34. The general trend
"Not bad. The scholar glanced at Xiao Fei approvingly and said, "After the Great War, the Sword Saint lived in seclusion in the East Tower, and the Sword Alliance was only responsible for selecting martial artists, and could not participate in political affairs. And the god of war is nowhere to be seen, they are tired of the ruthless fraud of the court, so they choose to retreat bravely. Without these two obstacles, Cao lowered the ice to cultivate his power inch by inch, and brought the royal family and the army into his palm. It is estimated that the current five major battalions, except for the sword soldiers who are still in the hands of the Gu Yue family, have become private soldiers surnamed Cao. At this time, the nobles who affected their own interests could no longer sit still, and the four major families represented by the Guyue family first openly opposed Cao Zhubing, so there was a stalemate between these two factions in the current dynasty. The little emperor thus sat firmly on the throne in the balance. ”
The scholar took a sip of water and continued: "This is an internal affair, let alone the outer city. Since the founding of the Yuan Emperor, the city lord has maintained the separation of powers, and the city lord has the power to govern the city to which he belongs, so the ruling power of the imperial family has been greatly reduced. This unfavorable system made the lords of the castles grow larger and larger, and the center became an empty shell with only a few small castles. Among the thirty-eight city lords of the seventy-two cities in the world, the most powerful are Mu Moran, the lord of Black Moon City, who has five cities, Shi Hua, the lord of White Horse City, who owns three cities, and Cai Qianzhou, the lord of Guangling City, who has eight cities. The Black Moon City Lord is in the north, firmly controlling a large area of the Northern Desert Prefecture, and is eyeing the crumbling royal family. And the city lord of Guangling is in Nanze, and he alone accounts for most of the fourteen cities in Nanze, and the control is an extremely rich grain and grass city, so he can be regarded as the first city lord in the world in terms of power. As for the territory of Shi Hua in Zhongzhou, although it is less than the other two city lords, its reputation is the highest, and the people in the city are called the city lords of cloth, which is deeply popular with the people, and there are many heroes under him, which is enough to compete for the world. ”
"What will be the situation in the future according to Mr. Wang?" Xiao Fei continued to ask.
"I'm sure you know what Momiji has been doing lately. The scholar asked rhetorically.
"Yes, I heard that the red leaves have destroyed the two giants in a row, and it has become a common reference in the world. "Little Fly.
"Yes, in this way, Red Leaves and the nobles and the forces of the rivers and lakes are already on the same footing, and the head-to-head confrontation will be a matter of urgency. As long as the battle starts, I believe that the major city lords who can't bear it for a long time will raise troops in the name of King Qin, and the world will be in chaos again. In this way, the hearts of those who wish for chaos in the world are weighed. Scholar said.
"Sir, you also think that someone deliberately blamed Momiji?" asked Huang Chongsheng.
"Of course. The Red Leaf Gang represents Cao Jianbing's party, and it is reasonable for them to use terrifying means to intimidate the world at the beginning of the gang. But just when they became the number one gang in the world, they clearly came out to cause trouble, which is too unreasonable. Now that the fuse is leading, chaos in the world is inevitable, and scholars like me can only sigh helplessly. The scholar raised his glass and drank a full glass.
"Who does Mr. think will end up in the world?" Xiao Fei felt like the scholar was quite interested.
"The main soldiers of Black Moon City are strong, the main of Guangling City is full of food, and the main people of White Horse City, these three people have the ability to control the world. But in terms of personality, Mu Moran is too arbitrary and reckless. And Cai Qianzhou is too conservative to take the initiative to take action until the situation is unclear. Therefore, Shi Hua, who is still willing to speak a hundred words and entertain the people in the outer city, is the most promising. And the little emperor within the imperial family is orthodox after all, and the nobles of the united relatives can compete with Cao Jianbing. And Cao Jianbing was not only afraid of the emperor taking power, but also afraid of the opportunity of the outer city to make trouble, so if he had no way to quickly solve the chaos, it would be very dangerous. So the key to everything depends on how our emperor handles this catastrophe. ”
"If the civil strife can end within ten days, then the current dynasty can continue, on the contrary, whoever wins the world will definitely change hands. Xiao Fei affirmed.
"It only takes ten days to travel from White Horse to the Imperial City. What the little brother said is very true. The scholar smiled.
"Sir is well versed in the situation in the world, and it is a pity that he is still white. Didn't Mr. think of entering the dynasty as an official to assist the young emperor in dealing with the Cao Party, so as to calm the world?" Huang Chongsheng actually didn't want the world to change greatly, since the Jianyuan Emperor unified the Central Plains for only a hundred years, everything has just recovered in a hundred years, but it will suffer disasters.
"Ha, if you don't use force today, you can't be stable, which is why I sigh helplessly. The scholar shook his head.
"Why is this, didn't you just say that the emperor only needs to calm down the civil strife?" asked Huang Chongsheng.
"Quelling the civil strife can make the major city lords have no reason to send troops, but the problem of sitting in a big place has not been solved. If the emperor has a Daoming monarch, then he will naturally be able to deal with the Cao Party, and he will naturally work hard, and he will naturally weaken the local power, do you want the city lords to be obedient?" The scholar said in one sentence the symptoms of the uncertain illness in the world.
"If there is no chaos, there is no decision. The world is like this, it's rare to see that Mr. might as well let us just drink, how about letting go of our troubles for the time being?" Xiao Fei had a good impression of this down-and-out scholar, and raised his glass to invite.
"It's okay if it's not messy, it's not decided. I respect you. The scholar smiled and drank bitterly.
Huang Chongsheng was also drinking, but his mood was far less relaxed than at the beginning. He was originally a prominent son of a famous family, and he never thought about what the world was like now, he only wanted to have an affair with the woman he liked, but after experiencing the pain of annihilation, he suddenly understood the meaning of pain. Therefore, he can understand Zhuo Junyao's bitterness, and therefore regrets that there are many people in the world who want to become victims of troubled times. This kind of compassion was something he had never thought of before, but now it would hit his heart from time to time.
The three of them drank happily in the filthy and cramped hotel, from noon to evening, and talked about not only disturbing political affairs, but also strange stories in the world. In the conversation, even Xiaofei had to admire the scholar's profound knowledge, and there seemed to be nothing in the sky and the earth that he didn't know.
It wasn't until the moon was over that the three were kicked out by the store. Of course, the checkout is naturally a big and small fly.
"By the way, brother, you just said so many divine weapons in the world, so in your opinion, what is the number one weapon in the world?" Xiao Fei, who was drunk, lay down in the pavilion and said with wine in his mouth.
The scholar stumbled and fell onto Xiao Fei, and said with a smile: "Except for the ancient weapons, most of the other divine weapons in the world are from Xu Changqing's hands, and what is his most proud murderous divine weapon, do you know?"
"I didn't know if I asked you, you, don't sell it. Huang Chongsheng said while holding the scholar's shoulder.
"Hey, tell you ...... Death Order!" The scholar began to slurred his speech.
"Death Order, I have heard rumors that it is Xu Changqing's secret weapon, but no one has seen it, I thought it was just a legend. "Little Fly.
"What a legend, Xu, Xu Changqing hasn't used this divine weapon since he created it, just because it's too terrifying. It wasn't until he had a life-and-death battle with the Demon Sect that he took out this weapon, and it was also thanks to the death order that everyone defeated the evil emperor. The scholar wanted to sit up but his whole body was weak, "But this death order still has a big secret." ”
"What's the secret?" Xiao Fei and Huang Chongsheng said in unison.
The scholar did not answer again, for he fell asleep in a drunken state.