Religion has always been very good at controlling people's hearts. Unseen, the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism in China for 2,000 years have been exterminated several times, but they are still strong. Liu Zhang also knows that for religion, if it is dealt with by killing, it will often backfire, just like the White Lotus Sect in the Ming Dynasty, which was exterminated until the end of the Qing Dynasty and did not die.

The best way to deal with religion is to develop science, and to attack the shield of the son with the spear of the son. First debunk the methods used to fool the people, and then start with its ideology. Finally, and most importantly. Let the people live a good life! It's like in later generations, everyone is well fed and clothed, and Taoist priests and monks are just professions.

With Zuo Ci joining, Liu Zhang led his subordinates to Hanzhong. You must know that although Zuo Ci only practiced in Qingcheng Mountain, he often went down the mountain to help some people. Zuo Ci is not so much a Taoist priest as he is the purest scribe in ancient China, just wearing a Taoist robe.

Some people may ask, as a Taoist priest, shouldn't Zuo Ci be natural and conform to the way of heaven? In fact, in ancient China, how many real Buddhism were there? Many people who have become Buddhas and entered the Tao either have a bad career or see through fame and fortune. In fact, they are still hot-blooded people.

Let's just say that Zuo Ci, if he is really a person with a pure heart and few desires, why did he run to persuade Cao Ying to retreat bravely when Cao Ying was in power, and even threatened and scared Cao Ying, isn't this a manifestation of Zuo Ci's loyalty to the Han family! A person who is so stupid and loyal to the royal family, Liu Zhang persuaded him with the welfare of the Han people in the world, how could he not wake up his blood?

In fact, if it weren't for Liu Zhang, who was a relative of the Han family and the emperor's younger brother recognized by Liu Hong, Zuo Ci would not care about him. It's like Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang had a quarrel in history, Zuo Ci didn't come forward, because Liu Zhang in history was not the master. And now it is different, Liu Zhang, as a hero who has defeated foreign clans several times, even Zuo Ci will not allow him to be trapped in a corner of Yizhou!

With Zuo Ci's help, the Wudou Mi Sect is much easier to clean up. To Liu Zhang's surprise, Zuo Ci also has a lot of prestige in the hearts of the people of Hanzhong. Maybe this prestige can't compare to Zhang Lu, but when there is no Zhang Lu, this prestige is enough to control the Wudou Mijiao. What's more, Zuo Laodao still has the support of Liu Zhang, the biggest governor of Yizhou, behind him.

Heming Mountain, the general altar of the Wudou Rice Sect "Lord, we are ready to go to Prime Minister Dong Cheng!" "As soon as Liu Zhang's army of 60,000 arrived, Yan Pu knew that he was powerless to return to the sky. However, because Zuo Ci also worked under Liu Zhang, the ghost pawns controlled by Zhang Lu were unstable for the first time, and some even secretly escaped.

"That's all there is to it!" Zhang Lu sighed, he really couldn't imagine that even Zuo Ci would support Liu Zhang.

Disbanded the ghost pawns, Zhang Lu took Yang Ren, Yang Ang, and Yan Pu to prepare to go to Chang'an from Yangping Pass in disguise. But as soon as they arrived at Yangping Pass, Zhang Lu and Yan Pu were dumbfounded. I saw Yangping closed, and Yan Yan sat with a look of lightning.

It turned out that since Liu Zhang arrived in Hanzhong with the army, Yan Yan was tragically sent to Yangping Pass. Among the generals who made Liu Zhang trust, only Yan Yan knew Zhang Lu? Of course, Zhang Fei had also met Yang Ang and a few others, but with Zhang Fei's reckless surname, Liu Zhang was afraid that he would make a mistake.

