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Although there are a total of nine princes in the Great You Empire, since ancient times, the strongest ones recognized as powerful are the four princes of Dongche, Nanzhao, Xilie, and Beiyu. The reason is the same, only the territory of these three princes is located on the frontier of the Great Secluded. Compared with the singing and dancing of other princes, these princes will fight abroad for many years, although fighting is the most laborious and costly, but you must know that the best elite soldiers are never trained, but killed...... As for now, because of his rebellion, Dong Chehou has now been stripped of his title, so he will not mention it for the time being. In other words, the strongest comprehensive strength today is Nanzhao, Xilie, and Beiyu.

And between these three, which one is stronger and which is weaker? But it is a little difficult to make a conclusion, and it can only be said that each has its own merits.

In recent years, all families have been recuperating and waiting for the world to be in turmoil, and only the Beiyu army has fought two major battles. One is that when the Dongchehou rebelled, the Beiyu army entered the king of Jingqin and the barbarians suddenly invaded, and then the Beiyu army returned and slaughtered 50,000 people of the Ninggade tribe; The other is that the prince of Beiyu was assassinated, and the Beiyu army entered the grassland to take revenge, although the number announced by Beiyu at that time was not the real battle of 300,000, but 100,000. However, this number alone is enough to shock the world. And after these two wars, it also made the combat power of the Beiyu Army unobstructed and completely exposed to the sun, but this is also inevitable, after all, the scale of these two wars is really too large. Although there have been no large-scale wars in recent years, in the past few years, his combat effectiveness has also been recognized, and it is not much better than the Beiyu army. As for the strength of the Marquis of Nanzhao, this can be seen from the time when the Marquis of Dongche rebelled. You must know that at the beginning, the Marquis of Dongche rebelled, except for the second marquis of Xilie and Beiyu Fengzhao, although the other roads did not Fengzhao, but they did not dare to really fall to that side, upholding a wait-and-see state, only the Marquis of Nanzhao dared to openly send troops at that time to prevent the Xilie army from entering King Qin. This kind of behavior, if you study it carefully, should actually be punished as a rebellion, but later, the little emperor chose to turn a blind eye to this matter, and the Marquis of Nanzhao still went his own way, from this point, you can see the overall strength of the Marquis of Nanzhao, after all, he openly confronted the Marquis of Xilie.

The reason why the comprehensive strength of these three companies can surpass the other ones is not only because of their historical reasons, but also because of their direct leaders.

There is no doubt that Wu Mad, Marquis of Nanzhao, Ji Yuan, Marquis of Xilie, and Mu Qingen, Marquis of Beiyu, these three are all extremely capable people. In addition to these leadership qualities, the personality traits of the three are also different.

Although, the name of the Marquis of Nanzhao is Wu Mad, but after counting his life deeds, he has never really done anything rampant, although he dared to order the Nanzhao Army to prevent the Xilie Army from entering the King of Beijing Qin, but this should not be the word "rampant", because, from beginning to end, the two armies have been peaceful confrontation, there has never been friction, and the original thing also has a certain homeopathic meaning...... Because Wu Mad is the eldest of the three, most of his contemporaries call him an "old thief".

However, this old thief is not a derogatory term, but takes the meaning of "old and not dead is a thief", symbolizing his old scheming.

And he also took the words "old and calculating" to the extreme.

You must know that the position of Nan Zhaohou was not easy to sit on, the previous Nan Zhaohou had a total of thirteen sons, in addition to the four who died prematurely, there were nine candidates who had become adults. Among the nine candidates, whether it is the prestige or the background of power, in fact, Wu Mad does not have an advantage, even if the nine candidates compete until the end of the battle, Wu Mad also seems to be the most hopeless one, but when everyone thought that this chair would eventually fall under the ass of the boss or the fourth, they never thought that this "second" Wu Mad was actually a latecomer, and used means to win over and divide those who had lost hope, and also instigated a fight between the boss and the fourth in advance...... The details are difficult to elaborate in a few words, all in all, in the end, Wu Mad successfully sat on the chair, and after he ascended to the throne, he retaliated and suppressed the rest of the people with thunderous means, and built the Nanzhao Marquis Mansion into his own Yiyan Hall.

As for the character of Beiyu Hou Mu Qingen, it is also well known, although his age is the youngest among the three, but the wonderful deeds of his life are the best.

Let's not talk about the "killing of brothers and brothers" when he ascended the throne, because, among the nobles who are proud of their families, this kind of brotherly wall in order to compete for the "seat" is not a few, and everyone is no longer surprised, when they first ascended the throne, it was indispensable to be accompanied by blood, and no one dared to say that he had never done fratricide...... But Mu Qingen's courage to do such things as "rejecting the emperor's grace" is not something that everyone can have. Don't look at the little emperor's decree at the beginning, they dared to resist the decree and disobey it. That's because, this time is different from the past, now the monarch is weak and the ministers are strong, if it is placed in the period of Emperor Longshuo and Emperor Longqian before Emperor Longqian, you see that in the face of the holy decree, they dare to put a "fart" to try! Such deeds, except for Mu Qingen, no second person in the world dares to do it...... Therefore, Mu Qingen deserves the title of "Mu Maniac".

