Chapter 0082: Repaying Kindness with Revenge
Chen Jiancheng, the current leader of the Qingfeng Sect.
In the sixth year of Guangjia, when the Qingfeng Sect was still trying to cause trouble in Chang'an, Emperor Guangjia suddenly moved south. When the Hu people heard the news, they were furious and ignored their original plan and marched south directly. At that time, the leader of the Qingfeng Sect was in Xiping County to fool a leader of a large force. He was a little far away from his followers, and the followers were busy escaping and forgot to inform him for a while. So when they remembered him again, he had already died at the hands of the Hu people.
However, the situation was too chaotic at that time. They hurriedly collected the body of the previous leader, and then continued to flee southwards in a hurry. When they finally reached a safe place, they looked at each other and realized for the first time that they had such a tacit understanding. They all agreed on one idea, that is, no one except themselves could be the next leader. …
This internal conflict developed rapidly and outrageously, and was very secretive. Outsiders had no idea that there was a major purge in the Qingfeng Sect. In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is normal. Although the Qingfeng Sect has believers all over the world, because they are so good at making trouble, the leaders of the sect can't live in peace wherever they go. If you find the elders, guardians, or even the leader of the Qingfeng Sect in your local area, it basically tells you that the Qingfeng Sect has set its sights on you.
Ordinary people don't have to be afraid of them, but the leaders of the forces can't stand this kind of threat. After experiencing many experiences of being chased and beaten by local forces as soon as they showed their faces, the Qingfeng Sect finally learned its lesson and no longer held collective high-profile meetings. They rented a yard and stayed inside disguised as ordinary people. If someone needed to show their face, they would not send several people at a time. One was enough. If they could send two, it meant that they attached great importance to the other party.
In short, without anyone knowing except the top leaders, the Qingfeng Sect elected a new leader. The new leader claimed that he had inherited the old leader's will in a dream, and he would lead the Qingfeng Sect members to a brighter future.
This leader is Chen Jiancheng. It has been nine years since he made his boast, but the people of Qingfeng Sect are still living like moles, and will be beaten if they show their heads. …
In the nine years since he inherited the Qingfeng Sect, he acted like an immortal, full of mystery in front of others, with empty eyes as if he was communicating with gods all the time. But behind the scenes, he had more than 200 concubines, more than 600 female slaves, and more than 300 male slaves. His "pools of wine and forests of meat" were spread all over the Central Plains, and he even had properties and mistresses in Shanshan, Xianbei, Goguryeo, and Maergan on the Jinsha River.
To be honest, let alone the little emperor, even Sun Renluan had never lived such a life.
Although Chen Jiancheng had lovers all over the world, his lovers did not necessarily know who he really was. Many people thought he was just a wealthy businessman or a rich young man who came here to have fun. If someone discovered his true identity, it would depend on whether he really liked that person. If he didn't like her very much, he would kill her. If he liked her a little, he would also kill her. ...
Chen Jiancheng has a somewhat eccentric personality, but he has been the leader of the Qingfeng Sect, which is like a giant jar for raising poisonous insects, for nine years. This at least proves that there is nothing wrong with his brain. If being in the Qingfeng Sect for so many years has taught him one thing, it is that he must not sympathize with innocent people.
An innocent person is not necessarily a smart person. If a person is not smart, he may seek his own death and drag him to the end of the road as well.
Xiakou was one of Chen Jiancheng's main strongholds, so the concubines he arranged here were of higher status than those in other places. Some were girls from aristocratic families who had married into his alliance, and some were assassins and spies who had done dirty work for him. These people knew who he was, and he didn't have to pretend to be profound with them, so he preferred to stay here.
As for Xizhu's death, why did he react so strongly...
This requires mentioning one thing, because Chen Jiancheng has a very great dream. He wants to surpass all the previous leaders of the Qingfeng Sect in one fell swoop, successfully change the dynasty, become the emperor himself, and then bring all the concubines scattered all over the world to his palace. This is why he rarely goes there but still keeps these concubines. This is the three palaces and six courtyards he prepared for himself in advance.
We can see from Chen Jiancheng that some people have really bad memories. The Qingfeng Sect has been developing for more than a hundred years, and there have been countless leaders who have had this idea, and they all failed. How can you be so confident that you can succeed?
However, it was useless to ask him, because he just felt that he was very special, that he had something that other leaders did not have, so he would definitely succeed. …
Eight years ago, he had just been the leader for a year. He took the initiative to find the branch of Qingfeng Sect, the Assassin's League, and bought thirty assassin seedlings that were being trained from them. Xizhu was indeed the most talented among the thirty. She was born cold-blooded and could kill the rabbit she had raised for a year without batting an eyelid. Chen Jiancheng always had very high expectations for her. Fearing that Xizhu would be injured and left with scars, he even forbade her trainers to whip her. In terms of food, clothing and other expenses, Chen Jiancheng also gave her the best. After raising her like this year after year, Yang Zangyi finally couldn't hold back his desire and wanted to cooperate with them.
