Jinyun Lao Dao did not come alone. He was accompanied by three burly men, old, middle and young.
"Your Majesty, these three are the divine generals who protect the Dharma in our sect. They were recruited by your Majesty today and have come to serve in the court."
In the palace, Jinyun pointed to the three people following behind him and introduced to Lu Yuan.
As his words fell, the three people behind him each took a step forward and saluted Lu Yuan.
"Han Liang..."
"Han Hu..."
"Hanhua..."
The three of them each reported their names, and then bowed in unison: "Meet the King of Chu."
As several people prostrated themselves, Lu Yuan lowered his gaze and secretly looked at them with his spiritual thoughts.
These three people all have the surname Han, and I don’t know if this is Feishuang Dao’s unique name inheritance.
However, their breath has indeed reached the innate level, but compared to ordinary martial arts masters, their breath is a little more ethereal, and they look more like Taoists than warriors.
Just thinking about the status of these three people as immortal sect's guardian generals, this difference can be understood.
It's probably the unique difference between Xianmen martial arts and ordinary martial arts skills in the outside world.
Lu Yuan didn't pay much attention to this.
No matter what the difference is between them and ordinary martial arts masters, as long as they have this strength.
What he needs is innate first-level combat power, and he doesn't care whether the innate person cultivates martial arts, immortal arts, or a mixture of immortal and martial arts.
Therefore, after seeing the three people saluting, he couldn't help laughing, stretched out his hand and said: "Several guardians, please come up quickly. Now I, the great Chu, are trying to establish a meritorious career. It is the time when I am thirsty for talents and heroes use force.
You are willing to enter my country of Chu, I am very happy. "
Lu Yuan expressed his joy, then looked at the circle below, thought for a while and said: "According to the custom, any innate who joins our Chu Kingdom can be granted the title of Protector of the Country.
Since these few people come from Taoist sects and practice martial arts, they will follow the previous practice and be canonized as the divine generals who protect the country, ranking first in rank. "
The Protector of the Country God General is the title of Protector of the Country specially prepared by Lu Yuan for those martial arts warriors.
At this point, in the Chu Kingdom, the half-monk clone he refined had the exclusive title of Protector of the Country.
Of course, if other monks who practice immortality come to vote, they can also enjoy the title of real person.
However, at this moment when the whole world is ascending, I think all the monks in Kyushu will choose to ascend as long as they have the conditions.
In the end, there was not even one monk who could stay, but only one in a hundred.
Therefore, this title should only belong to Lu Yuan's clone from now on.
In addition to real people, among the monks who came to join, those who came from Buddhism had the exclusive title of Protector of the Country.
Originally, the title of Protector of the Country was held by Ji Hui of Baifeng Temple, but with the death of this holy monk, this title became vacant.
Lu Yuan has decided that except for Buddhist monks, other ordinary warriors, even if they come from Buddhism, will no longer be given this title.
From then on, the real mage belonged exclusively to monks in Chu State.
The remaining Xiantian Grandmasters who practice martial arts are specially given the title of Protector of the Country to distinguish themselves.
However, the above are only preliminary ideas. He will be flexible if this is to be implemented in the future, or if anything happens during the implementation.
Nothing is permanent.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
After receiving the conferment, the three guardian generals who had already had an affair with the sect bowed down and thanked him again.
Seeing this, Jin Yun couldn't help but nodded slightly.
He has studied the state of Chu.
Therefore, we know that in the Chu State, innate first-level figures, except those cultivated by the Chu State themselves, basically take the path of protecting the country and getting titles.
For example, the two real protectors of the country who are currently leading troops to attack Hanzhong County are heard to be monks. In terms of strength, they are comparable to the warriors of the second level of Xiantian, and are not inferior to Jinyun himself.
But even this kind of person is still just a real person who leads the Protectorate.
In terms of level, they are the same as the three sect guardian generals he brought and the country protector generals he received, and they are no more than the first grade.
If you look at it from this point of view.
The status of the three guardian generals who have taken refuge in the Chu Kingdom will definitely not be any worse in the future.
Even if you pass the test and gain trust, you can theoretically command more than 100,000 troops and fight on one side like the two real protectors of the country.
This is undoubtedly a high position of power for a country.
If this can be achieved, then the three national guardian generals and the power they control will be enough to protect the sect's development in the Chu Kingdom.
