Journey to the West, this Sun Wukong is too persuasive

Chapter 235 Guangwu destroys the Buddha and causes chaos among demons

Liu Xiu killed officials and rebelled. In the name of restoring the Han Dynasty, he summoned 8000 guests from nearby counties to revolt in Chongling, named the Red Han Army.

They quickly captured Caiyang County, destroyed the three Buddhist temples in the county, made the monks return to secular life, and at the same time punished the tyrants of the gentry, and distributed the land of the Buddhist temples and evil gentry to the poor farmers.

As a result, many of the oppressed farmers took the initiative to defect, and the size of the Red Han Army continued to grow.

In addition to Caiyang County, war broke out in Wan County, Xinye County and other counties in Nanyang County.

Among them, Li Tong and Deng Yu captured Wan County, and the Deng family where Liu Xiu's brother-in-law Deng Chen belonged joined forces with the Yin family to capture Xinye County.

Then he joined forces with Liu Xiu's Red Han army, and under the banner of "killing the reckless thieves, destroying Buddhist monks, defeating the evil gentry, and restoring the Han Dynasty", they rapidly expanded in Nanyang like destroying the dead.

They were like sparks that instantly ignited the Xinmang dynasty, which seemed to be peaceful and peaceful, causing the world to agitate and rebels to rise up all over the country.

……

Liu Xiu rebelled against Mang and destroyed Buddha, and the world responded.

After the news reached Chang'an, Wang Mang was furious and panicked because this rebellion was completely different from the previous ones.

He first sent troops to suppress it, and then went to see the holy monk Kassapa.

Inside Zhenguo Temple.

Kassapa knew earlier than Wang Mang that the whole world was rebelling. Because the rebels' actions to destroy Buddhism affected the newly established foundation of Buddhism in Nanfangbuzhou, they had just tasted the sweetness of human destiny and suffered heavy losses.

"That's weird." Kasyapa frowned, his smile no longer as calm as before.

He found that the Red Han army was very smart. Whether compared with the rebels from various places or compared with Wang Mang's imperial army, they were far ahead, as if they were not on the same level.

Although the Red Han Army expanded rapidly, it was not a disorderly expansion.

They not only captured cities and territories, but also focused on ideological propaganda.

Everywhere he went, in addition to carrying out activities to destroy Buddhist monks, fight against evil gentry, and divide land, he also organized and established village schools to provide enlightenment education to both adults and children.

What's more important is that the Red Han Army was able to avoid entering civilian houses and did not do any harm to the people. The discipline was very strict.

This was obviously an army of ants, but it made Kasyapa feel like his scalp was numb, even though he was a quasi-sage close to the top of the Three Realms.

"We must get rid of it as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult for our Dharma to enter the Eastern Land!" Kasyapa looked serious.

As expected, Wang Mang came to see him soon.

Wang Mang came up and asked: "Holy monk, I have built Buddhist temples extensively, and since people everywhere recite Amitabha, why is the world in chaos?"

Kasyapa sighed: "Liu Xiu is the reincarnation of a demon from outside the territory. He is the best at deceiving people's hearts. The emperor failed to subdue this demon before, so he will have troubles later."

Wang Mang's expression changed. He had seen Kasyapa's magical methods, and he believed it to be true. He hurriedly asked: "The holy monk once said that he could subjugate demons, why didn't he subjugate him?"

Kassapa clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha, gods have their own rules. Now that he has been reincarnated as a human being, it is inconvenient for a poor monk to take action.

Besides, he is your fate. If you can survive this disaster, the road ahead will be smooth. "

Wang Mang frowned and did not hide his displeasure. He spent national resources and built thousands of Buddhist temples in order to quell rebellions in the world and reduce frequent natural disasters.

For this reason, he exempted these Buddhist temples from taxes and rewarded them with fertile land and countless money, allowing the Buddhist monks to earn countless benefits.

Now that there is a problem, just say it is inconvenient and take action?
Then what do I need you for?
These words were not spoken, but Kasyapa could see Wang Mang's thoughts.

