After the master-slave partnership was determined, the relationship between Lu Yuan and Xuan Chengzi eased a lot.

As a result, further cooperation can be discussed.

Thinking that he had just taken refuge in the past, he even became an enemy of the Chu State, which was considered a bad deed.

So when he entered the Chu State at this time, Xuan Chengzi began to take the initiative to make plans, wanting to make contributions and stand firm in his position.

"Great King, now the four Dharma Protector Divine Generals in our sect are all serving as generals in the Ningren Army, and their respective commanders vary from one army to another, totaling about 130,000 people, most of whom are stationed in the southeast of Linhai County.

If the king needs it, I can send a message to these four people, order them to raise their troops and turn against them, release the switch card, lead the Chu army into the country, and seize the eastern region of Linhai County.

What does the king think? ”

Xuan Chengzi looked at Lu Yuan, full of anticipation.

Ziyun Dao sent a total of four Dharma Protector Gods out of the Shi Ning Kingdom, named Xuanyu, Xuanyin, Xuanyi, and Xuanxi.

These four people, Xuanyu was originally on the battlefield in Jiangbei, and not long ago fled back to Jinling with Yang Jing. At present, he is in charge of more than 10,000 remnants of Ningren Jiangbei and is stationed outside Jinling City.

Xuanyin and Xuanyi were originally ordered to lead the troops and attack the two mansions of Hengyang and Luyang in the Chu State, but they were attacked by Li Xiong in Yuzhang Luling, and were copied from the back road, defeated, and finally fled back to Ningguo alone.

Later, because Xiang Duan, Li Dao, Bai Yi'an and other Linhai families died in successive battles, the top combat power of Ningguo was in short supply, and no one was available.

So the two were reappointed, each leading 50,000 troops, and stationed in Xin'an and Dongyang Prefectures in the south of Linhai County in Ningguo to guard against the Chu army in the southern direction of Linhai County.

Xuanxi followed Shangguan Ming into Lingnan to aid the Nanhai Kingdom, and finally because he was defeated by Qingyunzi, he and the remnants of the Nanhai Kingdom fled by boat and withdrew to the country.

After returning to China, Xuanxi followed Shangguan Ming to lead the army to camp in the Yongjia and Linhai areas in the southeast of Linhai County, and was responsible for the rear Linhai Mansion, commanding more than 20,000 troops.

Therefore, the four divine generals of this Purple Cloud Dao led a total of four soldiers and horses, totaling about 130,000 people.

Among them, Xuanyin and Xuanyi are also responsible for the defense line in one direction alone, and they have monopolistic power.

Xuan Chengzi dared to offer this strategy, but he was not empty and white-toothed, but he had considerable confidence.

"There's no hurry."

Lu Yuan looked at Xuan Chengzi, who was a little eager, and waved his hand: "Now I am a big Chu Xinsheng, expanding nearly 30,000 miles of land and increasing the number of people by tens of millions, and I have expanded a little fast."

At this time, there was a shortage of government officials in various places, and the country was urgently allocating; The local people are afraid, but they must also reassure the people; The reorganization of the soldiers and horses has only just been completed, and they still need to be honed.

At this time, there was no idea of continuing to send troops to destroy Ningguo.

Let's let it go for two or three years, and when my Dachu digests the results of this battle, it will not be too late to mobilize troops to unify Jiangdong. ”

Lu Yuan vetoed the proposal to move troops immediately.

Now in the newly occupied territory of the Chu State, the officials in various places have not yet been fully equipped, and the operation of the government has become a problem.

If these vacancies were not filled, the state of Chu would not be able to carry out its policies and maintain its rule at the grassroots level.

Moreover, there are two counties in Jiangdong and two counties in the Song Kingdom, and if all of these four counties are defeated, there will be a gap of 6,000 officials.

In the existing territory, Chu did not have so many officials to fill the pits.

