Chapter 85 Go to the Imperial Capital, the City Lords Arrive
After seeing Si Yao like this, Chu Ping gave up immediately.
"Okay, okay, I made a mistake."
"whee…"
After Si Yao heard this, he immediately lay down again and took out a few bags of food, including preserved fruits, dried meat, and several bottles of Bailing liquid.
"Sister Shuyan, do you want to eat it? This is delicious!"
Yang Shuyan waved her hand and opened the ancient book.
"You can eat it, I'm not interested in these."
"That's it, okay then, I won't be polite!"
Suddenly, the shadow stone on Yang Shuyan's left hand lit up. This was the exclusive shadow stone for her and Wu Huan Ning. Wu Huan Ning was the only one who conveyed the message.
He put down the ancient book and sat up, opened the shadow stone and looked at it.
"Master, Huan Ning said that the city lords are here, but a few of the city lords who are most suspicious are not here. She asked me to go to the imperial capital to have a look."
"City Lords? Are they those guys with different intentions?"
"Well, most of those who came are loyal to the dynasty, and only a handful of them came with other ideas."
"It's nothing major, it's just a matter of revising some policies."
"Sister Shuyan, are you planning to go to the imperial capital?"
Si Yao asked immediately after seeing Yang Shuyan's actions.
"Well, these city lords have actually arrived in the imperial capital. Huan Ning and I definitely need to come forward."
"Then can I go? I want to see it too."
"Of course you can."
"In that case, let's go and see it together."
Chu He also stood up as he spoke, and then looked at Feng Xiangyang who was walking not far away.
"Xiang Yang, do you want to go to the Imperial Capital?"
"I go!"
Feng Xiangyang had already wanted to go out and have a look. When he heard that he could go to the Imperial Capital, he immediately said loudly.
Before leaving, Chu Ping arranged some things inside Pingsheng Gate.
Not only can these ensure that the six-star strong men will also be trapped after they come in. After all, they are the only ones in the sect, and no one will be watching after they all leave.
If something happens, it won't be fun.
The imperial capital at this moment was extremely lively due to the arrival of the city lord from the dynasty.
When Yang Shuyan took Chu Ping to the Central Square, she was also explaining the matter to several people.
"The Wuhen Dynasty has a total of three three-star cities, ten two-star cities, and 320 one-star cities. The rest are some villages and towns surrounding these cities."
"Among these three three-star cities, one of them has a lot of collusion with Li Wenshi secretly, and this time I got it from the information Huan Ning just gave me."
"Gu Peng did not come, that is, the city lord of this three-star city. Although these cities all have their own powers, in fact, a division of power has been formed secretly."
"The two-star cities around the three-star cities are generally vassals, and the same is true for the one-star cities. The courts are not divided in this way, but as time goes by, this pattern slowly appears in the cities below."
Chu Ping nodded after hearing this. There were already soldiers stationed on both sides of the street. It was not certain whether these soldiers ensured the safety of the city lords or the stability of the court.
"This is bound to happen with the development of the dynasty, but it just happened to be the turn of Huan Ning's generation."
"Well, in the past few years, this situation has emerged from the dark to the surface. Huan Ning and I have also thought of many methods, but they all treat the symptoms rather than the root cause."
"Normally, the development of the times has created the current situation. In this case, the only solution is large-scale purges and crushing through tough power."
"After a major reshuffle of forces, it will return to its original state, or a brand new policy can be formulated."
"Huan Ning thinks so too, but he's not that powerful, so he needs a lot of skills."
"Originally, Huan Ning and I had a plan to hold a dynasty-wide conscription, and then expand the military regardless of the cost. After the Hundred Dynasties Conference, we would suppress these rebel armies with thunderous force."
"At present, the dynasty is not bad to the core. Most of the power is still in the hands of the court. In the hands of Huan Ning, the entire dynasty is recruiting troops. The city lords will also send the elite troops in their respective fields."
"We can also understand the ambitions of these people. Gu Peng's strength cannot be compared with ours. Even if we give him time to prepare, it will be useless. Victory will eventually belong to us."
Chu Ping nodded when he heard this. This method is also feasible. From the gathering of these city lords this time, we know that the dynasty's dominance is still very strong.
Of course, more of this was due to the suppression of Li Wenshi's rebellion, which proved his strength, and the information about the situation that night was also blocked.
And since it is located in the inner city, only a few people know the news of Chu Ping's action. This is the fog specially released by Wu Huanning, leaving those people to guess.
As an emperor, Wu Huan Ning knew very well that he could never expose his situation, so the blockade was not too tight. It was more like a blockade as usual, specifically to let some people know.
In this way, those who speculate will not dare to act rashly. It can be said that the method is quite clever. So far, the effect is indeed very good.
At least that war made most of the thoughtful city lords put their minds aside.
At the same time, they all understood one thing: the center of power of the dynasty was not within their reach.
"That means there are a total of 333 cities in the dynasty. How many are here?"
Si Yao asked curiously from the side. Before she came here, she thought that there would be many interesting things for sale in the surrounding streets.
After arriving, I found that the outfield was very lively. After entering the inner city, it was quite deserted. No matter where you stood, you could see a pair of soldiers.
Strictly guard against it and wrap the entire inner city tightly.
"According to the information Huan Ning just gave me, except for Gu Peng, the city lords of the remaining two three-star cities are here, and there are eight two-star city lords. As for the one-star city lords, I don't care."
"By the way, there is actually a four-star city in the dynasty, but the city owner is dead."
"Li Wenshi?"
"That's right."
The star rating of a city is different from that of a holy land. It does not mean that the city owner must reach that level.
The more important indicator of upgrading is the overall strength of the city, including military capabilities and economic power. Then, the weights are different depending on the positioning.
During Yang Shuyan's explanation, everyone also understood the current situation of the Wuhen Dynasty.
After arriving at the central square, many people were already sitting here. After the major city lords came here, their guards and maids were all taken away.
Instead, hundreds of thousands of troops surrounded the square, and hundreds of thousands of elite personnel roamed the streets of the inner city for inspection.
No one dares to be careless now. The emperor and ministers are all here. If an accident occurs, the person responsible will be beheaded from top to bottom!
Even the dynasty was about to be in chaos because of this. Yang Shuyan found a general and asked the general to take Feng Xiangyang around to gain insights. Then she took Chu Ping and Si Yao to the empress' palace.