In addition to the royal reward and the expansion of private land, a large amount of land occupied by Buddhist monasteries also comes from the Han landlords' false names or bringing fields into the temple - the Taoist temples of the Yuan Dynasty can be exempted from the tax difference, so the Han landlords will entrust their private property to the temple to avoid the tax. Some wealthy families let their children become monks, and they can entrust their entire family property to a certain monk and no longer pay taxes. This is the same as the people of the Ming Dynasty who took refuge under the famous scholars. Some landlords gave up their land to the monasteries and then leased them to the monasteries, so that they would no longer have to pay taxes to the government and no longer have to pay errands.

There are also some landlords, who nominally donate their family property to the temple as monks, but still live with their wives and concubines, occupy the land for rent, and are no different from not leaving the house, but thus they can escape all the troubles of servitude and the government. During the reign of Renzong, Shen Mingren, a tyrant in western Zhejiang, founded the Baiyun Sect, under the pretext of Buddhism, forcibly occupied 20,000 hectares of land, gathered 100,000 disciples, grew hair and married wives, and owned his own farmhouse, forming a landlord group under the pretext of Buddhism.

In the Ming Dynasty, the power of Taoism and Buddhism had some attenuation, and the emperors of the Ming Dynasty also believed in Buddhism, believed in Taoism, and did not believe in anything.

It's just that as a local sect, Taoism's influence is still quite large.

According to Taoism, each person has a star every year, also known as the "Passing Year Destiny Star", and the nine stars of the sun, moon, water, fire, wood, metal, earth, Luohou, and Jidu take turns to be on duty according to their lives. The fate of a person's year is completely in the hands of this year's stars, and the eighth day of the first month of each year is the period for the gathering of the stars and the day of the stars in the lower realm, so it is possible to obtain the blessing of the stars by sacrificing the stars on this day. Therefore, on this day, some people go to the Baiyun Stargazing Temple, which is the Yuanchen Temple, to burn incense and shun the stars. But whether or not you go to Guanli to make incense, that evening, after the stars in the sky come out, each family will hold a sacrificial ceremony for the stars.

With two god codes, the first one is printed with Xingke, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, etc., and the second is "Natal Life Extension Xingjun". The two sheets were put together before and after, sandwiched on the sacred paper clip, and placed in the middle of the square behind the table in the courtyard to be enshrined. In front of the god code, there are lanterns twisted into yellow and white lantern paper soaked in sesame oil, put into a "lantern bowl" with a diameter of about one inch, and light it. Then offer ripe lantern festival and clear tea. After dusk, the Hokuto is the target of the festival. After the sacrifice, when the residual lamp will be extinguished, the god code, incense root, sesame straw, pine and cypress branches will be incinerated together, and the worship will be completed.

After the worship, the eldest lady of the family places these lanterns on the desk, kang edge, cabinet and even the steps, corner paths, door openings and other places in the bedroom, kitchen, living room, etc., which is called "scattered lantern flowers". At this time, the elders should tell their children and grandchildren about "every inch of time, every inch of gold", "prudence and independence" and other truths. Because the "Passing Years and Stars are always monitoring everyone's every move", if you want people not to know, unless you do nothing, you must be cautious. It is not until all the lights are burned out, and then the whole family says "Xingxi" to each other, the lights have to be turned on again, the firecrackers have to be lit, and the "money and grain basin" in the courtyard is incinerated and lit together, like a bonfire.

Walking along the way, I suddenly saw a rouge gouache shop called 'ink incense', the name is elegant, and the store is also quite elegant. His storefront is about four or five feet back from others, leaving an open space with a few clumps of bamboo planted on it. The store is not big, the green tile cornices at the door, and the white stone steps, but it is quiet and tight.

Dong Ce liked it at a glance, and wanted to go in and have a look, but it was almost noon at this time, and it was close to the time agreed with Hou Fangyu, so he secretly wrote down in his heart that he would definitely go in and have a look when he came back later. Women's family, where is there anyone who doesn't like such things?

All the way to the outside of Hou Fangyu's house, he saw two carriages parked outside, one was quite delicate and gorgeous, and the other was much inferior, looking quite old. It's just that Dong Ce knows that the carriage, which looks quite old, is really valuable. The materials are extremely elegant, the style is also smooth and generous, and the corners are wrapped in white copper, which is very solemn and reveals a low-key luxury. And there is a lot of space inside, covered with thick Persian blankets, enough to accommodate four or five people, and there are some delicate and delicate things. Even inside the mezzanine of the carriage, there was a box for storing ice. If it's summer, the wine is chilled in ice cubes, left to be cold, and then drunk, and the taste can be described as sweet and sweet.

This car is Hou Fangyu's car.

Next to the carriage, there were a dozen or so knights with high heads and serious faces, all of whom wore uniform black cloth cotton robes, cotton hats, and fur hats. Although he was sitting on horseback, his waist was straight, and everyone had a knife hanging from their waist. Their eyes were very wary and they looked around, and their bodies looked full of strength, and they obviously had good combat effectiveness.

