The heavens are happy

Chapter 238
Zhou Dian, who was walking behind, looked at the state of Yang Xiao and Yin Tianzheng, and couldn't help scratching his head. Yang Xiao and Yin Tianzheng had a harmonious scene after they met. Not only did they not fight, Yang Xiao also showed concern Yin Tianzheng's appearance.

And Yin Tianzheng, the white-browed Eagle King, witnessed Yang Xiao wounding Yin Yewang and so many members of the Eagle Sect at the same time. Yin Tianzheng didn't seem to see it at all, and didn't feel angry at all, as if the one lying on the ground was not his son at all.

The white-browed Eagle King Yin Tianzheng and Yang Xiao have always been at odds, and this seems to be no secret within the Ming Cult. The origin of the matter is that after Yang Dingtian disappeared, everyone fought for the position of leader.

Among them, Yang Xiao was originally the most powerful and hopeful. First, he had the highest status as the left envoy of the light. Second, Yang Dingtian had taught him the Great Shift of the Universe. The relationship between the few people in the church is very disharmonious, especially with the Four Great Dharma Kings, there has always been a rift between them.

Coupled with the fact that Fan Yao, Yang Xiao's assistant Guangming You, disappeared, and Wu San Ren You had always been friends with the Four Great Dharma Kings, so Yang Xiao could not unify the Ming Cult.

Among the Four Great Dharma Kings, the most prestigious one is actually Yin Tianzheng, the White-browed Eagle King. No matter in terms of strength or character, his voice is the highest.

However, Yin Tianzheng, the eagle king with white eyebrows, broke the sect and founded the Tianying sect. In addition, Xie Xun, the golden-haired lion king, committed suicide, and Dai Qisi, the purple-shirted dragon king, was nowhere to be found.

If it weren't for Yang Xiao's sudden move to integrate Mingjiao, Mingjiao might not know what kind of downhill it would go.

But now inside the Mingjiao, not only the green-winged bat king Wei Yixiao is the closest to Yang Xiao, but the golden-haired lion king Xie Xun has also returned to the Zhongjiao. The most important thing is Yang Xiao's own great achievements in the cultivation of heaven and earth, and his skills are catching up with Yang Dingtian back then. .

Mingjiao once again ushered in the hope of resurgence, but at this time only the white-browed eagle king Yin Tianzheng and his Tianyingjiao stood in front of Yang Xiao.

Zhou Dian also knew that the Sky Eagle Sect had always been a serious problem in Yang Xiao's heart, so he thought that the meeting between Yang Xiao and Yin Tianzheng must be a tense meeting.

Unexpectedly, the two of them seem to have a tacit understanding. After meeting, both their speech and behavior are extremely harmonious.

This is because Zhou Dian and Yang Xiao stand at different angles and positions, so they consider things at different levels.

Zhou Dian could only think of personal grievances, but Yang Xiao thought of the development of the entire Ming Cult. What Zhou Dian could see was the loss of Ming Cult caused by Yin Tianzheng breaking the sect and founding the Tianying Cult, but Yang Xiao was able to Seeing Yin Tianzheng behind him has a more clever plan.

Although Tianyingjiao, like Mingjiao, is regarded as a cult by righteous people in Jianghu, but Yang Xiao knows that Wudang School, which is also known as Wulin Taishan Beidou along with Shaolin, has a high opinion of Tianyingjiao.

Not only did Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu return to the mainland after living overseas for ten years, but when they met Yu Lianzhou, Yu Lianzhou commented on Yin Tianzheng, "I have never met Ling Yue, but he leads the Tianying Cult against the heroes. Those who are his enemies can't help admiring him."

Yin Tianzheng led the Tianying Cult to fight against the heroes. Of course, he was unwilling to reveal Xie Xun's whereabouts in order to seize the dragon sword. On the other hand, why didn't he protect Xie Xun because Xie Xun and he were members of Mingjiao?There are definitely not many people who can see this point, at least King Yin Ye never saw the meaning of his father's arrangement.

Later, when Zhang Wuji, Yang Xiao, Yin Tianzheng, and Wei Yixiao rushed to help Wu, Zhang Sanfeng had an even higher evaluation of Yin Tianzheng, calling Yin Tianzheng "the master of a generation".

High martial arts can be called a master of martial arts, but the word "grandmaster" is not something that can be easily afforded. As Zhang Sanfeng's identity as a master, he naturally wouldn't call others a master casually. Tianzheng has a very high evaluation.

When Yin Tianzheng established the Tianying Sect, Mingjiao's situation was very bad, because Yang Dingtian disappeared without leaving a word, and Mingjiao had internal strife.

According to the explanation, the teaching did not have a deputy leader at the beginning, and the highest position under the leader was Yang Xiao, the left envoy. Yang Xiao even had Yang Dingtian personally pass on the Mingjiao's magical powers to protect the religion, so it is natural for Yang Xiao to succeed the leader.

However, Yang Xiao, or the original Yang Xiao, was not able to convince others with his martial arts talents. After all, Yang Dingtian was too powerful, so when Yang Dingtian was in power, there were too many capable people united by Mingjiao.

