"I heard a little." Chen Zhui nodded.

Four years ago, there were large-scale exchanges between officials in various prefectures and counties in Dayuan Prefecture, not limited to one place.

Wei Wenhe became the magistrate of Heyuan, which is just one example.

The reason is to promote the campaign of destroying the clan and abandoning temples. The old inaction, corruption, and officials who were incompatible with the clan were either executed or dismissed from office and demoted, and few even transferred to office.

This is also why many people are afraid of destroying the sect and abandoning temples. The operation of destroying the sect and abandoning temples four years ago can be regarded as a major change in the officialdom!

"What do Captain Chen thinks about destroying the clan and abandoning the temple?" Yu Ziqi asked again.

After listening to Yu Ziqi's question, Chen Zhui knew that the other party was testing his attitude.

However, he couldn't figure out what happened to the Nanyang chief clerk, and was it right to still insist on destroying the clan and abandoning the temple?

After thinking about it, Chen Zhui did not answer directly, but said in a deep voice: "Looking at the history books, I found that building a temple, expeditioning the ground, and cultivating a great ceremony are three major things that the emperor has done since he decided to rule the world. This has lasted for nearly eight hundred years.

The latter two have been widely praised and praised.”

Even in the storage rings of masters in the sect world, there are many ancient books that have been obtained, and they are obviously very respectful of these two actions by the Human Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, the pioneering feat of "establishing a temple" that ranks first, is controversial!

Looking through history, the comments from people in the sects were full of scolding and accusations. He believed that the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty had bound the subjects of the world, without any freedom and secrets.

Four years ago, the great scholar Wei Xuancheng wrote a letter to make a message, and the emperor later issued a decree to destroy the clan and abandon the temple.

I want to make the kings, princes, generals, and common people and common people be controlled by the laws of heaven and treat them equally.

This move is even more criticized. Not only are the sects cursed, but there are many different voices in the Zhou Dynasty.

"But Chen Zhui believes that "establishing a temple" does not conflict with destroying the sect and abandoning the temple, but rather is one.

The evil gods are destroyed outside and the lewd worship of the clans are combined inside and the ancestral temple is returned to the temple, so that there are only gods in the temple in the world who completely follow the laws of heaven.

From then on, no matter how you get away with it, this is the ambition of today! It is also a supplement to the national policy of opposing temples!"

Listening to Chen Zhui's words, Yu Ziqi's eyes, which had been scattered and unconscious, suddenly burst out with a shiny light, staring at Chen Zhui with a bright look.

Chen Zhui didn't pay attention and shook his head and said.

"It's a pity... At present, this move has not been smooth, and the resistance has been too great. In less than four years, the Human Emperor will hurriedly withdraw this order."

After staring at Chen Zhui for a while, Yu Ziqi slowly spoke: "Since the destruction of the sect and the temple was destroyed four years ago, the emperor selected a group of scholars from the various university palaces, a total of 327 people, and rushed to the three continents of Liang, Qing and Hebei."

"It may be the magistrate of a place, or the chief clerk of a county."

"A hundred of them, led by Wei Wenhe, came to Liangzhou. The purpose was to implement the strategy of destroying the clan and abandoning temples."

Yu Ziqi bowed to the sky and said, "The ancestor of Wenhe is Wei Xuancheng, the great scholar of the times. This proposal to destroy the sect and abandon the temple was proposed by him."

"So, these more than a hundred princes who came to Liangzhou were all headed by him. I hope to do something big as soon as possible, one would eliminate harm to the people and the other would repay the emperor's kindness."

"More than a hundred scholars took office, watched over and helped each other, and came with the general trend. Even if they were only seventh-rank officials, they were also a considerable force in the officialdom."

"However, there are hundreds of people, and things change when they really take office."

Yu Ziqi looked a little dazed, as if he was recalling something.

"The situations are different in each county and place, and the clan forces entrenched on the enemy vary in size."

"The resistance of clan forces has made it difficult to implement the destruction of the clan and abandoned temples."

"Apart from external resistance, the concepts of more than a hundred scholars also diverged after becoming officials."

"Difference?" Chen Zhui was stunned.

Yu Ziqi nodded and said, "The general direction of the non-commissioned officers in promoting the destruction of the sect and abandoning the temple is consistent, but there are great differences in how to implement it."

“In general, it can be divided into two types.”

"One is a radical faction who acted decisively and quickly killed the strong men of various clans, paying a certain price to directly cut off all the Yin Gods."

"The other is the moderates who slowly pursued it, starting from clearing out old criminals, checking the land of major clans, counting out hidden taxes, rectifying the administration of officials, and winning the hearts of the people.

As few people believe in the Yin God of the clan, the Yin God will gradually weaken, and on the contrary, the power of the government will increase. The most direct manifestation is that the power that the gods can enhance will increase.

When the strength of various major families decreases, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop."

​​Hearing Yu Ziqi say this, Chen Zhui's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of consciousness.

Of course he understood Yu Ziqi's words.

The radical concept can be called the beheading strategy. If you kill the patriarchs of major clans and the strongest, you will of course quickly open up the situation.

As for the price? Chen Zhui also understood that it was a certain degree of civil unrest and rebellion. However, once such a thing happened, the army would inevitably come to suppress it.

The disadvantage is that when this policy was first implemented, the rebound of clan forces must be the most intense.

Once chaos starts, many innocent people will be affected and people who should not have died.

