Sitting by the lake, the sun is gradually setting towards the west.

Prophet Zhao's apocalypse continued.

"In the final analysis, Tiandao is still a secular religion, and exploring the way of heaven, respecting the gods, and sacrificing ancestral spirits are its three main principles. In the face of the low-level Chinese people and Li Shu, the focus of the mission is to preach that the Hebo and mountain ghosts they worship are actually a form of the way of heaven; For the literate scholars, the way of heaven itself should be proclaimed. ”

Nanzi asked puzzledly, "Why do you have to treat them differently?" ”

"It's like Bian Que treating people, but different prescriptions are prescribed for the same disease. The people are ignorant, and too profound philosophies will only make them drowsy, and they like simple and straightforward idols of ghosts and gods. The spread of Tiandao Sect among the people must be like a raging fire, because after believing in it, there is no need to change the original worship, and they can also participate in some rituals that enhance their sense of belonging, and the messy ghosts and gods will be co-opted by Tiandaoism. ”

There is one thing that Zhao Wuxian did not say directly, the purpose of co-opting the ghosts and gods of the countries is not to carry them forward, but to gradually dissipate their influence, and strive to finally leave only the order of heaven and the rules of nature!

"But the upper-class scholars are not so easy to deceive, such as the great Sima Ziniu of the Song Kingdom, although he will fear the way of heaven, he will definitely refuse other ghosts and idols with a dark face."

This is deliberately done by Zhao Wuxian, "Heavenly Dao" does not create a personality, an insurmountable God, but creates a void essence, which makes people awe-inspiring and does not stifle people's curiosity.

Just the "Heavenly Question", which is an enlightening doctrine, can make people fall into the trap of learning from things, and the witches will study and study it. Maybe it's going to come up with astrophysics.

There is also "the Tao gives birth to all things, and all things have spirits." However, heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are used as dogs". If Zhao Wuxian had the heart to guide, maybe in his lifetime, he would still be able to hear "everyone is equal under the way of heaven" or even "all things are equal under the way of heaven"!

So after burying so many traps, he was not worried that the spread of Tiandao Sect among the people would stifle the contention of a hundred schools.

This teaching is based on Taoist philosophy, and Lao Zhuang's thought can be self-consistent, and I don't know what Lao Tzu's expression will be after he knows, and whether he will ride a green ox to kill the door.

Not to mention the Mo family, the Mo family, which originated from the artisan group in the Song Dynasty, originally advocated Ming ghosts. Mozi believes that the reason why the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are in turmoil is because everyone has doubts about ghosts and gods. I don't believe that ghosts and gods can reward the virtuous and punish the violent. If the people of the world believe that ghosts and gods can reward the virtuous and punish the violent, and there will be reverence and bottom line in doing things, then how can the world be chaotic?

Zhao Wuxian had only refined this thought, and if in another thirty or forty years, the Song Kingdom would have an additional Heavenly Daoist believer named Mo Zhai, he would not be surprised at all.

As for Confucianism, the Confucian idea of revering ghosts and gods was only spread among the scholars, who made up 1 percent of the population. Even in the Song and Ming dynasties, the imperial court was still ********. The emperor worships heaven and earth and propagates the mandate of heaven. The people at the bottom should still do something, worshipping the land god, Buddha, Taishang Laojun, Guan Erye, and Confucius and Mencius on the other. Even Christ Jesus will gladly accept it as long as it is useful for real life......

What's more, in Zhao Wuxian's planning. The main spread area of Tiandao Sect was the Qi, Wu, Chu and other areas where the centrifugal force of the Qin and Han dynasties was the strongest, and the Wufeng Obscenity Temple continued until more than a thousand years later. The national conditions of Jinlu and other countries are different. In these countries where morale is rising, it is necessary to firmly suppress the idols of ghosts and gods. It is enough to advocate the exploration of the essence of the "Heavenly Dao".

First of all, we must build temples in the main cities of the Song Kingdom, set up Tai Chi altars, and let the people who believe in obscene shrines attach. In the cultivation of witches, in addition to understanding the basic teachings, it is also necessary to learn a certain amount of agricultural and medical knowledge, and at the same time, it is necessary to take medicine when there is a disease, and the prevention and control of plagues is also said to be a kind of heavenly order, and things such as burning grass roots and praying for healing are no longer allowed to be promoted. Let them spread the order of heaven one township and one place to another, and by the way, help Song Guozhengqing count the number of households in the border areas......"