Among the Ming Cult, under Yang Dingtian, everyone who is released is a figure who can rule the roost. Yang Xiao does not have overwhelming authority and martial arts. Many people think that they have this kind of talent to take over the position of leader. A mess.

In addition, because of Xie Xun, Mingjiao has more enemies in the arena at this time, and many forces have conflicts with Mingjiao. It can be said that if the internal struggle continues, Mingjiao will be in danger of being destroyed. In terms of martial arts, he may be a master, but in terms of vision and strategy, he is an average person. Surprisingly, few people can see this hidden worry.

At this time, Yin Tian was leaving Jiangnan, and established the Tianying Sect in the Jiangnan area. He was the leader of the sect, and he actually came out to set up his own sect.

On the surface, Yin Tianzheng betrayed the Ming Cult by doing this, but in fact he had good intentions.

Seeing that Mingjiao has become a mess, and I have no ability to clean it up, then if I don't go into the muddy water, you can't blame me if I set up my own family!
Facts have proved that Yin Tianzheng's move to leave Mingjiao and stand up for Tianyingjiao was too correct.

Later, the six major sects besieged Guangmingding. Without the strong support of the Tianying Sect, Yang Xiao and others would not have been able to support Zhang Wuji's arrival, and the Ming Sect would have been wiped out by the six major sects.

It can be said that Yin Tianzheng's Tianying Sect established another foundation for Mingjiao, and turned the tide for Mingjiao.

Not only that, but in the original book, when Zhang Wuji was proclaimed as the leader of Mingjiao, Yin Tianzheng immediately announced the disbandment of Mingjiao, and said: "From today onwards, the name 'Tianyingjiao' will no longer exist in the world."

If it is because Zhang Wuji is his own grandson, Yin Tianzheng still thought that even so, he would not lose his power. When the members of Tianying Sect said that Yin Tianzheng and Zhang Wuji were close relatives, and the orders from any leader were the same, Yin Tianzheng Tianzheng said very harshly: "From today onwards there is only Zhang Jiaozhu, whoever calls me 'Yin Jiaozhu' is committing rebellion."

From Yin Tianzheng's words, it can be seen that Yin Tianzheng's establishment of Tianying Cult was not for the sake of the position of leader!

And these are also Yang Xiao's combination of his own knowledge of the plot, and the fact that he later led the Mingjiao with a higher vision, so he was able to understand Yin Tianzheng's arrangement back then.

Not to mention Zhou Dian, even within the entire Ming Cult, who else can understand it except him?
It can also be seen from this that Yin Tianzheng, the white-browed eagle king, is extraordinary, and Yang Xiao is able to see his plan only by combining his own advantage of knowing the plot.

No wonder Yin Tianzheng was able to create such a large foundation for the Sky Eagle Sect within a few decades even if he established his own school. He has a great reputation in the world and can rival the six major sects.

In terms of martial arts, Yin Tianzheng, the white-browed eagle king, is indeed the most suitable candidate for the leader. His only shortcoming may be that he is too old.

And the last time Yang Xiao entrusted Wei Yixiao to visit Yin Tianzheng at the Tianying Sect, he also vaguely explained his plan and some arrangements. Through Wei Yixiao's retelling, with Yin Tianzheng's resourcefulness, he had passed Yang Xiao's arrangements, It can be seen that Yang Xiao's consideration of issues is on the same plane as him, and it is all for the great cause of Mingjiao.

From Yang Xiao's arrangements for the future of Mingjiao, it can also be seen that in Yang Xiao's plan, Tianyingjiao is not the enemy of Mingjiao at all, and in Yang Xiao's entire layout plan, Tianyingjiao is directly in the southeast of Mingjiao. Barriers may be the best springboard to enter the world.

The communication between smart people often does not require too many words. Even if Yang Xiao is at Guangmingding and Yin Tian is at Tianyingjiao, the two of them can instantly understand each other's intentions as if they are talking through the air, and they can't help but have a heroic sympathy for each other. Feel.

Yang Xiao lamented the depth of Yin Tianzheng's schemes, and his utter loyalty to the Mingjiao, and how he endured humiliation so hard that even his own son misunderstood his intentions.

And the White-browed Eagle King also lamented that Yang Xiao was so good, except for his martial arts cultivation, he had such a plan. He was even more shocked by Yang Xiao's daring to plan a sweeping situation in the world, but this also made Yin Tianzheng uncontrollably have a kind of ambition And ambition, if you really can plan to succeed, it will not be in vain for a man to be born in this world!

That's why the two of them seem to be old friends at first sight, and they don't see the slightest strangeness.

Yin Tianzheng was in a hurry, so he didn't even have time to talk to Yang Xiao, and even passed over the matter of King Yin Ye. Seeing that Yin Tianzheng seemed to be facing a strong enemy, Yang Xiao also bluntly said that he would help, and Yin Tianzheng also trusted him very much. Without the slightest hesitation, he agreed to Yang Xiao to go to the main altar of Tianying Sect.

