The young Taoist priest came out of a cave at a submarine ruins and found that the messenger bird had been waiting on the sea for many days.
After reading the message from Qingyun Temple, he immediately headed west and returned to the land.
Halfway along the way, he saw another white bird flying towards him.
There is only one talisman left for Qingyun Temple.
Now this second bird spreading the word should come from another sect.
The young Taoist priest tapped lightly, and the bird, which turned from white to purple, once again turned into smoke and dispersed at his fingertips.
The Taoist priest already knows the content of the message to be conveyed.
He stopped in mid-air, looking at the sea below, thinking silently.
After a long time, the Taoist priest moved forward again and continued westward, returning to the land.
At the same time, in the interior, wars were raging.
After learning that Tang King Li Xuanxin died at the hands of the Chang'an people and that the Eastern Tang Dynasty was in chaos, the Nanchen Dynasty immediately regrouped with heavy troops and then invaded the territory of the original Eastern Tang Dynasty.
In their view, this was the time to carve up the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
However, before they could penetrate deep into the land of the Tang Dynasty, they were attacked head-on.
Chang'an's army went all the way south and stopped Nanchen's army.
Marshal Jiang Ke of the Nanchen army, who was leading the troops, and Chen Ruiyang, a master of the Nanchen clan, were also forced to stop.
The people standing in front of them were, in addition to Yan Xishi, the owner of Jingyue Tower, and Yun Mo, the owner of Qingxia Villa, there was also Meng Shen, the headmaster of Xuan Yiyi.
As both masters at the eighth level, Chen Ruiyang is confident that he can beat anyone on the opposite side.
Even if their side is two against three, they may not suffer a loss. The outcome will only be known after a battle.
But that would mean outright war with Chang'an City.
"I am here to help Chang'an and conquer the Eastern Tang Dynasty." Chen Ruiyang said in a deep voice.
Yun Mo, the owner of Qingxia Villa, said calmly: "How can the Eastern Tang Dynasty stop the footsteps of Chang'an City? Now the land of the Old Tang Dynasty is already under my rule in Chang'an, so I don't need help from Nanchen."
Jiang Ke, the marshal of the Southern Chen army, spoke at this time: "Qianxing County in the Eastern Tang Dynasty was originally my territory in Dachen, but it was usurped by the Li family in the Eastern Tang Dynasty. We are waiting now just to regain our homeland."
Yunmo's expression did not change: "The land of the old Tang Dynasty is now under my rule in Chang'an. Not even an inch will be lost."
Jiang Ke and Chen Ruiyang's expressions became ugly.
"Therefore, the Li family of the Tang Dynasty has gained more land from you. Your Majesty, please go to the Li family to settle accounts."
Yan Xisi, the owner of Jingyue Tower, said at this time: "As far as Yan knows, Li Xuanxin's eldest son, Li Hong, has fled abroad. You two may wish to pay attention."
Jiang Ke took a deep breath and was about to speak again, but Chen Ruiyang beside him stopped him.
"It is a joy to congratulate Chang'an for its great success. I would also like to express my congratulations to your Majesty."
Chen Ruiyang said: "I hope that our two dynasties will have more cooperation in the future."
"Your Majesty, I will report it to Chang'an later." Yun Mo said.
Although unwilling to do so, the Nanchen army retreated.
On the way to retreat, he saw that the morale of the soldiers and generals was low. Jiang Ke himself was also angry and depressed to the extreme.
"Next, we have to trouble Jiang Shuai to revive the morale of our army." Chen Ruiyang said from the side.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this is the duty that the general should fulfill." Jiang Ke said in a dull voice.
Chen Ruiyang said: "I also know that stopping the troops today will damage the morale of the army and the dignity of our army, but now the situation is chaotic and unpredictable, so we have to be cautious."
Jiang Ke exhaled slowly: "Your Highness, don't worry, the general is not someone who doesn't care about the overall situation. It's just that the tyranny of Chang'an City is beyond our previous expectations.
At first, I only thought it was a disaster caused by the Eastern Tang Dynasty, but judging from the current situation, if we continue to tolerate it, the relationship between the Eastern Tang Dynasty and us may be inseparable."
