Within the sea of consciousness, Xuanwu and the White Tiger Soldier Talisman were all glowing.
When Huo Qubing closed his eyes to examine himself, he could hear the faint sound of soldiers roaring beside him.
Different from the realm of cultivation, Yuanshen has its own independent growth level. Huo Qubing's military spirit was originally in the state of manifestation and wandering, but in the third stage, it could leave the body and travel far away without being separated, traveling across the world.
But when he realized the Immortal Picture, the White Tiger in the Sea of Knowledge, Xuanwu underwent new changes.
Huo Qubing's thoughts moved slightly, and suddenly there was a burst of tiger roars in the cave.
His eyebrows glowed, as if he had opened the legendary Lingtai Immortal Gate.
For the past two days, Tao Zun, Bai Nanyu, Cao Qiao and others, who had been contemplating the remaining scrolls of the Immortality Picture, heard the sound and looked over, and saw a white tiger walking out of Huo Qubing's sea of consciousness.
"The four realms of the military master's soul are changing from virtual to real." Dao Zun said with piercing eyes.
After the soul is in the vertical and horizontal levels of the three realms, the fourth realm is called the virtual reality realm.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the soul that has reached this level changes from virtual to real, and there is almost no difference between the manifestation of the soul and flesh and blood life.
Some of the gods in folklore are the spiritual beings of practitioners after the four realms. They display magical powers and were spread among the people.
The higher level of soul cultivation is called trance, which means the soul is like a god.
Everyone looked at the white tiger and saw that it was majestic, nearly three feet long, and its fur was as white as snow. There are black markings on the body, like swords intertwined, exuding an astonishing murderous aura and majesty.
At this moment, the white tiger suddenly soared into the air, changing reality and reality. A ray of energy penetrated the barrier of the cave and soared into the sky.
The Xuanwu weapon talisman in Huo Qubing's body also took shape and soared into the sky together with the white tiger.
As the soul grows, it can travel around the world, feel all things, and help the deity practice cultivation faster.
But Huo Qubing's breakthrough speed did not require the assistance of the soul.
Therefore, he does not attach much importance to the cultivation of the soul, but he is born with talent. Even if he does not pay attention to it, the cultivation of the soul can keep up with the realm and make breakthroughs from time to time.
At this moment, the Bingfu Yuanshen traveled far away from the original body for the first time and traveled around the world.
A white tiger runs on the clouds, stepping on the churning sea of clouds, breathing in cloud air and the scorching sun's light.
Behind it, the huge mountain-like Xuanwu is also moving forward in the clouds.
The soul after the fourth realm can swim in the sea of clouds, and breathe in the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers below to help the deity understand the changes in the world.
The geographical location of Fuyu is that along the road to the south is the Han Dynasty Liaoxi County, and across Liaoxi is the East China Sea.
Yuan Shen rode the wind and traveled hundreds of miles in an instant. After a while, he felt the moist breath getting heavier.
The boundless ocean appears below the clouds in magnificent waves.
Xuanwu immediately plunged from the sky into the sea.
Suddenly, big waves rolled on the sea, and in the waves, a giant turtle appeared to be more than ten feet tall, fighting against the wind and waves.
The flying snake coiled on the turtle's back spreads its flying wings, and its cold eyes look around in the sea.
In the blink of an eye, Xuanwu sank into the depths of the ocean.
In the belly of the mountain, Huo Qubing's eyes were slightly closed. As the wandering soul looked into the ocean, the wind and clouds in the sky were changing, and the emotions in his chest were agitated. He had the thought of being unrestrained and blending with the heaven and earth. He actually felt that he could only know the true nature of the heaven and the earth today. .
The power in his body is in line with nature, flowing endlessly like the Yangtze River, growing invisibly.
"The soul enters the realm of virtuality and reality."
Taoist Master watched and thought, if he takes a step further, he will be in a state of trance. At that time, the true appearance of this world will be further revealed in front of his eyes...
Two hours later in the afternoon, Huo Qubing took back his soul.
By this time, the mountain gate of Zonghengdao had been basically emptied of everything, and dozens of large vehicles had been loaded.
