No matter how patient he was, Xu Ping was a little tired of hearing Qi Song talk about the truth for nearly an hour. In the past, he liked to reason with others the most, but it was mainly for discussion. Xu Ping had never had the attitude of Qi Song talking about for a few hours.

Just when Xu Ping and Liang Qian couldn't stand it, the official secretary came to report again, saying that someone asked for a visit outside the door and handed over the name of the sect.

After taking the famous sect, I saw that it was a local scholar named Zhang Zai. I heard that the new general is Xu Ping, so I came to pay my respects.

Looking at the famous sect, it turned out to be the descendant of the official. His hometown was Kaifeng Prefecture, his grandfather was a minister of the Zhenzong period, Zhang Fu, a scholar of Jixian Academy, and his father was the chief of the palace and Zhang Di, the governor of Fuzhou, and he lived here.

Xu Ping felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember what his identity was for a moment, so he handed the name to Liang Qian.

Liang Qian looked at it and said, "This is a talented scholar in this county. His father Zhang Di died of illness in Fuzhou. Zhang Zai and his younger brother Zhang Jian were unable to return home because they were young and could not return home. After leaving Sichuan, they settled in Hengqu, the county. This scholar is very talented and has read poetry and books since childhood. He is highly praised by the villagers. Yuan Hao rebelled, Xibi used military service and was a scholar-professional spirit. Zhang Zai was young and energetic. Recently, he liked to read military books and discuss military tactics. He often said that he should join the army with like-minded righteous men to serve the country and quell the rebellion of the Dangxiang. Yun Xing regarded scholars as his commander, so he came to the door."

"Hengqu Town? Zhang Zai?" Xu Ping suddenly woke up and finally remembered who he was.

A little half of the academic masters living in this era had no impression of Xu Ping in his previous life, such as Shi Jie, Sun Fu and others, including Li Yue. In this era, I realized that they have been famous all over the world since they were young and middle-aged, and their academic thoughts were the ancestors of a school, so it was impossible for them to be unknown in later generations. But there are also some people who still have impressions because they have learned in textbooks, such as Zheng Xiang's nephew Zhou Dunyi and others. Zhang Zai was because of four sentences that were particularly famous in later generations and were remembered by Xu Ping.

Since I had an impression of my previous life, of course it was impossible to be an ordinary person. Xu Ping hurriedly asked the Yicheng to invite someone in.

After a moment, a young man in his twenties, wearing a half-new and old-fashioned blue shirt, walked in high spirits. He looked at Xu Ping and Liang Qian, and knew that Xu Ping was sitting in the upper position and was standing up to salute: "Student Zhang Zai, I have met his wife."

Xu Ping nodded and returned his greeting, ordered his followers to set up a seat, pointed at Qi Song and said to Zhang Zai, "This is Master Qi Song, a well-known monk who traveled thousands of miles to come to the West to follow the army. He is profound in Buddhism and is also well-versed in Confucian classics. I heard from Liang Tongzong that you are famous for your interest in learning in the village, and you happened to talk to the master about learning."

Zhang Zai looked at Qi Song and said calmly: "What are you talking about with the wise books of sages and the righteous Confucianism that students read? "

The two words Yi Buddhism hit Qi Song's pain point and stood up all of a sudden. However, the monk was profound in Buddhism and did not violate the precepts of anger. He just grabbed Zhang Zai's hand and said, "Come, come, come, young man, I tell you, Confucianism and Buddhism are the same path, and the Tao in the world is the same origin, but they are used differently. It is not the Tao, but the methods used by people. The Tao is in the world. Although the Buddhist family has some slight momentum in the Central Plains, in fact, Buddhism is the time to promote and flourish in other places."

After hearing this, Zhang Zai couldn't help laughing: "The master should go more roads and places to go more to avoid talking about such dreams. Tubo has long destroyed Buddhism, and the Western Regions are destroying Buddhism. Today, the Buddhist family can only have a foundation in the Central Plains. However, it is obvious that this dynasty governs the world with culture, and the famous religion is booming, and the power of the Buddhist sect is weak."

"How could Xifan destroy Buddhism? The Prince of Jingliu recruited monks to follow the army this time because the people of Fanqian believe in my Buddhism!"

