Died of old age, and you tell me this is a life simulation?

In her heart, she was more inclined towards the rebel army, but she felt embarrassed because of the orthodoxy of the imperial court.

I can also understand Yue Buqun's difficulties.

After all, he is the leader of a sect and shoulders the heavy burden of the Huashan Sect. Any decision he makes will have far-reaching consequences, especially on such major issues of right and wrong. Once he chooses the wrong position, he will probably face a disaster in the future!

After thinking for a moment, Ning Zhongze suggested, "I really don't know what to do. How about we return to Huashan, close the door, and not deal with external affairs?"

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Chapter 457: It’s good to survive, but it’s of no use!

Yue Buqun remained silent.

There is certainly no problem with this. For example, the Shaolin Sect has maintained its reputation for hundreds of years. Hasn't it always closed mountains and temples to ensure safety when there are great chaos in the world?

It is precisely because of this that the tradition has been able to continue for hundreds of years without being cut off.

Compared with Shaolin, those famous martial arts sects in many eras have risen and fallen, and have long been destroyed in the tide of history!

If his Huashan Sect wanted to ensure absolute safety, closing the mountain gate would naturally be an excellent method.

but......

Yue Buqun felt vaguely dissatisfied with this.

Although Gou Quan is good, it does not help the rise of Huashan in the slightest.

What he desired was not only to preserve the Huashan inheritance, but also to carry forward the Huashan sect and even make it famous throughout the world!

And if you want to achieve this, you should not get involved in anything?

How can it be?

Although the current situation in the world is changing rapidly and turbulent, Yue Buqun is uneasy in his heart, but he also keenly discovers that there are great opportunities hidden in this chaos!

If the right choice is made, the Huashan Sect will gain tenfold or even a hundredfold!

Famous in the world 07?

Not even that!

No matter how powerful the world is, it is only limited to the world!

It is difficult to get on the right track in this world!

But it's just a small fight.

However, once the opportunities arising from the chaos are seized, it may be possible for the Huashan Sect to break out of this cage and enter a broader field!

Thinking of this possibility, Yue Buqun's breathing became slightly faster. As a scheming and cunning person, his face couldn't help but flush slightly.

To be honest, this discovery is extremely valuable to Yue Buqun, who has been working hard to revitalize the Huashan Sect but has never found a way out or a feasible method.

At the beginning, he even thought of seizing the evil-defying sword technique of the Lin family of the Fuwei Escort Agency. He did not hesitate to make all kinds of arrangements and calculations in advance, and finally accepted Lin Pingzhi as his disciple. In fact, there was a sense of desperate efforts in this.

If it weren't for the astonishing three-foot-high air wall of the Shaolin monks and the violent fighting power of Xiao Yuanshan and his son, which dealt him a heavy blow and directly woke Yue Buqun from some kind of fantasy, he would probably still be thinking about the Exorcism Sword Technique.

But now, suddenly realizing that there is such a "Zhongnan shortcut", how can Yue Buqun remain calm?

It is true that he is meticulous, but when he really encounters what he wants, the eagerness and desire in his heart are really hard to describe.

certainly......

Although this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is great, it also hides huge risks!

If he makes the wrong choice, the Huashan Sect will not only rise, but its inheritance will also be cut off, which is an understatement.

The imperial court...

Rebel Army.......

Yue Buqun's eyes were dim, and he kept thinking about the risks, gains and losses, and various possibilities in his mind.

a long time.

He slowly exhaled a breath of foul air.

I had a more detailed judgment in my mind.

The imperial court and the rebel army, there seem to be two choices here, but in fact, in his opinion, there is only one choice.

Choosing to help the imperial court, let alone anything else, how could the Huashan Sect, with only a few big cats and small cats, be able to face such elite cavalry and the mightiest soldiers in the world!?

This is a dead end!

Their Huashan Sect was neither the world's largest gang like the Beggars' Sect, with a vast network of members and a global reach; nor was it a rebellious sect like the Ming Cult, with its own military systems and elite troops. They were also not local tyrants or aristocratic families with private armies...

Perhaps, before the sword energy dispute occurred, the Huashan Sect still had some strength and foundation, with many masters, and could dominate the martial arts world. But now, it has long lost its former glory.

