A few days later, at noon, the sun was shining brightly and cloudless. In Tongle City, the Bailian Temple was in the square in front of the temple was crowded with people. Countless people came to the temple with various local specialties to worship the monk, begging the monk to do the tricks and keep the family safe.

Such a lively scene is in sharp contrast to the deserted scene of the White Lotus Temple a few days ago.

Tian Liuhu, standing at the corner of the street, looked at Bailian Temple from afar and nodded with satisfaction. He had seen this scene in Zhuti. Xuanwu Temple used its magical power of "Slaying Immortal Sword Formation to Slay Demons and Eliminating Demons" to attract local people to worship it.

As an observer of the Xuanzheng Yuan, he came to Nanzhong thousands of miles to see how the Xuanzheng Yuan's work progressed. Before arriving in Tongle, Tian Liuhu first arrived at Zhuti, and Xuanwu Temple had already opened up the situation there.

The so-called "Zhu Xian Sword Formation" is naturally an illusion performance performed with the help of light and shadow props. This kind of performance routine is actually available in Tonglefang in Xiyang, Huangzhou.

Xuan Zhengyuan improved it and used the magical "arc lights" to perform large-scale illusions in public in the evening (the sky was dark), making the local people present think that it was a talented man from the Central Plains who used his magical power to kill demons and eliminate demons.

This performance effect is very amazing. After watching it, people who do not know the truth will inevitably be shocked by their supernatural powers. They will no longer be afraid of the Buddha and Taoism in the Central Plains, but will instead be extremely fanatical. This will help the Xuan Zhengyuan to implement "reform" in Nanzhong.

Let the people of Nanzhong believe in Buddhism and Taoism, and make the ghost masters both large and small lose their religious control over the people. Then, the Nanning Prefecture General Administration has been serious for 40 years, and the situation in Nanzhong will be stable.

That's right, forty years, nearly two generations, not four years, ten years, twenty years.

Tian Liuhu walked on the street, followed by his followers. He looked at the brand new street and the neatly built new houses on the roadside, sighing.

Forty years later, if he is not dead, he will be an old man.

And if the emperor is here, he will be old.

Forty years, it’s a long time, and the emperor’s patience is really admirable.

When Tian Liuhu left Chang'an, he was summoned by the emperor and talked for a long time. Tian Liuhu knew from this that the emperor wanted to really manage Nanzhong, just like Huangzhou, and that Nanzhong would never be able to separate from the Central Plains from then on.

Never repeat the mistakes since the Warring States Period.

Although the Southern Central and Central Plains are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, it is said that during the Warring States Period, the Chu State sent troops to Nanzhong to Dianchi Lake, set up garrisons and built cities.

Since the Qin Dynasty, all the courts in the Central Plains wanted to manage Nanzhong, but they all ended up in a hurry.

Tian Liuhu read the information and knew that the road from Shu to Nanzhong to Weicheng was found in the Warring States Period. It was called the Path Road at that time, and the Path people were locals living in Nanzhong at that time.

Later, when Qin Shihuang unified the world, he sent people to widen the road, and there was a "Five-foot Road". During the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains court heard that there was a commercial road in the south center leading to the west of the Sindu (Tianzhu), so he sent troops along the Five-foot Road to the Nanzhong, set up prefectures and counties, and tried to manage the Nanzhong to contact the Sindu.

However, this effort turned into a bubble with the disputes in the Central Plains at the end of the Han Dynasty. For hundreds of years, the Central Plains court had no time to take care of others, so the Southern Central Committee gradually became isolated. The big surnames, powerful people, and the Yi Zheng were each the kings. The people of the Central Plains who originally moved to Southern Central were gradually "barbarianized".

Therefore, today's Nanzhong cannot actually be called the "homeland", because the language, writing, beliefs, and living customs of the people in Nanzhong are different from that of the Central Plains, and it takes a long time to "digest" them.

It takes time to migrate a large number of people to settle down in Nanzhong, assimilate local people, and open up land and farm in various parts of Nanzhong, because it will be very troublesome to migrate people to Nanzhong on a large scale.

The climate in Nanzhong is different from that of the Central Plains, and is a legendary smoky place. If ordinary people were not able to live in their hometowns, they would not be willing to settle in Nanzhong? If the government forcibly relocate to Nanzhong on a large scale in a short period of time, something could easily happen.

If the government does not prepare for disease prevention and epidemic prevention, if a large number of people from other places go to Nanzhong, if the land is not adapted to the environment, many people may die of illness in the first two years. That is a crime, which will also cause civil unrest and make the people in the Central Plains feel disgusted when they hear Nanzhong.

