Among the four counties in the southwest, which one is the most important is actually not Bashu, which is famous for its dangerous roads and where several ancient kingdoms were once located, nor Xiangxi, which is famous for its secret techniques such as witchcraft, corpse exorcism, and ghost refining.
Not to mention Nanzhao, which connects the Central Plains.
These three counties are not the core of the four southwest counties. The core of the four southwest counties is Guangnan County, which normally no one pays attention to.
Because Guangnan County is connected to the other three southwest counties, the main route into Bashu is in Guangnan County. There is a huge gap between the land of Xiangxi and the Central Plains cultivation world, and its buffer area is in Guangnan.
Similarly, when entering the southwest from Nanzhao County, all official roads along the way lead to Guangnan County. Even the main stream of the Xiang River in the southwest is in Guangnan County, so Guangnan County is the center of the four southwest counties.
It is also the place where the most people come and go.
At this time, in a secret villa deep in the dense forest of Guangnan County, the lights in the lobby were dim, but the people sitting in it were enough to stamp their feet and make the entire four southwest counties tremble.
Some of them were wearing imperial armor with various heraldic beasts tattooed on them. This was the look of a frontier general.
He also wears the mysterious armor of Jingyesi, and his rank is not low, either as an inspector or as a governor.
In addition to them, there are also some leftist forces in the southwest.
Those with some parts of the body or the whole body wrapped in white linen are people from the Wu family lineage who practice the art of cutting pulses and refining ghosts.
Some people exude yin energy, like ghosts, and they are people of the ghost-refining lineage.
There are also some who are followed by a large number of followers and have no trace of life. They are people of the corpse extermination lineage.
In addition, there are some women among them, wearing colorful long skirts and carrying various jingling and engraved ornaments with strange patterns. They are people of the Miao witchcraft lineage.
Whether it is the imperial court or the Jianghu, under normal circumstances it is basically impossible for them to get together, and even if they get together, it is impossible for them to talk here so calmly.
At this time, a frontier general in green armor from the imperial court said in a deep voice: "Everyone, news has come down from the imperial court. Gu Cheng, the inspector in charge of the inspection department, was dismissed because of his meritorious service during the Imperial City Rebellion.
Being named the unprecedented supervisor of the four counties, he not only has the power to supervise the power of Jingyesi in the four counties, but also the power to supervise the military!
The other party is here this time because of the rebellion of the Red Leaf Army. Everyone, please come up with a charter when a disaster is imminent!"
An old man from the Wu family, who was slender but his whole body was wrapped in linen, smiled strangely and said: "People from the imperial court are here for you, what do you care about the regulations we want?"
The general slammed the table and said angrily: "You won't get any credit for forcing the Red Leaf Army out of the southwest? When everyone divides the interests of the southwest, you won't get any benefits?
I'll fall down, but you won't have an easy time either!
All the elite forces of the imperial court are now in Western Xinjiang and the Northern Territory. If Gu Cheng digs out everything we have done, then the imperial court will send the elite forces from the Western Xinjiang and Northern Territory to clear out the southwest. You
You will also suffer the same misfortune!"
An old Taoist priest in yellow robes from the Corpse Expulsion Line coughed and said: "Brother Wu, what you said is a bit too much. General Lin has been in our southwest land for more than ten years. It is not easy for everyone to cooperate so happily.
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If the imperial court really finds out something and plans to move us, even if we don’t move the Southwest Martial Arts Academy and replace it with an inhumane guy, it won’t be easy for you and me, right?”
General Lin's expression softened after he heard the yellow-robed Taoist priest from the Corpse Exorcist lineage say something fair.
"Daozhang Zhou's words make sense. We don't care whether we are from the imperial court or from the Jianghu. We are all from the southwest. Now someone wants to affect my interests in the entire southwest. How can this be my business alone?
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A weirdo from the Liangui lineage with a skinny body but a belly as big as a pregnant woman said: "General Lin, you should know the people sent by the imperial court best. In the past few years, you have done a very fair job in allocating various benefits.
, everyone is also very satisfied.
Since this matter will involve my entire southwest, it is up to you to make the plans, and we will all cooperate."
The weird man spoke without his mouth, and his voice came from his abdomen, giving people a very strange feeling.
If Gu Cheng saw this scene at this time, he would definitely be extremely speechless. Li Yuangong's behavior was equivalent to attracting a huge wave of hatred to him.
In fact, Li Yuangong never thought of investigating the southwest.
The four southwest counties are already remote, and there are many evil roads. It can be said that it is chaotic, but it is not grand.
Over the years, no one who has rebelled in the Southwest has ever left the Southwest, and they have only made small disturbances in the local area.
Based on the current situation in Daqian, it must be a temporary all-out suppression of Western Xinjiang and the North. Therefore, after suppressing the rebellion of the Red Leaf Army, Li Yuangong did not think about taking care of the affairs of the Southwest. Anyway, after the Hongye Army's incident became a big issue, the Southwest
Those people in the land will definitely restrain themselves, so why bother forcing them to jump over the wall?
So the only purpose of Gu Cheng coming to the southwest this time is to find the Eternal Wonderland. All the names he used are just to cover up. Who would have thought that the people in the southwest took Gu Cheng seriously and directly regarded Gu Cheng as someone who was here to move their interests?
