Sanjie Town is the largest water and land hub on the Tea-Horse Trade Road. There are many traders from other places, so it can gather wind from all directions.
Ke Luoning was still shocked when he heard the news that the rebels were marching south to Yizhou.
Li Dingguo said before that the rebels would definitely march southward to Yizhou along the Gaoshan River Valley.
Now he has guessed it.
Qian Sibaanpan sat down at the table and said with a sad face: "In this world, it is impossible to do business!"
"Before, it was just unrest on the roads and unrest in the countryside. Now it's better, it's actually a direct rebellion, and people are in ruins."
"Brother Ning Dao, look at this, it seems like troubled times have arrived!"
"Is the two thousand years of peace in Daxia really going to be in chaos?"
Since ancient times, businessmen have been the most afraid of troubled times.
Luo Ning couldn't help but think of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, whom he was familiar with, and asked: "Liangzhou Mu's hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers are the elite of the Xia army. Why can't they stop the rebels?"
Qian Si Abacus sighed and shook his head: "The rebels are lucky. Although the rebels are numerous, they are still a mob and cannot compare to Liangzhou Mu's armored soldiers. Originally, Liangzhou Mu was able to win with a small number of enemies."
"But who could have imagined that at this critical moment, Tubo suddenly sent troops eastward to directly attack Ganlan City! Liangzhou Mu could only mobilize the main force to resist the Tibetan army before the rebels could break out of the encirclement!"
"Although Yizhou Mu has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, they are not as elite as the Liangzhou army. There are more than one million rebels. Yizhou Mu may not be able to take advantage."
"I thought that rebelling against the army was like a rabbit that couldn't grow its tail, but who knew it was about to become a phenomenon."
When Luo Ning heard this, his expression was calm, as if he was helpless.
In this era, the rulers are indeed arrogant and extravagant and whitewash peace. However, countless ruled people are also in a declining world and have rampant desires.
Throughout the Great Xia Dynasty, there were not only serious political and military crises, but also a shocking moral and cultural crisis.
And the latter may be the root!
Many officials and monks will do anything to get resources and power. And many people at the bottom will do anything to gain money.
The wolf only wants a mouthful of meat, no matter where the meat comes from. The sheep only wants a mouthful of grass, regardless of whether it is grass next to the nest.
The official administration has been corrupted to the extreme, and the roots are rotten. The human heart is also extremely sick, and the whole body has fallen. It is really the human heart that is in danger.
It is very similar to the society of the late Ming Dynasty. With people’s bad hearts, there is a social environment for tens of millions of people to become slaves.
In this situation, even if a wise king does appear, it will be difficult to make a difference.
Unless... it starts all over again!
Otherwise it will be difficult to rise from the ashes and renew everything.
"If there is chaos in Yizhou," Qian Sibaan said with a wry smile, "Even my generation will have a hard time."
Once the old order is destroyed, those with previous vested interests will be sad.
Qian Sibaan is a wealthy businessman, so of course his interests will suffer.
Even Luoning, a troupe who travels around the world, will also suffer losses.
"Although the Yizhou Army is not as good as the Liangzhou Army, it will not allow the rebels to gain the upper hand." Luo Ning said Li Dingguo's previous analysis, "In my opinion, Yizhou is likely to split."
Qian Sibaan sighed again, "One more thing is that the Kingdom of Jin conquered the grassland, conquered Beidi, and connected the outside of the pass with the grassland. The momentum has greatly increased."
"Yuan Huan, the herdsman of Jizhou, and Wu Changbo, the general of Guan Ning, have retreated to the three passes. Zu Changshou, the governor of northern Hebei, and Kong Gude, the general of Leiden, led the army to pay gold."
"The emperor was furious and issued an edict to bring Yuan Huan, the shepherd of Jizhou, to Beijing to discuss the crime."
"Not only that, the Jin army also took advantage of the victory to invade the Daxia vassal state of Goryeo. If Goryeo is not protected, the gold may fall at any time!"
"What's more, it is rumored that Huang Taiji wrote to the Fuso Shogun to agree on an "alliance to conquer Xia" in an attempt to unite Fuso Kingdom to attack Xia."
Luo Ning drank a glass of wine by himself and looked strange, "Is there such a thing? Haha, Huang Taiji can still be connected with the Japanese shogunate, which is new."
"Japanese country?" Qian Sibaan was startled.
"Oh, I'm talking about the Fusang Kingdom." Luo Ning smiled slightly, "Brother Qian continued. Today I regard myself as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. Let's hear what other state affairs there are."
Qian Sibaanpan couldn't help but shake his head when he saw Luo Ning's attitude of not taking the matter seriously.
"It's true that good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortune never comes alone! Another thing is that from the south, Jiaozhou Mu Ruanhu... calls himself King Annan, and separates Jiaozhou to establish himself."
Luo Ning couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, "Jiaozhoumu separatist rule and calls himself King Annan? He is really courageous."
