In October in the south of the Yangtze River, drizzle falls, the whole city is hazy, and the willows are hidden in it.

Zhao Yujie opened the window and saw the raindrops splashing on the eaves next door. There were endless layers of raindrops. She couldn't help but think of the golden and iron horses that night in Bianliang City, with thousands of people fighting, and sighed slightly.

——Although she did not personally experience the battle, she could completely deduce and imagine the scene based on the reports from the church.

"My God, it's windy and rainy, the weather is getting colder, and you're weak, so you'd better close the windows."

Xiaodie, the chief master of the divine sect, entered the house with a brazier. When he saw Zhao Yujie standing in front of the window without wearing a mink fur, he quickly came up to close the window and helped Zhao Yujie sit down on the low platform.

Looking at the brazier with bright red flames, Zhao Yujie laughed to herself: "It's only October, and I'm still in the south of the Yangtze River. I didn't expect that when it rains, I will have to rely on the brazier to keep warm."

Since her cultivation was abolished, Zhao Yujie's body has become much weaker. Not to mention compared with practitioners, even ordinary healthy women can no longer compare.

Xiaodie moved the brazier in front of the squat and said without raising her head: "The brazier is originally used for heating. Use it when you need to use it. Why worry about what time it is.

"God's envoys travel the world to spread blessings for God, and they rely on their supreme wisdom and extraordinary character. Do they still want to be like those ordinary people, exposing their chests in the cold winter to show their power?"

Zhao Yujie was dumbfounded by Xiaodie's words, "I haven't seen you for a few days, but you have gained a lot of wisdom. You can actually tell me these truths."

Xiaodie sat aside and said with a smile: "After following the divine envoy for so long, even a piece of wood should have been influenced by spiritual energy, let alone a person?"

Without further chatting with Xiaodie, Zhao Yujie sat cross-legged and said with a calm expression: "Tell me about the latest battle situation."

Xiaodie's words were concise and concise: "Yesterday, the last state surrendered to Zhao and Jin. There is no more Wu power in the north of the Yangtze River. The Jianghuai War has come to an end.

"Also yesterday, the second batch of Zhao and Jin soldiers and horses heading north to return to Hedong crossed the Huaihe River. So far, Zhao and Jin have 150,000 soldiers and horses heading north one after another. The Jin army's elite cavalry, which is the fastest, is about to reach Bianliang.

"Today, King Wu finally came to his senses and held his first court meeting after returning to the south. However, people in Jinling were not at peace. Before, King Wu had said that he would severely punish the defeated generals, but he has not mentioned this matter today. It is estimated that he will do so later.

There will also be heavy thunder but light rain."

After listening to Xiaodie's statement, Zhao Yujie didn't show any expression, not even comment. She simply nodded and settled the matter. It could be seen that either she was too lazy to care about these things now, or they were not beyond her expectations.

"How is the situation of the divine religion?" Zhao Yujie asked next.

Xiao Die's eyebrows were a little serious: "We suffered heavy losses in the Central Plains War, especially after Zhang Jing went crazy, which caused unimaginable disasters to us. Many religious altars were destroyed by Zhang Jing before they had time to evacuate.

"Our foundation was originally in the Central Plains. Leaving aside the Wangji realm and late-stage practitioners of the Yuanshen realm, after this battle, we lost the entire Central Plains foundation. In addition to the casualties of our disciples, we lost more than half."

At the end, Xiaodie couldn't help gritting her teeth, her heartache was beyond words.

Zhao Yujie waved her hand calmly, signaling Xiaodie not to be so anxious, and said without any fluctuation in her voice:

"The past is in the past. After this disaster, the divine religion will surely prosper. Don't worry too much about the past. Now that we have arrived in Wu State, we have the entire Jiangnan to show our strength, and we will soon make a comeback."

Xiaodie was not as optimistic as Zhao Yujie. She bit her lower lip and hesitated:

"But the envoy, King Wu's attitude towards us is not very friendly. It is completely incomparable with Zhang Jing's reliance and trust in us at the beginning. I am afraid that even the conditions he previously agreed to us will be greatly reduced.

"In addition, the scholar-bureaucrats of the Wu Kingdom regard us as their opponents and are always on guard against and fighting with each other. The disciples are worried that our missionary work in the Wu Kingdom will not go smoothly and cannot be compared with what we did in the Central Plains."

These are all facts.

As the battle for the deer in the Central Plains ended with Zhao Jin's complete victory, the divine religion that stood on the opposite side of Zhao Jin inevitably tasted the consequences of failure. Now it not only suffered heavy losses, but was also in a bad situation, and its future was worrying.

However, Zhao Yujie did not look at all worried.

She pointed at Xiaodie, shook her head, and said helplessly: "I was saying just now that you have a lot more wisdom. It has only been a while now, and you have proven me wrong."

Xiaodie was startled: "Wrong?"

"It is indeed wrong."

"Please ask the divine messenger for guidance."

Zhao Yujie raised her head and looked at the courtyard where the rain kept falling outside the door, and said leisurely: "The Kingdom of Wu suffered such a great defeat, all its warriors were lost, the treasury was empty, its strength was greatly damaged, its prestige was gone, and countless orphans and widows were added to the country.

There are a lot of complaints, people are distracted, and it is difficult for everyone to feel at ease.

"In addition, although the Jin army has not crossed the Yangtze River this time, it will inevitably carry out a land reform war in the Jianghuai River. Its impact will spread to the south of the Yangtze River in three or two years, and the ruling order of the Wu Kingdom will definitely be shaken.

"Three or five years later, when the Jin army marched south again, the people of Wu wanted to eat pots of pulp to welcome the king's army. How should the king of Wu respond?

