On one side, Lu Yuan was trying to be a teacher, but on the other side, the Five Poison Sect and the Western Shu Kingdom also began to take action under the threat of the coming Bai Mengyang.
Baling City.
As the capital of Yueyang Prefecture, this city is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It is built next to Junshan Mountain and Qianli Dongting Lake. It is located on the side of the river waterway and controls the east, west, north, and south. It can be said to be a first-class local town.
Therefore, the county government of Dongting County was established in Baling City.
Although there are disputes in the world today, and wars can be seen everywhere in the southeast, northwest and northwest, these disturbances seem to be far away and cannot hinder the prosperity of Baling City in the slightest.
Baling follows the Yangtze River waterway and can reach Xiangyang County of Zhou State directly to the north. Going east along the waterway, you can directly reach Yuzhang County, Linhai County and Guangling County. Following the tributaries of the Yangtze River to the south, you can directly reach various places in Dongting County.
To the west, go up the river and reach Xichuan County.
Being in such a position connecting the north and the south, Baling County is naturally extremely wealthy.
This place is prosperous with business and travel, and there is a large flow of people. On the dock outside the city, thousands of sails are rising and falling. Goods from the north, south, east and west are all transported here, and then traded and shipped to all countries in the world.
Although business in the west was temporarily suspended due to the rebellion in Xichuan County, this did not affect the prosperity of Baling City at all.
On the contrary, due to the shortage of goods in various places, business travelers from various places competed for them, which made commerce prosper in disguise.
No matter how turbulent the world is, no matter how hard the people can afford to eat, those rich and wealthy people can never suffer themselves.
In the words of the merchants in the city, as long as the world's dignitaries and dignitaries are still there, the city of Baling will never decline. We will have plenty of money to make.
“I didn’t expect that in these troubled times, Baling City would still be so prosperous.”
In the Fuhai Restaurant in the city, eight people gathered together in a private room on the second floor. One of them, a middle-aged foreigner with a majestic appearance and an appearance that was different from the Yue people, stood at the window, his eyes retracted from a distance, looked at the people beside him and said with emotion: "In the past, when I heard the name of this city, I thought it was a bit exaggerated. .
But when I came here today and saw that there were no empty scholars under the great reputation, I felt that even Jinguancheng was inferior. "
Jinguan City is the seat of Xichuan County. This place is rich in Yun brocade silk, which is unique in the world. So the imperial court established Jinguan here, and later called the city by its official name.
Later, due to the prosperity of commerce, it attracted a large number of household registrations. At its peak, it was said that there were 100,000 households in the city, making it a famous capital in the world.
Of course, today's Jinguan City has become the capital of Western Shu. Jinguan is still in the city, but the prosperity is no longer what it used to be.
So at this time, this middle-aged foreigner couldn't help but feel emotional when he saw Baling City, which was as famous as Jinguan City in the past.
"Jinguan City is also a famous city in the world. Even if it is declining at this time, as long as the Emperor of Shu does a little business, it will only take a few years to restore prosperity. Why be envious here."
Next to her, Lan Zhaoyun, who had changed her makeup and outfit, couldn't help but smile after hearing this.
Yes, the middle-aged man in front of him is Li Xiong, who now dominates Xichuan and founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor.
Now this person is here in person because of the cooperation with the Five Poison Sect a month ago.
"Master Lan, there is no need to worry. I know that your sect has always regarded Dongting County as its territory. I think you have been eyeing Baling City for a long time."
Li Xiong glanced at Lan Zhaoyun, who was a little wary, and explained with a smile: "Don't worry, I just want to protect Xichuan County, and this three-acre land will leave a piece of paradise for our Qiang people.
The emperor has never thought about other things like opening up new territories and competing for world hegemony. This Dongting County will always belong to the Miao brothers. "
When Lan Zhaoyun heard this, he had a smile on his face, but he didn't really believe what he said.
Nowadays, in troubled times, among all the ambitious men and powerful overlords, who is willing to live in a corner and be a guarding dog?
If given the chance, who wouldn't want to fight for the world's dominance?
If you, Li Xiong, do not have the ambition to unify the world, then after conquering Jinguan City last year, why did you not first sort out the internal affairs and stabilize the internal affairs after proclaiming the emperor and founding the country, but instead hurriedly led an army of 100,000 to the east?
