In the thirteenth year of Emperor Shaojing, the seventh day of June

In the matter of "the general Wang went west", the efficiency shown by the imperial court was amazing, less than a month before and after, everything was already ready, just now, the general Wang had already set off, thousands of rides, and traveled westward.

Within two months, Ao Fuqi's heirs went to Jinzhou successively, one is one of the strongest people in the world, and the other is the prince of the emperor's real power, which is really unprecedented. Some people also say that this is Emperor Shaojing's compassionate heart, and he doesn't want to kill another brother with his own hands; Some people also say that this is the heart of heaven is angry, and the day when the general Wang leads the army out of the customs is the time when the Heishui Wanyan family is destroyed; Some people even say that this is for Xiang Ren, Ao Fuqi first verified the battlefield, and as soon as the army arrived, he would go north out of the grassland and plow the court to sweep the caves; Some people even say that this is indeed a trap, but it is aimed at Ao Fuqi, after the Taoist Master, the Buddha, and the Taiping Shangqing, the eight poles of heaven and earth will soon fall again...... There are so many of them.

"Fifth Uncle this time...... What a surprise. ”

No matter how confusing it was at the time, after the dust settled, everything still had to be revealed, and it was only at this time that the strategists faced their own incompetence in astonishment.

After killing Zhang Yuanhe, Emperor Shaojing completed communication with Liu Zongliang, and the Taoist family's bones were not cold, and the Liu family began to study and cooperate with the imperial palace on how to cleanse the general Wang. Even in hindsight, this ...... It's too dazzling!

Nameless, Cao Fengxiao, Cao Zhongde...... For them, this is completely a blow, and it is not even nameless, after all, in him, this is not only related to the official matter of "the great cause of the lord", but also involves the private matter of "who is worthy of inheriting the peach orchard of a son". Although it was said that in the end, Emperor Mufeng still gained more than he lost, he was still depressed for a long time.

"Today's plan is to integrate the forces left by the great general Wang as soon as possible, Yang Jizhi...... This person, please treat him as a national soldier. ”

Before leaving, he had a meeting with Emperor Mufeng, which was different from any previous time, and Emperor Hao Hei spoke his thoughts very frankly.

"There are talented people in the country, and they have been leading the way for more than ten years...... Our time has passed. ”

Looking at Emperor Mufeng heavily, Emperor Haohei said that he was no longer ready to return to the Central Plains after leaving this time.

"If you advance, you will open up your territory, and if you retreat, you will also rectify and appease...... The Golden State is vast, how can it be conservative for different races. ”

In order to arrange the emperor's heirs, the imperial court finally decided to reopen the "capital protection mansion", although it did not govern the entire territory of Jinzhou, but there were thousands of miles in a radius, although most of them were remote wastelands, but there were millions of people under their rule.

shouldered a heavy responsibility, but did not take the army with him: after all, now that there is Taiping Road in the south and Sun in the north, it is impossible for the imperial court to support tens of thousands of troops to leave Yangguan.

In the end, the total number of people accompanying the emperor to the west will only exceed 3,000: among them, including the vast majority of the royal palace's rafters, including a large number of middle and lower-ranking officers and veterans, these people are the most important blood and blood of an army, relying on them, the emperor believes that the army that once made Bai Nawen and fearful will soon be able to reappear in the Western Regions.

…… However, the power of the Great General King does not stop there?

Long before returning to the north, the Pingnan Jiudao military horse was one of the most powerful mountains in the army, and after the emperor returned to the imperial capital, the general's palace was regarded as one of the most worthy forces in the capital. In the military, localities, court officials, merchants...... The characters who are qualified to surround the Great General King also have their own patterns, how can they all go west with him?

"These people...... It's all up to you. ”

It's not just about it, the emperor also handed over a lot of information, which even includes how many people guarantee their loyalty, and this kind of sincerity is too much.

Naturally, these people will not change their allegiances just because of an order from the emperor's heir, they may deliberate, they may change, they may quietly retreat...... For these, Emperor Mufeng has enough psychological preparation. After all, even if more than half of them eventually evacuated from the area around this mountain, they have already received enough resources.

"It's kind of a broken tail to survive...... If he can't be ruthlessly cut off like this, Your Majesty may not allow him to leave the town. ”

"Duhufu", and the previous "Pingnan Military Horse General Xingyuan" is a completely different existence, although to Beijing Wanli, but the integration of military and government, all in the mastery, within the jurisdiction of the locality, can be said to be no different from the emperor. In fact, there was a lot of backlash from this appointment in the imperial court, and some people even bluntly admonished: "Your Majesty wants to confer the king with Jingyi?!" But in the end, the decision was implemented smoothly.

