Zhu Nao

It has to be said that Zhu Nao’s approach was too unexpected for Henry Zhang.

Prior to this, Henry Zhang had dealt with many people, including government officials, local tyrants, and green forest robbers.You must know that Henry Zhang does not have a strong army, and even now that Xuantian Sect has hundreds of thousands of followers, he has not been able to form an invincible army.But he can always win in the end, because he has the means to play with people's hearts.He can disintegrate the morale of the enemy army, and he can also make his subordinates work hard for him.

And those enemies who were defeated by him not only tried to attack him with force, but also tried to criticize him verbally and in writing.They called him a liar, saying that he was not a fairy descended from the earth at all, and tried their best to expose his lies.It is not to say that the efforts of those enemies were useless. They may have succeeded in persuading some people, but that is all.So far, no one can really shake his position.

It's not because he knows any magic tricks. In fact, he tells a lot of lies that can't be undone, and he doesn't need to lie, but there are always people who believe him wholeheartedly—the human heart is so weird.If people want to believe something, they will try to believe it, and even if they have no evidence, they can find evidence for themselves.

So what Henry Zhang did was just what people wanted, and he said what.People want to live a long and healthy life, so he said that his divine power can protect people to live a long and healthy life.People want to be rich and honored, so he said that as long as they worship him, even if they are not rich in this life, they will be extremely prominent in the next life.And when he successfully established the system of Xuantian Sect, more profiteers and believers began to lie for him, and he didn't even need to brag himself.

These words may sound absurd. He can't prove the matter of Xianli, but no one can prove it wrong.So the believer keeps believing, and the unbeliever... Believe it or not, anyway, he already has enough believers.

It may be that he has gone so smoothly this way, even Henry Zhang himself thought that no one could defeat Xuantianjiao.Because he doesn't have to prove that he is true, and others have no way to prove that he is false.

Unexpectedly, a Juno was born out of nowhere.

Zhu Nao was different from everyone else. He didn’t clarify whether Henry Zhang was a god at all, but fabricated a new story out of thin air, saying that he was a weasel who became a spirit.The most terrible thing is that Junao also said that this weasel can absorb the lifespan of others, and whoever prays to him will lose his life and fortune!

This move can be described as hitting a snake and hitting seven inches.As long as this story is deeply rooted in people's hearts, those who would rather believe it than believe it will soon become more likely to believe it than believe it.At that time, how quickly the huge Xuantian Sect was established, how quickly it will disintegrate!

And the most vicious part of this trick is that, just like other people have no way to prove that Henry Zhang is not a god, Henry Zhang has no way to prove that he is not a weasel at all!He can't stop Zhu Nao from embellishing this fabricated story, making it more and more vivid and believable, and he can't stop people from believing this ridiculous story.

Thinking of this, Henry Zhang’s face was ashen.

"Master," said the subordinate, "Right now there are... rumors of weasels in Taiyuan. Do you want to send someone to suppress it?"

Henry Zhang turned around a few times in place: "Suppression... how can I hold it?"

If he just blindly suppressed news that was unfavorable to him, then he would be no different from those officials who suppressed the Xuantian Sect before.Even if it is a real Daluo Jinxian, the people's leisurely mouth can't be stopped, let alone a fake god like him?

But it certainly won't work if the dissemination of these messages is left unchecked.At that time, it will make people panic, and it will be bad if everyone betrays their relatives.

The subordinate said: "Then, what does Master mean?"

Henry Zhang thought for a while, and said: "Order Xuan Hujun to secretly investigate who is spreading the news of weasels. Once found, there is no need to kill people, just put medicine in their diet, so that those people will have malignant sores and skin ulcers ——This matter must be kept secret. Then people will spread the news, saying that those people have committed oral karma and offended the gods, so they will be punished by heaven.”

The so-called Xuanhu Army is a personal soldier formed by 800 people personally selected by Henry Zhang.This personal soldier does not fight, but secretly does some dirty deeds of robbing houses, killing people and setting fires, spreading rumors and making troubles, to achieve his ulterior purpose for Henry Zhang.

The subordinate hurriedly said: "Yes, Master."

However, it is not enough to scare the people into shutting up by creating so-called scourge.Henry Zhang thought for a while, and then whispered a few things to his subordinates.

The subordinates wrote down one by one, and hurried out to do it.

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Two months later, Yanzhou.

Zhu Nao was sitting at the table reading the letter when Xie Wuji walked in.His eyes fell on the letter in Zhu Nao's hand, and Zhu Nao raised it, saying: "It was sent from Jingzhou."

