Chapter 571: Bluffing (Part II)
The reason why there is a lot of emphasis on the consolidation stage is because this stage is adapting to the operation of the high-level mental method, and at the same time, it is also to comprehend the new effect of this layer of mental method. There is also a chance to perceive a new gifted skill. Like Yu Shichang's doubled tiger tail, it is a natural skill that he has realized! Of course, this kind of comprehension talent skill can only be found after entering the high-level of the mental method! Although Zhu Xin has entered the sixth layer of the new hair, he is still in the middle layer, so he doesn't have any natural skills!
Zhu Xiaobao is also looking forward to what natural skills he can perceive! This consolidation period must be in an absolutely safe and undisturbed environment. That's why Zhu Xiaobao chose here, not only is it the inheritance place of the Vermilion Bird clan, but also can get the protection of the Vermilion Bird Phase, and with Zhu Rong by his side, Zhu Xiaobao believes that his perception will definitely not be worse than Yu Shichang!
Of course, except for the time when the mind method is running here, the rest of the time is relatively relaxed, so now the conversation between Zhu Xiaobao and Murong Feng is also very relaxed!
"Are you trying to lobby Yu Shi'an? It's a bit risky! "Murong Feng is very smart, and he immediately understood Zhu Xiaobao's thoughts.
"Hmph, it seems dangerous, but it's not. If I go to find Yu Shi'an, I'm afraid he will be even more nervous than me, and once people know that he is in contact with me, he won't be able to explain it clearly! Let me ask you, how many people will die if there is a war with the Southern Zirui Kingdom? Zhu Xiaobao asked, sitting on a jade bed. This jade bed was specially moved by Zhu Rong, and it is also a treasure of the Vermilion Bird clan, sitting on it, can calm down and warm the meridians, which is especially suitable for him to consolidate and cultivate now!
"Well, I estimate at least four million or more! If you add the common people, it will be at least more than 10 million people! In the last coup d'Γ©tat of Yu Wanfeng, Yu Qianrou was driven out, and a total of 2 million soldiers were killed and wounded on both sides, and almost 4 million casualties among the civilian population! "Murong Feng knows these numbers well, and he has been preparing for the attack on the Southern Zirui Kingdom for a long time, of course, he knows each other's strength well, and the most important thing in this strength is the number of troops on both sides, as well as the total population, and the population of the warring areas involved!
"Yes, the combined population of the North and South Zirui Kingdom is only 50 million, and it has decreased by two percent all of a sudden, and they are all young and middle-aged, this kind of loss is too great, and it will take several years to recover! So it's worth the risk! I guess Yu Shi'an doesn't want to go to war either! Zhu Xiaobao nodded and said, he has experienced several large-scale battles, and that kind of tragic scene is still fresh in his memory, and he doesn't want to see it again! In the era of cold weapons, victory is based on the number of people!
"Alright! According to the information I have, although Yu Shi'an has no ability, but he has no evil deeds, I have no objection to you going, but you must bring the old apprentice, otherwise I will not worry! Murong Feng also felt that it was worth giving it a try.
She had already begun planning for post-war recovery, but the amount of work was huge and the cost was astronomical. If you can really recover the Southern Zirui Kingdom without using sword soldiers, it will undoubtedly be the best! Moreover, Murong Feng knew that Zhu Xiaobao's target was not only the Southern Zirui Kingdom, his eyes were now also eyeing the Great Xia Kingdom, and even the Western Turkic Kingdom! Isn't he going to be the Great Emperor!
After returning from the inheritance land of the Vermilion Bird clan, Murong Feng began to recruit troops and horses on a large scale, stepped up training of soldiers and horses, and actively prepared for war. The major armor workshops are also working at full speed to create weapons and armor, and there is a feeling that war is about to break out!
This made Yu Shi'an's side feel very nervous, but he didn't expect that Zhu Xiaobao's injury not only made the Northern Zirui Kingdom chaotic, but was ready to move, and it seemed that the war was about to start!
"Go to court, go to court, give me all court! You group of civil and military officials, holding the country's money, have nothing to do all day long, and now you can't even reach the court? What about the Janissary Commander? Is the safety of the widow so lax? Yu Shi'an sat on the dragon chair and patted the dragon book case and shouted angrily.
