Zhou Bai spent the New Year in the fourth year of Tongzhi in Xingyun City. The annual New Year celebrations finally diluted a lot of bloodshed.
However, the local people who unfortunately died in the war were very sensible and did not complain about grief after receiving the festival wine and meat as rewards from the new dynasty.
Life has to go on, and if the monarchs stationed in the city are unhappy, they will have no good fruits to eat in the future.
I don't want to retain the treatment at the feet of the "Emperor" in the past, but I just want the new owner not to target him and to be treated the same as Pinghe County.
Pinghe County was pacified and surrendered early. Except for the rectification of the local resisting family forces, the lives of most ordinary people not only did not get worse, but got better.
The government will help repair any houses damaged by the war. If you don't have food and winter clothing, you can also apply for assistance.
The transportation of materials in Ningjiang has never stopped. After the war, these materials will be used to improve people's livelihood.
Zhou Bai has not yet received feedback on the simple thoughts of the people in the old capital. His current concern is the growth and dispersion of luck.
Lu Ding came from a noble family and was more particular about etiquette than Zhou Bai and Lei Haomiao. The entire palace was well built, with continuous palaces and high-rise courtyards.
Because the territory will expand in the future, Zhou Bai does not plan to set up a companion capital in Dingxi, and Xingyun City will still retain its administrative status as a county town.
However, he will not demolish the Dingxibo Palace. The core area will be reserved as a temporary palace, and most of the palaces will be reserved for public use, such as the martial arts academy, the academy, and the Taoist academy.
On this day, January 1, the fourth year of Tongzhi, there was a sudden change in the air movement in Dingxi, and Zhou Bai went up to the high building alone.
It turned out that Daxia took control of Xingyun County, and the new law was established, which completely destroyed the original Dingxi law.
Zhou Bai personally took charge, and the Daxia system was quickly established in Xingyun City. Yulong swallowed Dingxilongqi without hesitation.
The first thing I did after entering the city was to seize the Lu family's mansion and use the luck of the country to find the vigorous dragon vein of Dingxi.
The dragon vein is located in a hidden mountain forest in Pinghe County. The ancestors of the Lu family were buried in the dragon's cave as a Feng Shui bureau. Therefore, Lu Ding's generation was destined to be the hidden dragon of Dingzhou.
There are many hidden dragons in the world who have obtained their destiny in this way.
Destiny, destiny, it may have been a fateful trajectory that allowed the ancestors of the Lu clan to find the dragon's lair in the first place.
However, this type of dragon vein is also called a dead dragon. Unless it becomes a real dragon, or a real dragon is born, the dead dragon will not move.
It has a big disadvantage, that is, the dragon veins need to be hidden, otherwise they need to be closely protected.
Otherwise, whether it is a Taoist monk or a mortal Feng Shui master, it is possible to destroy the dragon veins.
At least it will affect Qianlong's fortune, but at worst, it will make Qianlong lose his moral character and lead to the decline of the country.
However, dragon veins are difficult to find. This time it was also the time of national destruction, and there were too many flaws in the luck veins, so they were easily found.
After finding the location of the Dingxi Dragon Vein, Zhou Bai didn't need to lock the dragon to determine luck.
All he needs to do is bring his will and order the dragon veins to turn into living dragons. In this way, the dragon energy of Dingzhou will return to the country of Dingzhou, and it will inevitably be added to the God of Dingzhou.
In this way, the dragon vein will not be left behind and there will be another opportunity to be exploited by careerists, and too much Dingzhou dragon energy will not be wasted.
Originally, before Zhou Bai became a duke and cast the Zhou tripod, his status was not correct and it was difficult to turn a dead dragon into a living one.
But who made Lu Ding so cooperative? He immediately announced the change of the country's name and gave up the nominal jurisdiction over Dingxi.
Of course, Lu Ding must have his own reasons for this move, which is nothing more than to preserve the dragon energy that has been added to him to the greatest extent and stabilize the hidden dragon's fate.
