Xiang Xiaoyao frowned slightly and said, "I've never heard of Taiyin Xuanyang."
"The Miao people have always been sneaky, and the Black Lotus Sect is even more mysterious and low-key." Lu Shanghe stroked his beard and said: "The only thing the Black Lotus Sect is known for is the Swing Yi. The other three of the Four Holy Envoys are extremely mysterious, not to mention the mysterious There are two people, Yang and Taiyin.”
Xiang Xiaoyao said: "If that's the case, it's no wonder that the Shenhou Mansion issued the Iron-Blooded Inscription. The Black Lotus Sect has a geographical advantage. In addition, they have many masters, so it is not easy to deal with them."
Qi Ning thought for a moment and then asked: "Lu Shibo, the Black Lotus Sect was founded by the Miao people. This time, experts from all walks of life are working together to encircle Qianwu Ridge. Will the Miao people from the 72nd hole help?"
"If you say it's not possible at all, that's not entirely true." Lu Shanghe said: "Xiao Linzi, do you know that although the Miao people are called seventy-two holes, they are divided into raw seedlings and mature seedlings?"
"Know a thing or two."
"Among the Dong Miao people, the five branches of black, white, flower, green and red are the strongest." Lu Shanghe said: "Although the Black Lotus Sect was created by the Black Miao people, as far as I know, even in the Black It seems that not many people in Miao Cave are willing to get close to the Black Lotus Sect, let alone the other Miao Caves."
Qi Ning immediately asked: "Why is this?"
"King of Miao!" Lu Shanghe said sternly: "Because in the hearts of the Miao people, King of Miao is the orthodoxy of the Miao family. In their eyes, the Black Lotus Sect is just a mysterious sect, and it is a powerful force in the world. It has no influence on most Miao people." Generally speaking, they hope to live a peaceful life and believe in the witch god, but as far as I know, the Black Lotus Religion has only one god, and that is the Black Lotus Cult Leader."
Qi Ning frowned and said: "Shibo means that the Black Lotus Sect does not have the support of the Miao people?"
"Every Miao cave has believed in the witch god since ancient times." Lu Shanghe said: "Although the leader of the Black Lotus came from the Miao family, he destroyed the Miao family's belief. He did not respect the witch god and claimed to be a god. This is very different from the Miao people's belief. It is impossible to gain the support of the majority of the Miao people if you add violation." He smiled faintly: "If all the Miao people supported the Black Lotus Sect, I'm afraid the Black Lotus Sect would have led the Miao people to rebel."
"Then the Miao King is a black Miao?" Qi Ning thought to himself that he came to Xichuan this time to solve the Miao problem. Lu Shanghe was obviously very aware of the situation in Xichuan, and he seemed to know little about the Miao people. Young Master, I just took this opportunity to learn more about the inside story from Lu Shanghe.
He also knew that this time and space was completely different from any time and space he was familiar with. Even Miaobu, which existed at both times, was different in many places.
According to Qi Ning's understanding of the various Miao tribes in Xichuan, the Black Miao tribe is the most powerful. If there is a Miao king among the Miao people, it should be from the Black Miao tribe.
But Lu Shanghe shook his head and said, "The Damiao King is from Hua Miao."
"Hua Miao?"
"The Miao people believe in witch gods. Among the Miao tribe, there is a special shaman god family, which is the Huamiao Shangshui Cave." Lu Shanghe knew the situation of the Miao people very well. "Shangshui Cave is a branch of Hua Miao. Although it belongs to The Hua Miao people, however, have always existed independently of each cave. In the hearts of the Miao people, only the great shamans of Sheung Shui Cave can communicate with the shaman god, and only the great shamans can exorcise evil spirits, avoid monsters, and call for wind and rain through the ritual of unification. , so that the Miao people can have good weather and peace, and the Miao King has always been the cave owner of Shangshui Cave."
"I see." Qi Ning deliberately acted cleverly, "Shibo's words have given this junior some insight. Shibo, since this Miao King is the Miao King, do all the Miao people obey his orders?"
"That's not necessarily true." Lu Shanghe said with a smile: "Wherever there are people, there are fights, and the internal fighting among the Miao people has never stopped. The black, white, green, flower, and red Miao tribes competed with each other for territory. There are overt and covert fights within various tribes, and there is constant fighting, so although the Miao people in Xichuan have a large number of people, they have never formed a climate."
