While Lin Feng stirred up turmoil in the vast land, the vast land of China was relatively calm.
The Battle of Xuanxuan and the Battle of Shushan, which involved almost the entire human cultivation world, have come to an end. All parties involved in the war are digesting the subsequent impact of the precipitation incident. At the same time, many people are concerned about Lin Feng's journey to the wild and vast land.
In Xiling City, the capital of the Qin Dynasty, in the main hall of the imperial palace, several people were sitting opposite each other, all of them silent.
Sitting in the high dragon chair is naturally Qin Emperor Shi Yu, and those sitting in the center of the hall below him are the Qin royal family headed by Gunyang King Shi Zongmao and Nanming King Shi Zongtang.
However, no one, including Emperor Qin Shi Yu, spoke at this moment, and everyone was deep in thought.
Regardless of their level of cultivation or position of power, at their current level, they have sufficient judgment and decisiveness. However, at this moment, including Shi Yu, all the powerful men in the Qin Dynasty were rarely in a hesitant mood.
In the battle to destroy Xuan, apart from Lin Feng and the Xuanmen Tianzong, the biggest beneficiary was the Great Qin Dynasty, which confronted the Great Zhou Dynasty on the border and contained the Taihuang Palace and the Great Heavenly Wheel until Lin Feng returned to the Great Qian.
The role played by the Great Qin Dynasty was very crucial. If the Taihuang Palace and the Great Heavenly Wheel were allowed to go to the Kunlun Mountains, the Xuanmen Tianzong might not be able to support Lin Feng's return.
Therefore, Lin Feng was not stingy in his reward after the war, and directly transferred the entire Zhongqian World compensated by the Great Zhou Dynasty to the Great Qin Dynasty.
However, the Great Qin Dynasty was already at odds with the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it was impossible to sit back and watch the Great Zhou Dynasty unite with others to break through Xuanmen and gain treasures and increase their strength again, so helping others was also helping oneself. At the same time, no losses were incurred in the confrontation, which was a certain
From a perspective, acquiring the Dongsheng Realm is almost a waste of money. You have picked up a resource-rich Zhongqian World for free.
For the Qin Dynasty, these are just immediate benefits. Looking at the overall situation, the gains will be even greater.
Originally, the rise of the Great Zhou Dynasty was so aggressive that it was already vaguely superior to the Great Qin Dynasty.
But starting from the battle of Xiling City where Lin Feng used the Heaven-Slaying Sword to help the Immortal Dragon City to be completely sacrificed, to the battle of Yinghai where the Great Zhou Dynasty lost the Abbot Immortal Mountain and the Taihuang Palace was damaged, the Immortal Dragon City of the Great Qin Dynasty actually got Lin Feng's help.
After a moment of glory and rising again, the Qin Dynasty had completely recovered its disadvantage. The situation between the two dynasties began to reverse.
In this battle to destroy the Xuan Dynasty, the Great Zhou Dynasty once again hit a wall. Even if Lin Feng went to Tianhuangguang Continent, the Great Zhou Dynasty would now have to fully switch to the defensive and would no longer be as tough as before. The strategic posture of the Great Qin Dynasty would also change from
The defense turned to offense and began to squeeze the development space of the Zhou Dynasty.
In this regard, the monarchs and ministers of Great Qin were naturally happy to see its success.
However, not everyone is happy.
Looking at the changes and development in the past few years, when the Great Zhou Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline, and when the Great Qin Dynasty regained its glory, Xuanmen Tianzong occupied a key position and almost single-handedly directed the changes in the strength and weakness of the two great dynasties in China and the vast land.
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During this period, the Xuanmen Tianzong's strength increased step by step, advancing at a jaw-dropping speed that even Qin Emperor Shi Yu felt overwhelmed.
As a result, Da Qin discovered a problem that made them somewhat embarrassed, that is, how to position their relationship with the Xuanmen Tianzong.
