The Yunyang Empire has a total of 21 states, with a vast territory of more than 100,000 li, which can be described as vast and unlimited.

Jeju is located in the east of the Yunyang Empire, with a vast land, a population of more than 100 million, prosperous commerce and trade, and the rivers and lakes of Jeju are also prevalent.

There is a top force in Jeju, which is the Nanpyeong Nangong clan, which is one of the nine great families in the world, which is a force in the eleven realms.

The Nangong clan is not only a force in the rivers and lakes, but also a gate valve, and has a lot of private troops, but the status of the Nangong clan in Yunyang Jeju is not as good as that of the Cao clan in Daqianqingzhou, even if Chen Liucao did not have Heaven and Earth Tongxuan before he stayed.

The Yunyang Empire is at its peak, it is the first in the world, there are countless strong people in the country, but most of them are concentrated in the imperial court, Yunyang Jianghu is suppressed by the imperial court forces, and there are few top forces in the rivers and lakes, so that it is the weakest of the three major powers.

The power of the court of the Yunyang Empire is strong, so that the status of the major forces in the Yunyang rivers and lakes is not very high, and it is necessary to look at the eyes of the court, and dare not disobey the will of the court, otherwise it will be easily trampled through the mountain gate by the iron horse, and the inheritance will be destroyed.

This is completely different from the situation fifty years ago, before the annexation war of the Warring States period ignited, the power of the rivers and lakes in the Yunyang Empire was very prosperous, and it once suppressed the power of the imperial court.

Since the Xuanzhen Dynasty began to fall after the Han Dynasty, the curtain of the Warring States Beacon was opened, and after thirty years of annexation wars, Yunyang set foot on the Seven Kingdoms, and the territory expanded from 11 states to 21 states.

In these thirty years, the Xuanzhen Dynasty destroyed the ten kingdoms of the former Tang Dynasty, Dawu, Dasheng, Dafeng, and the Eastern Song Dynasty, and directly skyrocketed from the land of eight states to the land of twenty-three states, and the territory was even wider than that of the Yunyang Empire.

The Great Qian Dynasty destroyed the Western Chu, Western Shu, Southern Qin, Kangzhou, and Northern Song states, and expanded its territory from Kyushu to 17 states, the least of the three major powers in terms of territory and population.

The Yunyang Empire, the Xuanzhen Dynasty and the Daqian Dynasty are all the three major powers in the world, but the domestic situation is different, and it can even be said that earth-shaking changes have taken place.

Fifty years ago, the Jianghu forces of the Yunyang Empire suppressed the power of the imperial court, and fifty years later, the power of the imperial court far exceeded the power of the rivers and lakes, and the forces of the rivers and lakes were breathless.

The reason for this is that the current emperor of the Yunyang Empire played an important role in it.

Today's Yunyang Emperor is the lord of the world, wise and martial, and the Yunyang Empire has also developed and grown to today's glory and prosperity in his hands, becoming the first power in the world.

Emperor Yunyang is wise and martial, far-sighted, he is virtuous and capable, knows people and is good at his duties, pro-virtuous ministers and far villains, Chana Yayan, Qiangang is arbitrary, and martial arts cultivation is unfathomable, which can be described as both civil and martial arts.

In the thirty-year annexation war, he sought cooperation in the struggle and drove the tiger and devoured the wolf, causing heavy losses to the forces in the rivers and lakes of Yunyang, but the power of the Yunyang court became stronger and stronger.

Emperor Yunyang controlled the pace of imperial expansion, and always kept the imperial court in a strong period.

After the end of the annexation war, the territory of the Yunyang Empire nearly doubled, and the power of the rivers and lakes also increased a lot, but the forces of the rivers and lakes who dared to provoke the imperial court became fewer and fewer.

In the past twenty years, the Yunyang Empire has recuperated, and the power of the imperial court is still rapidly becoming stronger, and most of the new powerhouses of the Nine Realms and Ten Realms in the empire are from the imperial court.

Only a small number of people are from the rivers and lakes, and during this period, some of the strong people in the rivers and lakes died, causing the forces of the rivers and lakes to stagnate, and the gap between the strength of the court and the court is getting bigger and bigger.

The status of the top forces in the rivers and lakes with the Celestial Master in the Yunyang Empire is equivalent to the status of the Grandmaster in the Great Qian Dynasty; The status of the forces of the Eleventh Realm in the Yunyang Empire was not as good as the status of the forces of the Ten Realms in the Great Qian Dynasty.

