The Proof of the Heavens Begins with The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Chapter 754: Lion-Slaughtering Conference
In ancient times, the founding emperors were always assisted by some top-notch civil officials.

For example, Xiao He who was beside Liu Bang, and Li Shanchang who was beside Zhu Yuanzhang.

From the outside, Li Shanchang looked like a scholar in his thirties. He had none of the arrogance of a scholar and was polite in his dealings with others.

After all, he is not the powerful Duke of Korea in the future. He came to see Fang Hao in order to gain his favor and show what he has learned, so his attitude was very humble.

"Li Shanchang greets Marshal Fang!" Li Shanchang immediately stepped forward and said when he saw Fang Hao.

"Hmm? Brother Li, do you know that I am the leader of the Ming Cult? Why don't you call me 'Leader Fang'?" Fang Hao asked.

Li Shanchang was a shrewd man and he immediately realized that Fang Hao had already begun testing him.

So he pulled himself together and asked, "May I ask, Marshal, what are your future aspirations?"

Seeing Li Shanchang testing him, Fang Hao smiled and said, "My ambition is naturally to drive out the Tartars and restore the Han territory."

Li Shanchang said: "Since the Marshal has the ambition to conquer the world and establish a new dynasty, he should not rely too much on religion!"

Throughout history, there have been countless organizations similar to the Ming Cult and the White Lotus Sect, which once conquered cities and dominated one side. However, religion is religion, and the path of combining politics and religion will not work in the Central Plains.

If one wants to govern the country, it is inevitable to separate religion and politics, and even gradually fade out the Ming Cult in the future.

Li Shanchang is not like himself. He is a time traveler. With such knowledge, he has surpassed 99% of the people in the world.

After a conversation, both of them admired each other very much. We must know that the king chooses his ministers and the ministers also choose their master. Only when the king and his ministers get along well can the relationship last long.

After that, Fang Hao directly appointed Li Shanchang as the head of his government affairs hall, responsible for handling government and governance matters, which was also Li Shanchang's strong point.

Of course, Fang Hao has no one available now, and the situation where Li Shanchang is the only one in power is inevitable. When the territory becomes bigger in the future, more talents will come to join.

Even after establishing a new dynasty and selecting scholars through imperial examinations, Fang Hao could better build his own civil service system.

Of course, these are all things that will happen a long time in the future. For Fang Hao, the more important thing now is to capture cities and expand territory.

With Li Shanchang's joining, Fang Hao no longer had to worry and could continue his attack.

In the next month, Fang Hao successively conquered Hexian, Taiping, Wuhu and other places, occupying a large amount of land. Next, Fang Hao led his troops across the river and attacked Jiqing.

Once they capture the fortified city of Jiqing, the Yokoyama rebels will have a stable rear base and can then control the southeast, stare at the north, observe the changes in the world situation, and plan their actions step by step.

At this critical juncture, a piece of news that shocked the world came and disrupted Fang Hao's plan.

That is, the Golden Lion King Xie Xun was captured by the Shaolin Sect. The Shaolin Sect sent out invitations to heroes from all over the world to gather in Shaolin and hold a "Lion Slaughtering Conference".

The reason why the Shaolin Sect held this event was, firstly, to have a competition among the people to determine the "Number One in the World", secondly, to kill Xie Xun in public and avenge those martial artists killed by him. Thirdly, it was for the ownership of the Dragon Slaying Sword. Only the one with the best martial arts in the world could take away the Dragon Slaying Sword known as the Supreme Sword in the Martial Arts World!

This news shocked the world!

For a time, the ambition to become the best in the world, to seize the Dragon Slaying Sword, to command the world and have no one dare to disobey made countless martial artists crazy.

"Master, what should we do now that the Lion King has been captured?" Xu Da said.

Their attack momentum is now just right and they are about to capture Jiqing. If Fang Hao is not here, there will probably be a lot of variables.

However, Fang Hao is the leader of the Ming Cult after all. If he does not rescue Xie Xun when he is in trouble, it would be wrong both emotionally and logically. But since Shaolin dared to hold the Lion-Slaughtering Conference, it must have made sufficient preparations.

