Looking at the person blocking the road in front of him, Xiang Qianshan's face turned black into the bottom of the pot.

"Li Qiong, your Li family is in the hands of Chang'an, and you actually turned around and became a dog for Chang'an?" Xiang Qianshan scolded.

Li Qiong said indifferently: "My father lost his virtue and caused his fate, and now I am mending his yin virtue for him, so that his old man can rest in peace under the nine springs, and also extend the fortune for my Li family."

As for the problem of dogs, now you look like a lost dog, running away in a panic, more like a dog. ”

Xiang Qianshan laughed angrily: "There is no need to do a battle of tongues, let's see the truth under our hands, and see who beats who into a dead dog!"

As he spoke, he stabbed out with a shot.

Li Qiong's hand raised Changge, and he faced Xiang Qianshan's overlord spear.

Both sides are masters of the eighth realm martial arts, and the overlord spear is domineering, and the Quartet Ge swept vertically and horizontally, and suddenly fought together.

In comparison, the Western Chu Overlord Spear is better at attacking head-on attacks, and the fierceness of the attack alone is almost the best in the martial arts of the Seven Royal Families of Eastern Xinjiang.

But Li Qiong didn't plan to fight alone with Xiang Qianshan at all.

Behind him, the purple flames burned, like a purple sun rising.

The Purple Sun Jiao, incarnated by the Purple Sun Old Demon, immediately joined the battle group.

The two masters of one demon and one martial arts, although they can't talk about tacit understanding, are enough for Xiang Qianshan to parry.

On the other side, the Zhichen Dao people also led people to attack Chang He, the marshal of Western Chu, and Liang Shi, the elder of Ape Immortal Mountain.

A fierce battle broke out between the two sides.

Li Qiong, Zhichen Daoren and other Chang'an masters fought hard to pay the price of their injuries to ensure that none of Xiang Qianshan and others could escape back to the Eastern Tang Dynasty alive.

In this battle, the top masters of Western Chu were wiped out.

Only a few officers and soldiers fled back to the territory of the Western Chu Dynasty

Hearing the news they sent back, the Western Chu Dynasty was shocked.

If it was the appearance of the mysterious master of Chang'an, they would not be so shocked.

What shocked them was that the opponents who killed Xiang Qianshan and others were all famous masters under the rule of the Eastern Tang Dynasty.

The only one who is more mysterious is Huiming, a Buddhist master.

But Hui Ming didn't kill him.

Xiang Qianshan and they withdrew, and Huiming stopped pursuing.

The people who pursued were the people who held the dust and Gu Hechuan.

The people who blocked the retreat of Xiang Qianshan and others were Li Qiong and the old demon of Ziri.

Who is Li Qiong?

In the past, the king of Luhe County of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, the ninth son of Li Xuanxin, the king of the Tang Dynasty.

Who is the Dust Keeper?

In the past, one of the four major schools of Taoism in the Eastern Tang Dynasty, the master of forgetting the truth.

The Purple Sun Old Demon and Gu Hechuan used to be worshiped by the Eastern Tang Dark Pavilion.

But now, these people are acting on the orders of Chang'an.

In the past, none of them were the forces in the southwest of the land of the Tang Dynasty.

There is only one possibility to come back to Tonglu County to support, and that is to be ordered by Chang'an.

Li Qiong betrayed the Tang Dynasty and surrendered to Chang'an, which did not make the people of the Western Chu Dynasty mind.

Chang'an's ability to mobilize the masters of these different forces is the problem.

Whether it is the Eastern Tang Dynasty in the past or the other six countries in Eastern Xinjiang now, there are various forces large and small in their respective territories.

Among them, there are those who are more closely related to the royal family.

For example, the Ape Immortal Mountain and the Western Chu royal family.

Therefore, the royal family of Western Chu was able to invite Liang Shi, the elder of Ape Immortal Mountain, to come forward together to crusade against Chang'an.

However, in the territory of Western Chu, there are famous factions who listen to the tune and do not listen to the propaganda, as if they are their own independent kingdoms.

Although it is not as serious as that of the Northern Qi Dynasty, similar problems have occurred in various dynasties.

Therefore, while they each fought abroad, they also had to guard against domestic at the same time.

It is difficult for a dynasty to twist all the big and small forces in the territory into a rope and work together with the outside world.

But, Chang'an, it seems, did it?

This is the key to making the Western Chu Dynasty care.

There's one person who doesn't care that much, though.

"Your Majesty?" the courtier looked at the King of Chu in front of him.

King Chu smiled: "The original forces of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, there are only some useless people left, and the only one with a little weight is Li Jie of Dahe Longmen, but now there is no news of his disappearance, and the rest of the people, it doesn't matter if they all get together." ”

Speaking of this, his smile gradually disappeared: "The real threat is still in Chang'an City itself, that Buddhist disciple is not yet the ninth realm." ”

The crowd in front of him nodded slightly.

The queen of Chu asked softly, "Your Majesty, what are you going to do next?"

"Go and walk on the ground in the Eastern Tang Dynasty. The King of Chu stood up.

When everyone around heard this, they were all shocked: "Please think twice about the king!"

"I am indeed angry at the death of a thousand mountains, but I am not blinded by anger. ”

The king of Chu said: "You don't need to worry. ”

............

Xichu shook up and down, and under the rule of Chang'an City, it was extremely calm.

Even the most ordinary people seem to firmly believe that all invading enemies will inevitably be attacked by Chang'an.

In the Daming Palace, Zhang Chengzhu himself refreshed the system task in Meizizi:

[Random Defend Mission 7.8 - Capture or Kill Xiang Qianshan, the King of Shaoyuan County of Western Chu, and Chang He, the Generalissimo of Western Chu Soldiers and Horses, who are enemies of Chang'an]

[The city lord's subordinates killed Xiang Qianshan and Changhe, who were enemies of Chang'an, completed the random defense task 7.8, and gained 1,400 points of upgrade experience]

The defense task can be completed by his subordinates outside the city, and Zhang Dongyun does not have to worry about the reward points of the defense mission at all.

