Chapter Ninety-Two: The Eight Directions Gather in Chang'an
The Duzun Fort was destroyed, and Li Shimin, who had always been respected by Cihang Jingzhai as the lord of the world, also died silently outside Chengdu, Li Xuan officially announced to the world that he had entered Bashu with the assistance of the Sichuan Gang and the Ba League, but this qiē was not as shocking as the strong man who fell in this battle.
Ning Daoqi, one of the three great masters, Fan Qinghui, the master of Cihang Jingzhai Zhai, the four holy monks, plus Xie Hui, the lord of the Duzun Fort, each, looking at the world, is a person who can shake the world by stomping his feet, but now, they have turned into a cup of loess, which brings shock to the people of the world, can be called a landslide and crack, Buddhism since the battle of Luoyang, suffered the worst blow in history, but this is not the most terrifying, what makes Buddhism worse is that after this battle, Cihang Jingzhai changed its flag under the leadership of Shi Fei Xuan, announced his support for Li Xuan as the co-ruler of the world.
This is undoubtedly to make the already stormy Buddhism even worse, the concubine Xuan's similar betrayal of the practice, not only let Cihang Jingzhai many people scatter, but also let the Buddhism face the crisis of splitting, the already master withered Buddhism, and only one empty alone to support the banner, but the decline of Buddhism has been inevitable.
Of course, for the princes of the world, it is more to focus on the land of Bashu, because Li Xuan's entry into Bashu also represents that the general trend of the world is rapidly becoming clearer.
Although Li Valve and Dou Jiande in the north are still fighting, but since the defeat of Yanmen Pass, Dou Jiande has gradually been in decline, if it were not for the news of Li Shimin's death, which made Li Xiuning feel very confused, maybe Li Xiuning's women's army has captured Dou Jiande's royal capital.
Although the Lingnan Song valve has not yet expressed his position, Li Xuan entered Bashu and even beheaded Song Que's former brother Xie Hui, but Song Que did not make any reaction, but sent Song Shidao to Yandu, and his daughter Song Yuzhi also stayed in Chengdu to assist Li Xuan. A lot has been said about it.
If you add the Song valve, the current sphere of influence of Dayan has occupied the entire south, although there are still Fu Gongyou, Li Zitong and other princes who are still breathing, but everyone believes that when Li Xuan frees up his hands to move forward, even if the two join forces. Unable to resist the mighty military might of the Great Flame.
The situation of the confrontation between the north and the south has become clear, and as for the confrontation in Luoyang, the competition between Wang Shichong and Li Mi, who has attracted the attention of the world's heroes, has lost its previous focus with the belonging of Bashu.
Luoyang, the city wall, once again repelled Li Mi's crazy attack, Kou Zhong drove Jing Zhongyue to the city wall casually, looking at the sky blankly. After a long time, he smiled bitterly and said: "Ling Shao, I somewhat understand why Li Ye asked me to help Wang Shichong that day!" ”
"Oh?" Xu Ziling took a breath, looked back at Kou Zhong and said, "Why?" ”
"Li Ye's purpose is not for us to delay Wang Shichong's defeat, but to let this war attract the attention of the world's heroes, so that he can calmly seek Bashu!" Kou Zhong smiled a little helplessly: "March, I'm sure." Within three months, regardless of whether the battle of Luoyang is concluded or not. Dayan's army will drive over, crush it, and stew Wang Shichong and Li Mi at the same time! ”
"Li Valve will not sit idly by!" Xu Ziling pointed out the crux of the problem sharply, although the battle of Luoyang has lost its significance, the location of Luoyang is a key to Li Valve and Da Yan. Whoever can occupy Luoyang will take the initiative in the next confrontation between the north and the south.
Ling Shao thought about it, Li Ye naturally couldn't have thought of this, but looking at Li Ye every time he made a big move. It's all about planning and then acting, and every time you make a move, you can make a huge change in the situation in the world! Kou Zhong said in amazement.
"I can't think of anything that can delay Li Valve's dispatch of troops." Xu Ziling shook his head, although Li Shimin died in Chengdu, but for Li Valve, it may not be a good thing, the original struggle between the prince Jiancheng and Tiance Mansion was also eliminated because of this, although the same, the contradiction between Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji will be sharpened, but Li Yuanji is brave, but when it comes to strategy, it is far from being comparable to Li Shimin, with Li Shimin's experience, Li Valve can no longer let Li Yuanji have the opportunity to meddle in the army, therefore, Li Valve's internal unity will be unprecedented, And whether it is Li Yuan or Li Jiancheng, they are not stupid, which is more important, Xu Ziling doesn't think they can tell the difference.
