Zuo Ci really had difficulties because he encountered the greatest resistance to reviving the Taoist sect, and this resistance was Yan Liang, the emperor of the Great Chu. />
The Emperor of Great Chu did not believe in gods, ghosts, or Buddhism. He was completely a madman who did not respect ghosts and gods, and was not afraid of heaven or earth.
Since Zhang Lu committed suicide and destroyed the Five Doks of Rice Sect, officials at all levels of the Great Chu have been constantly suppressing the Taoist sect under the instruction of Yan Liang.
The Danding School wanted to build a Taoist temple in the county town, but the government did not allow it, and wanted to open an essay, but the government did not allow it, and wanted to recruit believers publicly, but the government even more so.
In short, although the government did not explicitly ban Taoist sects, it puts small shoes on Taoist sects everywhere and does not allow them to develop and expand.
In such a big environment, Zuo Ci could only secretly promote Taoism, secretly recruit religious believers, and secretly develop Taoism when he was too shameful to do so.
Under such circumstances, the revival and development of the Taoist sect is naturally very slow and is far from satisfying Zuo Ci's ambitions.
However, although Yan Liang suppressed the Taoist sect, the temptation of Taoist sect's alchemy and immortality still had considerable influence. Not only the people, but also some officials secretly followed the Taoist sect and supported some Taoist priests to refine immortal pills for them.
Qinghe Prefect is the one with the highest rank among these officials at the level of two thousand stones.
Not long ago, Zuo Ci took advantage of the Quanzong hand to present a few immortal pills to Yan Liang, hoping to induce Yan Liang to seek immortality, so that he could relax his suppression and even support his Taoist sect.
Even Qin Shihuang, who had cleared the **, could not help but temptation to immortality, let alone Yan Liang, who was greedy for women.
Zuo Ciman thought that his methods would be successful, but not long ago, the news of Quan Zong being deposed failed Zuo Ci's hope.
As a last resort, Zuo Cicai came to Yanmen and came to ask Sima Yi for help.
Yan Liang was young and strong, and he was afraid that he would have ruled the world for decades. If the Taoist sect was suppressed for decades, he would inevitably go to an end.
In order to avoid this bad luck, Zuo Ci only hoped to Sima Yi and hoped to defeat Yan Liang with Sima Yi. Only when the Great Jin destroyed the Great Chu could the Taoist sect have the possibility of revival.
Zuo Ci did not hide it and said bluntly to bring his current way.
Sima Yi's expression did not change much, he just stroked his beard and nodded slightly, as if it was expected.
"Although I am a mortal enemy of Yan Liang, Yan's thief is powerful right now. Unless you can start a big change like the Yellow Turban Rebellion and cause bloody storms in the Central Plains, otherwise..."
Sima Yi didn't say anything more. It was obvious that he was a little disliked by Zuo Ci's strength.
Zuo Ci smiled slightly: "Your Majesty doesn't have to underestimate me. These old people are hiding their strength and secretly developing the Danding School. Although their strength is not as strong as the Taiping Road back then, it can also cause some storm."
Sima Yi's expression moved slightly, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
"Besides, Yan Liang's army has been fighting for many years. Although the taxes of the people of the two rivers have not increased much, they have been working hard and have already complained in secret. I only need to use a little trick to add a lot of fire to this complaint. I believe it must
Can help Your Majesty.”
Zuo Ci made a confident statement and really moved Sima Yi. His originally sad face began to show a look of hope.
According to Sima Yi's original plan, he wanted to defend Bingzhou. When the people of the Central Plains were in full swing, he would take advantage of the situation to counterattack.
Unfortunately, Yan Liang's military attack was too powerful. He could not wait for the day when the Chu people were furious and was about to be destroyed.
Now, Zuo Ci's appearance has rekindled his hope.
Although Zuo Ci does not have the power of Zhang Jiao, as long as he can cause some turmoil in the Central Plains, Yan Liang has to withdraw his troops and get him a chance to breathe, that would be great.
"I am very interested in listening to how Taoist priest can incite the people to cause trouble." Sima Yi asked with a smile.
Sima Yi already had the idea of cooperating with Zuo Ci, but he wanted to confirm that Zuo Ci had this ability. After all, it was no longer the era of Zhang Jiao. I wanted to encourage the people to rebel just by refining a few so-called immortal pills, but it was a bit unfair.
It's realistic.
"Your Majesty doesn't believe me, so I will show you a few tricks." Zuo Ci smiled faintly and walked a few steps forward.
Sima Yi looked curious and wanted to see what kind of tricks this old Taoist could show.
But Zuo Ci shook his clothes and swept the whisk toward the desk. Wherever he passed, a silver ingot magically turned out to be transformed.
Sima Yi's expression changed drastically. He quickly picked up the silver ingot and looked carefully. He found that it was real.
"Master Zuo, this is..." Sima Yi held the silver ingot in his hand and looked at Zuo Ci in surprise, looking incredible.
Zuo Ci smiled faintly and said, "I am not talented, I have obtained the true teachings of Nanhua Immortals, and have learned some immortal techniques and roughly understood the art of transforming gold from the void. Your Majesty thinks that with this technique, can I tempt those people to cause trouble?
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"Of course, of course, I believe in the ability and Taoist Zuo's ability." Sima Yi was amazed and looked at Zuo Ci with admiration.
When Zhang Jiao encouraged Taiping Dao people to raise trouble, it was mostly because many people could not bear the pain of oppression, and followed Zhang Jiao to resist angrily.
Although the people today do not have the oppression of the past, Zuo Ci can make money and induce them to cause trouble.
