Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 79 Randomly Generate Idea King

"Ah, this!" Wang Chongyang was stunned by Qiu Chuji's train of thought.

From ancient times to the present, sons of good families are the best source of soldiers for conscription, followed by ruffians who dare to fight but have no martial arts skills. Those people from the underworld who are high and mighty are called "chicken thieves and dog thieves" in the eyes of officials. It is okay to use them to do some shady work, but few people have thought of reorganizing these people from the underworld to directly attack a city.

Moreover, this city is Chang'an, one of the few majestic cities in the world.

"Master, what doubts do you have?" Qiu Chuji asked as if he had no idea.

Wang Chongyang shook his head and said, "Most people in Jianghu have martial arts skills, but their obedience is too poor, and they are used to fighting alone. Once they charge head-on with a large army, they will be dispersed in one encounter."

Wang Chongyang had experience in recruiting soldiers. He once formed an anti-Jin team composed mainly of people from the martial arts world. After the team was easily defeated by the Jin cavalry, he thought of recruiting Taoist children and training ruffians.

Qiu Chuji asked, "Why should we restrict them? We only need to make a plan and arrange the whole process of entering the city, attacking the city, breaking the city, seizing food and grass, transporting them away, and dealing with the aftermath. Why should they and the Jin cavalry attack each other on the front battlefield?"

It would be a real waste to train thousands of martial arts masters who are basically all good at martial arts into ordinary soldiers.

The correct way to use them is in special forces mode, organizing them into teams of about ten people according to their respective characteristics, abilities, and degree of familiarity with each other.

"How to arrange this?"

“It’s not easy to ask the people in the underworld to keep a secret.” Wang Chongyang still had doubts.

"You don't have to tell everyone all the plans, but each team is a part of the plan, and we have enough manpower. At some key points, we can deploy fewer people, but choose people with strong martial arts, who are practical and reliable. As for those points that are not critical but need a lot of manpower, you can arrange more teams, which are not subordinate to each other. Even if some of them go wrong, it will not cause the whole plan to be unbalanced." Qiu Chuji answered fluently, and it was obvious that he had an idea in mind.

To cut the dragon vein does not mean just picking up a knife or finding a sword, standing at a certain node of the mountains or rivers, and then swinging the knife or sword to chop.

It must be a heavy blow at a critical time and place, cutting off the opportunity for a country or force to rise, making the connection between people and the energy of mountains and rivers no longer smooth.

First block the power of humanity, then occupy the energy of mountains and rivers. This is the specific process of slaying the dragon.

When Qiu Chuji said this, Wang Chongyang had a rough guess about Qiu Chuji's thoughts.

Obviously, what Qiu Chuji wanted to do was not to actually attack the city and occupy Chang'an, but to arrange for some martial artists to sneak into Chang'an first, and then make preparations to kill the guards at the city gates with the help of both inside and outside forces, and then open the city gates to rob money and food.

"If you are sure, just give it a try!" Wang Chongyang thought about it again and found no reason to object.

Chang'an City was not far from the border between Song and Jin. The Jin people had stored a large amount of grain in Chang'an City for a long time, and they could use this as an opportunity to launch an invasion to the south at any time.

Robbing money and grain from Chang'an City could also relieve pressure on the Song Dynasty's border.

Of course, the above are all excuses.

To slay a dragon, you need strong soldiers. The Taoists in Mount Zhongnan do not engage in production. If they want to recruit soldiers, how can they do it without money and food?
Wang Chongyang was also running into obstacles everywhere and was worried about the issue of money and grain. Now there was someone he could use, so he could take advantage of the situation... There was nothing wrong with that.

After going up the mountain, Wang Chongyang first went to the ancient tomb and took out more than half of the money, grain, and wine stored in the tomb. Then he gathered thousands of heroes hiding in the mountains and held a grand banquet.

The aroma of rice and flour was wafting in the steaming water, and the fish and wild boar soaked in plenty of oil and water were emitting the tempting meaty aroma. The Quanzhen Sect was still in its infancy, and although they had a policy of abstaining from meat and fish, it was not strictly enforced and only applied to themselves. They were still able to let go of guests who came from afar.

Qiu Chuji even had reason to suspect that Wang Chongyang's decision to abstain from meat and fish was purely to save on food costs, but he had no evidence.

Anyway, we Taoists certainly can't be as stingy as the monks in Shaolin Temple, summoning martial artists from thousands of miles away to attend the conference, and then not even willing to treat them with a vegetarian meal.