He gave up most of the dragon spirit of Dingzhou Dragon Veins and instead fought for the destiny of Dragon Daizhou, in exchange for Zhou Bai being less hostile.
I don’t want Dingzhou’s destiny. Don’t chase me to Daizhou. Let me take my time...
Although Lu Ding did not correspond with Zhou Bai, this must be the underlying meaning.
Changing the name to Daibei means that all the foundation of Dingxi's luck and dragon veins will be lost.
No, the Ziqi King Ji who had grown stronger at the core of Zhou Bai's destiny did make him no longer eager to pursue Lu Ding, and his value was not that great.
The fish dragon that has passed through Huajiao Pass is growing again. It continues to swallow the dragon energy that belongs to the land of Dingxi, and its changes are obvious.
A crack appeared from the forehead of the ichthyosaur, gradually extending to the neck, body, and tail of the fish, and finally even the four claws on the abdomen began to appear cracks.
Immediately afterwards, pieces of dragon skin and fish skin continued to fall off, turning into death energy and scattered everywhere.
It's not an accident, but a transformation, the transformation after gaining the orthodox Dingzhou dragon energy.
Soon, the dead skin was gone, and the newly emerged red and yellow ichthyosaur was nearly seven and a half feet tall, a full two feet longer, which was more than the previous two years of digesting the accumulation of Dingguo.
However, after annexing the two counties of Dingguo, Yulong had to cross the Huajiao Pass, and the current pass was not as good as that time.
It's still a dragon body with a fish tail, but after swallowing Dingxi Dragon Qi, the fish scales are gone, and the whole body is covered with hard dragon scales.
The original fish gills were gone, the characteristics of the fish head were completely hidden, the dragon nature was stronger, and the three-toed dragon claws under the abdomen were obviously much sharper.
After the transformation, the fish and dragon roared loudly, opened the mouth of the gluttonous dragon, and entangled all the last scattered Dingxi luck in the palace city into the still sparse Daxia French Net.
Then, it glanced at the Dingxi Tianzhu, which was shaking and gradually collapsing.
The dragon's head moved closer to Zhou Bai, and then suddenly hit the Tianzhu.
boom!
With a huge roar, the Dingxi Eight-foot Heavenly Pillar that had been standing in the center of the palace city for more than two years collapsed.
Almost everyone in Dingxi heard this sound, and their hearts suddenly sank, but when they looked around, nothing happened.
A sustenance was lost and a new sustenance was ushered in.
From now on, there will be only one Tianzhu in the entire Dingzhou, which is the Great Xiazhu.
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Daizhou, the capital of Daibei Kingdom, is located on the outskirts of Yichuan City.
On the altar, there were abundant offerings and incense. Under the altar, hundreds of officials gathered, majestic and solemn.
January 1, the fourth year of Tongzhi, happened to be the day when Lu Ding founded the country and offered sacrifices to heaven.
"... I hope that the fire of virtue will burn all over the world, the red luck will not be exhausted, and the blessing will be great!"
Seeing that the process was completed, there was no abnormality in the sky. Some monks hiding in the dark had no choice but to jointly perform Taoist magic to obtain red clouds and clouds, and then they got through the test.
"There is a response, there is a response!"
"Bojun's fire virtue is undying and his destiny is still there, and he is still cared for by Red Vein. We will definitely be able to create a new world in Daizhou!"
"Yes, we still have an army of 100,000 people, with sufficient food and supplies, and a complete military system. What can these reckless men in Daizhou do to fight us!"
"I will write a letter immediately after the great court meeting to expand overseas. Otherwise, why would a county be called an uncle's country?"
Listening to the discussions among the ministers, Lu Ding felt a slight movement in his heart. He really wanted to expand without stopping, and he needed at least two counties.
Yesterday, Fulong's warlock was still suggesting to him that he should just call himself Viscount, otherwise he would be afraid that his virtue would not match him and his luck would backfire.
Heavenly Court's Chimai did not respond. As Lu Ding expected, Naoshizi's celestial phenomenon could only fool the unsuspecting mortals.
