Luodong Chen family and the Kuang Family Gang are the two opponents of the Xiaoyao Sect today.

The founder of the Chen family in Luodong was an old man from the Iron Blood Changhemen. He was once named the Viscount of the Kaiguo by Emperor Taizu for his military achievements. After the Iron Blood Changhemen was disbanded, he followed Li Mingzhe's advice and stayed in Luoyang, but did not serve in the court. Instead, he opened the door to build a sect early and was determined to develop into the martial arts world. Unfortunately, he died young due to many injuries on the battlefield. It seriously affected the development of the Chen family, resulting in its strength being among the five great masters in Luoyang. But since that's the case, it still defeated the Xiaoyao Sect 3:2.

The poor family gang from the martial arts world in Lianghuai was said to have been created by the remnants of the Beggars' Sect that was wiped out by the previous dynasty. However, the martial arts inherited by this sect are average, but the management is good, occupying most of the water transportation in the two Huai sections of the North and South Grand Canal. Not only is it endless, but it is rich. The disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect defeated him with a 3:2 and won the victory of the second sect competition.

After listening to Xu Xi's victory, Xue Chang was very happy. He praised the five people well and encouraged them to continue their efforts and strive to achieve another success in the competition with the Poyang Water Gang tomorrow, the last opponent of the group.

After the dinner, Xue Chang was about to discuss the marriage of Luo Lanmeng with Zhou Wanyao, but the concierge came in and reported that the Long Guard Commander Xu Zhen, who had been here the night before, was asking for a meeting outside the door.

"Why is this person here again?" Gu Shijing showed disgust.

Xue Chang's heart moved and said, "I guess I'll talk about the spies about Beiyan. I'll go out and take a look first."

After saying that, he strode out. As soon as he was discharged from the hospital, he saw Xu Zhen greeting him with a smile on his face and bowing with his fists: "President Xue, congratulations! As the saying goes, 'On the wedding night, when you are on the golden list', what you did is several times better than this. From now on, Master Xue will be famous all over the world!"

Long Wei is worthy of being an institution dedicated to inquiries about the news. Emperor Taixiang’s marriage in the city tower should not be made public yet. Xu Zhen’s puns indicate that he already knew everything, so Xue Chang did not hide it and said with a respectful voice: “Thank you, Lord Xu! Are you just congratulating me this time?”

"Of course it's more than that." Xu Zhen replied: "The thing you asked me to check yesterday has already turned out--"

"That's great!" Xue Chang was overjoyed.

Xu Zhen calmed down his smile, pulled Xue Chang to the carriage far away from the gate of the courtyard, and whispered: "I went to the General Inspection Army today to check out the secret files of the Bashu Wulin for the past 20 years. There is indeed a record of Xu Hao. But don't be excited, listen quietly to me."

Xue Chang nodded.

"This Xu Hao was born into a family of military generals in the previous dynasty. The Northern Barbarians invaded the south. When the previous dynasty was destroyed, Xu Hao's brother Xu Ming was the general of the Gongzhou Navy at that time. After the early emperor raised an army to capture Chengdu, all parts of Bashu surrendered one after another. However, Xu Ming refused to surrender in Gongzhou. Instead, he led his army to continue to fight against the late emperor, causing a lot of trouble. Later, the officials of Gongzhou followed the righteousness and launched a mutiny in the city and killed him. His whole family was also slaughtered by chaos.

In his early years, Xu Hao was also an official of the previous dynasty. Because of his straightforward personality, he offended the powerful officials, so he was arrested and imprisoned. He was exiled to southern Xinjiang. His wife and children died of illness during the exile. After the previous dynasty was destroyed, he secretly fled back to Bashu to live in seclusion. After officials who knew about this reported to the late emperor, a general asked the late emperor to arrest him and punish him to prevent him from going against the court and avenge his brother. The late emperor refused and praised Xu Hao for being upright and dared to resist the treacherous and slandered. He was a rare loyal man, but instead sent someone to recruit him. Unexpectedly, Xu Hao refused sternly, saying that he no longer wanted to be an official, but just wanted to be an ordinary gangster.

However, when the Northern Barbarians invaded Bashu, many Bashu martial people joined the army and resisted the invasion, but he did not. When many martial people joined the iron-blooded Changhemen and followed the army to expedition to Jinghu, he did not. However, during this period, he married a wife and gave birth to a child, but the child died of illness after being over one year old. He blamed his wife for this and even divorced him.

After the establishment of this dynasty, the world was settled and the people were at peace. Xu Hao was already in his forties and married a young wife. Later, the Wushuo Department was established and informed the Wulin people in the world to register at the Wushuo Department to facilitate future governance. Xu Hao was unwilling to be governed by the Wushuo Department, so his family moved to Hanzhong and lived in seclusion in the mountains. Later, his wife gave birth to a child for him, and he was your eldest disciple-"

Speaking of this, Xu Zhen paused for a moment and looked at Xue Chang.

Xue Chang didn't interrupt because he knew that the most critical time was coming.

"Xu Hao thought that he would live in the mountains and not contact with the outside world, and the court would ignore his existence. How could he know that the Military Inspection Office not only wanted to govern these sects and martial arts people who were willing to cooperate with the court, but also paid attention to those jianghu people who were away from the court, because they might all be existences that threaten regional stability."

Xue Chang nodded thoughtfully.

