At this moment, a determined voice sounded in the palace of Korea.

An old man with gray hair but blazing eyes walked out slowly, stopping Emperor Xuanhui Han Wei's decision.

This old minister looks like he is nearly seventy years old, but he is still in good spirits and his posture is as tall as a pine.

He is the elder of the four dynasties of South Korea, Shin Wenyuan, who is already 100 years old, and has faithfully served Korea for sixty or seventy years, witnessing the rise of this country.

It is rumored that when he was young, he had been inherited by the family, and he was a martial artist in the innate realm, and he comprehended many rare martial arts.

It's just that after the cultivation of martial arts entered a bottleneck, he chose to actively join the WTO and devote himself to the Korean court.

After three dynasties, his loyalty and talent won the trust of successive Korean monarchs.

Whether it is the formulation of major national policies or the situation in the world, he can put forward unique opinions and strategies, and can often resolve crises and stabilize the situation at critical moments.

He has a very high prestige in the court, and is the minister of the humerus who has been relied on by the monarchs of South Korea.

The news of the fall of Xinzheng County spread to various countries like spring thunder, and the army of Wei was like a wolf and a tiger, and the 90,000 Korean troops were wiped out overnight.

When the news reached the Korean court, the ministers were shaken.

What is unusual about this victory is that it was a war of annihilation declared by the Wei state.

Any wind and grass makes them nervous.

At the same time, the state of Chu, which has always had close relations with South Korea, announced the severance of diplomatic relations at this critical moment, making South Korea even more precarious.

Korea was obviously powerless to resist, and this was almost everyone's consensus, so many people in this court believed that surrendering Wei was the best option.

Shen Wenyuan raised objections at this time, and Emperor Xuanhui Han Wei had to pay attention to it, and he hurriedly asked solemnly: "What is Shen Gong's opinion?" ”

"I have the best plan to make sure Korea is worry-free."

The Korean court immediately fell silent, and all eyes were focused on Shen Wenyuan.

Emperor Xuanhui Han Wei asked curiously: "Shen Gong, the number of troops I can mobilize now is only 400,000, and now I have converted nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses in Xinzheng County, in the face of this situation, what other strategies can I have to protect Korea?" ”

When he said this, Emperor Xuanhui Han Wei's expression was a little disbelieving.

The three major assassin sects in Korea had already lost two of them in the hands of the Wei State, and now the remaining Wu Daitian Sect had no choice.

Even if you want to pay the "protection fee" of the Wish Stone, there is no martial arts force in South Korea that can hold it up.

In other words, they South Korea have no support to some extent.

Is there really a way to keep South Korea?

Not only him, but the other courtiers in the court couldn't think of any other plan in Korea to save such a declining situation.

Facing the gazes, Shen Wenyuan calmly glanced around, and slowly spoke: "I heard that the State of Wei promised the State of Chu 600 miles of land, and the State of Chu broke off diplomatic relations with South Korea, and we can also do the same." We can cede the seventeen cities of Shangdang County to Zhao. ”

As soon as these words came out, the court immediately exploded.

Ceding a city? Wouldn't that mean further erosion of South Korea's territory?

Many people showed dissatisfied and angry looks, but Shen Wenyuan seemed to have expected it, and then said: "The new victory of Wei is like a rainbow, and it has become a fact that South Korea is irresistible. Now it's time to burn your eyebrows, and after Han dies, do you still need to think about the gains and losses of these dozen cities? ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, the cession of the city may sound painful, but please think about it. Dedicating the Shangdang to Zhao can actually use the strength of Zhao to resist Wei and let Zhao intervene in the war between Han and Wei. Shen Wenyuan's voice was sonorous and powerful: "This will give us a precious respite to rebuild the army and stabilize our national defense." ”

The Korean court fell silent, and they were all shocked by Shen Wenyuan's strategy.

Shin's proposal is undoubtedly bold, but it also opens up a whole new possibility for South Korea.

Just imagine, the Wei State could have obtained the territory of Korea, and if the Zhao State accepted the seventeen cities of Shangdang, it would mean that the Wei State would lose the territory of a county for no reason.

Shangdang was much more valuable to Wei than other places.