"Haven't you already made a move?" Kou Zhong shook his head and sighed.
"Are you saying that the news that Yang Gong's treasure house is in Chang'an was released by Li Ye?" Xu Ziling looked at Kou Zhong incredulously.
Kou Zhong nodded, took out a drawing from his bosom, and handed it to Xu Ziling.
"This is ......" Xu Ziling looked at the detailed record on the drawing, glared at Kou Zhong incredulously, and frowned: "Could it be a fake picture?" ”
"The real picture, and it's more detailed than we know, hasn't Ling Shao forgotten that the one from Pegasus Ranch is Li Ye's quasi-father-in-law." Kou Zhong casually threw the drawings out and let them go away with the wind.
Xu Ziling frowned, looked at Kou Zhong and said, "Where did this picture come from?" ”
Kou Zhong shrugged his shoulders: "Under the Tianjin Bridge, ten taels of silver a piece, now in Luoyang City, people who probably know how to do martial arts will have such a copy in their hands, I think it is not only Luoyang, I am afraid that the drawings of Yang Gong's treasure house are spreading all over the world at a rapid speed at this moment." ”
When Xu Ziling heard this, he couldn't help but gasp, even if he didn't care much about the affairs of the world, it was also conceivable that if this was the case, then Chang'an would not be peaceful for a long time in the future, and those who got Yang Gong's treasure house won the world, and the two of them went all the way and were hunted down by many parties, all because of this treasure house, and now once the drawings of this treasure house spread, it can be imagined what kind of chaotic scene Chang'an will be, not so much that Li Valve does not want to send troops, but that Li Valve cannot spare troops at all, just the people who flock to the martial arts, It was enough for Li Valve to drink a pot.
"So what do we do now?" Xu Ziling turned his head and looked at Kou Zhongdao, Li Mi obviously thought of the key to it, so he has become more and more crazy in the past two days, even sparing troops, I am afraid that he has speculated the same result as Kou Zhong, so he wants to capture Luoyang before Li Xuan waves his troops north, so that there is room for a roundabout with Li Xuan, even if he can't repel the Great Yan army, he must try to delay.
"The best way is to negotiate with Li Mi, but we can't do anything about this, don't look at Wang Shichong who seems to trust me, but this military power is not an ordinary tight, what can be done now." Either solve Li Mi first, or take Wang Shichong's military power in one go! Kou Zhong sighed, no matter which one it is, it is not an easy thing, and at present, with the strong rise of Li Xuan and the inexplicable defection of Cihang Jingzhai, there is no suspense in the confrontation between the north and the south. All he could do was delay some time, hoping to get a glimmer of opportunity, but even Kou Zhong didn't know if this glimmer of opportunity would appear.
"Li Mi!" Xu Ziling looked at the somewhat dilapidated Luoyang city wall, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, Wang Shichong and Li Mi had a deep grudge, not to mention whether the two sides would agree to join forces against the enemy, even if they really agreed. And how much trust is there in a fragile alliance?
"Since we can't talk about peace, then we can only have a chance if we defeat Li Mi and completely annex Wagangzhai!" A confident glint flashed in Kou Zhong's eyes: "Time is running out for me!" ”
Xu Ziling nodded, he understood Kou Zhong's sense of urgency, three months was just an ideal time that Kou Zhong had speculated, and in fact. No one knows when Li Xuan will choose to send troops, maybe three months. Maybe tomorrow Dayan's army will drive to Luoyang City.
However, if you want to defeat Li Mi in a short period of time without having the advantage of troops, how easy is it to talk about it? It's just that at this time, Xu Ziling is not good at pouring cold water on Kou Zhong.
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Chang'an, the Tang Imperial Palace.
Li Yuan frowned and sat on the throne of the dragon chair. Below him, Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, Liu Wenjing and other important ministers of the Tang Dynasty gathered here.
"Your Majesty, now that a large number of martial arts people have gathered in Chang'an, the secret of Yang Gong's treasure house can't help but leave, and now he has sent troops to Luoyang. It is by no means the best time, the so-called outside must first be inside, the minister thinks that it is not too late to get out of the treasure house of Yang Gong first, and then send troops to Luoyang! A minister stood in the center of the hall and spoke eloquently.
