"There is an order from the imperial court, Manichaeism is a cult, demagoguery and propaganda of vegetable eating demons, mutilating the human body, violating human ethics and physiology, and it is hereby ordered to ban it, burn its evil books, destroy evil shrines, and no one is allowed to believe in its religion!"

In front of a huge Mani statue in Qingxi County, Bao Kang said righteously.

"Good! It's long overdue! The people were immediately overjoyed, and they had long been dissatisfied with Manichaeism.

Seeing this, Bao Kang waved his big hand and said, "Come on, knock down this golem and burn all the evil books!" ”

"Boom!"

Under the joint pull of a group of officials and the common people, the huge Mani statue collapsed with a bang.

Then all the Manichaean scriptures that were looted were put together and lit in public, and the flames suddenly burst into flames.

"Good!"

Watching the statue of Mani collapse and the book on fire, all the people burst into cheers.

Qingxi County was originally the stronghold of Manichaeism, and there were many people who believed in Manichaeism here, and if there was a case of destroying Manichaean statues and burning scriptures before, it would definitely cause a huge riot and cause a huge riot, as was the case of poisoning before.

Now that the autumn harvest has passed, the price of this year's Champa rice seeds is not as high as in summer, but the price of more than twice the price still makes the people of Qingxi County make a small fortune.

Not to mention being able to harvest a variety of seasons, which is enough to improve many families, coupled with the considerable income from going to Shanghai to work, people's lives have improved visibly, and when they have money and a good life, they naturally want to eat meat, who wants to eat vegetarian every day.

In addition, the government strictly controls potbelly disease, organizes labor to eliminate snails, and even promotes eating meat to treat night blindness.

In order to maintain the doctrine, the Guanxi religion would rather the people of Qingxi get sick, but also prevent the people of Qingxi from eating meat, and in order to maintain the doctrine, they wantonly poisoned poultry and livestock to prevent the people of Qingxi from embarking on the road to prosperity.

"Those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help, and the medical skills of the adults are really powerful, and now the government is a multi-Taoist, and Manichaeism is a loser, and it is destined to be abandoned." Bao Kang looked at the excited people of Qingxi, and couldn't help but think about it, the beliefs of the people of the Great Song Dynasty were really pragmatic, and they only believed in what was beneficial to them, and now they believed in Manichaeism was not good for themselves, so they naturally did not want to believe in Manichaeism.

"Parents who suffer from the skin of the body dare not be harmed, long-term vegetarianism will damage the health of the body, night blindness, malnutrition, hair loss, tooth loss, physical weakness and other sequelae, Manichaeism is against the sky, it is really deserved!" In addition to forcibly destroying Manichaean statues and burning scriptures, Bao Kang also used the medical skills of doctors and Confucian ethics to fight against the heresy of Manichaeism, which further tarnished the reputation of Manichaeism.

"What your lord says is very true!"

Many scholars responded.

For scholars, Manichaeism is a heresy, and now the official ban on Manichaeism is equivalent to removing a major obstacle in the countryside, greatly strengthening the right to speak for talented children, and naturally winning the popularity of scholars.

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"Big brother, what should we do?"

Looking at the collapsed Mani statue in front of him, Fang Baihua said with an embarrassed face.

Now that the government has banned Manichaeism, the people of Qingxi have gritted their teeth at it, and Manichaeism has become a rat crossing the street, and everyone shouts and beats it.

Fang La's face was embarrassed and said: "It's our carelessness, what kind of transshipment makes the lord directly under his jurisdiction, what treats night blindness, distributes rice seeds in Zhancheng, goes to Shanghai City to work, and even the pig farm of His Royal Highness King Shen later, all come for my Manichaeism." ”

"The government has long targeted me for Manichaeism!" Fang Baihua and other Manichaean believers couldn't help but look embarrassed.

"What's more, the reason why the evil doctor Fan Zheng came to Liangzhelu is probably also for my Manichaeism!" Fang La made another astonishing guess.

"What? Evil Doctor Fan Zheng came to Liangzhelu just to deal with my Manichaeism! ”

Everyone couldn't help but be shocked and looked at Fang La in disbelief.

Since Fan Zheng served as the transfer envoy of Liangzhejiang, the deeds of Fan Zheng have already been circulated in Liangzhejiang Road, and they naturally know Fan Zheng's legendary experience.

"Being able to be dealt with by the evil doctor Fan Zheng personally, my Manichaean defeat is not unjust!" Fang La gritted his teeth. Who would have thought that Manichaeism would be targeted by such a figure.

When he turned around and saw the series of actions of the evil doctor Fan Zheng, the doubts in his heart suddenly became clear, no wonder so many good things had fallen on the head of Qingxi County.

"Big brother, since Manichaeism has been targeted by the evil doctor Fan Zheng, what should we do?"

