Three Kingdoms

Facing death, everyone has some fear in their hearts.

This kind of fear is innate, just like a baby crying for the first time in this world.

Because death is the biggest unknown, there is also some fear of ordinary unknowns.

Because of fear, there is religion.

From primitive to system.

Going back a little bit in time, after Fei Qian took control of the snow area, well, or generally controlled it, the process of enlightenment naturally began, and the beginning of the entire process naturally included the issue of life and death. Fear is religion.

This is a small city in the snowy area. Calling it a city is actually a bit exaggerated. In fact, it is just a street, a street in the cracks of the valley. There are some houses on both sides of the street, that is, against the mountain wall. In the valley A fence was built at the entrance and exit, that's all.

There are no colorful glazed tiles, and there are no dazzling gold and silver statues. The only thing that can prove that this is Feiqian's territory is the tricolor flag on a flagpole that stands in a slightly more spacious place in the center of the valley.

Not far from the tricolor flag, there is a relatively large wooden house, which is Ada's preaching room.

Ada, well, he was called Ada before, but later he met a noble man and changed his name to Ada. "Da" in the Qiang language actually means "scum", "garbage" and "trash", such as "Aguda"...

That noble man is "Ziwei Taiyu, the protector of the king, Jinque, the prime minister of the country, Mingfei Zhenren". What to do? As for you, don’t laugh! Be serious!

Ada is not only a preacher, but also a part-time doctor, a veterinarian of course, a part-time teacher, and a part-time notary...

The so-called teaching is naturally Taoism.

You ask about Buddhism?

The Buddhist monk Kujira who came with him said that he wanted to spread the true meaning of Buddhism while continuing to practice. Not long after entering the snow area, he left the valley with two disciples and traveled around to practice ascetic practices...

In the preaching room, the most conspicuous thing is the statue behind Ada, the statue of "Purple Tiny Jade King Protector Jinque Shang Xiangguo Da Simingfei Zhenren".

The statue seems to be carved from fine ebony wood. The simple carving technique makes it appear simple and a little smart. There are some gold and silver decorations on the edges of the clothes, the body of the statue, and the base of the statue. Under the sunlight outside the window, it looks... Extraordinarily noble, elegant and solemn. The statue's eyebrows are slender, and its head is slightly lowered. It seems to be thinking, and it also seems to be compassionate to all living beings. What is its specific appearance? In fact, it looks nothing like Fei Qian...

This is not the point. The point is that Ada thinks that this is "Ziwei Taiyu, the protector of the king, Jinque, the Prime Minister and the great minister Mingfei Zhenren"! Ada believes that he is the spokesperson of the real people of Fei and the pioneer of the teachings in the snow area.

Master Fei brought Ada supreme glory, turning him from a "scumbag" who was despised by others to a respected preacher. This huge change in status inspired Ada, so he was very committed to preaching. The work is very enthusiastic and extremely dedicated.

But enthusiasm doesn’t directly exempt you from problems.

Tibetans do not have no religious system at all, but their religious system is now very chaotic and complicated.

The current Tibetan religion is called "Ben", and "Benz" represents the root. Then there are Tianben, Diben, and Daben. Benzene, benzene, benzene, benzene, benzene, etc., basically everything can be included in "benzene".

In fact, to put it bluntly, this is the primitive worship of Tibetans. Due to the role of production practice, primitive Tibetans gradually realized the stakes between natural objects and human life, and interpreted and worshiped them. Such behavior gradually gave rise to primitive "natural religion".

The objects of worship include the sky, the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, thunder and lightning, hail, mountains, rivers, earth, rocks, vegetation, ferocious beasts and other natural objects. In fact, this is the Tibetan people’s most superficial understanding of all things in nature.

It is actually similar to the primitive worship among tribes in ancient China.

Therefore, Ada's attempt to suppress and abandon these primitive tribal worship was not as smooth as imagined. This made Ada somewhat anxious.

Although under the three-color flag, no one dared to show their teeth at the Fei Qian soldiers, it was not enough for the Yao Kehui clan to believe in Taoism.

The King of Tubo, Falcon Tisiboye, died, but that didn't mean that all the Tubo people would immediately bow to Fei Qian's tricolor flag. Moreover, the snowy area was vast and far-reaching, and there was no way to control all the areas at once. Therefore, the preaching activities in the snowy area did not progress very quickly. Although through Ada's efforts, some Tibetan believers from the surrounding areas were won over, and they also successfully entered the depths of the snowy area, established such a valley that marked the center of the preaching, and also It has replaced the traditional "Bon Religion" of the surrounding Tibetans. However, deep in the snowy area, Ada knows that there are still many Tibetans who do not know that Taoism exists at all, and are even very wary of him and Fei Qian's soldiers. .