With Yan Yan sitting in Yangpingguan, Zhang Lu and the four of them sneaked back to Heming Mountain, but when they came to Heming Mountain, they were dumbfounded. I saw that the foot of Heming Mountain was surrounded by a full army of 100,000 people, and it was almost impassable. Outside the continuous camp, Zhang Lu suddenly found that Liu Zhang was patrolling with a man in a Taoist robe. Needless to say, the person in the Taoist robe is Zuo Ci.

"Even this place has been discovered!" Yan Pu sighed secretly in his heart, if he wasn't forced to do so, he really didn't want to go against Liu Zhang.

You must know that since Zhang Lu took over the Wudoumi Sect, he has asked Zuo Ci to go down the mountain several times to help. can let Zhang Lu move with affection and reason, Zuo Ci is just unmoved, Yan Pu really doesn't understand, where does Liu Zhang have such a great charm, even Zuo Ci, who is a natural Taoist, can be moved.

"Mr. Yan, what should I do?" Seeing that Yan Pu was stunned, Zhang Lu hurriedly pushed him.

"Lord, go and go to the barbarians!" Yan Pu sighed and said his final suggestion.

"Why?" Zhang Lu asked: "There are so many princes in the world, is there no place for me?" ”

"Lord, the question is how do we get out of Yizhou now!" Yan Pu asked, "Since Liu Zhang can block Yangping Pass, he can naturally block other passages. We can't even go out of Yizhou, who do you say it's better to go to? ”

"It's... Mr. Yan, is this really the only way to go? Yan Pu is Zhang Lu's brainstorm, Zhang Lu has never doubted his decision, but now Zhang Lu hesitated.

Yan Pu nodded sadly, and Zhang Lu looked at Yang Ang and Yang Ren again, after all, Er Yang was his most trusted general.

"Lord, don't think about it!" Yang Ren said with a resolute face: "Since Ren followed the lord, he handed over this surname to you. Not to mention defecting to foreign tribes, even if you want me to die, I will not hesitate! ”

"What the eldest brother said is what I think in my heart, lord, decide!" Yang Ang also looked resolute.

"Good!" Zhang Lu gritted his teeth and said: "We defected to Nanban!" ”

Since Zhang Lu made a decision, he took Yan Pu and the three of them to Jianning. On the way, they met Zhang Wei and Jia Long again, who were evading Liu Zhang's capture. As for Zhang Xiu and Zhao Wei, their heads were already hanging at the gate of Chengdu.

Zhang Lu thought that Liu Zhang led the army to Heming Mountain to arrest him, but he underestimated Liu Zhang too much. In Liu Zhang's eyes, what is a little Zhang Lu? The reason why Liu Zhang led his troops to Heming Mountain was to find a blessed land, establish a workshop for manufacturing weapons and armor, and also prepare to build a weapons research institute, and the place that Liu Zhang fancied was the Wudou Rice Sect General Altar on Heming Mountain.

Why don't you choose so many places, you have to choose the Wudou Rice Sect General Altar? First of all, the main altar of the Five Dou Mi Sect is hidden enough, and the enemy is not easy to find. Second, it is a naturally formed valley, and there is only one road into the valley, and as long as it is closely guarded, the secrets of the new weapons are not easy to leak. Third, the water quality here is good and the flow is large, which has many benefits for the manufacture of weapons and equipment. As for another reason that is not a reason, it is that Zuo Ci has a relationship with the Five Doumi Sect. In the former director of the Wudou Rice Sect, it is more convenient for Zuo Ci to manage the Wudou Rice Sect.

Entrusting the affairs of the Wudou Mi Sect to Zuo Ci, Liu Zhang led the army to leave. Before leaving, Liu Zhang left three thousand tiger guards to be handed over to Zuo Ci to protect the main altar of Heming Mountain. Of course, when this place is ready, Liu Zhang will give it a new name. For example, the Taoist temple on the top of Heming Mountain, Liu Zhang named it Qingxu Temple, which was specially reserved for Zuo Ciqing's cultivation. However, presumably Zuo Ci will not have time to go up to Qing Xiu in the future!

