Sun Quan deliberately kept his distance, and immediately went to find Wu Jing with Diao Chan. By chance, Wu Jing also came looking for him early in the morning.
"Zhong Mou, please make up your mind quickly. People all over the city are making noises about being Buddhist believers. Let's register one by one. Not to mention wasting manpower and material resources, it is pointless." Wu Jing said bitterly. Face said, if we continue like this, sooner or later the whole city will be registered. Is this a calculation of tax deductions or a census?
"Uncle, you came just in time. I was just about to tell you about this."
Sun Quan immediately laughed and said,
"You still remember the eminent monk yesterday? Please go ahead and tell us that anyone who listens to the eminent monk talking about Buddhism for an hour will be recognized as a Buddhist believer and registered on the spot. Of course, there are other channels besides this. , that is, we must hold a letter of recommendation from a well-known eminent monk before we can be recognized as a Buddhist believer."
"Well-known eminent monks? How to classify them?" Wu Jing couldn't help but ask.
Sun Quan smiled and said,
"There is no need to divide. This is to open a back door for those who are rich and powerful. If we don't give people special privileges, we should always give them some special treatment."
"Understood." Wu Jing's eyes flashed. The maneuverability here is quite strong. It can't be said that he is a fat man. He must secretly install it for his own people later. Is it not up to them to decide whether eminent monks can be recognized? As long as you spend some money and do a little planning, even if you completely make up a name and completely forge a letter of recommendation, you can be approved directly!
However, in the final analysis, the easiest way is to go directly to listen to the eminent monk's lecture on Buddhism yesterday. It's just that there is only one eminent monk, and Huaiyin City is so big, with three floors inside and three outside every day, I'm afraid I can't hear many people, not to mention that the eminent monk has to rest. In Wu Jing's opinion, this is Sun Quan's channel for ordinary people to reduce the pressure of public opinion. As for those rich people who don't bother to compete with ordinary people, they will definitely not take this path.
It must be said that Wu Jing's ideas were very avant-garde, and he even touched on the lottery routine of later generations. Even though it is difficult for ordinary people to draw numbers, they always have expectations in their hearts. As for the powerful, they naturally have their own way. However, only Diao Chan knew Sun Quan's true thoughts. On the surface, Sun Quan was trying to solve policy problems, but in fact, Sun Quan was trying to hold An Shigao back in this way. There are countless people in Huaiyin, and it is impossible for too many people to listen to the Buddha at the same time. As for An Shigao, in the face of so many people who are "wholeheartedly devoted to the Buddha," how can he still bear to listen and interrupt the lecture?
Not only that, Sun Quan actually had some ideas that even Diao Chan didn't know about. Because he had personally listened to An Shigao preaching Buddhist scriptures in the illusion, Sun Quan understood the power of An Shigao better than other people who took it for granted. Even he, Sun Quan, could be easily affected, let alone others? Sun Quan absolutely believed that as long as those who actually went to listen to An Shigao's Buddhist teachings, not only all of them would become Buddhist believers, at least three-quarters of them would believe in Buddhism from then on. Once you believe in Buddhism, the security and management of Huaiyin will be much better, which will be of great benefit to the Sun family who have just occupied Huaiyin.
At the same time, Sun Quan actually took advantage of An Shigao's name. Just imagine, after the news about Huaiyin spreads, what will others think when they hear it? Those people would subconsciously think that An Shigao was specially invited by Sun Quan to teach Buddhism, and Sun Quan could even invite An Shigao. Could it be that he had a good relationship with this legendary eminent monk? With such an ignorant relationship, wouldn't it be much easier for Sun Quan to go to Xiapi and contact the Buddhist representatives there!
Sun Quan is taking advantage of the situation, taking advantage of An Shigao's power, taking advantage of the Buddha's power!
In a few days, when public opinion has reached its peak, Sun Quan will lead his troops to attack Xiapi just in time.
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Not long after Sun Quan miraculously captured Huaiyin City,
Jiangdong, Wujun, Sunfu,
On this day, a woman appeared outside the secret room where Zu Mao was imprisoned.
"Second Madam."
"Meet the Second Madam."
The guards bowed quickly, because the person who came was also a core figure of the Sun family, and it was Mrs. Ding, Sun Jian's concubine. Regarding this Mrs. Ding, Sun Quan and other juniors rarely mentioned it. After all, it was his father who found his wife. Sun Ce, Sun Quan and other brothers were born to Mrs. Wu, so they naturally did not have much contact with Mrs. Ding on weekdays. After Sun Jian disappeared, Mrs. Wu took charge of the family and almost stopped all contact with her.
Mrs. Ding is much younger than Mrs. Wu and quite pretty, but to be fair, Mrs. Ding's methods are probably even more powerful. Although Sun Quan did not care about his father's private life, and in ancient times it was normal to have three wives and four concubines, Sun Jian devoted himself to studying the art of war and fought in battles throughout his life, but he rarely touched on the personal affairs of his children. To put it harshly, he had a relationship with Mrs. Wu. Unions are more often family marriages. As a result, just when Sun Jian was gaining fame and fortune, he happened to marry a young and beautiful Mrs. Ding, and this was the only concubine Sun Jian took home. This was quite extraordinary.
However, no matter how favored Mrs. Ding was in the past, now that Sun Jian is gone and Mrs. Wu is in charge, she will naturally not take Mrs. Ding seriously anymore. It’s just that Mrs. Ding also gave birth to a son, Sun Lang, and a daughter, Sun Ren, to Sun Jian (in the setting of this book, please distinguish it from Sun Shangxiang). Therefore, even if Mrs. Wu doesn’t want to see her anymore, she can’t directly drive Mrs. Ding away. As a result, over time, Mrs. Ding's lineage became a faction with no sense of existence in the Sun family, well, if this can be called a faction.
Of course, Mrs. Ding said that she had no sense of existence, but that was only in the eyes of Mrs. Wu, and in the eyes of core executives such as Sun Ce and Sun Quan, she had no sense of existence. To the people below, Mrs. Ding often showed up. She was kind-hearted, philanthropic, and had no airs. She was very popular among the servants and maids.
"I saw that everyone was working so hard, so I made some pastries with my own hands." Mrs. Ding said, and ordered the maid behind to carry a stack of food boxes and walked to the guards.
After everyone thanked them, they had no doubts and started eating happily. After all, this was a common thing.
"Is Zu Mao okay in there?" Seeing everyone's atmosphere rising, Mrs. Ding asked without leaving any trace.
"When I replied to the Second Madam, she was still like that. She didn't say a word or say anything. If she didn't eat every day, it would really make people worry about her death. Hey, you said that the master was so kind to him back then. I don’t know if it’s true amnesia or fake amnesia.” A leading guard sighed.
"Yes, when I came to see me, I always took Zu Mao with me. No one was closer to me than Zu Mao. Zu Mao was locked up here and never saw the light of day. If I let him see When he arrives, I don’t know what he will think. By the way, why don’t I send him some pastries as well?” Mrs. Ding said.
"This..." The guard hesitated.
"My master's life and death are uncertain now, and my heart is always hanging on, looking forward to his return all the time. Now Zu Mao is the last clue, maybe he will remember something when he sees me!" Mrs. Ding couldn't help but say. .
"Okay then. Second Madam, I'll go in with you. Let's go back quickly. Remember, please don't do anything drastic. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, I can't afford it." Guard. After hesitating for a while, he finally agreed.
"Thank you, little brother. Don't worry, I'm just going to see my old friend, and I won't cause you any trouble." Mrs. Ding was overjoyed and entered the secret room with the guard.