In the Great Qianhuang Dynasty, many states had the forces of the Ten Realms, and these top forces in the rivers and lakes were the overlords in each state, and even the state officials were afraid of it, and they did not dare to fight with it at will.

At this point, the Jianghu forces of the Yunyang Empire can't do it, and there are many celestial masters in the Yunyang Empire's court, so that the imperial court doesn't take the forces of the ten realms of the rivers and lakes in its eyes, and only a few of the forces of the eleven realms can be respected.

Although the imperial court respected the forces of the Eleven Realms, it would not let them become the soil emperors of a state, and imposed many restrictions, at most they were on an equal footing with the government of a state.

The Yunyang Imperial Court has the strength to destroy the entire Yunyang rivers and lakes, but the Yunyang Emperor will not do this, which is tantamount to cutting off an arm, causing himself to lose his muscles and bones, and greatly damage his vitality, which will only give other countries an opportunity to take advantage of.

Emperor Yunyang wanted to control all the forces in the rivers and lakes of Yunyang, on the one hand, he forbade the forces of the rivers and lakes to move out of the Yunyang Empire, and on the other hand, he gave some favors to help them develop.

He wants to make the Yunyang Jianghu forces a knife, so he can't abolish his martial arts, this knife can't be too blunt, otherwise it will have no effect; This knife should not be too sharp, otherwise it is easy to injure yourself.

The proportions of this were well controlled by Emperor Yunyang.

Compared with the Yunyang Empire, the Xuanzhen Dynasty and the Great Qian Dynasty were different from each other in the past and present.

Fifty years ago, the power of the Xuanzhen Dynasty was at its peak, and it fiercely suppressed the power of the rivers and lakes, but fifty years later, it was the other way around.

The reason for this is Emperor Xuanzhen's pot.

Today, Emperor Xuanzhen succeeded to the throne before the curtain of the Warring States Beacon Fire opened, and his great achievements, great ambition and talent, and frequently waged wars against foreign countries, so that the Xuanzhen Dynasty benefited the most from the thirty-year annexation war, destroying ten kingdoms and tripling the territory.

The Ten Kingdoms were destroyed, and countless Jianghu forces were incorporated into the Xuanzhen Dynasty, making the originally weak Xuanzhen Jianghu extremely strong in an instant, and there were nine eleven realm forces such as Yuanyin Xue Palace, Heavenly Demon Sect, Juntian Sect, Taixuanzong, True Martial Sect, and Sword Emperor City, and there were even more forces in the Ten Realms.

Although the power of the Xuanzhen Imperial Court is also increasing, there is still a very big gap compared with the forces of the rivers and lakes, and the forces of the rivers and lakes are still big and beyond the control of the Xuanzhen Imperial Court.

In order to maintain his rule, maintain a vast territory, and avoid serious consequences caused by civil strife, Emperor Xuanzhen could only tolerate and turn a blind eye to many excesses of the Jianghu forces.

Fifty years ago, Xuanzhen's national strength was the first in the world, the power of the rivers and lakes was weak, the national strength of the Yunyang Empire was the second, and the power of the rivers and lakes was the first in the world; Now Xuanzhen is the second in national strength, the first in the world in terms of the power of the rivers and lakes, the first in the world in the national strength of the Yunyang Empire, and the power of the rivers and lakes is weak.

Although the territory and population of the Yunyang Empire are not as good as the Xuanzhen Dynasty, under the leadership of the Yunyang Emperor, the national strength is much stronger than that of the Xuanzhen Dynasty.

The Xuanzhen Dynasty became a big fat man after eating it in one bite, and he suffered from indigestion directly.

As for the Daqian Dynasty, 50 years ago, it was the third in the world in terms of national strength and the second in the world in terms of Jianghu power, barely maintaining a balance.

Qianshizong was also a wise and martial emperor, and after the annexation war broke out, the Great Qianhuang Dynasty was the last to launch a war, so he saw the many problems exposed by the Yunyang Empire and the Xuanzhen Dynasty in the annexation war.

Although those problems were inconspicuous at the time, the far-sighted Qianshizong knew that they were likely to cause great troubles and must be treated with caution, and the national conditions of the Great Qianhuang Dynasty were different from those of Yunyang and Xuanzhen, so they could only take another road of expansion.

