In August of the first year of the Guangqi reign, Yuchi Jin, a grassroots hero of Nanzhao, rose to prominence in Longchuan.
In early March of the second year of the Guangqi reign, with the support of the thirty-seven barbarians in eastern Yunnan and the ten black-toothed tribes and countless other tribes, Yuchi Jin led an army of 200,000 elite soldiers and surrounded the imperial city.
The battle outside the city was extremely violent.
It is said that even the walls of Yangzhumie City, the imperial city that stood in Nanzhao for hundreds of years, were destroyed.
It was precisely because of the sudden collapse of the city wall that the rebel army was able to take advantage of the situation to attack the imperial city. They not only captured the king Longshun alive, but also captured Nanzhao's great ruler Duan Yizong, former Longchuan Jiedushi Shi Long and other Nanzhao officials in one fell swoop. Nanzhao was destroyed from then on.
After conquering Nanzhao, Yuchi Jin searched Wanshou Temple, but did not find the legendary dragon wood. However, Zhu Li had recovered, so Yuchi Jin let the matter of the dragon wood go.
After the demise of Nanzhao, the unified Nanzhao was renamed Yaozhou.
Yuchi Jin proclaimed himself the Supreme Protector General and appointed Guan Yu as the Deputy Protector General to govern Nanzhao and pay tribute to the Tang court.
After discussion, Zhu Li and others did not kill Long Shun, but demoted him to a commoner, and placed him under house arrest in a villa in the imperial city. This move was recognized by the royalist faction of Nanzhao, and Yuchi Jin also successfully subdued Shi Long, Duan Yizong and others.
The chaos had just ended, and Yaozhou was in ruins and needed to be rebuilt.
Yuchi Jin immediately took steps to govern. She was the first to abolish the post of Jiedushi. At the same time, she abolished the slavery system, established counties, and followed the example of Heshuo, with civil and military powers separated.
For the people, Yuchi Jin implemented a three-year tax exemption policy in the entire Yaozhou, and promised that even after three years, taxes would be reduced by half.
The corvée system was completely abolished in Yaozhou. Whenever the government needed labor, it would hire servants by paying them wages.
At the same time, Yuchi Jin appointed Pan Kang as the chief secretary, Duan Yizong as the imperial charioteer, and Cha Shuchen as the attendant, and let the three of them lead the civil servants and be in charge of government affairs.
Yuchi Jin also ordered Guan Yu to lead Han Xun, Zhe Silun, Shu He, Wang Qian, Guo Dalu, Lu Changyuan, Shi Long, Wang Buxing, Yang Zhenfu, Dong Chengqu, Li Tongqing, Bao Sheng and other generals to take charge of military and political affairs.
Except for a few Han generals who followed Zhu Li, the others were barbarian generals from various tribes.
In the battle in the imperial city, Zhu Li launched a burst of attack, knocking away Li Kuangba's fierce hammer. Guan Yu took advantage of the situation and attacked the opponent with a knife, seriously injuring Li Kuangba.
Faced with the critical situation, the old man in black robe made a prompt decision and immediately fled with Li Kuangba and Yao Ruo.
This is the true inside story of history.
In this battle, Li Tianfu, Yang Liuye and Cha Shuchen fought side by side and respected each other. As a result, Li Tianfu took Yang Liuye, the leader of the Wushen Cult, into his bed.
After the plum blossoms bloomed a few times and the wind died down, the two began to show off their love in a lot of ways, which was very ostentatious and made countless ordinary people envious.
The war is over and colleagues gather together.
After searching for her everywhere, Guan Yu suddenly turned around and found the peerlessly beautiful lady Cha Shuchen standing in a dimly lit area. Such a beautiful lady was so stunning and independent that Guan Erge's heart was moved and he fell in love with her. He soon became Cha Shuchen's lover.
Perhaps stimulated by Li Tianfu and Yang Liuye, Cha Shuchen reluctantly gave in to Guan Erge.
A great victory in one battle broke the imperial city, the lovers left lights on at night, who says the smoke of war is not beautiful, the fertile fields are cultivated in two places.
In old days, there were two flying phoenixes in Nanzhao, and tonight the Han Lang came to gallop. The lord is in power and rewards his ministers for their merits, and the brave generals accept the rewards!
The four of them were so inseparable and the atmosphere was filled with smoke and rain that the two beauties were unable to get out of bed on the day Zhu Li conferred titles on the meritorious officials.
On the day of commending and requesting rewards, only Guan Yunchang and Li Tianfu stood up twice with a servile look on their faces, and unceremoniously took the credit for the contributions of Yang Liuye and Cha Shuchen.
Later we found out that these two guys had eaten up the two most beautiful ladies from Nanzhao without anyone noticing, what a fierce warrior they were.
It is worth mentioning that Zhou Ran, who has always had incredible luck, had extremely good luck this time.
When Guan Yu saw Zhou Ran, he was immediately struck by her beauty and asked her if she was willing to be his first disciple.
Faced with the favor of the eternal martial saint Guan Erye, Zhou Ran had no reason to refuse, and he immediately bowed down like a chicken pecking at rice.
Guan Yu clearly said that Zhou Ran had an extraordinary bone structure and was a rare genius who practiced the most yang-related skills.
The reason why he has such a body shape is that the masculine energy in his body is too much and out of balance; if Zhou Ran practices the skills he taught, he can regulate the conflict of the masculine energy in his body, and in the future, he will not only become more and more muscular, but maybe even grow taller.
As the saying goes, a boy grows slowly at the age of twenty. Zhou Ran is only nineteen years old now, so it is possible for him to grow taller. This shows that what Guan Erge said is not nonsense.
