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Liaodong's occupation of Jicheng has a huge impact on the only three remaining families in Youzhou, and the Liu family of Yanguo has taken the initiative to take refuge in Wei Shuo, and behind the Fanyang Lu family stands Liu Kun, who is not afraid of pressure from Liaodong.

Only the Shanggu Kou clan still did not react, and the head of the family, Kou Dunzhi, did not send his son Kou Shao south to Jicheng, nor did he privately contact other families to confront Wei Shuo, which made the outside world confused for a while.

Unlike ordinary clans, the Kou family of Shanggu advocates scripture and metaphysics, and this family has a strong religious color. Although there were also people in the Kou family who had been big officials, since the Later Han Dynasty, the Kou family has been a loyal believer in the Five Doumi Sect, and they have also pursued the Immortal Question for their life.

This is also the reason why the Kou family reacted slowly to Wei Shuo after occupying Jicheng, not that the Kou family didn't take Wei Shuo to heart, but that the Kou family was an outsider and didn't care much about the changes in the external situation. But after all, the Kou family is one of the three major families in Youzhou, especially in Shanggu County, Wei Shuo can't bypass the Kou family no matter what.

Besides, the religious knowledge mastered by the Kou family is one of the most urgently needed supplements to Wei Shuo's strength, and as a modern person, Wei Shuo naturally knows the power of religion. It was at this time that Western Christianity was positioned as the state religion by Constantine the Great, and since then it has embarked on the path of rapid expansion.

Religion certainly has its limitations, but no one can deny that religion has advantages that are difficult for other forces to achieve in strengthening national cohesion and reassuring the people.

The Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties were a critical period in which the local religion - Taoism was greatly developed, and the foreign religion - Buddhism was completed and reformed in the localization.

In modern times, Wei Shuo was born in a peasant family, and he did not have a particularly obvious religious belief, but because his mother believed in local Taoism, he knew a little about Taoism. As for Buddhism. His biggest impression actually came from the classical novel "Journey to the West".

It is Wei Shuo's impartial attitude that allows him to approach religious issues from a more rational perspective. In Wei Shuo's view, in the future, whether it is to turn Hu into Xia or resist cultural aggression from other religions, it is necessary to support Taoism or Buddhism to a certain extent.

However, if Taoism or Buddhism wanted to be supported by Liaodong, it had to accept the reforms from Wei Shuo. Wei Shuo told Lu Chang about his plan to support the Kou family and take the opportunity to improve Taoism. Lu Chang was taken aback when he heard this, he couldn't figure it out anyway. Wei Shuo, who had always been uninterested in metaphysics, proverbs, and scholars, suddenly wanted to increase his support for religion.

"Lord, why do you suddenly want to support the Five Bucket Rice Sect? Have you forgotten that the Yellow Turban Rebellion that swept across the Central Plains and Hebei at the end of the Han Dynasty? That turmoil completely shook the foundation of the Han Empire's rule! ”

"I am naturally well aware of the dangers of religion, especially the combination of religious forces with secular forces, which will inevitably lead to all kinds of turmoil. However, we should not only look at the negative side, but also see its advantages. Don't forget, religion has an incomparable advantage in uniting people and strengthening their sense of identity. ”

"In addition, given the power of the clans, it was difficult for the successive dynasties and governments to penetrate their rule into all aspects of the empire. Under normal circumstances, the imperial court can only influence the county level, and then it can only rely on clan power to maintain. Although this saved the court manpower and financial resources, it also made it impossible for the court to truly control the entire country. ”

"Once a crisis breaks out, the imperial court will not be able to exert the full power of the empire. In the past, we lived in Liaodong, and this problem was not very obvious, but in the future, we will go out of Liaodong and come to Hebei, Central Plains and other places where the clan power is extremely strong. If this problem is not solved. You will feel restless in the next place. ”

"My lord, is this planning to use the power of religion to fight against the powerful clan forces at the grassroots level?"

"That's right, religion is used to break down the control of clan forces at the grassroots level. Then, on the basis of the Juntian system and the slave release order, the stubborn and ubiquitous clan power was completely suppressed through forced separation. ”

Wei Shuo never thought of completely eliminating the clan power, because this was the foundation on which Huaxia relied to maintain order. He only wanted to further suppress the clan forces at the grassroots level, and then spread the official influence.

