Chapter 1902 Misunderstanding, Religious Expansion
Facing death, everyone has fear in their hearts.
This kind of fear is inherent, just like a baby crying bitterly when he first opened his voice in this world.
Because death is the greatest unknown, there is also some fear of ordinary unknowns.
Because of fear, there is religion.
From original, to system.
Rewinding the time a little bit, after Fei Qian controlled the snow area, um, or roughly controlled it, the process of enlightenment naturally began, and the beginning of the whole process naturally included life and death. Fear is religion.
This is a small city in the snow area. To say that it is a city is actually a bit exaggerated. It is actually a street, a street in the crack of the valley. On both sides of the street, there are some houses close to the mountain wall. A fence was built at the entrance and exit, that''s all.
There are no colorful glazed tiles, let alone dazzling statues of gold and silver. The only thing that can prove that this is Fiqian territory is the tricolor flag on the flagpole standing in a slightly spacious place in the middle of the valley.
Not far from the tricolor flag, there is a relatively large wooden room, which is Ada''s preaching room.
Ada, um, his name was Ada before, but after meeting a nobleman, he changed his name to Ada. "Da" in the Qiang language actually means "scum", "garbage" and "waste". For example, "A Gu Da"...
That noble person is "Ziwei Taiyu Baowang Jinque Shangxiangguo Dasi Mingfei Zhenren". What are you doing? What about you, don''t laugh! Be serious!
Ada is not only a missionary, but also a part-time doctor, of course a veterinarian, but also a part-time teacher, part-time notary...
The so-called teaching is naturally Taoism.
You ask about Buddhism?
The Buddhist monk Kujira who came together said that he wanted to spread the true meaning of Buddhism in his continuous practice. Not long after entering the snow area, he left the valley with two disciples and went to travel and practice hard...
In the biography classroom, the most conspicuous thing is the statue behind Ada, the statue of "Ziwei Taiyu Baowang Jinque Shangxiang Guoda Simingfei Zhenren".
The statue seems to be carved from high-quality ebony wood. The concise carving technique makes it a little agile in the simplicity. There are some gold and silver decorations on the edge 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, its head is slightly lowered, it seems to be thinking, and it seems to be sympathetic to all living beings. The specific appearance is actually not at all like Fei Qian...
This is not the point, the point is that Ada thinks this is "Ziwei Taiyu Baowang Jinque Shangxiangguo Da Simingfei Zhenren"! Ada thinks that he himself is the spokesperson of Master Fei and the pioneer of teachings in the snow area.
The real person Fei brought Ada the supreme glory, making him a respected preacher from a "scum" that people disliked. The business is very enthusiastic and extremely dedicated.
But enthusiasm is not directly exempt from problems.
It is not that the Tibetans have no religious system at all, but the religious system of the Tibetans is now very chaotic and complicated.
The current Tibetan religion is called "Ben", and "Ben" represents the root, and then there are Tianben, Diben, Daben, and there are also so-called chanting, bathing, fortune-telling, divination, calendar, etc. Suan Benzene, Dragon Benzene, Magic Benzene, Wo Benzene, Zan Benzene, etc., basically everything can be incorporated into "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 interest relationship between natural objects and human life, and interpreted and worshiped them. Such behavior gradually produced primitive "natural religion".
The objects of worship include the sky, the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, thunder and lightning, hail, mountains, earth and stones, vegetation, beasts and other natural objects. In fact, it is the most superficial and hazy understanding of all things in nature by Tibetans.
It is actually similar to the primitive worship among the tribes in ancient China.
So Ada''s suppression and abandonment of these tribal primitive worship was not as smooth as imagined. This made Ada somewhat anxious.
Although it is said that under the three-color flag, no one dares to show their teeth to Fei Qian''s soldiers and horses, but it is not enough for Yao Kehui''s family to believe in Taoism.
The Tubo King Falcon mentioned that Xi Boye died, but it does not mean that all Tubo people will immediately bow down to Feiqian''s tricolor flag, and the snowy area is wide and far-reaching, and there is no way to control all the areas for a while. Therefore, the evangelism activities in the snow area did not progress quickly. Although through the efforts of Ada, some Tibetan believers in the surrounding areas were won over, and they also entered the depths of the snow area smoothly, establishing such a valley marking the center of evangelism, and It replaced the status of the traditional "Bon religion" of the surrounding Tibetans, but in the depths of the snowy area, Ada knew that there were still many Tibetans who didn''t know Taoism at all, and were even very wary of him and Feiqian''s soldiers. .