Isn't it ambition?
Forget about the Emperor of Shu.
Even he, Lan Zhaoyun, has never thought that after unifying Dongting County, he will continue to fight in the north and south, replace the Yue court, and become the master of the nine counties in the world.
However, the two sides are currently focusing on cooperation, and everything else must be put back before attacking the main target of the Yue court.
Therefore, Lan Zhaoyun smiled, skipped the topic and said, "This time, the leader of the sect personally led the team, with the guardians on the left and right of the sect, and the saints accompanying him to take action. I wonder how your country is doing?"
In order to get rid of the innate master in Baling City, it can be said that the Five Poison Sect has tried its best.
The only three first-rate masters in the sect and one innate grandmaster all went out to accomplish their feats in one battle.
"Your sect has worked so hard, so naturally our country will not fall behind others. Just like your sect, including this emperor, one is innate and three are first-rate. They are all here."
Li Xiong smiled confidently, then moved his eyes to the veiled young woman behind Lan Zhaoyun, and said with a touch of emotion: "I didn't expect that your sect would have a person without saying a word. An innate master, and he kept the news so tightly.
In the past few years, no relevant news has come out in Jianghu, which is really surprising.
Your sect is so meticulous, and there are no small plans for it. "
Speaking of this, the Emperor of Shu paused, and then said to Lan Cai'er: "To be reckoned with, this emperor only achieved innateness last year, and so far he has only reached a stable state. He has not yet comprehended the various mysteries of innateness. Not deep.
But the saint has been innate for several years. In terms of the way of innateness, the saint is the emperor's predecessor.
Now after several years of hard training, I think the saint's cultivation should be more and more profound, far better than mine.
The captain of Dongting County, Wuyang Marquis Li Gui, is an old master who has entered the realm of innateness for thirty years.
Although it is rumored that he has always been in the first realm of Xiantian, he has not been able to break through to the second realm. But even so, his skills are profound, far beyond what a newcomer like me can compare to.
I heard that the Five Poison Sect has a body with ten thousand poisons. With the talent of a saint, she has already mastered it and is proud of the world.
It would be better to use the Saint as the main assassin this time, and I, the Emperor, to assist on the side, just be the assassin. "
Li Xiong had a smile on his face and spoke very modestly.
But when Lan Zhaoyun next to him heard this, he was dissatisfied and said: "The Emperor of Shu made a good plan. He hid behind, but let my saint and a daughter stand in front. I am not afraid that this news will spread and attract the attention of the world. People laugh at you?"
The so-called shooting kills the first bird.
Even if it is an assassination, the person who takes action first will undoubtedly attract the most counterattacks from the person being assassinated.
Li Xiong said he was humble, but actually he wanted Lan Cai'er to act as a shield for him. How could Lan Zhaoyun be so scheming as to let his daughter take such a risk?
"Master Lan is joking. I just admire the saint's cultivation and don't dare to show my shame in front of her. Since Master Lan doesn't want to, then forget it."
Li Xiong saw that the other party was not fooled and was not entangled. He quickly changed the subject and said: "In that case, when we take action, we will take action together. Facing a decisive blow at the same time, Li Gui will not be able to react in time and increase the number of points." The probability of success is high.”
Lan Zhaoyun was actually a little dissatisfied with this. But this is actually the most fair, so I can only nod and say: "That's it."
Seeing that the other party agreed, Li Xiong smiled with satisfaction, and then said: "Then the matter is settled. I will do it at midnight tonight. At that time, most of the people in the city will be asleep, and Li Gui will face the time when the guards around him are at their weakest. At this time, If you do it, you have the highest success rate.”
"Can."
The midnight hour was indeed the favorite time for Jianghu people to choose for assassination, and Lan Zhaoyun had no objection.
In this regard, both parties reached a consensus.
Then Li Xiong said again: "With me and eight other people taking action together, Li Gui will definitely be unlucky tonight. But this person is just the weakest among the five innate masters in the Dai Viet court.
Even if we kill him, it will still be difficult for us to succeed.
Before setting off this time, I have mobilized a large army in the country, preparing to send another 100,000 troops this spring to seize the last Wushan Mansion in Xichuan and open up the channel with Dongting County. "
The Emperor of Shu talked about his plan, then turned to look at Lan Zhaoyun and said: "At that time, I hope that your religion can mobilize the Miao people, set off uprisings in various places in Dongting, capture prefectures and counties, and cooperate with us."
