Ling Snake Mountain is the sacred mountain of the Snake Spirit Sect and even the Miao people of Jiuxiang Shibawu. This place is not accessible to the Miao villagers at will. They are only allowed to enter on specific days. Therefore, things in Ling Snake Mountain
, the outside world rarely knows about it.
Each generation of leader has a different way of governing Spirit Snake Mountain. For example, the previous leader was a diligent person who personally dealt with every detail and took care of everything. But his previous leader was a person who liked to travel around the world.
, a person who lives in seclusion in the city, has never been back to Ling Snake Mountain since he became the leader of the cult. All matters in the cult are handled by the elders, which resulted in the elders having too much power and almost causing civil strife.
As for Cui Yuzheng, the current leader, due to his special health, he cannot handle affairs by himself and is almost like a puppet. All major and minor matters in the church are decided by Wang Ou alone. The church members know that there is a saint, but they do not know that there is a leader.
, the authority of the leader has been greatly weakened.
But these are just the surface. The leader is the leader. Even if he is a leader who cannot take charge, he is still the leader. The Snake Spirit Religion has been passed down for thousands of years, and there are countless people who are completely devoted to the leader. They believe in the leader, not a certain person. Anyone is the leader.
In their position, they will all believe in it. This is the foundation of inheritance.
These people have established an organization dedicated to being loyal to the leader. They wear brown clothes. Each one has a unique ability. In the Snake Spirit Religion, they have an extraordinary status.
It is precisely because of their existence that Cui Yuzheng was still able to hold some power even though he almost lost all his power.
Cui Yuzheng is not a fool, he is not.
The torture of illness in recent years has caused his inner madness, making people ignore the fact that he is the eldest grandson of the Cui family in Qinghe, and he was very outstanding before he became terminally ill.
If there was no illness involved, he would be a qualified successor and an outstanding young talent.
After experiencing pain, torture, grief, anger, and helplessness, when he calmed down and recognized the reality, he began to cultivate his own power. He never believed in Wang Ou, never.
Wu Miao is the one he wants to win over. Bai and Wu Er Miao have always been at odds with each other, but never to the extent it is today. In recent years, Bai and Wu Er Miao have suffered casualties every year. Unless human lives are involved, nothing can be said.
, involving human lives, hatred cannot be resolved.
The Miao people value family ties. Who can say forget it when their brother dies? It’s just that due to the regulation of the Snake Spirit Cult, it has not happened for the time being, but the seeds of hatred have long been buried in the bottom of their hearts.
Cui Yuzheng worked hard to win over Wumiao. He not only took advantage of the leader's convenience to help Wumiao secretly, but also used the Cui family's power to continuously transport materials from the Central Plains to the Miao territory, strengthening Wumiao's strength. Bai Miao outnumbered Wumiao in terms of numbers and financial resources.
, gradually fell into a disadvantage. If we say that before Cui Yuzheng became the leader of the Miao Territory, the white Miao and black Miao were still 50-50 split, but now in the Miao territory, the black Miao have already occupied more than 60% of the power.
These black seedlings are all under the control of Cui Yuzheng. However, this control is secret. Outsiders, not to mention outsiders, even on Sheling Mountain, few people know about it.
Cui Yuzheng initially did these things just to protect himself. He was connected to Wang Ou's life and was inseparable from the Snake Spirit Sect. He could not believe in Wang Ou's ability, so he secretly maintained it and wanted to control the Snake Spirit Sect.
inside.
But this original intention completely changed after Wang Ou became pregnant.
Because of that child, there was a dawn in his life, he had hope and hope.
His goal in life is no longer to survive, but to use up his remaining body to create a new future for his descendants. He deliberately does not think about the fact that the child in Wang Ou's belly is not of his blood. He does not want to
In this matter, Wang Ou's children were only regarded as his own flesh and blood. But this matter was not his decision, so there were two things that had to be done and had to be done.
The first thing is that Cui Yuzheng wants to kill Li Mu in order to give the child only one father. Only when Li Mu dies can the child completely belong to him.
The second thing is that the Cui family has become inseparable from the Snake Spirit Sect. He has invested a lot of resources in Wumiao over the years, and these things must be left to his children. However, the rules of the Snake Spirit Sect,
It is impossible to designate a successor. The successors of each generation are selected through special methods. In other words, Cui Yuzheng has no way to let his descendants inherit the position of leader.
Even if he did a lot for Wumiao, he would never be able to do it. Beliefs that have been passed down for thousands of years are not so easy to change.