"Brother Wang will make the decision on everything."
Chen Ruiyang said in a deep voice: "At present, it seems that Chang'an can destroy the Eastern Tang Dynasty, which means that their strength is even greater than that of the Eastern Tang Dynasty. We cannot underestimate it."
Hearing this, Jiang Ke nodded with a heavy heart.
Nan Chen thought he could get a bargain, but ended up being frustrated instead.
The Eastern Jin Dynasty to their north had an equally unpleasant experience.
After the change of ownership in the Eastern Tang Dynasty, they immediately sent people to Chang'an to congratulate him.
But when Prince Sima Yuan of Zhaowu County came back from his mission to Chang'an, he brought back bad news.
Chang'an asked the Eastern Jin Dynasty to withdraw from the several counties in the northeast of the Eastern Tang Dynasty that they had previously occupied.
This made the Eastern Jin Dynasty very dissatisfied.
They had previously contacted Chang'an in order to carve up the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
They had previously occupied several counties to prevent the Eastern Tang Dynasty from counterattacking, and had already started operations there.
Now that the Li family dynasty of the Eastern Tang Dynasty has been destroyed, the Eastern Jin Dynasty's original intention was to continue to expand its results.
But now I didn't expect that it would be impossible to expand the results of the battle, and even the several counties that had been occupied would have to be gained and lost?
How could the Eastern Jin Dynasty accept this?
Dongtang couldn't drive them away before, and now Chang'an can't even think about it.
"Chang'an is at war with the Western Zhou Dynasty in the west and the Northern Qi Dynasty in the north. They are being attacked from both sides."
A general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty saluted the King of Jin above and said: "I heard that people from Western Chu and Nanliang fell in Chang'an, and the Nanchen Dynasty wanted to capture the southeastern area of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, but Chang'an also stopped them.
They are surrounded by enemies now, and as long as we several dynasties join forces, they will not be able to resist them no matter how powerful they are!"
From a geographical point of view, the Eastern Tang Dynasty is located in the middle of the Seven Kingdoms of Eastern Xinjiang, and is the place where the four battles took place.
Zhou is in the northwest, Qi is in the north, Jin is in the northeast, Chen is in the southeast, Liang is in the south, and Chu is in the southwest.
Historically, the Eastern Tang Dynasty's national power had always been relatively weak because it was surrounded by enemies on all sides.
It was not until the past few hundred years that the Eastern Tang Dynasty developed significantly after the relationship between them and Northern Qi and other countries eased.
It was not until Li Xuanxin ascended the throne that he gradually reached his peak period.
After easing the pressure from the west, north and south, Li Xuanxin took command of the Eastern Tang Dynasty and mainly attacked eastward.
The Eastern Jin Dynasty was the primary victim.
However, no one had arrived before. Li Xuanxin and his Eastern Tang Dynasty were in great decline. They suddenly fell from the historical high point and perished in just one year.
There wasn’t even a process of decline, it just jumped off the cliff and became history.
Instead, it looked like an existence that was more threatening than Dongtang.
He also became more domineering and arrogant, offending almost all the countries around him.
Therefore, the general suggested that we unite other countries to surround and exterminate the newly established political power in the land of the old Tang Dynasty.
When the King of Jin heard this, he did not comment.
On the other side, an old minister said: "Normally speaking, if the six dynasties join forces to encircle and suppress us, the other party will definitely not be able to support it.
But what if the opponent can defeat Dongtang not by the number of Ninth Realm masters, but by the presence of experts higher than the Ninth Realm?"
As soon as these words came out, the hall became completely quiet for an instant.
After a long time, the general who spoke before asked hesitantly: "Are you saying that the source of Chang'an actually comes from further west?"
"I don't know, but I must worry about it," the old minister said.
The hall fell silent again.
After a long while, it was King Jin in the palace who finally spoke:
"First withdraw troops from the original counties of the Eastern Tang Dynasty."
He spoke slowly but clearly.
All His Highnesses responded together: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Even if the Six Dynasties wanted to encircle Chang'an, the Eastern Jin Dynasty did not intend to be the first.
