Some wealthy gentry discussed it, prepared a large amount of money, and implored Li Boxiong to escort the caravan to Wu'an County.

The crowd has become frightened birds, for fear that the snow thieves will go and return.

If the caravan is robbed, not to mention the money, it will be lost.

Li Boxiong groaned a little, and then agreed.

It costs a lot to raise such a light horse.

And he is indeed worried that the snow thief will make a comeback, and Chen Tang and his party will not be able to cope with it.

The caravan reorganized and packed up, and under the escort of Li Boxiong, it was back on the road.

"Brother Li, what does the Far North Cold Domain have to do with the Blackwater Gang?"

Chen Tang will inevitably fight with the Blackwater Gang in the future, and it is rare to meet someone who understands, so he just asked for advice.

"Not directly related, to be exact."

Li Boxiong rode a horse, walked beside Chen Tang's carriage, and said, "There are seven countries in the Far North Cold Region, which we call the Seven Kingdoms of the Cold Region. One of these countries is the country of Blackwater. ”

"The Blackwater Gang doesn't trust foreigners, and the people in their gang are all from the Blackwater Country."

After a pause, Li Boxiong said: "The people of the Seven Kingdoms of the Cold Region look similar, there is no difference. So these snow thieves should be from the Arctic Cold Region, but it is difficult to say whether they have anything to do with the Blackwater Gang. ”

Chen Tang asked: "I heard that the Blackwater Gang has business dealings with all counties in Pingzhou, what do you do exactly?" ”

"The Far North is rich in a rare ore called Cold Iron. If some cold iron is incorporated into the weapon iron armor, the strength will be greatly increased. ”

Li Boxiong said: "Originally, this kind of cold iron in the cold region of the extreme north will never flow out. It was still a year ago that Pingzhou Mu operated in many ways to open up the relationship with the Heishui Country, and transported the cold iron to Pingzhou in the form of private trade with the Heishui Gang. From Pingzhou, it was exported to the armies of various parts of Qianguo. ”

"From Pingzhou, the Blackwater Gang will also bring back some gold, jade, silk and other items, which can be regarded as taking what they need."

"The power of the Blackwater Gang is intertwined and deeply involved, so the Blackwater Gang does some ridiculous things in various parts of Pingzhou, and many times it will be gone."

Chen Tang was silent.

In this way, the Heishui Gang has extremely important interests with Pingzhou and even the entire Qianguo.

Its influence is all over the counties of Pingzhou, and it is almost impossible to move the Blackwater Gang.

Li Boxiong said: "Actually, in Wu'an County, the Blackwater Gang is fine, at least there is still the power to restrain them. But there are two places where no one dares to provoke. ”

Chen Tang was slightly surprised.

Li Boxiong didn't care much about the Blackwater Gang, but he didn't know what made Li Boxiong so jealous.

Li Boxiong said: "One of them is the Qinglong Division. The Qinglong Division directly obeys the orders of the Great Cadre Son of Heaven and has the responsibility of supervising hundreds of officials, whether it is a civil and military official, or a powerful family, the Qinglong Division can directly arrest and put him in prison without going through the yamen, and interrogate him in the department. ”

Chen Tang nodded.

This power is indeed big enough, somewhat similar to the brocade guard in the previous life.

Li Boxiong nodded and said, "The Qinglong Division has branches in all state capitals, county capitals, and border towns, such as the commander of the Qinglong Division in Wu'an County, whose official position is that of a school captain. Nominally, the captain of the Qinglong Division is one level lower than the county guard, but he has the right to arrest the county guard. ”

Chen Tang was not surprised by this.

Directly obeying the orders of the Son of Heaven and only being responsible to the emperor, the power is naturally unimaginable.

Li Boxiong said again: "It's just that there is a place in Wu'an County, and even the Qinglong Division doesn't dare to go in and get people." ”

"Oh?"

Chen Tang was surprised.

"It's Xuantian Temple."

At this moment, the fat old man's voice came from inside the carriage.