He thought for a while and then said: "The Emperor is my Buddhist benefactor. Although it is inconvenient for this poor monk to take action now, he will not stand idly by."

Wang Mang nodded and left with satisfaction.

Not long after, the Huaihe River flooded and bizarrely submerged a large area of ​​land in Nanyang County upstream.Nanyang was the foundation of the Red Han Army. Affected by this natural disaster, troops had to be mobilized for disaster relief, and the momentum of expansion stopped.

After Wang Mang learned about this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He also knew how powerful the Red Han Army was. As long as Liu Xiu's Red Han Army was destroyed, the rest of the rebels would not be a concern.

So, he immediately sent more than [-] troops to Nanyang.

……

Nanyang County, Tongbai Mountain.

"Heaven is going to kill me Liu Xiu? Will he kill me as a Han Dynasty?" Liu Xiu looked sad.

He stood on Tongbai Mountain and saw the Huaihe River at the bottom of the mountain overflowing. The flood was like a vast ocean, stretching as far as the eye could see, submerging countless farmland and houses, and countless people were crying and screaming.

Although the Red Han Army captured Nanyang, its foundation was not stable. Now it had to face threats not only from the Xinmang Army, but also from the rebels and county soldiers in several surrounding counties.

If it suddenly encounters this disaster, it may be in danger of overturning.

"This is not a natural disaster, but a demon causing chaos." At this time, a melodious voice sounded.

When Liu Xiu heard this, a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face: "Master Sun!"

I saw two figures walking not far away, one was a Taoist priest with a pale face, and the other was a young man in white who looked young.

At this moment, the Red Han Army guards on the mountain were all shocked. They didn't realize how the two people came up. They seemed to appear out of thin air and hurriedly surrounded them.

Liu Xiudao: "You guys, please retreat first. This is my master."

The guards obeyed the order and immediately retreated.

Daochang Sun smiled and said: "You did a good job. In just a few months, you turned the world upside down."

Liu Xiudao: "It's all thanks to Master's teachings. Unfortunately, my skills are not enough, so I can only let the floods wreak havoc."

Taoist priest Sun said: "It's not your fault. There is no need to feel sorry for yourself. Someone did not obey the rules and drove the demons to cause chaos. I am here today to solve this matter."

Liu Xiu saluted quickly: "On behalf of the people of Nanyang County, I thank Master for your great kindness!"

Daochang Sun waved his fly whisk, pointed at the young man in white next to him, and said with a smile: "This is your senior brother Ao Lie. He will take action later. He is the one you want to thank."

"Xiu has met senior brother." Liu Xiu saluted quickly, but was surprised in his heart. He had often played in Master Sun's Taoist temple since he was a child. When he was a little older, he traveled around the world with him, but he had never heard that the master had another disciple.

"Junior brother, you don't have to be like this." Ao Lie also smiled and said, "We should be more close and intimate in the future."

"Fight quickly and decide quickly, don't rely on others." Daochang Sun said solemnly.

"Yes!" Ao Lie looked stern.

Immediately afterwards, he stood on Tongbai Mountain, raised his hand and shot out a divine light, which was submerged into the Huai River at the bottom of the mountain. At the same time, he shouted: "Dragon King of Huai River, come out and see me."

Liu Xiu watched in amazement from the side, knowing that this senior brother Ao Lie was also one of the gods.

Not long after, a disheveled Dragon King came out of the water, came to Tongbai Mountain, and saluted Ao Lie: "The little god pays homage to the great dragon god Si Yu."

Ao Lie frowned: "How did you end up like this? And what's the matter with this flood?"

The Dragon King of Huaishui is the fourth son of the Dragon King of Jinghe, and they are cousins, but now is not the time to get close.

"Please ask the Dragon God to save me." The Dragon King of Huai River said sadly, "It was the ancient Huai River Water God Wuzhi Qi who took over my Dragon Palace and caused this great flood."

(End of this chapter)