Chapter 50 The Long Family's errand (12)
It took dozens of days to pass in the blink of an eye, and the prescribed deadline soon arrived.
The priests returned one after another, some completed their missions, and some were more or less different. Two monks were injured, and they were said to have encountered monsters attacks while collecting herbs outside.
There are 14 people who go out to worship the iron plate. Now thirteen people are back, and Lan Caixia, who knows about Lingcheng.
Logically speaking, she came to Shouyang County many times and should be familiar with it. But things in the world are unpredictable, and whether it is encountering monsters, worms, or other changes, it may cause accidents.
Zuo Yuan and Tai Jisheng have been practicing for many years and are accustomed to life and death, so they don’t care much about it. They ask the head and elder of the Long family to ask them to find Lan family on their behalf, and they will deal with it if there are any clues.
The group packed their luggage, sorted the piles of goods, packed them, and prepared to set off and turn around Tokaido.
Before the priests could set off, a major incident suddenly broke out in Shouyang County. The Cang clan who had escaped before appeared. They gathered several small families under the Long family and announced in the south of the county that they had left the "Zi Yao Pavilion" and established the "Dangchen Alliance".
The word "黑" means self-evident. What's more serious is that several families join forces to control nearly half of the towns in Shouyang County. As soon as the "Dangchen Alliance" came out, the sphere of influence of "Zi Yao Pavilion" quickly shrank, and less than half of the territory that can be firmly controlled is needed.
The Cang family, Ji family, Bo family and other families are weak, but after joining forces, there are five masters of Jiedan. Currently, there are six masters of Jiedan in "Zi Yao Pavilion", four belong to the Long family, and two from subordinate families. Fortunately, they are both in-laws of the Long family, and they are still stable for the time being.
The head of the family, Long Yefeng, came forward in person, stopped everyone and directly asked "Guanyuezhai" for help. Zuo and Tai looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.
The two sides have been working together for a long time, and it seems a bit unreasonable to leave the Long family alone at this time. But "Guanyuezhai" means running a shop and not interfering in the grievances of the sect. Zuoyuan and Tai Jisheng are just the head of the bronze medal and have no right to change the regulations in the Zhai.
"Zi Yao Pavilion" is equipped with "Guan Yuezhai", mainly because of the specialty of Shouyang "Purple Gold Stalactite". This thing is extremely rare and is only hidden in underground caves near Zi Hui City, and has a fixed output every year.
The two major sects in Tokaido, "Daqin Academy" and "Pearl Hall", both require stone milk to make spices. "Guanyuezhai" monopolizes the supply of "Purple Gold Stalactites" and can indirectly affect the situation in Tokaido.
In the eyes of the left and Tai, no matter who occupied Shouyang, the "Shimu Specialty" would still return to the hands of "Guanyuezhai". However, the Long family has always been obedient and allowed its status to shake or even disappear, which is undoubtedly a provocation to the majesty of "Guanyuezhai".
There is no semicolon in Shouyang County, and there is no formation platform to receive the flying sword in the Zhai. If you use "Fu He" to convey messages and travel back and forth to Tongtian City, it will take more than a month to reply.
The decades of the middle of the work are enough to happen a lot. In the face of "rebellion", if the Long family cannot use powerful means, the chain reaction will continue to explode.
But if the worshippers intervene in the process, it undoubtedly represents the position of "Guanyuezhai". Then how to deal with the "Dangchen Alliance"? How to grasp the standards? They are all headaches.
Seeing that the team could not leave, they returned to the back left of the temple, Tai and the others gathered all the offerings to discuss countermeasures together.
Zuo Yuan first introduced the whole story, and then added: "...... Master Tai and I have jointly signed a letter to report to Tongtiancheng. We will not come after the reply. The Long family is eager to ask for help and have begged me to take action many times. How to deal with it now? We want to hear your opinions. There are no people here, so I don't think there will be any news. I hope everyone will work together to come up with a charter together."
