbolic events in the final formation of Taoism. One was the spread of the Scripture of Peace, and the other was Zhang Daoling's Five Buckets of Rice. Zhang Jiao was preaching under the Taiping Qing Ling Book. He called himself the Taiping Road and claimed to be a great teacher. His followers spread all over the Nine States and were quite influential. Later, the Yellow Turban Uprising failed, and the Road of Peace declined. During the same period of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Ling studied Taoism at Mount Huming in Shu Prefecture and recruited disciples to preach. Those who believed in Taoism paid five buckets of rice, so it was called the Five Buckets of Rice Path. His grandson, Zhang Lu, guarded Hanzhong for many years. Later, he cooperated with the highest ruling authority, so that the influence of the Five Buckets of Rice Road spread from the southwest corner to the sea, and it became the orthodox Taoism. The current Righteous Sect had inherited the Five Buckets of Rice Sect.
During the reign of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Jiao claimed to be a great and virtuous teacher. He served Huang Lao Dao and used the Taiping Sutra to spread Taoism. He taught his disciples to kneel down and recite incantations to cure people. Zhang Jiao sent eight disciples to the four directions to educate the world with the "good way". In more than ten years, the number of disciples increased to hundreds of thousands, all over the eight states of Qing, Xu, You, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan and Yu. According to the military organization form, there were thirty-six "parties", with more than ten thousand people and six or seven thousand small parties. Each party had a commander to lead its people. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, floods and droughts were frequent, diseases were prevalent, the court was corrupt, despots ran amok, and farmers were displaced and miserable. Zhang Jiao followed the trend of the times and used the slogan,"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should be established, the year is in Jiazi, the world is in good luck", to call on the believers to rebel against the rule of the Han Dynasty. In the first year of Zhongping (184, the year of Jiazi), the uprising was marked by the wearing of yellow turbans. Zhang Jiao called himself General Tiangong, his younger brother Zhang Liang called General Digong, and Zhang Bao called General Rengong. The uprising army burned down the government offices and took over the prefectures. In a month, the world responded and the capital was shaken. The Eastern Han court immediately sent a large number of troops to encircle and suppress them. After ten months of fierce fighting, Zhang Jiao died of illness, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao died, and the uprising failed. The rest of the people continued their activities in various places until the first year of Jian 'an (196), when they were subdued by Cao Cao. At this point, the founding book of Taiping Road, Taiping Qingling Book, fell into the hands of Cao Cao. It was said that it was buried in the Kunlun crypt. One must first obtain the Heavenly Sword to enter the Kunlun crypt. This was also the reason why the kidnapper's father asked Sun Weimin to dig up Cao Cao's tomb.
Sun Weimin listened to Old Man Zhou and couldn't help but ask," Isn't the Taiping Sutra still circulating in the world? Why did his father want to get Cao Cao's Book of Peace?”Sun Weimin was right to ask this question. There was indeed a widely circulated Taiping Jing.
" How can those broken limbs compare to the Book of Taiping Qing Ling in Cao Cao's hands? I'm afraid that it's hard to obtain 30 - 40% of its essence," Old Man Zhou said.
Sun Weimin also understood the general situation and asked,"What's the use of taking the Taiping Qing Ling Book?" He couldn't be taking such a big risk just to study it, right?”
Old Man Zhou laughed and said," Since you already know, why ask? Your father really wants to use the Book of Taiping Qing Ling to revive the Path of Peace."
Sun Weimin was surprised and asked,"No way, he wants to learn from Zhang Jiao?"”This Sun Weimin, he could also think of this idea.
Oldman Zhou was also shocked by the little guy's bold hypothesis. He quickly said," No, no, no. The world has changed. Religious freedom and equality are emphasized. So, you want to re-establish the Path of Peace. To put it bluntly, you want to re-establish the Path of Peace as a Daoist school." Oldman Zhou explained as he wiped away his cold sweat. He thought to himself, This kid is really a hooligan. It's better to have fewer people like him in the future.
