Chapter 652: The building is about to collapse, and one tree cannot support it.

Now there is only one person from the Yang family left in Chongshan Town, and that is Yang Chengye.

Ji Hai has a deep understanding of Liaodong and Chongshan Town.

Especially his understanding of the Liaodong Yang family, which is like a treasure.

It is not that he is deliberately investigating the Liaodong Yang family, but that their Hengdao Sect and the Liaodong Yang family have a lot of cooperation, and the relationship between the two sides is very close.

Even in the eyes of outsiders, Hengdao Sect can be attributed to the power of the Liaodong Yang family.

If Hengdao Sect is the strongest Jianghu sect in Liaodong, then the Yang family is the overlord of Liaodong.

Compared with the Yang family, Hengdao Sect is really not good enough.

Not to mention the people around Yang Chengye, just say Yang Mingwu, Yang Chengze, Yang Chengxu, who are not powerful innate warriors now.

The most terrifying thing is that Song Dashan, Yang Chengze, Yang Chengxu and others are now in Beiyuan Town.

In order to weaken the power of the Yang family in Chongshan Town, Emperor Yanping deliberately sent all of them to Beiyuan Town. He probably didn't expect that after the Yang family went to Beiyuan Town, Beiyuan Town would become the same as Chongshan Town.

Of course, Beiyuan Town is different from Chongshan Town, and the Yang family has not yet taken root in Beiyuan Town.

Ji Zhen stroked his snow-white beard and said, "Yang Mingcheng, Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao have already been innate warriors. This is no secret!"

"As for how many innate warriors there are in the Yang family now!"

Speaking of this, Ji Zhen's eyes flashed with a gleam of brilliance, "I remember that Yang Zhengshan has a lot of followers. Did they all follow the Yang family to Xingyue Island?"

Ji Hai's face was suddenly filled with horror, "Master, are you saying that they are all innate warriors?"

Ji Zhen took a deep breath, "Han Fei has only followed Yang Zhengshan for a few years, and now he is already an innate warrior. What about those followers who have always followed Yang Zhengshan?"

Ji Hai couldn't sit still and stood up.

They all knew that the Yang family was very strong, and they also knew that the Yang family had developed well overseas in recent years, but no one knew how powerful the Yang family was now.

"The old marquis has twenty followers, and the Yang family has three hundred guards. Many of these three hundred guards have followed the old marquis since Anyuan City. Now it has been thirty years!"

"And Han Fei also followed the old marquis at that time."

"Twenty followers, three hundred guards, even if only one in ten can become innate warriors, that's more than thirty!"

"But there are still many servants in the Yang family. It is said that the servants of the Yang family have to practice!"

"Master! This~~"

He was completely stunned.

Suddenly he seemed to have discovered a shocking secret.

Even he couldn't believe this secret. He even doubted whether his brain was broken. How could he come up with such an unreliable result.

Ji Zhen was also full of horror. He had never thought about this problem before, but now after careful consideration, he felt that their guess might be true.

The Yang family may have dozens of innate warriors today, thirty? Forty? Fifty? Or even more!

Whether it is thirty or fifty, it is an extremely exaggerated number.

And their speculation is not without basis. Just look at the experiences of Yang Chengze, Yang Chengxu, Han Fei and others, and you will understand that almost everyone who has followed Yang Zhengshan has become a martial arts master.

The longer you follow Yang Zhengshan, the closer you are to Yang Zhengshan, and the higher your cultivation level.

Suddenly, Ji Zhen had a flash of inspiration in his mind!

Their Hengdao Sect seems to conform to this logic!

What was the Hengdao Sect like in the past, and what is the Hengdao Sect like now?

He himself was able to break through to the Xiantian realm because of Yang Zhengshan's wine!

Ji Hai was able to break through to the Xiantian realm directly, probably because of those wines and teas.

Thinking of this, Ji Zhen's heart was like a sea of ​​​​water.

Many people know that the Yang family's wine and tea have very good effects.

But few people would think that these two things can help martial artists reach the Xiantian realm.

One is that the effect of Lingquan water is relatively slow, and only long-term and large-scale drinking will have obvious effects.

Second, Yang Zhengshan did not hide it completely, and had always given ordinary gifts to people.

During festivals, the Yang family would give out a lot of wine and tea.

At the beginning, the Yang family also opened a store in Kyoto, exchanging wine for precious medicine, which led to the concept that although wine and tea were good, they were not as precious as precious medicine.

So now most people regard wine and tea as a kind of tonic medicine, the main effect of which is to strengthen the body and recover from injuries. But they ignore the most important effect of Lingquan water, which is to improve potential.

