High-risk things generally have high returns. If the risks are extremely high and there is no faith support, then for most people, it is inevitable that they will not have much willingness to do this high-risk thing.

When Li Yuan was originally from a good family, he never thought that one day he would sacrifice his life to fight with the big head soldiers. He once thought that being scolded by his parents would be a huge grievance. Being raped by others or looking at him for a few more times would be a huge insult.

It was not until Li Yuan's family fort manor was destroyed in the midst of war that his once very tired family was destroyed in the ashes of war that Li Yuan realized that the "great pain" he had done before was actually nothing. The things he thought were lowly and that he would not do not do anything he had to kill him seemed to be completely unacceptable.

Li Yuan began to walk a longer road, climb higher mountains, wear more worn clothes, eat rougher food, and drink more bitter water. Then he understood what his parents said before, and then he also had the worries of his parents back then. He began to want to preserve his hard-earned merits and let the family business he fought for continued inheritance. Unconsciously, Li Yuan became his parents and began to worry about gains and losses.

So when Du Ji said it was a "family family", Li Yuan couldn't help but worry. Of course, the small family established by Li Yuan now, well, there is no even a family. It's just a family, and it is not very related to the "family family"...

But it cannot be said that because the family is small, you can squander it at will and ignore the future and die?

After hearing Du Ji say this, Li Yuan was startled and immediately said: "I am naturally not a child of aristocratic families, but my parents... I have lived in Chang'an for a long time. At most, I have been a farming and studying family. Although my ancestors have also produced several officials, it was a hundred or decades ago... I am so down and out of here. I am really a humiliating ancestor... But this... I am stupid by nature, so please tell me more about my brother Bo Hou..."

Li Yuan seemed a little incoherent, just like his thoughts, chaotic and complicated.

Du Ji sighed slightly, "Young brother doesn't have to do this... You are now in your prime and hold an important position... No matter what, it's not related to the word "down and out"?"

Li Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly. After a moment, he asked Du Ji to answer his doubts.

Du Ji pondered for a long time, as if he was sorting out his thoughts. After a moment, he picked up the wine glass and drank a small sip. He said slowly, "My brother followed the cavalry through the north and south, and was both civil and military, and now he is left and right... It seems ordinary, but in fact the future is limitless... The Warring States Period did not tolerate the princes, and the Han Dynasty did not tolerate the aristocratic families. In fact... it was just a forced and then he could not find it. It was completely different from the lord of today, and the current situation in Guanzhong cannot be compared with the same..."

"Brother Bo Hou, this..." Li Yuan was a little confused.

"When filial piety was filial to the past, the emperor also followed such a plan," Du Ji said slowly, "At that time, there were many families in the court, and the various disciples and officials were even worse than the present. The emperor wanted to eliminate this problem, so...

『Party and Violation?』 Li Yuan said, 『Is it because Brother Bo Hou meant that the lord is also for the "Party and Violation" now?"

'Some are similar, but there are also differences.' Du Ji said, 'The importance of the Party and the corruption is not the corruption, but the fear of the aristocratic families and clans. But what is the use of fear? The disaster of the Party and Fines becomes more and more intense, and the more it becomes more and more clichés... And now the lord has a bit of the meaning of the Party and Fines, but it is not fear, but the long-term plan and long-term layout... Therefore, now Wei seems dangerous, but in fact... If we also come out to rescue, I am afraid that Wei will be truly dangerous...'

When Li Yuan heard this, he was stunned.

"Do you think someone is saying something wrong?" Du Ji smiled and said, "If someone wants to shirk responsibility, you don't have to agree today... right?"

Li Yuan was a little embarrassed and hurriedly stepped forward to apologize.

Du Ji glanced at Li Yuan, smiled, and picked up some dishes and chewed them in his mouth.

Li Yuan also picked up a chopstick, but obviously he was not good at it. Although Li Yuan said on the surface that he did not want to participate in Wei's affairs, in fact, Li Yuan might have been influenced by Wei Duan, or Li Yuan himself also had potential doubts about the cavalry because of this matter.

Even though Li Yuan emphasized before that he had not listened to Wei Duan's words, there was still some old grudges between him and Wei Duan. He just wanted to demand stability at the moment, etc. But in fact, many times, these reasons that sound quite like the truth, or words, are not really any real thoughts.

Most of the time, people will habitually hide their thoughts, because people who don’t know how to hide their thoughts basically die quickly. After all, it’s so easy to guess. The expressions are written on the face, and anyone can tell at a glance. How can such a person live long?

Li Yuan was not trying to deceive Du Ji, but was used to it and did it unknowingly. After all, if Li Yuan was really indifferent to this matter and had no idea, then why should I ask Du Ji to come?

The death of the rabbit and the sadness of the fox is a human instinctive reaction.

If Li Yuan saw the gentry in Shandong being confiscated and exterminated, he would not have any big reaction at all, and would even laugh out loud. However, those around Guanzhong, regardless of whether they had favors or old grudges before, were all a kind of friendship, a kind of friendship that had been since their parents.

"Now there are thorns and thorns, like walking on thin ice..." Li Yuan lowered his head and said to Du Ji, "The situation is now chaotic, what should I do? Where should I put this move?"

