Chapter 515 (end, open tomorrow) Return to Lu State, enemies make trouble
Half a year later.
From south to north, a long journey of millions of miles.
Lin Shan left alone and came back with a group of people. He encountered some minor difficulties along the way, but with him and Brother Ji teaming up, he could run away even if he couldn't fight.
I saw private schools everywhere below, reciting aloud, and everyone worshiping and paying homage.
Then he knew that the State of Lu had arrived.
"The front is the territory of the Lujiang Alliance, which is one of the best alliances in Western Lu, second only to the neutral Yunchuan Academy."
As Lin Shan hurried on, he briefly explained the situation in Lu State to the people behind him.
It is nothing more than Confucianism in power, led by the top ten academies.
The four top powers are all located in the central part, and the remaining eight are within the influence of the major academies.
"Except for the famous people I told you not to mess with, don't be afraid of others. Most of them can give you the answer!"
Zuo Ning and others were very excited after hearing this.
They used to be casual cultivators, but now they have finally entered the big league. They suddenly feel a little hard on their backs and are eager to try.
Brother Chicken flapped his wings vigorously, wishing he could look up to the sky and roar!
"When will you help me establish a sect, I can't wait!"
"Now, be patient."
Lin Shan felt that it would be better to let it learn before going out to start a business on its own.
After all, it had only lived among the demon clan in the Luosong Mountains before, and it didn't really understand the world of human cultivation. It was better to rush in without thinking and avoid breaking its head and bleeding.
Relatively speaking, Chicken Brother's temperament is still relatively straightforward and naive, and he does not have enough social experience.
Therefore, it is better to stay in Xungujiao to visit and understand it for a while, and then go out to start a business.
I also spent more than ten years in the Black Lotus Cult before I had the experience to become the leader myself.
There is a big difference between someone taking it and no one taking it.
Not long after, the front entered the main line of the Lujiang River Basin.
Going up the river and passing through the Lunan River Basin, the four Lunan sects here, Lingyun Sect, Xianhemen, Zhaoshenbao, and Liuyang Sect, are all the elders of the Lujiang League.
The four sects sometimes acted in unison and sometimes had disputes with each other. Once when the Lujiang League encountered a crisis, they even secretly tried to build a wall.
However, Lin Shan was quite generous and did not pursue the matter too much. He just let it go after beating him for a while.
To be honest, he is a kind leader.
If it had been someone else, the new official would have had three things to do when he took office: he might not kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, but he would have to shake the mountain to scare the tiger and reshuffle the underlying structure.
But he still uses the old system and doesn't make any major changes to the plan, which is no different from when the ancestor of the Yang family was still alive.
The main reason is laziness. Apart from things other than one's own strength, how can you save yourself the trouble? Only when you are strong can you be truly powerful.
All external objects and forces are just tools for one's own use.
Instead of visiting and visiting the Four Sects of Lunan, it flew directly overhead.
Luzhong County, Xianyin Pool.
It has been more than three years since the Lujiang League Conference was held that day, and a huge water fairy city has been built here!
The Fairy City has a radius of hundreds of miles, and the streets, land, facilities, and institutions are all in good order, and it seems to be quite popular.
All four city gates have pontoons leading directly from the outside world, and there is an endless stream of monks coming and going.
There is a plaque hanging on the tower of the main south gate:
"Lujiang City".
This is the regional characteristic, and it is also in line with the sense of belonging that local forces had for their own country at the beginning of its establishment.
Looking at the flow of people below, it is many times larger than that of Wangyue City. After all, it is the headquarters of the alliance. The employment and resources of the cultivation world gathered from all aspects must be top-notch in the local area.
Lin Shan flew directly into the city with a group of people and went straight to the Lujiang League headquarters.
In the center of the city, there are dangerous buildings hundreds of feet tall, shining like jade.
As a landmark building in the Fairy City, it is also the decision-making power center of the Lujiang League. Elders and guardians from all walks of life are stationed in it.
Lin Shan's return also caused quite a stir.
Deputy leader Yang Zhenren came out to greet him personally, and also brought four other Jindan Zhenren who were on duty.
Everyone has not seen the alliance leader return for a while, and when he came back suddenly, he looked a little reserved.
Lin Shan looked around and found that the other four people were not very familiar to him. They were not one of the top ten elders of the Lujiang League in the city, but were members of the thirteen sects who later joined the guardianship seat.
The strength of these sects is uneven, but now they are twisted into a rope and gathered into a tower. They are also a decisive force in the western part of the Lu Kingdom today.
Come to the top of the headquarters.