In the earliest days, whether it was the Great Zhou Dynasty or the Great Qin Dynasty, they essentially looked down upon the Xuanmen Tianzong and tried to win over each other in order to add weight to the confrontation between the two dynasties.
Just like how they tried their best to win over Beirong Royal Court and the former Tianchi Sect in the North.
Because the Xuanmen Tianzong was at odds with the Shushan Sword Sect and showed amazing potential, the Great Qin Dynasty had the intention of secretly supporting the Xuanmen Tianzong, but the subsequent development gradually exceeded the Great Qin Dynasty's expectations.
The Xuanmen Tianzong quickly grew into a powerful force that could be on par with the Qin Dynasty, and the relationship between the two parties became equal allies. However, after the Yinghai War and the Battle of Miexuan, the Xuanmen Tianzong once again showed rapid growth in strength, so
The monarchs and ministers of Great Qin were shocked to find that they now needed to look up to this former ally.
The same thing happened to the Flowing Light Sword Sect, the Thunderbolt Sword Sect, the Great Wilderness Sword Sect, Zixiao Dao, Beirong Royal Court and other forces. The rapidly changing situation forced them to adjust their mentality as soon as possible and adapt to the new position.
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And now, it is the turn of the Qin Dynasty.
But for Emperor Qin Shi Yu, this mentality was really not that easy to change.
It is true that he has a deep mind and a stable style, and is not as arrogant and sharp as Zhou Emperor Liang Pan, but this cannot change the fact that Shi Yu is the same emperor as Liang Pan!
As an emperor, who is willing to be subordinate to others?
After ancient times, the years have changed. Before the Qin Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty, many dynasties rose and fell, and how many emperors did not envision in their hearts the ancient times when human emperors ruled the world and thousands of immortals followed?
If Shi Yu was really willing to be subordinate to others, he would not have joined forces with Lin Feng, Zixiao Dao, Beirong Royal Court, and the Zhou Dynasty, which had always been an old enemy of his family, to stand together in Taipei.
On the opposite side of Xu Guan, Taixu Guan’s layout of using the world as a chess piece is abolished.
In the world, how many people are willing to be chess pieces? How many people don’t want to be chess players?
When a person reaches a certain height and faces someone standing in a higher position, the first thing that comes to his mind is destined not to be surrender and fear, but to transcend and try to overcome. Only when the gap is too big to a certain extent, will he express submission, but
This obedience is not permanent, but dormant after temporarily recognizing the reality. It is the necessary patience to accumulate one's own strength.
However, the Qin Dynasty is now in a rather embarrassing position, neither up nor down.
Shi Yu is very rational and has a very accurate view of the strength of his own Great Qin Dynasty. He admits that the Xuanmen Tianzong is now firmly superior to the Great Qin Dynasty.
It can even be said clearly that today's Xuanmen Tianzong's only opponent is Taixu Guan, which was superior in the past. They are opponents on the same level.
Just like before, no force in the vast land of China could arm-wrestle with Taixu Guan on its own, now, except for Taixu Guan, no force has the ability to challenge Xuanmen Tianzong.
But it was precisely because they could see it so clearly that both Shi Yu and the Qin Dynasty felt entangled.
In the silent hall, Gunyang King Shi Zongmao was the first to break the silence. He said: "The Zhou Dynasty secretly scolded us as Xuanmen Tianzong's followers, vassals, lackeys, and followers. How they want to scold us is their business. What's important is
But, how do we position ourselves and how do we decide the future path?"
His words were vulgar, which was quite inappropriate for his status and the current situation, but everyone present did not care and looked at Shi Zongmao quietly and listened to what he said.
Shi Zongmao looked calm and spoke in a calm tone: "I originally thought that the situation would not change much after the Xuanmen Tianzong survived the catastrophe of annihilation, but now it seems that the Xuanmen Tianzong's strength is much beyond imagination.
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"Although I don't want to admit it, if it continues to develop according to the current situation without making any changes, then our country, Great Qin, will really become a vassal state of the Xuanmen Tianzong, just like the people who live and breed in their own Xuantian Realm.
