791 Looking at the turbulent undercurrent in the snowfield
(791 Look at the undercurrent in the snowfield, and it will be too late for the sweeper to repay his kindness)
From a standpoint, this was a good thing for him, because he was a Confucian Xuan who received a salary from the imperial court. Over the years, the Five Elements Sect had fought to the death with Xian Xuan, headed by Wen Chuxiao.
If after the Xiaoyaohui battle, most of Wen Chuxiao's Xianxuan disciples became controlled by the imperial court...
That would be a great benefit to him. Xianxuan's power is likely to be completely wiped out, and his disciple Zhou Ta will definitely rise to the next level and become the leader of the Five Elements Sect. He will also become a supreme elder who enjoys a happy life.
But the imperial court has always had a gentle attitude toward Xianxuan. When did it become so radical?
Su Yuxin decided not to delve into this matter. Anyway, this was a struggle between the imperial court and Xianxuan, and it would not affect him.
He glanced at Song Ruqing who was present, turned back and said to Hao Tong:
"Master Commander: The key to whether one thousand or three thousand tools is not Pindao. Pindao's workshop has been built. The key is money. As long as the money for three thousand tools is invested, it will be three thousand tools."
He decided to pass the blame. This is not a question of his speed of construction, but whether the funder is willing to give money? I can build as much as the funder gives me.
"Well, you all can go down. Boss Song will stay." Hao Tong nodded and understood.
After a while, the venue was empty, leaving only Song Ruqing, who was slightly chubby and had a face as fair as dough, and Hao Tong, who was imposing.
"Boss Song, I know you have money, but you also have conditions. Just tell me. As long as it is something that this commander can do, you can do it."
Song Ruqing smiled flatteringly and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, this is a major military and national event, and ordinary people will never dare to neglect it even if they lose their entire family.
"But now the common people do have a merciless request. I hope His Highness will help me get someone back at this free fight..."
"Who?" Seeing him hesitating, Hao Tong asked impatiently.
"My sister Song Lan was abducted by the Jade Palace to practice Taoism." He replied calmly, "The common people just hope that my sister will give up the Taoism and join my family to take charge of the family business. The Song family cannot do without her."
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Xiaoyaohui sounds like a simple Taoist fighting meeting. But the actual process is much slower than everyone expected.
Gouzhu and the others had already arrived at Xiaoyao Hall in October, but in the blink of an eye it was already mid-December, and there was still no progress at all.
The reason why the monks were so hesitant and delayed in starting the battle was because they were all Xian Xuan.
A group of Xianxuan who are dissatisfied with each other want to establish an "immortal alliance" through a battle of wits. How easy is it?
First of all, it is difficult to determine the format and rules of the fighting game.
Those who are strong want to compete in knockout rounds, while those who are weak want to be able to group into groups and cooperate in group battles. Physical training hopes to be able to join pure melee combat events, while legal training requires unlimited use of magic weapons.
The sect members had prepared enough elixirs, but the casual cultivators requested that the use of elixirs be restricted during the fight.
Xiaoyao Hall not only has residences, but also various squares, arenas, places to chat, drink and drink tea, and there are also many meeting halls with elegant environment. Everything is prepared for them, just waiting for them to come up with a result.
But they kept arguing in this leisurely environment all day long, but they never came up with a result that most people could accept.
The imperial court made its attitude clear from the beginning, that is, they were only responsible for providing venues, food and accommodation, and were not involved in the organization of the Xiaoyao Society's martial arts battle.
This is to ensure that the "Xiaoyao Immortal Alliance" is Xianxuan's own alliance from the beginning, rather than being controlled from behind by the imperial court.
But Gou Zhu understood that this was just a pretense of the imperial court, because it was impossible for these idle men to agree on a result. In the end, it was the imperial court that had the final say.
It didn't matter to him. He had already obtained the top grade Tian Yin Stone, but it had not yet been refined. At the same time, he also prepared a top grade Tian Yin Stone for Lin Meier.
If he refines the top-quality Tianyin Stone, he may become a golden elixir at any time. If the golden elixir is achieved, he will not be able to enter the Xiaoyao Immortal League.
Therefore, although he and Lin Meier were both at the Purple Mansion Consummation level, they had not yet refined the Heavenly Yin Stone.
Lian Ling was also given the golden elixir and three-flowered external medicine. Her double-flowered golden elixir was not yet complete, but it was not far off.
Although Gouzhu and others were often drawn into disputes, they always maintained an attitude of watching the excitement and did not take sides.
The few of them have been enjoying themselves in Xiaoyao Hall for three months, just waiting to see what the outcome of the Xianxuan discussion will be.
But no one expected that as soon as the end of the year passed, the style of painting suddenly changed, and all Xianxuan left the Xiaoyao Hall in Houtu City and came to Northern Xinjiang through teleportation.
This is the northernmost place of the Houtu Empire, the Wind Capital.
On the sixth day of the first lunar month of the fortieth year of Kunyuan, Gouzhu was standing on the wall of Fengdu City, looking at the surrounding fields. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart.
The prosperous scene of Houtu City was vivid in his mind, but most of the time he was obediently hiding in the Xiaoyao Hall to practice. Before he had time to enjoy himself, he hurriedly came to this place where no one could poop.
Looking around, the entire land is covered with thick snow, like a blanket made of butter. The sky is also white, shrouded in cold mist. In the distance, the sky and the earth are mixed in a vast chaotic mist.
