Retrograde for thousands of years

Chapter 84

When Minister Qian was carried to the bell tower, he saw Zhou Huan and several people drinking tea and chatting there.The teacups and tea sets were the most ordinary things, and there were no dishes, but they drank with gusto. The view here was very good, and they could see everything happening in the capital.

"Wang Huan, you rebellious minister, who gave you the courage to indulge in chaos in the world?"

Minister Qian's white hair was floating in the air, and his voice was like the howl of a nighthawk.

"If you want to kill me, can't I save myself?"

Zhou Huan felt confused and replied.

"You are a descendant of the great master Zhou Huan. You have a hundred ways to escape. Why did you choose this one? The great master Zhou Huan served the country and the people and gave up his glory and wealth to hide in the mountains in the end. As his descendant, you , are you worthy of him?"

"I'm sorry for him?"

Zhou Huan smiled and ignored Minister Qian's wails.

These people always think that others should do things according to their rules, but they themselves do not follow the rules. When things happen, they will defend themselves in various ways. They are really speechless.

Zhou Huan doesn't know the consequences of releasing the nine sects?

Of course I know, but so what?

Does he want to say to the Nine sects, you rescued me from the prison, oppressed the civil servants and the emperor, and at the same time did not touch a single thread of the imperial court?
Bah, people who say such things are mentally retarded!

The Nine sects have always been very respectful and low-key, and they are determined not to stand up to the imperial court. It's not that they don't have the strength, but they know very well that they either don't do it, or they do it absolutely. As long as they cross that line, they have to do it. Absolutely!
It's either don't do it or do it absolutely. If Zhou Huan wants the other party to help and also gives instructions to the other party, the Nine sects will refuse directly. Why should the other party bother to do things for you? You want the other party to bear unbearable risks. ?
Even the help from the Nine Sects this time was because they needed an introduction, a reason to silence the opposition within the sect, not because of the face of the descendants of Grandmaster Zhou.

Then everything happened next. Since Wudang could not bear the anger of the court, why not bring in more people?The nine sects have many masters in the capital, and at the same time they are working hard to mobilize more people to come to the capital, and finally there will be a big one.

"This is how things developed. You locked me in a cell and asked to be executed. I had no choice but to find a way to escape."

"Qingxu, aren't you afraid of bringing disaster to the Wudang Sect?"

Minister Qian's eyes fell on Qingxu.

"Afraid, but what's the use of being afraid? I've been friends with you for 30 years, but you took advantage of me and kicked me away. Since that's the case, I might as well change my mind."

Master Qingxu's eyes fell on a big man not far away, and his appearance made Minister Qian stunned.

"Are you Lin Xitong, the genius general?"

"It's rare that Mr. Qian still remembers me. I'm really lucky."

The brave general Lin Xitong was executed by three tribes for murdering an imperial official. He thought he had fled to the far west, but he did not expect that he was sitting here.

"Back then, my cousin defended the checkpoint for 26 days and saved the fortress for the army. However, in order to gain credit, the reinforcements brought by Zhou Shangshu's son became the executioner and buried those meritorious men alive. I complained in tears and was dismissed. For My cousin’s revenge only brought disaster to his family. I didn’t expect that one day I would also have my revenge.”

"You planned this attack?"

"It's not just me. In the past few decades, those people of insight who were betrayed by the imperial court or were not reused have joined the nine sects. At least where it is fair, as long as they have the ability, they can be promoted. According to I know that there are at least fifteen former generals and hundreds of middle and low-level officers serving the nine sects.

As far as my sect is concerned, the rebellion plan in the sect is updated every year, and after the news that Aunt Tang was critically ill, preliminary mobilization began.

Every sect has plans to do something big in the capital, but this time they just chose a less radical one. "

“What’s radical?”

"Assault the imperial city, kill all the emperor's lineage, and set fire to the city at the same time, so that Daliang's 200-year savings will be wiped out overnight, assassinate officials from all over the place, occupy the land and become king. At that time, Daliang will be like a snake whose head has been chopped off. It collapsed suddenly. Afterwards, the remaining veins in various places are not enough to cause trouble."

"You crazy people!"

"This plan is feasible."

Zhou Huan nodded. Each of the nine major sects can gather a team of thousands of people. It is easy to break into the capital and create chaos. As for the 20 capital camp mentioned by Qian Shilang, which is a hundred miles away from the city, it will take at least [-] people to reach the capital. Several days of forced marches were required.

As for why these 20 people were not put in the capital, that simply cannot be done. Let alone the issue of military food supply, an army placed in a prosperous city will soon be rotted into disgrace and become an empty shell in a few years.

The most that the capital can accommodate is [-] to [-] forbidden troops and several thousand Imperial Guards. These troops have never seen blood, and they have to arrange for the sons of powerful men and well-connected people to be paid with money, and those who are really capable will also be punished. All kinds of exclusion.After going back and forth, the threat of the Liang Empire is really not that terrible.

