Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 308: Academic Master
After listening to Bai Tu's words, Yu Ji thought about it, licked his dry lips and asked, "Does Bai Gong's 'Shennong Essence' count as one of them?"
The so-called "Shennong Essence" is actually fertilizer...
It was only supervised by Bai Tu in name, and it was actually helpful to crops, so it was named "Shennong Essence".
It was only this year that the product was widely promoted. Yu Ji is obviously well-informed and good at accepting such new things.
Don’t be fooled by people using talismans and water to treat illnesses…
The reason why he can play this game is that he himself does not believe in these things, but believes in his own medical skills and the Taoist magic used for "extraction". If he had fooled himself into it, he would have been exposed and chased!
At the same time, Yu Ji is also bold enough to want to bring "Shennong Essence" to the scene.
If the "Essence of Shennong" is also obtained by "understanding nature", then it will be of great help to his future activities. Moreover, because the "Essence of Shennong" is bound to the white map, he can also indirectly bring the white map to the platform to cheer him on.
Bai Tu knew that he was trying to take advantage of the popularity, but... it was not impossible to give him this popularity. After all, encouraging the study of natural sciences could not be considered a religious activity.
Firstly, it will not bring too much authority to Yu Ji, and secondly, there is no need to worry about affecting the atmosphere.
"Shennong's essence is the product of understanding nature, and... I also hope that Taoist Yu Ji can make achievements in this area in the future." Bai Tu nodded.
Yu Ji took a deep breath, then stood in front of the horse solemnly and bowed to Bai Tu, saying, "Please, Mr. Bai, give our Taoist sect a name."
"Don't call it a Taoist sect, just call it... 'Science'! Well, from now on you will be the master of science... No, it's better to call you 'Xueba'! Believe in science, and also... Laozi, the Taoist ancestor, is another incarnation of the Lord of Science and Nature besides the Lord of Morality." Bai Tu made the decision.
I believe that Lao Tzu, who respected "Tao" and followed the doctrine of natural inaction, from metaphysics to physics, leaving no room for any gods with will, would also be pleased to see this scene.
"Not appropriate!" Yu Ji denied firmly.
"Huh?" Bai Tu looked at him curiously, while Lu Lingqi was already preparing armor.
I only heard Yu Ji righteously say: "Farming is the foundation of the people. In addition to the science of nature, I also believe in Shennong."
I, Yu Ji, will not flatter!
"That's not necessary... or we should emphasize that we should believe in Shennong's 'improvement of agriculture', 'testing medicine on himself' and 'benefiting the people'. We can't just believe in him as a god." Bai Tu said after pondering for a while.
Gods are most easily exploited by people. What if someone in the future uses industrialization as an excuse to go against Shennong's will? We must be on guard.
When Yu Ji saw that Bai Tu accepted his opinion, he accepted the title of "academic master".
The person after Bai Tu also asked indirectly about the Taiping Dao...
But as soon as Zhang Jiao was mentioned, Yu Ji immediately shook his head and said, "Not familiar, not familiar!"
Bai Tu looked at him strangely, feeling that Yu Ji seemed too sensitive about the Yellow Turbans.
But since Yu Ji had no intention of revealing anything, Bai Tu did not force him for the time being, but instead asked about the situation in Hanzhong.
Since Yu Ji claimed that he had traveled around the world for more than 30 years, he should have known about Hanzhong, the origin of Taoism and the place where the Five Pecks of Rice Sect is prevalent.
Yu Ji did not hide anything in this regard, and after listening to the situation of the "Five Pecks of Rice Sect" from Yu Ji's perspective, Bai Tu also had some new insights into Hanzhong.
First of all, the "Five Pecks of Rice Sect" is a derogatory term used by outsiders. If you say this to someone in front of them, they will definitely be furious.
Now this derogatory term is even more widely spread, just like the people of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period, who only called themselves "Ji Han", and Shu was just a derogatory term given to them by outsiders.
The origin of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect can be traced back to the Tianshi Dao, which was founded seventy or eighty years ago by Zhang Ling, also known as "Zhang Daoling" in later generations.
Zhang Ling was originally from Feng County, Pei Prefecture. He was the eighth-generation grandson of Zhang Liang, a senior official in the founding of the Western Han Dynasty. Later, because he did not want to be rewarded by Emperor Ming, he went to the land of Bashu. At that time, there were still some sects that practiced evil spirits in the Bashu area, and there were Bashu witches who harmed people. So Zhang Ling took two disciples and founded the Tianshi Dao.