He wanted to learn from Emperor Yunyang to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, but the forces of the Great Qianjiang and Lakes saw the lessons of the past and did not cooperate with him.

Qianshizong also saw the lessons of the Xuanzhen Dynasty, and did not dare to expand on a large scale, otherwise the outcome might be worse than that of the Xuanzhen Dynasty.

The balance between the court and the rivers and lakes of the Great Qian, which cannot be easily broken, otherwise it will be a lose-lose situation, so he has always maintained this balance.

Therefore, in the thirty years of annexation wars, the Daqian Dynasty only destroyed five countries and expanded the territory of eight states.

After the expansion of the eight prefectures, the original Jianghu forces of these five countries were merged into the Daqian Dynasty, which strengthened the strength of the Daqian Jianghu, but the national strength of the Daqian also increased rapidly, forming a new balance.

During the next 20 years of recuperation, Qianshizong also formulated various policies and systems with important ministers of the imperial court, striving to gradually increase the power of the imperial court, enhance the ruling power of the Great Qianhuang Dynasty over the states, and gradually suppress the power of the rivers and lakes, among which the migration of population is the top priority.

The Great Qian Dynasty moved one-half of the population of the other five states outside the core four states to the new eight states, and moved three-quarters of the population of the new eight states, and a small part of the hundreds of millions of people moved to Qingzhou and other five states, and most of them moved into the core four states.

The migration of the population was not achieved overnight, but took a full 15 years, involving the great migration of more than 1 billion people, 15 years is still too short, and most of the important ministers of the DPRK and the central government suggested that the time be extended to 30 years, or even 50 years, but Qianshizong did not agree.

The White Lotus Rebellion that broke out seven years ago was able to sweep through the 36 counties of eight prefectures in a short period of time, which was also caused by the great migration of the population.

The Great Qian's national strength was strong, so it was naturally able to be easily suppressed, and the White Lotus Sect's uprising could not turn the storm and was quickly put down.

After the annexation war, after 20 years of recuperation, the national strength of the Daqian Dynasty became stronger and stronger, and the power of the imperial court and the power of the rivers and lakes were significantly enhanced.

Although the national strength of the great cadres is still the third in the world, and the forces in the rivers and lakes are still the third in the world, the balance has been maintained.

If Qianshizong had been alive, he would naturally be able to suppress the universe and suppress all parties in the Great Qian, and perhaps in another 50 or even 100 years, the forces of the Great Qian's court would be able to gradually suppress the forces in the rivers and lakes of the Great Qian.

And the Xuanzhen Dynasty should be the earliest powerful country with civil strife, the Xuanzhen Jianghu power is too strong, the Xuanzhen Imperial Court is also very strong, the contradictions between the two sides are becoming increasingly intensified, and the Xuanzhen Imperial Court can't help but raise the butcher's knife against the Xuanzhen Jianghu forces sooner or later.

At that time, the Xuanzhen Dynasty will break out into the largest civil strife in history, and if the Xuanzhen Dynasty is unable to take measures to suppress the Xuanzhen Jianghu, it is very likely to split and re-turn into a small country, and other countries that are eyeing it will not let go of this opportunity.

This is the consensus of all parties in the world.

But no one expected that the contradictions of the Xuanzhen Dynasty had not yet broken out, and the Daqian Dynasty could not hold on.

The Great Qian Dynasty, which was originally thriving and steadily increasing its national strength, was interrupted due to the sudden death of Qianshizong, and the succession of the new emperor was also unable to subdue all parties due to insufficient strength and prestige, resulting in a tendency for the Great Qian Dynasty to have internal and external troubles.

If the struggle in Zhengjing City is further intensified, the migration turmoil that has only been followed for a few years is likely to set off a huge storm again, and more than half of the population of the five destroyed countries will be moved into the four core states of Zhongzhou, Qianzhou, Leizhou, and Shenzhou.

At that time, the entire Great Qian Dynasty will decline at an extremely rapid rate.

The Xuanzhen Dynasty was a contradiction between the imperial court and the rivers and lakes, which would cause civil strife in the future, while the Daqian Dynasty was a civil strife caused by the internal struggle of the imperial court, and the nature was different, but the results were similar.