Ada was praying silently in front of the statue, when she heard urgent footsteps. Then she stopped outside the door, as if hesitating whether to knock on the door, so she simply asked: "What's the matter?" 』

"Taoist Master Ada..." the soldier on duty reported, "A group of Tibetans came from outside the valley..."

"What are you here for?" how many people? ” Ada asked as he opened the door.

"More than twenty people said they came specifically to see Taoist Ada..." the soldier said quickly.

"Find me? ” Ada was stunned for a moment, “Why are you looking for me? 』

The soldier lowered his head, "I guess they may have asked the Taoist priest for treatment... I saw them carrying a stretcher, and it seemed that a person was lying on it... a man, but that person's belly was very big..."

"Big belly?" ” Ada hesitated. After all, Ada was born as a Qiang person and has taken care of cattle and sheep since he was a child. Therefore, if it is a disease of cattle, horses and sheep, Ada cannot say that he understands everything, but he also knows about it, but when it comes to human diseases...

pregnant?

Ada seemed to remember something. There seemed to be a cow with a big belly...

Then, Ada treated the cow.

"Wait a minute..." Ada turned around and entered the room, then prostrated himself under the statue of Master Fei. He put his hands on the base of the statue, as if he could absorb some of Master Fei's divine power. He lowered his head and mouthed Chi Chi Chi Gu Gu lengthened the tone and seemed to be reciting scriptures.

The sun shines in from the window and falls on the statue and Ada...

The Qiang soldiers standing outside the door stared blankly, and then involuntarily knelt down, just like they had knelt down before the wizard in the clan.

"Take me to see it. "I don't know if he really got any power from the statue, but Ada's voice was steady and powerful, full of confidence.

"ah? Yes, yes... Taoist priest, please follow me..." The Qiang soldiers got up and then led the way respectfully.

After walking a short stretch of sandy road, we arrived at the entrance of the valley with a wooden fence. Outside the entrance of the valley, a group of Tibetans had already knelt down, and at the front of these Tibetans was a stretcher. On the stretcher, lay a thin and sallow Tibetan.

"The Supreme God of the Five Directions can save you from disaster!" "Ada stood in front, glanced at the Tibetan on the stretcher, and said expressionlessly, "Why did you come to me? 』

The Tibetans who had prostrated themselves on the ground began to chirp and coo in confusion, somewhat impatiently, but the chaotic sounds could not be heard at all, so the Qiang soldiers standing next to Ada shouted: "Shut up!" Is there anyone who can speak Chinese? Are there any people who can speak Qiang? 』

An older Tibetan moved his knees twice, moved closer, and said in Qiang which was not very fluent: "I, I know Qiang..."

"Then tell everyone else to shut up! ” the Qiang soldiers shouted loudly.

The old Tibetan first nodded in agreement, then muttered a few words to the other Tibetans behind him, and then finally made the matter clear.

The Tibetan man lying on the stretcher is their leader. I don’t know why his belly has been getting bigger since last year... Well, this leader is of course a male...

Here, of course, there is no Daughter River.

At first, I didn't take it seriously, but then the head man's health became worse and worse. He even checked it with the wizard in the clan, and even took the wizard's medicine, but it didn't have any effect. Later, the wizard simply said that it was The Tibetan headman is possessed by an evil spirit, and the evil spirit is getting bigger and bigger in the headman's body. The Tibetan headman must be purified with "divine fire" to eliminate the evil spirit...

Most of the people following behind were relatives of the Tibetan. They were doubtful about the sorcerer's frequent "divine fire purification". Then they heard that Ada had new magical powers here, so they thought it was something like a dead horse. The attitude of the living horse doctor brought the leader over.

The leader of the Tibetan people was obviously relatively weak, but he still had a strong desire to survive. When he saw Ada approaching to check, he made a sound in his mouth.

The old Tibetan whispered from the side: "The leader asked, can you still save... and survive?" 』

Survival is everyone's instinct. If it is not necessary, no one wants to face the fear of death.

Ada did not answer immediately, but frowned a little.

This Tibetan belly...

It was really bigger than a pregnant woman, with her belly button everted and veins exposed, it really looked like some evil spirit was hiding inside.

