In early winter, the north wind picks up again, the temperature in Hebei and Henan begins to drop, and some small rivers begin to freeze.
According to legend, all this was caused by Lord Tunfeng. He is the number one true dragon under the Black Emperor. He is the type who listens to orders but not propaganda. He has been entrusted with the entire Daxing Mountains and can reveal his true nature without hesitation.
This is because He has a special responsibility, which is to drive the cold wind from Daxing Mountain to the entire world every winter so that the four seasons can rotate throughout the year.
Some people even say that He is the source of the Ice Qi that is widely spread in the North. He always swallows too much cold wind and then turns it into Ice Qi in his body to control the cold and heat in winter.
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Otherwise, even Jiangnan will be frozen.
But Zhang Xing now knows that the truth of the matter may not be like this.
But that’s not necessarily the case.
In the north wind, Chief Zhang began his third march to the north this year. The momentum this time was incomparable to the previous two. It was just Yu Chirong leading a hundred cavalry... Grandmaster came to fight but did not come. His enthusiasm and
The blood energy has been destroyed in Cao Che's era. Maybe some blood energy can be raised in the future, but that is a matter of the future.
Xie Minghe, the director of foreign affairs, did not accompany him. He set off directly from Wushui to Nanyang, and then to Dongdu. This was because the Gang, or the newly established Ming Dynasty, wanted to negotiate a contract renewal with Da Wei - although the distance was three years.
There is still a year and a half left in the no-fight agreement, but we can’t wait until the end of the year to talk about renewing the contract, right?
As for whether the Ming Dynasty sincerely wants to live in peace with the Wei Dynasty for a hundred years, it depends on the negotiation process.
Of course, the great master, Qianjin Cult Leader Sun Siyuan, accompanied by dozens of new disciples, really strengthened people's hearts.
Back in front of us, Zhang Xing and others officially headed north, but they did not rush on their way... In fact, they had just started their journey and stopped at Jiyin because Zhang Xing found that General Manager Cao, who had a high status in the gang, was dealing with a situation here.
A piece of temporary official work that interested him.
The matter is very simple. A large number of fur goods were sent from the North and asked to be made into hats here in Jiyin.
"How many deerskin hats should I make?" Zhang Xing asked seriously in the public house of Jiyin County.
"Forty thousand hats." Cao Xi immediately gave a detailed reply, and at the same time couldn't help but glance at the old man with a white beard sitting at the far end of the public room. "It was the document issued by Chief Xiao Su, giving the materials for about fifty thousand hats.
Anything more is considered as remuneration to our department."
"The 40,000 caps are for the deployment of twenty battalions. This is preparation for the official establishment of the Western Northland Army next year."
"Of course...if a battalion really wanted so many things, General Manager Xu wouldn't approve it."
"When can you make it?"
"Within this month." Cao Xi replied quickly. "The chief told me when he came back last time that the army expansion next year can be carried out step by step, so this winter is really free..."
"If we let it go...not talking about hats...just buying warm clothes, how much can we do here in Jiyin in two months?"
"If you are doing military uniforms and there are no temporary employment here in Jiyin, 50,000 hats and 30,000 sets of military uniforms will be the ultimate desperate effort... Work in winter is no better than in spring."
"What if it's temporary employment?"
"It would be easy to hire people on a temporary basis. We can send the materials to two female workers in each village who have official duties or sacrifices in their household registrations in the three counties of Henan. Once the money is paid and the money is collected, we can get it back in two months.
We need to make 100,000 sets of military uniforms... But this requires special funds from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and although there is a lot of fabric in the warehouse now, there is not enough fur to keep out the cold. If we have to make winter clothes, it is not impossible, but it will suffer from uneven distribution."
"What if we don't care about military uniforms, but only about keeping warm from the cold?"
"Our sergeants actually have a lot of means to keep out the cold..." Cao Xi hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the white-haired old man who looked like an ordinary wandering Taoist priest. It was obvious that she had realized something. "What is the chief worried about?
What?"
"This winter, the gang is going to take advantage of the unpreparedness of all parties to attack Lord Tunfeng. Regardless of success or failure, we have to consider the celestial phenomena. What if this winter is particularly cold?" At this point, Zhang Xing did not continue to cover up the plan, and Cao Xi also
Become the first insider outside of the people involved in the matter.
Of course, from the time Zhang Xing started asking about keeping out the cold, in a sense, she was also a relevant person in this matter.
After hearing such shocking news, Cao Xi did not lose his composure. He just paused for a moment and then tried to give a relevant plan: "If the chief is worried that this winter will be too cold and just wants to protect the people from the cold, there is no need to worry about winter clothes.