"Then King Miao is just a decoration?"
Lu Shanghe shook his head and said: "Of course not. The prestige of the Damiao King among the Miao people is unparalleled. If there is a big fight between the Miao tribes, the Damiao King will usually summon the leaders of both sides. With the Damiao King mediating, the troops will often stop fighting. Stop the war. The most important thing is that once a foreign enemy appears, the Miao people are very united. With an order from the Miao King, the 72 Miao people will gather under the Miao King's command to jointly defend against the enemy."
At this time, Qi Ning had a vague idea about the Miao tribe, and said: "The Miao tribes respect the shaman god, but the Black Lotus sect regards their leader as their god, so from a certain perspective, the Black Lotus sect and the Miao King , can be called an enemy. This attack on the Black Lotus Sect in Qianwu Ridge is a dream for the Miao King, so of course the Miao King will not lead the Miao people to rescue them."
"That's the truth." Lu Shanghe said with a smile: "Xiaoyao, your apprentice is smart and smart, and he can understand everything at once. He will have a bright future in the future."
Xiang Xiaoyao just smiled faintly and said nothing.
Lu Shanghe then said: "However, if the Miao people are indifferent to the Black Lotus Sect in the Seventy-Two Caves, that is not entirely true. After all, the Black Lotus Sect is the Miao sect. Since the Black Lotus Sect was founded, it has always been He bought the hearts of the Miao people and secretly did a lot for the Miao people, becoming a major supporter of the Miao people. Some Miao people are still very grateful to the Black Lotus Sect for what they have done, and may not necessarily watch the Black Lotus. The Lotus Sect has been wiped out, and a very small number of the Miao people's seventy-two caves are closely related to the Black Lotus Sect. They should not sit idly by and ignore it." He sneered and said, "But since the Shenhou Mansion personally came forward, who would If you go with the Black Lotus Sect, you are rebelling against the imperial court, and naturally you will not end well."
"Shibo, Master and I heard someone say on the way that the officers and soldiers seemed to be encircling the Black Rock Cave. I wonder if Shibo knows about this?" Qining asked seemingly casually.
Lu Shanghe frowned and said: "I'm afraid not many people in Xichuan know about this matter. Heiyandong evaded taxes and even had conflicts with officials who collected taxes. Danba County Magistrate Bai Tangling took people to hold people accountable in person. But everyone was killed by the ignorant barbarians from Heiyandong." He snorted coldly and said, "Although Bai Tangling is just a county magistrate, he is an official of the imperial court. Heiyandong dares to kill an official of the imperial court without permission. It is tantamount to rebellion. The government will naturally It’s impossible to turn a deaf ear.”
"We heard that Black Rock Ridge was besieged and sealed off years ago. Officers and soldiers blocked various key roads. What is the situation now?" Qining asked: "Has Black Rock Ridge been captured?"
"It's strange to say that Wei Shutong, the governor of Xichuan last year, mobilized thousands of soldiers and horses to blockade the Heiyan Ridge area not long after the incident. Even the King of Shu, Li Hongxin, also sent some of his Jin Guanwei to help. It can be said that Heiyan Ridge was completely surrounded, and thousands of people in the six villages of Heiyan Cave were like turtles in a urn." Lu Shanghe said with a trace of doubt in his eyebrows: "If it was said that the mountain was closed due to heavy snow a few years ago, and the terrain of Heiyan Ridge was difficult to attack, then now The ice and snow have melted long ago, but the officers and soldiers still haven't taken any action, which is a bit strange."
"Have the officers and soldiers not attacked yet?" Qi Ning felt slightly happy.
Lu Shanghe nodded slightly and said: "But there are already some rumors." After a pause, he said: "Xiao Linzi, you are young, maybe you don't know that Li Hongxin, the king of Shu, dominated Xichuan back then, and later he was the Jin Yihou leader of the Chu Kingdom. Came to crusade, this Heiyan Cave took the initiative to seek refuge with Jin Yihou and made great contributions. He also had a deep connection with Jin Yihou. Logically speaking, no matter how courageous the Miao people were, no one would dare to kill court officials, but this Heiyan Cave actually It's so bold. After all, maybe it's because he has Jin Yihou as his backer. This time Wei Shutong didn't dare to take action, probably because he was worried about Jin Yihou."
