Chapter 154: Insight Shines on the Red Heart
Hearing Mr. Huaiming's words, Zhao Huang was slightly puzzled: "Chiyundu has indeed planted people in the outside world, but the current foundation is still in Cangwuling. If one day Cangwuling is swept away by the imperial army, how will the disciples of Chiyundu scattered all over the place succeed? β
"Oh? I don't know what Zhenminghou has to say? Mr. Huaiming's expression was like watching a child play tricks.
"I don't have any high opinions, but I have a lot of confusion, and I hope Mr. Huaiming will give me some advice." Zhao Xiao said.
"Say."
Zhao Huang found two Gangfeng post flags from the bamboo basket on the side: "Has Mr. Huaiming ever seen this thing?" β
Mr. Huaiming didn't reach out to take it, and said with a smile: "Do you want me to confess the guilt?" β
"Your Excellency is serious." Zhao Xiao said: "At the beginning, your red clouds were turned upside down in Xingluo County, and it was this thing that you relied on. β
"A few flags are not enough." Mr. Huaiming said bluntly: "The use of instruments in the world is different, and it is not appropriate to be paranoid. Relying too much on certain things is restricting one's vision and tying one's hands and feet. β
Zhao Huang was speechless for a while, and Mr. Huaiming seemed to answer the question, but he seemed to be talking about the reason for Yang Liujun's failure in the first place.
"This is the Gangfeng Post Banner, which is a magic weapon used by Chiyun to transmit messages in Xingluo County." Zhao Xiao said: "This kind of magic weapon is difficult to refine, and the spiritual material used is the cloud brocade woven by the Yuyi Pavilion of Dongshengdu, and then it is refined with Yin Spring, and finally cut and separated.
In addition, in order to let the Lingqi see each other, it is necessary to set up a main flag as a hub, and many secondary flags to connect with it, such as the shape of the mirror, the sound of the deep valley, echoing from far and near. Unfortunately, the main flag was destroyed in the war, and I was unable to restore it. β
Mr. Huaiming glanced at Zhao Xiao: "Since you already know how this thing is refined, there is no need to ask me." β
Zhao Xiao shook his head and said: "Those are just my rough deductions, I can't refine a complete set of Gangfeng Yi Banners by myself, so I specially came to ask Mr. Huaiming for advice." β
Mr. Huaiming pondered for a moment, and his tone suddenly turned subtle: "Refining magic weapons and sacrificing magic objects are not our Chiyun Capital's strengths, you asked the wrong person." β
Zhao Xiao asked more than once: "So, someone else helped you refine?" I am indeed curious, Yunjin is a royal treasure, and it is impossible to obtain it unless it is a royal treasure. Where did Chiyun get such a batch of cloud brocade? Could it be that some of you are still in high positions in the DPRK? β
"Maybe, maybe not." Mr. Huaiming said: "If the Marquis of Zhenming intends to investigate, he may wish to write to the lord of the country and go to prison to find out about this matter." β
Of course, Zhao Huang would not do this, but the other party deliberately concealed it, and the identity of the person who wanted to refine the Gangfeng Post Banner was extraordinary, and once it was known, it would definitely cause the court of Huaxu Kingdom to shake.
"I still don't know anything." Zhao Xiao said: "Although your Chiyundu manpower is distributed everywhere, it is also mostly in the south of Huaxu Kingdom. Why did you suddenly send someone to Starfall County a few years ago? What do you want to forge Excalibur? β
"You really want to know?" Mr. Huaiming suddenly became serious.
Zhao Xiao felt the inexplicable heat coming towards him, and couldn't help but take a half step back: "If I guessed correctly, your original idea was to forge a divine sword in Xingluo County, kill Liang Shuo, break the official army, and lure Liang Guoshi to him in person, and then kill him together."
