Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 103: The Three Wishes of Taizu, the Three Adults of Zhonger (asking for monthly tickets)

After seeing off his eldest brother and the four village chiefs, Lin Chen did not rush back to the martial arts gym.

He suddenly felt that he was extremely unfamiliar with Daliang.

Until now, it seems that I only know a tiny corner of Daliang.

So far, he only knew that Poyang County belonged to Raozhou Prefecture, and to the left of Raozhou Prefecture was Huizhou Prefecture, and to the right was Quzhou Prefecture.

Raozhou Prefecture had eleven counties under its jurisdiction, while Raozhou Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture and Quzhou Prefecture all belonged to Jiangnan Road.

How many pedestrian areas like Jiangnan Road are there in the entire Daliang?

What about further up Jiangnan Road?

The central imperial capital of Daliang?
What other countries are there around Daliang?
It seems that there is an invisible hand that is deliberately blocking the information awareness of the grassroots people.

This invisible hand must come from the top management of Daliang.

"Forget it, why bother thinking so much? The village chief is right. All we need to do is keep improving our strength. Strength is the best way to deal with all kinds of changes."

Unable to figure out a clue, Lin Chen chose to give up.

If you are not qualified enough to reach the state of awakening, then practice the organs. If you are not qualified enough to reach the state of awakening, then practice the organs.

However, what Lin Chen did not expect was that he was stopped by someone just as he returned to the gate of Zhenyue Martial Arts Hall.

"Mr. Lin, the county lord wants to see you. Please come with us."

The visitor from the yamen was very polite, but there was a tone that left no room for doubt. Lin Chen nodded, but did not ask why the county magistrate wanted to see him.

The biggest possibility is that the eldest brother’s affairs have been exposed.

The gate of the county government!

Lin Chen didn't expect that he would return so soon and step into the yamen for the second time.

Even the two soldiers guarding the gate looked at him with surprise, obviously unable to understand why he came back after an hour.

After entering the county government office, he was led to another corridor this time. After passing through the front hall, he appeared in the main lobby of the county government office.

"Mr. Lin is inside now."

The man leading the way stopped at the steps in front of the door. Lin Chen glanced at him, walked up the steps, and stepped into the threshold of the main hall.

There were three men in official uniforms sitting in the main hall. Lin Chen didn't expect that Lord Su was there too. Seeing Lord Su, he felt a little relieved.

Of course he had seen the county lord before. He had sat next to Lord Su during the competition. It was hard not to see the scene with so many people following him.

"Disciple greets the County Master, and greets Lord Su..."

After saluting the two people, Lin Chen's gaze fell on the last person and paused.

"This is Captain Fang, who is responsible for handling matters concerning the fish monster in Poyang Lake."

He Ruyun's introduction shocked Lin Chen a little. Although he expected that the county magistrate summoned him and it was very likely related to his eldest brother, he did not expect it to be said so directly.

Shouldn't we cover up the matter of the monster?

Even if his elder brother is an insider, is this Lord He so sure that he also knows the truth?

Taking a step back, even if my elder brother told me, I could find other reasons to cover it up.

Mr. He's direct words made Lin Chen feel overwhelmed and confused.

Just a moment ago, he was analyzing that the Daliang high-level officials should be on high alert against the monster issue and strictly prohibit the news from leaking out, but now Lord He mentioned it so bluntly, as if he didn't take it seriously.

"Lin Chen, according to the laws of Daliang, anyone who knows about the monster will be taken to the military camp. Judging from your appearance, I think you know something. If so, follow me to the military camp."

Lin Chen was a little confused when he heard what Captain Fang said, but he reacted in a blink of an eye and immediately replied: "Disciple, I don't know what kind of monster you are talking about?"

"It's okay if you don't know. As long as there is suspicion of knowledge, you can be taken away according to the law."

Lin Chen: …

"Brother Fang, please don't joke with Lin Chen."

Su Lingchuan couldn't help laughing when he saw Lin Chen's confused look. After all, he was a student of the martial arts school. As the director of the Martial Arts Institute, he couldn't bear to see Lin Chen being bullied by these two people.

"Lin Chen, it's okay even if you know about the monster. If you have any questions, you can ask me."

