It is probably well known in today’s world that the Red Clothes Sect is divided into ten sects.
But thirty years ago, the Red Clothes Sect was just a middle-class sect. It was still quietly rising, 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, Xintang 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 undertakes almost 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 now responsible for teaching traditional Chinese medicine and being responsible for the sick and sick care of the congregation.
Wutang was in charge of assassinations, and originally he 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.
Chief 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, taking care of fields, agricultural products, wine and other matters.
With the decentralization of power in Dingtang and the destruction of Xintang, the power of Gengtang became more and more important.
The chief of Rentang 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 there is a shortage of manpower at the ferry ports under the jurisdiction of each Tangkou and cannot be filled by self-recruitment, Guitang will coordinate the deployment.
Most of the thugs and dead soldiers supported by various halls were recruited from Guitang through various means.
Among the ten halls, Guitang's human affairs are 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 canons of the Red Clothes Sect, the leader of the ten halls, the deputy hall masters and the guardians 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, these important positions in the church are really not accessible to just anyone.
Several leaders of the church have followed the principle of preferring shortage to excess, and if there is no suitable candidate, 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 highest 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 stronger 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 that
More manpower is needed.
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 the 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 the Geng Hall.
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 Tingyuge have not planned 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, wipe out all the people in this place, and still have 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 face death without saving.
No matter which way Tingyu Pavilion chooses to break in, the other two ways will inevitably double-team from behind, leaving them vulnerable from both sides.
For everyone in Tingyu Pavilion, this can be considered as relaxing and waiting for work.
Three times, if we follow common sense, the one in the middle will be 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 act independently, then the one guarding the middle lane 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, there are fewer places to put your feet on the ground, and most of them are narrow passages connected by hooks and locks.
You have to walk sideways in the narrowest places, and the widest place can only accommodate two people standing side by side.
The spans of the hook locks are all more than one foot, and the longest point is ten feet. Five chains are used 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 was no way to lay any hidden arrows or tricks. Otherwise, the seven of them would have to spend a lot of energy on defense as they marched together, 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, and 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 a distance of twenty feet.
Between the two banks, apart from a solitary chain, was the rolling magma ten feet deep that illuminated the entire cave.
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 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, "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 have been used to contain the four weirdos."
"Those four weirdos, well, it seems they are indeed not human. 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 carry so many gadgets?”
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this, even Piao Ying raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
Jiang Yichen was ashamed. Sister Si'er was good, but she was too lively and enthusiastic, and he couldn't bear it.
Fortunately, Si'er quickly observed the new target and said happily: "Hey, that young man 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."