Just when the entire Dongning Island was filled with laughter and laughter, Huo County was also facing a choice.
Huo County can’t hold on any longer!
As the envoy of Yancheng, Taoist Qingmei once again came to the county government. Looking at the somewhat dilapidated county government in front of him, he felt very complicated in his heart.
Huo County is similar to Yancheng. Although it is only a county in name, it is actually as big as a county.
Huo County, like Yancheng, is a newly developed place in the past 800 years.
Huo County has 60 towns and more than 1,300 villages under its name. At its peak, the total population was close to 1.5 million!
The ruler of every town is a Taoist temple.
Every Taoist temple has at least a Taoist-level inheritance.
The small Huo County alone has at least fifty Taoist priests!
Such strength can crush the previous Yancheng in all aspects.
Therefore, when the Meihua Road was relocated, both Huo County and Yancheng were considered.
Even Yancheng at that time would not have been listed as a candidate if Taoist Qingmei had not insisted.
But what about now?
Today's Yancheng has defeated the Hu family of the Qing clan, and then defeated the imperial army, and is about to become an independent monarch.
Looking at Huo County in front of us, it is increasingly declining.
The only remaining Xuan-level Taoist soldier in Chao Kingdom is outside Huo County, ready to take action at any time.
This Xuan-level Taoist soldier is the foundation of Chao Kingdom. It is one of the trump cards left by the first king of Chao Kingdom.
This Xuan-level Taoist soldier is only selected from the public clan. Each one has the bloodline of the scholar level and shares the same ancestry.
More than a dozen Taoist soldiers joining forces, plus the bloodline magic weapons they carry, can briefly compete with the doctor. More than a hundred Taoist soldiers joining forces, plus more powerful bloodline magic weapons, can briefly compete with the doctor.
contend.
At its peak, this Taoist army numbered eight thousand!
At that time, every Taoist soldier had a matching divine weapon and treasured armor.
However, the maintenance cost of this Taoist army is too expensive.
Back then, there were more than a hundred counties in the Chao Kingdom, but now? There are only a few dozen. The country's strength has weakened, and it can no longer support eight thousand Taoist soldiers.
Before Wu State besieged the capital, there were still five thousand Taoist soldiers, but after that battle, there were only three thousand Taoist soldiers left!
Nowadays, there are still 3,600 Taoist soldiers in total.
Although there are only three thousand six hundred, killing your minister is like killing a dog.
However, such Taoist soldiers consume a huge amount of resources every day even if they don't move.
A scholar, even if he does nothing every day, must at least eat more than ten kilograms of meat and dozens of kilograms of rice. If this scholar insists on training every day and trains himself to exhaustion, he will have to eat more meat.
, medicinal baths and dietary therapy are also needed.
If this scholar tries his best to cooperate with the magic weapon on his body and stimulate the power of blood in his body, then recovering afterwards will not only require a lot of resources, but also a lot of time.
It is no exaggeration to say that this Xuan-level Taoist army is more important to Chao Kingdom than the previous monarchs themselves.
When the monarch dies, he dies. As long as the Taoist soldiers are still there, the strongest power of Chao Kingdom will be there!
If the king is fatuous, then he is fatuous, it doesn’t matter!
Even if the monarch is killed by the governor, as long as the executive's superficial work is in place and a new generation of monarchs succeeds to the throne, the Chao Kingdom will not be in chaos.
But once something goes wrong with this Taoist army in front of us, the Chao Kingdom will really face the crisis of annihilation.
Today's Chao Country is a truly poor and small country.
Taoist soldiers will not move as long as they can. Therefore, since being ordered, this Xuan-level Taoist soldier has only been used as a deterrent. As long as the situation does not change significantly, this Taoist soldier will not take action. Even if it does happen,
Huge changes, this Taoist soldier may not take action.
Once this Taoist army is too exhausted, it may take several years or even decades to recover. After such a long time, the Wu State next door is not a fool. By then, the Wu State should send a large army to surround Chao State, and the powerful
Compared with Wu State, what is Huo County now? Who is Jiang Hua?
However, with the Xuan-level Taoist soldiers supporting the scene, the morale of the other five yellow-level Taoist soldiers on the scene was quite good. Even many soldiers, when they first came here last year, had the illusion of rushing to fight and then go home to celebrate the New Year.
Although Huoxian County is very powerful, after this siege, many Taoist priests who were living in seclusion were suddenly exploded. The total number of Taoist priests exceeded a hundred, and even one hidden Taoist priest was exploded, but facing the five yellow
The situation surrounded by level Taoist soldiers, Xuan level Taoist soldiers and an army of 100,000 is still very powerless.
Of the more than 60 towns and villages under the jurisdiction of Huo County, only half are still under the control of Huo County, and the remaining half have been lost!
Looking at Taoist Qingmei in front of him, Taoist Cangliu sitting in the top position also felt a little uncomfortable.
