Chapter 149, there are so many frustrated people
Wudang is worried, and Shaolin is not much better. With the rich experience of ancestors of all generations, Master Fang Zheng can see further.
The Ming Dynasty seemed to be prosperous and peaceful, but in fact, a lot of internal conflicts had accumulated, and it could devour the empire at any time.
If it weren't for the fact that today's political skills were wise and forced to curb land annexation, it would have been actually not far from the end of the dynasty.
The changes in the martial arts world are actually just a small reduction in the situation in the world. The emergence of the Nine Sects Alliance not only means that the court's control over the world has decreased, but also reflects the court's control over the local area.
You should know that unlike the Five Mountains Sword Sect, which is separated by thousands of miles, the Nine Sects Alliance is concentrated in Shu and Hanzhong.
The nine major sects combined together, and the disciples and disciples were almost over 10,000. Even if half of them were subtracted, there were still as many as 5,000 people.
With the large and small vassal forces in Shu, it is not a problem to gather tens of thousands of people.
How could the power of tens of thousands of warriors be impatient? I am afraid that the power of the imperial court in Shu can only be suppressed.
If such an illegal armed group falls into the hands of an ambitious person, once the world changes, will Shu change its ownership immediately?
Other places can send troops to suppress it, but it happened in the blocked Bashu area, which was the beginning of the last year of the dynasty.
"The world has not been chaotic, and the world has been governed by Shu before it can be governed by Shu."
Historical experience is there. As long as the turmoil in Shu cannot be extinguished as soon as possible, once a separatist force is formed, the end of the dynasty will not be far away.
The fundamental reason for all this was essentially the escalation of internal strife in the court. The officials gradually became familiar with the emperor's way of playing, and their purely helpless methods against Zhengde have formed immunity.
The Nine Sect Alliance, which just took a nap and threatened the country, appeared.
Fang Zheng was sure that the court would never give up in the future. It would be difficult to judge what measures it would take.
After all, Zhengde's brain circuit is different from that of ordinary people and is notoriously difficult to figure out.
If you are not careful, you will make a big news. Shaolin Temple has suffered losses in this regard, so you must be vigilant.
No matter how the situation changes, the world is determined by strength.
Now Fang Zheng is very envious of the Huashan School. There are innate masters who stay in the world. As long as he doesn’t commit suicide, he can watch the world no matter what happens.
Regardless of whether the dynasty changes or not, as long as the dynasty is not mixed with the dynasty, the rulers' attitude towards the innate masters is mainly about winning over.
"Senior Brother Abbot, based on the information we have collected, the Huangshan Sect, Lushan Sect and Yandang Sect have recently begun to contact frequently, and it seems that they are preparing to form the Three Mountains Alliance.
A few days ago, Jie Feng visited the Tiger Shark Gang, Feiyun Gang, Changle Gang, Tianxiong Gang, and Beggar Gang seemingly intending to take the lead in forming a gang alliance.
The newly emerging Changbai Sword Sect, Hunyuan Sect, Shenlong Sect, Wuhu Sect, and Cangzhou Sect are also quickly getting closer.
Even the long-silent Nangong Family, Wuzheng Villa, Murong Family, Shenbing Villa, and Shangguan Family have become active.
There are more small forces in the group. In recent times, small gangs have formed alliances almost every day, or are preparing to form alliances.
Now everyone is watching the position of our three parties and Huashan, Wudang and the nine factions alliance. If we leave it alone, the situation in the world will be reshuffled soon.
Due to concerns about the current situation, Buddhist fellow Buddhists such as Guanyin Pavilion, Lingyin Temple, Famen Temple, Putuo Temple, Qixia Temple have also sent people to inquire recently."
Fang Sheng said with a serious expression.
The amount of information is too large. Less than three months after the Nine Sects Alliance was born, the world was facing a major reshuffle.
If these martial arts forces form an alliance, the future will be filled with giants, and the advantages of Shaolin Temple will be greatly weakened.
Even the Shaolin vassal forces, which are centered on lay disciples and distributed throughout the world, will be cruelly suppressed by major alliances.
"Amitabha!"
"Be prepared, major changes in the world are inevitable. Apart from the Central Plains, we may not be able to take care of other places.
Let our people in other regions wait for an opportunity to get involved in major alliances based on their own situation, and everything is to protect ourselves.
I reply to all Buddhist colleagues, the current situation is too complicated, so I cannot emerge from Shaolin Temple, so I can only secretly support them in forming an alliance."
Fang Zheng said with some loss.
The world is a place where you can sail against the current, and you will never retreat if you don’t advance. It is easy to let your vassal forces join major alliances, but it is difficult to take them back.
People are forgetful, and Shaolin Temple can also exert influence on them in the short term. Once time goes by, how many of these forces are willing to recognize the boss of Shaolin Temple is an unknown number.
Fangzheng's decision is, in a sense, to destroy the Great Wall. An interest group closely surrounding Shaolin Temple as its core is about to become fragmented.
However, in order to preserve his strength and avoid being jointly suppressed by all parties, he had to take this bad approach.
"Senior brother, this..."
Before Fang Sheng could continue, Fang Zheng interrupted: "Junior brother, we have no better choice now.
After waiting for so long, the Huashan Sect did not attack. It was obvious that they had already agreed to the existence of the Nine Sect Alliance. Maybe they still had an agreement in secret.
Trapped by the pressure of the Sun and Moon Sect, the Wudang Sect is now unable to take care of itself and has no energy to seek the bad luck of the Nine Sects Alliance.