Conquering so many more territories, unless Lu Yuan completely took over the original officials of the Ning State and the Song State, he would not think about governing the new territory.

But the officials of the Song State and the Ning State, does Lu Yuan dare to accept them?

Really received it, is the new place surnamed Lu, or is it surnamed Linhai family?

In addition, in this battle, Lu Yuan annexed five counties, and the population of Chu increased by 13 million, more than doubling the population.

Such a large number of new populations were all citizens of enemy countries before, and there were also a large number of powerful and powerful families of enemy countries, who were intertwined in the local area and formed a large network of interests.

If these local forces can't be sorted out and controlled, then the Chu country will never want to be peaceful.

In the future, the rebellions that will come and go, or the yang and the yin will not be able to run away.

Therefore, in addition to the shortage of officials, the people's hearts in these places also need to be co-opted and stabilized.

In view of the powerful local powerful clans in Ning, Su, Nanhai and other countries, the Chu State needs to suppress and clean up to ensure its control over the localities.

At the same time, for those ordinary people, it is necessary to reduce taxes and burdens to win over.

In this way, the people can be stable and ensure the control of the Chu State over the grassroots.

In this process, local riots are inevitable, and it is necessary to maintain a large army to suppress them at all times to stabilize the situation.

At the same time, Lu Yuan's army expanded from the original 700,000 to 1.12 million, and increased by 60% of the soldiers and horses.

On the surface, although the number of the army has increased, the state of Chu has become more and more powerful.

However, in fact, a large number of troops have been mixed in by various units, and the trust between them has been greatly reduced, and the morale has also been reduced, and the combat strength has actually been reduced in reverse.

Before cultivating enough trust and running-in, the combat power of this army of more than one million may not be as good as the original 700,000.

Therefore, in order to restore its combat strength, it will take two or three years for the Chu State to run in before the combat strength of the various armies can be restored to the peak.

And the state of Chu is sorting out the place at this time, which will definitely cause a lot of riots and rebellions, so it is just right for these soldiers and horses to be conscripted to deepen the run-in.

It's a mutual gain.

Therefore, based on the above reasons, the state of Chu, which had just doubled in size, really had no spare energy for new expansion.

At this time, even if the Eastern Crusade defeated Ningguo, it would not be able to govern the territory, at most, it would look big on the map, but it would be big and useless, and it would be fat.

Lu Yuan didn't want to fight for these false names, he only wanted actual interests.

Moreover, now that the Chu State has doubled in size, the qi luck he has gathered is enough for him to cultivate, so he has no motivation to expand.

Let's put it off for two or three years.

When he cultivated further, the Immortal Dao and Martial Arts both broke through, and the Chu State also digested the results of the battle and accumulated enough foundation.

At that time, expansion is the best and the least hidden danger.

"The king is steady, thoughtful, not burdened by false fame, not famed by interests, and admired by poverty."

Xuan Chengzi couldn't help but be slightly disappointed when he saw that Lu Yuan didn't adopt his proposal, but he still said, "In this case, let's listen to the king." ”

Seeing this, Lu Yuan thought that the other party had just arrived, and it was not good to hit the other party's confidence too much, so he smiled again: "Although the troops will not be used at this time, after Qing goes back, he can let the four Dharma Protector generals who have served Ning Guo further infiltrate the Ning army and grasp more power of soldiers and horses."

In this way, after a few years of my great Chu, I will wave my army to attack, and then return to righteousness, I will be able to inflict a greater blow on the Ning people. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Yuan pondered for a while, and said: "In order to make the Ning people more trusting, Daoist friends may be able to follow the example of the Frost Dao, and first temporarily lead the people to the east to join the Ning Kingdom.

Originally, Qing promised to go out to the two elders of my Chu State, and in the name of help, they could also enter the Shi Ning Kingdom first to take over their power.

In this way, your family has a deeper control over Ningguo, and in the future, it will be of greater help to my Dachu. ”

Now, with the cessation of the war, all the forces of Ningguo have also withdrawn to the country one after another.

