Comprehensive martial arts: He was in the Jin Kingdom, but he returned to the Southern Song Dynasty

On Mount Huashan, Lu Chen looked at the internal twists and turns of the Tang Dynasty. All the news made him terrified.

In the Tang Dynasty, the female emperor Wu Zhao met with the Sun Mansion, the Jinqian Gang, the Dragon Eagle, the Shaolin, the Cihang Jingzhai, the Rakshasa Demon Sect, the Shenshui Palace and other forces one after another because she had experienced several assassinations.

That’s not all. Everyone knows that she is a rare empress in the world and a martial arts master with profound skills.

In fact, since she came to power, assassinations by various forces have continued. She also roughly knows the origins and whereabouts of those people. They are nothing more than the old members of the Li Tang royal family, enemies provoked when she came to power, people who coveted the throne at home and abroad, and the remnants of the martial arts sects and the magic sects.

What about Queen Wang, Concubine Xiao Shufei, King of Langya, King of Han, King of Lu, King of Yue, King of Fanyang, King of Huo...

Of course, his sons Li Hong, Li Xian, Li Zhong, Li Shangjin and Li Sujie are also indispensable.

There are even brothers, nephews, and so on from the Wu family.

She was a true loner, and had offended all her close relatives, including the Li and Wu families.

However, Wu Zhao was so obsessed with practicing martial arts that she thought she didn't need these relatives, friends, descendants, and later generations. Some of them died, and some of them were left behind. They resented her and had murderous intentions, but she didn't care at all.

The people behind the assassination may not really expect the assassination to be successful. They may just want to test her martial arts skills.

Sure enough, all those who were stabbed to death were killed by her magical powers without exception.

Unexpectedly, Di Renjie, the person she was said to trust the most and was most vigilant against, also suffered several assassination attempts during this turmoil.

Although it still failed, the empress became furious. She summoned all the officials to the court and questioned them.

Wu Zhao is now practicing martial arts and has become one with them, with no distinction between the two. The devil is the Buddha and the Buddha is the devil.

But in the final analysis, she initially used the magical skills of the six paths of the two sects of the Demon Sect as her foundation, and practiced the secret technique of taking yang to replenish yin and combining yin and yang.

Therefore, she had many concubines, three palaces and six courtyards, just like any other male emperor. Xue Huaiyi, Zhang Changzong, Zhang Yizhi... all of them were favored by her.

But to be honest, deep down in her heart, all sexual intercourse between men and women was just for the purpose of practicing martial arts and achieving enlightenment, and she had no affection for these men who dressed up in cosmetics.

Among the government and the public, the person she respected and trusted the most was still Di Renjie.

Because he is an important official of the country, he is talented and courageous, and the most rare thing about him is that he is neither humble nor arrogant, and he can serve the country and the people.

Even if such a person is disrespectful to her occasionally, she will be very happy. She is only afraid of too little disrespect, not too much.

So Wu Zhao was furious.

These traitors were never so presumptuous in the past.

Is it because I have been plotting for a high position for many years that I have neglected state affairs and have been too gentle, allowing them to take advantage of me?

She was a self-centered person by nature, and had mastered the secret skills of the White Lotus Sect. Just as Dong Tianbao wanted to become the True Martial Emperor, she also made up her mind to become the Mother of No Birth.

The Mother of No Birth is the great deity who created the world. She is in charge of the three realms and dominates the ten directions. She is the saint of all spirits and the mother of all things.

How could I be insulted like this?

The information Lu Chen received was that she started killing people after meeting with these forces.

In the court, he used his magic power to kill on the spot 19 officials suspected of being involved in the assassination.

Since ancient times, there has never been an emperor like her who killed officials directly in the court. It really frightened all the officials and made the people fearful.

This pioneering move made Lu Chen sigh: There are always crazy people in this world, Yaoyue, rest in peace.

Among the people, troops were dispatched everywhere to deal with the evil sect.

The first target was the Western Rakshasa Cult, the branch of the Asura Cult in the Tang Dynasty.

The Asura Demon Sect is one of the three major demon sects, and is as famous as the "Great Ming White Lotus Sect" and the "Two Sects and Six Paths of the Holy Gate". It spread eastward with Buddhism and expanded.

It had branches in the Ming, Tang and Song dynasties, and was further divided into three branches.

The Song Dynasty region is home to Gongzi Yu's faction, which practices "The Great Compassion Fu of the Interaction of Yin and Yang between Heaven and Earth". For many years, it has been controlled by the "artificial martial arts intelligence" created by magic skills.

In the Ming Dynasty region, it was the former Demon Sword Qiu Xiaolou. Later, all his skills, along with the demon sword "Xiaolou Listening to the Spring Rain One Night", were passed on to Ding Peng, and were all integrated into the Qinglong Society.