"Back to Your Majesty, the two Praetorian Guard commanders were invited by Zhu Xin to drink last month, and they never came back! said that he was left in the forbidden land by His Royal Highness! The eunuch next to him immediately came to me and said with a laugh in my ear.
"Huh? That...... Then forget it! When Yu Shi'an heard this, he was immediately deflated, and was called by Zhu Xin, that is, it was mended, and in a month, it is estimated that it has become a pile of white bones! Although Yu Shi'an was extremely angry in his heart, he didn't dare to speak out, so he had to avoid this topic for the time being, anyway, his safety was fine, and no one had ever come to assassinate him!
"Ladies and gentlemen, you must also know that now that the Northern Zirui Kingdom is about to move, you should also cheer up and work together to protect my Southern Zirui Kingdom from being violated!" Yu Shi'an said with a sad heart.
"We will work together to ensure the safety of my Southern Zirui Kingdom!" Several of Yu Shi'an's most trusted civil officials immediately came out and echoed loudly.
"Hmmm! This is the talent of the pillars of my Southern Zirui Kingdom! Lord Liu, you are still responsible for the supply of military supplies and ensuring the construction and reinforcement of fortifications! Yu Shi'an finally heard something pleasant, and then said by name, now he also knows that he can't beat it, and defense shouldn't be a problem.
"Huh? Your Majesty, those fortifications have long since stopped, and now there is no money or necessary materials for construction! The last time I built a gladiatorial arena, I couldn't make ends meet for a long time! Lord Liu hurriedly got out of the train and said with sincere fear.
"Then allocate another appropriation! There are also a large number of laborers who are called up to build fortifications! Lord Qian, immediately allocate a million taels of silver! Yu Shi'an was stunned, and then said angrily.
"Back to Your Majesty, I didn't ...... There is not so much money left! There are at most 600,000 taels of silver left in the treasury! The rest of the money was used by the Emperor Taishang to refine the elixir! Lord Qian also replied with a bitter face.
It turned out that in order to improve his cultivation, Yu Wanfeng also built a special elixir workshop to collect precious medicinal materials and refine the elixir to assist in cultivation. This era is also a way to improve cultivation, a bit like the medicinal wine of the Thousand Poisons Venerable.
"That'...... Then let the soldiers cut down trees and help build fortifications! General Chi, General Lu, General Fan, General Yao, each of you sent 100,000 people to each shore to help build fortifications! Yu Shi'an had no choice but to say directly to several generals.
"Back to Your Majesty, the salaries of our soldiers have not been paid for three months, and even the military rations have begun to be in arrears this month, and the soldiers under my subordinates are full of complaints, with a negative attitude, and the ministers are powerless!" The four generals all stood up with dissatisfaction on their faces and said in unison.
"Huh? How so? Lord Qian, first send 600,000 taels of silver to the army. Lord Yu, cut the food supplied to the palace in half, and first ensure the needs of the army. I'll figure out the rest! Yu Shi'an said helplessly, what can he do, he can only beg Yu Wanfeng to go!
"Thank you!" Although the extremely military general looks down on Yu Shi'an, he is also a little sympathetic to him, now is an extraordinary period, and the emperor has nothing to do, so he has to send troops to help build fortifications first! Don't look at the many dissatisfactions in your heart, but these people are loyal ministers and don't want to sit still.
Yu Shi'an panicked here, Yu Qianrou was not easy here, Murong Feng suddenly made a big move, and the expenses required also rose in a straight line, Yu Qianrou couldn't stand it, many things still had to be summarized into her hands in the end, and when she saw this expenditure, Yu Qianrou was also jumping psychologically!
What made those officials even more dissatisfied was that Murong Feng was not an official of Zirui Kingdom, she only did things for Zhu Xiaobao, so many officials in the court were very opinionated!
But now Yu Qianrou is no longer what it used to be, and she only had 200,000 horses in her hands at the beginning, and she still mainly appeased these officials. Now Yu Qianrou is full of confidence, there are 600,000 soldiers in the British king's fief alone, and there are 400,000 descendants of Yu Qianrou around the imperial city, plus the garrisons of various counties, there are 200,000 in total. Now Yu Qianrou didn't need to look at the faces of these officials for a long time.
