Songshan Mountain in Henan Province has been known as one of the Five Mountains since ancient times. It is not only the origin of Zen Buddhism, but also a holy land of Taoism. It plays an extremely important position both in the court and in the world.
Today, Lin Nuo led three thousand elite cavalrymen from the Jinyi Guards to the foot of Songshan Mountain.
"Grand Governor, ahead is Dengfeng County, which is close to Songshan Mountain. Shall we enter the city?"
Lin Nuo did not answer directly, but looked up at Songshan Mountain ahead.
The mountains were shrouded in clouds and mist, and the peaks were extremely steep. You could faintly hear the sound of distant bells, mixed with the shouts of warriors practicing one after another.
Songshan Mountain is composed of Shaoshi Mountain and Taishi Mountain. There are a total of 72 steep peaks. Especially in Shaoshi Mountain, there are two major sects, Shaolin Temple and Songshan Sect. It can be said that this mountain is the backbone of the entire Jianghu Baidao.
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"There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, but Shaolin Temple and Songshan Sect are both located in Shaoshi Mountain. Fang Yun, what do you think is the relationship between Shaolin and Songshan Sect?"
The commander asked the Lord, but Fang Yun did not dare to be careless and replied carefully: "Sir, although our Jinyiwei forces are spread all over the territory of the Ming Dynasty, our spies can't penetrate the major sects like Shaolin and Songshan Sect at all, so Your Majesty's
Even my subordinates don’t know the problem!”
"Zhou Yan, what do you think?"
Zhou Yan pondered for a moment and gave his own judgment, "Sir, judging from my humble position, this Songshan Sect should be a force secretly cultivated by Shaolin!"
"Oh? How can you see it?"
"The humble position is just a guess. Our Ming Dynasty has respected Taoism very much since Taizu. Emperors of all dynasties have granted seals to Wudang Mountain, but they don't pay much attention to Shaolin Temple, and there is a faint tendency to suppress it!"
"Under this general trend, Shaolin Temple has kept a low profile over the years and rarely interferes in political affairs."
"But from the humble point of view, Shaolin's low-key is just a secret. As a thousand-year-old temple, they don't want to give up their dominant position in the world, but there are some things that are inconvenient to take action directly, so they cultivate new forces to secretly control the world.
It’s their best choice!”
Lin Nuo nodded in approval. He actually thought so in his heart. Otherwise, given the background of Shaolin Temple, if they were unwilling, who would dare to establish a sect in Shaoshi Mountain?
To put it bluntly, this Songshan Sect is a trumpet supported by the Shaolin Temple. Zuo Lengchan is so eager to want the entire Five Mountains Sword Sect, and it may not be without the support of the Shaolin monks!
But so what, I came here today just to find trouble. If the Shaolin Temple just pretends to be a coward, it will let them go temporarily for the sake of having been canonized by the imperial court. But if they dare to interfere, then it will be fine.
Nuo didn't mind that even Shaolin took care of it!
"Enter the city, rest for the night, and start the battle tomorrow!"
With a wave of his sleeves, Lin Nuo led three thousand cavalry into Dengfeng County. Such a stern and bloody army immediately broke the peace of this small county. Countless people cried for their fathers and mothers.
I ran towards my home, and not long after, the streets in the county town suddenly became quiet, so empty that I couldn't even see a single passerby.
The vicious reputation of Jin Yiwei can be seen from this alone. He can really make a child stop crying!
"Sir, there are so many of us, we can't even accommodate the inns and inns in this county!" Fang Yun couldn't help but frown as he looked at the closed doors on the street.
"Haha, there are quite a few wealthy businessmen and gentry in Dengfeng County. They can accommodate hundreds of people in just one courtyard. We are just staying for one night. I guess they won't charge us, right?" Lin Nuo asked with a smile.
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"The adults are joking. Even if we give you money, they don't dare to accept it. If you want to check, almost none of those guys are clean!" Fang Yun also laughed. Now that the adults have spoken, what about them?
Accommodation for three thousand people is considered to be provided.
"Fang Yun, you lead a team of troops to block all the key roads of the Songshan Sect going down the mountain to prevent these thieves from escaping in the middle of the night!"
"Let Zhou Yan make arrangements for the remaining troops. After a night's rest, they will assemble outside the county town early tomorrow morning!"
After giving a few simple instructions, Lin Nuo and Xiu'er did not go to the Dengfeng County government office. Instead, they went to a courtyard in the east of the city. There was a stronghold of the Jinyi Guards living there.
It's also more comfortable.
As the thousands of Jin Yiwei troops were broken into pieces, and groups of a hundred people moved into the homes of wealthy families in the city, the originally deserted streets gradually became alive.
Some people even opened the door cautiously and observed what was going on outside. After discovering that the Jinyiwei army had left, they all couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, feeling quite like they were surviving a disaster.
Of course, the person who felt the strongest feeling was actually the magistrate of Dengfeng County. After receiving the news that the Jin Yiwei army had entered the city, the magistrate slumped down on his chair, thinking that he had been involved in a big trouble and that a catastrophe was imminent.
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As a result, after an excruciating wait for half an hour, Jin Yiwei didn't bother to talk to him at all, and didn't take him seriously at all.
This feeling of surviving the ups and downs of life was so exciting that the magistrate's legs were so trembling that he could not move around. He had to be carried into the backyard by several government officials, and he fell ill immediately.
As for whether he is really ill or fake, it is unknown.
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Tonight, the full moon hangs high, and the warm moonlight shines on the small county town, which is quite warm and peaceful.
But for the people of the Songshan Sect in Shaoshi Mountain, it felt like the rain was about to come.
Today, the entire Songshan Sect is brightly lit, with hundreds of disciples gathered in the main hall, all waiting in extremely vigilant formations.
The Jinyi Guards rode into the city with three thousand tycoons. It was impossible to hide this scale from the eyes and ears of the Songshan Sect and others, not to mention that Lin Nuo had no intention of concealing it.
Now that he has a large army in hand, even the Shaolin sect can be crushed directly without any need to play any secretive tricks.
"Master, the person who came here is not a good person. These royal eagle dogs are probably sent for us in Hengshan!"
At the top of the hall, several figures gathered together with worried expressions, chatting in low voices.
"It's not very possible, it's absolutely!"
The leader, Zuo Lengchan, had a cold and stern voice. He was tall and had strong internal energy. When he was angry, the teacup in his hand was crushed to pieces.
"The person leading the troops this time is Lin Nuo, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. I believe this person's name is familiar to you, right?"
"Gun Demon Linnuo?" someone whispered.
Since Liu Zhengfeng's Golden Basin Washing Ceremony, Lin Nuo single-handedly killed the masters of the Qingcheng and Songshan sects. Now he has been regarded as the top master by countless people in the world, and has even been dubbed the "Gun God" and "Gun Demon"
, the limelight during this period even overshadowed Dongfang Bubai, who was in charge of the Sun Moon God Sect.
"Why did he come to trouble us? We didn't provoke him in the first place. It was he who took the initiative to kill me, a member of the Hengshan Sect, and we haven't made any move to retaliate for so long. Why does he keep staring at our Songshan Sect?
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Some of the Thirteen Taibao of Songshan did not understand.
You will be your court eagle dog, and we will mess with our rivers and lakes. Isn't it a good idea if we don't offend the river? Why do you have to cause trouble for our Songshan sect?