"In the past few days, I have made a preliminary investigation, and there are a total of nineteen people below, and it is very likely that they have already defected to other people."

"Hmm."

With a gentle smile, Di Mufeng looked at Meng Feihan and said, "It's a shame that you are careful." ”

sighed again: "In such matters, you can't be careless, you see the fifth uncle...... Alas! ”

The reason why the general Wang had no choice but to go out was naturally that after Emperor Shaojing obtained the support of the Liu family, he suddenly launched and completely suppressed his forces, but on the table, it was because of his two old subordinates who killed the ministers, which caused public anger. As for the thirteen yamen who tried their best to track it down, they finally found that those two people were likely to be absorbed by Yuntai Mountain and ranked as the "Demon King of the Six Caves", but few people knew about it.

A few people talked about the recent events for a while, and Emperor Mufeng said, "Below...... It's time to talk about that. The nameless Meng Feihan glanced at each other, and they all sat up straight, and their expressions were much more solemn.

"Still that question...... Same as three years ago. ”

Frowning, Emperor Mufeng said: "Fifth uncle, why...... Want to choose me? ”

"Because you're weak."

…… Like three years ago, he looked at Di Mufeng calmly, and replied namelessly.

Many people know that there is some kind of cooperative relationship between Emperor Mufeng and Emperor Haohei, but few people know that this relationship was established by Emperor Haosi on his own initiative.

At that time, the two most trusted people on Di Mufeng's side, after considering and discussing, gave the answer they thought they had.

“…… Because you are weak. ”

Compared with Emperor Xiangxian, Emperor Mufeng is obviously the weaker one, he has been raised as a bachelor since he was a child, whether it is Jingyi poetry, or Shi Di medicine and agriculture, Emperor Mufeng is not inferior to any of the learned people in the Hanlin Academy, but the Zhao family has passed down the Yutian Dragon Trick from generation to generation, but he can only be regarded as a general, and then there is no inch to enter, if the sword and gun meet, the forbidden army will randomly draw two officers out, he will only hold his head and run away. No matter how you look at it...... Nor does he seem to be the object of cultivation as a "prince".

“…… Even now? ”

"Even now." ”

Since last year, Emperor Mufeng's market has been bullish, and he has finally made up for the biggest shortcoming that he has nothing to do with the army, and now, he has received the lion's share of the forces left by the great general Wang, but the nameless judgment is still firm and unshaken.

"The world will be in chaos...... What is needed is not civil governance, but martial arts. ”

He is already one of the strongest people of today's young generation, with countless old stories in the army, and even more friends like Ao Xingxing, although in recent years he does not seem to be liked by Emperor Shaojing, but the performance in the two battles of Jinzhou and Yuanzhou is also eye-catching, and there is not much to find fault with.

In Nameless's view, the successor in Emperor Shaojing's mind is always Emperor Xiangxian, and his support for Emperor Mufeng, and even his ambiguity in Yun Chongbo's identity, are just for his own safety, or to polish Emperor Xiang more first.

"So, Your Highness, what you need is to give Your Majesty a 'surprise'."

“…… That's right. ”

Eyes moved to Meng Feihan, seeing her resolute gaze, nodding slightly, Emperor Mufeng smiled and repeated: "I want my father to change his opinion of me...... I've got to come up with a 'surprise'! ”

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"Early tomorrow morning, I will leave for the north."

"Yes."

Quietly entered Beijing, and quietly left, in addition to Taishi, even the "overlord" Dongfang Ling, who was ranked first among the "Five Tigers of Yuntai", did not know that Tianji Ziwei, the military division of Yuntai Mountain, had ever come, and even made arrangements to torture and kill He Chengge with the Demon King of the Six Caves, thus intensifying the situation, and driving the general Wang, who was one of the top two ministers in Beijing a month ago, to the Western Wilderness.

In the hearts of Dongfang Ling and others, this was the handwriting of Tai Shiba, but this was not a good thing for him: because, in order to implement the plan, the two demon kings who had been lurking for many years had to surface and died.

“…… If the Great Army Division is presiding here, there must be a better way. ”

"The words of the Great Sage will never let the brothers die like this."

trust in the heavenly machine, affection for the robe, and...... Or add some dissatisfaction with Tai Shiba, who once deviated from Yuntai Mountain, so that these generals and backbones of Yuntai Mountain quietly broadcast this dissatisfaction, and Tai Shiba, who listened to it, could only smile bitterly.

