Tianshui Pavilion, Yulianfang.
Bai Ze and Jiang Wei exchanged cups and cups, and had a long conversation. Unknowingly, it was already late at night.
The moon's shadow hung across the distant sky. Jiang Wei estimated that he could no longer stay any longer, otherwise there was always the risk of alerting the mansion's spies.
"Bai Ze, I have something to ask of you." Jiang Wei hesitated for a long time and then said.
"I know even if you don't tell me." Bai Ze said in a deep voice, "It must be Senior Sister Tang."
Jiang Wei remained silent.
"Jiang Wei, I should not be the only one to say this to you." Bai Ze said in a solemn tone, "You are planning for the Great Zhou Dynasty, and you must not show weakness to others. Now Senior Sister Tang is your biggest weakness, you have to defeat her. Prince, I think you should know the dangers involved."
"If it were you, if it were Miss Yu, would you be as calm as you are now?" Jiang Wei asked.
"It's different after all." Bai Ze said, "Jiang Wei, is there a way to have both ends of the world? Even if your plan succeeds, is Senior Sister Tang the best candidate for the post? What you have to face is the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even The temple structure in the north is not a small family. It is good for the husband and wife to have deep love and have children."
"But my ambitions don't stop there." Jiang Wei looked at the bright moon outside the window and said astonishingly, "What I want is not only a way to have the best of both worlds, but also to break the curse of the kings in the north not being able to call themselves emperors... one day , I will ally with the six countries, come to the Nine Five-Year Plan, and smash Emperor Tian Zuo’s words and laws with my own hands!"
As soon as these words came out, Bai Ze was stunned.
Seven hundred years ago, Emperor Tianzuo of Zhongzhou went on a Northern Expedition and swept across the northern border. Guixi ordered the king of the northern border not to call himself emperor. Anyone who violates this law will surely die without rebirth.
For hundreds of years, there were indeed kings who claimed to be emperors and wanted to challenge the majesty of the tyrant who had long been lost in the long river of time. But without exception, those northern kings who claimed to be emperors all died without their bodies intact.
Some died suddenly overnight and were found with their entire faces torn off.
Some died in the royal court's rebellion and were cut into pieces with swords.
Some lost their footing and fell onto the platform, shattering their bodies to pieces.
Some lost their minds, disemboweled themselves, and ate their internal organs raw...
This is the reason why the monarchs of the northern kingdoms are called kings instead of emperors, but their heirs can be called princes and princesses!
Emperor Tianzuo single-handedly suppressed the temples in the north, deposed the emperor, and ordered the monarchs of the northern countries not to call themselves emperors.
Legend has it that in the past seven hundred years, no country in the north has been able to sweep across this vast land and establish a unified dynasty. This is the reason why.
Just because Emperor Tianzuo cut off the destiny of the emperor of the Northern Temple, no one in the Northern Temple could unify the world since then!
"You really dare to say that." Bai Ze took a breath and said, "That is a curse that all generations of Yunhai Xianmen's leaders have been unable to break... The evil reputation of Emperor Tian Zuo is almost comparable to that of Yama in the underworld. Stop crying at night! Your attempt to break the curse is more terrifying than your attempt to seize the throne of Zhou Dynasty!"
"Bai Ze, you said that you want to become the new swordsman of Jiuzhou, and I firmly believe it." Jiang Wei looked into the young man's red eyes and said, "And I want to ally with the six countries and unify the north, so No joke."
"If I can't even keep the woman I love, what qualifications do I have to claim to rule the world?" The young man in white sighed, his imperial aura made his deep eyes look like they were returning to the abyss.
Bai Ze was silent for a long time and said: "I can help you. But I also have conditions. Remember the agreement you and I made."
"Until death," Jiang Wei said word by word.
Bai Ze said no more, walked out of Tianshui Pavilion and plunged into the night.
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Three days later, Bai Ze left a spirit clone to accompany Jian Xi in Yancheng, and entered Haojing City to meet up with the fire clone.
The breath-absorbing bead hid the young man's cultivation. The twenty-eight-year-old boy wearing a big cloak with a sword on his waist was strolling along Suzaku Street in Haojing City without hiding from the eyes of others.
As the capital city of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Haojing's graceful atmosphere is said to be the most prosperous among all the cities in the north, and it is definitely well deserved.
The residence of Tang Shiqi, the former prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, is located on Zhuque Street.
On this morning, the day was bleak, and the freezing coldness of the northern winter enveloped the city, but it did not prevent the crowds of pedestrians on Zhuque Street from purchasing New Year supplies.
Bai Ze bought New Year's gifts for the two senior sisters from Zuowangfeng in Yufang, and then went elsewhere to prepare some things as a door-to-door gift.
Bai Ze plans to visit the Tang family.
