Chapter 569 Five Years in a Hurry (Asking for Monthly Votes)

Five years passed in a blink of an eye!

Five years is enough time for many things to happen, including in the court and in the martial arts world.

During this period, Emperor Shenzong died and Emperor Zhezong succeeded to the throne.

Empress Dowager Gao was in charge of government affairs, and the court was still dominated by the old party!

Wuyou Cave and Guifanlou in Kaifeng City suffered a heavy blow. Unfortunately, with the death of Emperor Shenzong, the subsequent actions of the Imperial City Division failed to continue, resulting in failure.

Of course, things are not that simple. When the Imperial City Division was investigating the most, innate masters appeared in Wuyou Cave and Guifanlou, causing heavy losses to the elite of the Imperial City Division.

Not only that, when Emperor Shenzong was seriously ill, several important officials of the Imperial City Division were assassinated one after another.

Obviously, with heavy losses and the possibility of being wiped out, Wuyou Cave and Guifanlou were desperate and seemed to be willing to fight each other regardless of the damage.

The Imperial City Division was not scared, but it was a pity that Emperor Shenzong died soon after.

When the imperial power was transferred, the Imperial City Division naturally had more important things to do, so naturally they didn't have much time and energy to focus on the severely damaged Wuyou Cave and Guifan Tower.

Empress Dowager Gao, who took over the court, didn't want to make too much noise at this time.

As the capital of the Song Dynasty, Kaifeng City naturally had foreign envoys coming when the imperial power was transferred.

If the Song Dynasty royal family and the court lost face because of the Wuyou Cave and Guifan Tower, that would be a real trouble.

However, the innate master behind Wuyou Cave and Guifan Tower was targeted.

I don't know whether that guy was intentional or unintentional, but when he fought against the masters of the Imperial City Division, he showed all the powerful martial arts of the 72 Shaolin unique skills.

No matter what, Shaolin can't get away from it!

It is said that the boss of the Imperial City Division went to Shaolin to ask for accountability, which made Shaolin depressed.

I don't know what price Shaolin paid, but it finally got through the danger.

This matter, of course, will not end so easily!

Shaolin was inexplicably blamed, so it was natural to investigate what happened.

At the same time, it was also to give an explanation to the angry Imperial City Division!

Not long after, several Shaolin masters of the "Xuan" generation quietly arrived in Kaifeng City, and temporarily found an inconspicuous small temple to hang up their names, cooperating with the Imperial City Division to investigate the details.

Unfortunately, that innate master never appeared again!

The succession of imperial power was smooth, and there was no turmoil in the court of the Song Dynasty. The situation remained stable afterwards.

If it weren't for the great commotion caused by the Wuyou Cave and Guifan Tower in Kaifeng City, the heroes in the rivers and lakes would not have paid too much attention to the changes in the court.

As for whether the emperor has changed, as long as it doesn't affect their lives, who cares?

On the contrary, many things happened in the rivers and lakes, and caused quite a lot of waves.

These things are basically related to the extremely powerful Beggar Gang!

During this period, the Beggar Gang changed a new headquarters!

This is a big deal, at least it caused a great wave of public opinion in the rivers and lakes.

You know, for a big gang like the Beggars' Sect, changing the headquarters can easily affect the whole gang. It can also cause unrest in the martial arts world.

Apart from other things, what will the surrounding martial arts forces think of the relocation of the Beggars' Sect headquarters?

The most important thing is the distribution of benefits. The Beggars' Sect headquarters has moved here. Is it going to eat the fattest piece of cake in the surrounding martial arts world?

If the local martial arts forces are unwilling to give in, will there be bloodshed?

In short, the matter of the Beggars' Sect changing the new headquarters has been a hot topic in the martial arts world for more than two years.

Oh, the new headquarters of the Beggars' Sect is located in a forest outside the city of Xiangyang.

This relocation was very thorough, and all the halls of the headquarters followed.

As for the Luoyang branch, it was handed over to the ten-direction scholar Quan Guanqing for management. This guy is very active.

In five years, the development of the Beggars' Sect has exceeded everyone's expectations.

It is too rapid and too smooth, as if it is helped by luck.

There are 24 routes in the Song Dynasty, and each route has a branch, even places like Qiongzhou are not spared.

It can be said that the Beggars' Gang has completely covered the entire Song Dynasty at this time!

If an ambitious person controls the power of the Beggars' Gang and manages it well through the huge structure of the Beggars' Gang, he may be able to do something earth-shaking.

It's terrifying to think that there are 24 gangs that can be linked together.

But the development of the Beggars' Gang is not limited to this. In the southern and capital areas of the Liao Dynasty, that is, the Sixteen States of Yanyun that the Song Dynasty has always missed, it has also established stable branches and halls.

The Western Xia is no exception, and even built a hall in Xingqing Prefecture.

From this point of view, the scale of the Beggars' Gang is simply outrageous!

The sphere of influence and tentacles have actually spread to the territory of the Liao Dynasty and Western Xia.

In addition to Dali, which has also established a hall, it is amazing no matter how you look at it.

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, the core and main sphere of influence of the traditional Central Plains Empire basically had halls of the Beggars' Gang. Isn't this an exaggeration?

To put it bluntly, the Beggars' Sect is like a unified dynasty in the Central Plains at this time!

Except for the lack of administrative and financial rights, everything else can be barely controlled!

Let's put it this way, the Beggars' Sect at this time can no longer be regarded as a pure underworld force.

If the Beggars' Sect is willing to help a certain country with all its strength, it will definitely allow the country's territory to have a large expansion trend in a short period of time.

Is it an exaggeration? Not at all!

Unfortunately, the only one who saw this in time was the Dali royal family!

The Dali royal family had no intention of expanding their territory, or the situation did not allow them to do so.

For no other reason, Jia Huan's move to dig a hole for Xixia Yipintang had taken root and sprouted at this time, and achieved considerable results.

As the four evil men who were the face of Xixia Yipintang, they had already left the jurisdiction of Yipintang at this time.

Not only that, they also took away many middle and low-level people from Yipintang.

It can be said that Xixia Yipintang was already half-crippled at this time.

If the Xixia Empress Dowager Li Qiushui behind it did not personally come out to cultivate fresh blood, or if the Xixia royal family did not put out a lot of resources, it would be impossible to restore the momentum and strength of Yipintang.

And the four evil men, I don't know how to operate, it seems that they have reached a tacit understanding with Dali.

The Dali royal family allowed the four evil men to recruit soldiers and horses in the country. As long as they did not do anything illegal, they did not manage them at all, let alone kill them directly.

The news from Dali was shocking and sensational!

Duan Yanqing, the leader of the four evil men, was actually led into a ditch by Jia Huan's propaganda against Xixia Yipintang.

Although he did not directly announce it to the public, judging from his actions, it was obvious that he was going to lead his army to the southern region of Dali to expand the territory and become the emperor.

This incident caused quite a sensation, and its influence has continued to this day.