30. Persecution
"Cooperation?"
Zhang Xiu was stunned when he heard the news, Zhang Xiu himself had already considered Liu Lan's intentions, whether it was to provoke or something else, Zhang Xiu was mentally prepared, but Zhang Xiu only didn't expect Liu Lan to come to the door to mention "cooperation"?
I don't seem to have any basis for cooperation with Liu Lan, although I have a deep foundation, and there are many believers in Ba County and Hanzhong, but Liu Lan's influence in Ba County at this moment is not weaker than himself, and even far exceeds himself. After all, he is just a witch doctor believed in by the lower classes, and if no one appreciates him, it is difficult for him to become a guest of those big people.
But Liu Lan is different, this person is not only originally a member of the Han family, but also once raised filial piety and honesty and recruited as a long history, far surpassing himself in terms of connections. Although he seems to be inferior to himself at the moment, Zhang Xiu understands that it is only a matter of time before Liu Lan surpasses him in the future, so Zhang Xiu sometimes thinks that after he gets into trouble, he must find an opportunity to get rid of this stumbling block, with him, his rule in Yizhou cannot be stable.
But at this moment, this guy is actually cooperating with himself, what is the cooperation? In what areas are we cooperating? Zhang Xiu doesn't think that there is anything about himself worthy of Liu Lan's cooperation with him.
"That's right, it's cooperation. Brother Dao occupies Hanzhong, and the believers in Bajun and the two lands, everyone is willing to follow you. The younger brother is not talented, and he is also quite prestigious in Bajun at the moment, and in the history of assassination, Taishou also has some ways there. So I'm going to join hands with Brother Dao to build a big thing. ”
Seeing the doubts on Zhang Xiu's face, Liu Lan took the initiative to explain Zhang Xiu's doubts. When talking about building a big thing with Zhang Xiu, Liu Lan had a "fanatical" expression on his face.
"Ahh
Zhang Xiu was shocked when he heard this, he couldn't maintain his calm anymore, and couldn't help but scream. Could it be that this Liu Lan also said that he is a wolf with ambitions? Want to take advantage of the chaos in the world to use your own forces to rebel?
No, no, how could the descendants of the Liu family choose to rebel at this time, wouldn't that be demolishing their own platform. So what does he mean by telling me these things? Did he know something? Otherwise, how could you tell yourself this? Or is this Liu Lan just someone else sent over to test him? Is it Yin Jian or other Liu nobles? It seems that he is acting in a secret and has been discovered. No, I'm going to have to speed up.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu became more and more convinced that he was aware of something, so he sent Liu Lan to test himself, although he was a little out of shape just now, he may have been seen by Liu Lan, but he can still turn around, so he must grit his teeth at this moment, and he can't reveal a little more news.
"Daoyou laughed, I'm just an ordinary Taoist, what ability does I have to build something big with Daoyou, and Daoist friends don't talk about it anymore, if outsiders hear that the poor Dao is jumping into the Yellow River, it can't be washed."
Liu Lan secretly laughed evilly, and then pretended to look at Zhang Xiu, who was originally a fairy wind bone, with a look of anticipation, and defended in a little panic, and then pretended to be shocked and said.
"Ah, isn't this the wish of our Taoists? Why is Brother Dao so resistant? ”
"Don't mention it again, the Tao is different, and you don't conspire with each other. Fellow Daoists, please go back. ”
, where is the common wish of Taoist people to rebel, immortality is. Even if I have the intention of rebellion, how dare I tell you, a child of the Liu family. I'm afraid that as soon as you walked on your front foot after you finished speaking, I was caught on my back foot.
Zhang Xiu, who didn't want to entangle with Liu Lan any more, resolutely refused with a righteous face at the moment.
Seeing that the joke was almost over, Zhang Xiu was afraid that he would be really anxious to drive himself out if it continued like this, so Liu Lan threw out a sentence lightly.
"Don't you really think about building a Protestant church with me and preaching your own morality?"
"Co-building Protestantism?"