Qian Sibao said: "Jiaozhou is far away in the southern border and beyond the reach of the whip. At this time, he takes the opportunity to separate himself and stand on his own. The Celestial Empire will not be able to do anything to him for a while."
"Brother Ning Dao, with these major events, can the world be better?"
"Of course it won't get better." Luo Ning said with a smile, "The whole world is suffering anyway, so there's no point in us worrying about it."
"However, when the world is in chaos, those demons, ghosts, and evil cultivators are taking advantage of it."
If the world is not in chaos and the government is suppressing it, the demons and ghosts will cause limited harm. But if the order is in great disarray, the demons and ghosts will cause trouble.
"Brother Ning Dao, let's go to Tubo as soon as possible. We have to get the goods out first before we can rest assured."
Luo Ning nodded: "Okay. We will leave the day after tomorrow. You wait for me for another two days."
………
Another day has passed.
Luo Li's "retreat" room was opened first.
Luo Li, who was full of spiritual energy, came out with a happy face.
Luo Ning's consciousness swept away and he couldn't help but smile: "Li'er has opened his spiritual veins and is now a ninth-grade beast-controlling monk."
My sister had the "Beast Control Sutra" and her own guidance, and she was a natural beast control genius who understood the language of beasts. Of course, it was no surprise that she successfully entered Taoism.
"Brother, I have mastered the Beast Fang Blade!" Luo Li looked excited, using his spiritual power to perform a few tricks, and a cold frost blade appeared in front of his eyes, like the sharp teeth of a tiger or wolf.
As soon as she thought about it, the frost blade shot out like a knife, with a ferocious killing intent, like an illusory dagger.
This is the most basic life-saving means for beast control monks: the blade of beast fangs!
It is the natal magical power condensed from the essence and blood of the beast-controlling monks and the fighting spirit of ancient ferocious beasts.
"Not bad!" Luo Ning's eyes lit up, "With this magical power, Li'er can fight against the Sancai Formation."
The Three Talents Formation is the smallest formation in Daxia's army. Three soldiers form the Three Talents Formation, but it is enough to kill a fierce tiger.
Confronting and defeating the Sancai Army Formation is also the standard strength of a ninth-grade monk.
Luo Li is now a monk in the early stage of the ninth grade and already has extraordinary self-protection capabilities.
Putting all the monks together, there is only one monk in two or three thousand people. So even if he is a ninth-grade monk, he is very extraordinary.
You know, once you become a ninth-grade monk, your lifespan will be increased by thirty years.
Luo Li already lives thirty years longer than ordinary people, and it is not uncommon to live to be a hundred years old.
Luo Ning himself has a lifespan of sixty years longer than ordinary people. And when he reaches the seventh level or above, his lifespan will increase even more with each level.
That's why those great monks become old monsters who can live hundreds of years.
"Li'er is now a ninth-grade monk, and he has the magic weapon of longevity lock to protect him. As a brother, I feel more at ease." Luo Ning looked pleased, "My sister is indeed the phoenix of my family!"
Luo Li looked at Luo Ning with admiration, "If it weren't for my brother, how could I have entered Taoism? It's all because of my brother's presence."
She put away the Beast Fang Blade and looked in the direction of Shu County, "Brother, that man abandoned us, but he didn't want us all to become monks."
Just as he said this, Li Dingguo and Su Xian's room doors also opened.
Li Dingguo was already tall and tall, and mighty and majestic. At this moment, his whole body was exuding the energy and blood of a martial arts monk, and he was even more majestic, like a god general.
Su Xian, on the other hand, was full of elixir energy and mysterious Taoist spirit, and was even more elegant than before.
Both of them successfully entered the Taoist path!
When Luo Ning saw this, he immediately smiled with relief and said: "As expected, we have all entered the Tao. Today is really the third time of happiness!"
In order for the three of them to enter the Dao, Luo Ning spent resources worth no less than 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.
If he hadn't taken the risk to obtain Xuanqian's resources, the three of them would never have become monks so quickly.
"Brother!" Li Dingguo and Su Xian saluted together, "Thank you, eldest brother! We have already entered the Tao! If my family doesn't say a word, I won't thank you!"
Lu Pianpian also quickly congratulated her. She was pretending to be happy, but Su Chuo was truly happy.
"Brother has finally become a Taoist, thanks to Brother Luo..."
Lu Pianpian thought to herself: "Luo Ning is trying to win people's hearts and wants to take advantage of your brother."
Su Chuo said: "It's true that the heart of a villain can judge the heart of a gentleman."
Luo Ning was very happy. Adding the three of himself, plus the ghost disciple Hong Xiu who was accepted at Yin Yue Villa, the Luo family class would be five monks!
Five monks...can't be considered a powerful family!
This is the foundation of Luojiaban!
Qian Sibaanpan heard everyone's laughter and rushed over to take a look. He was suddenly startled.