Taiping Inn

The martial arts world in Liaodong was once prosperous. After the Taoist sect was defeated by the Confucian sect, it split into two due to internal ideological differences. The defeated party worshipped Yang Zhu as their ancestor and was called the Ten Evil Sects. They moved to Liaodong outside the Great Wall, which was not part of the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty at that time, and took root there. They built the Great Wilderness North Palace on Mount Taibai, with the Holy King as their leader and the Earth Master as their strategist, to recuperate and restore their vitality. In the eyes of the Central Plains martial arts world at that time, Liaodong outside the Great Wall was a place where evil spirits were rampant and would not be set foot there.

Later, because of "no enemies outside the country when going out, no law to deal with people when entering the country", the internal struggles of the righteous sects intensified, which gave the Ten Evil Sects an opportunity to grow and develop. The Ten Evil Sects began to infiltrate the Central Plains and even planned to return to the Central Plains.

Finally, during the Jin Dynasty, a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism broke out. The founder of the Shenxiao Sect, Master Tongzhen Daling, Lin Lingsu, advised the emperor of the Jin Dynasty: "Buddhism harms Taoism. Although it cannot be destroyed now, it should be corrected. Change the Buddha's temple to a palace, change Sakyamuni to Tianzun, change Bodhisattva to Dashi, change Arhat to Venerable, and change monks to Deshi. All monks should keep their hair, wear crowns and hold scrolls." The emperor followed the advice and issued an edict to change Buddhism to Taoism, change clothes, use surnames, change the left and right street record offices to Daodeyuan, and change the monk record office to Deshisi, which was affiliated to Daodeyuan. Soon, nuns were changed to Nvde. The crown prince went to the palace to argue, and many Buddhists fought with Lin Lingsu. Buddhism and Taoism were almost broken.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Wudao Sect, Yinyang Sect, Daozhong Sect, Zaoge Sect, and Female Sect of the ten evil sects left Liaodong and returned to the Central Plains, and occupied the northwest and other places, which are today's five northwest sects. The Butian Sect, Wangqing Sect, Tianle Sect, Zhenchuan Sect, and Huntian Sect that stayed in Liaodong are the five sects of Liaodong today.

The key to the formation of today's Jianghu pattern was the southward march of the Golden Horde Army, which led to the fall of the Great Jin, which led to the dominance of the Zaoge Sect, and the later establishment of the Wei Dynasty and the joint siege of the Zaoge Sect.

To this day, although they are still the five sects of Liaodong in name, the Tianle Sect, Zhenchuan Sect, and Huntian Sect have also entered the pass one after another. The Tianle Sect set its mountain gate in Zixian Mountain in Zhongzhou, and now it belongs to Li Xuandu, and is connected with the other Jianxiu Mountain, Beimang Mountain, and Zhongnan Mountain. Zhenchuan Sect and Huntian Sect followed Xie Zhi to the Imperial Capital, and were actually Xie Zhi's direct forces.

Only the Butian Sect and Wangqing Sect were left in Liaodong, so the Butian Sect was able to develop greatly and became a major sect comparable to the Wudao Sect and Qingwei Sect.

After Qin Qing became the head of the Qin family and the Butian Sect, he did two major things. One was to purge the Jianghu forces in Liaodong, and the other was to integrate the gentry families in Liaodong. These two things are actually one thing. Qin Qing wants to unify Liaodong from top to bottom, so that everyone is united, obey orders, concentrate on doing major things, and avoid the situation of lip service.

Because Liaodong did not belong to the power of the Central Plains Dynasty during the Jin Dynasty, the foundation of the Liaodong gentry was weak, unlike the gentry in Jiangnan, Central Plains and other places, which have been passed down for hundreds of years, have deep roots and are intertwined. Therefore, the Liaodong gentry is not Qin Qing's opponent at all, and was quickly suppressed and subdued.

However, the Jianghu in Liaodong is more difficult to deal with than the gentry in Liaodong. After all, the ten evil sects have taken root here for more than a thousand years, leaving countless inheritances, which has led to the prosperity of the Liaodong Jianghu, and various masters have emerged in an endless stream. Secondly, Liaodong is close to the Golden Horde. The gentry cannot leave because of their property and land, but the solitary Jianghu people do not have so many scruples. They go through the deep mountains and old forests and go to the Golden Horde. When the storm is over, they will come back. If it doesn't work, they can go to the Western Regions, Northwest and other places. The Butian Sect has no good solution for this.

This also caused a strange scene in Liaodong Jianghu, that is, there are not many sects but many gangs. These gangs are all due to the growing prosperity of maritime trade. Similar to the Cao Gang and the Salt Gang, although they are not a climate, they are also numerous and powerful. There are few sects because of the strong suppression of the Butian Sect. Many sects are either completely destroyed or become part of the Butian Sect. The few remaining ones are also law-abiding and dare not make any moves.

In addition, there are many Jianghu scattered people. These Jianghu scattered people travel back and forth between Liaodong and the Golden Horde, or between the inside and outside of the pass, and are very active. Later, Qin Qing's attitude changed and he established a rule that as long as these Jianghu people did not interfere with military and political plans such as commerce, farming, and horse administration, they would be allowed to go. If they dared to break the rules, they would be killed without mercy.

One of the important reasons why there are so many Jianghu people in Liaodong is livelihood. Jianghu people also need to eat and make money. All major sects have ways to make money, such as the sea trade of Bu Tian Sect, Qingwei Sect, and Cihang Sect, the money business of Taiping Sect, and the Western Trade Route of Wudao Sect. The reason why Li Xuandu believes that the inn is not a sect is because the inn has no ability to make a profit and only goes out but not in.