"It's better to fight for the government!"

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A group of Fang clan members said angrily.

They were all fanatical followers of Manichaeism, and at the same time they had a vested interest in Manichaeism, and the government targeted Manichaeism in such a way that their interests were greatly harmed, and at the same time they desecrated their faith.

Fang La shook his head and said: "No, since the evil doctor Fan Zheng has long been eyeing Manichaeism, he must have been prepared for a long time, if we fight with it, we will definitely lose, and we must not be impulsive." ”

Fang La naturally knew that the Manichaeism had lost the hearts of the people today, and there was no way for them to deal with the government alone.

"Since Manichaeism is forbidden in Qingxi County, then we might as well go to other counties to preach!" A fanatic frowned.

Fang La shook his head and said: "You have forgotten that the evil doctor Fan Zheng is a transfer envoy from Liangzhejiang, and since he is eyeing Manichaeism, I am afraid that there is no foothold for Manichaeism in the entire Liangzhejiang Road." ”

"Evil Doctor Fan Zheng!"

The Manichaeans immediately gritted their teeth.

"Then let's go to Jiangxi East Road! And even all the others! Fang Baihua gritted his teeth and said.

Fang La shook his head and said: "No, the evil doctor Fan Zheng is a popular person around the Great Song Dog Emperor, since the entire Liangzhejiang Road has begun to ban Manichaeism, then I am afraid that it will be difficult for other roads to have a way to live, and we are not familiar with life in other places, and it can be said that it is difficult to preach if we want to preach." ”

When Fang Baihua heard this, she hated in her heart and said, "Isn't there a place for my Manichaeism in this world?" ”

Fang La took a deep breath and said, "Since this is the case, there is only one way to go, and that is to break it into pieces and hibernate for the time being, waiting for the opportunity." ”

Fang La looked around at his lacquer garden, and a trace of reluctance flashed in his heart, he was not a true Manichaean fanatic, and he took the initiative to join Manichaeism as a means to gain power.

And now that the imperial court is suppressing Manichaeism, he is not only reluctant to Manichaeism, but also unwilling to give up the lacquer garden industry that he has worked so hard for.

"Break it to zero!" Fang Baihua said solemnly.

"Even, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the imperial court, we must enter the game and take the initiative to eat pork to disguise ourselves." Fang Layi gritted his teeth and said.

"Take the initiative to eat pork!"

A group of Manichaeans could not help but be in an uproar, in the Manichaean doctrine is forbidden to eat meat, especially pork, they have made an exception to eat fish in order to cure night blindness, and now in order to break the suspicion of the imperial court, they actually take the initiative to eat pork, which is simply blaspheming Mani.

"Buddhism has a saying, I don't go to hell, who goes to hell, now the court has banned my Manichaeism, and we have fallen into the tricks of the evil doctor Fan Zheng, and now we can only hibernate, only if we exist, we can continue to worship Mani, even if we are punished by Mani in the future, and we cannot enter the Elysium in the next life, we have no resentment." Fang La said in a firm tone.

"The eldest brother is willing to sacrifice his own afterlife for the sake of Mani, so that he is the true believer of Mani! He is the Father of the world! Fang Baihua immediately cooperated.

"I'll see the Holy Father!"

A crowd of Manichaeans fanatical.

Fang La sneered in his heart when he saw this, he knew that most of the official positions of the Great Song Dynasty were three years.

Three years later, the evil doctor Fan Zheng will leave Liangzhejiang Road, and the new officials will surely revert to the old ways and extort tyranny, and when the time comes, it will be the time when Manichaeism will make a comeback, and Manichaeism will be even more powerful at that time.

With Fang La's active cooperation, coupled with the strong pressure of the government and the rejection of the people, the entire Manichaeism suddenly fell into disintegration, and there was no trace of Manichaeism in the entire Qingxi County, and even the Manichaeism in the entire Liangzhejiang Road disappeared overnight.

"Your Excellency is wise! As soon as this strategy came out, Manichaeism disappeared like spring and snow, and it was no longer a threat! ”

In the Hangzhou Mansion, Bao Kang excitedly reported to Fan Zheng, he originally thought that Manichaeism would take three years to be completely eliminated, but he did not expect that under Fan Zheng's evil prescription, Manichaeism would be vulnerable and collapse in a short time.

Fan Zheng didn't show much joy, but said solemnly: "The enemy on the bright side is not terrible, the terrible enemy in the dark, the reason why Manichaeism is so quickly defeated is because it is in the light, we are in the dark, and now Manichaeism is reduced to zero, hiding in the dark, it is even more difficult to guard." ”

"Hide in the shadows!"

Bao Kang nodded slightly, although the entire Qingxi County had destroyed the Manichaean statue, and many Manichaeans had turned to eating meat, he knew that there must still be people who secretly believed in Mani.