Huo Qubing called Cao Qiao: "What's the news from various places in our country these past two days?"
Cao Qiao: "Roshna, our envoy from the Han Dynasty from the Western Regions, has passed through Xiguan. Yao Zhao under Huo Hou fought against the Qiang, Di and other tribes at the border, all with small victories. After accumulating several small victories, he was able to overwhelm all the tribes in Xiguan. Don't dare to act rashly.
At present, there is nothing unusual inside and outside Han Dynasty. "
In the past two days, Huo Qubing had searched all kinds of classics on the Zonghengdao and gained a deeper understanding of the Zonghengdao. He then stood up and walked out:
"Leave the army on duty here, and then transfer 3,000 people from the border army to take turns."
As soon as he moved, everyone else followed suit and walked out together.
The afternoon sun shines from the western sky.
Coming out of the mountain pass, you can see thousands of troops and they are heavily guarded.
In the open space a little further away, cartloads of seized materials were neatly stacked.
Bai Nanyu's skirt flew up and she blocked the sun with her hands: "Master Marquis, what should we do with the prisoners in Zonghengdao?"
"What do you suggest?"
"Many of those captives were collected by Zonghengdao from all over the world. Among them were the master craftsmen of the Mohist family who were good at craftsmanship and making weapons and armor. Some of them were not as capable as the master craftsmen of the Han Dynasty Gongzaoying.
Huo Hou will definitely use it if he keeps it. "Bai Nanyu said.
When Huo Qubing had a confrontation with Zonghengdao in Yuyang County before, he found that Zonghengdao's troops were well-equipped, presumably because they had people who specialized in military engineering.
Among the supplies captured in the Zonghengdao's annihilation this time, the soldiers and armor obtained were all fine armor and were valuable.
During the conversation, everyone got on their horses.
Two thousand Han troops followed them, riding towards Buyeo on the west side, and galloped away.
"I read the record on the secret scroll of Zonghengdao that the third son can hear voices from 'immortals and demons'.
Are they following the instructions of fairies and demons? "Huo Qubing asked Bai Nanyu who was beside him while he was galloping.
"There is a saying. It is said that the third son has an ancient fairy object in his hand that can listen to fairy sounds."
"In the records of Zonghengdao, it is said that their secret plan is the great road. Do you think it is right to do things that cause trouble?" Huo Qubing said.
Bai Nanyu's graceful figure rose and fell slightly as the horses galloped: "Some people in Zonghengdao really think that what they are doing is right, and even think that the chaos they are creating now is to better benefit all sentient beings in the future."
Huo Qubing pursed his lips, vaguely feeling that there must be some key reasons for Zonghengdao's actions that he had not figured out yet.
In the evening, Huo Qubing led the Han army to Fuyu.
All the people under the command of King Fuyu have become prisoners.
The so-called power is justice.
Force is suppressed and everything else becomes empty talk.
Under the jurisdiction of Fuyu, more than 20 tribes, large and small, knew that the king's tent had been captured, and they passed the news to each other, feeling gloomy and miserable.
"In just a few days, the Han defeated our Wuhuan and Fuyu tribes."
"The Han Dynasty now has a strong army and millions of soldiers. The leader of the army this time is Huo Qubing, the famous general who defeated the Xiongnu. Our tribes are not more than the population of three or four counties of the Han people, so it is not surprising to be defeated by the Han people."
"We've already lost, so what's the use of saying this."
“Even Xianbei seems to be controlled by the Han.
Otherwise, Xianbei general Afu would not have helped the Han people and defrauded our king's account, allowing them to easily defeat me in Fuyu. "
"Without Afuyu, the Han army might have increased its losses by attacking Fuyu, but our losses would have been even heavier. We cannot blame Xianbei for this..."
The Han army did not prohibit the ministries below King Fuyu from exchanging news and contacting each other.
This is the confidence that comes from having strong control over the situation.
No matter how they discuss it, the only way out is to surrender, otherwise they will become hard labor.
"Surrender is fine, but our people cannot be completely disrupted. We do not accept relocation. This is the bottom line."
