Nine dozen bets on one

"There will be a photon, out of the world, to educate the people, to get rid of all suffering, its grace to the people, the same will be true, the golden energy will be prosperous, my law will be prosperous, all sentient beings, all living beings, from the top to the bright opening, the bottom is the dark sea, the three religions are mixed, and they will return to me together."

The white-clothed man on the stage said a word, and the people below followed suit, and the last sentence was "The three religions are mixed together, and they will return to me together." At that time, the man in white suddenly emitted a dazzling fire, screamed violently, and lay down on the stage without moving. At this time, there was a commotion among the people in the audience, and suddenly someone knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Congratulations to send the envoy back to heaven." When the other people saw this, they all fell on their knees and bowed to Mobai. Pi then read in his mouth: "Congratulations to send the envoy back to heaven." ”

After that, the white-clothed man who was lying on the stage stood up slowly, and four more white-clothed people came to the stage and said loudly: "The son of light is about to come to the world, free from your suffering, as long as you join my holy religion and serve the light, you can be freed from suffering and enter the world of light." As soon as he said this, the people in the audience, who had already been bluffed and stunned, flocked to join the Manichaean religion, and for a time lined up like a long queue, vying to sign up for the Manichaean army, or to give away their family's money.

Yang Yan shook his head, he and Zhao Cao went all the way west from Deqing Mansion, passing through Rongzhou and Yulin Prefecture along the road, and went straight to Guizhou, these are the boundaries of Manichaeism, I don't know how many times I have seen such a scene, the form is similar, first using blindfolds and other means to pretend to be gods and ghosts, deceive the people, and then either induce the people to give money, or coax them to join the Manichaean army, all kinds of behaviors are not worth a price. There are even cases in some places of expelling monks and forcibly occupying temples.

If it is said that when they were in Qijia Village before, although Zhong Xinyu and his gang also pretended to be ghosts and deceived the people, but out of missionary work and did not deceive them to obtain property or trick them into joining the Manichaean army, Yang Yan would still be able to accept it. Then the scene seen along the way is completely deceiving people and money under the banner of religion. Yang Yan was naturally very dissatisfied with this.

He and Zhao Cao also discussed this several times along the way, Zhao Cao insisted on admitting that it was a big thing, not sticking to small sections, and at the beginning of the Manichaean uprising, some means were used, even if it was some deceptive means, and the emperors of all dynasties and dynasties would find ways to make up some lies about the so-called Mandate of Heaven. It is understandable for Manichaeism to do this, and after overthrowing the Great Song Dynasty and achieving great causes, it is implementing benevolent government and recuperating.

After talking a few times, neither of the two could convince anyone, but Yang Yan found that Zhao Cao was very hostile to the Song Dynasty and was very keen to overthrow the rule of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, he did not believe in Buddhism, did not believe in Taoism, and was very fanatical about Manichaeism. Yang Yan estimated that Zhao Cao must have experienced some kind of accident in the past to become like this. However, on the road, Yang Yan was not easy to inquire. I had to not argue with him.

In fact, Zhao Cao's impression of Yang Yan was good, and he hoped that Yang Yan could join Manichaeism, but after talking to Yang Yan a few times, he also found that he couldn't convince Yang Yan, so he could only hope that after arriving in Guizhou, the sect leader would personally come forward to persuade Yang Yan to join the church.

However, Zhao Cao's life is very simple, and he does not require material things, almost living an ascetic-like life. Passing through the places occupied by Manichaeism along the way, he did not reveal his identity as the protector of the Dharma, but alarmed others and walked in a low-key manner. This is also in line with Yang Yan's intentions, he himself does not like publicity and pomp, so the two walked all the way or slept in the wilderness, or rested in the small shop, and quietly arrived in Guizhou.

When I arrived in Guizhou, it turned out to be a temporary stronghold of Manichaeism. The original Guizhou Prefecture Yamen also became the temporary headquarters of Manichaeism here. Zhao Cao led Yang Yan to the door, and when the soldiers guarding the door saw that it was the Protector Dharma King who had arrived, they hurriedly greeted him warmly and said, "King Zhao Ming, it turns out that you have arrived."

Zhao Cao said: "Has the sect leader arrived?"

The instructor said: "Lord Hui Ming, the sect leader has not yet arrived, and now the main one here is Zhong Zuo's envoy, except for the arrival of Chen Yiwang yesterday." "Zhong Zuo's name is Zhong Shi, he is the uncle of the sect leader Zhong Zixuan, when the sect leader is not there, he can preside over the overall situation for the sect leader, Chen Yiwang is called Chen Ziming, and Zhao Cao is the same Manichaean protector Dharma King, known as the Sky Wing King.

Zhao Cao asked again, "Then how many other people in the sect came?" ”

The instructor said: "Among the five scattered people, only Lord Lai and Lord Cao have arrived, and among the Five Elements Banner, there are three banners of thick soil, giant wood, and Ruijin. In the morning, I took the pigeon book, and tomorrow Xiao Lingwang and Da Da, and the second lady will be rushing over in the next few days. "King Xiao Ling's name is Xiao Tinglan, and she is the only woman among the Manichaean Guardians, and Zhong Xinyu and Zhong Xinhuan are both her disciples.