Cui Yuzheng tried it several times, but received feedback that it was not feasible. He did not force it, but chose another path decisively.
He wants to rebel!
The so-called Miao territory, before the Han Dynasty, represented a large area in the southwest. The current land of Sichuan and Shu was originally the Miao territory. But with the evolution of each dynasty, the Central Plains has been eroding towards the Miao territory. The current Miao territory,
There is only a little land left to the west and south of the Minjiang River, which is basically covered with mountains and forests. It is even more difficult to grow crops. The slightly better land has all belonged to the Han people in the Central Plains.
Therefore, what all the Snake Spirit Leaders of all generations have dreamed of is to regain the seedling land. This is why the Snake Spirit is always accompanied by turmoil in the world. Only when the world is in chaos can the Snake Spirit fish in troubled waters. They have never thought that
The purpose of occupying the Central Plains is to take back the old land. If he can do this, he will definitely gain the support of all the Miao Village's Jiuxiang Shibawu. By that time, he will no longer be the leader of the Snake Spirit Cult, but the king of the Miao people.
It is a natural thing to establish a country in Miao territory and pass it on to future generations.
Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, and it is almost impossible for a rebellion to succeed. But if the level is controlled below the level of rebellion, there is still much to be done. The rebellion Cui Yuzheng wants is a popular rebellion. Control it within the Sichuan and Shu territories, and do not expand it further, and the Miao territory will be destroyed.
He returned to the other side of the Minjiang River, forced the imperial court to give in, gave him a title such as King of Miao, and asked him to appease the Miao people on behalf of the imperial court. He was hereditary and his goal was achieved.
If it is at this level and managed properly, there will be no chance at all. This is because the Miao territory is too small for the Tang Dynasty. It is so small that it is not worthy of a heavy army encirclement and suppression. The waste of sending out troops and horses,
Miao territory will not be able to come back for a hundred years. Such a loss-making business is not worthwhile.
Having made up his mind, Cui Yuzheng began to implement it. Perhaps it was God's help, but when he actually started to implement it, Cui Yuzheng found that the situation seemed to be quite favorable to him.
Last year, people from the Cui family in Boling came to him and asked him for help. Cui Yuyan, who was sentenced to be banished, was replaced by someone on the way through the Cui family through connections. He was taken back to the Central Plains to avoid being discovered. Miao Jiangtian
Emperor Gao was far away and it was perfect for hiding, so I wanted to ask him to help take care of it.
Although Cui Yuzheng belongs to the Cui family of Qinghe, not the Cui family of Boling. However, the two Cuisi were in the same family hundreds of years ago, and they are also related. Moreover, Wang Ou has been doing business in the Central Plains in recent years, and has often obtained the favor of the Boling Cui family.
He couldn't think of any reason to refuse such a small thing like helping.
Just like that, Cui Yuyan stayed.
Cui Yuzheng met Cui Yuyan twice, and the two even talked about brothers. Later, Cui Yuzheng left Miaojiang because of the incident between Wang Ou and Li Mu. Now it was better, Cui Yuyan was left alone, and he started to have fun.
He called himself Cui Yushi. Relying on Cui Yuzheng's power and the support of the Boling Cui family, he made friends with local officials, formed a gang, taxed them arbitrarily, blocked roads and bridges, controlled information, and destroyed the Miao village in Shibawu, Jiuxiang.
It made it a mess.
When Cui Yuzheng first came back, he was almost angry to death. But after smoothing things over, he became grateful.
What Cui Yuyan did was a good foreshadowing. Only when the Han people bullied the Miao people more and more could he raise his voice and rally the people to respond. Cui Yuyan's wanton behavior just helped him establish the people's support.
The people’s support is available!
What he needs to do now is simple. He just needs to find an opportunity. He can help the Miao villagers join his chariot. In that battle ten years ago, the Miao people were severely beaten by Li Xiaogong, and he felt sorry for the big man in his heart.
Tang Tieqi already had a sense of fear and did not dare to start another dispute. Otherwise, they would not be able to bear Cui Yuyan's harm to Miao territory.
We have to think of a way to force them to submit and let them sink their boats.
At this time, he received the news. Li Mu led his team from Luoyang, passed through Chang'an, and arrived in Sichuan.
Cui Yuzheng knew what he was doing! The enemy was extremely jealous when they met. Cui Yuzheng received the news and set up a trap. There are many ways to enter the Miao territory. How did Li Mu and his party end up on the cliff? Those were the people he arranged
, the result of a guide all the way.
