Chen, Jiankang City.
It was the time of spring planting, and the city was extremely lively inside and outside.
In the distance, many people can be seen pushing carts towards the fields, and on both sides of the road, long water channels can be seen.
After Chen Xiang came to power, he paid special attention to Nongsang. He successively replaced officials from various places and replaced the military attachés who were originally in charge of military affairs with civilian officials who were good at internal affairs.
This is also thanks to the fact that the previous emperor cleared out the rebels and princes from all over the Chen Kingdom and drove people like Wang Lin to the north. Therefore, the new emperor was able to slowly adjust the national policy from prioritizing military affairs to prioritizing domestic affairs.
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He also promoted and met many engineering masters. With the help of these people, Chen Guo built more than 50 water conservancy projects. Officials from various places were ordered to reclaim wasteland, set up public fields, and resettle the people.
The internal affairs of the entire south began to recover rapidly, and the cities and ports that were smashed by the General of the Universe gradually regained their former peace and prosperity.
At this time, there were nearly a thousand people standing outside Jingkou City.
The outermost layer are all soldiers of the Chen State. The armor rate of the Chen State is visibly lower than that of Qi and Zhou. Oh,
Yes, Qi is no longer there, lower than Han and Zhou.
Moreover, the combat level of the soldiers was slightly lower than that of Bei.
This is determined by many aspects.
Surrounded by the soldiers, there was a large group of officials. These officials were dressed in formal attire and were accompanied by great monks.
The person standing at the front is Yuan Xian, the servant of the Southern Kingdom.
There were several great mages surrounding him, and Yuan Xian had a very respectful attitude towards these people. Although he was a minister of Chen State and a close minister of the emperor with decision-making power like Zu Banlu Qubing, he could not face these white-bodied people.
The great mage, Yuan Xian did not dare to put on airs.
Those great masters, you say something, and I explain the great principles to Yuan Xian sentence by sentence.
After an unknown amount of time, several large ships finally appeared on the river.
Near these large ships, Chen Guo's navy came to escort them.
Compared with the other ships on the river, the big ship was definitely a giant, and the small ships took cover one after another.
They didn't dare to get close.
Yuan Xian took a deep breath, adjusted his clothes, and got ready to welcome him.
When the ship docked, Yuan Xian immediately led everyone forward and had people blow the musical instruments used to welcome distinguished guests.
There's plenty of food to go around.
One after another, people stepped off the big ship and rushed towards Yuan Xian.
The leader was an old monk, and the people following him were all monks, going back and forth,
There are more than a thousand people.
The old monk got off the boat and hurriedly saluted Yuan Xian to meet him.
"My servant, Yuan Xian, came to meet the Northern Divine Monk on His Majesty's order.
"Meet Master Lingkan."
Yuan Xian bowed his head and saluted, and the old monk hurriedly made a Buddhist salute! "Don't do this, Mr. Yuan. We have fled to this point, and it is really an honor to be greeted by Mr. Yuan personally."
Yuan Xian quickly called out some of the great monks around him and introduced them one by one.
The old monk also brought some of his friends out to introduce them.
When everyone met, Yuan Xian took the enlightened monk into a luxurious carriage and rushed towards the city.
The soldiers opened the way in front, and the monks followed behind.
Seeing such a posture, the people along the road were also extremely surprised. After asking and learning that it was the eminent monk from the North who had arrived, they all knelt on both sides and bowed to see him.
In the car, Yuan Xian asked softly: "Have you ever encountered anyone in trouble along the way?"
"Your Majesty ordered us to let you go all the way..."
"No, no, Your Majesty is kind...
The old monk said, but grief welled up in his eyes, "I escaped from the clutches of the barbarians. Fortunately, I met Your Majesty. Otherwise, how could the disciples around me be safe?"
Yuan Xian's face also became serious, "The Northern Hu invaded the country and claimed the country of Han. Sooner or later, we will drive out all these thieves!"
When the eminent monk heard this, he burst into tears.
