It is probably well known in today's world that the Red Sect is divided into ten branches.
But thirty years ago, the Red Clothes Sect was just a mid-stream sect that had yet to rise quietly, and its number of people was even smaller. There were only three churches supporting the operation of the sect. Therefore, compared with the other seven churches, A, B, and C The internal structure is much more complete.
It is said that there are seven halls, but it is actually six halls. After all, Xin Tang has been uprooted by the Daoyi Alliance and exists in name only.
Jiatang focuses on controlling the secrets of the sect, formulating regulations and orders, conveying the orders of the leader, and supervising things in the church on behalf of the leader. Everything he does basically represents the personal will of the leader.
Yitang is responsible for all matters related to water transportation, such as shipbuilding, ship repair, sailing and even river access. He almost undertakes all the dirty work in the church.
Bingtang is in charge of the financial power of the sect, and is also responsible for purchasing and leasing land and building docks and warehouses.
Dingtang was originally in charge of personnel and punishment. Later, due to excessive powers, the punishment power was assigned to Gengtang. He no longer interfered with the recruitment and dismissal of grassroots personnel in each church. He was newly responsible for teaching Chinese medicine and being responsible for the sick and sick care of the congregation.
Wudang was in charge of assassinations, and he originally complemented Jitang, who was specialized in intelligence. After the Zhongshu Waiyi Rebellion, the secret conflicts with Kyushu Shihai and the Daoyi Alliance continued to lead to the decline of talents, so the latter took over the assassination affairs.
It was precisely because of this that Sha Qing, the dignified leader of Wutang Hall, was sent by Hongshang to Xishan Island to spy on information because he had nothing to do.
Geng and Xin Halls are both business and production halls set up to ensure the operation of a large sect.
The head of Geng Hall teaches the circulation industry, which covers all matters related to the movement of goods, such as escorts and sales, in addition to water transportation.
Hall Master Xin is in charge of teaching fixed assets and taking care of land, agricultural products, wine and other matters.
As Dingtang decentralized power and Xintang was destroyed, Gengtang became more and more powerful.
Ren Hall is in charge of forging armor and is also responsible for arranging external warfare and internal defense.
Guitang is an additional supplement to Dingtang. It is mainly used to recruit labor and secretly recruit talents.
When the manpower shortage at the ferry ports under the jurisdiction of each Tangkou cannot be filled by recruitment, Guitang will coordinate the deployment.
Most of the thugs and dead soldiers supported by various halls were won over by Guitang through various means.
Among the ten halls, Guitang's personnel involvement is undoubtedly the most extensive and complex, but it is also the most mixed.
The unique rights of Guitang also came into being.
According to the canon rules of the Red Clothes Sect, the leader, deputy leader and guardian of the ten halls must be personally appointed by the leader if they have to be replaced if there are casualties or casualties.
However, as the Red Sect becomes larger and larger, the important positions of these disciples are really not accessible to anyone who wants to.
Several sect leaders have followed the principle of "preferring shortages rather than excesses". If there are no suitable candidates, they will leave their seats vacant.
What's more, like the current leader Hongshang, since Xin Tang was destroyed by the Daoyi Alliance, not only has the next leader of Xin Tang been delayed in taking over, but even the entire authority of the church has been transferred to Geng Tang.
The privilege of Guitang is that it has one hall master, four deputy hall masters, and ten Dharma protectors, which is the largest number of positions among the ten halls.
Among them, only the positions of the leader and one deputy leader need to be approved by the leader. The rest can be competed by the strong ones, and the leader will no longer interfere.
Therefore, the high-level positions in Guitang have never been afraid of vacancies, and there are always people eager to take their place.
Second in terms of number of people is Jitang. The establishment of an information network cannot be spread at all without a large number of secret informants.
Following these two halls is the Geng Hall. After all, in anyone's opinion, apart from the fact that the Jia Hall has a tower close to the water and the power of a fox and a tiger, the most "favored" and the most powerful one is the Geng Hall. It has many responsibilities and powers, which often means More hands are needed to work.
Compared with taking away Wang Shuo's right-hand man from his own nest, forcing his way into the secret treasure cave and killing Liang Zimeng was enough to make the Red-dressed Cult suffer a lot.
Liang Zimeng is ruthless but can be empathetic. Any "household matter" that is constantly being cut and messed up in the church can be seen directly through the phenomenon when placed in front of him. According to Liang Zimeng's judgment, the Seven Envoys of Gengtang can easily resolve a matter. If the bowl of water is level, the rewards and punishments are clear, and everyone from top to bottom in each hall is convinced of this.
It doesn't matter if two of the seven envoys are removed, the five envoys can still maintain the normal operation of Gengtang.