"Master Su, I really don't know what the monster you three masters are talking about is?"

Lin Chen looked innocent, he was afraid it was a scam!

First, Lord He spoke directly, which disturbed his mind. Then, Captain Fang threatened him. In this situation, Lord Su spoke to comfort him, and he was very likely to admit it.

It's possible that there are serial traps!

Hearing Lin Chen's answer, He Ruyun and Fang Ze laughed at the same time. Su Lingchuan looked helpless: "I won't lie to you, that's all... Since you don't believe it, I will tell you the imperial edict of the old ancestor."

Su Lingchuan stood up from his chair. When He Ruyun and Fang Ze heard Taizu's decree, the smiles on their faces faded and their expressions became serious.

"In Daliang, all books and articles involving monsters will be destroyed. People are strictly prohibited from talking about monsters. Anyone who violates this rule will be exiled to the northern border as a punishment."

"If there are any remaining monsters causing trouble in Daliang, those who are affected and those who know about it must be sent to the border town to guard the border."

"These two laws are to be established as ancestral laws, to be followed by generations, and cannot be changed!"

Su Lingchuan had a solemn expression when he was reciting. Lin Chen glanced at He Ruyun and Mr. Fang, who also had the same expression.

He could sense that the solemnity and respect on the faces of these three people were not just superficial, nor were they false or superficial. Rather, they were genuinely respectful, as if this imperial edict from Taizu carried the supreme majesty and inviolable sacredness.

The imperial edict is naturally not sacred, so these three people have sincere respect for Emperor Taizu, and their ardent worshipful eyes cannot be faked.

Therefore, Lord Su was not setting up traps to trick me into admitting it.

He was just a small student, and Lin Chen felt that he was not important enough to bring up the Imperial Edict.

"Now you should believe what I say."

Su Lingchuan looked at Lin Chen with a smile, and Lin Chen said a little embarrassedly: "It was my disciple who misunderstood."

"If I hadn't read your information, I would have thought you were from some noble family. You are so thoughtful and cautious, not like a fisherman's son."

Fang Ze stared at Lin Chen closely, and just the look in his eyes brought great pressure to Lin Chen.

"Although I was born in a fisherman's family, I read a lot of books when I was young, and I also liked to listen to storytellers tell stories. After listening to them many times, I figured out some principles of how to behave in society."

Lin Chen answered very frankly. As long as he didn't say anything about his transmigration, no one would know about it. So there was nothing to feel guilty about.

Everyone is born with intelligence, so my little cleverness is nothing.

"Lin Chen, now that you know Taizu's sacred edict, let me ask you, do you want to know about monsters?" Su Lingchuan brought the topic back, staring at Lin Chen with his sharp eyes.

This time, it was Lin Chen's turn to remain silent.

It seems that Emperor Taizu of the Liang Dynasty issued an imperial decree, forbidding the public to know anything about monsters. So should I know about it?

After three breaths, Lin Chen made a decision.

I have already embarked on the path of a warrior, and sooner or later I will know the inside story.

"Disciple is willing to hear the details."

Su Lingchuan and He Ruyun looked at each other. He Ruyun, who had been silent all this time, spoke for the first time: "Three hundred years ago, the court of Great Chu was dark and lawless, and demons were rampant."

"The royal family has declined, and its dignity is hard to restore. The aristocratic families in various places have their own troops and rule their own territories. Wars are raging and endless."

"The people were trapped in dire straits, perished in the flames of war and the claws of demons. Their suffering was beyond words. The land was filled with grief and it was a horrible sight."

"Until Emperor Taizu started an uprising, people all over the country responded. In just five years, Emperor Taizu destroyed the aristocratic families, unified the country, and established our Daliang Dynasty."

Lin Chen listened quietly, but he could not hear anything special about it. It was just the normal rise and fall of dynasties. There was nothing special about it. It was just that the old dynasty was corrupt and declining, and the new dynasty took advantage of the situation to rise.

As for the adjectives in Lord He's words, as the victorious party, we naturally let him write them.

"Do you know what is the difference between Daliang and Chu?"

