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Chapter 779 What is a proper frivolous monk?

Zhu Biao, the famous conman of the Ming Dynasty, was doing his best to deceive people in Ningyang County. Meanwhile, Master Shihang and Gu Chengzhi, who were sent to Japan by Yang Shaofeng, were also studying how to deceive the short and ugly.

“The Southern Japanese are relatively weak, so I will go to the Southern Japanese and you will go to the Northern Japanese.”

"In short, we harm those who are strong and support those who are weak."

Gu Chengzhi's expression was sinister. He casually gestured the approximate shape of Japan on the table as he said, "By the way, if you're really willing to go all out, then abandon all those messy rules and regulations and become a proper frivolous monk."

Master Shih Hang paused slightly as he rubbed the prayer beads.

Excuse me, what exactly is meant by a "proper" or "proper" monk?

They're all philandering monks now, how can this thing ever be serious?

Gu Chengzhi snorted and said, "The bald monks from the barbarian lands are very different from you proper monks."

“You people emphasize keeping the precepts, but those bald monks don’t. They can drink alcohol, eat meat, and even marry and have children before inheriting the temple.”

At this point, Gu Chengzhi glanced at Master Shihang again and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Of course, you, Master Shihang, are not a proper monk either. The things you've done are enough to condemn you to eternal damnation."

Master Shih Hang rubbed his prayer beads again, chanted "Amitabha," and said in a deep voice, "Even in Buddhism, there are wrathful Vajras and Dharma protectors. The Japanese monks do not follow the teachings and are causing chaos in Buddhism. This humble monk has come to set things right, which can be considered a meritorious act."

Gu Chengzhi sneered and continued, "Anyway, I've said everything I need to say. After you go to the Northern Japanese, make a name for yourself as soon as possible and become an honored guest of those short and ugly people. It would be best if you could incite them to fight each other. Do as many things as possible, like testing your skills on others, and ideally, force the Japanese to rebel."

Master Shihang chanted "Amitabha" again, glanced sideways at Gu Chengzhi, and asked, "And what about you?"

Gu Chengzhi snorted coldly and said, "Me?"

"Of course I, Gu, will go to the Southern Japanese to help them reorganize their military, cultivate land and prepare grain, and wait for an opportunity to attack the Northern Japanese."

"At worst, I, Gu, will personally instruct them on how to fight."

"As long as we can severely damage the Northern Japanese pirates once or twice, and then sort through the captured Northern Japanese pirates, selling the uninjured ones to Yang Dianfeng in Dengzhou Prefecture, and killing the wounded ones to build a Jingguan, a blood feud will be formed between the Southern and Northern Japanese pirates."

Gu Chengzhi narrowed his eyes and said in a sinister tone, "If possible, try to persuade the Northern Japanese to sell more laborers to Dengzhou Prefecture."

"Let's say that once we've sold a lot, we'll find a way to contact them to start an uprising and seize Ming territory."

"Even if they cannot start an uprising, in time they can replace the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the land can still belong to Japan."

"This is called the trick of replacing one bird with another; the Japanese will surely fall for it."

Master Shih-hang paused again, and asked, "What if it comes true?"

Gu Chengzhi glanced at Master Shihang and asked in return, "With Yang the Madman around, what can a few short and ugly people accomplish?"

Master Shihang nodded and said, "That's true. That Yang the Madman is cruel and tyrannical, and for some reason he deeply hates these shorty people. It would be better for them to die if they fell into Yang the Madman's hands."

Gu Chengzhi glanced at him sneerlyly: "You really don't know why Yang Dianfeng hates these short and ugly guys?"

Master Shihang was slightly taken aback and asked, "You know?"

Gu Chengzhi snorted again and said, "We were just selling some people to do hard labor, and we were targeted by Yang Dianfeng, which led to our current predicament."

“These short, ugly bastards have been burning, killing, and looting along the coast of the Ming Dynasty. How could Yang the Madman let them off so easily?”

"Just you wait and see. Even if the two of us do well in Japan and cause the north and south of Japan to fight each other, resulting in countless deaths, we will still not escape death when we return to the Ming Dynasty."

"But if the two of us die in Japan... hehe, you, Shihang the bald monk, will become a great and virtuous monk, and I, Gu, will become some kind of highly talented scholar. Then he will lead troops to Japan to avenge us."

"Of course, it's also possible that regardless of whether we live or die, he will lead his troops to Japan, and then they might search for and arrest wanted criminals."

At this point, Gu Chengzhi couldn't help but spit out a curse and said, "You dog-like madman Yang!"

Master Shihang's heart tightened immediately, and he advised, "Stop cursing. If the Embroidered Uniform Guard hears this and tells the Prince Consort, neither of us will be in a good situation."

Gu Chengzhi spat again and said, "Afraid he'll hear? This is Japan! No matter how powerful the Embroidered Uniform Guard is, do you think they have any people among these short and ugly Japanese?"

Seeing Gu Chengzhi's stubborn and arrogant appearance, Master Shihang couldn't help but mock him: "Back in the Ming Dynasty, you, Xianglin Sanren, weren't this tough."

Gu Chengzhi snorted coldly and said, "That's right. I pretended to be a coward when I was in the Ming Dynasty. If I still have to pretend to be a coward when I come to Japan, then what was the point of my trip to Japan?"

After a slight pause, Gu Chengzhi asked again, "Do you agree with the method I just mentioned?"

Master Shihang chanted "Amitabha," lowered his eyes, and said in a low voice, "This humble monk plans to travel to Kyoto, the capital of Japan, through arduous journeys. You may go directly to southern Japan to purchase land or proceed according to the original plan."

Gu Chengzhi was slightly taken aback and asked, "You've been on a long and arduous journey?"

Master Shihang said, "That's right, it's a long and arduous journey."

"A frivolous monk who tries to mingle with Japanese monks is ultimately less respectable and convincing than an ascetic monk who only wants to spread the Dharma."

"A fallen nobleman who tries to seek refuge with the Japanese is ultimately less sympathetic than a fallen nobleman who only seeks to avoid disaster."

“You, a wanderer, are attached to appearances.”

Gu Chengzhi shook his head and said, "Whether the ascetic method will work or not, I will not argue with you."

"But in the eyes of these short and ugly Japanese, a young master from a noble family who only wants to avoid trouble is nothing more than a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered."

"In comparison, young masters who want to avoid disaster and make a comeback by taking advantage of Japan's influence are more valuable to them."

"Don't forget, this is Japan, a land teeming with beasts. The old trick of cultivating desire won't work here."

Master Shihang nodded and said, "Then let's split up. You be your noble young master, and I will be my ascetic monk. Let's make a name for ourselves first, and then find an opportunity to die in Japan."

Gu Chengzhi nodded, looking rather annoyed.

What the hell is this?

I, Gu, have to listen to Yang the Madman's errands in Japan, and then I have to obediently die in Japan.

This is absolutely outrageous!

……

Gu Chengzhi and Master Shihang were preoccupied with the matter of dying in Japan, and Yang Shaofeng was also preoccupied with Gu Chengzhi and Master Shihang.

"What's so interesting about this piece of junk?"

With a helpless expression, Yang Shaofeng advised Zhu Biao: "Which of the treasure ships and warships of Dengzhou Prefecture isn't more beautiful than this thing?"

Anyway, those six hundred fools have already been fooled. Let's hurry up and set off for Dengzhou Prefecture, then board the treasure ship and let Yu Tongyuan lead the troops to Japan. Isn't that more attractive than this incredibly simple steam engine in front of us?