While Li Yang and Beimang were waiting for Beiliang's next move, no one thought that the one who would shock the world first would be Xi Chu, who had never been favored by anyone.
Cao Changqing, a Confucian sage in green.
This legendary man single-handedly announced to the whole world that no matter how short of a major general Xi Chu was, as long as he was there, he would be one of the top forces in the world, and no one could insult him!
Destroying a city by one person...
No, this can even be regarded as the destruction of a country by one person.
All the high-ranking officials in King Guangling's feudal kingdom were wiped out in one battle. The survivors of Western Chu, who had longed for their homeland, took advantage of the situation and completed the change of flag in just a few days. To the south of the Guangling River, the world was divided with Zhao Bing, the king of Yanla, who occupied the old territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
After this situation was formed, the most uncomfortable person was not King Zhao Bing of Yanla whose son died in Dahuang City, but King Jing'an who happened to be caught in the middle of the two major forces of Beiliang and Western Chu.
Zhao Heng never thought that one day he would face the dilemma of fighting Xu Xiao and Cao Changqing at the same time.
Even though the Central Plains was behind him, most of the elites of the Liyang Dynasty were dragged on the front line of Liaocheng to resist Beimang. The emperor Zhao Dun came here to let him hold on.
King Jing'an had reason to suspect that that guy was taking revenge on him for almost stealing his throne.
boom!
Zhao Heng slapped the table hard. It was clearly the other party who had snatched the throne that he had almost obtained. If Yuan Benxi had not expressed his stance at the last moment, he should be the one sitting in Tai'an City at this moment!
Although he has one hundred thousand Qingzhou navy, he has no confidence in resisting Xu Xiao from Northern Liang or Cao Changqing from Western Chu.
Looking down at the beautiful princess Pei Nanwei who was serving him attentively, Zhao Heng reached out and grabbed her hair fiercely, turning all the grievances, resentments, and accusations in his heart into violence and pouring it out on her, and then softened Lie down and close your eyes.
"That's all, do whatever you want, destroy it, hahaha~"
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Unlike Zhao Heng who chose to mess up, Zhao Bingke, the king of Yan Assassination, was much more proactive.
Although the eldest son, Zhao Zhu, was trapped in Dahuang City, he was not just that son. Instead, he relied on the power of the same enemy to get in touch with Dongyue Jianchi on Dongyue Road next door.
To be honest, Cao Changqing's record of destroying a city by himself was a bit too scary, and it directly broke the inherent impression that most dignitaries in the temple had on martial arts warriors.
In the past, they believed that no matter how strong their personal strength was, what would happen?
Even the invincible Wang Xianzhi can only build a city in a corner of the East China Sea and claim it as his own?
The Sword Emperor of Xishu back then died of anger after fighting a thousand cavalry, but the imperial court could easily pull out hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. In the face of this force, what warrior can't help but feel resentful?
But things were different now. Cao Changqing told them through personal experience that even if they were huddled in a majestic city like the Great Phoenix City, they would not be safe at all against the top warriors.
You know, Cao Changqing is only ranked fourth in the world in martial arts evaluation. Even if Bei Mang is ignored, there are at least three stronger people above him. Even Cao Changqing is so powerful, so how strong can Deng Tai'a, Chi Yao, and Wang Xianzhi in front of him be?
At least it's city-destroying level, right?
Thinking of this, nobles such as Emperor Liyang and King Zhao Bing of Yanla felt very uneasy, fearing that the city gate would suddenly be breached while sleeping.
So they all began to find ways to contact masters from all walks of life.
Zhao Bing, the king of Yanla, had the greatest sense of crisis because Cao Changqing was right next door to him, and there was another Confucian sage Xuanyuan Jingcheng who didn't know the depth of the situation.
If other masters may not be able to replicate Cao Changqing's story due to their specialization in the arts, then Xuanyuan Jingcheng, who is also a Confucian sage and was promoted earlier than Cao Changqing, is a great threat in Zhao Bing's eyes.
He was afraid that the two of them would knock on the door of the Two Saints at some point, so he spent a huge price to invite many martial arts masters such as Dongyue Jianchi and Nanjiang Dragon Palace.
It’s similar over there in Tai’an City.
You must know that before single-handedly conquering Dahuang City, Cao Changqing's most famous achievement was to enter Tai'an City three times, the most dangerous of which was only fifty steps away from Emperor Zhao Dun.
However, compared to King Yanla, Emperor Liyang, who nominally occupied the orthodox position in the Central Plains, had a wider range of choices.