Xie Wuji sat down opposite him and asked, "How is the situation in Jingzhou?"

Zhu Nao put the letter aside: "It's going well."

Before leaving Shu, Zhu Nao ordered Wei Yue and Huang Dongxuan to lead troops to Jiangling Mansion to occupy Jingzhou.Although the Shu army was obstructed by the Changsha army and some other forces, there were also many forces willing to attach to them, so they successfully repelled the Changsha army and successfully captured Jingzhou.

This letter was written by Wei Yue, and it reported in detail the recent situation in Jingzhou.With the efforts of him, Huang Dongxuan and others, all the opposing forces in Jingzhou have been suppressed by them, and everything is in order.

Not only that, the letter also wrote about the current situation of Changsha Mansion.At the beginning, Changsha Yin Sunxiang insisted on sending troops to attack Shu. There were voices of opposition in the territory, but he was self-willed and ignored it, which eventually led to a big defeat.The defeat in that battle caused the Changsha Mansion to lose thousands of elite soldiers and a lot of money and food.After the news spread, Ezhou soldiers began to harass the Changsha border, taking advantage of the fire and looting.Bandits and bandits in Changsha Prefecture also took advantage of the situation.The Changsha Mansion, which was originally wealthy and peaceful, became chaotic overnight. It is said that Sun Xiang fell ill in a panic.

Xie Wuji sat down opposite Zhu Nao, but didn't speak immediately.After a while, he lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "After the spring plowing, Han Rushan will proclaim himself emperor in Jiangning, change his Yuan to Anping, and name his country 'Ning'."

Zhu Nao was slightly taken aback, and suddenly said: "It's no wonder that last month, the orders for silk, spices, and wood from various states in the south of the Yangtze River suddenly increased a lot. It turns out that they are going to prepare for the enthronement ceremony." The Shu government not only had to report government affairs to him regularly, but even the general ledger of the business had to be sent to him for review.

——Han Rushan, the former governor of Jiangning, will become Emperor Ning in a few months.

Since the death of the Son of Heaven, the dynasty has no master, and Han Rushan is not the first person who intends to become emperor.Last year in Qizhou, a military general proclaimed himself emperor, and in Xingzhou the year before last, there was also a clan prince who claimed to have inherited the royal family.But these people have become a joke, not only did no one recognize their throne, but they were all beaten to the ground a few months after becoming emperor.In this current situation where heroes are fighting for hegemony, whoever dares to jump out and proclaim himself emperor is digging his own grave.

But Han Rushan is different from others.

You must know the current situation in the world. The north is chaotic year after year, wars are raging everywhere, and the people are in dire straits, but the south is relatively peaceful.Under the governance of Zhu Nao, the land of Bashu in the southwest can be said to be in good weather; the land of Jingchu could have been peaceful and peaceful, but Yin Sunxiang of Changsha was too ambitious and had no way to govern, which led to chaos; while the entire south of the Yangtze River and east of the Gan River The region has always been a place of prosperity and peace in the world, and has not been affected by the disintegration of the Central Plains Dynasty.Because of his business, Zhu Nao had a good understanding of the situation in the world, and he knew that the wealth of Jiangnan was higher than that of Shu.

Not only that, after a hundred years of marriage, the several great families in the south of the Yangtze River are very cohesive.Han Rushan was not a child of a Jiangnan family, he was promoted to the throne by the children of the family, he was only a nominal emperor.The real power holders in Jiangnan are wealthy families such as the Xie family and the Liu family.Therefore, the fact that Han Rushan proclaimed himself emperor actually represented that Jiangnan would break free from the chaotic Central Plains dynasty and rule by dividing land.And Han Rushan represents the interests of the entire Jiangnan family, and there are no tigers and wolves around him.No one will overthrow him.

His proclaiming himself emperor may cause even greater chaos in the world, but it will make Jiangnan more stable and peaceful in a short period of time.

The room was quiet for a while, Zhu Nao said: "May he be a Ming Emperor."

Xie Wuji raised his eyebrows in surprise.Doesn't Zhu Nao want to win the world?It's not a good thing for Han Rushan to ascend the throne, right?

At this moment, Jing Zhe's communication voice sounded outside the house: "My lord, General Xie, the spies from Taiyuan Mansion have returned."

Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji looked at each other.Zhu Nao said, "Let's go to the meeting hall."

He got up and was about to go out when Xie Wuji suddenly grabbed his wrist.

