Chapter 568: Demarcation, Certificate of Names (4K)
"Have you accepted the seal I asked Xu Fu to give you? 'King of Chu of the Great Qin', this is the new identity I want to give you."
Emperor Yuanwu stood up and walked towards the inside of the sword observation platform, signaling the other party to follow, and used his spiritual sense to sense Li Lingjun's slightly trembling body, and the panic flashing in his eyes. He sneered in his heart, but did not stop there.
Instead, he further increased his investment and said in a deep voice:
"Since you have received the seal, you should know my intention. Now, the Chu Dynasty is closely reclaiming power, eliminating dissidents, and harming loyal and kind-hearted. If you want to be the dominant concubine Zhao Xiang's faction, the situation is becoming increasingly unstable. It is your return to your hometown.
A great opportunity to achieve great things.”
"What I want you to do is to take this opportunity to call on the powerful and powerful families and local tyrants who are dissatisfied with your father and Concubine Zhao Xiang, who have been repeatedly hit by the consequences of being defeated by Chu and surrendering to Qin, and to oppose this
Let’s gather together, take the opportunity to initiate a coup, and seize power!”
"No need to do too much. When you make the name of clearing the king's side, I will also personally lead a million troops to support you and restrain the elite Chu troops stationed in the border counties."
"As long as you can instigate some local clans, keep them from moving, or turn against each other directly, and start a war in the Chu territory. Then you will be the founding of the new Chu army and attack Yingdu together.
What about the king, the true king of a country?"
"…How should the territory of this new Chu be defined?"
Li Lingjun was silent for a long time before he asked such a question.
He knew very well that there was no free lunch in the world. Although Yuan Wu said it passionately, in fact, it was impossible for him to mobilize many troops to launch a national war, which consumed countless money and food just to help him Xiong Han ascend to the throne of King Chu.
With the life of the soldiers.
The real goal of the Qin Dynasty is the land and population of the State of Chu.
Yuan Wu heard this, but did not answer directly, but asked back: "Do you know, how big is the world?"
Although Li Lingjun didn't understand why the other party suddenly asked about this, he still answered according to the topic:
"The four dynasties of Qin, Chu, Qi and Yan, if combined, can reach the sea of Leiqi in the west, and to the Penglai islands in the east, and to the Bharaban continent in the south, and to the north, reach the Bharaban continent in the south and to the north
The vast sea ice fields are even thousands of miles apart.”
"And this is only a known world. In the farthest extreme west, extreme east, extreme south, and extreme north, there are countless unknown countries and races, and their territory is vast and endless.
Even the most knowledgeable scholar may not be able to explain it clearly.”
"I'm afraid that only Emperor You, who unified the world in the past, can truly know the secrets of this world, complete the measurement and mapping of land, sea and borders of that continent, and see the scenery of the world..."
At the end, Li Lingjun couldn't help but show a bit of leisurely and fascination on his face. Obviously, he also admired the You Emperor who had established the supreme cause and left countless mysterious myths in the legend.
of.
Emperor Yuanwu nodded, expressed his affirmation of Li Lingjun's insight and vision, and then continued to speak:
"Since that's the case, why should you be obsessed with the one-acre and three-point land of Chu? As long as you are willing to cooperate with me, after you can overthrow Emperor Chu and eradicate Concubine Zhao, you can choose three counties first within the Chu territory.
The land, as your territory of the country, will be hereditary and will be honored forever."
"And I can also promise you that one day I will unify the world and purge the three dynasties. All the overseas countries and unknown places can be conquered and occupied by your King of Chu on my behalf, and the land they have obtained,
All belong to you, and even the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty can be obeyed by your arrangements. How about it?"
As soon as this statement was made, Li Lingjun was completely moved. He knew that Yuan Wu did not use any false promises such as "will leave half of the country" and "all the land of Chu belongs to you" to deceive himself, but instead gave a
A relatively reasonable and more feasible solution.
