Ji Yi must be a "devil"!

Wu Haogu immediately understood the purpose of Mo Niangzi hooking up with him.

She and Ji Yi, the two demon demons, must want to reopen the Mani Temple in the land of the Great Song Dynasty!

Wu Haogu knew that the Mani Temple once had the status of a legal religion in the Central Plains during the Tang Dynasty. But when Tang Wuzong destroyed the Buddha in Huichang, he was swept away. Because the foundation of Manichaeism itself was inferior to that of Buddhism, Manichaeism did not gain legal status after being swept away, and gradually became an underground religion. In the Later Liang period of the fifth dynasty, the demon demon Mu Yi also used the Manichaean masses to rebel in Chenzhou, and was later suppressed by the Liang army.

After entering the Song Dynasty, Manichaeism also spread in Liangzhejiang, Liangjiang and Lianghuai, and there were often incidents of conflicts between the Manichaean masses and the government. In history, in the second year of the Xuanhe of Song Huizong, there was a large-scale uprising led by the Manichaean Fang La.

And Ji Yi and Mo Niangzi obviously want to give the Manichaean monastery a legal status, so that it can be conducive to spreading and gaining greater power......

However, even if Wu Haogu had insight into the conspiracy of Ji Yi and Mo Niangzi, there was nothing he could do about them. Because Ji Yi is a noble civil official, he is also engaged to one of Zhang Di's granddaughters. Just wait for him to be a high school jinshi (considering Ji Yi's talent, it shouldn't be difficult to get a jinshi), and he is the prime minister's son-in-law. And Ji Yi, like Wu Haogu, is also super rich, and has a wide range of friends, and the same king Zhao Ji is also very close.

Such a character is not something that a humble military attache and merchant can shake in Wu Haogu at all!

Wu Haogu looked at Mo Niangzi, shook his head, and said softly: "You want to use the so-called Uighur Manichae monks to deceive the imperial court, so as to achieve the goal of reopening the Manichae monks, right?" ”

"The so-called Uighur Manichae?" Mo Niangzi was stunned for a moment and laughed, "The big officials think that the big officials are deceiving the court?" ”

"Isn't it?"

"Of course not," Mo Niangzi said with a smile, "This matter was jointly played by Jian Shangshu, Li Daguan, Tong Daguan and Ji Daguan, and the big officials don't think they are all bullying the king, right?" ”

Are there really Manichaean monks from the Uighurs?

Of course, there are Manichaean demon monks in the Uighurs of Western China! Although Buddhism had spread widely among the Uighurs in Xizhou by this time, it was a reason for later generations to be more interested in the history of the Song Dynasty that the Wuhaogu adopted the state religion of the Xizhou Uighurs as Buddhism. But in reality, in the predominantly Buddhist Uighur Khanate of Western China, the khanate nobility still adhered to the tradition of Manichaeism.

That is, the Western Uighur Khanate was actually dominated by the Manichaeans over the Buddhists. And because both Manichaeism and Buddhism were under pressure from the Celestial Sect, Manichaeism and Buddhism were allies in the Uighur Khanate of Western China, and there was also a certain degree of integration.

The envoys sent by the Uighurs of Western China to the camp of the Great Liao Chun were naturally khanate nobles, and their faith was, of course, Manichaeism. Moreover, the Uighurs had a tradition of sending Manichaean monks (Manichaean high-ranking monks must also be members of the Khan nobility) to send envoys, and they had come to the Tang Dynasty in history and requested the establishment of Manichaean monasteries in the Central Plains.

As a member of the family of Manichaean listeners, Ji Yi is also a master who is particularly good at relationships, and it is normal for him to use his religious connections to establish relations with the Manichaean envoys of the Uighurs in Xizhou.

Of course, Ji Yi also had selfish motives in doing this.

Because there are two very evil extremes in the teachings of Manichaeism, one is the dualistic theory of "light triumphs over darkness", which is very easy to turn into a doctrine that encourages the people at the bottom to rebel; The second is the belief that the reproduction of human beings will be reduced, and the bright factors that exist in each person's body will be reduced, so the clergy are all old virgins and old virgins, and the true believers also practice "family planning".

As a result, Manichaeism has seen a situation in which heresy has flourished in which "family planning" has been aside, while orthodox believers who have unswervingly adhered to "family planning" have been shrinking.

The spread of alienated Manichaeism in the Liangzhejiang and Liangjiang regions has completely gotten out of control, and if this heresy is allowed to develop out of control, sooner or later it will lead to a great uprising of Manichaean heresy.

At that time, the Manichaeans of the "family planning faction" such as Ji Yi and Mo Niangzi were also implicated, and they were completely exterminated by the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Ji Yi and Mo Niangzi wanted to give the "Family Planning School" a legal status, and then use the support of the imperial court to fight against the heresy of Manichaeism and expel the non-"Family Planning School" believers.

"Mo Niangzi," Wu Haogu asked after pondering, "Since there really are Uighur Manichae monks, what do you and Ji Yizhi want to do next?" ”

Mo Niangzi showed a charming smile: "Great official, the envoy's chapter has been sent to Kaifeng Mansion by a fast horse, and it should be delivered to the official family and Zhang Xianggong in a few days." At that time, most of the officials and Zhang Xianggong will listen to Mr. Murong's opinion...... The slave knew that the big official had a great relationship with Mr. Murong, could he talk to Mr. Murong and let him do this? ”

Because Manichaeism was an illegal sect during the Tang Dynasty, it was inevitable that high-ranking officials in the imperial court were suspicious of this religion. And the religious market of the Great Song Dynasty is just like this, it has basically been divided between Buddhism and Taoism, and then Manichaeism is not a business grabber? Can Taoist priests and monks be happy?

