The former emperor Zhu Di in order to improve the status of the Zhenwu Emperor painstaking, the Zhenwu Emperor was the son of the king of the Jingle country, so he gave the "Zhenwu Emperor" in Wudang Mountain to build a Taoist temple called Jingle Palace, covering an area of 120,000 square meters, magnificent and abnormal, in addition to the Zhenwu Emperor to cultivate the Taoist temple but also to improve the status of the Zhenwu Emperor in myths and legends, "Zhenwu the Emperor" was originally the assistant god Xuanwu, and later succeeded the northern Emperor Zhuan to become the emperor of the north to guard the north, and now the status has been improved, He became the son of Pangu in the mythological system, gave birth to the two emperors of Yan and Huang, was the ancestor dragon of China, and succeeded the second Heavenly Emperor Jade Emperor to become the third Heavenly Emperor Xuan Emperor of the Heavenly Court. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di improved the status of Emperor Zhenwu and built Taoist temples in Wudang Mountain for politics and to stabilize imperial power.

Nanxiu Wudang is not only a monastic temple but also a military stronghold, which should be said from the geographical location of Wudang Mountain. Wudang Mountain belongs to the Daba Mountains, the Daba Mountains are in the border areas of Shaanxi, Sichuan and Hubei provinces, separated by Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces, choke the Han River and the Yangtze River, enter Sichuan, Shanxi, Henan, and the two lakes, go down the river to take Wuhan and Nanjing, and retreat into the mountains for thousands of miles to find.

Therefore, the Jingxiang area where Wudang Mountain is located has always been the peach blossom source that farmers think about, Jingxiang River is deep in the dangerous forest, and there are still many flat places in the middle, but the house can be shared. The mountains are deep and wide, and it is easy to live in. The government is weak here, and it is easy to evade taxes and labor, and it is difficult to chase and flee into the mountains and forests by officers and soldiers. Therefore, in the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, many people fled with their families and did not come out again, and each family prepared more weapons such as gold knives and face knives, and the folk customs were also very strong. Jingxiang here refers to the vast mountainous area centered on Yunyang, Hubei, in the early Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent peasant riots, it was turned into a military forbidden area, we can see that Yunyang, Hubei is just on the edge of Wudang Mountain, so the southern repair of Wudang is not a simple construction of Taoism and advocating Taoism.

Wudang Mountain is subordinate to Xiangyang Mansion, Xiangyang Mansion has the Xiangyang Mansion Bureau, Junzhou Mansion, Junzhou Arrest and Robbery Tongzhi Administration, Junzhou Defense Thousand Households Administration, the first three are local institutions, Junzhou Defense Thousand Households Office has Zhonggui Admiral Commander directly obeys the emperor's orders, in addition to Xiangyang Mansion has Xiangyang Palace, Zaoyang Palace, Zhenning Palace, a king has three guards, a total of nine thousand households, the Ming Dynasty vassal king does not bring troops so these are under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, as the interior rather than the border fortress, Wudang near the garrison is really a lot.

On the one hand, the imperial court promulgated the "ban on martial arts" to suppress people in the rivers and lakes, and on the other hand, in order to consolidate his imperial power, he vigorously developed Taoism and Wudang faction. If there are too many beggar disciples, it will attract the attention of the imperial court. Don't talk about facing Wudang at the time, maybe it will give the court a reason to suppress the beggars. I have to say that Pan Shizhi is also a well-known figure in the beggar gang, and even the vision of the long-term development of the beggar gang is equally sharp.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable for the Wudang faction to become the leader of the rivers and lakes and the first sect of martial arts today. In just a few decades, Shaolin, which has been the first in the millennium, has overtaken it and made it the second in martial arts. But no matter which sect it is, as long as it ranks among the four major sects in the rivers and lakes, its strength and power cannot be compared with other sects in the world.