Zhu Nao turned his head, but Xie Wuji didn't look at him, only said in a deep voice: "He is not Emperor Ming."

After a pause: "You will be."

Zhu Nao was startled slightly, rolled his eyes, and laughed.

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Not long after, Zhu Nao, Xie Wuji and several officials from the two armies sat down in the meeting hall, and many spies who came back from Taiyuan Mansion also lined up in the hall.

These spies were sent by Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji to investigate the enemy's situation in Taiyuan. These people not only wanted to inquire about the news about Xuantian Sect, but also investigated Taiyuan's people's livelihood, farming, business, public opinion, etc., so that Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji could better Know your enemy.

The spies took turns reporting their investigation results. The officials memorized and asked questions, and the spies answered them one by one.

A spy said: "The story of 'General Xie's two arrows smashed the demon's magic, and the weasel showed its original shape' has been introduced to Taiyuan Mansion and spread among the people."

Xie Wuji's eyelids twitched invisibly.

Zhu Nao asked with a smile: "Is there any news about Henry Zhang's suppression?"

The spy said: "Yes. However, they did not suppress it openly, but used some nasty means. Many people who spread the news were inexplicably infected with sores, sores on their mouths and tongues, and skin ulcers. There are rumors among the people that those who artificially The mouth karma offended the gods, so it was condemned by the gods, presumably it was the cultists who spread rumors and caused trouble."

Xie Wuji couldn't help frowning.Zhang Xuan is really determined to carry out the pretense to the end.

Zhu Nao asked: "What else?" If it was just such a trick, Henry Zhang would be too easy to deal with.

A spy said: "This year there is a drought in Taiyuan. On the [-]th of this month, Zhang Xuan will open the altar at the Dajianguo Temple in Fenyang—now he has changed it to the Daxuantian Temple. He said that it will ensure good weather and a bumper harvest in Taiyuan next year. .”

Another spy said: "I heard that two months ago, people in a village in Xin County were infected with the plague, and the whole village fell ill. Henry Zhang went there in person, performed the immortal method, and cured the people there."

Another spy said: "A stone tablet was dug out from an ancient well in Yangquan, and it was written about how Henry Zhang ascended to immortality a hundred years ago..."

Everyone said something, and I said something, and they reported seven or eight things in a blink of an eye, and they all talked about how Henry Zhang performed the immortal technique and how he benefited the believers.It can be seen that Henry Zhang has really tried his best to deal with the rumors that are not good for him in the past two months.He is also smart, if he tries to distinguish whether he is a weasel or not, then he will fall into Zhu Nao's trap, this kind of thing must be getting darker and darker.So he just pretended to be completely ignorant of this matter, while secretly persecuting those who spread unfavorable news about him, and at the same time publicizing his so-called celestial power.Presumably, many uncivilized believers will still be convinced by him, and it is difficult to distinguish right from wrong.

One of the generals under Xie Wuji's account got angry when he heard the reports from the spies, and got up and said: "General Xie, Yin Zhu, Henry Zhang only knows how to pretend to be gods and ghosts, and fool the people. His followers are all irrational asses, It was a waste of energy for us to fight these verbal battles with him! According to me, we will directly send troops to Fenyang, capture that guy, chop him into pieces, and see who still believes his nonsense!"

Many of Xie Wuji's subordinates couldn't help nodding their heads in agreement.In this way, you tell a story and I tell a story. It's like arguing with women and children. When will the quarrel end?

Xie Wuji didn't express his opinion, but only cast his eyes on Zhu Nao.

But Zhu Nao shook his head and said, "Now is not the time to send troops."

The general under Xie Wuji asked: "Yun Zhu, when will the time be? According to me, we should have sent troops to Taiyuan immediately after we recaptured Yanzhou! At that time, the cult had just suffered heavy losses, and the people were also very concerned about Henry Zhang. I also have doubts in my heart, which is the best time. On the contrary, it has delayed these days and given Henry Zhang the opportunity to act as a demon, and he has deceived a lot of people's hearts."

Before Zhu Nao could speak, Jing Zhe took up the conversation and retorted: "When Yanzhou was first broken, people's hearts were shaken, but there were many followers of the cult, and the power was still strong. And over the years, the cult has burned, killed, looted and amassed money everywhere, and has accumulated tens of thousands of dollars. Military spending..."

Before he finished speaking, the general retorted: "So what? A bunch of mobs, can't we beat them?"

Jing Zhe shook his head and said: "No. It's just that if we attack by force, Henry Zhang can take people and money to leave Taiyuan. Although we can grab a few cities, we may not be able to eradicate them. Could it be that we will chase him wherever he escapes? ?”