"Looking back at this war in the Central Plains at this time, as far as the Wu State is concerned, how different is it from the battle of the country's subjugation?

"If you were the King of Wu, how would you reverse the crisis when the building is about to collapse and the country is in danger? And what can you rely on to turn the tide?"

Xiaodie opened her small mouth with a dull look on her face.

It wasn't that she didn't understand the profound meaning of Zhao Yujie's words. On the contrary, she reacted quickly and understood immediately. It was precisely because of understanding that she became like this.

"Do you understand?" Zhao Yujie asked with a smile.

Realizing that because she had opened her mouth for too long, a large amount of saliva flowed out from her lips, Xiaodie closed her mouth suddenly, and her jaw suddenly creaked, "Disciple understands.

"At this time, the King of Wu had nothing to offer the people of Wu, at least compared to Zhao Jin, so he was destined to be unable to win back the hearts of Zhao Jin.

"For the current plan, the King of Wu has only one way out, and that is to use religious methods to control the minds of the people of Wu, so that the people in Jiangnan are willing to continue to work for him!"

Zhao Yujie nodded slightly, continued to look at the wind and rain in the courtyard, and said calmly:

“As a king or a ruler, when he cannot bring any benefits to his people and still wants to maintain his rule, he can only find a god and impose a belief on his people.

"With this god and this faith, the people can endure hunger, cold, poverty, misery, torture, hardship, ignore all kinds of beautiful temptations from the outside, piously turn themselves into stone-stupid people, and are willing to be oppressed

Exploitation.

"For King Wu, this is the easiest and least cost-effective way. What reason does he have for not choosing this way?"

Xiaodie nodded vigorously.

This also means that Yang Yanguang must cooperate with the divine religion and rely on the divine religion many times.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the divine religion not to develop and grow in Jiangnan.

...

Wearing the luxurious divine robe of a fourth-grade master, standing in front of a pure gold statue that was more than one foot tall, Zuo Che'er's face was full of majesty and piety, and he led many disciples behind him to burn incense and worship the Golden God.

After going through a whole set of procedures, Zuo Che'er signaled the disciples to disperse, leaving only a few masters in the hall. After looking at these different religious masters, Zuo Che'er Baoxiang said solemnly:

"King Wu has issued an edict to worship the gods as the state religion and to make the gods' envoys the state teachers. In half a month, the official ceremony will be held in Jinling City, and you and I will have to go there early to listen to the instructions.

"In the past few days, you must take your disciples out of the religious altar and go into the common people to preach God's will, spread God's blessings, explain the doctrines of God's scriptures, cure diseases and provide disaster relief, and do many good deeds."

None of the masters refused to promise.

"Great Master, when we go out this time, are we going to preach to the people the purpose of our White Clothes Sect - no, the Qingxiu Sect? Or should we wait until the people recognize the religion and then do this step by step?"

The master asked tentatively.

After the Battle of Bianliang, the situation of the Baiyi Sect in the Divine Religion became very delicate.

Zuo Che'er and other Jin practitioners took the opportunity to gather a large number of former disciples of the Baiyi Sect, changed their name to the Qingxiu Sect, and continued to exist under a different face. This could not only effectively get rid of the disadvantageous situation of the Baiyi Sect, but also retain the power of the Whiteyi Sect to the maximum extent.

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"God's will is our will, God's teachings are our thoughts, how can we preach other opinions?" Zuo Che'er looked at the guru and made it clear that the other party was asking the question knowingly.

"My servant understands." The master clasped his hands together with a happy face.

They are disciples of the Qing Xiu Sect, and the teachings they spread are naturally the purpose of the Qing Xiu Sect.

After everyone retreated, Zuo Che'er came to the door of the palace. He held the four-character plaque of Dawei Palace on his head and looked down at the disciples who were busy in the altar, with solemn eyebrows and solemn eyes.

...

To the east of Hedong, under the command of Gaobi, the Qin army camped.

A few days ago, the Qin army broke through the Yindi Pass, captured Jiahu Fort, marched all the way north and led more than a dozen military forts, successfully threatening Lingshi City. It was only a short distance away from breaking through the Queshu Valley, entering the Jinzhong plains, and joining forces with the partial army.

Just one final battle.

Although this process took a long time and the Qin army suffered numerous casualties, it finally reached here. In addition, the partial division of the Qin army that entered Fenzhou blocked the Jin army's support. The Jin army in Lingshi City was short of arrows and food, and its combat power was insufficient. The dawn of victory was

It can already be seen.

In the main tent of the Chinese army, Wei Chongshan replaced Wei Wuxian and sat behind the commander's desk, with an iron-colored face. Wei Wuxian sat at the bottom, with eyebrows like knives. The other generals were either sitting or standing, either sullen or angry.

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The atmosphere was tense, like a pot of oil and water about to boil.

This is definitely not the atmosphere you should have when a big victory is in sight.

The reason why Wei Chongshan rushed to the army at this time was not to boost morale and lead the soldiers to break through the last obstacle in Queshu Valley. He came because the Qin army in the east of Hedong was already in a critical situation and urgently needed to make a decisive move.

An important decision.

"The two boys Zhao Ping and Zhao Ying have arrived at Yangliu City and are crossing the river now. They bring not only 40,000 to 50,000 cavalry, but also several rebel reserve battalions that have completed reorganization and training in Xuzhou and Bianliang, totaling eight

More than ten thousand horsemen!

"The second batch of 100,000 Jin troops returning to the Central Plains are almost all regular rebel troops. They have arrived in Chenzhou a few days ago. Judging from the direction they are marching, it is not Bianliang, but the Luoyang area! Ning Xiaozi is likely to attack Luoyang this time

, the troops entered Tongguan and directly threatened Guanzhong!"
Chapter completed!