As the saying goes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
There are also people in the court. So, is the court a river and lake?
The imperial court is a river and a lake.
It's just that the world of the imperial court has clearer rules and regulations. On the surface, it always seems to be gentler, less wild and wild, and more machinations. Compared with the straightforwardness of the larger rivers and lakes, the world of the imperial court seems to be a bit idiosyncratic. , is incompatible with the world, so people are always used to separating the imperial court from the world and treating it differently.
It has to be said that it is reasonable to distinguish between the imperial court and Jianghu.
However, the history of surname changes in the Zhongzhou dynasty for more than a thousand years proves that this view is just people's wishful thinking.
The imperial court could not afford to fight easily, and at the first move, it would confiscate homes, exterminate families, and even massacre clans. The methods were ruthless and the execution was firm, no less than any political power.
In a narrow sense, the imperial court and the Jianghu are inseparable. They are always balancing and coexisting in a subtle form in the process of the ebb and flow of one.
Most of the time, the court's tactics are tougher than those of Jianghu.
Under such circumstances, the dispute between the leaders of the martial arts alliance and the fight between good and evil factions were nothing more than a small fight as far as the court was concerned.
If the court doesn't care about you, then it doesn't care about you. If it wants to take care of you... then it can take care of anything.
When the court doesn't like to pay attention to the affairs of Jianghu, there is an accident - Jianghu will slowly develop and grow secretly.
If the court can detect and suppress it in time, then the surname of that dynasty can continue to exist.
If due to neglect, the power of Jianghu cannot be restrained, the dynastic rule may one day be overthrown.
Therefore, throughout the history of dynasty changes, there is always a shadow of Jianghu.
In the long history of fifty years ago, Zhongzhou continued to expand its territory and strengthen its country. However, wars were ultimately extremely draining of national power. Over the years, although Zhongzhou was a great country, it was also burdened by the hardships of its troops and its people. , began to cultivate health and recuperate.
No matter what the surname of the person on the dragon throne is, he will enter a relatively peaceful period of recovery of national strength.
It is said that times create people. When the Zhongzhou court was in a state of decline, the Zhongzhou arena quietly emerged. During those twenty or thirty years, the court unknowingly developed to the point where hundreds of factions contended.
At that time, the power of Jianghu far exceeded that of the imperial court, and it was a critical situation for the imperial court. The emperor should have trouble sleeping and eating.
The imperial court publicly did not dare to break up with Jiang Hu, but secretly took some actions to gradually weaken Jiang Hu's power.
At the right time, Dongying and Wala, who coveted Zhongzhou's vast territory and rich resources, saw the chaos in Zhongzhou's court and rivers and lakes, and did not want to miss the God-given opportunity. They united and incited other neighboring countries of Zhongzhou to attack.
In the end, the foreign barbarians failed to succeed. No matter whether it was Jianghu or the imperial court, they were all focused on the outside world.
It's just that the war has been raging in Zhongzhou for three years, and I don't know how many ills it has left for the current situation.
During the three years of the Anti-Japanese War, the vitality of Zhongzhou from the court to the Jianghu was severely damaged, but it is undeniable that Dasheng Jianghu was even more damaged.
In the next nearly twenty years, the imperial court kept a low profile and the world was undergoing a transformation.
Famous and decent sects with long heritage, such as Wudang, Shaolin, and Kunlun, retreated to a corner and faded out of the world.
The big righteous gangs such as Jiuzhou Jieyi, Sihaihuimeng, Daoyi League, etc., together with evil sects such as the Red Sect and the Twelve Sects of Tiansha, have completely taken over the banner of the world and become the protagonists on the stage.
The bigger the arena, the more people there are, and the pursuit of their own interests is even more different. Therefore, it is common to see the two sides of good and evil sharpening their knives.
Because of this, the fishermen in the imperial court benefited from being able to survive in the cracks, and they could also hide behind the scenes and instigate various forces to fight.