Ada was praying silently in front of the statue, but heard urgent footsteps, and then stopped outside the door, as if hesitating whether to knock on the door, so he simply asked: "What''s the matter?" 』
『Master Ada...』 The soldiers on duty reported, 『A group of Tibetans came from the valley...』
『What are you here for? how many people? ’ Ada asked while opening the door.
『There are more than 20 people, they say they came here specially to find Taoist Ada...』 The soldier said quickly.
"Find me? ’Ada froze for a moment, ‘Why are you looking for me? 』
The soldiers lowered their heads, "I guess they may have asked the Taoist priest to treat their illness...I saw they carried a stretcher, and it seemed that there was a man lying on it...a man, but that person had a big stomach..."
『Big belly? 』Ada hesitated. After all, Ada was born in the Qiang people, and he took care of cattle and sheep since he was a child, so if it is a disease of cattle, horses and sheep, Ada dare not say that he understands all of them, but he also knows a lot, but what about human diseases...
Pot belly?
Ada seems to have remembered something. Back then, 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 bowed down under the statue of Master Fei, put his hands on the base of the statue, as if he could absorb some of the divine power of Master Fei, lowered his head, muttering Ji Gu Gu elongated his tone, as if he was reciting scriptures.
Sunlight shines in from the window and falls on the statue and Ada...
The Qiang soldiers standing outside the door looked at them stupidly, and then knelt down involuntarily, just like they knelt before the wizards in the clan back then.
『Take me to see. 』I don''t know if he really got some power from the statue, but Ada''s voice is steady and powerful, full of confidence.
"what? Yes, yes... Taoist priest, please follow me..." The Qiang soldiers got up and led the way respectfully.
After walking a short section of sandy road, we reached the valley entrance of the wooden fence. Outside the Taniguchi, a group of Tibetans had already knelt down, and in front of these Tibetans was a stretcher, and on the stretcher lay a yellow and emaciated Tibetan.
『Supreme Duer, God of the Five Directions! Ada stood in front, glanced at the Tibetan on the stretcher, and said blankly, "Why did you come to me?" 』
The Tibetans who prostrated themselves on the ground began to murmur confusedly, somewhat anxiously, but the chaotic voices could not be heard at all, so the Qiang soldiers standing beside Ada shouted: "Shut up!" Is there anyone who can speak Chinese? Is there anyone who can speak Qiang? 』
An older Tibetan moved his knees twice, moved closer, and said in a not very fluent Qiang language: "I, I can speak Qiang language..."
『Then tell me, tell everyone else to shut up! The Qiang soldiers shouted loudly.
The old Tibetan nodded his head repeatedly, and then muttered a few words to the other Tibetans behind him, and finally explained the matter clearly.
The Tibetan lying on the stretcher is their leader. I don’t know why since last year, his belly has gradually grown... Uh, the leader is of course a man...
Here, of course, there is no daughter river.
At first, he didn''t take it seriously, but later the Tibetan headman''s health became worse and worse, and he was seen by the wizards in the clan, and he took the wizard''s medicine, but it didn''t work. Later, the wizard simply said yes 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 must be purified with "God Fire Purification" to eliminate the evil spirit...
Most of the people who followed were the relatives of this Tibetan. They were skeptical about the sorcerer who wanted to "purify with divine fire" at every turn. Then they heard that Ada had new supernatural powers here, so they held something similar to that of a dead horse. The attitude of a living horse doctor brought the headman over.
The headman of the Tibetans is obviously weaker, but he still has a strong desire to survive. When he saw Ada approaching to check, he said "ohhhh".
The old Tibetan whispered at the side: "The headman asked, can you save... to live?" 』
Survival is everyone''s instinct. If it is not necessary, no one wants to face the fear of death.
Ada didn''t answer right away, but frowned.
This Tibetan belly...
It’s really bigger than a pregnancy, with its belly button turned out and veins exposed, it really looks like some evil spirit is hiding in it.
Seeing Ada frowning, the headman said something sadly, as if he had lost his last hope, very decadent.
『Ah, this, the messenger from heaven...』 The old Tibetan asked cautiously, 『Can you save me? 』
『Can he still eat? ’Ada asked, making two gestures around his mouth with his fingers.
The leader seemed to understand something, and answered a few times with ahh. The old Tibetan translated: "You can eat it, but you can''t eat anything..."
Ada nodded. "Can you pull it? What color did it pull out? ’Ada continued to ask.