'However, the two real protectors of the Chu Kingdom have never heard of fame before. Could it be that they are like the King of Chu, who got the legacy of their ancestors from nowhere and were lucky enough to cultivate magic power?
If that's the case, maybe you can go and try to win over him.
It's just that after they were born, they eagerly defected to the Chu State and pursued wealth and wealth. Most of them were not people who could quietly cultivate in peace, and it would be difficult for them to succeed in the future. '
Jinyun secretly calculated in his heart.
Although they have reached an alliance with the Chu State, the interests and needs of Feishuang Dao and the Chu State cannot be completely consistent. The old Taoist has already thought about how to poach the Chu State.
It's not that he specifically targeted Chu State, the main reason was that this time he ascended to the immortal world, which was too dangerous and dangerous.
Although the Beiming Youdu Formation can indeed be used, no news has been sent back to those who ascended in the past generations, and the pressure it brings to future generations is unimaginable.
No one knows whether they will encounter any unpredictable risks after ascending to the fairy world?
Therefore, these last batch of Kyushu monks undoubtedly chose the approach of their predecessors, accumulating as much strength as possible before ascending to the immortal world.
It's just that in the age of the end of the law, spiritual energy is exhausted, and it is no longer possible to improve one's strength through practice.
Therefore, for the Jiuzhou monks who are preparing to ascend, the best way to enhance their own strength is to recruit more of their colleagues to ascend, so as to enhance the strength of their own camp.
If there is any danger in the fairy world like this, there are people who can help share it and resist it.
Even if you think more darkly, if you have one more person, you can attract firepower when encountering force majeure, so as to give you a chance to escape.
This represents the interests of all Jiuzhou monks.
Compared with this, although the orthodoxy remaining in the Kyushu world is important, in terms of real importance, it is still far less important than the safety of one's own interests.
And think about it from another perspective.
If they could really abduct the two real protectors of the Chu State, then they would lose two innate combat capabilities at once, and the strength of the Chu State would definitely be greatly reduced.
At that time, in order to gain a foothold in the world and to fight against Ning Guo, they would naturally have to further rely on Feishuang Dao.
Taking this opportunity, it is impossible for the sect to turn around and infiltrate and control Chu State, completely turning this country into its own puppet.
If this can really be achieved, then Feishuang Dao will be reborn from the ashes to educate the country.
Of course, the above is an ideal state. Jinyun is not sure whether this can be achieved.
However, he had already made up his mind to test the two real protectors of Chu State.
And he is quite confident about this matter.
Jinyun didn't believe that compared to becoming an immortal and ascending to the immortal world, could this worldly prosperity and wealth be more attractive?
After all, if you can become an immortal and live forever, all the wealth and honor will be fleeting and you will have plenty of time to enjoy it in the future.
There is no need to rush for the moment.
Thinking like this in his heart, Jinyun did not show it. He looked at Lu Yuan in front of him, without the slightest embarrassment of facing the future master, and said with a smile: "By the way, Your Majesty, my Taoist master will be here next month." Leading the core disciples of the sect to the Chu Kingdom, the Taoist master hopes to meet with the king and have an in-depth discussion about the cooperation between the two parties. I wonder if the king is free to meet him? "
Master Feishuang is coming?
Lu Yuan naturally didn't know that this old guy Jinyun was making bad accusations. When he heard the other party's words, he was slightly startled, and then smiled and said: "Of course there is no problem. Being able to meet Taoist Feishuang for a while is exactly what I want in my heart. As I wish, when the Taoist master arrives, he can come directly to the palace and sweep the couch alone to wait for him."
While speaking, Lu Yuan was thinking that after meeting Taoist Master Feishuang, he might be able to learn more secrets about the world from him through conversation.
These sects, which have been passed down for thousands of years, have mastered many magical powers, not to mention them.
Just the meticulous record of thousands of years of history is an unimaginable wealth.
If you can't get some from it, you can get a glimpse of the tens of thousands of years of history from ancient times to the present.
If he can master these, it will undoubtedly be much easier for him when he wants to explore the secrets of history or activate the Northern Underworld Capital in the future.
certainly.
Lu Yuan was not in a hurry about these.
These Jiuzhou monks will ascend soon and will not be able to stay in this world for long.