Everyone took their seats one by one. Except for Brother Chicken and the Pig-headed Monster, Zuo Ning and others were placed in the yard below the high-rise building, waiting for follow-up arrangements.
Lin Shan also introduced these two new partners to the alliance. He didn't go into too much detail. They were just his spiritual pets.
Real people from all walks of life smiled and said congratulations and exchanged polite greetings.
"Master Yang, how has the development of our alliance been during my absence? Has anything major happened?"
Lin Shan asked about the latest progress. Even if he was the shopkeeper, he couldn't just ask questions at all.
Yang Zhenren nodded and told him the general story.
"First of all, the league's rules and regulations have been completely standardized. All reward, punishment and promotion mechanisms are effective and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."
"Secondly, various forces have increased investment in the alliance and integrated various industries. Most businesses in the Lujiang River Basin have been localized, and our control over our own territory has been greatly improved."
"Coupled with the joint management of ten elder seats, thirteen guardian seats, and more than 300 member seats of various sizes, Lujiang City has now become the military, political and economic center of the entire basin."
"A large number of casual cultivators heard the news and traveled thousands of miles to look for opportunities."
The most numerous people in the world of cultivation are the low-level casual cultivators.
It is only because of the hard work of these people that the labor force is exploited by powerful forces like them. Anyway, not everyone can be rich, there must be someone who does the work.
If you can attract casual cultivators to find work and make a living, that's a good start.
Yang Zhenren reported on the overall development. Basically, it was prosperous and there were no mistakes.
After all, the current size of Lujiang League is here, with strong compatibility and high fault tolerance rate, so in general, the development momentum is good.
This is the interior.
When it comes to external matters, Yang Zhenren and the other four other Zhenren's faces look a little weird.
"What's going on externally? Apart from Yunchuan Academy, there shouldn't be anyone in Western Shandong who is our opponent, right?"
"Yunchuan Academy is a neutral camp and has a good relationship with us, so it should not cause any problems."
"The forces in the other half of the region are nothing more than scattered sand. Can they still pose any threat to us?"
Lin Shan is still somewhat confident in his family and does not think there is any force that can shake the status of the Lujiang League. With his current size, he can actually sweep across Luxi and bring other territories under his control.
Even though there are a few giant families like the Yang family and Dai family in the past, and there are also strong people like Jin Dan in the late stage, they are still no match for their own alliance.
But he didn't do that.
Because we know that ‘too much is not enough’.
Local regional characteristics are how he positions himself and is also a shell to protect himself.
If you are not satisfied with the status quo, you want to continue fighting and seize territory and resources.
Not to mention arousing panic among the people in Western Shandong, it will definitely lead to joint intervention from various factions, and even warnings and beatings from top forces.
Half of Lu Xi has reached the edge of the bottom line!
If they want to further expand their territory and unify the entire territory of Western Shandong, this would be a bit excessive.
Sometimes, it’s appropriate to leave some ‘leeway’ for yourself, hello to me, hello to everyone.
The forces in the other half of Luxi are not convinced by you and are at odds with you, which is actually a relatively good thing.
Why do the frontier generals of mortal dynasties like to 'raise the bandits and respect themselves'?
Obviously it can be eradicated, but it just won’t be eradicated.
This is a balanced principle. Maintain the status quo, recruit troops secretly, increase your own strength, make time for development, and slowly arm yourself to increase your voice.
The same is true in the world of cultivation.
So he just let it go and didn't use force.
However, the overall economic squeeze will not show mercy.
"The market here in Luxi has indeed been occupied by the powerful members of our Lujiang League. They are involved in all walks of life. Those local snakeheads are complaining privately. Except for a few giant families, most of them dare not be angry openly. ”
Master Yang had already anticipated this, and everything was moving on the established track.
"Only in northwestern Shandong, we have encountered the infiltration of external forces. At present, people everywhere are floating, and everyone is watching from a distance."
"Infiltration by external forces? What's going on?"
Lin Shan frowned, wondering which external force dared to interfere in his Lujiang Alliance's sphere of influence.
"Speaking of which, it also has something to do with your ancient-seeking religion, leader."
Yang Zhenren showed an awkward smile and told him about the current situation in the north.
"Do you still remember that at the alliance conference three years ago, Jingxuan and his two elders led a team to force him to marry?"
"Of course, there's nothing I can't remember."
Lin Shan naturally agreed.
The four Jindan Masters next to them looked a little unnatural, because their fellow Jindan Masters back then were more or less instigated by Jingxuan and the two elders and came to instigate them together.
"Because of that conflict, the city lord of Chixiao City and Happy Lin Shi'en Sanren were killed by Elder Heiku and Elder Zhankong of your sect."
