Thinking of this, a sense of accomplishment arose from his heart, but soon, Xiao Rong suppressed the corners of his mouth that were curled up again. He stuck his chin out of the warm cloak and leaned on the railing. He supported his head and tilted his head to look at Qu Yunmie: "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't walk with you, and it's not that I have walked all 100 steps at this time. This is just the 90th step. It is said that a journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. If something goes wrong at this critical moment, I will really vomit to death."

Fortunately, Qu Yunmie didn't know the words "ruthless", otherwise he would definitely say them in front of Xiao Rong.

But Qu Yunmie felt okay. He didn't feel frustrated or depressed, because he knew a truth a long time ago: Xiao Rong never told the truth. Even if he thought he was telling the truth, it wasn't necessarily true. So if you want to see Xiao Rong's heart, don't listen to what he says, just watch what he does.

Hmm... Thinking of what Xiao Rong had just done, Qu Yunmie curled the corners of his mouth.

Xiao Rong: “…………”

He was so shocked by Qu Yunmie's expression that his hair stood on end. At this time, Qu Yunmie calmed down and said, "Nothing will happen. Even if something does happen, I will solve it. Just don't let anyone take you away again."

Xiao Rong's face fell: "Do I want to be arrested? There are too many villains in the world, what does it have to do with me!"

Xiao Rong was captured twice in total. The first time was because the palace was a big sieve, and the second time was because they were unfamiliar with the strange city, and Yuan Baifu was in an advantageous position.

Although Xiao Rong was aware of these reasons, he was also a little irritated by being caught. If it happened again, Xiao Rong would be the first to turn evil without Qu Yunmie.

Qu Yunmie watched him stomping his feet unconsciously twice. He hugged his shoulders, frowned tightly, and looked very annoyed.

Qu Yunmie didn't say anything. Anyway, he had his own set of rules in mind, and no one could put Xiao Rong in danger again.

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As soon as Yu Shaoxie came back, Xiao Rong skipped work with a clear conscience. At this time, Yu Shaoxie had not realized the seriousness of the problem. When he learned that Xiao Rong had really gone out with the king for a whole night, although Yu Shaoxie felt it was inappropriate, he did not say anything.

The next day, they held another emergency meeting for the whole morning and finally agreed on how to deal with the influx of refugees.

They provided porridge and allowed them to enter the city, but they were not allowed to go to cities further north and only allowed them to stay in Runan City.

The pressure in Runan increased dramatically. The new governor sent three letters a day asking for money. Xiao Rong was the one in charge of the money. He gave money twice but couldn't bear it anymore. He had to pay money every day. When would it end? Moreover, it was before the New Year. Not only did people live on their savings, but they also needed heating subsidies from the government because there were too many people and there was not enough firewood to collect.

Outside the city, people were freezing to death or starving to death every day, so Xiao Rong couldn't help but give the money even if he wanted to. He wiped his face and immediately summoned all the charlatans in the city.

He will ask the charlatans to divine which place has the best feng shui. He will circle that piece of land, and then drive all these refugees to cut wood and quarry stones. They are not allowed to ask for money anymore and must all work for him!

…………

Divination is the Taoist's signature skill. When they heard that the government was interested in finding a Feng Shui site, all the famous Taoists in the city were excited. With them around, those wild Taoists and sorcerers would have no room to perform. If several Taoist temples joined forces, they could squeeze out all those people.

After receiving the visiting cards from the Taoists, Xiao Rong discovered that the number of Taoists in Chenliu City had increased several times, and each of them had a prominent background. One came from a certain mountain, another was a direct disciple of a certain temple for several generations, and some said that they had traveled to the heavenly realm and saw Qu Yunmie's name in the sky. He was the next emperor chosen by the gods.

Looking at what this man said, Xiao Rong curled his lips. He didn't dislike this man for flattering him, but he disliked this man for not flattering him loud enough.

After reading a few more letters, Xiao Rong's eyes suddenly lit up until another flatterer appeared.

This person said that he also saw Qu Yunmie in the heaven, but the gods were not on the list drawn up for Qu Yunmie, but Qu Yunmie himself was a god. His real name was Ji Tian Gong De Jing Ren Zi Wei Emperor, and he came to the human world to end the sufferings of the world. After he dies, he will go back to continue being a god.

good!

That was very well said. Xiao Rong dug his toes into the ground, feeling embarrassed but thinking happily at the same time, this guy is really good at handling things!

Xiao Rong was satisfied. He picked out a few people who were good at speaking and had high popularity among the people. He held a small meeting with this group of Taoists to give them a warning and let them know how to stand on the side and speak in the future. He also promised them a lot of benefits, including that after Qu Yunmie became emperor, a royal Taoist temple would be built and silver would be donated every year.

After all, Qu Yunmie was elevated to the status of a deity by them, so this Taoist temple must be built.

At the beginning, Xiao Rong asked the Taoists to contribute the recipe and publicize who did this good deed throughout the north of the Huai River. The first few people who contributed the recipe already had the title of Heavenly Master. Buddhism and Taoism originally had the same starting point, both preaching, collecting money, and occasionally doing good deeds, but because the rules of Buddhism are relatively simple and the pie drawn is big and invisible, the people tend to choose to believe in Buddhism.

Who can tell clearly about the afterlife? Such teachings allow people to look forward to a better future when they are dying. Regardless of whether this is a lie or not, people do get psychological comfort.

On the other hand, although Taoism does not lie, most people cannot accept this reality. If they cannot become a saint in this lifetime, then everything is over. The problem is that mediocre people are the majority, and not everyone is willing to realize this.

Xiao Rong promoted Taoism, which caused some gaps between the two sides. Buddhism had no outstanding inventions, but Taoism's small inventions really changed people's lives. People's favorability towards Taoism increased a little, and some people realized a truth from it: what you get in your hands is the real benefit.

As more people come to reality, there are more Taoist believers. Now they have taken on the task of surveying Feng Shui sites. Some people feel that their divination skills are not as good as others, so they change their tracks very cleverly. They take the initiative to offer to help Xiao Rong deal with the Qingfeng Sect and expose their ugly faces.

Looking at this group of Taoists, Xiao Rong laughed and immediately agreed readily.

But after sending them away, he turned around and went to find Mi Jing, reminding him openly and covertly that there were more and more Taoists in the city, and they were acting more and more high-profile. Do you have any objections to the Buddhist sect? What have you thought about my previous proposal to donate money to build a lonely garden and a nursing home?

Mi Jing: “…………”

Xiao Rong looked at him expectantly.

Yes, Buddhism did not invent it.

But they have money!

A Buddhist temple protected by the government can receive enough incense money every year to support an entire village. A temple like the Zunshan Temple where Mi Jing had stayed can receive more than 10,000 gold coins in incense money a year. Even in the most difficult and poor years, it can still receive several thousand gold coins.