The last Ji Yuan is left, his age is among the three, ranking in the center, and the wind evaluation is also the best among the three, because his actions are more gentlemanly, so even the old lady Situ Changqing has praised him as a perfect person in the world, and praised: The master is clear, the minister is loyal, the brother is harmonious, the friend is righteous, and the person is respectful.

It is precisely because of these words of praise from the old lady Situ Changqing that Ji Yuan is called "a gentleman who is not a gentleman".

Moreover, this "gentleman" of his is not a hypocrite, but a real gentleman. This point, looking at his past actions, can be carefully demonstrated.

Compared with the other two, his position in the Xilie Marquis Mansion can be said to be easy to come by, although he was also a brother at the beginning, but since he was born, he is the eldest son, therefore, he was justifiably appointed as the son of the Xilie Marquis, until his father succeeded to the throne a hundred years later, and there was no slightest wave...... And the old lady praised him for "harmony for brothers", which is related to his deeds.

It is said that his brother who is a mother and a fellow brother ~ Ji Wan, but he is also a strange person, and he is not half greedy for power, although he has been skilled in arching and horses since he was a child, and loves the battlefield career, but in order to avoid misunderstanding of his eldest brother, he actually forcibly suppressed his preferences in the bottom of his heart, in addition to being close to him since he was a child, in addition to obeying his orders, but also after he inherited the position of the Xilie Marquis Mansion, he took the initiative to hand over a series of his own rights, and only succumbed to his own mansion...... If it is another superior person, seeing his brother like this, I am afraid that he will not be able to ask for it. In terms of position, as long as you give some gold, silver and jewelry, in the eyes of outsiders, I am afraid that even if you are close to each other. But Ji Yuan was the opposite, not only did he not have the slightest suspicion and defense against his brother, but he also knew his brother's interests and hobbies, and personally came to the door to say that he wanted his brother to be in charge of the army...... But although Ji Yuan is a gentleman and frank, his younger brother is suspicious of him, and he thinks he is deliberately tempting, so he refuses to accept it. But Ji Yan didn't get tired of coming to the door three times...... In the end, all the military power of Xilie's army was handed over to him, the second brother Ji Wan...... And for so many years, the brothers have been close to each other, and there has never been the slightest dirt.

Since he sat in the position of Xiliehou, he has issued many "orders to seek merit" and pardoned prisoners many times...... After so many years of hard work, the overall strength of the Xilie Marquis Mansion has been greatly improved, and the cultural and martial arts are all superior.

Loyalty to the ministers refers to his loyalty, and the overall strength of the Xilie Army under his jurisdiction can be said to be not weaker than others, but whether he was at the beginning or now, when facing the emperor's will, he has done it conscientiously, and has never been perfunctory...... And once said: "The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers are not dead and disloyal."

The righteousness of being a friend is also remarkable, not to mention far away, just take the marriage of the second daughter he set with Mu Qiuhuang, although it is well known to everyone that Mu Qiuhuang was abolished at the beginning, but he has never broken the contract at all, and he is still indifferent in the face of his beloved daughter's bitter pleading, and said: Unless the prince of Beiyu breaks the contract, Xilie will resolutely fulfill the agreement to the end...... Such words.

And the last one who is Gong is a perfect summary of his character. He is humble and polite, no matter who he faces, he is arrogant from the supreme person, take Dao Sword Immortal as an example, although Dao Sword Immortal is the master of his sons and daughters, and the Sword Casting House is still located in the land of Qin Lu, it stands to reason that the Sword Casting House should rely on his snort life to return to ...... However, look at how he treats the Sword Forge House? In addition to taking the initiative to take care of the eating, drinking, and Lazar of the 300 people in the Jianlu, when he wanted to see Ou Yezi, he would send someone to hold a sticker first, and only after obtaining permission would he bathe and change his clothes and go to ...... Don't say anything about the noble words of the Sword Immortal, this can be seen from how Mu Qiuhuang Qingen treated the Sword Immortal, the crazy Sword Immortal was invited by him to be a bodyguard for his son for ten years, and the Sword Immortal was slaughtered by him, when Zhang Fuling took the initiative to come to the Beiyu Marquis Mansion, he also stood on the steps to greet him, and never took a step forward. Moreover, he also led horses for the old man on the street, and tied the shoelaces of ordinary soldiers when he inspected the barracks......