272. The old era ends, the new era begins (the 4th monthly ticket)
In the land of Chu, there were once five masters of the Ninth Realm.
Xiang Qianqiu, the king of Chu, and Wu Xiao, the owner of Yinjian Villa, fell into the hands of the Chang'an people one after another.
Wenbo, the dean of Yiling Academy, was plotted to death by Wu Xiao and Jia Zhang, the dean of Xuanhe Academy.
Jia Zhang and Zhang Bining, the headmaster of Zicheng Mountain, fled to the Western Zhou Dynasty together, and then fled to sea.
Therefore, among the cultivators born and raised in the land of Chu, there is currently a lack of masters of the Ninth Realm.
The Chu people themselves did not dare to have too many extravagant expectations, and the function of general management fell on their own heads.
Everyone's previous speculation was that experts from the Ninth Realm transferred from other places would come to take charge of the position of general manager of the Chu Territory.
The final result shocked many people.
In the eighth realm, Li Qiong of the former Eastern Tang Dynasty royal family finally got the position of general manager of the Chu region.
Chu people are not unfamiliar with him.
After Chang'an captured Western Chu, other masters basically went north to pursue the escaped members of the Western Chu royal family, and then attacked the Western Zhou Dynasty from the south.
Only Li Qiong stayed in Yingyuncheng, the former capital of the Western Chu king.
On the one hand, he is responsible for the logistics of the Chang'an army in the north, and on the other hand, he is responsible for stabilizing the local situation in Western Chu.
Honestly speaking, Li Qiong did a good job.
Although he seems young, he is very talented in this area.
After everyone met, they all murmured that if Chang'an did not rise and the Eastern Tang Dynasty would be inherited normally in the future, maybe the throne of Tang King would not fall into the hands of the crown prince Li Hong, but Li Qiong would ascend the throne and become king.
But recognizing the other party's talent is one thing, accepting that the other party is in control of the territory is another.
Not to mention anything else, just talking about the practitioners of the eighth realm, the Chu people have quite a few of them.
Lu Qing, the trusted dean of Xuanhe Academy, and Ling Qingfeng, the head of the Ling family, are both great scholars in the eighth level.
In terms of handling government affairs, he will never be worse than Li Qiong.
But now that Chang'an's appointment has been made, everyone can only accept this result.
Many people are murmuring in their hearts that although Chang'an is more tolerant most of the time, at the right time, it will show its majesty and beat people from all sides.
However, after the initial shock and doubts passed, everyone, including the locals in Xichu, gradually became enthusiastic.
Chang'an's reward for meritorious service is truly unambiguous.
It is possible for practitioners who are not in the ninth realm to sit in high positions.
Except for the fact that Li Qiong is in the eighth level of cultivation, he is outstanding in other aspects, whether it is his ability to do things, his service to Chang'an, or his repeated meritorious deeds.
If he can do it, can we do it in the future?
Many people have similar thoughts in their minds.
Chang'an has always had a long-standing reputation of punishing people for delinquency and rewarding meritorious deeds.
This time, everyone understands this more deeply.
Therefore, not only the people of Chu, but also people from other places in Eastern Xinjiang began to look for opportunities to make meritorious deeds, hoping to improve their status and power to a higher level.
As for the two deputy general managers in Chu, one of them, as everyone expected, is the head of the Ling family, Ling Qingfeng.
Regardless of his strength or qualifications and reputation, everyone is convinced by him.
But the second person once again exceeded everyone's expectations.
The devil in the eighth realm, Tangze.
When the appointment was announced, Chu Di was once again in an uproar.
Most of the senior people in the Chu region knew about Tang Ze.
But its reputation is not good.
As the former secret guard commander of the Western Chu Dynasty, Tang Ze performed his duties with due diligence and was notorious to other forces in the Western Chu Dynasty.
In addition, he practiced magic and was ruthless, so Chu Di's backlash against this was even more intense than when Li Qiong was the general manager.
However, a slight rebound was immediately suppressed by Changan.
