Huo Dianguo twitched the corners of his mouth, he didn't know what words to use to describe his mood at this time!

The emperor of the Heavenly Jade Empire came in person, and as the banner master of the Demon Sect to guard the Heavenly Jade Empire, he was still eating at home? and...... The most important thing is that there is not even a single official with real power in the team that greets them!!

What is it?

Blasphemy against the Tianyu royal family?

Be!

However, he did not dare to say it!

......

The little emperor and the envoys of the Yanlei Empire entered the city, and Liu Jianzhong respectfully led everyone to the two luxurious mansions prepared in advance. After the matter here was settled, Liu Jianzhong had just said goodbye and left on the front foot, and the little emperor and his guard leader Huo Dianguo also left the mansion with his back foot.

Castle Lord's Mansion.

After lunch, everyone went their separate ways. Jiang Cheng walked out of the City Lord's Mansion, and Tu Jingsheng came over to report: "The cultivation of Huo Dianguo, the leader of the guards, is unfathomable, and according to my guess, it should be on par with Lord Ou Jiarong." In addition, he commanded two thousand two hundred and nine elite people, and in addition to logistics and supplies, the average combat strength was above the second heaviest in the Great Sage Realm. ”

Jiang Cheng didn't answer after hearing this, but walked out of the City Lord's Mansion directly, there are a lot of government affairs waiting for him to do in the Fallen River Province today.

The sword girl walked out of the city lord's mansion, and a young man of twenty-seven or eighteen years old greeted her. This young man's name is Xie Shan, and now his cultivation has entered the third realm of the Great Sage Realm, coupled with the training of the sword girl, his combat effectiveness is the highest in the Vermilion Bird Battalion, and at the same time, he is also the deputy commander of the Vermilion Bird Camp selected by the sword girl.

"Commander!"

The knife girl walked forward and asked, "How is the situation?"

Xie Shan walked half a step behind the knife girl and reported: "Everyone has entered the city safely. However, I noticed that there were still two inexplicable groups of men and horses hovering outside the capital gates. It will blend into the capital at any time. Command. Shall we secretly eradicate these people?"

"How many are there?"

"About three hundred. ”

"So many!" the knife girl stopped, a look of surprise on her face.

Xie Shan smiled bitterly: "Commander, these are only close to the capital, and those who are not close to the capital are unknown, and the subordinates guess that this time I am afraid that there will be a storm." ”

The knife girl took another step: "Then don't do it for the time being, try to find out the details of these people." All those who enter the city, they must be watched one-on-one. If there is any change, it will not be forgiven. Other than that...... In addition to paying attention to the power of Boyan, it is also necessary to keep an eye on the movements of Cheng Guogong. ”

"My subordinates understand!"

After receiving the order, Xie Shan directly returned to the station of the Suzaku Battalion, which was the camp of the previous garrison. The first thing he did when he returned here was to disperse all the people in the Suzaku Camp......

For a time, inside and outside the capital, there was a surge!

The knife girl walked a few steps and saw Jiang Cheng standing in the middle of the road, and the two talked in a low voice, walking farther and farther. After the two left, a middle-aged man in a strong suit led a young man in a fancy costume to appear at the corner of the street. Go straight to the City Lord's Mansion.

In front of the main hall of the Lord's Mansion.

"Commander Huo, you stay here. ”

"Yes. ”

The little emperor walked into the main hall. Hugging his fists, he said: "Yuan Kai, I have seen the flag master." ”

"Your Majesty, please. ”

Li Mu was slightly surprised, the little emperor didn't call himself me, and put his posture so low...... It's not a good sign.

The two sat down separately. Li Mu smiled and said, "Your Majesty came to the Fallen River Province this time, and also brought the mission of the Smoke and Thunder Empire?"

"Yes. ”

"I don't know ...... Your Majesty"

The little emperor suddenly stood up from his seat, walked to the place between the two tables, and with a bend of his knees, he actually knelt down!

"Lord Banner, please save me!"

Li Mu was completely confused by his behavior. Hurriedly helped him up, "What is the matter, sit down and talk slowly." ”

The two of them re-seated, and the little emperor got straight to the point and said, "The Smoke and Thunder Empire may be about to raise troops to attack the Tianyu Empire...... Flag Master, please listen to what I have to say. Before leaving the Imperial City, I overheard a secret conversation between the Queen Mother and the Smoke and Thunder Empire Mission. Its content is that the army of the Chengguo Gong Smoke and Thunder Empire enters our Tianyu Empire, drives straight in, and takes the imperial city directly!"

Li Mu smiled and said, "Where did you hear that?"

"It's true!"

"Okay......" Li Mu took a sip of tea: "Even if it's true, what good is this for the Empress Dowager? What good is it for the Duke of Chengguo?" It is said that now the government of the Tianyu Empire is controlled by the Empress Dowager Caizhuang, and she already controls the government of Tianyu, so why collude with the Yanlei Empire?"

"Empress Dowager Caizhuang and Chengguo Gong, they are both from the Yanlei Empire!!"