Li Boxiong nodded and said, "What the old gentleman said is right, it is Xuantian Temple. ”

Chen Tang asked, "What does Xuantian Guan say?" ”

Li Boxiong knew Chen Tang's background, and it was reasonable that he didn't know about these things, so he explained: "The Xuantian Sect is the immortal sect of the Qianguo, and there are Taoist temples in all states and counties to educate the world, and they are not bound by the laws of the Qianguo, and only the precepts of the Xuantian Temple can be restrained and punished. ”

Chen Tang raised his eyebrows slightly.

Not bound by the laws of a country, and disciplined only by its own precepts, this sect is a bit scary.

Chen Tang asked, "Why is the Xuantian Sect so strong?" ”

Li Boxiong muttered: "The Xuantian Sect has a transcendent status in the Qianguo, the sect leader has been named a national teacher, and even the Great Qiantian Son has great respect for him. Moreover, this national teacher does have unimaginable means to reach the heavens, and is respected as the Xuantian Immortal Master. ”

"There are many disciples in the Xuantian Sect, who are good at spells and curing diseases, and there are many believers, and even in the imperial court, there are many people who believe in the Xuantian Sect."

According to what Li Boxiong said, the leader of the Xuantian Sect was respected as a national teacher by the Great Qiantian Son, and the status and influence of the Xuantian Sect in the Qianguo can be imagined.

What is good at the top will be very bad at the bottom.

Even the Son of Heaven believes in this thing, let alone the people below.

Chen Tang has never been interested in this kind of thing.

"Humph!"

The fat old man suddenly snorted coldly and said, "It's just some tricks to pretend to be a ghost and fool people." ”

Li Boxiong's expression changed, and he said in a low voice: "Old gentleman is cautious, if this is heard, I am afraid that a big disaster will come!" ”

"Let me tell you about the origin of this Xuantian Sect."

The fat old man said: "Back then, the land of Shenzhou was divided into two, and the north was in war for a long time. It was only later that Emperor Wu's southern expedition failed, he was betrayed, and when the cold region invaded, Emperor Wu finally fell, the previous dynasty collapsed, and the northern part of Shenzhou fell into the flames of war again. ”

"In this troubled era, the Xuantian Sect rose and passed down a proverb: The true dragon came to the world, changed the heavens and the earth, the year is in the present dynasty, and the world is auspicious. And the person chosen by the True Dragon is the new True Dragon Heavenly Son. The Great Qiantian Son was the one who was chosen by the True Dragon at that time, and the Qianguo was able to defeat other tribes and rise in the troubled times, and the Xuantian Sect contributed a lot. ”

Chen Tang nodded secretly.

In this way, it is not difficult to understand that the Xuantian Sect can have such a status in the Qianguo.

The fat old man continued: "Because the northern part of Shenzhou has been shrouded in war for many years, the people are struggling to make a living, plagues are rampant, disasters are everywhere, and displaced people are everywhere. The Xuantian Sect relied on the method of talisman water and spell healing, and preached in various parts of Northern Shenzhou, and the sick were cured, attracting the trust of everyone. ”

Chen Tang frowned slightly.

He seems to have heard of this method of preaching in his previous life.

The fat old man sneered again, and said, "What talisman water, talismans, are all methods used by some magicians to deceive people. ”

Li Boxiong said: "The old gentleman's words are wrong, but there are many people who have been cured, otherwise there would not be so many people who believe it." ”

"It's nature."

The fat old man sneered: "Some of the runes are just some herbs in them. There are also some diseases that can be cured by not drinking the water of the Narauszi spell charm. ”

"And those diseases that can't be cured, the Xuantian Sect says that people don't believe in religion, or their hearts are not sincere enough."

"According to this rogue method, even if you drink the old man's urine, you can cure the disease, anyway, I don't blame me if it can't be cured, it's because your heart is not sincere enough."

The fat old man's words were extremely rude, but Li Boxiong didn't say anything.

There are some truths that he doesn't necessarily understand.

It's just that the Xuantian Sect has an unshakable position in the hearts of most Qianguo people.

It was difficult for him to accept the fat old man's statement for a while, but he did not refute it.