As soon as the national teacher dies, the morale of the imperial court officials and soldiers will definitely decline, and Chiyundu will also be able to gain a firm foothold in the north, and then operate for several years, and raise things together with Cangwuling in the south. β
Mr. Huaiming's face could not hide his disappointment: "I thought you had a clever opinion, but it turned out to be so vulgar. This set of after-dinner conversations of idle people in the market, in addition to being addicted, is not enough to be used as a major strategy. β
Zhao Huang didn't know how to refute for a while, and Mr. Huaiming said bluntly: "If you can change the dynasty with just one divine sword, it doesn't matter if you have red clouds or not." It's good to directly raise the sword and kill Dongshengdu, why should we hide? β
"Excalibur is invincible, but it's not without a way to deal with it." Zhao Xiao nodded and said.
Mr. Huaiming smiled: "I know, it was you who set up an altar in Xingluo County in the first place, and suppressed the power of the divine sword with scientific rituals. If it weren't for you, Liang Tao might have died in Xingluo County at that time! β
"I don't think Liang Guoshi will be easily defeated." Zhao Xiao said bluntly: "If Chiyundu really wants to kill Liang Guoshi, I'm afraid that the three elders will need to personally sweep the formation to cover." Yang Liujun's cultivation is mana...... It's a little bit close. β
"Oh? Do you know Yang Liujun well? Mr. Wymming asked.
"I don't even know his true identity, how can I know?" Zhao Xiao said: "But I have talked to him and know that he was burned and burned all over his body because of the Chongxuan Pavilion's encirclement and suppression of Chiyundu. β
"That's what he said?" Mr. Huaiming seemed surprised.
"I know that some of the practices of the imperial court were really inappropriate, and Chongxuanguan and Liang Guoshi were also involved, and there were many murders." Zhao Xiao sighed: "But have you ever thought that once Liang Guoshi is killed, other countries will definitely not miss the opportunity." At that time, even if you can change the dynasty, I am afraid that this country will not be able to sit for long. β
When Mr. Huaiming heard this, he first sneered a few times, and then raised his head and laughed, so that Zhao Huang didn't know why.
"I originally thought that you, as the descendant of the Tianxia Dynasty Praise Officer, would venture to come here, and you would have a high opinion." Mr. Huaiming put away his laughter: "I didn't expect to say such a vulgar word. β
Zhao Huang was stunned for a moment, and Mr. Huaiming continued: "What is the change of dynasty and the country, can you only see these things in your eyes? Huaxu is from the lord of the country to the hundred officials, and he only knows the private plans of the portal, especially Liang Tao of the Chongxuan Pavilion! The people have suffered so much, and the wails have spread throughout the thousands of miles, and if you turn a blind eye to these things, you will praise the heirs of the ceremonial officials in vain. β
"Mr. Huaiming, anyone can say compassionate words, the problem is how to deal with the crisis." Zhao Xiao was also not polite: "With all due respect, Chiyun still wants to retreat into the Cangwu Mountains in order to protect himself, thinking too long-term, and still unable to do anything." Yang Liujun was defeated and killed in Xingluo County, I am afraid that it was because he was too aggressive and tried to succeed in one fell swoop! β
Mr. Huaiming nodded in a very small way: "Don't speak wildly yet, if you are Yang Liujun, what should you do?" β
Zhao Xiao unconsciously reverie: "The divine sword is an extraordinary weapon, even if you make up your mind to cast, it should not be too publicized." The birth of the Excalibur affected the changes in the weather of heaven and earth, and it was easy to attract the peeps of the world's masters, and the area around Xingluo County should be more restrained than to gather bandits.
In addition, you should take out your ability to give talisman water and practice medicine to save people in the early years of Chiyun Sanlao, so as to recruit disciples in various parts of Huaxu Kingdom, but not in the name of Chiyun Capital, I know that you are not only the immortal scripture recipes of Chiyun Mountain back then. If you want to do great things, you should have a long-term plan, rather than just seeking temporary success or failure, and one place of gain and loss. β
Mr. Huaiming was silent, in fact, this is what Chiyun is doing now, sending disciples to various places to practice spell water, cure diseases and save people, so as to preach and rejuvenate the religion. However, due to the current situation, he did not dare to do too much, and the disciples of the sect mainly haunted the countryside of several counties in the south.