After a series of major events such as the destruction of the Stone Mansion, the overthrow of the Demon Palace, the Xunfeng Valley Sky Burial, and the Bloody Night of the Hundred Flowers Conference, the Zhongzhou court, which had been restless for nearly fifty years, finally regained its dominance and had the opportunity to proudly declare who He is the real master of Zhongzhou.
The bloody night of the Hundred Flowers Conference was the night when the Zhongzhou court, which had been dormant for nearly half a hundred years, was proud and proud. It was a rectification of its name in front of the world, and it was also a warning to the world.
However, this alone is not enough. If the imperial court wants to truly control the overall situation and consolidate its rule, it must remove more weapons from the hands of Jianghu people. However, this step cannot be taken too hastily and can only be taken slowly. Of.
The promulgation of the "Martial Restriction Order" was the first step taken by the Zhongzhou court.
The "Martial Restriction Order" refers to the "four prohibitions" in the world.
One: The total number of members of any Jianghu gang shall not exceed one thousand, and they shall not form alliances in any form or name to help each other.
Two: No more than five people from any Jianghu gang can participate in the fight outside the mountain gate.
Three rules: No fights involving more than twenty people are allowed.
Violating any of these rules can be regarded as disturbing the peace of the people or being suspected of treason. The imperial court is not afraid of using military force to suppress it!
Zhongzhou has gone through thousands of years, and countless ancestors have used bloody examples to formulate a set of mature legislation that embodies the wisdom of dozens of generations on how to stabilize the country.
It’s just that no matter how perfect the legislation is, it must be implemented with fists. In the past, the court’s fists were soft and lacked the means and strength to enforce them. Now, the court’s fists have become tough again. Any force wants to treat the law as nothing and wanton provocation as before. The majesty of the imperial court requires everyone to weigh their own weight.
Of course, the imperial court, which is well versed in boiling frogs in warm water, did not blindly strangle the Jianghu gangs' activities.
In the final analysis, this "force restriction order" is to limit the development scale of Jianghu gangs and avoid uncontrollable chaos.
But its rules are too simple, leaving a lot of room for maneuver.
For example, the first rule, although it eliminates the possibility of the revival of the Kyushu and Sihai alliances, does not prevent gangs from establishing personal relationships. As long as there is no war, it does not matter whether the gangs live or die, and business transactions can still continue.
As for how to branch out between the two and how many gangs to cover, it all depends on their own abilities.
The gangs in the Jiuzhou and Sihai alliances were originally independent and complete entities. However, in the bloody killings in the past few years, no gang has more than a thousand members. It can be said that the first law does not exist between the original two alliance gangs. How much profit or loss.
For the Daoyi Alliance, which already exists in a special form, it is even more harmless.
It's just that the current representatives of the Daoyi Alliance are more clear, referring only to Juyuan and Yiyun Villa.
Villas such as Qilin, Luliu, and Shuixiu have either severed their relationship with the Daoyi Alliance and exist independently, or they have been disbanded on the spot and merged into the Daoyi Alliance. After all, the Daoyi Alliance has become increasingly sparse in recent years, and there are so many such villas. There were less than half a hundred people in total, and they could not exceed the number of thousands.
Regarding the first rule, the one most affected is the Red Clothes Sect, followed by the Twelve Heavenly Evil Sects.
The Red Sect is subdivided into ten churches. Each church has a relatively single function. Only when combined into one can the entire gang operate normally. However, the number of people in the ten churches far exceeds a thousand. In order to circumvent the imperial court's "Martial Restriction Order" 》, the Red Sect only had three, three or four points, and temporarily divided three or four branches with more complementary functions into one place to maintain the daily gang operations in the form of a large branch.
After the twelve gates of Tiansha have been removed, and the main rudder Tiansha Palace is added, there are still eleven sub-rudders. Fortunately, regardless of the main helm and sub-rudders, they can operate independently according to the original mechanism. In this way, if The Twelve Tiansha Sects are determined to become bigger, and they can become the largest gang in Zhongzhou.
