Chapter 0003 contains too many unknown matters

When it comes to the influence of Daoism on the state, it is far less than that of Buddhism in other countries

This is the sole reason why the Sui Dynasty was apprehensive of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty

Of course, when the tale of this miracle reached the Great Snow Mountain, the wise Celestial Master merely smiled faintly and offered a four-character commentary

The person known as the owner of Su Tu Dog is not a native of Fan Gu Yuan; it is said that he settled here ten years ago. No one knows where his hometown is, and even his age remains a mystery. However, he appears to be around forty years old at most. He is slightly older than the boss's wife and is a quintessential example of someone who is extremely timid and fearful, living in dread of his wife.

The chief manager of Jinyuanfang

People in the world firmly believe in Buddhism. Apart from the Sui Dynasty, which esteemed Daoism, most other countries regard Buddhism as the state religion, venerating the Great Wheel Illuminating King as the Buddha

He curled his lips and said

Fang Jie knew that the five individuals had successfully led the pursuers away. Thus, there had been three years of mundane life in Fangu City. However, he also understood that those five individuals, along with that unfamiliar child, were likely all dead. Given the formidable power of those pursuing him, once they discovered the deception, they would slowly start investigating from the beginning. Three years had already been long enough; Fang Jie did not believe that Fangu was still a safe place.

View wine as food

Su Tugo sighed and said, "I only saw that kid sneak away with a pot of wine..."

The market day each month is a joyful occasion for the townspeople. This is because it signifies that the nomads from the grasslands are once again foolishly bringing money. Moreover, since the construction of those three buildings in Fanggu City, the number of foolish nomads coming here to deliver money has been increasing. Consequently, the amount of silver distributed among the townspeople has also grown, leading to an ever-increasing fondness for Fang Jie among the populace

It is said that in April of that year, Qingyue Mountain suddenly gained ten thousand acres of peach orchards overnight. The next night, the peach blossoms bloomed, and the following night, the divine peaches ripened. Master Xiao invited many exiled celestial beings from the Nine Heavens to descend and drink wine. The villagers at the foot of the mountain could vaguely see colorful clouds dotting the mountainside and could faintly hear the melodious sounds of celestial music, yet they could not discern their true forms. In an instant, the name of Daoism flourished.

Of course, upon receiving the four-character comment back at Qingyue Mountain, Master Xiao also smiled faintly and provided another four-character comment

Behind the books and the bookshelf, there squatted an old man dressed in a sheepskin coat, with a lewd expression and a gaunt figure. He was crouched on the ground, devouring meat, an entire lunchbox filled with dog meat weighing no less than seven or eight pounds, which he finished off completely in a matter of moments. After consuming all the dog meat, the emaciated old man wiped the grease from his mouth and, feeling satisfied, patted his belly.

"Last time you used this method to dodge my drink money, and now you're trying it again?"

Thus, Fang Jie became the most unique person in Fanggu City

trivial skills

From the very beginning, his goal was Chang'an City

He must obtain both of these essential items for entering Chang'an City in Fangu City

He spent three days meticulously designing to approach Li Xiaozong, seven days persuading Li Xiaozong to heed his advice, and fifteen days rallying eight hundred border troops in Li Xiaozong's name to raise three thousand taels of silver. He took two months to construct a three-story wooden building, and after half a year, he transformed this three-story wooden building into a landmark in Fangu City

The bald donkey farts

Even though Master Xiao of Qingyue Mountain has displayed miraculous feats.

Refreshing

The proprietress's face flushed again, and she couldn't help but murmur: "After all these years, I have finally found someone who appreciates me again... Dog butcher, hasn't my charm remained as strong as ever?"

It is said that upon hearing the reply from the officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Great Sui, the Wise Celestial Master sighed slightly and said: "My master once mentioned that the eastern region is a land rife with demons and monsters, particularly the Central Plains, which is in a state of utter chaos. I originally intended to go and see if I could rescue a few people from the sea of suffering, but alas, the people of the Central Plains seem to take pleasure in their own descent into this sea of suffering. Therefore, this sea of suffering has become their paradise. I shall not go after all."

Fang Jie rubbed his head, which had a bump from being hit, and couldn't help but chuckle, saying: "How could I possibly owe you for the drinks? Last time, I really did drink too much"

At the beginning of the second year, he called upon the citizens of the entire city to raise funds for the expansion of Jinyuan Workshop, and also built the Hongxiu Tower, which attracted the golden phoenix known as Hongxiu Zhao. During the Spring Festival of the second year, all the citizens received dividends, and quite a substantial amount at that

Still no response, those who drink are drinking, and those who eat meat and look at pictures are eating meat

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After inexplicably arriving in this world, the thing he cared about most was how to survive. Once he survived, his primary concern became how to live well, and after living well, his focus shifted to how to maintain that state.

