"Hat monster? Isn't that a trick you made? Do you think I will believe it?" Li Zhang couldn't help but sneer when he heard Liu Chengfeng's words.

"It's not those Kongming lanterns. In fact, we can't only see that the earliest hat demon was pretended to be Kongming lanterns in the city, but the other temples and Taoist temples in the city also participated in this matter. We are just one of them, and I'm talking about the real hat demon!" Liu Chengfeng looked at Li Zhang sincerely at this time and said again.

"I have known this for a long time, but although other people have also participated in pretending to be hat demons, you only deliberately hurt people, which has caused several people to be seriously injured!" Li Zhang was also a little annoyed when he said this, but then he calmed down his mood and spoke again, "As for the real hat demon, I have also had doubts before, but after seeing the methods of you, wouldn't it be a fool if he believed in the real hat demon again?"

"Dark is about to pass, and light will come. For missionary preaching, some small sacrifices are nothing at all. Not to mention others, even my life can be dedicated to the great father at any time!" Liu Chengfeng heard Li Zhang's accusation, and then retorted with a somewhat fanatical expression.

The so-called great father, the supreme God of Manichaeism, is the four-in-one purity, light, power, and wisdom, and has many divine qualities and qualities. In general, the great father is the embodiment of all the beautiful qualities in the world, and his enemies are the king of darkness in the dark kingdom that lives.

"The great father of shit, if there is such a god, why doesn't he show up to save you? If he can show miracles now, I will immediately worship you under the Manichaeism!" Li Zhang sneered very disdainfully when he heard this.

"Shut up! You can insult me, but you cannot insult the great father. Sooner or later, the great father will lead the gods to defeat the darkness. Then miracles will come to the earth, and only the believers of God can be redeemed!" Liu Chengfeng became very crazy and shouted, and he would never tolerate anyone insulting the great father before him.

Li Zhang looked at Liu Chengfeng with a ferocious expression and shook his head helplessly. He didn't expect that this guy was actually a crazy believer. However, Manichaeism was obviously a Persian religion, and later it was introduced to the Uighurs and had never occupied the mainstream in the Central Plains. Why was Liu Chengfeng, a Han man, so crazy about the religion of foreign races? This made Li Zhang a little confused.

Perhaps Li Zhang's pity for his eyes stinged Liu Chengfeng, and he suddenly stared at Li Zhang with red eyes and said again, "I know you don't believe it, but I can tell you that the hat demon is definitely true, and it is the messenger sent by the King of Darkness to the earth. If you do not follow the teachings of the great father, you will suffer the consequences sooner or later!"

"Haha~, do you say it's true? What evidence do you have?" Li Zhang laughed and asked back when he heard this, but at this time he felt a little suspicious, because he felt that although Liu Chengfeng was crazy, he didn't seem to be telling lies.

"Of course I have evidence, but I have a condition!" Liu Chengfeng suddenly calmed down again, and his eyes also said a bit cunningly.

"What conditions?" Li Zhang thought for a moment before asking again. Although he didn't know what the evidence was for Liu Chengfeng, he even suspected that the other party was lying, out of curiosity about the hat demon, he still wanted to hear what the other party had plans?

"If you let my son go, as long as you promise to let me go, I will take you to see the evidence of the hat demon!" Liu Chengfeng said excitedly again. He was a crazy believer. He didn't even care about his own life for missionary purposes, but the only thing he cared about was his son. Perhaps in his heart, this was the only thing more important than faith.

Li Zhang was not surprised by Liu Chengfeng's request, but he sneered and said, "Your son is one of the main culprits in this case. Do you think that with the so-called hat demon evidence that does not know the truth, I can let this official agree to let the main culprit go?"

"Didn't your government just want a real murderer behind the scenes to explain to the people? It's not just our family doing things that pretend to be a hat demon. Some people are doing it secretly in other temples and Taoist temples in the capital. Maybe you think our approach is too cruel and you actually hurt people. But without this method, it will not arouse the fear of the people. We Manichaeism is not as good as the Buddha and Taoism, so we cannot attract believers by ordinary means."

Speaking of this, Liu Chengfeng paused for a moment, and then said again, "I will bear this crime alone, so that your government can explain it to the world. In addition, I can guarantee that you will definitely be extremely shocked after seeing it!"

Li Zhang also showed a thoughtful expression when he heard this. Igler was not caught. Even if he wanted to release him, he could not find anyone. However, he could use this blank check to deceive Liu Chengfeng and see the so-called hat demon first.