Therefore, Ji Yi came up with a way to exchange the good horses of the Western Regions and the horse breeders for the legitimate status of Manichaeism......

Wu Haogu thought for a while, and then asked, "Is there really a good horse in Xizhou?" ”

"Yes!" As soon as Mo Niangzi heard Wu Haogu's words, she felt that there was a play, "The Western Regions already produce good horses, and the Uighurs have long-term contacts with Western countries such as Dashi, Persia, and the Uighurs, so they can get their horse breeds for crossbreeding and improvement, so the Uighurs in Xizhou have good horses." Now the imperial court is using troops against Hehuang, and once it wins, it will be able to contact the Western Uighurs through the yellow-headed Uighurs.

If the Uighur Mani Temple can be reopened in the Great Song Dynasty, it should be able to get the stallions of Xizhou! This kind of horse is very rare! ”

In fact, high-breed mares are not hard to come by, they can be captured from the battlefield. But stallions are hard to come by! Because well-bred stallions are often castrated before they become war horses, the purpose of castration is not only to make the horse's character docile and easy to control, but also to prevent the exodus of horse breeds.

Wu Haogu, who has long wanted to start a horse farm, has now got two good mares, but the stallions have not yet landed.

Wu Haogu pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "You can go and talk to Mr. Murong...... But Mr. Murong doesn't know if he listens or not. ”

I don't know?

Mo Niangzi knew very well how close the relationship between Wu Haogu and Mr. Murong was, she thought about it for a while, and said softly: "Da Lang, if you can help the slave family this time, the slave family will agree to you a request." ”

"Huh?" Wu Haogu raised his eyebrows, "Any request is fine?" ”

Mo Niangzi looked at Wu Haogu's somewhat confused appearance, and pouted: "Don't be too ......"

Wu Haogu smiled: "Okay, not too much, not too much......"

Mo Niangzi asked again: "Then a word?" ”

"Okay, it's a deal!"

……

After saying goodbye to Mo Niangzi, Wu Haogu walked to his house with the two bodyguards sent to him by Ximen Qing, and when he arrived at the mouth of the alley, he saw Zhang Zeduan bringing two village shows who looked very "earthy" to greet him.

"Teacher, you're back."

The two village Xiucai also saluted Wu Haogu and said in a Luoyang dialect: "I've seen the eldest brother." ”

Are they from Luoyang?

Wu Haogu hurriedly asked Zhang Zeduan: "Righteous way, is it from Luoyang Baibo?" ”

"Yes," Zhang Zeduan said, "there is an old pedant, who is two generations older than you, the teacher, and said that he is here to participate in next year's spring competition." ”

It is twice as big as Wu Haogu, that is, the martial arts family of the loyal generation, and now the patriarch of the Baibo martial family, Wu Zhongyi, seems to be the loyal generation.

"Spring Princess?" Wu Haogu thought about it and felt that it was wrong, "It's not even July, and the Luoyang Mansion Liberation Test hasn't been held yet, right?" ”

A "village showman" standing next to Zhang Zeduan interjected a little excitedly: "Big brother, our family's eldest father has obtained the qualification to be exempted, so he came to Kaifeng Mansion early, and he wants to prepare well, and strive to be a Jinshi next year, so as to glorify his ancestors." ”

How do these words sound like the nerds of Yanggu Yimen Fan? Wu Hao Gu shook his head in his heart, the ancestor of Yanggu Yimen Fan is a military general of the Black Cloud Long Sword Capital, and the descendants can also say that they are glorious and glorious to their ancestors, but their ancestors have been empresses, in front of her old man, what is a Jinshi? If you want to glorify your ancestors, how can you restore the martial arts and Zhou world, right?

"Who are you?" Wu Haogu looked at the two village Xiucai who called themselves "big brother", these two looked older than him, with dark faces, thin bodies, and their clothes were washed white and patched. How can it look more depressed than the Yanggu Fan family?

In fact, the Yanggu Fan family is not down-and-out in the "imperial examination family" of the Great Song Dynasty, after all, Yanggu County is located in the plain, the transportation is convenient, and there are no particularly wealthy families, so the Fan family is also a strong party.

And Luoyang Mansion is the Great Song Xijing! There are countless cattle people, and there are piles of jinshi, and there are a lot of important ministers at the level of Zaizhi. The Baibo martial arts family was not ranked there at all, if it weren't for the "imperial seal" in the early years, it would have collapsed a long time ago.

"Big brother, the younger brother is a martial artist," one of them looked at Mura Xiucai, who was a few years older than Wu Haogu, and said, "Eight in the clan." Then he pointed to the man beside him, "He is a martial artist and a good plan, and he has done ten in the clan." We all came to Kaifeng Mansion with the big daddy, and the big daddy wanted us to follow the eldest brother to do things. ”

"How old are you? What is it doing? Wu Haogu saw that the two of them were quite old, so he asked again.

The answer was still Mura Xiucai, whose name was Wu Haoxue, and he said: "The younger brother is eighteen years old this year, and the tenth brother is seventeen years old this year, and they all studied at Baibo Family School before they came out...... They also farm. ”