Yizhou is finally completely in the hands of Liu Zhang, and when the storm calms down, Liu Zhang also plans to send people to Yizhou. In recent times, more and more people have poured into Yizhou from Sili, and it is said that Dong Zhuo has become more and more violent.

In fact, Dong Zhuo can't be blamed, he also has his ambitions and ideals. Dong Zhuo's ideal is to let the children of the poor family no longer be looked down upon by the children of the family! You must know that Dong Zhuo, as a son of a good family in the six counties, is a commoner child to put it bluntly, and he has been bullied by the children of the family since he was a child.

Now that Dong Zhuo has finally held power, but those children of the family still look down on him, how can he not be angry? In addition, the family in Luoyang has been looking for trouble with Dong Zhuo, no matter what major policies Dong Zhuo implements, he will be hindered. The irascible Dong Zhuo didn't have the patience to reason with the family, so he used the army in his hand to coerce the family to compromise.

Maybe Dong Zhuo still has a sense of proportion, but the Xiliang army is not only a big old man, but also a group of foreigners, after they entered the city, there was no good restraint, and some people suffered. Coupled with the propaganda of the family, those people who did not suffer persecution also feared that disaster would come, so they began to flee Chang'an.

The people are the foundation of the princes, and military rations and taxes come from this. But the people fled under the instigation of the big family, and even sold themselves to the big family, Dong Zhuo was not happy. But Dong Zhuo doesn't have Liu Zhang's wisdom, in his opinion, those who don't obey are only killed.

Dong Zhuo is a murderer, the more people think he is tyrannical, the more powerful the people will flee. Dong Zhuo, who was nearly sixty years old, suddenly felt very powerless. When ideals are unattainable, people will slowly fall. Just like Liu Hong, Dong Zhuo no longer works hard, but puts all his energy into wine.

In order to better enjoy, Dong Zhuo established a dock fort outside Chang'an, called: Meiwu. Among them, there is a collection of gold, silver, jewelry, and stunning beauty that Dong Zhuo scavenged. Usually, Dong Zhuo enjoys himself in Meiwu, and the government is basically handed over to Li Ru.

Li Ru is also a poor family, and the reason why he can become Dong Zhuo's son-in-law is because his concept is similar to Dong Zhuo's, and he is very ruthless in doing things. However, for Dong Zhuo and Li Ru's ruthlessness, the families of Chang'an all chose to forbear.

Dong Zhuo didn't care about the small people, and as his son-in-law Li Ru, he wouldn't pay attention to it. The Xiliang soldiers were rampant and domineering in Chang'an, but no one cared about it, and the escape of the people of Chang'an became more and more intense, gradually reaching the point where it could not be contained. Because of this, more and more people are pouring into Yizhou.

Li Ru has a headache about this situation, as soon as people have something on their minds, they are easy to be in a bad mood, and he is becoming more and more harsh on the family and people in Chang'an. When Chang'an's money and food were not enough to support Dong Zhuo's 400,000 army, Li Ru forcibly seized the family's money and food while suggesting disarmament to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo has always trusted Li Ru, his son-in-law, so he agreed without hesitation.

Although it is said that it is necessary to disarm, Dong Zhuo's descendants cannot be abolished, nor can they be abolished too much. After all, these are troubled times, and the army is needed. After calculating, Dong Zhuo waved his pen and ordered Li Ru to cut half of the 20,000 people under Lu Bu's command!

Since Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu had a big quarrel in Fengyi Pavilion, there has been a rift in the relationship between the two. Although Dong Zhuo's treatment of Lu Bu is similar to before, there is obviously no previous intimacy between the two. If in the past, Dong Zhuo wanted to dismantle Lu Bu's army, Lu Bu would think that he had a hard time, but now Lu Bu heard that Dong Zhuo was going to dismantle his army, and he was immediately furious!

(To be continued)