Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 881 - 383. Lure the snake out of its hole, Rakshasa Saint Heir

At the beginning of July, Hou Wuji and Hou Wuqie originally planned to sneak into Jianye Prefecture, to expand their family’s territory and build achievements. Unexpectedly, they were caught by their aunt, Hou Yuling, halfway and sent to Hou Yuxiao’s presence.

The two formidable Second Realm Grandmaster Martial Artists were carried away unknowingly for more than thirty miles while sleeping. They dared not utter a word against Hou Yuxiao’s reprimand, and even their later thoughts of joining the Red Flame Army for military expeditions were denied by Hou Yuxiao.

However, Hou Yuxiao didn’t completely quash their hope of joining the army but instead gave them a test, clearly stating that if they could successfully pass it, he would allow them to join the Red Flame Army and participate in future battles in Hexi.

This test was to resolve the issue of the Si Miao Union in Nanping Prefecture.

Speaking of it, since the fall of the Nanjiang Five Miao Tribes and the renaming to Nanping Prefecture under Hexi’s domain, only a year or so has passed. Within such a short span, it’s impossible for the former Five Miao citizens to forget the concept of Nanjiang and fully embrace Hexi’s rule.

In reality, Hexi has implemented many strategies.

For instance, directly renaming Nanjiang to Nanping Prefecture, designating Hei Miao City as Nanping Prefecture City, and renaming the original Qing, Bai, Hong, and Zi Miao Cities to Zhaoling, Xiaqiu, Yukang, and Ziyang Counties, to gradually erase the geographical concept of Nanjiang from the minds of the Five Miao citizens.

Additionally, facilitating navigation between Nanping and the three prefectures of Zhaoyang, Xingnan, and Jianye to strengthen communication with the north;

Furthermore, to accelerate development and win hearts, numerous tax reduction policies were granted to Nanping Prefecture, along with many preferential policies to the Martial Artists of Nanping based on the Martial Registry.

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Even though the measures implemented by Hou Yuduan are indeed effective, ultimately, the time is too short. Changing the mindset of over twenty million people in a year is practically impossible.

Not to mention, it was Hexi that vanquished Nanjiang, and it was Hexi’s forces that killed the most Nanjiang soldiers. Within a year and a half, it’s not enough to make the Five Miao citizens fully accept Hexi’s rule, let alone show gratitude towards Hexi, or even diminish the hatred in their hearts towards Hexi.

Of course, most civilians and Martial Artists aspire to live a stable life, acknowledging the enmity between Hexi and themselves. Still, recognizing the strong current power of Hexi, along with tens of thousands of soldiers stationed across Nanping Prefecture cities, who would dare start trouble by resisting?

Moreover, ever since the Hou Clan governed Nanping, they have indeed done an excellent job. Every measure enacted has genuinely improved their lives. Compared to the original Five Miao era, the lives of Nanping Prefecture’s civilians are undoubtedly getting better day by day, which naturally thins out the resistance in their hearts considerably.

Under such foundation, the vast majority continue to live their honest and peaceful lives, but only a small segment clings to the idea of restoring the old Nanjiang system. The so-called Si Miao Union represents these few voices.

Among the original Nanjiang Five Miao Tribes, the Hong Miao Tribe followed Hong Ju and his son and sided with the Hou Clan’s banner. Therefore, what truly faced destruction were the Qing, Bai, Hong, and Zi Miao Tribes; the Si Miao Union consists of the offspring of these original four Miao clans, gathering a faction of Martial Artists fiercely loyal to them and forming the union.

The organization’s aim is to drive the Hou Clan out of Nanping Prefecture, restore the old Nanjiang Five Miao system, and return to the Miao citizens a Nanjiang Chi Li Prefecture of their own.

Undeniably, this aim still holds sway among some Nanping people nostalgic for the Five Miao era, especially those who fiercely resent Hexi due to their relatives who died in last year’s Nanjiang battle; this aim exerted a lethal allure.

Thus, initially having just three or four thousand members last year, the Si Miao Union unexpectedly grew to nearly ten thousand this year, even under the oppressive crackdown by Nanping Prefecture City Lord Yue Wenzhu, which is somewhat exaggerated.

Since the emergence of the Si Miao Union, the crackdown in Nanping cities has never stopped; anyone even remotely associated with the organization would face the mellow capture and criminalization by the cities’ Xuanting Bureau, the harsher targeting by Martial Artists of the Hou Clan, or, once reaching a certain scale, even the annihilation by the Zhaoyang Army — a choice from these three paths ultimately leads to death. freewebnøvel.coɱ

Even so, the Si Miao Union still developed to a membership close to ten thousand, showcasing its adeptness in swaying public sentiment.

According to the obtained intelligence, among these nearly ten thousand, over half are Martial Artists at the Gang Qi Realm and above, led by Qing Wu, the younger brother of the deceased Qingxuan, the erstwhile esteemed leader of the Nanjiang Temple of the Qingmiao Clan, now a formidable Xuanyin Realm Peak figure. Though temporarily overlooked by Elder Hou Yuxiao and others, such an extensive scale should not be underestimated.

"The Prefectural City is the core of Nanping Prefecture, monitored most closely by Grandfather. For now, the union doesn’t dare extend their reach over there, and we haven’t found anything useful in the Prefectural City.

We only found minor traces in Zhaoling, Yukang, and Ziyang Counties. The Si Miao Union operated there previously, but only insignificant figures appeared. Now, only Xiaqiu County remains unchecked. If nothing useful can be found here, we would have to seek Aunt’s assistance. Aunt oversees the Lower Hou Sect, and surely possesses more intelligence than us!"

Hou Wuqie gently shook his folding fan, his eyebrows slightly relaxed. Previously, Nanping Prefecture City was managed by his father, Hou Yuduan. After Hexi’s military advance into Jianye Prefecture, Hou Yuduan joined the army for expeditions, and Grandfather Yue Wenzhu took over the City Lord position. Currently, the Hou Clan manages local affairs through the Three-Level City Lord System of the Thousand Cities Bureau: Prefecture ranked highest, followed by County, and last is the Qiu County. Grandfather, holding the highest City Lord rank in Nanping Prefecture, naturally oversees its entire jurisdiction.

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