Only the imperial capital Chang'an is a place where those individuals dare not act recklessly

When he sat down, the food box on the table had already disappeared

However, it must be mentioned that the rise of Daoism during the Sui Dynasty was merely a capricious act of the emperor. He simply felt that there should be a religious sect within his country that could stand on par with Buddhism, which led to the promotion of Daoism.

He paid for the drinks and gently took the proprietress's hand again, saying softly: "Whenever you leave him, come find me. I have already fallen deeply under your spell; your charm is unmatched in the entire Fanggu City. You exist in the depths of my mind, in my dreams, in my heart, in my songs..." "You exist in the depths of my mind, in my dreams, in my heart, in my songs..."

If one day I were to meet the emperor of the Sui Dynasty and he asked me where I came from, I certainly couldn't tell him... I don't even know myself

The emperor of the Sui Dynasty did not make any remarks about the peach blossoms blooming overnight on Qingyue Mountain or the ripe peaches that appeared overnight. Instead, he burst into hearty laughter at the phrase 'this bald donkey farted' and, with a single thought, appointed Master Xiao as the national teacher

The owner of the dog meat shop, sporting a beard that was scruffy yet not coarse, and instead possessing a scholarly air, shook slightly and immediately nodded, saying: "Indeed, indeed, in this world, who else could satisfy you, my lady, more than I do"

The forty-eight gambling methods of Jinyuanfang were all devised by Fang Jie.

He said

This remark was relayed back to the Sui Dynasty, where it was ridiculed by the Minister of Rites, Dugu Xiu, as being shameless

At the Cloud Dog Meat Shop, Fang Jie treated Baobao and Qiu Xiaoshu to dog meat hot pot and drank an entire skin of wine, becoming somewhat intoxicated and lost in thought. He took the hands of the shop's owner, a woman who appeared to be around thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, and affectionately declared that he would marry no one but her. To this day, Fang Jie still did not know the owner's name, but she gazed at him with deep affection, and then with a sharp slap, she knocked seven parts of his drunkenness away.

Waging war against the Mongol Empire is different from engaging with other nations. If it involves provoking the Yan State located south of the Yanshan Mountains in the southern frontier of the empire, it would be praised as bravery and valor by the senior officials of the Ministry of War. However, if one were to recklessly instigate a conflict with the Mongol Empire, they would undoubtedly be condemned by everyone as a fool

It must be said that this ideal is equally noble

Many people are puzzled as to why someone like Fang Jie would insist on demanding a military position from Li Xiaozong. However, everyone is convinced of one thing: Fang Jie would never engage in a losing proposition. Only Fang Jie himself knows that if there is a truly safe place in this world, or rather a place where those who are pursuing him dare not enter, it is the imperial capital of the Great Sui, Chang'an.

Only two people remain to protect him; from now on, he needs to learn to protect himself.

Fang Jie placed the food box on the table, pointed, and said: "It has been like this for so many years, one only eats meat and does not drink, the other only drinks and does not eat meat... Aren't you two tired of it?"

From the very beginning of its establishment, the Sui Dynasty strongly supported indigenous Daoism. Although it was not designated as the state religion, after more than a hundred years of effort, Daoism became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the Central Plains. Although there were also Buddhist disciples who came from afar to propagate their teachings, it was extremely difficult for them to receive the same level of respect as in other countries

Although the might of the Sui Dynasty was fully demonstrated over the course of a century, there is no doubt that the title of the world's strongest nation still belongs to the Mongol Empire. In terms of territorial area, the expanse occupied by the Mongol Empire is only slightly smaller than the combined territories of the Sui, Southern Yan, Eastern Chu, and Northern Liao.

From his birth until now, over the course of fifteen years, only two people remain to protect him. Three years ago, in the capital city of Dali in the Southern Yan Kingdom, in order to create a false impression to divert those pursuing him, the last seven guards held a discussion and made a decision: five of them took a stolen child and fled northeast. The remaining two, however, protected him as they stealthily moved northwest, heading against the direction of the pursuers into the Great Sui, and then arrived at Fangu.