Everyone in Chu Land had no choice but to accept the reality.
Everyone could only smile bitterly in their hearts and comfort themselves:
After all, Tang Ze is also from Chu...
Compared with the most prosaic land of Zhou, the candidates for the three general managers of the Tang Dynasty have also aroused heated discussions.
The general manager of Tang Dynasty, the flowers fell on the head of Yun Mo, the owner of Qingxia Villa.
This choice is more or less beyond everyone's expectations.
Of course, it doesn't mean that Yun Mo is not important enough, but that according to most people's expectations, he is one of the deputy general managers.
In terms of personal strength, Li Jie, the master of Dahe Longmen, is now more powerful than any practitioner who came from the Eastern Tang Dynasty in the past.
Even if the former Tang King Li Xuanxin was dug out of his grave, he might not be able to defeat the now greatly improved Li Jie.
Li Jie's problem is that he has been in exile for a long time and only recently returned, so he has made few achievements for Chang'an.
The people of Dahelongmen under his sect are dedicated to their responsibilities and have made outstanding achievements.
Shang Jie, Han Zhe, Zhang Chong, Chen Yu and others were all happy to blame him and fight for his position.
However, since Zhang Chong has achieved the position of deputy general manager of Zhou District, it is obvious that Li Jie is not meritorious enough to be the general manager of Tang District.
The most promising candidate for the general manager of Tang Dynasty is the master of Wangzhen Temple and Zhichen Zhenren.
In terms of strength, Taoist Zhichen broke through from the eighth level and became a real Taoist in the ninth level.
In terms of meritorious service and qualifications, after the truth was revealed, everyone realized that he and Wang Zhen Guan were the first top forces in the Eastern Tang Dynasty to defect to Chang'an, even earlier than Dahe Longmen and Qingxia Villa.
As for the Jingyue Tower, the Zheng family, the He family, Xuan Yiyi, etc., they are far behind compared to Wangzhen Guan.
Even Zheng Tianfeng and Yan Xi had already broken through to the ninth realm. This time, it was not their turn to decide on the position of general manager of the Tang Dynasty.
But in the end, the position of general manager still fell to Yun Mo, the owner of Qingxia Villa.
Yunmo must be the first in every battle, and his outstanding achievements are one aspect.
On the other hand, many people are guessing in their minds:
Chang'an City probably did not allow Taoism to spread widely in eastern Xinjiang.
Such speculation is not without reason.
In addition to the fact that Zhichen Zhenren missed the post of general manager of the Tang Dynasty, there was also the continuous annihilation of famous Taoist families in the process of Chang'an's conquest of Eastern Xinjiang.
Although famous Taoist schools such as Wangzhen Temple, Xuanyi Temple, Biniu Temple, Yunxin Temple, Lushan Temple, Linshan Temple, and Fulu Palace are still there today, except for Fulu Temple, the others were previously in their respective places.
They are not the powerful ones.
In contrast, there is another list that makes the various Taoist sects in Dongjiang tremble:
Qingyun Temple in the Eastern Tang Dynasty;
Zicheng Mountain in Western Chu;
Liyang Temple in the Western Zhou Dynasty;
Northern Qi Xuanming Temple;
Sanxing Palace of Eastern Jin Dynasty;
Nanliang Tianyi Sect.
All of them are the top Taoist sects in the area.
Then all the sects on the list were wiped out.
Not to mention the hidden secret, there is Baoyu Mountain where Ge Xin, a master of the ninth level, is stationed.
Zhichen Zhenren was extremely calm and had no complaints about his failure to be elected as the general manager of the Tang Dynasty.
He made a special trip to Chang'an to express his gratitude, and together with Li Jie, he took over the positions of two deputy general managers.
Li Jie also had no objection to this.
He had dealt with Yun Mo and knew that although he had a strong temperament, he was not a cruel person.
Therefore, Li Jie didn't care much about who was in charge and who was deputy.
Mr. Wu Yun waved his hand, indicating that the two of them left together with Yun Mo, and then met others.
A young man who looked to be in his thirties.
