Xiang Long said it very directly. It seems that he has indeed endured some of Beiyan Wulin's behaviors to the extreme.
Chu Xiu glanced at the Wushang Taoist, but he didn't feel anything was wrong.
It is impossible for Xiang Long to completely trust Chu Xiu for such a big matter. The Beiyan court will definitely find someone to check and balance him. Since these Wupai Taoists are Xiang Long's confidants, it is normal for them to be responsible for these things.
So Chu Xiu just said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Since I made a promise in the past, I will definitely complete it. But I also want to ask Your Majesty. Since Your Majesty is going to let me suppress the Beiyan Wulin, I don't know.
What kind of identity and what kind of power can you give me? Otherwise, it will be difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and I have no choice.
Xiang Long said in a deep voice: "I have thought about this a long time ago. I am planning to set up a new department in Beiyan called Zhenwu Hall. You, Chu Xiu, will be the governor, responsible for foreign expeditions, and Taoist Wushang will be the general manager.
Responsible for conducting internal criminal trials and recruiting some rogue cultivators who are willing to be used by Beiyan.
In terms of level, one of you is internal and the other is external, with different powers, but the level is the same. It is the same level as the general of the five armies of Zhengguo.
As for other aspects, in terms of direct strength, I will not give you anything. If I still have strength left, I don't need to come to you. I can just send a large army to suppress it.
So I can only guarantee that when you act in Beiyan, the Beiyan court will try its best to cooperate, but if you make things worse, you will have to bear the consequences yourself.
But don't worry, I'm not a stingy person. After successfully suppressing the martial arts in Beiyan, your Yinshan sect, Imperial Master, will be our Beiyan state religion and can be enshrined for generations to come.
And Chu Xiu, your hidden demon lineage can also establish a sect in the land of Beiyan, and there will be no people without eyes to eliminate demons and defend the way."
The generals of Beiyan Zhenguo's fifth army are basically at Xiang Wu's level. In terms of status, they are really not low.
Of course, status is just status, and power is power.
Xiang Wu not only commanded the five armies of Zhenguo, but also had a great say in the Beiyan court. Chu Xiu and Wushang Taoist were both Jianghu people. No matter how much Xiang Long trusted them, they were still outsiders.
Therefore, except for those under their own command, other people under the Northern Yan court would not obey their orders.
As for Xiang Long's final promise, Chu Xiu didn't take it seriously.
Wei Shuya once commented on Xiang Long. This hero among the Three Kingdoms was actually a mean and ungrateful person. As for his words, just listen to them and there is no need to take them seriously.
Wushang Taoist bowed to Xiang Long and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Chu Xiu also cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the promise I made to your Majesty in the past will not change."
Xiang Long waved his hand and said: "Since this is the case, then this matter will be left to you. The affairs of the Jianghu will naturally be solved by the Jianghu people, so I won't interfere too much. Remember one sentence, I only want results!
I have already built the headquarters of the Zhenwu Hall. It is in Yanjing City. You can open it at any time. You can discuss the specific matters yourself. You two are both smart people. I believe you should know
How can we cooperate?"
After finishing speaking, Xiang Long left the side hall directly with the support of an old eunuch. Taoist Wushang came over, cupped his hands towards Chu Xiu, and said with a strange smile on his face: "From now on, I am a poor Taoist."
I have to work with Mr. Chu, and I hope Mr. Chu can give me some advice."
Chu Xiu said calmly: "It's easy to say. I wonder if the Taoist priest has any suggestions for the time to open the mansion?"
Taoist Wushang said: "Master Chu has just arrived in the capital, so why not settle down for one night? Naturally, such a big matter needs to be explained in detail. We will go to the Zhenwu Hall tomorrow to discuss it carefully. Master Chu, what do you think?"
"Okay." Chu Xiu nodded.
After Taoist Wushang left, Chu Xiu and Mei Qinglian also left the palace.
"Do you know that Taoist Wushang?" Chu Xiu asked suddenly after leaving the palace.
He felt it just now. It seemed that Mei Qinglian's mood seemed to be a little wrong after hearing the words Wushang Taoist.
Mei Qinglian shook her head and said: "I don't know this guy, but I have heard of the Yinshan Sect. He was once part of my hidden demon lineage. To be more precise, he was part of my holy religion in the past."
Chu Xiu said in surprise: "The other party is also the orthodox Kunlun Demon Cult?"
Mei Qinglian said: "We can't even speak of orthodoxy, the Yinshan Sect has its own inheritance.
In fact, the Yinshan Sect belonged to the Taoist lineage at the beginning, but what they were good at was all kinds of evil spells and the secret techniques of refining ghosts.
The Taoist sect advocates the natural way of Taoism, while the philosophy of the Yinshan sect is that the great road lies between life and death. Therefore, the disciples of the Yinshan sect either study how to live longer or study the dead, so they are rejected by the Taoist sect.
At that time, our holy religion was very powerful and dominated the world. Since the Yinshan sect was rejected by the righteous martial arts and Taoist lineage, it was natural for them to join our holy religion.
But at that time, the Yinshan Sect seemed to have done something that made Leader Dugu very angry, so he was expelled from the Holy Cult.
However, the leader of the Yinshan Sect in the past was actually quite capable. He was actually able to defeat the leader of Dugu without killing him. Otherwise, the Yinshan Sect would not have been expelled, but would have been directly annihilated.