After a few days of running, Pan Zeng and the others finally came to the foot of Wudang Mountain, and the first sect in the world was really different. Although Wudang occupies the power of the imperial court, it also has extraordinary martial arts at its root, and the people at the foot of the mountain are also quite taken care of. Don't look at this small town, although the people here were resentful because of the cultivation of martial arts, they were very happy at this time. In order to give back to the local people's dedication and sacrifice, Wudang Mountain has taught all the kung fu of foreign families. These people, foreign kung fu, can occupy the ranks of second- and third-rate martial arts masters.

After the project of working hard and destroying money, the world's worship of the ancestor Zhang Sanfeng surpassed the resentment of his status, which has to say that Zhang Sanfeng's strength and mind are indeed incomparable in the world. This is the reason why people can become a generation of great masters, and it is also rumored that Zhang Sanfeng is still alive, and he is more than 170 years old. However, since the martial arts competition for the four major sects more than 20 years ago, Zhang Sanfeng has disappeared, and more rumors are that this great master has returned to heaven, but there has been no official mourning of the Wudang faction, so it has only become a rumor.

When the two came to the town at the foot of Wudang Mountain, they saw that the villagers were all full of energy, and they knew that the people here were more or less able to do some kung fu. The people in the town are no strangers to outsiders, after all, this is the foot of Wudang Mountain, and it is normal for people from outside to come to pilgrimage in an endless stream, and people in the rivers and lakes are even more accustomed to coming and going.

I saw that there were still three or five Taoist friends purchasing vegetables and fruits everywhere, after all, the Wudang sect has thousands of people, even if the number of people left in Wudang Mountain is three or five hundred every day. Even if there are cultivated vegetables and fruits on the mountain, the daily consumption is so large, it is normal for Taoist priests from the mountain to come down to the town to purchase materials every once in a while. It is precisely because of such a huge fixed cost that there are many small transactions between Yamashita and the Wudang Clan, and such a small town has been formed over time. Therefore, the people who sell things everywhere are polite to the Taoist priests in Wudang Mountain, and some of them who have been trading for many years are even more familiar with greetings, and some even keep a few good melons and fruits for a few Taoist priests who purchase materials to taste for free.

These Taoist priests also saw Pan Zeng, a strange Jianghu person, but they only looked at it twice and continued to be busy with their own business. Pan Zeng and the others were a little nervous at first, but they relaxed again. It seems that this Wudang Mountain is not Longtan Tiger's Den, and the atmosphere is very leisurely.

Wudang Mountain is still built, and the top is the Taoist Jingle Palace, and it is famous for its two major halls. One of them is the Sanqing Palace, which enshrines the Yuqing Yuan Shi Tianzun, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, and Taiqing Daodao. This is the place where Wudang disciples ask questions, and the Wudang sect has important matters in this store. One of them is the Zhenwu Palace, which is dedicated to the Zhenwu Emperor, also known as Xuantian God, Xuanwu Emperor, Yousheng Zhenjun Xuantian God, Immeasurable Patriarch, the full name of Zhenwu Demon Emperor, is the god of the north in ancient myths and legends, and is the famous Yujing Zun God among the Taoist immortals. It is also the god worshiped by the royal family of the Ming Dynasty and the temple of worship by the people, which is also related to the royal relationship of the imperial court.

The crowd looks at the entire vipassana, the Zhenwu Hall is in the front in the middle, and the Sanqing Hall is in the middle and back position. These two halls are also the center of the entire Wudang Mountain.

The road to the front mountain is more ordinary, and the road to the back mountain is steep and steep, but no matter which road there is not much shelter, it is impossible to hide the way up the mountain. The road in front of the mountain leads directly to the front hall of the Jingle Palace, and the road in the back mountain also leads to the central position, between the Sanqing Hall and the Zhenwu Palace.

Instead of sneaking up the mountain, it is better to walk directly and openly. So the two took a short rest, ate and drank enough, and officially embarked on the trip to Wudang.

The two of them came here for the matter of the king's former gang leader, but they didn't know that a large group of gang people were attracted behind, and Pan Zeng and the others didn't know that they had caused big trouble.