"That's right, isn't that the common wish of Daoists like us?"
"Ugh!"
Zhang Xiu was completely speechless, and his brain couldn't turn for a while, weren't you just telling me about rebellion? How did it suddenly become a co-Protestant? Am I mistaken? Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu looked at Liu Lan, who was a little underestimated by himself, with questions, but saw that Liu Lan's slightly immature face was full of anger and dissatisfaction.
Maybe I thought too much, where did a hairy boy like Liu Lan come from so much thought, but unfortunately he has been thinking about supporting Zhang Jiao recently, so he will be wrong, thinking of this, Zhang Xiu couldn't help but rub his head with a headache.
Seeing Zhang Xiu's movements, Liu Lan knew that he had successfully disturbed Zhang Xiu's mind and made him doubt his judgment. It was at this time that Liu Lan began to take advantage of the victory to pursue.
"Although you and I have a lot of believers in Yizhou, the believers in Yizhou are too scattered and unsystematic, and there are many people who believe in witch gods who are on the sidelines, so it will be difficult to implement our morality. Therefore, I want to join forces with Brother Dao to open a new faction in Ba County, unify the morality of the world, and win the believers of the world. ”
"And I encountered a bottleneck in my practice, and the man of God gave me a dream asking me to spread his Taoism and miracles widely, so that I could go further. That's why I want to use the prestige of you and me with Brother Dao to start a new religion in Yizhou and put an end to this situation of moral chaos in one fell swoop. In this way, it will also help you and me to cultivate, and even if you can't complete the merits of cultivation, you can still pass on to future generations together with me in the name of the ancestor of a sect. ”
When it comes to this, Liu Lan is fanatical about cultivating to become an immortal, and Zhang Xiu, although I look down on you, I am still very optimistic that you can take advantage of my light to leave a name in the world.
Zhang Xiu heard Liu Lan's words beside him, and the corners of his mouth twitched a little when he saw Liu Lan's appearance. This guy is not sure if what he said about the book of gods and men bestowing heaven is true or false, and he actually pretends to be here that he will definitely be able to ascend to immortality, and what is going on with this appearance of looking down on himself and doing everything for his own good?
Although Zhang Xiu was very dissatisfied with Liu Lan at the moment, it has to be said that Liu Lan's superb acting skills successfully deceived Zhang Xiu, treating him as an infatuated Taoist who wanted to cultivate and become an immortal, and relaxed his vigilance against him.
Establishing Protestantism? That's a great idea, but why should I take you? Wouldn't it be better to get rid of you and go it alone? In this way, I am unique, so that I can make my momentum to the next level, my foundation in Yizhou is not comparable to Liu Lan, a little hairy child, I have the strength to stand on my own.
Liu Lan knew what Zhang Xiu was thinking as soon as he saw Zhang Xiu's constantly rolling eyes, after all, Liu Lan would not think that he could convince Zhang Xiu of such a hero with a few words.
So he pretended to be very disdainful and said: "Don't look around, I know what you're thinking, but you have to be clear, Yizhou is not your territory, the witch cult has deep roots here, and even you yourself are a witch doctor." ”
"Think about it, with your current followers, without official support, dealing with those witch cults is simply wishful thinking, even if you can take your time, with your current strength, you don't know that you have to wait until the Year of the Monkey, if you want to get official support, do you think it's possible for me to have me?"
Saying that, Liu Lan looked at Zhang Xiu, who was told by herself, with a smile.
However, Zhang Xiu was not at all annoyed by the revelation of his thoughts, and smiled lightly.
"Fellow Daoist, this is to blame the poor Dao, where is the poor Dao such an unbearable person?"
I'm the one who is ready to rebel immediately, what is the situation with you, a child of the Liu family? Isn't this looking for your own death?
And these restrictions you said don't seem to be valid after I broke through Bajun and Hanzhong, and when I have the power of Yizhou, who can stop me from unifying the religious forces in Yizhou?
