Chapter 235 The Western Regions Changes and Seeking the Moon
"Okay, okay, I'm joking with you."
The mountain chief stroked his beard and smiled calmly: "But you are a love interest. When did you and Yonghe County Lord fall in love?"
"Master Shan, look at what you said."
Zhao Xun suddenly didn't know what to say.
"That's all, let's not talk about this anymore. You still gained a lot from going to Jiangnan Road this time. Not only did you achieve a breakthrough in your realm, you also found out the true purpose of the monsters invading the southeast."
The mountain leader is the mountain leader, and he can change the subject faster than a girl can fall out.
"Well, it's not that clear actually. My disciple just found out that the Demonic Beast Kingdom's rampage in the southeast was actually supported by Dongyue Sword Pavilion... Wei Wuji, the swordsman of Dongyue Sword Pavilion, was the strongest practitioner in the world. If he entered the scene,
The Monster Kingdom does have enough confidence."
The mountain chief shook his head and said: "Actually, it's not just that. You don't know that not long ago, the bad commander Feng Hao led a group of practitioners and a troop to guard Chang'an to the Western Regions."
"What!"
This was really the first time Zhao Xun heard this news, and he was extremely shocked.
A few days ago, he did receive a letter from a bad person's office, and that letter was also transmitted using teleportation.
It is believable that Master Feng only asked him to thoroughly investigate the governor of Huangzhou, but did not mention anything about the Western Regions.
"Did something happen in the Western Region?"
"It seems that the Buddhists and foreigners in the Western Regions are not willing to be lonely."
The mountain chief's face was a little grim.
"The Great Zhou Dynasty has always been able to subjugate other countries, firstly, by force, and secondly, by practitioners."
The mountain chief sighed and said: "But after so many years of singing and dancing, the army has been separated from the battle array for a long time, and the combat effectiveness has long been different. As for the practitioners, they may not be of the same mind as the imperial court."
This topic was a bit heavy, but Zhao Xun knew that if he wanted to find out what happened, he would have to continue digging deeper.
"Disciple, do you know which part of the capital has the largest number of practitioners besides the academy?"
"Taomen?"
"No."
The mountain chief shook his head and said, "It's the inner chamberlain."
This time Zhao Xun was really surprised.
"Inside Chamberlain? Do you mean that the eunuchs and eunuchs in the palace are actually a group of practitioners with high martial arts skills and amazing cultivation?"
"Not really."
The mountain chief shook his head and said: "Some of them are indeed practitioners, but the rest are just ordinary people. But when it comes to the proportion of practitioners, the palace has always been the highest."
"According to what you say, that is enough to overwhelm a group of practitioners."
Zhao Xun was a little confused.
Eunuchs are the servants of the royal family, and naturally they are of the same mind as the emperor.
With so many practitioners at hand, what else can the royal family have to fear?
"Because of the rise of another force, the martial arts system."
The mountain chief said meaningfully: "A long time ago, probably at the beginning of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were very few practitioners among the armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even if there were, they were rare. But as time went by, among the armies,
There are more and more practitioners in the world. Their way of practice is completely different from that of Confucianism and Taoism. They rely on brute force, which is the so-called martial arts system. These practitioners originally have the most rigid and iron-blooded hearts.
They practice very quickly, and most of them can reach level four or above."
hiss.
Zhao Xun took a deep breath when he heard this.
Sure enough, as the mountain chief said, martial arts practitioners are indeed the ones with the highest proportion in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.
From this perspective, it is indeed somewhat unbalanced.
"And at that time, Confucian practitioners were basically under the control of the imperial court. At that time, there was only one way to take the imperial examination. In order to obtain a bright future, scholars all over the world had no choice but to sell themselves to the royal family and be driven by the royal family. As the saying goes, learning can
Literary and martial arts were sold to the emperor's family. Now it's completely different. In terms of literature, there are academies and imperial examination officials and students competing against each other. In terms of martial arts, today's Jiedu envoys can't lose their power, so the imperial court still has no control."
The mountain chief's words were profound, and Zhao Xun naturally listened attentively.
This actually involves Da Zhou’s institutional issues.
The Great Zhou Dynasty established its country with force, but the force of force at that time and the force of today are completely different concepts.
Back then, Wu referred to Laofu soldiers.
And now Wu refers to mercenaries.
One of the two directly obeyed the orders of the imperial court, and the other was under the command of the Jiedushi.
The reason why Jiedu cannot be eliminated today has a lot to do with the changes in this system.
Of course, Emperor Xianlong was well versed in the emperor's scheming. He once defeated the Jiedushi envoys at a banquet in Chang'an City and even reduced some of their powers.
But this actually treats the symptoms rather than the root cause.
If a new emperor cannot suppress the Jiedushi envoys, everything will have to be returned.
"You mean that now the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty has essentially become the private army of the Jiedushi Envoy, so that the practitioners in the martial arts system also obey the orders of the Jiedushi Envoy and are not subject to the dispatch of the Great Zhou court?"
The mountain chief nodded.
He was very pleased that Xiao Qizhu had a very high level of understanding.
"That's why the Western Regions are ready to move. A hundred years ago, when the Zhou army marched into the Western Regions, they would only dare to hide in the corner and not even dare to fart."
It could be heard that the mountain chief was also very dissatisfied with this change, but he couldn't directly intervene in the matter after all.
Haoran Academy has always maintained neutrality and does not interfere with the royal family's secular affairs. This is a principle.
"Then who is Master Feng taking to the Western Region this time?"
"It's the Imperial Guard."
The head of the mountain said calmly.
hiss.
Zhao Xun was really shocked now.
"Even the Imperial Army has been mobilized. This has reached a point where they are determined to fight to the death."
Generally speaking, the Forbidden Army must be strictly stationed near the capital.
Their responsibility is very clear, that is to protect the royal family.
Once the Forbidden Army was mobilized, it meant that the situation had deteriorated to a certain extent, and Emperor Xianlong had to rely on the Forbidden Army to control the situation to prevent the situation from deteriorating and completely getting out of control.
"Then Master Feng, can he control the situation?"
"It's hard to say. If he really leads the team, I'm afraid it won't work."
The mountain chief shook his head and said: "In the final analysis, Feng Hao is only a second-grade practitioner, and there are many first-grade practitioners in the Western Region. If he has no other trump cards, I will not be optimistic about him."
Zhao Xun's mood became a little heavy for a while.
"Then what should we do now? Just watch helplessly?"
Although Zhao Xun knew the academy's principles of doing things, he still found it a bit difficult to accept it for a while.
"This incident on Jiangnan Road has already made an exception for me as a teacher."
The mountain commander paused and said: "Unless the Great Zhou Dynasty reaches the point of subjugating the country and annihilating the species, I will not take action again."
"Disciple, I understand."
Zhao Xun felt very uncomfortable, but he also understood that this kind of thing could not be done reluctantly.
He bowed respectfully to the mountain leader and then exited the bamboo building.
