In the teahouse, Yang Zheng kept spreading the knowledge of the divine religion to Wu Gen to prevent him from violating the taboos of the divine religion.
"The divine religion has set up temples in various places, and they need someone to maintain them. These are the priests and the servants of the gods. You see, the one wearing black robe just now is the servant of the gods, and he is also the lowest level existence in the religious religion. But in the eyes of the people , these people are the least afraid to offend because they have more contact with the world.
As for the priest, he is in charge of these divine servants and is the director of the temple. There is only one person in each temple. They rarely show up on weekdays, and these servants of God are responsible for all matters. It is easy to distinguish between the two. The priest's black robe is inlaid with gold thread at the hem and cuffs. "
Wu Gen nodded, "Does that mean there are still people in charge of the priests? How should they identify them?"
Yang Zheng twirled his fingers and introduced the situation of the divine religion to Wu Gen one by one, "The temples are also divided into different sizes. Generally, a country has a main temple, usually located in the capital, which oversees the temples in various places. The presiding officer is also a priest, but it is smaller than that in other places. Go one level higher.
Because the jurisdiction of the divine religion is very large, a priest is usually set up in several neighboring countries to control each country. Further up there are divine envoys, elders, great elders and the like, most of whom are located in the Holy Mountain. The Holy Mountain is located in the hinterland of Tianyuan Continent, and a large area around it is directly under the jurisdiction of the divine religion and does not belong to any country. "
Wu Gen frowned more and more as he listened. It can be said that this temple has penetrated into all parts of Tianyuan Continent. It is well organized and hierarchical. It is extremely difficult to shake such a big monster.
However, Wu Gen was not discouraged. People said that fortified cities were mostly breached from within. It can be seen from the attitude of the divine religion towards mortals that its foundation has been somewhat shaken. In addition, there are opponents composed of frustrated powerful people like Mo Daomen. .
As the saying goes, a thousand-mile embankment collapses with the nests of ants, and a room a hundred feet burns with smoke from the gaps. As long as its foundation is shaken a little bit, given time, the divine religion may not fall into its own greed.
The two chatted for a long time before paying for tea and leaving.
Walking in the alleys, Wu Gen felt much more relaxed. If this was the case in all the countries in Tianyuan Continent, he would have the confidence to stir up the storm and disrupt this majestic trend.
As they were chatting and laughing with Yang Zheng, Wu Gen and Yang Zheng suddenly saw the woman who had been refused entry to the temple in an alley.
Most of the alleys in this area are filled with shabby houses, and the houses are simple and simple. They are not a place where wealthy people live. The woman hurriedly walked to a courtyard and stood on tiptoe, looking around.
Through the gap in the courtyard wall, you can see that in the courtyard, there is a long-faced, long-armed divine servant wearing a black robe, who is leading a few people to repair the damaged roof.
The woman hurriedly ran in, raised the child in her hand high to the servant of God who was making repairs with a masonry knife, and kept shouting something.
Wu Gen and Yang Zheng looked at each other and walked to the small courtyard.
I saw the servant of God descending on the ladder from the roof, patting the dust in his hands, and walked to the woman. The black robe on his body was already patched with patches, and there were still many stains in many places.
Wu Gen noticed that the woman did not kneel down when she saw this divine servant. Instead, she looked anxious and spoke incoherently. This ugly servant with a gray beard showed no dissatisfaction and asked about the child's condition with a warm face.
Then, the servant of God stretched out a finger and put it in front of the child's forehead. The fingertips spit out a stream of impure light and swept the child back and forth several times.
"Wow." The child in the woman's arms finally cried. The old servant wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a sigh of relief.
Seeing this, the woman quickly thanked the old servant of the god and took out a layered handkerchief with several pieces of silver and some copper coins in it.
The old servant smiled, but he only picked up a copper coin and waved the woman away.
With tears in her eyes, the woman walked backwards and bowed to the old servant of the god, and then left with many thanks. Passing by Wu Gen and Yang Zhengshi, they saw that the child in the woman's arms was sallow and thin, with dull eyes. He had obviously been ill for a long time.