Both branches of the two major evil sects disappeared into thin air and no longer have their former glory.

Only in the Tang Dynasty region, the Western Rakshasa Demon Cult, controlled by the white-haired witch Jade Rakshasa Lian Nishang, supported Wu Zhao in ascending to the throne. It was her help that helped the cult develop rapidly and become extremely prosperous.

When Wu Zetian later issued an order to destroy demons and rebelled against the two sects of the Holy Sect and the Six Paths, she singled out the Rakshasa Demon Sect and explained in detail that this demon was not that demon, so that people would not confuse them.

From this we can see that the relationship between the two parties was originally very close.

Unexpectedly, Wu Zetian had long known that the Rakshasa Cult was flirting with some treacherous officials and that she was involved in her assassination attempt, but she had kept it to herself for a long time.

From this perspective, she is obviously different from Yao Yue. When they go crazy, their actions are earth-shattering and generally similar.

But Wu Zhao's advantage lies in the fact that she also has some of the qualities of a conspirator and politician, and can control herself.

In short, her sudden attack caught Lian Nishang off guard, and the entire Rakshasa Demon Sect was destroyed in an instant.

After investigating the intelligence of the Four Famous Detectives, it turned out that Lian Nishang had fallen into the trap and there was a traitor planted in the sect.

Under Lian Nishang's command are the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Cult, namely Potala, the King of Solitary Peak, Panchabana, the King of Desire, Dorja, the King of Gold, and Dierbu, the King of Lotus Pill.

Especially the Solitary Peak King Potala, who is a young and smart little girl.

When Lian Nishang was young, she seemed to have suffered a heartbreak in the Ming Dynasty. Because Potala was very much like her before, she was deeply favored by her. Not only did she teach her all her martial arts without keeping any for herself, she even wanted to give her the position of the leader of the Rakshasa Sect.

Unexpectedly, the real name of this Potala was Shangguan Xiaoxian.

Shangguan Xiaoxian was, of course, an unknown person, but her father was Shangguan Jinhong, Wu Zhao's most trusted partner in the martial arts world, and her sister was Shangguan Wan'er, Wu Zhao's most beloved female official in the temple.

The Shangguan family was essentially one with Wu Zhao, rising and falling together.

It’s no wonder that Lian Nishang lost after Wu Zhao made this move.

However, she was defeated but not dead.

It is said that at the moment of the surrender, several elders of the same generation in the Rakshasa Sect came to rescue her, but they were also in danger and managed to get a chance of survival from Wu Zhao.

Unexpectedly, the martial arts skills of these people are not inferior to Lian Nishang, and they are also legendary figures in the Rakshasa sect.

They are King of Joy, Stone Guanyin and Bodhisattva of Great Joy.

Together with Jade Rakshasa, they were the Four Heavenly Kings of the previous generation of the Rakshasa Cult.

It turned out that the Rakshasa sect also understood the principle of not putting all eggs in one basket, and had long been prepared for Wu Zhao and formulated various strategies.

After Yu Luosha came to power, her mission was to stay in the Tang Dynasty, invest in Wu Zhao, and spread the influence of Luosha Sect.

As for the other three heavenly kings, they each went to other places, like a cunning rabbit with three burrows, and they also have a chance of survival.

King Kuaihuo was lurking outside Yumen Pass and the ancient city of Loulan, with four messengers of wine, sex, money and anger under his command.

Shi Guanyin became the Queen of Kucha in the desert outside the territory, and created a unique atmosphere in the desert.

The Bodhisattva of Great Joy established the Palace of Great Joy outside the Great Pass and became a local tyrant.

Once these people gather together, and with the addition of Wang Lianhua, Wuhua, and the Five Poison Boys, their power will be no less powerful than that of Western Xia and Tubo.

It is said that outside the Great Wall, they were powerful and glorious. Some ignorant people even praised them as gods and spread their magical powers. The Four Heavenly Kings were happy with this. Over time, they deliberately exaggerated and spread the story, forming the saying of "Four Gods".

The Great Joyful Bodhisattva is called Nurgle, the Happy King is called Jianqi, the Stone Avalokitesvara is called Slaanesh, and the Jade Rakshasa is called Khorne.

These four evil gods were eventually expelled by Wu Zhao, but it also symbolized that the Rakshasa cult was no longer concealed and officially formed a force outside the Great Wall.

The most frightening thing is that their like-minded friends Ding Peng and Gongzi Yu have become members of the Qinglong Society. They have also torn their faces with Wu Zhao, and under her strong pressure, they are afraid that they will also join the group. And this is just a part of the many things that are happening inside the Tang Dynasty.

In Lu Chen's opinion, Wu Zhao actually did not gain any substantial benefits.

