He Qingchen took out a newspaper from his arms: "Jiuli Kingdom has frequently crossed the border to spy in the past two years. In addition, I have received information that they are stepping up the recruitment of personnel from various departments to train their soldiers and horses. ”

"Jiuli Kingdom? Are they really unwilling to occupy a corner of the southern land? Zhao Huang took the newspaper and looked at it a few times, it mentioned that there were several military towns in Jiuli Country where soldiers and horses were stationed, not only the approximate number, but also the main generals, which showed that the spies of the Xiong Country also went deep into Jiuli Country.

Even after the slaughter of the troops in Shouyang Mountain, the five countries of Kunlun took a break from fighting, but they never missed the move of spying on each other's military affairs. Considering that Qian Shaobai went to Huaxu as a spy in an attempt to provoke civil strife, it can be seen that He Qingchen attaches great importance to the military intelligence spying of the other four countries.

"In the past year, the Four Immortal Princes have not been able to retreat in Tiancheng Mountain, and I have purged many lay disciples of the Shangjing Sect. He Qingchen said:

Li Chun...... That is, the high priest of the Holy Valley has always hoped to expand the territory, I checked the remaining documents of the Tianxia Dynasty, and found that his ancestor was a tribute official who followed the high priest Zhao Daoxiang. ”

Zhao Xiao heard that He Qingchen wanted to speak and stopped, he obviously knew that Zhao Daoxiang was his distant ancestor, but Zhu Sanniang was on his side and did not say it explicitly.

"Kunlun Nantu has always been regarded as a wild land, the mountains and rivers are dangerous, and the water and soil are damp, miasma is everywhere, and the people are very sick and dying, even in the Tianxia Dynasty, there have been moves to move the people of the southern soil to Middle Earth." Zhao explained:

"Not to mention that the southern earth demon god is entrenched in the mountains, almost to the extent that one god, one village and one demon, the prosperity of the witch wind is staggering. Later, Zhao Daoxiang, the chief priest, was ordered to get rid of evil witches and punish demon gods, and led a group of salute officials to the south and cut down the tart.

This move not only incorporated the southern soil into the Tianxia territory, but also successfully displayed the heads of several demon gods to the public, leveled the stubborn barbarians in the corner, and built the Huode Dajun's Shrine in the Shengyu Valley to suppress it. ”

"What a ruthless tactic." He Qingchen looked at Zhao Xiao and smiled.

Zhao Xiao didn't know if he was talking about whether he was still the distant ancestor of the Tianxia Dynasty, so he had to say: "The Tianxia Dynasty is expanding the land and opening the borders in all directions, which is unprecedented in ancient times, but it also has the disadvantages of exhausting the people's strength. If you want to expand your territory in a big way, how can it be so easy? ”

"I don't think so." He Qingchen suddenly became interested: "It's too boring to say this, it's better to talk about a game." ”

Zhao Xiao did not refuse, waved his sleeves, and a chessboard appeared on the table, and the two fell opposite each other.

"Before the Tianxia Dynasty, Kunlun Nantu was just a wild place where people and demons were mixed, and the local tribes went their own way, fighting each other, and sacrificing demon gods with blood." He Qingchen played with the chess pieces and said: "However, the Tianxia Dynasty vigorously opened the border, which just forced these tribes to try to work together, although they still failed, they inadvertently integrated the various tribes of the southern land. In my opinion, this is the reason why the Jiuli Kingdom was able to create in the troubled times. ”

Zhao Huang said: "But in my impression, the Tianxia Dynasty governed the southern land, although it also set up counties at the beginning, but it was often hindered by the deep roots of the local barbarian chieftains, and they had to be pacified. Even so, all day after day, the rebellions of the southern barbarians still rose and fell, and they were not broken. ”

"This kind of thing is very common, even under Li Chun's rule, there are still rebellious tribes." He Qingchen suddenly showed a deep meaning: "And after the marriage between Shengyu Valley and Yongcui Temple, they also began to restore the county system in Jiuli Kingdom. Speaking of which, this is also thanks to the Marquis Zhenming of Huaxu Kingdom. ”

"What? What does it have to do with him? Zhao Xiao's face fell expressionlessly.