From the perspective of my subordinates, the simplest and most effective way now is actually to put up walls."
"Paper the wall?"
"The most appropriate way to repair the house is to use straw, wheat straw and mud, and then add reed poles to repair the house." Cao Xi continued to explain. "In addition to the cloth collected as taxes after autumn, there are also a large number of reeds in our warehouse.
The stalks, wheat straw, and straw... were originally kept for fuel and to feed livestock, and are now properly used."
"Can you protect the poor people all over the world and make them happy?" Zhang Xing couldn't help but laugh.
"Of course not." Cao Xi also smiled. "We can only protect the poor people in Henan and Hebei... Chief, in fact, our old leaders before this year were not that weak, especially since you forcibly postponed it for half a year last year and did not take action, which made the civil affairs lay out.
Deli, among the old territories, if we do not take into account the orphans and widows, they are the poorest people. They have been stable under the land grant system for several years, so how can they freeze in the winter? At most, the people are poor and cannot repair their houses. "
"So help them build a house." Zhang Xing smiled and nodded, and at the same time couldn't help but think of the first village he settled in after coming to this world. At that time, his job was to help people build houses. "Then the orphans and widows gather together to settle down?
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"yes."
"What about our new leaders this year?" Zhang Xing continued to ask. "Beijing is not included, Youzhou, Hejian, northern Shanxi...how do you say?"
Cao Xi took a deep breath, and the smile on his face disappeared: "Then we can only do our best... If these newly arrived places really want to worry about the cold disaster, instead of making small remedies, it is better to allocate bulk materials as much as possible and make an overall plan.
Assistance... food, firewood, clothing, all needed."
"Okay!" Zhang Xing was greatly appreciated when he heard this. "It's better if you have your own ideas! Put down the hat thing for now. Let's go to Yecheng together now. I will make an explanation in front of Manager Chen and Lord Wei. You will be responsible for winter defense.
Regarding the disaster, I will ask other departments to cooperate with you."
Cao Xi was not a person who pushed things to the outside, so he nodded naturally.
However, he still couldn't hold back and asked a question that had been on his mind just now: "Chief, many people in our gang have stabbed a dragon with your own hands at Luolongtan with you and Manager Bai. They should know the details of the real dragon. This
Are you sure you can depose Lord Tunfeng once and for all?"
Zhang Xing laughed again: "Actually, the situation is very simple. If we go by the experience of fighting Fenshanjun and Pi Haijun, and use common sense to calculate, we should have sufficient advantages against Tunfeng Lord. However, we only have one experience.
Moreover, we are a group of people fighting against the real dragon, not an army against an army. The so-called common sense does not exist at all. Wouldn’t it be self-righteous to insist that we are absolutely sure?"
"That's true." Although it was an uncertain answer, Cao Xi still breathed a sigh of relief.
"So we need to make more preparations." Zhang Xing also gave his own reasoning. "But we must not overreact, which will in turn hinder the battle."
Having said this, Zhang Xing turned around, looked at Sun Siyuan, who had listened to the entire conversation, and gave his final judgment: "No matter what, we have another great master, and the advantage is ours!"
Sun Siyuan opened his mouth, but in the end he did not say a word in this room.
The team set off again, this time traveling a little faster, and quickly arrived at the riverside. But here, Chief Zhang got confused again - after crossing the river, he asked someone to set up a table and put some simple meals on the table.
Bring some incense and candles and prepare to worship the river god at the ferry.
And this embarrassing project soon encountered real problems.
"Who is the God of the Great River?" Zhang Xing asked the people around him seriously.
Then he got no less than ten completely different answers. Some said it was the ancestor emperor, some said it was the Tang Emperor, some said it was the founder of the Wei Dynasty, some said it was Emperor Shenwu of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, and some even said it was Xie Minghe, General Manager Xie
The ancestors of... It can only be said that most of the stories are about heroic deeds on the banks of this river, heroes who are believed to be able to climb the dragon after death, and they are concentrated in the thousand years after the four emperors were clearly recorded.
However, Yu Chirong gave a rather special answer: "We all say that there must be no real dragon attached to the river now, because the Black Emperor must be in charge of it himself."
In the cold wind, Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Sun Siyuan: "Dean Sun, what do you think?"
Sun Siyuan pondered for a moment and gave an answer: "The big river is the most important river in the world. It is the most prosperous river in the world. Without the intervention of the Supreme, it is impossible... For example, on the other side of the big river, it is indeed the Red Emperor Empress.
