After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

By the time Shen Yunzhou left, it was already dark. Pei Jiaoran tapped the case with his fingers and sighed, his eyes showing disgust.

"All Jiangdong families are like this." Pei Jiaoran muttered.

Zhou Mancao, who was putting away the tea sets, heard this and looked back at Pei Jiaoran, "I'm afraid you'll have to endure this situation for a few days."

"I don't need to endure it for too long." Pei Jiaoran tapped his fingers on the coffee table and looked towards the second floor. Li Xiujing was seen standing by the window with his arms folded, looking at her with a leisurely expression.

As if remembering something, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips and smiled, "You can rest by yourself. I have something to say to Mancao."

After saying that, Pei Jiaoran stretched out his hand to hold Zhou Mancao's arm and left together.

Looking at Pei Jiaoran's back, Li Xiujing snorted coldly. She quickly walked out of the room and stopped people before she stepped into Zhou Mancao's room.

The light shone on Li Xiujing, making his face even more handsome.

The cross arm blocked the way of the two of them. Li Xiujing glared at Pei Jiaoran and turned to look at Zhou Mancao, "Ms. Zhou, I'd better take Jiajia back. I have something to ask her. There are so many things on the river, you have to Have a good rest."

After finishing speaking, Pei Jiaoran glanced at Li Xiujing with a smile. She could probably guess what Li Xiujing wanted to ask. After all, he would have to use the knife next. Knowing her plan, he could mobilize his troops. So he followed him and left.

The two of them walked side by side in the backyard of the post house. The clear moonlight leaked through the gaps between the leaves and onto the bluestone road, making the feeling of coldness and desolation even stronger. Looking at the room with lights still on not far away, Li Xiujing said: "Why are you willing to let Bi Fei come into contact with these?"

Pei Jiaoran said: "The world is hard, and it is even more difficult for women. I hope she can gain a foothold in the world and enjoy a peaceful and prosperous age."

It was Zhou Mancao's idea to let Bi Fei have access to the river accounts. Just because she discovered that Bi Fei was very good at arithmetic, she mentioned this matter. After thinking about it, she nodded and agreed to let Bi Fei participate in the review. Today happens to be the day when the state government comes to deliver the account books. Currently, Bi Fei is listening to the reports from the state officials to the officials from the Ministry of Works, while calculating the cost of daily fortifications.

After the report was finished, Bi Fei also calculated the cost of the fortifications during these days. There is no difference from what is recorded in the account book. For a large fortification project like Kaihe, the daily labor supply is quite large. When reporting to the Ministry of Finance in the coming year, we must ensure that there are no mistakes in the accounts. If Bibu finds out there are problems with the accounts, or cannot control the cost of fortifications, it will not be a good thing for the court.

Although he had seen Pei Jiaoran's ability to recognize heroes with a sharp eye early on, he still couldn't help but sigh at her uniqueness in cultivating talents, "When will you be able to find a few capable people for me?"

"Aren't you afraid that they will become my spies?" Pei Jiaoran smiled, "Tell me what you want to ask."

"What level do you want to achieve?" Li Xiujing asked.

"The most stable level." Pei Jiaoran broke off a sweet-scented osmanthus flower and played with it on his fingertips. "The reason why the Yellow Turban Uprising shocked the people of the Eastern Han Dynasty was simply because no one expected that religion could actually lead to rebellion."

Li Xiujing frowned, "But if we want to be stable, we still need to use weapons a few times."

Pei Jiaoran said: "Which reform has not been bloody? In terms of the current situation in Jianghuai, the most important thing is not the population and the land. It is to make the obscene sacrifices disappear at the minimum cost. You and I both know that all dynasties have been affected by religion. Colorful rebellions cannot be completely quelled in three to five years, or even ten years. Religion has worshipers and believers, and military pay and food are not problems. Someone will respond as soon as you rush to the stage, and you can get deeper if you step back. Hide in the dark. Once such signs of religious chaos occur, it will cause endless disasters."

"Furthermore, the powerful families in these places cannibalize the people by colluding with the prostitutes, which is disgusting. But without them locking up the prostitutes and restricting their behavior. After the prostitutes are destroyed, these fugitives will be accepted by the vassal town and become Ya soldiers, aristocratic families in them can still become shelters and have a livelihood. Regardless of how Wei Wu's Qingzhou soldiers came here, many of Wei Bo's Ya soldiers came from runaway households."

"The most important thing is to ensure that the people's faith has a place to rely on. If the method of destroying obscene rituals is too tough, it will be counterproductive."

One sacrifice per year and one temple in each village were the biggest concessions she could give.

Listening to Pei Jiaoran's words, Li Xiujing's eyes came to thinking.

Now he completely understood why Pei Jiaoran would release his super energy uncharacteristically. She is not merciful, but wants to use the teachings of Buddhism to defeat the obscene priests.

Li Xiujing looked at her and said with a smile: "No wonder you want to let Du Neng go. It turns out you are using Buddha as a knife."

"It is natural for the Buddha to offer food to the people and repay the emperor's kindness. Moreover, they are places where the people place their faith. They are nothing more than people's livelihood and desires. They hope that God can solve their problems. Jian Yue said that the people praised Obscene sacrifices are offered as a wish. Once the wish is enough, all wishes can come true, in order to seek comfort and sustenance. To put it bluntly, their wish is nothing more than hope to get more resources, but at the moment it is difficult for the court itself to want to There is still a long way to go to satisfy them." Pinning the osmanthus flowers in Li Xiujing's bun, Pei Jiaoran said: "The court cannot solve the problem, let alone make these people give up their faith. But Buddhism is the orthodox religion after all, and it can It is also a good thing to lead the followers of the obscene priests back to the right path. Otherwise, if time goes by, it will be a big disaster."

She has seen the frightening fanaticism of religion and the ruthlessness of obscene priests. Both have no top-down countermeasures and corresponding reflection mechanisms. To put it bluntly, the two teachings are based on the doctrines of hundreds of schools of thought. While they are not perfect, they may also be mixed with different opinions. Once dissent is allowed to grow, the harm caused will become increasingly severe. The believers' sanity was swallowed up, leaving only blind obedience.

The evil deeds in the past are no longer called sins. They are all showing one's sincerity to the so-called God. There will be no more shame and fear. In the end, they all fell victim to high levels of repression.

Once someone spreads such a heretical theory and the people are taken advantage of it, it will lead them to a certain direction. That would be a disaster for the country and even for other religions. Zhang Jiao and Sun En are both such characters.

"Listen to what you said. The Shence Army in my hand seems to be of no use?" Li Xiujing said in a gentle tone.

Du Neng's promotion of Dharma is a good deed. Judging from his reputation in Jianghuai, he is likely to benefit a lot. The Shence Army is the imperial army, and it is not easy to do anything they want to do.

Pei Jiaoran chuckled, "When their interests are the same, they will naturally stand on the same line. Now that the interests are re-divided, most of the supporters of the obscene priests will not cooperate. At this time, the knife needs to see blood."

Controlling rules and making rules requires strength. In the face of absolute power, whether it is Xitian Sanskrit or others, they must bow their heads for the country.