The process of condensing evil is not accomplished overnight, but needs to be done slowly one by one like a spring silkworm spinning silk. However, if the ice silkworm Gu wants to swallow enough ice elites to advance, it cannot be done overnight. , Chi Yao is not in a hurry.
As for Yuan Tiangang, he is even less anxious. He has nothing to do now and is finally free, and he is not willing to make life so fast-paced. In addition, I occasionally chatted with Chi Yao about refining elixirs and refining Gu, and thinking about how to improve the side effects of elixirs, and my life was relaxed and comfortable.
As a result, the two of them directly regarded this underground palace, the main altar of the Xuanming Sect, as their own home. In addition to coming here every day to draw out the evil spirit, they would also go out for a leisurely stroll, go fishing, taste tea, collect medicine and make elixirs, which was leisurely and comfortable.
The days flew by like this for several months.
However, only the two of them can appreciate this peaceful time, because the outside world is already in real chaos.
Yuan Tiangang is right. There is never a shortage of wolf-like ambitious people in this world. The fear of him is the last shackle that imprisons the hearts of people in the world. Once this shackles disappear, the surging desires and ambitions will be released, and immediately the entire Central Plains will be affected. There is smoke everywhere.
The princes, big and small, were fighting one after another, whether for expansion or self-protection, and the wars continued.
Qi, Shu, Chu, and Wu, the four most powerful countries at present, still barely maintain some restraint with each other, but they are not so polite to other small forces around them.
King Yang Bo of Wu expanded towards Wuyue and Fujian in the southeast; King Ma Yin of Chu set his sights on the Southern Han Dynasty in the south of Chu; King Meng Zhixiang of Shu entered Tuyuhun and Nanzhao in the southwest; King Qi Li Maozhen sent his army to the northwest The Dangxiang Uighurs and other places.
Under such a rolling trend, Zhang Zifan, Li Xingyun and others who occupied Jin State had to get together to discuss Jin State's response strategy.
"Nowadays, the four kingdoms of Qi, Shu, Chu, and Wu are all expanding crazily towards their surrounding areas."
Li Cunyi frowned as he looked at the intelligence collected by Li Cunin's Shang Department.
Although he has a bold nature and loves the world rather than the temple, he has stayed in Tongwenguan for so many years. Although the Jin Kingdom was divided up by the four kingdoms and lost more than half of its territory, it can still be regarded as one of the top five vassal states.
Now the other four companies are desperately trying to expand their strength. If they do not take corresponding actions and choose to stand still, then according to the principle of relativity, it will be equivalent to regressing.
Wait until everyone is full before you deal with them. Will you be able to hold on by then?
Zhang Zifan naturally understood these principles. He gently tapped the folding fan in his hand and muttered: "The Jin Kingdom is located in the northern part of the Central Plains, and my southwest direction has been blocked. If you want to expand now, you can only go north and east. "
He traced his fingers on the map, and everyone's eyes followed.
"To the north of us is the Khitan, which has a vast territory and strong soldiers and horses; to the northeast are the Yan, Liao and other countries, which are slightly weaker."
"And I remember that the two heroines who admire Zifan are the Khitan princesses. If we can use this as a bridge to combine the power of the Jin and Khitan families and wipe out Yanliao, the north will be defeated by us. Completely seated."
Li Cunyi added.
Although the expressions of Lu Linxuan and Zhang Zifan changed a bit when he said that they admired Zhang Zifan from all over the country, Zhang Zifan was still able to grasp the general trend of the world, and Lu Linxuan was not a person who ignored the situation.
But there is another concern about this matter.
Zhang Zifan turned his attention to Li Xingyun: "Brother Li, what do you think..."
What Li Xingyun opposed most before was launching a war. Even the reason why they took over Jin was originally just to stop Qi's invasion of Jin.
But now, for the sake of Jin, they have to take the initiative to conquer others...
Zhang Zifan was a little worried that Li Xingyun would object.
But what he didn't expect was that Li Xingyun just smiled indifferently when he heard this, "In the past, I only believed in discipline and peace, but now, the Tang Dynasty has passed for decades, bad commanders have died, and under the calm, dark waves have surged again, It's about to happen. We are in this situation. If we continue to only focus on self-discipline, we will be escaping. The imperial plans and supremacy, soaring and far-reaching, are all illusions. Self-denial and guarding the heart, the best way now is not to do nothing, but to take the initiative. "
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked on the spot.
"Brother Li, have you...really thought about it?" Zhang Zifan hesitated to speak.
"Don't worry, although this step can be considered as being forced by the bad coach, we have experienced so many things together, and it is not an illusion after all. Since Yuan Tiangang wants me to play chess, then I will show it to him and give it to him. Look at this world!"
Li Xingyun stood up, put the Longquan Sword on his back, looked at the rising sun in the sky, and said with high spirits, "It's just me who has the final say on the outcome."
"In that case, without further ado, I will leave for Khitan immediately. The Jin Kingdom will ask Brother Li to take care of me..."
Before Zhang Zifan finished speaking, he saw Li Xingyun raising his hand, so he stopped talking with some confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Leave it to Brother Zhang to contact the Khitans, but I also have something very important to do."
Li Xingyun explained, "Last night, a mysterious man holding a wooden staff and wearing a black robe came to visit and left this behind."
In his hand was a bunch of purple-red hair. Such hair color was rare in the world, and it happened that a friend they knew had such gorgeous hair.
"Chi Meng?!"*n
Zhang Zifan and others exclaimed in unison that this Saint of Ten Thousand Poison Cave, who was said to have come to the Central Plains to seek help from the bad handsome man, left a deep impression on them.
"How could this happen? Didn't she return to Miao territory?"
Lu Linxuan asked eagerly. She had once been seriously injured because of using Jinghong Sword Move and Wu Liuxin Jue at the same time, but she was saved by Chi Meng's Golden Silkworm Gu King. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she owed him a life. When I heard that Chi Meng might be in danger, I immediately became anxious.
"We don't know the specific situation, but the person said that if he wanted to see her, he had to go to Miao territory."
Li Xingyun shook his head slightly, "So, I'm afraid I don't have time to stay in Jin."
"Well, it doesn't matter. Saving people is more important."
Zhang Zifan nodded, "Then I can only trouble my fifth uncle. I will go to the Khitan alone."
"Okay, it's settled, I wish we can all return triumphantly!"
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Qi country.
The chaos in Miao territory was originally a conspiracy between Li Siyuan and Chi Li, the poisonous master of Ten Thousand Poison Cave, who wanted to use Twelve Cave's forbidden magic "Bingshen Monster Altar" to create a group of monster legions without fear of life and death to sweep across the world. .
It was a pity that Li Siyuan died before leaving the army, so this plan was dedicated to Qi King Li Maozhen by his confidant Li Cunli.
In contrast, although Li Maozhen was a little moved, he was not as crazy as Li Siyuan. He did not attack his own people, but sent some captured Uyghur soldiers, a small number, as a test.
After all, this was a powerful force that even Yuan Tiangang was tempted to use to restore the Tang Dynasty. If the test results are good, the strength of the Qi Kingdom may undergo a terrifying super surge, and the difficulty of unifying the world will be greatly reduced.
"King Qi, there is news from the Ten Thousand Poison Cave that the first batch of soldiers, gods and monsters are about to be born. Do you want to go and see for yourself?"
Li Cunli respectfully reported.
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