Li Yuan asked directly, and Du Ji also said directly: "If the lord is an ordinary person, then we can join forces with the Guanzhong gentry, and we will definitely be like when we were in the same spirit. Even if we were frustrated for a while, we will eventually make a profit... If the lord is a little bit extraordinary, then you might as well do the opposite. After all, Wei's affairs can be big or small. If the superior saw Wei as an orphan, he would not be able to punish him instead... But now the lord... Alas... "

Du Ji shook his head and said, "Now you and I are here to talk secretly. No one in the world has heard of it, but in fact, the whereabouts are difficult to cover up..."

"You Wensi?" Li Yuan glared around and couldn't help but turn his head and look around. Although the boat was indeed in a remote place on the banks of the Wei River, there was no one around except the sound of water, Li Yuan still seemed to feel some eyes gathering on him, as if a light was on his back.

Du Ji nodded silently.

You Wenshi, although You Wenshi is unable to arrest him, it seems to be targeting spies in Shandong on the surface, but everyone knows the methods of the cavalry. So one thing is simple? Or is it only one effect?

Therefore, in the legend, Wen Si is like a thousand-mile-eyed ear in a mythical story, and nothing can be hidden from the truth.

『So that…』 Li Yuan reacted, not knowing what he should say for a moment, 『I... this...Brother Bohou...』

Li Yuan cannot be said to be stupid, but he cannot be said to be very smart. He is just better than ordinary gentry children.

"No matter what others do, it's just based on your original intention," Du Ji said lightly, "If you are for the country and the people, and have a clear conscience, then what's the harm even if others know it? This is not a false statement, but it is indeed... Before I came here, I told the county government where I want to go, where I want to find me if I have something to do... If I can't speak to others, what's the fear of?"

Li Yuan was a little embarrassed at the beginning, but he seemed to hear some smell later. After thinking for a while, he said: "Brother Bo Hou, in this way, it is... "Tao follows nature"?"

Du Ji smiled and said, "That's true. Now Wei can be said to be able to move without moving, but he will die if he moves... It's a pity that Brother Xiu Fu is in the situation and it's hard to know..."

In fact, it may not be that Wei Duan didn’t know it, but that Wei Duan might also know it in his heart, but it was just that when it came to his naughty child, he could not be as calm as other ordinary things.

Things about others are just stories, and they are on your own...

Du Ji said slowly: "If you don't move, the crime will only end here, at most it will be dismissal from office. However, if you act rashly, the crime will be serious, and the disaster of "clients" may not be far away."

『I…』 Li Yuan said in a deep voice, 『My Wei and I are actually…』

"I want to harm Brother Xiufu... I want to save him..." Du Ji said slowly, "Actually, there is no selfishness? This "selfishness" is what the lord is concerned about... If it is for the public, even if it is for the public, Zhou Gong has a high power and will have a good end. If it is for the public..."

"This is true in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Hengling Times," Du Ji raised his wine glass and signaled to Li Yuan, "The most critical point is that the Zhou emperor is weak, and the two emperors of Hengling are at a loss... and now the lord is different..."

The two words different are like a thousand pounds.

Li Yuan was silent for a long time, then nodded slightly heavy.

The water is gurgling, the wine is about to end, and it is time to part.

Du Ji came out of the cabin, and Li Yuan also came down from the boat. When the two of them stood on the shore and greeted the servants in the distance, Li Yuan whispered: "Brother Bo Hou, now... should we be from that side?"

Li Yuan bit these three words "that side" very hard, almost every word.

Du Ji took a deep breath, then sorted out his robe, then gently stroked the cloak of his cloak with two fingers, his movements were gentle and elegant, and it seemed that he was not tainted by the trivial matters of the world. "I also obeyed the emperor. The emperor is the order of the Han Dynasty, and the lord is the ultimate trend, and there is no difference. Thank you for your kindness to entertain me, and I will take one step ahead, and I will stay."

Du Ji took the horse led by the servant, then turned over, bowed to Li Yuan again, and then floated away.

Li Yuan looked at Du Ji with a somewhat complicated expression, and then he saw Du Ji and his men disappearing from the distance, then turned around and returned to the boat, but did not enter the cabin, but sat on the deck of the bow of the boat with the boat on his back, thinking blankly about something.

Li Yuan's servant went to the cabin to pack up the leftovers of wine and vegetables. After packing up, he asked Li Yuan softly: "Master, let's go back?"

After a long time, Li Yuan nodded slowly, and some tired expressions appeared in his eyes, "Go back, go home..."

The servant answered, then greeted the boatman, unbuttoned the anchor of the fixed ship, and began to prop the ship away from the shore.

Du Ji's words were already very straightforward, but they were still somewhat obscure.

Li Yuan did not mean to blame Du Ji, because this is a custom in itself.

In the officialdom, there are sometimes all kinds of words, which seem to be clouds and mist, and it is like gossip. However, in many cases, these words are used to select or screen personnel. What can be understood is of course known as the meaning. If you cannot understand them, they will be listed as a margin by others.

