Liu Qingshan once traveled all over the world and traveled all over the mountains and rivers of another country, but in comparison, this world is more beautiful at a glance, and it is the most primitive and fresh scenery, good mountains, good rivers and good scenery, along the way, appreciate the infinite, if it is not for the iron-blooded battlefield that comes out from time to time, let the blood stain the earth, or this time the kiss road will be very satisfied.

Stimulated by the two state-building quotas, the south has indeed become chaotic, and the interests of the princes can only rely on the sword in their hands, and the strong are respected, occupying each other's forces and strengthening themselves.

Even a slightly larger city is full of withered, sick, and thin people, unlike the cities controlled by the empire, those who are happy and energetic of the imperial people, the people here can only be called refugees, in such a violent atmosphere, these princes and city lords in power, where are they in the mood to care about the lives of the people under their rule, all their energy is spent on fighting for power and profit.

Moreover, the benefits taken back from the death of civilian soldiers have not been returned to the people, and the benefits will always be only those who are on top.

Poverty and hardship, this is Liu Qingshan's only impression of the south.

Because of the climate, there are countless fertile fields in the south, but Liu Qingshan has seen more, it is the destruction of fertile land, and the barren land for thousands of miles, which really makes him regretful, once under the rule of the Shenlong Empire, the south has also prospered, and now it seems that the pace of going south has also accelerated, and then let these princes toss like this, I am afraid that if there is not one out of ten, the entire south will fall into destruction.

Under the introduction of the accompanying officials, Liu Qingshan knew a lot of things in the south, and even knew a lot of the names of the princes, although these names were all in the official records of the empire, but Liu Qingshan really didn't read it carefully, there must be dozens of large and small princes, who would have nothing to remember these names, as long as they walked to their territory, they would remember.

However, since the decentralization of the founding quota, the number of princes is gradually decreasing, in just a few months, more than a dozen princes have disappeared, their families, land, and territories have been divided and robbed by other princes, and the bloody cruel reality is still staged in the southern land, which seems to end forever, and the people are also suffering in fire and water, longing for the light of the dragon.

"Your Majesty, I have just received news that the eight princes around the Crescent tribe have united to threaten them with the revocation of the letter they have submitted to the Empire, and that they will not be allowed to be attached, let alone agree to an alliance with the Empire. "Sifu showed up, bringing pretty bad news.

Liu Qingshan smiled, this kind of thing was not unexpected by him, because the empire was facing the Northern Xuan Empire and the Demon Kingdom, and it was unable to conquer the south, so these princes became bold one by one, and they really thought that they could do whatever they wanted.

"Is there any news from the Crescent Tribe?"

Sifu shook his head and said: "Not yet, but the Crescent Moon army is only 20,000, and in the face of the strong pressure of the eight princes, more than 200,000 troops, I am afraid that there is only a compromise, and this trip is very dangerous, so I suggest that Your Majesty, cancel the trip of the Crescent Moon Tribe, wait for the empire to solve the pressure in the north, and then raise troops to the south, and these people will die one by one without a place to be buried." ”

Dare to go against the empire, Sifu has a lot of hatred, she doesn't care if Liu Qingshan can marry Princess Xiangxiang, but this matter damages the face of the empire, a few small princes, so self-defeating, if it weren't for the empire not to make a big move at this moment, it needs to fully face the Beixuan Empire in the north, and these princes would have been wiped out.

And the strategy of the two founding quotas is indeed used properly, these days the major princes in the south are chaotic, and the princes are sharp, which relieves considerable pressure on the empire, as long as they wait a few more days and let them kill each other, it will be easier for the empire to take the entire south, which Sifu certainly sees very clearly.

Liu Qingshan said: "If we withdraw the envoy to welcome the relatives, it means that we really give up, and the Crescent Moon Tribe can only compromise, but in the face of the pressure of the eight princes, they have not sent news, it is a kind of good news, Sifu, I have seen the map and know the location of the Crescent Tribe, if the passage between the empire and the Crescent tribe can be opened, it will have a significant impact on the future strategy of the empire, so no matter what, the trip of the Crescent Moon Tribe, it is still necessary to continue." ”

Sifu said worriedly: "If the eight princes really come to the fish and break the net, then we people will be quite dangerous. ”

"Don't enter the tiger's den, get the tiger, rest assured, let's take a risk, but it is to add more confidence to the Crescent Moon tribe, Sifu, take my imperial order, mobilize the southwest army and horses, by the way, transfer 100,000 orc troops, if the eight princes really dare to disadvantage me, then destroy them." ”

Sifu was even more worried, and said: "Your Majesty, there are more than a million soldiers and horses among the princes in the south, once we make a move, I am afraid that they will unite and affect our layout." ”

Liu Qingshan shook his head and said: "Human nature is selfish, they won't, this king is angry and angry, purely for private matters, this reason is enough, and without the eight princes, they can have more people left, just take this opportunity to open up the empire and the crescent channel, this is not the bottom line of the major princes in the south." ”

Dozens of princes in the south, the combined strength of the troops, is really more than a million, at least more than three million, united, it is definitely a force that exceeds the original demon country, but these forces, it is difficult to unite, human nature is selfish, everyone wants to benefit themselves, as long as the empire does not go south in an all-round way and sweep them away, they will not be for the alliance of eight princes.

