I was a charlatan in India

"Rebellion! Rebellion!"

"In Varanasi, there are people who dare to oppose me!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Surrey smashed the precious vessels to pieces with a loud crash.

There was a guy with a sack over his head, his hands tied behind his back, kneeling on the ground.

But he didn't seem afraid at all; he just looked like he had given up.

"Young master, when I found out, he was inciting the Vaishyas."

"Tell me, tell me you've lost patience with these businessmen and plan to use this cult to carry out a major overhaul..."

"You bastard!"

Surrey rushed forward and kicked the man to the ground.

"Tell me, who instructed you? It's bad enough that you disrupted my plans, but you even dared to slander the heavens!"

Shenhe was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Damn, this guy seems really devout.

Surya was far more furious about the fact that the heavens were implicated than about his own personal losses.

However, if he were to find out one day that he was not the Great God, but just a fake, false god, he might immediately turn against him.

The man curled up on the ground, without struggling or uttering a sound.

Shenhe thought to himself, "This person has a very firm will; he might be a guy with faith."

While this thing can make people foolish, it can also sometimes inspire an extremely difficult-to-destroy will.

The enemy's harassment was clearly useful.

Recently, the believers have become noticeably colder, and even the divine nature has been stirred by despair and discontent, forcing Shenhe to repeatedly overwrite his memories.

Even if you deliberately keep records, it will still cause a lot of disruption to your life.

Because reading and memorizing takes time, and during this process, one's understanding of what is being memorized can also become distorted.

Sometimes, Shenhe cannot accurately reproduce certain details, and even when recording, due to time constraints, he has to only write down the key points.

such as……

He doesn't quite understand Ajita's specific situation right now.

This guy's abilities, judging from the description, are almost omniscient, and since he's on our side, he seems to have a lot of potential to be exploited.

But in the past, he had clearly left a warning to be wary of Ajita.

Was it because he had committed some act of betrayal, or because it was beyond his control, or perhaps...?

Moreover, he dared not ask about divinity or incense ash, because for Shenhe, these two were the greatest enemies.

Speaking of which, Agni and Agrippa sound similar. Could they be related? Or...?

The loss of memory is not so easy to adapt to.

Even if Shenhe's records were not detailed enough, and even if they were completely recorded and he could read them in an instant, he would probably still doubt that he had missed something.

We must quickly resolve the dilemma of divinity.

This guy who dares to disturb the believers' conversion, no matter who he is, must be eliminated completely!

Surya is still raging.

"You're not going to answer, are you?! Drag her away and use every means at your disposal!"

"Whip it! Pour salt water on it! Pry its mouth open!"

"I'll see just how tough he is!"

Shenhe watched coldly from the sidelines.

Judging from the example Surya gave, he didn't understand what real torture was.

Although the person on the ground was in a sorry state, there was no sign of fear trembling in their body.

He's a tough nut to crack; it'll probably be difficult to extract intelligence from him.

"Yes, young master!"

The guards stepped forward and dragged the person away.

Surya, panting heavily, turned around like a furious beast and glared at Shenhe and Maha.

"What should we do? Arrest them one by one, or wait until we get to the bottom of it and then wipe them all out in one fell swoop!"

Shenhe looked towards Mahata.

Mahata clasped his hands together, looked up at his nose, and then looked up at his heart.

"Amitabha Buddha, the pure remain pure, and the impure remain impure."

"In my humble opinion, those who are easily swayed by empty words are not steadfast in their will and are not the pillars of my teachings. So let them go."

That makes sense, but I can't agree with it.

Shenhe affirmed Mahata's view while shaking his head helplessly.

After all, believers are not so easy to separate.

These nonsensical rumors may reduce the number of new believers, but their main impact is that they will cause existing believers to become disengaged, slowing down the process of converting them.

Just as the Buddha found it difficult to separate himself from the group of eminent monks, he also found it difficult to separate himself from these old believers.

Moreover, he couldn't very well issue a divine decree to interfere in this matter.

Speaking at this juncture is tantamount to endorsing Surya.

This could potentially affect his prestige among the followers of Shenhe.

It will be even harder to control in the future.

