Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Chapter 40: Jianghu

Go west along the Guangrong Avenue, bypass the imperial palace, and soon enter the west city of the imperial capital. The entire imperial capital roughly forms a square, and the four corners form two diagonal lines to divide the entire urban area into four urban areas except for the imperial palace. There are several areas of different sizes. Among them, Kaixuan Avenue divides the entire West City into two parts, and then divides them into two large areas.

The lecture hall is located on Kaixuan Avenue in West Fifth District, about eight miles away from the west gate of the Imperial Palace. It used to be a real estate of Luoyangmen. Since it established the martial arts arena with the other four factions, Luoyangmen, as the eldest brother of the five factions, donated this moderately located and very important house as a matter of course. Buying land and buying houses around to expand and renovate, showing a magnificent momentum that is different from the past.

Wufeng and his entourage came not far from the martial arts altar, and saw a huge arch erected by the roadside, which was particularly eye-catching. The entire archway was made of huge white stones. "Three huge wild cursive characters were deeply engraved on it, and a majestic momentum rushed over.

Passing through the archway is a small square covering an area of ​​tens of acres. In the center of the square is a large wooden platform, with many weapon racks placed behind it. The crowds of people under the stage are really spectacular.

Wufeng carefully observed this huge place, but he couldn't help but have a question in his heart. Looking at this huge mansion and the surrounding ancillary facilities plus land, it is impossible to sell it without millions of gold coins. Yes, is the purpose of setting up such a large-scale stage with the Sunset Sect and the other four factions just to strengthen the momentum of their own sect? Can such a large sum of money be supported by the economic strength of these five sects?

With doubts, Wufeng and the three slowly approached the archway, and immediately a disciple who was welcoming guests at the door ran up to say hello, "Three young masters, but come and see? Please come inside." The attitude is very enthusiastic.

Wufeng didn't answer, just nodded, and walked straight in, the receiving disciple didn't care, just looked at the three of them carefully and walked away.

"Shuangying, Mingxia, do you know the situation of these factions?" As he walked forward, Wufeng asked casually. There were many people coming and going, most of them were ordinary people from the imperial capital Common people, but there are also a considerable number of Jianghu people. These people carry knives and hang swords, and their demeanor and behavior are quite different from ordinary people. However, after all, they are still very stable in the imperial capital and at the feet of the emperor.

"Brother, why are you asking this? Could it be that you are also interested in the Jianghu?" Gu Mingxia asked bluntly and immediately.

"Well, it's not a bad thing to get to know each other. What's more, I also had a relationship with the leader of the Sunset Sect?" Wu Feng replied with a smile.

"Oh? Brother and Na Fujian know each other?" Qin Shuangying also interjected, feeling very strange that Wufengren is the head of the Sunset Sect. When he came here to talk about martial arts, for convenience, Wufeng asked the second daughter to change her title so as not to attract attention.

"I can't say we know each other. I met once at a banquet held by His Highness a few years ago. I heard that the Sunset Sect can be regarded as a famous sect in the empire. Fu Jian, who is the head of the sect, should also be acquainted." It's not easy." Wu Feng said.

"The Sunset Sect was indeed very popular when the previous leader, Han Xiao, was in charge of the school, and it was firmly among the three major schools in the empire. However, a few years ago, the head of its school, Han Xiao, disappeared strangely. Civil strife broke out in the competition for the position of the head of the sect. Although Fu Jian ascended to the throne of the head of the sect, the strength of his sect has been greatly affected. Falling out of the top five in the entire empire's martial arts, now it can be ranked between seven and eight at most, but its strength is still not to be underestimated." Gu Mingxia is very familiar with this story, as a child of a martial arts family who went out to explore the world The first condition is to understand all kinds of secrets and anecdotes in the rivers and lakes, so that you can encounter some difficult situations during your travels.

"Xiamei is right. If it weren't for this, there would be no need for the Sunset Sect to hold a lecture on martial arts, and to unite with several other sects." Qin Shuangying also added, "However, this lecture on martial arts is really good. It has played a lot of roles, at least the influence of the Sunset faction has greatly increased, and the status of the other factions has also improved a lot."

"Hey, it is impossible for the Sunset faction to create such a large martial arts arena without sufficient strength. Just think about how much money is needed for the land and facilities here? I'm afraid this is not the case of these few The sect can bear it, right?" Wufeng smiled slightly, and changed the topic to this.

The two girls were stunned when they heard the words, and then they all started to think about it. Obviously, they also noticed the complexity of this problem. In order for a sect to survive and grow, the most important thing is to have a strong economy. The source supports it. Both of them are from the martial arts school, so of course they are very clear about this issue.

Wufeng didn't say any more on this issue, and brought the topic to the remaining sects, "What about the remaining sects?"

"Puhua Temple is located on the outskirts of the imperial capital, and it is also a well-known Taoist temple in the imperial capital. Although it is far less fragrant than Baiyun Temple, it is unique in martial arts. It is said that the most famous swordsmanship of the sect is as powerful as People, their previous master used this set of swordsmanship to shock the Northland, and even the Changchun Sword School, the number one sword sect in the Northland, gave him three points. Although there are not many disciples under the sect, they all have extraordinary martial arts " Qin Shuangying seems to be familiar with the martial arts sects in the imperial capital.

