When the servants of Cui Mansion saw thick smoke coming out of Cui Hao's yard, they thought there was a fire and rushed to rescue them. A group of servants rushed into the yard, only to see Cui Hao standing calmly outside the study with his hands behind his back, looking at

Looking at the fire in the study, he gave a faint instruction, "The flames in the study are too big. There is no need to snatch out the books inside. Just don't let the fire in the study spread to other places!"

Keeping those annotated books in the study would be a disaster to the Cui family.

Because Cui Hao was so talented, the books he annotated had a huge influence among scholars, and everyone who read them regarded them as treasures. Later, some people even proposed that the books Cui Hao annotated be published throughout the Northern Wei Dynasty to replace other books.

His works, let all readers learn these books commented by Cui Hao.

Although the person who suggested publishing Cui Hao's annotated book as a "standard textbook" for scholars across the country is suspected of trying to take advantage of Cui Hao's horse, this also illustrates Cui Hao's ability from the side.

Of course, this was one of the reasons why the Cui family later fell. The emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, in order to consolidate his throne and power, could deny his relatives. How could he tolerate a Han Chinese to have such a supreme status among the scholars of the Northern Wei Dynasty?

The real reason was that the Xianbei royal family could not tolerate a Han ethnic group with strong Han ethnic characteristics becoming powerful in the Northern Wei Dynasty and threatening their rule.

Others don't know the root cause of the Cui family's downfall, but Xia Ping'an knows it all too well. The Cui family's downfall and the literary inquisition caused by the National History Case are just an excuse. This was originally a fatal trap set by the Northern Wei royal family for Cui Hao. He wanted to fix it.

The royal family is responsible for the history of the country, and it is also the royal family who ordered Cui Haobing to write "real records". After the history books were compiled, it was also the royal family who carved the history books into stone tablets and showed them to the Xianbei nobles in the capital. In the end, because the history books recorded the deeds of many Xianbei people's ancestors,

This incident exposed the "national evil" and used history books to stir up the anger of the Xianbei aristocracy. It was also the royal family who used this excuse to exterminate Cui Hao's clan.

Seeing the books in the room burned to ashes, Xia Pingan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If a study room burns down, as long as no one is hurt, it's no big deal.

The Cui family of Qinghe is one of the four noble surnames in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Cui Hao's seventh generation ancestor Cui Lin was an official of Sikong from the Cao Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms. Cui Hao's great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were high-ranking officials in both cities. His father was also awarded the title of White Horse.

Sir, burning a study room in a home like this is just a trivial matter.

By the afternoon, Cui Hao's study had been torn down, and the Cui family hired craftsmen to build another study for Cui Hao.

Just after lunch, Taishi Ling Wang Liang came to visit.

After hearing Wang Liang's intention, Xia Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief and secretly said that he had lit the fire at the right time.

"Master Wang, I'm sorry, there was a fire in my study today. All the books in the room have been burned. My decades of hard work are gone. The "Ten Wings" I annotated is also burned..." Xia Pingan

He shook his head and said with a bitter look on his face.

"Ah, how could there be a fire?" Wang Liang also looked shocked and regretful.

"Maybe I was too hasty when I entered the palace in the morning. When I left the study, I accidentally took over the lampstand in the study and didn't find it. Alas, it was also a disaster. A few days ago, I divined that there might be a fire in my house recently. I didn't expect it.

But he left it in his study!"

"Last time, the imperial physician ordered Master Zhou Dan to say that he was lucky enough to come to his residence and read the "Ten Wings" annotated by Master Cui. He was astonished and enlightened. He suddenly realized that there were many unknown principles in the "Book of Changes".

After reading the "Ten Wings" annotated by Sir, he instantly understood it. I wanted to shamelessly borrow it to study, but it's a pity, it's really a pity. I wonder when Sir Cui will annotate "Ten Wings" again?"

"I have been low on energy recently and am feeling dizzy. I can only annotate as many books as I can while I regain my energy slowly..."

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In the next three or four months, Xia Pingan complained to others about his illness, saying that his study was burned down in a fire, and all the classics he had annotated in the past were burned. He was sad and depressed. He basically stayed at home, guided his breath and exercised every day, and investigated when he had free time.

Take a look at the younger members of the Cui family and see if you can find any useful talents.

There is no way, Cui Hao is good at everything, his intelligence is almost demonic, and he is also very handsome. He often compares himself to Zhang Liang, but his body is a bit weak. Even history books say that Cui Hao looks like a woman, with handsome appearance and good body.

