Chapter 400: The Doctrines of the Black Dragon Sect

Of course.

Starting a religion is not that simple.

Having a founder is far from enough. A mature religion requires many conditions. After having a founder, the most important thing is to have a mature philosophical system, which is a very sound set of doctrines. This includes the structure of the pantheon being worshipped, a list of divine punishments and blessings, codes of conduct for believers, and the deification of successive organizers.

This is a relatively standardized matter.

Of course, Liu Zheng believes that once a Flag is raised, there will naturally be corresponding personnel to carry out this task.

At this time, what he needs to do is to give these people a nudge. Or rather, let Xiao Heitan give them a nudge.

After that, he does not need to worry about it at all.

Secondly, there is the number of believers.

In the Liangshan region, there is no need to think too much about this either.

Thirdly, it must have a long history that cannot be verified. This is very important. The history of the faith must be long, so long that it only exists in legends but has no historical verification... Let the grassroots masses widely spread various doctrines and scriptures, but make it impossible to verify the source, maintaining the sanctity and mystery of the religion.

But Liu Zheng thinks.

The most critical thing is actually the believers.

As long as there are enough believers and enough nudging, any long history or mature doctrine will be fabricated by them—they will be eager to claim they are Temple Envoys themselves.

This is a religion born from political factors.

With the support of the fifty thousand regular troops of the Liangzhou Army, plus Aluba, they will soon go everywhere to preach, distributing "Holy Water" and "Divine Talismans," and the Son of the Black Dragon is about to uphold the will of his ancestors and establish the Black Dragon Sect.

At the very least, the atmosphere in the entire Xiaokujiao region has been stirred up.

"Do you think this is impressive?"

For the past few days, Liu Zheng has done nothing but hole up in his bamboo house, writing "doctrines" for the Black Dragon Sect! This matter still makes him very excited. He feels that this guy is like writing a fantasy novel, with all kinds of flying and burrowing, all kinds of scheming, and all kinds of creators...

He even brought out his own drawing skills.

Qin Zhangfeng and Pei Yanran were both dumbfounded watching from the side.

The more they play, the bigger it feels...

Pei Yanran even felt that the development of the situation exceeded her expectations, and she couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Young Master, the people in the entire Lesser Bitter Horn region have gone crazy... If they knew that these myths were all fabricated by us here, this..."

This...

The consequences are unimaginable.

Liu Zheng smiled amusedly: "You are overthinking it. If you say those commoners are stupid, that's understandable, but do you think a Headman like Huobu Quli doesn't understand what is going on here?"

Qin Zhangfeng and Pei Yanran were both stunned at the same time.

They know?

Since they know, why are they still following along with the commotion?

Thinking of this, a flash of brilliance flickered in Pei Yanran's eyes.

Profit!

As the Headman of Lesser Bitter Horn, how could Huobu Quli let go of this opportunity to unify the Lianshan region? Once the momentum is built up, this Son of the Black Dragon has received the recognition of the Longyan central government. In other words, this is legitimate! That bunch of Great High Priests of yours are all illegal existences!

Damn!

This is a fire; once it starts burning, it will be unstoppable.

These past few days.

Huobu Quli has been very excited.

He seems to have seen the light of prosperity for Liangshan. Therefore, for the "little mistakes" that Aluba often makes, he chooses to turn a blind eye, and even covers for him.

This is the Son of the Black Dragon.

No one can change that.

Meigu.

Meigu Temple.

The temple here is not a Buddhist temple.

It is a place where these Liangshan People come to worship their ancestors.

Meigu has always been the center of Bimo culture in the Liangshan region. Therefore, this Meigu Temple is also the largest sacrificial Temple in Liangshan.

At this time.

Chierhadu and a few others are sitting together.

Their complexions at this moment are incomparably livid.

"Great Bimo, this, this, this, what should we do?"

"Yes, the people are not coming to the temple anymore!"

"Could it be that that brat is really the Son of the Black Dragon?"