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"Our two families are too close to each other. In recent years, due to the relationship between joining forces to fight against Taixu Guan and Shushan, the Xuanmen Tianzong has recruited immigrants from Dingkou on our land in Daqin. Or to recruit disciples from the mountains, our dynasty has mostly cooperated with it.
The result is that with our own help, the influence of this sect in our country has surpassed Shushan. It has even surpassed Taixu Guan."
"We are trapped in a cocoon. If the gap between the strength of the Xuanmen Tianzong and our dynasty further widens, one day its influence will even surpass the imperial family itself. At that time, it will be difficult for us not to become a vassal state."
"That's right now. The number of potential young talents in our dynasty who have become disciples of the Xuanmen Tianzong is increasing year by year. However, the number of people who are willing to be loyal to our Qin Dynasty is decreasing. If this continues, it is unimaginable."
Sitting opposite him, King Shi Zongtang of Nanming said: "This is what we think, but from the perspective of the Xuanmen Tianzong, we may not view Daqin this way. Immigrants and disciples are also mutually beneficial to us. How do the people choose?"
, and no one provides special guidance, it is all based on their own wishes."
"Even forces such as Zixiao Dao, Beirong Royal Court, Pili Sword Sect, and Xuanmen Tianzong have never taken the initiative to reach out."
Shi Zongmao nodded: "You are right. The Lord of Xuanmen is indeed magnificent, but there is still Taixu Guan. No one knows if the Xuanmen Tianzong really surpasses Taixu Guan in the future, what will happen to the Lord of Xuanmen?
Will it be the same attitude now?"
"Secondly, no one can guarantee what the attitude of the next leader of Xuanmen Tianzong will be after becoming the master of Xuanmen. Taixu Taoist Lord was the emperor of three people in the past, and Taixu Guan is really transcendent.
, the eyes are only fixed on the wild and vast land, but what happened to Taoist Taixu after he went to the Dead Sea? What about now?"
Shi Zongtang said quietly: "Then what do you mean, the good relationship we have always had with the Xuanmen Tianzong is ruined, and instead it creates a bad relationship? This is totally a waste that outweighs the gain."
"In the final analysis, Xuanmen Tianzong is now powerful and stronger than us. If we cannot further improve ourselves, we will have no choice but to be left behind. Under such circumstances, if we destroy our foundation, the result will only be worse."
Shi Zongmao shook his head: "If you don't have long-term worries, you must have immediate worries. You are right in what you said. The key is that Daqin needs to work hard to improve its national strength, otherwise it will only be pushed further and further away. Can the Xuanmen Tianzong be what it is today?
, it’s also because their strength has grown to this point.”
"But how can we improve the national power of our Great Qin? Resources are always limited, and opportunities are also limited. I also do not agree with alienating Xuanmen Tianzong or even turning against each other. Instead, I say that we must be better at seizing opportunities and creating opportunities.
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Everyone present, including Shi Zongtang, looked slightly moved: "You mean..."
Shi Zongmao nodded: "The next time the Three Mountains of Yinghai are reborn, the decisive struggle with the Zhou Dynasty, the next war between the two worlds, etc., may all become opportunities."
"And... what is very likely to happen in the future is the formal full-scale collision between Xuanmen Tianzong and Taixu Guan!"
"If we can grasp it, we will have the opportunity to truly rise. If we cannot grasp it, then we really have to consider completely adjusting the path we are going to take next."
Shi Zongmao finally said: "I think Liang Pan and Zhu Hongwu of Dazhou have the same plan, and maybe... there are others who have the same plan."
For a moment, Shi Zongtang and others were silent, and they all fell into deep thought.
Only the real ruler of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Emperor Shi Yu, who had always been silent, suddenly stood up and said in a calm tone: "Today's discussion, as of now, let's let it go." (To be continued, please search. Piaotian Literature, novels are better and updated faster!