Last year, Li Xiong led an army of 100,000 to attack Wushan Mansion, but in the end he failed because of the reinforcements from Dongting County and the action of Li Gui, an innate master.
But if Li Gui can be assassinated now, in addition to this innate master, it will definitely shake the fighting spirit of the Wushan Mansion defenders. If chaos breaks out in Dongting County in the rear, it will be easy to break through Wushan Mansion.
"There is no problem with this matter."
Upon hearing Li Xiong's proposal, Lan Zhaoyun opened his mouth and agreed. He originally had the idea of taking advantage of the situation to raise troops after getting rid of Li Gui.
At this time, it coincides with the other party.
However, after agreeing, in order to show his strength and at the same time shock his allies, he added: "This time I will mobilize 100,000 Miao soldiers in the county to launch an uprising in the land of Qifu.
Those who are unprepared will be difficult to resist.
When the time comes, your two families will join forces and join forces, with an army of 200,000. Even if Bai Mengyang leads the army, what can he do to us? "
Sure enough, after hearing the news that the Five Poison Sect was able to mobilize 100,000 Miao soldiers, Li Xiong's eyes flashed with surprise.
You must know that he occupies the entire Xichuan County, and the number of troops he can dispatch is only one hundred thousand.
'It seems that these Miao people are still looked down upon. '
Li Xiong was thinking this in his heart, but he said with a smile on his face: "Well, I'm still here and I wish your religion a success. When the time comes to establish a country, you will be alone with me."
Hearing the words of Kaiguo calling himself an orphan, Lan Zhaoyun burst out laughing, waving his hands and saying, "It's too early for Emperor Shu to say this. It's still unclear whether this uprising will be successful."
Although he said this, the confidence and certainty in his tone could not be concealed.
Even the two guardians and saints of the Five Poison Sect next to them had smiles on their faces. It was obvious that they had no doubts about whether their family could establish a country.
Seeing this, Li Xiong's eyes flashed with fear and vigilance.
Lan Zhaoyun's previous guess was correct.
As the founder of a county and an innate master, how could Li Xiong not have the ambition to unify the world?
It's just that the Yue court is now powerful, and he still needs the help of the Miao people, so he has to tolerate them.
But once the pressure of transcending people is gone, then who will eventually own the land thousands of miles away from the ten prefectures of Dongting County will have to be carefully discussed.
Of course, these are things for the future. Right now, the most important thing is to eradicate Li Gui.
Then several people looked at each other and couldn't help laughing together.
People's hearts are separated from each other, who knows who is bad.
At this time, the two allies, each with their own ulterior motives, began to wait for the coming of childbirth.
…
That night.
In Baling City, blood spilled into the sky and thousands of people cried and howled.
Countless people only heard the thunder, and then the houses collapsed and the ground collapsed, killing people one after another.
The two innate masters of the Qiang and Miao people joined forces to give the Yue people a New Year surprise.
…
Lu Yuan received this New Year's surprise gift two days after the incident.
"What? The Captain was assassinated!"
In the government office, Lu Yuan, who hurried over, was stunned after hearing the news from Cui Changqing.
The captain of Dongting County was an innately strong man and a great master.
Is it a joke that a person like this, who has reached the top of the world by relying only on force, would be assassinated to death?
"The news is not wrong. This is an order personally handed down by the governor. Just two days ago, at midnight, the captain was assassinated in the mansion. Now the body has been certified and he has indeed passed away."
Magistrate Cui also looked shocked, and even more sad after he recovered.
At this difficult time, the imperial court lost an innate master, which can be said to have broken a giant pillar.
Especially here in Dongting County.
Without the intimidation of the innate master, it was hard for him to imagine what trouble would happen here?
Gulu!
After confirming again that the news was accurate, Lu Yuan couldn't help but swallowed. Then he suppressed the shock in his heart and asked: "Who did it? Can anyone find out?"
Cui Changqing said with a trace of resentment: "Based on the traces left at the scene and the injuries of the deceased, the person who took action should be Li Xiong, the pseudo-emperor of Western Shu Kingdom. His Mianyuan sword is very iconic.
Also assisting in the assassination should be the Five Poison Sect in this county.
