Wherever there are people, there will be oppression and there will be stratification.
The reason why these villagers formed villages to protect themselves was because they could not stand the oppression and exploitation of the Dudu Mansion.
More than half a year has passed, and the Taiping Religion has developed rapidly, expanding from several counties to a single government. The believers are no longer limited to the lower class people. Some nobles have also been affected and began to join the Taiping Religion.
There are many speculators among them. They do not believe in a peaceful world, nor do they believe that the Great Master and General Tiangong are the messengers sent by God to save the people. They do not even believe in the existence of Taishang Daozu and "Huang Tian". They just take a fancy to
The future of the Taiping Religion.
In other words, this is the wisdom of some "middle-class people" who start betting in advance.
It is dangerous to be a top-level family. Once the rule is shaken, the family will be destroyed immediately, and there is no room for anything. But the "middle-level families" are relatively safe, with room to swing left and right, and can change their families. These nobles secretly joined the Taiping Religion,
If the Taiping Sect defeats the Dudu Mansion and becomes the master of this world, then they can be regarded as following the dragon. Not only can they save the family, but they can even go one step further.
After all, nobles have family backgrounds, which actually means better educational resources, and they also have family heritage, that is, they bring capital to join the stock market. Naturally, they are stronger than believers from civilian backgrounds, and it is easier for them to rise to the top of the Taiping Religion.
But the motives of the nobles are not pure, they are more to protect their own interests, which makes the team impure and the situation becomes complicated.
As a result, the Taiping Religion runs the risk of falling early, becoming separated from the people, and making it difficult to lead the team.
Zhou Mengyao didn't care about this. As long as she could provide incense and wish, it was enough. She didn't plan to live here for a long time. Whether the Taiping Religion had fallen or not, what did it have to do with her? As long as the mission was completed, it didn't matter if the Taiping Religion perished.
So called.
And Zhou Mengyao doesn't think that aristocrats are so harmful. After all, she comes from a noble family, and she is also a Taoist aristocrat in a certain sense.
Qi Xuansu took an opposing attitude and believed that it was better to start well and end well. We borrowed the power of the common people, so naturally we should give the common people here a relatively perfect ending.
The Yellow Turban Army under Qi Xuansu's control was still dominated by believers from civilian backgrounds.
This actually reflects the different concepts between Qi Xuansu and Zhou Mengyao due to their origins.
Some senior leaders of the Taiping Sect were keenly aware of the differences between the two core figures, and the high-level leaders of the sect with noble backgrounds all sided with the great sage and mentor Zhou Mengyao.
They fully expected Zhou Mengyao to launch a thunderous strike and eliminate the civilian faction headed by Qi Xuansu, so that they could take advantage of the opportunity to get involved with the Yellow Turban Army and gain control of the military power they lacked most.
For this reason, they repeatedly insinuated Zhou Mengyao and even outspoken him.
Someone came up with a plan to set up a banquet at Hongmen, invited Qi Xuansu, ambushed swordsmen and axemen on both sides, and threw cups as a signal.
Some people also suggested that there is a river named Anshui outside the city, and great sages and teachers can swear by Anshui.
Zhou Mengyao saw this and looked quite disapproving.
Many people are saddened by this and think that the great virtuous teachers and women are benevolent, indecisive, and lacking in strategy and strategy.
But they didn't know that the Taiping Sect was just a tool for Zhou Mengyao and Qi Xuansu to leave the "Shen Well". How could Zhou Mengyao fall out with Qi Xuansu over the Taiping Sect? If they really wanted to fall out and fight for power, it would only happen after they left the Deep Well.
Even if she defeats Qi Xuansu now, the price is to stay here for the rest of her life. That is putting the cart before the horse and everything becomes meaningless. What's more, in recent times, she has been very pleased with Qi Xuansu, as if she has returned to the past.
The master-disciple relationship.
In the final analysis, the frog in the well can only see a small patch of sky above his head and has no idea of the vastness outside. Naturally, he cannot understand Zhou Mengyao's disapproval.
Zhou Mengyao has never been kind to a woman, let alone indecisive. It's just not necessary.
Many people from Qi Xuansu's side also advised him that he should be careful of the great sages and good teachers, but they were wary of the "divine power" of the great sages and good teachers. No one had suggested directly using small-scale palace changes to solve the problem once and for all. It was more for prevention.
At most, he would persuade Qi Xuansu to set up his own business.
How can a man live in the world between heaven and earth and live in depression for a long time?
This reminded Qi Xuansu of a rather arbitrary but reasonable statement. In fact, the top talents in a county can govern the world, because the principles in the world are all the same, and there is nothing new under the sun. The teams of the founding emperors of the past dynasties were all the same.
In the two counties, as long as they are given enough experience and room for growth, these nobles will be no worse than the so-called aristocratic families, or even stronger.
Now it seems that the Taiping Sect only has one place, but the methods used by these people are no less than those of the emperors and powerful ministers in the history books. The core is the same. No matter how many tactics, no matter how much mediation, no matter how much
The vertical and horizontal combinations are essentially paving the way for the final killing, and physical destruction is the most thorough way.
Many neutrals saw this and were anxious in their hearts. Some people shouted the slogan, "If the Heavenly Mother kills the Heavenly Brother, the world will be blocked."
However, Zhou Mengyao only looks young, but is actually an old man who has experienced many things. Although she does not have a Taoist position, she is the well-deserved number one figure in the Qingping Society, and she still has a very deep understanding of organizational structure and power operation.