He wiped his eyes and said, "After hearing these words from the general, I will die without regrets."
"After those demons entered the city, they started killing people randomly. They set fire to temples and killed monks.
They knocked down the Buddha statue and arrested tens of thousands of believers in the house!"
"I had eight hundred disciples. Only a hundred or so of them survived by following me. The rest died at the hands of these monsters."
"Not even the scriptures can be preserved."
"If it weren't for these disciples, I would not be willing to escape."
The eminent monk talked about the hardships he experienced in the north.
After the rise of Buddhism, Buddhism flourished in both the north and the south, and there were countless converts. They had been living a good life in the Central Plains, until those demons broke into the Central Plains and began to attack kind people like them.
The kind people who had friendship with them in the past were dying and running away, but they, the people who escaped into Buddhism, finally put down their treasures of gold and silver and fled.
They had never experienced such suffering. Thinking of the torture Liu Taozi and others had brought to them, the eminent monk couldn't help but tremble.
Fortunately, they still have a way to survive.
When Liu Taozi launched a large-scale attack on the Central Plains, these people began to run to the south. In the land of the Huaihe River, countless eminent monks who had fled had gathered, and they were wealthy, virtuous, and naturally noble people.
The number of these people was so great that it seemed that all the good people from the Central Plains had fled to Lianghuai.
Lianghuai is starting to get into trouble here, and I don’t know what to do.
The governor Chun Yuliang hurriedly reported the news and wrote to Jiankang asking for the emperor's opinion.
Chen Xiang immediately ordered Chun Yuliang to send these good people to Jiankang.
The first batch of gifts was given to the group of eminent monks.
Chen Xiang attached great importance to this matter and asked his servant to greet him in person, which was a great honor.
Listening to the old monk's description of his sufferings, Yuan Xian listened very seriously, nodded in agreement from time to time, cursed and then the carriage quickly approached the city.
Yuan Xian finally got the chance to interrupt. He cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty values ​​you very much."
"He ordered that all eminent monks traveling to the south should not be short of supplies..."
"Your Majesty has mercy!"
Yuan Xian added: "However, Your Majesty also hopes that you can work to stabilize the world."
"Nowadays, the Northern Barbarians are showing off their ferocity and occupying the Central Plains, causing people to panic. If you are willing to help me, to help my Majesty subjugate demons and drive away the Barbarians, that would be great."
The eminent monk hurriedly said: "Please tell me, what should I do?"
"Actually, it's very simple. I just hope that after you arrive in the south, you can send your disciples to various places to hold Dharma meetings and lecture on the scriptures. Of course, if you can talk more about the evil deeds of the barbarians and your Majesty's sage when you talk about it, then
It's the best..."
Yuan Xian's eyes flickered, and the eminent monk understood instantly.
He said with a serious face: "Is this what Mr. Yuan wants to order me to do?"
"Do you still need to order this kind of thing? Who doesn't know Beihu's evil deeds? Who doesn't know His Majesty's kindness? Even if you don't order it, we will definitely do it."
Yuan Xian laughed and nodded, "Okay! What you said makes sense!"
Yuan Xian led this group of eminent monks into the city, but in the end only a dozen of the most famous monks got the opportunity to meet Chen Xiang.
When they were taken to the palace hall and met Chen, they were surprised to find that Chen was dressed like a Buddhist.
When everyone knelt down and worshiped, he even returned the Buddha's salute.
He enthusiastically invited everyone to gather around him. He didn't tell them anything about the north, but he talked to them about Buddhism.
"The Bodhisattva ordained his disciples and the emperor bowed his head...
"The Tathagata has entrusted you to be a benevolent king, and Prajna will be prosperous in the holy destiny. My disciples will compile and carry forward the great cause of Hongxu and think about it. I hope this Dharma door will be revealed in all places."
Chen's research on Buddhism is also quite profound and has deep family traditions.