"You must know about the fall of the star to the ground more than ten years ago." He Qingchen smiled calmly: "The stars fell to the ground and the mountains and rivers shook, turning the depths of the southern soil into a barren and scorched earth, and many demon gods died. The various tribes led by the Fengfu Ten Witches lost their backbone, which gave Li Chun the opportunity to restore the county and appoint cronies. ”

"Lord Zuo Xiang wouldn't be thinking about smashing another star in the southern soil, right?" Zhao Xiao's expression was cold: "Then please forgive me for being blunt, I am afraid that the fall of the star to the ground back then was only caused by chance." That star was originally the Southern Earth Demon God's turbidity and intrusion of Yin and Yang Qi, causing such a heavenly punishment. ”

He Qingchen said: "Of course, I don't hope that heaven will punish me, but I just find that several important obstacles to the conquest of the southern soil have long since disappeared. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Xiao's expression froze.

"The Southern Earth Demon God has suffered heavy losses, and most of them are not to be worried, and Li Chun's re-establishment of the county is also convenient for us to continue the old system in the future, instead of facing a completely unfamiliar territory." He Qingchen said: "In other words, Li Chun condensed all the tribes of the southern soil and tried to get involved in the northern invasion, but he just gave us the opportunity, this is the best time to crusade against Jiuli and conquer the southern land." ”

Zhao Xiao also saw it, and just said: "However, there is no room for negligence and indiscretion on the battlefield, and at the moment, Jiuli Kingdom intends to take the initiative to attack, and the victory or defeat is still undecided." What's more, doesn't Lord Zuo still want to set up a science selection to recruit talents? Is there a bear country ready for the two countries to fight each other now? ”

"The enemy won't wait for you and me to come when I'm ready, if the Jiuli Kingdom really wants to invade on a large scale, I don't want to stop outside the enemy's door." He Qingchen said.

"For such a military event, Prime Minister Zuo asked the wrong person." Zhao Xiao fell again.

"Since I came to the door in person, I naturally came to consult Immortal Master Xu." He Qingchen's tone aggravated a little.

Now Zhao Huang has a transcendent status in the Youxiong Kingdom, not only presiding over the Praise and Rites Division and compiling the laws and rituals, but also because he does not participate in the specific military and political affairs of the Youxiong Kingdom, so he does not need to think too much about it as he did in the Huaxu Kingdom.

This kind of detachment is actually He Qingchen's arrangement for the monks of the bear country, and he has appointed and treated them favorably, but it is not suitable to influence state affairs. Zhao Huang understood this, so he turned a blind eye to the envelopment of the nobles in the DPRK.

"Since Lord Zuo Xiang asked, then Xu will talk about his bad opinions." Zhao Yan said: "First of all, even if the two countries have no way to turn their troops, they must strive for more time to raise money, food, and weapons. Now that the high priest of the Holy Valley has integrated all the departments, the Jiuli country may not be unanimous, and if it can be bought and divided, it will be able to slow down the Jiuli army. ”

"I have been doing this, although there are small successes, but it is difficult to shake the general trend." He Qingchen saw Zhao Xiao contemplatively and asked, "Could it be that Immortal Master Xu has another way?" ”

Zhao Huang thought of Miao Suo Luo in the Valley of Hundred Flowers, when he was in Dantu County, he had secretly conspired with Miao Suo Luo to lure the elite of Jiuli Kingdom out of the ambush, which shows that Miao Saluo has no loyalty to Jiuli Kingdom.

"In my early years, I got acquainted with a clan leader of the Jiuli Kingdom, but I don't know what the other party's current situation is, and I don't know if the other party is willing to help?" Zhao Xiao said.

He Qingchen was interested: "I don't know which tribe it is?" I can send a message. ”

"Hundred Flowers Valley, Miao Suluo, is a matriarch who is proficient in Gu arts." Zhao Xiao said.