Zhou Ran had a famous teacher by his side, so naturally, for the sake of his own martial arts and his appearance, he practiced diligently every day without any supervision.
Near Huichuan Town, a group of three people fled here in a very embarrassed manner.
These three people were none other than the old man in black robe, Li Kuangba, and Yao Ruo.
The tall and fierce Li Kuangba had a pale face at this time, obviously he was injured internally by Guan Yu's horizontal sword; even so, he still relied on his bravery, led the black-robed old man, and Yao Ruo, and rushed out like a hot knife through butter.
Just when the three of them were dejectedly preparing to go to the small town to rest their feet and fill their stomachs, a person suddenly appeared in front of them.
This man was dressed in a Taoist robe and looked like a fairy. He was the fortune teller who once appeared in Huichuan Town and sold Wanlingjiao.
Upon seeing this man, the most evil one among the three immediately had bloodshot eyes, and was determined to rush forward regardless of the consequences and cut this old liar into pieces.
It was this old swindler who cheated them of Long Mu and then disappeared without a trace. No matter how hard they searched Nanzhao, they could not find any trace of this man.
Ever since they lost Longmu, his and his senior brother Sha Chengmi's skills have stagnated. It was all caused by this old liar. How could Yao Ruo not hate him
However, before he could rush forward, the old man in black robe beside him grabbed him and signaled him with his eyes not to act rashly, as this was a master whom even he could not afford to offend.
After calming Yao Ruo, the old man in black robe immediately stepped forward respectfully, bowed to the other party with his hands clasped, and said, "Greetings, Immortal. It is really a great honor for me to meet you today."
The fortune teller looked calm when he heard this. He looked at the old man in black robe and said, "Years ago, you sent your disciples to Beiyuan to collude with the Khitans and attack the northern border of the Tang Dynasty."
"This year, you have once again interfered in Nanzhao's territory. I want to ask you whether you are a Han Chinese or not. You have colluded with other ethnic groups and attacked and killed your own people. Is this how you repay the Han people?"
The fortune teller's voice was neither angry nor angry, but to the ears of the old man in black robe, it was like a bolt from the blue. Could it be that this old guy was really angry
If this guy really gets angry, even all his plans and ambitions will probably be wasted.
Thinking of this, the old man in black robe hurriedly said: "Master, calm down. You should know that since ancient times, there have been two forces between heaven and earth, namely the Mountain and Sea Alliance and the Hengliu Pavilion."
"When the emperor defeated Chiyou in the Battle of Zhuolu and unified the Central Plains, he established the Shanhai League to secretly influence the direction of the world. Throughout the dynasties, almost all the founding emperors were recognized and acquiesced by the Shanhai League."
"However, there are countless heroes and ambitious people among the people. They all disagree with the practice of the Mountain and Sea Alliance. Later, Guiguzi, with the military strategist as the predecessor, founded the Hengliu Pavilion and gathered warriors from all over the world to resist the power of the Mountain and Sea Alliance."
"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has been more than 270 years. Recently, first there was the rebellion of Pang Xun, and then there was the riot of Huang Chao. The Tang Dynasty has fallen and it is irreversible."
"Whether it is Pang Xun or Huang Chao, they are all from Hengliu Pavilion. As an elder of Shanhai League, I am committed to combating the ambitious people in Hengliu Pavilion and recovering the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which was once the treasure of our Shanhai League. Is there anything wrong with that?" Having said that, the old man in black robe looked at the fortune teller quietly with a resolute face, as if he did not think he had done anything wrong.
"Humph." After listening to the old man's explanation, the fortune teller snorted coldly, "Let's not talk about your unscrupulous means to attack those who you think are ambitious. What ulterior motives do you have? Let's talk about the Classic of Mountains and Seas."
"People like us all know that the great general Zhu Li of Huaihua must have a rare treasure on him. This treasure has many magical features and is very similar to the lost treasure of your Shanhai League, the Shanhaijing."
“But being similar does not necessarily mean it is the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Even if the rare treasure in Zhu Li’s hand is really called the Classic of Mountains and Seas, it will definitely not be the Classic of Mountains and Seas that was lost by your Shanhai Alliance. I can be sure of this.” The fortune teller looked certain.
The old man in black robe did not refute the fortune teller's certainty. He knew the man's abilities very well, which were unfathomable and vast.
Since the other party said it was not, then it must not be. The old man in black robe was absolutely convinced of this.
However, he tried every means to attack Zhu Li not just for the treasure on Zhu Li's body; now that he is sure that the treasure on the other party is not the treasure he knew, what excuse will he have to attack Zhu Li again in the future
The old man in black robe is determined to kill Zhu Li. This is related to the person he is loyal to. Even if it is not for the treasure, he must kill Zhu Li.
How could the old man in black robe be willing to not be able to attack Zhu Li, so he hurriedly said: "Master, Zhu Li was born in the Grass Army. Although he later defected to Li Keju and cleared his identity, it is an indisputable fact that he was born in the Grass Army."
"The Cao Army was founded by Wang Xianzhi, Shang Junmai and others, and was succeeded by Huang Chao. These three are ambitious people from Hengliu Pavilion. Zhu Li was once their subordinate. Don't you doubt Zhu Li's intentions?"
As soon as the old man in black robe said this, the fortune teller could see that he had not given up. This attitude made the fortune teller very unhappy. He glanced at the old man in black robe with dissatisfaction and said coldly: "The affairs of the world are the affairs of the world. I can't control who you want to deal with. However, if your actions cause disaster to the people of the Han Dynasty, don't blame me for killing you as a sacrifice to the sword."
It was a simple remark, but it made the old man in black robe feel cold from head to heels; a chill suddenly surged into his heart, making him shiver uncontrollably even though he was standing in the warm sunshine of spring.