Once the Great Qian Dynasty reached that point, all the countries that were eyeing it would take action, and the Xuanzhen Dynasty was no exception, and foreign wars were the best means to divert domestic contradictions.

The situation of the Great Qian Dynasty once again shocked all parties in the world, and the Great Qian Dynasty, which was about to be in chaos, was temporarily suppressed because Cao Shaoqing entered Beijing and played a three-board axe.

If the Great Qian's Dynasty is in civil strife, the Yunyang Empire will be able to take the opportunity to go south to occupy a large territory and lay the foundation and foundation for unifying the world.

Therefore, Emperor Yunyang is ready to teach Cao Shaoqing a lesson in his eyes, and it would be better if he could directly remove it.

Unyang Empire, Jeju, Nampyeong.

The great forces of the Yunyang Empire did not put their nests in the city, so they were naturally worried that the Yunyang Imperial Court would suddenly become bad, and the Nangong clan was no exception, and did not live in the county seat.

The nest of the Nangong clan is located on the Jiannan Mountain in Nanping County, by the mountains and rivers, and a large number of magnificent palaces and pavilions have been built, which are very magnificent, showing the spirit of the family.

At this moment, on the top of Jiannan Mountain, there is an old man with white hair who is watching the battle.

On a secondary peak a few miles away, there are two people facing each other, one holding a spear and the other holding a heavy sword.

The two of them shouted at the same time, and their bodies rushed towards each other in an instant, the sword qi pierced the sky, and the shadow of the spear turned into lightning, colliding with each other, making a deafening loud noise.

The two of them are highly cultivated, agile, every move makes the surrounding air flow turbulent, every move is full of power, the rock is broken, the smoke covers the sky, the heavy sword and the spear collide, making a sonorous sound, like thunder shaking all directions.

Wherever the sword qi went, the sky and the earth were shattered, the Qiankun changed color in an instant, the spear swept away, a section of the mountain peak was directly shattered, countless gravel shots, and the moves of both sides were more rapid and fierce, ruthless and ruthless.

With the continuous evolution of the battle situation, the two sides have displayed various martial arts, one side runs the seal, the wind and thunder are everywhere, the world suddenly changes color, and the other side uses the fist technique, opening and closing, wild and domineering, and the universe is trembling.

Soon, the battle entered the white-hot phase.

One side is holding a heavy sword, slashing and coming, the sword is vigorous, sweeping like lightning, cutting off a section of the mountain, like a storm, destroying the withering and decaying, while the other side is holding a gun and turning into a dragon, the body is smart, instantly vacant, peerless marksmanship is exerted to the extreme, roaring, like thunder and lightning, breaking out of the air.

The long sword slashed through the air, shining like a meteor with silver light, slashing through the void and slashing towards the dragon, who roared and soared into the air, and a huge lightning bolt struck the sword, easily dissolving it.

The swordsman's eyes were full of battle intent, like a unicorn taking a step, disappearing from heaven and earth in an instant, appearing directly under the dragon, the swordsman's eyes were condensed, his mind moved, the long sword hung in the air, and in an instant, thousands of sword qi surged, slashing towards the dragon.

The gunman who incarnated as a divine dragon was shocked, his heart was horizontal, and he instantly cast a secret method, his body suddenly became larger, dozens of zhang long, covered in dragon scales and iron armor, and he shouted violently, the dragon roar was deafening, the wind swept away, and the entire space seemed to be torn apart.

Thousands of sword qi were shattered one after another, and the dragon's roar also stopped, but sword marks appeared on the scale armor of the divine dragon, densely packed, countless.

The swordsman stood out of thin air, his expression was as calm as water, and with a finger of the long sword in his hand, the sky instantly condensed hundreds of millions of wisps of sword qi, looked at the other party and said with a smile:

"Brother Xiaoyao, do you still want to fight?"

Hearing this, Shenlong roared lightly, and quickly turned back into the body of a spear in his hand, Nangong Xiaoyao said sullenly: "If you don't fight, you won't fight, your strength is stronger than mine." ”

"Hahaha~"

The swordsman laughed a few times, and did not correct Nangong Xiaoyao's words.

He knows his strength, and he is more than a step stronger than Nangong Xiaoyao.

The swordsman and Nangong Xiaoyao chatted a few more words, and the two of them flew towards the main peak of Jiannan Mountain and landed on the top of the mountain.

(End of chapter)