The two seem to be old friends who have been working together for many years, and there is no sloppiness in the slightest. There is firm trust in each other's eyes.

At this time, facing Yang Xiao's inquiry, Yin Tianzheng did not hide anything, and immediately gave Yang Xiao the full explanation of the difficulties facing the Tianying Sect.

It turns out that at this time, in the southeast sea area, the biggest enemy of the Skyhawk Sect is the Yanxiao Group headed by Zhang Shicheng.

Zhang Shicheng was born in a poor "Tingmin" family in Baijuchang, Taizhou.His three younger brothers Zhang Shiyi, Zhang Shide and Zhang Shixin also made a living by punting and transporting salt.

In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, the government was corrupt and the financial revenue was beyond the means.In order to fill the ever-expanding government and military expenditures, the rulers issued a large amount of salt and continuously raised the price of salt. The salt industry became the most important source of income for the state's finances.

Although the price of salt continues to increase, the salt people in the southeast coast still have nothing to live for.Taizhou is located on the southeast coast. Every midsummer, it will be hit by typhoons and the tide will flow backward.When the sea water receded, the fertile land turned into saline-alkali land, and the local farmers suffered unspeakably.

The so-called relying on mountains to eat mountains depends on water to drink water. In order to survive, the local people can only join in the business of transporting salt.

But working as a salt transporter in a salt factory can't make a lot of money every day. On the contrary, the supervisors of the salt factory are often from Yuan Dynasty, so they beat and scold the salt workers.

Brother Zhang Shicheng couldn't bear such a crime, so they simply killed the supervisor and gathered salt workers to rebel against the people of Yuan Dynasty.

Rebellion really depends on talent. Zhang Shicheng seemed to be born to do this. After he started, several salt farms around him responded one after another.

At that time, the salt workers who worked in the salt field felt that the work was too hard and tiring, so they jointly elected Zhang Shicheng as the leader and directly captured Taizhou.

At this time, Li Qi, the prefect of Gaoyou Prefecture, recruited them, but they defected soon after, killing Zhao Lian, who participated in the provincial government, and at the same time captured Xinghua, gathering in Desheng Lake, with a force of more than 1 people.

At this time, the Yuan court sent people to recruit them with the letter of appointment of "Wanhu". Zhang Shicheng's brothers all advised him not to recruit them, so as not to become Song Jiang.

But Zhang Shicheng knew that although he and the others were powerful, the imperial court had no power to fight back when they attacked the city and conquered the territory, but that was because he had not yet become a larger-scale target, and this power was not in the eyes of the imperial court at all.

Rebellion by tens of thousands of people like this was too common at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and the imperial court had no time to deal with him because they were suppressing bandits in other places. Once he continued to fight, it would attract the main force of the imperial court to encircle and suppress him.

Regardless of how effortless they were to attack several cities, those city defenders were just local miscellaneous soldiers, that is, at the level of scaring the common people. It's not something he can compete with at all.

Moreover, he fought all the way and threatened the refugees everywhere. After several battles, he still hadn't effectively integrated his combat power. He urgently needed to rest for a while, so he took advantage of the situation and agreed to the imperial court's recruitment.

Use the imperial court's salary to train your own troops, and when the time comes, when the power grows bigger, continue to fight against his mother.

Zhang Shicheng's abacus is not bad, but the court is not a fool, how could it allow Zhang Shicheng to develop his power, and frequently ordered Zhang Shicheng to dispatch bandits and suppress surrounding rebellions.

In Yuan Ting's mind, this trick was like the Song Ting who drove Liang Shanbo and Song Jiang to attack Fang La, using bandits to suppress bandits, no matter who wins or loses, there will inevitably be casualties. profit.

However, Yuan Ting underestimated Zhang Shicheng, a private salt dealer. Not only did he not follow Song Jiang's old path, but he also made a coat from Yuan Ting's tiger skin. The surrounding forces, large and small, seized the territory and divided up the wealth.

Zhang Shicheng was originally a salt dealer, so he occupied several gangs in the surrounding area that were selling illicit salt, and joined forces with several salt lords to control the illicit salt business in the southeast.

However, at this time, he discovered that there is another faction in the southeast that also controls a huge private salt business, and it is the most lucrative salt roads and salt farms, and that is the Sky Eagle Sect.

Originally, although the strength of the Tianying Sect in the southeast area is strong, its influence has not radiated to the entire southeast martial arts. There are two ways of black and white. The white-browed eagle king Yin Tian is absorbing the lessons of Mingjiao. , This is also the reason why the Tianying Cult was not besieged like the Ming Cult, because the Tianying Cult is obviously a white way.

But after the Wang Panshan Conference, the Giant Whale Gang, Haisha Gang, and Shenquanmen were all extinct, and King Yinye quickly took over their territory and business.

There is nothing in the Shenquanmen. The Haisha gang sells smuggled salt, and the giant whale gang monopolizes the maritime smuggling trade. Although the status of the gang is low, they are the most profitable businesses.

(End of this chapter)