Wu Gen's expression was a little gloomy. When he looked towards the courtyard, the old servant had climbed to the roof again, rolled up his sleeves and started working.
Yang Zheng bit his lip tightly, his dark face became darker and darker, and he stared at the servant of God on the roof as if he were a bandit.
"Are there many people like this in the divine religion?" Wu Gen asked in a low voice without turning back, his eyes following the movements of the divine servant in a daze.
"It's not much, but it should be a lot. In the divine religion, there have always been two factions in opposition. One of them is the Qing Xiu Sect, which advocates hard work to save all sentient beings.
He does not value luxury and behaves in a low-key manner. He often walks in the back alleys of the countryside to teach people, and he does not agree with the religious religion's excessive involvement in secular power. Because they believe that as long as they are contaminated with power and money, no matter how determined they are, they will become slaves to power sooner or later.
There is another group, the secular group, which you just saw in front of the temple. They believe that human nature is stupid and advocate controlling all countries and establishing religions with power, so that the divine religion will have more financial resources and power to develop and grow.
The two factions have been at odds for a long time, and even on the Holy Mountain there are many debates and mutual attacks. One faction believes that the other faction is self-righteous and has no regard for the long-term interests of the religion. The other faction said that the other party was greedy for power and power, which destroyed the foundation of the religion. Anyway, the father-in-law said the father-in-law was right, and the mother-in-law said the mother-in-law was right. The quarrel lasted for many years. "
After listening to what Yang Zheng said, Wu Gen patted his shoulder heavily and pointed at the servants of God who were sweating on the roof. The foundation of teaching.
The real trouble we face is not the people who live in the magnificent temples, but the thousands of people who walk in the fireworks, do not hesitate to use their magic power, can keep their bodies down, and look at the same level as the common people. Let's go and meet this great sage. "
Wu Gen and Yang Zheng walked into the yard and did not disturb others. Instead, they helped pick up tiles and mud and tidied up the house together.
Although these people looked surprised, they didn't say much. After the cleaning was completed, the servant of God led others to stand or sit in the yard, picked up bowls of water from a table with holes exposed, and started chatting easily while drinking.
"Master Zeng, thank you very much. If it weren't for you, I, an old woman, wouldn't have the money to hire someone to repair this broken house." An old woman carried a pot of water from the kitchen on the side with a cane. "I have already prepared the meal, and I would like to invite Master Zeng and all the brothers to eat before leaving."
Wu Gen was shocked. It turned out that this person was helping his neighbors repair their houses.
The servant of the god quickly stood up and said, "Wang Granny, please don't go outside. We are all fellow villagers. Isn't it normal to help each other? Let's drink a bowl of water and leave."
Several young men on the side also agreed, put down the bowls in their hands and prepared to leave.
However, the old lady Wang gave up, stretched out her crutches to stop a few people, and said angrily: "Do you look down on me, do you think my food is not delicious?" She refused to let them leave.
When the servant of the god was in trouble, Wu Gen walked up behind him and whispered: "If you don't eat too much, it will be disrespectful. Just leave some money and things when you leave."
Only then did the servant of God suddenly realize, and he quickly apologized to Mrs. Wang. Several people took out a large pot from the kitchen, which contained a pot of rice that looked a little yellow.
Mrs. Wang put out several plates of salted fish and shrimp paste, and several people stood or squatted to eat on the spot. Some people didn't have chopsticks, so they simply took a branch from a nearby tree, peeled the skin and broke it into two branches, and used them as chopsticks.
Wu Gen and Yang Zheng were not polite, so they gathered around and ate with these common people. After taking a few bites, Wu Gen made a click sound in his mouth and bit into a piece of sand. He looked at the people around him who were enjoying the food and swallowed it calmly.
Wu Gen suddenly discovered that this old servant of the god ate more salted fish when eating, but seldom touched the rice. He was curious and took a closer look.
Seemingly sensing Wu Gen's confusion, the old servant took advantage of Wang Po's absence and said with a smile, "You two are from out of town."