Facing Wei Shuo's ambition, Lu Chang was dumbfounded for a while. I don't know whether to say that Wei Shuo doesn't know the height of the sky, or whether it is far-sighted and thoughtful. Wei Shuo didn't expect Lu Chang to understand him immediately, anyway, this matter would not be completed in a while.

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Although Kou Dunzhi was not sensitive enough to respond to changes in the external situation, the Kou family was one of the three major families after all, so naturally he would not be passive all the time. It didn't take long for Kou Dunzhi to learn some about Wei Shuo through Liu Han. Knowing that Wei Shuo intended to promote the Five Dou Rice Sect in Liaodong, he immediately rushed to Jicheng to meet Wei Shuo.

"Lord, Kou Dunzhi asks to see!"

"Oh? The Kou family is here? ”

Hearing that Kou Dunzhi asked to see him, Wei Shuo's face was overjoyed. Except for the ancestral family that has moved south with the ancestor, the Liu family of the remaining three families has been on his side. Now the head of the Kou family also took the initiative to visit, indicating that he had no intention of being an enemy of Liaodong. Seeing that the three major families are about to be taken into his pocket, how can Wei Shuo not be happy?

At this time, in front of the mansion where Wei Shuo was staying, a burly and tough middle-aged man, leading a young man about fifteen years old, was standing there quietly waiting.

"Ah Weng, when Wang Thorn Shi was here, you didn't pretend to him, but why did Wei Shuo only occupy Jicheng, so you couldn't wait to run from Fuyang's hometown to Jicheng to visit him?"

"Shao'er, people are different! Wang Jun is violent and unscrupulous, he is not a person who entrusts his family and descendants, but Wei Shuo is different, his virtuous name is widely spread in Youping and Pingzhou. The Kou family has no ambition to dominate the world, so they naturally want to find a reliable person to continue the glory of the family. ”

"The day before yesterday, my father made a divination for this trip, and the result was naturally signed! Besides, your Uncle Liu specially sent someone to tell me that Master Wei intends to promote the Five Dou Rice Sect under his rule, so I have to go to Jicheng to see if it's true or false no matter what! If we persuade Master Wei to serve as the protector of our sect, we can carry forward the Five Doumi Sect. ”

The father and son of the Kou family didn't wait long before they saw Wei Shuo walking out of the mansion with Han Shou and Liu Han.

"The father and son of the retreat came to visit, and the mansion was full of brilliance!"

Wei Shuo was very excited, he had always had the intention of reforming his religion, but he did not meet the right opportunity and candidate. After seeing Kou Dun today, he knew that the opportunity to promote religion under his rule had come. Once the improved Wudou Mijiao is extended to Liaodong, especially after it is recognized by the naturalized Hu people, it will greatly strengthen the naturalized Hu people's sense of identity with Liaodong.

In the future, Wei Shuo did not have to worry about the situation of his own family in the history of the former Qin, and the reason why the former Qin empire established by Fu Jian collapsed overnight was because the people under his rule lacked the most basic sense of identity with the empire. In particular, the Hu tribe who belonged to each other had different intentions, which accelerated the collapse of the former Qin.

If Wei Shuo doesn't want to end up with the same ending as Fu Jian in the future, he must make arrangements early and strengthen the naturalization of the Hu people. In this regard, the role of religion cannot be overlooked.

"Kou is late, please forgive Lord Wei."

"Hehehe, it's too late for me to welcome the escape, how can I blame you? Besides, what sin are you? ”

Then the father and son of the Kou family were invited to the mansion by Wei Shuo, and in the following time, Wei Shuo and Kou Dunzhi had a heated discussion about religion. Wei Shuo relied on his own well-informed knowledge to criticize the religious view proposed by Kou Dunzhi as useless.

Kou Dunzhi had to bow to Wei Shuo's tongue, and finally faced with several religious questions raised by Wei Shuo, Kou Dunzhi, who claimed to be a master of Taoism, was speechless.

Especially like: What are people born of? What are you born for? Who was I born? Do people have a past life and an afterlife? Where do you go after death? This kind of question about the origin of life makes Kou Dunzhi, the heir of the Taoist family, dizzy.

When Kou Dunzhi became suspicious of his religious outlook, Wei Shuo showed him the religious theories that he had prepared a long time ago. At this time, Kou Dunzhi, who had completely fallen into confusion in his thinking, saw that the theoretical system that Wei Shuo had taken out was so complete and rigorous, and he held it in his hand as if he had seen a rare treasure. (To be continued.) )