Nanzi hesitated, but still said, "Nanzi knows." ”

Zhao Wuxian nodded, and he couldn't stop thinking about this idea in his heart. In addition to the Yibian Que lineage, the medical witches of this era have not yet separated, and the new generation of Wuzhu of the Song Kingdom may become a group of barefoot doctors who go to the mountains and go to the countryside, and they are also household census statisticians.

The administrative power of the Song State cannot be compared with Zhao Wuxian's side, and the county system and Shiwu system cannot be grafted on for the time being. Coupled with the lack of ability of the eldest brother, he can only let Nanzi help him in the control of the grassroots, in short, he must make the Song State the strongest shield and granary behind the East and West Zhao in the future war!

"What about Sishang? Can Nanzi establish Tiandao temples in Teng, Xue, and Xiao Di? "Nanzi has heard so much today, and she can't wait to implement it.

"This ...... It's not too late to wait until the foundation of the Song Dynasty is solid. ”

Now there are only Ju and Di in the Nine Kingdoms of Sishang, but Zhao Wuxian is sure that Zigong will come forward, and the country of Di that is close at hand must be in his bag!

Nanzi agreed with some interest, it was already evening at this time, and the twilight in the bamboo forest several feet high was coming especially quickly, so Zhao Wuxian reached out and pulled her up, and carefully brushed off the bamboo leaves that stained her clothes.

"I've said pretty much everything theoretically, you have to do it well when you go back, and as for the sacrificial rituals, you can change it yourself. Let's go, it's getting dark, and if you don't go back, I'm afraid you and I will be suspicious. ”

……

After leaving the lake, Zhao Wuxian deliberately made a big circle, beat a few roe deer before ending the "inspection", and when he returned to the camp where more than 10,000 people from the Lu, Song, Teng, and Xue allied forces were stationed, the sky was already dark, and the red sun reflected the sky full of colorful clouds.

Sima Ziniu and Chen Yin, the head of the Le family, sat in Shangqiu to preside over the state affairs, and it was Le Wei who led the troops to come, this rough nervous Song Guozhengqing ran out to meet Wu Xian regardless of his identity, and the two of them went back to the big tent on the way, and they also met the big Wu Nanzi who had already returned.

Nanzi wore black hair, veiled, and flowing wizard's robes. After seeing Zhao Wuxian, she and the witch wishes stopped to salute, their eyes did not squint, and they looked holy and ruthless.

"Great Witch." Zhao Wuxian and Le Wei also saluted her with solemn faces. But what Wuxian thought in his heart was Nanzi in the holy witch robe. Are you still wearing the profane garment you wore in the morning?

It was completely dark, and a few fireflies flowed. Already fluttering around them......

When they staggered, the two looked at each other and quickly left, but they already knew what it meant.

Only the ignorant Le Wei was still pulling Zhao Wuxian, and kept asking if Zigong's envoy to the country could work wonders, and he could really surrender without a fight?

……

"Honorable envoy, can you explain to the widow that Lu Guozhengqing led the army to camp on the border of Yiyi. What is the intention? Are you here to threaten the kingdom of Yi to submit, or do you want to invite the widow to go hunting with you? ”

Cao Yi, the eighteenth monarch of the State of Yi, was young, he wore a high crown, sat on the couch with a gloomy face, staring at the envoy of the State of Lu in the center of the hall, Duanmu Ci, and a group of tall Tiger Ben of the State of Yi held the dragon's head bronze Yue, as long as the monarch gave an order, he would pull down the envoy of the enemy country and behead him.

Pedestrians and messengers are originally a high-risk occupation. If you are not careful, you will lose your life, not to mention that the death and casualty rate of General Zhao's envoys has always been high.

Zigong was dressed in plain clothes and a white crown, and he was a soldier without size, but he had the confidence to make himself unharmed. A clever tongue like a spring is enough.

However, this son Cao Yi is not afraid of tigers, and a few years ago, when he performed the crown ceremony, he also sent someone to ask Confucius about the etiquette system, and he had the ambition to revitalize the country. If you want to make him surrender, I'm afraid you'll have to take a lot of words.

