The heavens begin with the Dharma of absorbing power

In the sixth year of Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty supported Tuotuo, the nephew of Prime Minister Boyan, to launch a coup, expel Boyan, Prime Minister of Power, and appointed Tuotuo as the right prime minister of Zhongshu. The following year, the reign name was changed to Zhizheng, and drastic reforms were carried out.

After Tuotuo became prime minister, he abolished Boyan's old administration and presided over the new administration, vindicated the unjust imprisonment of all kings, restored the imperial examinations that Boyan had abolished in the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, compiled the three histories of Liao, Jin, and Song, lifted the horse ban and reduced the salt quota, etc. Measures to adjust the relationship between the Mongolian nobles and the Han powerful...

The Zhizheng New Deal was the afterglow of the end of the Yuan Dynasty, but in the end it was unable to turn the tide. Although the New Deal had some effects, it failed to fundamentally solve the long-standing social problems. The Yuan Dynasty was still going further and further down the road of destruction, falling amidst natural and man-made disasters.

During the Zhizheng period, the court coup and the New Deal were revived. However, more and more problems were exposed all over the world, including natural and man-made disasters, which could no longer be suppressed.

In the spring of the first year of Zhengyuan, there was a famine in the prefectures and counties of Dadu (Beijing), Zhending, Hejian, Jinan and Hunan. In summer, Zhangde and Wenzhou were hungry.

In the second year of Zhizheng, there was a severe famine in Baodian County.

In the third year of Zhengzheng, there was a great famine in Weihui, Jining, and Xinzhou, and people ate each other.

In the fourth year of Zhengzheng period, there was a great famine in Bazhou, and people ate each other. The four counties of Dong'a, Yanggu, Wenshang and Pingyin on Dongping Road are all suffering from severe hunger. In winter, Baoding and Henan are hungry.

In just a few years, natural disasters occurred all over the Central Plains, and millions of people were affected by disasters. The more fundamental reason is that the court is unstable.

The Zhizheng New Deal, to put it bluntly, is the follow-up to a political struggle. The upper-class elites in the metropolis are constantly fighting, and the control of the people below is naturally insufficient.

Natural disasters actually happen every year, but if the court is stable and there are still people to handle some things, the consequences will not be too serious. And if the court is unstable and there is insufficient control over the people below, and someone takes advantage of the disaster to make profits and imposes arbitrary taxes, this is a man-made disaster.

Natural and man-made disasters occur simultaneously and occur every year, which is a real sign of the end of a dynasty and also means that troubled times are coming.

At this time, some thoughtful people will naturally make preparations in advance.

Xu Xin is such a caring person. Over the years, he has traveled all over the country, doing good deeds and adhering to the chivalrous way.

Hong Qigong, a beggar gang in the former Song Dynasty, and Zhang Jiao, a great sage teacher in the Three Kingdoms period, what they once did are Xu Xin's examples.

Xu Xin has traveled all over the country in the past few years. Everywhere where there is a natural disaster, he and his disciples of the Beggar Clan must be there, treating diseases and providing disaster relief, helping those in danger and those in need, seeing injustice on the road, killing traitors and eradicating evil... He will take care of whatever the government can control, and take care of it. He has to take care of those who can't.

In just a few years, Xu Qingfeng's name resounded throughout the country, even the emperor in Dadu had heard of it. In the world of martial arts, his name is even more resounding, and he has become a famous hero praised by everyone.

Xu Xin's status has also increased with his fame. From the beginning as the helmsman of the Jingxiang branch of the Beggar Clan, he has now become one of the four elders of the Beggar Clan and the youngest Jiubao elder of the Beggar Clan.

In November of the fourth year of Zhizheng, Xu Xin was practicing medicine and providing disaster relief with Beggars' disciples in Baoding, Hebei. At the same time, he secretly strengthened the ranks of Beggars and cultivated his confidants to occupy local interests.

He has been doing this for the past few years. After a major disaster, there will be great governance, which will free up many areas of interest. Instead of handing over these interests that originally belong to the people to those local tycoons who do nothing, it is better for him to get them himself. Bless one party.

Due to natural and man-made disasters in the past few years, there have been many more beggars and refugees in the world. Beggar gangs have developed rapidly in various places. Although they cannot keep up with the Taiping Road in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, they have radiated and influenced more than a million people everywhere. When the time comes, he will conquer the world.

Everything Xu Xin did went smoothly. Yuan Ting's reforms and reforms only further relaxed the local rule. No one in the local area was doing anything, and local tycoons were busy taking advantage of the interests. Don't do too many similar things, so naturally no one would suspect it.

Even if someone notices it, they will only think that Jianghu sects are usurping local interests. This kind of thing has happened since ancient times, and almost no one can think of plotting rebellion.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion back then would be reported, because they were not keeping things secret and were really plotting to rebel.

And Xu Xin has never revealed anything to anyone around him until now, and he is very cautious in doing things. Naturally, no one can connect all this to rebellion.

On this day, Xu Xin just finished his one-day trip and returned to the Baoding branch of the Zhuwu Chamber of Commerce. He entered the courtyard and suddenly stopped. His nose moved slightly and he smelled a trace of blood.

"Come out!"

He turned around, stared in a certain direction, and called softly.

"Qiang!"

The clear sound of the sword sounded from the courtyard, and suddenly a sword struck from a tricky angle, with a flash of blue light and a hissing sound. This man's internal strength was profound, not inferior to the bald man from the Vajra Sect who fought against Xu Xin in the past. A top figure among the world's top masters.

Xu Xin turned around, shook his sleeves and pumped his energy into it. He heard an explosion, the sword sleeves touched each other, Xu Xin's sleeves exploded, and the sword edge in the man's hand also trembled and made a buzzing sound. .

The next moment, the sound of scoffing became louder, and the man came again with a sword. The sword moves were sharp and cruel. There were countless sword shadows in an instant, as if seven or eight arms were running at the same time, and the sword light bloomed.

Xu Xin slowly raised his hand to recall the exploded sleeves. The filaments were infused with internal force and then spun out, spinning around the man's sword edge. These filaments accumulated tighter and tighter, and finally suddenly suddenly It shrank into a ball and instantly wrapped the sword to death.

The sword in this man's hand was only trapped by Xu Xin for a moment. Xu Xin's other hand had accurately grasped the blade of his sword, making it impossible for him to move the sword even a little bit.

"Elder Fang, don't make such a joke with me in the middle of the night!"

Xu Xin stared at the person in front of him, it was Fang Dongbai, the leader of the four elders of the Beggar Clan. It's just that he is much more downtrodden now, his white clothes are slightly dirty, his whole person has become sloppy, and his handsome face has a bit more vicissitudes and aging.

"Brother Xu, I wanted to fight you after my trip to Yuanzhou last year, but unfortunately I couldn't find the opportunity. Now I finally understand my wish."

Fang Dongbai abandoned the sword in his hand, walked to a corner of the courtyard without saying a word, picked up a jar of wine, raised his head and gulped it down. The smell of alcohol and blood on his body was very strong, but he did what he did after entering the courtyard. Concealed, ordinary people can't find it.

"Did something happen to you at the main forum?"

Xu Xin walked to Fang Dongbai, took the wine jar from his hand and took a sip, making some guesses about Fang Dongbai's experience.

"It won't be long before you get the news too! I just don't know how the headquarters will report it."

There was a hint of sadness in Fang Dongbai's laughter, "I really didn't expect that Miss Xiao Cui would use her innocence to... Hahaha... I thought I finally won Miss Hong's heart..."