The curtain was as dark as ink, there was a strong wind and rain, running water soaked through the window eaves, and hung down like bead curtains, showing the flashing electric snakes in the sky, and an ominous atmosphere enveloped the conference hall on the leaning floor.
There was no dancing, no maids, no banquet, just officials rushing in.
"The building is falling, the building is about to fall, so the name of this building is unlucky..." Someone whispered to each other in a low voice, and soon became silent as a group of state generals poured in. They observed the face of the leader Qin Jundu and made indirect guesses.
Governor Yan’s purpose in convening everyone.
The group of people headed by Yu Fan and Qin Lie all had serious expressions on their faces, apparently aware of the situation.
At this critical moment, everything was kept simple and there was no ceremony. Governor Yan Shenyuan quickly appeared in front of everyone. His face was a little tired due to days of insomnia. However, thanks to the resources of the soil, he finally reached a level of Qi refining. His energy was pretty good and his eyes were still majestic.
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"Everyone," Yan Shenyuan, dressed in a blue official uniform, stopped in front of the first seat without taking a seat. He glanced at everyone: "Uncle Nan Lian, there is an official letter saying that because Qiyang lacks combat power, the Northern Wei Dynasty is looking at Nan Lianshan Road.
On the grounds that it is far too difficult to support, we request to enter Qiyang City and take over the defensive formation."
Yu Baba said this without emotion, which made everyone's hearts sink, and no one dared to speak.
"You must have received information about this from certain channels."
"But you may not know that Nan Lianbo's Taoist soldiers did not return directly to Nancang County. Instead, they passed directly through Yanzhou County and pursued south across the border. Now they have reached Wantian County in the north..."
"Boom" a thunder flashed in the sky, and the rumble of thunder rolled downstairs. The place was completely silent. Everyone knew that Wantian County was approaching the state capital.
Yan Shenyuan paused for a moment, his eyes resting on Yu Fan for a while, and after the thunder had passed, he looked away again: "... Now that the text has been officially sent, I have to come up with some countermeasures. Please tell me about it.
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"Still doubting that I betrayed my sincerity to Ye Qing? This old man..." Yu Fan looked at his face calmly, looking at his nose and heart without saying a word.
On one side, someone could no longer hold his breath and started yelling: "This is an excuse."
"This is a test"
"war"
Yu Fan glanced at the idiot who shouted war, and laughed in his heart - so what if it was a test, what if it was an excuse?
If you want a war, come on
Ye Qing had done this test method of writing more than once, and the excuse of saying that it was too far to support five hundred miles was just a joke.
Not to mention the special and wide official roads, many special magic circles can speed up the speed on a small scale. Anyone who knows a little bit about monk warfare will point out that this is not true, but the key is not on the surface.
This morning's newspaper published a list of Ye family officials in various counties. There were forty-nine of them, and they were marked as real people. Together with Ye Qing himself, he was fifty years old.
As soon as this newspaper came out, everyone was in an uproar, then shocked, and then silent.
This is said to be to make it easier for people in counties and counties to remember the names of their parents and officials. It is clearly a naked display of force. Just like a military parade, it declares the overwhelming number of real people in the Ye family, and cooperates with the writing to fully evade the oppression of the state capital... Push every inch, step by step.
Damn, this is Ye Qing's style
Strength is the essence of diplomacy, and even people in this world know this clearly.
With strong support, even if it was an excuse like a joke, no one in the state capital could laugh. Even the governor had to hold an emergency meeting overnight to prevent officials and families in the city from becoming confused.
Discuss...can we discuss fifty real people?
Not only Yu Fan, who had been informed of the news in advance, but also the people present were in an uproar when they heard the disaster-like news, and started talking regardless of the presence of the governor.
Seeing this, Yu Fan glanced at it and sighed secretly - Ye Qing's temptation was a temptation, and the state government's response undoubtedly exposed its weakness, and its real future was worrying.
"How did it become like this?"
"Why bother with this year and a half? Can't we just wait for the prince to come down?"
Finally, the shock subsided a little. Many people did not understand Ye Qing's urgency. If Yinghou came down, even if he could not completely control Yingzhou, he could always fight against the governor. Now this situation is a bit like a rebellion.
After discussing for a while, the officials gradually focused their attention on the generals, hoping to hear what these people had to say.
In the eyes of everyone, Qin Lie first glanced at the governor above him, as if he had received some kind of instruction, and then slowly said: "We tried to persuade Uncle Nan Lian to put the overall situation first, but failed, so we have to do something.
The worst-case scenario for a military conflict..."
"In fact, in terms of the army, the state army has tens of thousands, far more than Nan Lianbo."
"But everyone knows the specific situation. Due to the relaxation of restrictions by the Heavenly Court and the training on the ground, the ordinary army is now unable to fight and can only maintain public order. The key is Taoist soldiers."
"We only have 10,000 Taoist soldiers, but we can barely make up for this weakness with the state capital formation, but the imbalance of real people cannot be solved."
After saying this, everyone was silent.
There was a brazier in the room, and on the charcoal fire, bright red flames were flickering. Everyone stared at it, confused for a while, and no one knew how they felt.
Seeing this, Yan Shenyuan sighed in his heart: "Before, the propaganda was still about competing Taoist soldiers, but now we use real people to intimidate... Who could have thought that the intensity of the war would rise so fast?"
If you don't talk about immortals, they will basically not appear in mortal conflicts. Although Ye Qing has four immortals, he refuses to expose them. He only talks about real people.
