Chapter 111: The Yingchuan Rebellion

After some rectification, the families in the entire Sizhou territory suddenly became much more honest, and many of the big families who were seized by the prince were under the pressure of the imperial army, and they all handed over their tribes and moved to Luoyang with huge wealth to become a 'foolish duke'.

Of course, there are also people who choose to resist stubbornly, but they underestimate Sima Shu's determination. Since he has already started to kill, Sima Shu definitely does not mind killing another group of people, under the strict order of the prince, a total of thirteen families in Sizhou were broken through the dock fort by the imperial army, and the whole family was destroyed.

The situation that happened in Sizhou soon spread to the north and south of the country through various channels, and the world paid attention to it for a while! All forces were shocked by the prince's thunderous methods, and even Liu Yuan, the leader of the Huns who was far away in Bingzhou, also sighed: "Giving birth to a son should be like Sima Xizu!" ”

In order to satisfy his ambitions, after Liu Yuan hooked up with the Jinyang Wang clan, he recently had a hot fight with Sima Teng, the younger brother of Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, and the two sides agreed to jointly send troops to defeat the prince Sima Shu at the right time, so as to correct the dynasty!

In addition, in Yingchuan County, Yuzhou, the local family Haoqiang is plotting a new counterattack plan with Sima Jiong, the king of Qi. Xun Kai deliberately exaggerated the dangers of the Lingbao Sect to the King of Qi, and encouraged him to attack the Lingbao Sect diocese in Yingchuan County.

"Great King, don't underestimate this Lingbao Sect, it is said that the crown prince is the biggest backstage of this sect. Moreover, they are extremely good at stirring people's hearts, and in just half a month, the Lingbao Sect has gathered the hearts of the local low-level people in Yingchuan. Maybe the prince doesn't think much of these ordinary people, but please think about it carefully! ”

"If at the critical moment when the Great King is at war with Sima Shu, the Lingbao Sect suddenly instigates a rebellion of the disciples in the Yingchuan region, then ......"

Xun Kai's words made Sima Jiong and his staff break out in a cold sweat, but if you think about it carefully, this situation is not impossible. What's even more terrifying is that if those low-level soldiers are also bewitched by the Lingbao Sect, then there is no need to fight the next battle, just disarm and surrender.

In the end, King Qi personally ordered the deployment to deal with the Lingbao Sect in Yingchuan County, which immediately made the atmosphere in Yingchuan tense. Especially in the vicinity of the diocese, it has been divided and surrounded by the army of King Qi, and a large number of Taoist chiefs and real people from Guanzhong Religious School have been trapped in the Taoist temple and cannot enter or exit.

In a Taoist temple in Xu County, Yingchuan County, Daochang Li asked nervously, "What's the matter?" Have you all looked into it? Is King Qi really going to rebel? ”

No wonder he was so nervous, early this morning, the Taoist temple was surrounded by the men of King Qi, who not only drove away the believers who came to pray, but also did not allow the people in the Taoist temple to go out to preach and preach. And because this is the seat of Yuzhou and the king of Qi is sitting here, the situation here is quite complicated.

At the beginning, King Qi's strength was not enough, and he turned a blind eye to the activities of the Lingbao Sect, but who would have thought that the situation suddenly changed, and the King of Qi suddenly made a move against the Lingbao Sect. Moreover, the local families in Yingchuan also supported King Qi's actions, so much so that even the imperial court could not suppress it!

"Dao Chief, even if King Qi wants to rebel, he shouldn't trouble us!"

"You know what! Now the prince is vigorously rectifying the local family in Sizhou, which has made the world's families centrifuge, this time King Qi suddenly turned his face, I am afraid that there is a shadow of the family behind him. And we just happen to be victims. Daoist Li's face was gloomy, and he was very worried about the safety of the twenty-one believers in the Taoist temple.

"Huh? This...... Now, will we still go out today? ”

"Everyone must remember that we are the people of the Great Heavenly Venerable, and the Heavenly Venerable is watching us in the Heavenly Court, and no matter what kind of difficulties we face, we should not retreat! Go, preach to the poor! Saying that, Daochang Li took the lead and walked out.

As soon as he walked out of the Taoist temple, Daochang Li noticed that the situation around him was not right. From the countryside around the Taoist temple, countless villagers surrounded from all directions, and one person was crowded. And they all stared at Daochang Li and a few people with malicious eyes.

"What's going on!" Li Daochang was vigilant and couldn't help but blow up his scalp. And judging from the appearance, the villagers who are surrounding are not like hungry commoners, but like a group of children of a family in tattered clothes, and in fact they are.

"Dao Chief, I'...... What are we going to do? They're coming around! A believer couldn't help but remind Daochang Li, and then looked at the people who came up worriedly.

These hundreds of ragged 'villagers', with fierce lights in their eyes, holding hoes, sticks and other murder weapons, slowly besieged them. Seeing that the other party obviously had bad intentions, and there were only a dozen people on his side, Li Daochang couldn't help but feel anxious. In case there were casualties today, no matter which side it was, it would not be good news for the Lingbao Sect.

