Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 950
The Cao Gang in the early Ming Dynasty was not long after its establishment.

But the Cao Gang at this time is an out-and-out colossus.

If placed in the world of martial arts, the Cao Gang is definitely the top force in the Jianghu.

How could it be possible to tolerate martial artists from the rivers and lakes, stepping on the grass gang to make a name for themselves?

Then, the merchant ship that Zhujiao was on was directly penetrated by water ghosts and sank in the canal section not far from home.

Except for the pig's foot who escaped with his life in embarrassment, all the people in the boat including his father died in the water.

Pig's feet were distraught, and finally got rid of the hunt, and returned home covered in bruises, but the house was in ruins.

After inquiring, I found out that a fire broke out in the house not long ago, and none of the family, including the servants, survived.

The pig's feet almost collapsed, he naturally knew that this was the work of the Cao Gang.
However, he never expected that the Cao Gang would be so ruthless, directly destroying people all over the family, wouldn't they be afraid of being investigated by the government?

Zhu Kou didn't believe in evil, so he went directly to the local government to report the case, claiming that the Cao gang had destroyed his entire family, and begged the government to uphold justice.

This report was serious, and directly shocked the local yamen and all local tycoons.

If it wasn't for that night, a yamen police officer who had been favored by his family in the yamen quietly came to the door and asked him to run away immediately, otherwise there would be unforeseen disasters.

The pig's foot, which had become a frightened bird, ran away without saying a word, thus avoiding a possible fatal disaster.

According to the yamen official, the Cao Gang is quite powerful and has a close relationship with the water transportation yamen, and at the same time has considerable interests with the town government along the canal.

It can be said that many government offices are members of the Cao Gang, including the county where his hometown is located.

Later, he heard that the next day, a county government official sent to the inn where he was temporarily staying to fetch people, and he felt very lucky.

As a son of a rich family, he naturally heard a lot about the methods in the yamen.

But when they entered the Yamen, they had to immediately lead them out with money, or wait for the skin to peel off. This was the best result.

Many innocent people entered the yamen prison, and when they came out, they were already dead bodies.

The audience was quite shocked by this passage.

In particular, the title of this chapter is called 'Glory of the World'!
For a while, all the audience with a little social experience did not hold back the desire to confide, and told their companions what they felt in their hearts.

"This story is very realistic, it makes me feel creepy when I hear it!"

"Who says it's not? This kind of thing doesn't happen in novels. It's just that everyone didn't talk about it. After all, it's still very risky!"

"That's right, the rich and powerful regard the common people as worthless. Aren't those local tyrants and Jianghu gangs with certain strengths like birds?"

"Offending them, there is no good fruit to eat."

"That's right, it can range from ruining one's wealth to eliminating disasters, and at worst, ruining one's family. How can ordinary people like us stand up to it?"

"The 'Mountains Overwhelming' dare to write. The Cao Gang is not a power only in novels. If it attracts the attention of the real Cao Gang, it is not just a joke!"

"You may not know that the power of the Cao Gang in our dynasty should be much stronger than that in the pre-Ming Dynasty. After all, it has been operating for hundreds of years since the founding of the country!"

"I'm afraid that 'Mountains Overwhelming' will be retaliated against. Wouldn't it be a pity if such a wonderful novel was suddenly interrupted?"

"Oh, talking about pig's feet in the novel, it's really impulsive!"

"My own father was reprimanded like a grandson, so it's fine if he doesn't have the ability, but pig's feet are not weak in martial arts, how can they hold back?"

"Indeed, the pig's foot is just a son who just went out to practice. How did he know that the Cao Gang is so ruthless and decisive?"

"I don't know what the plot will be like, I hope it's not an ordinary revenge story, otherwise it will disappoint me too much!"

"Certainly not, with the 'overwhelming' writing style, the following plots will only be more exciting!"

"Hey, I'm really interested in the plot of the pig's knuckles practicing martial arts. Such a description makes me very excited!"

"'Mountain Overturning Sea' must be a warrior himself, and his strength is not weak. Otherwise, how could he write the plot of martial arts in such a detailed and wonderful way?"

"If I don't know what kind of martial arts the pig's feet practice in the novel, I would like to follow the description of the novel and practice together. It would be great if I can practice martial arts!"