And practically speaking, even if the Huashan Sect regained its former glory, it would still be meaningless in the face of such an attack.

There is no other possibility except being crushed to pieces and turned into powder.

And...

Even if they could really achieve some results, how much respect would the imperial court give to such mere quacks, such impoverished individuals? How many of their contributions would be remembered?

The extreme risks are completely disproportionate to the potential rewards.

Yue Buqun changed his mind and gave up this option.

We must never be enemies with the rebels!

This is extremely unwise!

Another option is to directly join the rebel army.

The feasibility of this option is much wider than the former.

And the safety factor is higher.

Although things are very strange, helping the imperial court is extremely dangerous, but helping the rebel army is relatively safer.

But it is what it is.

There are so many options for helping the rebels.

He had learned about it in detail from the rebel officer today, and he couldn't help but be tempted.

First is the seemingly most dangerous one, joining the army.

Why does it seem so? Because the safety factor is actually quite high.

It is impossible for new recruits to be assigned to the front line. The new recruits’ barracks outside the city still stand today, and they are not the same destination as the elite troops that went north earlier.

This means that there is no need to face the imperial army directly to suppress the rebellion.

It's definitely safer than helping the imperial court to face the rebel army's elite and well-trained troops, right?

And even if he was arranged to go to the front line, to be honest, with the elite level of the rebel army, Yue Buqun doubted whether the imperial army could win.

Rather than being dangerous, a place where death is not certain and the probability of victory is extremely high is a good place to make achievements.

Secondly, even if you don't join the army, there are many opportunities under the rule of the rebels.

It is not impossible to become an official if you work hard. Moreover, in the rebel army, the gap between [officials] and [officials] is not as difficult to cross as in the Song Dynasty court. There are plenty of opportunities and ways to get promoted.

Yue Buqun is a well-read man. Can't he make great achievements here?

The more he thought about it, the more he was tempted. However, Yue Buqun also knew that if he joined the righteous army and succeeded, he would certainly get what he wanted. But if he failed, the Huashan Sect would become a traitor who accomplices the enemy. It was hard to say whether they would be liquidated by the court in the future. Even if not, their reputation in the martial arts world would be ruined.

This was something intolerable to Yue Buqun, who always valued his reputation.

So even if I am very tempted, I always find it difficult to make up my mind.

As he was thinking, Yue Buqun suddenly paused, as if a blessing had come to his mind, and a person 837 flashed through his mind.

Lin Pingzhi......

Perhaps, we can write something about this person?

After all, he is a member of the Huashan Sect. Although he abandoned his master and left, it would be fine if his master did not pursue his actions. But if he did, it would be a heinous act that would be condemned by everyone in the martial arts world!

With this leverage, we can exert some influence.

Besides, although he did not pass on the Huashan martial arts inheritance to him, he saved his life and took him in. No matter what he had planned in his mind at the beginning, those things were not carried out. If the world did not know about it, what would it matter?

Yue Buqun narrowed his eyes slightly, the more he thought about it, the more feasible this move seemed to him.

As a chess piece, Lin Pingzhi doesn't have many traces of the Huashan Sect on his body, and he happens to be a member of the Huashan Sect. If he can be used well, maybe he can have miraculous effects?

certainly......

He would not focus all his attention on Lin Pingzhi. He just thought it was a casual move that might be useful in the future. Who knows what his fate will be?

If he can only be a small soldier and cannot stand out, then there is nothing of value worth his attention and calculation.

Besides, who knows, he might be able to come up with other solutions.

Yue Buqun held the teacup and looked at the wisps of steam rising up, his eyes dark and thoughtful.

The thoughts in my mind became clearer and clearer.

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Chapter 458: Bandits and roving bandits! The Jiangnan bandit suppression campaign begins! New recruits training concludes!

Not to mention the turbulent situation in the western part of Huainan, just talk about the area within Jiangnan. As the prefectures and cities were occupied by the rebels, grassroots governance, the promotion and implementation of various new policies, and the restoration of order, everything was in order and prosperous.

However, this does not mean that there will be no more wars in Jiangnan.

In fact, there are still a lot of extremely complex groups of bandits and roving bandits among the states and prefectures. They are a group that has been repeatedly banned and cannot be eradicated throughout the dynasties. It's just that there are more or less of them.

