Chapter 97 Murong Fu I can also be patriotic!
Murong Fu never forgot his goal, which was to rebel and become emperor.

However, he will only plan slowly, gradually build up a trend, and eventually rise to a high position naturally, instead of shouting about it to the world from the beginning.

The nature of a knight is to be unbridled, but a politician must be tolerant.

As the Eight Friends of Hangu were the top talents of this era, Murong Fu had already made arrangements.

"Feng Asan!" Murong Fu pointed at Feng Asan's name, "What skills do you have as a craftsman?"

Feng Asan said with some pride: "Master, I am good at blacksmithing, carpentry, painting, and bricklaying... It can be said that there is nothing in the world that I can't do as long as it is a craftsman's job."

Su Xinghe said: "Yes, among the craftsmen of the time, even the royal craftsmen, no one can match Ah San in terms of exquisite skills."

Feng Asan's craftsmanship is of little use to someone like Ding Chunqiu, but Murong Fu knows all too well what technological progress means.

"Feng Asan, I order you to establish Tiangong Hall within Xiaoyao Sect to improve movable type printing, catapults, and armor." Murong Fu said, "and recruit and train craftsmen, compile the craft classic "Heavenly Works Exploitation", gather the essence of the world's crafts, bring forth new ideas, and benefit our Xiaoyao Sect."

Murong Fu said, and then looked at Zhaixingzi, and ordered: "Zhaixingzi, you Xingxiu disciples will temporarily join the Tiangong Bureau and vigorously manufacture and store gunpowder."

"As ordered!"

Zhaixingzi didn't care what Murong Fu wanted to do. He just wanted to make good progress, do what Murong Fu asked him to do, and become an inner disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect as soon as possible.

The eldest brother of the Xingxiu Sect was the end point of his struggle in the past, but now it is just the starting point of his life.

Although there is nothing wrong with being the eldest brother of Xingxiu, if you enter the inner sect, or even become the master disciple, the world will be even brighter than before!
But the Eight Friends of Hangu felt that the taste was not right.

Movable type printing is fine, but armor, trebuchets, gunpowder...

Oh my god, what are you doing?
Hiding armor secretly is tantamount to rebellion!
"As ordered."

Although Feng Asan had doubts in his heart, he still obeyed the order obediently.

After all, Murong Fu had just established a very high prestige in the Xiaoyao Sect by stepping on Ding Chunqiu's corpse.

Murong Fu said: "If you have any needs for funds and manpower, please apply to the Dragon City Chamber of Commerce under my command. I will give you the contact information."

After explaining, Murong Fu looked at General Wu again and asked, "General Wu, were you a general of the Song Dynasty?"

Wu Lingjun said: "I once joined the Western Army and served as a fifth-rank guerrilla general under the command of old General Zhong Jinglie, but I was obsessed with painting and had no interest in being an official. In addition, when Emperor Shenzong led five armies to attack Xia, I met...Master Uncle Qiushui on the battlefield. Later, I resigned from my official position and devoted myself to painting."

Murong Fu looked at General Wu deeply.

The local garrison troops of the Song Dynasty were vulnerable. When Fang La rebelled, he was able to easily defeat the 5,000 garrison troops in Liangzhe Road, occupy Hangzhou, and dominate the southeast.

However, the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty were much more powerful.

In the past, when fighting against Liao, the most elite troops were the Hebei Imperial Guards.

However, after the Treaty of Chanyuan, the Song Dynasty's military focus shifted to fighting against Western Xia, and the Western Army rose and became the main force of the Song Army.

The plan for the uprising by Fang La, the leader of the Ming Cult, was actually quite good. The southeast was suffering from economic oppression, and the Flower and Stone Gang became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

As soon as he announced the uprising, he was immediately followed by many followers.

Fang La estimated that the Song Dynasty's wing troops were vulnerable and it would take a year for the Western Army to assemble.

As long as I cut off the southeast transportation for one year, the imperial court will definitely exploit the north, and by then the people in the north will be filled with resentment. I will have a year to develop, and it may be possible for me to fight for the world.

