Wang Xianzhi also knew about what Li Chang'an was talking about.
These things have become a tacit rule in the martial arts world over the years, so he didn't think they were bad.
People in the martial arts world usually focus on practicing martial arts and studying techniques; they don't know how to farm or do any kind of work.
Lacking any source of income, and given their high consumption and energy expenditure due to martial arts training, these people followed the example of the imperial court and began collecting money from the local people near their sects.
They call it protecting you from the harm caused by evil and crooked ways.
Over time, this became a habit.
People living near a sect have to pay taxes to both the imperial court and the sect.
Once these two taxes are paid, ordinary people basically have no way to make a living.
In the past two years, as superior seeds have been promoted, the imperial court has also issued decrees to reduce taxes for the people.
But those sects have grown greedy; they've made collecting taxes a habit.
The more money the people had in their pockets, the more they collected; when the court reduced taxes, they increased them.
The point is to push these ordinary people to their deaths.
Thinking of Yu Huatian and the bloody cases he presented, Li Chang'an couldn't help but feel a surge of murderous intent.
He truly wanted to execute all the people in the martial arts world one by one through slow slicing, and then lock them in the lamps of hell, so that they would never be reincarnated.
Right now, he's like a hammer; no matter what unpleasant things he sees, he wants to smash them all with one blow.
"Your Highness, not all people in the martial world are like this. I urge you to distinguish right from wrong and think twice before you act."
Wang Xianzhi was stunned by Li Chang'an's murderous aura. From his words, he could sense that this disciple of the immortals truly wanted to kill everyone in the martial arts world.
Moreover, this disciple of the immortals also has the ability to kill all the people in the martial arts world.
When others boast, the most they can say is that they can take the head of an enemy general from a million-strong army.
This prince has indeed done things like taking a million heads from an army of a million.
"I know."
Li Chang'an looked into the distance and said, "It is precisely because I know there are still some good people in the martial world that I have asked you to come and see me."
"Otherwise, I would have already taken the rosters of all the sects and called out names one by one."
As he spoke, he looked at Wang Xianzhi: "Lord Wang, I know that your Martial Emperor City has always been law-abiding and has never collected taxes from the people, relying on the Ghost Market and the Ship Guild."
"Master Zhang of Wudang Mountain was a chivalrous and righteous man. Despite being the leader of Taoism, he lived a simple life with coarse food and plain rice."
"Not only did they rely on their own efforts, but they also often took in people who had nowhere else to turn and stood up for them."
"But how many people like this are there in the entire martial arts world?"
"Your Wudi City is well-governed, and the people live in peace and prosperity. However, your ship gang disciples, under your name, have committed many immoral acts in other places."
"Lord Wang, I hope that matters of the martial world can be settled within the martial world itself. You, the people of the martial world, should handle those dirty and sordid affairs yourselves."
"I hope that you, the four great legends of the martial arts world, can live up to this title and spontaneously organize yourselves to uphold the rules of the imperial court."
"Don't wait until I can't stand it anymore and am ready to uproot you all before you realize you're innocent."
"At that time, I won't care who is innocent."
"Anyone who breaks the rules must die."
Seeing the murderous intent emanating from Li Chang'an, Wang Xianzhi took a deep breath, then exhaled, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to him, and said, "Please, Regent, tell me what you wish me to do."
"First, no sect is allowed to collect taxes from the people. This is an ironclad rule, and anyone who does will die."
“Not only will he die, but his whole family will die, and his ancestral graves will be dug up.”
“Exterminate their clan, wipe out their lineage, sever their heritage, and execute their entire family.”
"Secondly, in disputes among the martial arts world, ordinary people must not be involved. Whoever harms ordinary people shall die!"
"Those who cover it up must also die. If the entire sect covers it up, the entire sect will be wiped out."
"Third, all people in the martial arts world must act in accordance with the laws of the imperial court. Don't think that just because you know a few skills, you can transcend the law and act recklessly."
"The common people must abide by the law, and you people must abide by it even more. The greater your power, the more you should control."
"That's why I wanted to meet with you. I hope you can clean up those bad practices in the martial arts world."
"You people of the martial arts world are best suited to govern the affairs of the martial arts world."
"The imperial army represents violence. If they are allowed to govern the Jianghu (江湖, the martial arts world), the end result will be rivers of blood and mountains of corpses."
“Lord Wang, you practice martial arts to strengthen your bodies and to uphold justice, not to act recklessly and challenge the rules.”
"I have no objection to you killing bad guys and doing your part to uphold justice, but you can't bully ordinary people just because you know a little kung fu."
After hearing these requests, Wang Xianzhi looked somewhat troubled: "Your Highness, these things need to be done gradually. Can we establish rules slowly? Isn't it too fast to change things all at once?"
"Fast? I don't think so."
"The Ming Dynasty is now terminally ill, and its serious condition requires strong medicine."
"In my eyes, only the capital and Tai'an City belong to the Ming Dynasty; all other places are lost territories."
"The best way to recover lost territory is to fight, to kill all those who disobey."
"If it weren't for you, Wang Xianzhi, and Master Zhang of Wudang Mountain, I would have already trampled the martial world and caused a bloodbath."
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