In fact, the situation was worse than Abbot Baozhi had imagined.

All along, the anti-Jin sentiment among the people was much stronger than that of the imperial court. After all, unlike the imperial court, the common people's wish was actually very simple, that is, to protect their families and loved ones. Before the Jin soldiers went south, many people in the Song Dynasty were in a state of panic. Many people donated money, food and materials, and even took the initiative to join the army or organize teams to fight against the Jin soldiers.

At present, Yue Fei and Fang Zheng led the Song army northward, which was also very popular among the people. Many people hoped to see the Jin Kingdom being completely destroyed, because only in this way could they feel relieved. Otherwise, who knew whether the Jin soldiers would come to attack them again after a few decades.

If it was the Kingdom of Jin that took the initiative to send people to ask for peace, then the common people would be able to understand it to some extent, and might even mock them by saying that these Jin people were nothing special and were begging for mercy out of fear.

But, what are you, a monk from the capital, doing here?

The destruction of the Jin Dynasty is just around the corner, and you go to the emperor and say that the people are the most important? I spit in your face!!

You have to know that Fang Zheng broadcast the entire debate live to every corner of the Song Dynasty. Almost all the people of the Song Dynasty saw the strange phenomenon from the sky and heard the debate between Abbot Bao Zhi and Fang Zheng. In the hearts of ordinary people, they naturally tend to favor Fang Zheng!

After all, it's like Fang Zheng said, you monks eat and drink well and dress well every day, but when it's time to serve the country, you start to say that monks are pure and stay away from the worldly affairs?

Coward! Traitor!

For a time, the entire Song Dynasty was filled with criticism of Buddhist temples. Jinci Temple was naturally the first to be hit. The angry people smashed the gate and even the Buddha statues inside. Finally, the whole temple was burned down. In the face of the people's atrocities, the county magistrates and yamen runners in most places just stood by and watched, without saying a word, as if they didn't see anything.

Their reasons are also very legitimate. It is difficult to go against public opinion, and the law cannot punish the masses. Besides, your abbot himself said that monks should stay away from the secular world. If that is the case, then you don’t care about the affairs of the secular world, right? Let alone destroying a few temples, even if you kill a few monks, isn’t that the law punishment you deserve?

For a time, even monks became rats crossing the street, and everyone wanted to kill them. After all, traitors and traitors are much more hateful than invaders. We spend money and work hard for the front line, and you eat and drink well in the back and drag us down? !

Under this kind of pressure, many monks also grew their hair and returned to secular life. Some were forced to do so, but some were very disappointed with Buddhism. Even many gentry and merchants who used to worship Buddha broke off their relationship with Buddhism and stopped interacting with it. It can be said that since Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains, it has never encountered such a crisis!

What made these monks feel even more miserable was that Abbot Baozhi had no way of doing anything in the face of such a backlash of public opinion!

If he were a politician, he could just lie with his eyes open and say that this was the work of evil spirits, and every word he said in it is untrue.

But the problem is, monks don’t tell lies!

This is not the real world, but the world of immortals, where one can really cultivate to become an immortal, and the same is true for these monks. If they cannot strengthen their faith, then their cultivation will be wasted and they will become useless!

Take Fahai for example, because he could not refute Fang Zheng's ridicule of him for "laying down the butcher knife and becoming a Buddha right away", his cultivation level was greatly reduced. After he spit out a mouthful of blood and fell into a coma, Fahai's power was reduced to only one tenth of what it was. Now he is still lying in bed like a vegetable, unable to get out of bed.

If Abbot Baozhi dares to go against his conscience and deny what he has said, it would be tantamount to throwing away the saying "monks do not tell lies", which would also lead to an unstable state of mind and he might explode at any time.

So it has become like this now... He doesn't know what to do.