"Hua Xu Guo has a system of pavilions, where can we recruit disciples if we engage in this set?" Mr. Wymming said tentatively.
Zhao Huang shook his head and said: "There are a total of six pavilions in Huaxu Kingdom, and those who can enter them to practice magic are either rich and noble children or have family roots. Outside the pavilion, there are already various rivers and lakes in the countryside of Huaxu Kingdom, and there are many people who can't get out of the way, how can they solve everything with these pavilion monks alone? β
"Listening to what you say, it seems that you still think that the system of the pavilion is inadequate?" Mr. Huaiming asked with a smile.
Zhao Xiao has some words that are not easy to say to outsiders, of course he knows the problem of the system of the pavilion. Even if you don't talk about the Chongxuan Pavilion, which openly moves out of the name of the immortal blood, there is more or less a difference between the high and low in the Huaiying Pavilion, but it is just suppressed by the first Zhang Duanjing.
Thinking about it carefully, in fact, when Luo Xixian got married, almost all the members of the pavilion invited by Huaiying Pavilion were the sons of nobles who had a lot of dealings with Luo Xixian, and most of the people who stayed in Jinding Division were from poor families.
Similarly, these noble sons naturally couldn't stand the heavy official duties of the Jinding Division, so they complained a lot about Zhao Huang before the Yingzhou meeting. For the children of the noble family, entering the Huaiying Pavilion is not only to yearn for immortal immortality, but also to treat the pavilion as an occasion for family friendship.
In the long run, I am afraid that the Huaiying Pavilion will also become a private forbidden place for high-ranking nobles everywhere, only looking at the origin of the family, there is neither immortal cultivation and true escape, nor the profound erudition of intensive study of magic.
Zhao Xiao didn't understand these things before, but when he presided over the military affairs of Pujia Pass, he found that there were too many places where monks were really needed, and there was a serious shortage of people he could appoint, so Zhao Xiao almost had to do everything.
It was really to the bitterness that he suffered, and Zhao Xiao gradually came back to his senses, and the drawbacks of the pavilion system had already emerged.
"The system of the pavilion is not something I can change." Zhao Xiao had no choice but to say: "I only occasionally understood when I was in charge of military affairs, just a few dozen monks who can summon thunder and fire and fly weapons are not enough to change the big battle situation. On the contrary, a group of magicians who can penetrate spells and spells are needed, not dozens or hundreds, but it is better to have thousands of people, scattered throughout the army. β
Mr. Huaiming pondered again, Zhao Xiao's idea coincided with Chiyun. The three elders of Chiyun have cultivated deeply for a long time, and they know very well that there are very few people who can really cultivate Dacheng and comprehend the Xuanmen Immortal Dao.
Therefore, Mr. Jing Ming made drastic additions and deletions to the immortal scripture recipes inherited from Chiyun Mountain, abandoning the key points of longevity and ascending to immortals, almost bent on pursuing the work of magic, and even had the means to burn the life span in exchange for killing power. If you look at it according to the authentic immortal law, Mr. Jingming's actions can almost be classified as a side door.
But also relying on this move, Chiyun can still cultivate a group of disciples with good skills in the chaos of war.
"Chiyun should be able to do these things more easily than us." Zhao Xiao sighed helplessly: "It's just ...... It's a pity. β
"What a pity?" Mr. Wymming asked.
