Taiping Inn

Li Xuandu plans to divide the thirty-six immortals into four factions, with nine people in each faction.

Among them, there are nine people from Taiping Dao: Zhang Haishi, Li Feiyan, Yun Chengzong, Shen Yuanzhou, Lan Xuanshuang, Liu Yushuang, Lady Leng, Lu Shizhen, and Situ Xuanlue.

Nine people from Zhengyi Dao: Yan Feiqing, Su Yun'an, Zhang Daishan, Zuo Yuhan, Qi Yinbing, Tang Wan, Lou Xinqing, Gu Yusheng, and Bai Mei Niang.

Nine people from Quanzhen Dao: Yao Xianglian, Chen Mian, Na Lanxu, Immortal Yuying, Immortal Wanshou, Immortal Taiwei, Immortal Sanxuan, Yuqingning, and Xiao Shiyu.

The remaining nine people: Ning Yi, Lu Yanbing, Lu Shiying, Li Shixing, Zhong Wu, Wang Zhongfu, Murong Hua, Ji Shuye, and Shi Wuyue, who are directly under the Grand Master.

As the saying goes, you are in me and I am in you. For example, several Ming officials were subordinates of Shangguan Wan, but they were classified by Li Xuandu as his own. Wu Xian and the two pseudo-immortals should have been classified by Li Xuandu, but they were classified by Li Xuandu as Quanzhen Dao.

The reason is like dividing the state boundaries. The people of Hanzhong Prefecture and the people of Shuzhou are very similar in customs and language, but Hanzhong Prefecture must be separated from Shuzhou and divided into Qinzhou, because Hanzhong Prefecture is the gateway to Shuzhou. If Hanzhong Prefecture belongs to Shuzhou, then Shuzhou will become surrounded by mountains and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is very easy to secede and establish itself, so Hanzhong Prefecture must be included in Qinzhou to check and balance Shuzhou.

The same is true for Quanzhen Dao. If all the officials are put into Quanzhen Dao, Shangguan Wan is on good terms with Yao Xianglian and Yuying Zhenren, it is easy for Quanzhen Dao to become Shangguan Wan's one-man show. So Li Xuandu transferred the three officials out and included Chen Mian and Nalanxu, who had no connection with Shangguan Wan, into the Dao. This not only strengthened the strength of Quanzhen Dao, but also formed a division to prevent Quanzhen Dao from becoming an independent kingdom.

As for the other two Daos, it is roughly the same.

In this way, the future pattern of Daoism is almost set, and there are some modifications in details.

In fact, Li Xuandu still has some ideas, but after several deep discussions with Qin Qing, he gave up the overly radical ideas.

As a person of immortality, Qin Qing is not as obsessed with the throne as ordinary people. For him, it is best to have it, and it is not a big deal if he does not have it. The two even discussed whether they could dethrone the emperor.

The answer they finally came to was no, or not for the time being. If you want to complete the actual change, you must first change your mindset, just like from only nobles being able to be emperor to commoners being able to be emperor, it is a change in mindset. When everyone in the world thinks that the emperor should not continue to exist, the people will agree, and then the emperor can be deposed.

But the reality today is that the Confucian ethics are still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and there is no soil for deposing the emperor. If the emperor is forcibly deposed, it will only cause confusion in the hearts of the people and add many unpredictable troubles.

If there is really a world of great harmony, then the world of great harmony cannot be built in one day. There is no reason to build only the ninth floor of a nine-story building, and the previous eight floors cannot be reduced. Each generation has its own responsibilities, and the development of the world must always be a gradual process. The key to the quality of a rule lies in whether it can adapt to the current world. Being too advanced is equivalent to forcing things to grow.

Because of this, the Supreme Taoist Ancestor said: "Not daring to be the first in the world, so you can become a great man."

What Li Xuandu and Qin Qing can do now is to guide the further development of the world, to be down-to-earth, rather than to ascend to heaven in one step.

