Different from the open selection of the Ming Dynasty, the leader of the martial arts alliance has never been a position that is publicly preached and voted for by itself. In fact, these activities are interrelated and related. Those who are eligible to run for the leader of the martial arts alliance must be the heads of the ten major sects, and a sword saint like Feng Qingyang has no qualifications to become a candidate. After all, the leader of the martial arts alliance is not the first master of martial arts, and he looks at the power in his hands, not martial arts. The letter of appointment of the heads of the ten major sects is the recognition of the strength of their hands by the imperial court, and the selection of the leader of the martial arts alliance is also an official sharing of the cake of the forces in the rivers and lakes. And the people who are famous on the list of the top 100 masters, relying on a body of fist and stick kung fu, one person has a ballot in his hand, from the public perspective of the imperial court, the leader of the martial arts alliance is selected by these Jianghu people, and the imperial court does not intervene.

Since there are always people on the rivers and lakes who like to say that strength is respected, then the top 100 masters are obviously the most powerful people on the rivers and lakes today. Who would dare to say a word about the alliance leader they elected? In this way, both the overall strength and individual force are taken into account, so it can be said that both sides are taken into account. Of course, in fact, everyone who can sit in the room and vote has a number in their hearts, and this alliance leader has already discussed it, and it is useless whether he writes his vote or not. was able to come in and vote, just to let a few bigwigs know that they could get a piece of the pie from this pot in the future.

From the very beginning, there was not much entangled in the question of who would be the leader of the alliance. The leader of the martial arts alliance enjoys the policy support of the imperial court, so he must also be sent from the imperial court. The comparison is who is close to the court, who has friends and backers in the court, and who can follow the government. Turn those verbal promises into real money. As soon as Zheng Guobao said that he proposed a name, everyone considered whether it was appropriate or not, and the group knew that the leader of the martial arts alliance must be predetermined. If the person Uncle Guo said can't be the leader of the alliance, then no one can be the leader of the martial arts alliance.

Ning Zhong is the rumored lover of Uncle Guo, Master Fangzheng is always in charge of monks and nuns in Henan Province, both of them have great hopes, and they can also compete for the position of the leader of the alliance with a high-profile comeback. Unexpectedly, Uncle Guo nominated Liu Cheng, who was not from the martial arts. He served as the leader of the martial arts alliance. The word martial arts alliance leader is a joke in itself.

What can come out of Uncle Guo's mouth, even if it is a joke, must first become a fact. Let's see if it's a joke. This one was born in Yikun Palace. Zheng Niangniang's confidant eunuch. It is logical that the officially recognized head of Wudang takes the position of the leader of the martial arts alliance. Now we have to discuss. It's just the appointment of a few deputy alliance leaders, and the size of their respective powers.

Liu Cheng doesn't know anything about martial arts. However, he has been in Ouchi for a long time, and he has long been accustomed to the competition in this vanity fair. The intrigue of these Jianghu people, compared with the palace ban officialdom, is really too bad, Liu Cheng didn't know much about these Jianghu people at the beginning, but kept silent. Later, when I saw their faces and found out the number of ways, I couldn't help sneering secretly: Just these two times, dare to use it in front of your father-in-law Liu? You know, my master and I dare to fight with the queen, dare to let my son fight for the crown prince, compared to it, what is the struggle between a group of martial arts sects?

Pull one faction to fight another, cultivate your own small group at the same time, and break up other people's groups. Create contradictions between the major leaders, make a mountain among the top 100 masters, seal officials and make wishes, and absorb guards. Even without Zheng Guobao's help, Liu Gonggong himself is playing like a fish in water. Zheng Guobao couldn't stop praising in the room, "It is worthy of being a person who came out of my sister's womb, has a brain, and is a material." In my opinion, maybe Gonggong Liu, the leader of the martial arts alliance, may not only serve one term, according to his method, it is not delusional to serve four terms. ”

Ren Yingying asked: "Even if the rivers and lakes have become objects in the husband's bag, if you want to rub it flat and beat it round, you only see that you are happy." But the rivers and lakes are too much worse than the rivers and mountains after all, what is the use of holding it in your hands? ”

