"This place is called Tianyuan!"
Lin Pingzhi found a rare sense of existence and introduced: "The first time I came to Songzhou by boat, I was shocked when I saw this giant canyon."
“An ancient rumor says that this place existed when the heaven and earth were born.
According to oral traditions passed down from generation to generation by local people in Songzhou, this abyss is connected to the underworld and is the destination of souls after death. "
Lin Pingzhi said about his understanding of Tianyuan, "By the way, there seems to be another theory. It is said that there was no such a grand canyon here.
But a long, long time ago, two peerless masters fought in a decisive battle, and the world was shattered. And this abyss was created by those two masters! "
Fat Toutuo looked disbelieving, "It's too exaggerated. I would rather believe that there is a connection to the underworld below than that human beings can do it to this extent."
If you cut a continent into two parts in the middle, are you still a human being?
Song Xuan didn't speak, he just looked quietly at the terrifying abyss that seemed to be able to swallow everything, his heart felt heavy.
Could it be that the bottom of this abyss is really connected to the underworld?
Song Qian, who had always talked a lot, was staring blankly at Tianyuan. After a while, she withdrew her gaze and told Lin Pingzhi: "Go faster and leave here as soon as possible."
"What's wrong?" Song Xuan asked.
"have no idea!"
Song Qian shook her head, "But as soon as I saw it, I felt scared. It seemed that there was something inside that would rush out and swallow me up at any time."
Song Xuan's expression became solemn.
This was the first time he heard the word fear from Song Qian since he was a child.
As a daughter of luck and God's beloved cub, Song Qian may not be as strong as others, but she always has a good mentality. She never complains about the environment, and she never knows what fear is.
But today, she showed fear and fear.
what does that mean?
Is she afraid, or is Fang Tiandi afraid?
The ship sailed all the way south, leaving the Tianyuan area and entering the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty.
"Originally, Songzhou was a whole, but because of the barrier of Tianyuan, it was directly divided into two halves.
Moreover, Tianyuan seemed to have been devouring the vitality of heaven and earth in the Southern Song Dynasty for many years, which also made the overall strength of the warriors in the south much weaker than that in the north. "
Arriving at the boundary of Southern Song State, far away from the Tianyuan area, the atmosphere on the ship became relaxed again. Lin Pingzhi was chattering about the situation here in Southern Song State.
"Compared to the north, the ethnic groups here are mixed here in the south, and large-scale ethnic fights often occur. Of course, for our Fuwei Escort Agency, the more fights there are, the better our business will be."
Song Xuan asked: "Does the state pastor in Songzhou not care?"
Lin Pingzhi said: "Zhao Kuangyin, the pastor of Song Prefecture, was mainly based in Northern Song Prefecture, so the north was relatively stable.
However, due to the influence of Tianyuan, most masters did not want to stay in the south, and the imperial power was relatively weak in the south.
For Zhou Mu, as long as the governments in Southern Song Dynasty pay taxes on time, they don't care at all whether there is chaos or not. "
Song Xuan nodded.
He knew very well what was going on in Dazhou.
Today, Mingzhou and Qingzhou, which he had just cleaned up, were still firmly in the hands of the imperial court.
As for the other states, they were apparently the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but in reality they were more like autonomous prefectures, with the embryonic form of princes.
Every year, these state capitals only need to pay a certain amount of tax to the imperial capital. As for other aspects, the imperial court basically lets them go.
It's not that the court doesn't want to take care of it, but it's that it's unable to intervene.
Today's Emperor Zhou is mediocre in both strategy and skill. He cannot change any of the great masters enshrined in the imperial court.
As long as there are no other great masters coming to the imperial capital, those who are worshiped by the royal family will not look down upon the emperor at all.
Originally, there was still the sword of Xuan Yiwei. There were many masters among Xuan Yiwei, and all the first-class Xuanyi guards were even more outstanding. If the emperor had the courage, he could let these ruthless people out and sweep away the corrupt situation in all states. Empty.
However, in the emperor's mind, the governors and prefects with evil intentions in various places were not a big problem. The powerful Xuanyi Guard was his biggest concern.
He was afraid that if those ruthless first-class Xuanyi guards were released, the power of the Xuanyi guards would become even more uncontrollable and could no longer be contained.
The emperor did not dare to reuse Xuanyiwei. To be precise, he did not dare to reuse people from the hereditary Xuanyiwei family in the imperial capital. Most of the thousands of households in the various states were recruited from the martial arts world.
And how loyal can these masters be to Da Zhou? Being coaxed and corrupted by local officials, it is easy to side with them.
All kinds of circumstances are added together, and these states have not yet declared independence. It is purely because Taizu Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not dead yet and his remaining power is still there. Otherwise, the world would have been in a melee among the princes.
The more he learned, the more Song Xuan understood why Ye Tian wanted to change the emperor.
It stands to reason that the commander Ye Tian is much younger than the current emperor. As long as the emperor is a human being, even if some things are inappropriate, Ye Tian can still tolerate them.
Being able to force Ye Tian to change the emperor shows that what the emperor has done in these years is indeed disappointing.
The Xuanyi Guards are the Xuanyi Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They share weal and woe with the Great Zhou Dynasty. They are not the Xuanyi Guards of a certain emperor.
If the emperor continues to do this, when Taizu dies, the world will be in chaos, and the dynasty may even change.
And this is not in the interests of the Xuanyiwei family.
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The Lin family's merchant ship docked at a dock along the coast. Song Qian followed her brother and stepped off the ship with joy. Two followers, Fat and Thin Toutuo, followed closely behind, carrying packages on their backs.
"Brother, where should we go next?"
Song Qian held the sword in one hand and looked around. There were people coming and going on the pier. Whether it was pedestrians or the surrounding buildings, they were not much different from Mingzhou.
"As an inspector, do you have a fixed residence in Songzhou?"
Song Xuan shook his head, "This position is not a permanent position. In the Xuanyiwei system, it is similar to the imperial envoy of the imperial court.
To put it simply, it means patrolling various places and sorting out people's positions along the way.
When the commander needs to deal with people, he will send an inspector. "
"I understand!" Song Qian said curiously: "Then who should we deal with first?"
"It depends on the situation."
Song Xuan was not interested in cleaning up people.
The main purpose of his coming to Songzhou was to practice well here for a few years, so that the three flowers could gather together as soon as possible and step into the realm of martial arts master.
As for cleaning up people, that's all incidental.
"Then where should we go next?"
Song Xuan pondered for a moment, looked up at the sky, and said, "It's getting late. Let's find an inn to stay at tonight. We'll go to Shaanxi-Gansu Province tomorrow."
Zhongnan Mountain, the boundary between Shaanxi and Gansu, is where Song Xuan plans to live permanently.
That place is one of the Taoist holy places in the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Quanzhen Sect is located here. In addition, the Ancient Tomb Sect, which is not well-known in the world, is also located in Zhongnan Mountain.