"Well, there are too many masters, so compared with the Snow Mountain School, who is stronger or weaker?" Wu Feng asked a little curiously.

"It should be between brothers and sisters. Our Snow Mountain School has been greatly affected in the past few years, otherwise `````" Qin Shuangying blushed, but she still expressed her opinion in a realistic manner.

"Well, what kind of sect is Tsing Yi Sect?" Wu Feng asked again.

"The Tsing Yi Sect is considered an influential martial arts sect in the imperial capital, especially in the previous generations, it also flourished for a period of time. Its disciples are not many, and most of them are female disciples. He wears a blue robe and got his name. It is said that the current sect master, "Pocket Feihong" Chu Zhenling, is particularly good at lightness kungfu and concealed weapons. "Qin Shuangying introduced, "Qingyimen has several clinics and medicine stores in the imperial capital, which are very good at treating bruises."

"Then their main source of income should also come from the medicine shop?" Wu Feng asked immediately.

"That's not clear." Qin Shuangying obviously didn't expect Wufeng to be interested in this.

"What about the Baisha faction and the boat gang?" Wufeng asked again.

"The Baisha Sect and the Chuan Gang are not very well-known in the martial arts world, but the number of disciples of these two gangs is quite large, both exceeding a thousand. In the Baisha Sect, there are only the leader 'Fire Hand' Du Fang and his junior brother 'Ghost Finger' You Xing is considered a good hand, and the others are unknown; while in the boat gang, only their gang leader 'Hunjianglong' Liang Chengfu is quite good, and the other men are only good at water. But The two sects are very closely related to the government, and many officials in the government are from these two sects." Qin Shuangying finished the situation in one breath.

Without waiting for Wufeng to ask again, Qin Shuangying added: "The Baisha faction operates a considerable salt business around the imperial capital, and also does grain business, while the Chuan Gang, as the name suggests, mainly deals in water transportation, and the Fan River that flows through the imperial capital Nearly half of the shipping business in China is controlled by the ship gang, especially the coal transportation in Jinzhong is basically transported to the imperial capital and the East China Sea by water due to cost reasons. It is an extremely profitable golden waterway and the lifeblood of the ship gang. "

"Then why did these sects suddenly unite to set up this lecture hall? Is there any special reason for this?" Wufeng asked slowly.

Qin Shuangying was stunned, and then replied: "I haven't understood this carefully, but the combination of the five factions has greatly improved the prestige and strength of each of the five factions. At least this should be a reason."

"Well, the Sunset faction has a strong foundation and strength, and is inextricably linked with the high-level empire, while Puhua Temple and Tsingyi Sect have considerable prestige in the martial arts, and the disciples in the faction are strong. The faction and the boat gang have close contacts with the middle and lower levels of the empire. They have many disciples and a solid economic foundation. The five factions have their own strengths, but once they are combined, they will form a community of considerable interests. It's not easy to find a Jianghu gang that can compete with it." Wufeng said slowly, he was both satisfied and surprised that Qin Shuangying was so familiar with the situation, and his view of the Xueshan faction changed a lot in his heart.

"Brother, why are you so interested in them? In the eyes of the government, they are nothing more than some sects~IndoMTL.com~ Could it be possible to do something against the empire?" Gu Mingxia looked puzzled untie.

"Hey, it would be great if it was really that simple, but seeing that various forces in the imperial capital are intertwined and gathered, and they have basically been finalized for a long time, so any new phenomenon is worth thinking about, and if there is an effect, there will be a cause. The emergence of martial arts must have a reason, and it will never be formed out of thin air." Wufeng shook his head and said, "But this has nothing to do with us for the time being, but it is better to know some inside information, maybe it will be useful in the future Up."

The closer they got to the big stage in the center, the more and more people there were. Wufeng and the three made their way through the crowd, and finally squeezed slowly to the side of the big stage. I saw that this large platform was made of all high-quality pine wood, in a rectangular shape, about 30 meters long and 20 meters wide, which seemed quite grand. The colorful flags around are fluttering in the wind, and it looks even more pleasing to the eye when paired with the smooth weapon rack.

On the edge of the wooden platform directly opposite, a dozen large mahogany chairs were lined up. At this time, there were only two or three people sitting beside them, obviously there were no important figures from the five factions. A pair of men were practicing with weapons in the middle of the stage. The clear and melodious sound of weapons colliding and the shouts of the two men complemented each other, accompanied by bursts of applause from the audience. It really looked like a martial arts competition.

Behind the large chair, there is a huge wooden screen, on which there is a wooden carved plaque with the words "Boundless Art" written by famous artists. There is also a couplet posted on both sides of the screen: "Make friends all over the world with sincerity, and make friends all over the world in martial arts."

"Hey, you're still full of momentum." Wufeng said in a low voice, and then asked: "Which faction is the leader today?"