I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 475: Sun Ce Suppresses the Obscene Temple

"You shouldn't say that!" The old man signaled Sun Ce to shut up. "Although I don't believe in these things, some people do. If you say anything bad and they hear it, you will be beaten at best, or even killed!"

"Even if the government comes, there is nothing they can do to them."

"Otherwise, if we don't believe in these things, why would we be willing to offer grain every year? We are forced to do so!"

Sun Ce was so furious when he heard this!

He said, "Don't worry, old man. I am a close minister to the emperor. I came here to inspect the counties on the emperor's orders. You should also know about the emperor's tour, right? The emperor is now in the northern Hejian State!"

The old man was delighted when he heard this, and was about to say something, but suddenly he looked at Sun Ce suspiciously and asked, "Are you really an official beside the Holy Emperor? Do you have any proof?"

Sun Ce immediately pulled out his official seal from his bosom, held it in front of the old man and said, "This official seal cannot be fake!"

"Well? Now you can tell me everything you know!"

The old man had no idea whether the Qing official seal was real or fake, but he believed what Sun Ce said and sighed expectantly, "If the Holy Emperor knew what was going on here, we wouldn't have to suffer so much bullying!"

After hearing this, Sun Ce was moved.

He took back the seal and promised, "Don't worry, old man. As long as the emperor knows about this, he will never let you be disturbed by the obscene temple again."

Next, Sun Ce learned more from the old man - in fact, since Liu Bian's strict investigation of official administration, the situation of obscene words in Qingzhou has been restrained a lot, and the officials who originally held a laissez-faire attitude have finally done something.

When Pingyuan State was at its peak, each of its ten counties had one or two lewd temples, and each required the people to offer grain for sacrificial ceremonies every year.

There are many objects of worship, such as several generations of Pingyuan Kings Liu Sheng, Liu De, and Liu Ji, as well as celebrities who were born in Pingyuan State such as Dongfang Shuo. There are also some that look more serious, such as the Temple of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, but in fact they are just lewd temples set up by the people for personal gain.

There are also people who worship Jiang Taigong, Qi Huangong and others, and even worse, there is a family that worships tigers.

Every year these lewd temples would rely on their believers to collect grain from the people in the plains for worship. These believers were also common people and would resort to violence if they had a disagreement.

Officials would rather have less trouble than more, and often sit back and do nothing.

A few years ago, most of the lewd temples were demolished, but some of the lewd temples such as those of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and several kings of Pingyuan were still preserved.

In addition to the resistance of believers who firmly believed in this, another major reason was the concerns of officials.

After hearing this, Sun Ce felt extremely angry and wanted to destroy the obscene temple in front of him on the spot.

He doesn't care which King Pingyuan is enshrined. This is not a decree of the imperial court. If it is an obscene temple, he dares to demolish it!

Thinking of this and seeing the aggrieved old man again, Sun Ce was so angry that he wanted to go directly to the county temple to reveal his identity and lead his troops to demolish the obscene temple directly.

He said he would do it. After the battle of Jizhou, Sun Ce, who was already decisive by nature, acted even more decisively.

It's nothing more than a lewd temple!

Thinking of this, Sun Ce decided to send someone back to report the news first, and then supervise the local officers and soldiers to demolish all these obscene temples, and then give the emperor a surprise!
Sun Ce came here as a folk song collector sent by the emperor. Collecting folk songs means collecting folk songs to understand the customs and habits of the people. The national songs in the Book of Songs are folk songs from the vassal states.

Now Liu Bian asked the envoys to investigate the people's sentiments in the name of collecting folk customs, which can be regarded as inheriting the aspirations of the ancient sages.

When Sun Ce arrived at the county temple of Leling County and revealed his identity, the mayor of Leling was immediately shocked and dared not neglect him.

But thinking that there was a gathering going on next to the Pingyuan King Temple, he was a little afraid of provoking a civil uprising, so he suggested: "Your Excellency, I will report this to you. There are many believers in this temple. If we openly destroy it, I am afraid it will provoke a civil uprising."

Sun Ce, however, was not afraid at all. After learning from the old man that these believers of the lewd temple were not only ignorant and stupid, but also helped the witches to oppress and oppress innocent people, he no longer had much sympathy for these believers.

After hearing what the county magistrate said, he sneered: "They are afraid of ghosts and gods, but don't they fear the laws of the Han family?"

"I just want to demolish that obscene temple in front of them and see what the ghosts and gods they believe in can do to me."

Upon hearing this, the Leling County Magistrate stopped trying to persuade him, fearing that he would anger the emperor's envoy, so he bowed and said, "I am willing to follow you and lend you a helping hand!"

With the angels taking the lead, the obscene temple of King Pingyuan, which he had not dared to deal with before, was now like a chicken and a dog in his eyes.

So, under the leadership of Sun Ce, the mayor of Leling County gathered county officials, gatekeepers, etc., and marched all the way to the Temple of King Pingyuan in a mighty manner.

Along the way, they made no secret of their movements.

The true believers of the Pingyuan King Temple had already arrived at the scene. When the rest of the people heard that the emperor's envoys and officials were going to destroy the Pingyuan King Temple and that they were welcome to go and watch, there was no shortage of people who came to watch the fun.

There were even some brave people who heard the name of the emperor's envoy and wanted to get involved.

In this regard, Sun Ce accepted everyone who came!
By the time the group arrived at the Pingyuan King Temple, the number of civilians who had joined them was almost equal to that of the officials and soldiers.

Surrounded by the crowd, Sun Ce drove away the shamans who were shouting on the platform and announced to everyone present: "My name is Sun Ce, Sun Bofu, and I am an envoy sent by the emperor to collect folk songs. Today I have arrived in Leling County and found that many people were bullied by the obscene temple. Therefore, I brought a group of officials, soldiers and people to demolish this obscene temple. From now on, everyone in Pingyuan will no longer have to hand in sacrificial grain!"

When these words were spoken, some people cursed angrily, some kept silent, and some were delighted!

But Sun Ce didn't care about all this. After he finished speaking, he didn't ask who was in favor or against, and just started to open it directly!
Compared with the officials, the common people who joined in the middle were the most efficient. They had suffered from the temple of lust for a long time!
Facts have proved that these people who believe in obscene temples are also afraid of the laws of the imperial court.

After those witches and wizards were driven out of office, they originally planned to incite their followers to make a commotion. However, before they could take any action, they heard Sun Ce claiming to be an angel, and they were immediately scared half to death.

They dared to argue with the local officials, but angels? They still wanted to live well!

Later, they saw that Sun Ce did not send anyone to capture them, so they quickly ran away before Sun Ce remembered.

The believers had lost their backbone and most of them dared only to make some complaints when they saw the statues being demolished. Faced with the soldiers armed with swords, no one dared to really stop it.

As for the old man who had been talked to by Sun Ce for a long time, when he saw that the man he had talked to was actually leading people to demolish the obscene temple, he was so excited that he called his friends to join the demolition army.

(End of this chapter)