Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 148 0147: The county town fell; disputes in the court!

Cheng Family Ancestral Hall.

Cheng Zongyang looked at Zhang Guangwen, who had left less than two quarters of an hour ago and came back again, with a serious expression:
"Are you sure you've thought it through? Once you sign it, there's no reason to go back on it. And you must be willing to do so."

Zhang Guangwen also nodded solemnly: "I've thought about it!"

Cheng Zongyang then asked: "Do you have any objection to the conditions I offered?"

"no!"

Cheng Zongyang looked at his uncle and said, "Uncle, write down the content of the promise. Let him take a look. If there is no problem, sign and fingerprint. Then the contract will be handed over to the clan hall for safekeeping."

Zhou Hansong nodded.

After a while, Zhou Hansong finished writing and handed the animal skin to Zhang Guangwen for another look.

Zhang Guangwen saw that there was nothing wrong with it, so he wrote down his name. Although it was a little crooked, it didn't matter. Finally, he used a small dagger to cut a small cut on his thumb, let the blood flow out, and then pressed it down where his name should be.

After waiting for three breaths, Cheng Zongyang smiled when he saw that the name and fingerprints were there. At the same time, a prompt appeared in his mind:
[The Immortal Ancestor's Oath was signed successfully. Three days of your life span will be deducted. You can call up the original contract to view it at any time.]

Cheng Zongyang remembered the last sentence and then looked at his uncle: "This contract will be kept in the clan hall. Zhang Guangwen, if you have any problems in the future, just go to the steward."

Cheng Zongyang then looked at Zhou Hansong and said, "The other nine pieces of animal skins are placed on the shelf in the small room of the ancestral hall. You can take them away later. Tell me when you are done. I will trouble you to take care of the rest."

This is the whole process, and his uncle can handle it completely in the future.

"It's my job." Zhou Hansong nodded, then looked at Zhang Guangwen: "Come with me. I'll arrange some things."

"Thank you, young clan leader. I'll take my leave now." Zhang Guangwen clasped his fists and bowed.

"Just call me your subordinate from now on." Zhou Hansong suggested.

Zhang Guangwen immediately responded again: "Yes, I will take my leave."

After they all left, Cheng Zongyang put the booklet aside, waiting for the teacher to copy it.

For the next period of time, Cheng Zongyang did almost nothing else but write ideological education booklets for the clan.

The content is not much, the core content is the importance of clan, and the rest uses a large number of examples to prove the importance of clan as background.

To avoid running into enemies when you go out, only to find out that the enemy has a powerful background, while you only have a powerful back.

This kind of education is long-term and cannot be explained too obviously; it can only be carried out subtly.

The work in Chengjia Village is still progressing in full swing. The increasingly cold winter cannot stop them from looking forward to a better life.

While Yu Chengjia Village was developing quietly, the situation in Yufeng County took a sharp turn for the worse!

Yufeng County did not wait for the enemy troops from Qianye County, but was instead attacked by an army of thirteen royal families from the direction of Linchuan, which crossed the Tianduan Mountain official road and arrived at the city of Yufeng County in Xiangyang Prefecture!

After learning about the situation, Luo Dingran was expected to be surprised, but he seemed calm.

The fall of Yufeng County was within his expectations.

He originally thought that it would be the army of the Thirteen Royal Families that besieged Qianye County City, but he never expected that it was another one!
But through this army, Luo Dingran also knew that the areas to the south, southeast, and east of Linchuan should have fallen into the hands of the thirteen royal families!
Therefore, he was very efficient and was captured without much resistance.

Similarly, all the officials of the entire county government were arrested!
There was no other reason. There were almost no warriors in the city, and they had no ability to resist! Even if there were warriors, they could not stop the siege of hundreds of warriors.

As a member of the Luo family, he was destined not to surrender or escape, otherwise the nature of the matter would be different - as a qualified member of a noble family, he knew one thing very well, that is, he must not leave any handle for his political enemies to use against his family!
Therefore, the best outcome is to be “unable to resist” and be captured, rather than retreating without a fight and fleeing the city!
And his fate in Yufeng County was already determined.

After the Thirteen Royal Clans captured Yufeng County, the people from the various families affiliated with the Thirteen Royal Clans began to take over Yufeng County, wanting to annex the original local forces and share the profits like dividing a cake.

According to the rules, the county government belongs to the king. The power is divided. The power of the county town belongs to the power of the dependent family.

However, after these families took over the county and learned about the situation in Yufeng County, they were all furious!
It seemed that they were angry that Luo Dingran had destroyed their resources. If the family had not been integrated, they could divide the county family according to their strength. The resources would naturally belong to them!
Now, I can’t divide it even if I want to.

No one wants to divide the already scarce resources equally.

The dispute continued and some family members were angry, and Luo Dingran was the first to suffer.

Unsurprisingly, he was killed on the spot at the gate of the county government! For all the forces of the thirteen royal families, the areas under their jurisdiction do not need royal laws, and the royal family is the biggest rule!