And after Zhao gets the territory, it will not spit out easily, and it will inevitably send troops to protect it.

Zhao's national strength was stronger than Korea's, and it might be able to drag Wei into the quagmire of war.

It is true that the new monarch of Wei is strong and strong, but can one person be worth thousands of troops and horses?

Perhaps South Korea can really use this to relieve the prestige of the country.

Emperor Xuanhui Han Wei's face was full of shock, and after a while, this color of shock turned into ecstasy, and he slapped his thigh and said, "Good plan!" ”

He looked around the court and said, "What do the ministers think?" ”

"The minister thinks that this is a clever plan that can solve the crisis of South Korea."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

“……”

Emperor Xuanhui Han Wei saw that most of the courtiers were in favor, and he intended to promulgate the decree.

At the moment when he opened his mouth, he seemed to think of something, and whispered to the personal eunuch beside him, "Is there any news from the Wu Zhangjiao recently?" ”

The personal eunuch lowered his voice and replied: "Wu Zhangjiao said that he announced that he would retreat for a period of time. ”

"Retreat?"

Emperor Xuanhui Han Wei was not a fool, and he could roughly guess that Wu Daitian was already afraid after the two masters were killed one after another.

He clenched his fists tightly and said decisively: "In this case, I will now send an envoy to Zhao State to present the seventeen cities of the party. ”

"Yes!"

……

At the same time that Korea urgently sent envoys, the 400,000 troops of the Wei army all arrived in Korea and began to attack many Korean cities in full swing.

With the capture of a small city on the 20th and a large city on the 40th, it continued to approach the Sangdang County of South Korea at a speed of approaching Yangzhai, the capital of South Korea.

At this time, the envoy sent by Emperor Xuanhui Han Wei had arrived in Handan City of Zhao State.

The sunlight shines through the doorway and sprinkles in the splendid hall of Zhao Kingdom.

At this moment, the ministers and emperors of Zhao are all there.

Under their gaze, the Korean envoys solemnly stepped into the palace of Zhao State, their steps steady and powerful, as if every step had been carefully considered.

The Korean envoy walked up to Emperor Chengxiang of Zhao and bowed deeply: "The foreign minister sent an envoy to your country on the order of His Majesty of Korea, and I have seen Emperor Zhao. ”

Emperor Zhao Guocheng Xiang asked, "I don't know what is the important matter for the envoy to come to this country?" ”

In fact, he knew that Korea was under full attack by Wei at this time, and there was a good chance that these Korean envoys were coming for this matter.

They were doomed to disappointment, though.

Prior to this, the court had reached an agreement that it would not send troops to assist Korea in accordance with the alliance and offend the Wei state.

The Korean envoys will inevitably return in vain.

However, what Emperor Chengxiang did not expect was that the Korean envoy suddenly handed over a document with both hands.

He said in a deep voice: "Our monarch deeply felt the strength and majesty of the Zhao State, and in order to show friendship, he decided to cede the seventeen cities of Shangdang to the Zhao State. May the two countries forge friendship forever and consolidate the five-nation covenant. ”

As soon as these words came out, Pang Hao, who had his hands in his sleeves and closed his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes, and Mu Ran stared at the Korean envoy.

Not only him, but also Emperor Chengxiang and other ministers were extremely surprised.

So much so that there was a brief silence in the main hall.

The eunuch standing beside Emperor Chengxiang saw it, took the paperwork, and held it in front of Emperor Chengxiang with both hands.

Emperor Zhao Guocheng Xiang took the document handed over by the eunuch to cede the city, and browsed the content with a serious expression.

His deep eyes shimmered with mixed emotions, as if weighing the meaning behind each word.

Needles could be heard in the court, and only the sound of Emperor Zhao Guocheng reading documents echoed in the air.

After a while, Emperor Zhao Guocheng Xiang slowly raised his head.

This document ceding the city has the national seal of Korea.

It is true that South Korea is going to cede Shangdang County.

He couldn't make a decision in his heart, so he motioned to the eunuch to hand over the documents of Korea's cession of the city to Pang Hao, and asked cautiously, "What does Xiangbang think?" ”

Pang Hao took the document of ceding the city and carefully read it.

