Chapter 696 Times Have Changed and Things Are Different

The action of the masked knight in the bamboo hat who traveled thousands of miles to kill Zhu Jie once again shocked the world.

A righteous army of tens of thousands of people was wiped out in just half a month by the masked knight in the bamboo hat. Isn't this too terrifying and exaggerated?

If he is unhappy with other rebels one day, can't he easily destroy them?

For a time, rumors about the masked knight in the bamboo hat were rampant, and many of them were quite targeted.

Is the masked knight in the bamboo hat a real hero, or a hypocritical person who bullies the weak?

Apart from other things, his killing is too reckless. Are there no people who were killed by him unjustly?

Even if the government punishes death row prisoners, they must give them a chance to speak. The masked knight in the bamboo hat doesn't care about these at all. He kills people according to his heart.

Anyway, there are too many kinds of weird words, the purpose is to question the behavior of the masked knight in the bamboo hat.

It's just a matter of saying it clearly, I hope the masked knight in the bamboo hat will not take action in the future.

Jia Huan was dismissive of this and just let his followers spread the word: next time he goes out, he will check every Buddhist temple one by one, hoping that all the Buddhist temples in the world are clean, otherwise don't blame his sword for being too sharp!

Not long after, the rumors about the masked knight in the bamboo hat on the world were at least seven times less, and they were all the most inflammatory and targeted ones.

Now, any smart person understands that those rumors were spread by the Buddhist sect.

As for why the Buddhist sect is like this, it is probably related to the murder of Zhu Jie.

Zhu Jie called himself "King Garuda". Anyone who knows something about the Buddhist classics knows that this thing is one of the eight heavenly dragons of Buddhism, a standard Buddhist guardian god king.

Could it be that Zhu Jie was brought up by Buddhism?

Anyone who guessed the existence of this point couldn't help but feel a little more fearful and unhappy with Buddhism.

At this time, Jia Huan had already returned to Changgeng Temple in the northwest border with his followers.

Several followers, after experiencing this thousand-mile slaughter, had their horizons broadened and gained a lot of insights.

It is estimated that if they go back to retreat and gain a thorough understanding, their strength will be improved to varying degrees!

This is the benefit of having a teacher. Even if you follow him out to do odd jobs, you may get a lot of benefits.

"Junior brother, you scared a lot of people again this time!"

After seeing Jia Huan, Zuo Youxian couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Especially those guys in Buddhism, I guess they will be more cautious in the next few years and can't afford to offend you!"

"Hmph, senior brother, I don't know what Zhu Jie is..."

After briefly describing what he saw and heard, Jia Huan said coldly, "I deal with such guys as soon as I find them, and I don't care what forces are behind them!"

"This guy really deserves to die, junior brother, you killed him well!"

Zuo Youxian nodded repeatedly and agreed, "If it were me, I wouldn't let such a man-eating demon go!"

"I just don't know what the purpose of Buddhism is to promote such a being?"

"If the news leaks, I'm afraid Buddhism will be in trouble, right?"

"Haven't you seen him call himself 'King Garuda'?"

Jia Huan said disdainfully, 'This is to regard himself as the 'guardian god' of Buddhism, and it is probably for the purpose of expanding the power and influence of Buddhism. After all, fear can make people believe in Buddha and Bodhisattva more! '

"As for the exposure, how could Buddhism care about this?"

Jia Huan waved his hand and said, "Zhu Jie did not take the initiative to expose himself. They have plenty of excuses to prevaricate. What can you do to Buddhism? Do you want to destroy Buddhism directly?"

"I would like to, but unfortunately I don't have such strength!"

Zuo Youxian joked, "Even Yang Guang doesn't have such courage. I'm afraid he will die suddenly!"

In fact, emperors who directly destroyed Buddhism in history basically had no good end.

"There is no need to do so. I naturally have a way to make Buddhism lose its footing!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "After all, the power of Buddhism is not small. If it is used well, it can still accomplish a lot of things!"

At this time, Yang Guang had been in Jiangdu for more than a year.

Looking at his posture, it is obvious that he will not move easily in a short period of time, causing the political center of the Great Sui to move south.

If it were the same period of normal history, the Great Sui would have been in a precarious state at this time.

The uprisings in various places have seriously affected the traffic between the north and the south.

At that time, Emperor Yang Guang's control over the area north of the Huai River began to weaken rapidly.

But the situation was different at this time. Yang Guang could mobilize millions of elite Sui Dynasty soldiers, which was not just a joke. Even the four major clans could not defeat him.

As long as the Grand Canal operated normally, Yang Guang's control over the area north of the Huai River would not be much worse. He could even be more relaxed because he was in Jiangdu.

With a large number of dignitaries moving south, the interests on both sides of the Yangtze River naturally became the focus of competition among the dignitaries.

Even a fool could see that the development speed of towns on both sides of the Yangtze River would definitely be greatly accelerated.

The situation was different, and the choices of various forces were naturally very different!

Jia Huan estimated that unless Yang Guang committed suicide, his life would not be in danger in the short term.

For some unknown reason, Queen Yin Zhu Yuyan agreed to guard Yang Guang for a period of time every month.

At the same time, the other masters of Yinkui Sect would take turns to guard Yang Guang.

The Buddhist sect also said that there would be 18 top-notch warrior monks as the outer guards of the palace.

The guards of the Jiangdu Palace were as strong as iron barrels, and there would be no more ridiculous assassinations like those in Luoyang, the Eastern Capital.

The Taoist sect wanted to follow, but unfortunately Yang Guang didn't agree for some reason.

The high-level officials of the Zhongyuan Taoist sect didn't think much about it, and their minds were not on this at the moment.

Instead of flattering the emperor, it is better to honestly cling to the thigh of the Taoist ancestor's true lineage and get real benefits, which is the most important thing.

In Jiangdu, the first to be affected were the local underworld forces.

What Zhuhua Gang and Shilong Daochang, all have powerful tasks that want to forcefully "acquire" them without spending money.

The Zhuhua Gang knelt very neatly, and the gang leader Yin Kaishan had no courage to resist at all, unless he wanted to die.

Soon, the Zhuhua Gang changed its new gang leader, and the original gang leader became an elder who ate idle meals.

It just happened to be Yin Kaishan's wish. He was drunk and dreaming in a brothel in Yangzhou City every day.

As for the Shilong Daochang, there were several families who wanted to compete for it!

After all, his master Shilong is known as the best martial artist in Yangzhou, and he is a real innate master.

In addition, Shilong Dojo can continuously train reserve martial artists.

This point is actually much more popular than those Jianghu gangs. After all, the disciples trained by the martial arts hall are not stained with too much Jianghu atmosphere, which is what the powerful bosses value most.

At the same time, the news that Shilong has the "Eternal Life Secret" in his hands has been known by more than one or two forces.

In the original work, Yu Wenzhi was able to detect such news, and the other powerful bosses were naturally no exception. Their energy was not weaker than Yu Wenzhi, who was not yet the head of the Yuwen clan, and even stronger.

At that time, the other forces did not pay much attention to the things in Yangzhou, which was called Yu Wenzhi taking advantage.

The situation is different now. Yang Guang is in Jiangdu. For a long time in the future, this place will be the political center of the entire Sui Dynasty. No power boss dares to underestimate it.

Under such circumstances, it is not difficult to understand that Shilong's secret was exposed.

In fact, there are not many powerful people who are interested in "The Secret of Immortality".