From now on, as long as the world of Kyushu endures, it will eventually belong to him alone.
By then, in this world of extraordinary spirits, I would have a lot of time to slowly dig and rummage for opportunities left by the ancient monks.
Those Taoist traditions left by the Immortal Sect cannot escape from his grasp.
Lu Yuan has full confidence in this.
Because he didn't believe that anyone could survive him.
…
After canonizing Feishuang Dao's Protector General and setting a meeting with Feishuang Dao Master in the middle of next month, Jinyun completed the task and left in a hurry.
He is also busy with the relocation of the sect and has a lot of work to do.
Moreover, after entering the palace this time, he also had a temporary intention to become a cornerstone of the country. He must also start to do this.
Therefore, after returning, we still have to select people and send them to Hanzhong to try to contact the two real protectors of the country.
There are so many chores to do, it’s really busy.
Lu Yuan didn't know yet that someone was planning to pry into his clone's corner.
It is even less clear that this person who wants to pry into the corner is still his ally who is currently in the honeymoon period.
But even if he knew about it, he would not be arrogant about it and would eventually hide it.
It's just that after these monks from Feishuang Dao ascended to the throne, and when Chu State defeated Ning State and established a firm foothold in Yangzhou and Jiuzhou, there would be inevitable waves of liquidation.
How happy Feishuang Dao is now, how crippled it will be when the general ledger is being calculated in the future.
However, Jinyun, who was about to show off his skills, was not clear about this.
It is also impossible to know what consequences his impromptu intention will bring to the sect in the future.
The connection between Lu Yuan and several clones is really well hidden.
In this age of the end of the law, even if many immortal sects know the art of refining Taoist weapons, it is difficult for outsiders to connect him with the two clones.
After all, spiritual energy is rare.
All the monks are practicing on their own, but they all think they don’t have enough spiritual energy!
There are also a few who are willing to give up their precious spiritual energy and spiritual objects and spend them on the heretical art of refining Taoist weapons.
Those who didn't know the details and planned to use the clones to plan the Chu Kingdom were destined to make a big mistake in this regard.
Lu Yuan had already foreseen this when he refined the clone, and had been waiting for the fish to take the bait.
The only thing unclear is who was the first person to take the bait?
He has been waiting.
…
After capturing Hanzhong, Lu Yuan issued an edict to reward meritorious soldiers, and then gave himself two clones and a series of promotions.
On the bright side, the drama is fully acted.
Anyway, they are all clones of themselves. No matter how many rewards are given, it will always be the left hand instead of the right hand. There is no difference at all.
On the contrary, these generous rewards can also inspire a wave of morale in the army and inspire people's hearts.
Of course Lu Yuan would be happy with this kind of free thing.
In addition to awarding the army, Lu Yuan also issued an order to order the two forbidden troops originally stationed at Jianmen Pass and a forbidden army from the Western Jin Dynasty in Xiangyang County to stay in Hanzhong County as local garrison troops.
At the same time, Huang Xuan was appointed as the general manager of the Three West Counties, which was responsible for the three counties of Hanzhong, Xichuan and Hehe in the west of the Chu State. He was responsible for overall coordination and response to the affairs of the Zhou State and the Tibetan people.
At home, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has begun to remove officials from various places and is preparing to send them to Hanzhong to take over the newly occupied land. The Ministry of Rites is also preparing for the Enke examination to select a new group of officials.
It is expected that by the end of the year, the thousands of official vacancies in Hanzhong County will be filled one after another, and the rule of Chu State will be established.
In addition to selecting officials, Huang Xuan, who had taken over Hanzhong, had also begun to reorganize the captured Zhou soldiers and expand his troops.
According to the plan.
He will select the elite from the surrendered soldiers, recruit new soldiers in Hanzhong, and then create two new forbidden armies.
These two forbidden armies, together with the three forbidden armies remaining in Hanzhong County, will form the main defense force in the northwest of Chu State.
Once the prefecture and county troops in Hanzhong County are established in this way, Hanzhong County alone will have 130,000 standing troops, which can be said to be a strong force.
With Yangping Pass and Xiegugu Pass as support, and Huang Xuan, the clone of the second innate realm, even if the Zhou people sent out an army of 500,000 to attack, Hanzhong County could still block it.
Even if the situation is urgent, there is a forbidden army in Xichuan County, as well as county soldiers from Xichuan and Hehe counties.