"In order to destroy Manichaeism, the official has tilted a lot of resources to Qingxi County, which has already caused dissatisfaction in other prefectures and counties, once the official treats it fairly, the development of Qingxi County will stagnate, Manichaeism believes in vegetarianism, and the most important thing in the world is the poor! In time, there will be a resurgence! Fan Zheng said solemnly.

"Resurgence!" Bao Kang's face couldn't help but change.

As Fan Zheng said, the last thing in the world is the poor, these are the hotbeds of Manichaeism, although the Great Song Dynasty is rich, but it is impossible for all the people to eat meat.

"Rest assured, since the poor are the hotbed of Manichaeism, Bao will definitely implement the policy of enriching the people in Qingxi County, and will not let the people of Qingxi return to the poor days before." Bao Kang solemnly promised.

Fan Zheng nodded with satisfaction and said: "In addition to the strategy of enriching the people, this official also has a plan to destroy Mani, that is, to lure the tiger and drive the wolf!" ”

"Lure the tiger to drive the wolf?" Bao Kang couldn't help but be shocked, if even Manichaeism can call it a wolf, then what can be called a tiger!

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "Manichaeism preaches vegetarianism, and in religion, Buddhism also preaches vegetarianism, to a certain extent, the characteristics of the believers of the two overlap, so the official decided to introduce Buddhism and Manichaeism to compete in the place where Manichaeism is rampant, so that Manichaeism can be completely extinct." ”

"Introducing Buddhism!" Bao Kang nodded slightly, the believers of Buddhism and Manichaeism are also vegetarians, once Buddhism accepts the followers of Manichaeism, it will definitely make Manichaeism have no power to return to heaven.

But as a scholar, Bao Kang knows that Buddhism is also not to be underestimated, once the power is great, the harm is also not small, there have been three extermination of Buddhism in history, and there have been many suppressions on Buddhism in successive dynasties.

"It just so happens that a new drama has just been compiled, and the official invited the Great Song Dynasty monk Buddha seal to appreciate it together, and you also came to accompany you!" Fan Zhenglang said.

"High Monk Buddha Seal!"

Bao Kang's face is strange, the Buddha seal is famous in the Great Song Dynasty, on the one hand, his Buddhism is profound, on the other hand, he is talented, and the world-famous Su scholar has a good relationship, the two of them are harmonious with poetry, and they have achieved a good story.

The evil doctor Fan Zheng acted really evil, and he actually invited the high monk Buddha Yin to listen to the music, which is simply incredible.

"Li everyone's opera has made the ancestors famous through the ages, and today I can hear Li everyone's new drama, Bao can be said to be fortunate in three lives!" Bao Kang immediately cooperated.

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"Everyone Li is writing a new drama again!"

This news swept through Hangzhou like a monstrous wave.

"Outside the mountain, Qingshan Building, outside the building, when will the West Lake sing and dance!" Although this poem is somewhat satirical in the eyes of many literati, it is the truest portrayal of Hangzhou.

Not to mention that Hangzhou is a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, which is quite wealthy, and the literati of the past dynasties have been officials here, which naturally gave rise to leisure and entertainment such as singing and dancing, and when Li Qingzhao created the opera, it was even more popular in Hangzhou.

Especially during the period when Li Qingzhao came to Hangzhou, the singing and dancing in the entire Hangzhou almost reached its peak, and the singing and dancing by the West Lake was almost night and night, and the venue was full.

And now the opera composed by Li Dajia specially for Hangzhou has made Hangzhou even more excited.

"Have you heard? For the new drama, Li specially invited Li Shishi, the first beauty of the Great Song Dynasty, to perform. ”

"Master Li, the first beauty of the Great Song Dynasty, I heard that after marrying the divine doctor Yang Jie, she has already washed her hands in a golden basin, and now she has reappeared in the rivers and lakes for a new opera!"

Many Hangzhou scholars were excited, on the one hand, for Li Qingzhao's new drama, and on the other hand, to see the beauty of Li Shishi, the first beauty of the Great Song Dynasty.

"In addition, there is another strange thing about you, this new drama, the evil doctor Fan Zheng actually invited the high monk Buddha Yin to come and listen to the music! And the Buddha seal also agreed! A well-informed scholar gossiped.

"Is there such a thing?" Many people can't help but wonder.

The high monk Buddha Yin is inseparable because of his friendship with Su Shi, and it is said that the Buddha Yin is still a monk who eats meat, but it is the first time they have heard of the monk listening to the music.

"I'll wait to see what kind of new drama can attract high-ranking monks and Buddha Yin to come and listen to the music." A showman was very moved.

"It seems to be called "The Legend of the White Snake"."

A scholar frowned.

(End of chapter)