Being able to carry the black pot for Tianji crape myrtle can also be regarded as an honor in itself, not to mention, Tai Shiba doesn't believe that with Tianji crape myrtle's status on Yuntai Mountain, what reputation does it need to be considered.

(If they knew that this was originally the arrangement of the Great Army Division, then the discussion should probably become that the brothers who blame the family can have a chance to serve the death, which is really deserved...... ）

"This time, it's very interesting, and you have to be extra careful next."

A lot of things have been explained before, but I can't mention it again at this time, Tianji Ziwei has finished talking about a few simple words, look at Tai Shiba, and said with a smile: "As for the two iron-eating beasts...... It doesn't hurt to tell you, that's the arrangement of the Great Sage. ”

Entering Beijing with Tianji Ziwei, there are also two strange beasts that Tai Shiba has never seen before: black and white, like a fat animal like a combination of a cow and a bear, obviously with sharp teeth and claws, and a fat body, but as docile as a cow or sheep, sitting lazily in a cage, holding a bamboo and gnawing non-stop.

According to Tianji Ziwei's request, Tai Shiba arranged for people to send these two animals, which are said to be called "iron-eating beasts", to Yingzheng's mansion, and also attached a certain letter, so that Yingzheng could understand the origin of this thing.

"This thing is related to the Great Sage's perception of cultivating the Beast God Technique for many years."

With a faint "oh", Tai Shiba tried not to show his curiosity, but he heard Tianji Ziwei smile and said, "Hope...... This kid can understand the true meaning and break through the bottleneck of the ninth level. Finally, he couldn't help but say, "...... is this?" ”

Tianji Ziwei glanced at Tai Shiba and said with a smile: "Are you tempted...... but she accepted the smile and said, "The Great Sage said, you did a good job." Seeing Tai Shiba asked: "The Great Sage is talking about ......" and said: "The Great Sage said, if you can endure it and never try to break through, then it's good!" ”

When this sentence was spoken, Tai Shiba was finally moved, his body was long, and he hugged his fists, but he did not face Tianji Ziwei, but saluted in the northeast direction, with a solemn and meticulous expression. Tianji Ziwei finished his salute and said, "Since last year, the Great Sage Ben has been very worried, because of the changes in heaven and earth, new ninth-level powerhouses have appeared one after another. ”

Starting from the thief king, the gate that had been held by Emperor Shaojing and the Eight Poles of Heaven and Earth for many years began to loosen, and one newcomer after another began to fall into the array that represented the "strongest in the world" in the past, and the climax of such an ascension was naturally a vicious battle a month ago, Xiao Wenshuang, He Lingbing, Yan Hui, General Wang, Dahei, Li Muxian, Qiong Feihua...... Seven ninth-level powerhouses joined forces to kill the Dao Master, one of the strongest in the old era.

But there are also some people, they are the most dazzling existence in the younger generation, but they have never been able to achieve improvement, such as Yingzheng, such as Taishiba, such as Void, such as Emperor Xiangxian.

"So, the Great Sage is very pleased, because, you are finally on the right path."

If he only wanted to break through the current bottleneck and have ninth-level strength, Sun couldn't have too many ways to guide Tai Shiba, just one sentence was enough, in fact, Tai Shiba knew very well that Dongfang Ling was working hard according to his instructions, so he successfully advanced fifteen days ago and became another ninth-level powerhouse.

"But if that's the case...... You will never be the 'strongest'. ”

"Because...... The realm of perfection? ”

"That's right."

After taking a deep look at Tai Shiba, Tianji Ziwei said: "I don't really understand what I want to say next...... Or rather, I don't have the ability to put it into practice. I'll tell you, but it's up to you how much you can comprehend. ”

There is an upper limit to this world.

"In different eras, the realm of the strong will be very different, sometimes, the gods are in the sky, and the ninth level and below are all ants, and sometimes, it is the era of the unmartial arts, and the sixth and seventh levels of power can run rampant on the earth."

How can I raise this limit? So far, no one really knows, but over the past thousands of years, it can be regarded as some summary and accumulation.

"After the first battle of Chengjing, Cang Yueming once said to the Great Sage that the gate of heaven and earth has been opened, and the ninth-level power is the sign of the strongest today, but it may only be the beginning of the strong in the future...... This day has not yet come, but it is already approaching. ”

This judgment is actually not a secret, but in Tai Shiba's view, there are many things that cannot be explained.

"If the ceiling of heaven and earth is really rising...... Then, why do the great saints still stay in their original places? ”

Since last year, Shi Futu Zhang Yuanhe has fallen one after another, and at the moment of life and death, they have not shown stronger strength, although they are mature and spicy, the level of power they can use is still only at the same level as their opponents.

