At the opening ceremony, Si Xiang used his magic power to execute several wavering incense owners on the spot, and Si Xiang acted as a warning to others.
In this way, the various local incense halls can generally be stabilized, and then the rebellious incense halls can be slowly dealt with.
"As for the Taoist priest Zhang, we should also send him an invitation to come and watch the ceremony." Xuande said.
Luo Saichun was very worried: "This man has great magic power - what if he breaks our spell?"
"Humph, I don't believe that he really has such strong magic power." Xuan Dexiong smiled confidently, "If he comes, we have more than ten good players from the general circle. It is said that two fists are difficult to defeat four hands; if he doesn't come,
Even if he is timid and loses most of his momentum, the followers who follow him will also be shaken."
Everyone thought it was reasonable when they heard it. However, most people were still worried that the other party's magic power was too high. In the event of a conflict, they were afraid that their own side would suffer too many casualties. However, no one dared to say this to his face, and no one wanted to be worn by the Dharma Master.
"Timid" hat.
"No matter how powerful he is, he is just one person. If there really is a conflict, everyone will risk their lives to defend the Tao and eliminate the demons, and wipe out the other Taoism in one fell swoop." Xuan De said slowly, "What do you think?"
Xuan De holds a high position in the sect, and no one here can compare with him. Although his words were a question, he could not tolerate any objections from below. So the group of people only said in unison: "I would like to see the head of Dharma riding a horse!"
"Don't worry, everyone," Xuande stood up and said in a deep voice, "The heretic is really very powerful. You can't do anything to him. I also have a way to deal with him. At worst, I have spent ten years of skills and used the Zheng Lei method to kill him in one fell swoop!
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Everyone was shocked: Xuande's "Zheng Lei Technique" is said to be the true teaching of the previous leader. It is extremely powerful. Once activated, it will often kill and injure a large number of people. Because the damage is too heavy, it is rarely used. Now I heard that there is this magic.
As a backing, a group of people who were originally a little anxious suddenly calmed down. A few clever ones quickly said a load of flattering words. Xuan De could only laugh it off.
Ma Weisan saw that the atmosphere was relaxed and quickly ordered people to prepare wine. The group exchanged glasses and drank wine. During the dinner, they also discussed some steps and means to develop academic affairs and rectify the aftermath of the collapse of the local Xiangtang. Several envoys from the general altar proposed
It is necessary to recruit some "loyal and reliable" people from other places to take over as the heads of the Xiang Hall. Of course, Si Xiang and others have already prepared the list.
Xuande, of course, kept saying: "Okay." This group of people just wanted a good position for their nephew, friend, and apprentice. Now that they were contributing, he certainly didn't want to spoil the fun, so Ma Weisan didn't dare to say anything more.
Ma Weisan had a smile on his face and was submissive, but he was extremely unhappy in his heart. He had conquered half of the Yizhou branch by himself, so why should outsiders get involved? But he did not dare to say a word.
He didn't dare to show any shyness on his face. It was still unclear whether he could continue to be the leader of the altar. Everything was controlled by this sanctimonious and sinister old man. In order to save his life and position, Ma Weisan
Not only was he asked for more than 15,000 taels of silver, but he also had to agree to give him a mansion in Yizhou City and keep the two maids given to him in it. Of course, he had to repay all the expenses. In order
He kept his position as the leader of the branch altar and also promised to arrange for four of his disciples to "serve" in the Yizhou branch altar, and arrange for them to become "sixiang" within three to five years.
To sum up, in the future, the Yizhou branch will be a piece of fat that Xuande can claim at will.
Whenever he thought about this, Ma Weisan felt extremely distressed and even felt that it would be a way out for him to simply vote for that Taoist priest. No matter what the background of that Taoist priest was, if a powerful person like him defected, the other party would always treat him with courtesy.
But this thought always made him break out in a cold sweat, even if it only passed through his mind.
Once the important matter was decided, preparations for holding the incense hall opening ceremony began in full swing. Ma Weisan was particularly hard-working because he was a convicted criminal. Not only did he order his subordinates to take care of everyone from the main altar, he also personally organized the preparations for the incense hall opening.
At the grand ceremony, for a while, the sect that was already in turmoil in Yizhou began to become active again.
Envoys on horseback, on foot, and in sedan chairs rushed throughout Yizhou, sending messages about the opening of Xiangtang. When Zhang Yingchen was organizing academic affairs in Yunshengguan, he paid great attention to the activities of the sect in the local area. He knew that the new refuge would be favourable.
The church has a complex staff and is not yet a firm believer in the New Taoism. It is not a force that can be trusted, so the task of monitoring the Yizhou branch is left to Ye Mengyan's team.
The most available ones are the people from the original Xiangtang in Dadianzhuang. Most of these believers have seen him "practice magic", and their attitude is relatively firm. From this group of people, Zhang Yingchen organized the first batch of local
"Study Group".