The enemy of life and death.
Li Yuangong was also too sensitive. The Imperial City Rebellion had just passed, and he was afraid that someone would once again think of him as wanting to pursue immortality, so he did so much to cover it up in order to keep it true.
I didn't expect it to be too much.
At this time, General Lin saw that everyone present had finally unified his goal. General Lin waved his hand fiercely and said in a cold voice: "Kill this Gu Cheng first. Don't let him enter the southwest!"
The people in the Southwest Jianghu didn't say anything. Sitting next to General Lin, an envoy of Jingyesi who was wearing black armor said in shock: "Are you crazy? Do you know who Gu Cheng is?
The other party is also the most outstanding figure of the younger generation in the Jingyesi Division. His performance was even more outstanding during the Imperial City Rebellion. His Majesty valued him and relied on him as a confidant. He even gave him the title of Chief Inspector of the Four Southwest Counties, an unprecedented figure.
His name shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to him.
How dare you intercept and kill such a person on the way? Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's wrath?"
General Lin said coldly: "It is because he is so valued by Your Majesty that we want to kill him!
The other party is His Majesty's confidant. His Majesty values the other party so much that his future power and power are limitless. Do you think such a person will cooperate with us...?
Not only are they unable to cooperate, the other party also wants to seize our leverage and use our heads to make meritorious deeds and receive rewards!
If such a person doesn't kill him, will he still be allowed to go to the southwest?
And you don’t have to worry about His Majesty’s side being shocked. Don’t you know what’s going on in Daqian right now?
His Majesty actually lost his mind and wanted to pursue some kind of immortality. Although the specific details of the Imperial City Rebellion were blocked by the imperial court, there were a lot of rumors circulating in the world.
Now that Daqian is in turmoil, the imperial court will focus all its attention on the western and northern territories, and will have no time to care about the southwest.
Therefore, there are only two consequences of killing Gu Cheng. One is that the court knows the depth of the water in the southwest, so it will ignore it for the time being and will not continue to send people to die.
The second is to send an ordinary supervisor to investigate. As long as it is not a guy like Gu Cheng who is loyal to Li Yuangong, we can win over each other.
As long as we pay more attention to our work in the future and don't force out the second Red Leaf Army or the second Xiao Kaishan, by the time the court comes to its senses, the storm in the southwest will have subsided long ago. Who will remember these things?"
Although General Lin's plan was a bit radical, what he said was reasonable and well-founded. Everyone present nodded in agreement.
The governor of Jingyesi frowned and said, "But killing Gu Cheng is easy. Who are you going to send? We and other people from the imperial court can't take action."
The man from the Wu family also said quickly: "We have no way to take action and openly kill the imperial inspector who is also the emperor's confidant. We cannot bear such a big crime.
Besides, I heard that Gu Cheng is very strong. When he was escorting Xiao Kaishan, Chun Shisi Niang and others were all killed in his hands. Feng Shisanlang also died in his hands when they were in the capital. These people are in the southwest of me. Everywhere is a character."
General Lin sneered: "Don't worry, I have already checked Gu Cheng's information before calling you. The opponent is indeed difficult to deal with. He has a record of killing grandmasters at the sixth level. Now he has reached the realm of the fifth level grandmaster. It is also considered a strong player at the same level.
However, Gu Cheng had offended many people, and there were more than one or two people in the world who wanted to kill him.
The imperial court also contributed to the death of the water demon Meng Tao, and all the water thieves under his command also fell apart.
But Meng Tao has a sworn brother, ‘Mountain Ghost’ Jiao Peng, have you ever heard of him?”
The Taoist priest from the Corpse Exorcist Sect hissed softly: "Jiao Peng, who was previously known as the 'Two Evils of Landscape' with Meng Tao? Hasn't that guy been dead for many years?"
General Lin said calmly: "Who said he is dead? This man faked his death and fled to the mountains of the southwest to practice in order to avoid his enemies. At that time, he and Meng Tao were still low-ranking characters in the world.
Later, with the rise of Meng Tao, he unified the Xiangjiang water thieves, and his former enemy Meng Tao had already solved them.
Although Meng Tao was not killed by Gu Cheng alone, he was also one of the murderers.
In the past, it was Meng Tao who took the blame and helped Jiao Peng avoid disaster. However, he was almost implicated to death, so he was quite loyal.
Now that Jiao Peng has perfected his magical skills and is released from seclusion, he finds out that his sworn brother died at the hands of others, how do you think he will react?"
At this time, a short old woman on the Miaojiang side squinted her eyes and said: "Since General Lin is prepared, I will add icing on the cake and add insurance.
So Gu Cheng is a young man?"
General Lin nodded and said: "Of course you are young, but it is precisely because you are young that it is difficult. To reach such a position at such a young age is not an easy role."
The old Miao woman laughed in a sharp voice: "A hero has a hard time being a beauty. No matter how young he is, can he still achieve nothing? Lan Qier, come here."
A figure covered in black robes took off his hood and revealed his face. At this moment, everyone took a deep breath, including those in the Demon Refining lineage who were neither humans nor ghosts.
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ps: Lan Qier plays the role of book friend Teacher Xiao Zhang.