He Ruyun seemed to be able to see through Lin Chen's thoughts. After seeing Lin Chen shaking his head, he said word by word: "The difference between Daliang and Chu is like heaven and earth!"

"Before the Great Chu, there was the Great Song. Before the Great Song, there were the Great Qi, the Great Zhou and other dynasties. However, the succession of dynasties in the past was nothing more than the change of royal bloodline and the change of ownership of the country. Only our Great Liang Ancestor, with supreme courage, changed the world and created a brand new pattern that has never been seen in the ages."

He Ruyun was indignant. Lin Chen could see that what Lord He said came from his heart, which made him even more curious about what Emperor Taizu had done.

"Throughout history, whenever a dynasty fell into turmoil, a new dynasty would take its place, but the demonic tendencies that wreaked havoc throughout the world never changed in the slightest."

"To maintain their rule, those newly-established dynasties did not hesitate to kowtow, collude with the devils, sign humiliating treaties, cede land, and offer people in exchange for temporary peace."

"Even worse, some took advantage of the chaos in the world and the suffering of all people to secretly collude with the demons, hoping to use the power of the demons to ascend the throne and dominate the world.

"Such shameless acts will not last long. These dynasties controlled by demons lasted no more than ten years at the shortest and less than a hundred years at the longest before they were attacked by the people of the world and overthrown again, turning to ashes."

"Even the powerful dynasties of the past, such as the Great Chu, the Great Song, the Great Qi, and the Great Zhou, when faced with demons, mostly adopted a policy of appeasement and peace talks as the main means, attempting to exchange compromise for temporary peace."

"When the dynasty is at its peak, the demons may be restrained, but once the dynasty enters the middle and late stages and the national strength declines, the demons will once again reveal their hideous faces and wreak havoc on the world."

"At this time, the imperial family was unable to fight against the demons in order to protect their country and people. They could only retreat again and again, constantly ceding land to seek peace. Until the end of the Great Chu, only one-third of the once vast territory remained, and the mountains and rivers were broken and devastated."

At this point, He Ruyun's voice suddenly rose, his eyes slightly red. "Only our Daliang Taizu Emperor, at the beginning of the founding of the country, set a national policy that Daliang... not a single demon is allowed to exist. If one generation is not enough, then two generations will be enough. If two generations are not enough, then three generations will be enough. Unless all the people of Daliang are extinct, this policy will never change."

"Emperor Taizu has set three national policies and established the Ministry of Military Affairs to govern all matters of martial arts in the world. All the people of Daliang can learn martial arts techniques!"

He Ruyun looked at Lin Chen and said, "Before Daliang, there was no dynasty that opened up martial arts to the people of the world. The martial arts resources were all in the hands of the royal family and the powerful families, and ordinary people had no way to learn martial arts."

Lin Chen's heart trembled. He could understand why the previous dynasties did not open the path of martial arts to the people of the world.

If everyone in the world learned martial arts, it would be even more difficult to govern.

Emperor Taizu was truly courageous. Such behavior was good for the country, but quite the opposite for the royal family.

"Secondly, a strict household registration policy was established. Only martial arts students were allowed to be officials. Ninth-rank officials were allowed five merchant registration quotas. Those who had reached the state of awakening only had one merchant registration quota, and those who had practiced internal organs had two."

"Those martial arts families who want to arrange servants to do business must enroll in a martial arts school, and then obey the court's call to slay demons and monsters."

"The reason why the demons of the previous dynasty were able to cause cholera was that the aristocratic families in various places only cared about their own interests. When the demons killed ordinary people, they chose to stand by and watch, or even tacitly colluded with the demons."

"And now there are also martial arts families in Daliang. No matter which family it is, they have killed countless demons and are listed on the Demon Slayer Ranking!"

"Third, after Emperor Taizu died, he was not buried in the imperial mausoleum. His body was divided into four places. His head was buried in the northern border ice field, and his body was buried on the shore of the East China Sea and in the abyss of the western border. Only his clothes and hat were left in the imperial mausoleum for future generations to admire. Emperor Taizu did this to guard the border together with countless soldiers of Daliang to resist the invasion of demons."

