It's rare to have alone space, so Zuo Chongming doesn't plan to go out now.
Sitting cross-legged on Wen Yu's bed, he silently sorted out the current situation.
First of all, on the court side, Emperor Wu's health was deteriorating and he was no longer allowed to have so much energy to deal with court affairs in every detail.
And because the matter of establishing a crown prince involves the inheritance of the Wu Dynasty, Emperor Wu's attention to marginal places like Xiyun Mansion will continue to decline.
In the short term, he doesn't need to worry about Emperor Wu making another trick.
Second is the enemy….
Zuo Chongming stepped on the heads, dignity, wealth and lives of countless people to get to where he is now. He has too many enemies.
However, Zuo Chongming found evenly matched opponents despite powerful enemies.
The opponent of the group of courtiers in Beijing is the current emperor of the Wu Dynasty.
The opponents of the barbarians in the southern wilderness are the forces from the extreme west.
Apart from this, the only enemies were some sects in Jinyun State. After all, Zuo Chongming had offended them quite a lot because of the Yunhai Sword Ruins incident.
They would not fight openly, after all, everyone in the secret realm relies on their abilities. If their disciple dies, they can only blame themselves for their lack of ability.
But secretly, it is certain that there will be some underhanded tricks and some stumbling blocks, so Zuo Chongming has to be careful.
The last thing is Ouyang Yu.
According to reports from anti-bone players, foreign forces such as Tianjian Sect and Huanyue Sect have been trying to escape recently.
The reason why they ran away is actually not difficult to guess.
On the one hand, Ouyang Yu secretly instigated it, and on the other hand, after seeing the fate of the Xiyun Mansion sect, he did not want to end up in such a situation, so he had no choice but to run away.
Of course, as an external force, they were able to survive for two or three months in such a desperate situation, and Ouyang Yu's help was indispensable.
Then the question arises, where did Ouyang Yu squeeze out the resources to support the Huanyue Sect and others until now?
Could it be the sect’s sponsorship from Jinyun Prefecture?
Because they suffered a loss in the secret realm, they wanted to create an enemy for Zuo Chongming by supporting the Liansheng Sect, and secretly cause trouble and stumbling blocks.
After thinking about it carefully, Zuo Chongming rejected it.
That's not to say it's impossible, but it's unlikely.
Because if you want foreign forces like the Huanyue Sect to survive for another three months, you need to provide a lot of resources.
Compared with the value of the resources they paid, the harvest only caused trouble for Zuo Chongming. This transaction can be said to be a loss.
"It should be a bigger force with stronger capital."
Zuo Chongming thought thoughtfully: "A force more powerful than those sects in Jinyunzhou...could they be barbarians? That's not right either."
The barbarians are strong, but they are poor and cannot afford so many resources.
Thinking about it this way, it's easy to guess the identity of the other party.
The court!
Except for the imperial court, no one can provide so many resources, and all they want is to cause him trouble.
And it couldn't have been done by Emperor Wu. There was no need for a person in his position to engage in such a small trick.
Then it should be... courtiers.
To be more specific, it may be Prime Minister Wei Tao.
"interesting."
Thinking of this, Zuo Chongming couldn't help but narrow his eyes: "It seems that the fight for the reserve is not fierce enough, otherwise you can distract me and create trouble for me?"
In this case, he didn't mind returning the favor.
For example, use sand sculpture players to spread some news in the capital.
"As for the development of Xiyun Mansion..."
Zuo Chongming pinched his eyebrows: "I have hinted to Chen Tianlong before that he should have hired some professionals in reality."
"I think it won't be long before the steam engine is ready. By then... we will be able to quickly transition to the industrial age."
The quasi-ancient world background of "Homeward Bound" is far less enjoyable than imagined.
There are no lights, no toilets, no air conditioning, no Internet... At least in terms of convenience, it is far inferior to the technological age.
After thinking for a moment and sorting out his thoughts, he gathered his thoughts, got up and left the quiet room.
As soon as he left the house, he saw Qi Hao rushing over to report: "Master Hou, there is news from southern Xinjiang."
"Say." Zuo Chongming walked towards the garden.
Qi Hao reported back: "After discussion, the Buddhist temple forces in the far west decided to postpone the attack and allocate the existing territory."
Zuo Chongming twitched the corners of his lips, not surprised at all.
Qi Hao continued: "They thought that with the arrival of reinforcements from the far west, it would be easier to take over the southern wilderness."
"But they didn't expect that this would actually make the alliance between barbarians and demons more and more unbreakable, and they would even risk dying together."
"The Buddhists didn't want to be dragged into the water, so they decided to divide the territory first, establish a foothold, and lay the foundation before dealing with the barbarians."
"Um."
Zuo Chongming nodded.
Qi Hao: "Liao Chen sent a message saying that the Marquis can postpone the transportation of war preparation resources, which should be transportation of building materials, grain and craftsmen."
Zuo Chongming smiled: "In other words, they are planning to build the mountain gate?"
"That's right." Qi Hao nodded.
"That's a coincidence."
Zuo Chongming smiled and said: "The martial arts forces in the Xiyun Mansion have been short of money recently, so they have to interrupt the repair and reconstruction of the mountain gate..."
