Qianguo, the imperial palace and the imperial garden.

In a remote corner of the Imperial Garden, a simple bamboo house was built.

This place is the place where the retreat of the national teachers of the Qianguo State is located.

Since the last ascension banquet, the national teacher of Qianguo returned from a serious injury and declared a retreat.

If it weren't for this, Zhao Yan would not have made mediocre decisions one after another.

Zhao Yan took a deep breath, walked to the bamboo gate, and said loudly: "National teacher, please open the door and see." ”

After a few moments, the bamboo door was pushed open, and a young child in his teens stepped out of it and saluted respectfully.

"Official!"

Zhao Yan said in a deep voice: "Please also inform the national teacher, just say that I have something important to ask to see." ”

The young child hesitated for a moment and said, "Master is in retreat......

Zhao Yan was about to speak, but a light sigh suddenly came from the bamboo house, and he said quietly: "Let him come in." ”

Zhao Yanmai stepped inside.

The door of the bamboo house in the courtyard slowly opened, and an old man with white hair walked out of the house.

It is the national teacher of Qianguo, Jiang Xihong.

"Official!"

Jiang Xihong raised his eyebrows lightly and sighed: "The official family is here, it must be a big incident in the country, right?" ”

If there is no great thing, how can he come to this door?

Zhao Yan's expression was complicated, and he wanted to speak again and again.

"Smack!"

Zhao Yan suddenly knelt on the ground and said in a low voice: "I ......"

"The Yan people have gone south, they have occupied most of the territory in the north, King Fu rebelled in the south, and the mercenaries stood on their own."

Zhao Yan's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally it was almost inaudible.

If outsiders see it, the dignified officials will fall to the ground, and they will probably drop their jaws.

At this moment, Zhao Yan is not like a king who has the power of life and death, but like a child who has done something wrong.

When he was a child, he often stayed here for as long as he can remember, spending more time with the national teacher than even his titular father.

The Qianguo has always had the tradition of the prince apprenticeing to the national teacher, which also ensured the imperial power to a certain extent.

The name of master and apprentice may not be stable, but the relationship of interests between the two sides is unshakable.

Once someone threatens the throne, it will inevitably threaten the interests of the national teacher.

It's just that unlike the previous monarchs and ministers, the two are no longer nominal masters and apprentices, but more like father and son.

It's just that since Zhao Yan ascended the throne, he has rarely come here.

Since his accession to the throne, there has been a distinction between kings and ministers.

Jiang Xihong shook his head slightly, sighed lightly, stretched out his hand to help Zhao Yan, and signaled, "Sit down!" ”

Back then, he asked Taiyi Gate Lingyanzi to divination, and observed the vision of the sky, the dragon flourished in the north, the black dragon swallowed the sky, and the star of the emperor of Qianguo was dim.

Emperor Yan's birth made everyone jealous, but later Emperor Yan suddenly announced a retreat, and the Yan Kingdom was turbulent, which also made him wonder if this hexagram was different.

It's just that I didn't expect that the original hexagram was fulfilled today, more than 20 years later.

Everything today corresponds to the original hexagram.

Looking at Zhao Yan, who looked worried, Jiang Xihong was in a trance for a while.

The figure who used to hold a wooden sword in the courtyard was so big in a blink of an eye, I didn't expect time to pass so quickly.

Jiang Xihong poured a cup of tea, drank it slowly, looked at Zhao Yan, and said with relief: "The officials can rest assured, the ministers will not sit idly by and watch the Qianguo country fall into the hands of the Yan people." ”

They have shared weal and woe with the royal family of the Zhao family for generations and received the emperor's favor.

The food of the king, the matter of loyalty!

Even if he knew the destiny of heaven, he wanted to go against the sky!

Zhao Yan was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "But the Yan people are menacing, and now there are only 200,000 forbidden troops in Bianjing City. ”

Zhao Yan didn't know that half of the 200,000 forbidden troops were actually empty for a long time.

Even the remaining 100,000 soldiers and horses are extremely limited.

Jiang Xihong said in a deep voice: "At the beginning, Emperor Taizong set up a dragon protection clan, leaving an edict, and it was not allowed to be used unless the royal family was in the event of life and death. ”

"Now that the survival of the empire is at stake, the minister can only use this force."

In fact, he didn't know that King Fu was far superior to Zhao Yan in terms of ability and means.

With his ability, he also occupies the southern land, which is enough to divide the river with the Yan State and govern it, and hold half of the Qianguo country.

He's the better choice.

It's just that he is selfish after all, Zhao Yan grew up after all.

King Fu may not really be able to trust him.

Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment, and said with a look of surprise: "Why don't I know anything about this?" ”

Zhao Xihong shook his head and said: "Emperor Taizong doesn't want future generations to rely too much on this force, and it is also to ensure its absolute top secret, so as not to let outsiders know." ”

"That's why only my lineage has known about this for generations, and at the same time I have kept this secret."

"But if you want to wake them up, you need a copy of the official decree with the Great Seal."

This is also the rule left at the beginning, in order to prevent this force from falling into the hands of the national teacher, so that it will be absolutely loyal to the royal family.