A guy who grew up watching the God of Gamblers movies finds that coming up with these schemes is indeed not a difficult task

When Li Xiaozong first arrived at the border town of Fangu, he contemplated more than once the idea of leading the Bahe *Tu* troops to launch a surprise attack on the stone city called Nirvana located beyond the Langru Mountain Range. He even went so far as to draft a will in pursuit of this ambition, for instigating a war between two powerful empires is a grave offense, one that even his lineage from the Li family of Longyou could not withstand.

On the beam, there lay a woman dressed in a bright red dress, her features obscured, yet her figure was exceedingly graceful and alluring. She leaned against the beam, drinking deeply, without uttering a word. The full bag of pear blossom wine, weighing at least five pounds, was enough to incapacitate three fierce border soldiers, yet she gulped it down without so much as a change in her complexion.

The woman in the red dress straightened her posture on the beam and said to Fang Jie with utmost seriousness: "I am not full!"

Three years ago, he first arrived in the border town of Fangu.

Of course, this does not mean that the high-ranking officials of the Ministry of War do not want, are unwilling, or dare not provoke the Mongol Empire

Returning to Jinyuanfang, Fangjie entered the study, closing both the door and the window. Casually, he tossed the stolen pot of apricot blossom wine behind him. Out of nowhere, a shadow emerged, skillfully catching the pot of old wine. The figure turned and vanished without a trace.

It is precisely because of the businesses in Fangu City and the easy money to be made from the barbarians on the grasslands that Li Xiaozong, the commander of Fangu City, decisively abandoned the idea of attacking Nirvana City at the cost of his own life. He shifted his focus to making money and aimed to turn the grassland people on the other side of the Wolf Milk Mountains into destitute individuals in the shortest possible time

Daxueshan, Dawlun Temple, and the Great Wheel King are located in the Mongol Empire

Do not speak of the million wolf cavalry of the Mongol Empire; for the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, no matter how powerful the enemy, they feel no pressure. Even against the legendary three thousand golden-body monks on the Great Snow Mountain, the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty would not hold the same reverence as those from other nations. Soldiers are born to fight; why should they fear their enemies

Born in a place of great renown, he was nearly thrown into the fire pit at birth. He was inexplicably caught up in a pursuit, fleeing far and wide with someone. The various experiences he went through during that time remain a mystery to him even now.

These matters are all too distant, especially for Fang Jie in the border town of Fanggu, as they are far removed from the * maps * and * books *.

The proprietress was taken aback, then immediately turned around and slapped Su Tugou on the forehead, saying: "Did you see him? Why didn't you stop him!"

The strength of your pear blossom brew is still a bit too strong...

The proprietress, hands on her hips and with a flushed face, said: "It was just because of what you said last time, you little rascal, that I almost dismissed that lazy good-for-nothing. Fortunately, I didn't believe your nonsense; otherwise, where would I find another husband who I can easily pinch and who wouldn't dare to retaliate or speak back? Right, husband..."

Why can't we sit down and eat properly

Ah?

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Jinyuanfang

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To enter the city of Chang'an, one needs money and a status.

With a loud bang, a wine pouch struck him on the forehead

Get lost!

After saying this, Fang Jie turned around and left, her face filled with determination

Fang Jie is not only the general manager of Jinyuanfang, but he also has another identity

The proprietress bellowed: "You come here, and nine out of ten times you end up drunk!"

It is said that the second disciple of the Great Wheel King, the Wisdom Celestial, once intended to visit the Great Sui. However, the officials of the Ministry of Rites did not take him seriously at all. If one wishes to come to the Great Sui to pay an audience to His Majesty the Emperor, it is indeed possible... One must properly submit a diplomatic letter and then come in accordance with the etiquette of a subject, staying at the relay station as per the Ministry of Rites' regulations, with treatment no different from that of envoys from other nations. Only when the Emperor wishes to see you may you enter the palace.

Fifteen years ago, he first arrived in this world

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This is merely the territory that appears on the surface. When mentioning the Mongol Yuan Empire, one cannot overlook the Great Snow Mountain located in the far west of the empire. On the Great Snow Mountain stands the Great Wheel Monastery, which houses a statue of the Great Wheel King.

The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty privately remarked that those so-called celestial beings and Buddhas in Buddhism are merely a group of shameless and hypocritical individuals

Fang Jie did not respond to her words, but instead asked in the same serious tone: "So many years have passed, and I have grown up... Now can you tell me who I really am? I am about to leave Fangu for Chang'an, and I cannot enter the capital without knowing who I am."

A scout from the border army reconnaissance team

Yes...