Chapter 35 The Legacy of Xuansheng
After the Taiping Sect rebelled, Yin Zhengxin, as a great wise teacher, had a sudden increase in his fortune. Especially after conquering Qizhou, his successful transformation into a dragon means that Yin Zhengxin is already a prince and has the qualification to compete for the world.
However, Qin Lingge was not in a hurry. He said the same thing: the citron that had made the first move was just to open the way for the True King.
There is only one thing that is that Qi Xuansu used the Taoist tradition of Taiping Dao, under the banner of the national teacher, and now he still occupied Qizhou.
The orthodox Li family, Li Zhixing, fled to Liaodong, relied on the Qin family, and prepared to seize power.
I don’t know what the Qin family and Li family in the world will think after seeing it?
The emperor and the national teacher came together with different purposes and each had their own plans. The emperor wanted to use the Taipingdao's hands to intervene in the affairs of the Taoist sect, and Taipingdao wanted to use the power of the court to win the chief sect.
The Qin family and the Li family have a close relationship, but the two families are too large and neither of them is willing to be vassals. This is the biggest problem.
Of course, there is also this problem with Quanzhendao and Zhengyidao, but there are not so many "strong people" among the seven generations of disciples of Quanzhendao and Zhengyidao. After counting, they are Donghua Real Person. Cihang Real Person is almost meaningful. She is not a strong-willed person like Zhang Yuelu, but she prefers traditional female thinking. Not to mention Zhang Kucheng and Yao Yi, so they can support Donghua Real Person together.
But there are two strong men in the Li family and the Qin family, Qingwei Zhenren and Zi Jida Zhenren. Qingwei Zhenren has not been convinced by the emperor.
Moreover, the position of Qingwei Zhenren is very clear. How he competes with Donghua Zhenren is a matter within the Taoist sect. He is willing to accept the loss, and the overall situation is the priority. He will never allow the court to climb to the top of the Taoist sect.
It’s useless for Qingwei Zhenren to rebel, and it’s useless for others to be anxious.
The national teacher was extremely silent and was essentially helpless.
Time is the biggest weapon. The national master has not had much time, so he can't replace the Qingwei Zhenren. In fact, Emperor Yongli in the chess game is a negative example. He doesn't have much time and has changed to a young new prince. Although he has stabilized his power, he will immediately be in chaos after he dies. Now it seems that as long as the Qingwei Zhenren is there, at least he can ensure that the basic foundation of Taipingdao is stable. Once the Qingwei Zhenren is gone, Li Tianqing is afraid that he will not be able to support the overall situation of Taipingdao.
To be pessimistic, if the seventh generation of masters decide to abdicate early and help him get on the horse and send him off, in the end, Qi Xuansu will really get on the throne. Whether Qingwei is Qi Xuansu's old boss, Qi Xuansu still respects this old boss more, and he will have his own feelings. But if it is Li Tianqing, then there is no ruthless part, there is only hatred.
Besides, Qingwei Zhenren is not that easy to change. The master sect obviously supports Qingwei Zhenren, which is somewhat of a reciprocating. Moreover, Qingwei Zhenren also has many fans, and the wings are abundant and the climate is already established. If the national teacher is given ten years to slowly draw it off and cut off the wings, it is still possible, which is basically impossible now.
Therefore, the national teacher can only do nothing.
The Li family rebelled back then and thought it was a compromise, but now it seems that it is just hidden deeper.
In Xiao Yin's words, the true person of Qingwei has quite the legacy of Xuansheng, while the other Li family members have the legacy of Donghuang.
In the chess game, Qi Xuansu occupied Yanzhou, Qizhou and other places. Since he chose to take the lower level route, he simply went all the way to the dark, and put forward the slogan "Waiting for peace, welcoming peace, and not paying food when peace comes."
Of course, this slogan has both advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that it completely offends the gentry and the advantage is that it can mobilize the lower-level people to the greatest extent and further strengthen the rebel army.
This Confucian world is suppressed by the dragon energy, and it is difficult for those with great supernatural powers to make a difference. It is really useful for many people, and it makes sense for those who win the hearts of the people to win the world.
Further, if the farmer has his own land, Qi Xuansu has the possibility of seizing the world.
On the contrary, in the Taoist world, great masters have too much influence and are too developed in creation. It is difficult to achieve things by relying solely on the bottom. This is also the main reason why Zhang Yuelu fails in some things.
After the Liao King entered the capital, the effect was very significant. He first sent troops to defeat the Yanzhou army of the Taiping Cult and initially opened up the northern half of the canal transport. After all, the Taiping Cult and the White Lotus Cult joined forces to almost block the canal transport, and the canal transport could not be opened. The grain from the south of the Yangtze River could not be transported, so there was no need for the Taiping Cult to attack, and the capital would be in chaos.
This great defeat was also expected by Qi Xuansu. The Liaodong Iron Cavalry was the most elite army in the entire Wei court. His Yellow Turban Army had just formed an army. Except for the backbone of the eight hundred ghost commanders and three thousand ghost soldiers, the others were all new recruits, and of course they were not opponents of the army of hundreds of battles.
However, the King of Liao did not think about completely destroying the Taiping Cult. The key was that it could not be done in a short period of time, especially after the Taiping Cult entered Qizhou, it was even more difficult to suppress it. The King of Liao was to open up the north and south along the line of the Grand Canal.
Jinling Mansion has not yet fallen, so I have to save it.
In fact, the Liao King’s idea is not difficult to guess. Of course, the Liao King wanted to quell the White Lotus Sect and the Taiping Sect rebellion, but the reward the Liao King asked for was the entire Wei court.
During the process of suppressing the rebellion, the King of Liao would continue to support his confidants and penetrate the court.