According to legend, it was Taishang Laojun who accepted Zhang Ling as his disciple and swept away all the evil spirits. However, Yu Ji's implicit meaning was that it was the first generation of Heavenly Master who brought disciples to spread the Heavenly Master's Way, squeezing out and eliminating the evil sacrifices that had previously brought disaster to Bashu!
This is indeed a great good deed. After all, Tianshidao only charges five dou of rice for its disciples, while Confucius charged his students ten pieces of bacon... There is no evil worship or anti-human rules. It is indeed a good deed to use Tianshidao to drive out the Bashu witch cult.
The Han Dynasty court always praised Zhang Daoling.
However, when Tianshi Dao was passed down for three generations, the position of the leader fell to Zhang Xiu - although Zhang Xiu's surname was Zhang, he had no relatives with Zhang Daoling, and he was a remnant of Bawu!
During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Xiu used the Huangtian teachings to distort the Tianshi Dao, echoed the Yellow Turbans, and rose up in Bashu to rebel against the Han Dynasty. It was also from this time that the Tianshi Dao gained the derogatory names of "Five Pecks of Rice Sect" and "Rice Thief".
Although Zhang Lu was not the leader of the sect at that time, as the grandson of the first Heavenly Master and the son of the second Heavenly Master, he was still the Heavenly Master of the sect.
Later, Liu Yan fooled Emperor Ling and set up a provincial governor system, and then he entered Yizhou to seek development. Liu Yan was still capable , and soon put down the Five Pecks of Rice Sect rebellion led by Zhang Xiu.
However, in order to cut off the connection between the imperial court and Yizhou , Liu Yan did not execute Zhang Xiu, but instead asked him to attack Hanzhong together with Zhang Lu to guard the gateway to Yizhou for him. In name, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu were rebels, so naturally the imperial court could not control Yizhou through Hanzhong.
After occupying Hanzhong, Zhang Lu counterattacked Zhang Xiu, regained control of the Tianshi Dao, and gradually restored order.
At the same time, sensing that troubled times were coming, Zhang Lu chose to stay in Hanzhong, and initially he was both an enemy and a friend to Yizhou Prefecture.
After the Western Liang army entered Guanzhong, many people from Guanzhong and Guanxi moved to Hanzhong. Zhang Lu also governed Hanzhong with leniency and often provided relief to refugees, which made these refugees stay and the population of Hanzhong increased dramatically.
After his strength grew, Liu Yan was no longer able to completely control Zhang Lu. However, many of Zhang Lu's family members, including his mother, were held hostage in Yizhou, so Zhang Lu would not completely ignore Liu Yan's orders.
But Liu Yan didn't live long, and his son Liu Zhang was a talented person...
Because Zhang Lu disobeyed his orders, he detained his father and dozens of Zhang Lu's family members in Yizhou and killed them all.
At this point, Hanzhong and Yizhou became mortal enemies!
But apart from attacking Jiameng Pass every now and then, Zhang Lu had no other bad habits. Although Tianshi Dao and Huang-Lao School are not the same thing, they both have the word "Tao" after all. Zhang Lu's administration was deeply influenced by the Huang-Lao School. In Hanzhong, he focused on cultivating the people's strength, making Hanzhong increasingly powerful.
Yu Ji did not think much about Bai Tu's inquiry about Hanzhong. After all, even if he took Jingzhou, Bai Tu was still far away from Hanzhong.
There are mountains and rivers between Nanyang and Hanzhong. From Hanzhong, you can go downstream along the Han River to Nanyang, but from Nanyang to Hanzhong... you can only take a detour through the Central Plains. Do you want to go up along the Han River?
Unlike the Yangtze River, there are many places on the Han River where large ships cannot sail, and there is not even a place for trackers to land, so it is impossible to sail upstream, and even small troops cannot pass.
Bai Tu did not say much. When he and Yu Ji returned to Wu County, the two old ladies Sun came out to greet them. They were not there to greet Bai Tu, but because they heard that Bai Tu and Yu Ji did not seem to have a pleasant meeting, so they were worried and wanted to reconcile them.
But it was obvious that they were worrying too much. When they met Yu Ji and Bai Tu, they only saw the harmonious relationship between the two kings and ministers. The two old ladies of Sun were relieved and mentioned Sun Ce's marriage in passing...