"Suck !!", even Li Mu was surprised!

The little emperor continued: "If this matter hadn't been said by the Empress Dowager Cai Zhuang herself, no one would have known that she was once a member of the royal family of the Smoke and Thunder Empire! She has been imprisoned in the deep palace of the Smoke and Thunder Empire since she was born, and all she has learned since she was a child is conspiracy and strategy, and it was not until that year that the Tianyu Empire chose a concubine that she was selected by the Tianyu Empire into the harem! Maybe you can't guess that a guard named Xiao Tianhe in the Yanlei Empire's mission is actually the prince of the Yanlei Empire!"

"Tell me more!"

"What I heard was very one-sided. Or when she complained to the prince, she heard some of it. According to them, the Smoke and Thunder Empire installed a lot of concubines into the harem of the Tianyu Empire back then, but in the end, only she was the Empress Dowager Caizhuang!"

Li Mu was dumbfounded.

He could guess that the harem was chaotic, but he didn't expect it to be so chaotic.

Perhaps......

The first emperor of the Tianyu Empire, the little emperor's father, was killed by this Empress Dowager Caizhuang.

"Now, Empress Dowager Caizhuang's younger brother Cheng Guogong, he controls most of the military power of the Tianyu Empire, if the Yanlei Empire really raises troops to attack, and Cheng Guogong does not interfere, then ......" The little emperor said, and came to Li Mu to kneel again.

Li Mu helped him up again: "Then how did you get out of the palace?"

"I told the Queen Mother that I was going to visit the palace in the South China Sea, and I came out with the team of the mission. ”

Li Mu looked at the little emperor Qi Ai Ai's eyes were a little bitter, he thought about it for a while, and said truthfully: "It makes no difference to the Demon Sect who is in charge of the government of the Heavenly Jade Empire. What the Demon Cult cares about is the annual worship of all the imperial families below. From this point of view. The Demon Cult will not help you put down the rebellion. ”

"Big Brother ......"

Li Mu waved his hand to interrupt the little emperor's speech: "Let's talk about the second aspect." The Smoke and Thunder Empire has a Lotus Sword stationed to guard it, and the strength of the Lotus Sword Sect is well known to the world...... Well, the Lotus Sword Sect is not yet in the eyes of the Demon Sect, but the high-level leaders of the Demon Sect will never easily attack the Lotus Sword Sect. Even if I want to help you, all the strength under my command combined is not an opponent of the Lotus Sword Sect, even if there is a slight chance of victory, you think about it. Will I fight my own heritage and help you?"

"This ...... This ...... "The little emperor stopped talking."

At this time, Huo Dianguo, who had been guarding the door, strode into the main hall and stood in front of Li Mu.

The two looked at each other.

Huo Dianguo said: "Kang Jianying was created by the ancestor of Tianyu, and only respects the orthodox orders of the royal family. Now facing the situation of the country being ruined and the family ruined, Huo has long been prepared, that is, to fight the lives of more than 2,000 soldiers in the Kang Jian Battalion, but also to save the Tianyu Empire. Lord Banner, I hope you will tell us about the technology of the flying sky. ”

Li Mu smiled: "Don't say that the technique of Feitian is you, even if the Demon Sect Leader personally comes to ask for it, I won't give it." ”

Huo Dianguo and the little emperor's faces turned pale in an instant. Li Mu had already said that he was dead. To know. Li Mu is the banner master of the Demon Sect, and he won't even give this technology to his own boss. Not to mention an outsider?

Huo Dianguo didn't give up and said: "Lord Banner, or how about you lend me your men and horses, you can rest assured in terms of honorarium, you will definitely not be disappointed!"

Li Mu smiled and said nothing.

Huo Dianguo gritted his teeth and said, "How about two million drops of spiritual liquid after the matter is completed?"

Li Mu seemed to be interested: "High-grade spiritual liquid?"

Huo Dianguo twitched the corner of his mouth, he didn't answer.

The little emperor didn't answer either...... There is room for the price they give to rise, say three million, four million...... But that's five million at most. No matter how much it is, the Heavenly Jade Imperial Family will not be able to take out so much spiritual liquid, unless it uses the resources of the treasury.

Well, of course, the grade of the spiritual liquid must be the lower grade spiritual liquid.

Five million drops of low-grade spiritual liquid, if exchanged for high-grade spiritual liquid, are only 500,000 drops.

Li Mu drank tea quietly for a while, and suddenly said, "It's not impossible to talk about business...... Perhaps, I can help your royal family get rid of the Empress Dowager Caizhuang and the Duke of Chengguo, so that you can sit on the dragon chair in peace, and ensure that the Yanlei Empire will not come to attack the Tianyu Empire. ”

Both had sparkling eyes.

"What are the conditions?"

"From this year onwards, the offerings of the Heavenly Jade Empire can only be given to the Demon Sect family......"

"No problem!!"

"Uh...... Another point is that the offerings should be doubled. ”

"......" The two were silent again.