Clearing the land and collecting taxes is only the first step. If it stops here, the new nobles of Daxuan will still annex the land and not pay taxes, and eventually follow the old path of Dawei.

So the second step for the two is to distribute the land tax to the mu, which is the deepening of Zhang Suqing's "One Whip Law".

The One Whip Law mainly summarizes the taxes and labor service of a county and combines them into one, that is, first merge the taxes and labor service separately, and then use the Dingyin of a state to distribute the labor service of a state, and collect them together, so that the labor service mainly falls on the landowner, which has initially had the nature of distributing the land tax, which seriously damaged the interests of the gentry and landlords. As a result, when Zhang Suqing encountered the change of the imperial capital, as the largest landlord in the world, the Confucian school was indifferent and watched Zhang Suqing die.

When a person dies, his politics dies. After Zhang Suqing's death, the "One Whip Law" existed in name only and became a tool for the gentry to make money, which accelerated the corruption of the Wei Dynasty and eventually led to its demise.

As for the "One Whip Law", compared with the "One Whip Law", the "One Whip Law" caused even greater harm to the landlords and gentry. Even if Qin Qing implemented it as an emperor, he would still encounter unimaginable pressure and criticism. I am afraid that Qin Qing's reputation will not be very good after thousands of years, and he will not be able to escape the title of "tyrant".

Qin Qing has been prepared for this. He once told Li Xuandu that in this regard, he was willing to follow the example of Wei Taizu and use killing to suppress the world.

Li Xuandu was quite optimistic, for three main reasons.

First, the interests of the Taoist sect are mostly in the words "industry and trade". They will stand firmly on the side of Li Xuandu and Qin Qing. The two can use the Taoist sect as a foothold and get the support of many emerging gentry who started out in commerce and trade, and will not fall into a situation where everyone is an enemy.

Second, the Confucian school was defeated, and the power of the gentry was at a low point. As the saying goes, "take advantage of your weakness to kill you", it was a good time to pursue the victory.

Third, the old dynasty was overthrown, and the new dynasty was just established. The old rules were broken, and the new rules have not been completely established. The old nobles have been destroyed, but the new nobles are like lime and rice paste that has not dried yet. They have not formed a solid wall, but are like dough, which can be flattened and rounded. It is the best time to implement new policies.

After several discussions, the two decided to take Qizhou as the pilot project, with Qizhou Governor Qin Daofang being fully responsible. If the results are feasible, they will be promoted to other states with the point and fully implemented.

This is a huge project, ranging from more than ten years to more than decades to complete it. As the leading people, the two of them should not be eager to achieve success, but should take it slowly.

On the other hand, good news was frequent. Qin Xiang led his army south, and his troops were invincible.

In just half a month, Qin Xiang had already captured half of Luzhou with the assistance of Taipingzong. After all, Luzhou is close to the sea and has a prosperous commerce. The emerging gentry is very strong and has the Taipingzong as an example. Therefore, wherever the army goes, various prefectures and counties have opened their cities to surrender, almost without fighting.

As the saying goes, guarding the river must guard the Jianghuai area. In terms of terrain, a flat horse in the north is conducive to the cavalry's galloping, high in the north and low in the south. If the north falls and the northern army forms a high-level and conquering force, then the south of the Yangtze River will only have the ability to resist and have no power to fight back.

If the Northern Army has a firm foothold in Jiangbei and confronts across the river, then the Qianli River defense may become a breakthrough everywhere. If defenses are set up everywhere and the troops are dispersed, then the entire defense line is in vain. If any place is broken, the Northern Army will establish a base on the south bank. Then the natural danger of the river becomes common to the north and south, and the defense line of the river fails.

The foundation of Jinling is the four prefectures along the river. Once the Northern Army crosses the river, it will immediately threaten the fundamental key of Jinling. Even if the Northern Army fails to conquer Jinling immediately, as long as the four prefectures around Jinling are occupied, Jinling will basically be I can only sit in the sad city. If you want to defend the river, you must turn Luzhou into a depth. In this way, you can attack and retreat and defend. You can advance as the foundation. You can go north and attack north, and retreat as the barrier of Jinling to defend the river.