As a result, Fang La's unlucky attribute was maxed out.

First, the Ming Cult masters encountered the rare genius Huang Shang, who killed most of them, causing heavy losses to the Ming Cult.

Although the Ming Cult killed Huang Shang's family in revenge, Huang Shang managed to break through the siege, making the Ming Cult masters nervous.

Later, Huizong had already prepared for the Northern Expedition to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and the Western Army had been assembled. Upon hearing the news of Fang La's uprising, Tong Guan immediately led the Western Army south. Fang La's foundation was unstable and he was directly defeated.

Later, Fang La himself was ambushed and captured by a young general named Han Shizhong.

Referring to Fang La's experience, the only Song army that Murong Fu was truly afraid of was the Western Army.

This is also the reason why he must integrate the Xiaoyao Sect.

Because Li Qiushui is also a disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect and the Queen Mother of Western Xia.

By establishing this relationship, Xixia could help train some elite troops who are familiar with the Western Army's tactics, and could also help him contain part of the Western Army.

It doesn't sound good to collude with foreign forces, but if the rebels really have foreign forces to collude with, they can just be happy!

It turns out that General Wu came from the Western Army and was under the command of the old Prime Minister Zhong Jinglüe. It seems that his military knowledge should be quite good.

Talent!
"In this case, all places in the Song Dynasty have a tradition of establishing archery clubs. Our Xiaoyao Sect will also establish its own archery club, called the Martial Arts Hall." Murong Fu said, "You will be in charge of the Martial Arts Hall and train some men with combat capabilities."

There were archery clubs everywhere in the Song Dynasty. Although the government was weak, the people were full of martial arts. Even Yue Fei had practiced in an archery club for two and a half years.

Murong Fu trained his troops under the banner of the Archery Club, which could conceal his tracks to a certain extent.

However, General Wu was not stupid. When he heard that Murong Fu was making catapults, gunpowder, and a martial arts hall, he felt that there was something fishy about it, and couldn't help asking: "Master, it's not difficult to run a martial arts hall. I learned a lot of skills in the Western Army. But why does my Xiaoyao Sect need to make armor and train soldiers?" The time was not ripe, and the situation was not yet established. Murong Fu naturally would not say that he wanted to rebel. He had already prepared a plan, and at that moment, he said seriously:
"Do you know that I have a great rival in the martial arts world, and that is Qiao Feng!"

"Over the years, Qiao Feng's fame has risen rapidly, which has put a lot of pressure on me. I must catch up with Qiao Feng!"

"Qiao Feng's martial arts may not be as good as mine, but his reputation is far-reaching, and the world's respect for him is even greater than their respect for me."

"Why is this? After careful research, I found that it is because Qiao Feng is patriotic!"

"Qiao Feng led the Beggars' Sect to fight against the Xixia Yipintang and assassinated the Liao general. For the sake of the Song Dynasty, he was willing to sacrifice his own life! His love for the Song Dynasty was profound!"

"But I, Murong Fu, can also be patriotic!"

The Eight Friends of Hangu believed it to be true. After all, it was natural for two equally famous people to compete with each other secretly.

Wang Yuyan and A'Bi were a little overwhelmed and lowered their heads, trying to hold back their wild thoughts, fearing that they would laugh out loud because of Murong Fu's nonsense.

"The Song Dynasty is weak. Every year, we have to pay tribute to the Liao Kingdom and give gifts to the Western Xia. It sounds good in name, but in fact, it is just buying peace with money!" Murong Fu said angrily, "This is a shame! The shame of Chanyuan has not yet been avenged. When will the hatred of the ministers be eliminated! Drive a long chariot, break through the gap in the Helan Mountains, and face the sky!"

Gou Du praised repeatedly: "What a great sentence! The master's sincere patriotism is truly evident to all!"

Murong Fu stood up and said proudly: "The greatest heroes serve their country and their people! You all must remember these eight words!"

