Chapter 76 Civil and Military Battle
"A bunch of ungrateful scholars!"
When Hu Meiniang learned about the defeat of Ma Gonggong and others, she was so angry that she threw things in the palace again, extremely angry.
The Confucian sect is so inflammatory. They control the public opinion and can confuse right and wrong and cause and effect. In many confrontations, she was always defeated in this way. , overseas homeless people are helpless.
"Mei Niang, now that they have torn their skins apart, there is no need for us to hold back any longer." A burly demon tribe with horns and a height of about 10 meters said in a loud voice. It was this time that he came specially from the Demon God Palace to help out. The demon king is named Qinggu.
This demon king seemed to have had an old relationship with Hu Meiniang. He had already appeared when the eight demon kings entered the capital last time. This time, he still refused to give up and came to help again.
He has always proposed not to abide by human rules of the game, but to directly follow the rules of the demon clan.
Thesis is that even if the demon clan develops for millions of years, they will not be able to compete with humans. It is more direct and powerful to speak with force. This is also the method that demon kings like them are better at.
After suffering a loss last time, he brought many demon soldiers and generals. Coupled with Hu Meiniang's own martial arts, the situation was no longer what it used to be.
In this way, they will have the confidence to break the relationship and confront directly with force.
Hu Meiniang's face was gloomy and uncertain, but she could not make up her mind for a moment: "But Zedi once said..."
"Zedi, it's that Zedi again. Now he has gone to the east. Has he ever been here to help you tide over the difficulties?" Although Qinggu has never met Hu Ze, he has always seen Hu Meiniang saying this. Zi couldn't forget it and couldn't help but become jealous.
Hu Meiniang was stunned for a moment, then smiled charmingly and said charmingly: "Brother Qinggu, what you said makes sense, so please help me deal with those disobedient Confucian scholars."
Qinggu was overjoyed when he heard this, and confidently patted his chest and promised, "Leave it all to me."
Qinggu was born as a demon king and was used to a straight-forward approach. This time he took the initiative to deal with the Confucian sect. He immediately divided his troops into multiple groups and asked his demon soldiers and generals to rush to different places where scholars gathered. He couldn't help but start taking people.
His way of dealing with it was very rough. Anyone who met with scholars would be punished as gathering a crowd to cause trouble.
There were even demon masters lurking on the road to Dongli Villa to ambush the scholars. Within a few days, people were panicking.
However, Qinggu was not a fool. He also knew how to use Hu Meiniang's advantage in running the government to bribe warriors among humans with high-ranking officials, generous salaries and bright futures, so that those warriors who had long been suppressed by Confucianism and Taoism could be reused. , for a while, many people were willing to take refuge and become the imperial eagle dogs.
The Qian Dynasty had its own national conditions, and there was never any saying that the poor were poor in literature and rich in martial arts. On the contrary, it was right to be poor in military and rich in literature. The military people were mostly from low backgrounds and had no way to study. They did not care about the debate between loyalty and treachery, the distinction between men and monsters, and who sat in power. They will listen to whoever is in charge.
Normally, the Daqian dynasty used civil society to dominate the military, but now they finally had a rare opportunity to ride on the heads of the scholars and dominate them, which also fully expressed their grievances.
The number of warriors in the Daqian Dynasty far exceeded that of scholars. Now they were organized to deal with the Confucian sect, and they immediately formed an overwhelming advantage.
This turmoil not only spread in the Holy Capital City, but also quickly spread to academies and schools in all directions.
At this time, all parties suddenly realized that Confucianism had occupied the resources of various places and suppressed warriors for too long. They considered themselves disciples of saints and should enjoy the highest status and all authority, and never looked down upon warriors.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce completely suppressed all major strata of society. Only by joining their sect, reading their principles, and being widely recognized and accepted by scholars, could one become a leader among the great cadres.
These contradictions are usually covered up, and there are even more beautiful articles written by Confucian disciples to whitewash the peace. Even if the kings rebel, it is considered to be a struggle for power among the royal children, and the truth behind it cannot be seen.
The result was that the Confucian sect was retreating steadily on all fronts and encountered a major crisis.
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"Mr. Qinglian, the Demon Empress has recently launched a large-scale prison edict and hired warriors. It can be said that demons are rampant. Although our Wanxiang Academy is a saint's court, it has also suffered attacks one after another. I am afraid that their next target will be this Dongli Villa. Please move your residence temporarily so as not to disturb the peace for those reckless warriors."
A few days later, several leaders of Wanxiang Academy came to Dongli Villa in person and asked Tang Taibai to move out of here and go to a safer and more private place.
The situation in the past few days has not been stable. Military men from various places have attacked academies, Mohist societies, and some famous societies with official protection. Fortunately, annexed colleges, societies, and the like have suffered varying degrees of damage.
Some celebrities were even attacked by thugs and beaten to death in the street.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is for Mr. Qinglian. Mr. Qinglian is well-known in Beijing, but he has no official position. It is very easy for those warriors to seize the opportunity to deal with him.
Li Chen smiled lightly and said: "Don't worry, if those people come, I will retreat for the time being and will not conflict with them."
The manager said worriedly: "I'm afraid that someone will be watching you and avoid you."
"Although Mr. Qinglian is a great scholar, those people represent the imperial court, and it is really not appropriate to confront them head-on."
Li Chen said: "That's wrong. What our Confucian school emphasizes is convincing people with virtue, not being pedantic and loyal. If those eunuch minions come and are willing to reason with me and refute the meaning of the scriptures, I will let them Three points, if you rely on your own force and use your power to bully others, I, Tang Taibai, have cultivated my sword with integrity, and I am not using it as a decoration. When the time comes, I should let them know how powerful I am, the saint disciple of my famous sect!"
"That's right. Mr. Taibai is upright. It's just me who overthinks it!"
"If those reckless warriors come, they will definitely be impressed by Sir's majesty and dare not make any mistakes!"
Several people in charge obviously came to persuade Li Chen, but they were persuaded instead. Their blood boiled and their morale became high.
From this point of view, there seems to be nothing to fear from those thugs. If they really dare to resort to violence, the Confucian sect will not be easy to mess with.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside.
"There is another private academy here that does not have an official license."
"Come on, let's smash it!"
"What are you doing? Stop it quickly, or I will report you to the police!"
"What kind of official do you want to report to? I am an official. Get out of my way, or I will kill you, the old man, too."
Several people in charge suddenly stood up, and Li Chen also stood up and looked at them.
Chapter completed!