After a while, Pang Hao's gaze lifted from the paperwork and swept sharply across the face of the Korean envoy.

He tried to read some clues from the emissary's expressions to confirm their true motives.

After all, ceding a city is not a trivial matter, and there are bound to be complex political considerations.

There have been many conflicts and contradictions between South Korea and Zhao in history, and although there have been alliances, they are all based on certain interests.

Although it is now an alliance of the five countries to jointly resist Wei, the five countries have seen the scene when Zhao Hongming ascended the throne, and the powerful Chu State took the initiative to break off diplomatic relations with South Korea, and the alliance of the five countries has become a virtual reality.

This time, South Korea suddenly took the initiative to cede the seventeen cities of the Shangdang, and Pang Hao couldn't help but have a wave of suspicion in his heart.

The South Korean envoy did not come this time to show goodwill, but had other intentions.

Perhaps they wanted to use this act of ceding the city to divide the internal forces of Zhao and provoke internal strife, or to cause trouble to the east, so that Zhao and Wei would be at odds, so as to protect Korea.

Pang Hao felt uneasy.

There is still too little information to easily believe South Korea's overtures, and he needs more information and evidence to confirm the true motives of the South Korean envoys.

After thinking about it again, Pang Hao said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this matter involves a lot, and the ministers need to think about it carefully." ”

There was an obvious doubt in his tone, which made Emperor Zhao Guocheng have a bottom in his heart.

Emperor Chengxiang looked up at the Korean envoy and said majestically: "Thank you for the friendship of your monarch, accepting the city is a major matter, and it has to be carefully considered." I will reply at a later date. ”

The Korean envoy nodded slightly, an expression of understanding on his face.

They knew that not all the courtiers of Zhao were stupid, and replied calmly: "We understand Zhao Guozhi's careful consideration, and we are willing to wait for the reply of the Emperor of Zhao State." ”

Emperor Xiang of Zhao Guocheng bowed slightly, signaling the guards to lead the envoy to retreat.

The Korean envoy, guided by the guards, respectfully withdrew from the court.

With the departure of the Korean envoys, the atmosphere in the court gradually relaxed, and many ministers began to talk in low voices.

Emperor Zhao Guocheng Xiang said strangely: "Xiangbang, South Korea is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us, why don't you agree to them immediately?" ”

"Your Majesty, think twice before you act. The ministers still know very little, so they should not jump to conclusions. Pang Hao lowered his head and said calmly: "It's better to forgive them for a few days, if they are impatient, there must be ghosts." Taking advantage of this, the minister asked the Black Clothes Society to inquire about the news, and it was not too late to make a decision. ”

Emperor Zhao Guocheng Xiang shouted pity in his heart, but he still nodded when he heard the words and did not say much.

The night is low, and in a large house in Handan City, the capital of Zhao State, the lights are swaying, and there are many people.

Li Mu sat alone in the study, clutching a volume of secret newspapers in his hand, his brows furrowed, and he fell into deep thought.

Ji Guofu, who had become Li Mu's confidant, also quietly walked into the study at this time, looked at Li Mu's back, and sighed softly: "General, you should already know the news that South Korea is going to present the party's seventeen cities, right?" ”

Li Mu turned around and rubbed his brow tiredly: "I already know about this. But I don't know exactly what South Korea's intentions are. ”

Ji Guofu walked up to Li Mu and said in a low voice: "General, have you ever thought that South Korea's move may be to divide the relationship between Zhao and Wei? If Zhao accepted these cities, Wei would be dissatisfied and turn the spearhead against South Korea to Zhao, and Korea would take the opportunity to get a respite. ”

Li Mu sighed and said, "I have also thought about this. However, after a few months of hundreds of thousands of troops, it is not necessary to capture a city with labor and money, and if I reject South Korea's proposal, such a good opportunity may not be available again. ”

Ji Guofu saw that Li Mu's mentality was a little shaken, and his brows furrowed.

It's not that it's unpredictable at all, it's that Li Mu has become indecisive.

As the secret son of Emperor Jianwu of Wei in Zhao, Zhao Hongming still pinched his handle, and he had to persuade Li Mu to avoid a two-front battle in Wei.