"Valley of Hundred Flowers? I've seen it in the spy report, and it's located in the southwest of Jiuli Kingdom. In the catastrophe after the star fell to the ground, he took the opportunity to annex several neighboring tribes, and his power was not small. He Qingchen said: "If Immortal Master Xu can write a letter, I will immediately send someone to contact this matriarch and secretly discuss the follow-up matters." ”

"But ......" Zhao Xiao pondered for a moment: "I haven't had contact with that matriarch for a long time, and the other party may have already decided that Xu was dead." And if you contact rashly, the other party may not believe it. ”

Of course, He Qingchen understood that what Zhao Xiao was referring to was the truth of his life and death, and said with a smile: "Immortal Master Xu's letter is just an opportunity for our people to talk to Baihua Valley. How to move the Valley of Flowers next is to weigh the benefits and disadvantages, analyze the gains and losses, and naturally have lobbyists to do these things. ”

"Okay, I'll write a letter later." Zhao Xiao agreed, anyway, his true identity will not be able to hide one day, not to mention that with his current cultivation power, he will be able to deal with a lot of trouble.

"Then besides that, does Immortal Master Xu have a clever plan?" He Qingchen continued to ask.

"I can't talk about clever plans, Xu is just an idler, and he doesn't know much about military affairs." Zhao Yan said: "However, since the high priest of the Holy Valley is the descendant of the Praise Official, he must also be proficient in rituals and rituals, if he can lift the altar and break the law, he may be able to remove a major disaster for the country of Youxiong." ”

He Qingchen smiled: "This is so light, Li Chun is really the lord of Jiuli now, if I can easily get rid of him, why should I worry here?" His mana has increased greatly in the past ten years, and Xu Immortal Master must have heard of it. ”

"I just suspect that Li Chun's mana has increased greatly thanks to the Ancestral Hall of the Great Monarch of Huode." Zhao Xiao knocked down the chess pieces: "After the drastic changes in Dongshengdu, the old discipline completely collapsed and collapsed, but if it is used well, it is not for nothing." ”

"Go on." He Qingchen looked serious.

"I flipped through the scriptures and learned that in order to suppress the Southern Earth Demon God, Zhao Daoxiang, the Great Priest, left many wonderful and profound magic objects in the Holy Valley back then." Zhao Yan said: "One of them is called the Chi Xi Chapter, which is the treasure of the town altar of the Huode Ancestral Hall. The praise officer executes the rules and implements the law, and has the merit of acting on behalf of the heavenly fire. If this thing still exists, after the drastic changes in Dongshengdu, there may be a sense that Li Chun's extraordinary mana comes from here. ”

He Qingchen said: "This kind of secret and confidential matter, my people can't investigate it...... Does Immortal Master Xu have a way to deal with it? ”

"According to what Lord Zuo Xiang said, Li Chun has the great mana of whipping mountains and stones, and the mountains and rivers of the southern soil are all under orders, perhaps his people have controlled the veins of the southern soil." Zhao Xiao said.

He Qingchen's face was slightly shocked: "Isn't this kind of thing something that only the Earth Mountain God can do?" Even the masters of the immortal family did not dare to speak lightly. ”

"I didn't figure it out at first, but I guess that the marriage between the Holy Valley and the Yongcui Temple may be the key." Zhao Yan said: "It is rumored that Yongcui Temple enshrines the sacred tree, and it has the ability to predict good luck and evil. The divine tree is so subtle, it must be subtly connected with the qi of heaven and earth. ”

"I understand." He Qingchen crushed a chess piece in his hand: "Li Chun alone can't control the qi of heaven and earth, but through his marriage with the goddess of Yongcui Temple, he pretended to use the power of the divine tree to obtain the great mana that commanded the mountains, rivers, plants and trees." ”

"This is just Xu's speculation, and the specific situation still needs to be confirmed." Zhao Xiao suspected that the High Priest of Shengyu Valley might be witnessing Liang Tao's plan to learn about the Dao Kingdom of the World, and then based on the inheritance of the Praise Official.