Take care of it, the Han River is the result of the White Emperor killing the real dragon to establish the situation, and the Huai River is the Qing Emperor killing the real dragon and taking it for himself... Therefore, if there is a real dragon hidden here, it must be a promise from the Supreme, or simply
Subordinate to the Supreme.”
"Since we don't know who it is, let's sacrifice them together." Hearing this, Zhang Xing was straightforward. "Hei Emperor is the main one, and everyone from the ancestor emperor down will carve a tablet with their names, and let's worship together...
Get the wooden sign and I’ll carve it myself!”
With Chief Zhang's habitual style, everyone was naturally speechless and quickly got busy under the command of Manager Cao.
After a while, the wooden sign was in hand. Zhang Xing took out the golden awl and began to carve words. However, he remembered something and without raising his head, while carving, he curiously asked: "Dean Sun, since Dajiang is under the care of the Red Emperor Empress, why did he do it back then?"
How can Yang Bin swim down the river and beat your True Fire Sect to pieces? And he also became a Grandmaster by the way, right?"
"If the Supreme Being can take care of you all the time, why should I go north with you?" Although Sun Siyuan was a great master, he was a little angry at this time. "Long after Emperor Bai, there were few magical places in this land of the Central Plains. Don't you
Know?"
Zhang Xing nodded, changed a new sign and continued writing: "But if that's the case, why do you say these rivers still belong to the Four Emperors?"
"Belonging is not to reject people, but to reject the gods and true dragons..." Sun Siyuan explained briefly. "For example, if the Red Emperor wants to go to Hebei to show her majesty, and the Black Emperor wants to go to Jiangdong, wouldn't it cause chaos, and the rivers will naturally flow into each other?
Pick
There is a limit. Another example is Huyunjun. He is a real dragon born at the end of the river, but he does not belong to the four emperors. Now he is running around. It is said that he has a lair by the Huaihe River, but no one dares to occupy it.
to the Huai River."
"There is no establishment..." Zhang Xing muttered something, and then continued to carve words. "But if you say so, why is there nothing wrong with Dean Sun's Thousand Gold Monument being erected in Hebei?"
"I was the one who wanted to erect the Thousand Gold Monument, and I am only a human being, and it was not the Supreme Being who personally intervened." Sun Siyuan was extremely helpless.
In this way, no one around them interrupted, and the two talked repeatedly for a while. Chief Zhang finally finished carving more than a dozen wooden plaques, and asked around again, adding another person who died in Dongdu that year.
After reading the names of the famous generals of the previous dynasties, he pressed the tablet with Duanjiang Zhenqi on the table. When some simple sacrifices were placed, he also took three sticks of incense from Yu Chirong.
After lighting it, the true energy flowed out smoothly and dispersed along with the smoke from the incense. At this time, his heart was empty, but he sincerely held up the incense and bowed to the waves of the river behind the case, and he was even more sincerely emotional.
, if these gods
The real dragon is a particular person, so the disasters caused by the real dragon should not be as bad as those of mortals. Why do you need to come here in person? Then I thought about it, since I want to use humans to attack the divine, how can I still think that I can only do it for myself?
Kou, why don't people be allowed to be thieves?
At this point, Zhang Xing looked away, inserted the incense stick into the small incense burner, and simply turned around and left.
As soon as he turned around, his eyelids twitched again, and he turned back again, looking at the table full of wooden cards... After looking at it for two breaths, he was still a little confused, and then he asked around again: "Have you seen it?
?”
Yu Chirong was stunned for a moment, then immediately raised his knife and asked, "What did the chief say?"
At this moment, the rest of the entourage also became nervous, and even Cao Xi became confused and at a loss.
Zhang Xing was speechless, and then asked Sun Siyuan seriously: "Dean Sun, you are the Grand Master, have you seen it?"
Sun Siyuan nodded.
Zhang Xing looked back again to look at the wooden signs on the table, his eyes fell on one of them, and then he believed that he was not in a daze just now.
It turned out that just after Zhang performed the rituals and offered sacrifices, and when the true energy of the incense was about to dissipate, it passively floated towards one of the wooden signs... Obviously, this wooden sign was misplaced, and the owner of the river accepted it.
He offered sacrifices to Chief Zhang.
To be fair, this is not surprising for a person who is prepared and has already fought against a real dragon. He has never even seen a real dragon. If he has reached a certain level of cultivation, he can understand all kinds of supernatural beings. The great master Sun Siyuan is very calm.
Well... But Zhang Xing was still stunned for a moment.
There is no other reason. Since I came to this world, I have been in and out of things many times. In the past ten days, seven or eight major events have happened by the river. I even used the Jinglong Sword to point at the river and swore an oath, but I have never seen it.