More than a dozen worshippers whispered to each other, and many people learned about the background for the first time. They were at a loss when they were novel. They were just iron cards and had a low status in the vegetarian camp. What constitution can they come up with?
Jing Hua sat behind the hall and whispered with Pang Bai and others. He experienced the incident in the Cang family and had some friendship with Long Aotian, and had some understanding of "Zi Yao Pavilion".
The Long family is currently in poor strength and is in a dilemma and is in a very embarrassing situation. In terms of strength, the "Zi Yao Pavilion" is slightly higher than the "Dangchen Alliance". If you fight hard and defeat your opponent, you will have a high possibility of regaining the lost land.
It is difficult to maintain Shouyang County with three thousand enemies, with the manpower of "Zi Yao Pavilion".
The "Dangchen Alliance" was openly split, and five masters of the Dan were missing. The remaining power of the "Zi Yao Pavilion" was definitely not enough to protect the land of a county, and the Long family could not afford to lose it at all.
It is even more feasible to let go of one's own will and pretend to be deaf and dumb.
The dozens of towns in the north of Shouyang County are still territories controlled by the "Zi Yao Pavilion". Seventy percent of them are in the hands of the Long family, and the remaining 30% are managed by several families of the Long family. If the "rebellion" cannot be punished immediately and serve as a warning to others, I am afraid that some people will "disperse".
Seeing the worshipers below talking, but none of them could give reasonable opinions. Zuo and Tai were slightly dissatisfied and turned their attention to Zhao Congtian.
The monks in Jieling City were led by him, and they went to Shouyang many times and were more familiar with the situation.
Seeing the two officials looking at him, Zhao Congtian pondered for a moment: "The officials left, the instructions in the midst of the veterinary school have not arrived, and I think I should seek stability first. Moreover, this veterinary school rarely interferes in sect disputes, so it is better to stay here and wait for the labor. I wish to forgive the courage of the "Dangchen Alliance" and dare not kill to kill to Zihui City. It is better to wait for the news first and then make a decision."
Left and Tai turned their heads to the other side without showing any expression, and were full of contempt for the monks in Jieling City.
It is true that "Su Laosai" is mature and polite, but it does not need puppets who only follow orders and have no opinion. "Guanyuezhai" is not false, but he lives in a monastery and watches coldly. How can "Zi Yao Pavilion" not feel disheartened? If it is spread, who will be willing to cooperate with all his heart in the future?
Shen Tuchang of Liyue City stood up and bowed his head and said, "The two leaders, if the Long family is indifferent to this matter, I am afraid that they will find it difficult for them to gain a foothold in Shouyang in the future... Since it is not convenient for the intervening in the vegetarian school, we can help them stick to the door and let the "Zi Yao Pavilion" come forward on their own to punish the rebellion. According to the Zuo leader, the Long family's strength is still above the other party, so a quick decision can recover some of the losses, which can be considered as an explanation to the superiors and subordinates."
Zuo and Tai still ignored it, their eyes turned around on the other monks' faces.
Shen Tuchang’s suggestions are not completely unreasonable. The so-called helping “Ziyao Pavilion” to defend the city is just a scene. But when the posture is over, "Guanyuezhai" can be considered an explanation.
Just in this response, if the Long family really gets together with the "Dangchen Alliance", it will add many variables. There will definitely be losses in punishing rebellion. The Long family has no absolute advantage and cannot be killed. The two sides have a deep blood feud, and I don’t know when they will fight in the future.
"Guanyuezhai" requires a relatively stable Shouyang County to ensure the regular and regular output of "Purple Gold Stone Stalactite". Even if you take a step back, how many people can the Long family leave behind after sweeping away the "Dangchen Alliance"? How much territory can it protect? There are some cultivation schools and aristocratic families around Shouyang County. At that time, they will inevitably lead to long-term turmoil and unrest.
The talents of the juniors in Zhai have withered, so there is only such a way of insight?
Zuo and Tai looked at each other, and their eyes were full of disappointment.
Chapter completed!