Yang Yan and Zhao Cao have been together in the past few days, and they have learned a little about the organizational structure and high-level leaders of Manichaeism, and now the important members of Manichaeism will gather here one after another, and it seems that there will be a large-scale operation.

Zhao Cao did not reveal Yang Yan's identity, but only told the instructor that the sect leader invited him to Guizhou, and asked the instructor to arrange a residence for Yang Yan to entertain him. Seeing that Yang Yan was personally accompanied by the Guardian Dharma King, and that he was invited by the sect leader, the sect leader naturally did not dare to be sluggish, and quickly led Yang Yan to the pavilion to rest.

After the instructor took Yang Yan away, Zhao Cao walked into the state office and came to the main hall. There were two people sitting in the hall, and on the main seat was an old man over seventy years old, his hair was snow-white, but his spirit was still shining, and his face was full of red light. On the side seat is a middle-aged man about forty years old, with a thin figure and a long face. When the two saw Zhao Cao coming in, they both got up together and arched their hands: "King Ming is here." ”

This old man is Zhong Shi, the left envoy of Manichaeism, and the man with a thin face is Chen Ziming, the king of the wings of the sky. When Zhao Cao saw them, he also bowed his hand and said, "It's Zuo Envoy and Chen Yili who are both here, I don't know what the sect leader has planned, and he has gathered all the brothers in the sect to Guizhou." ”

Chen Ziming snorted and said, "It's not because you lost the battle in Fengzhou. ”

Zhao Cao listened, his face changed slightly, and he was about to speak. Zhong Shiji said: "King Chen Yi, the defeat of Fengzhou is not all the responsibility of King Zhao Ming, the sect leader said, some time ago, my sect was too smooth, so the owner also had some arrogant and careless hearts, thinking that the Song army was not a single blow, it was really a big mistake. As everyone knows, some time ago, it was only because I had been preparing for many years that the Song Dynasty was unprepared for a while, and we were succeeded again and again. Moreover, I teach to fight now, just with a sharp spirit, there is still a big gap between me and the Song army in terms of fighting, organization, and command, so although I lost the battle of Fengzhou, it may not be a good thing for the great cause of my teaching. ”

Zhao Cao's face softened when he heard him so happy, Zhong Ziang's insight was really extraordinary, and through the battle of Fengzhou, he suddenly realized many weaknesses of Manichaeism. Although Chen Ziming still had a trace of disdain in his heart, Zhong Shi's status was above him, and he relayed Zhong Zimi's words, so he didn't dare to open his mouth to refute.

Zhong Shi said again: "That's why the sect leader thinks that it is not suitable for our sect to have a head-on decisive battle with the elite men and horses of the Song army at present, and we should start with the weak defense of the Song army first, expand the territory of our sect, and then make plans." Now our army is in Fengzhou, Wuzhou, Xunzhou, Xiangzhou, the defense is quite strict, only Yongzhou is remote, the guard is also looser, and we occupy Zuojiang Road and Yongzhou City, so the sect leader believes that the entire Yongzhou is captured first, and then standby to move. ”

Zhao Cao frowned and said: "If you want to attack Yongzhou, why do you want to gather troops in Guizhou, Guizhou and Yongzhou are not connected, wouldn't it be better to change the location of the gathering of troops to Penn or Hengzhou?"

Zhong Shi shook his head and said: "King Ming, this is exactly the master's cleverness, if the location of the gathering of troops is changed to Penn or Hengzhou as you said, then our offensive intention is too clear, and it will take at least ten days to gather a large army, and the Song army may be prepared in advance." Now we are gathered in Guizhou, and the deception is to attack Xiangzhou, Xunzhou, which can attract the attention of the Song army, and then take it by surprise and attack Yongzhou. The time for the army to pass through Penn and Hengzhou is enough for two or three days at most, and when the Song army finds out, I am afraid that we have already captured the entire Yongzhou. ”

Only then did Zhao Cao understand and said, "It's still the sect leader's view, and we can't reach it." ”

Zhong Shi said: "The sect leader will come to Guizhou in a few days, and King Ming will have a good rest in the past few days and prepare for battle." ”

Yang Yan rested for the night, and the next day he left the pavilion and wandered around the streets, and the Manichaean army guarding knew that he was a distinguished guest invited by the sect leader, and did not stop him.

The city of Guizhou is not very big, the streets are basically normal, most of the trading auxiliary households are open for business, and there are many people on the streets, but there are Manichaean flame signs everywhere. From time to time, Manichaean armies came and went, and brigades of grain, grass, and military supplies were often brought into the city, apparently as if a large army was about to be mobilized.

However, Yang Yan couldn't judge for a while that the Manichaean church would use troops there, because the three states of Guizhou, Jiabin, Xiangzhou, and Xunzhou were all connected, and it was possible to attack that state. However, the local guards of these three states are also relatively tight, and no matter which state they attack, the Manichaean army may not be able to easily succeed.

Suddenly, Yang Yan was stunned, and a feeling of being full of joy arose from the bottom of his heart, as if he had been drenched from head to toe with a bucket of cold water. Yang Yan turned his head, his gaze passed through the crowd, and at a corner of the street, there was a group of people sitting around, one of them with a pair of eyes like lightning, and his eyes were staring at him, it was the young man Ling Xiang who met in Qijia Village.

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