The moment this notice was posted, the entire martial arts world was in an uproar.
What is Bloodhand Butcher trying to do? Is he going to make an enemy of the entire martial arts world?
The establishment of the Six Doors was no secret to the martial arts world.
Although no one understood why Bloodhand Butcher would become a lackey of the imperial court, no one paid much attention, since it was none of their business.
However, this time, the Six Doors' announcement through county governments in various places was different; the Six Doors was clearly targeting martial arts heroes.
In the eyes of those martial arts heroes, they represented the entire martial arts world. The content of this notice was clearly aimed at them. To be an enemy of them was to be an enemy of the entire martial arts world. They naturally thought so.
Although the notice clearly stated that if they had any conflicts with ordinary people in the future, the imperial court would side with the ordinary people, no one took the notice seriously.
Li Boyang, the Blood-Handed Butcher, is indeed formidable, even earning the reputation of being the number one person in the world. However formidable he is, he is still just one person, and even with eight hands, he cannot control the affairs of the entire martial arts world.
As for the Six Doors, in their eyes it was nothing more than a martial arts sect supported by the imperial court. If they couldn't afford to offend it, they could at least avoid it. They would just take a detour if they saw it, it was no big deal.
So after the notice was posted, most of the martial arts heroes continued to do as they pleased, and everyone thought that the notice was just a scare tactic and no one took it seriously.
Only those with true insight sensed something was amiss and began to restrain their actions slightly.
They sensed that a bloodbath might soon sweep through the martial arts world.
As the saying goes, "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down." Regardless of whether the Six Doors (a secret police agency) is really going to take action against martial arts heroes, it's best to keep a low profile for now. Otherwise, they might run into trouble and be truly wronged.
These few martial arts heroes each had their own power base. They immediately ordered their subordinates to behave themselves and informed their familiar colleagues of their deductions. Whether the other party believed them or not was up to them.
A month passed quickly after the county government posted the notice.
The Six Doors didn't make any major moves, which made the heroes in the martial arts world even more convinced that Blood Hand Butcher was just bluffing and trying to scare people. Some of the more restrained heroes reverted to their old ways.
He roars at injustice he sees, and roams the land with boundless energy.
However, what they did not realize was that petitions were constantly being sent to the Six Doors through the nationwide network of post stations.
After the complaint entered the Six Doors (a government agency), the martial arts figures recruited by the Six Doors mobilized to verify whether the information on the complaint was true and valid.
In the Central Plains, no matter where they were, there were always some idle wandering knights who secretly joined the Six Doors and became its spies.
A giant eye has been secretly watching the entire martial arts world, and a large net has firmly ensnared the whereabouts of the martial arts heroes.
Unbeknownst to them, Li Boyang's desk was already piled high with files on his target individuals.
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Chapter 155 The Storm Is Coming
Nanjing.
In Li Boyang's study at the Six Doors.
Leng Xue, Wu Qing, Tie Shou, and Zhui Ming stood silently on either side of Li Boyang, not daring to breathe.
On the large desk in front of Li Boyang, there was a huge stack of files on the target individuals. A quick glance revealed that there were at least four or five hundred files.
Three months have passed since the establishment of the Six Doors. The documents on this desk represent the first phase of the Six Doors' achievements, which also proves that the surveillance network for the martial arts world has been initially established.
Li Boyang looked expressionlessly at the files on the target individuals on the table and calmly said:
"Cold-blooded, how many men do you have under your command right now?"
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, I have recruited more than a hundred skilled martial artists, all of whom are at least at the Acquired Realm in cultivation."
Li Boyang nodded and then asked:
"Where are you, Zhui Ming?"
Zhui Ming replied, "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, I have failed in my duties and have only recruited about eighty men. Please punish me."
"Ruthless and Iron Hand, where are you two?"
A bead of cold sweat trickled down their foreheads as they said tremblingly, "We only managed to recruit about eighty. Please punish us."
It's obvious that, apart from Leng Xue, the other three are actually about the same. It's not that their abilities are inferior, but rather that Leng Xue's abilities are clearly a level higher. This can be seen from the way he recruits people.
"Only three hundred people? That's still a bit few, but we can't wait any longer."
Li Boyang muttered to himself.
Three months have passed since the establishment of the Six Doors. During this period, the court has given the Six Doors the green light all the way, and even unreasonable requests have been forcibly passed.
Zhu Yuanzhang has invested a tremendous amount in the Six Doors, so much so that officials in other departments of the court have begun to question the significance of the Six Doors' existence.
Three months have passed, and the Six Doors have devoured countless resources like a money-devouring beast, but in reality, they haven't accomplished anything that anyone can see.
If you randomly pick any official in Jinling City and ask them what they think of the Six Doors, nine out of ten will say they're a bunch of good-for-nothing bastards.
If it weren't for Liu Bowen, the head of the civil officials of the time, helping to withstand most of the pressure, those civil and military officials would probably have already stormed into the Six Doors with kitchen knives.
Li Boyang tapped his fingers on the desk and said calmly:
"Distribute these documents on the table."
"My lord, are we finally going to make our move?"
As soon as he finished speaking, excitement was clearly visible on the faces of the four people.
These days, they haven't had an easy time either. Although the headquarters of the Six Doors isn't in the palace, there is an office there.