The Yinshan Sect has offended both good and evil spirits one after another, and has disappeared from the world ever since.
You also know what happened later. There was no trace of the Yinshan sect in the war between good and evil. The other party has not shown up for hundreds of years. I thought his lineage was completely extinct, but I didn't expect that there are still descendants."
Chu Xiu touched his chin and said, "If you say so, doesn't it mean that this guy is our enemy?"
Mei Qinglian spread her hands and said: "It's all grudges hundreds of years ago. Now there are not many people in the Hidden Demon lineage who remember the Yinshan sect, and there are no enemies. It just depends on what the people of the Yinshan sect think about it."
Here we are.
However, this Yinshan sect’s people are very treacherous, so it’s not a big mistake to be careful.”
Chu Xiu nodded and wrote down the matter, but he was not too worried about the Yinshan Sect and the Five Calamities Taoist.
To be a bit arrogant, he, Chu Xiu, could not even block the offensives of many righteous alliances, let alone a cult that had not dared to show up for hundreds of years.
In the early morning of the next day, Chu Xiu, Mei Qinglian and others arrived at Yanjing City, where Xiang Long specially built a new martial arts hall for them.
Chu Xiu has been to both the old and new capitals of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, Daliang City and Nanliang City, and walked around them carefully. They are both very majestic.
Although Chu Xiu had been to Yanjing City, he had not walked around carefully.
The last time he came to Yanjing City, Chu Xiu came to ask for help from the Northern Yan court. What he lacked most was time. He was racing against time. There was no time to go shopping and enjoy the scenery.
This time Chu Xiu had time to look around, but he was a little disappointed.
The heritage of Beiyan is not as good as that of Eastern Qi. The construction of Yanjing City is square and very regular. However, both the area and the atmosphere of the city are not as grand as Daliang City of Eastern Qi, nor as prosperous as Nanliang City.
Tang Ya, who was standing behind Chu Xiu, smiled and said, "Sir, are you disappointed with Yanjing City? When you get to Jiangyue City, the capital of Western Chu, you will probably be even more disappointed. That place is not even as prosperous as an ordinary big city in Eastern Qi."
Chu Xiu asked: "Have you stayed in Xichu for a long time?"
Tang Ya nodded with a trace of reminiscence in his eyes and said: "It's not too much, but I am from Shuzhong. I have been to Jiangyue City often, but that was all a long time ago."
Everyone chatted a few words along the way before arriving at the Zhenwu Hall.
It seems that Xiang Long has endured the martial arts forces in Beiyan for a long time. The name of Zhenwu Hall is enough to explain everything. Zhenwu Zhenwu suppresses the martial arts in Beiyan.
The entire Zhenwu Hall is also extremely grand. It is built with black walls and red tiles, giving people a gloomy and ferocious feeling.
The ones placed at the entrance of Zhenwu Hall are not ordinary stone lions, but two carved black tigers that are extremely agile and look extremely ferocious.
Entering the Zhenwu Hall, Taoist Wushang was already waiting there.
The Wushang Taoist subordinates are all Taoist priests with pale faces and stern expressions.
I don't know if it's because of their practice, but these people seem to have not seen the light of day for a long time, and the death energy on their bodies is very strong.
When Taoist Wushang saw Chu Xiu coming, he twitched his lips and showed a strange smile: "Master Chu is here? Then let's discuss the time for the Zhenwu Hall to be opened."
Chu Xiu sat opposite Taoist Wushang, waved his hand and said: "Of course, the sooner the better, but before opening the mansion, we will send invitations to all the Beiyan Wulin sects and invite them to come and watch the ceremony."
Taoist Wushang frowned and said, "Why did you invite them here? Do you want us to tell them that our Zhenwu Hall has been established to prepare to deal with you?"
Chu Xiu said lightly: "Of course, in order to establish prestige, it is their business whether they come or not, and whether they are invited or not is our business."
Taoist Wushang said in a hoarse voice: "Master Chu, Your Majesty asked us to establish the Zhenwu Hall to suppress the Beiyan Wulin, not for you to show off your authority. If things go wrong, who will be responsible?"
Chu Xiu squinted his eyes and said: "Showing prestige? Taoist priest, are you questioning my ability? From the Yinmo lineage to the entire Guanzhong torture hall, when have I, Chu Xiu, ever made mistakes in my work? On the contrary, Taoist priest, you are in the world of martial arts
, is there any achievement to speak of?”
On the list of heroes, Chu Xiu's achievements were listed one after another. There were conspiracies, overt and covert fights, and countless people died at the hands of Chu Xiu. He was indeed qualified to say this.
On the contrary, although Taoist Wushang has the title of a national master and his strength should not be weak in the true elixir realm, he is not as famous as Chu Xiu.
At this moment, a middle-aged Taoist priest behind Taoist Wushang sarcastically said: "Anyone can brag about themselves. If things go wrong, we in the Yinshan Sect will also have to bear the responsibility."
After his words fell, Chu Xiu's eyes showed a cold look, and he tapped the table heavily with his fingers.
At this moment, Tang Ya, who was standing behind Chu Xiu, suddenly took action. A transparent and slender flying knife came out of his hand at some unknown time. Almost in an instant, it had arrived at the middle-aged Taoist priest's side.