Three days later, early in the morning.

Qingxian City County Ya.

"Report!"

Li Ming ran in:

"Lord Qiqi, the brother in charge of monitoring has sent a message that the Blue Immortal Society is selling, what kind of indulgence is being sold...... It was Bo Chang's men. ”

"I see."

Lu Xuan smiled and nodded, "That's good." ”

The idea of the indulgence was given to Bo Chang by Lu Xuan.

He was guiding Bo Chang and initiating a "religious reform".

The main content is to make the oppressive and intimidating Qingxian Society evolve into a religion that is harmless to humans and animals, controls believers ideologically, and makes them voluntarily dedicated.

This is the gameplay of the Black Lotus Sect.

Bo Chang propagandized that buying indulgences is to worship Qingxian, and you live in poverty because you were guilty in your previous life and need to be redeemed in this life.

This is a lot of the concept of reincarnation, buy a coupon, and reincarnate in the next life, the main thing is to break the wealth and ensure safety.

In order to ensure that the logic is harmonious and thorough, Lu Xuanxian has made up many myths and constituted a relatively complete religious system.

He folded a few more layers of boxes for Qingxian and shaped it into the incarnation of a great god.

Bo Chang spent three days on propaganda, and today he finally began to harvest believers.

It should be said that if this Reformation succeeds, it will certainly be a great progress.

However, Lu Xuan didn't intend to let it succeed.

His purpose was to intensify the contradiction between the Bo family and the Gu family, and split the Qingxian Society.

The main target of the indulgences is the common people in the city, and they are also the main group of people who pay offerings to the Qingxian during the Qingxian Festival.

There is only so much money in the hands of the common people, Bo Chang has one more, and Gu Yang has one less.

The conflict between the two is inevitable.

Now, in Qingxian City, there is another news quietly circulating-

The true incarnation of the Green Immortal, on its left shoulder, has eight scales.

And now, most of the statues of green immortals in the city are only five.

As soon as this news came out, many people went home to check it out.

Sure enough, most of the statues have five scales on their shoulders, and only some of the old statues have eight scales.

Then some people said that the eight scales are the righteous gods, and the five scales are false gods, which disguised themselves as righteous gods and stole the authority of the righteous gods.

But there are also people who object, saying that the five scales are the true green immortals, and the eight on the shoulders are outsiders, and it is the false gods who are confusing the public.

Some people stand in line for their own interests, and some people firmly believe that what they believe in is the true green immortal.

In the belief of the entire Qingxian City, there is gradually a difference between the [Five Scales Sect] and the [Eight Scales Sect].

As for the reason......

The statues of the Green Immortals are all from the craftsmen of the Green Immortals Society.

A long time ago, the statue of the green fairy was indeed eight-scaled.

But then the master died, and the apprentice inherited his craft and was lazy to carve three less.

It has been passed down from generation to generation, and now the new green fairy statue is all five scales.

"Have you ever prepared a place for military training?"

Lu Xuan asked.

"Back to your lordship."

Li Ming is very calm:

"It has been arranged, according to the instructions of the adults, the strong man and the thin man are mixed together and sent out of the city.

When they left the city, they were rearranged according to the roster, and they went to different places.

The thin and old ones went to the place three miles east of Qingxian City to train, and the young and sturdy ones went to the canyon five miles to the south.

It's all the people you've screened to do things, and it's guaranteed that no leaks will be made. ”

"Okay."

Lu Xuan bowed slightly:

"I ordered a batch of armor some time ago, and it will arrive tomorrow afternoon, and I need to go out of town to trade...... When the time comes, choose some people and go with me. ”

"Yes, sir."

………………

At night.

The county magistrate's mansion.

The Gu family, the He family and the Bo family, the three parties gathered.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the matter of group training has been put on the agenda, and according to the plan of this official, this team of 1,000 people should be led by us from all sides."

Lu Xuan looked at the three people in front of him:

"This official is the commander of Qingxian City, leading three hundred troops...... Nothing is wrong, right? ”

"No problem."

The three of them said in unison.

"There are seven hundred places left, and a few can be freely assigned."

Lu Xuan smiled:

"It's just that the team training costs a lot of money, so you have to fund one or two."

"How much?"

Bo Yang asked.

"Ten thousand pieces of silver for every hundred."

Lu Xuan said very kindly.

He Youde, the head of the He family, gasped when he heard this.

"My lord, the price...... Isn't it a bit expensive? ”

How virtuous is there.

"This is for the safety of Qingxian City."

Lu Xuan's face was sincere.

He Youde secretly scolded the old fox, what is for the safety of Qingxian City, it is clear that he is asking them for benefits.