As the saying goes, people are financially responsible and birds die for food. As long as there is enough profit, even a person who is honest and honest, he cannot tolerate temptation.
To put it bluntly, Zuo Ci wanted to rely on his immortal magic that could turn into money to use money to induce the people to commit rebellion.
Zuo Ci's methods are completely different from Zhang Jiao, but the effect is the same.
Zuo Ci showed this move and completely subdued Sima Yi. How could he not believe in Zuo Ci's abilities?
"It's good that Your Majesty believes, then I will use this magic technique to help Your Majesty with one arm." Zuo Ci smiled confidently.
At this time, Sima Yi calmed down and asked again: "Master Zuo is so helpful to me, I'm afraid there are still some conditions, so I might as well say it."
"Haha, Your Majesty is quick to speak, he is indeed the true Lord of Life." Zuo Ci smiled and said happily: "Then I am not going to beat around the bush. I just want to remember my achievements after Your Majesty attacks and destroys Yan Liang and seizes the world.
Allow the Taoist sect to develop freely and no longer suppress it.”
It's true.
Sima Yi nodded slightly, and Zuo Ci's conditions were exactly what he thought.
"Of course, the Taoist sect is no longer the same as before. After experiencing the lessons of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, I dare not have any indecent thoughts about the country's magical artifacts. What the people of my Taoist sect think is just to preach the sermons and promote the Taoist sages of the ancestors.
It only benefits the people and the country.”
Zuo Ci made a promise to Sima Yi that the Taoist sect only preaches and will never imitate Taiping Tao and do such a traitor.
"No matter whether you preach or not, I will use your Taoist sect to resolve today's crisis..." Sima Yi thought to himself.
When Sima Yi turned his eyes, he laughed and said proudly: "With the words of Taoist Zuo, I will be relieved. If things can be accomplished and one day in the future, I will definitely enfeoff Taoist sects as the national religion and serve the Tao.
I have become a national teacher and think it is a reward."
Sima Yi simply patted his chest and made a huge promise.
Zuo Ci was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, Sima Yi was so generous that he not only wanted to worship Taoism as the national religion, but also Zuo Ci as the national teacher.
If this is true, wouldn’t the Taoist sect be so successful that it has become the world’s largest sect, and Zuo Ci has become a Taoist ancestor who can be compared with Laozi and Zhuangzi.
In delight, Zuo Ci immediately thanked Sima Yi repeatedly, and the two sides reached an agreement before leaving.
Sima Yi personally sent Zuo Ci out of the government, watching Zuo Ci float out, and a cold smile appeared in his eyes.
"Yan Thief, Yan Thief, it's not that easy for you to destroy my Dajin. This time I'll ask you to catch a fire in your backyard. See if you don't run away with your tail between your legs, haha~~"
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To the south of Pingcheng, the plain is plain.
In the imperial camp, Yan Liang sat high above and listened to the reports of various troops.
The Wen Chou Pioneer Army in the north has advanced to the south of Pingcheng. It can attack Pingcheng just as soon as the food and grass arrives.
Although Sima Yi only had 10,000 troops in Pingcheng, Pingcheng was Yanbeijian City. Even if Yan Liang had an absolute advantage in military strength, he would not be underestimated.
Because Yan Liang's goal was not only to destroy Jin, he had already turned his attention to the grassland outside the border, intending to destroy Jin State, take advantage of the victory to launch troops out of the border, eliminate the Xianbei tribes, and solve the external troubles of the northern border of the empire in one fell swoop.
According to the information sent back from the grassland, Kebi Neng was attacked by the Western Xianbei headed by Tuoba Xianbei and the Eastern Xianbei headed by Murong Xianbei. He was defeated repeatedly and was on the verge of annihilation.
Once Ke Bi Neng was destroyed, the central Xianbei would be divided by the Tuoba tribe and Murong tribe. By then, the strength of the two movies would increase drastically. If these two movies could form an alliance and attack and defend each other, it would be a force that should not be underestimated.
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For Yan Liang, Sima Yi is no longer a problem. The Xianbei people outside the Great Wall were his new enemy.
"What about Pingcheng? Is there any abnormal information?" Yan Liang asked.
Sima Yi is not the kind of person who is desperate. He knows that it is impossible to defend Pingcheng to the death, but he still gathers his troops in Pingcheng instead of escaping from the frontier. This decisive posture made Yan Liang feel a little suspicious.
"There is nothing suspicious in Pingcheng. Sima Yi did concentrate all his troops in Pingcheng, practice day and night, and prepare to fight to the death."
After a pause, Xu Shu said again: "If you really say it is suspicious, you just need to give me a detailed reward. Recently, many Taoist priests have appeared in Pingcheng, going in and out of the Jin army camp, and I don't know what purpose it is."
Taoist priest?
Yan Liang's brows slightly condensed, thinking that Taoism mainly developed in the Two Rivers and Bingzhou, and there was not even a Taoist temple. Why would Taoists appear in Yanmen and enter and leave Sima Yi's military camp at such a time?
Something is suspicious!
The Yellow Turban Rebellion on Taiping Road was a lesson for the past, and Yan Liang could not be unaware of Taoist priests. As for the previous use of Taoist priests to prepare gunpowder, there was no way to do it. Who made science in this era backward? Only Taoist priests could barely do "chemistry"
Home”.
"Zifeng, since Zhang Jiao's defeat, who is the leader of the Taoist sect?" Yan Liang was surprised and suddenly asked Zhou Cang, who was born in the Yellow Turban.