After this incident, she saw the harm of the aristocratic faction, so she changed her original idea, agreed with Qi Xuansu's point of view, and determined to launch an internal purge to deal with some people with evil intentions.
At this time, there were only two people in the Taiping Sect's main altar, Qi Xuansu and Zhou Mengyao.
Countless candles were lit in the hall. Zhou Mengyao was sitting high on the leader's chair, illuminated by the candlelight. Behind him was the statue of "Huang Tian", which was roughly the image of an old man dressed in yellow, and a bit like wearing an apricot yellow robe.
Taishang Taozu.
Don't be afraid if you really want to attract "Huang Tian", just let the two extraterrestrial demons fight to the death.
Qi Xuansu stood below, with his hands behind his back.
Zhou Mengyao leaned on the back of the chair, and only her chin could be seen: "The periodic law is inevitable. This is just to make the periodic law come later, but in the end what should come will still come. There is no immortality in the world.
There will be no dynasty that lasts forever."
Qi Xuansu responded: "It's just doing our best, but we must have a clear conscience. Moreover, to eliminate speculators is to remove impurities. The issue of division within the Taiping Religion cannot be avoided. A decision must be made to unite people, unify the line, and integrate
On the contrary, more powerful force can be unleashed from within. After all, we will soon attack the Governor's Mansion. At this time, our own people cannot be in chaos, and we must beware of spies and others."
Zhou Mengyao said indifferently: "Then it's up to you and let's get started."
Qi Xuansu raised his voice: "Here comes someone."
Two generals in military uniforms pressed their hands on the hilts of their swords and walked in quickly, saluting them respectfully.
Qi Xuansu said: "In the name of the Great Master, in my name, and in accordance with the established plan, arrests will begin. If anyone resists arrest, he will be killed without mercy."
The two of them accepted the order in a deep voice, saluted them again, then turned and left.
This kind of petty quarrel is really nothing to the people of Qi and Tuesday.
After the two of them had gone away, Zhou Mengyao stood up and said, "Tianyuan, this is just a Taiping sect, and of course it's nothing. But if one day you become the headmaster of the Taoist sect, you will clean up like this and it's not conducive to you."
Is he a stable person in the Taoist sect?"
Qi Xuansu smiled: "Maybe, maybe not. The situation in Taoism is too complicated and cannot be generalized."
Zhou Mengyao became interested: "Why can't we generalize?"
Qi Xuansu said: "We dare to clean up the Taiping Sect because we are certain that no one within the Taiping Sect can resist us. This is based on absolute confidence in our own force. But in Taoism, do you dare to have such confidence? Do you want to
Clean up others, and others want to clean you up. In the end, it’s hard to say who will win and who will lose, so we can’t generalize.”
Zhou Mengyao sighed: "What you said makes sense. If you want to have absolute force, I'm afraid a one-kalpa immortal is not enough. You need a two-kalpa immortal. Just like you and I, we have gathered the power of incense and will to fight against other people in the sect."
Forming an absolute advantage, in Western terms, is a dimensionality reduction attack."
Qi Xuansu suddenly asked: "Have you broken through the boundary between heaven and man?"
Zhou Mengyao did not deny it: "You don't dare to be so presumptuous outside. Let alone the faith of a prefecture, when it comes to a county, the local government should come to visit."
Three days later, Qi Xuansu completed this small-scale purge limited to high-level officials.
Zhou Mengyao summoned high-level members of the cult and vowed to mobilize, showing that the Taiping Sect would never settle down in a corner, and intended to overthrow the brutal rule of the Dudu Mansion and establish a peaceful world.
The senior leaders of the Taiping Religion quickly reached a consensus.
After all, those speculators who wavered left and right have been eliminated.
The blood has not yet dried, who dares to object at this time?
Some people even suspected that this was simply a show conspired by the Great Master and General Tiangong for the purpose of "fishing." Those people who could not withstand the temptation jumped out and were immediately caught.
This was also expected by Qi Xuansu and Zhou Mengyao. They were in high positions and used to control a small Taiping sect. It can be said that they were overqualified and underused. How could trouble occur?
After half a year, Qi Xuansu and Zhou Mengyao have a certain understanding of the Governor's Mansion. The key is not the officers and soldiers. These officers and soldiers have been degraded and their combat power is quite limited.
On the contrary, the Yellow Turban Army has experienced tremendous oppression and suffering, and now they have more fighting spirit and courage to fight for themselves. After experiencing Qi Xuansu's army reorganization and several small-scale battles, and Zhou Mengyao taught some incense and willpower.
The introductory skills have formed a combat power as a whole, so on the ordinary battlefield level, although the Taiping Sect only has one place, it will never be at a disadvantage, but will have an advantage.
If it weren't for the blessing of Yin Qi from those officers and soldiers, the Taiping Army would even be able to spread the message.
Another point is that the current Yellow Turban Army has expanded to more than 2,000 people.
This is not a small number, because unlike the Xiangyong in the past, these are two thousand professional soldiers who are completely off-duty and focused on training. There are two thousand fewer strong laborers and two thousand more big eaters.
With a difference of four thousand, the productivity here is quite backward. The burden of supporting so many soldiers in one house is still a bit too heavy, and it may even be suspected of being militaristic, so we cannot delay it any longer. From this point of view, the elimination of those nobles
Believers can alleviate the pressure on military supplies.
This time, not only did the Yellow Turban Army mobilize in full force, but Zhou Mengyao, a great and wise master, also had to lead the expedition himself.