What kind of miracle happened, and the result has only alerted the rightful owner today.
All I can say is that this one is really solid.
With the incident by the river in their hearts, everyone continued to go north and entered Yecheng in the middle of the month.
In the early winter, Yecheng was not suppressed by the so-called cold winter. On the contrary, the atmosphere inside and outside the city felt a bit lively... Think about it, the continuous war victories in spring, summer and autumn, the large amount of land, population, and the newly brought under rule
The most direct new inclusion in Hebei's elites has further catalyzed the city.
At this moment, the old capital of Hebei, which had been systematically dismantled and relocated, has once again shown its excellent vitality. Despite the limited urban area, the surrounding land has been redeveloped. The south, north and east of the city have been built.
It consists of a small town with special functions and the Hanling Mountain City where troops are stationed in the southeast, almost forming a continuous line.
Even the old Santai site on the bank of Zhangshui in the west of the city has many more public buildings in rows to cope with the increasingly large Daxingtai system.
It was in this atmosphere that Zhang Xing returned to Yecheng.
After entering Yecheng, Chief Zhang did not return to Guanfeng Courtyard, but went directly to the side hall where Chen Bin was. He summoned Wei Xuanding and Xu Shiying to announce Cao Xi's affairs.
Frankly speaking, things went smoothly, but the atmosphere was not very good.
The reason is simple. Even though Zhang Xing brought back the Grand Master, everyone still fell into some kind of uneasiness as the founder began to prepare for possible natural disasters.
It can be seen that these people want to persuade Zhang Xing not to deal with Lord Tunfeng now, because if something goes wrong, the decisive battle to finally unify the world will inevitably be delayed.
However, these few people also know that this is just emotion, a kind of uneasiness in facing an unknown high-level battle. Judging from the current situation and existing experience, there is no reason for this battle to be suspended.
Therefore, they also held back and did not try to persuade him.
According to the plan, Zhang Xing should wait in Yecheng for a while... because Xu Shiying still had to gather the last batch of elite cultivators, and Zhang Xing had originally planned to delay the fight until the end of the year to avoid this battle.
The influence is compounded by that of winter... However, the atmosphere in the city is already very wrong at this time.
Zhang Xing could almost imagine that as Cao Xi's work unfolded and the higher-ups gradually became aware of the matters related to Tunfeng Lord and worried about the outcome, it would definitely have a hindering effect on this battle.
Things are so paradoxical... Chief Zhang has gradually figured out some rules over the years, that is, even if everyone has the right attitude and thinking about a matter, there will be a lot of misalignment of details in the specific ideas, and things will change with the situation.
The advancement produces obvious deformation.
At this time, if he wants to effectively promote predetermined things, he often has to adopt an attitude opposite to that of the public.
This is not to deliberately play devil's advocate and show how hard you are against everyone's opinions, but to use tug-of-war tactics to ensure that the strategies and plans that have been formulated are not derailed.
If you want to depose Lord Tunfeng, then you must depose Lord Tunfeng. Don’t be timid and don’t give up halfway!
If we want to integrate the Northland quickly, we must integrate the Northland quickly. We can’t care about sporadic division of interests, we can’t break our promises, we can’t be too lenient, and we can’t be too strict!
To use Li Ding as the sharp edge and the north as the base to complete the strategic flank attack on Great Britain, we must resolutely implement it and do everything possible to complete this strategic plan!
Of course, if we want to deal with Liu Wenzhou, we must deal with Liu Wenzhou!
As a result, Zhang Xing did not stop in Yecheng. After issuing a few orders, he set off again in the evening of that day and continued to the north. He simply stayed in a small town on the other side of the Zhang River at night.
I didn't go back to Guanfeng Yuan to take a look, nor did I stay for a meal.
This behavior certainly conveys a certain resolute attitude.
In early November, the weather became increasingly cold. Zhang Xing arrived in Youzhou slowly but firmly and continued to stay. To the outside world, it seemed as if he was on a normal inspection tour of Xinde Land... In fact, he also
It is indeed patrolling.
They expressed condolences to the orphans and widows, surveyed the geography, inquired about customs, communicated with the newly appointed officials and ministers, and even held a banquet with Feng Wuyi at Nangong Lake, and invited everyone to watch the elegance of the snow falling on Nangong Lake.
By the way, I participated in the grand master-level free clinic activities and the foundation laying ceremony of the Thousand Gold Monument.
I don’t know if Zhang Xing was helping him set up the Thousand Gold Monument throughout the process, but Sun Siyuan calmly cooperated throughout the process.