Seeing that Cao Yi was puffed up, he was unconvinced. Zigong raised his coat and said loudly: "Don't hide it, the foreign minister is here." It is precisely to save the country! ”

Hearing his alarmist words, the ministers of the palace changed color one after another.

Cao Yi laughed: "Save the country? Why do you need to save it? Although the territory of the State of Lu was increasingly pressurized, it was not in danger, and even won the title of Duke of Lu and hung outside the fish gate! Now the Zhao clan of Lu Zhengqing can dispatch no more than 10,000 troops, far less than when Lu Xugong was in power, the country of Lu is not a small and can be compared, maybe Zhao Qing has not yet broken through the border towns, and the divisions of Qi and Wu have been raised! ”

Zigong knew that Cao Yi relied on himself as the nephew of the Marquis of Qi, so he had some confidence, otherwise he would not have refused to submit to Yu Lu again and again. He shook his head and chuckled: "It seems that the destruction of the country is imminent, but the son still thinks it is safe, it is really a pity, a pity, can the ghosts of Yan An, Cao Xia, Yi Yi's father, and Di Wengong still eat blood?" ”

Cao Yi was suddenly angry: "You, you dare to say that I am the king of the dead country?" ”

"However, is you willing to listen to me analyze the situation of the country of Di for you?"

Cao Yi patted the case and said: "Say, you say!" If you don't say anything to your satisfaction, cut out your tongue, cut off your feet, and let you crawl back to deliver a letter to Zhao Wuxian! ”

Zigong was not afraid, and said clearly: "Yi, a small country, the place is only a hundred miles, although it is claimed to be six hundred, but the soldiers are not more than 10,000. The surrounding terrain is flat, and the transportation is convenient with the princes of Sishang, as if the spokes of the wheels are gathered on the axle, and there is no barrier from mountains and deep rivers. ”

"The topography of the country was originally a suitable place for warfare, not to mention being sandwiched by the princes. From the country of Lu to the country of Lu, but sixty or seventy miles, chickens and dogs smell each other; From the Song Kingdom to the Yi Kingdom, there are only more than 100 miles, and people run on horses and horses, and they do not get tired of coming. It is adjacent to Tengxue in the south and Xiaoyi in the east, and the soldiers are in all directions, but there is no friendly state. ”

"The general of Lu signed an alliance with the princes of Sishang, in order to respect the king, to make the princes stable, the monarch noble, and the reputation prominent. Now Lu, Song, Teng, and Xue will hunt in Lang, slaughter white horses, make blood alliances, and become brothers. However, the country of Yi is obviously close to the left, but he does not send an envoy, he does not ask a word, the princes of Sishang are all pro-Lu, but the country of Yi wants to be evil, this is the way to die! ”

Cao Yi pouted: "So what? For hundreds of years, the country of Yi has not survived! ”

Zigong said: "This time, that time!" Di Zi thought that he was the nephew of Qi Hou, and thought that being close to Qi and Wu could ensure that the society was worry-free? This is thinking too much, because Qi Wu is thousands of miles away, and far water can't save the near fire. ”

"If the son of Qi does not listen to the orders of the Lu State, Lu will send troops to attack the capital of the Lu State, and then send people to strictly guard the Yangguan and Liang Father on the front line of Mount Tai, then the Qi State will not be able to go south to support the Lu State, and if the Qi aid does not arrive, the capital will be besieged, and the State of Yi will be in danger! The country has moved its capital three times, where else can it move now? ”

"Furthermore, if Lu invites Song to attack together, Song, Lu, brothers, Song will gladly agree, first arrange soldiers in Pengcheng and Huaisi, Wu people see that Song is prepared, and focus on attacking Yue, they will not save Di. Then, the Song sent troops to march from the south to divide the cities of the State of Di, and the three states of Teng, Xue, and Xiao Yi were in chaos again, and the period of the destruction of the State of Di was not far off. ”

Zigong was eloquent, a set of argumentative words came overwhelmingly, Cao Yi couldn't bear it, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, under Zigong's analysis, he suddenly felt that the originally rock-solid Di Guo Sheji was actually crumbling, and its demise seemed to be a sure ending, and he couldn't help blurting out:

"What should I do!?" (To be continued.) )