These eminent monks were even more happy. They mentally compared this man with the barbarian in the north, and then kept shaking their heads. There was no comparison between the two people. How could that demon who only knows how to kill people compare to such a saint and emperor?
Comparable?
They just got together and talked for a whole hour before they parted.
Chen asked Yuan Xian to arrange for these people to settle down, eat and drink.
After them, there was a steady stream of good people running from the north.
Yuan Xian settled these people near Jiankang, and they built a temple here to accommodate these eminent monks from the north.
These eminent monks also did not forget Chen Xiang's kindness and tried their best to repay him.
After they arrived in the south, they first went to meet with the important ministers and nobles from all walks of life and told them about the horrific scenes in the north.
In their words, the north has long been occupied by a group of bloody man-eating monsters. Liu Taozi and the people he killed have all turned into cannibalistic, bloodthirsty, green-faced ape-toothed figures.
They are not good at other things, but their ability to make up stories and tell them is top-notch.
After getting acquainted with the local wealthy families, they began to set up Dharma meetings in various places to continue their publicity.
To the north, ten rooms are empty, and people eat people. The Xianbei butchers, who are talking in words that no one can understand, ride on blood-colored horses and kill people in the streets.
There is no ethics, no morality, and there are many dirty and dirty comments.
In short, these descriptions seem excessive when applied to the Xianbei people when they were still on the grasslands.
On the contrary, Chen Guo and everyone above and below were blown to the sky, especially the emperor. Various words of praise appeared together. These adjectives seemed excessive when applied to the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times.
While they were busy working part-time, they certainly did not forget their own jobs.
"Sir, this can't be done!"
"It's really not possible!"
In a small hut next to a farmland, a man stood in front of the clerk, his eyes full of fear.
"These twenty acres of cultivated land are all inherited from my family. How can we just sell them like this?"
At this moment, a gloomy-faced clerk stood in front of him, followed by several soldiers, and a fat monk standing far away. He was the kindest person and could not bear to see such painful things, so
He closed his eyes and muttered something in a low voice.
Some disdain flashed across the clerk's face, and he grabbed the man, his cold eyes piercing him.
"I told you, the government is going to build a temple in Qingshikou, and your farmland is not for sale to us.
It’s dedicated to Bodhisattvas! Do you know?”
"This is how we help you do good deeds and accumulate merit!"
"What a rare opportunity?"
"Dedicate it to the Bodhisattva, and the Bodhisattva will remember your kindness. Maybe in the next life, you will no longer be the head of Guizhou, but can also be an official like me."
The clerk pushed the man away.
"Take your wife and leave quickly.
The man's face was full of despair, "But how are we going to survive? It's already spring planting, and we have no farmland. You have to spend three hundred dollars to buy my thirty acres of farmland...:. How will our family survive with this money?"
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The clerk's face became more and more fierce.
"What? You dare to disobey the edict, right?"
"Do you know what kind of crime this is? This is an edict issued by His Majesty himself, requiring all places to implement it, and no one is allowed to delay!!"
"If you don't get out of here, I will arrest you for disobeying the edict. This is the punishment of the clan!"
Listening to Xiao Geng's scolding, the man suddenly started crying.
The clerk became more and more angry. He looked at the two soldiers on the left and right. The two sergeants quickly stepped forward and grabbed the man. The man panicked and said, "I'm leaving! I'm leaving now! I'm leaving right away!"
"Wait!"
Someone interrupted this tragic situation.
Xiao Geng was startled and turned around, only to see the monk who had never spoken. He was standing next to everyone with a compassionate look on his face. When the clerk saw him, his expression changed. He was all gloomy and cold just now.
He disappeared, his waist immediately bent down, and his face was filled with a warm smile.
"Master, what do you want to order?"
The monk looked at the man and sighed.
"I, the Buddha, have mercy and cannot see such a thing."
"It's just that the arrangement of the monks is an order from His Majesty. Even those who are monks would not dare to disobey the order."
"Well, after we build the temple, we still need a few devotees to do chores and help cultivate the land.