Seeing Ada's frown, the leader said something sadly, as if he had lost his last hope and was very decadent.

"Ah, this is the messenger from heaven..." The old Tibetan asked cautiously, "Can it be saved?" 』

"Can he still eat?" ” Ada asked, gesturing twice with her fingers.

The leader seemed to understand something and answered a few times. The old Tibetan translated: "I can eat it, but I can't eat anything..."

Ada nodded. "Can I pull it?" What color is it pulled out? ” Ada continued to ask.

This time, the leader didn't need to say anything. The old Tibetan replied directly: "It can still be pulled, not much, but it smells very bad and is very black..."

Being able to eat and still have bowel movements means that the body's functions have not been completely destroyed.

This is the same as with cows and horses. At any rate, Ada's subordinates have also experienced a lot of cows and horses. Once the cows and horses stop eating and can't pull anything out, they are close to death.

It means that at least this guy can live for a while, but what is the specific disease...

Was it drugged like that cow?

Ada pondered.

I remember that I wanted to make the cow pull out the water in its belly, and then it gave birth to a lot of croton. After that, a lot of water came out, but the cow also died...

How about some croton for this guy too?

Maybe the portion should be smaller?

Ada pondered for a long time, and everyone around him held his breath and did not dare to speak loudly for fear of disturbing his train of thought.

"Wait a minute..."

Ada finally made the decision and asked the Tibetans to wait outside. Then he returned to the preaching room in the valley and found a small jade box on the throne below the statue, next to the toes of Master Fei.

The jade box is very ordinary, and the quality of the jade is not very good. Naturally, it is not crystal clear. It is just a rougher statue of the god carved in the middle of the box...

Ada came back with a jade box in one hand and an unusually solemn expression.

Everyone's eyes were involuntarily focused on the jade box in Ada's hand.

Ada slowly opened the jade box...

The clouds in the sky parted at this time, and the sun shone down from the gap in the clouds, falling on Ada and the jade box!

In the jade box, there are five pills as red as blood! It trembles in the golden sunshine, and wanders slightly in the jade box, as if it is alive, and seems to fly out of the sky in the next moment!

Well, actually it was just Ada's hands that were shaking a little, because Ada wasn't sure.

However, these five pills have great origins.

When Ada left Guanzhong and came to the snowy area, he was lucky enough to go to Chang'an and meet Master Yiyun, where he was able to teach him face-to-face instructions and obtain these five "elixirs".

Since it is an elixir, it cannot be used casually, so Ada has never been willing to use it. This time, he took it out after seeing such a difficult patient.

Ada carefully pinched out an extremely bright red "elixir", pondered for a long time, then reluctantly put it into the old Tibetan's hand, and said: "This is um...from heaven..." Ada said Shi Shi didn't know how to explain the concept of "elixir", so he could only point to the sky.

The old Tibetan looked excited and said something loudly. Suddenly all the Tibetans looked up at the sky and saw the gap in the clouds in the sky. They couldn't help but also got excited and fell to the ground together, regardless of what was on the ground. The stones are still loess, and they kowtow loudly.

The old Tibetan held the elixir in his hands like a supreme treasure, tremblingly, and put it into the mouth of the leader...

"By the way, is there kumiss?" "Ada asked, "Give him some drink..."

Ada then remembered that Master Yiyun seemed to have said that the elixir should be stimulated with wine, and the stronger it was, the better.

The old Tibetan called back a few times, and then a young man took off the cowhide bag from his waist, pulled out the stopper, and brought it to the Tibetan headman's mouth.

The Tibetan Head Man took a few sips...

Everyone watched intently, even Ada was no exception.

The power of the elixir gradually came out, and the man with the hidden head groaned, and his face gradually gained some color.

Ada asked: "What did he say?" 』

"He said it was hot... hot, and his stomach... was very hot..." the old Tibetan replied.

hot? By the way, I almost forgot.

Ada pointed her hand, "Quick!" Help him up, walk, move! 』

The old Tibetan man quickly called for help, and two or three young men rushed forward and hurriedly helped the Tibetan head man up and held him...

"Excuse me, Master, where are you going?" ” asked the old Tibetan in a daze.

Ada thought to herself, how do I know this, but she didn't say anything, she just pointed in a random direction.

"there! ” The old Tibetan gave the order, and the Tibetan leader staggered forward.

As soon as the man with the hidden head stood up, his belly looked bigger and more terrifying, swaying as if it would collapse at any moment!

"Move forward, don't stop!" ” Ada shouted loudly and couldn’t help but follow him.