This force is the descendants of those who were absolutely loyal to the royal family at the beginning, and everyone's loyalty needs not be doubted.

"Good!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Zhao Yan's eyes, and without hesitation, he said in a deep voice: "I am planning this purpose!" ”

He is like a drowning man now, and he is not willing to let go of any opportunity.

After Zhao Yan left, Jiang Xihong took out a crystal clear white bone from his arms, and there seemed to be words circulating on it.

Jiang Xihong held the white bones and was silent for a moment, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes, as if he had made up some kind of determination.

……

When Shen Du led the army back to Nan'an City, it was already half a month later.

The main reason is that after copying Shaolin, he obtained a lot of martial arts cheats and resources, so he traveled extremely slowly along the way.

Now the Yan army has occupied nearly two-thirds of the territory in the north of the Qianguo, and the black dragon banner of the Yan State has already been replaced on the walls of dozens of state capitals.

Many prefectures and cities even took the initiative to declare their surrender to Yan and open the door to surrender.

However, it will take at least a few years to truly convert the people of these territories.

After capturing dozens of cities in a row, the grain and grass of the Yan army has also been greatly expanded.

At the same time, Yan began to send a large number of state capitals to the south.

These cities need to be garrisoned by a large number of soldiers, and the use of cavalry to defend the city is undoubtedly a violent thing.

As soon as Shen Dugang entered the city, he saw Shen Dingzhi who led people to inspect the city defense.

When Shen Dingzhi saw Shen Du, he laughed and said, "Lord Shen, you are really famous all over the world this time. ”

Now that Shen Du destroyed Shaolin, it has already been rumored.

The thousand-year-old Shaolin has long become a big mountain in the hearts of the people of the rivers and lakes.

It is no exaggeration to say that Shaolin may be far more prestigious than the imperial court in the hearts of the people of the rivers and lakes.

Now that Shaolin is gone, those Jianghu people can only shrink obediently.

Shen Du shook his head and said, "It's just a trivial matter." ”

The smile on Shen Dingzhi's face suddenly froze, and he had to barely say "hehe" twice.

It's called a trifle?

If it's all a small thing, then what's a big deal?

"Shaolin is not completely destroyed, Xuan Nan escaped with the remnants of Shaolin."

"So the inheritance of Shaolin is actually still there, and these people should still be in the territory of Qianguo."

Shen Dingzhi didn't care much.

With Xuan Nan alone, he can't set off any storms.

Now the Qianguo martial arts are frightened because of this incident, and a few people dare to cooperate with Shaolin.

"That's right!"

"What's going on with the Heavenly Gate?"

"Is there really a so-called celestial?"

Shen Dingzhi has been concerned about this matter for a long time, but the road is far away, and there are many rumors on the rivers and lakes, which can be described as varied, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false.

At this moment, a soldier in black armor in the distance walked quickly and saluted respectfully.

"Lord Shen, the Metropolitan Governor has summoned you to the military tent to discuss matters!"

"Got it!"

Shen Du responded, looked at Shen Dingzhi, and said, "General Shen, I'll talk about this later." ”

"Okay!"

Shen Dingzhi also guessed that the Metropolitan Governor was probably also concerned about this matter.

Shen Du was not surprised that Xiang Nantian would summon him.

Destroying such a big thing as Shaolin, it would be strange if Xiang Nantian didn't say anything.

In the tent,

Xiang Nantian was dressed in pitch black armor, sitting on a yellow flower chair, eagle looking at the wolf, and his majestic physique exuded fierce qi and blood.

There seemed to be a ball of pure killing intent condensed in his eyes, and his momentum was like a mountain.

This eighth on the heavenly list is far more mysterious than the outside world rumores.

"The Grand Duke!"

Shen Du bowed.

Xiang Nantian's eyes lowered, fell on Shen Du, and suddenly smiled: "If you see the heavenly people, what do you think?" ”

Maybe he hadn't smiled in a long time, and his smile was a little stiff, which looked rather strange.

A hint of surprise flashed in Shen Du's eyes.

Although the matter of Tianmen has now been circulated, Xiang Nantian's tone does not seem to be at all like he just learned about it.

It's more like I knew about it for a long time.

Without waiting for Shen Du to speak, Xiang Nantian took the initiative to say: "That's right, as you think, I already knew about the people of that day. ”

"Thirty years ago, I had already seen that so-called celestial, and I had also killed a celestial man."

"Everyone in the world knows that I am a late bloomer, but few people know the details."

"And my chance originated from that trip to the blessed world."

Hearing this, Shen Du couldn't help but be shocked.

Thirty years ago?

Was there a celestial man in the first place?

Xiang Nantian looked at Shen Du, stretched out his hand and signaled, "Sit down!" ”

"This matter should be secret, but this time Tianmen is in the world, and the news has already spread all over the world, so it is not a secret thing."

Shen Du looked at Xiang Nantian curiously, it seemed that this Metropolitan Governor knew far more than he thought.

Xiang Nantian said in a deep voice: "Regarding the matter of Tianmen, I have investigated many things, and I have personally pursued them. ”

"As far as I know, there is actually more than one so-called Heavenly Gate."