"Okay, I can promise you, but there is a prerequisite, that is, I must first see the evidence you mentioned. If it is really like you said, I will consider releasing you. If it is your exaggeration or even fake, then don't blame me for turning against you!" Li Zhang finally nodded.

Seeing Li Zhang agreeing, Liu Chengfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he was not sure whether Li Zhang would keep his promise after seeing the evidence, but he had no choice but to believe Li Zhang. At least this brought him a glimmer of hope, and hope was extremely precious to a person who was forced into a desperate situation.

Now Li Zhang asked again about the Manichaeism's impersonation of a hat demon. This time, Liu Chengfeng never concealed anything anymore and explained everything very happily.

After the attack of Wuzong, Manichi did not dare to show up until the fall of the Tang Dynasty, and could only move in secret. For example, the Uighurs living in Luoyang also intermarried with the Han people and changed their beliefs. However, some people believed in Buddhism on the surface and secretly worshipped statues of Manichi, which also caused the Manichi in the Central Plains to be greatly influenced by Buddhism and Taoism, and also made some differences with Manichi in the Western Regions.

It was not until the founding of the Song Dynasty that the Manichi religion in the Central Plains gradually dared to emerge, but they were still very cautious in their actions. However, after the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Uighurs in the Western Regions, the Manichi religion in the Central Plains also began to have some contact. Compared with the Manichi religion in the Central Plains, the Manichi religion in the Uighurs was in a dominant position and acted very domineeringly. Therefore, they often sent people to the Central Plains to urge the Manichis in the Central Plains to preach to expand their faith.

Liu Chengfeng was born in a wealthy businessman in Hangzhou and had no contact with Manichi. However, his family fell into trouble and had to venture to the Western Regions often. According to him, he took goods to the Western Regions, but he encountered a horse thief and finally hid in a dilapidated Manichi Temple. Suddenly, the divine light came from the sky, and the horse thief did not dare to enter the temple, which also allowed him to escape. So he later converted to Manichi and even lived in the Uighurs for several years.

It was during the time when the Uighurs lived that Liu Chengfeng not only joined the Manichi religion, but also married a daughter of a Uighur nobleman, Igler's mother. The couple had a very good relationship, and even after his wife passed away, he did not have the intention to take a concubine.

Later, Liu Chengfeng was favored by the senior leaders of the Manichaeism and sent him to the Central Plains to preach, so he came to Sishunfang in Luoyang to settle down. On the surface, he was a wealthy businessman, but in fact he was the largest leader of the Manichaeism. However, although he returned from the Uighurs, his son Igler did not come back. Instead, he stayed in the Uighurs to study with the senior leaders of the Manichaeism. It was not until a few years ago that Igler arrived in Luoyang.

Compared to Liu Chengfeng, the senior leaders of the Uighur Manichaeism obviously trusted Igler more. So after his son came back, Liu Chengfeng became his son's deputy. The father and son worked together to preach. However, because the Manichaeism had been lurking for too long and had a bad reputation, their missionary work in Luoyang has been very little, and even some Uighurs who settled in Luoyang did not believe in religion.

Under this situation, Liu Chengfeng and his son were also quite distressed, but they did not expect that the reappearance of the hat demon happened outside the city some time ago. This made both the father and the son lit up their eyes and immediately thought of using the hat demon to preach. In order to pretend to be the hat demon, they also collected many rumors about the hat demon. It was in these rumors that they found evidence of the existence of the hat demon.

It is not necessary for Liu Chengfeng to say that Li Zhang could guess what happened later. They used Kongming lanterns to pretend to be hat monsters, and then created those werewolf equipment, making people pretend to be wolves and break into private houses to hurt people, which aroused greater fear among the people. After all, their Manichaeism is not as good as Buddhism and Taoism, and its foundation among the people is too weak. Only by using such extreme means can we fool more believers in the future.

After Liu Chengfeng finished giving the instructions, a clerk next to him recorded all his testimony, and then asked him to sign and seal it. With this testimony, his charges were almost settled. Even Li Zhang, the minister who fully handled the hat demon incident, could directly sentence him to death.

It is also worth mentioning that when Liu Chengfeng confessed his crimes, he repeatedly emphasized that in the city, it was not only the Manichis posing as hat demons, but also several temples and Taoist temples posing as hat demons. When their people acted at night, they had met people from other forces, but both sides tacitly did not expose each other.

Li Zhang had long speculated about this, so he was not surprised. However, although those people were hateful, they did not hurt people as much as the Manicheism. So Li Zhang was going to beat those people after dealing with the Manicheism, at least they had to let them spit out what they had eaten before.
Chapter completed!