Yiwu County.
South of the city.
Three people were sitting in the hall of a residence. The one sitting at the head was an old man in his early fifties with blonde hair and blue eyes. Although he was wearing the clothes of the Tang dynasty, it was obvious that he was not from Yizhou. He was from a foreign land.
His name was Arhan, and he came from Persia in the west. He was from Manichaeism. Arhan was a loser in Persia's Manichaeism. Arhan once competed with the current Pope of Persia for the position of Pope, but he lost in the end.
Although the Pope of Persia did not get rid of his competitor, Arhan, he arranged for Arhan to come to the Western Region to expand Manichaeism. It was said that he was entrusted with an important task, and that Arhan was strong enough to open up a new situation, but in reality, he was exiled.
He let Arhan stay away from Persia's Manichaeism and fend for himself in the Western Region.
Alhan had lived for more than fifty years and was used to seeing storms and waves. He had even encountered more difficult situations. Therefore, Alhan did not find it unacceptable to be exiled to the Western Regions. As long as he was still alive, there was still a chance.
Not long after Arhan arrived in the Western Region, he relied on his mouth to quickly develop believers. Moreover, the believers he developed were not ordinary people, but wealthy merchants.
Only then could Arhan expand.
The two people below were both Arhan's disciples, and they both believed in Manichaeism's Lord of Wisdom.
In Persia's Manichaeism, the Supreme God was the Great Father. In the Western Region, the Great Father was translated as Lord of Wisdom. Moreover, Manichaeism was already Ming Cult in the late Song and Yuan Dynasties. Manichaeism went through several ups and downs, and finally became Ming Cult. But in the end, it was annihilated in history.
Arhan glanced at his two disciples and said, "We just came from Gaochang, so we are not clear about the situation in Yizhou. What we know now is some information about Yizhou's Lord, Ping Xiwang. We are going to preach in Yizhou, what do you suggest? "
Among the crowd below, the person sitting on the left was in his early thirties.
He looked like a scholar.
His name was Xu Yang, and he was a merchant, but he liked to read. He believed in Arhan's Manichaeism and became Arhan's right-hand man. Xu Yang was a scholar, and he was an advisor under Arhan.
Xu Yang said, "Teacher, this disciple thinks that we should preach in Yizhou. The best way was to go directly to Ping Xi Wang Du Qi. This was a wise and farsighted man who was decisive in killing. When we were in Gaochang, we easily convinced the king of Gaochang to believe in Manichaeism. Du Qi is different. We can't deal with Du Qi directly, so we can only use conciliatory means to persuade him. "
Arhan said in a deep voice, "Xu Yang, aren't you being too alarmist?"
Xu Yang said, "Teacher, I've carefully studied Du Qi's situation. He was a powerful figure. When he was only in his teens, he was already famous in the Tang dynasty. Later, he even made countless military achievements. Now that he was in charge of Yi Prefecture, if he wanted to follow the path of Gaochang Nation and establish his teacher's prestige among the people, it was almost impossible to make him a legend. Du Qi would never believe in the miracles of Manichaeism. Therefore, the best way is to persuade Du Qi directly and let him agree to our preaching. "
Arhan nodded and looked at the person on the right and asked, "What do you think?"
"I think it's too complicated, Teacher."
The person on the right was tall and sturdy.
His name was Banda, and his body was as sturdy as a small mountain. Under Arhan's command, Banda was responsible for protecting the safety.
Banda said, "Teacher, you're the State Preceptor of Gaochang Nation, and our Manichaeism is the national religion of Gaochang Nation. Under this premise, it's actually very simple to preach in Yi Prefecture. We just need to let the king of Gaochang Nation attack Yi Prefecture. Once we take over Yi Province, we will be able to preach freely in Yi Province. "
"Idiot!"
Xu Yang glared at Banda and berated, "Gaochang Nation's national strength is not weak, but do you think Du Qi is a simple character? Du Qi's combat strength is extremely tyrannical. Before this, the 2,000 Tufan Cavalry were easily annihilated by Du Qi. Can Gaochang Nation's national strength easily destroy 2,000 Tufan Cavalry? It's impossible. "
After a pause, Xu Yang continued, "Especially since Du Qi is backed by the Tang dynasty. Attacking Du Qi is tantamount to becoming an enemy of the Tang dynasty. Unless it's absolutely necessary, we can't resort to a forceful attack strategy. "
Arhan heard Banda's words and selectively ignored it. Asking Banda to come up with an idea was more difficult than the sun rising from the west.
However, Arhan didn't think that Xu Yang's suggestion would succeed. Du Qi was not someone like the Gaochang Nation's king. The king had a weak temperament and a weak mind, so Arhan was easily fooled.
Seeing that Arhan didn't comment, Xu Yang knew that his idea was definitely not approved. As Arhan's counselor and his closest assistant, he couldn't tolerate that he couldn't help his teacher.
Xu Yang quickly racked his brain.
Suddenly, Xu Yang came up with a plan and said, "I have an idea, Teacher."
A smile of praise and relief appeared on Arhan's gentle face as he said, "What's your plan now?"
Xu Yang said, "Teacher, if we want to go to Du Qi, it won't be easy to succeed. But Du Qi has women. Du Qi has Consort Li Yanyun and Concubine Qianxue. They are Du Qi's confidantes. "
"Moreover, they have been working outside."
"If we can break through these two and make them believe in our Manichaeism, they will definitely affect Du Qi. In that case, the two of them will definitely affect Du Qi. Especially since Du Qi loves these two women dearly, he definitely won't stop them. "
"If Li Yanyun and Qianxue decide to believe in our religion and decide to build a temple, Du Qi will definitely not stop them. As long as our Manichaeism temple is built in Yiwu County, it will be easy. "
Xu Yang said with a smile, "Then the follow-up will be easy. After all, everything is difficult at the beginning."
Arhan said, "Not bad, not bad. Xu Yang, Teacher really didn't misjudge you."
Xu Yang said respectfully, "Teacher, you flatter me."
In Xu Yang's heart, he was a true believer because he had once fallen into depravity. When Xu Yang was in Gaochang, his parents died early and his wife and child died of illness. He was the only one left in the family. He thought that it was because of him that his parents, wife, and child died. When he was blaming himself endlessly, it was Teacher who saved him and stopped him from falling into depravity. He also had a direction in life.
Arhan said, "Since you have a direction, immediately inquire about Li Yanyun and Qianxue's whereabouts. I will go and meet them."
Xu Yang said with a smile, "Teacher, their whereabouts are public. Li Yanyun is now in charge of the Honeycomb Coal Store in Yiwu County. The two of them are in the shop all day long and are in charge of the shop. "
Arhan said, "Let's go."
Xu Yang said, "I will go with you."
Arhan shook his head and said, "You don't have to go. Stay at home."
"Yes!"
Xu Yang and Banda answered in unison.
Arhan changed his clothes and put on the down jacket that was popular in the Western Region. He put on a cloak and strode to the Honeycomb Coal Store.
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