Therefore, you should not be impatient for Nanzhong to operate. You should operate step by step. Forty years is actually very short, and the effect is 100% good. You may also be raising a tiger.

Because using religion to win over the people of Southern China, this practice actually has great risks, and once it gets out of control, it will lead to serious consequences.

At this time, Tian Liuhu had already walked up to the city and looked back at the direction of Bailian Temple in the city. A large amount of smoke rose up when the people burned incense and prayed, which looked spectacular from a distance.

Master Xianhe of Bailian Temple uses his supreme magical power to kill the Ghost King. It is conceivable that the people will worship Master Xianhe. When the influence of Bailian Temple becomes increasingly greater, will they have undeserved ambitions?

There are many demon monks gathering believers to rebellion in the Central Plains, and there are also demon Taoists gathering believers to rebellion. The rebellion of Tianshi Dao Lu Xun and others in the Jin Dynasty is the best proof.

Will Xuanwu Temple and Bailian Temple repeat the same mistakes in the future?

This kind of thing must be wary of, so while Xuan Zhengyuan was promoting "reform" in Nanzhong, he also kept a backup plan to avoid raising tigers.

At the same time, support Xuanwu Temple and Bailian Temple to prevent the whole family from becoming the only one. By the way, the two families will be restrained from each other and cannot monopolize Nanzhong in religion.

Secondly, the "protective" attributes of Xuanwu Temple and Bailian Temple are constantly emphasized, that is, the "function" of these two schools is to kill demons and eliminate demons, rather than Taoism and Buddhism's only spokesperson in Nanzhong.

Xuanwu Temple and Bailian Temple promote teachings as pioneers in Nanzhong, but cannot monopolize the "new market".

The Taoist temples and Buddhist temples of other sects of Buddhism and Taoism can also be opened in the south middle, and the people can also go to these Taoist temples to pray for children, money, blessings, and eliminate misfortunes in the Buddhist temples.

People who believe in Taoism and Buddhism still have to pay rent to the government instead of donating all their income to temples and Taoism. People who still have to be under the jurisdiction of the government. Although they are believers in Xuanwu Temple and Bailian Temple, they do not mean they are loyal servants of these two families.

Xuan Zhengyuan has been taking measures to avoid Xuanwu Temple and Bailian Temple and its "semi-colon" controlling the people in southern Central, and these are more than these methods.

In order to prevent Xuanwu Temple and Bailian Temple from becoming bigger but not getting bigger, Xuan Zhengyuan grasped the life gates of the two families from the beginning, namely magic weapons and supernatural powers.

The magic weapon of Xuanwu Temple "Zhuxian Sword" and the magic weapon of Bailian Temple "Demon-Suppressing Zen Staff" are actually the result of the performance of the Xuan Zhengyuan "Performance Group". Without the support of Xuan Zhengyuan, the two families could not get it out at all.

Not to mention anything else, the arc lamps and supporting equipment are simply impossible to manufacture by "normal" craftsmen.

Not to mention the magical medicine that makes people feel ecstatic after taking it.

Under the arrangement of Xuan Zhengyuan, the people of Southern China knew from the very beginning that the "Sword of Immortals" and the "Zen Staff of Demons" were granted by the emperor of the Central Plains. Its magic power was blessed by the emperor of the Central Plains. Without the "true dragon energy", this magic weapon would not be effective.

In other words, the people of Southern China will know that the real person of Xuanwu Temple and the monks of Bailian Temple must be recognized by the emperor of the Central Plains in order to have supreme supernatural powers.

If Xuanwu Temple and Bailian Temple call on them to rebel against the government, then the magic weapon that lost the blessing of the emperor in the Central Plains will be invalid, and there is no difference between a real person and a mage and an ordinary person.

The change of leaders of Xuanwu Temple and Bailian Temple must be recognized by the court to count, otherwise the emperor will "take back" his magical powers.

This is the intention of Xuanzhengyuan, so that the people of southern China can understand one thing: behind the Xuanwu Temple and Bailian Temple with vast supernatural powers is the Central Plains emperor with more profound magical powers. The more the people believe in Xuanwu Temple and Bailian Temple, the deeper the awe of the Central Plains emperors will be.

With so many means to restrain themselves, Bailian Temple could only be the first pawns in the imperial court to operate the Nanzhong, because once the court did not have the support of the court, these two families would be nothing.

Thinking of this, Tian Liuhu took his eyes back from Bailian Temple, turned outside the city, looked at the scenery outside the city, looked at the mountains in the distance, and thought of what the emperor said, saying that the Nanning Prefecture General Administration would still have to deal with a powerful enemy.

This powerful enemy has not appeared yet, but the government must not take it lightly, otherwise it would be a wedding dress for others after working hard for decades.
Chapter completed!