Do some farm work...: Don't be afraid. From now on, just work with us. You will definitely be indispensable for the food, and your family will not starve to death."
The man seemed to have grasped some life-saving straw and hurriedly knelt on the ground, thanked him again and again, wiping his tears.
"Thank you, master! Thank you, master!"
The eminent monk's eyes spared him and fell on his frightened family members in the distance.
"Well, you family members don't have to be idle. You can go and help Xian with things. It can be regarded as doing good deeds and accumulating merit."
Naturally, the clerk did not dare to say anything more. He immediately urged the man to take out the land deed, stamped it, and pledged it. From then on, the cultivated land no longer belonged to the man. The clerk even took away the money given to him.
This is also the common practice today. Naturally, petty officials cannot run errands in vain. No matter what they do, they have to give a part of it to themselves, but this proportion is often well controlled, no more and no less.
The monk comforted him a few more words, and then told the man to continue working as before.
After finishing his business, the monk followed those people to the next family who was preparing to do good deeds and accumulate virtue.
The man froze in place until they were all far away, and then he dared to flash some resentment in his eyes.
The woman stepped forward cautiously to check if there were any injuries on her husband's body to make sure that her man was not injured.
That's why I feel relieved.
She couldn't help but ask: "How about asking the elders in the clan first?
"Oh, if there is no nod from the clan elders, would these few of them still dare to break in?"
"This must have been informed to the clan elders."
"With these three hundred dollars, the land is gone, and we still have to work as slaves...::
The men just stared in the direction they left. These people who were forced to do good deeds were actually not as stupid as the carnivores imagined.
They just haven't read the book, it's not something wrong with their brains.
They can also see clearly the things and reasons behind this, but they dare not say more.
I am so weak, what else can I do besides begging for mercy and bowing my head?
Women don't have as much as their men think. Life has not been very easy these years. As long as they can have a stutter and keep their families alive, they have no other extravagant expectations. As for whether they can still farm their own land, as long as they can
If you have a full stomach, it won't matter.
The man sat on the doorstep in despair, sulking.
When will the barbarians from the north come?
Even if I get killed along with you guys, it's all worth it!
There are more and more boats on the river. At first, they were just eminent monks, and later they were virtuous people. These virtuous people were different from the eminent monks. Except for a few who came with official positions, they were somewhat famous and got
Without Chen's respect, the rest of the people would not be able to enjoy the treatment of an eminent monk.
Fortunately, this group of people did not come empty-handed, many of them brought money and books.
Except for those who were directly taken away by Chen Xiang because of their high official positions, the rest had to find a solution on their own. The first step was to visit the local wealthy families.
Most of the big families in Jiangdong are xenophobic.
Especially after Yi Guan moved south, the wealthy families in the Chen Kingdom have always looked down upon the wealthy families in the Northern Dynasty.
They believed that the real wealthy people had long since retained their orthodox clothes and came to the south, and those who remained in the north were just a group of impostors and fake wealthy people who had followed the barbarians to replace them.
Each of those people claimed to be Hongnong Yang, Bohai Gao, and Zhaojun Li.
But after careful questioning of their ancestors, most of them are remnants of the Six Towns, either horse breeders or beheaders.
Even if they are not remnants of the six towns, they have nothing to do with the so-called big clan, so they themselves admit it.
But, if they are willing to give out gifts to make friends, show friendship, and bow their heads, then they are still willing to give them some face and allow them to stay and beg for food and take care of business together.
The last batch of born noble people to arrive.
Some of these people were surnamed Gao, some were surnamed Lou, and they were genuine Beihu people. However, after these Hu people arrived in the south, they did not face any trouble. Instead, most of them became trivial guests.
Chen Xiang also valued these people and felt that their identities would be helpful in future affairs.
In this era, it was also very common for each country to take in each other's clans and nobles.
Chen put down other things he was doing and began to concentrate on dealing with the increasing number of good people from the north.
Chapter completed!