Zhao Xiao scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "I can't help but think, if the imperial court hadn't suddenly betrayed its trust back then, why would Huaxu Kingdom be in such a situation now?" β
Mr. Huaiming sneered a few times: "When you say this, it can be seen that you are naΓ―ve and naΓ―ve." β
Zhao Xiao was not angry: "It's not the first time I've been said like this, but I hope Your Excellency can explain a thing or two." β
"Chiyundu led a million soldiers and civilians to join Huaxu State, this is not an extra large number of registered people out of thin air." Mr. Huaiming said bluntly: "With so many people to eat, to be clothed, and to live, do you think it is so easy to solve?"
As soon as we come, we first need to resettle a large area of land, not to mention whether the ordinary people of Huaxu Kingdom are willing or not, those wealthy and powerful households who occupy a lot of land are not happy! Otherwise, why did the lord of Huaxu want to split the millions of soldiers and civilians in Chiyun Capital and resettle them in various places? β
Zhao Huang immediately understood: "Huaxu has no extra arable land in the country to calculate the oral field, the only way is to use the soldiers and people of Chiyundu as tenant slaves of the powerful households, so that the powerful Chiyundu can be dismantled, and it can also curry favor with the powerful in the country, maybe the lord of the country can also take the opportunity to make a profit." β
"If it weren't for you, a cool official, taking the initiative to stir up trouble, that Yang Country Lord might not dare to take food from Haoqiang's account." Mr. Huaiming's words were sarcastic.
Zhao Xiao was puzzled: "I'm just taking advantage of the situation, since I can do it now, why can't the lord of the country work together with Chiyundu to sweep away the insects and beetles in the country?" β
"Still don't understand?" Mr. Huaiming said again: "Does that Yang Guozhu dare to do this? If he really joins forces with our Chiyun Du, will he still have the final say in the end? β
Zhao Huang suddenly realized that Chiyundu, as a powerful foreign force, had three elders in charge, twenty-four generals and many disciples as the backbone, and more importantly, they raised their arms and shouted, they could mobilize millions of soldiers and people, and the momentum was huge, enough to sweep Huaxu Kingdom.
If the lord of the country really uses Chiyun Capital to sweep away the powerful households, it is destined to make Chiyun Capital grow stronger in the process, and even dominate Huaxu Kingdom in turn.
In the eyes of the lord of the country and the ministers and officials, this kind of thing is tantamount to a dove occupying a magpie's nest, and it is absolutely unacceptable.
As for splitting up the millions of soldiers and civilians in Chiyun Capital and scattering them to all sides as tenant slaves, not to mention how cold and cruel this practice is, once there are no many people as the foundation, the three elders of Chiyun and the twenty-four generals will be like a castle in the air, and the best result is to set up another pavilion as a placement, but it is more likely that it will be constantly suppressed and gradually withered.
"One cannot be tolerated, the other cannot be dispersed, from the moment when Chiyun was attached to Huaxu State, contradictions have been planted." Zhao Xiao sighed: "Why did the three elders want to belong to Huaxu Kingdom back then? It is said that in the past, Chiyundu was more active in the area of the bear country. β
"You don't know?" Mr. Wymming asked.
"How do I know?" Zhao Xiao's heart flashed, why did the other party think that he should know?
"There is a bear country to send troops to recruit first, and at that time, the covenant of Shouyang to kill soldiers has been decided, and we ...... had no choice but to choose to belong to Huaxu. Mr. Huaiming said: "And there are also people in the Chiyun capital who know about Huaxu and think that this road is feasible. β
"Who?"
"Yang Liujun."
Zhao Xiao couldn't help but feel a little suspicious when he heard this: "Yang Liujun...... What exactly is the origin? I have heard General Wei say that this person uses soldiers like a god, but he seems to have some bitter hatred with Liang Guoshi. β
"The answer to the mystery is on the face of the puzzle." Mr. Huaiming raised his chin and gestured into the distance: "Didn't you come from that side before?" β
"Over there?" Zhao Xiao turned his head to look at where he came from, and suddenly realized: "Yang, Yang...... Yang Liujun is the Duke of Qingming?! β