Lin Chen opened his mouth slightly. He now understood why Lord Su and the other two were so respectful to Emperor Taizu.

It is rare in the world for a founding emperor to dismember himself!
Given the prestige of Emperor Taizu, and his burial in the frontier, how could the frontier soldiers allow the evil spirits to invade? They will defend the place to the death!
How could the descendants of the Daliang royal family dare to let the bodies of their ancestors fall into the hands of demons? We will work hard to govern the country!

He Ruyun stood up, clasped his fists, and glanced at Su Lingchuan and Fang Ze.

"May the people of Daliang have no fear in their hearts and no worries in their childhood!"

He Ruyun read aloud, and these words of Emperor Taizu were engraved in the imperial hall and in county government offices across the country.

"May all the people of Daliang be as strong as dragons, and may martial arts flourish forever!"

Su Lingchuan followed closely behind, and Emperor Taizu's words were engraved on the Ministry of Military Affairs and local military offices.

"May our Daliang territory be forever secure and no one dares to invade!"

Fang Ze also clasped his fists. These words of Emperor Taizu were engraved on the frontier, on his tombstone, and on the flags in the military camp.

Looking at the performance of the three adults, Lin Chen felt that these three adults had a temperament that did not match their strength and age.

Passionate yet childish.

But listening to the three adults telling about the deeds of Emperor Taizu, even though he had lived two lives as a human being, his heart was filled with excitement at this moment.

“As for the imperial decree issued by Emperor Taizu that forbids any news of demons in Daliang, it was because demons had been causing cholera for many years and the people were extremely afraid of them. Even though Emperor Taizu ordered local officials to kill demons in public many times, the fear was already imprinted in the hearts of the people. In addition, the dynasty was just established and the remnants of the previous dynasty and other forces were secretly stirring up trouble. Many people were afraid that their children would learn martial arts and eventually die at the hands of demons, so they did not dare to go to the martial arts halls. That’s why Emperor Taizu issued this imperial decree.”

"After two hundred years of hard work by our people, the demons in Daliang are almost gone, and half of the border lands lost and ceded by Da Chu have been recovered. The situation now is very different from when the country was founded. The officials in the court have long felt that this decree of Taizu is inappropriate, but because of their respect for Taizu, they have not cancelled it over the years."

Su Lingchuan smiled slightly: "Master Fang has to thank you for this matter. Otherwise, if we bring one more person to the military camp, we will have to pay an extra hundred taels of silver. This amount of silver was also determined by Emperor Taizu."

Hearing this, Lin Chen suddenly realized that Emperor Taizu had not expected that his descendants would be so powerful and that Daliang could grow to this point. The officials of the Daliang court, out of their admiration for Emperor Taizu, although they felt that this imperial edict was a bit inappropriate, they still did not cancel it.

"Sir, now that the demons are gone, what about Poyang Lake?"

"Those demons fled or died, but they left some tricks in the mountains, rivers and lakes. There are always some unwilling people who want to stir up trouble, especially in other countries, but they are just clowns."

There was a look of disdain in He Ruyun's eyes, and Lin Chen took note silently. So in addition to Daliang, there are other countries.

"The prosperity of Daliang has made these countries uneasy. They would rather see a Daliang that is constantly consumed by demons, like the Great Chu, the Great Qi, and the Great Zhou."

Fang Ze took over the conversation and clasped his fists, saying, "Boy, I wanted to take you to the military camp, but your Lord Su was unwilling to let you go, so I won't force you."

Fang Ze left very decisively. Su Lingchuan watched Fang Ze leave and said with a smile, "Lin Chen, now that you know this, can you relax a little?"

Lin Chen scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, sir."

"Go back to the martial arts hall and practice martial arts. Someone will take care of the matter of Poyang Lake. If you are still worried, improve your strength faster. The stronger your strength and potential, the more attention your superiors will pay to you, including the safety of your family and friends."

PS: Actually, I thought about this chapter for a long time, and I was afraid that I would be criticized for writing too little. But I decided on the role of Daliang Taizu on the first day I started writing the book. This is the keynote character of the book, and I must describe it in detail.

A big chapter of 3500 words, with an extra chapter worth monthly votes. Please continue to vote.

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