This time, the old Tibetan didn’t need to say anything, and the old Tibetan replied directly: “It can still be pulled, not much, but it is very smelly and black…”
Being able to eat and stretch also means that the body function has not been completely destroyed.
This point is the same as that of cattle and horses. Anyway, Ada''s subordinates also practiced it after a lot of cattle and horses. Once the cows and horses can''t pull anything without eating, they are not far from death.
It shows that at least this guy can live for a while, but what kind of disease...
Is it the same medicine as that cow?
Ada pondered.
I remember when I wanted to let the cow pull out the water in the stomach, and then gave a lot of crotons. After that, a lot of water was pulled out, but the cow also died...
Shall I give this guy some crotons too?
Perhaps the portions should be smaller?
Ada pondered for a long time, and the people around all held back their breath, not daring to speak loudly, for fear of disturbing his train of thought.
『Wait a minute...』
Ada finally made a decision and asked the Tibetans to wait outside, then he went back to the preaching room in the valley, and took out a small jade box on the seat under the statue, which was near 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 carved in the middle of the box...
Ada held the jade box in one hand and walked back with an unusually solemn expression.
Everyone''s eyes could not help but focus on the jade box in Ada''s hand.
Ada slowly opened the jade box...
At this time, the clouds in the sky parted a gap, and the sunlight shone through the gap in the clouds, and fell on Ada, and also on the jade box!
In the jade box, there are five pills as bright red as blood! Trembling in the golden sunlight, wandering slightly in the jade box, as if alive, it seems that it will fly through the air in the next moment!
Uh, in fact, it’s just that Ada’s hands are shaking a little, because Ada is not sure.
However, these five pills have a lot of origins.
Before when Ada left Guanzhong to come to the snow area, he was fortunate enough to go to Chang''an, met the real Yiyun, and was able to teach him face-to-face, and obtained these five "elixir".
Since it is an elixir, naturally 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 squeezed out an extremely bright red "elixir", and after pondering for a while, he put it in the hands of the old Tibetan with some reluctance, and said, "This is um... I got it from the sky..." Ada couldn''t help it for a while. Knowing how to explain the concept of "elixir", you can only point to the sky.
The old Tibetan looked excited, and said something loudly, all the Tibetans looked up at the sky at the same time, and saw the gap in the clouds that happened to be exposed in the sky, they couldn''t help getting excited, and fell to the ground together, no matter what was on the ground. The stone was still loess, and they knocked their heads with a bang.
The old Tibetan held the elixir like a supreme treasure, trembling, and put it into the headman''s mouth...
『By the way, is there any kumiss? ’ Ada asked, ‘Give him something to drink…’
Ada remembered that Master Yiyun seemed to have said that the elixir should be stimulated with wine, and the stronger the better.
The old Tibetan yelled a few times, and then a young man took off the cowhide pouch at his waist, unplugged it, and brought it to the mouth of the Tibetan headman.
The Tibetan head man gulped down a few sips...
Everyone watched intently, even Ada was no exception.
The power of the elixir gradually came out, the Tibetan headman moaned, and his face gradually turned a little bloody.
Ada asked, "What did he say?" 』
『He said it was hot...hot, the stomach...was very hot...』the old Tibetan replied.
hot? By the way, I almost forgot.
Ada pointed her finger, "Quick! Help him up, walk up, move up! 』
The old Tibetan hurriedly called for someone, and two or three young men rushed forward, hurriedly helped the Tibetan head up, and held...
『Excuse me, master, where are you going? ’ the old Tibetan asked in a daze.
Ada thought to himself, how could I know this, but he didn''t say anything, but just pointed in a direction at random.
『Over there! 』The old Tibetan gave orders, and staggered forward with the Tibetan headman on his back.
As soon as the Tibetan-headed man stood up, his stomach became bigger and more terrifying, and it wobbled as if it was about to collapse at any moment!
『Go forward, don’t stop! ’Ada roared loudly, and couldn’t help but follow.
A group of people followed the Tibetan headman half-running and half-walking in the next door, and after an unknown amount of time, they suddenly heard the Tibetan headman yelling a few times, and then there was a crackling sound, and there was a stench...
Ada took a few steps up the limelight, saw those people stop, and subconsciously shouted: "Can''t stop, keep going!" 』
So, the sad leader was held up forcibly, spraying feces and urine all the way, all glued to his legs, and continued to move forward, that scene...
Ada took a few steps forward, endured the stench and looked at the excrement of the Tibetan headman, and then saw some small insects writhing and wriggling in the excrement!