Lian Nishang was originally her ally, and although she had set up a position outside the Great Wall in advance, she at least maintained a superficial cooperative relationship. Wu Zhao certainly had to take action against this ally with ulterior motives, but if she didn't take action, it would be fine. If she couldn't kill her, she would be at a disadvantage.

From this point of view, she should not have expected the matter of Tianjing Tiger Soul, and now the timing is not right for her to attack Lian Nishang.

However, Wu Zetian had no choice but to take action. The world was in chaos now, and she could not kill one person to warn the rest. If the Tang Dynasty broke out into civil strife, she would be unable to cope with it.

Therefore, she would rather take action against Lian Nishang at this immature time to suppress other forces that are ready to make moves.

This is also a political tactic. Judging from the fact that Wu Zhao originally used Shangguan Xiaoxian as a chess piece, her original purpose was probably to wipe out the four evil gods together.

But now, he had no choice but to take action first, so that Lian Nishang could save her life in exchange for stability in the country.

It has to be said that Wu Zetian was still very meticulous in her political strategies, which was completely different from the styles of Genghis Khan and Li Shimin.

What proves that she is right is precisely the situation in the Ming Dynasty.

The three kingdoms of China and the other two countries were able to generally maintain themselves amid this shock.

The Song Dynasty was already in a bad state, but with the arrival of Yue Fei, the country was thrown into chaos, and things actually got better.

As foreign enemies were constrained and the border got a chance to breathe, Yue Fei immediately returned to the capital, wanting to seize the opportunity to go to Beijing to make suggestions and remonstrate, in order to reverse the downward trend.

The Tang Dynasty has always been united as one, with an extremely tight-knit internal structure and many factions and aristocratic families.

Empress Wu Zhao used all her strength to kill people everywhere, and became notorious for her cruelty, but she was also extremely domineering. She suppressed all those who disobeyed her and was able to make a show of force to scare the tigers.

Although these two forces are only temporarily stable and their future prospects are still unknown, at least no one is panicking.

The Ming Dynasty was not so glamorous.

This force, which had clearly divided the court, the green forest, the white world and the underworld, was the one that was most affected by this chaos.

Because after all, in the Tang Dynasty, the emperor was able to keep the situation under control.

Although the Emperor of the Song Dynasty could not suppress the situation, there was simply no place for him to suppress it.

There are many forces in the Song Dynasty, including the Power Gang, the Murong Family, the Tang Clan, the Twelve Linked Docks... and so on. He just handled many of the internal affairs of his own family and avoided chaos.

Only in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was a man who practiced Taoism and believed in governing by inaction. Specific affairs fell on the areas of Huolong Villa, Sun and Moon Sect, Wudang Sect, and Angry Dragon Gang.

Lang Fanyun of the Nu Jiao Gang, like Zhang Sanfeng, escaped into the Nine Voids and Infinity. The chaos also started with the Nu Jiao Gang.

Because the power of the Nu Jiao Gang itself is naturally far inferior to that of the Wudang Sect. When Lang Fanyun went there, he only relied on Shangguan Ying, Ling Zhantian, Qi Changzheng and others to support him, so he could not intimidate others.

At the beginning, the situation was relatively stable, but since the events abroad gradually spread to the Ming Dynasty, people knew that the world was about to fall into chaos, and people's hearts could not help but waver.

Suddenly one day, many gangs and merchant ships on Dongting Lake no longer obeyed the orders of the Angry Dragon Gang.

On the other hand, there is a Yuanyue Mountain Villa that stands out from the crowd. Its momentum is so great that it can gather people's hearts and there are many masters. The owner of the villa, Ding Peng, and his wife Qingqing, are a perfect couple with extremely high martial arts skills, which makes people envy them endlessly.

On the other hand, within the royal family, there is a branch that has never been famous, called the Prince of Taiping.

His subordinates actually formed a team and called themselves "Invisible Men". They were considered a part of the Jinyiwei, but they also had countless masters who were not Invisible Men, and they competed with the Huolong Villa.

The Prince of Taiping is Gong Jiu, and it seems that he has also made efforts to build momentum.

Among this group of people, there was a surprising name, Ren Yingying.

Jiang Xiaoyu told Lu Chen and others that Ren Yingying had been arranged by Dong Tianbao since she arrived at Wudang Mountain.

From this point of view, Dong Tianbao took the lead in absorbing Ren Yingying into the Qinglong Society, which was equivalent to grasping the weak points of Wu Zhao and Dongfang Bubai.

Sure enough, Dongfang Bubai, the leader of the Sun Moon Sect, sent a letter to the Taiping Palace a few days later. It is said that the Prince of Taiping did not even read the letter and fed it to the dog.

