This group of people can now be said to be the most fanatical believers of the Taiping Church. They regard the emperor as their master and always consider themselves the emperor's servants when they go out to preach.

Now that they heard that the emperor had summoned Zhang Jiao, they believed that the emperor had sensed their preaching and that a divine decree was about to descend to guide them.

Having conveyed the emperor's decree, Jian Shuo did not delay any longer and hurriedly said:

"Let's not delay, let's get going!"

"good!!"

Zhang Jiao nodded, then followed Jian Shuo and left the Taoist temple together, heading towards Luoyang.

On the other side, Xi Zhicai, who had been summoned by the emperor, also arrived at Deyang Palace early.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects!"

"Yes, Zhicai, no need for formalities, come and sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After exchanging greetings, Xi Zhicai, as usual, sat down at Liu Hong's desk at Liu Hong's invitation.

"Zhicai, I heard two interesting pieces of news today and have some new ideas that I'd like to discuss with you!"

"Oh? What news is it?"

Xi Zhicai asked with a curious expression.

"This is what happened...!"

Liu Hong then told Xi Zhicai about what Sun Zhang had reported and his plan to establish a school using Taoism as a starting point.

Upon hearing Liu Hong's idea, Xi Zhicai nodded and then said:

"Your Majesty's idea is good. Allowing the Taiping Church to establish schools in the name of teaching believers can indeed avoid a lot of trouble!"

This could also be used to test the attitudes of those scholar-official families.

But...I'm worried, what if they oppose it with all their might?

Finally, Xi Zhicai looked at Liu Hong with a solemn expression.