"If... Guanzhong... Fraternalists..." The sound of water was surging, and Li Yuan at the bow of the boat said in a low voice, "Then... Jingxiang... are there friends too...?"

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Since humans have a tribe, they have basically become group animals.

So naturally, there are different factions such as different sizes, such as village parties, cliques, or fellow friends.

Everyone wants to make their own faction as big as possible, others have small factions, their own factions have the advantage, and others have the disadvantage, but in fact, the smaller the circle is, the more united the circle, and the more people there are, they will naturally become complicated.

This is the case with the five directions of God’s religion.

At the beginning, when Fei Qian and Zuo Ci were discussing Taoism, Taoism had some concepts of "utopia", or it was like the meaning of "Western Pure Land" in Buddhism.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it was the year of Jiazi, and this became the theoretical basis for the three brothers of the Zhang family to change their lives. "The year is in Jiazi", a new round of Jiazi, a new round of life.

Of course, there is another Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. Although his surname is Zhang, he did not shout to overthrow the emperor like the three Zhang brothers. Zhang Lu was more like a guy who followed the Taoist name to protect locally. As long as he paid five dou of rice to "Yi She", he could become the protected person. Then, Zhang Lu would share the paid food to the ranger and believers...

So when you think about it, you will know what the ranger and believers who have received the money and food have the attitude towards those who refuse to pay five dou of rice to "Yi She".

In history, the radical Taoist doctrines of the three Zhang brothers were suppressed. Ordinary people wanted the so-called "change life" and they often died in the end. Zhang Lu collected protection fees like this, uh, five dou of rice in "Yi She" but eventually survived...

And there is another very interesting phenomenon, that is, China seems to be full of longing for the "Western", Queen Mother of the West, Kunlun Mountain, and then I rode a cow to the Yumen, the Pure Land in Thailand, etc., but similarly, early Westerners were also full of fantasies about China, with the Golden Land, and the streets full of saints...

In fact, they are all a simple spiritual sustenance for ordinary people. No matter what is covered, they are.

And the higher-level people are like Zuo Ci, and these five God religions are not pure spiritual sustenance.

After Zuo Ci arrived in Chang'an, he did not go to the five-sided temple in Chang'an immediately, but it does not mean that these people in the five-sided temple would not come to Zuo Ci.

After all, they are all fellow Taoists, aren’t they?

Qiao Bing fell, and the monkey always had to climb to another tree. Even if this tree seemed a little old...

But it is a tree after all, otherwise the tiger would fall into the sun and be bullied by dogs, let alone a scoundrel? If the scoundrel lands, wouldn’t it be even more alive? Therefore, those Taoist people who are not involved in the Qiao case in Chang'an who are not implicated in the Qiao case for the time being, as long as they have some authority on their hands and nod their titles on their heads, they will be rushing to the inn outside the city to meet Zuo Xianren.

It’s a pity that Zuo Ci was closed and disappeared. Either she felt uncomfortable or she just went out early and wandered outside the city, leaving early and returning late but not seeing guests.

When Zuo Ci ran out, he did not wear a Taoist robe, so he took a few small Taoist boys with him and took an ordinary scattered car to the countryside around Chang'an. On the one hand, he avoided the people in the five-sided Taoist temple. After all, Zuo Ci didn't know what these people had to do with Qiao. Wouldn't it be troublesome if they were involved? On the other hand, Zuo Ci also wanted to know the spread of Taoism in the five-sided God around Chang'an and be clear in his mind.

After walking around, Zuo Ci discovered that the influence of the five directions of God's religion was very subtle.

If there are so many believers, there are still many. Almost every village has places of worship from the God religion in the five directions, either stone tablets, grottoes, or simply erected a wooden pillar, and some are simply stone pestles made of pebbles in the river beach...

Because the image of the five Gods in the Five Directions is very unified, that is, the appearance of five colors, five long-bearded crane hair and childish faces, and can also be directly used with direction or color as a substitute symbol. It does not require much cumbersome or gorgeous decorations, and it is very down-to-earth, so the people's acceptance is very high.

But in another aspect, there is not enough understanding of the teachings of God in the five directions...

It can even be said to be very bad.

Simply put, in the Sanfu of Chang'an, there are many pan-believers in the five God Sects, almost everyone is, but there are very few true believers.

These are two things. They can be said to be Qiao Bing’s merits, and they can be said to be his guilt after turning them over.

『Master, this villager is really going to piss me off…』 The little Taoist boy who followed Zuo Cipu car said angrily, 『I just went to that village, and then I asked the villager who was visiting the God of the Five Directions, and asked him if he knew what "The Tao is a great Tao" and then Master, do you know how he answered?"

"He knows?" Zuo Ci replied with a smile.

"Yes, he said he knew! I was very happy at the beginning, and then continued to ask him what "Daokedao is very good" is." The Taoist boy puffed his cheeks, "What did that guy say? Master, he said Daokedao, just eat during the day, very good, just shit at night! He really angered me!"

Zuo Ci was stunned, then burst into laughter, and then said, "Actually, what the villagers said... although it is a bit vulgar, it makes some sense... Isn't this common way of saying something like a tummy?"
To be continued...