" In fact, I've been trying to persuade your father and your senior uncle over the years that we're one family. Why not let the Five Buckets of Rice Sect take over? However, your father is too stubborn and refuses to give up on the idea of reviving the Path of Peace. I can only try my best to help him. We're one family, so why do this?" Old Man Zhou began to complain.
Sun Weimin also echoed," Yes, the Road of Peace has disappeared for almost 2,000 years. Father's idea may be difficult to realize." Sun Weimin also expressed his opinion. It seemed that he did not have much confidence in his father's plan.
" You can't say that. In fact, for thousands of years, the successors of the Path of Peace have never given up on the idea of destroying the Path of Peace. For example, the Ming Cult in the Tang and Song Dynasties respected Zhang Jiao as its leader. This was the reason why the successors of the Path of Peace worked hard. In order to obtain the Book of Taiping Qing Ling, your father asked you to dig up Cao Cao's tomb. This is a serious crime. Don't you know the consequences of digging up the emperor's bed? "You're fine now, but that doesn't mean your father is fine." Old Man Zhou didn't know what he meant, but he didn't seem to want to continue.
"What happened to my dad? Tell me quickly!" When Sun Weimin heard that he had news about his father, how could he not be anxious? He stood up and urged.
When Old Man Zhou heard this, he shook his head helplessly and said," He has already helped you take on the crime of digging up the emperor's bed. The judge will punish him nine times a day until the 15th day of the seventh month." This 'nine times a day' was the pain of being beaten nine times a day. It was the punishment of the evil spirits who had made a mistake or violated the law of Master Yin Yang. It could be said that the staff scraped the bones and gouged out the heart. Ordinary people could not stand it.
Sun Weimin was anxious when he heard this. He said in surprise,"You mean my dad has to go down to receive punishment every day?"”
Old Zhou saw that Sun Weimin had the intention of being confused again, so he immediately explained," Don't be anxious. With your Martial Uncle and the Night Wandering God helping out, your father shouldn't be able to endure so much hardship. Don't worry, it won't be a big deal. He just needs to rest in peace, so he went to a secret place to rest. However, it's a little unbearable to be in the underworld every day. I'm afraid he'll lose his lifespan."”
"Then where is my father? I want to see him. Tell me quickly!”When Sun Weimin heard that his father was suffering for him, he couldn't sit still anymore.
"Sit down. Don't worry. I'm telling you," Old Man Zhou comforted Sun Weimin and continued,"When I saw you in the county town that day, I found out that you were from the Path of Peace. I also found that you had the Qi of Heavenly Sword (Heavenly Sword). I knew that you had taken the Heavenly Sword, so I lured you out." After hearing that you were fine after taking the Heavenly Sword, I knew that it was your father who took it. After hearing your father ask you to do more 'that'(Old Zhou is a good man, so he was too embarrassed to mention the fight of thieves), I understood that your father wanted you to go to the Kunlun crypt. He asked you to do more' work 'so that you could accumulate more experience in breaking the underground palace. The Kunlun crypt is extremely dangerous. Besides craftsmanship, experience is the most important thing. Do you understand?”
Sun Weimin understood one more thing and said unhappily," Then you can't use 'mother and daughter fierce' to give me experience. That thing can turn evil!”Sun Weimin was a wimp. He finally understood why this old man was pointing at the netherworld. Was he purely playing with him?
"Hehe. I'm not sure. I found out about that mother-daughter feud a few years ago. I was afraid that one day, the wind and water would be in the wrong place and it would be troublesome if she ran out, so I had long wanted to get rid of her. "That day, I brought you there just to see the atmosphere. I didn't mean to let you go down. However, after hearing that your father took the blame for you and wanted you to have more time to experience, I had to help him. It was just nice to let you broaden your horizons," Old Man Zhou confessed.
