"What? Is this true?"
News from the Western Region was sent to the center as quickly as the wind, shocking everyone.
Ten years ago, under the provocation and oppression of Zuo Mengeng, the Quanzhen Sect finally made a painful choice. Under the leadership of Wang Changyue, they embarked on the road to the west.
At that time, neither Zuo Mengeng nor these Taoist priests had any ideas about the future.
Zuo Mengeng simply hit the target with dates but without dates.
Why can Christianity be the vanguard in the process of colonization by Europeans, while the religions of China can only remain in the shadows?
A religion that is useless to the country has no meaning in existence.
For the Taoist priests of the Quanzhen Sect, the journey to the west is undoubtedly extremely difficult and dangerous.
If you are not careful, they may all die in a foreign land.
But the power of belief is infinite.
At least Zuo Mengeng solved their biggest dilemma.
Without solving the legitimacy of "Laozi Hua Hu Jing", the Quanzhen Sect will never gain a firm foothold.
And if we want to solve this problem, we can only go west to Tianzhu.
The trouble should end it.
As long as the Quanzhen Sect can establish a niche in Tianzhu, all the previous problems will be solved.
With such a great long-cherished wish, Wang Changyue and his party embarked on an extremely arduous journey.
At that time, the entire northwest and western regions were not the territory of the empire.
Under the perennial wars and disasters, there are many dangers. Bad weather, ferocious bandits, and hostile beliefs, any of which can kill them.
Eighteen people suffered a lot and paid a huge price. After entering Central Asia, only ten people were left.
Miraculously, the oldest Wang Changyue is as healthy as ever.
Originally, they wanted to go south to Tianzhu.
Unexpectedly, a sudden change occurred locally, making Wang Changyue aware of a God-given opportunity.
In Central Asia at that time, the Islamic religion had become very popular and occupied an absolute dominant position. It stands to reason that there would be no place for other religions to gain a foothold.
But the world is real.
Beyond religion, racial tensions clearly take precedence.
Because it is located at the crossroads of Asia, its strategic location is very important. Even though the area is very barren, it is still coveted by various forces.
All parties sang their songs and I came on stage. Although they staged scenes of vigorous epics, they also caused huge disasters and pain to the local people.
Before Wang Changyue and others arrived, the area originally belonged to the sphere of influence of the Mughal Empire. But just as they arrived, the Safavid dynasty of Persia began to penetrate into the local area.
After a series of wars, the Safavid dynasty finally captured Kandahar.
During the transition of political power, the local people became cannon fodder and suffered heavy casualties. Therefore, various resistance movements emerged one after another, giving the rulers a headache.
As the saying goes, a monk in prosperous times is a Taoist priest in troubled times.
Seeing the local situation, the genes in the hearts of the Quanzhen Taoist priests moved.
After discussion, Wang Changyue and others quickly decided to take root locally.
When it comes to the ability to preach, the Quanzhen Sect is inferior to the Yi Sect.
But if there is no way to organize people to rebel and make trouble...
Taoist priests can pat their chests and proudly say to all heretics: Come on together.
Wang Changyue and others went deep into the people. After some understanding, they found that there was much potential in the local area and immediately started activities.
The resistance of local tribes was relatively loose and spontaneous.
So these Taoist priests taught people how to organize, how to train, how to manage, and how to increase combat effectiveness.
These are all real benefits, and they were quickly accepted by the locals.
Then, something magical happened.
After seeing the power of the Taoist priests, the chief of the local Afridi tribe in Pulhumli announced that he would convert from Islam to Taoism.
In a short period of time, the Quanzhen Sect gained hundreds of thousands of local followers.
Wang Changyue's immortal appearance made the local people admire him very much, even to the point of fanaticism. Not only did he serve as the national master, he also served as the chief priest.
This position is equivalent to the president of the parliament and has great influence on the political power.
The identities of the rest of the Quanzhen Sect also began to integrate politics and religion, integrating with the local area.
The Taoist priests were also panicked. After all, they had never done anything like this before!
There is no other way, so we can only try to transplant what we have learned from Middle-earth.
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin", "Journey to the West", "Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses", "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" and various official and unofficial histories were all applied to local affairs.
The thousands of years of political history of the Chinese nation can be said to contain all kinds of content, and it was actually opened up by Taoist priests.
In particular, Wang Changyue's favorite disciple Tan Shoucheng used the strategy in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to lead the Afridis to eliminate more than 50,000 Safavid troops in the Duhi Valley in one fell swoop, expanding the territory of the Afridis. Fifty times more.
For a time, Taoism quickly became famous in Central Asia.
Many local tribes and people, who had been ravaged and oppressed by the Safavid dynasty and the Mughal Empire, transferred their beliefs one after another, making Taoism more and more powerful.
This is also one of the reasons why all the forces in Central Asia were slow to respond to the great changes in the Western Region.
After all, there was a terrible heretic in their midst.
When it comes to dealing with heretics, the Islamic religion is still very ruthless and united.
The Safavid Dynasty, the Mughal Empire, and the Bukhara Khanate reached an agreement and formed a coalition to begin to exterminate the Taoist forces.
At the beginning, with excellent tactics and good responses, Wang Changyue and others won consecutive battles and achieved many victories. But as the fight continued, the huge gap in strength between the two sides became apparent.
After more than five years of war, the territory of the Afridi people has shrunk sharply. Now they can only live in the mountains around Pulhumli, completely losing their fertile river valleys, and are about to run out of ammunition and food.
Seeing that the defeat was certain, the Taoist priests were worried.
They must find new hope.
As a result, by chance, they ambushed a Persian caravan and learned from the Persian merchants that the empire had begun to march into the Western Regions.
God knows how excited the Taoist priests were when they got the news.
After some discussion, they sent Abdulmu as an envoy to the east to ask for help.
There is no way, the rest of the Taoist priests are Han Chinese, and their appearance is too conspicuous in this place, making it difficult to pass through the enemy's blockade.
Even Abdulmu experienced a narrow escape from death.
He was captured by the Yarkand people on the way.
Because his identity was suspicious and he couldn't explain his origins, he was thrown into prison.
If the National Defense Force hadn't called, he might have been imprisoned until death.
Fortunately, there is always a road ahead, and the National Defense Forces have made rapid progress, which has also allowed the great achievements of the Taoist priests to quickly spread across the land of China.
The most excited among them were the Taoist priests from all over the country.
It turns out that if you don’t hide in the deep mountains and forests and devote yourself to cultivating Taoism, you can achieve immeasurable merit!
In a short period of time, reinforcement of the Western Regions became a unified understanding within Taoism.
Various schools and sects no longer cared about the sectarian disputes at this time, and sent a large number of disciples to begin their trek to the Western Region.
Before the central government responded, the religions in Middle-earth finally exerted their subjective initiative.