After pondering for a while, he said: "If South Korea does not hand over Shangdang County to Wei State, it just wants Zhao State to enter the game. It is hoped that the general will seriously consider this. ”

"I'll think again."

"General, how long has it been since you went to court to meet Your Majesty?"

Li Mu was stunned when he heard this.

"General, it is good that you are idle at home like this, and you have endless glory and wealth, but the brothers do not have much merit, and can only live a muddy life. People have complained more than once in private, saying that you have lost your ambition. Is the general going to go on like this? Let Pang Hao always show off his might in the DPRK? ”

When Li Mu heard this, his expression changed.

"General, you must go to see Your Majesty." Ji Guofu said seriously: "Only if you personally state the pros and cons to him, can he understand the true intentions of South Korea, which is a major event for the benefit of the country and the people, and this is also a great opportunity for you to enter the court." ”

Li Mu said with a bit of twilight: "This matter is important, how should I speak?" ”

"General, you just need to truthfully inform Your Majesty of Korea's intentions. I believe that His Majesty is a reasonable man, and he will understand. Ji Guofu's voice was firm and powerful.

Li Mu's mouth opened, and he was infected by Ji Guofu's attitude, and nodded heavily: "Okay, tomorrow I will enter the palace to meet Your Majesty." ”

Ji Guofu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and complimented with a smile: "The general should be like this, the brothers will definitely be very happy to see the general return to the court." ”

In the early morning of the second day, Li Mu, who had been idle at home for a long time, came back to the palace of King Zhao.

He straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, and walked into the palace.

In the palace, green smoke curls and the light is transparent.

Emperor Chengxiang and Pang Hao and many other ministers were surprised to see Li Mu standing on the court again.

Li Mu knelt in front of Emperor Xiang of Zhao Guocheng and presented a copy of the fold with both hands: "Your Majesty, Weichen heard that Korea has come to cede the seventeen cities of Shangdang, and he has come to present a copy of the fold, please take a look at it." ”

Emperor Cheng Xiang took Li Mu's recital and browsed it, and after reading Li Mu's recital, his brows furrowed, and his expression became more and more serious.

After a long while, he slowly raised his head, looked at Li Mu and said, "General Li thinks that Korea ceded Shangdang County in order to lure me Zhao into the game?" ”

"Yes, the last general thinks that Korea is being attacked by Wei at the moment, and they do not hand over the party to Wei, obviously trying to blame us Zhao. Accepting it will bring much more harm than good. Li Mu opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, at this time, South Korea is offering the party county, and its intentions are sinister. ”

Emperor Chengxiang sat upright on the dragon chair, and when he heard this, his expression became solemn.

"Nonsense." Pang Hao immediately stood up and retorted.

He also considered Li Mu's proposal yesterday.

Nine times out of ten, the intention of the Korean envoy was here.

However, the result of proposing it in his mouth and Li Mu's proposal in his mouth was completely different.

Pang Hao sensed a sense of crisis.

Obviously, Li Mu wanted to take this opportunity to re-enter the court of Zhao State.

This is something he cannot tolerate.

Pang Hao was dressed in a brocade robe, and his eyebrows revealed calmness and wisdom, and he said unceremoniously: "Your Majesty, our Zhao State has fought against the Wei State before, and we have suffered a lot of losses. It's not easy to conquer a city now. Now sitting on its success and getting seventeen cities is a great benefit, and this opportunity cannot be lost. ”

In the face of Li Mu's suggestion, Pang Hao put forward a completely different view.

Emperor Chengxiang's eyes lit up, and Pang Luxu's words were exactly what he thought in his heart.

He could probably know in his heart why Pang Hao suddenly changed his attitude.

At this time, the ministers of the DPRK and China saw the situation and quickly divided into two factions, which supported the views of Li Mu and Pang Hao respectively.

At this time, in the face of the noisy court, Pang Hao stood up and said sharply: "My Zhao Kingdom lost thirty cities because of someone a few years ago, you have no way, and now we have the opportunity to get seventeen cities without much effort, you are still hesitating, do I Zhao Kingdom only want to cut the city, and I don't want to expand the territory?" ”

"Cowering is not the work of a big husband."