He sent people to inquire about the scene of the county government's recruitment, and his subordinates reported that Master Wu was picking some crooked melons and cracked dates.

He Youde didn't believe it at first, but after going to the scene to see it once, he completely believed it.

In order to pay less taxes and silver, the rich families of Qingxian City sent some old men over to the past, and a handful of old bones could not withstand the toss, and the county government did not dare to train after receiving it, and they had to eat and drink for them.

The rich people who can make a fortune in Qingxian City have some connection with the Qingxian Society, and they all know the gameplay of "the squire is all returned, and the people are divided into three-sevens".

Clear-eyed people can see at a glance that this is the county magistrate and the three major families joining forces to cut the leeks of the rich households.

In other words, the battle will definitely not be fought.

When this leek knife cut into their heads, in addition to paying the money honestly, the rich families could only hope that the old man at home could eat two more bowls of rice and prostitute the rice of the county magistrate's family.

Anyway, the money is all from them.

He Youde was very emotionally moved by the county magistrate's scheming and methods at that time.

After all, if you cut leeks directly, the rich will have a lot of resistance.

And if they were told that they could enlist in the army and reduce their taxes, many people would agree.

As a result, He Youde didn't expect that the county magistrate would get wool on him today.

On the other side, Bo Chang is very neat:

"I'll give 30,000 taels."

30,000 taels, that is, the quota of 300 people.

Now there are four hundred left.

He Youde and Gu Yang glanced at each other, knowing that it would not work if they didn't spend a little.

He sighed and said:

"I'll pay two hundred."

He Youde advised himself in his heart, but it was only 20,000 taels of silver.

When the money is divided, these can pay off.

………………

The next afternoon.

The county magistrate went out of the city in a carriage, but the Black Lotus Demon was robbed halfway.

A group of people fought hard to escape, lost 100,000 taels of silver used to buy weapons, and died many servants.

It's all related to the Bo family.

When this news reached the city, Bo Chang was surprisingly calm.

He knew who had done it.

After the implementation of the indulgence, Gu Yang couldn't sit still.

That night, Bo Chang sent 100,000 taels of silver to the county government.

This time there was no cover-up, but fanfare.

When passing by Gu's house, the thin opening of the car struck the gong loudly.

As the Qingxian Festival approached, the two sides became less and less concerned about the apparent calm.

Gu Yang stood at the door of the Gu Mansion with a sneer on his face.

This afternoon's Black Lotus Sect incident was discussed with the county magistrate.

Now it seems that Bo Chang is really a trick.

"What indulgences, whatever your Bo family eats, you have to spit it out for me!"

Gu Yang thought viciously.

………………

The next day, a shipment of equipment was delivered to the city.

This time, the county government did not go out of the city to buy, but asked the seller to deliver it to the city gate.

In Dakang, those who dare to sell swords, bows, crossbows, and armor are not ordinary forces.

He Youde sent someone to investigate, and after the spies saw the quality of that batch of equipment, the whole person was numb.

came back and reported to the head of the family, saying that the county lord should have contacted the tomb robber, and I don't know which general's grave dug up a batch of antiques.

The long knife is muddy and watery, and the armor is green and rusty, wearing this, if people see it in the middle of the night, it is estimated that it can be borrowed by the Yin soldiers.

He Youde asked people to go outside the city again to see how the county lord's soldiers were training.

After the spies came back, they reported that there were no soldiers, they were all old men, one by one, on crutches, and they were idle in the woods next to them.

The old man went out to bask in the sun when he was tired of chatting, and a few of them were young, with a false face, bragging to the commander about their experience of fighting in the Qinglou.

The commander in charge of training them was also an old fritter, basking in the sun together, and the whole team was very slow.

He Youde understood at this time.

It seems that the county master really doesn't plan to train the army.

He Youde originally thought that the county magistrate would eat at least half of this group exercise.

Later he found out he was wrong.

Because the county magistrate ate 100 percent.

………………

Another three days passed.

County office.

"My lord, this is the third conflict today."

Li Ming came to report:

"In recent days, the relationship between the Five Scales Sect and the Eight Scales Sect has become increasingly strained...... My lord, what should we do? ”

When Lu Xuan heard this, he was very satisfied:

"Of course, I continued to fan the flames."

The beliefs in Qingxian City gradually divided into two major forces.

The first is the Eight-Scale Sect headed by the Bo family, claiming that they are the orthodox Qingxian and calling the Five-Scale Sect a demon.

On the other side, the Five Scales Sect headed by the Gu family believes that the Eight Scales Sect is an evil demon and is here to seize the authority of the Qing Immortals.

At present, because of the great power of the Gu family, it is still the Five Scales Sect that has the upper hand.

