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Back at Zhumen, it was almost night.
After a busy day, he was also tired, so he fell asleep early.
As a result, in the middle of the night, Qin Yang suddenly appeared in his room, startling the vigilant Zhu Minglang.
"Master let you go there." Qin Yang was haunted by ghosts, and he was dressed in black brocade clothes to blend into the night. If it wasn't for the gleam in her eyes, Zhu Minglang would have thought his house was haunted.
"What's the matter, can't we talk about it tomorrow?" Zhu Minglang was still sleepy.
"About taking the oath to sit in town." Qin Yang added.
Zhu Minglang immediately jumped up from the bed and splashed water on his face.
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Zhu Minglang's courtyard is quite far from Zhu Tianguan's study, and he chose this small courtyard at the beginning to avoid being disturbed by Zhu Tianguan.
This father, on the outside, is powerful and not angry, but in fact he is a talkative person, and Zhu Minglang sometimes annoys him.
Walking towards the study room, the room is not particularly big, surrounded by peach trees, just a spacious wooden study room without an attic, where there are many ancient objects, most of which are some ancient castings.
The night is slightly cool, stepping into the study, you can see that the other side is completely open, facing the sparkling lake.
A few stone lanterns standing in the water illuminate the gently swaying water waves more softly. Looking along the lake, you can even see a few wooden boats sleeping under the moon in the far distance...
"Are you hungry?" Zhu Tianguan sat in front of the long table, which was full of wine and food.
Judging by the way he was devouring, he should be busy with something during the day and didn't have time to eat.
"Not hungry, eat slowly." Zhu Minglang shook his head.
"What happened in the land of Lichuan can basically be confirmed. There are indeed ancient ruins there. No matter how much I coerce and lure them, those old things will not let go." Zhu Tianguan took a sip of water and wine, and took the paper more casually A piece of silk beside him wiped his mouth.
"Then I have no choice but to go back to Lichuan as soon as possible and take the people I know away." Zhu Minglang said helplessly.
Zhu Minglang couldn't just watch the people in Lichuan become slaves.
"Now there are two choices. First, we will directly fight with them. We will destroy whoever fights with us."
"Second... This is the competition method they proposed, which is extremely unfavorable to us, so Father Wei feels that it is safer to declare war with them directly."
Clan clans declare war, this kind of thing will be rare in the imperial capital with stable power and clear structure, but it is quite common in other big countries.
It is nothing more than an irreconcilable contradiction between forces and forces, and they have become hostile to each other. Basically, when they see each other's people, they will attack.
The light ones are beating the disabled and the disabled, and the heavy ones are killing directly.
"Let's talk about the second method for now, why is it not good for us?" Zhu Minglang said.
Execute the first method directly, it is too violent!
Zhu Tianguan would say such a thing, then he should have the confidence to destroy the competing forces, and even if he couldn't, he would rely on the current strength of Zhumen to force the opponent to retreat.
It's just that Zhumen will make many enemies like this!
The Zhumen itself has only become the leader of the clan forces in the past few years, and the foundation has not been firmly established.
"The second way, to put it bluntly, is that they deliberately humiliated us. You also know that the real power of our Zhumen is not in the clan itself, but in those forces that share prosperity with us, such as you The remote mountain sword sect where the grandpa is..." Zhu Tianguan stood up, facing the open house wall, and stared at the night-shrouded water drop lake.
"I know this, so even if we want to destroy those forces, we still have to take action from others," Zhu Minglang said.
"They know that the focus of our clan is not on cultivating mortals and dragon shepherds, so they deliberately integrated the competition into this power competition. Those old and cunning things, they don't want to get involved in the muddy water, so they push to those young disciples."
"Competition, put it in the power competition?" Zhu Minglang was a little surprised.
Competition is a competition between forces.
To put it bluntly, it is to use all the power of the entire force to win greater value for its own power.
Usually it is determined jointly by those uncles and masters, especially in territorial disputes, large-scale wars, and direct oaths of hostility often occur.
In fact, it is the power of those dragon priests, the resources consumed by dragons are huge, no matter how rich a city is, it may not be able to support the expenses of a team of dragon priests.
Not to mention those forces that raise dragons, they feed and collect young spirits every year, and they need to invest huge sums of money and a lot of manpower in the selection of young spirits.
In a fertile territory, the right to sit in the town is bound to be fought for, and there are frequent wars between forces!
The power competition is purely a contest between the young disciples of the major powers.
Because they are not very old, their connections are not wide, and their strength is very limited. Even if there are some conflicts between the two forces in the competition, it will not affect the overall harmony. The elders will also look at the background of both parties and deal with it amicably.