Among the corpses of the thieves left at the scene, in addition to two famous first-class masters from the Shu Kingdom, the left and right guardians of the Five Poison Sect were also found.
These demon sect members were so crazy that they poisoned the city on a large scale. In addition to the assassination of Wu Yanghou, thousands of innocent people in the city were poisoned by these demonic elements.
He really committed a heinous crime. "
It was actually Li Xiong and the Five Poison Sect who took action?
When Lu Yuan heard the news, he couldn't help being shocked again.
Forget it about Li Xiong. After all, he is an innate emperor and has the qualifications to assassinate an innate master.
But when did the Five Poison Sect become so bold and dare to participate in such a plan? Aren't they afraid of the imperial court's retaliation afterwards?
You must know that even if one Wuyang Marquis dies, there will still be four other innate masters in the court.
And among the remaining four, it is said that each one is stronger than Wu Yanghou.
Now Bai Mengyang, the Marquis of Wu'an, is about to lead his army to Dongting County. By doing this, are the Five Poison Sect really not afraid of triggering a crusade from the Marquis?
With the strength of the four top-notch members of the Five Poison Sect, are they really that confident? How can they not be afraid of the revenge of an innate master?
'I always feel that the Five Poison Sect should not be so unwise. Otherwise, if they really wanted to rebel and raise an army, they would have already taken action before the Jinghai Kingdom was destroyed. Why wait until now?
Therefore, they should be confident in taking action at this time.
But what kind of confidence and assurance can make them confident enough to stop an innate grandmaster...'
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan's heart tightened and his eyes widened, but he thought of a possibility.
Taking a deep breath, he looked back at Cui Changqing and asked, "But the Five Poisons Sect has created an innate master?"
The prefect nodded, with a heavy look on his face: "Although there is no clear information yet. Judging from the traces of the battle that night, there should be someone from the Five Poison Sect who has reached the innate realm.
That's why in an instant, the poisonous gas can cover a hundred feet in radius and kill thousands of people.
And only if the two masters took action together can they explain clearly why Wuyang Hou was successfully assassinated? "
Hearing this speculation, Lu Yuan's heart sank, and then he said with an ugly face: "Then what is the county government's plan now?"
Cui Changqing said with a solemn expression: "The Lord Sheriff has judged that the Five Poison Sect has treasonous intentions if it dares to assassinate Marquis Wuyang with the Shu thieves this time. This sect has been restless in the past, frequently instigating local Miao people to rebel.
This time, he must have seen that Marquis Wu'an was about to lead his army to the county, and was afraid of the imperial court's liquidation, so he did such a treasonous act.
Therefore, the Lord Sheriff believed that the Five Poison Sect dared to assassinate Marquis Wuyang, so he would never stop there.
With this kind of influence among the Miao people, I am afraid that rebellions will soon start and uprisings will occur in various places.
Therefore, the county government issued an order overnight, telling all prefectures and counties to guard the city and be on guard against Miao rebellion. "
Having said this, Magistrate Cui looked at Lu Yuan and said, "Master Lu, you are the commander of our government and the head of the military attache. It is up to you to prevent the Miao rebellion.
Don't worry, our government will fully support and coordinate the logistics and military pay matters, and you will not have any worries. "
Lu Yuan also knew that the current situation was critical and the responsibilities were heavy. Although he was a little worried, he still nodded and said: "Don't worry, sir, as long as I am here, there will be no trouble in the city..."
Before he could finish his words, suddenly there was a rapid shout from outside.
"Report——"
I saw a man dressed as a postman, rushing in from the outside. After seeing the two people, he knelt down and sent an urgent message: "Sir, urgent report from Xinhua County. The local Miao people are rebelling. Now thousands of people have gathered and surrounded the county seat.
Because the incident happened in a hurry, there were only a hundred county soldiers and some temporarily additional strong men on guard in the city. The county magistrate sent a villain to deliver urgent news, requesting the city to send troops to rescue quickly.
Otherwise, it's too late and the city may not be safe. "
With a bit of sadness, the postman brought bad news to the two of them.
"The Miao rebellion came so soon?"
When Magistrate Cui heard the news, he looked a little unbelievable.
Lu Yuan was also deeply shocked, but after all, he had been practicing martial arts for a long time and his reaction was faster. He immediately said: "Sir, the top priority now is to suppress the rebellion."