Not strong either.

There is no record of Cui Hao's descendants in history books. Maybe it's because Cui Hao was weak and even childless.

When Tuoba Si heard that Xia Pingan's study had been burned down, he felt very sad and depressed. He even asked the eunuch in the palace to send Xia Pingan hundreds of new books and some medicine, and told Xia Pingan to take care of his health.

These books are not cheap in this day and age.

…

Cultivating guidance requires at least a hundred days to build the foundation. After three or four months of training, Cui Hao's body gradually improved with its Qi channels opened up and the five internal organs harmonized. Xia Pingan's daily energy became more and more vigorous, and finally he could no longer

No matter how weak he is, he can even shoot a bow.

Among the Cui family members, Cui Hao also found several useful talents.

After his health improved, he could do more things, so Xia Pingan began to inspect the Cui family's farm property.

The Cui Hao family of the Qinghe Cui family has Cui Lin as their ancestor. Since they are a wealthy family, it goes without saying that they are rich. There are more than ten farms in the entire family, and they also run various businesses, making them extremely wealthy.

After a round of inspections, Xia Pingan started planning.

Since he is Cui Hao now, he must try his best to avoid the tragic fate of several families related to Cui Hao in the future. This era is too chaotic. The Sima family in the south is not a good bird, and there are many powerful families in the north.

, changing the king's flag at any time, not to mention claiming kingship, but at least ensuring that Cui Hao's lineage can continue.

…

After arriving in Jie Zhu for more than four months and making preparations, Xia Ping'an entered the courtyards of the Cui family's back house for the first time.

Seeing Xia Ping'an Shi Shiran arriving with a box in his hand, the two maids at the door of the Cui family's back house were shocked. They seemed not to have expected Cui Hao to come here, because Cui Hao almost never came to the back house. Master

The relationship with the wife is not harmonious. Although they live in the same home, they basically avoid each other. Everyone in the Cui family knows that the master's study was burned down a few months ago. When the wife found out, she only sent her personal maid to come and visit.

I found that the master was fine, so I stopped taking care of him.

"I've seen the master..." The maid in the backyard hurriedly saluted Xia Ping'an.

"Is Madam back?" Xia Ping'an asked knowingly. He knew that his Madam had just returned from burning incense in the temple today, so he asked deliberately.

Cui Hao's two wives were both daughters of Guo Yi, a wealthy family in Taiyuan, and were sisters. The eldest Mrs. Guo died a few years after marrying Cui Hao, and then the younger Mrs. Guo married her. This was a political marriage between the Cui family and the Guo family.

They were united due to interests, and there was not much affection in the first place. In addition, Cui Hao was proficient in yin and yang mathematics and advocated Taoism, while Mrs. Xiao Guo believed in Buddhism. The two had different beliefs. The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism became particularly fierce in this family. Cui Hao

Hao once burned the Buddhist scriptures read by Mrs. Guo into ashes and flushed them into the toilet.

Mrs. Xiao Guo also came from a wealthy family, so she naturally didn't give Cui Hao a good look. Although the couple maintained a relationship with others, they had been in a cold war for a long time.

Xia Ping'an murmured, another reason why Cui Hao had no heirs was recorded in history books, maybe the relationship between Cui Hao and his wife was very tense.

"Madam has come back and is in the cloud hall..." the maid said in a panic.

There were many Xianbei nobles in the Northern Wei Dynasty who believed in Buddhism. Cui Hao previously believed in Taoism and suppressed Buddhism. Invisibly, he also offended a lot of Xianbei nobles and was hated by many Xianbei nobles. This was also one of the reasons why the Cui family was destroyed in the future.

In fact, it was the Northern Wei royal family that really wanted to suppress Buddhism, because the prosperity of Buddhism in the Northern Wei Dynasty also threatened the rule of the Northern Wei royal family.

…

Xia Pingan walked towards the backyard, and of the two maids, one guided Xia Pingan and the other hurriedly went to report.

Yuntang is the place where Mrs. Xiao Guo worships Buddha and chants sutras at home.

Passing through the cloister and lotus pond, Xia Pingan quickly arrived at the Yundang Hall. Standing outside the Yundang Hall, Xia Pingan saw a woman with black hair on her head, gold hairpins in her hair, and a green dress. She was inside the house.

Chanting sutras in front of the Buddha statue in the Buddhist niche.

The woman's back is extremely beautiful, graceful and elegant, and she has the air of a lady.