Even if Zhu Tong was killed on the battlefield like Zhu Tong, or Zhu Tianguan killed Hao Shaocong, it would not trigger the outbreak of enmity between Zhu Men and Zi Zonglin.
"Tell me, are they bullying too much!"
"It seems that I wish Tianguan is too kind to these pedantic, stubborn, and old-fashioned guys."
"In recent days, don't go out casually. I will first let the people who broke the door wipe out the small forces that are causing us trouble everywhere, and then pinch the military supply of several large armies of the imperial dynasty. The Black Armored Army who was raised in Pei Country was also transferred..."
Zhu Tianguan was extremely hostile, as if he had been greatly wronged by the heaven when he went to the court this time because of the competition.
"Father, calm down first." Zhu Minglang hurriedly persuaded.
"Calm down, people are almost riding on us. Our Zhumen does not train dragon priests and mortals, but they want us to compete with them for the territory of the Ancestral Dragon City-State in the power competition. What's the difference between telling us to get out of here? Son, don't say that this piece of land is related to you, even if it's a new piece of land that's completely unfamiliar and has nothing to do with it, they'll squeeze us out in such a way, we can't swallow it With this tone, we really think we are still the last members of the previous clan????" Zhu Tianguan said indignantly.
"Father, just as they wished, the competition will be based on the results of the power contest. Nan Lingsha and I have already participated and entered the second round." Zhu Minglang said.
"Then how can we do it? Compared with those Zonglin who have thousands of years of experience, our Zhumen will suffer a big loss. Why don't those Zonglin, clan, palaces and us compare forging?" Zhu Tianguan said.
"So father, you would rather wipe out other sects than believe that I can stand out in this power competition?" Zhu Minglang said.
"It's not a question of whether www.00kxs.com believes it or not, it's a matter of fairness and injustice. We are now the largest new family sect, and there will always be some old clan sects and old sect forests that don't like us, and have to give in on some things If you do it once, there will be a second time, and a third time... There is no need to fight with them in some kind of power competition, I want to see what they will use to compete with us, the land of the Zulong City State, we wish you all It's settled!" Zhu Tianguan said.
Zhu Minglang nodded.
Indeed, in terms of the whole matter, the major forces in Jiting Continent compete in this way, which is bullying Zhumen.
"It's better like this. We can agree to their proposal, but the major forces have to provide some resources to invest in the competition. After all, it is a competition for forces, not a competition for disciples. Why do you only use those shabby things to show yourself?" If you want to play, play big with them!" Zhu Minglang said.
Zhu Tianguan's eyes are bright.
This is a good idea!
Agreed with the approach, but all of you upping the ante and raising the stakes to where the competition should be.
On Zhumen's side, there is basically no need to produce anything, it is nothing more than sharing the ownership of Lichuan Land, so that all forces are eligible to fight together!
"The Red Sparrow City in Zizong Forest, the Thunder Iron Mine of the royal family, the real fire smelting cauldron of the Canglong Temple, the casting camp of the empire under the jurisdiction of the Holy See... I have wanted these good resources for a long time, and I am worried that there is no reason to let them go. Give it to us." Zhu Tianguan immediately had a smile on his face.
"They want to make things difficult for us, so we'll cut them off. Tomorrow, my father will put on an attitude of going to war, and then let those forces who are friendly with us pretend to persuade them, and suggest that everyone increase the stakes..."
Zhu Minglang picked up the wine glass, handed it to Zhu Tianguan, and continued,
"The forces that have good relations with us make a big bet first, and they must be at least the resource level of a city-state, forcing other forces to either withdraw from the competition for fear of too much loss, or shed a layer of skin together. Wait for me and Nan Lingsha to take In this big competition, after receiving all the benefits, we will return all the forces and resources we have handed over, and the resources of other forces will be shared fifty-fifty with our father and son!" Zhu Minglang picked up the wine glass and poured it for himself and Zhu Tianguan. a glass of wine.
After Zhu Tianguan heard these words, the depression just now was swept away, and his face was full of smiles.
He raised the wine that Zhu Minglang poured for himself, clinked glasses, and said, "50% of the spoils!"
In front of the house, Qin Yang in black brocade clothes stood there quietly.
She glanced over the faces of the father and son, and saw that their smiles were incomparable, like two old foxes...
Which force is going to be in trouble
In the past, when the Zhu family was only the end of the six major clans, Zhu Tianguan and Zhu Minglang seldom suffered from those big forces.
Now that the clan is thriving, I believe that those forces that are still looking for trouble for the Zhu clan will definitely not end well.