"Humph! Murong Feng did not take a penny from the imperial court, and governed the three counties of the British king's fief in an orderly manner, and now half of the silver in the treasury was handed over from the British king's fief. How is it that no one has ever objected to tax cuts in your counties? Now it's time to conscript, and it's all jumped out! Yu Qianrou said angrily when she patted the book case.
"But, Your Majesty! The big war is bound to be devastating, and now that my Northern Zirui Kingdom has just entered the stage of prosperity, it is still not appropriate to move troops easily! "Many ministers are still daring to advise.
"If we don't fight, do we have to wait until the Southern Zirui Kingdom recuperates and develops? When the time comes, come and attack us? It's up to me to decide on this matter, so you don't have to say more. Now let you go out, is to give you the opportunity to make contributions, if I take the South Zirui Kingdom, if you want to send troops and money, you won't be able to find the door at that time! Yu Qianrou said very domineeringly.
There was a sudden discussion in the court, but many people were still hesitant, and Yu Qianrou was not talking nonsense, but said indifferently: "Now that the conscription notice has been posted, in a month's time, if you can't complete the errand, you won't have to go to the court, just hand over the official seal!" Retreat! β
All the civil and military officers came out of the main hall and gathered together, all of them were discussing. But this time there is a difference of opinion, and most people are already inclined to support Yu Qianrou! Many people are still very far-sighted, and they can see that the situation in the North Zirui Kingdom is definitely getting stronger and stronger, if they don't perform well now, they will really miss the opportunity to become an official and become a knight......
In fact, Yu Qianrou herself was a little nervous, don't look very domineering in the court, but after the court, Yu Qianrou immediately rushed to Yingjuan County and came to find Yu Qianrou!
"Sister Murong, is this okay? It seems a bit hasty to start the battle now! As soon as they met, Yu Qianrou asked anxiously, her title to Murong Feng was also very peculiar, and now she was a sister!
"Your Majesty, please take a seat! Actually, these were the king's ideas, and I was just cooperating with his bluff! Of course, it's too urgent to send troops now! Murong Feng was still very respectful to Yu Qianrou, and the celebrity served tea before he whispered.
"Huh? Xiaobao, what does this damn Xiaobao want to do? It's been almost a month since I came back, and I haven't seen me a few times! What do you mean by bluffing? As soon as Yu Qianrou heard what Zhu Xiaobao meant, she was immediately relieved, this younger brother was her biggest dependence, if it weren't for Zhu Xiaobao's refusal, she would have wanted to hand over the position of emperor to him a long time ago!
"Although there are some dissatisfied voices on our side, they can be completely calm. And Yu Shi'an was already panicked, and the court was in chaos! Besides, Your Majesty can also see from this conscription which people are loyal to the court and which ones need to be cleaned up! If you go outside, you must first settle inside, this is what we want to do now! Murong Feng said very calmly.
"Kill two birds with one stone! Start within? Sister Murong, this is really a clever plan, fortunately with you by Xiaobao's side, this bastard boy is so relaxed and comfortable! "Yu Qianrou has also been in charge for several years, and these things are not unfamiliar, but I didn't expect such a perfect plan. Cleaning up some old-fashioned, recalcitrant families has long been what she wants to do! Now Yu Qianrou no longer allows other families to secretly oppose her!
"Your Majesty praised it falsely, this matter is also Chitose's idea, I just made a detailed plan!" Murong Feng didn't take credit either, shook his head with a smile and said. This time the big move is to let those who are guarding their own territory and self-righteous take the initiative to jump out.
"Great, so I'm relieved. How is Xiaobao doing now, and how long will she have to retreat? Can I go see him, I'm his sister! Yu Qianrou said very depressedly, because Murong Feng had never let her go to the inheritance land of the Vermilion Bird Clan, and because Yu Qianrou was a little bit of a showman, so Zhu Xiaobao was unwilling to let her ruin her plan! Now that there is no definite news from Zhu Xiaobao, the more panicked the Nanzirui Kingdom becomes!
"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult, you know that the consolidation period must not be disturbed, the more quiet and focused, the faster the improvement in the future!" Murong Feng said in embarrassment.
"Yes, yes, he is talented, and he must not be affected!" When Yu Qianrou heard this, she immediately gave up her idea very simply and went back satisfied!