With our strength alone, it is not realistic to force the nine factions to give up the alliance. If you come to the door, you can only humiliate yourself and set a great enemy for yourself for nothing.
At present, Shaolin no longer has the strength to suppress the world, but we are still the largest force in the world and occupy the largest share of interests.
If virtue is not in line with the position, one will suffer a sudden disaster.
There are many heroes rising in the martial arts world. If we do not cut off our arm, we may not be the target of public criticism in the future.
This is the plot of the Huashan Sect.
His Huashan Sect wanted to use the power of the Five Mountains Alliance to realize the plan that runs through the north and south, across the east and west. The existence of my Shaolin Temple is really too hindering their eyes.
They are both famous and upright factions, so they are not convenient to take action directly. They simply secretly contributed to the fire, knocking down the existing situation of the world, and reshuffle it."
The more you know, the more worries you will be.
Fang Zheng saw it too clearly, so in the face of the upcoming changes in the martial arts world, his first reaction was not to take the opportunity to expand his power, but to preserve his own strength.
If you really want to integrate the power of Shaolin and create a major alliance, you may be able to pull more than one-third of the power in the world, and you will definitely be the largest force in the world.
But the sequelae of doing this is that Shaolin Temple will be pushed to the forefront and become a common thorn in the eyes of the court and all factions in the martial arts world.
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The martial arts world has been reshuffled, and there are far more than one or two people who are worried. Zuo Lengchan, who has been unable to calm down for a long time, once again overturned the tables, chairs and benches in the room.
As one of the few top masters in the martial arts world, Zuo Lengchan, who should have been incredibly glorious, is now particularly lonely.
If the Nine Sect Alliance brought an impact to Shaolin and Wudang, then for the Songshan Sect, it was a way to defeat their great sect.
The world is very big, and the world is very small. The martial arts forces in various places have embraced the group. How can the Songshan Sect expand?
Unlike other martial arts forces whose foundations are stable, the Songshan Sect's sphere of influence overlaps with Shaolin Temple too seriously, and there is almost no land that belongs to itself.
In the past, when Shaolin forces were spread all over the world, such overlapping forces was inconspicuous. With the current situation, it was imperative that Shaolin's contraction forces returned to the Central Plains, and the Songshan Sect was annoyed at once.
With the support of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, the Songshan Sect is indeed worry-free to protect itself, but if you want to expand, you can't even think about it.
The Five Mountains Alliance, which once protected the growth of the Songshan faction, has become the culprit that restricts the development and growth of the Songshan faction in this great change in the world.
If there is no constraints from the Five Mountains Alliance, with the power of the Songshan Sect and Zuo Lengchan's skills and martial arts, he could have formed an alliance in the world and become the top wave of people in the martial arts world.
Unfortunately, now he can only become a spectator. It would be fine to take in a few younger brothers, but if you want to attract people, you have to ask the boss of Huashan first of all.
Without the nod of the Huashan Sect, the Songshan Sect could not do anything. When the major alliances were established and a new Jianghu pattern was established, the Songshan Sect could only stay within the Five Mountains Alliance.
The Huashan faction is the leader of the foreign expansion force. Even if the four factions each take, the Huashan faction has the final say.
Even though the strength of the Songshan faction has developed rapidly, even if Zuo Lengchan breaks through the extreme realm, the division of interests within the Five Mountains Alliance has not changed.
If you want to change the distribution of interests, not only the Huashan faction will not agree, but the other three factions will not be happy either.
Even though the strength of the Songshan Sect is already the second in the Five Mountains, the benefits they get in the alliance are still the same as before.
There is no way. Although the strength of the Songshan Sect has developed rapidly, the gap with the Huashan Sect has not only not narrowed, but has become even more disparate.
From the standpoint of the Huashan faction, the Hengshan faction made important contributions to the entry of Huashan into Shanxi. The Hengshan faction bleeded heavily for Huashan's entry into Fujian. The Taishan faction contributed important strength to the navigation of Huashan.
All three factions are heroes, so they naturally have to be treated preferentially. Even though the Songshan faction plays a role in checking and balancing Shaolin Temple, the Songshan faction also relies on the power of the Five Mountains Alliance to grow and grow and have received rewards.
The boss's attitude made Zuo Lengchan lose his temper. He did not dare to cause trouble within the Five Mountains Alliance, so he could only make trouble outside.
Now this change has made it impossible for the outside world to make trouble. After the reshuffle is over, there will be no soft persimmon in the great sect alliance that can gain a foothold in the world.
Perhaps it is not as good as the Five Mountains Sword Sect, but it is still not a big problem to suppress a Songshan Sect. Even if Zuo Lengchan is already a top master, the tiger cannot withstand the wolves.
Lu Bai, one of the Thirteen Taishang Insurance, whispered: "The head of the East Factory Gonggu has used Dengfeng, and will visit the mountain soon."
Jianghu and the court are two lines. People in the officialdom can also avoid them if they can, not to mention the infamous Dongchang.
Zuo Lengchan said coldly: "Why did that eunuch come here? We have no friendship with Dongchang!"
Not only did they not have friendship, but they also had considerable ties between the two sides because of selling private salt.
In recent years, the flood of private salt has become increasingly serious, resulting in a sharp decline in the court's salt tax revenue. Zhu Houzhao ordered the factory guards to intervene in a thorough investigation.
No matter how hidden it is, there will always be times when it is caught. As one of the main private salt dealers, the Songshan faction secretly clashed with factory guards.
Chapter completed!