episode_0012

Sichuan Wulin is distorted.

In order to understand the before and after of the distortion of the Sichuan martial forest, we had to go back to ancient Sichuan.

Sichuan was a rapidly developing province and has now developed to the point where it competes for the richest region in the nine states, but it was not like that from the beginning.

There may have been many factors that led to the development of Sacheon, but among those factors, the only one related to martial arts was Tangmun.

Metallurgical techniques for making herbal medicine, and naturally developed herbal techniques for making poisons.

The party steadily distributed this knowledge to the private sector.

Although the Tang family did not lead to the development of Sichuan itself, everyone recognized the contribution of the Tang family, and even the imperial kingdom accepted some of this and gave the Tang family the status of a Sichuan noble family.

Thanks to the development of Sacheon, there were people who grew up together.

Those were the Sapas.

Taking advantage of the chaos caused by rapid development, a large number of Sa sects came into force, and seeing Sichuan becoming richer, even the Sa sects of Yunnan extended their efforts to Sacheon.

Wait here!

What words come to mind when you think of Sacheondang?

Have you ever heard the saying, ‘Favor returns double and resentment tenfold’?

That is the family motto of the party.

Would such a party have left the sects that have eaten away at Sichuan, which could be said to be their territory?

Of course, I tried to stop him.

However, even if it is the world’s Tang Dynasty, it is already not enough to absorb the chaos in Sichuan and wipe out the factions that have rapidly increased in power.

Therefore, the party requested support from political factions located in Sacheon.

Hwangbo Sega, the leading figure among the five major families, the famous Ami faction, the Cheongseong faction, and the Jeomchang faction, including the Gudaemun faction, and the Jongnam faction. They took the lead in suppressing the Sapa faction that was causing chaos in Sacheon.

After various battles, the Sacheon faction was wiped out. No matter how powerful the Four Schools were, they were not enough to handle the martial artists with hundreds of years of history.

The Tang family opened its eyes wide and rooted out the Sapa forces in Sichuan.

As a party that repays resentment tenfold, they dried up the seed of Sapa.

*** ***

“Where did you get all this knowledge?”

“On site.”

The black cat seemed very curious about the source of this information, but I ignored it and continued.

I don’t think Black Cat doesn’t know about the history of Sacheon.

However, the more important a task is, the more solid the foundation must be.

What if you decide, ‘The black cat knows this much,’ and proceed with the work, but there is something the black cat doesn’t know? At that time, didn’t you know? If you ask that question, it will be after the incident has already occurred.

Anyway, if the goal is to become the best player in Sacheon, there is no need to spend a day or two together. It will be a long game, so we need to work together from the basics.

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Let’s go back to the history of Sacheon.

What was the real cause of the Sichuan Wulin becoming the current twisted netherworld?

It may have been the Tangmun that uprooted all the seeds of Sapa. Maybe it was the fault of the scholars of the time who failed to maintain the attitude of a Taoist.

Well, the cause isn’t important anymore.

The party already had a territory commensurate with its capabilities, and having an area beyond that would have been a burden for the party. So, after rooting out the Sa sect, the remaining territories were handed over to the Hwangbosega and Taoist sects, who could be considered allies.

The Taoist sects who were quietly practicing the Tao in the mountains showed their taste for money and ended up abandoning it.

There is a saying that the late wind is scary.

Would you be upset if you gave away the rich gold of Sichuan to a Taoist who had lived a life of poverty?

It was like putting meat in the mouth of a monk.

In addition to the Hwangbo family, which originally knew the taste of meat well, the Ami faction, Cheongseong faction, Jongnam faction, and Jeomchang faction, all of which had a taste for new meat, jumped into the power structure of Sacheon.

However, no matter how much I wanted to eat meat, it was too much of a burden to roll up my sleeves and jump directly into the game, even though I had the honor of being a Taoist.

Day after day, as they pondered how to increase their power without losing face, many powerful, small and medium-sized clans caught their eye.

This word must have passed like lightning through the mind of a Taoist at that time.

subcontract!

What if you lend your strength to small and medium-sized strong sects and receive some of the profits as an offering?

It was no one’s fault for a Taoist to receive offerings from worldly people, and isn’t it the true duty of Taoists to help worldly ordinary people when they encounter difficulties?