The Eight Friends of Hangu were all shocked, thinking that their leader's plan was too grand.

Wang Yuyan thought to herself that her cousin was becoming more and more like the material to be an emperor.

Su Xinghe was very experienced and guessed something, but he remained calm and acquiesced to Murong Fu's behavior.

Seeing that everyone was convinced, Murong Fu changed the subject and said, "So our Xiaoyao Sect must train soldiers, build armor and catapults, and if we succeed one day, we can serve the Song Dynasty!"

"I admire Qiao Feng very much, but whether it's protecting the Yang family generals or assassinating the Liao generals, it can't achieve true peace!"

"True peace can only be achieved on the battlefield!"

Wu Lingjun's ideological burden disappeared immediately, and he said: "Master, what you said is really enlightening. I will definitely run the martial arts hall well."

"Serve the country with loyalty and devotion!" Murong Fu nodded.

"Serve the country with loyalty and devotion!" General Wu nodded heavily.

Although Murong Fu was talking nonsense, it was not complete nonsense.

The Song Dynasty had a tradition of killing people and setting fires in exchange for amnesty, so the number of troops it maintained was the largest in all dynasties.

Redundant officials, redundant soldiers and redundant expenses made the Song Dynasty poor and weak. Although it had an army of one million, it was defeated in the battle against Western Xia.

After Wang Anshi's reforms, the Song Dynasty still had an army of 900,000, most of which were local troops that were vulnerable to attack.

Murong Fu's military training was on a large scale, so he could naturally go through the process of killing people and setting fires and then be recruited. He could openly serve as a military officer in the local area, and the scale of military training could be even greater.

It can also shelter members of the Ming Cult and absorb idle people in society.

Then he would vigorously infiltrate the southeast from the economic, military, cultural and public opinion aspects. When the time was ripe, he would immediately destroy the Song army in the southeast and, like Fang La, occupy a dominant position in the southeast.

At this moment, Murong Fu issued orders again and again:
"Xue Muhua, you set up a security hall, train doctors, and save the dying and the wounded."

"Gou Du, you will be responsible for setting up a propaganda hall. Through storytelling and vernacular novels, you will organize storytellers from all over the country to promote the love of the Song Dynasty."

"Kang Guangling, you are responsible for setting up the drama hall. Li Kuilei, you assist Kang Guangling. Also promote love for the Song Dynasty!"

"Shi Qinglu, you are responsible for setting up the Agricultural Hall. Instead of improving flowers and plants, you should improve crops and food to benefit the people."

Murong Fu also made full use of their talents and arranged the Eight Friends of Hangu properly, allowing them to display their strengths.

Naturally, all the Eight Friends of Hangu were happy about it. After all, people always have extraordinary enthusiasm for the careers they are interested in.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, I appoint you as the deputy head of Xiaoyao Sect." Murong Fu said, "The important task of recruiting new disciples and training new disciples for Xiaoyao Sect is now entrusted to you."

"I'm going to go to Xixia and Tianshan to completely integrate our Xiaoyao Sect."

Su Xinghe said respectfully: "Master, please rest assured. I, an old man, will definitely make full use of my remaining energy for our Xiaoyao Sect."

Murong Fu smiled and said, "In this case, I declare that the first reform conference of Xiaoyao Sect has come to a successful conclusion."

Everyone in the Xiaoyao Sect did their job, and Murong Fu also achieved his goal. In the evening of that day, he left Leigusi and headed towards Western Xia.

With the departure of Murong Fu, the heroic invitation from the Xiaoyao Sect, along with the connections of the Deaf and Mute Sect and the Eight Friends of Hangu, was sent to various sects in the martial arts world.

This was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, creating a huge stir in the martial arts world!
　I have been very busy these past few days, and I was very confused. I wrote these two chapters at the train station, so they are a bit watery because it is not convenient to edit on a mobile phone. I'm sorry.

　　After I go home and see my grandma, I will resume writing 10,000 words a day and ensure the quality.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)