"Because the door hasn't really opened yet."

In Sun's assessment, the opportunity to really make the world change drastically should be another year, and it will be ...... After the next Battle of Chengjing. It is precisely for this reason that those who can achieve breakthroughs at this stage are either the unique sons of heaven like Yun Chongbo, or the powerful elders with deep savings like the thief king, the heir of the emperor, and Li Muxian, or the lucky ones like Xiao Wenshuang Yanhui who have got the opportunity to pass on the torch, and the leaders of the younger generation such as Emperor Xiangxian, Yingzheng, Ao Xingxing, Tai Shiba, etc., can only continue to explore.

"But this is the most rare opportunity, an opportunity that cannot be obtained...... The shackles between heaven and earth are loosening, but there is no real freedom, and if you grasp this opportunity, you will be more likely than usual to realize your own full realm. ”

…… The realm of perfection.

For the vicious battle on the post road, Sun Wufu's attitude was quite disdainful, what about the seven-person siege? Even then, in the end, he was almost killed by Zhang Yuanhe!

There is a sentence that Zhang Yuanhe said very well...... You have to understand the true meaning. ”

It's not because we have the ninth-level power that we become the Eight Extremes of Heaven and Earth, it's because we are the Eight Extremes of Heaven and Earth, the ninth-level power...... It's going to happen to us!

Zhang Yuanhe's wild words seem like a joke because of the final defeat, but in the eyes of those who are really qualified to observe and even consider this battle, this sentence has great value.

"That's not a wild word...... That is his perception, and it is the common perception of the eight poles of heaven and earth. ”

Because only when they go to the ultimate pole can they master the power of the ultimate pole, and the real strength of the eight poles of heaven and earth is not the "power" they master, but the "pole" they master.

Or ...... The realm of perfection. ”

The realm of perfection is to ...... one's own experience, consciousness, strength, martial arts, and emotions After casting everything, the ultimate path explored, no two strong people will explore the same perfect realm, and no strong person can copy the perfect realm of others.

"People who have truly comprehended the complete realm will have unimaginable breakthroughs in their perception of heaven and earth and their mastery of themselves, and in the process, they will explore a path that only belongs to them, a path that can maximize the use of their own strength."

The creation of the "Seventy-two Transformations of the Heavenly Heavens" only marked that Sun could not become a generation of grandmasters who could be able to comprehend it, and it was not until he comprehended the "doppelganger change" that he truly mastered his "complete realm", and similarly, Wang Siqian's "ultimate", Shi Futu's "White Lotus Heaven and Earth", and Zhu Hong's "Hell Dao...... Each is also a stunt soaked in their own life perceptions, even if they can be taught to others, but they must always be in their own hands to exert the most terrifying power.

"Dragon King, King Wen...... And they are the same. ”

Although they have inherited ancient martial arts that have lasted for thousands of years, they must also have their own summaries and refinements, and they have different changes and applications from their ancestors in the past dynasties...... In fact, in thousands of years of history, in most cases, the clan kings of the Three Kings family could not find their own complete realm, even if they could cultivate to the upper limit of the power of that era, it was difficult to be called the real "strongest" of that era.

"So, my realm of perfection ......"

finally couldn't control his emotions anymore, and there was a trace of nervousness in his voice, but Tianji Ziwei looked at him and just shook his head silently.

"I said, the comprehension of the complete realm, you can't fake others."

Facing oneself, knowing oneself, and digging oneself are the lessons summed up by generations of the strongest, and after that, they don't know what other path there is.

"Those two iron-eating beasts may be able to help Ying Zheng make more comprehension of the Beast God Formula, and help him find a third path other than the 'Tenth Dragon Technique' and the 'Fierce Black Beast', which is also the experience of the Great Sage for many years to comprehend the Beast God Formula, but in the end, ...... That still has to be realized by Yingzheng himself. ”

"As for you......" Tianji Ziwei slowed down her voice and said, "The Great Sage said it." ”

"Just tell you that, that's enough."

“…… He believes in you. ”

After pondering for a while, Tai Shiba got up again and bowed down with a deep groan.

"Thank you, Great Sage, thank you Great Military Division for mentioning it."

Gently bowing her head, Tianji Ziwei said: "The matter in Beijing will be handed over to you." ”

And said: "Then everything has been arranged, right?" ”

Tai Shi Ba was determined, looked at the sun shadow outside the window, and said: "The horse and car are ready, and it is the right time to go out at this moment." ”