Even considering the longer-term future and his possible inflated ambitions, it can be regarded as the greatest sincerity this emperor can give, and the "blueprint" drawn by the other party is indeed tempting enough
.
Although it is only a place of three counties, you should know that the richest surrounding Yingdu of Chu State is only only a few five counties. Its commands over tens of millions of people, has a vast territory, abundant resources, and is also known as a land of fish and rice.
It has always been coveted by all countries.
Therefore, this condition can be said to be quite generous, even exceeding Lilingjun's expectations.
Because he knew very well that he actually didn't have much choice, either agree to Yuanwu's conditions to fight for the title of a vassal prince and the foundation of the three counties, or continue to stay in Changling City and waste his time.
Until one day he was sentenced to death by an imperial edict from Emperor Chu.
In contrast, although the former is also full of unknowns and risks, and may even be criticized for eternity, it is undoubtedly too much better than the latter, which is more likely to make people yearn for.
Normally, even if you return home successfully and do not suffer persecution, you will be able to get a few counties as a fief.
After several generations, the family of ordinary nobles who were granted titles could be compared with the princes and kings who were granted titles?
After figuring this link, Li Lingjun also felt sure in his heart, knowing that he had no other choice, and could only go all the way to the dark, and try his best to complete the tasks assigned by Yuan Wu, and no longer say anything at the moment.
, just looked at the other party deeply, leaned over and kowtowed:
"The Chu people are sincere in their promises, and they promise a thousand gold. Since they have received the seal, I will naturally not regret it anymore. From now on, Xiong Han is willing to follow the horse's tail and plan a big thing together! I just hope that the future will be successful, Your Majesty will do it.
Don't forget the promise today."
“This is nature.”
Emperor Yuanwu finally showed a smile on his face, and he helped the other party in a low voice and said in a harmonious voice:
"I have a golden word and a jade word. Once I make it, I will have no regrets. You can rest assured. I still hope that you will start a business as soon as possible and achieve this great cause. I can also prepare a ceremony for the title of kings for you and drink wine to celebrate the achievements together!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Lingjun bowed again, but this time, his expression and movements had become extremely firm, and his sword intent was thriving, like a sword that had been sealed for many years suddenly unsheathed, showing its sharpness, without any hesitation.
and wandering.
Seeing this, Emperor Yuanwu nodded secretly, satisfied with the mentality and fighting spirit shown by Lilingjun.
Only those who are truly unwilling to be in the status quo, have ambition, ability, and have certain confidence in being able to stir up the situation can play an important role in the next drama involving the war and internal affairs of the two countries and become a key chess piece.
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If he is just a waste, even if he has the identity of "Prince of Chu", it will be difficult to accomplish anything. Instead, it will only become a drag and flaw, which will ruin his good things in vain.
"Chu is vast, with vast land and vast resources, with a large population, with a million armored people, and many sects of practice are in charge. Even if there is chaos in the country, it is not easy to break through from the outside."
"I don't know when Your Majesty will send troops, who will be the general, and where to attack? What step does Xiong Han need to take to complete his mission and welcome the reinforcements from the Qin Dynasty?"
Since he had made up his mind, Li Lingjun no longer wasted his time. He leaned forward slightly and soon took the initiative to ask about the next action plan and the tasks he needed to undertake.
"When the road in Chunli is good for marching, our dynasty will formally send troops. Among the thirteen marquis of the Great Qin Dynasty, at least half will follow the army to go out to war. I will personally command the troops and divide the troops into three groups to attack Chu."
"What you have to do is to contact as many opposition forces in Chu as possible before this, promise to make profits and form an alliance. At the same time, you will find a way to spread rumors and stir up the relationship between Emperor Chu and Concubine Zhao, and to those
The suppression and cleaning of the aristocratic families forced them to rebel and take the initiative to ask for help from you."
"This way, you can accumulate enough strength in the shortest time, cooperate with the inside and outside, and achieve success in one fell swoop."