When the Taiping Sect and the White Lotus Sect were suppressed, the Liao King also accumulated enough prestige to turn the tide and support the building to fall. Moreover, the court was full of his people. With the Liaodong army as a supporter, at this time, the great dragon could swallow the little dragon and abdicate, and thus change the dynasty.
Therefore, the King of Liao agreed to go to Beijing and open a government office to govern the affairs.
However, the White Lotus Sect and the Taiping Sect are different. The Taiping Sect is divided into twenty-four rulers and respects the great sages and good teachers as the supreme leaders. In essence, it looks like a small court, similar to the relationship between the central court and the local government. The White Lotus Sect is more like a loose alliance.
In the system of the White Lotus Sect, the highest god is Wusheng Lao Mother, and there are also: Master of Palm Tribulation, Mother of Heli, Master of Manny, and Master of Demons.
The status of the master of the Palm Tribulation is equivalent to that of the great wise and good teacher of the Taiping Sect, and is the nominal supreme leader of the White Lotus Sect.
The reason why they are the nominal supreme leader rather than the substantive leader is that there are as many as eight branches of the White Lotus Sect, namely: smelling fragrance, humor, round dungeon, hongeon, heavenly rule, Qingyang, Hongyang, and Baiyang.
The relationship between these eight branches is somewhat similar to the three Taoist sects, and they take turns to serve as the banker.
For example, during the reign of Xu Zu, Qingyang was the Great, and the White Lotus Sect was also called Qingyang Sect, which swept the world. The predecessor of "Indra Shitian" was the leader of Qingyang Sect. After being plotted by Xu Zu, he became the material for the "Eight Tribes Plan".
During the reign of Master Jin, Bai Yang became a great master. Master Jin also had the title of "Bai Yang Patriarch". He was essentially the leader of the Bai Yang Sect. However, in order to keep pace with the West, he absorbed the advanced experience of the Holy Court, so he changed his name to "Tian Ting".
The one who gained power in this Confucian world is the lineage of heaven and law, so this White Lotus Sect can also be called the Tianlu Sect.
However, the other seven veins are not all decorations, and they still have a lot of say. This leads to the fact that the White Lotus Sect has no unified direction and lacks a clear strategic goal. The Taiping Sect can obey Qiong Mingzhi's orders in everything, retreat whenever you say you want, attack when you say you want, and prohibit the orders. When it comes to the White Lotus Sect, it is inevitable that you will argue with each other and even miss the opportunity to fight.
From this point of view alone, it is difficult for the White Lotus Sect to accomplish.
When the Liao King's army of suppressing rebellions went south, the White Lotus Sect had great differences. Some people thought that it should be a headache, while others thought that it should avoid its edge and could not stand up. No one could convince anyone. As a result, it would be a war without fighting and retreat without retreating.
The Liaodong Iron Cavalry has clear strategic goals and is heading straight to the Jianghuai River.
To defend the river, you must defend the Huai River. As long as you take down the Jianghuai region, the natural danger of the river will be not worth worrying. Then, contact with Jinling, and you can open a breakthrough in Jiangnan, where you can attack and retreat.
The final result of this battle was naturally the defeat of the White Lotus Sect. Although the Taiping Sect sent troops to harass it, the effect was not great.
Qi Xuansu observed the luck of King Liao, which was only one claw away from the real dragon.
Now Qi Xuansu and Qin Lingge have encountered a problem. The Liao King is too strong. Yin Zhengxin is difficult to defeat the Liao King, and Li Zhixing is difficult to replace the Liao King. If the two of them go to the end, they will be unable to calm down.
But the two of them must have a second move, let's see.
In this case, Yin Zhengxin accumulated grain, built high walls, and slowly became king. However, he did not proclaim himself king. He had always been accumulating strength, integrating the army and martial arts, and developing military farmland. The Taiping Cult reorganized all the people into Taoist people, serving farmers in daily life and soldiers in wartime, so he naturally did not pay grain, and did not pay food, but only distributed the land and supported his own strength.
The finances of Taiping Cult mainly come from the official transactions of copper, iron, salt, tea, etc.
The real person Qingwei came to Xiao Yin: "Xiao Yin, in the same official business, why is the money from the Taiping Cult enough, and the money from the Great Wei court not enough? Do you know what the reason?"
Xiao Yin was not afraid of Master Qingwei, and he still remembered that Master Qingwei had sealed her a fourth-rank priest, and immediately said, "Because someone in the middle is greedy for money!"
"The son can teach you." Qingwei Zhenren said, "When the Changsheng Dazhenren was in Liaodong, the Great Wei court had 30 taxes and 30 taxes in Liaodong, but the Liaodong taxes were low. Because the imperial court had 30 taxes on the surface, it was just a regular tax, and there were miscellaneous taxes. The various messy names added up, even if all the harvests were paid in one year were not enough. But it was different in Liaodong. It was said that it was as much as possible. Without those miscellaneous taxes, it was lower than the court."
"A Liao salary is only 2 million taels of silver, which is not much. But when it is distributed to the people, it forces the people to escape. Just because the court can get one million taels of silver, the people below have to pay 10 million taels of silver, and the remaining nine million taels of silver are exploited layer by layer. But the court has no ability to replace it, because these officials and the gentry behind them are the foundation of the Great Wei court. Without them, the court will no longer exist."
"In the chess game, the Great Wei court collected one million taels of silver, got one million taels of silver, and paid 10 million taels of silver. The Taiping Cult collected two million taels of silver, and paid 2 million taels of silver. The result was that the Taiping Cult was richer than the court and was more popular with the people. How could such a court be invincible?"
Chapter completed!