But ridiculous is ridiculous, and that's what it is. Regardless of whether it is the Seven Great Sword Sects or the Five Yue Sword Sects, in the martial arts, they are true, representing the famous mountains and rivers where they are, and they have always been like this for thousands of years.

This situation, from the perspective of the imperial court, is certainly not in accordance with the law. But first, the so-called people do not raise officials and do not hold them accountable. As long as these people in the martial arts did not rebel, why did the government make a big move and use force to deal with them?

Second, even if it is necessary to use force, if there are few troops, it will not be able to fight, and if there are more troops, it will cost a lot of money, and the casualties will increase accordingly. So this account, no matter how you calculate it, is a loss.

Third, these sects were usually intertwined with many of the local gentry. Once the imperial court wants to move these sects, there will naturally be people who speak for them. The court throws rat traps, and they usually turn a blind eye to it, and if they don't see it, they will get mixed up.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that for more than a thousand years, the imperial court has changed one after another. But the sects in the martial arts are still these sects. And to tell the truth, it is the so-called iron-clad battalion and flowing soldiers. The life span of the imperial court itself may not be as good as that of these sects, so what can we talk about banning it?

However, he is not afraid of anything, but he is afraid of the truth.

Cheng Li is not an ordinary martial arts person. He is not only the general of Yulin, but also the prince of Yan Guo, and the royal horse. On top of the imperial court temple, Cheng Li not only has a position, but this position is also very high and heavy. Cheng Li is willing to use his identity as a Jianghu person to deal with Jianghu people, that is his politeness. But if Cheng Li doesn't use his identity as a Jianghu person, he changes his identity to the imperial court, and suppresses the general trend of the imperial court, how can a mere Taishan faction resist it?

Moreover, Cheng Li's own cultivation is so high that it is completely unimaginable for everyone in the Taishan Sect. You don't even need to use any army. Yu Zhongzi knew that Shan Shan Cheng was alone, even if he only used one arm, he could hang the entire Taishan faction and fight. If the two sides really want to fight, the Taishan faction can only give away their heads. There was no hope of victory.

There are gentry, and even officials who speak for the Taishan faction? I'm sorry, Cheng Li has no interests with these people, and there is no need to sell the face of these people at all. If Cheng Li is annoyed, it will be easy to directly get rid of these people who speak for the Taishan faction.

Not only the Taishan faction, if Cheng Li really wanted to make a move against the seven sword factions such as Huashan, Kunlun, and Emei, the situation would not make any difference.

In short, if Cheng Li really wants to ban these sects in the martial arts, then he has the reason to do it, and he has the strength to do it, and he will really do it. When the time comes, who will be able to stop him, and who will dare to stop him?

There is no doubt that if Cheng Li really cracked down on the major sects, the Seven Great Sword Sects, these martial arts righteous paths, would be the most seriously affected. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an existential crisis.

But the Cao Gang, the Salt Gang, and the Copper Money Gang will not be affected. Because they are semi-official in their own right. No matter how much the court bans it, it can't ban them.

Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and other three sources of religion will not be afraid of this either. Because the three sects are all officially canonized by the imperial court, their identities are above board, and they can definitely stand the verification of the imperial court.

The Eight Great Families are similar. They didn't occupy any famous mountains and rivers, but just a group of people. If you don't consider the problem that everyone in this clan can do martial arts, then they are no different from ordinary clans. No matter how domineering the imperial court is, there is no reason to prohibit people from living together, let alone prohibit it.

That's why. Monk Lihua, Kong Qiuqing, the leader of the Cao Gang, Hai Gaitian, the head of the Salt Gang, and the Xie brothers of the Copper Money Gang, although they were all shocked by Cheng Li's courage to break the established rules in the martial arts for thousands of years, because no vital interests were damaged, they didn't have much other ideas besides shock.

As for that, relying on his identity as a pillar of the righteous path and a senior in martial arts, he mediated as a peacemaker and persuaded Cheng Li to let go of the Taishan faction? Now that Cheng Li has made his position clear, he will never use his identity to deal with them again. So where would these Cao gang leaders go to humiliate themselves?

Dongfang Yun, the leader of the beggar gang, is an exception.

The Beggar Gang is different from the Cao Gang, the Salt Gang, and the Tongqian Gang, which have semi-official status, and of course they have not been recognized by the imperial court. But the beggars are also different from the Taishan faction, and they do not occupy any famous mountains and rivers. Deal with sects such as the Taishan faction and drive them away from Taishan, and they will no longer be the Taishan faction.

But to ban the beggars, it is impossible unless there are no more beggars in the world. But if there are no more beggars in the world, even if the three emperors and five emperors are reborn, there is basically no possibility. Therefore, the beggars are not afraid of banning at all, and in fact they can't. This is not a problem that can be solved by force alone.

Therefore, it is impossible for Cheng Li's speech to harm the interests of the beggars. Dongfang Yun, the leader of the beggar gang, can be the same as the four gang leaders of the Cao Gang, the Salt Gang, and the Copper Coin Gang, watching the fire from the other side and staying out of the matter.

But on the contrary, Dongfang Yun seems to be unwilling to do this. He took a deep breath, and then shot like the wind, and successively clicked on several acupoints on Yu Zhongzi's body. Yu Zhongzi closed his eyes on the spot and fainted directly.

Dongfang Yun picked up the jade bell with both hands, walked over and handed him over to the flower. Ning said: "Senior Brother Hua, the head of the Jade Zhongzi will temporarily ask you to take care of it." ”

Lihua sighed, took the jade bell, and placed him in the chair beside her. Said: "Senior Brother Dongfang, why are you like this?"

Dongfang Yun said in a condensed voice: "In order to avoid a martial arts catastrophe, it must be like this. Doesn't Buddhism often say, "If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell?" Brother Hua, now is the time for me to go to hell. ”

He put his hands together and sighed, "There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south." The senior brother of the East is so benevolent and righteous, so merciful and compassionate, he is ashamed of his brother. ”

Dongfang Yun clasped his palms together and also saluted Monk Hua. Then he turned around, walked straight in front of Cheng Li, hugged his fists and said, "General Cheng." We really took the liberty of coming here this time. Where he was offended, the grass people took charge of Yu Zhongzi and apologized to General Cheng. ”

Cheng Li said lightly: "One person does things and one person does it, and it's not that you offended General Ben." If you want to apologize, it's not your turn. ”

Dongfang Yun said in a condensed voice: "But no matter what, the grass people and the jade Zhongzi Dao are always fellow martial artists. Since the head of the Jade Zhongzi Dao asked for the grass people, then in the spirit of chivalry, the grass people should also help. So now, the grass people implore General Cheng to retract his order and let Taishan send a horse. ”

Cheng Li smiled coldly and said, "That's a good point. But General Ben wants to know what you can do if General Ben just refuses to take back his fate?"

Dongfang Yun took a deep breath again, his expression became extremely solemn, and said: "Then in Xia Dongfang Yun, I want to ask Cheng Shenjun for advice as the twenty-eighth generation of the beggar gang. Please also ask Cheng Shenjun for advice. If you are lucky enough to win a move and a half, please ask Lord Cheng Shenjun to let go of the Taishan faction. ”