Chapter 784 783 [Killing People Also Kills the Heart]

Mayor's residence.

Li Hongkun paced back and forth with his hands in his trouser pockets, and said as he walked: "It is not difficult to kill Liu Congyun, a gunman can solve it. The reason why Mr. Fugong (Liu Xiang) did not take action was not only because of face issues, but also because he was afraid of causing trouble. More serious consequences. If Liu Congyun died suddenly, first, since he had more than 100,000 followers in Sichuan, would these believers gather together to plot rebellion? Second, since Sichuan warlords, big and small, were all his disciples, would those warlords take advantage of the opportunity? thing?"

After Li Hongkun explained it, Zhou Hexuan finally understood why Liu Xiang's method of dealing with Liu Congyun was so gentle.

It is too easy to kill Liu Congyun, but the consequences are unpredictable. Those warlords and believers who are ready to move may not really support Liu Congyun, but they can use Liu Congyun's death to benefit themselves. The unification of Sichuan did not last long, and Liu Wenhui was eyeing Xikang, and there was also concern from the Central Committee of Lao Jiang outside. Liu Xiang really did not dare to order Liu Congyun to be killed easily.

Zhou Hexuan thought for a while and said: "So, when we deal with Liu Congyun this time, we cannot directly send soldiers or gunmen to act. We must have an honest reason. First expose Liu Congyun's fake fairy face, and then count the sins he has committed over the years. Kill him completely from a legal and moral perspective!"

Li Hongkun nodded and said: "Yes, not only do you want to kill people, but you also want to kill people's hearts!"

"I also think this is more appropriate," Li Gengu interjected. "Now there are many people in Chongqing who believe in Liu Congyun's eschatology. If Liu Congyun died without explanation, those believers would definitely fall into panic and even gather to attack the government. and the military.”

"Mr. Zhou, do you have any good strategies?" Li Hongkun asked.

Zhou Hexuan thought carefully: "I haven't figured out the specific method yet, but I already have a general strategy. First, secretly collect evidence of Liu Congyun's crime, and it is best to find some victims. Second, closely monitor Liu Congyun's movements and find Take the right opportunity. Third, set a trap to kill Luo Zezhou. Luo Zezhou was the first to respond to the eschatology. He also openly claimed that he had donated millions of oceans and received the life-preservation talisman given by the gods. As long as Luo Zezhou is killed, it can be done. Cutting off Liu Congyun's arms can shake Liu Congyun's prestige among believers. Fourth, after killing Luo Zezhou, instigate the betrayal of those big investors who have sincerely devoted themselves, and at the same time widely publicize that the common people have been deceived, destroying the foundation of Liu Congyun's followers. Fifth, Invite a highly respected monk or Taoist priest to openly invite Liu Congyun to a martial arts fight and defeat him where Liu Congyun is best! As long as this series of steps are completed, Liu Congyun will be the turtle in the urn, at our disposal."

Li Hongkun and Li Gengu looked at each other and both laughed.

Li Gengu said: "We don't want to invite some eminent monks. Why don't you just do it yourself, Mr. Zhou? You are also famous as a god in Chongqing."

Zhou Hexuan shook his head and said: "If I were to issue a challenge, Liu Congyun would definitely not accept the challenge. Moreover, everyone has spread the rumor that I am Liu Congyun's uncle. Even if Liu Congyun loses in the martial arts fight, the immortal loses to the immortal, and the nephew loses to his uncle, There is no loss to his prestige.”

"Then let's do this," Li Hongkun came up with an idea. "Mr. Zhou will come out to refute the rumors and accuse Liu Congyun of talking nonsense. The eschatology is all fake. The city government is responsible for helping you publicize it and launch a public opinion war from the front. If you don't believe him, Liu Congyun Don’t fight!”

Zhou Hexuan said amusingly: "Mayor Li, are you sure that government officials are better than professional magicians when it comes to religious propaganda?"

Li Hongkun said: "If only government personnel came forward, things would definitely be difficult to handle, but Mr. Zhou's prestige is still there. Your victory in a battle with Liu Congyun a few years ago has spread throughout Chongqing, and now you are purchasing grain for disaster relief. All walks of life are convinced by you. If you stand up and expose Liu Congyun’s tricks, many people are willing to believe it.”

"Mayor Li is right," Li Gengu advised, "Mr. Zhou is the most suitable person to deal with Liu Congyun."

Zhou Hexuan nodded with a wry smile, accepting the task. He said: "Propaganda can be carried out in two steps. On one side, rely on newspapers and magazines to explain the drought from a scientific perspective and persuade the people not to be superstitious. On the other side, they use rumors to dispel rumors and hire people from all walks of life. People spread the news in the market, saying that the reason for the severe drought in Sichuan was because there was a demon who did not respect heaven and falsely claimed that he was a god. This demon caused trouble to the people and poisoned all living beings. The Jade Emperor finally unleashed his wrath, causing the whole of Sichuan to suffer."

Over the next two hours, the three of them made a detailed plan and then began to split up.

It was too easy to collect evidence of Liu Congyun's crimes, but it was more difficult to find the victims. It was difficult to find people in these days of war and chaos. Fortunately, Liu Xiang created a very clumsy native spy system in order to deal with Kang Ze, who was sent by Chiang Kai-shek. He could ask those Sichuan spies to help him with this matter.

Immediately, major newspapers in Chongqing began to publish meteorological science articles. However, although these popular science contents are correct, they are difficult to capture people's hearts, let alone arouse the interest of people from all walks of life.

On the contrary, rumors in the market are more effective, and through word of mouth, the news spread by Zhou Hexuan quickly becomes all kinds of, even ridiculous, making people laugh.

The current superstitious rumors about drought in Chongqing can be roughly divided into the following categories:

First, Liu Shenxian’s eschatology.

Second, the demons usurped the power of the gods and attracted divine punishment, and the people of Sichuan suffered accordingly.

Third, the warlords brought disaster to the country and ruined the lives of people. God was angry.

Fourth, the Japanese invaded brazenly and destroyed the foundation of China. The ancestors are blaming their descendants.

Even people sent by Chiang Kai-shek were implicated. The Chongqing Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang erected a flagpole in the courtyard. The purpose was to fly the national flag to cultivate the patriotic feelings of the masses. To put it bluntly, it was to increase the prestige of the central government in Sichuan.

As a result, it became popular among the people that the "flagpole" was "Qi Gan" and that this flagpole was responsible for the severe drought in Sichuan. The people angrily rushed into the party headquarters compound, not only cutting off the flagpole, but also destroying the Kuomintang branch office.

Every day, countless ignorant people who are unwilling to donate their property and are afraid of the coming doomsday come to Zhou Mansion in groups to ask for a life-saving amulet. Zhou Hexuan was really annoyed and wanted to take the opportunity to destroy Liu Congyun's prestige. He simply found a printing factory to print a batch of 100,000 "talismans" and set up eight booths in Chongqing to distribute them for free.

The news that Zhou Shenxian concentrated on distributing life-preserving amulets spread quickly throughout the city, and people flocked to receive them, including some government servants and local wealthy gentry.

People are greedy for cheap, and only a fool is willing to contribute money to join Confucius and Mencius when he can receive a free life-preserving talisman. Zhou Hexuan printed and distributed spiritual talismans in batches, which seriously disrupted the order of the local religious market and caused Liu Congyun's money-making business to plummet.

It's ridiculous to say that Zhou Hexuan, Li Hongkun and Li Gengu have discussed so many ways to attack Liu Congyun, but none of them are as effective as distributing free talismans...