The main purpose of calling it a "study group" instead of Xiangtang is to show a clean break with the old system. In reality, this so-called study group is a complete transformation of the original sect in Xiangtang in a big shop.
.The "study groups" in other places in Yizhou also come from this way.
According to Zhang Yingchen's original idea, New Taoism cannot adopt a system like traditional monotheism, nor can it follow the organizational model of Huidao Sect: that is, there are clear believers' initiation rituals, strict organization, strict superior-subordinate relationships, etc. These are considered by the elders
Elements that the monastery regards as a threat cannot exist. But now he found that this idea is unimpeded in the Li District and Han District of Hainan Island: there is strong protection from the Senate regime, while other religions are weak, including the most powerful Lingao Seminary.
There is no hostile relationship with New Taoism. He can slowly infiltrate the faith in a gentle way.
In order to show that the concept of New Taoism is to "change customs" and "advocate science", it not only needs to draw a clear line with the folk Taoism, but also needs to be different from traditional Taoism, so its organizational system is started from scratch.
The system promoted by Zhang Yingchen is to use Taoist temples as the core of the region and replace them with institutions such as medical houses where there are no Taoist temples. He does not establish secret or semi-secret institutions such as incense halls and altars that are common in traditional folk associations.
It is an upright institution under the traditional system.
All new Taoist Taoist temples, even those located in areas ruled by the Ming Dynasty, must try to obtain formal permission from the local Taoist Records Bureau and put on the cloak of legality. If it is difficult to get approval for a new one for a while, then try to obtain the permission of some old Taoist temples.
Leadership and control rights, and then transformation. There are many officially named temples in prefectures and counties in various places, which are either in disrepair, or not popular, and fall into derelict. It is not difficult to obtain control.
According to Zhang Yingchen's design, New Taoism implements the "one county, one view" system, that is, each county.
It also includes prefectures at the same level as counties. A Taoist temple is set up as the belief center of the new Taoism. Believers as individuals move around this belief center. However, there are no incense halls, incense heads and other characters below this belief center.
There is no grassroots organization, and there are no clear initiation rituals such as baptism and initiation.
However, a series of events after arriving in Yizhou made Zhang Yingchen's original idea shaken. In a situation where the opponent has many grassroots organizations and can use violence without hesitation when necessary, our own side does not develop grassroots organizations with more combat effectiveness.
, not to mention expanding the influence, even survival in the local area is worrying. Zhang Yingchen thought that if he hadn't been possessed by the halo of the protagonist since arriving in Yizhou, he would have reported to the thirty-three days long ago.
To this end, he wrote a memorandum to the Religious Office, and at the same time wrote a letter to Dai E, asking him to immediately take the memorandum to see He Ying, report on the organization method of the New Taoist missionary work outside the Green Zone, and obtain his understanding.
"...At this stage, if we do not set up grassroots organizations, we will indeed be squeezed out by our opponents in Yizhou. This will cause serious setbacks for our next activities in Yizhou and even the entire southern Shandong..."
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Now, regardless of the reply from the Religious Affairs Office, Zhang Yingchen decided to set up a team first. The current situation was unclear, and he had no organization, so he was going into battle alone.
For this reason, he decided to take over all the Xiangtangs who had originally come to him. At this stage, he would not conduct any screening and cleaning, nor would he adjust the organization. He would first consolidate the territory. This is how the "study group" in Dadianzhuang was established.
He got up. Relying on this unreliable system, he at least had a grassroots organization that he could direct, so he didn't have to do everything himself. Of course, the economy was also a lot easier.
These days, while he is wary of his opponents' counterattacks, he has focused mainly on disaster relief and arrangements for victims to receive food delivery.
I am very busy every day. According to the historical process, the natural disasters in Yizhou and surrounding areas will be more severe next year. The local civil disaster relief system, which has suffered heavy losses this year, will be overwhelmed. By then, it will be Zhang Yingchen who will show his magical powers.
It's time to catch people.
While they were busy, Ye Mengyan's surveillance team reported the latest developments in Majiazhai, where the Yizhou branch is located. A group of people suddenly arrived, and then the believers in each "study group" who were responsible for monitoring the market also sent relevant information: Lade
Among the people there were several senior personnel such as Dharma protectors from the internal and external Dharma halls of the Jinan General Altar.
As the news of the visitor from the Jinan General Forum spread, Zhang Yingchen felt that there was a clear feeling of panic in each "study group", especially among the current "group leaders", the past incense master, Si Xiang, a small cadre.
Among the believers, it was obvious that they were still afraid of the "magic" of the people coming from the main altar. Some believers even secretly informed him: some group leaders had sent people to go to Majia Village quietly. And some had not yet done so.
He came to defect to him, but Xiangtang, who was warm to him and eager to build relationships, suddenly turned cold.!