And this is a good opportunity, a rage is a red face, any man will do it, not to mention that Liu Qingshan is still an emperor, for the dignity of men, the teacher is famous.

Sifu took the order and left, it happened that there was an army of orcs in the south who were about to get bored, and the original million orc army had been carefully selected, leaving only a ten-year standing army, and the commander of this army was the orc Heavenly Sword, which was a person that Liu Qingshan absolutely believed.

As one of the guardian races of the empire, the orc legion has received Liu Qingshan's special favor, precisely because the orcs have low intelligence and it is not easy to survive, so Liu Qingshan's supply of materials is more than that of other races, which can ensure that the orc race has no worries about food and clothing, so today's orc tribe's sense of identity with the Shenlong Empire is deeper than ever.

The cruelty of the orc army, on the battlefield, is definitely worse than the demon army, almost unforgivable, so this time Liu Qingshan is ruthless, as long as the eight princes dare to do something to him, then let the orc army drink blood once, these people are hopeless.

The next day, entering the Crescent tribe for dozens of miles, the scorching sun was shining, the scorching sun was in the sky, the Crescent tribe lived in seclusion, and the roads they traveled were all narrow mountain roads, and there were few official roads, even if the glory of the previous emperor was in the sky, it did not shine on the head of the Crescent tribe.

However, among the accompanying officials, there were people who were familiar with the terrain and customs of the crescent, and they guided them all the way, but they did not go in the wrong direction.

"Your Majesty, there is a group of abandoned earthen temples not far away, we can rest there for the time being, recuperate our spirits, and then hurry in the afternoon, according to our speed, it is expected that we will reach the cottage city at noon tomorrow. ”

Liu Qingshan agreed, and a group of 100 people headed towards the abandoned earthen temple.

There are traces of the building of the earthen temple, poking out from the greenery, it seems to be built on a hillside, the area is not small, it should have been prosperous in the past, but I don't know what the reason, now it has become a ruin.

Going up the hillside, it turned out to be a bluestone paved step, you can see bluestone in this kind of place, but it is not easy, Liu Qingshan climbed the steps, a primitive and simple atmosphere, head-on, the leader of the guards, has already taken a step, blocked in front of Liu Qingshan, and shouted in a deep voice: "Protect the adults, there is blood." ”

Dozens of Jingwei have already moved, protecting the welcoming mission, and several Jingwei have pounced, opening the way in front, holding the hilt of the knife, and waiting for the momentum, these are the most powerful palace guards, very skilled, a few flashes, they have been scattered around, vigilant to fight.

Liu Qingshan didn't stop, in fact, he had already smelled the smell of blood, and knew that in the mountain temple, there was the smell of great battle and blood, but it seemed that the battle was over, and there was silence.

Stepping on the platform of the mountain temple, Liu Qingshan looked up, a group of dilapidated buildings, stretching for several miles, and on the platform, there were blood stains, many soldiers' corpses, horizontal and vertical, depending on the situation, the battle here did not seem to end for long, and the blood on the ground was still full of fresh breath.

"My lord, preliminary investigation, this is not without life. The leader stepped forward and reported to Liu Qingshan, in order to hide his identity, Liu Qingshan asked everyone to be called adults.

"My lord, this is the soldiers and horses of the princes of Xicheng. The official, who was familiar with the situation in the south and the princes, recognized the identities of these dead soldiers at a glance, and said, "There are also soldiers from the Crescent Tribe, and it seems that the two sides are already at war. ”

Liu Qingshan's brows furrowed, could it be that the eight princes finally couldn't bear it anymore and made a move on the Crescent Moon Tribe?

Liu Qingshan's consciousness moved, and he ordered the leader of the guards: "Guard that mountain temple, I'll go in and have a look." ”

What Liu Qingshan was referring to was a small temple that had collapsed half, in this mountain temple group, it seemed to be the most inconspicuous, the leader of the guards was puzzled, but he did not ask, but ordered a vigilance, and after a while, ten guards had already surrounded the dilapidated earthen temple.

"Clean up, rest here at noon. ”

Commanded, Liu Qingshan has stepped into the gate of this half-collapsed mountain temple, the door has been destroyed, and half of the four pillars of the hall inside have been folded, giving people a crumbling feeling, the most eye-catching thing is that next to the earthen wall at the back, there is a huge statue of the eagle god, yes, this is not a Buddha or a Tao, it is a totem that Liu Qingshan does not know.

Of course, what Liu Qingshan cared about was not these statues, but the breathing from behind the statues, a relatively tight breathing sound, he thought that the bloody battle here was over, and there was no trace of people, but he didn't expect that there was a hidden figure here.

After a little vigilance, Liu Qingshan stepped into the wooden carved statue, a cold scimitar, suddenly appeared, directly hit his waist, suddenly, fierce, Liu Qingshan waved his fist, and he was not polite at all, after a miserable scream, Liu Qingshan's wind-like figure had already stepped on the attacker's chest with his foot.

"There are assassins, protect your lordship. ”

Hearing the voice, the Praetorian guards had already rushed in.