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Then came the annihilation of Zhao Yuan of Liangshan, Tian Hu of Hedong, and Wang Qing of Huaixi.

It is impossible for them to keep the old covenants.

Although the Tokyo meeting was proposed by Manichaeism

Manichaeism also gave Tian Hu and Wang Qing a lot of gold and silver.

Let them raise an army.

But what they were thinking more about was getting that gold and silver back in the future.

Instead of being their neighbor.

Although Manichaeism later suffered a crushing defeat.

However, Liangshan seized the opportunity to take over Tokyo.

However, Lü Shinang did not believe that Liangshan's forces were stronger than his own.

His army comprised about a third of the Manichean elite forces.

When Manichaeism first rose up,

The troops split into two groups.

One group, led by Fang Qifo, headed north.

One route was southwards led by Lü Shinang.

The elite of the teachings were divided into three.

Fang Qifo and Lü Shinang each brought one.

The remaining troops escorted Fang La.

It can also be used to deal with emergencies.

I just didn't expect their plan to quickly take Jiangnan.

However, they suffered a crushing defeat.

Tong Guan annihilated all of Fang Qifo's and Fang La's troops.

Only the army led by Lü Shinang, which marched south, faced the challenge of traveling a long distance.

The reinforcements arrived slowly, and they escaped disaster.

Afterwards, the entire Western Army returned to base.

Lü Shinang then felt that his troops were ready to dominate Jiangnan.

Even looking at the world...

He feared no army other than the Western Army.

Moreover, he was the highest-ranking member of the remaining Manichaean leadership.

Although Tong Guan had thoroughly cleansed the areas with the widest concentration of Manichaeans...

However, the Manichaean sect in Jiangnan still has a large number of followers.

Just give him time.

He was able to quickly gather hundreds of thousands of troops again.

It swept across Jiangnan.

Even if the Great Liang unified the north

He can also stand on equal footing.

There is absolutely no need to use Fang Baihua and the Liangshan alliance.

Of course, he also didn't want Fang Baihua to marry Zhao Yuan.

Otherwise, with Da Liang's support, Fang Jie

This Jiangnan region probably still belongs to the Fang family.

From both a personal and Manichean perspective

This is not fair.

Lü Shinang had too many reasons to kill Fang Baihua.

Zhao Yuan only regretted that he hadn't thought of it sooner.

That's how all the flowers faded and perished.

Thinking back to my previous dissatisfaction and doubts about Baihua,

I also feel like slapping myself a few times.

.....

It was just dawn.

He Yong then arrived outside the Yanfu Hall.

What use would it be for the two eunuchs on night duty to see this?

He hurriedly greeted her in a low voice.

He Yong nodded and asked, "Did the Prince of Liang summon you last night?"

"No."

"Any movement?"

"No, it's very quiet."

Why did it remain silent all night?

Some were unsure of what to do next.

When the King of Liang lived alone,

He would get up early to practice martial arts.

He also had to go in early to serve them.

It's just that Prince Liang was in a bad mood yesterday.

Maybe I went to bed late.

I might need to catch up on sleep today.

Why hesitate for a moment?

They decided to wait outside the hall.

So as not to disturb the King of Liang's rest.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while,

The sun has risen.

There was still no movement inside the hall.

Three poles in the sun,

Footsteps were heard in the hall.

Why did he hastily instruct the eunuchs to prepare for Prince Liang's washing and grooming?

At the same time, prepare breakfast.

Zhao Yuan left the main hall.

The sun has already climbed halfway up the sky.

"What time is it now?"

Why bother seeing the bloodshot in Zhao Yuan's eyes?

I also know that King Liang did not sleep well last night.

"The hour of Si (9-11 AM) has just been announced."

There was a bronze water clock in the Liang King's palace that served as a timekeeping device.

Because of its large size

It was not placed in the Yanfu Hall.

However, there were people in the palace who would announce the time.

As they were talking, the little eunuch brought over the water.

After Zhao Yuan finished washing up,

Breakfast was also delivered.

I ate some food haphazardly.

Zhao Yuan then led his personal guards to the palace.

He handled state affairs in the Chongzheng Hall.

He then summoned Wen Huanzhang.

Zhao Yuan didn't beat around the bush and said directly,

"Didn't you say earlier, Prime Minister, that the imperial treasury was in dire need of funds?"

"Your subject has found a way to make money,"

"It can cover the imperial court's expenses for several years."

Upon hearing this, Wen Huanzhang immediately became interested.

"Your Majesty, what is the source of our wealth?"

Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Destroy all religions in the world."

"These religions have fooled the people and amassed a great deal of wealth."

"The common people work hard to save some money,"

"But they swindled them out of their money and squandered it all."

"Destroying them will both enrich the national treasury,"

"It can also prevent people from being deceived,"

"Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

Chapter 1715 Destroying the Cult

Wen Huanzhang never expected that Zhao Yuan would set his sights on religion.

He paused, puzzled.

"All religions?"

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Yes."

"They're all just scammers,"

"Manichaeism, this restless religion,"

"Furthermore, they repeatedly incited the people to rebel,"

"Detrimental to the rule of the imperial court,"

"It'll save us the trouble of eliminating them."

Wen Huanzhang wasn't stupid either.

After a moment's thought,

"Your Majesty, has something happened to Saintess Fang?"

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Baihua was killed by Lü Shinang."

"When I returned to the palace last night, Shi Bao and Fang Jie informed me of the news."