"Behind the Heavenly Gate you saw in Shaolin, it should be the place where the Sanskrit Sect is located behind the Heavenly Gate."

"The cultivation of those celestial beings is somewhat similar to the martial arts of Buddhism."

"At the beginning, we had explored many caves and blessed lands, and there were all kinds of indications that some of the Buddhist lineages in the world should be connected with the Heavenly Gate."

"But it's just that the inheritance is similar, there is not much connection between them, if it weren't for that, Shaolin would have opened the gate of heaven a long time ago."

"In ancient times, there were many martial arts powerhouses who chose to step into the gate of heaven and became celestial after breaking through the magic image."

"I didn't expect that guy Mingchen would actually trigger the Gate of Heaven, if he really let him open it, it would definitely be a huge disaster."

Xiang Nantian took a sip of the tea on the table, and continued: "In fact, there are also factions between the Heavenly Gate, in addition to Sanskrit Sect and Martial Cultivation, there is also a line of alien beasts. ”

"Alien beasts?"

Shen Du's heart was touched and surprised.

Xiang Nantian bowed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Otherwise, why don't you see those heaven and earth beasts in the world." ”

"In ancient times, there were not many beasts in the mountains and forests, and their bloodlines were passed down among many beasts, which also allowed those beasts to gain extraordinary abilities."

"Those alien beasts have already given birth to extraordinary spiritual intelligence, and their strength is no worse than those celestials."

"In fact, the Heavenly Gate is a general name, strictly speaking, they are divided into the lower three days, the middle three days, and the upper three days, similar to the Nine Heavens in the Daomen classics, different Heavenly Gates, the strength of the heavens behind them is also different."

"What you see in Shaolin should be the next three days, so the strength of the celestial beings who appear is not too strong."

"Even in the next three days, some celestials are a little stronger than ordinary Dharma elephants."

Xiang Nantian glanced at Shen Du deeply, and said meaningfully: "After the law image, it is the martial saint, also known as the realm of martial arts supernatural powers, which can perceive heaven and earth, and become a realm of its own, if you break through this realm, you can comprehend your own martial arts supernatural powers." ”

"Of course, in those heavenly populations, they called this realm a martial immortal."

"Actually, this is the difference between the two martial arts cultivation paths, and there is not much difference between the two in essence."

Regarding this matter, Shen Du had already obtained it from the remnant soul of the celestial, but he did not say it.

Xiang Nantian suddenly sneered and said, "Although the so-called celestials and people have taken up personal characters, they actually have nothing to do with people for a long time. ”

"Once you enter the Heavenly Gate, you will replace your bloodline body, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is another kind of living being."

"Abandon immortality as a saint, enter the gate of heaven as an immortal!"

Xiang Nantian's eyes were slightly downcast, and he said faintly: "This cross is engraved on a broken stone tablet, and it has a history of at least three thousand years. ”

Shen Du frowned and said, "Since they were able to live forever behind the Heavenly Gate, why did they insist on coming out of it?" ”

"Huh!"

Xiang Nantian shook his head and sneered, and said lightly: "The so-called immortals are just a group of poor and pathetic slaves. ”

"The world behind the gate of heaven is even more predatory, there will be no laws there, and those celestials who claim to be extraordinary are no different from ants in the eyes of the stronger."

"As for their purpose, what I know at the moment is to plunder the fortunes of the world."

"The theory of luck is mysterious, but ordinary people don't have the corresponding means, and they can't see it."

"You should understand that in the last years of the dynasty, natural and man-made disasters and various disasters occurred frequently, and in the eyes of the people of the Daomen, this matter was caused by the weakening of the dynasty's luck and the loss of luck."

"It's just that these luck luck is lost from here, and it will definitely start from other places, after all, it is still in this world, just as when my Yan Kingdom seized the hundred barbarian luck and fixed the world, it is nothing more than a change of personal possession, but if it is plundered by the heavens, this part of the luck will completely disappear from the world."

"At that time, the world will usher in a hero!"

Xiang Nantian sighed, shook his head and said, "Heaven and earth have their own rules, but Mingchen broke this rule this time. ”

"If the door is present today, and the merit is spread all over the world, it will inevitably cause chaos."

Xiang Nantian took a stone tablet with a sense of age from the table, and said in a deep voice: "You can take a look at this skill." ”

"There is a path behind the Fa Elephant on this, but it is not the Heavenly Gate Exercise."

"You can refer to those exercises, but you must not practice, immortality is not as good as you think."

Shen Du took the exercise and thanked Xiang Nantian.

Xiang Nantian shook his head slightly, and said calmly: "With your talent, you can go further." ”

"After three months, there should be a cave blessed land that will be opened again, and my opportunity is from it, if you want to go, you can go and see it."

"But I need to remind you that that Cave Heaven Blessed Land is very special, even with your strength, you may not be able to escape with your whole body."

Shen Du got up and arched his hand and said, "Please also ask the capital to tell him!" ”

A hint of appreciation flashed in Xiang Nantian's eyes.

If Shen Du was afraid of this, although he wouldn't say anything, he would look down on him a little bit after all.

(End of chapter)