"No!" Liu Wenjing came out of the ranks, frowned and said: "After all, the trouble of the rivers and lakes is a small mustard, the minister thinks that now the great enemy of our dynasty is the great Yan, and now the king of Luoyang is fighting to the death with Li Mi, both sides are suffering heavy losses, it is a good time for our army to send troops, as long as Luoyang is broken, our dynasty can take the initiative, although the treasure house of Yang Gong is rare, but if the opportunity is lost, it will make my dynasty passive in the next confrontation between the north and the south!" ”
"Little mustard!?" Li Yuanji sneered: "Yin Queen Zhu Yuyan, Evil King Shi Zhixuan, Demon Marshal Zhao Deyan, and a large number of masters from outside the Saiwai and Central Plains gathered in our dynasty, Lord Liu won't think that these people get together, just drink tea, right?" ”
"Father, the sons also think that the most important thing at the moment is that Chang'an is stable, and the new land of Shu is in the great Yan, and it must be digested, we can wait for the battle of Luoyang to decide the victory, and then raise troops to go south, and the fisherman will benefit, and now rashly intervene in the battle of Luoyang, it is likely that the Wagangzhai and Wang Shichong, who were originally bound to become fire and water, will temporarily abandon their prejudices and jointly resist our army, and the missed opportunity is small, and more importantly, if the masters of all parties take advantage of the emptiness of my Chang'an and have bad intentions, it will shake my Tang Guoben!" Li Jiancheng took a step forward and said in a deep voice.
Although Luoyang has a heavy relationship, Li Xuan has just controlled Bashu, and if he wants to completely digest Bashu, it will definitely take a long time, in order to make Bashu not change again during this time, plus stabilize the Quartet, he must spare a lot of energy to operate, so that he can't free up his hands to send troops to Luoyang, and the time left for Li Valve is still quite sufficient in the eyes of many people.
"Majesty!" Seeing Li Yuan's seemingly intentional look, Liu Wenjing's eyes flashed with an anxious light, and he said urgently: "Emperor Dayan, every time he makes a move, it is unexpected, how can it be reasonable, although Shuzhong is new, as long as there is a Heavenly Sword Song Missing, there will be no chaos, Li Xuan may send troops to Luoyang at any time to fight for the world, how can it be the same as fighting in the rivers and lakes!" ”
"Why does Lord Liu have the ambition of others?" Li Yuanji looked at Liu Wenjing dissatisfied, frowned and said: "This king has also studied this person's past, but with his shocking martial arts can he have today's achievements, a brave man, why be afraid, Lord Liu is too exalted to him!" ”
"Yuanji, Hugh is presumptuous!" Li Jiancheng frowned, glared at Li Yuanji and said: "Lord Liu is dedicated to the public, even if the political views are not compatible, he should not be so confrontational!" ”
"I'm telling the truth!" Li Yuanji raised his eyebrows and glared at Li Jiancheng.
"Enough!" Li Yuan frowned and waved his hand, interrupting the conversation between the two, since the news of Li Shimin's death came, the relationship between the two brothers, which was originally quite good, seemed to have come to an end, and the contradiction became increasingly acute, which was undoubtedly a headache.
"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Song valve has arrived in Chang'an!" At this moment, a guard hurriedly entered the main hall and bowed to Li Yuan.
"Oh? Song Valve? Who is the envoy? Li Yuan frowned slightly. At this juncture, Song Valve appeared in Chang'an, but it is an intriguing thing.
"Back to His Majesty, it is the lord Song Que who is in person!" The guard bowed.
"What!" Li Yuan's fingers trembled a few times, and he almost stood up, the power of the heavenly sword was famous in China. Although he was not included in the three great masters, but in the hearts of the martial artists of Middle Earth, he was a more terrifying figure than the great master Ning Daoqi, and his strength was by no means under any of the great masters in the world, and at the same time, the heavenly sword always adhered to the orthodox concept of the Han people in the south, and it was also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the four major valves, in addition to the Song valve, the other three major valves. There is more or less Hu blood in his bones, Song Que chose to come to Chang'an at this time, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and also the lord of the Li valve, Li Yuan's first thought was not anything else, but to strengthen the guards around him, if the Heavenly Sword was an assassin regardless of his face, there were really not many people in the world who could block the Heavenly Sword.
"陛xià. The matter of sending troops to Luoyang ......" Your Highness, a minister spoke.