After several months of gathering and reorganization, and after the investigation and communication of some traitors of the Imperial City Division and the Linhai family, the Chu State has a lot of understanding about the specific strength and local defense of the Ning State today.

The current Ningguo, the soldiers and horses in the country, is about four parts,

First, in the battle of the Western Expedition, the remnants of the troops who fled back.

Among them, on the battlefield in Jiangbei, Yang Jing and Xuanyu brought back about 20,000 cavalry horses and more than 60,000 sailors.

On the Lingnan battlefield, Shangguan Ming brought back more than 20,000 remnants of the Ning Army, tens of thousands of sailors, as well as nearly 10,000 Nanhai infantry soldiers and 5,000 or 6,000 sailors.

The above total is about 50,000 foot riders and 80,000 sailors.

Second, the two counties of Linhai and Guangling were originally garrisoned.

Among them, Linhai County has 50,000 foot riders, Guangling County has 50,000 foot riders, and Wuhu Water Village in the upper reaches of Jinling City, there are 40,000 sailors stationed.

The above totals 100,000 foot riders and 40,000 sailors.

Third, Ningguo's new recruits in Linhai and Guangling counties totaled about 200,000 people.

Fourth, there are about 30,000 guards stationed in the imperial palace of the national capital stationed in Jinling.

These four soldiers and horses are all combined, and at this time, Ning Guo has roughly 400,000 foot cavalry, 120,000 sailors, a total of 520,000 soldiers and horses, and the strength can be said to be still strong.

Of course, only on paper.

In fact, if you remove the 200,000 recruits who have only been recruited for two months, they are basically equivalent to civilian recruits who have little combat power.

The Ning army only had 320,000 soldiers and horses left, and its military strength was basically the same level as that of Yongzhou Xiliang State, and it fell into the ranks of great powers.

And among the 320,000 veterans, the four divine generals of the Purple Cloud Dao controlled 130,000 people, more than forty percent of the soldiers and horses.

According to this trend, if Ziyun Dao sends two more innate elders out of Shi Ning Kingdom, then with the current embarrassing situation of Ning Kingdom, it will undoubtedly reuse the olive branch extended by Ziyun Dao.

At that time, there will undoubtedly be more soldiers and horses of the Ning Kingdom controlled by Ziyun Dao.

Lu Yuan didn't need Ziyun Dao to completely overthrow Ning Guo, as long as the other party could control the 200,000 soldiers and horses of Ning Kingdom, it would be a great help.

Think about it, the total strength of the Ning army is only 520,000 now. Ziyun Dao controls 200,000 of them, what kind of concept is this.

This means that as long as the Chu State conquers the Ning State in the future, Ziyun Dao gives an order, and the soldiers and horses of the Ning State will turn against each other and surrender to the Chu State.

In this case, what will Ning Guo do to fight with Chu State.

I am afraid that in less than two months, this country will perish.

However, the above deductions are only the best situation in the ideal state.

In fact, it is difficult to say whether Ning Guo will reuse Purple Cloud Dao like this.

However, Lu Yuan believes that with the strength of the Chu State now, there are sixteen congenitals directly under the country and three congenital states of the subject countries, a total of nineteen congenitals.

Among these innate beings, there are four whose strength is above the second innate realm.

On the other hand, after the successive defeats of the Ning Kingdom, three of the original fourteen were born dead, and only eleven remained.

Among them, in the second realm of the congenital, there is only one person in Shenqiu.

With such a comparison of strength, the strength of the Chu State at the innate level, counting the gap between the second realm grandmaster and the first realm grandmaster, is almost three to one.

The gap is so huge, how can Ning Guo not be afraid?

At this time, if Ziyun Dao is cast and reused by Ning Guo, it is almost certain.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for the four innate god generals of Ziyun Dao in the Ning Kingdom to be in charge of 130,000 troops, and they would also be in charge of one side of the defense line.