The second type is exactly what Wei Wenhe did at the beginning.

Differentiation and winning over small families, such as boiling frogs in warm water, and pulling one sect to fight another, can reduce this resistance force several times. The disadvantage is that it takes a long time. It took Weiwenhe nearly four years to completely eliminate the Yin Shen in Heyuan County.

"Once disagreement arises, it will inevitably lead to opposition." Yu Ziqi sighed slightly.

"The radicals look down on the moderates, think they are timid and afraid of things, and they are even already in vain with the local clans."

"The moderates also disagree with radicals. Even if the public is resentful, they will cause many innocent people to be affected, displaced, and even lose their lives."

"Hundreds of scholars are from Kyoto and are united with each other. They are a great force in the officialdom, and even the Dayuan Mansion dares not ignore it. However, once they are dispersed, they will be just a seventh-rank official!"

"What's the result?" Chen Zhui couldn't help asking. Although he knew now that the radicals must have failed, he still couldn't help but want to know the inside story.

Yu Ziqi shook his head: "The radicals suffered a major setback in the first year!"

"There are thirty-six county magistrates who were seriously injured. There are seven county magistrates who died in a bad life. In the end, the reason given by Dayuan Prefecture was that they were attacked by demons outside the city and unfortunately died."

"What?" Chen Zhui's eyes flashed with shock. These things were something he had never heard of.

"We underestimated the strength of the opposition in the Destroy Sect and the Temple, and also underestimated the clan forces." Yu Ziqi sighed.

"Until the second year, only Nanyang, the entire Liangzhou, successfully achieved this."

Yu Ziqi looked a little lonely. Although he had cleared the clan ghosts in Nanyang County early, he did not have a trace of pride at this moment.

"Although Nanyang succeeded, it offended people. At the beginning of the third year, when the court had just revoked the imperial edict, Nanyang County Zun was demoted to the Wu'an army by Dayuan Prefecture in the name of abuse of power and became an assistant in the Sili Hall."

"The rest of the people will find it difficult to improve after losing their strength."

"It seems that Wenhe Chess is still the first time he is getting older and can see even further."

"If the hundred scholars could follow Wenhe firmly and slowly follow him, they would have wiped out all the Yin Gods in Liangzhou." Yu Ziqi sighed. "How could he be like now, even in the army..."

So that's it...

Chen Zhui then understood why Yu Ziqi had only the strength of the middle level of the Lingqiao Bridge, and his aura was not stable.

The cultivation of civil officials is closely related to their official positions. Once demoted, it is like cutting off the firewood from the bottom of a pot, and the cultivation level plummeted.

If you want to stabilize your state and improve yourself, it will be countless times more difficult than before.

Everyone failed in this group of scholars’ actions, but Nanyang succeeded.

Such wisdom and means would probably be even more amazing if Yu Ziqi was promoted to an official position.

Of course, those who oppose it will force Yu Ziqi away.

As for why Yu Ziqi did so poorly...

First of all, Yu Ziqi was good at literature but not martial arts.

Secondly, as the decree of destroying the clan and abandoning the temple was about to be revoked, the clan wealthy families, princes and nobles again gained the upper hand. It must have been because someone in secret that Yu Ziqi lived a difficult life in the army. In the past two years, his cultivation has not recovered, but instead there are signs of a decline.

The only one who can have such strength is probably the Liang Palace with a transcendent status.

"Sir, don't worry," Chen Zhui comforted. "The general trend is like this. Even if you do it again, there will be no differences at the beginning, and Lord Wei may not be able to turn the tide."

If the Liang Palace does not fall, it will probably be useless in the end. Moreover, the time is too short. No matter how defiant Wei Wenhe is, he may not be able to control the situation in the entire Liangzhou.

After a pause, Chen Zhui said again: "Sir, can you still work in the Sili Hall now?"

Yu Ziqi shook his head and said, "It's not anymore."

Just as Shen Zhui was about to ask again, Wang Long suddenly sent a message.

"School Commander Chen, Lord Yu, was designed by the people of the King of Liang to take away his last civil servant position half a year ago. Now, he only has the title of military general and is the leader of the vanguard."

"He was in Wanfeng City, without a garrison, and there were very few soldiers under his command. In order to avoid disaster, he had to stay in the border town of Canglan River. Earlier, he was appointed as the Nanyang County Master with him. He unfortunately died on the battlefield outside of Fangwai four months ago."

"School Commander Chen, Mr. Ziqi is both wise and brave. He is forced to fall to this point because of the general trend. My junior brother once said that among the hundreds of scholars in Liangzhou, only Yu Ziqi can sit with him and discuss the truth!"

"I understand." Chen Zhui finished listening without hesitation.

Wang Long wanted him to take in Yu Ziqi, and since Yu Ziqi agreed to Wang Long to see him, of course he also wanted to surrender.

If it were in the past, Chen Zhui himself would not be able to protect himself. A person like Yu Ziqi would not come to surrender to him even if he was in a down-and-out manner, but now it is not the case.

Chen Zhui is now a captain, and he is about to agree to be a captain of the title. During the battle of Canglan River, Chen Zhui's reputation has long been spread.

A genius with expected supernatural powers and a titled captain, of course, has enough capital to attract a difficult Qianlong like Yu Ziqi to defect to him.

Since Yu Ziqi was able to talk to him so much, and asked about his opinion on the ruined sect and abandoned temples, there should be no big obstacles when recruiting them.
To be continued...