"Therefore, I, the leader, hereby establish a few rules. Will you obey or not?"
Everyone hurriedly stood up, bowed, and replied, "Your subordinates will obey the leader's orders!"
"very good!"
Seeing them standing bowed and extremely respectful, Zhang Cuishan nodded in satisfaction and continued, "First, re-establish the rules. From today onward, anyone who acts improperly, kills or harms people without cause, defiles other people's wives and daughters, is a traitor who surrenders to the country, or any other person whose behavior is not in accordance with propriety, shall be executed without mercy! Those who deserve punishment shall not be shown favoritism!"
When Zhang Cuishan mentioned "defiled men's wives and daughters," Yang Xiao blushed and felt quite ashamed. When he mentioned "unjustifiably killing people," everyone felt a little uncomfortable.
After saying a few words, Zhang Cuishan looked at everyone and asked, "Can you fulfill this first condition?"
Yang Xiao and the others bowed and said, "Your Excellency is wise! We obey your command!"
Zhang Cuishan said, "The second thing is to eliminate the barriers between our sect and the six major orthodox sects, unite all people of ambition in the world, drive out the Tartars, and restore our Han culture!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned somewhat grim. Yin Tianzheng stood up and said, "Our sect has a long-standing grudge with various factions in the Central Plains. There will inevitably be conflict when the two sides meet. If we want to completely eliminate the enmity, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve our goal."
Zhang Cuishan said, "Father-in-law, you are mistaken. Success depends on human effort. We, the Ming Cult, have made our stance clear. If they cooperate, that's fine; considering we are both Han Chinese, I, the leader, will not make things difficult for them! If they don't cooperate…"
Yin Tianzheng asked, "What if they don't cooperate?"
Zhang Cuishan said decisively, "Then don't blame me for personally coming to their door to reclaim the life-saving grace they owe me!"
Upon hearing this, everyone felt reassured and replied in unison, "We will obey the leader's command!"
Zhang Cuishan added, "The last thing is to contact and integrate all the forces under our sect, and have them postpone their uprising. At the same time, have them lead their elite troops back to Bright Peak. Our sect will hold a Ming Cult conference and take the opportunity to personally conduct a large-scale military training exercise!"
Yang Xiao and the others were stunned upon hearing this, not understanding what he meant. They understood the Ming Cult assembly, but training troops? What kind of troops?
The group exchanged glances, and Yin Tianzheng spoke up, "Master, may I ask what the purpose of this military training is?"
Zhang Cuishan smiled and said, "Father-in-law, I suppose none of you quite understand this question?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Zhang Cuishan stood up and said slowly, "My Ming Cult has many branch altars, but how many are willing to obey the orders of the Bright Peak headquarters?"
"How many of the major sects in the martial arts world are willing to come to the aid of the main headquarters during this western expedition?"
"At this time, the world was in chaos, the Mongol Yuan dynasty was in decline, and rebel armies rose up everywhere!"
"In the future, who will be able to drive out the Mongols and restore our Han homeland?"
"At that time, who will sit on the throne of supreme power?"
"Is it me? Is it Left Envoy Yang? Is it my father-in-law? Or is it Bat King Wei?"
"Or rather, are those wild pythons that have transformed into dragons truly willing to hand over their power? If it were you, would you be willing?"
"Have you all thought about this question?"
Zhang Cuishan's words surprised everyone.
They had never thought of this problem before.
However, it makes sense. Although the Ming Cult was always keen on rebellion, it never truly conquered the world; it only engaged in small-scale skirmishes.
Those who actually lead the troops into battle are the branch altar masters.
People in the martial arts world who lack vision and perspective are not to be blamed.
If it weren't for Xiao Ning's guidance and careful instruction, how much better could Zhang Cuishan be than them?
Upon hearing his words, everyone was startled and fell into deep thought.
Then Zhang Cuishan continued, "I, the leader of the Ming Cult, convened a grand meeting and ordered them to send elite troops up the mountain. Firstly, to centralize management; secondly, to strengthen training; and thirdly, to let them know who they are fighting for!"
"After consolidating all forces, I intend to raise an army directly, drive the Mongols out of China, and restore the Han Chinese attire!"
"At that time, you will all be meritorious contributors to the founding of the nation, and each of you will naturally receive a reward!"
"Issue the order of this sect leader!"
At this point, Zhang Cuishan glanced at everyone and asked in a deep voice, "Where is Leng Qian?"
Leng Qian stepped forward from the crowd and said, "Here!"
This person is sparing with words; if one word can explain something, he will never utter two. He is taciturn, upright, and honest, a man of action rather than words.
Seeing him walk out expressionlessly, Zhang Cuishan smiled and said, "I know your temperament. Now that the sect's rules have just been established, we are still short of someone in charge of punishments. You will be the sect's chief punishment officer!"
Leng Qian bowed and said, "Yes!"
He paused, then added, "I will not show favoritism!"
It's extremely rare for him to utter even four words.
Zhang Cuishan nodded and said, "Okay!"
Then, looking at Yin Tianzheng beside him, he instructed, "Yin Tianzheng!"
In official matters, there is no distinction between father-in-law and son-in-law; there is only a superior-subordinate relationship.
Yin Tianzheng clearly understood this principle as well, and he bowed and said, "Your subordinate is here!"
Zhang Cuishan said, "Now that you have returned to the Ming Cult, the Eagle Sect will be disbanded, reorganized, and merged into the Ming Cult!"
Yin Tianzheng said, "Yes! Your subordinate will immediately dismantle the Sky Eagle Sect and merge it into our sect!"