The guides Dugujiu found every time were all arranged. How could he not go to the cliff?
Cui Yuzheng knows more about Li Mu than anyone else. He also collects information about Li Mu in more detail than anyone else. He knows the hot air balloon market and has long expected that if Li Mu reaches the cliff, he will definitely transform the hot air balloon market.
balloon, so he arranged for a sharp archer to wait on the other side of the cliff. As he wished, Li Mu fell into the Min River and died although he was not directly shot to death.
This is the first step of his plan, just a bait to catch the big fish behind.
Cui Yuzheng had inquired early and learned that Tang Jian, the governor of Shuzhou, had noticed the illegal activities of Cui Yuyan and others and was arranging personnel to investigate the matter. However, considering that the matter involved the Miao people, he did not make a big fanfare.
Tang Jian must know that Li Mu came to Sichuan and Shu. If something happened to Li Mu in Sichuan and Shu, Tang Jian would not be able to sit idly by and ignore it, whether it was public or private, based on his relationship with Li Mu.
Now Li Musheng is nowhere to be seen, and his body is not seen after his death. This is a serious matter, so Tang Jian will personally come to investigate and confirm. Then he can report it to the court to see how the matter will be handled. But Cui Yuzheng can also guess the final result of the matter.
It will definitely be settled.
Why did nothing happen? There are two reasons.
First, Li Mu is the Marquis of Luoyang, and Luoyang is his feudal state. He left the feudal state privately and should be executed according to the law. This is a crime. If the person is already dead, for the sake of reputation, it is impossible to publicize it.
Secondly, the purpose of Li Mu's visit to Sichuan this time was Wang Ou. Cui Yuzheng also knew the matter between Wang Ou and Li Shimin. This matter must have left a knot in Li Shimin's heart. Li Mu is still alive, so he is still useful.
Li Shimin might stand up for him. But Li Mu is dead. As the emperor, it is impossible for Li Shimin to cause hundreds of thousands of Miao people to riot over a dead man.
But Tang Jian was different.
Although Tang Jian was demoted to Shuzhou as the chief governor, this did not affect his status as a feudal official. Tang Jian was not Li Mu. He represented the Tang Dynasty and the imperial court's rule over Miao territory. He appeared in
It is normal anywhere in Miao territory.
If he died in Shibawu, Jiuxiang, the court could not turn a blind eye. If the death of a frontier official could be ignored, who would take the court seriously in the future? Where is the majesty of the court?
By the same token, if Tang Jian died in Shibawu, Jiuxiang, the Miao people would never think that the court would not pursue the matter. In their minds, the court would definitely pursue it to the end.
So the question is, how to pursue the case?
The Han people had already oppressed the Miao people ruthlessly. Cui Yuzheng felt that what Cui Yuyan and others had done was a bit excessive. At this time, because a so-called marquis died, and the court wanted to pursue the Miao people, what would the Miao people think?
Whether it is fear of prosecution or inner dissatisfaction, when we gather together and quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, the time has come to raise our arms.
There is God's will in the dark, and this time, Cui Yuzheng felt that God's will was on his side.
Everything is moving in a direction that is beneficial to you.
In the pitch-black cave, you couldn't see your fingers. In the darkness, there was only a pair of eyes, shining with a faint green light.
Those are Cui Yuzheng's eyes.
A man was reporting the news, but he didn't dare to look up. The leader's eyes frightened him: "...Tell the leader that Dugujiu and his party have found a ferry and crossed the Minjiang River. As expected by the leader, Dugujiu has sent a messenger.
, informed Tang Jian of the news."
"If you have any news, tell me at any time." The voice was hoarse, like the sound of metal friction. There was God's will in the dark, and this time, Cui Yuzheng felt that God's will was on his side.
Everything is moving in a direction that is beneficial to you.
In the pitch-black cave, you couldn't see your fingers. In the darkness, there was only a pair of eyes, shining with a faint green light.
Those are Cui Yuzheng's eyes.
A man was reporting the news, but he didn't dare to look up. The leader's eyes frightened him: "...Tell the leader that Dugujiu and his party have found a ferry and crossed the Minjiang River. As expected by the leader, Dugujiu has sent a messenger.
, informed Tang Jian of the news."
"If you have any news, please tell me at any time." His voice was hoarse, like the sound of metal friction. He told Tang Jian the news."
"If you have any news, please tell me at any time." His voice was hoarse, like the sound of metal friction. He told Tang Jian the news."
"If you have any news, please tell me at any time." His voice was hoarse, like the sound of metal friction.