I don't know if it's because the Demon Cult's deterrence is strong, or because the Huashan faction's signature is easy to use. Since the news of the attack on the Zhou Mansion spread, all forces, large and small, have gathered in the Pingyang Martial Arts.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Li Mu would never have believed that the small Pingyang Mansion could gather thousands of warriors.
Although most of them are low-end crops, they are not a small force. If someone raises their arms and shouts, there will be no problem in taking down Pingyang City.
There are so many warriors in Pingyang Prefecture, so what about the entire Ming Dynasty?
Now Li Mu finally understands the difficulty of the court. There are so many violent elements in the Jianghu, if you don't start a war between good and evil to consume some of them, no one will be able to sit securely on the dragon chair!
I don't know if it's a test or just a big heart. The task of dealing with people from the Pingyang martial arts fell directly to Li Mu, who did not have much experience.
In the conference hall
Although he was a guest from afar, Li Mu still took the main seat without hesitation. Now is not the time to be polite, here he represents not only himself, but also Huashan School and Wuyue Sword School.
As one of the three giants of the Righteous Way, it is inevitable to gain the dominant position in the rivers and lakes meeting that hosts the fight against the Demon Cult. Even if Li Mu was willing to give in, no one dared to accept it.
Looking at the anxious crowd, Li Mu comforted him: "Since ancient times, the evil has always prevailed against the good. The rampantness of the devil's religion is only temporary. When the righteous factions react, the situation will reverse.
The main force of the Devil's Cult was dragged to Mount Heng, and now only some young people entered Pingyang, otherwise they wouldn't dare to show their faces.
Seniors, there is no need to worry too much. As long as we find them, we can wipe them out at any time. "
It's impossible not to worry, Li Mu can calm down, that's because the Huashan faction has enough strength to deal with all kinds of emergencies.
The local martial arts people in Pingyang are different. Even if the people from the Demon Cult are really just Xiaoxiao in Li Mu's mouth, they are not able to deal with them.
Just look at the tragic situation of the Zhou family. In less than a stick of incense, there were more than a hundred casualties. This is still the largest force in Pingyang martial arts, so it barely withstood the demon's offensive, and waited for reinforcements to arrive.
If it is placed on the heads of other people sitting, it will directly destroy the family. With the sharp sword hanging above his head, he naturally couldn't stay calm.
Zhou Wenyuan replied with a bitter face: "Hero Li, the evil sect thieves have all kinds of vicious methods. Even if we find out the information, it will be difficult to pass the news back!"
If you talk about those sitting here, whoever most wants to find someone from the Demon Cult is him. The attack during the day directly destroyed his twenty years of hard work.
If it weren't for the support of a first-class master like him, I am afraid that the title of the number one martial arts force in Pingyang would be lost.
Li Mu shook his head: "Hero Zhou is too worried, although people in the Demon Cult are cruel, there are still some rules that must be followed.
It is inconvenient for your people to move, because there are still people from the yamen. Quickly arrest the government officials to inspect the law and order in the territory, they can't do massacres, can they?
Or maybe the yamen convenes local elders to discuss matters, and they are not easy to stop, right?
No matter how deep the people of the Demon Cult hide, they will show their feet sometimes. A large number of outsiders gathered, and it was difficult not to attract attention.
There are many ways to go, I believe that as long as you want to investigate, it is absolutely impossible for people from the Demon Cult to hide. "
It seems that the martial arts and the imperial court are two irrelevant parallel lines, but as a local snake, how can it be possible not to deal with the government?
Perhaps they dare not directly control local officials, but it is absolutely impossible to give up infiltration of the hereditary arresting yamen servants in the yamen and small officials in various squads.
If it is true, in Pingyang, I am afraid that the words of the magistrates in the government office may not be as important as the group of people sitting here.
For the subordinate officials of the yamen, as long as they can be united internally, it doesn't matter if they offend the chief official in the hall. It was not uncommon for subordinate officials to coerce chief officials once or twice in the Ming Dynasty.
But if you offend everyone in the local area, it's only a matter of time before you encounter an accident. What the local big clans are capable of, the martial arts family with murderous weapons in their hands will only do it better.
As for whether doing so would offend local officials and attract suppression from the court, that was not Li Mu's concern.
The battle between good and evil is very cruel. According to past practice, most of the people present will not survive that day
Pingyang Palace
Including the magistrate, Tongzhi, garrison military officer, Jinyiwei guarding hundreds of households, six gatesall the high-level officials of the yamen gathered together.
The world of martial arts dare not treat the prince asZhu Yang, these people are the pillars of the old Zhu family's rule of the world, and they really played the role of sitting on one side.
Of course, suspicion is inevitable. Except for those years when the dynasty was first established, the vassal kings lost their military power and suffrage power since then.
Although the power is restricted, with the resources of the royal family, many vassal kings have good martial arts, and the clan has become an important force in the hands of the royal family.
Perhaps due to the way of heaven, those who practice martial arts have gained great strength, but their fertility has also been weakened.
Just look at the well-known masters in the martial arts. Even if there are groups of wives and concubines, the number of offspring is not many, and the children of the clan are no exception.
In a sense, this is also a good thing, at least you don't have to worry about being overwhelmed by your own family.
Looking at Zhu Xinyu, the king of Pingyang, Liu Zhifu said worriedly: "My lord, now that the good and the evil are gathering in Pingyang, the war may break out at any time. If the war breaks out in the city, I'm afraid"
Before he could finish speaking, he was mercilessly interrupted by Zhu Xinyu.
"It is a grand plan set by the court to provoke a war between good and evil, and it must not be destroyed. The imperial decree must have been received by everyone. Now as long as they don't rebel, we can't interfere.
What's more, with the current situation, even if we want to interfere, there is nothing we can do. Not one or two court officials, vassal kings and clans died in previous battles between good and evil.
I don't care what you think, what's the calculation behind it, I haven't lived enough, I won't do this kind of thing, I believe everyone is the same. "
Ruthless maybe, from the standpoint of the Zhu family dynasty, the more tragic the war between good and evil, the better. The more people die, the more stable their own rule will be.
"The prince is right. It is really not suitable to intervene at this time. The power of the righteous side is on the surface. It may not be difficult to let them out of the city.
However, according to the information collected by our Jinyiwei spies, there are some members of the Demon Cult hidden in the city. If they are expelled from the city, it will be tantamount to directly exposing their whereabouts.
According to the consistent style of people in the Demon Cult, I'm afraid they will choose to kill to silence the first time.
But if we let it go, after the incident is exposed in the future, I am afraid Zhengdao will think that we are colluding with the Demon Cult"
Colluding with demon cultists - kill.
This is the iron rule set by various factions of the Zhengdao martial arts. If you really lose your life because of this, even the court will not be able to say anything.