Ji Zhen naturally drank a lot of Baicao wine. Even now, during festivals, the Yang family would send people to send some festival gifts, and among the Yang family's festival gifts, wine and tea were the most important gifts.

Perhaps they got too much, or perhaps they were used to the existence of wine and tea, which made them ignore the value of wine and tea.

Ji Zhen couldn't help taking a deep breath again, "We don't seem to have a choice!"

What the hell are you choosing!

The future of Hengdao Sect lies in the Yang Family!

Not to mention how much wine and tea Hengdao Sect has received from the Yang Family before, if Hengdao Sect wants to continue to be strong, it cannot do without the Yang Family's wine and tea!

Hengdao Sect can only have a way out, more opportunities, and a better future if it follows the Yang Family.

The master and the disciple looked at each other, and they were relieved after being shocked.

"Go to Chongshan Town and ask the Marquis if he has any plans for our Hengdao Sect!" Ji Zhen's face returned to calm, and he said casually.

Ji Hai bowed and said, "Disciple understands, I will pack up and leave today!"

"Well, take your junior sister with you! She still has some friendship with Madam Yang. If possible, let her go to Xingyue Island!" Ji Zhen said.

"Yes!"

Ji Hai responded and left the teahouse quickly.

...

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter, and the birds fly to their own forests.

For the Darong court, the situation will only get worse and worse, and there is no chance of easing.

When Jian Chengfeng escaped from Sanshan Valley, Pandora's box was opened.

Sanshan Valley and Cuixia Valley were disbanded one after another, and Kyoto will also enter a situation of disintegration.

It's not that the court of Dayong is too fragile, but that people's hearts are against it.

The corruption of the court of Dayong is not a matter of one or two days, but has started more than 20 years ago.

Emperor Chengping was a paperhanger. He spent 35 years repairing the old and rotten ship of Dayong so that the ship could continue to sail.

But Emperor Yanping was a captain with an axe. He played balance and division, chopped here and there, thinking that he could control everything, but in fact he was always swinging the axe at the keel.

The struggle in the court became more and more intense, making it impossible for civil officials and military generals to handle state affairs with peace of mind, and they were either actively or passively involved in the struggle.

This made civil officials unwilling to govern state affairs, military generals unable to command troops and train soldiers, and nobles could only protect themselves or stay away from the court.

Ningguo Duke Zhou Mao retired, Changping Marquis Liang Chu went home to stay in seclusion, Jianchang Marquis Zhang Luan went out to travel and never returned, Nanyang Marquis Lu Baishu also retired to the mountains, and Yang Zhengshan, the Jing'an Marquis, took the Yang family overseas.

When Jianxing Emperor Chen Zhaojun took over the position of captain, he was shocked to find that the ship had begun to sink.

A building is about to fall, and a single tree cannot support it.

He wanted to fix the hole in the bottom of the ship, but found that it was impossible to fix it. The bottom of the ship was not a hole, but there was no bottom.

The government was corrupt and people's hearts were lost.

The Imperial Merchants' Office became a fat piece of meat in the eyes of corrupt officials and profiteers.

Shangwu Temple became a tool for the underworld forces to seek personal gain.

No mistakes in one song, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

Even the martial arts pavilion has become a channel for the noble group to seek official positions.

Is Yang Zhengshan wrong?

The Imperial Business Department, Shangwu Temple, and Yanwu Pavilion were all new government offices he proposed to establish, but now they have become the cause of the collapse of the court.

No, what does this have to do with Yang Zhengshan?

Although the Imperial Business Department, Shangwu Temple, and Yanwu Pavilion were all proposed by Yang Zhengshan, his original intention was good and his policy was correct.

The problem lies with the people who implement the policy, not Yang Zhengshan who formulates the policy.

Yanwu Pavilion is in the hands of Yang Zhengshan, and it is a martial arts holy land with countless talented warriors.

Shangwu Temple is in the hands of Zhang Luan, and it is a court office that suppresses all the forces in the rivers and lakes and dares not raise their heads.

When the Imperial Business Department had Luo Shang and Zhen Yang, it was the money bag of the court, providing the court with tens of millions of taels of silver a year.

But the problem is that Yang Zhengshan was forced to leave by Emperor Yanping, and Zhang Luan had to give up Shangwu Temple, and Luo Shang and Zhen Yang became outliers in the Imperial Business Department.

After Emperor Jianxing ascended the throne, not only did he fail to save the situation, but he made the situation worse and worse.

He did not rebuild the Imperial Merchants Department, but instead killed the goose that lays the golden eggs, and confiscated all the imperial merchants of the Imperial Merchants Department. Although this brought him a lot of silver and money, it also made him completely lose the money bag of the Imperial Merchants Department.