Real people have always been rare in ground wars. Even if dynasties changed in the past, they would only appear in an organized form in the middle and late stages.
The war in the outer lands is fierce now, but the real people in the outer lands rarely gather to such an extent.
But this time the Northern Wei Dynasty sent out a thousand magicians, including hundreds of real people. Ye Qing followed the same example and formed a group of fifty real people, which can't help but shock people.
There are only a few senior generals with real strength in the state army who have entered Xiatu, or generals from the Central Army brought over by Qin Lie, and there are only eleven people in total.
The control power of the state government is still there, and this power radiates out, except for the Yingzhou Daoji Secretary and the real people of the three major sects under the jurisdiction of the county Daozhengsi - these are only responsible for neutral supervision - the remaining five-line immortal sects combined have a lifespan of hundreds of years.
After accumulation, there are still 120 real people. Taiping Lake Water Mansion has a dozen self-contained systems. Other parts can still be mobilized, that is, there are hundreds of real people.
But now the situation is reversed. Unprepared for the strong impact of Ye Qing's sudden return from the soil, the counties outside Qiyang City are basically out of control. Most of the small and medium-sized Xianmen Mountain Gate foundations are in the area actually controlled by Ye Qing. It is impossible to take action due to scruples.
It is the best state to remain neutral and not rebel.
The Guangyuan Sect, which monopolized the local lineage, fell near the city. There were only thirteen real people in total. It was impossible for them to support the city at all costs. How could this gap not make people despair?
No wonder the Guangyuan Sect has recently announced that it will close the mountain to reflect on its past mistakes and rectify the bad habits in the sect - it is obvious that it is a coward. It is the instinct of these immortal sects to bully the weak and fear the strong.
"...Due to various reasons, mobilizing the Immortal Sect to participate in the war will cause Ye Qing to also mobilize against them, which may be more unbalanced and disadvantageous. However, a large number of Ye Qing's real people are civil servants, and these will not be removed from the place. Some military commanders must beware of the Northern Wei Dynasty's intrusion
, the number that can draw threats may only be half, but they are all generals who have experienced hundreds of battles and have entered Taoism from martial arts. They are really a terrifying force."
After Qin Lie finished his report, he glanced at Yu Fan quietly, as if he had a different meaning.
Are you laughing at me?
Yu Fan looked cold. Thanks to Ye Qing, the newspaper announced that "Yu Paopao" has become famous. Anyway, he does not live on this fame. Only by preserving his strength and relatives can he make a comeback...
Since the death of Sun Jian, the avatar of Xiatu, last year, and his heart turned cold when competing for the state, he prepared to retreat. There is nothing to be ashamed of in life and death.
I have seen the vastness of the grassland, which once made the wild beasts bow their heads. How can I be willing to stay in this three-acre field and fight with hard bones?
How could Qin Lie understand this feeling?
Half a year ago, when the Heavenly Court received a special reward, he followed Ye Qing's example and applied for the Blessed Land General. After his application failed, he realized that it was not enough to meet the standard of heavenly merit. The prerequisite was a blessed land... Ye Qing, a bastard, had a new blessed land at his doorstep.
No one has anything to say
Humans are strange animals, and it is becoming more difficult to obtain the Heavenly Lord. Yu Fan is still thinking about it and is even more enthusiastic. He sent a message asking some small tribes on the grassland to search for it. In the past six months, he has found an area similar to the characteristics of the blessed land.
"It seems to be a sign of a sudden surge of spiritual energy during a catastrophe, or a treasure being unearthed in advance, but it cannot be ruled out that it is a sign of the beginning of the blessed land. This needs further observation..."
The focus of affairs was shifted, and he had no intention of paying attention to the court. Naturally, a gap arose... Ye Qing didn't know what to see, so he took advantage of this and sent three letters to persuade him to surrender, and the gap gradually widened.
So much so that at such a meeting, he held the position of acting county magistrate of Yanzhou County. He was supposed to be one of the core decision-makers, but he was almost isolated from the state government system. Except for the governor who asked his name once, there was no one else.
Talk to him, let alone ask for his opinion.
Yu Fan felt sorry for this, but wondered how Qin Lie could coax the old man to listen to him. Could it be that this guy looked rough and rough, but he was actually very good at sneaking into the camp?
"This person is from the Imperial Guards. He has no relatives or allies in the area. Old man Yan can do whatever he wants, and the suspicion has been reduced..."
"I am also enmity with Ye Qing. This person has even less escape options. Without the governor, there is no way to survive. No matter how flattering I am, how can I compare with this person?"
"Speaking of which, the deepest city belongs to Ye Qing. I heard that at the exam banquet that year, this man compared himself to a housekeeper dog in front of old man Yan... It's true that a man can do everything he can."
While Yu Fan was wandering in the sky, looking at it with a cold eye as a bystander, he discovered many clues - underneath the surface of the officials sharing the same hatred, there was chaos, just like a big ship about to sink. There were cracks between the planks, and there were far more than just people with different intentions
One by oneself.
Perhaps due to confusion among people, the atmosphere of the meeting seemed a bit dull. Yan Shenyuan noticed this. It was not difficult to stimulate the atmosphere with other methods. The key was that he was still hesitating whether to resist or not...
Although he wanted to build a famous archway, he went too far. Ye Qing was ruthless and ruthless, and he directly killed people, which would bring disaster to the descendants of the family.