At present, the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty are at war with each other, and they are also closer to Chang'an. It is best for them to be at the forefront.
"At the same time as we withdraw our troops, we will send envoys to Qi, Zhou, Chu, Liang and Chen Five Dynasties." King Jin continued to speak slowly.
Everyone immediately replied: "I obey the order."
After the dispersion of the dynasty, with the tacit consent of the King of Jin, news was sent to various places in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
One of them, in the east of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is close to the shore of the sea.
About two hundred miles away from the coast, there are mountain peaks.
There is a Taoist palace on the mountain, called Sanxing Palace, which is famous far and wide. It was home to several famous Taoist families in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Tianlu Zhenren, the headmaster of Sanxing Palace, was living in the palace. After reading the news from the royal capital, he was silent in thought.
Suddenly, his eyes flashed, he stood up and walked outside the palace, looking at the sky in the distance: "Since my fellow Taoist is here, why don't you show up to meet me?"
In the distance, a white cloud floated into the sky.
On the clouds, stood a Taoist dressed in black, with white beard and hair.
When Master Tianlu saw this, he not only raised his eyebrows slightly: "It's actually Brother Zique, what kind of wind brings you here from Northern Qi?"
"An evil wind comes from nowhere."
The old man in black looked serious.
His Taoist name is Zique, and like the master Tianlu of Sanxing Palace in front of him, he is a master of the ninth realm of Taoism.
However, Sanxing Palace is located in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Xuanming Temple, which is headed by Master Zique as the temple master, is one of the five major sects in the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Of course, strictly speaking, there are only three and a half left.
The entire Ice Fire Valley was wiped out.
Even the leader of Wutian Peak, Lin Ying, is in Chang'an. Without the masters of the ninth level to take charge, they will also fall from the ranks of the top forces in Northern Qi.
In fact, some forces in the surrounding area are beginning to rise.
On the contrary, the Northern Qi royal family, Xuanming Temple and other places, no matter whether their lips are dead and their teeth are cold, or whether the rabbit is dead and the fox is sad, they are not targeting Wutian Peak to add insult to injury at the moment.
But the encounters between Ice Fire Valley and Wutian Peak, as well as the fate of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, put great pressure on everyone in the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Master Tianlu welcomed Master Zique into the palace. After both parties sat down, he stroked his beard and asked: "Your sect and I belong to the same sect, so we should take care of each other. However, we are still far apart geographically. I'm sorry.
Pindao bluntly said that Shuofeng Academy and Yuquan Peak, which are both in Northern Qi, can help Brother Dao more."
"They are different from us." Master Zique said calmly.
Master Tianlu raised his eyebrows: "Brother Taoist, please teach me."
Master Zique looked at the other party: "The places like Yuquan Peak are different from the Gui and I factions. The ones that are similar to us should be the Qingyun Temple in the Eastern Tang Dynasty, right?"
When Master Tianlu heard this, he stroked his beard and said nothing.
Master Zique looked at the other party and continued: "People of the Ming Dynasty do not speak secretly in front of others. In the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Yuquanfeng family has always been the dominant family in the past. Compared with my Xuanming Temple, it is indeed inferior."
Master Tianlu understood what the other party wanted to say.
"It is only in recent years that this temple has caught up with Yuquan Peak and can be compared with it."
Master Zique said: "This is inseparable from the help of one person, just like the Qingyun Temple suddenly became a leader in the Eastern Tang Dynasty, and the Noble Sect gradually suppressed all the colleagues in the Eastern Jin Dynasty."
Hearing this, Master Tianlu was silent for a moment before speaking again. He did not deny what the other party said: "Brother Taoist came to see Pindao today. What do you want to talk about?"
"The Qingyun Temple was destroyed in Chang'an. I don't know whether the noble sect of this temple will follow in its footsteps."
Master Zique said with emotion: "To avoid this, perhaps we still need the help of that expert."
Master Tianlu was silent again, but after a long time he smiled slightly.
At this moment, a young Taoist priest walked in from the back of the hall: "He who helps himself, Heaven will help him."