Zhang Zai shook his head repeatedly: "The master thought badly. Now Buddhism has become less powerful in Xifan. Only when Hehuang and Hexi are close to China and admire Chinese customs, can they still respect monks. What they believe in is not Buddhism, but my Chinese customs. When they teach them the etiquette of famous teachings, they will naturally abandon Buddhism like a piece of grass!"

Qi Song has been traveling in the south and has only recently come to the north. How can he know about the far-off Western wilderness? But from the Buddhist scriptures that have been passed down from generation to generation, I know that Tubo in the Western Regions is a place where Buddhism is prevalent, but I don’t know that it has been the old emperor’s history.

Tubo started the great prosperity of Buddhism from Songtsen Gampo, but it did not last long. Then he followed Emperor Wuzong of Tang in the Central Plains to destroy Buddhism and eliminate Buddhism in the Tubo local area. In the Western Regions, with the advancement of Persian forces westward, the Buddhist kingdom was eliminated, and the power had reached the edge of the west of the Hebei region.

Now the only places that truly flourished Buddhism are Hehuang, Hexi, Dangxiang and other places that have become isolated islands. They can preserve this belief, but they can rely on the Central Plains dynasty and support the advanced Han culture to compete with foreign cultural invasions.

This news was beyond Qi Song's expectations, and he couldn't help but feel at a loss.

Zhang Zai also said: "The land of Qianqiang in Longyou, because it is connected with China, has always admired Chinese customs and still respected Buddhism. Mr. Jinglei invited you monks to come and did not allow you to preach the teachings of the barbarians, but taught Chinese customs. Master, you must do things under Mr. Jinglei, and put your mind on spreading Buddhism in the second place, and spreading Chinese customs is the first place."

Qi Song advocated Confucianism and Buddhism, and it was not difficult for him to put the country and court before him, but he couldn't accept the reality that Buddhism had declined to this point. He murmured: "The Fan Qiang believed in Buddhism because it was because Buddhism saved all living beings. It was good to admire Chinese customs, but it was not for this."

Zhang Zai smiled and said, "Why isn't it? Now that Tubo's local temples have long been demolished, the so-called monks in Hehuang actually do not abide by the precepts, they also marry and have children, but they have the name of a monk. Hehuang was originally an old place in the Han and Tang dynasties, and it is close to the Central Plains, so the customs are different from those of Tubo. The Tubo headquarters is a multi-married couple, and several brothers marry a wife together. Only the French people in Hehuang and Hexi have one husband and one wife, which is the custom of the Han people who have learned. They respect Buddhism and learn Han people. As long as the Han people don't believe it, they will naturally not believe it. Therefore, the master comes here, only by asking the French people to respect you as a high monk in the Central Plains, can the Buddhist teachings be passed down."

The Privy Council was very different from the surrounding information collection. Xu Ping was not sure about the Fan Qiang around Qinzhou. After hearing Zhang Zai talk about the customs of Fan Qiang around him, Xu Ping also felt it was fresh. The Tubo people in Hehuang and Hexi, which are related to the Song Dynasty, are actually very different from the local Tubo. The Han people under their rule Hu Hua and Hu people were also in the sinicization, and the boundaries between Tubo and Han are different from the two places. The marriage customs system is the most obvious, and the habits of the Tubo people have always been the same.

The system of multiple wives and husbands, with several brothers in the family marrying one wife, which was inherited from Xu Ping's previous life until the founding of the country. The Tubo, which was related to the Song Dynasty, was polygamy. As long as he had money, he could marry many people. For example, Li Lizun married twelve wives, and Yangsilu had three wives. However, they did not distinguish between wives and concubines, and were truly polygamy, and they were different from the Han area. The same is true in Buddhism. The Tubo local area had already destroyed Buddhism, and only the Tubo and Dangxiang tribes in Hexi still worshipped Buddha, but they were actually influenced by the Han people in the Central Plains.

This situation is very beneficial to Xu Ping. Hehuang and Tubo have nothing to do with the local area. In fact, it is a new tribe, an isolated island sandwiched between the Central Plains dynasty and other major forces. They do not need to consider the influence of other forces on their management, and they can do it without considering the influence of other forces.
Chapter completed!