These people, one by one, are unwilling to believe it—they themselves are Bimo and Suni; how could they not know that those god-and-ghost tricks are just used to fool people?

Those who do the job know the tricks.

Therefore.

They have always scoffed at the so-called Son of the Black Dragon.

But...

The situation is now so serious that the people of Lesser Bitter Horn are no longer coming to their side. Without believers, there are no offerings, and without offerings, what are they supposed to eat!

Chierhadu stood up and sighed deeply: "I feel that Liangshan is about to face a change not seen in thousands of years. This lord from Longyan is not simple."

The others nodded one after another.

Central government support, regular army backing.

And the activity funding is top-notch...

The establishment of this Black Dragon Sect was already an irreversible rhythm.

"Then, we..."

Some people had already begun to hesitate in their hearts.

Chierhadu narrowed his eyes slightly: "What does the old immortal on the mountain say?"

One person said: "Great Bimo, the old immortal's meaning is..."

"Why not follow along and see?"

Chierhadu gritted his teeth fiercely: "Things have reached this point, so there can be no more hesitation! We cannot let that fellow Huobu Quli take all the credit! Quickly, announce the recognition of Aluba's status as Great Bimo! Meigu Temple shall become the holy land of the Black Dragon Sect!"

He decided to gamble once.

To gamble fiercely once on this Aluba!

If he won the gamble, he would still be a Temple Envoy, or at the very least, the number one person under Aluba.

If he lost the gamble, then so what?

He was a person of the Small Trouser-Legs; he could not possibly throw his life away for those stubborn, old-fashioned Big Trouser-Legs, and it was even more impossible to cater to that treacherous Zhongkujiao Tribe.

Infighting is just infighting; he would absolutely not let other tribes watch and laugh!

"Welcome the Great Bimo!"

"Yes!"

"Meigu Temple, welcome the Great Bimo to his rightful place!"

Only seven days.

Under Liu Zheng's planning, in just seven days, Aluba had already traveled all over the entire Meigu and Leibo regions, and had spread the will and teachings of the Son of the Black Dragon throughout the entire territory of the Small Trouser-Legs.

Finally.

Chierhadu was also willing to submit under Aluba.

On this day.

Liu Zheng's "fantasy novel" was finally finished. He seemed unable to predict yet what kind of tide this scripture would stir up in the Liangshan region, or even the Jiannan region.

These past few days.

He and Huobu Quli had become people of the same camp.

Regarding Aluba's situation, the two of them both had a tacit understanding.

One person wrote, one person acted, and over there was Chierhadu, fanning the flames and justifying the narrative.

At this moment, this fire had already been lit.

Liu Zheng's goal was no longer just the Meigu region, but Qiongdou!

"Zhongkujiao..."

Liu Zheng was still trying his best to familiarize himself with this complex distribution of power in Liangshan.

Huobu Quli sighed: "My lord, this is the problem we must face. The Shama Clan of the Zhongkujiao is undoubtedly the most powerful tribe in Liangshan today."

"If we want the Black Dragon Sect to gain full recognition, this is the greatest obstacle."

Liu Zheng chuckled: "Was it this Shama Zhuoyi who rebelled against the Alu Clan back then?"

Huobu Quli nodded: "This person's methods are extremely ruthless, and he does things quite thoroughly. But he is also forthright and willing to win people over; in a very short time, he has swallowed up many small tribes. Today, the population of the Zhongkujiao has already reached 1.5 million, and the number of able-bodied men who can fight is as high as 200,000."

Two hundred thousand?

Hearing this, Liu Zheng frowned slightly.

Although he did not look down upon this mob of 200,000, he still wanted to avoid using the Liangzhou Army as much as possible.

"There is one more thing..."

Huobu Quli smiled bitterly: "Recently, an invitation was sent from Qiongdou; the annual Torch Festival is about to begin. Shama Zhuoyi has invited the eight Great Bimos of Liangshan to gather in Qiongdou. It seems he cannot wait to determine who is superior..."

"Oh?"

Liu Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard this.