Killing Sun Renluan is a major event that can be recorded in history books. Chen Jiancheng felt that this was it, this was when Xizhu came on the stage.
She did appear on the stage... but she left as quickly as she appeared. When Chen Jiancheng heard the news that Xizhu was dead, he was stunned, but soon he became furious.
First, his efforts were wasted, second, his plan was ruined, and now he was missing one of the plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum. Third, he couldn't have all four concubines. ...
So Chen Jiancheng was definitely not joking when he said that he would let Xiao Rong's life be exchanged for Xi Zhu's. He really wanted to kill Xiao Rong, the man who had inexplicably ruined his plan and forced him to reconsider the entire situation. He had to give it a try no matter what to see if this man was just too lucky or if he really could see that Xi Zhu was different at first glance.
If it was the former, he hated this kind of lucky guy the most in his life and had to kill him; if it was the latter, he was so powerful, how could he keep him? Of course, he had to kill, kill, kill! …………
He said so, but after he went to see Zhou Liang, he didn't mention the matter of Xiao Rong at all. As soon as he came in front of Zhou Liang, he turned into the immortal leader again. Zhou Liang had been ignored by him for several days and had begun to hold a grudge. As a result, Chen Jiancheng played Tai Chi with him and tried to get him to talk in a way that wore out his patience. Zhou Liang sat there, with the grudge book in his heart almost full.
Zhou Liang is an extremely sinister person, but Chen Jiancheng has met too many people in his life. To be honest, are there any good people in their Qingfeng Sect?
Therefore, he didn't care about Zhou Liang's nature at all. Even though he could see that Zhou Liang was holding a grudge, he just smiled and continued to ask questions. The Qingfeng Sect had a general concept that as long as a person was alive, they could use him, so it didn't matter whether he was good or bad. The Qingfeng Sect had never lost in such a situation where the thieves robbed the thieves.
After practicing Tai Chi for three days, Chen Jiancheng finally determined that Zhou Liang was a talented person, and his grudge against Xiao Rong might be able to help him.
The two men over there have already started discussing how to deal with Xiao Rong, while Xiao Rong is still struggling to survive in Chenliu. …
A few days ago, Xiao Rong sent people to notify the prefects and governors north of the Huai River, asking them to follow the example of Chenliu City, erect notice boards in the city, and post all the official documents he issued. Now, judging by the date, even the most distant Dunhuang County should have received his order by now, so Xiao Rong sent another group of people out to see whether these officials had done so.
Logically speaking... even if the collection of essays is finished, the literati who are willing to serve the King of Zhenbei immediately cannot fill all the official holes north of the Huai River. In addition, if all people are replaced, those who were originally willing to serve may run away out of the mentality of "the cunning rabbit dies and the running dog is cooked", and those who are replaced may also go to extremes and decide to join others in rebellion.
At this critical juncture, Xiao Rong could not afford the cost of unrest in the north of the Huai River, so he just used this small matter to test and convey a message to those people: No matter what immoral things you have done in the past, as long as you don't commit them again in the future and are willing to listen to me and the king, then I will turn a blind eye and let you continue to be the parents of this place.
As for the real reckoning, that will have to wait until the world is stable. Although these people are immoral, they have more or less become one of the pillars of the Zhenbei Army. If they are honest, the Zhenbei Army will have less trouble. If they are not honest, then a single move will affect the entire army.
Xiao Rong felt that he had been very merciful, but when the people he sent out returned to Chenliu, they reported the situation in each city. After the final integration, everyone found that less than half of all the cities actually obeyed Xiao Rong's orders.
Xiao Rong: “…”
This result hit him hard. Seeing his silent face, Gao Xunzhi sighed softly and comforted Xiao Rong, "I had expected this. The north of the Huai River seems peaceful, but in fact, each city is independent. They have surrendered to the king, but they don't want the king to interfere in their internal affairs. Ah Rong, don't take it too seriously."
Song Shuo, who was standing by, looked at the statistical list and suddenly said, "You are too gentle, aren't you? In troubled times, severe punishments must be used. If you don't kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, who will listen to you? If this order was issued by the king, I think more people would follow it."
Gao Xunzhi: “…”
If he wasn't so unfamiliar with Song Ruo, he would have glared at this damn kid to death!
Xiao Rong looked at Song Shuo speechlessly: "Do I need you to tell me? What time is it now? Do I dare to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys? Who knows if the chicken I killed has any stubborn relatives? If something bad happens, will you go to the front line to resist them, or me?"
Song Suo: "Then you should go, at least you have a sword."
Xiao Rong: “…………”
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