It wasn't until he came here that he understood why.
It has many mountains, vast land, fertile soil and water, and a large population.
These people are not gathered together, but scattered throughout the mountains. Some even live in the mountains their whole lives, unaware of the outside world.
Aside from Sichuan, the best place to start a rebellion was Jiangnan West Circuit.
This place is perfect for starting a rebellion, with numerous mountains to hide in and countless people to develop their own power base.
Recruiting soldiers and stockpiling grain here is incredibly easy.
Anyone with a bit of ability can raise a rebellious army here.
Seeing the environment of Jiangnan always stirred up a desire to rebel in Li Chang'an's heart.
"Your Highness, the feng shui of Jiangnan wasn't like this before."
After considering for a moment, Xiong Ba said, "I've heard from some seniors that there was once a dragon vein in Jiangnan, and a dragon was born within it."
"At that time, China was still under the control of the Liao people. There was a man named Chen Youliang in Jiangnan who discovered this dragon vein and led the people of Jiangnan in rebellion, preparing to drive out those foreign tribes and restore the Han people's heritage."
"The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, not long after his uprising, also rose up in rebellion."
"At that time, he and Emperor Taizu were the most influential figures in China. The two forces fought against the Liao people and made them retreat one after another, recovering a lot of Han territory."
"It's a pity that the dragon aura on Chen Youliang's body was seen through by some experts in the martial arts world."
"They joined forces, stormed into the army, captured people, and demanded to know the whereabouts of the dragon vein."
"Unable to withstand severe torture, Chen Youliang revealed that the dragon vein was hidden in Jiangnan. These people found the dragon vein, but they disturbed the dragon inside. They fought with the dragon and shattered the dragon vein, which is why the feng shui of the entire Jiangnan region has become what it is today."
"I've heard about this matter as well."
This was just a rumor to Xiong Ba, but for Zhang Sanfeng, it was something he had personally experienced.
"At that time, I was assisting Emperor Taizu in driving out the Liao people. Emperor Taizu once lamented that after defeating the Liao people, his biggest opponent would be Chen Youliang. Emperor Taizu also thought that in order to bring peace to the world and prevent the Han people from fighting each other, he wanted to divide the world into the north and south, with each of them taking half."
"Not long after, news came that Chen Youliang had died in Jiangnan. Emperor Taizu obtained a large territory in the south without lifting a finger."
Speaking of these things, Zhang Sanfeng sighed: "It's a pity that such a great hero died at the hands of others."
"Things are not that simple. These are just the surface. Since the Tang Dynasty, many forces have been plotting against the dragon vein of Jiangnan."
Zhang Xianzong shook his head and began to recall: "I heard my master say that this dragon vein was not something that existed innately, but was created by a man named Yuan Tiangang who seized the creation of heaven and earth and gathered the essence of the sun and moon."
"That was at the end of the Tang Dynasty. The collapse of the Tang Dynasty was a foregone conclusion. Everyone knew that this was the will of Heaven."
"But this sorcerer named Yuan Tiangang insisted on going against the will of Heaven. He collected the scattered dragon energy of the Tang Dynasty, then traveled around the world, capturing all the dragons under the sky. Finally, he raised dragons in Jiangnan, attempting to defy the will of Heaven and rebuild the Tang Dynasty's golden age."
"Unfortunately, fate is hard to defy. The descendants of the Li family were unworthy. They did not want to be emperors, but only wanted peace in the world. They wasted Yuan Tiangang's hundreds of years of planning and ultimately failed."
“My master once commented that he was able to win by personally engaging in the game and gaining an advantage over fate.”
"The longevity formula of my Zhang family also came from this master. It's just a pity that over the years, only he and I have mastered it."
"I heard that this master was born during the prosperous Kaiyuan era. I don't know if he is still alive now."
Xiong Ba looked at Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Xianzong, feeling somewhat reluctant to speak. He felt that the conversation was going to stall.
I originally wanted to tell some legendary stories from the martial arts world, but these two old guys had actually experienced these stories firsthand, and had even met the people in the stories.
This made Xiong Ba feel like he couldn't continue speaking.
These two people, one lived for over a hundred years and the other for over four hundred years, experienced more things than he had ever heard of the martial arts world.
Zhang Xianzong took a sip of tea and then said, "Moreover, this Chen Youliang is no simple man. At that time, the Confucian and Legalist schools assisted Emperor Taizu, while the Yin-Yang and Mohist schools were by his side."
"Besides these two forces, Buddhism also had a very close relationship with him. At that time, he had far more experts around him than Emperor Taizu did."
"The person who was able to capture Chen Youliang under the protection of so many experts must be extraordinary. Moreover, after his death, both the Yin-Yang School and the Mohist School disappeared not long afterward."
"Finally, there was the battle for the dragon vein in Jiangnan. People in the martial arts world said that the dragon that died was a jiaolong (a type of dragon), but Mud Bodhisattva deduced that the one that died might be a true dragon that had undergone tribulation, transformed into human form, and was preparing to ascend to immortality."
"So I've always felt that this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface, and there must be some big conspiracy behind it."
"But so many things happened afterward that no one investigated the matter, and eventually it was forgotten."
"After all these years, nothing related to this matter has happened again."
After listening to Zhang Xianzong's words, Li Chang'an remembered his mission.
He had previously thought that the "earth dragon turning over" mentioned in the mission was just a major earthquake, as earthquakes in ancient times were also called "earth dragon turning over".
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