These people add up to more than 60,000 soldiers and horses, and they are also under Huang Xuan's jurisdiction.
As long as you are willing, you can be transferred to Hanzhong County at any time.
So in an instant, Huang Xuan went from being in charge of an ordinary place to becoming the most powerful local official in Chu State.
Not only was he in charge of three counties, but he also commanded a total of nearly 200,000 standing troops. He controlled nearly half of the power of Chu State.
For a time, many people in the Chu State's court and localities who did not know the truth were very worried about this.
Many people believe that handing over half of the country to one person is a real risk of self-respect. A mistake will lead to the split of the Chu State.
Many people wrote to Lu Yuan, requesting that the edict be withdrawn.
However, Lu Yuan basically ignored this.
Of course he knew what would be the risk if half of the territory and one-third of the country's troops were handed over to one person?
But that's only what outsiders see.
As a clone, the three western counties of Chu were handed over to Huang Xuan. In essence, Lu Yuan was left with his left hand and his right hand, and he was still under his control.
This division is now made just to save administrative efficiency and more effectively coordinate the manpower and material resources of the three western counties.
certainly.
In addition, Lu Yuan also has some fishing intentions.
He wanted to see if Huang Xuan's banner could be used to attract some people from home or abroad who wanted to make a fuss about it.
If we can take the opportunity to eliminate some hidden dangers, it will be a good thing for Chu State.
Therefore, even though there was a lot of excitement below, Lu Yuan still sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.
Even amid the hubbub, he issued two more appointments.
One is to let Han Hua, the newly joined protector of the country, serve as the defense envoy of Xichuan, responsible for assisting Huang Xuan and managing the defense of Xichuan and Hehe counties.
The other one also asked Han Liang, the god of national protection, to manage the defense of a county in central Guizhou, in addition to the defense envoy in central Guizhou.
um, yes.
The appointment of Qing Yunzi as the general manager of central Guizhou changed again.
Because Ziyundao suddenly joined forces with Ning Guo, the border defense pressure on the eastern front of Chu State suddenly increased. The current defense line planning is already insufficient and must be strengthened.
Therefore, Qingyunzi's general manager of central Guizhou has been changed by Lu Yuan to the future general manager of Lingnan.
In the future, after the Su Kingdom and Nanhai Kingdom are conquered, Qingyunzi will lead the southern expedition army and garrison the Lingnan area on the spot.
He personally led a large number of troops and was stationed in Nanhai County, responsible for the first line of defense between Lingnan and Ningguo.
Even Xiangyang County in the north, considering the increasingly complex situation, this northern gateway to Chu State also needs to be strengthened.
Lu Yuan has ordered the three forbidden troops transferred from Dongting County during the Northern Expedition to station here.
In this way, counting the remaining two forbidden armies in the county, Xiangyang County also has five forbidden armies with 100,000 soldiers. Counting the local prefecture and county soldiers, there are almost 120,000 soldiers and horses.
With such a large number of troops stationed, Lu Yuan planned to attack Ning Guo in the future, so he asked Zhou Qing to lead these troops to attack the Dongsan Prefecture of Xiangyang County, which was under the control of Ning Guo.
These three prefectures are located to the north of the Yangtze River and south of the Han River. They are like a dagger stabbing into the heart of Chu State.
Going south from Dongsanfu, crossing the river is Baling, the capital of Chu State, which seriously threatened the security of Chu State.
Of course Lu Yuan wanted to take such a crucial place into his own hands.
And after capturing Dongsanfu, the defense line on the eastern border of Chu State can also be extended eastward for hundreds of miles. A defense line was set up at a turning point of the Yangtze River in Dongsanfu, a dangerous place called Xiakou, to close Ningguo's territory. The navy blocked Dongting County.
Once this place is captured, the land and water defense line around Baling will be completely perfected.
Only by capturing the three eastern prefectures of Xiangyang County can Chu State have full advantage of the Han River and share the natural dangers of the Yangtze River with Ning State.
In this way, there is Zhou Qing in Xiangyang County in the north, Lu Yuan in Dongting County, and Qingyunzi in Nanhai County in the south. Together, he and his avatar have built a defense line of nearly three thousand miles from north to south, which is enough to keep a firm eye on Ning Guo.