Pang Hao was dressed in white, although his voice was peaceful, it was full of bewitching power, and it poked at the sore spot in Li Mu's heart, and he couldn't refute it for a while.

Emperor Chengxiang fell into thought, he knew that although the Zhao State was strong, the defeat in the previous years also made the treasury empty and the people were struggling to make a living.

Accepting Shangdang County can not only enrich the national treasury and strengthen national defense forces, but also demonstrate the prestige of Zhao.

After some careful consideration, coupled with the support of Pang Hao and many other courtiers, he quickly made a decision: "General Li's worries are not unreasonable, but what Xiang Bang said is also my heart. I decided to accept the Shangdang county in Korea, but to make sure that the matter would not be coveted by the Wei state, General Li could think so well that he would take over the seventeen cities of the Shangdang with his army. ”

Hearing this, Pang Hao and Li Mu were both slightly stunned.

Pang Hao was a little stunned, and he felt a little chill when he saw Emperor Chengxiang.

Li Mu's gloomy expression was a little more brilliant.

"The last will obey."

……

In the middle of a deep mountain forest in Hwayang City, South Korea, Zhao Hongming sits quietly on a huge rock, surrounded by dense trees, and only the occasional birdsong and wind sound break the silence.

His eyes were closed, his breathing was even and powerful, and there was an invisible aura around him, as if he was one with heaven and earth.

Zhao Hongming's heart moved, and the [Heavenly Dao Reward for Diligence] martial arts panel appeared in his sight.

[Name: Zhao Hongming]

[Cultivation Exercises: Eight Desolations and Immortal Skills-Martial Courage Six Grades (2000013/2000000), Array Sutra Consummation (89731/100000), Thunder Destruction Dharma Body - Martial Courage Five Grades (1341224/1500000), Introduction to Martial Origin Sutra (109/1000)]

[Martial Arts: Open Heaven Sixth Realm (8118/20000), Desolate Secret Walk (218113/∞), Broken Mountain Sixth Realm (8316/20000), Demon Suppression Sixth Realm (9002/20000), Mountain Moving Sixth Realm (7248/20000)]

[Breakthrough Martial Arts: Eight Desolations of Immortality]

[Today's practice time: 11 hours]

[Constitution: Thunder Annihilation Law Body]

[Root Bone Bonus: 10]

After swallowing the second dragon vein of the Wei Kingdom, the speed of cultivation was much faster than he expected.

After three months of day and night cultivation, he had already met the conditions for breaking through the Seven Grades of Martial Courage.

Martial arts cultivation, the grades are strict, and each grade is like a moat, which is insurmountable.

And with the blessing of [Heaven rewards diligence], these bottlenecks are simply useless.

Zhao Hongming's heart was full of expectation, and he knew that he was only one thought away from breaking through.

He silently mobilized the two true intentions in his body, feeling them flowing on his bridge of heaven and earth, like streams flowing into a big river.

Immediately ordered without hesitation: "Breakthrough!" ”

Zhao Hongming suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from his dantian and sea knowledge, as if an invisible big hand was tearing at his internal organs and spiritual world.

This, he knew, was a precursor to a breakthrough.

He gritted his teeth, desperately trying to suppress the pain while speeding up the movement of his true intentions.

A faint cyan glow and thunder began to glow around him.

A mysterious force descended upon him.

Bang.

Finally, when another wave of more violent pain hit, Zhao Hongming felt as if his dantian was stretched open by a powerful force, and the true intention on the bridge between heaven and earth in the visualization world was stretched out more than once, and the true intention of the whole body surged out like a flood that broke the embankment.

At this moment, he seemed to hear a crisp cracking sound from heaven and earth, as if an invisible barrier had been broken by himself.

It worked.

Zhao Hongming slowly opened his eyes, and a fine light flashed, as if he could penetrate everything.

He felt the two true meanings in his body surging like a vast ocean, as if they could pour out at any time and become even more vast.

He stood up and threw a light punch, and the cyan magic phase behind him was sandwiched between thunder and lightning, and followed.

Suddenly, a powerful air stream swept out, rolling the leaves and gravel in the distance into the air, turning them into powder.

A small mountain forest in the distance was razed to the ground by him in one go. (End of chapter)