He ordered to recruit many masters including Longhu Mountain, Wu Family Sword Tomb, Liangchan Temple and other super powers, as well as masters from big families such as Tangxi Sword Immortal Lu Baijie, plus Qin Tian who was originally in Tai'an City. Supervising Qi Masters, Zhao Gou Killers, all guests from the royal family, etc.
Most of them have gone. After all, their foundations are in the Central Plains and are under the control of the Liyang Dynasty.
But there are also those who didn’t go.
For example, the Wu Family Sword Tomb.
Wu Jian, the contemporary head of the family and the master of the world's second best swordsman, Su Wangjian, sent a message to Zhao Dun, saying that rather than going to Tai'an City, the Wu family's swordsmen would rather go to the front line to fight against Beimang, and they had already taken people there.
There are also two Zen temples.
The reason why they didn't go was not because of anything else, but because Beimang began to officially implement the extermination of Buddhism in order to raise military funds. As the leader of the Zen sect, Liangchan Temple must respond to this. Monk Nagarjuna and Li Dangxin had already entered Beimang together and had not received the imperial edict from Li Yang at all.
Three major super-grade sects were recruited, but none of them came. Liyang Dynasty's face was almost swollen.
But they just can't do anything about it now.
If in normal times, Wu Jianzhong and Liangchan Temple dared to be so disrespectful, Zhao Dun would order Zhao Gou to take action without hesitation, let the state government suppress it, and even send troops if necessary.
But not anymore.
Although no one from these two places joins the martial arts review, as the producer of the martial arts review list, Li Yang himself is still very aware of their weight. Guarding against a Confucian sage, Cao Changqing, is troublesome enough, but if you mess with the Wu Family Sword Tomb, which is known to have the most lethal swordsmen in the same realm, and the Liangchan Temple, where two Buddhist saints are stationed, it will be a fool's errand no matter how you think about it.
So for the time being, Zhao Dun could only hold his nose for the neglect of their two families, write down the account, and wait until he got through the current difficulties before making further calculations.
Coincidentally, when Liyang took action because of Cao Changqing's actions, Beimang also discussed the matter.
"National Master, after Cao Changqing was promoted to a Confucian saint, he could attack the Great Phoenix City alone. You are also a Taoist saint, and you were promoted much earlier than him. Can you do similar things?"
Empress Murong cast her hopeful eyes on Qilin Master Yuan Qingshan.
After the death of Tuoba Bodhisattva, although he did not say it publicly, many people regarded Daodesong Qilin, the master of the land immortal realm, as the number one master in Beimang.
Moreover, he and Cao Changqing happened to be saints of the Three Religions, so Empress Murong only asked this question.
You know, even if he doesn't go alone like Cao Changqing, as long as Yuan Qingshan can provide some help, such as demolishing a city wall, or even making a gap, he can give the Beimang army who are fighting bloody battles on the front lines of the two Liaos Brings huge help.
It was not mentioned in the past because those who could do it did not do it, and others did not know whether they could do it.
But since Cao Changqing had already made a sample, Empress Beimang would not remain indifferent.
Yuan Qingshan stroked his beard after hearing this, shook his head and said: "If no one stops us, it's not impossible to get there, but there are so many martial arts masters in Liyang on the battlefield now, it's not easy to get close, let alone break the city. "
This is a lie.
However, Taiping Ling, the Grand Master of Qi Jian Yue Mansion next to him, did not choose to expose him.
Because in their opinion, although Cao Changqing had extraordinary combat power at this time, he had already embarked on a wrong path leading to death.
The holy way turned to domineering, which was indeed a great improvement, but the reason why Cao Changqing was so powerful was that more importantly, he let go of that layer of self-restraint.
No matter which path a practitioner takes, after reaching a state that resonates with heaven and earth, they will abide by some principles.
For example, you can't kill people casually, it's best not to confront people with great luck, etc...
This rule is especially strict for people from the three religions, because if they want to ascend to immortality, they do not rely on their strength to prove the Tao, but they must gain guidance from heaven and earth by cultivating Yin, merit, and merit.
Once you break the precepts, you will harm your own good fortune. At least it will end the path to ascension, and at worst, it may even attract divine punishment.
This is why it is clear that the saints of the three religions are the best at controlling the heavenly phenomena, but they are rarely seen on the battlefield.
Without him, it's just to avoid disaster.
This is the consensus of all high-level practitioners.
But this kind of thing cannot be said directly to the emperor.
Because this kind of behavior, to put it harshly, actually means cherishing the small body and ignoring the overall situation.
This choice cannot be said to be wrong. After all, self-interest is human nature, but it will certainly not leave a good impression on the other party. Let him know this, and you never know when he will throw out a lot of rhetoric about great justice and the overall situation to force you to devote yourself to the dynasty.