Although your idea is indeed very good and suitable for me, I am sorry, you are not suitable for me, I will find an opportunity to thank you in the future, and then kill you with my own hands, after all, you are the guide of my road to success.
"And Liu Daoyou, although I really want to agree, but I'm sorry, the teachings you and I spread are not the same, so it's still different Taos, don't conspire with each other, Daoyou still ask."
After Zhang Xiu thought about it carefully, he felt more and more that he could succeed without Liu Lan, so he pretended to be very sorry and told Liu Lan.
"Since this is the case, then I can only openly comprehend the teachings of the Taoist brothers in three days, even if there is no support from my Taoist friends, I will continue, and anyone who hinders me will be my enemies of enlightenment, even if Taoist friends are my guides. Leave! ”
Liu Lan also knew that he would definitely not be able to convince Zhang Xiu for a while, after all, the time for Zhang Xiu to start an incident was close at hand, and it was too late for Zhang Xiu to stay away from him at this time, where could he still be mixed up with himself, a child of the Liu royal family, let alone do things with him, so that he would have the opportunity to meddle in his forces.
However, Liu Lan has also been mentally prepared, and everything she has done before is also prepared for today. The jokes he said at the beginning were not just jokes, if Zhang Xiu disagreed with his proposal, then he had to really discuss the scriptures with him, so that he could understand his importance.
And now bet on whether Zhang Xiu dares to risk losing his reputation and gambling everything with himself, presumably he also knows that his odds of winning are not high, and even if he fails, he will only waste his efforts these days, and he will have a chance to make a comeback. As for Zhang Xiu, after losing the fame he relied on, it would be hehe.
"Fellow Daoists, slow down!"
As soon as Zhang Xiu heard that Liu Lan was going to openly discuss the scriptures with him in three days, he secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, and he only thought about the possibility and prospect of establishing a Protestant religion, and actually forgot about Liu Lan's own threat.
So just when Liu Lan was about to go out, Zhang Xiu had to stop Liu Lan.
If Zhang Xiu was willing to fight to the death with Liu Lan before, now that he has the second option, and is attracted by the prospects described by Liu Lan, Zhang Xiu is obviously timid and even more reluctant to abandon his current foundation. After all, if you lose, you really don't have it, and promised Liu Lan, at least she won't let herself have nothing, and the others can slowly think of a way, and you can even make a mistake first, and wait for the opportunity to solve him directly.
Although Liu Lan jumped up happily when he was stopped by Zhang Xiu again, sure enough, this Zhang Xiu still didn't dare to bet, but he was still a little worried in his heart, although he had already prepared in his heart, but this Zhang Xiu's stubbornness was still beyond his imagination, and he didn't know what would happen if he continued to be entangled like this, even if he barely reached an agreement, he didn't know what kind of moth he would come up with, it seemed that he could only take another fierce medicine and force it.
So Liu Lan turned around with a very dissatisfied look and said coldly disdainfully.
"What? Isn't it that the Tao is different, and they don't conspire with each other? Why are you calling me? ”
"Hehe, I thought about it carefully just now, and there are a lot of similarities in the teachings of the two of us, maybe we still have room for cooperation, why don't we talk about it again."
Although he was very dissatisfied with Liu Lan's attitude, Zhang Xiu still explained with a smile.
"Hehe, but it's getting late today, so let's talk about it another day."
Who knew that Liu Lan didn't give him face at all, and returned coldly.
"You..."
Zhang Xiugang wanted to be angry, but was unceremoniously interrupted by Liu Lan.
"Hmph, I asked myself if I came with sincerity today, but I didn't expect you to refuse again and again, since you are ready to think about it, then think about it tonight."
"If you think about it, then come tomorrow with your sincerity, I will wait for you in the house, and I will not wait for the deadline."
"Besides, you think I'm going to start a new Protestant, don't you have a little preparation? If you want to steal my thoughts, don't steal chickens when the time comes, and say goodbye! ”
After speaking, Liu Lan shook his long sleeves and walked out without looking back.