Now that Qin Xiang has captured half of Luzhou, it means that a gap has been torn into the defense line of the Southern Wei Dynasty. When Qin Xiang conquers the entire territory of Luzhou, the so-called natural danger of the great river will be useless.

At the same time, there were also a side army led by Han Huo to invade Zhongzhou.

The situation in Zhongzhou has always been complicated. Not only are there many sects of the Taoist sect, but also the Wanxiang Academy and the Taishi Academy. However, now that the Confucian sect has been defeated, he has to sign a alliance under the city, and the situation is quite clear.

Li Xuan decided to appease the remnants of the Confucian sect, so he sent Shangguan Guan and Ning Yi to represent him to the Vientiane Academy, met with the high priest Jiu Sikong Dao Xuan and talked in detail, and cleared the way for the army to recover Zhongzhou.

From beginning to end, there was no movement in the northwest. The small court of the Southern Wei Dynasty wanted to form an alliance with it several times, but it was all over the sea. Li Xuan understood that this was Dan Taiyun who gave up the competition for the Central Plains early, retreated to the next best, and advanced westward. Although occupying the Western Regions is not as good as the emperor of the Central Plains, it is also considered a hegemony in the area.

At this moment, Yechi, who had been missing for a long time, finally arrived at the Imperial Capital.

During this period, Yechi returned to the Golden Treasure Royal Court under the order of Li Xuandu, met Yili Khan, Xiao Yan and others, as the envoys of Li Xuandu, and conveyed Li Xuandu's intentions.

Now the Central Plains is in chaos, starving and killing people everywhere, thousands of miles away, and many people are killed and injured. Li Xuandu and Qin Qing both believed that the main energy of the court should be focused on restoring people's livelihood and recuperation, rather than starting a war against the outside world in a turbulent manner, so we must ease the relationship with the gold tent. .

The internal strife of the Golden Treasure is now endless, and Yili Khan and others are unable to go south to attack the Central Plains. In addition, the Northern Expedition not long ago, the Central Plains army defeated the Iron Cavalry of the Golden Treasure with sharp firearms, which forced Yili Khan to re-examine the Golden Treasure and the Central Plains court. relation.

Finally, shortly after Qin Qing ascended the throne, Yili Khan made up his mind to resist the opposition and recognized the orthodox position of the Daxuan court to replace the Wei court. The two sides stopped fighting, turned war into jade and silk, and implemented a tribute and trade.

After the news came, Qin Qing sent an envoy to write to Yili Khan, which said, "I hope that from now on, the court will have no worries, the army will have no warnings of the Southern Patriarchs, the border gangsters will have no remnants of killing, and the army will have no dispatch. The people of the two tribes are drunk and full and sing, and are swaying and forgetting to return."

Yechi was able to leave the Jinguan Royal Court, return to the Central Plains, and report to Li Xuandu.

Li Xuandu lives in Yuying Temple most of the time now, and under the leadership of the inn, Yechi met Li Xuandu here.

Li Xuandu praised Ye Chi and asked about his intentions. In the future, he planned to join the Taoist sect or join the Daxuan court to serve as an official. Ye Chi was originally the commander of the Qiexue Army. After a little thought, he decided to join the Daxuan court to serve as an official.

Li Xuandu recommended Ye Chi to Qin Qing. Qin Qing was grateful to Ye Chi's contribution and appointed him as the commander of the Three Thousand Battalions.

After the original three battalions surrendered, Qin Qing reorganized the three battalions, following the old system, and still the Five Military Camps, Sanqian Camps, and Shenji Camps, corresponding to infantry, cavalry and firearms. Ye Chi was a Jinguan man and was good at riding and shooting, so he was appointed as the commander of the Three Thousand Battalions. The three thousand battalions are now called "Three thousand". After Qin Qing's cavalry in the Imperial Horse Supervisor also merged, there were more than 5,000 people, and they were also imperial guards, which should not be underestimated.