Li Mu glanced at the little emperor, then at Huo Dianguo, and said mockingly: "The family is almost gone, do you still care about worship? If you have the ability to resist the attack of the Yanlei Empire, you won't come to me." Since you have come to me, it means that you have no way to go. Don't say that the conditions I propose are only doubled, and even if I propose to double them, you have no choice, do you?"

"Yes......" Huo Dianguo's huge body shook, he had long thought that as the banner master of the Demon Sect, he would definitely ask for a good price, but he didn't expect to ask for such a good price. Moreover, it is a price they can't refuse.

How much spiritual fluid does the Jade Empire offer to the Demon Sect every year?

More than 7 million drops of the lower grade spiritual liquid.

It occupies thirty percent of the annual tax revenue of the Tianyu Empire!

Now it has doubled, that is, it has become sixty percent of the tax revenue...... Huo Dianguo smiled bitterly, the dignified imperial family of the empire, but they wanted to hand over more than half of the empire's taxes to the forces that protected their empire, and they themselves could only get forty percent!

What is the tax revenue enough for?

Construction, disaster relief, and ......

At this moment, the little emperor felt that his future life was full of gloom.

"Of course I won't be satisfied with the ...... of just fourteen million drops of spiritual liquid," Li Mu seemed to be saying to himself: "Seven million drops of spiritual liquid have to be handed over to the Demon Sect, and I personally only have seven million drops of spiritual liquid left...... Well, the most important thing is that this is still a low-grade spiritual liquid. How can such a small amount of spiritual fluid be enough for my subordinates?"

"Lord Banner, don't be too greedy! Your Majesty wants to support an empire, and the annual tax revenue is only less than 10 million!! you ......"

As if he hadn't heard him speak, Li Mu snapped his fingers to himself: "The annual tax revenue of the empire is about twenty-two million drops of spiritual liquid today...... Well, if the tax revenue doubles next year, it will become 44 million drops of spiritual liquid...... Well, that's okay! It's just that so much money can't come out of the people, so ...... Isn't it enough to make war money? Or maybe double the empire's territory?"

Huo Dianguo and the little emperor looked at each other, they were already shocked and speechless!

They are sure: Li Mu is crazy!

If the question of whether the Jade Empire can be kept has not been solved today, this guy is already thinking about expanding the empire's territory?

And make war money?

If you can make a fortune in war, wouldn't every empire be at war!?

Does this guy have any common sense???

Fighting a war is a waste of money and labor!!

When will war still make money?

At this time, Li Mu suddenly raised his head and looked at the two of them: "From now on, I will fully take over the military power of the Kang Jian Battalion for three months." ”

"What are you going to do?" Huo Dianguo's eyes widened. Li Mu suddenly pointed at him and added, "And you." ”

......

"My lord, it has been determined that the Smoke and Thunder Empire may really be going to wage war against the Tianyu Empire. ”

"Is it possible that it has been determined? Is it certain or not!"

"It's confirmed, the Smoke and Thunder Empire will soon start a war against the Tianyu Empire. ”

"Oh......"

On the seat, Beyondsoft closed his eyes and pondered, "What is Da Zhou's attitude?"

"The subordinates haven't gone to investigate yet. But...... Now the Great Zhou Empire has temporarily terminated trade with the two empires of Tianyu and Yanlei, as if to implement a closed-door policy. ”

Boyan's brows gradually furrowed: "If the Smoke and Thunder Empire attacks the Heavenly Jade Empire, it will inevitably pass through our sphere of influence...... From this point of view, it may be possible to negotiate the conditions with the royal family of the Smoke Thunder Empire. Honghui, I'll leave this matter to you. But whoever passes through our territory, each person will pay ten drops of spiritual liquid for the passage. ”

"Yes......"

......

"Your Majesty......"

"What's the matter?"

"The spies have just reported that the mission of the Smoke and Thunder Empire has arrived in the Fallen River Province, which is the territory of the Demon Cult. ”

"Oh......"

"In the opinion of the old minister, I'm afraid that the little emperor of Tianyu went to the Demon Sect for protection. ”

"The Demon Sect has taken over the territory of the Tianyu Empire, and accepts the worship of the Tianyu Imperial Family every year, so it naturally wants to protect the peace of the Tianyu Imperial Family. But...... This time things are a little special. Tianyu is facing the smoke and thunder, but what the Demon Sect has to face is the Kunlun Mountain Sword Sect! The Lotus Sword Sect is a diehard ...... the Kunlun Mountain Sword Sect."

"Your Majesty, won't the Demon Sect take this opportunity to completely uproot the Lotus Sword Sect?"

"Very likely !!"

......

In Li Mu's study.

Xiang Xiuwu sat opposite Li Mu: "Ah Mu, you said that this time the Demon Sect will not completely uproot the Lotus Sword Sect? The Smoke and Thunder Empire is the hinterland of the Demon Sect, and the Demon Sect ......."

"The Demon Sect will never let the Lotus Sword Sect fall asleep soundly by its pillow!" (To be continued.) )