『Bring fire! Burn those bugs! 』
Ada was startled, took two steps back, and shouted.
Several Qiang soldiers who were following Ada also saw such a terrible situation, they couldn''t help but also shouted, and then ran to get the kindling torch...
Everyone looked at Ada with incomparable respect...
Several Tibetans even knelt down at Ada''s feet immediately, offering the highest courtesy to Ada. After all, the Tibetan shamans 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.
Doesn''t this mean that the gods of the Han people are more powerful than the wizards of their own people?
Ada was in a daze, and he didn''t expect that he could cure this disease by mistake...
Although it is said that a series of diseases such as parasitic diseases and schistosomiasis were known only in later modern times, there have been researches in this area in ancient China.
Ancient Chinese medicine believes that parasites are "gu", which is a collection of one or several kinds of poisonous insects. If it survives alone, it is called a Gu...It can harm people...Cannibalism hides the house, and its confidantes feel painful like being bitten by something...The disease is impermanent, first hurts the diaphragm and then vomits blood. then die".
Based on the poor natural science of ancient times, it is impossible for anyone to correctly recognize various parasites, but the ancients relied on their imagination to speculate that this type of disease is caused by vicious insects, and what kind of greatness it is!
And very early on, the ancients used five methods to treat this kind of parasitic diseases, including "killing insects, vomiting, removing blood stasis, removing water, and strengthening the body". Among them, the method of "killing insects" is to use toxic minerals such as "realgar, cinnabar, and arsenic" to kill insects by relying on heavy metals such as lead and mercury.
Of course, from the perspective of later generations, lead and mercury can cause human poisoning. Even if the parasitic disease is cured, it will not last long. But because most parasites rely on blood sucking in the human body to absorb nutrients, there are heavy metals such as lead and mercury in the blood of the human body, just like humans entering a nuclear radiation area without protection, these parasites will also be polluted , and die.
The elixir that Yiyun gave Ada was undoubtedly refined from various minerals, so there must be a lot of heavy metal toxins such as lead and mercury. Of course, Yiyun didn''t do it to harm Ada, but in the concept of the Han Dynasty, those pills were really treasures...
The elixir can cure parasitic diseases, but it also caused the Tibetan headman to suffer from heavy metal disease. Similarly, because of the heavy metal constitution, even if the parasites in the body are not excreted, they will die slowly, but Ada does not Knowing this, these Tibetans are even more unclear.
Normally, both schistosomiasis and roundworms have means to stay in the human body, and generally the adult worms cannot be pulled out, but because the Tibetan headman took the elixir and distributed it through drinking, it quickly entered the blood , and then naturally directly reacted to these parasites, so that these insects could not maintain a state of attachment, and were excreted, so that they could be seen by Ada and others.
The Tibetan ran around, and the stomach of the Tibetan-headed man seemed to be significantly smaller after excreting and vomiting, and after seeing the worms he vomited and excreted, he was also very frightened, and staggered forward to give Ada kowtowed in person to thank him.
Ada also returned to the appearance of a master, saying that the elixir is a gift from heaven, and how long the headman can live depends on the will of heaven, and he refused the thank-you gift of cattle and sheep that the headman wanted to send, saying that He said that if the leader insisted on giving thanks, he should bring stones to pave the way every time he came to listen to the sermon.
Ada believes that the elixir was given by Daoist Yiyun at the beginning, which is equivalent to representing the will of "Renren Fei", and now that this strange disease is cured, it is naturally the supernatural power of "Renren Fei". Naturally, they are more devout towards the Tao, which also drives these Tibetans to begin to change.
The stone road before the valley slowly began to grow longer...
In modern times, heavy metal prescriptions are still used to treat blood-sucking schistosomiasis, but the dosage needs to be cautious and should not be used casually.
Probably in 1955 or 1956, according to Xinhua news agency:
In places such as Damiaoshan and Liucheng in Tongzu Autonomous Region of Guixi, Guangxi, Chinese medicine used nine kinds of traditional Chinese medicines to prepare pills to treat schistosomiasis very well. These nine kinds of traditional Chinese medicines are: Atractylodes atractylodes, Yinchen, Haijinsha, alum, green alum, dry alum, red jujube, rehmannia glutinosa, winter honey".
"According to the investigation of Guangxi Yishan Schistosomiasis Prevention and Control Institute, Donghua Township, Damiaoshan Miao Autonomous Region, used this pill to cure dozens of schistosomiasis patients."
Alum is the hydrous sulfate of certain metals or two or more metal sulfates...
(end of this chapter)