It's just that this situation is only temporary.

With Tianluo Mountain being incorporated into the territory of the Chu State, the Purple Cloud Dao was under the rule of Lu Yuan, and the sect was threatened.

It's hard not to wonder if Ziyun Dao's stance and loyalty have been shaken?

Xuan Chengzi, who rushed to take refuge in front of him, is a living example.

In reality, Ziyun Dao has already taken refuge in the Chu State.

It's just that the news is well covered, and Ning Guo's side is not clear about this.

But as time passed, seeing that Ziyun Dao was still stable in the territory of Chu State, and the relationship between the two sides was harmonious, no matter how much they covered it up, they couldn't hide it for long.

Ning Guo would eventually doubt Ziyun Dao's position.

Therefore, at this time, it is necessary to make some arrangements to stabilize Ning Guo's trust.

So what kind of arrangement can make Ning Guo trust?

In fact, the answer is already in front of you.

Two years ago, Feishuangdao decided to take refuge in the Chu State, in order to show his determination, but also to avoid the suppression of the Ning State, he directly moved to the territory of the Chu State, and finally settled down again in the Castle Tower.

Then at this time, Ziyun Dao only needs to follow the example of the Flying Frost Dao and move the disciples of the sect to the territory of Ning Kingdom, and naturally he can stabilize the heart of Ning Kingdom.

Let those Linhai families believe in the determination of Ziyun Dao to advance and retreat with them.

"As long as Qing moves to the sect, he will be able to calm the heart of the country, and then take this opportunity to infiltrate the Ning country and master the soldiers and horses.

And endure it for two or three years, wait for the lonely to stabilize the country, and then raise a million troops to the east, and the Qing will raise 200,000 soldiers and surrender the land.

In this way, the Ningren defense line was greatly opened, and our army drove straight in, and it would not take one or two months to destroy the Ningguo. ”

Lu Yuan told Xuan Chengzi about his plan, and then stared at each other with burning eyes, and said in a seductive tone: "At that time, Qing has made such an immortal achievement, and no one in my Great Chu Kingdom will be able to match it."

Lone will also be given a heavy reward, with the same status as the Purple Cloud Dao and the Flying Frost Dao, and will be respected by the state religion. ”

It has been more than two years since Feishuang Dao took refuge in the Chu State.

Moreover, as the first Xianmen to take refuge in the Chu State, he told Lu Yuan that the four poles would be abolished, and the secret matter of Kyushu's ascension made the Chu State adjust its strategic layout as soon as possible to cope with the next major changes in Kyushu.

It can be said that this is the first achievement.

Later, he funded Lu Yuan's thousand elixirs, and three Dharma protector generals helped Chu State win in this five-nation war.

The contribution of Feishuang Dao to the Chu State can be described as great.

Therefore, from a common sense point of view, now that Lu Yuan has won, he should reuse the Flying Frost Dao to repay the other party's investment at the beginning.

It's just common sense that you can do this.

In addition to helping the Chu State, Feishuang Dao is not a good person.

Last year, when the Kyushu monks were about to cross the sea, those thieves in the Flying Frost Road secretly began to dig up the corners of the Chu State.

Especially the old guy Jinyun went to Hanzhong in person, found Huang Xuan, and wanted to persuade the governor of the three western counties of Chu to abandon the official and leave, and go to sea by boat with him Feishuang Dao and fly to the immortal realm.

On Qingyunzi's side, there were also people from the Flying Frost Dao who came to persuade him.

Needless to say, how could Lu Yuan's two clones abandon their own bodies and run to play Ascension with them.

Therefore, the result of persuasion is naturally unhappy.

And Jinyun, on his side, thought that he had done these things in a hidden way, and the two clones did not make a move like the King of Chu's report, and felt that the matter had passed like this.

But Lu Yuan's side has always kept this account in mind.