Of course, there were also troubles during this period. For example, Liu Wenzhou became impatient early on and sent an inquiry through Bai Yousi. He only gave up after getting Zhang Xing's personal reply and a letter of assurance.
Several small-scale battles also broke out in the Northland, and there was also a very troublesome political aftermath - someone from Anchewei failed to rebel and fled into the range of Blackwater Guards. Liu Heisu's troops tried to pursue them but were defeated by Blackwater Guards.
People blocked him by the Black Water. Chief Commander Yin Tianqi sent a stern question to Li Ding. At the same time, as a leader, he also asked Liu Heifu to surrender his weapons, and then went to the Shenxian Cave to explain the situation.
What kind of bastard and cunning thing was Liu Heifu? How could anyone listen to him? How could he cause real trouble? So he just stayed by the black water.
Both sides are in a mess now.
It can only be said that without Zhang Xing, Da Siming, with his identity as a leader, his cultivation as a grand master, and the overall strength of the Demon Guards, Li Ding, Xiong Bonan, and Bai Yousi simply cannot suppress them.
It was precisely because of this that in mid-November, Zhang Xing crossed Thudao Ridge and entered Beidi.
Almost at the same time that Zhang Xing arrived in Liucheng, a piece of information was passed to Dongdu.
"Is Zhang San going against nature?" Sima Zheng looked at the information, his heart moved slightly, but he made a strange comment. "Or is it going against nature?"
Sima Jinda was standing by and couldn't help but be surprised: "What do you mean?"
"He wants to gather the best of the gang to depose Lord Tunfeng." Sima Zheng handed the paper in his hand out, but did not give it directly to his uncle, but to Su Wei beside him.
Su Wei took it tremblingly, glanced at it twice, and without saying anything, handed the paper to Niu Hong. Niu Hong moved more quickly, looked up and down twice, frowned, and handed it to Sima Jinda.
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Sima Jinda finished reading at this time and finally knew the whole story, but first asked an unexpected question: "Such a large-scale arrangement, even if it is a rigorous cover-up, there should have been rumors and speculations. According to the intelligence,
There were rumors before that Tabaiqi was at the winter camp in the North with Li Ding, so why has the information not been transmitted until now?"
"What's there to be suspicious of?" Sima Zheng said with a wry smile. "Of course it's because Zhang San was in Hebei before, so he didn't dare to make any move."
"Has Zhang Xing's prestige reached this level?" Sima Jinda thought for a while, but also felt a little helpless. "It took a lot of effort to have an insider, but he is so timid? Will he shrink back in a few years?"
"It's hard to say." Niu Hong interjected slightly. Unlike Su Wei, who was just lying down and decorating, his son was considered a key general in Dongdu, so he was still willing to do something and say something. "Besides, compared to us,
That little bit of insider information should be taken into account more
They are our insiders... Not to mention outside the Eastern Capital, those few have even formally professed vassalage to the gang. In the Eastern Capital, the Prime Minister is personally in charge, but after all, the East and West families are from the Eastern Capital.
The inextricable relationship is also cut off."
"Indeed." Sima Zheng still smiled bitterly. "So let's not think about this matter for now. Let's just talk about the most important thing... 89% of the help has gone to the Northland. How should we deal with it?"
"Logically speaking, it is natural to take advantage of the situation and raise troops to go straight to Ye City." Su Wei suddenly spoke, which was rare. "But if this is the case, one is to break the contract, and the other is to care about the future of Ye City.
situation..."
"That's right." Sima Jinda nodded in approval. "With the current situation, if we secretly send troops and horses across Heyang City, with Erlang personally leading the team, we are still sure of attacking Yecheng, but what will happen after we capture it? Cong Bang said
, they don’t fight, they succeed or fail very quickly, and they will definitely turn around and come back again... And even if they suffered heavy casualties, if we can defend Yecheng, we have to worry about the emptiness of the eastern capital behind us and make wedding clothes for others. "
"Actually, this is the truth." Niu Hong sighed. "We are weak, and the other two are strong. The only way is to spend time here in Dongdu, wait for the other two to be weak, and then expand. If one of them is killed halfway
Suddenly they are weak. Instead, we should contact them and fight against the stronger one together...I am afraid it is wrong to send troops in a hurry and break the balance."
"It's true that we can't do it easily." Sima Zheng said with a smile. "But I'm still thinking, if I help this move, is it going with the will of heaven or against it? What will happen if it succeeds, and what if it fails?"
Only then did a few people react, and Sima Zheng didn't ask any unnecessary questions from the beginning.
But now, faced with this problem, there was a trace of silence in the Nanya Government Office of the Great Wei Dynasty.