When did Huo County fall to this level? The little Yancheng back then was not even looked down upon by Huo County!
It's not right to say that. When the monarch issued the order to exterminate the Tao, Huo County also considered whether to rescue Yancheng, and finally came to the conclusion: try our best to rescue Jiang Hua and save a bloodline. If Jiang Hua really can't be saved,
, just save a branch of the concubine.
But now, in just six months, everything has changed!
The identity between the strong and the weak has changed!
The strong man in the past has become the weak man now.
The weak once became the strong today.
If in the past, the envoy from Yancheng had arrived, he, the actual controller of Huo County, would not have been able to receive him in person.
But what about now?
Not only did he come in person, but he also came with many of his fellow apprentices and his only uncle (a reclusive Taoist priest).
Look at the Taoist Qingmei in front of him. He has a strong aura and is extremely confident. Even if he has never fought before, he can clearly feel that this is a difficult opponent.
When Taoist Cangliu was observing Taoist Qingmei, Taoist Qingmei was also observing him.
At this moment, Taoist Qingmei was also sighing: That's it?
Does the so-called Huo County have so little strength?
Is there only one Taoist priest?
It feels like there are only about three people who can temporarily compete with the Taoist priests with the help of treasures and secret techniques.
There are quite a few Taoist priests, but Taoist priests are of little use on high-end battlefields!
In fact, Huoxian's strength is not weak anymore. A hidden Taoist priest, three Taoists who sacrificed themselves to directly obtain the best magic weapon, plus many formations and treasures deduced by Taoist Tianyan, together, are all powerful.
He was able to compete with four ministers for a short period of time.
After only eight hundred years of development, Huo County can be compared with the Four Great Ministers. This development speed is already extremely fast.
It's abnormal to be like Yancheng!
But I am afraid of comparison in everything!
Taoist Qingmei has met the old headmaster Ziweixing, the previous headmaster of Ziwei Palace, Uncle Qin, and the previous headmaster Li, Old Man. These three are considered seniors.
Taoist Qingmei has also met Taoist Changkong, Taoist Lin Er, Taoist Peng Bing, Jun Weiyan, and Jun Chengyu who have just made breakthroughs recently. They are the Mesozoic generation, the younger generation, and the mainstay.
Taoist Qingmei also met Jiang Hua, a 17-year-old Taoist priest who was a genius and had an unlimited future.
Taoist Qingmei has also seen millions of students in the Yancheng Junior Academy. This is called successors!
Taoist Qingmei has also seen those scholars who come here because of their fame. Although these scholars are scholars in name, none of them are simple. Ji is a descendant of the Shennong clan and a member of the Lieshan clan. Wang Miao is a descendant of the Fangfeng clan and is proficient in both Feng Shui and Feng Shui.
There are also Qi Xin, a disciple of Kong Sheng, and Jiang Ju, a disciple of Mo Sheng. These are called profound backgrounds!
In Yancheng today, the situation is almost complete. Taoist-level power can be counted in both hands. The only thing missing is the foundation of the real-person level.
Although it is not happening at the moment, Taoist Qingmei firmly believes that in time, a real person of his own will be born in Yancheng!
Let’s take a look at Huo County in front of us. It was once a holy place in the hearts of Taoists in Chao State. Now it seems like nothing more than this!
Being famous is not as good as meeting, and fame is worse than reality.
Thinking of this, Taoist Qingmei's expression became even more complicated.
I once admired the object, but now I take a closer look: it turns out that the little fairy also wants to poop...
The complicated emotions passed away in a flash, Taoist Qingmei took out an invitation and handed it over. Taoist Qingmei didn't want to say a single word if there were any extra words.
After receiving the invitation from Taoist Qingmei, Taoist Cangliu looked at it carefully. This invitation was drawn up by the cabinet itself, and the wording on it was carefully polished after discussion by Feng Yi and others.
Some comments that cannot be disclosed are: This invitation should be neither humble nor overbearing, and should show Yancheng's strength and determination. An invitation is an invitation, but it cannot be like inviting a group of big men.
Looking at the plain wording on the invitation, Taoist Cangliu wanted to ask: Not even the treatment? Not even talking about the treatment?
When Meihua Daoju was sent to surrender, Jiang Hua personally stood at the gate of Yancheng to greet him. At that time, the two commanders, Yanjun and Cheng Yu, were even ten miles out of the city. Everyone in Yancheng knew that the famous Meihua Dao had come to defect to our Yancheng. Really
It's so sincere.
Later, when Plum Blossom Dao entered the city, Yancheng directly gave them several junior schools to serve as the follow-up talent base of Plum Blossom Dao to ensure that Plum Blossom Dao can be passed on smoothly. After Plum Blossom Dao took the initiative to hand over most of the inheritance, it directly gave them
Gives Plum Blossom Road a lot of permissions.