"Practicing martial arts is a very hard work. Practicing in winter and summer is not just for fun. There are also a large supply of medicinal materials and meat. Of course, if you are successful in martial arts, it is really powerful!"

"You may not know that I have a friend who owns a martial arts gym. According to him, the pig's feet practicing martial arts in the novel is not fictional and quite real!"

"According to him, the strength of the novel pig's feet can be regarded as a master in the general sense in the Jianghu. Even he is very interested in the martial arts experience of the novel's pig's feet, saying that it contains a lot of knowledge!"

"Really, I read the pig's knuckle exercise mode in the novel, it's very general, there's nothing surprising about it!"

"I also asked that friend who opened a martial arts gym. He said that when it comes to basic training, the training methods of each school are similar, and some powerful ones look quite ordinary!"

"It's a bit exaggerated. If you really want to say that, isn't the pig's foot in the novel quite powerful?"

"It's really powerful. Otherwise, how could he overthrow a Cao Gang thug who is at the helm with his own strength?"

"..."

Not only the audience in the restaurants and teahouses, but there was a lot of discussion about this part of the novel, and they kept expressing various exclamations, even the powerful people were quite shocked.

Of course, they didn't think this part of the novel was too cruel, it wasn't like that at all.

As many ordinary listeners said, how could the rich and powerful see the life and death of ordinary people in their eyes, let alone their hearts shake.

The reason why his heart was in turmoil was mainly because he felt unbelievable about the power of the Cao Gang in the novel.

According to the novel, all the government offices in the cities and towns along the canal basically have deep intersecting interests with the Cao Gang, and that's not just a joke.

In other words, through the secret support of the government of the towns along the canal, the Cao Gang has part of the control of the canal, which is actually similar to the government.

This is something that the court, that is, the dignitaries, don't like very much. Once it happens, they will either be extinguished immediately, or they will become one of the distributors of benefits in this circle.

In addition, I was shocked by the fierce decisiveness of the Cao Gang in the novel.

Nima, just because of the problem of face, he directly wiped out a powerful merchant's family, which is too much.

What made them dare to be so unscrupulous?
Since the family of the pig's foot in the novel is a powerful merchant family, the natural relationship network is not bad.

How could it be possible without official backing?

No matter what era it is in, once the family of merchants has developed to a certain level, if they want to go further, they need the support of government resources, otherwise they will wait to be divided up by other merchants.

Such things are quite common in the eyes of the powerful.

It's just that the Cao Gang's gangster style in the novel makes them instinctively dislike it.

No one would like to use force at every turn, and even play such cruel methods as destroying the family.

Is it true that in the novel, if the Cao Gang confronted powerful people like them, they would not hesitate to use force to suppress them?
It is the so-called aristocratic family. In terms of pure personal force, how can it be compared to the rich and powerful Cao Gang?
If you accidentally encounter a sneak attack, it is really possible to be wiped out directly.

As long as they think of such a possibility, how can the rich and powerful have no waves in their hearts?

You know, the fighters in the world of Red Mansions are comparable to the existences in the world of Romance of the Dragon and Snake. They are all practicing Qi and blood martial arts, and the strength of the top masters is quite tyrannical.

Because there are immortals living in this world, the ceiling of martial arts is much higher than that of the world of Romance of the Dragon and Snake.

Although there are not many strong men like Wang Chao in Dagan, they are not too rare, and even stronger warriors exist.

It can be said that it is not a myth that the top powerhouse is against one army.

It's just that the dynasty has its own methods to suppress and even eliminate them. In addition, there are Buddhism, Taoism and other sects, religions, and sects to restrain them, so they don't dare to force them indiscriminately.

The Martial Dao ceiling in the World of Red Mansions is extremely high, and the warriors below are naturally strong.

The nobles knew this well, and naturally they were quite afraid of the power of having many powerful warriors. The Cao Gang in the novel is definitely among the best.

Naturally, from the plot of the novel, the Cao Gang in reality came to mind.

The rich and powerful wanted to find out, with an inquiring mind, whether the Cao Gang in reality was also so overbearing?
Thinking about the previous court battles, many dignitaries who heard the plot of the novel couldn't help but tremble: It's really possible!
The battle that affected most of the court had just ended, and some dignitaries were still involved, how could it be forgotten so quickly?