After spending a long time hunting wild game, searching for pine cones, and digging grass roots in the mountains and forests, the heroes finally tasted rice and flour again. They were so delicious that they all buried their heads in the wooden plates and ate very quickly. Their originally tired expressions now showed a bit of joy.

Not to mention, there were some drinks that were available in limited quantities. Although they were all sour fruit wines and a small amount of coarse grain wine, the heroes drank them with great joy, and their favorable impression of Quanzhen Sect also increased rapidly at this moment.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the atmosphere was at its peak when Qiu Chuji stood up and shouted, "Everyone! Everyone! Please listen to what I have to say."

Under normal circumstances, even if the one who spoke out to spoil the fun was the 'number one in the world', they would more or less hide in the crowd and say some sour and weird words, just like what Zhou Dian would always say 'Although I can't beat you, I just won't accept it'.

But he had just eaten and chewed it, so he was also a bit of a mouthful, so he had to give him some face. The originally noisy scene suddenly quieted down a little, waiting for what Qiu Chuji would say next.

"Everyone, although it is a little difficult to say, but... after today, everyone should just disperse! On the day of the Beginning of Summer, if you are still willing to come, please come back for a while, and we will continue our friendship today. There will be a more sumptuous banquet that day to welcome all the heroes." Qiu Chuji looked embarrassed and shouted.

One of our people hiding in the crowd immediately asked, "Master, do you have any difficulties? Just tell us and we can think of a solution together."

Qiu Chuji shook his head and sighed, "My Quanzhen Sect's own masters all entered the sect to resist the Jin, not to spread the doctrine and collect incense. Now that all of you have arrived, we should be excited, but... our sect is really having trouble continuing, and the plants and creatures in the mountains are all still in the season of growth. If you heroes take too much, it may harm the harmony of nature and ruin the fate."

Without waiting for the nitpickers to speak out, the people in the crowd followed the script and shouted, "No problem! We are not shameless people. How can we eat the food of Quanzhen Sect for free? How much money do you need? We will pay you according to the market price!"

Qiu Chuji waved his hands quickly, "No! No! You are all guests from afar, how can you spend so much money? If it gets out, people will think that my Quanzhen Sect is engaged in the business of plundering fellow jianghu people."

The man from the martial arts world was about to say something, but he immediately swallowed his words back after hearing this.

Many people who hang around in the underworld have always followed the rule of "you can take my life, but not my money". After all, those who take serving the country or revenge as their main purpose are a minority among the minority. Most of them are here for food and drink, and a little bit more, to become famous... that is, to become rich and powerful.

Many people from the martial arts world came from far away to participate in the Heroes Conference, with the purpose of becoming famous on the stage set by Qiu Chuji.

In the world, if you have fame, you will have profit, and of course the other way around is also possible.

Song Jiang's reputation as "Timely Rain" is based on the fact that all the heroes passing by can get a benefit from him. Once they are in the world, they will naturally brag about his name and praise him to the sky.

"In that case, we will go down the mountain to buy rice and bring it up the mountain for you to eat... This way, no one will gossip about us."

"I'll have to trouble you to lend me a kitchen. As for the firewood, we will go to the mountains to chop it and share it with everyone."

What was said made sense, and even if many people disagreed in their hearts, they could only cheer for it.

Qiu Chuji continued, "That's appropriate, but the Jin army is rampant. You should go down the mountain in groups. Don't get caught alone and lose your life."

Afterwards, Qiu Chuji said no more and left everyone's sight.

After Qiu Chuji left, most of the people in the martial arts world who had enough food had lost their appetite and were busy calculating where to buy rice, flour, grain and oil.

With so many people going down the mountain to buy things, prices are bound to soar.

Moreover, there were Jin people spying in secret, and if they were caught, they would be in danger of death. They were worried, and after the banquet, they would not leave like this, but find another place to hold a small meeting.

As we all know, if three men get together, they can naturally synthesize "I have an idea".

If a large group of men get together, a "king of ideas" will inevitably emerge gradually.

"We have weapons in our hands and we are all top martial artists. How can we be troubled by money and food?"

"We don't have it, but the rich people down the mountain must have it." One person took the lead.

"In the Central Plains today, the only ones who have money and food are the Jin people. Our Han people's money has long been divided up by the Jin people. It is not against the moral code to rob them, but... how can we get away afterwards?" Someone suggested, and naturally others followed.

"Robber nearby, and then run to the mountain. There are so many of us. If the Jin soldiers dare to chase us up the mountain, we will give them a good fight."