"This means that those who work have nothing to do recently. Now that Buddhism is building a mountain, we will transfer people to work there."
What a coincidence!
Qi Hao cursed in his heart.
How can there be such a coincidence in the world? Aren’t they all guided by you deliberately?
After analysis by his father Qi Shenghe, Qi Hao now understands everything.
When Zuo Chongming dug a hole for the martial arts forces and the other party jumped into the hole, the only direction was already laid.
Or, he would be tricked and tricked by Zuo Zhongming until he died, and his death would be extremely aggrieved.
Or, when you are dying, you can react and muster up the courage to give it a try.
These two went to the same destination in the end - defeat!
The only difference is that the latter loses with more dignity.
Those martial arts forces will feel that it is not that they did not resist, but that they resisted but were not beaten, which will make them feel better.
Looking back on the previous experience, the martial arts forces obviously chose the latter, and then lost without any surprise.
In the process, Zuo Chongming did something.
He sent a message to the Red Sea Demon King, asking him to persuade the demons and barbarians under his command to strengthen the counterattack against Buddhism.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zuo Chongming even made up a good reason for the Red Sea Demon King.
——Zuo Chongming caused public outrage and the martial arts forces launched a massive siege. If we contain the Buddhist sect, it is very likely that Zuo Chongming will be pulled down.
——As long as this culprit is gone, the Buddhist offensive will definitely be ineffective, and our chances of driving it out will be greatly improved!!
——Even without these reasons, Zuo Chongming and the barbarians still have a blood feud. With such a great opportunity, don’t the barbarians want to take revenge?
This argument was well-founded, and the barbarians and demons were quickly convinced and launched a powerful counterattack against the Buddhist organization.
From a Buddhist perspective, they were shocked.
The barbarians had always been timid and passively defensive. Why did they suddenly become as fierce and fearless as if they had taken a powerful pill?
This wave of barbarian counterattacks directly frightened Buddhism.
Because the expected result of Buddhism is victory, but it cannot be a tragic victory.
Facing the barbarians' counterattack, they did not dare to act rashly. They were afraid that the barbarians would jump over the wall and drag them to death together.
As a result, the Buddhist sect in the far west held a meeting and decided to postpone the war for the time being, and first lay the foundation in the wilderness of the southern border.
As for the barbarians and demons, we are all in the wilderness of the southern border. We can't see you when you look up and you can't see it when you look down. It's not too late to figure it out.
so.
Looking back on all this, we can see that this has nothing to do with coincidence?
All the current situation was driven and brought about by Zuo Chongming.
anyway.
Zuo Chongming didn't have all his plans, there was one thing he failed to calculate.
He expected that the martial arts forces would fight hard, and it should be a secret attack or a large-scale attack.
But I didn't expect that the other party was unexpectedly cowardly. They even arrived at the city gate and even used the slogan of negotiation...
Zuo Chongming was indeed shocked when he heard the news.
"correct."
Zuo Chongming ordered: "Contact the various counties and towns to start building cities and towns, but the shops are only for rent and not for sale."
Qi Hao was shocked and lost his voice: "Jianfang City?"
Zuo Chongming nodded and explained: "If we don't open a market, those martial arts forces will really collapse. This is something I don't want to see."
Qi Hao scratched his head in confusion: "But before you..."
He was really confused. Zuo Chongming had tricked the martial arts forces into death not long ago. Why did he take the initiative to give him a chance now?
Zuo Chongming smiled and said: "Before, we just wanted to break their backbones and lock their development limit, not to kill them all."
"Now that they have sold off their flying boat and property, they have long lost their threat. We might as well give them a way out and leave a sliver of their lives."
"..." Qi Hao was completely speechless.
It's obviously you who single-handedly put people in this situation, but the words coming out of your mouth make people feel grateful to you.
"Master Hou."
At this moment, Ouyang Yu came from outside the hospital.
Zuo Chongming raised his eyelids: "You're back."
Qi Hao was very discerning and immediately raised his hands and said: "My subordinates, please retire."
After saying that, he jumped out of the yard.
"How did things go?"
Zuo Chongming turned to the pavilion in the courtyard and sat down leisurely.
"fine……"
Ouyang Yu subconsciously looked away and said softly: "The Liansheng Sect has moved to Congyun Mansion, and the chess pieces have been placed among many forces."
What controls her body now is her personality.
Although she was mentally prepared before coming, when she faced Zuo Chongming, she still felt a sense of awe and nervousness from the bottom of her heart.
In fact, she didn't want to, but this period of time was a bit long, and the memory was not easy to fabricate, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Fortunately, with Old Man Tianji around, the pressure in her heart eased.
Zuo Chongming asked: "Where is the Zhenfu Division?"
Ouyang Yu quickly replied: "The Zhenfu Division has also deployed personnel."
These are indeed true, because she originally wanted to control Cong Yun Mansion.
Zuo Chongming had no conflict with her on this issue.
Zuo Chongming said: "The officials sent by the imperial court should be arriving soon. Let the chess pieces seize the opportunity to perform well and try to win their trust."