"Yingying, you don't understand this. Although the people of the rivers and lakes are nothing compared to the imperial court. But it also has its own advantages, flexibility, small and convenient. It's just that because there is no strong backer, small means weak, and flexible also means that you can't withstand blows. For the Shangtang soldiers, naturally there is no hope at all. But what if the rivers and lakes have the support of the government? A Jianghu man wearing an official uniform and a Jianghu man wearing a short fight are completely different things. In the future, I will gradually incorporate those chivalrous young men into the imperial court system, and let them be fast catchers, archers, and even local regimental training. The main thing is to send out to collect taxes. Civil officials and gentry, they have been intertwined for many years, and they have their own forces everywhere, and the court cannot accept them by relying on the law alone. In the end, it's up to someone to clean them up. Although my invincible brigade is strong, it can only run rampant in Beijing, and when it comes to the locality, it is often unprofitable. You look at how much the salt tax was overcharged after Ling Yunzhi in Yangzhou was replaced by Murong Parrot, this is the correct usage of Jianghu people. ”

"Jianghu people are indeed less fetters than ordinary officials, and they don't know much about officialdom. A group of stunned youths, dare to fight and kill, and use convenience. But they also have no light or heavy hands, so the husband is not afraid that he will really cause a big basket, and he will not be able to clean it up when the time comes? ”

"Nothing that can't be done. No matter how you do it, you have to have a basket in the end. After all, there are too many bastards in the court, and they don't talk about open source, only throttling. When it comes to the emptiness of the treasury, it is thought that the Son of Heaven is too extravagant, and that thrift should be advocated. They are using the standards of the ancient sages to demand the heavenly family. You can't be justified with such a person. They will only compare the Heavenly Family with those rich businessmen, as if the Heavenly Family should be worse off than those rich businessmen, otherwise they will be a faint king who only knows how to enjoy. For such people, only a big stick and a sharp sword can make them obedient. So if you cause trouble, you will be provoked, and if you poke the basket, you will be stabbed. These people were outlaws in the first place, and I would be their backer. caused a big disaster, and my Jinyi Wei arranged for them to run away and ensure that they would not be sanctioned by the laws of the country, and then they would have nothing to dare to do. As long as they let go of their hands, the tax will be collected. As long as the imperial court can raise the commercial tax revenue and complete the matter of apportioning the land into the mu, it will be as stable as Mount Tai, not afraid of foreign enemies, let alone rebellion. In order to achieve this goal, I don't mind killing him on the head, nor do I mind killing a river of blood. Jin Yiwei was supposed to work wet for the Heavenly Family, but now there are fewer and fewer people who have this awareness, and I have to find another group of people to work wet and dry. ”

The benefits of opening the sea to trade and spreading the land into the mu, Ren Yingying has heard Zheng Guobao say many times, and she is even more aware of the dangers in the middle. "He Xinyin of Huguang back then, and now the iron-kneeed Yan Shannong, all of them love to talk about the people's nobility and gentleness, and they have no monarch and no father. I am afraid that this kind of argument will become popular again. ”

"So what? Zhang Jiangling killed He Xinyin back then, how could I not kill this literati and writer? They have learned a lot of economic and moral articles, but they can't use them for the Son of Heaven, that's all. On the contrary, if you have to fight against the Son of Heaven and be the enemy of the imperial court, that is, you will seek death by yourself, no wonder others are ruthless and black-hearted. Now the dynasty has a cadre of officials and horsemen with broken brains, and they don't know which side they should stand on, and they actually believe in the crooked reasoning of these people. Treat them as saints. Fortunately, most of the young heroes on these rivers and lakes have not been poisoned, as long as they are given enough silver and let them pick up knives to cut these so-called saints, they will not frown. This is another benefit for them. As for those who really don't know their brains, I don't mind using martial arts to make them disappear from the rivers and lakes, and it is much more convenient to deal with them than to deal with some people with official status. By the way, Yingying, how is the arrangement of the things I explained? ”

Ren Yingying nodded and said: "Don't worry, husband, most of our Holy Gate elites are here, and the things you assigned have been arranged, and there is no guarantee that there will be no mistakes." But has it really come to this? ”

"If what I expected, the rider who came to catch me is already on the way, and I'm afraid that in the next few days, I will have to go up to Shaomuro Mountain to perform official duties."

Ren Yingying bit her silver teeth, "I don't care about him, and I don't care about his ancestors." All I know is that I am your woman and you are my man. The two battalions of the new army in Henan are all vassals of our Holy Sect in the past, and the first battalion of the new army of the Golden Daomen also shares the honor and disgrace with you. There are a hundred good men and sisters of the Holy Sect, and with the money in my hand, I can also hire a hundred and ten swordsmen who will not die. If you add in the few heroes who owe us the donkey to roll, it will be even more. Whether they take the water route or the land route, I am sure that I will kill him without leaving any of them. Simply, it's better for us to do the other here than to be caught. (To be continued......)