Due to the harsh policies of the Song Dynasty court over the years, as well as the corruption of local officials and the rampant power of local tyrants, countless people were displaced and forced to take up arms and become bandits. Some of them hid on the roadsides and engaged in highway robbery, some hid in the mountains and became mountain bandits, and some took refuge in rivers and became river pirates and lake pirates, specializing in intercepting passenger ships and even the government's grain transport.

At first, they may have been forced to do so because they could not survive, but as time went on, they became an extremely unstable factor and a chaotic and disorderly group in all states and regions. Because rather than targeting the imperial court, the weak and powerless common people were the focus of their "care" and the objects of their plunder!

As for the class consciousness of "why bother making things difficult for the common people since we all come from the same lower class background", that is obviously not something that can be possessed in this era, or in other words, it is not something that people who are living in danger at any time can possess.

In the past, the imperial court did not pay much attention to local chaos, and local officials rarely paid attention unless there was a major chaos. It was better to say that some of the big bandits were clearly raised to do dirty work, and if they really started to plunder, they would rarely affect the local high-level officials and local big families.

Landlords and powerful people have the habit of raising private soldiers. They recruit young and strong men in the form of family servants and form small groups to protect themselves. As long as there is no big chaos, they are not afraid of these bandits and robbers.

Only the civilians in various places suffered the most. They were robbed and bullied at every level, and many of them lost their families. Many of them were swept away and became part of the bandits. After a long time, they were assimilated into them and became evil thieves and bandits who robbed others!

In this vicious cycle, this unstable factor is growing and expanding rapidly. The reason why the Jiangnan riot was so powerful is certainly due to the extremely strong power of the rebel army, but the environmental factors of time, place and people are also an important reason!

The people of Jiangnan have long been suffering. It's like a powder keg everywhere. The slightest spark could trigger a series of chain reactions and riots! What's more, there is a powerful force like the Beiming Sect, which is well-organized, disciplined, has a political program, a system and legal system, and a detailed plan. It has all kinds of extraordinary conditions to personally raise an army and start a rebellion.

Naturally, there was a riot and everything was turned upside down!

Previously, these unstable forces were the fuel for the Jiangnan riots, and their existence was of certain benefit to the rebels. However, now, as the local provincial capitals and villages in various places have been completely captured one by one and brought under their complete rule, what lies before the rebels is not just as simple as external expansion and internal governance. In other words, internal governance must also include policies to suppress bandits and comfort the people!

Thoroughly eliminate all destabilizing factors within the territory of Jiangnan, both at the top and the bottom, by either suppressing or pacifying them, so as to pacify the situation as soon as possible!

Naturally, this matter cannot be done by the elite army attacking outside. The main force to implement this policy is the non-regular army composed of new recruits to suppress bandits, and carry out mopping-up military operations against the bandits and roving bandits in various places!

Now, more than two months have passed since the uprising in Jiangnan, nearly three months. The earliest batch of recruits have completed their training and have begun to gather one after another to form an anti-bandit army, heading to various parts of Jiangnan to eliminate the bandit problem.

Although the time is short, the results are beginning to show!

Countless bandits and roving bandits were suppressed and eliminated one by one, and each was carefully investigated. Those guilty of serious crimes were executed, and those guilty of minor crimes were punished. The people were pacified and the people were brought back to peace...

There is no need to elaborate on the details.

At this time, in a new camp.

A month of training had just ended. Hundreds of people gathered in a solemn and orderly manner, yet all was silent.

All the new recruits stood as straight as pine trees, like sharp swords drawn from their sheaths, staring intently at the drill officer standing in the front with their sharp eyes.

There was a strong passion and expectation in their eyes.

Because today is not only the end of their training, the reorganization of the team, and the beginning of external combat, but also the final moment to select the ten most outstanding people to go to the [Military Academy] for further study and further education.

Everyone hopes to be one of them, and they feel eager, hopeful and fascinated!

You know, after this month of training, everyone can clearly feel that they have been reborn!

Let’s talk about physical training first. In addition to the initial training of strict order and discipline, starting from the fifth day, all the recruits were taught a superior martial art that can strengthen their physique and bones. After just over twenty days of training day and night, the effect was amazing and significant!