After a while, it was Su Wei who gave the answer: "Success will be in line with nature, failure will be against nature."
There was silence again, but no one could deny Xianggong Su's answer.
"Then what should we do?" After a moment, Sima Jinda asked the question that his nephew had asked before.
"Didn't Xie Minghe come to ask us about contract renewal before?" Su Wei continued to give the answer. "Isn't there a result now? If it succeeds, we will abandon the contract and prepare for war, if it fails, we will renew the alliance."
"That's right." Sima Zheng nodded, but then laughed. "But if you put it this way, doesn't it mean that if we help Nitian, we will help him, and if we help Shuntian, we will fight against him? Doesn't this mean that we are acting against nature?
"
"To conquer the world with one city, to fight against all the wilderness with one body, this is going against nature." Su Wei continued to answer. "Did Duke Rui just wake up today?"
This time, no one in the public room refuted Mr. Su, and no one responded to him.
Entering the twelfth lunar month, with heavy snowfall, Xu Shiying also entered the Northland with the last batch of gang elites. By this time, Bai Hengqiu had also obtained the information, but he also realized that he was beyond his reach.
It was really beyond his reach. The British Emperor held his forehead and thought for a long time, and found that the only theoretically feasible solution at this moment was that he persuaded Chong He, and together with Wei Shengji, who was about to reach the Grand Master, the three of them rushed straight from the sea of suffering.
Daxing Mountain Tianchi.
However, let alone how to persuade Chong He, the risk of going to the North with Wei Shengji would be more than worth the gain.
If you go there, you can imagine with your eyes closed that Zhang Xing will definitely try his best to convince Sun Siyuan and the big commander, plus the best players in the gang, to throw Lord Tunfeng away, just to save himself and Wei.
The chance to win remains.
At that time, there is no need to really stay, only two people were injured, and Wei Shengji's opportunity to become the Grand Master was cut off. The gang dared to take advantage of the situation to send troops to seize the Jin Dynasty, and the general trend of the world turned around.
Therefore, Bai Hengqiu could only hold his forehead, hoping that Lord Tunfeng would not lose his thousands of years of majesty, or that Sima Zheng would lose his temper and give up the Eastern Capital.
No one is a fool. After Zhang Xing deliberately delayed, everyone in the North also realized what the chief was thinking... It was nothing more than choosing a night attack at dawn. Winter is the best time to go to Tianchi. Yes, but choose it at the end of the year.
Of course, it doesn't hurt to avoid possible celestial influences.
However, if you, Chief Zhang, think this way, you will not delay others from having their own ideas.
On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Liu Wenzhou arrived at Bailian City and blocked Zhang Xing here. His reasoning was very simple. This kind of thing might not be able to be won in one fight. What if the other party ran away? So, why not take action earlier?
If it fails, you can still try a second time. Anyway, the opponent will not give up Tianchi easily.
In addition, now that we have reached this time, everyone knows that the gang is going to deal with Lord Tunfeng, and Lord Tunfeng is intelligent. He must also know everyone's movements and know that the gang will go there at the end of winter.
Not prepared?
Zhang Xing followed the good advice and gave a very characteristic reply - convene a meeting to discuss the matter.
Liu Wenzhou was extremely speechless, but there was nothing he could do about it.
So, on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Xing arrived at Blackwater Guards again.
Frankly speaking, Chief Zhang is not the focus this time, because all the locals' eyes are on the new Grand Master. There is no way, even the year before, no one could have imagined that one day, he would be really popular.
The leader of the religion... even the former leader... actually came to the Immortal Cave! And he arrived as an ally!
Even before they arrived at the commercial town below Blackwater Guard, everyone could see that the Danmo Guard really valued this meeting, because there were elite Danmo Guards along the way from a place thirty miles away from the town.
Guide the route, and the further you go, the more people you get.
Considering the current unstable situation in the North, this is simply outrageous.
When we arrived in the city, even if there were demon guards blocking the road, the people in the city would not delay helping the old and the young, climbing high and low, to see the leader of the True Fire Cult.
Sun Siyuan, who was riding on a Northland pony, was a little embarrassed and could only look away. Zhang Xingtian, on the other hand, was shameless. He knew that everyone was here to see the Qianjin Cult Leader, but he waved around on the yellow gelding without hesitation.
It was as if someone had come to greet him.
This situation was slightly relieved after passing through the city, because on the mountain road from dismounting to the stone city, there were many fewer ordinary people, and most of them were core members of the Demon Guard, and many of their people were also the first
Once I saw Zhang Xing, I knew that he would be my immediate boss in the future, so I would naturally pay more attention to him.
