"Husband, when will we have a showdown with the Demon Sect?" A trace of hesitation flashed across Mrs. Longjun's pretty face. After all, this was a violation of the covenant, and it would be easy for her to be criticized and become hostile to the Demon Sect.
"The time is just right now. In order to deal with Pudu Cihang, our Dragon Clan lost two True Dragons of the Yuan Shen. The rest were all damaged due to damage to their Dao foundations. Their realm may be in danger of falling. The results have not yet reached expectations. This is not the best." Any reasons or excuses?" Long Jun's words were full of confidence, and he obviously already had the pearl of wisdom in his hands.
"Now this game of chess is getting more and more chaotic. The right way is to get out in time. With the current strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is not so easy to be taken down. It is far from the situation in the last years of the dynasty when the people's hearts were lost and natural and man-made disasters continued. The devil If the religion wants to conquer the world, it will probably cost a lot of money under the rules of the Yuan Shen."
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Time passed by slowly, and three years passed in a flash.
Qianqing Palace.
The empress sat on her knees in front of the imperial eucalyptus, constantly correcting the memorial. Three years had made her more mature, and her delicate face had fully grown. Her face was like a painting, bright and beautiful, and her slender figure was even broad. The palace skirt cannot completely cover it up.
At this moment, Li Waner was holding a red pen in her hand, her brows filled with majesty.
Two years ago, Li Waner came of age. After holding the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, she officially took office and stepped into the forefront. Thanks to the solid foundation laid previously and the early delegation of power by Queen Mother Chen, the transition of the government was smooth after Li Waner took office, without the slightest disturbance, and everything was carried out in an orderly manner. In operation.
After taking office, Li Waner officially came to the forefront, gathering power, investigating corruption, and eradicating bad governance. This is what she has been doing. Thanks to her actions since taking the throne, the bad atmosphere in the court since the late Shenwu period has been greatly improved, and the entire capital has been Changed appearance.
In the past two years, the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Xuanyi Army continued to fight, and the Demon Sect's background began to become apparent.
In the fourth year of Yong'an, Zhou Dynasty invaded Bazhou and killed countless enemies.
In the fifth year of Yong'an, the Xuanyi army counterattacked Bazhou, luring the enemy deep into the area and defeating the Zhou army.
In the sixth year of Yong'an, Wang Fengnian, the prefect of Yanzhou, conspired with the Xuanyi army. However, Li Qingshan, the governor of Fufeng County, discovered it and reported it to the court. In the end, the Xuanyi army fell short and only occupied one-third of Yanzhou.
In the past three years, the imperial court and the Xuanyi Army had fought countless battles, with each winning and losing. Without the help of the Dragon Clan and the Demon Clan, the Demon Sect had to fight against the Great Zhou attack on its own.
Because the Great Zhou Dynasty concentrated its forces against the Xuanyi Army, the defenses in various places were empty. Several of the thirty states in the world had already launched rebellions, and rebels had separatist forces.
Even though the world is at war, the Central Plains occupied by the Great Zhou Dynasty is as stable as Mount Tai. Secret guards of the Xuanjing Division are lurking in various states and counties, digging out the spies and vassals of the Demon Sect one by one.
Once verified, the Xuanjing Division came to the door and wiped out the sects and aristocratic families. This restored the majesty of the Xuanjing Division and caused countless sects of the aristocratic families to cease their activities, for fear of becoming the next target of sacrificial swords.
In the hands of Empress Yong'an, Xuan Jingsi became a sharp knife, a sharp knife specifically targeted at the aristocratic clans. After harvesting the wealth of the aristocratic clans, the imperial court's control over the local area was greatly enhanced and it was able to mobilize more manpower. material resources.
However, things are far from a smooth transition, and things will change one day.
"Come here, let the great scholar and six ministers come to the palace to discuss matters." After reviewing the memorial, Li Waner's eyebrows were furrowed, and her pretty face was covered with frost.
Half an hour later, all the princes gathered together in Qianqing Palace.
Li Waner sat upright, and the officials below took their seats one by one.
"The battle report from the front is coming. The rebels have taken over the entire Yanzhou and swept across the nine states in the south of the Yangtze River. Do you have any good strategies to deal with the enemy?"
In a word, the atmosphere in the entire palace fell into stasis. Although the ministers noticed that things had changed when they entered the palace, they did not expect that the situation would be so serious.
"Your Majesty, how could the land of Jiangnan change overnight? Do you have detailed battle reports?" Zhang Daozhi, the chief minister of the cabinet, couldn't sit still at first and wanted to get first-hand battle reports.
At Li Wan'er's signal, the female officer handed the secret fold presented by the secret guard into Zhang Daozhi's hands. Zhang Daozhi read it quickly, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened.
In the past three years, Zhang Daozhi has been working hard and sleeping, but the situation continues to collapse. In just three years, his hair has turned completely white and he has aged a lot, but fortunately he is in good health.