The second article is limited to fighting. Therefore, as long as large-scale actions between gangs are not drawing knives, drawing swords, punching and kicking, they are not explicitly prohibited. In this way, business transactions such as wine and cloth can also proceed as usual.
The third article is entirely to control the scale of the fight. After all, the imperial court has limited energy. As long as there is no major war, they don't bother to pay attention.
Since the Hundred Flowers Conference, many people in the Zhongzhou martial arts community have guessed that this "Martial Restriction Order" will eventually come.
Those with a more long-term vision knew that this would happen sooner or later after the imperial court's first interference in Jianghu emerged early.
Among them, the one who suffered the biggest loss was the evil sect that had become more and more closely involved with the imperial court in recent years.
In fact, if the forces of good and evil in Jianghu and Jianghu had not completely penetrated into the entire Zhongzhou economic context in recent years, the imperial court's explicit orders would never stop there.
After all, it is impossible for the imperial court to keep an eye on all the political forces in the world and strictly abide by the terms of the "Martial Restriction Order", let alone to rush to impose sanctions. As long as they don't make too much noise or go too far, the imperial court will still turn a blind eye. Close one eye.
The introduction of the "Martial Restriction Order" has its historical inevitability.
As early as a month after the regulations came out, several Jianghu disputes involving dozens of people in Xijiang County, Pinghai County, and Chu County were quickly suppressed by the imperial army, which expressed the imperial court's tough attitude and had done enough. bedding.
The bloody battle at Ningtai that Jiang Yichen, Feipiao and others experienced personally was reported to Kyoto a few days ago. The fact that five hundred Japanese killers infiltrated into Zhongzhou was not concealed. The imperial court was shocked and also expressed concern for the suffering Daoyi Alliance, Tingyuge offered words of comfort, and at the same time launched the "Martial Restriction Order" early, making it clear that it would suppress this kind of arrogant Jianghu behavior.
According to the reasoning of Jiang Yichen and the old man, the fact that five hundred Japanese killers entered the country to ambush and kill was definitely related to the imperial court. However, the imperial court used this to enforce the law and flaunt justice.
The irony is quite ironic.
But it is not a bad thing in terms of the return journey of the two pavilion masters of Tingyu Pavilion.
With this "Martial Restriction Order" by their side, Luo Piaoling and his party don't have to worry, similar to the situation where various forces gathered in Baiju Town to kill the Niu family's father and daughter.
Jiang Yichen didn't know who else was playing the same song as Luo Piaoling and Meng Chaoge besides Xue Qinghuan from Liu Nian Pavilion.
It stands to reason that on the way back, Xue Qinghuan should avoid suspicion and go alone, and Tingyu Pavilion will send three elites to escort Luo and Meng back south.
In this way, the worst situation that the five of them might face is that there are three groups of five people who have been attacking and killing in tacit agreement along the way.
This tacit understanding is that the three forces cannot appear at the same time, otherwise it will be suspected of forming an alliance to achieve a common goal. Tingyuge can use this to ask the court to send troops for assistance.
Even though Luo Piaoling couldn't wield a sword and Meng Chaoge's strength was limited, no one party was confident enough to defeat three people and kidnap or intercept Luo and Meng with the strength of five people.
Therefore, in this situation, the imperial court's "Martial Restriction Order" is no more than a talisman for Luo Piaoling and his party.
Judging from the coincidence of developments over time, Jiang Yichen does not rule out that Luo Piaoling secretly exerted some influence in the implementation of this order.
Jiang Yichen put down his tea cup and smacked his lips. While savoring the unique taste of Yaogu's homemade health tea, he sorted out the general trend of Zhongzhou that had long been understood by Luo Piaoling, Lao Bo and other good planners, and further clarified his role.