Of course, when you come to the stone city full of stone monuments, this kind of superficial disturbance will be much less, because when you get here, many people will look familiar - Grand Siming Yin Tianqi and several Simings are taking them, including Zhang
The core of the Demon Guard, including Uncle Xing Huang Ping, is waiting here. Xiong Bonan and Bai Yousi have also led their gangs here early, and their number is no less than that of the Demon Guard. Of course Liu Wenzhou is also here.
These are all important figures, and they will be at the table to discuss or observe things today.
When the matter reached this point, there was naturally nothing to say. Grand Siming stepped forward and Zhang Xing made the introduction. The two great masters shook hands historically, exchanged a few words, and then went in together.
And just when he was about to arrive at the Black Emperor Temple in front of the Immortal Cave, Zhang Xing's heart moved slightly, and he suddenly stopped and turned around: "Da Siming!"
Yin Tianqi was shocked and hurriedly asked: "What does Chief Zhang want to say?"
"Of course there is." Zhang Xing said proudly. "The Qianjin Cult Master is here basically to help us, and we have accepted the favor."
"Just verbal gratitude would seem stingy on our part." Zhang Xing shook his head and said. "I saw stone carvings everywhere here, and I had an idea. Can I erect a thousand-gold pillar for Master Sun right here? It can be regarded as a gift.
commemorate."
Everyone was startled, and immediately, the people on the gang side naturally started to make noises because they were watching the excitement and did not mind the trouble, while the people on the side of the demon guards naturally resisted instinctively, and then started to discuss it nervously.
Unexpectedly, several commanders below the chief commander almost reached an agreement quickly, and then Yin Tianqi stepped forward and nodded in approval: "Chief Zhang has a great idea. The local people also lack medical prescriptions to treat their illnesses. This is how it should be."
Sun Siyuan sighed in his heart. He naturally knew what this meant, but he couldn't say he was at a disadvantage, so he could only nod with a smile.
The grand master erecting a monument is naturally unusual for ordinary people, not to mention the two grand masters assisting each other... Yin Tianqi waved his hand, and a stone pillar rolled out of the nearby stone mountain along with the formed weak water zhenqi, and landed in front of Sun Siyuan.
It has been polished smooth and has a shape up and down.
Immediately, Sun Siyuan stretched out a finger, and the zhenqi condensed on the fingertip, like fire and water, which could not be distinguished clearly. It fell on the floating stone pillar in front of him, but it was like ink on paper, writing the thousand gold prescription that he had already mastered.
The contents were written down one by one.
Every time I write three words, the stone pillar is dragged a few inches. Every time I write a column, the stone pillar also rolls slightly.
It only took a moment for it to be completed. Then Yin Tianqi waved his hand and shook the black cloak on his back, and the stone pillar fell into the open space in front of him and stood firmly.
Everyone cheered, but there was nothing strange, which was strange, so they had no choice but to follow Zhang Xing's greeting and continue walking inside.
Walking further inside, you will find the Black Emperor Temple in front of the Immortal Cave.
As the stone pillars were erected, Sun Siyuan had nothing to say. When he arrived, he simply took a few steps ahead of everyone else and bowed calmly to Xiao Guan in front of the temple and the Immortal Cave behind Xiao Guan.
Only then did everyone realize why Chief Zhang had just asked Da Siming to erect a monument for him, and also to congratulate him again.
However, before everyone could cheer again, suddenly, countless crows flew out from inside and outside the stone mountain. The crows flew into the sky, formed a formation above the stone city, and circled for several times before leaving. As soon as the crows left, a thin layer of snow fell down.
There is no wind.
The omen came, and it was hard for everyone to say anything.
There is no way, Black Emperor's greetings have never been as generous as those of Red Emperor's Empress... The real fire shot up to the sky, and the brilliance shot straight into the sky, how beautiful it was.
So, everyone paid homage to the Black Emperor Temple, passed the Immortal Cave, and entered the stone courtyard and stone chamber.
Then Zhang Xing did his duty and directly grabbed the seat of the previous Grand Master, and asked the two great masters to sit on the left and right, then Xiong Bonan, Bai Yousi, Niu He, Wei Wenda, Liu Wen, and the five great masters sat in sequence, and finally
It was then that the Demon Guards and the Gang sat down in different levels.
Now that he was seated, Zhang Xing did not ask about Mrs. Lu's situation, nor did he talk about the politics and economy of the North. Instead, he got straight to the point: "Everyone, we are only going to talk about one thing in today's meeting. Everyone can speak freely and don't care about the rest."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Wenzhou spoke first. He first described his strategy, then said what he said when he met Zhang Xing before, and finally said directly: "I think if you are ready, you should go up the mountain immediately and don't do it again."