Li Yuan waved his hand: "I have made up my mind." At present, the situation in Chang'an is turbulent, and the army cannot be moved lightly, closely monitor the battle in Luoyang, and the three armed forces will fight after the end of the Yang Gong's treasure house. Then send troops immediately, and there must be no mistake! ”
Li Yuanqiangang is arbitrary, since he has already spoken, the ministers naturally no longer oppose it, but His Royal Highness. Liu Wenjing shook his head with some regret, from the moment the news of Song Que's arrival in Chang'an came, he knew that it was impossible for Li Yuan to send troops to Luoyang this time, but with Song Que's sensitive identity, he chose to come to Chang'an at this time, so that Liu Wenjing could smell a hint of conspiracy.
"Where are the Goryeo envoys now?" Li Yuan looked at the crowd.
"Hui Majesty, I arrived in Chang'an yesterday afternoon, and now I am arranged to settle down at the post station!" The Minister of Rites bowed.
"Good hospitality, no slackness!" Li Yuan said in a deep voice.
At the same time, Chang'an, a remote place.
"Master, are you looking for me?" Hou Xibai and Yang Xuyan stood respectfully behind Shi Zhixuan, facing this master, both of them felt an inexplicable pressure suppressed in their hearts at the same time, and they didn't dare to take a breath of air.
Shi Zhixuan turned around, the golden seal on his forehead was covered by a pinch of bangs, his eyes were a little haggard, looking at the two of them, a look of love flashed in his eyes, and he smiled: "I didn't expect that after so many years, the two of you have now become their own talents, so that the teacher is very relieved!" ”
"Thanks to the cultivation of the master!" Although Shi Zhixuan's tone was gentle, the two of them didn't dare to come out, they knew very well that it was only Shi Zhixuan's kind side in front of them.
"This time, the teacher has encountered some problems, and I need the two of you to help." Shi Zhixuan smiled slightly bitterly.
"Please command, Master!" The two nodded hurriedly, but at the same time, a doubt involuntarily rose in their hearts, what was it that made this arrogant master difficult?
"I want you two to help me win the Holy Emperor Relic!" Shi Zhixuan's eyes flashed with an angry look, for a period of time, he tried all kinds of ways to get rid of the golden seal in the center of his eyebrows, but he was never able to do so, the golden seal seemed to grow in the center of his eyebrows, which made him quite helpless, and now he can only think of relying on the relics of the evil emperor, hoping to use the essence of several generations of evil emperors in the relics of the evil emperor to help him break through the shackles and achieve spiritual perfection, and at the same time remove the golden seal.
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"Wan'er, if there is anything unexpected for the teacher in the treasure house of Yang Gong this time, the Yin Sect will be handed over to you to be in charge, you are the most outstanding disciple of my Holy Gate in the past hundred years, and I believe that one day, you will be able to reach the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Demon Secret and revitalize the Holy Gate!" Zhu Yuyan looked at Wanwan, with a loving look in her eyes.
"Master, haven't you already broken through to the eighteenth level?" Listening to the resoluteness in Zhu Yuyan's words, Wanwan couldn't help but ask.
"Different!" Shaking his head, thinking of the price paid for this eighteenth weight and the absurdity of the night when he was naturally centered, Zhu Yuyan couldn't help but feel a sense of shame and anger in her heart, and looked at Wanwan with complicated eyes and said: "This time I am a teacher, but I came here for a grudge, remember, don't mess with Yang Gong's treasure house, leave Chang'an, after taking charge, stay in the south, Li Xuan will not embarrass my Yin faction!" Whether the Holy Gate can be revived or not may fall into the hands of this person, but Wanwan must remember not to get too close to this person. ”
"Yes!" Wanwan nodded, although she was a little worried, but looking at Zhu Yuyan's resolute expression at the moment, she also knew that it was probably useless to dissuade, but she had already made a decision in her heart, no matter whether she would make the master unhappy, she had to go to this trip to Yang Gong's treasure house to help the master.
Zhu Yuyan raised her head, under the cold moonlight, the gold seal on her forehead exuded a faint luster, but this kind of Chengdu pain, she still endured it for the time being, looking in the direction of Bashu, for some reason, some beautiful pictures rose from her mind again, so that she couldn't stop a grief in her heart, just as, it's a dream, now, the dream is time to wake up!
Under the same moonlight, Shi Zhixuan, who had just sent away the two apprentices, seemed to be aware, raised his head, looked in the other direction of Luoyang, hesitated slightly, and finally sighed, turned around, and returned to his room. (To be continued......)
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