Not to mention the changes in heaven, just say that he abandoned Dingzhou and came to Daizhou resolutely, which was not in Chimai's heart.
Delaying Zhou Bai, an unscrupulous person, from unifying the state is what the higher-ups want, but will the higher-ups bear the consequences of losing all his property and being shattered to pieces?
The answer is no. After Lu Ding got some secrets revealed by Chimai, not only did he not think about following the order, but he jumped out of the prison and started a new world.
"Jie Shi, how are you?" Returning to the temporary palace renovated by the county government, Lu Ding asked the fulong warlock Jie Long in a daze.
But of course Jie Long understands the meaning. After all, he deduced it in the first place, and the vitality lies in the south.
Based on this trust, Xie Long was ready to sell his life to Lu Ding.
Xie Long bowed and pointed to the door: "The National Fortune Tianzhu was four feet long, but for some reason it was cut off by one foot. Now it is only three feet long."
"Why? Master Jie, can you let me see the current situation of our country with your own eyes?" Lu Ding had some idea and looked in the direction of Dingzhou to ask for advice.
Jie Long nodded slightly, raised his hand and blessed Lu Ding with a spiritual eye technique, and white hair immediately grew out.
He didn't care, this was the price for interfering with Qianlong, but with the world in chaos right now, a little lifespan meant nothing.
Before leaving Dingxi, he had completely consolidated his status as a real person through the luck of the country.
Lu Ding walked out of the door and looked around casually. He saw that the Dingxi Tianzhu collapsed suddenly, leaving only a towering twenty-foot tall Tianzhu standing proudly independent in the entire Dingzhou.
Looking at the Daibei Tianzhu that had just been erected, it was only three feet away, a huge gap in strength, so he could only suppress his shock and had no idea of returning to the north.
Four feet became three feet, why?
Not even half of the luck stored by Dingxi Tianzhu was transferred over, and the soldiers and ministers who followed him were all from Dingxi.
If we cannot quickly absorb local forces and continue to bring hope to Dingxi interest groups, then the future is really hard to say.
"Lord, most of the Houtu Sect has followed us and moved to Daibei. There are also 100,000 soldiers and hundreds of thousands of people, which are the foundation of your rise." Jie Long saw that Lu Ding was a little confused and couldn't help but said.
Lu Ding took a deep breath and nodded: "Whether the Yin Court can be established or not, whether the family structure can be stabilized, the catastrophe is approaching, and first of all, a stronger national destiny is needed."
"Otherwise, Qingxu's evil spirit will enter the world, disasters will occur everywhere, and Daibei will be destroyed before the Xia Kingdom comes."
"The weak should be good at learning from the strong. The military merits of the Xia State are very suitable for Daizhou, passing orders to the orphans, opening the imperial examination as soon as the new year is over, and attacking Lin Hu at the same time!"
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In February of the fourth year of Tongzhi, the three counties of Dingxi were completely merged into Daxia, and the militiamen were stationed in the countryside. There was no more resistance from the war.
And at this time of spring, when the flowers were blooming, the news of the disconnection of heaven spread quietly to all the countries in the world.
Some countries with no moral destiny feel that it doesn't matter and still want to develop step by step, but the increasingly fierce and violent war atmosphere makes them join in.
There is no other way. Those big countries are indiscriminate and mindlessly expanding, so they can only be forced to fight.
"On March 5, Li Boxheng, who was a salt dealer in Xuzhou, captured seven points of Xuzhou's territory and convinced the surrounding small countries to call themselves Xu Gong. Later, the Zhongwu Marquis Kingdom was changed to the Xu Kingdom and named the Great Xu Principality."
"On March 28, Fan Chong captured Taihe County, unified Taizhou, and was called Fan Gong. On April 5, he raised 200,000 troops and marched to other states."
"On April 13th, Prime Minister Zhong changed the name of Chu's Xiangbo Kingdom to Xiang Kingdom, called him Xianghou, and launched a campaign to unify Xiangzhou."
"On May 20th, the Banan Bo Kingdom established by Yuanlong of the Western Shu River was destroyed. Du Yu unified Bazhou and took the name Bahou."