For example, Taoist Qingmei has read a lot of heaven-level Taoism. However, Taoist Qingmei only read, observed, and studied, and did not really practice. Instead, he put his energy on Xuan-level Taoism, returning to nature, and absorbing it.
On the road of inheriting Xuan-level Taoism back to his family.
Although Taoist Qingmei is still a Taoist priest now, his foundation is far better than before and is very solid.
At that time, there were no Taoist priests or ministers in Yancheng. Taoist priests were the highest existence. As the first major sect to vote for Meihua Taoism, it had strong political significance. Meihua Taoism's speculation was successful!
Cangliu Taoist has also heard of the many benefits received by Plum Blossom Taoist.
But now, on this invitation, there is no mention of any kind of treatment.
Cang Liu wanted to get angry, but after looking at the signature at the bottom of the invitation, he couldn't get angry at all.
The signatures are as follows: Hua, Changkong, Yu, Yan, Lin Er, Peng Bing, Shi (old uncle Jiang Shi)...
Each name contains a ray of energy that is neither strong nor weak. After a moment of sensing, Cang Liu's anger that had just risen suddenly disappeared!
What is the power of more than ten Taoist priests? This is called truth!
After reading the truth given by Yancheng, Taoist Cangliu coughed and gave the truth to his uncle (Taoist Tianyan's junior brother).
Although his uncle's cultivation level is higher, he has been in seclusion for a long time and is not good at government affairs, so the person who actually makes the decision is Taoist Cangliu himself.
After receiving the invitation from Yancheng, the uncle looked at it for a moment, and finally looked at the name at the bottom. He looked at it speechlessly for a long time, and finally had to sigh, stroke his beard and said: "There is a successor to Yancheng, congratulations!"
After a while, all the Taoists read the invitation, and when they looked at Taoist Qingmei again, their expressions were extremely complicated.
Finally, Taoist Cangliu said: "Fellow Taoist Qingmei, how do the people of Huo County migrate? Huo County is in the north of Chao River, surrounded by the counties of Chao Kingdom. There is also a Xuan-level Taoist soldier and five yellow soldiers nearby.
With so many powerful enemies on the side of the Taoist-level soldiers, it is really hard to get these ordinary people to leave as well."
Taoist Qingmei smiled slightly: "These are not problems. Huo County is close to the sea. As long as you agree, a super large fleet will come over soon."
"Chao Kingdom is divided into the center and the four directions. The center is the twenty-six counties surrounded by the Chao River. The four directions are the southeast, southeast, northwest, and are occupied by the four major clans and many nobles respectively. There are not many places directly belonging to the king."
"Yancheng is located in the east of Sifang, close to the sea. Huo County is located in the north of Sifang, and there is also a township directly close to the sea."
"The straight-line distance between Huoxian County and Yancheng is only three thousand miles. If we take the sea route, the distance between Huoxian County and Dongning Island is only about four thousand five hundred miles."
"Today's large ships, controlled by warlocks who have understood the true meaning of water, can carry three hundred people. They can travel eighty miles in one hour, and nine hundred and sixty miles in one night. A mere four thousand five hundred miles.
, that’s just five days.”
"The only thing to consider is whether the sea route is safe. This road is too long, a full 4,500 miles away. This sea route has never been traveled before, and no one knows how many monsters and ghosts there are under the water."
"If these monsters are exposed, they are nothing. But many monsters are hidden in the deep sea. They usually remain invisible, so it is difficult to directly detect their information."
"If the people are mobilized on a large scale, if there is a big monster hiding in the deep sea and playing with the tides, the Taoists may still be able to survive with their cultivation, but the people will almost certainly die!"
"This does not take into account the impact of this move on Yancheng!"
Speaking of this, Taoist Qingmei sighed: "Today's Yancheng is changing with each passing day, and it looks new every day."
"To be honest, there has been controversy within Yancheng over whether to launch this large-scale rescue operation."
"Almost all of the warlocks in Yancheng who have understood the true meaning of water are not worried about their work. Carrying out such a large-scale transfer at one time will definitely have an impact on the development of Yancheng."
"Moreover, the risk of this trip is high, the sea area is unfamiliar, and the Chao Kingdom may attack at any time..."
"Even the people on the ship may have begun to hate Yancheng because their relatives died in the sea."
"So, if you don't want to, then forget it."
Hearing this, Taoist Cangliu quickly apologized and said, "Yes! Yes! Of course I am!"
"Next, I will explain this matter to the people immediately. In addition, fellow Taoists in Yancheng, don't worry, we can slowly open up the sea route."
"As for the sorcerers who have understood the true meaning of water, Huo County can also provide some."
"As for the danger, staying in Huo County is even more dangerous!"
I have been really busy at work recently, but starting from today, the author will enter a new state. I had a really comfortable sleep last night. I slept from 7pm to 5am to almost 6am, which adds up to almost 11.
It's been an hour, I'm speechless, this is almost the longest I've slept since I can remember...