However, his attitude towards the Shangwu Temple and the Yanwu Pavilion was indifferent, and he allowed the Shangwu Temple and the Yanwu Pavilion to be corrupted by the Jianghu sect forces and the noble groups.

In fact, in the current court, the Imperial Merchants Department, the Shangwu Temple and the Yanwu Pavilion are the three yamen that Emperor Jianxing is most likely to control, because they were established a short time ago, and the internal bureaucracy is not deeply rooted.

As long as Emperor Jianxing can make up his mind, he can spend one or two years to control the three yamen.

With these three yamen, it is equivalent to having his own money bag and his own trusted military force. If Emperor Jianxing can be patient and take it slowly, maybe this dilapidated and corrupt dynasty can continue for a few more decades.

Unfortunately, Emperor Jianxing does not have such ability. His control makes the court more chaotic and unusable.

Facing the departure of the innate warriors from Sanshan Valley and Cuixia Valley, Emperor Jianxing felt only a pale feeling of powerlessness.

Imperial City, Fengxian Hall.

Emperor Jianxing sat in the hall with a pale face.

Prince Yu Chen Wansong put his hands behind his back and looked at the ancestral tablets in the hall.

"Mingxi greets the uncle!" Chen Mingxi, wearing a crimson-purple narrow-sleeved pleated skirt, walked into the hall and bowed.

Calculating her age, Chen Mingxi is now nearly ninety years old, but her face still looks about forty years old, with a beautiful face, exquisite figure, and graceful.

"Sit down!" Chen Wansong said in a flat tone.

As the strongest warrior of the current royal family and the most senior elder of the royal family, Chen Wansong also felt heavy pressure.

The building is about to collapse, how should the royal family deal with it?

Is it to do everything possible to support the court, or to jump out of the chess game and find another way out.

Chen Zhaojun looked up at Chen Wansong, "Great-uncle, if you have something to say, just say it. I can accept it no matter what it is!"

At this time, Chen Zhaojun's only feeling was that he was powerless to save the situation!

The bandits were rampant in Shanhe Province. Although the imperial army was strong, it could not completely wipe out these bandits. Instead, as time went by, the bandits became more and more numerous.

Today, there are already 300,000 or 400,000 bandits in Shanhe Province, and the only area that the court can truly control is Shuntian Prefecture.

Although the imperial army has been reporting victories, it has also suffered losses. There are only 60,000 of the 100,000 imperial army now, and because the war lasted too long and the frequency of battles was too high, the morale of the imperial army soldiers was low.

Although the imperial army can still be called elite today, it is no longer as strong as before.

With the loss of soldiers and generals, the imperial army is on the verge of disintegration.

Feeling powerless, Chen Zhaojun had a broken jar and wanted to break it.

Chen Wansong turned around and stared at Chen Zhaojun with deep eyes.

Is Chen Zhaojun bad?

Actually not bad!

Maybe Chen Zhaojun is not wise and brave, but he is also an average person.

Moreover, Chen Zhaojun is not arrogant and extravagant, nor does he act recklessly. Since he ascended the throne, he has been diligent and hardworking.

If it were two hundred years ago, Chen Zhaojun would definitely be able to maintain the situation in the court, and even make some achievements.

But now, Chen Zhaojun does not have the ability to save the collapsing building, so he naturally seems a little incompetent.

"Don't you have any solution?" Chen Wansong asked.

He did not blame Chen Zhaojun, because he himself was helpless.

For so many years, he has been living in seclusion in Fengxian Hall. Except for the Emperor Yanping who came to ask him for advice 20 years ago, he has not intervened in the government.

To be honest, it was not until Chen Zhaoxuan died in battle last year that he paid attention to the court, but he only paid attention and did not intervene.

In his opinion, bandits, rebels, and rebels were all a mob, and Darong had the ability and strength to get rid of them.

However, reality slapped him hard.

It seemed to say, don't sleep, get up quickly, or Darong's sky will fall.

This can't be blamed on him, because the royal family has its own rules, and the royal family's innate warriors cannot interfere in government affairs at will, so he has been practicing hard and doesn't care about government affairs at all.

In his heart, Darong should still be the powerful Darong, and should be the same as when Emperor Chengping was in power.

He really didn't expect Darong to be so corrupt now.

Chen Zhaojun was silent for a while, then he said: "There is a way, but this way may be to invite wolves into the house!"

"What way? Tell me!" Chen Wansong said.

Chen Zhaojun said with a complicated expression: "Please bring Yang Zhengshan back!"