Nine Heavenly Star Art

Chapter 85: Troubled Times

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Seeing Ye Chen's expression, Yin Mengtian sighed with regret, wanting Ye Chen to contribute to the country was not very realistic. WwW,QunabEN,coM

Ye Chen has never even been out of Donglin County and has no idea what the world is like outside. He only heard some news from his tribe. Since Yin Mengtian is a prince, he must have some understanding of the general trend of the world, so he said: " I heard that the world outside is very chaotic, and there are rebels and vassal kings everywhere."

When he mentioned the rebels and the vassal kings who had caused rebellion, Yin Mengtian's brows knitted together, as if he was in great pain, and he sighed sadly: "The world is not good. Even food and clothing are a problem. If the people want to rebel, there is nothing they can do. As for those vassal kings who have committed rebellion, they should all be killed!"

Hearing Yin Mengtian's remarks, Ye Chen was a little surprised. Didn't Yin Mengtian want to talk about loyalty to the emperor and the country? Since the vassal king deserves to be killed for rebelling, why should the common people rebel

Seeing Ye Chen's puzzled look, Yin Mengtian smiled bitterly and explained: "Young friends, I don't know. The Xiwu Empire is currently suffering from internal and external troubles. The most important thing is not internal troubles, but foreign troubles. The Nanman Kingdom has invaded seven surrounding small countries. It has long been They are eyeing my fertile Seibu Empire."

"So what do you mean? The Nanman Kingdom has not attacked the Xiwu Empire. The Xiwu Empire has a large population. As long as there is no internal chaos, how can they attack?" Ye Chen asked curiously. This is the first time someone has told him about national affairs. , he was quite interested in listening to it.

"The Seibu Empire is located in the Eastern Continent. The Eastern Continent is vast and has more than 300 countries. Because the top powerhouses among humans are too powerful, in order to prevent these powerhouses from massacring the people, since ancient times, these countries have been resolving disputes. , they will fight at a specific place. It is an isolated island in the North Sea, known as the Forbidden Land. Every two years, the Nanman Kingdom and the Seibu Empire will send twenty strong men of level 10 or above to duel in the Forbidden Land. , the living people can go back, but the dead people's bones will stay in the forbidden area forever. If in any year, a country cannot find twenty strong men above the tenth level, another country will ask for help. The country went to war. The duel between the Nanman Kingdom and the Xiwu Empire has lasted for more than three hundred years." Yin Mengtian explained.

Hearing Yin Mengtian's words, many doubts in Ye Chen's mind were solved. It turns out that this is how the disputes between countries were resolved. No wonder there are so few tenth-level strong men in the Xiwu Empire, and they are all about to die.

"The country's elite has been almost exhausted in the past three hundred years. The empire's deterrent effect on the people below is getting weaker and weaker. Each vassal king has established himself as a king and dominates one area. They impose harsh punishments and heavy taxes. The people below are forced to have no choice. Of course they have to rebel. As for those vassal kings, they know that the empire is at war with the Southern Barbarians, but they still want to rebel. They know that they will not be free for long after usurping the throne, but they still commit rebellion. They are all wolfish ambitions!" Yin Mengtian said, this explains He explained why the people had no choice but to rebel and the vassal kings who rebelled should be killed. "If Emperor Mingwu hadn't acted vigorously and invincibly, sweeping away the armies of the three vassal kings and intimidating those vassal kings, I am afraid that the Xiwu Empire would have been destroyed long ago. .”

Ye Chen sighed secretly. In such a situation, it would be difficult for any king to maintain his family fortune. It seems that Emperor Mingwu still has some abilities.

"The leader of the Southern Barbarians is cruel and murderous by nature. Every time he conquers a country, he enslaves the people of that country and kills them at every turn. If the Seibu Empire is destroyed, it will probably be even more difficult for the people of the Seibu Empire. Skin will not be left. How can General Mao be attached?" Yin Mengtian glanced at Ye Chen. The reason why he told Ye Chen so much was because he had some intentions. He felt that Ye Chen had a good character. "It's a pity that I have such a low cultivation level to come to this underground place. Qionglou just wants to find some ways. If he can advance to the tenth level, he will definitely rush to the national disaster. Even if he is shattered to pieces, what's the harm?" Yin Mengtian said impassionedly. …,

"Your Majesty." Zhan Hu and others looked at Yin Mengtian, tears looming in his eyes.