The collision between the Ming Cult and the righteous forces in the world led by Shaolin is inevitable.

"Xu Da, how have I treated you over the years?" Fang Hao suddenly asked.

After hearing this, Xu Da immediately knelt down and said, "Without the careful cultivation of the Master over the years, there would be no Xu Da today. I am willing to die for you, even if it means death!"

"Okay!" Fang Hao took out the only remaining Holy Fire Token on his body and said, "The Holy Fire Token is the leader's token. Today I will give it to you. After I leave, you will be in charge of all military affairs!"

Obviously, Fang Hao still decided to go to Shaolin in person, but the offensive against Jiqing could not be stopped. Now it seemed that among the entire Hengshan righteous army, only Xu Da could take on this important task.

"I obey your command!" Xu Da bowed and took the token.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Hao summoned all the generals and announced the appointment of Xu Da.

After dealing with the matters of the Yokoyama Volunteer Army, Fang Hao began to analyze things and issue orders.

The Green-Winged Bat King Wei Yixiao was recalled from the headquarters, and strict orders were given to the five scattered people and the Five Elements Flags scattered in various places to perform their duties and not to be impatient, so as not to delay the event of overthrowing the violent Yuan Dynasty.

Yes, the reason why Fang Hao was able to stir up trouble and capture cities in the south was that the peasant uprisings caused by the Ming Cult in various places served as a good cover.

Especially the Leng Qian tribe that cut in from the Western Regions, and the Han Shantong tribe led by Master Shuo Bude, have already made the Western Regions and Henan a mess, sharing the Yuan court's firepower very well.

Fang Hao’s idea is that the Lion King must be rescued, and the uprising to overthrow the tyranny of the Yuan court cannot be stopped!
When he returned to the Butterfly Valley headquarters, the Green-Winged Bat King Wei Yixiao also sent a message saying that he would lead the elite of the Five Elements Flag to the foot of Shaoshi Mountain according to the plan made in advance by Fang Hao and meet Fang Hao at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain.

When Fang Hao was about to arrive at Shaoshi Mountain alone, he saw the White-browed Eagle King Yin Tianzheng in the Butterfly Valley.

Fang Hao did not expect that Yin Tianzheng, who was supposed to be in charge of Jiangnan, had actually arrived at Butterfly Valley in advance.

"Eagle King, you should stay in Jiangnan and take charge of the overall situation." Fang Hao said.

"The leader is very clear about the greater good. In order to fight against the Yuan Dynasty, he not only did not mobilize elite troops from all over the country, but instead took the risk alone. This spirit is admirable."

Yin Tianzheng smiled and said, "But if this happens, we will have too few Mingjiao masters in Shaolin. Jiangnan will be managed by my son Yewang, so there will be no chaos. As for me, I am willing to be commanded by the leader!"

Yin Tianzheng's sincere words moved Fang Hao.

So Fang Hao said, "To be honest with you, Eagle King, I have another purpose for going to Shaolin alone."

So he told the White-browed Eagle King that Cheng Kun was Yuan Zhen and that he was colluding with the Ruyang Palace.

"The people who captured the Lion King must be Ruyang Palace and Cheng Kun without a doubt. After this person captured the Lion King, he did not send him to Dadu. Instead, he diverted the trouble to Shaolin. His sinister intentions are obvious." Fang Hao said.

"In that case, what do you want to do, Master?" Yin Tianzheng asked.

"I want to take advantage of this opportunity to lure out the evil Cheng Kun." Fang Hao said, "And by the way, destroy the underworld forces that the Ruyang Palace has fostered."

The Ruyang Palace and Cheng Kun wanted to use Xie Xun to ignite a conflict between the righteous sects and the Ming Cult, letting the various sects in the world fight each other so that they could reap the benefits.

Fang Hao also wants to take advantage of this opportunity to completely get rid of Cheng Kun. It just depends on whose method is more sophisticated!

(End of this chapter)