Emperor Yuanwu glanced at Lilingjun deeply, then took out a scroll of silk book from his sleeve and threw it at Lilingjun:
"This is the plan formulated by the Queen and the Dukes in the court for your return. You can take it back and review it carefully. If you have any opinions or ideas, you can directly put forward them, and I will consider it as appropriate."
"However, before everything goes wrong, you have one of the most important things to do."
"Please make it clear to you."
Li Lingjun took the silk book, but did not unfold it immediately. Instead, he asked Emperor Yuanwu for advice on the next task.
“It’s very simple.”
Emperor Yuanwu smiled slightly and slowly uttered four words:
"Get trust from others."
"Get trust from others?"
When Li Lingjun heard this, he was stunned at first, then he understood and frowned and said, "Your Majesty wants me to return to Chu State, first take out some 'vote letters' to prove to those aristocratic families that I am indeed
He has betrayed the State of Chu and turned to the Qin Dynasty. He is the same as them, right?"
"It's not after returning to Chu State, but now."
Emperor Yuanwu corrected: "I want you to perform a good show at this sword meeting and openly 'expose' the sinister conspiracy and ugly ambitions of the Chu people towards our dynasty, which aroused the indignation of countless sword masters and the people in Changling.
Find a legitimate excuse to attack Chu.”
"The Lushan Alliance is coming soon. It is not easy to tear up the armistice agreement signed by the four dynasties in advance. It requires a sufficient weight and shocking reason to block the world's long and endless mouths. Your appearance and your appearance
The 'truth' revealed is the best reason."
"At that time, I will come to the scene in person and have a guiding discussion with you to show the absolute momentum gap, so that you can "discuss" due to your trance under the 'oppression' of the sword. In this way, you can be sure of no mistakes
, No one can see that this is a deliberate fraud."
Hearing this, Li Lingjun had already fully understood and knew that what he needed to do next was to cooperate with Emperor Yuanwu to perform a big drama on this highly anticipated sword meeting.
Let everyone see how he, the "Prince of Chu", was "scared" by the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, and "abandoned the dark and turned to the light".
As a humiliating symbol of the Qin Dynasty's cede land and seeking peace in the past, although his reputation spread far and wide, his status was almost as close to that of the princes, but there were countless wars in Yangshan County.
The Qin people, whose relatives were injured and killed, deeply hated themselves.
Seeing that his own emperor was able to transform the enemy prince from an "enemy" to an "ally" through such means, it will undoubtedly greatly boost the morale of the Qin army and civilians, and at the same time severely attack the reputation of Chu, for the coming soon
The war lays the foundation for public opinion and people's hearts.
Even compared to asking Li Lingjun to return to Chu State and inciting rebellion, the incident in front of him seemed to be just an initial "vote to betrayal", but in fact it might be Yuan Wu's real purpose.
As long as it is clear that the adult prince of Chu serves as a banner and has obtained nominal claims, those powerful and noble families in the Chu realm who have become strangers will not care whether the prince will come to contact him in person. Professional Qin spies can replace him.
, replace the role of Li Lingjun, secretly connect and instigate the rebellion.
In other words, when Li Lingjun really stood in the position and played his due role at this sword meeting, he did not have much necessity to continue to exist. He was just a useless move. With a command, he changed.
It is not impossible for a Qin royal family to disguise themselves and silence them.
Whether to change or not depends entirely on Emperor Yuanwu's mood and whether his "original product" can still reflect more value in utilization.
Of course, with such thoughts and plans, Yuan Wu naturally could not tell the other party truthfully and point out the key points. He just looked at Li Lingjun who nodded in agreement with a gentle expression, took a few steps and gently patted him.
The shoulders seemed to express comfort.
But there was no trace of emotion in those deep eyes, only coldness and calculating.
Li Lingjun felt a chill that flowed straight into the other person's palm and penetrated into the depths of his meridians and Qi sea. It seemed that he had set up some control measures. He couldn't help but feel a stern sound, but he didn't dare to show it at all.
He lowered his head and replied in a deep voice:
"I understand, and I will definitely not let down Your Majesty's expectations."