So Yuan Qingshan wisely changed the subject. It's not that I don't want to do it, but there are too many masters in Liyang and it really can't be done!
And this is indeed an unsolvable problem for Beimang now.
Liyang's new martial arts review said that Chi Yao single-handedly killed half of the masters in Beimang. This sentence is really not a lie.
The rivers and lakes in Beimang were not as blooming as Liyanglai. Among the five major sects, Chi Yao killed one, crippled another, and killed their number one master in one visit.
This is indeed an unbearable burden for Beimang, and because Beimang's court is so closely connected with Jianghu, it has greatly affected them in all aspects.
At this time, the Beimang Iron Cavalry was unable to attack Hengshui City for a long time, and there were many reasons for this.
Sure enough, after hearing what Yuan Qingshan said, Empress Murong's attention was immediately diverted: "Speaking of experts, I heard that two saints from the Two Zen Temples in the Central Plains came to Beimang to stop me from destroying the Buddha. What do you think? ?”
"What does your Majesty mean?"
The Taiping Order frowned slightly.
"Since we are short of experts now, why not give them some face in exchange for them joining me in Beimang? Do you think that's feasible?"
Master Qilin remained silent.
As a direct stakeholder in the destruction of Buddhism and the speaker of Beimang Taoism, he naturally wanted to oppose it. But it is best not to say these words from his mouth, otherwise it will inevitably make Empress Murong think that he is a person who ignores national affairs because of the interests of the sect.
This matter can only be said by the Imperial Master Taiping Order.
The old Confucian scholar sighed: "Your Majesty thinks simply."
"Appreciate further details."
Empress Murong was not angry at being refuted and asked.
"The reason why our dynasty wants to destroy Buddhism is to raise military pay. When Buddhism flourished, it created countless golden Buddha statues and absorbed countless incense and money. These things are in short supply for us. If we stop, let alone change the order day and night. How will your Majesty’s prestige be damaged, and where will the money for the war come from?”
This is indeed a big problem.
"But if they join, we may be able to break through the two Liao defense lines as soon as possible, and then the money will naturally roll in."
It was obvious that Empress Murong had not thought about this issue.
Her strategy is to only be quick and never break.
As long as I fight fast enough, I can plunder enough resources from Liyang to make up for the shortfall.
Seeing that the empress had been prepared, Taiping Ling had no choice but to change his perspective: "Buddhism has strict precepts, and I'm afraid they won't be able to use it for us."
"Why didn't I see it?"
Empress Murong sneered at this, "Didn't the monk soldiers from the Western Regions collude with Beiliang? I heard that Li Dangxin even had a wife and daughter... Doesn't this break the precepts? What's so special about Zen? I just want to see it. Let’s see if these two Buddhist saints will break the precepts for the sake of the safety of the congregants and believers in Beimang!”
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Ever since Beiliang made the unexpected move to go south, the whole world has been in chaos.
To the north, Liyang and Beimang are fighting.
To the south, Western Chu and the two clan vassal kings Guangling and Yanla were also fighting.
On the contrary, Beiliang, which had made a sensation, after taking over the Western Region, Xishu and Nanzhao with lightning speed, it calmed down and restrained the edge that shocked the world.
Wise people all over the world can see that Beiliang is now digesting and gathering momentum.
The territory they occupy now is very particular.
Although the place does not seem very big, only about one-third of the size of Liyang and Beimang, there is a saying here that it is called the hometown of Western Qin.
As the name suggests, the Great Qin Dynasty, which dominated the world at that time, first made its fortune from here. It can be regarded as a good place for Longxing. If you run it well, you will have a promising future.
Naturally, Li Yang and Beimang were unwilling to give Beiliang this chance, especially since the two of them were fighting to the death, while Beiliang was gobbling up food and recuperating. No one can stand this kind of comparison.
As a result, the three top secret spies in the world, Zhao Gou, Spider Web, and Fushui Fang, were fighting here in darkness.
If the changes in Beiliang were an important factor that led to the chaos in the world, then Chi Yao was the cause of this war.
Where is he at this time and what is he doing?
Jianzhou, Difei Mountain.
Taoism evaluates the mountains and rivers of the world, and there are thirty-six caves and seventy-two blessed places.
Among them, Longhu Mountain only ranks among the twenty-six blessed places, while Difei Mountain has firmly occupied the title of the first blessed place in Taoism for hundreds of years, which shows its extraordinary status.
But the strange thing is that such a good place has been closed for five hundred years. Even Longhu Mountain, which is close to Chichi, seems to have never thought of taking it as one's own.
On this day, a mythical beast with two wings on its back, carrying a capable young man in blue shirt, poked its dragon head out of the clouds.
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