He pondered for a moment and then said, "What the master said is a principle beyond this world."

"But in the world, there is a lot of power involved. If rumors don't stop, it's a minor issue that new blood won't be gained; the major issue is that they will shake the foundation of existing believers."

"If everyone doubts themselves and feels insecure, the great temple of heaven may become a castle on the sand."

"That makes sense!"

Surrey slammed his hand on the table, speaking in a harsh and aggressive tone.

"These guys deserve to be killed! Kill them one by one!"

Surrey's words were too radical and lacked finesse.

Shenhe continued, "Lord Surye is absolutely right. We must intervene; we cannot allow them to defile the Great Heaven."

Upon hearing this, Suliye was about to nod when Shenhe added something.

"However, my idea is not to rush into arresting them."

His face instantly turned cold.

"What does the messenger of the gods mean? Are they just going to let them defile the heavens?"

Mahata also looked towards the Shen River.

He was equally curious about how this divine messenger would handle the situation at hand.

Mahata could tell that this divine messenger was clearly closer to Mahakala than to Surya.

In a sense, Shenhe's actions also served as an important point of reference for him in viewing this new religious order.

Shenhe smiled slightly, his tone quite indulgent.

"Lord Surrey is too kind. I was just saying, don't rush into a large-scale purge."

"These people are so despicable, they must be very cunning. Once we disturb them, they will hide like rats and avoid our purge."

Surrey frowned and said, "That makes some sense."

"What does the divine messenger mean?"

Shenhe didn't rush to answer, but instead asked a question in return.

"In Lord Surrey's opinion, what kind of rumors are the most despicable?"

"Of course it's this kind of rumor that directly slanders the heavens!"

Shenhe sighed softly.

This child is still too naive.

But he didn't refute it; instead, he went along with Surrey's line of thought: "That's right."

"What's worse is that they carefully craft their rumors, mixing truth with falsehood, making it easy for people to resonate with them."

Surrey frowned and corrected, "What do you mean by 'half true, half false'?"

"God's messenger, the will of the heavens is very clear: we must recruit believers and educate them."

"Those bastards who spread rumors are clearly talking nonsense!"

He loved the Heavenly Emperor so much that he couldn't even tolerate the Divine Messenger's inappropriate words.

"Lord Surya is absolutely right. His remarks about the Great Heaven are certainly nonsense, but regarding your dissatisfaction with the Vaishyas, that is..."

"That's just as much nonsense."

Surya interrupted Shenhe, but his tone was clearly not as serious as when he was talking about the matter of Datian.

"While I despise those tax-evading scum, the idea of ​​a major overhaul is utter nonsense!"

Shenhe nodded slightly and emphasized, "But those ignorant merchants will believe it."

"They'll take advantage of any opportunity that's even slightly believable."

"Anyway, spreading rumors costs nothing and usually doesn't incur any responsibility."

Surrey exploded, "Damn, that makes sense!"

"Then let them be too afraid to spread it!"

Surya summoned him and said, "Pass this down. From now on, if anyone is heard spreading rumors, kill the Shudras and Dalits on the spot, and bring the Vaishyas here. Let's see what I'll do..."

"etc."

Shenhe hurriedly stopped Suliye's radical orders; this guy was really outrageous.

Just kidding, he knows the lower classes too well.

If the rumor hasn't been debunked, that's fine. But if it really has, everyone will definitely believe it without a doubt.

After all, anything that warrants Kshatriya's denial must be something that hits a nerve.

If this is really done, then what follows is something we have no choice but to believe.

"Lord Surrey, don't rush, we'll capture them all in one fell swoop."

However, he learned to be more tactful.

This Suliye, too, needs to be coaxed and used like a child.

He meticulously described the fundamentally unimportant concept of "catching them all in one fell swoop."

"Even the masterminds behind it all, along with their ancestors, should be dragged out and eliminated!"

Only after you draw a picture of a cake that suits your taste will he be able to speak patiently.

As expected, the young master did not refute this time.

He nodded emphatically: "Well said!"

"Yes, kill them all, including the bastards who fathered these bastards!"

Surrey's tone grew increasingly agitated.

"My lord, tell me quickly, how will you capture them all in one fell swoop?"