Xu Zhen saw it and continued, "Of course, it is not only the inspectors of Xu Hao, but also some sects in Bashu. After all, the people responsible for surveillance are disciples of various sects under the leadership of the inspectors... Twelve years ago, a sect sent a disciple to disguise as a hunter at the foot of the mountain and was attacked and injured by a beast. He was rescued by Xu Hao and stayed in the small courtyard in the mountains to recover. During this period, Xu Hao's young wife fell in love with him and stolen the secret book of the Xu family to this lover. After Xu Hao learned of the affair, he was furious and wanted to kill him, but was injured by him. Even his wife ran away with the man. Xu Hao burned himself to death in despair... Master Xue, is what I said the same as what you know?"

"It's basically the same." Xue Chang looked at him with a serious expression and asked in a deep voice: "Which sect is it?"

Xu Zhen gently spit out two words from his mouth: "Tangmen."

"It's indeed it." Xue Chang was not surprised. He had already guessed in his mind before, but now it has been clearly confirmed.

But Xu Zhen continued: "In fact, it was not Xu Hao who encountered this. In the past twenty years, there were many secluded martial arts people who were targeted by the Tang Sect and suffered this bad luck..."

"Since the military inspectors know all the dirty things the Tang Sect has done, why not punish them?!" Xue Chang couldn't help but question.

"Some of these people have cheated on their wives like Xu Hao, secretly offered secrets; some are addicted to gambling, and lose all their money to pay off their debts; some are lingering in brothels, exchanging secrets for money to make the beauty smile... Although the Tang Sect's approach is despicable, it does not force and robbery. It is just using these people's shortcomings to deceive martial arts secrets, which is not considered as a violation of national law.

Of course, it violates some of the Great Zhou martial laws and regulations formulated by the Military Affairs Office, such as not coveting other people's martial arts secrets, not using any method to rob... etc. However, people like Xu Hao, who did not register with the Military Affairs Office, refused to cooperate with the Military Affairs Office, and even did not pay taxes, and violated the court, were not considered citizens of the Great Zhou, so how could the court be willing to seek justice for them?"

Xue Chang was stunned for a moment, pondered for a moment, and said quietly: "It seems that the Xunwusi is indulging the Tang Sect."

"It's not a question of indulgence, it should be considered compensation." Xu Zhen's expression was still calm and his tone was still calm: "When Duke Huguo established the Iron Blood Changhe Sect in Bashu and helped the late emperor to drive away the Northern Barbarians, the major sects of Bashu watched coldly. When the late emperor captured Jinghu, can Master Xue know who the first sect to move closer to the court?"

"Tang Sect?" Xue Chang blurted out.

"That's right, it's the Tang Sect. Tang Fangyuan, the head of the Tang Sect at that time, was eccentric and short-sighted. He barely took the position of the head of the family because of his direct bloodline. Many people in the Tang family were dissatisfied, but his wife, Mrs. Qiu, was extremely wise. It was under her strong push that the Tang Sect publicly announced its support for the court, which led other waiting and watching sects to move closer to the court. In the process of attacking Lingnan and deterring southern Xinjiang, the Tang Sect also sent many disciples to follow the army to solve the suffering of poisonous miasma, snakes and insects that the soldiers were most afraid of...

Later, Duke Huguo was killed by the people of Beiyan. The Iron Blood Changhemen and his subordinates were mobilized privately, and they committed a big taboo. The late emperor decided to disband it. However, the Iron Blood Changhemen was powerful and had amazing force. Once the control was not good, the trouble would begin. Luoyang, which had just recovered some vitality, would be decayed in an instant. Even the Great Zhou, which had just been founded, would fall into war again. So the late emperor secretly sent people to ask for help from various sects. Some sects believed that this was an internal dispute between the court and were unwilling to intervene. Do you know which sect was the first to express their opinion and immediately brought most of the disciples to the capital?"

"Tang Sect?" Xue Chang frowned.

"It's the Tang Sect! Tang Fangyuan had already passed away at that time, but the only son he and Mrs. Qiu had congenital diseases. Tang Fangyuan acted absurdly, messing with women in the Tang Sect, and finally died on the woman's belly. If someone else took over the position of the head of the Tang Sect, the mother and son would have a hard time in the Tang Sect. So Mrs. Qiu forced the power of the clan on the grounds of assisting her son and managing the Tang Sect, which caused dissatisfaction among many elders of the Tang Sect, and there was a dispute within the Tang Sect. Mrs. Qiu actively responded to the call of the late emperor, and of course she had the selfish desire to seek support from the court. In the end, the court successfully disbanded the iron-blooded Changhe Sect, and Mrs. Qiu also successfully settled the position of the head of the Tang Sect.

Later, the first emperor ordered the establishment of the Martial Arts Office, hoping to restore stable order to the Great Zhou martial arts world, wipe out the infamous remnants of the Demonic Cult, ban the killer organizations that disrupt the order, etc. These are relatively easy to deal with. What is difficult is to restrict the businesses that some sects rely on for their livelihood. For example, some gangs are good at building ships and sell them to pirates and water bandits indiscriminately; some sects are good at casting weapons, and even sell them to thieves; some sects are good at building firearms and sell them to the people of the jianghu... Their practices seriously endanger the imperial court's governance of the world. Master Xue, do you think they should be restricted?"

As Xu Zhen spoke, he suddenly asked meaningfully, and Xue Chang, whose soul came from his previous life, nodded without hesitation.
Chapter completed!