Chapter 24: The Essentials of the Struggle for Hegemony (Part 2)

When they spoke, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were ready to flee at any time, they had been chased and killed repeatedly these days, and they had developed this habit of running away at any time.

Gao Cheng noticed the subtle movements of the two of them, and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, Yang Gong's treasure house is not a great secret, except for you, other people also know where the treasure house is!"

"For example, Yang Xuangan, who rebelled and was killed a few years ago, as the son of Yang Su, the Duke of Chu, knows more about the secrets of the treasure house than the two of you! There are also Lu Miaozi who built the treasure house, and Fu Junwu of Goryeo, oh, it is the mother you recognize, and they all know where the treasure house is! It's just that the treasure house has many internal organs, and it is very dangerous, and they are not sure enough that they will not do it easily!"

Kou Xu and the others were stunned when they heard this, and after thinking for a while, they felt that what he said was very reasonable, the descendants of Yang Su, the Duke of Chu, were not dead yet, Yang Su is said to have built the Yang Gong Treasury to rebel, so he will definitely pass on the secrets of the treasure house to his descendants before he dies. Thinking of this, the two couldn't help but feel a little stunned.

The two of them originally thought that only they knew this secret, and faintly regarded Yang Gong's treasure house as their own, but now they suddenly found that many people knew this secret, as if someone else had snatched the treasure house from their hands, which made people feel very uncomfortable in their hearts.

Kou Zhong smiled reluctantly and said, "I see, hey, we have been hunted down and killed for the secret of Yang Gong's treasure house these days, and now it seems that we have really been wronged!"

Gao Cheng said: "The two of you can be regarded as a blessing and a curse, if it weren't for the pursuit and sharpening of these people, your strength would never have progressed so fast!"

Then he took a deep look at the two people opposite, and said: "It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that Yang Gong's treasure house can seize the world, and the two of you go to Guanzhong to get the treasure house, do you also have the intention of dominating the world?"

Kou Zhong seemed to have heard too many such questions, as if he had been touched by a pain point, he immediately gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, although I, Kou Zhong, am a gangster in Yangzhou, I also have great ambitions, and I will definitely achieve a great career in the future, so that those who look down on us will be shocked by our achievements!"

"I want the world to know that this world is not only the children of noble men who can achieve great things, and a little gangster like me, as long as he has the opportunity, he can soar to the sky!"

Kou Zhong's words were impassioned, full of confidence and strong contagion. In his expression, there was also a hint of resentment that he wanted to prove to others.

Xu Ziling applauded loudly and said: "Zhong Shao said well, one world and two brothers, I will definitely help you achieve great things!"

Kou Zhong received Xu Ziling's support, his spirit was even more uplifted, and he said: "Brother Li, I know that you are your Li Valve and also want to fight for the world, if you feel that we are the threat of Li Valve, you can do it to us now, no matter what, our two brothers will take it!"

Gao Cheng laughed, shook his head, and said: "The two of you are not my opponents at all, and there is another point, Kou Zhong, your ambition is very good, but it is not easy to dominate the world, I only want to ask you three questions now, first, what territory do you have now? Second, apart from the two of you, what other civil and military subordinates do you have? Third, you said that you want to dominate the world, okay, then do you have a strategy to fight for the world?"

Gao Cheng was the ancestor of the dynasty who overthrew Meng Yuan and seized the world in the last world, and he had successful experience in fighting for hegemony in the world, and the three questions he asked now are the key to the success of one party's forces.

If you want to achieve great things, it doesn't mean that you can achieve it, the history of the Central Plains is thousands of years, and there are only a few dynasties that can mix one universe. In this world, if it weren't for Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling's providence, how could they have the capital to confront Li Tang in the north and south?

The personalities of Kou Xu and the others, there is no problem in serving as princes and generals and becoming supreme grandmasters, only the point of dominating the world and becoming emperors, they definitely do not have this opportunity.

As the most important word of the emperor, that is "ruthless". If you are not ruthless, how can you dominate the world. For this alone, Kou Zhong has a huge flaw. According to the original timeline, Kou Zhong gave up half of the country for the sake of the so-called brotherhood and peace in the world.

If Li Shimin or Li Jiancheng are built. Swap identities with Kou Zhong. A brother like Xu Ziling may have a three-foot tall grave. The most unfortunate can also be ruled with the help of the Song Valve, and Li Tang can divide the river and stabilize the country for decades.

"Territory, subordinates, strategy?"

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling seemed to hear this kind of question for the first time, and they couldn't help but be stunned on the spot. Both of them were very smart people, and they understood the meaning of this sentence in an instant.

Well, it seems that there are no useful talents other than a few Ssangyong gang members they have just subdued, and as for strategy? They never thought about that!

Kou Zhong opened his mouth to speak, but he felt that his throat was dry and he couldn't say anything. The two glanced at each other, and for the first time realized that they wanted to achieve great things, but it turned out to be so troublesome!

When Gao Cheng saw their expressions, he knew what the two of them were thinking, and said: "Since ancient times, the world hegemony has been like chess, first fighting for the four sides and four corners, and then competing for the Central Plains. Do you know what the four sides and corners are?"

Kou Zhong thought for a while, barely cheered up, and replied: "The four sides and four corners of the world, well, it should be the four directions of the Central Plains, Guanzhong in the northwest and northwest, Liaodong in Hebei, Jiangnan in the southeast, and Sichuan and Shu in the southwest! Well, Brother Li is right, it seems that Liu Bei and Sun Quan in the Three Kingdoms occupied Jiangnan and Sichuan Shu......

"This is like the Yi swordsmanship taught to us by Heniang, first compete for the first move, be stable and undefeated, and then advance step by step to grasp the overall situation?"

His head is very flexible, and he actually connects the four sides and four corners that Gao Cheng said with Yi swordsmanship.

In the past few days when he was hunted down, in addition to practicing martial arts, Kou Zhong also read a lot of books, and had some understanding of previous history books, after all, if you want to dominate the world, you can't do it without reading.

Gao Cheng nodded and said: "You are right, now that Guanzhong is occupied by us, Hebei and Liaodong are in chaos, Dou Jiande and Luo Yi have become powerful, and Sichuan and Shu have a Duzun Fort! Relatively speaking, the forces in Jiangnan are weaker, if the two of you return to Jiangnan to raise troops, defeat Shen Faxing, Du Fuwei and the Baling Gang, and unify Jiangnan, you will be qualified to be my Li Valve's opponent!"

"Back to Gangnam?"

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling's hearts moved, this idea is not bad. Now that Li Xuanba already knew where Yang Gong's treasure house was, they were not sure that they were under Li Valve's nose and transported away the treasure of the treasure house, so they could only give up.

In the case of failing to go to Guanzhong, it has become a good choice to return to Jiangnan and wait for the opportunity to raise troops.

Gao Cheng secretly thought to himself in his heart, these two-stirring sticks are full of heavenly luck, they can't kill them, and they can cause chaos wherever they go, he is ready to take away the relics of the evil emperor, and he will inevitably be besieged by the masters of various factions of the Demon Sect, in case these two people come to Chang'an just right, attracting masters at the level of the great grandmaster, with Gao Cheng's current strength, it is really a little unbearable.

Therefore, it is the best policy to persuade these two people to return to Jiangnan first and minimize the unexpected factor.