As long as you follow the royal rules, they will not interfere with how things develop!

Therefore, every time they captured a county or town, they would purge all the officials and allow the place to develop freely. After the war was over and there was a result, they would send people to manage the county and set rules!
After all, they came from a long distance without much supplies, so they could not manage the livelihood of so many people in the county. Fighting to support fighting was their method. Otherwise, if they returned the land to Daliang, wouldn't it be a useless effort?
To solve the problem in Yufeng County, these families reluctantly divided up most of the existing resources in Yufeng County and took them to Qingfeng County in the north. They would not let go of any town they came across on the way.

Their targets are still the gentry, merchants, wealthy and powerful families and other forces.

As a result, as all the arrested officials in Yufeng County were cleared out and there was no one to manage it, the county fell into chaos!
In the evening, in the county town, at No. 133, Hudong Lane 3, in the south of the city, where Li Lu’s family lived.

At this time, Zhao Laoqi brought a few brothers and carefully knocked on Li Lu's door and whispered inside:

"Master Li, it's me, Zhao Laoqi, they're gone!"

A moment later, the door of Li Lu's house was opened, revealing Li Lu's solemn face.

"Are you sure everyone has left?" Li Lu asked calmly.

Zhao Laoqi nodded and said, "They all left. My people saw it with their own eyes. They all rode out through the north gate and headed north."

Hearing this, Li Lu also breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Zhao Laoqi, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Thanks to you. Come in and sit down."

Zhao Laoqi bowed and said, "Thank you, sir. You are too polite. I also have something to tell you."

As he said that, he asked a few of his younger brothers to guard the door and walked in alone.

But he didn't really sit inside, instead he spoke in the courtyard. "I am also following Master Cheng's wishes. Since I got the news by accident, I naturally have to come and tell you. I can't say I have done anything meritorious. It's just that..."

At this point, Zhao Laoqi moved closer and whispered, "Sir, the county is in great chaos right now, with looting and vandalism everywhere. Now might be your chance. You can set up a gang and rule the entire county, or the entire southern part of the city."

Upon hearing this, Li Lu glanced at Zhao Laoqi and remained silent.

This time, the family forces that occupied Yufeng County cleared out all the officials in the county government. He knew about this in advance, and not only did he let his only nephew hide, he even notified several confidants to hide as well, in order to avoid this fatal disaster.

The source of the news was Zhao Laoqi.

There is a new refugee under Zhao Laoqi's command. Because the county town restricted entry and exit, he entered through a dog hole. Later, he joined Zhao Laoqi's team and told those families that they would clean up all the officials every time they arrived in a county town.

Therefore, Zhao Laoqi followed Cheng Zongyang's original instructions and informed Li Lu of any war intelligence, which enabled Li Lu to escape disaster.

"No." Li Lu shook his head: "If those families come, I'm afraid they will first get rid of me, the troublemaker. And with my previous identity, I'm afraid I can't escape."

Zhao Laoqi chuckled and said, "That's easy. You can first find someone you trust to unify the entire south of the city, and you support me from behind. I will then unify the east of the city. Then you can find two more people you trust to unify the west and north of the city.

This way it's more secretive, no one knows you're in charge behind the scenes. When they come back to take over, you take the initiative to hand it over, or hand over a stable county, probably not only innocent, but also meritorious? Besides, they shouldn't target a captain later, right?"

After listening to this, Li Lu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

In the county now, he is probably the only one with the strongest power.

It seems to be really feasible.

He couldn't help but look at Zhao Laoqi, his eyes flickering slightly: "You used to be in a gang, right? Don't deny it, it's nothing, otherwise you are really a country bumpkin, why are there so many twists and turns?"

Zhao Laoqi cupped his hands and chuckled, "Your Excellency has a keen eye for this. If you need me, I can arrange for some help. I guarantee that I can take care of an area within seven days!"

Finally, Li Lu thought about it and said, "Come back after the hour of Xu."

Zhao Laoqi was delighted when he heard this, and he said with a folded hand, "Yes, I will remember this."

The events in Yufeng County did not affect the situation in the mountains, but the king, who was in the capital of Yangzhou Prefecture, was extremely anxious in the imperial study.

Although the first battle against Jin State was won in the north, two of the thirteen royal families later flooded into Haining Prefecture, disrupting the situation of the war in the north! As a result, they were defeated in the second battle and were forced to return to defend!

The court had to discuss and then divide the troops, but the ones sent out were warriors hired from the civilians in the two eastern prefectures. They were all sent to Haining Prefecture to assist the border troops of Haining Prefecture in resisting the war!
The news coming from Xiangyang, Linchuan and Xichuan is not much worse than the situation in the north, and may even be more serious!
"Aren't these thirteen royal families afraid that if their family soldiers are wiped out, the Western Liang Kingdom will take the opportunity to retake their old land? Just for a firebird that came from nowhere! A bunch of lunatics!!"