"Very good! As the first step in cooperation, when the sword meeting ends, I will ask Xu Fu to give you a batch of rare elixirs collected overseas and secret practice books in the palace to help you break into the seven realms as soon as possible...
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"You have to serve as the 'New King of Chu', complete the tasks I assigned one by one, and improve your strength is the fundamental reason. If you do not have enough cultivation, how can you recruit truly powerful subordinates and suppress those unruly people?
The family and the powerful people in Chu?”
Yuan Wu was obviously very satisfied with Li Lingjun's "knowing the current affairs". He immediately made several new promises and encouraged him and comforted him with earnest words before he ordered him to retreat.
It was not until he walked out of the indoors of the sword observation platform and breathed the free and cold air outside again that Li Lingjun finally came back to his senses and looked at the seal in his hand that symbolized the "King of Chu of the Great Qin Dynasty".
The complexion also became extremely complicated.
Then, he clenched his fists tightly, and his nails penetrated deeply into his palms, as if he wanted to hold this seal and his own destiny firmly in his hands.
"The thousands of people in Chu's realm, don't blame me for being cruel and cruel, and lead the Qin army's tiger and wolf army into the country... I am just a weed that is stubbornly surviving in the cracks of the rocks. I don't want to wither and die silently. I also want to
To shine your own brilliance! What's wrong with this?"
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, looked up at the sky, and saw the lead clouds hanging low, like gray curtains, and waves of coldness kept falling from the sky, and it looked like they had not really been
On the winter solstice, a snow is about to fall.
The next moment, at the end of the distant horizon, a huge round stone ball wrapped in sand and dust in the sky came toward the direction of Nie Garden in the west of the city. The outline became larger and larger, allowing Lilingjun to immediately
It can be seen that its extreme heaviness and terrifying destructive power!
"Enemy attack!"
In a moment, there were winds and clouds on the many high platforms and pavilions in the surrounding area. After paying attention to the stone ball that was about to speed up, more than a dozen masters of the seventh realm carried and recruited the energy of the world in the distance on the spot, and rumbled.
The roar of shock.
The scene of the sword meeting, which was so lively just now, was completely in chaos at this moment.
Countless guests and audience stood up in panic, looking at the huge stone ball that was getting closer and closer, and the torrent of energy that continued to gather in the sky, their faces showed incredible horror.
Where did such a huge stone ball come from? Who has such divine power to push it?
No one expected that just as the Changling City grand event was held and sword masters gathered, someone actually dared to risk the world's ruthlessness to attack this heroic city that symbolizes the military fortune and glory of the Qin people!
This is no longer a simple provocation and demonstration, but a complete declaration of war!
Declare war on the entire Qin Dynasty with one's own strength!
Looking at the stone ball that seemed to be near and far away, almost suppressing everything, Li Lingjun also summoned his natal object to practice hard, but it seemed that he was vaguely feeling that he was being stolen in his heart.
The artistic conception of being squeezed into the cracks of the rocks is just like the "weed" he had previously ridiculed himself.
Whenever the huge rock rolls forward, it is like Qin Chu's cracks, he is crushed and ravaged hard, almost breathless, and even a kind of fear from the heart is rising, as if
It was reminding him that this was the fate he would face next.
If you stand in front of this vast trend, you will inevitably be ruthlessly thrown into the stone mill, crushed into powder, let your hopes and ambitions be destroyed and destroyed by your destiny!
It turns out that based on the promises and gifts of others, the illusory power and status are so vulnerable in front of the real strongest, so fragile that it makes people feel heartbroken.
Even though he is a prince, he has amazing power and resources, and has various plans and plans in his heart, he is still as small as an ant and can be destroyed at will.
"The Grinding Sword Technique? It turned out to be the Grinding Sword Technique that reappeared in the world!"
With difficulty, Li Lingjun opened his eyes wide open in disbelief and almost exclaimed, but immediately suppressed the impulse, Ming Xiao
This attack really violated Emperor Yuanwu's taboo.