If it weren't for Huang Xuan and Qingyunzi being his clones, it would be impossible to betray.

Otherwise, it is really like the propaganda outside, these two people are scattered cultivators, because the immortal road is hopeless, so they came to the Chu State to seek refuge in the country of Chu and gain a worldly wealth.

That Feishuang Dao's behavior of digging the corner of the wall this time may really let him do it.

After all, the temptation of ascending to the immortal realm is really not ordinary for monks.

Don't you see that the entire Kyushu monks have gathered together at this time and decided to ascend to the realm?

At that time, the Chu State would lose two cultivators from the Innate Second Realm, and the top-level combat power would be reduced by almost one-third.

The loss in this is not something that the three god generals of the Flying Frost Dao can make up for with a thousand spirit pills.

Therefore, for the impure intentions of the Flying Frost Dao, Lu Yuan naturally hated it.

It's just that because the war of the Five Kingdoms is about to start before, there is a great enemy in front of him, and the Chu State must rely on the power of the Flying Frost Dao, so he has to endure this breath as if nothing has happened.

He also instructed the two clones to conceal the matter privately from the outside world, in order to confuse Feishuang Dao and calm each other's hearts.

But this is just a delaying tactic.

If there is a chance in the future, Lu Yuan will naturally retaliate back.

Now that the Purple Cloud Dao has been voted over, this Immortal Gate, like the Flying Frost Dao, is not a good thing for the Chu State.

Then Lu Yuan naturally had no scruples.

In the future, they will directly carry the Purple Cloud Dao up, and like the Flying Frost Dao, they will be canonized as the state religion together, and let them go dog-eat-dog on both sides.

As for the original commitment to Feishuang Dao as the state religion......

No one has stipulated that there can only be one state religion, right?

Moreover, the Feishuang Dao family is dominant, which is not a good thing for the country.

It is not bad for the Chu State to have a Purple Cloud Dao to contain and balance.

At the same time, it can also allow the two families to constantly weaken themselves in the fight, and when they are exhausted from fighting, it will be much easier for Lu Yuan to clean up again.

'Hmph, these two thieves, let's fight first. Wait for me to unify the world, and then I will clean you up. ’

In Lu Yuan's heart, he had already thought of seventeen or eighteen means, and he could slowly concoct the Purple Cloud Dao and the Flying Frost Dao in the future.

However, what he thought in his heart, Xuan Chengzi in front of him was naturally not clear.

But the plan that Lu Yuan proposed before, as well as the temptation of the state religion, Xuan Chengzi's eyes lit up after thinking about it.

The feasibility of this plan is indeed very high.

And after success, with such a contribution, Ziyun Dao will definitely be able to gain a firm foothold in the territory of Chu State.

At that time, Lu Yuan fulfilled his promise and canonized Ziyun Dao as the state religion.

'With the name of the state religion, in the same honorable position, just a small frost path, what to fight with me? ’

Xuan Chengzi thought of this in his heart, and immediately said: "The king's clever plan, I am willing to follow it in Ziyun Dao." ”

……

October of the 11th year of Shenwu.

The first gate of Yangzhou, Ziyun Dao, on the grounds of the tyranny of the Chu State, absconded from the Ning State and swore not to be a Chu minister.

After entering Ning, Xuan Chengzi, the master of Ziyun Dao, ordered the elders Xuan Yi and Xuanyu to enter the country of Shining.

Emperor Ning Shenqiu heard about it and was overjoyed.

Then the original Feishuang Road Mountain Gate was given, and Miluo Mountain was in Ziyun Road, so that the returned righteous people could settle down.

As for Xuan Yi and Xuanyu, they were both named Marquis of Wu, and each ordered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, stationed on the domestic frontier to prevent the Chu people.

The trend of Ningguo's decline, with the coming of Ziyun Dao, has recovered a lot.

The heart of the Linhai family is a little calmer.

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