Dong Ce saw it, and was slightly surprised in his heart.

In these years, the private possession of knives and weapons was still expressly forbidden by the imperial court, although it was not as strict as the whip dynasty in later generations, but once it was discovered, it was also dealt with severely. Of course, this thing cannot be absolutely banned, and there are a considerable number of knives and weapons hidden in the folk dart bureaus, caravans, and even the homes of large families. It's just that no matter what happens in private, in the open, they are still secretive. Just like the guards of those caravans, they naturally have weapons, but they do not show them, but deliberately put them on their waists or some other place, so that the place is bulging, so that people know that there are weapons at a glance. It's a deterrent to the small, but if you take it out, it's a deliberate challenge to the law.

It's like I'm letting you know I do, but I'm not going to say it myself.

As soon as these people looked at their temperament, Dong Ce knew that they must be from a military background, and even if they killed a lot of people, they would not have such a cold and calm momentum. Only people in the army, the blood-stained future, and the experience of major battles, will be like this. Obviously, they are all elite in the army, but they don't wear armor. This shows that they are no longer there, and they deliberately expose their weapons, which is too high-profile.

The shopkeeper was wearing a gray squirrel skin robe, and was standing by the carriage looking this way, and when he saw Dong Ce, he waved his hand and said loudly: "Lord Dong, this way, this way." ”

"Brother Hanchen is here?"

A voice came from the carriage, and then Hou Fangyu came out. He wore a blue satin trim and a snow-white white fox cloak on the outside, which was really elegant as jade. Seeing Dong Ce, he hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile: "Brother Hanchen." ”

"Haha, Chaozong, Happy New Year, Happy New Year!" Dong Ce arched his hand with a smile, and said with some surprise: "Why do you look like you want to go far away?" ”

"Brother Hanchen is fine." Hou Fangyu arched his hand, pulled Dong Ce aside, waved his hand, and his face was full of reluctance: "Hey, don't say it, it's really unlucky." On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, I received a letter from my father in Beijing, saying that the day of the second dragon in February was the birthday of an elder in his hometown, and the elder was 70th birthday this year, and he had already sent him an invitation. The elder has a respected status, and speaking of which, his father still calls him an uncle. Besides, it's rare for people to live for 70 years! My father's opinion of his hometown was that he wanted to go in person, but he was really busy with affairs and couldn't get out, so he asked me to go for him. Hey, I did the math, people are four generations taller than me, and I don't even know what to call it. ”

Dong Ce smiled: "This is about to start?" ”

"Hey, I really don't want to go!" Hou Fangyu said with some regret: "Originally, I agreed to meet on the eighth day of the first month, but I wanted to have a banquet and play with Brother Hanchen in this Yanghe City. The scenery of northern Jin is beautiful, and it is not interesting, and I plan to go to a few more realms! Wouldn't it be wonderful to wait until the spring in March, when the spring flowers bloom and the grass grows and the warbler flies and the peanut trees are mixed? It's just that I didn't expect that today is going to say goodbye. ”

He sighed, his expression was a little stunned: "I got the news the day before yesterday, I have already packed up my things and is ready to leave for Guide Mansion, I was thinking that someone would go to the Rock Fort to find you, but no one under my command knew where the Rock Fort was." It's dragged on to this day, Brother Hanchen, I'm really sorry. ”

"Hey, you're a big deal. Anyway, when you're done, come here to find me again, and you're here as an official as a brother, and you can't run away? Dong Ce patted him on the shoulder and smiled and said with relief.

"That's all there is to it." Hou Fangyu looked at Dong Ce and said solemnly: "Brother Hanchen, you and I have a heart-to-heart relationship, and if you have the power of the court sect in the future, you can go and seal a letter." Send it to Lao Zhang here, and he naturally has a way to send it to me. ”

Dong Ce's heart was warm, and he ironed for a while, but he glared at him: "Look at what you said, I will write if there is nothing to do in the future, if I don't ask for you, will it be possible that we will not be able to communicate?" ”

Hou Fangyu was stunned for a moment, and then the two looked at each other and smiled.

"This is to go to the Defu Mansion, it is not less than a thousand miles, the place is not quiet, thieves and rogues are rampant, you have to be careful with the court." Dong Ce admonished.

"Brother Hanchen rest assured." Hou Fangyu pointed at the black-clothed knights: "When my father sent a letter, I asked them to come, they were all the elites of the Jizhen army, and my father brought them from Changping at the beginning, and they have been serving in the mansion. He lowered his voice and said, "Brother Hanchen, they all have bows and crossbows hidden in their backpacks, and when the rogue thieves of the idle hundred and ten people meet them, they will not be able to defeat them." Dong Ce nodded, knowing in his heart. Hou Sui was stationed in Changping in Chongzhen for three years as the right servant of the military department, known as the "Governor Shilang", he was in charge of the army over there, and was responsible for guarding the Ming Tombs, and the elite soldiers under his hands were naturally indispensable. Although civilian officials are generally not allowed to keep their own soldiers, the civilian officers who lead the army are obviously an exception.

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