Compared with the sect, Jianghu people are very embarrassed. There are only a few ways to make money. Either stealing, that is, being a bandit, or guarding the house and becoming a slave of the powerful. The former is too risky and easy to lose life, and the latter is detrimental to dignity and not comfortable. If you don't want to be a bandit or a guest official of a powerful countryman, then Liaodong is a good choice.

Compared with the Central Plains, the Central Plains have been opened to the extreme, while the Liaodong has a serious lack of development, and the more you go north, the more you go north. In Liaozhou, large areas of deep mountains and old forests almost occupy half of the state. In this dense forest, there are all kinds of wild animals and many medicinal materials. Many scattered people from the world entered it, relying on their ability to hunt and collect herbs, and then Take it back to the customs for sale. Especially ginseng, wealthy families in Guanzhong believe in the medicinal use of ginseng. No matter whether it is a serious or minor illness, they need to use ginseng. They can be taken for two cents a day for many years and have a huge demand. A high-quality ginseng can be sold for 700 to 800 yuan. If you can dig a few good ginseng plants, it will be thousands of taels of silver. With the big hands and feet of the people in the martial arts world, it will be enough for several years of expenses. This trip is really worth it.

In the eyes of the Liaodong government, this move is tantamount to digging out its own corners and banning it several times. Unfortunately, Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, with high mountains and dense forests. These people in the martial arts world are quick and can’t catch them, so they are constantly banned. In addition, these scattered people in the world just made some fur and medicinal materials, and the quantity was not large, so they could not interfere in the business of wood, gold, copper ore, and did not affect the sea trade, so they turned a blind eye.

In this way, the Liaodong Rivers and Lakes are very interesting. Except for the Butian Sect, they are all scattered people. They are either alone or in a group. Unlike the Central Plains, they always have to consider the background and beat the small ones. It attracts old people.

Everyone relies on their own abilities. In the vast snow, swords and swords are waving and revenge.

Liaodong is known as the Baishan Black Water, and Baishan is Taibai Mountain.

Taibai Mountain can be divided into broad and narrow meanings.

In a narrow sense, Taibai Mountain is the main peak of Taibai Mountain. It is named after the white pumice stone and snow. It is known as "a thousand-year-old pine tree, and it has the reputation of "a thousand-year-old pine tree, and it is the first peak in the world." This mountain is originally a volcano, with water accumulated at the crater forming a lake, which is the Taibai Mountain Tianchi, which is as famous as the Yaochi of Daxue Mountain. There is a gap between the Tianwen Peak and Longmen Peak on the north side. The water of the pond overflows, connecting with Tianchi above, and the lower part is below. The two Baihe Rivers are the main source of the Huntong River.

In a broad sense, Taibai Mountain spans the three prefectures, is about 2,600 miles long, and extends to the Liaodong Peninsula. It is sparsely populated and has high mountains and dense forests, so the ginseng in Taibai Mountain is also famous all over the world. Many people in the world will go to Taibai Mountain to dig ginseng. The Butian Sect is only responsible for protecting the radius of a hundred miles near the main peak. It is not allowed to wait for idle people to approach. The remaining two thousand miles are not subject to much restraint.

When you go to Taibai Mountain, you have to pass the Huntong River, which originated from Taibai Mountain. It was late autumn, and the coldness in the south of the Yangtze River was just a little heavier. Snow began to fall in Liaodong and the river water was frozen. It was not the twelfth month of winter, and the river was not frozen strongly and the ice layer was very thin, so the water surface could neither ferry nor leave on the ice. In addition, the wind and snow were getting heavier, and it was said that there was a white disaster on the grassland. When you wait on the snowy field without roads, you can easily lose your direction when you rush through the snow, so many guests who want to cross the river are blocked at the ferry and cannot set off.

Fortunately, there is a very large hotel at the Ferry. Although it is not like the two-story layout of Zhongyuan Inn, all of which are bungalows, the land here is not valuable and can be expanded at will. This hotel is almost as good as the imperial court station, and it can accommodate a Dozens of people are no problem. Many passengers who wanted to wait for the snow to stop before rushing to travel were moved in.

Unexpectedly, the snow fell for a day and a night. Many people couldn't stand the loneliness and came from their room to the lobby to sit around. The guy created a fire in the hall. The north wind was howling outside the door, the cold wind sucked the snow, and everyone in the door was surrounded by the fire, chatting with the strong wine, and was very comfortable.

The sky is getting darker and the snow is getting heavier. At this time, another guest came to the inn, but it was a woman, wearing a snow-white cloak, without a trace of variegated color, and a fur hat on her head not only covered her ears, but also covered her eyebrows and eyes, making it possible to see only one thing clearly Looking at the woman's chin, she looked at her waist, but she had a long knife on her face.

Everyone in the lobby was shocked when they saw this woman's outfit, because this was the standard dress for the disciples of Butian Sect. Although the woman was alone, no one dared to take a look, for fear of causing trouble. You should know here. It is not far from Taibai Mountain. There are often a large number of disciples of Butian Sect patrol around and provoke them, which is a way to die.

The guy hurried forward and said, "This... guest official, are you a top player or staying in a hotel?"

The woman walked straight to an uninhabited table and said, "Come to the pot bar, don't have to be warm, just cold wine."

His voice was hoarse, unlike a young woman.

The guy responded, and soon brought a wine pot and a wine glass, and placed it respectfully in front of the woman.

The woman glanced at her and asked, "How much?"

The guy hurriedly said, "There are rules in the shop. As long as it is a customer from Taibai Mountain, you will not receive any penny."

The woman laughed, "There are still such rules."

The guy smiled apologized: "If the guest didn't give any other instructions, then the young one would go down."

The woman waved her hand and signaled that the guy could leave.

After the guy left, the woman just poured herself a drink and ignored others. The slightly unpredictable inn lobby became lively again.