This incident caused a huge uproar.

Zhu Wusi, the real opponent of the King of Taiping, could only turn a blind eye to these things. He faced the greatest chaos, because all matters within the territory of the Great Ming Dynasty were inseparable from him.

In addition to the Prince of Taiping, there were two other forces in the court who took the opportunity to emerge.

On one side is the Prince of Nan, who imitated the King of Taiping and declared himself independent. He was actually Ye Gucheng's apprentice, and relied on the power of Baiyun City overseas to dominate one side, even going against the King's orders.

On the other side were the eunuchs, such as Cao Zhengchun, Yu Huatian, Lunzhuan Wang, Cao Shaoqin and others, who also controlled the government.

In short, the current situation in the Ming Dynasty is that in the green forest, the Angry Dragon Gang is facing the threat of the Full Moon Villa.

In the court, there are conflicts among the Prince of Taiping, the Prince of Nan, the officials of Hulong Villa, and the eunuchs, as well as the elusive Emperor Daojun.

In the underworld, the Sun Moon Sect is facing the bomb of Ren Yingying.

The remaining one is Wudang, which is recognized as the most prestigious among the four major forces.

But the recent events on Mount Hua, along with the details of Dong Tianbao's conspiracy, have spread throughout China in the past few days.

The dignity of Wudang was damaged and it was difficult to convince the people. The Qingcheng, Emei and other sects all expressed their dissatisfaction.

Coupled with the powerful Five Mountains Sword Sect, there is also a sense of impending storm within the White Path.

Linghu Chong naturally had no intention of competing with the Wudang Sect, but once a person falls into a certain position, there are many things he does that are no longer within his control.

It was about a disciple of the Five Mountains Sword Sect who was bragging and telling lies everywhere.

He said that Leader Linghu was an excellent swordsman and that his best friend was the leader of Quanzhen Sect. In the battle of Huashan, he saved Jiang Xiaoyu and defeated Dong Tianbao, which was a favor to Wudang.

In short, the result was that the mess that Wudang couldn't clean up was all cleaned up by the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

Although strictly speaking, this statement has many biases, when the Wudang disciples heard it, they found it difficult to refute it.

Jiang Xiaoyu was naturally willing to return to Wudang to resolve the misunderstanding, but unfortunately he was looked down upon because he was Dong Tianbao's disciple.

It is said that he once fought with Iron Cavalry and Yin Ping at the gate of Wudang Mountain, but was blocked outside the gate and could not enter, let alone talk about the Five Mountains Sword Sects and Wudang.

He could only come back dejectedly and discuss with Linghu Chong how to control his disciples' behavior.

On the other hand, the Angry Dragon Gang and the Sun Moon Sect sent letters at the same time, actually asking Zhang Wuji to join their forces.

Zhang Wuji had never been loved and was used by others all his life, but now he had become a popular commodity, which made him feel that the world was unpredictable.

The two major forces said they wanted to invite Zhang Wuji, but in fact they were targeting the emerging forces including Lu Chen, Linghu Chong, Jiang Xiaoyu, Lu Xiaofeng and even Yan Nantian.

Especially Yan Nantian. Since his rebirth, his power has been continuously growing, making his magical power so strong that in the entire Ming Dynasty history, I am afraid that only a few people such as Zhu Yuanzhang, Lang Fanyun, and Zhang Sanfeng could surpass him.

Such ability is naturally terrifying. No matter Zhu Wusi or Dongfang Bubai, they are probably inferior to him.

Now, Yun Feiyang, the recognized number one master of Wudang, has not returned to Ming Dynasty yet, and people are all looking forward to a strong showdown between him and Yan Nantian.

In fact, the Sun Moon Sect had its own reasons for trying to win over Zhang Wuji. On the one hand, Zhang Wuji was Yin Susu's daughter, and on the other hand, he was a genuine member of the Ming Cult. Although Dongfang Bubai had never looked at this guy, he had a legitimate reason to do so.

The reason given by the Nu Jiao Gang was even more surprising. The reason was that they were willing to worship Zhang Wuji as the "Little Ming King".

It turns out that Shangguan Fei, the founder of the Nujiao Gang, was originally a former subordinate of Han Lin'er, the Little Ming King. Later, after Zhu Yuanzhang killed Han Lin'er, Shangguan Fei was unwilling to serve as an official in the court. His relationship with the court became very strained, and he was once regarded as a traitor in the eyes of the officials.

After several generations, the emperor gradually became more lenient and left the position of leader of the Green Forest Gang to the Angry Dragon Gang, which led to the current situation.

But if we trace back to the source, the source of the Nu Jiao Gang is also the Ming Cult, and it may even be more qualified than the Sun Moon Cult to support the "Atom" of the past! (End of this chapter)