After communicating with various ministries in Fuyu, they decided to negotiate with the Han envoys about returning to the Han Dynasty and try to strive for favorable conditions.
Historically, after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che destroyed Wei Manchu Korea, he established four counties including Xuantu in the northeast.
Fuyu falls under the jurisdiction of Xuantu County.
Even the royal seal used by King Buyeo was issued by the Han court, and all authority was granted by the Han court. It was a shame that he had no autonomy at all.
However, if we go by the direction of history, that achievement was achieved decades later, close to Emperor Wu's later years.
Huo Qubing mentioned it now that the Huns are still relatively strong, which is undoubtedly more difficult.
Of course, we also gained more initiative.
At the end of December, Fuyu and Wuhuan were initially pacified, Xianbei was in chaos, and Sushen was sending people to deliver news.
Huo Qubing's goal of sending troops to the eastern grasslands has been basically achieved.
Time entered January, and Huo Qubing left Beiguan and returned to Chang'an.
Inside and outside the Han Dynasty, all parties, both open and covert, sent troops to deal with the cold winter. In less than ten months, they defeated several areas of the eastern grasslands. They were shocked and the whole country was hotly debated.
Huo Qubing was still on his way back to Chang'an, and Chang'an had already entered a special atmosphere in advance.
The reason is that after the champion Hou led his troops to the north, the leaders of the Fuyu and Wuhuan tribes were captured one after another, and the news that the king's tent was breached was continuously spread back to Chang'an in the form of an urgent message every day.
The civil servants in the DPRK and China who had previously disapproved of the war were staring at the war news sent to them for days, secretly hoping to find evidence that could be used to make comments and support their own arguments.
But no.
The capture was rich and the battle losses were very few. The battle was fought so subtly that the civil servants began to rejoice.
The ratio of battle losses to gains is indeed as Huo Qubing said, the more we fight, the more we get richer.
At noon that day, in the palace north of Weiyang Palace in Chang'an, Dong Zhongshu, the head of the Imperial Academy, straightened his clothes.
Upon seeing this, a bachelor from Imperial College asked, "Master, I'm going out. Do you need to prepare a carriage?"
Dong Zhongshu shook his head: "No, the champion will return to Chang'an in the afternoon. I will go to meet him outside the city in person. Bai Yu and Sima Qian will accompany me and will arrange the carriage."
The bachelor of Taixue was surprised and said: "When the champion comes back, why does Master have to go out to welcome him in person?"
Dong Zhongshu smiled and said: "In this expedition, we entered our Han territory from the border and defeated all the tribes in the grasslands. We should show off our might as a great Han Dynasty in front of foreigners. We should welcome them."
The bachelors of Taixue were even more surprised: "Master, you are really humble. As you are willing to go out of the city to welcome you, we should go with you."
Dong Zhongshu: "That's okay. For the contribution of expanding the country, no matter how polite you are, it's not too much.
In the past few days, the DPRK and the Central Government are discussing the matter of moving the population of Fuyu, Wuhuan and other tribes inland and building cities in the border fortress. Do you have any suggestions? "
“Relocation can disrupt the original population distribution, but it is the best way, but can they agree?
This move is equivalent to completely merging the Fuyu, Wuhuan and other tribes into our Han Dynasty. There will no longer be independent Fuyu and Wuhuan. " said the bachelor of Taixue.
"As long as they surrender, it will be up to Fuyu whether to relocate or not. Wuhuan and other tribes will decide for themselves." Dong Zhongshu said firmly.
When it comes to managing internal affairs, digging holes and letting people jump out of them, the Confucian method of "convincing people with reason" can indeed defeat the barbarian tribes.
Fuyu and Wuhuan wanted to fight with the civil servants, but they were not even close.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Dong Zhongshu left Taixue, and some Taixue students followed him out of the city.
When we arrived outside the north gate of Chang'an, there were many officials waiting.
Compared with the past, this time most officials came to welcome him spontaneously.
Liu Qing's charioteers were also there, as were the palace servants, headed by Dong Xu.
About half an hour later, smoke and dust were flying in the distance, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and an army marched from far to near.
Everyone knew that Huo Qubing was back.