Ye Chen looked at Yin Mengtian, and his soul sensed Yin Mengtian's emotional fluctuations. Yin Mengtian's words were not false at all. Although he dismissed the idea of loyalty to the emperor, Yin Mengtian's patriotism deeply moved Ye Chen. This Yin Mengtian should be a loyal minister in the Xiwu Empire. Regardless of whether he is foolishly loyal or not, he deserves respect.

"The world is deteriorating and people's hearts are not as old as before. Apart from the feudal kings, the people of the three major sects are also extremely hateful. They know that the national crisis is at hand, and many righteous people generously go to the disaster. Although these three major sects have many tenth-level masters, He has never refused to contribute, and even blackmailed the court to recruit talented young people from various counties, resulting in a lack of talent in the court. Sometimes he even influenced the government for his own benefit, which was worse than many vassals!" Yin Mengtian was filled with indignation. To be honest, for a talent like Ye Chen, Yin Mengtian naturally does not want Ye Chen to enter the three major sects.

In Yin Mengtian's words, the three major sects that ordinary people yearned for have turned into dirty places. After thinking about it, this involves the dispute between the imperial court and the three major sects. After all, Yin Mengtian is speaking from the perspective of a person in the imperial court. Ye Chen couldn't just listen to one side or the other. But after thinking about it, the war between the Seibu Empire and the Nanman Kingdom lasted for more than three hundred years. It is inevitable that talents will wither. There are very few masters above the tenth level. So many masters will die every two years. Even if they are Such a huge empire cannot afford to die!

After chatting with Yin Mengtian for a while, Ye Chen finally got some understanding of the Xiwu Empire. The Xiwu Empire has a vast territory, tens of millions of square kilometers of land, and a total of more than 70 counties. Donglin County is just a very small one among them. , there are more than twenty vassal kings in the entire country, and the three major sects stand on three sides. In addition, the area occupied by human activities only accounts for a small proportion of the land, and more than 70% of the remaining land is actually an area with frequent activities of monsters and beasts.

A single country can actually have such a territory. It is said that the Southern Barbarian Kingdom is more than three times as vast as the Seibu Empire. There are more than 300 large and small countries in the entire Eastern Continent, and the Southern Barbarian Kingdom is not the largest. .

Knowing this news, even Ye Chen couldn't help but be a little shocked.

"Above the tenth level, what realms are there, and what level has Emperor Mingwu reached?" Ye Chen asked. He finally found a person in a high position. He wanted to ask for all the information that he didn't know before. .

"Above the tenth level, it is known as the Zun level. The Zun level is divided into five stages, namely Earth Zun, Tian Zun, Xuan Zun, Shen Zun and Wuji Powerful. Emperor Mingwu is extremely talented and is now at the pinnacle of Tian Zun." Yin Mengtian Po. Feeling proud and authentic.

"To fight against foreigners, we must first settle the domestic affairs. Since Emperor Mingwu is so powerful, why not unify the country first?" Ye Chen said, there is still a huge gap between the Heavenly Lord and the Demon King. The Demon King should be almost the same as a powerful person in the Divine Realm. .

"In order to fight against foreign aggression, we must first settle down at home?" Yin Mengtian glanced at Ye Chen in surprise. Such insightful words came from a young man. This young man must be familiar with military matters, and said, "How can you want to settle down at home? It's so simple. Each of the three major sects has a Tianzun-level powerhouse, and there are millions of disciples below. It's like a country within a country. Although the major vassal kings don't have any super masters, they still support their troops and respect themselves. Once the war begins, I’m afraid the country will be destroyed.”

Under such circumstances, Emperor Mingwu could not make up his mind to go to war with all the sects and vassal kings.

"The leader of the Southern Barbarians, Tuoba Hongye, is now a Xuanzun-level powerhouse, and he has several Tianzun and Earth-level powerhouses under his command. As for the Xiwu Empire, none of the powerhouses who have gone to the forbidden areas over the years have been able to come back. Now, It’s really hard to find many tenth-level experts. If we can’t gather twenty tenth-level masters in another year, the Southern Barbarians will declare war on the Seibu Empire. With the military strength of the Seibu Empire, it is absolutely impossible to fight against the Southern Barbarians. Yes." Yin Mengtian said with a disappointed tone.

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