In the inheritance land of the Vermilion Bird clan, in addition to consolidating the cultivation, Zhu Xiaobao eats and drinks, and double cultivation is not delayed at all, he is a little happy, and Zhu Rong practices every day, and he is also called in the perception of natural skills, in fact, he is more enjoying the joy of fish and water!
And the huge beauty of every other day also comes, and Zhu Xiaobao lives a very comfortable life! When I was fine, I went to give those female soldiers personal guidance, rubbed some oil, touched and fiddled, Zhu Rong just didn't see it!
But it was in this relaxed and pleasant atmosphere that Zhu Xiaobao actually really comprehended a natural skill---- Phantom Vision.
Under normal circumstances, the real body and the white tiger law phase are relatively independent, the real body can drive the law phase, or it can be combined into one, but Zhu Xiaobao can not only condense the white tiger law phase, but also make the real body into the law phase in a short period of time, there are two white tiger law phases at the same time, but one of them is the transformation of Zhu Xiaobao, although it can't last much time, but it is enough to make the opponent can't distinguish the true from the false, and take care of one and the other! This is much stronger than Yu Shichang's perception of 'lengthening tiger tail', Yu Shichang's natural skill is like a pediatric! It's just that Tiger Tail's attack power is a little stronger!
"Roar!"
With a tiger roar, the white tiger pounced on Zhu Rong, and threw her down on the jade bed, and then restored Zhu Xiaobao's true appearance, and had already taken the opportunity to crush Zhu Rong under him!
"Scared the hell out of me! Are you going to die, do you want to bully me now? Only then did Zhu Rong pat her breasts and scolded delicately.
"Hey, hey! What do you think? Are you afraid? Am I a mighty tiger? Zhu Xiaobao asked proudly, he has been practicing this natural skill for the past few days, and he can already maintain it for almost a minute!
"Humph! will bully me, and if you have the ability, you will also knock down Jumei! Zhu Rong deliberately embarrassed Zhu Xiaobao, and also wanted to see if this illusionary law could beat Ju Mei in the end.
"Good! I'm just about to try it, tomorrow Jumei comes, I'll attack it by surprise! "Zhu Xiaobao also wants to give it a try. Now, now that you've caught your prey, you can't let it go. In a blink of an eye, Zhu Rong had been taken clean by Zhu Xiaobao, and the two of them didn't have to worry, no one could come in here at all, so they practiced unscrupulously in bed, but the voice was still very clear......
The next day, Jumei really came in a hurry, but as soon as she entered the cave, a white tiger appeared in front of her, and Jumei was not to be outdone, and immediately set up a turtle back shield and began to fight back!
But with the White Tiger Phase, Jumei is very difficult to deal with, this White Tiger is too fast, and the strength is too great, even Jumei is a little unbearable, and in the end, Jumei also exerted his own Divine Turtle Phase, which can be regarded as reversing the disadvantage.
But I didn't expect that at this time, there was suddenly another white tiger law phase, which surprised Jumei, and thought that she was dazzled, but if you look closely, it is indeed two white tiger law phases that are exactly the same, attacking her.
Jumei was a little stunned, but she was not afraid, and the golden armor hammer in her hand was fought between the two white tiger law phases!
"Roar!"
With a tiger roar, Jumei's golden armor hammer flew out, just repelled another white tiger law, and could no longer avoid the attack of this white tiger, Zhu Xiaobao a hungry tiger pounced, and threw Jumei down on the jade bed, excited, he forgot to restrain his law, and even began to move his claws to want to rip off Jumei's clothes, with a big mouth, and wanted to bite Jumei's face fiercely.
"Whew! It hurts me! Why is it so hard! Zhu Xiaobao screamed and restored his true appearance, but it was grinning on this page, it turned out that Ju Meiyi moved as he wished, and the turtle back shield turned to his chest, which made Zhu Xiaobao a big loss, and almost broke his teeth!
"Huh? Piglet? How are you? What's going on? Jumei's eyes widened in surprise and asked stupidly.
"Huh! Xiaobao, I admit that you won, you really knocked down Jumei! Zhu Rong covered her mouth and smiled at this time.
"Why not me? Who told you to turn this turtle shell to your chest? Zhu Xiaobao shouted a little annoyed.
"Oh? So what do I do? "Jumei is still a little brainy.
"Now, undress!"
"Huh? β¦β¦β