But as time went on, with a complete religious system and the role of indulgences, the number of people in the Eight Scales sect increased.

Because the Eight Scales Sect does not oppress believers with intimidation, they consider the Qingxian to be majestic and gentle.

As long as you pay a small amount of money and buy a coupon, you can wash away a large part of your sin.

Compared with the Five-Scale Sect, at least for now, the Eight-Scale Sect has a lot less looting.

As for the recent conflict between the two sides, Lu Xuan sent people to fan the flames.

I heard that Gu Feng, the housekeeper of the Gu family, had just recovered from his injuries yesterday, and he wanted to come out to breathe, but not long after he went out, he asked the housekeeper of the Bo family to beat him.

Although Bo Kai shouted to suppress the five-scale demon, everyone knew that this beating was somewhat due to the personal grudges of the heads of the two families.

………………

Seven days later.

Qingxian City, the residence of the county.

On the roof, there are two figures sitting.

"Tomorrow is the opening day of the Qingxian Festival."

Cheng Lingzhu leaned on Lu Xuan's arms.

"yes, it's time for it to end."

Lu Xuan put his arm around her shoulders:

"You say...... The Qingxian City we are in, is it real or illusory? ”

Hearing this, Cheng Lingzhu raised his face and looked at the moon in the sky.

The two were brought here by Jiuxiao Diagram and lived for more than half a month.

The surroundings and the people who live here are all very real.

Lu Xuan picked up a piece of broken tile from the side and put it in front of him to look at it.

In fact, before sniffing out the phrase.

He already had some speculation in his mind about the form in which the city existed.

At his feet, the little fox raised his head, rubbed it twice, and then rose and fell a few times, squatting lightly on Lu Xuan's shoulder.

Lu Xuan raised his head and looked at the street in the distance.

The lights are bright, and there is a bit of fireworks.

In order to welcome tomorrow's Qingxian Festival, according to the customs of Qingxian City, every household has placed oil lamps in front of the door.

By tomorrow night, when the curfew is lifted, the city will be even more lively.

"For me, truth and illusion are not so important."

Cheng Lingzhu thought for a long time, then stretched out his arms and hugged him:

"It's good to have you by my side."

"What is this? Confession before the war? ”

Lu Xuan laughed.

"How can there be anything before and after the war, don't I do this every day?"

Cheng Lingzhu buried his face in his arms and rubbed it hard.

Lu Xuan lowered his head and noticed that there was a faint pink color that spread to the tips of the girl's ears.

"Hmm...... I do this every day, do you feel tired? ”

Cheng Lingzhu suddenly raised his head.

After all, in a sense, she and him are old husbands and wives.

If you are so tired all day long, maybe you will make some seven-year itch come early.

"Of course not."

Lu Xuan thought for a while, "Hmm...... Consider increasing the dose. ”

"Really?"

Cheng Lingzhu blinked.

"Of course it's true."

Lu Xuan said very seriously, "My lady is so lovely, I can't get tired of seeing it." ”

Cheng Lingzhu snorted a little sweetly, put his arms around his neck, and kissed him on the lips.

It was a long time before the two separated.

Lu Xuan stretched out his hand and wiped the corners of her mouth.

The two sat quietly, and after a while, Cheng Lingzhu suddenly spoke:

"If there is no Qingxian Society, the people here should live well."

She looked at the lights in the distance.

"There is no Qingxian Society, there is also the Black Lotus Sect, and there is the ...... of the Dakang Dynasty"

Lu Xuan sighed:

"I guess that the senior set this kind of test, but also wanted us to understand something from it."

"Hmm."

Cheng Lingzhu nodded slightly.

"By the way, I'm ...... this time It should be okay. ”

Lu Xuan said.

"Hmm...... From the point of view of a bystander, calculate so many forces, use their own advantages, develop themselves among many parties, look for opportunities...... It's already amazing. ”

Cheng Lingzhu said.

"A bystander's perspective?"

Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows, "What about other angles?" ”

"Other angles...... From my point of view, of course. ”

Cheng Lingzhu smiled in his eyes and raised his chin:

"Gu Yang, Black Lotus Sect, Bo Chang, He Youde...... These people have all been fooled by you, I didn't expect you to be so good at deceiving people. ”

"Why, I've never lied to you."

Lu Xuan looked upright.

"Really?"

Cheng Lingzhu looked into his eyes.

"Well, I've lied a few times."

Lu Xuan admitted, "But there is a sentence that is sincere." ”

"Which word?"

Cheng Lingzhu blinked.

Lu Xuan was just about to speak.

On the street, suddenly there was the sound of a man beating a watchman.

"Well, it's time for action."

Lu Xuan blinked, "You can say this sentence again next time." ”

(End of chapter)