Ye Hongtao has already received the information that Zhou Lihua was originally a warrior in the mid-stage of the Heaven-shattering realm, but after getting the Scarlet Blood Sword, she became a warrior in the late-stage of the Heaven-shattering realm. , the same strength as his dead father.
As a warrior, he could understand his father's choice, but as the emperor of the Black Blood Country, Ye Hongtao could not forgive him.
After the Black Blood Country lost Ye Yuntian and the Blood Fiend Demon Knife, Zhou Lihua was invincible in the entire southern region, and no one could even touch her.
"Crimson Blood Sword!"
Ye Hongtao called out the name in a low voice.
Every tragic defeat of the Black Blood Nation has the shadow of the Scarlet Blood Sword behind it!
Whether it's Chen Pengfei, Zhou Zhenhai, or Zhou Lihua, they are all masters of the Scarlet Blood Sword!
Sometimes, Ye Hongtao always felt that behind the disastrous defeat of the Black Blood Country, there seemed to be a pair of invisible hands pushing everything.
Chen Pengfei, Zhou Zhenhai, Zhou Lihua, and his father Ye Yuntian, Zhou Guo, and Heixueguo seemed to be just pawns.
Ye Hongtao knew that he was sensitive, but he couldn't help thinking this way.
"But, I'm not reconciled!"
Ye Hongtao clenched his fist tightly.
After Zhou Lihua wiped out the entire Acacia Sect, some of the top demonic forces in the Black Blood Country began to send people to contact Zhou Guo to test the Queen's attitude towards demonic warriors.
To be honest, Zhou Lihua is quite disgusted with demonic warriors, they are more difficult to control than domestic aristocratic sects.
Following the army into the hinterland of the Black Blood Country, she has already discovered that for a city of the same size, the population of the Black Blood Country is less than half that of the Zhou Country, which is even worse than the information sent back by the Tianchao in the past.
In the past, she had heard that the evil forces in the Black Blood Country were rampant, and they would arrest the living and dig up all kinds of strange cultivation materials. After visiting the Black Blood Country and asking a few commoners in the Black Blood Country, Zhou Lihua realized more and more that the evil forces in the Black Blood Country were evil. .
The Black Blood Nation was founded in a very short period of time, but its strength has grown tremendously, all because of the radical national policies they adopted.
The foundation of Zhou's rule is the common people, and the Zhou royal family will try their best to protect the basic interests of the common people.
Since the founding of the country, the persistent strategy has been to suppress the aristocratic clans and prevent these aristocratic clans from becoming big.
However, Zhou Guo's behavior is relatively gentle, and with the ancestors of the past and the jade seals handed down to the country, even if the aristocratic sect knows that they are not well received by Zhou Guo, they will not raise the flag of rebellion blatantly.
The vast majority of countries in the entire southern region do this!
Because the royal families of all countries are afraid that the aristocratic clans will grow up and seize their status, so they strictly guard against them.
The Black Blood Country is just the opposite.
Ye Yuntian, as the strongest devil in the Southern Territory, was born on the side of the devil's forces. In addition, all the devil's forces in the Black Blood Country surrendered to him. He did not suppress the devil's forces in the territory, but supported them in disguise.
Because of the militarism, the taxation in the Black Blood Country is extremely heavy, three times that of the Zhou Country. Many civilians who fail to pay the tax will be tied up by the city guards and sold to various magic forces—tax credit!
Many civilians want to flee to other countries, but in order to prevent this from happening, the Black Blood Country,
The Black Blood Country has established a strict household registration system to further strengthen the control of civilians. The Black Blood Country stipulates that the scope of activities of civilians is limited to five miles from the place where the household registration is located. You must also receive the "Guide" from the City Lord's Mansion, otherwise, you will be dealt with by the vagrants. If the vagrants are discovered, they will be killed directly, or sold to the powers of the major demons.
When receiving the guide, the date of return will also be registered, and the city guards will ask the neighbors of the outcast to monitor them. If the other party fails to return within the time limit, they need to report it!
The development of the power of magic in the territory of the Black Blood Country also gave back to the countless masters and elite soldiers of the Black Blood Country, and allowed the Black Blood Country to always maintain a vigorous aggressiveness!
"Your Majesty, what do you think of the demon forces in the Black Blood Country?" Jiang Qinyu asked.
Zhou Lihua knew very well that if he wanted to occupy the Black Blood Country, the demonic power in the Black Blood Country would always be an insurmountable hurdle.
"Need to say no?"
Jiang Qinyu knew that Zhou Lihua didn't like magic warriors very much.
"I don't want it for the time being!" Zhou Lihua shook her head and said, "Although I am not afraid of the strength of those demons, their methods are extremely low and difficult to guard against."
She is not afraid of those magic masters, but they can create obstacles for Zhou Guo's army.
Recently, she often received reports that part of the Black Blood Nation's magic power was targeting Zhou's army. Many soldiers did not die on the battlefield, but instead lost their lives in a muddle along the way. This caused a certain amount of panic among Zhou's army.
Fortunately, Xu Guogong reacted quickly, strictly inspecting the food and water sources of the soldiers, and the masters of the sky-shattering realm patrolled the surroundings of the barracks day and night, which barely stopped the spread of panic.
"Then what shall we do?"
"Talk to them first!"
Qin Yu was surprised and said: "Your Majesty wants to recover the power of the Demonic Dao together?"
"If we don't talk about it, they will completely stand on the side of the Black Blood Country and fight us to the death! At the critical moment, I just don't want them to jump out and cause some troubles that could have been avoided!" Zhou Lihua sneered, " Wait until the Black Blood Country is completely occupied, and then come back and deal with them according to the situation!"
"The servant understands!"
"Remember, since we want to belong to our country of Zhou, the conditions must be stricter. People in the devil's way are always itchy. If the conditions are not stricter, they will always suspect that we have ulterior motives!"
Jiang Qinyu smiled lightly and said, "Then what conditions do His Majesty think are good?"
"Let them abide by the laws of the Zhou Kingdom, and let them hand over their unique skills or sword skills!"
The Zhou imperial family's collection of exercises was limited after all, so Zhou Lihua had to consider the sources of other exercises and swordsmanship.
If you want to comprehend more artistic concepts and profound meanings, these exercises are essential.
"Hand over the exercises, will they be willing?"
"Aren't they trying to negotiate? Have a better attitude and give them hope. Even if the conditions are harsh, they should talk slowly!" Zhou Lihua said with a smile, "In the end, you can make some concessions as you see fit. I don’t dislike sending exercises that don’t work, and those with a slightly lower level... Moreover, even if the results are not good, it’s not bad to hold their energy and let them cause us less trouble!”
It is impossible for Zhou Lihua to come forward for the matter of negotiating.
Jiang Qinyu was able to stay by her side. Apart from the two being relatives and having a small relationship, Zhou Lihua admired her execution ability.
Sure enough, after Jiang Qinyu showed some kindness and respect to the evil forces of the Black Blood Country, more and more forces began to secretly contact Zhou Guo. Even after they were frightened by Jiang Qinyu's harsh conditions, they did not Give up contact with Zhou Guo.
The harsher the conditions, the more they felt that Zhou Guo accepted their ideas.
If Empress Zhou doesn't want any conditions, they are welcome to join the Zhou Kingdom, and they will be happy in their hearts!
(end of this chapter)