When Li Qiyi was passing through the South County of Hongzhou, he heard that Song Jiang, a local official, was famous for his talent. However, he was suppressed by aristocratic families because he was a commoner. In the end, he was not elected as filial and honest. Therefore, he had a heart of love for talent. He personally went to see Song Jiang and found that Song Jiang was indeed a great talent, so he hired him as an aide with a large sum of money.
Li Qiqi's sincerity also made Song Jiang, who was depressed and frustrated, feel an unprecedented importance. He regarded Li Qiqi as his confidant and died for him. In the end, he was invited by Li Qiqi to become Li Qiqi's personal advisor.
With Song Jiang's participation, the Heavenly Saints Association's future development would also be very meaningful. From then on, the Heavenly Saints Association's development would never take a detour.
In October, after a long inquiry, Li Qiqi finally learned that the Zhuang family, who had been wanted by the government for a long time, lived in seclusion in the Dongyu territory of Haizhou. He immediately set off to invite them to discuss important matters.
The Zhuang Clan had a huge background. It was said that they were the descendants of the Qinling Emperor.
Although the Zhuang Clan was small in number, they had the inheritance of the Emperor of Qin Mountains. Every clan leader could cultivate the Clear Sky Technique, and the members of the clan were all brave and extraordinary. In addition, they had thousands of years of grievances with the Chu Clan. Their hatred could be said to be monstrous.
Zhuang Yan also knew that their clan and the Chu Clan could not coexist. There was no other way except to rebel against the Chu Clan. Therefore, after receiving Li Qiqi's invitation, she didn't think too much and decisively led her descendants and clansmen to join the Heavenly Saints Association.
With so many talents joining, the Heavenly Saints Association, which was originally mixed with good and bad, had an unprecedented expansion of talents. This also made the already unstable Great Chu even more unstable.
Under the leadership of Li Qiqi and the joint efforts of everyone, Heavenly Saints Association had developed into the largest sect force in Great Chu in two years. There were countless believers in the thirteen states of Great Chu, including Guanzhou, Liaozhou, Weizhou, Yuzhou, Sizhou, Yuanzhou, Hongzhou, and Haizhou. They had an excellent reputation among the people and could influence the normal operation and governance of Great Chu.
The Heavenly Saints Association had grown stronger in the white path and was even more powerful in the underworld. Most of the anti-Chu forces had been unified by the Heavenly Saints Association. Now, Li Qiqi's position in the Jianghu was almost the leader of the martial arts world. As long as he gave the order, all parties would respond and raise the banner of righteousness.
However, Li Qiqi didn't make a move. He was waiting for a perfect opportunity. On the day of the Nine Stars Alignment, he would overturn Great Chu, a country that had already decayed to its foundation.
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January 4108 of the Chu calendar, Great Deer City, Liao Province, Heavenly Sage Association's main altar, the meeting hall.
The current Heavenly Saints Association was already the number one sect in Great Chu, but its headquarters was still simple and crude. However, no one present had any objections to this. Raising the righteous flag was a matter that required a lot of money. Now that the great cause had not been accomplished, it was indeed inappropriate to waste money on these aspects.
Li Qiqi, who was nearly fifty years old, sat at the head of the table. His two younger brothers, Li Liang and Li Dao, sat on his left and right. The first people standing on his left and right were Zhuang Yan, Fang La, and Song Jiang.
After looking around and seeing everyone's expressions, Li Qiqi nodded and asked lightly,""Is everyone due?"
When Song Jiang heard this, he stood up and cupped his hands respectfully.""Reporting to my lord, the 36 commanders have arrived.”
The Heavenly Saints Association had believers all over the two seas. Because there were too many believers, it was difficult to manage them. Therefore, they set up 36 commanders to manage the affairs of the various regions.
The thirty-six commanders were all Li Qiqi's disciples. They were Fang La, Fang La, Li Niujiao, Li Baiqi, Li Mancheng, Li Bocai, Li Buji, Li Zhiyuan, and so on. Each commander had seven to six thousand people under him, and the largest was Fang La of the Si Province, who had nearly fifty thousand people under him.
As Song Jiang and Zhuang Yan were Li Qiqi's brains, their positions were even more respected. In Heavenly Saints Association, their positions were even higher than the commanders, second only to Li Qiqi.
"I have gathered all of you here today because I have something important to announce that concerns the life and death of our Heavenly Saints Association!”Li Qiyi stroked his long beard and said lightly.
Everyone was delighted. They all knew what Li Qiqi meant. They had been waiting for this day for a long time, and it had finally come.
"But before that, we have to eliminate the traitors within. If we don't clean up a house, how can we sweep the world!”
Li Qiqi's cold words were like thunder in everyone's ears. Traitor? There was actually a traitor among the senior and junior brothers. The group of commanders all shouted angrily.
When Zhuang Yan saw this, she stood up and said," The traitor isn't present. I've already sent people to capture him. I don't think the traitor can escape."”
Hearing that the traitor was not among them, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Fang La took the lead and stood up, asking respectfully,"Master, who is that traitor?”
The major religious sects addressed their teachers differently from the other sects. The Confucians and other sects usually addressed their teachers as " Teacher " or " Master ", but the major religious sects addressed their teachers as " Shizun ", which was different from the other sects, to show their respect for their teachers!
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