In addition, the two principalities of Wu and Yue stood side by side and were constantly attacking each other. A melee among princes broke out in the central region, affecting the Daxu court and other lively events.
It can be said that from the beginning of the fourth year of Tongzhi, war was the main theme.
Now that the Qingxu world is approaching Tianyuan as a whole, it is only a matter of time before Qingxu's bad energy breaks into the mortal world, and it is very likely that Heaven will give up on protecting the lower realm. If it does not strengthen itself, how can it survive the disaster.
The same is true in the north. For example, the six princes of Zhenling County unified Lingzhou and will soon build the state tripod; Yan Gong came out of nowhere and captured Liaodong in one fell swoop; Liang Hou's strategy of going south was not complete, and he was restrained by the Jin Kingdom and kept provoking provocations, etc. .
Only Daxia suddenly became quiet after capturing Dingxi and unifying Dingzhou.
It's not that Xiahou Zhou Bai and his courtiers are lazy and want to stop and enjoy, but that it will take time to digest the three counties.
The fortification of Yishan, post-war reconstruction, and even the filling and restoration of the boundary trench belt all took a lot of energy from the Xia monarchs and ministers.
In July, the first wave of summer grain was harvested in Dingxi, and a bumper harvest was achieved. Only then was the people's hearts basically stable.
The people of Dingxi have never seen an auspicious field that yields six or even seven stones per acre, have never seen a government that has never imposed excessive taxes, and have never seen Taoist officials and gods really show their holiness and help each other.
When all these facts are before our eyes, the three counties of Dingxi Kingdom can be considered integrated into Daxia.
Looking at Dingxi at this time, the society is stable, the people recognize it, and the legal system of major cities has basically turned red.
Only the vast countryside, which needs to be slowly and deeply controlled by the established rural administrations, can the entire area be light red, or even deeper.
But even so, it was enough, enough for Daxia's war gears to start turning.
On July 25, the fourth year of Tongzhi, Lou Jinpeng led two battalions of 20,000 people from the front army out of Liangzhou. In name, he was escorting his concubine Zhao Ci back to his hometown to visit relatives, but in fact he was showing off his martial arts.
The news sent back to Dingzhou was that Liang Xia had achieved complete victory in all three exercises and competitions.
Another time, in front of the kings and ministers of the Liang Kingdom, Lou Jinpeng's light troops broke into the Beiqu County controlled by the Jin Kingdom, beheaded two thousand people and returned easily.
The Liang State in Liangzhou and the three small countries in the south all praised the power of Xia State.
On August 10, Li Dingguo led 10,000 vanguard troops, 30,000 garrison troops, and 30,000 militiamen, totaling 70,000 troops, to leave Daizhou.
Except for the pass that blocked the road, there was basically no action. Without it, it was just an armed march.
Dai's troops who dared to provoke were all decisively defeated, and finally the credentials of the Five Kingdoms of Daizhou and Daibei were taken back.
Recognize Xiahou's powerful vassal status and recognize his great achievements in proclaiming the duke.
As the Xia Kingdom gradually became more active, the princes in the north basically established official ties with the Xia Kingdom. By September, the news that Xia Hou was proclaimed duke had spread back to the country through envoys from various countries.
In addition to the Kingdom of Jin and Lingguo, there were states in Tongzhou, Liaodong and West Liaozhou that recognized the position of Grand Duke Xiahou.
September is the autumn harvest month, when every household has its warehouses full.
On September 30th of the fourth year of Tongzhi, Zhou Bai worshiped heaven in the southern suburbs, called him Duke of Xia, and changed the vassal state of Daxia into the principality of Daxia.
This is a duke created with strength, based on dozens of credentials, and a grand duke recognized by the northern princes. He is well-deserved in the destiny pattern.
After being proclaimed Duke, looking at the forty-eight states, he is the top master under the king.
And the kingdoms in the true sense have not yet appeared. The current kingdoms are all crowned kings by Daxu.
(End of chapter)