That part will be questioned like this, I can't help but be stunned.

Before forming an alliance with Junao, most of the enemies Xie Wuji dealt with were bandits and bandits.In fact, these bandits and rogues are not very good at fighting, and they often run away as soon as they are hit.So Xie Wuji won successive victories and pursued all the way.This situation seems to be going well, but often at a certain point, problems will arise-their front line is too long, the enemy in front can't catch up, but the backyard is on fire in the back, and the city that was just conquered is lost again, just surrendered The enemy rebelled again.In the end, I was devastated and got nothing.

As for Henry Zhang, although he is much stronger than all the bandits and rogues they have dealt with, he is still a rogue in essence.Although Xuantian Sect occupied many places and accepted many believers, Henry Zhang did not manage the place well. Instead of restoring people's livelihood in the places occupied by Xuantian Sect, people's livelihood was seriously damaged, the fields were barren, and the business and industry were useless. people.So the Xuantian Sect is just a more powerful bandit.

Bandits will not stay in the ground, there is no doubt that these people must run away after a fight.Henry Zhang has people and money in his hands, so he can continue to preach and persecute the people in another place.And if they keep chasing Henry Zhang's ass...then they will go back to the old way.

The general bared his teeth, his attitude was not as tough as before, but he became more modest: "Then according to Captain Cheng, what should we do?"

Cheng Jingzhe glanced at Zhu Nao, and Zhu Nao gave him a positive look.Only then did Jing Zhe continue: "Although we have regained Yanzhou, Yanzhou has been destroyed by the cult and the people's livelihood is dying. In my opinion, our top priority right now is to restore the vitality of Yanzhou first. As for the cult... first shake their hearts, It’s not too late to send troops to deal with them.”

The officials from the Shu side nodded their heads one after another.

The people brought out by Zhu Nao and the people brought out by Xie Wuji have completely different ideas.Anyone who has been with Junao for a long time knows that after they occupy a new place, they should quickly govern the place, so as to stabilize the political power.The first thing Xie Wuji's generals thought about was how to destroy more enemies.

However, the reason for this difference is also related to the different places where Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji lived.Not only Xie Wuji, almost all the princes tempered in the flames of war in the north put war as the most important thing and governance as the supplement.After all, they were in an environment surrounded by powerful enemies. If they didn't destroy the enemies first, but only focused on managing their own place, it would be tantamount to raising children for others.It was so easy to raise it, but it was snatched away by others in a blink of an eye.

The general looked at Jing Zhe, a little bit big headed.To shake the hearts of Xuantian Sect?So do we still have to rely on those scripts and dramas?When will this go?

Jing Zhe hesitated for a while, and didn't say any more.He just has an idea, as for how to do it, he hasn't figured it out yet.

Everyone in the hall looked at me and looked at you, discussing in low voices, without a clue for a moment.

At this moment, Zhu Nao suddenly said, "I have an idea."

With a "swish", everyone's eyes turned to him.The crowd listened with bated breath.

Zhu Nao said unhurriedly: "General Xie, we have stepped up our military training recently, let out the wind, and said that you vowed to avenge your beloved general, and you must ask Henry Zhang to pay with blood, and we must eradicate the cult. Then go to the border of Taiyuan to Chenchen soldiers and set up an array, so that they can see our strength."

Xie Wuji squinted his eyes, and there was a hint of confusion in his eyes.Everyone in the hall also looked at Junao in puzzlement.

What does it mean?bluff?To let the enemy know that they are strong and can fight at any time?Then what?Is this to prepare the enemy for battle?

You must know that according to the common sense of the art of war, if they really plan to send troops, they should paralyze the enemy, let the enemy relax their vigilance, and then catch the enemy by surprise.How can the enemy be notified in advance?Or is it that Zhu Nao wants to let the enemy go all out, decline again, and exhaust three times, and then suddenly send troops when the enemy is numb, and come up with a surprise victory?

Or, did he want the cultists to feel scared and quickly betray Henry Zhang?If so, I am afraid that this plan will fail.They have come all the way, and they have seen that cultists cannot use common sense to figure it out.

Zhu Nao stroked his chin and said, "Xuantian Sect has no decent army so far. If we frighten them like this and scare them out of their courage, then Zhang Xuanhe should have gathered an army capable of fighting?"

Everyone: "..."

So Zhu Nao disliked that their enemy was too weak, and wanted to help the enemy grow stronger quickly? ? ?