"You don't want to go back to your old land?"
Mr. Wuyun looked at the other party quietly.
The young man bowed and said, "Although this junior has secretly practiced martial arts over the years, he has wasted too much trying to avoid Xiao Keye's eyes and ears.
Although I am trying to catch up with the passing time, returning to Liangdi now will only bring shame to my father.
Therefore, I sincerely ask the seniors to allow the juniors to go elsewhere and serve Chang'an."
The person who came was Xiao Hui, the son of the previous Liang King Xiao Zhaoyuan.
In the past, Xiao Keye spared his nephew's life in order to cover up the truth that he had killed his brother and usurped the throne.
However, Xiao Hui has been under house arrest and prohibited from practicing martial arts.
He himself also pretended to be a fun-loving playboy to hide his true thoughts.
It was not until recent years that Xiao Keye had been on the throne for a long time and was firmly established. He gradually no longer worried about criticism from outsiders. At the same time, seeing that Xiao Hui seemed to have no ambition, he finally let him go free.
Xiao Hui was taken care of by Yang Suran, the dean of Luo Qing Academy, and his personal safety was finally guaranteed.
When Chang'an later swept across Nanliang, Xiao Hui, together with others from Luoqing Academy, defected to Chang'an.
What he said was that he was worried about embarrassing his father was actually just one aspect.
On the other hand, his stay in Nanliang may arouse the hostility of the Shi family, the You family, the Yan family, Lushan Palace, Chuyang Temple and other places.
Although his father Xiao Zhaoyuan has been dead for more than 20 years, his shadow is still there.
Xiao Hui stayed in Nanliang and was able to quickly win over some people.
Chang'an doesn't care, but the You family, Yan family and other Liang forces do.
Xiao Hui is now starting to practice martial arts again, but his cultivation strength is limited and it is difficult to gain a foothold.
Chang'an can accommodate him.
But facing people who are also loyal to Chang'an, it is impossible to care for Xiao Hui favorably.
Yang Suran is dead, and Luo Qing Academy is also weak now.
Xiao Hui also did not want Luo Qing Academy to be suppressed by others because of protecting him.
After several considerations, Xiao Hui made up his mind to work hard elsewhere.
"If you can make great contributions to Chang'an City, Chang'an City will reward you."
Mr. Wu Yun said calmly: "At that time, you can establish yourself locally or return to Liangdi."
Xiao Hui bowed to the end: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty, and thank you for your grace, Sir."
After he retreated, Mr. Wu Yun's figure disappeared from Tianshu Hall and turned to Tianpu Hall.
In the Heavenly Punishment Hall, another Liang man was sitting quietly in the cell.
Mr. Wu Yun appeared in front of the other party: "You insist on asking for a meeting. What's the matter?"
The old man who was sitting stood up, bowed to Mr. Wu Yun, and then asked: "May I ask sir, the king has passed away, right?"
Mr. Wuyun nodded slightly.
The old man in front of him looked up to the sky and sighed.
"The old man is imprisoned in Chang'an. Not only does he have no freedom, he cannot decide his own life or death."
He bowed his hand to Mr. Wu Yun and said, "I beg you, Mr. Wu, to grant me a kind death, to accompany my old friend at the foot of the spring, and to grant me the favor of one more person to die for his country."
Mr. Wu Yun looked at the other person up and down, and finally nodded slowly: "Okay, I will grant you and Xiao Keye's friendship as a monarch and a minister."
Lu Chen, the dean of Nanliang Chansheng Academy, gave a solemn salute to Mr. Wu Yun: "Thank you, Mr. Wu Yun, for your kindness."
After that, he sat down again and closed his eyes slightly.
After a while, the breath was gone.
In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun watched this scene calmly.
The old times and people in Eastern Xinjiang have come to an end one by one.
Next, is a new beginning.
The Mr. Wuyun he projected returned to Tianshu Hall and issued an order to the entire Eastern Xinjiang:
"Today, all the cars are on the same track, the books are on the same page, and the walks are on the same track."