After this "live broadcast", the reputation of Abbot Baozhi and Buddhism among the people was completely ruined, but the reputation of Yue Fei and Fang Zheng instantly rose to the top. Especially Fang Zheng, he had already enjoyed great prestige among ordinary people before, and the story of how he destroyed tens of thousands of Jin soldiers in a blink of an eye had already been spread by storytellers in various restaurants, and it was almost as popular as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei beheading Hua Xiong with warm wine.

However, compared with these stories, Fang Zheng’s performance in the "live broadcast" is more easily accepted by ordinary people.

Originally, most people thought that Fang Zheng should be just like the immortals they imagined, the kind who was high and mighty, spoke in mysterious and confusing ways, and looked like an immortal but was actually a thief and a whore at heart - yes, just like Abbot Baozhi.

But after watching the "live broadcast", people were surprised to find that this "immortal master" not only looked very young, but also spoke humorously and was quite down-to-earth. Unlike many officials who couldn't understand what the other party was saying after talking for a long time, they could completely understand what Fang Zheng said! Not to mention that this immortal master had such skills, but he was still a man of temperament, which made ordinary people admire him even more.

This was also intentional by Fang Zheng. As a producer, he had fought against haters and trolls online. You have to know that not everyone can afford a PR department. In the early days of a company, there were not enough slave coders, so who would have the time to fight with haters? So Fang Zheng basically rolled up his sleeves and fought bare-chested, from China to abroad. He knew better than anyone how to tell lies to different people.

In fact, in Fang Zheng's opinion, it is too unchallenging to confront these monks. They only know how to say one thing and say another. They just rely on bewildering people. This trick can't be compared with the later Xiaohuan Animation Protection Female Boxingist Ren Quan fighter. They really stick to their original intentions. No matter what you say, they will never repent and will not turn back even if they hit the south wall. They are better at playing double standards than anyone else. A hundred Baozhi abbots will die of vomiting blood.

It’s a pity that there was no Internet in that era, otherwise, if Fang Zheng had used cyber violence, these Buddhist temples would have disappeared without a trace in the Central Plains.

Fang Zheng only did it for the sake of convenience. Now that the public opinion foundation had been laid, he could guess that Buddhism would not be willing to fail and would definitely make a comeback. However, he did not care about these things at the moment. Instead, he continued to lead the army northward to deal with the Jin soldiers.

However, what Abbot Bao Zhi said earlier also made Fang Zheng cautious. It was obvious that, as he said, this was a replica of King Wu's attack on King Zhou. At that time, the Chan Sect helped King Wu to attack King Zhou, and now, the Jin soldiers might also have the help of gods from outer space.

However, considering that Buddhism and Taoism are both popular in the Jin Kingdom, he didn't know which guy would dare to cause trouble for him, but Fang Zheng didn't care.

If you are not afraid of death, come here. I will just lose a black unicorn and wear an eye patch to send you to heaven!

What Fang Zheng didn't expect was that the other party arrived faster than he thought.

Although there was no assistance from the Song soldiers, with the help of his own men and Yue Fei, Fang Zheng still easily captured Yanjing, and then headed northward and attacked Huining Prefecture, the capital of the Jin Dynasty!

However, not long after they set off, a sudden gust of wind blew, and then the sky around them was filled with a dazzling and brilliant light. A huge golden ball of light like the sun burst out from the clouds and blocked the airship army. Then, the light gradually dissipated, and a tall figure emerged from it.

His whole body is golden, sitting on a pure white lion, holding an umbrella in his right hand and a mouse in his left hand. He wears a crown on his head and looks solemn.

With his appearance, the entire world seemed to have lost all sound, and there was not even a trace of clouds to be seen around him.

Then, the man opened his mouth and a sound like a huge bell resounded through the sky.

"I am the Northern Heavenly King of Vaisravana. Can I ask Immortal Master Fang Zheng to come out and see me?"

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Fang Zheng snorted coldly.

It is true that sending firewood from a thousand miles away is a token of deep affection...