"Let them take a look at it too." After he read it, Li Waner also motioned for him to pass it on to the ministers for review.
"The four states in the south of the Yangtze River turned against each other overnight. The rebels may have had a premeditated plan." Zhang Daozhi spoke first, followed closely by He Wenjin, Minister of War, "Now that the nine states in the south of the Yangtze River are connected, the rebel momentum is rising, and it seems that there will be more troops on the front line. Soldiers."
"Although the rebels have captured the land of the three states, the minister thought that they could take advantage of their unstable foothold and send a large army to attack the three states. They must break their momentum, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
The land south of the Yangtze River has been prosperous since ancient times, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Even when Emperor Shenwu swept across the world, countless sects in the nine states south of the Yangtze River were destroyed and had to surrender, and were truly included in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Now the situation in the three states has changed overnight. If the momentum of the rebels is not broken as soon as possible, it will be even more difficult to deal with them when they gain a firm foothold and completely digest Jiangnan's strength.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the imperial court should quickly increase troops to support the front line. The troops are valuable and fast. Please make an early decision." A cabinet minister also stood up and agreed.
The situation was urgent, and even if the ministers disagreed, they quickly reached an agreement at this moment.
The imperial court has always wanted to suppress the rebels in the five southern states and slowly cut them off. In the past three years, a lot of troops have been added to the army. If the ordinary rebels had been eliminated by the Zhou Dynasty, it is a pity that behind these rebels Standing Demon Cult.
Although the Demon Sect is hampered by the rules, the Yuanshen monks cannot enter the venue, and the power of the Demon Sect's headquarters cannot be used, the power accumulated by the Demon Sect is extremely rich.
The Demon Sect not only sent people and money and food, but also dispatched skilled craftsmen to make various ingenious machines. Coupled with sophisticated armor and weapons, it was able to withstand the continuous attacks of the Great Zhou. It was not that the Great Zhou was unwilling to use heavy troops to suppress the Xuanyi Army. It can't be.
The Xuanyi Army is just a puppet of the Demon Sect. Without the Xuanyi Army, there would be other traitors. The strength of the Demon Sect cannot be judged by common sense. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also had a certain understanding of this. Of course, all this also came from Su Mingliu. information below.
The territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty is too vast. If half of the country's troops are pressed against it, it will be fine if they win, but if they lose, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, the Great Zhou Dynasty can only slowly grind down, slowly suppress the Xuanyi army, and consume the Demon Sect's resources. strength.
In history, many imperial courts did this to deal with enemies like the Three Sects, and these are recorded in detail in the Kunlun Library.
The three sects are not invincible. Even if they have been inherited for a long time, under the destiny, even the powerful souls will be turned into ashes, let alone them.
Looking back at the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Shenwu had accumulated a rich foundation. Now that Empress Yong'an has come to court, she has only slowly transformed this foundation into strength. The world is far from being in chaos, and the Demon Sect forcefully disrupts the situation. In fact, On the other hand, he is working against the fate of humanity.
Of course, if Su Ming had not intervened, the Great Zhou Dynasty would have been experiencing constant internal and external troubles. First of all, there would have been internal strife. If Prince Qi and King Qi had not died, the two of them would have had a civil war. No matter who lost, the court would have been purged.
Then there are the Tatars in the north. If the Tatars become the great Zhou Dynasty and sweep across the northwest, it will be difficult for the court to drive them out. If the demon sect rises up and starts a rebellion at this time, the court will definitely It is not impossible to make a fool of yourself when the time comes.
But now, the imperial court is operating stably, with certain achievements in both civil and martial arts, and the people's support has not been lost. Under such circumstances, if you want to overthrow the imperial court, wouldn't it be against the peak of human destiny?
However, the imperial court has always wanted to reduce the strength of the Demon Sect, and this is exactly what the Demon Sect wants. What they lack is time. In three years, the Xuanyi Army has completely developed the five southern states into In the base camp, with the human resources support of the Demon Sect, they don’t have to worry about being consumed.
Although Tang Xuanyi was reduced to a puppet, the strength of the Xuanyi Army under his command was growing rapidly. After many battles and being purified by blood, they could be considered elite soldiers. Moreover, unlike the imperial court, the Xuanyi Army had a vast territory. There are many cities to defend.
The five southern states are backed by the East China Sea, and they only need to defend the land passes to keep out enemies. Therefore, they have been accumulating strength.
The four states in the south of the Yangtze River rebelled overnight, and the Demon Sect had already planned it. Now, the war is about to reach another level. The Demon Sect has invested a lot of resources here, and even if they want to change sides, it is impossible.
In order to allow the Xuanyi Army to develop, they scrapped too many chess pieces, and many previous arrangements were destroyed. You must know that if these chess pieces were left behind, they would be enough to cause a fatal blow to Da Zhou.