Procrastinate, lest things change over time!”
Everyone hesitated and discussed for a while, then one person stood up and asked again. It was Xu Shiying who came to the Northland for the first time: "I just asked, because of the matter of Lord Swallowing Wind, Qianjin Cult Leaders all took the initiative to help, and defeated the Demon Guards."
Are you really not able to help? There is no need for others, as long as the Grand Master comes up, two Grand Masters, five Grand Masters, dozens of pills, condensed pills, and nearly a thousand strange scriptures, how can this Wind Swallowing Lord be unreasonable?"
"We really can't go." Yin Tianqi explained helplessly. "If we can go, the Supreme Being can take action directly, so why would you need us?"
"Then what kind of help can the Demon Guard give us?" Xu Shiying followed closely. "When I first came to Beidi, I didn't know many things clearly."
The people on the Demon Guard side became increasingly helpless and could only bite the bullet and repeat what they had agreed upon. But this time, even Jia Yue didn't interrupt...even though he knew that Xu Dalang was deliberately oppressing the other party.
To ensure that this meeting helps this party get enough initiative.
The two sides went back and forth, basically going through the matter over again.
In the end, even Yin Tianqi, who was the commander-in-chief, said that his mouth was dry and he was even a little angry: "If there is anything else, Commander Xu might as well ask it, I will answer all questions."
"I don't have any more." Xu Dalang smiled rarely. "Da Siming made it clear."
"I do have a question." Zhang Xing, who had been listening for a long time, suddenly interrupted. "Da Siming, those immortal true dragons are not talking about the likes of Lord Tunfeng, but the others, but the ones who were killed by the Black Emperor."
What is their relationship with the Black Emperor? Do they have independent consciousness of their own, and can they be free? If so, what do they do on weekdays? Do they feast with the Black Emperor in the sky every day?
?”
Da Siming opened his mouth and spoke after a long time: "I really don't know about this. First of all, there are indeed these serious gods and true dragons, and they should be able to live freely, but they do have little contact with us. They seem to have their own affairs.
Generally... As for whether it is a banquet, I can only say that it is probably not..."
"This is strange." Zhang Xing frowned. "We have our own affairs, but we can't notice them... What is it?"
Da Siming said nothing.
Zhang Xing had no choice but to give up the topic and return to the matter: "So, the final plan has nothing new, it just adds a strategy of bringing a crossbow and oil barrels?"
"Yes." Xu Jingzu was a little uneasy. "But there is really nothing we can do because we don't have enough information..."
Zhang Xing looked at Da Siming again.
Yin Tianqi had no choice but to add: "I have said everything that can be said, but this kind of thing is rare and there are few precedents, especially for ordinary people."
"Then I understand." Zhang Xing nodded.
"Then I would like to remind you that if this is the case, you should not be timid. No matter what, you should try it first before you know." Liu Wenzhou also said, "Any unnecessary concerns may not be true."
"But it might be true." Xiong Bonan frowned.
"Da Siming." Zhang Xing raised his hand to suppress the two of them and looked at Yin Tianqi again. "After all, our gang has its own foundation. Today, the arrow is on the string and we have to take action, but we also have to say something..."
Yin Tianqi said solemnly: "Chief Zhang, please speak."
"Xu Dalang can't go up the mountain, and neither can Li Longtou." Zhang Xing pointed at Xu Shiying. "Neither can you... And if we lose, or if we win but suffer heavy losses, including my death, you are the only one who can stand
Grand Master Mingming, please show your conscience and help stabilize the situation for us!"
"It is our duty to deal with the Northland." Yin Tianqi became more and more solemn. "It's not just me, but the entire Demon Guard is like this. We have already promised to merge before, so we will not reverse it again."
"It's not just the Northland." Zhang Xing reminded. "Since we are a family, we must do our best to help survive."
"Okay." Yin Tianqi thought for a while and spoke simply. "If there is a recruitment, I will be obliged to do so."
"Then there is no need to say more." Zhang Xing raised his hand to suppress everyone present, and then gave a reply. "Go up the mountain, everyone! Tell all the brothers, I, Zhang Xing, King Xiongtian, Manager Bai, including Qianjin
The leader of the church will wear the sword with them and share life and death with them!"
Sun Siyuan didn't say anything after all.
After saying this, Zhang Xingfu took off the compass from his waist and handed it to Yin Tianqi on his side: "Mr. Yin, if things don't work out, please help me give this compass to Wang Huaiji, who is holding the mirror under Emperor Bai.
He has been coveting this treasure for a long time."