"Then you sent someone to take over and support the heirs of those two families to succeed, but they were blocked by the secret forces. As a result, the master has still not been competed for."
"Although these two companies are also located at the northern end of our Lujiang River Basin, they have not joined the Lujiang Alliance, which makes it inconvenient for us to intervene now. After all, the divisions are unknown."
"Therefore."
When Yang Zhenren said this, Lin Shan also understood what was going on.
The original intention of killing the two most popular ones was to establish prestige, but later I thought about simply taking over the territory there.
However, in view of the special national conditions of the cultivation world of Lu State, if one directly kills people and then seizes the foundation, it will not be easy to be morally tenable without deep hatred.
So the Xun Gu Sect's men were sent out to support a puppet or agent.
He remembered that the Black Skull Demon Lord and Master Zhankong ordered the boy Mu Yan to lead the team to Chixiao City, and Gao Daoda to lead the team to Happy Forest, and they each conducted a secret strategy without much interference.
Fast forward to now, I’ve been away for more than a year and I haven’t finished it yet!
If it is said that there is obstruction from external forces, that would make sense.
"Have you checked clearly? Who dares to interfere with my Xun Gu Sect's affairs?"
"After intelligence investigation within the alliance, it should be a merchant from a cultivation family in northwest Shandong."
Yang Zhenren looked solemn at this time, feeling quite troubled.
"Merchant."
Lin Shan touched his chin and pondered, suddenly realizing something in his heart.
If it is a business, then it is really possible.
When I went to Yunchuan Academy to study a few years ago, I met Master Shang Geng and Master Shang Ding from the Cultivation Family, and they even had a quarrel with me over the matter of Jing Xuan and the others.
The strength of the merchants is extraordinary. There is more than one late Jindan in each generation, and there will always be clan members who stay in Shang Yang Academy as professors to attract foreign aid.
A professor, in a college, is equivalent to forming a faction of its own, leading a lineage!
If a businessman can continue to inherit professors for so many years for several generations, I am afraid that not only there are many students in Shangyang Academy, but also one of them may have the surname Shang!
Compared with this kind of aristocratic family, the Yang family and Dai family are far behind.
No wonder he dared to challenge his own Lujiang League!
The grudge between the two parties is also very simple. The first is that he grabbed the reed jade stalactite in the cliff forbidden area and drove away Shang Ding. The second is to kill the two elders Jingxuan.
The two elders, Jing Xuan, had many connections in Shang Yang Academy, so their killing would inevitably arouse a lot of hostility, and he had already been mentally prepared for this.
Back in Yunchuan Academy, in order to save face for the three professors, he and the people from Shangyang Academy took a step back and there was no conflict.
But who would have thought that when he left the State of Lu, the merchant would send people to cause trouble for him?
"Chixiao City and Happy Forest both fall within the scope of Western Shandong. Their businesses are in northwest Shandong, so they should be considered out of bounds. You don't care about this?"
Lin Shan didn't think there was anything to worry about. In terms of justice and status, it was all on his own side and he could just send someone to expel him. How could outsiders make irresponsible remarks?
Yang Zhenren smiled bitterly and told others that they were prepared.
"The merchant has a daughter who is married to the third son of the deceased city lord of Chixiao City. Therefore, they are related by marriage. It is reasonable and reasonable to invite the mother's family to help win the legitimate son."
"When Happy Forest was originally built by Shi En Sanren, due to lack of funds to start a sect, they even invited merchants to participate in the investment, so there are also merchants in Happy Forest."
These two places were originally controlled by their own Jindan real people, and the merchants had no reason to intervene forcefully. Later, the Lord of Chixiao City and Shi Ensan died, and the merchants took advantage of the situation under false pretenses.
No one can find fault with this.
After hearing this, Lin Shan couldn't help but become silent.
"It seems that the merchant only sent juniors in the foundation building stage to stir up trouble in this matter, and did not escalate the situation, so I would not involve the Lujiang Alliance."
From the perspective of the alliance, Yang Zhenren did not do anything drastic.
Because he knew that not only the other forces in Luxi were happy to see the joke, but even the merchants might be waiting for him to reveal his flaws and then fully respond.
"You did the right thing in this matter. If there is a temporary stalemate over there, let him go. There is no rush."
Lin Shan has many more important things to do when he comes back this time.
The first thing is to improve your own strength. The little things in the north can be put aside. Things must be prioritized.
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(The sixth volume "Revisiting the Old Place" is over. There is nothing more to say. I will start the seventh volume tomorrow: "The Shattered Star Palace")
(End of chapter)