There was no clue that this was a bloody battlefield, everything was covered up by the heavy snow.
The nomads in Northern Xinjiang are divided into two major tribes: Chen Clan and Feng Clan. However, the earliest and most powerful tribe in Northern Xinjiang was neither the Chen Clan nor the Feng Clan, but the Snow Clan that rose further north, on the side of Beiming.
More than five hundred years ago, the Snow Tribe had a tendency to unify the entire northern Xinjiang. The Houtu Empire took decisive action and united with the Chen Tribe tribes to go north to attack the Snow Tribe and massacre all the Snow Tribe people.
When the coalition army returned south, they passed by this grassland and saw the lush water and grass here, so they built a city here, named it "Fengdu", and moved many Yao and Tu people there.
Haofeng, the leading general at that time and uncle of Haohan, now Emperor Kunyuan, was appointed the first Feng King at that time. He never returned south, but was responsible for garrisoning Fengdu.
Later, some nearby Chen tribes were conquered successively, and the Yao, Tu and Chen tribes lived together, forming the Feng tribe. The territory of the Feng tribe continued to expand and was called the Feng country.
The Feng Kingdom is nominally affiliated with the Houtu Empire, but the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the Feng King is powerful, so most of the time it is independent.
Many tribes of the Chen Clan, which were opposed to the Wind Clan, sometimes surrendered to the Houtu Empire, and sometimes turned their backs and went south to invade.
During the forty years that Emperor Kun Yuan has been in power, he has been playing the art of balance. As long as the Chen clan is strong, he will support the Wind clan. If the Wind clan is strong, he will support the Chen clan.
As long as northern Xinjiang cannot be unified, it will not threaten the existence of the Houtu Dynasty.
But three years ago, the situation suddenly changed. The Hanchen tribe in the Chen tribe rose up like a legend. In just two years, it wiped out dozens of tribes in the Chen tribe, large and small, and unified the Chen tribe.
During this period, Emperor Kunyuan continued to send troops to work with the Wind Clan to prevent the rise of the Hanchen Tribe. The war lasted for three years and cost countless people, but it still could not prevent the Hanchen Tribe from unifying almost all the Feng and Chen tribes.
In the entire northern Xinjiang, only Fengdu City is still holding on.
The land south of Fengdu has been occupied by the Hanchen tribe, and Fengdu has become an enclave surrounded by the Chen tribe. If Fengdu had not been continuously supported by the large teleportation array that can connect to the Houtu Dynasty, it would have been long ago
The city was destroyed and the country was destroyed.
Gou Zhu was admiring the vast snowy scenery that was rare to see on the Jade Peak in the south of the Yangtze River. Suddenly, a soldier next to him made a military salute and said to him with white breath:
"Master, Your Highness invites you."
The so-called His Highness is not the Wind King. This Wind King, Hao Jin, took the lead under the siege of the Chen tribe, resisted desperately, and died in the battle.
Although Hao Sheng, the son of the Wind King, is still in the city, the imperial edict authorizing him to inherit the title of king has not yet arrived. Therefore, the position of the Wind King is vacant at this time.
The highness the soldier was referring to was King Yun Haozheng. Ever since Feng Country was besieged by the Chen tribe, King Yun had been requesting to bring the Jinzhou Army to support Feng Country. It was only in the past month that he received permission from the imperial edict.
Yun Wang Haozheng and Feng Guo have a special relationship.
After Hao Zheng was born, he was considered a waste. Originally, in a family like the Hao Clan, which places high demands on blood, not only would he not be recognized as a descendant of the Hao family, but he would also be abandoned in the wilderness to feed wild wolves.
At that time, Feng Wang Hao Jin happened to be in Houtu City to meet Emperor Kunyuan. He heard in the palace that Concubine De, who was a native, had given birth to a useless prince and was about to be abandoned. Feng Wang suddenly felt compassion for some unknown reason.
He then asked Emperor Kunyuan to give him this useless prince and take him to Northern Xinjiang to be a playmate for his son Haosheng, who was born in the same year.
For Emperor Kunyuan, the stability of the north is extremely important. Since Hao Jin has made his request known, of course he has to give face. Besides, if he really wants to feed his newborn child to wolves, it is not what he wants if Concubine De is sad to death.
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Hao Zheng grew up in Feng Country like this before he was ten years old. Feng King Hao Jin was his adoptive father, and his cousin Hao Sheng was his adopted brother.
When he was ten years old, Hao Zheng returned to the capital and was granted the title of King Yun. But he was a useless person after all. Emperor Kunyuan didn't like him very much, and he didn't want him to associate with Feng Guo, so he was granted the title of Prince Yun to the remote Jinzhou in the south.
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He also did not expect that this young prince with useless blood would be so wise and powerful. He suppressed the rebellion in the south, defeated the demon alliance, and recently defeated the sea demon. He was truly a god general.
At the last moment when King Feng unexpectedly died in battle and Fengdu was in danger, Emperor Kunyuan finally sent the imperial decree allowing the dispatch of troops to Jinzhou, and at the same time the order from the Privy Council also arrived.
At the end of December of the thirty-ninth year of Kunyuan, King Yun lived up to expectations and led the Jinzhou Army to defeat the Chen Clan under Fengdu City. It is said that the entire snowfield within sight of Gou who was currently on the city wall was dyed red at that time.
Known in history as the bloody battle to break the siege of Fengdu.
Chapter completed!