At that moment, Wen Tianxiang was appointed as the deputy leader, fully responsible for cultural and educational matters!
It wasn't that they didn't dare to entrust Wen Tianxiang with important tasks, or that they had to be wary of him as a new member. It was really Wen Tianxiang's own choice...
"I agree with Mr. Di's words: it takes ten years to grow a tree, and a hundred years to cultivate a person. If we want to carry the ideas of the rebel army through, in addition to the military commanders who need to be taught, the future civil officials are also of paramount importance!
If we fail to cultivate enough capable civil officials and advisors to participate in this work, one day the Xin Dynasty will be replaced by the current Confucian thought and return to the old ways, once again speaking for the so-called gentry, aristocratic families, and famous families, while ignoring the people and completely destroying our hard work!
Thus, Wen Tianxiang, with his talent and reputation as a great scholar, took on the important task of training future officials and served as the Minister of Education and the Minister of Rites.
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On the second day, everyone gathered in the conference hall again to discuss the next matters of the Wulin Alliance.
First, the Beggar Gang's law enforcement elder, Elder Liang, walked into the hall.
"Reporting to the leader, the Beggars' Sect elders have completed their review!"
Elder Liang's face turned pale as he handed the document to Huang Rong! He had never imagined that the Beggars' Sect would be so thoroughly infiltrated!
"Tell me."
Xiao Longnu remained calm and was not surprised at all... As the Beggar Gang was the most mixed group of people, they were all prepared for infiltration!
"Elder Peng secretly defected to Mongolia over ten years ago. The trafficking of infants and young children was orchestrated by Elder Peng!"
Elder Liang said bitterly that when the Wulin Alliance was first established, they thoroughly investigated the trafficking of infants and young children, implicating countless Beggar Gang disciples and branches. At the time, they never found the mastermind behind the incident, and unexpectedly, it was Elder Peng who was behind it!
"After interrogation, Elder Peng also revealed that Elder Jian had been bribed... However, the one who bribed Elder Jian was someone from the imperial court! The reason he was able to arrange for Huo Du to join the gang was because he knew about this matter and threatened Elder Jian, which was how he was able to keep it a secret from everyone."
Even Huang Rong's face turned ugly when these words came out! The body of Elder Lu, one of the four elders, had been found in the ruined temple. Two of the other three elders had colluded with outsiders. This matter was really a slap in Huang Rong's face!
"Alliance leader, I failed to supervise this matter properly. I request punishment!"
Xiao Longnu nodded and said, "The Beggars' Sect is responsible for the transmission of intelligence and the allocation of supplies for the entire Wulin Alliance, which is of great importance. Huang Rong failed to monitor her, so she is removed from her position as Head of Logistics! However, due to the current lack of talent, she can temporarily serve as Head. She can only be reinstated if she demonstrates merit in the future!"
"Thank you, Alliance Leader!"
Huang Rong didn't argue, and obediently withdrew. Clear rewards and punishments, and no merits outweighing faults, were the ironclad laws of the Wulin Alliance. No one allowed any leniency! Everyone knew this and would obey it, so naturally, no one raised any objections!
"Yang Guo,"
"I'm here!"
Yang Guo stood up and stood in the hall.
"After you succeed the Beggars' Sect, you must conduct a comprehensive investigation and establish an Inspectorate. Separate the Intelligence Department, Material Allocation Department, and General Staff Department, and no longer conflate them together! Especially for the Intelligence Department, three generations of members must be strictly scrutinized before anyone can join!"
"Subordinates receive orders!"
Yang Guo withdrew, and the matter of the traitor in the Beggar Gang came to an end. As for the subsequent investigation, that was Yang Guo's own business!
In the words of Huang Rong and Guo Jing, if he can't even do this, he is not worthy of being the leader of the Beggars' Sect!
Xiao Longnu looked around and gently tapped the armrest of the chair...
"Everyone, tell me, the Song Dynasty and Mongolia have both attacked our Wulin Alliance. How should we respond?"
Everyone looked at each other. Di Fan frowned slightly and said, "As for the reaction, if we take any action, it would be equivalent to directly breaking off relations with the two dynasties! The school has just been established, the students have been enrolled for less than half a year, and the base has also just been established. I suggest that we wait for a while and accumulate some strength before raising the banner of rebellion!"
[Store up food and wait until you claim the throne later. This is the wisdom passed down by our ancestors! The Wulin Alliance was established only a year ago, and the Mongol army was annihilated only a month ago. Acting now is too hasty!]
Di Fan's inner thoughts were to gather his strength before attacking the two dynasties! But after experiencing several wars, traveling across the Central Plains, and seeing the miserable lives of the people, Xiao Longnu had a different idea!
She looked at the others and asked, "Do you agree with what Vice Alliance Leader Di said?"
Yue Ruo was the first to speak: "I have a different opinion on this point."
"A year ago, when the Wulin Alliance was founded, they had already established five major bases: Peach Blossom Island, Jueqing Valley, Taihu Lake, Zhongnan Mountain, and Shaoshi Mountain. Nearly ten thousand poor people have joined the army to learn martial arts... With the help of the Bodhi Qu snake gallbladder, there are now nearly ten thousand acquired masters, and nearly a thousand soldiers who have reached the middle stage, which is enough to replenish the Wulin Army!
You know, the Wulin Army's strength has been exposed. The longer we delay, the more likely the two dynasties will find a way to deal with it! Now our army is strong enough, and after defeating the Mongolian army, we have more than enough food and fodder to sustain a major war. Therefore, we should not wait any longer, and we should not give the Song Dynasty and Mongolia any time or opportunity to counterattack!
Zhong Mingliang also nodded and said, "Speed is of the essence in war. Factories in various places have been built, and the amount of money and food earned each month is enough to launch a war to destroy the country. There is really no need to delay any further!"
"Everyone..." Seeing that the two were instigating the uprising, Di Fan quickly jumped out and poured a bucket of cold water on them: "Everyone, please consider a key issue! Our method of uprising is to surround the cities from the countryside! The propaganda of the program needs to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Just one year is not enough to make the people believe and support us!
The Song Dynasty is the orthodox dynasty that has ruled the Central Plains for three hundred years. To overthrow it, while minimizing casualties, requires not only military force but also ideological unification..."
"Deputy Alliance Leader Di, don't worry about this."
Before Di Fan could finish his words, Huang Rong spoke with a smile, "Deputy Alliance Leader Di, you're worrying too much. In fact, the people's support for the dynasty is not as high as you think! Especially the poor!"
"ah?"
Di Fan blinked, what does that mean?
"In fact, we completed the ideological unification of the base in just one month." Huang Rong proudly took out a stack of documents. "Just as you, Deputy Alliance Leader, said before, the people don't really care who leads them or who is the emperor of the current dynasty. They only care about who can keep them well fed and warm!"
"When the base was first established, the major sects contributed funds to improve the lives of the people... Later, we provided a variety of new planting methods, purchased various high-yield grains from the Western Regions, and forcibly acquired land from gentry to distribute to the people. Especially with the recently established three years of free compulsory education, the Wulin Alliance has completely won the hearts of the people of the base! Even some elders from nearby villages without any sects have come to inquire when the base will be established in their area!
It can be said that once the banner of rebellion is raised, the Central Plains will be ablaze with sparks powerful enough to set the whole prairie on fire, completely burning down the entire Song Dynasty!"
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