" Actually, I've been following you for the past few days. Once you guys went, I set up a formation and invited the Night Wandering God to protect you. You'll be fine." Old Zhou continued to explain himself. Finally, Sun Weimin's expression became better.
It turned out that Old Man Zhou had invited the God of Night. Sun Weimin finally understood. At first, he thought it was because he had a big face. This time, his self-esteem had suffered a big blow.
" By the way, tell me about what happened after you went down that day. I want to see how good the son of the kidnapper is," Old Zhou joked.
When Sun Weimin heard this, he knew that this Old Man Zhou wanted to teach him his skills in disguise. He immediately explained everything that would happen after he went down.
Old Man Zhou thought for a while and smiled." You're just one step away. Since you know how to use the flashlight in the Qian position, why don't you ask a god to take the position?”
Sun Weimin immediately replied,"I also want to invite, but I don't know who to invite."
" Oh, is that so? How nice would it be to invite 'Ma Jiao'? That's the' Qian 'position," Old Man Zhou reminded.
When Sun Weimin heard this, he immediately understood.'Majiao' was a horse with a white body and a black tail. It had a horn on its head, sharp teeth, four legs as claws, and its sound was like the sound of drums. They feed on tigers and leopards. It is said that it can be used to command troops. It is recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Overseas Northern Classics)(Four Classics of the West), Guan Zi (Small Questions) and Zhou Shu (Wang Hui). It was a ferocious beast in ancient China. There was a fable called 'Elephant Tiger Fighting Horse Jiao', which had been passed down to this day. It said that the ferocity of' Horse Jiao', which was more ferocious than that of a tiger and elephant, was extremely Yang. The Eight Trigrams emphasized that the Qian hexagram was the hexagram of three Yang lines, which was the hexagram of pure Yang."Qian represents the sky, the circle, the monarch, the father, the jade, the gold, the cold, the ice, the red, the good horse…" Here, the horse was the representative animal of the Qian hexagram. Other than the horse, there were also dragons, swans, lions, and elephants. The folk emphasized that horses had the nature of dragons. It was said that if they encountered any ghosts or evil spirits at night, the horse would run faster and faster to help them escape the disaster. However, the donkey was usually so scared that it did not even dare to run. It would just walk around in circles. Therefore, the more anxious the person riding the donkey was, the harder it was for him to escape. These were all signs that the horse was an item that could ward off evil spirits and had the meaning of pure Yang.
Therefore, if Sun Weimin had invited Ma Jiao to stand at the side that day, he would have completed the Qianfu Formation. It was still possible for him to take care of the tomb ghosts that did not have the ability to turn evil.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me about your future plans. Where are you going to continue making money?”Old Man Zhou saw that Sun Weimin was a little embarrassed, so he started to change the topic.
"No, you haven't told me where my father is! You almost fooled me!" Sun Weimin almost forgot about the horse sex and asked anxiously.
" I really don't know where he is. I just went down to see him. He told me to tell you everything and told you not to look for him again. He said that he was afraid that people would be suspicious and it would not be good if you were dragged into it," Old Man Zhou explained to Sun Weimin in detail. It turned out that after he met Sun Weimin that day, he went down to ask about the situation that night. After asking, he found out that Sun Weimin was suffering from nine punishments a day. He immediately went to visit him and told Sun Weimin about the incident. He wanted to persuade Sun Guaizi to give up on the Taiping Qingling Book. However, Guaizi Sun was very stubborn and refused to give up on his plan. He also instructed Old Man Zhou to explain the matter to Sun Weimin and told him to hurry up and train to prepare for the Kunlun crypt. He didn't let Sun Weimin look for him, afraid that the matter of taking the blame would be leaked. Everything would wait until the censure period expired on July 15th next year. Seeing that he couldn't persuade Sun Weimin, Old Zhou gave up and promised to take care of Sun Weimin.
Sun Weimin didn't know what to say after he understood. He wiped his tears and swore in his heart," Dad, don't worry. I'll definitely get back the Taiping Qing Ling Book."
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