But when Liang Zimeng died, the coexistence of the five envoys, who were extremely eccentric in their private behavior, became a problem. How could they convince the public?
It is equivalent to the collapse of most of the Gengtang Hall. How can it control the behavior of other halls?
Even if the three secret caves in Pinghai are not exposed, the Red Clothes Sect will definitely be in trouble for a while because of Liang Zimeng's death. What's more, the seven people in Tingyu Pavilion are not ready to give up. To tell the world, we must try our best to undermine the hidden power of this huge religion.
The seven people in Tingyu Pavilion did not delay for too long. They reached a consensus and chose to continue in depth.
Of course, no matter what choice they make, they cannot divide their combat power and must join forces to fight alone on the front line.
First of all, there is not much time left before dawn. It is unlikely that they will go to every corner of the secret cave of purgatory and wipe out all the people in this place. There will still be plenty of time to retreat calmly.
Secondly, it can save physical energy to the greatest extent.
The Ten Red Clothes Halls are not like the Twelve Heavenly Evil Sects. Each sect is basically complete regardless of its size. The connections between the sects with relatively limited functions are naturally closer. Even if there are occasional frictions, there will be no mutual resentment. They are well versed in the relationship between lips and teeth. Reason, so as not to die without help.
No matter which way Tingyuge chooses to break in, the other two ways will definitely double-team them from behind, leaving them vulnerable from both sides.
For everyone in Tingyu Pavilion, it can be regarded as relaxing and waiting for work.
Thirdly, according to common sense, the one in the middle is respected.
Since he forced his way into the dragon pond, it would be a pity if the dragon he killed was not the strongest one.
As long as the Red Sect does not stand alone, then the one guarding the middle road will be a powerful dragon and a big fish, and they will be the most profitable to kill.
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The deeper the secret cave of purgatory goes, the more it shows an upward trend.
Although the distance from the lava surface is getting farther and farther, the places where you can step on the ground are less and less, and most of them are narrow passages connected by hooks and locks.
You have to walk sideways at all the narrow places, and the widest place can only accommodate two people standing side by side.
The spans of the hooks and locks are all more than one foot, and the longest point is ten feet, with five chains as bridges.
Don't say that those who are not smart enough can't survive in the secret cave of purgatory, and those who trespass without good Qinggong skills are no different from seeking death.
Fortunately, in such a geographical environment, there is no condition to plant any hidden arrows or tricks. Otherwise, the seven people would have to spend a lot of energy to prepare for the journey, even if there were no strong enemies blocking the way.
After not knowing how many miles they had gone, the seven people encountered three waves of guards with a total of 60 people, and then came to a long chain bridge.
This is a single chain bridge.
Of course there is only one chain, but it is as thick as a wrist and is twenty feet long.
The ground on the other side is slightly lower than ten feet. It is a regular octagonal stone flat that is rare in this lava cave, shaped like a Bagua platform.
The Bagua Platform occupies a large area, at least it occupies most of the field of view from twenty feet away.
Between the two banks, except for a solitary chain, was the rolling magma ten feet deep that illuminated the entire cave with red color.
This reminded Jiang Yichen of the Lingxiao Crossing outside Jinzhou City, which was also connected to the natural barrier by a thick chain.
Jiang Yichen couldn't see the details of the other side without opening his eyes. Fortunately, he simply relied on the Si'er on his back to act as an interpreter, explaining everything in detail.
Si'er lifted up the black hair that blocked her sight, her beautiful eyes widened, and she said with a click: "You must be a master now."
"There are ten people, oh no, one, two...six people."
"Those four black objects look like coffins, but they are quite small. They must be used to contain those four weirdos."
"Those four weirdos, well, it seems they are indeed not human beings. They are controlled by four men in black robes standing behind them."
"I understand, those four people are actually Yanshi!"
"Isn't it the Shan Shi who recently stole the temple?"
Si'er gently patted Jiang Yichen's right shoulder and said with a smile: "The girl opposite is pretty good-looking, and her height is just right for you. She roasts here every day, so her skin is inevitably darker, and her braid fits Xiaoxia's mouth perfectly. Isn’t it too heavy on the head to have so many gadgets hanging around as we often say about the customs of the motherland?”
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this, even Piao Ying raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Jiang Yichen was ashamed. Sister Si'er was good, but she was too lively and enthusiastic, which he couldn't bear.
Fortunately, Si'er quickly observed the new target and said happily: "Hey, that guy is really a handsome man. The so-called Fengshen Junyi should be nothing more than that!"
Piao Ying's face darkened upon hearing this.
Ni Die couldn't help wiping his sweat, coughing lightly and said: "Let's forget about that. You will never want to know where this handsome guy got his skin."