Qi Ning thought that people's words are scary. It seems that many people in Xichuan think that Jinyihou Mansion is the backer of Heiyan Cave. He is the only one who knows very well that the Black Cave incident has nothing to do with Jinyihou Mansion. As for Wei Qi Ning still doesn't understand the reason why Shutong didn't take action. Maybe it's because Wei Shutong didn't receive the order from the court and didn't dare to act without authorization, or maybe there's another reason, but it definitely has nothing to do with Jinyihou Mansion.
"Shibo, is Heiyan Cave a Hua Miao person?"
Lu Shanghe nodded and said: "Yes, there are seventy-two caves for Miao people, thirteen caves for Hua Miao, and Black Rock Cave is one of the thirteen caves."
"Didn't you say that once there is an outsider attack, the Damiao King will summon the seventy-two caves to fight against the enemy?" Qining looked very humbly and asked: "Heiyan Cave is a Hua Miao people, and the Damiao King of Shangshui Cave is also a Hua Miao. Now that Heiyan Cave is besieged by officers and soldiers and is in danger, why is there no movement from King Damiao?"
Lu Shanghe said with a smile: "The King of Damiao is the King of Miao. He will not only look at the immediate future, but must consider the long term, otherwise he is not worthy of being the King of Damiao. Not to mention that this time Heiyandong rebelled first, even if Heiyandong was innocent, he was When the officers and soldiers attacked, the Miao King would try his best to negotiate first, and would never use troops easily unless it was absolutely necessary. Da Chu had hundreds of thousands of troops with many soldiers and powerful generals. Even the Northern Han people could only fight with each other and never fought. After crossing the Huaihe River, do you think the Miao people will be the enemies of Chu? The imperial court did not want to cause chaos in Xichuan, so it tried its best to appease the Miao people. However, this does not mean that the imperial court was afraid of the Miao people. If the Miao people really rebelled, the imperial court was determined to destroy them. For the Miao people, it is undoubtedly a disaster."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, as if he was all ears.
Lu Shanghe obviously had a good impression of his sworn brother, his apprentice, and the conversation was lively. He continued: "The Damiao King will not initiate a war unless it is absolutely necessary. If Heiyan Cave is really being wronged this time, the Damiao King may consider sending troops to help. To safeguard the dignity of the Miao people, but as we all know, Heiyandong killed the imperial official, which is already a rebellion, so how could the Miao King help a rebellious Miaodong and bring the entire Miao tribe into the abyss of war."
At this moment, Qi Ning's heart suddenly became enlightened and he said: "So, this time there will definitely be no chickens or dogs left in the Black Rock Cave."
Lu Shanghe shook his head and said: "What the outcome will be depends on the intention of the court, and it is difficult for us to predict. However, compared with the uncertain future of the Black Rock Cave, the Black Lotus Sect will definitely not be able to survive this time."
Unknowingly, the sky turned dark. Seeing this, Qining thought that when Eve saw that she had not returned for a long time, she was afraid that she would think something had happened to her. What if the Miao girl was worried that she would find her, but she would be found out again. If someone bumps into him, it’s really hard to explain.
Immediately he stood up and said: "Shibo, master, you guys talk first, I will go out for convenience."
"There is a toilet behind here." Lu Shanghe pointed to the back with a smile, "You don't have to go far."
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Shibo, I know that you and the master have a lot to talk about. I am full of wine and food now, so I am a burden on the side. You guys chat first. It is convenient for me to go out and visit some of Fengjian Villa. Let's go Let’s take a look, this is my first time here, this Fengjian Villa is really magnificent.”
Just as Lu Shanghe was about to speak, Xiang Xiaoyao said, "Don't go far."
Seeing that Xiang Xiaoyao was speaking, Lu Shanghe couldn't say much and shouted: "Qingsong, show Xiaolinzi around."
Immediately, a ghostly person appeared outside the door. Qining glanced twice and saw that the person was holding a lantern in his hand. He looked like the man in Tsing Yi who had led Xiang Xiaoyao into the village before.
The man in green had no expression on his face, raised his hand and said, "Please!"