Emperor Liang angrily slammed a memorial reporting the fall of Qianye County in Xiangyang on the table and cursed loudly.

There were several old men below, one of whom was Su Wuwei, the ancestor of the Su family, who led the crowd to surround and kill the firebird last time.

When he heard Emperor Liang talking about the Fire Bird, he immediately came out and bowed, saying:

"Your Majesty! This firebird is extraordinary. The country has been established for hundreds of years, but I have only heard of it in history books, but I have never seen such a creature that knows magic. Because of it, the four prefectures of Daliang have been dry for two years, and in the end it used that trick, causing countless people and countless creatures in the mountains to suffer again.

Your Majesty, this kind of ability is not comparable to that of any other beasts. It is undoubtedly a demon beast recorded in records!

At the beginning, we learned from the eyewitnesses that the thing came from the east. The east is the sea, so it can only come from the sea.

This should involve a higher realm above the innate. The martial arts forces behind the royal ancestors and the Jin State are all for this purpose. Therefore, this is also the key to Daliang's breakthrough!
As long as someone from the Six Paths Division or the Rotation Division can find a breakthrough opportunity, all the current difficulties will no longer be a problem!"

But someone stepped out to refute:

"Su Wuwei, the war is imminent and we can't afford to delay! What you brought back is just a half-dead useless bird. How can you figure it out? When can you figure it out? The war situation can't wait, the people can't wait, and Daliang can't wait! Since they came for this, why don't we hand it over to Jin State and divert the trouble to the east, and let the thirteen royal families go to Jin State to fight!"

"shut up!"

Su Wuwei said angrily: "The Fire Bird is the most important opportunity for Daliang. For countless years, no one knows whether it is a fairy, a god or a saint above Xiantian. But this Fire Bird with magic power fell into Daliang with injuries. This is the opportunity for Daliang!

For it, the Six Paths Division and the Rotation Division sacrificed hundreds of warriors above the third rank, and more than twenty innate masters were also killed. But once it is discovered, the so-called thirteen royal families and the Jin State are nothing but chickens and dogs! Everything that is lost can be taken back!
If this opportunity is seized by the Jin State and they discover it, then Daliang will be just like what I just said, a piece of dirt, at the mercy of others! If you continue to say words that harm the country, do you think the sword given by the late emperor in my hand is not harmful? ! Your Majesty! "

Finally, Su Wuwei turned to look at Emperor Liang, bowed again and shouted: "The most important thing is, once there is a breakthrough, Daliang can use it to suppress all warriors! The people don't need warriors!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire imperial study fell into silence, and you could hear a pin drop!
The old man whose face was covered with saliva from Su Wuwei was also staring at Su Wuwei with trembling eyes! Even the anger just now was extinguished by this last sentence, and his heart was like a raging wave!

This is the purpose of this immortal old man!

All the important officials present, except Emperor Liang, had this thought in their minds!

Even Emperor Liang's anger dissipated and he fell into deep thought.

"I second the motion!" An old general came out at this time and said with a folded hand, "Your Majesty, what Elder Su said is the words of an experienced man who is wise in planning for the country. If the knights violate the law with force, if we can cut off the source, the rebellion of warriors will never happen!"

"Your Majesty, I object!" At this time, another old man came out and argued: "Warriors have always been supervised by the Rotation Department and the Six Paths Department, and Daliang cannot be without warriors!
Now the thirteen royal families are in trouble because of the armies formed by warriors. If Daliang had no warriors, how could ordinary soldiers fight back?

If war breaks out again in the future, the people of Daliang will suffer the most casualties! If there are only the Six Paths Division and the Rotation Division, will they be allowed to go to the battlefield when war comes again? "

"I object too. The Fire Bird can stay, but warriors must not be banned. Otherwise, if war breaks out again in the future, the enemy country will have warriors, while Daliang will only have ordinary soldiers. Then Daliang will be in danger!"

Listening to the words below, each of which had its own reasons, Emperor Liang took a deep look at Su Wuwei, who had a calm expression. This ability to shift the focus was really... He was truly the pillar of Daliang!
"Alright." Emperor Liang said immediately, "The warriors' affairs are not under discussion today. Since the Firebird is related to the fate of Daliang, and everyone has no objection, then Elder Su will continue to be in charge, and we must speed up! In addition, the recruitment of warriors will be carried out nationwide, speed up the process, and double the reward!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Emperor Liang did not say more about banning warriors, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Warriors are the foundation of every powerful family! Without strength, who can protect their own property?
Once it is banned, all warriors will be dealt with, and I'm afraid that the first people Emperor Liang will take action against are the aristocratic families!

As for the Firebird, everyone has their own selfish motives.

If someone in the imperial court really figured it out, I'm afraid...

For a time, the hearts of the elders of several powerful and highest-ranking families were shrouded in a shadow!
(End of this chapter)