"Please calm down, this Taoist has something to tell you. We are ordered by the Heavenly Master and the imperial court to solve problems for everyone. I think everyone knows that the medical plan we have launched, this is a benefit launched by our Lingbao Sect, just to be able to help you, I hope you will not be provoked and bewitched by others! ”

At the critical moment, Daochang Li stood up, and as the person in charge of the Taoist temple, he had the responsibility to solve all the problems encountered. Although the remarks just made some conspirators retreat, they could at least make some blind followers hesitate.

Who knows, as soon as he finished speaking, a leader-looking guy walked out of the crowd, he pointed at Li Daochang and shouted: "Hmph! Still demagogic here? Who doesn't know that your Lingbao Sect is the lackey of Sima Shu's violent prince? You have come to preach with us, don't you want us to listen to your demagoguery, so that Sima Shu can eliminate the resistance to his tyranny! ”

"Tyranny? What tyranny? Li Daochang was a little dumbfounded after listening to the other party's accusation.

"Humph! Do you still have to quibble? If it weren't for the tyranny, how could the prince have ordered so many people to be killed? If it wasn't tyranny, how could it lead to unstable food prices in the capital? If it's not tyranny, how can the world's families oppose it? "The leader reversed the right and wrong of the matter with one mouth, and wantonly smeared it.

This is also the reason why Sima Shu tried his best to control public opinion through religion and newspapers, under normal circumstances, the imperial court simply did not have the ability to extend the decree to the lowest level, and even good policies could be undermined by those below. If it can break the power of public opinion held by the scholars through the promotion of education and Lingbao Sect, the Western Jin Dynasty may become the first dynasty in history to expand its rule to all aspects.

Everyone present, under the guidance of well-intentioned people, blind followers and conspirators quickly became hyperactive, just like a group of people who were addicted to drugs saw drugs, they followed the leader and chanted slogans, and constantly besieged the Taoist temple. And Li Daochang and the others kept retreating backwards, retreating step by step into the Taoist temple.

"Everyone should be careful, it seems that I am afraid that I will not be good today, if you find an opportunity, you will run away, don't stay in Yingchuan County anymore, and go back to Sizhou Henan County directly!" Li Daochang retreated, and at the same time, he did not forget to instruct the believers around him. He knew that his goal was too big, and he would definitely not be able to escape the siege of the 'enemy' this time.

"Dao Chief......" The believers couldn't bear to hear this, but they also knew that what the Dao Leader said was true, and they had to have someone escape and tell the others what had happened here.

"Don't worry about Poor Dao, as a believer of Tianzun, Poor Dao has long been ready to go to Heavenly Court to meet Tianzun, this is the honor of Poor Dao! I just hope that you don't lose faith in Tianzun, and believe that Tianzun is with us all the time. All disasters are just Tianzun testing his believers, and whoever can withstand the test will be able to rank in the immortal class after death and ascend to the fairyland! The Taoist chief comforted everyone.

At the same time, the same thing happened in the Lingbao Taoist temple in other counties of Yingchuan County, and a large number of Lingbao religious clergy were surrounded by the local family and the 'villagers' sent by the King of Qi.

Countless villagers disguised as children of the family quietly approached the Taoist temple from the woods and fields. Suddenly, a terrible shout resounded in the sky, making the crowd around the Taoist temple suddenly excited!

"Eradicate the cult!"

Everyone shouted loudly together, pouring into the Taoist temple like a tide from all directions, and Daoist Li and they didn't have time to arrange defenses, so they were squeezed behind by everyone. In an instant, the Taoist temple suddenly became chaotic, like a lively bazaar, and some patients who were still seeking medical treatment in the Taoist temple were also affected by the pond fish.

After the rioters stormed into the temple, they began to smash and loot. In particular, the statue of the Great Heavenly Zun, which symbolizes the belief of the Lingbao Sect, is the focus of the mob's attack, and countless thugs pick up the sharp weapons in their hands and smash the statue of Tianzun desperately.

"This can't be smashed!"

Li Daochang was immediately anxious when he saw it, in order to protect the statue of Tianzun, he was surrounded by thugs and beaten in groups, and soon lost his voice. The rest of the lay people trembled in terror and didn't know what to do, and some of the clever ones took advantage of the chaos to escape.

After a stick of incense, a puff of smoke rose into the sky, and a Taoist temple that had cost countless efforts of believers was swallowed up by the fireworks. The fire caused even greater chaos, and in the face of the skyrocketing fire, countless people rushed to make trouble, and some people were trampled to death in such chaos!

In just a few days, this riot caused by the Xun family quickly swept through the entire Yingchuan County, causing the power of the Lingbao Sect in that place to be greatly weakened. To make matters worse, hundreds of people were killed and thousands injured in the riots.

Some ordinary people who had just embraced the Lingbao Sect quickly changed their previous stance after seeing this situation. This is probably the situation that the King of Qi and the family want to see the most, and the mastermind of this matter, the Xun family, has already begun to move the main force of the family to the Donghai Kingdom in Xuzhou.

Xun Kai knew very well that after this action, the war between the crown prince and the three kings was inevitable, and it wouldn't be long before Yingchuan would become a pot of porridge.