If the target is a political faction that is still weak in power but trains martial arts under the banner of righteousness and fidelity, then it would be a force that should be even more willing to help.

It is beneficial for small and medium-sized factions to establish relationships with large clans, build up a backing, and expand their power by borrowing their power, and the large clans can take profits without losing face, so isn’t this a very good strategy for mutual aid?

Yes.

It was a very good strategy.

It was a very, very good strategy that even you and I would adopt.

No matter how much they were attracted to the taste of meat, the Hwangbosega and the four monks were of a prestigious political sect. At least they did not covet the territory of the Tang school, and the Tang school did not covet the territory of other schools.

From the point of view of Tangmun, which was the loser of Sichuan, no matter how much it did not covet its own territory, it would be angry at the rivalry between factions, but those five clans are the factions that willingly helped Tangmun when Tangmun was in trouble. In accordance with the family motto of repaying a favor twice, the Tang clan turned a blind eye to the squabbles between the five clans.

With the connivance of the Tang clan, Hwang Bo-sega and the four clans competed to recruit the small and medium-sized clans of Sacheon.

The best place for competition is Sichuan Province, which can be said to be the center of Sichuan development.

Sichuan Province, which flourished every year, was not even the territory of the Tang family.

Sichuan Province was a mouth-watering target for the Tang family, but unlike the rest of the large clans, the Tang family bore the title of [provincial noble family] granted by the imperial kingdom. Sichuan Province is an area under the direct rule of a governor dispatched by the emperor.

What has been the trigger button used by high-ranking officials since ancient times?

It is treason and assassination.

Even if a local nobleman releases a private army into the governor’s territory, it will be called a challenge to the central government, so why not release a Tang clan warrior carrying memorization and poison to Sichuan Province to form a force? It was nonsense.

Unlike the Tang family, which could not reach out to them, the Hwangbo Sega and the Four Daomen, who had no connection with the imperial kingdom, unhesitatingly embraced the small and medium-sized factions within Sichuan Province.

The small and medium-sized factions that were included were filled with frustration.

In Sacheon, the popularity of the Tang family, the four Taoists, and the Hwangbo family was at its peak. Dangga and Domun have realized a clean area without Sapa! And Hwang Bose! The crowd couldn’t help but cheer them passionately.

Hwangbo Se-ga and Do-mun became my backers!

The small and medium-sized literary factions, burning with ambition to expand their influence, took action in full force.

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“What happened? Don’t you know?”

“…well, ”

The black cat calmly drank tea and acted flirtatious. He was known to use black spirit qigong anyway, so he took off his mask and drank tea without hesitation. Even after taking off the mask, he was using black spirit qigong around his face, so even the teacup inside the black lip was covered in darkness.

I could see at a glance that the Ronin who had been watching the black cat were twisting their heads back and forth, wondering if they could see the face inside the black cat.

Try hard, try hard.

While I was clicking my tongue, I noticed two gob-backs twisting their backs and twisting their hair to peek inside the black lip.

…It was Yeo Jin-sang and Jeong-sam.

Wow, I’m really embarrassed.

As I was stroking my burning ear, the black cat asked back.

“What do you think happened to Senior Ho?”

“Why are you asking me? I already know the answer.”

“ Senior Ho, who did you hear this story from?”

“No, I said I asked a question? And who tells those stories? I’m piecing together stories I’ve picked up here and there over the past 7 years. This is not a story that just anyone can tell, so listen carefully.”

“Yes. I’m listening with my ears. So, can you finish talking?”

Holy shit.

*** ***

The clans that had a strong backing advanced without hesitation and captured Sacheonseong…! What was told did not happen.

What must be present for a charlatan to be born?

There needs to be a villain for a charlatan to be active.

Due to the tenacity of the Tang sect, not only the major evils but also the minor evils were eradicated, and in Sacheon, which had become a clean area itself, there was no longer an opponent who could tell the names of the sects and the names of their charlatans.

The small and medium-sized factions were embarrassed, but they could not retract the sword that had already been drawn.

In the end, they aimed at each other.

Of course, even though they were aiming at each other, it did not mean that a bloody uprising broke out in Sichuan Province.

Bimu.

A fierce rivalry began to take place between the small and medium-sized factions within Sichuan Province.