Chapter Fifty-Nine
In the general's narration, Huang Qi had a general understanding of the various relationships between the imperial court and the Xianwu Sect.
In fact, both the imperial court and the Xianwu Sect have a common understanding, that is, to maintain absolute stability in the Great Song Dynasty. We will never allow any organization or individual to disturb the world for their own selfishness, so that the people will not be stable and the people will not be able to make a living.
Because whether it is the imperial court or the sect, they all have a common opponent, that is, the outer land.
In terms of the outer regions, the general only used foreign aliens to replace him very simply, and he seems to be quite taboo and reluctant to say more about this.
In the perennial battles with foreign aliens, a large number of elites are lost every year, in addition to the imperial court's Zhenjie army, there are also many sect disciples.
These disciples of the Immortal Martial Sect, after reaching a certain level themselves, had to go to the outer regions to find opportunities and plunder resources in order to go further. And the outer realm is not the backyard of their sect, they can be taken by them.
I don't know how many sect disciples fall in the outer regions every year, and only those who survive the various trials in the outer regions have further hope.
The danger of the outer realm is by no means something that can be clearly explained in a few words, and the general deliberately emphasized that the major sects lose an unimaginable number of manpower in the outer realm every year.
And when the outer regions continue to lose manpower, the sect itself must of course absorb fresh blood in time to maintain its own strength. It's a pity that not all people are suitable for martial arts, and those who have martial arts qualifications can be said to be one in a thousand in the vast sea of people.
Only one in a thousand ordinary people has the qualification to practice martial arts, and this is only the kind with the lowest requirements, not to mention those talented martial arts wizards, and they may not be able to pick one in thousands of miles.
But with a large population base, none of this matters.
The territory of the Great Song Dynasty was stable, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the imperial court also encouraged the multi-birth population.
Although Huang Qi does not know the specific number of the population of the entire Great Song Dynasty, one thing is certain, that is, it is definitely more than the population of the motherland in the previous life.
With such a large population base to replenish fresh blood in the back, the imperial court and the major sects will only gain a foothold under such attrition in the outer regions every year, resist aliens or plunder resources.
Therefore, for the sake of their own interests, the major sects will never allow the disciples in the sect to cause trouble among ordinary people for their own selfishness. This not only caused trouble to the imperial court, but also invisibly destroyed the foundation of the major sects.
Therefore, when those sect disciples travel down the mountain, they will use the slogan of chivalry and righteousness, but in fact, chivalry is just a slogan.
The general suddenly said, "Childe, you know the previous dynasty of the Great Zhou, right?"
Huang Qi didn't know why the general suddenly mentioned this, nodded and said, "I've seen a little bit in the annals." ”
The general smiled: "Those things in the annals are for ordinary people to see, in fact, in the dynasties before the Great Zhou, the relationship between the imperial court and the sect was complicated, and the sect was equivalent to the warlords and emperors everywhere, nominally under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, but in fact, they were all controlled by the sect." ”
Huang Qi was curious: "There is still such a thing?"
The general nodded: "The various sects are also in constant conflict with each other, causing the ordinary people under their rule to also hate each other, and the whole world is in a miasma. Over time, it eventually led to chaos in the world. ”
"General Ben's mentor was a man born in that era, according to him. Under the continuous war, it is said that the population of the whole world is less than 10% of the current one, because the turmoil has caused various effects, and more than half of the people even starved to death, because there are no people to farm. ”
As a result, in the end of the war, it was found that some sects could not even find a disciple of the lineage. Many sects even disappeared directly in that era because they did not find a suitable disciple inheritance. ”
"Taking advantage of the situation, the Great Zhou Dynasty suppressed the various sects that had already broken their muscles and bones, won the world, and created a dynasty. ”
"Da Zhou knows that the root cause of the turmoil in the previous dynasty lies in the major sects, but it is absolutely impossible to directly eradicate them, the major sects have their own heritage, and the world cannot withstand another turmoil. ”
"The Great Zhou simply elevated the status of the major sects, calling them the Xianwu Sect, and using the power of the major sects that had just won the world at that time to force the major sects not to participate in mundane things, and ordinary people could only be controlled by the imperial court. ”
When Huang Qi heard this, he suddenly remembered a mythical story in his previous life, that is, a certain sage cut off the building wood that reached the sky, and from then on, people and gods were separated and could not communicate with each other.
Isn't this kind of behavior of Da Zhou just another kind of immortal separation?
“..... And the transcendent status of the major sects has also been passed down from the previous dynasty and has been used to this day. ”
Huang Qi breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, general, for your doubts." ”
The general smiled: "Yinyue Gongzi reads all the books in the world casually, but some things are not as well known as this general." ”
Huang Qi also smiled: "Let the general see and laugh." ”
The general sighed: "With the talent of the prince, there is no need to envy those sect disciples, since the previous dynasty of the Great Zhou, the emperor has been made by mortals. Gongzi will think that my status as the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is lower than that of those sect masters?"
Huang Qi shook his head: "Of course not." He knew what the general meant, power and wealth were also a kind of power, and with Huang Qi's status, he was only higher than those ordinary sect disciples, so he didn't need to be envious.
After the two talked casually for a few more words, the general politely declined Huang Qi's invitation and went back to the Blood Wolf Camp.
Seeing the carriage of the Huangfu carrying the general away, Huang Qi was still thinking about the information that the general had just revealed.
Although the general said that the Great Song Dynasty was so stable because the imperial court and various sects wanted to replenish their fresh blood, Huang Qi always felt that this was only one of the reasons.
There must be something deeper that the general is hiding.
Turning his head and walking back to the Huang Mansion, he beckoned the housekeeper on the side and asked, "Where is the little boy now?"
The housekeeper replied respectfully: "The little boy went to the backyard as soon as he came back, and he should still be there now." ”
Huang Qi heard the words and walked directly to the backyard.
Last time, the backyard of the Huangfu was destroyed after a big battle between the general and Ran Tianzong, but in just a few days, with the strong financial support of the Huangfu, it was quickly restored to its original state, and the backyard was a pleasant scene.
Huang Qi quickly found Huang Zhen, at this time Huang Zhen was sitting under the gazebo where he usually reads, and the five courtyards outside the study pavilion were sweating profusely performing their own skills under the scorching sun.
When Huang Qi saw this scene, he couldn't help but think of the past when he learned a set of basic fists and kicks from the nurses, and at this time, Huang Zhen was like his former self, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but pout a smile.