The door-to-door gift also contained private goods, one of which Jiang Wei specifically asked Bai Ze to give to Tang Zhizhi.
The Tang Mansion located on Zhuque Street cannot be said to be grand. After Tang Xiang's death, the mood became even more desolate. The couplets in the mansion were different from the festive red of other houses, but a dull dark yellow.
Bai Ze walked along, feeling sad in his heart.
There are many residences of imperial aristocrats on Zhuque Street. Seeing that the New Year is approaching, the residences of those aristocrats visit from time to time. It is very lively and peaceful.
Only this Tang Mansion is lonely, there is not even a doorman outside the door.
It is true that when people leave, the tea cools down, and the trees fall and the hozens scatter.
Pedestrians walking on Zhuque Street saw the young man wearing a large cloak and a sword stopping in front of the Tang Mansion, and they became curious.
"Who is that young master?"
"Looking unfamiliar, he doesn't look like he is the heir of a nobleman in the court..."
"It's hard to say. Although Prime Minister Tang has passed away, if he dares to visit the house with a sword, his identity is definitely not simple."
"Could he be the heir of a general in the court?"
"When you say that, I think of someone..."
"who?"
"It's General Gu Mingyuan and General Gu who was transferred back to the capital to lead the army to conquer the Yan Kingdom! I heard that there is a ten-year age difference between General Gu and the general's wife. His youngest son is probably about the same age."
"That being said, it's really possible..."
Pedestrians passing by whispered, but little did they know that Bai Ze's consciousness could easily cover the entire Suzaku Street, and their every word and deed could be perceived.
The young man wearing a sword smiled and knocked on the door of Tang Mansion without intending to explain.
"Squeak——"
The person who opened the door was a middle-aged man dressed as a steward. When he saw Bai Ze, he was stunned for a moment. The sword on Bai Ze's waist stayed for a moment. His expression did not change and he asked: "Young Master, do you know?"
"Baize of Yunhai Immortal Sect, please see Senior Sister Tang." Bai Ze said loudly.
As soon as these words came out, the steward quickly opened the middle door and shouted to the nursing home inside the door: "Go and report to the master of the house quickly. Miss, the eldest son of Yunhai Xianmen is visiting!"
The nurse was ordered to rush to inform the head of the family.
"Master Bai Xian, please!" The steward respectfully led Bai Ze the way.
Bai Ze's voice was neither too loud nor too quiet, but it was enough to be heard by those who cared.
The six words "Yunhai Xianmen Baize" are not just because they are used to meeting high-ranking officials. Even the passers-by on Zhuque Street know the weight of those six words in their hearts!
In the battle of Longhai County, the eldest son of Yunhai Xianmen used his cultivation in the Three Realms to fight against the foreign great demon Xiaopeng King Yin Wending. Undefeated, this has already spread throughout the northern temples and rivers and lakes.
Such brilliant achievements are simply astonishing.
The news that "Baize, the eldest son of Yunhai Xianmen, appeared in Haojing City, visited the Tang Mansion alone, and asked to meet his fellow disciple Tang Zhizhi" spread like wildfire, immediately setting off a wave of waves in Haojing City.
When the court's informants heard the news, they immediately flew pigeons to deliver the news to the palace.
The relationship between the Yunhai Immortal Sect and the Zhou Dynasty is just like the relationship between Jixia Academy and the State of Qi. This is the reason why Zhou and Qi can stand at the top of the northern kingdoms.
Although these two huge countries cannot be said to have the unity of politics and religion, it is well known that one believes in Taoism and the other advocates Confucianism.
In other words, Yunhai Xianmen is, in a sense, the patron saint of Dazhou in the world!
More than 70% of the powerful generals of the dynasty have studied at Yunhai Xianmen!
Not long after Bai Ze stepped into the gate of the Tang Dynasty, the eunuch who was summoned ran all the way and rushed into the Ministry of Rites, startling the Minister of Rites who had just been scolded by the Nine Kings.
"Eunuch Li, why are you in such a hurry?" asked the Minister of Rites.
"Your Majesty's special decree... orders the Minister of Rites!" Eunuch Li said out of breath, "Take the young minister of Honglu Temple to the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately to ceremoniously entertain Bai Ze, the eldest son of Yunhai Xianmen!"
"Ah?" The Minister of Rites glared, "Yunhai Xianmen? The eldest son of the Xian family, the Bai Ze who stirred up the world in the north?"
"Master Shangshu, you know the identity of Bai Ze." Eunuch Li calmed down and said, "He is the grandmaster's direct disciple, and he is the only disciple of Sword Emperor Xie Xuan! As early as when he joined the Immortal Sect, He was given the title Qingyang, and he will be in charge of Zuowang Peak in the future! Go quickly."
"According to the order!" The Minister of Rites kowtowed and accepted the order and hurried out of the hall of the Ministry of Rites.
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