"Or we can burn the files of the Six Ministries, destroy the capital warehouses and warehouses, cut off water transportation, destroy roads and bridges, and force the emperor to bow his head and admit defeat. As long as this kind of turmoil lasts for three years, the economy of the Daliang Empire will go bankrupt. By then, The royal family has no chance to ask for peace."

"Bah, the imperial court still has 70 border troops, and the cavalry are marching south. What can you do to resist them?"

"Border troops, they are really powerful. The question is, how much time do you need to mobilize the border troops? Half a year, or a year? Not to mention that mobilizing the army can be hidden from our eyes and ears. There are all kinds of sieves in the royal officialdom. You How about mobilizing the army without all the cumbersome paperwork?
Don't talk about secret orders. Even if there are any secret orders that can mobilize generals who are not afraid of being raided and exterminated later, you still need military supplies and logistics. Is there any army that can assemble an army of more than [-] people and move south quickly and silently?And with less than [-] troops, none of the nine sects are afraid! "

As a general who has experienced many battles, Lin Xitong has a very deep understanding of the imperial military affairs. In other words, what they have studied over the years is how to use martial arts masters to face the imperial army and how to rebel.

"There are not only nine sects in the world, but also other martial arts masters. As long as you let go of the Lord's rewards, you will be just clowns."

"A reward from the imperial court?"

A middle-aged man on the side laughed so hard that he almost shed tears.

"Ten years ago, we fought for the imperial court to quell the rebellion of the barbarians. Three hundred of our sons fought bravely and were rewarded with three thousand silver coins. When it came to my hands, I only had three hundred left and I had to kowtow to thank you. I also had to give another [-]% to the person who gave me the silver. Little official!

This is because I have made too much credit and the court cannot erase it, otherwise we, the civilian army with no organization and no military number, would be cannon fodder. Boss Huo said a few more words because he didn't want to be robbed of credit, but when he reported it, he was written as rebellious He was tame, delayed the military plane, and beheaded the whole family.

A reward from the imperial court?how many?How much can you give?Stop being ridiculous, your officials will starve to death even their wives and children based on their regular income! "

"This is not a matter of the court, this is a matter of distribution."

"It's none of your business to say at this time? Your reasons are very good. The [-] counter-insurgency army needs money, the generals who lead the army need money, and the officials in the rear need money. What are we who are really fighting bloody battles?
The civilian army has no credit for us, and no money for us. They accidentally became cannon fodder, and getting 300 taels of silver was simply a joke.

Nowadays, except for those lackeys who work for corrupt officials and help the people in the world, those who sincerely contribute to the court have long since become cold-hearted. "

"But……"

"Have the nine major sects been very obedient in recent years and actively participated in the military affairs of the imperial court? Of course they will. Every time they participate in military training, they will become disheartened towards the imperial court and have no respect at all."

Zhou Huan understands this situation. The seconded people are used to death, not to mention these friendly troops who don't even have a staff. Naturally, they are made to do the most painful, tiring and dangerous things, but they are forgotten when the work is divided. When someone takes the blame, it must be theirs.

Even if the big bosses in the court were afraid of something happening and distributed money and other compensation, how could the already corrupt bureaucracy not be ruined?
In other words, the brothers, relatives and friends of the big bosses misappropriated the money, and all this was their fault.

"I admit that many people have done wrong, but if you do this, where will the common people be? Wang Huan, you wrote about the great chivalrous man who served the country and the people, and look, what have you done now? !"

The blazing flames were burning in the distance, and the entire capital seemed to be in hell.

"This is so funny."

Zhou Huan's eyes fell on the blazing fires in the distance.

"I am an ordinary person. I came to the capital to run a good business, and then I was slandered by you and sent to the heavenly prison, and you wanted to kill me. At this time, someone rescued me, but you said that what I did was wrong. I want to redress my grievances to you through formal channels. , I will listen to your arrangements and cannot resist at all. As for hurting others, is it my fault?"

"Those Li people are so innocent, you are going too far!"

"I'll fuck your mother!"

Zhou Huan pulled out a knife and chopped off Qian Shilang's head with one blow.

"I'm trying to reason with you, you're talking to me about the law, I'm talking to you about the law, you're trying to talk about righteousness to me, and you're talking about righteousness to you, but you're trying to reason with me! When I can't bear to resist, you say why do the people deserve it?

Pooh! "

The bloody long knife was close to Liu Jin, but this time it was not to chop off his head, but to remove the rope from his body.

"Eunuch Liu, please bring a message to Your Majesty. Let Chen Yunying come out quickly. I have something to see her. It's urgent!"

　Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone. I have to go out to socialize. I will update today. Sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)