"Yes! Kill the golden dog and grab the gold and silver!" The topic started to go off track.

At this time, King Dianzi began to show off his power: "Everyone! It's rare to have so many like-minded people gathered together. Just robbing some local rich people, what's so commendable about it?"

“If you’re going to do something, do it big!”

As soon as the King of Ideas finished speaking, all eyes focused.

"You haven't asked for advice yet?"

"In the lower class, people call me the Little Dragon King of the South China Sea." Huang Yaoshi, wearing a human skin mask, made up a name that Qiu Chuji made up for him.

"I have admired you for a long time!"

"you are welcome!"

"I wonder what Brother Feng thinks?"

Huang Yaoshi took out a map from his arms, then stretched out his hand and pointed at the location of Hezhong Prefecture.

"The Jin army here only has one or two thousand soldiers, and even with the militia, there are less than five thousand. We can rush in and plunder, and then hide back in Zhongnan Mountain. Not to mention food, it will be enough for the next few years."

On the map in Huang Yaoshi's hand, the location of Hezhong Prefecture is just a small dot, but the marking of Chang'an City next to it is quite conspicuous, allowing everyone who pays attention to the map to see it at a glance and then be unable to take their eyes off it.

"Since we are going to kill the golden dog and rob gold and silver... then why can't we go directly to Chang'an City?" The spontaneous idea king finally grasped the key point.

Huang Yaoshi was secretly delighted, but his masked face could not reveal such a delicate expression.

"That won't work. Chang'an City is heavily guarded. There are at least 5,000 cavalry alone. Including infantry and militia, there are at least 30,000 soldiers stationed there. If we go there with such a small number of people, it will be tantamount to seeking death." Huang Yaoshi poured a bucket of cold water on him.

Then he continued, "Besides, the wealthy families in Chang'an probably all have private guards and thugs. When they gather together, they are a force that cannot be underestimated. We can go from house to house, but before we can even leave the city with the money, we will be caught in a trap."

"Who said we were robbing the rich... We've already entered Chang'an City, who would still be after those small pieces?"

"Let's just rob the granary and silver warehouse. Our targets are precise. As long as we cooperate well, we won't have to worry about the rest of our lives."

King Dian Zi said, and added: "After all, it's just a robbery of the golden dog, it doesn't violate our code of conduct."

"This matter... I'm afraid it will only be successful if there is someone with enough weight to take the lead," Huang Yaoshi guided.

King Dianzi immediately said, "Then let's go find Taoist Priest Qiu. He is a man of courage, responsibility, and a broad mind. If he knew our plan to deal with the Golden Dog, he would definitely support us."

Huang Yaoshi was amazed at Dianzi Wang's cooperation.

This is really not one of us.

He just showed up completely on his own to cooperate.

"Haven't you asked me anything yet?" Huang Yaoshi became interested in this man.

"I dare not invite you. My name is Peng Sanxiang!" said the King of Ideas, raising his head.

So, it didn't take long before Peng Sanxiang's idea was unanimously recognized by many heroes.

When people gather together, personal thoughts can easily be influenced by the will of the group.

Even very smart people cannot avoid this.

Soon, thousands of people went to Chongyang Palace to petition Qiu Chuji, hoping that he would come out to take charge of the situation.

Everything was developing in the direction Qiu Chuji had preset.

The reason why he took such a long detour was because the people in the martial arts world were all unruly. If Qiu Chuji used the title of "the best in the world" to force them to rob the Jin people's granary and silver vaults in Chang'an City, they would definitely not accept it and might even make trouble secretly.

After all, it is well known that being the leader of the martial arts world is a high-risk job. Once you take the position, you will become the target of public criticism in the martial arts world. It is rare to be the leader of the martial arts world, but it is very common to end up in a miserable situation.

But if they think that all this is their own idea and has nothing to do with Qiu Chuji, and that Qiu Chuji was made the leader by them, then it would be different.

After mobilizing all the martial artists, Qiu Chuji began to arrange and assign tasks.

Some people who were able to obtain documents to enter the city entered the city and hid there.

Those who are good at Qinggong can secretly climb walls at night and hide in the dark as a surprise attack.

Those who were slower would lie in ambush outside the city in advance, set up mechanisms and formations, and be responsible for the support.

Horses and carriages for transporting money and food also need to be arranged.

In short, the heroes on Mount Zhongnan were mobilized enthusiastically, and most of them were willing and full of expectations for the future.

(End of this chapter)