Song Xi and Yu Yalan's series of actions caught the Aristocratic Family, Cao Bang and Wusheng Sect off guard, severely damaging the foundations of the three major forces.

At the same time, it also gained more popular prestige and awakened many people who had been deceived.

Less than half a year after a series of decrees were implemented, the industries and influence of the three major forces have been reduced by more than half.

How could the three major forces, who had long been accustomed to enjoying themselves in luxury and dissipation, endure it? So the idea of ​​uniting to overthrow the rule of the Song family came up.

The Wu Sheng Cult and the Cao Gang were responsible for recruiting troops, while aristocratic families and individual private salt merchants secretly provided financial support. A rebel force called the "Tian Sheng Army" began to cause chaos everywhere. At its most arrogant moment, it even broke into the county government office to commit murder!

They also stigmatized Song Xi among the people, spreading rumors that Yu Yalan was a mountain spirit of unknown origin, and that Song Xi was called the lord, but was actually a puppet. All because of Princess Yu's hen Si Chen, causing trouble in the world.

Originally, the Wusheng Sect did not have a fixed temple, and many rituals could only be held in nearby temples or nunneries. Some monks who were already restless also joined forces with them, either covertly or openly, to support the actions of the Wusheng Sect.

The Central Plains region, which had been stable for a few years, was once again in chaos. Many yamen and schools were attacked by the Heavenly Holy Army.

A certain county magistrate in Huguang was unfortunately captured by the Wusheng Cult, and was later burned alive by the believers in the name of offering sacrifice to the Wusheng Ancestor.

The Song family's properties in Huguang and Qilu also suffered. Some shops were looted, smashed and burned by the Wu Sheng Cult. The arrogant leader of the Wu Sheng Cult even made harsh words to make everything related to the Song family disappear from the world.

The government offices have been trying their best to arrest the believers, and various health stations have also strengthened security patrols. However, members of the Wusheng Cult and the Cao Gang are hiding among ordinary people. They want to investigate their traces and arrest them, which is very difficult to implement.

So big.

Song Xi was very angry in Beijing and determined to completely eradicate the three forces.

He ordered Yan Xiujin and Wen Jinglun to lead two groups of spies south respectively, using disguises and concealing their identities to infiltrate Wusheng Cult and Caogang.

To capture the thief first, capture the king. As long as you capture the core personnel of these two forces, all problems can be easily solved.

Yan Xiujin and Wen Jinglun also lived up to expectations and successfully infiltrated the core senior management with the help of Zhenyan Dan and Huanyan Dan.

After three months of battles of wits and courage, the instigators including the leader of the Wu Sheng Cult, Ming Xin, the priest Ming Kong, and the leader of the Cao Gang, Hong Yue, were finally arrested.

Song Xi tried these people in the capital, and during the process he discovered that Hong Yue, the leader of the Cao Gang, was actually Hong Yunjie's eldest son.

When Hong Yunjie was the magistrate in Bianliang, he was dismissed from office and punished for scheming against the Yu siblings. His youngest son Hong Lei was killed by Yu Yalan. Since then, the Hong family has formed a deadly feud with the Yu siblings.

Hong Yunjie fled overnight after losing his official position, and defected to the Cao Gang together with his eldest son Hong Yue. In the following years, he continued to seize power, and finally climbed to the position of leader of the Cao Gang.

When the Song family's army conquered the Central Plains, Hong Yue and his son did not dare to attack the Central Plains with an egg. It was not until the three provinces of the Central Plains entered a stable stage that they became active and caused chaos everywhere.

The reason why Wusheng Cult and Cao Gang spread rumors and slander Yu Yalan is because of these past grievances. They originally planned to kidnap several children of the Song family and then execute them in public to demonstrate against Yu Yalan. Hong Yue and his son hated the Yu family so much.

Siblings, I want them to feel the pain of losing a loved one.

Song Xi was furious when he heard this and drew his sword and killed Hong Yue and his son on the spot.

The remaining core criminals were sentenced to be beheaded three days later. In addition, the homes of all the aristocratic families who colluded with the Cao Gang and the Wusheng Cult were confiscated. The direct descendants of these aristocratic families were also beheaded in public, and the collateral descendants and other related people were exiled to Yunchuan and served in corvee for life.

No reduction of sentence or release is allowed.

Song Xi does not allow anyone to have an idea of ​​his wife and children. Anyone who dares to provoke must die!

When these people were being executed, he also called the people to watch, killing chickens and monkeys to warn all those with ulterior motives.

Wusheng Cult and Caobang have developed for so many years. They have more than 3,000 direct members under their command, and more than 10,000 followers with firm beliefs and gangs. There are no specific statistics on the rest who are in a free state or fooling around.

The so-called Heavenly Holy Army is mostly composed of these people, but compared with the regular army, their quantity and quality do not pose a threat. They look bold when harassing civilians, but they break up and flee when facing the Song family's army.

Song Xi did not let them go, and ordered the direct descendants of the Wu Sheng Cult and Cao Gang to be beheaded and executed. The remaining sect members, gang members, etc., like the descendants of the aristocratic family, were exiled for life without pardon.

The execution grounds in Beijing, Yuzhou, Huguang, Qilu and Jiannan were executed at almost the same time. The people responsible for supervising the executions were all high-ranking officials from the three departments in each place. The execution grounds were almost full of blood in those days, and the executioners were rotated.

There are as many as three or four batches.

Most of the people watching the execution fainted from fear, and from then on they were in awe of King Wu Song Xi.

Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Song Xi began to crack down on religion in the area.

All temples, nunneries, Taoist temples, etc. that had provided shelter to the Cao Gang and the Wusheng Cult had all their properties confiscated, and all the monks and Taoists among them were exiled, and their fate was the same as that of the previous believers and gang members.

This move shocked the entire north and the Central Plains. For a time, all major religions were trembling with fear and closed their doors to thank guests.

From officials and dignitaries to ordinary people in various places, they were all deeply shocked by Song Xi's iron-blooded methods.

When people in later generations talk about this period of history, they all refer to it as the "Bloody October". Everyone saw the cruel side of the benevolent Song Xi in this turmoil. From then on, no one dared to challenge his bottom line and

authority.

However, this is only the beginning.

In the not-too-distant future, all religions will lose their privileges and freedoms, and then be gradually diluted and forgotten by the people in the rising wave of industry and technology, and finally become a place where no one cares, or a common tourist attraction.

Attractions.

The successive emperors of the Zhou Dynasty were actually very tolerant of Buddhism and Taoism. The founding monarch even took the initiative to exempt temples and Taoist temples from taxes, and did not set any screening conditions for monks. As a result, temples and Taoist temples gradually evolved into harbors of filth and evil.

place.

Some idle hooligans who do not work in production, or evildoers who have committed serious crimes and want to escape from jail, are accepted by temples and Taoist temples on the grounds of compassion and benefiting the world, and they are also freed from their secular identities and become respected by everyone.

"Grandmaster".

Relying on the respect and tolerance of the Zhou emperor, many temples also used expansion as an excuse to enclose land. The money for sesame oil that should have been donated voluntarily turned into a "sincerity" that had to be paid at the gate of the big temple or famous temple.
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