Outside the cloud hall, there was also a senior maid standing, who was the personal maid brought by Mrs. Xiao Guo from the Guo family. The maid was quite surprised when she saw Xia Pingan coming, and gave Xia Pingan a wary look.

He quickly entered Yuntang to report.

The woman who was chanting sutras heard the warning from the maid next to her, and turned around and glanced at Xia Pingan.

She has red phoenix eyes, willow-leaf eyebrows, a tall nose, an oval face, fair skin, and a graceful and intellectual temperament. She is indeed a beautiful woman.

It's embarrassing to say that this is the first time Xia Pingan has seen what his wife looks like.

Mrs. Xiao Guo was a little surprised when she saw Xia Pingan's arrival. She knew that Cui Hao didn't like her chanting Buddhist scriptures at home, and she was afraid that Xia Pingan would come again and damage her Buddhist hall, so she quickly asked her personal maid to remove the Buddhist niche.

The curtain in front of me was closed, and my face, which had been calm just a moment ago, suddenly turned cold, and I was already ready to say something "striking"...

"Wait a minute..." Xia Pingan stepped into the cloud hall and stopped the maid from pulling up the curtain of the Buddhist niche. He raised his head and looked at the gilt-bronze Buddha statue in the Buddhist niche. Then, Mrs. Xiao Guo and the maid beside her were shocked.

In his eyes, he went to the futon in front of the Buddhist niche, took three sticks of incense, lit it, and put it in the incense burner. Then he knelt in front of the Buddha statue, clasped his hands together, and said, "Please atone for your sins, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. I was ignorant before.

I have come here to repent for the destruction of Buddhist scriptures. I am willing to publish thousands of Buddhist scriptures and circulate them widely to atone for my previous sins!" After saying that, Xia Pingan bowed three times to the Buddha statue, then stood up gently and said to Mrs. Xiao Guo

He said, "If Madam wants to worship Buddha and recite sutras in the future, you don't have to avoid me anymore. I support it!"

"Husband, what do you mean by this?" Mrs. Xiao Guo asked calmly even though she was shocked. She really didn't believe that her husband had changed his gender.

Xia Pingan glanced at Mrs. Xiao Guo's personal maid, and gently waved her hand to let the maid leave. The maid glanced at Mrs. Xiao Guo, and Mrs. Xiao Guo nodded. The maid then walked out of the cloud hall and closed the door.

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"I've been a little busy these days. I haven't seen Madam for a long time. I want to have a good chat with Madam. Madam, please sit down!" Xia Pingan came to Mrs. Xiao Guo and sat down on the chair. Mrs. Xiao Guo also sat down, thinking in her heart

He calmed down for a moment, his face softened slightly, but he still looked at Xia Pingan with suspicious eyes.

"Last time I burned my wife's Buddhist scriptures, opposed my wife's belief in Buddhism, and uttered evil words. It was my fault. My husband came to Yuntang today specifically to apologize to my wife!" Xia Pingan stood up and faced Xiao Guo.

The lady bowed slightly.

Mrs. Xiao Guo also quickly stood up and returned the courtesy, and said politely, "I didn't know that my husband worshiped Taoism before. I often did something wrong when I chanted sutras at home. Please don't blame me!"

Listening to Mrs. Xiao Guo's words full of "diplomatic politeness", Xia Ping'an could only smile bitterly, "Maybe Madam can't believe it for a moment, but I do sincerely apologize to Madam. I used to think that Buddhism and Taoism are opposites. There is Buddha and there is no Buddhism."

Tao, there is Tao but no Buddha. In the past two days, I have understood clearly. Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism are originally one family. The red lotus, white lotus root and green lotus leaves have never been separated. They are just different names and realms. There is only one family between heaven and earth.

Dharma, all dharmas are all Buddhist dharmas, and all dharmas are also Taoist dharmas. Buddhism seeks liberation, while Taoism seeks freedom. All dharmas are based on benevolence, so there is no difference. Laozi rides a green ox out of Hangu, Guanxi, and transforms

Hu is just a preacher. The saints of the three religions came into the world at the same time. Now Buddhism has come from the east, and it just comes and goes..."

Hearing what Xia Pingan said and looking at Xia Pingan's apologetic and sincere eyes, Mrs. Xiao Guo was really surprised. It would have been impossible for Cui Hao to say these words before even if he killed Cui Hao. Who dares to say a word about Buddhism? Cui Hao
To be continued...