The female disciple surnamed Emei, who was about to go up the mountain after him, found something unusual. Hundreds of people gathered here, and it seemed that dozens of gangs had come to visit.

The people around the town also noticed the uneasiness, although it was common for people in the martial arts to come here, but suddenly hundreds of people from the rivers and lakes gathered in one day, which was unusual. Today, Wudang seems to have a big situation, and the town that was peaceful and peaceful a while ago is in a panic at the moment, and everyone packed up their things and fled.

I only heard someone shouting, "Zeng Xuanjun's kid should have gone up the mountain?" ”

One of them said, "With so many of us going up the mountain, will this make the Wudang faction feel something?" ”

Another person coaxed, "What are so many of us afraid of, just one Wudang faction, why are so many of us still afraid of it?" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen...... Let's just go up the mountain to find Zeng Xuanjun, and there is no conflict with Wudang. If we want to leave as soon as we get there, why should we have a conflict with the first sect in the world? ”

"Yes, yes, what this brother Tai said is that we don't have any conflicts with the Wudang faction."

At this time, another person said, "Check it out, there is indeed no whereabouts of Zeng Xuanjun's kid here." Coming out of Luoyang, he and the eight bags of disciples surnamed Pan of the beggar gang arrived here, and they should have already gone up the mountain. Let's go up too. ”

"Yes, let's go up the mountain too!"

There were hundreds of people, and at this moment they were fierce, heading towards Wudang Mountain. The female disciple surnamed Emei was surprised, how did they know about Zeng Xuanjun? And it has been gathered from Luoyang City and has been following here?

She suddenly saw the Sand Crocodile Gang and immediately understood. Since Pan Shizhi drove away these gangs at that time, these gangs did not give up and spread the news everywhere, which attracted the attention of these gangs. The Jianghu Order is what the people in the rivers and lakes dream of, and the entire martial arts should know about it now. I blame myself for being confused at the time, how could I do such a stupid thing. It was too late to say anything now, so she hurried into the crowd and followed the crowd up the hill first.

The Wudang faction had someone patrolling the mountain, and when they saw this scene, they hurriedly went up the mountain to report. During the period, I passed halfway up the mountain, and when I overtook Pan Zeng and the others, I also met Pan Zeng and the others because of the hurry.

Pan Shizhi saw that this little Taoist priest rushed to bump into him, and thought that he would have to deal with the Wudang faction for a while, so he couldn't help but say with concern, "Daoist be careful, why are you in such a hurry?" ”

The little Taoist priest looked back at the two, thinking that these two might be people who were playing or asking in Wudang, and also cared about the advice, "The two laymen should come another day, now there are hundreds of people from the rivers and lakes going up the mountain at the bottom of the mountain, I don't know why, I have to go back to the top of the mountain now to inform the head of the ......" After telling the admonition, he trotted straight up the mountain.

Zeng Xuanjun was so emotional, this little Taoist ran all the way up the mountain, his face was not red or panting, and he didn't know how his escape ability was compared to this little Taoist.

Pan Shizhi was not suspicious, how could it be sooner or later, just today when he and his Zeng brothers went to Wudang, there were hundreds of people who came straight to this Wudang? Is it a coincidence? Or is something weird going on?

So he said to Zeng Xuanjun, "Brother Zeng, I think something is wrong, let's hurry up and go to Wudang, let's see what the purpose of this group of people is in Wudang." ”

Zeng Xuanjun was reminded by Brother Pan, thinking of what the little Taoist priest said just now, he also felt inappropriate. So they nodded, and the two of them quickened their pace and went straight to Shangwudang.

At the same time, the imperial court garrisons stationed around Wudang Mountain also learned about this, but they seemed to be people from the rivers and lakes. Although the imperial court intends to suppress martial arts people, this matter is all the business of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and it is not easy to act without an order. It is also possible that this is the handiwork of Dongchang and Jinyiwei? Since it is a matter of the rivers and lakes, let the people of the rivers and lakes solve it themselves, so as not to mistake Dongchang and Jinyiwei when they are participated, and the gains outweigh the losses.