Clean up the interior of the Eastern Tang Dynasty and defend the mission to provide two thousand two hundred reward points.

Xihai County captured Gao Keng, the fifth son of King Qi and a disciple of Ice and Fire Valley, and rewarded him with five hundred points.

The Blood Shadow Old Demon is in the land of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and he will be rewarded with 1,000 points for solving two cultivators of the Seventh Realm of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

The previous male Feiyun Beast was caught in the wind, and as the eighth realm demon clan, it was also rewarded with seven hundred points.

Now with the addition of Xiang Qianshan and Changhe, it is another 1,400 points.

Just defending the mission, he has already helped City Lord Zhang earn a full 5,800 points of upgrade experience.

Coupled with the original rewards of Tang Wang and Lin Ying's guardian missions, now the guardian experience points have accumulated a full 7,800 points.

It is not far from the 10,000-point upgrade mark.

This made Zhang Dongyun extremely satisfied.

But on the other hand, the construction task is a bit of a delay......

As he was thinking this, a prompt suddenly sounded in his head:

[The city lord has initially established a developed communication network for the city, initially met the current needs, ensured the flow of information inside and outside the city, successfully completed the construction task 7.1, and rewarded 2,000 upgrade experience points]

Zhang Dongyun was slightly stunned, and then laughed dumbly.

I can't help but think about it.

I seem to have good luck today, and I want to do whatever I want.

Would you like to give me a new and simpler mission?

Zhang Dongyun thought while refreshing the system task list:

[Construction task 7.2 - the scope of Chang'an is expanding day by day, and there are many people under its rule, please establish a good talent discovery mechanism for the city lord to select the best and recruit new ones for the Chang'an government affairs system]

Do you want the meaning of the imperial examination?

Zhang Dongyun blinked his eyes.

Or rather, the civil service exam?

According to practical needs, it is indeed a thing that needs to be put on the agenda.

The scope of Chang'an's rule expanded dramatically.

The coverage of the system has spanned dozens of counties.

In the past, the territory of the Eastern Tang Dynasty had been accepted by Chang'an.

Both the territory and the population are huge numbers.

If you don't follow the set of government affairs teams in the Eastern Tang Dynasty, it will definitely be a big project to start from scratch.

Whether it is the system requirements or Zhang Dongyun's own inner thoughts, he wants to change the new team that suits his heart.

It's going to take some time and effort on your own.

But fortunately, he has enough talent reserves.

In the Tianshu Palace, Mr. Wuyun, projected by Zhang Dongyun, summoned Xu Xingzhi.

At the same time, the people who came from other places also included the president of Tingshan Academy, Wan Li.

After the previous attack on the White Horse Academy, Xu Xingzhi's mood was a little low.

After returning to Chang'an, he did not delay his work.

On the contrary, he seems to use his work to numb himself, and he has become a workaholic who buries his head in a pile of papers all day long.

Wan Li, the president of Tingshan Academy, now has the meaning of some old trees blooming new flowers.

On the one hand, Tingshan Academy was finally rebuilt, allowing him to comfort the ancestors of the past generations and the sacrificial Li Zhibin in the spirit of heaven.

On the other hand, he had listened to Mr. Ho's lectures before, and he had a new understanding of his previous knowledge.

After a period of accumulation, he gradually showed signs of accumulation.

The Eighth Realm, which I once thought was hopeless, now seems to be within reach.

However, whenever this time comes, Wan Li always thinks of the sacrificial Li Zhibin.

If the other party listened to Mr. He's lecture, he must have figured out more knowledge, right?

At this thought, Wan Li's heart was slightly stunned.

"I'll leave this errand to you. ”

Mr. Wuyun's instructions brought Xu Xingzhi and Wan Li back to their senses.

After hearing this, both of them were in a better mood.

After all, such a thing as choosing materials for the country is noble and sacred to every Confucian practitioner, allowing them to exhaust their knowledge and wisdom, but still worry about their shortcomings and inadequacies.

"Sir, Mr. Ho is there ......"

Xu Xingzhi asked softly.

Mr. He has always been in charge of cultural and educational affairs, but this time he stayed out of the matter, and Xu Xingyi was a little unsure of whether it was Mr. He's own intention or Mr. Wuyun's intention to exclude the other party.

He needed to have a bottom on this.

Mr. He is in charge of the current fourth-level literary academy in Chang'an.

This is definitely the object that needs to be focused on in this material selection.

If he angered Mr. He without knowing it, then Xu Xingzhi felt really wronged.

"Mr. He recently decided to study behind closed doors, and the affairs of the school will be taken care of by the old man. Mr. Dark Cloud said.

Xu Xingzhi's thoughts are naturally clear to him, but the other party really thinks too much.

When Xu Xingzhi heard this, he immediately put his mind at ease: "The students will do their best to select materials for Chang'an." ”

Wan Li was next to him, and he also gave the same salute.

............

At the same time that the scholars in Chang'an City were agitated by the news, in the west, the westernmost part of the Western Zhou Dynasty, near the barren sea, a middle-aged scholar came by sea and landed on land.

He asked the locals where there was a big academy in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

After asking for directions, the middle-aged scholar went straight to the road.

His first destination was the most prestigious Xiyuan Academy in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

When he arrived at the place, the scholar unfolded the scroll and asked the students of the Akihara Academy:

"Classmate, have you seen this person?"

On the picture scroll, an arrogant blue-clothed scholar jumped on the paper.

"His name is Zhang Zhongxing. ”