Wu Gen nodded, "When I first arrived here, I saw Master Zeng working hard here. I had nothing to do so I moved around for a while. Why doesn't Master Zeng eat rice? But this rice is unclean."
"That's not true. The guest is from out of town and doesn't know anything about the situation in Qingtong City. Because Qingtong City is close to the seaside, rice is expensive and fish is cheap. Grandma Wang took out her treasured rice this time. I'm afraid she will only have a few days. I can live on these salted fish, so I don't want to eat rice." The servant of the god said calmly, with a calm look on his face, not the slightest bit conceited.
Wu Gen and Yang Zheng suddenly realized that they couldn't eat anymore when they looked at the rice in the bowl. Who would have thought that rice, which can only be used as a staple food elsewhere, is a real delicacy here.
The group finished eating hastily, helped Wang Po wash the dishes, and then left one after another.
Wu Gen and Yang Zheng were walking with the servant of God. As they walked, they asked, "May I ask Master Zeng's name?"
"Zeng Sheng." The servant of God replied without hesitation and stopped in the alley. "You two helped me with my work and accompanied me all the way, but we have something to discuss."
Wu Gen smiled and cupped his hands towards Zeng Shenggong, "Master Zeng, we are here for the first time. We saw the splendor of the temple and the mighty servants of the gods. I wonder why Master Zeng did not live in the temple for a long time, but instead lingered in the alleys. And I think Master Zeng cultivated If you are not very good, how can you be willing to waste your magic power on treating ordinary women?"
Zeng Sheng glanced at Wu Gen and said, "The guest is interested. In the divine religion, some people do things, some are people, and some are in charge, and each has his or her own strengths. I am not very talented and knowledgeable, and I am poor at words, so I can only come out and do something."
The guests have also seen some things, so there is no need to have any prejudice against the divine religion because of this. After all, the more people there are, the higher and lower they are. Most of the people in the divine religion are loyal and loyal, and they will not hesitate to join forces to save all people from fire and water.
I think the guest is also a person with good cultivation. The divine sect will definitely welcome the guest who has a benevolent heart and does not rely on force to bully. Why don't I introduce him to the sect and give the guest a place to use his strength? "
Wu Gen smiled and shook his head slightly, "If you have been taught, there is no need to join the cult." He bowed to Zeng Shengduan uprightly, and without waiting for the other person to return the gift, he and Yang Zheng turned and left.
As the two of them were walking on the street, Yang Zhengyin said pitifully: "I'm afraid Zeng Sheng has seen the hostility between the two of us towards the divine religion, so he did this. I'm afraid that he will report it, so I might as well kill him."
Looking at the roof of the temple in the distance like a flock of chickens, Wu Gen took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, a person like him would never do such a thing. Even if he does it, do you think those who live in beautiful houses will do it?" People will listen to him. Otherwise, with the wealth of the Divine Religion, it would be so difficult to renovate not just one house, but all the houses in this city."
At this point, Wu Gen suddenly turned his head and said seriously: "People like this are what we really want to deal with. You can talk to the door and activate your own insiders. For people like Zeng Sheng, either suppress them or, in the end, suppress them." So that we can expel the religion, or get rid of it, and cut off the foundation of the religion. As for what is left."
As he spoke, he pointed to the temple in the distance with a ferocious look on his face, "It's just these things. Without the foundation, even if there are high-rise buildings, they are nothing more than snakes and rats."
After two days, the people at Mo Daomen finally made arrangements for the follow-up itinerary. Wu Gen and Yang Zheng rode a carriage and headed north.
The further you go, the more obvious the influence of the divine religion becomes. The temple not only occupied a large amount of land and used a large number of believers as free labor, but Wu Gen also discovered that the religious sect had cleverly created a name to provide money for worshiping gods in addition to state taxes.
As long as you pay the money, you will be protected by the religion and receive blessings in the next life. For this reason, many people do not hesitate to hand over their family's money to the divine religion as worship money, and sincerely practice hard around the religious religion, but do not care about their relatives.
Looking at the desolate fields and dilapidated villages, Wu Gen and Yang Zheng finally lost their interest in collecting customs and wanted to fly to Kuntian Continent earlier.