After all, Zhao Xiao himself is the successor of the Praise Ceremony, and he can somewhat anticipate the thoughts of Li Chun's peers.

"Immortal Master Xu has a profound realm, and I trust it very much." He Qingchen said: "Since Immortal Master Xu has broken through Li Chun's roots, there must be a way to crack it?" ”

Zhao Xiao pondered for a moment, hooked his fingers, and the room was shrouded in enchantments, and Zhu Sanniang in the corner frowned, and pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword.

"Sanniang doesn't have to worry about it." He Qingchen said: "The next thing is extremely important, and it is not appropriate to spread it, right?" ”

Zhao Xiao nodded and said, "In Xu's opinion, cutting down the divine tree and cutting off the spiritual root is the most straightforward way. This sacred tree had warned in the Tianxia Dynasty, so that the Yongcui Temple could be preserved. Now that Yongcui Temple has assisted the Jiuli Kingdom to raise troops to attack, it shows that the Divine Tree is no longer out of the matter, and naturally cannot be let go. ”

He Qingchen said: "But how important is the Yongcui Temple, even if the army of the Jiuli Kingdom is outside, there must be heavy troops outside the Yongcui Temple and the Divine Tree. Although the goddess is not known for her ability to kill, she is not to be underestimated. And if I were Li Chun, it was estimated that I would directly sit in the Yongcui Temple and command the army. ”

"So there must be a high-ranking person on the front line, forcing Li Chun to have to withdraw and go." Zhao Xiao said: "In addition, the people who go to Yongcui Temple to cut down trees must also be reliable enough. After all, the divine tree is connected to the qi of heaven and earth, and the act of cutting down the tree must bear a heavy burden. ”

"I see." He Qingchen didn't say much, he must be thinking about how to arrange it in his heart.

Zhao Huang knew that a character like Li Chun was no longer something that ordinary monks could deal with, and he was proficient in scientific rituals and rituals, and he was afraid that only he could compete with him in the world.

As for the felling of the Yongcui Divine Tree, it is necessary to have a master to cross the mountains and mountains and go deep into the hinterland of the Jiuli Kingdom, and there must also be a realm of hiding from the sky and crossing the sea and transcending the constraints of qi, which is almost destined to be Han Yuanzi.

It's just that Zhao Xiao can't say whether Han Yuanzi will make a move, after all, this is a battle to destroy the country, and the burden is greatly implicated, even if He Qingchen is Han Yuanzi's apprentice, it is not so easy to ask for it.

In fact, according to Zhao Xiao's thoughts, now is really not a good time to deal with Jiuli Kingdom, the other party has not shown its decline, but He Qingchen, as the left minister of Youxiong Country, it is impossible not to take this into account, maybe he is more eager than others to unify Kunlun.

But Zhao Xiao didn't quite understand, what was He Qingchen so exhausted for? He has no family heirs, and obviously he is not thinking about the portal's private plans. If it is a personal reputation, He Qingchen has long been regarded as a cool official, and I am afraid that he will not be able to leave a good reputation behind him.

This kind of pursuit that is almost obsessive allows Zhao Xiao to see his past self, but He Qingchen is much more far-sighted.

"I'm very inspired by today's talk." He Qingchen looked down at the chessboard, shook his head and said, "It seems that my chess strength is far inferior to Xu Xianshi, I smiled." ”

"Lord Zuo Xiang's shoulders are burdened by the country, and the hand-to-hand game is just a small skill, so there is no need to take it to heart." Zhao Xiao himself did not pay attention to the game, and the two were just Hu Xiatong.

"A national burden? I can't afford it alone, and I shouldn't be alone. He Qingchen brushed his sleeves and got up: "No matter what, I will consider what Immortal Master Xu said." But please also be prepared, as soon as the war starts in the future, Xu Xianshi is afraid that he will not be able to enjoy peace in the Taiping Fang. ”