However, the imperial army was too strong. The Xuanjing Division and the regular army of the imperial court were united. Even the affiliated forces of the Demon Sect were unable to withstand it, so they had to make next strategies to catch all the benefits.
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"The decisive battle between the Demon Cult and the Great Zhou Dynasty is finally about to begin." Inside the Taoist temple, Xiaoyaoyou, wearing a Taoist robe, sat in a quiet room, holding a tortoise shell in his hand, calculating the secrets of heaven.
It's a pity that the secret is so obscure that it's hard to see clearly, but Xiaoyaoyou knows very well that Dazhou will lose this battle.
The layout of the Demon Sect had already begun when the rebellion first broke out. Until now, they had failed to initiate any action in order to turn their foundation into strength and separatist power in the south of the Yangtze River to sweep the world.
The imperial court thought that the overnight defection of the four states in the south of the Yangtze River would cause the Xuanyi Army's strength to expand sharply and lose its foothold, but they did not know that the Demon Sect had already taken over these four states and worked hard.
Of course, the blame must be placed on Emperor Shenwu. When he wiped out the world, he killed too hard in Jiangnan. Almost all the aristocratic families here were enemies of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so the Demon Cult could easily infiltrate this place.
Many princes in the court have not experienced this, so they subconsciously ignore this point. Decades of rule are not enough to make these families forget their hatred. Although their families are destroyed and their sects no longer exist, as long as they are still there, There is the power of revenge.
A large family has existed for thousands of years. How can they be killed in one kill? You must know that even the wealthy Wang Xie family in Su Ming's previous life took hundreds of years to be blown away by the rain and wind, let alone the wealthy family in this world that has mastered the power of cultivating immortals.
In the past three years, Xiaoyaoyou has been inquiring about information in the south, observing the strength and foundation of the demon sect, and developing offline. The intelligence power of Xuanjing Division cannot develop in the south at all. The spies of the imperial court are like blind people here, so for Very little information is known about the Xuanyi Army.
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Three months later, the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Xuanyi Army launched a war in Bazhou, with both sides investing a total of 1.5 million troops. The real two armies faced each other, fighting constantly, fighting openly and openly.
The strength of the two sides was almost the same. The entire Bazhou was almost destroyed and the city was turned into ruins. covered up.
They fought fiercely for three months, from spring to summer. In the end, Dazhou's logistics line was too long and could not run quickly enough to be cut off by the Xuanyi army. They had not won the battle for a long time, and their logistics was cut off, so Dazhou was defeated.
At this point, the winner takes all. Although Xuanyi's army won, they were defeated miserably. There were only less than 300,000 of the more than 700,000-strong army left. Fortunately, the general of the Great Zhou Dynasty was decisive in killing and even withdrew his troops, so Xuanyi was not defeated. The army was completely wiped out, but only less than 200,000 troops were left on the battlefield.
After this battle, Xuanyi's army took advantage of Zhou's unpreparedness and captured Yongzhou and Fengzhou, occupying a total of eleven states.
The war was lost, the elites of the imperial court suffered heavy losses, and the country was shaken.
When the news of the battle report came out, the entire upper capital city was in an uproar. The aristocratic families from all over the country once again turned their balance to the Demon Sect and secretly took refuge. The aristocratic families who had previously helped the Demon Sect were making a lot of money.
For a time, everyone in the court looked like a storm was coming.
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The land of Bazhou was filled with blood and war smoke. As the main battlefield, Bazhou was completely destroyed in this war. Ten houses were empty, and the people suffered heavy casualties.
Even though the Xuanyi Army cleaned up the battlefield after the war, bones and corpses could still be seen everywhere outside the battlefield.
"Amitabha, the common people are suffering due to wars." On the withered battlefield, a monk in gray robe looked at the smoke and felt infinite emotion.
He was the Wuxin monk who came down the mountain. Along the way, he had lost count of how many corpses he had collected and how many innocent people he had saved.
But caught between Dazhou and the Demon Cult, even if he is a Yuanshen monk, he is still insignificant. Under the general trend, everything will turn into dust. When the Xuanyi Army and Dazhou are fighting, the two Yuanshen monks sent by Li Waner No, it's the same as death.
In the past three years, he has traveled all over the world. Not only has he experienced all kinds of life, but he has also seen all the misery in the world. However, the more he sees, the more and more confused he becomes. Buddhism cannot save the people, nor can it save the world.
Suddenly, Monk Wuxin's eyes narrowed, and he saw figures on the battlefield collecting corpses, absorbing blood and death energy. These people were all monks, and they exuded strong demonic energy. They were monks from the Demon Sect.
"Hey, there is a bald donkey here?" At the same time, they also discovered the figure of Monk Wuxin. However, several people in the crowd were horrified when they saw Monk Wuxin, and retreated behind the crowd, wanting to escape from this place.