It's just that I didn't expect that there were so many courtiers who had intersecting interests with the Cao Gang.

In addition, what they are more concerned about right now is the force of the Cao Gang itself.

Coincidentally, in order to compete for the share of private salt in the land of Huaiyang, the Cao Gang and the Huaiyang salt merchants had a big fight, revealing a lot of real strength.

The private salt dealers under the Huaiyang salt merchants, as well as the private armed forces recruited by themselves, are not just kidding.Among them, there are quite a lot of masters, and there is no shortage of outlaws, who are quite ferocious.

Otherwise, why would they have the guts to attack Yangzhou Xunyan Yushi?

But it is such a tyrannical private military force, but in the direct confrontation with the Cao Gang, it was defeated and suffered heavy casualties. In the end, it had to give up its huge private salt interests.

However, the tyrannical private force, at this time, is quite dreaded by the rich and powerful who have heard the plot of the novel.

If they had a conflict of interest with the Cao Gang, wouldn't their lives be in danger?

Even if he offends today, at worst, he will resign and return to his hometown or be transferred to a remote place. Generally, there will be no danger of his life, but it is even more dangerous to offend a mere power in the rivers and lakes, which is simply ridiculous.

In short, some dignitaries who have no interest in the Cao Gang have a bad impression of the Cao Gang.

The novels of "Overturning Mountains and Seas" are still very attractive, not only for some powerful people, but even when they have free time, they don't forget to listen to them.

If the emperor wants to listen to books, there will naturally be eunuchs in the palace, and there is no need to ask the so-called storytellers outside to help.

Dai Quan in the Daming Palace naturally stood aside and listened.

He naturally knew who 'Overturning Mountains' was, and he really admired Jia Rong's writing ability in his heart.

Even with his knowledge and experience, every time he hears the plot of the novel, he can't help but immerse himself in it, which is quite exciting.

What is even more exaggerated is that the novels of "Mountains and Seas" have a very obvious feature, that is, they are down-to-earth and closely connected with the real situation.

The first novel "Chen Shimei's Biography", which severely exposed some unspoken rules of the imperial examination.Because of this, Jinjin sent royal spies to investigate secretly, and as a result, Jinjin lost his temper severely.

The reality is more cruel than the novel. It is very difficult for a poor boy like Chen Shimei in the novel to get ahead in the imperial examination, which is very difficult to accept nowadays.

In the recent few imperial examinations, a lot of thought has been spent on them and a lot of adjustments have been made, the purpose is to give the children of poor families a better upward path.

But as far as Dai Quan knew, the effect was not very good.

In fact, if the children from poor families did not enter the academy to study, their own knowledge and abilities would be much worse than those of the college students, unless they encountered that kind of genius.

In the imperial examination competition, they are naturally inferior to those specially trained academy students.

According to what Jia Rong once said when they were drinking and chatting with him, if we really want to let the children of poor families have more opportunities, we must give full play to the role of government schools in various places and compete with academies in various places for the best students.

He thinks it makes sense, but he hasn't mentioned it before today.

When the emperor, in fact, have no patience.

What I like to see most is a good thing that will produce results soon, rather than a so-called "ten-year plan" that takes ten years or even decades to see results.

To put it bluntly, it is hard to say whether the emperor can live long enough to see results.

Of course, that novel made today know the famous tricks and ways of the imperial examination, and it still has some effect under deliberate precautions, at least it won't give people who pretend to be fakes a chance to stand out.

The intentional or unintentional suppression of well-known academies in various places also resented Donglin Academy in the south, which likes to talk about government affairs.

The second novel "Cornucopia" gives today a clear understanding of people's livelihood and the needs and ideas of the people at the bottom.

Especially when Xiaomin wants to stand up through hard work, he has a fairly clear understanding of the hardships and hardships he will encounter.

He also has a good understanding of the local tycoons, as well as the style and methods of the local government offices.

Combined with the analysis of the information collected by the royal spy, the office of the General Administration Department, and the secret service agencies through various channels, it is natural to have a vague general idea of ​​the underlying situation of the Daqian Dynasty.

This is not easy. In fact, apart from the founding emperor, there are a few emperors who have some understanding of the bottom, and it is quite good to have a vague concept...

　The weather suddenly turned cold, and I slept in for almost a day, but I just didn't want to get up
　　
　
(End of this chapter)