A group of people followed the head-hiding man half-running and walking in the next door. After an unknown amount of time, they suddenly heard the head-hiding man yelling a few times, followed by a crackling sound, and a stench suddenly came...

Ada took a few steps forward, saw those people stopped, and couldn't help but subconsciously shouted: "You can't stop, keep walking!" 』

As a result, the miserable leader was forced to hold him up, spraying feces and urine all the way, which was stuck on his legs, and he continued to move forward. That scene...

Ada took a few steps forward, endured the stench and looked at the acrostic man's excrement, and then he saw some small insects rolling and squirming in the excrement!

"Get fire!" Burn these bugs! 』

Ada was startled, took two steps back, and shouted.

Several Qiang soldiers who were following Ada also saw such a horrific situation and couldn't help but screamed, and then ran to get fire torches...

Everyone looked at Ada with incomparable respect...

Several Tibetans even immediately knelt down at Ada's feet and offered the highest courtesy to Ada. After all, the Tibetan wizards said there was nothing they could do, but now the Han gods can actually drive out these "evil spirits" that have penetrated into the Tibetan belly. What is this if not a supreme magical power?

Doesn't this mean that the gods of the Han people are more powerful than the wizards of their own race?

Ada was in a daze, and he didn't expect that he could cure this disease by accident...

Although a series of diseases such as parasitic diseases and schistosomiasis were only recognized in modern times, research in this area has already been conducted in ancient China.

Ancient Chinese medicine believes that parasites are "voods", which are a collection of one or several poisonous insects. "There are several kinds of poisons... They all gather insects and snakes together, hold them in a vessel, and let them eat each other. The remaining ones that exist alone are said to be poisonous...and can harm people...cannibalize people and cause pain in the heart and abdomen, as if being bitten by something...The disease is unpredictable. If the upper part of the diaphragm is injured first, he will vomit blood, and if it is not cured immediately, If you eat all your organs, you will die."

On the basis of the weak natural science in ancient times, it was impossible for anyone to correctly recognize various parasites. However, the ancients relied on their imagination to infer that this type of disease was caused by vicious insects, and how great it was!

And very early on, the ancients used five methods to treat this type of parasitic diseases: killing insects, vomiting, removing blood stasis, removing water, and strengthening. One of the methods of "killing insects" is to use toxic minerals such as "realgar, cinnabar, and arsenic" and rely on heavy metals such as lead and mercury to kill insects.

Of course, in the eyes of future generations, lead and mercury will cause poisoning in the human body. Even if the parasitic disease is cured, the life will be short-lived. However, because most parasites rely on sucking blood and nutrients in the human body, heavy metals such as lead and mercury are found in the human blood. Just like humans entering a nuclear radiation area without protection, these parasites will also be contaminated. , and then die.

The elixir Yiyun gave Ada was undoubtedly made from various minerals, so it must contain a large amount of heavy metal toxins such as lead and mercury. Of course, Yiyun did not do it to harm Ada, but in the Han Dynasty's concept, those few pills were really treasures...

The elixir can cure parasitic diseases, but it also makes Tibetan heads suffer from heavy metal diseases. Similarly, because of the heavy metal constitution, the parasites in the body will slowly die even if they are not excreted, but Ada does not Knowing this, these Tibetans are even less clear about it.

Normally, whether it is schistosomiasis or roundworms, they have a way to stay in the human body. Generally, the adult worms cannot be pulled out. However, because the Tibetan Head Man took the elixir and spread it through wine, it quickly entered the blood. , and then naturally reacted directly to these parasites, making these bugs unable to remain attached and were excreted before they could be seen by Ada and others.

The Tibetan man ran around, and the Tibetan head man's belly seemed to be significantly smaller after excreting and vomiting. Then when he saw the bugs he had vomited and excreted, he was also frightened and staggered forward to give him a hand. Ada personally kowtowed and thanked him.

Ada also regained his appearance as a master, saying that the elixir was a gift from God, and how long the leader could live depends on God's will. He also refused the cattle and sheep gift that the leader wanted to send as a thank you. He said that if the leader insisted on giving thanks, he should bring stones to pave the way every time he came to hear sermons.

Ada believes that the elixir was given by Taoist Master Yiyun at the beginning, which means it represents the will of "Master Fei", and now that the cure for this strange disease is naturally the magical power of "Master Fei", Naturally, they became more pious towards the Tao, and at the same time, these Tibetans began to change.

The stone road before the valley slowly began to become longer...