Yunzhou, Great Jin
Governor's Mansion
During this period of time, the Governor's Mansion of the Great Jin had been filled with a strange atmosphere. Ever since the Miss's marriage was successfully kidnapped, this strange atmosphere had not dissipated.
This was a sensational event in Jianghu, which made Wang She famous and caused a lot of trouble. But for the Governor's Mansion, this was definitely not a good thing. It was a very shameful thing. In fact, the marriage between the Governor's Mansion and the Mingyi School had become a laughing stock in Jianghu. As one of the parties involved, Governor Ma Tianchang of Yunzhou was definitely not in a good mood. Especially after the affair between Ma Linglong and Lei Xushi of Tian Long Taoism was exposed, his face had never been good.
No matter who he met, his face was gloomy, as if they owed him a million taels of silver. At such a time, naturally, no one dared to provoke him, except of course, one person.
"Master, aren't you tired of keeping a straight face all day long?"
A delicate and clingy voice rang in Ma Tianchang's ears. Ma Tianchang suddenly shivered and turned around helplessly. "Do you think I want to? Isn't it all your baby daughter's fault? If I don't keep a straight face all day long, maybe it will be heard by that guy tomorrow! "
"Since there are so many informants at home, why don't you get rid of them all?"
When mentioning this matter, a trace of killing intent flashed in Madam Ma's eyes. "I told you long ago that it's not a good thing to keep these people at home!"
"What can I do if it's not a good thing?" Ma Tianchang smiled bitterly. "Now among the governors in the world, who doesn't have a few informants in their mansion? Forget it, for the sake of stability. If I really get rid of these informants, that guy will have more thoughts, and my life will not be good!"
"What are you afraid of? Does he really have the guts to marry you, the Governor of Yunzhou?"
"He doesn't have the guts now, but it's not certain in the future!" Ma Tianchang said softly. "This guy is too ambitious, and there is a bastard beside him who is fanning the flames. He wants to be the first sage since ancient times. He is already a bit obsessed!"
"Yeah, he's possessed. He used to be such a good person. How did he become like this?" Madam Ma also seemed to sigh a little. Suddenly, her eyes rolled, "Tianchang, do you think he will succeed!?"
"Who knows!" A strange smile appeared on Ma Tianchang's face. "Hehe, the number one sage since ancient times. I really don't know how that bastard came up with such a title!"
"Bootlicker!" Madam Ma sneered, "Alright, Tianchang, don't worry about that. It's not good for you to be like this. Why don't you find a reason to agree to Lei Xu? Anyway, Linglong and he are in love with each other. I think Lei Xu is very sincere!"
"Yes, Lei Xu is a good person. But don't forget, he is a disciple of the Lei Family of Tian Long Taoism. If I marry him so easily, it will arouse his fear!"
"Are you so afraid of him?" Madam Ma said with dissatisfaction.
"It's not that I'm afraid of him, but I don't want to clash with him at this time!" Ma Tianchang said faintly, "My wish, you know best. At this time, I don't want to have a bad relationship with him!"
"I understand, but Linglong will have to suffer!" Madam Ma sighed softly.
"She made this kind of thing herself. Naturally, she needs to bear the consequences of this matter!" Ma Tianchang said, "She is no longer a child. There are some things that need to be done with propriety!"
"Even if there is propriety, it doesn't include forcing her to marry!" Madam Ma's tone contained some complaints, "Fortunately, Lei Xu still has some courage. Otherwise, do you really want our daughter to marry Lu Shaoyou?"
"Of course not!" Ma Tianchang said, "Do you think that I am also a person without propriety?"
While the two of them were talking, suddenly there was a clamor outside. Ma Tianchang frowned slightly. This was the backyard of the Governor's Mansion in Yunzhou. Ordinary people could not enter at all, and those who could enter here were the trusted family members of the Governor. Naturally, they knew the rules. At such a time, what would be the consequences of making a ruckus in the courtyard of the Inner Mansion?
"Could it be —!" Suddenly, Ma Tianchang seemed to think of something and winked at Madam Ma. Madam Ma nodded and turned to enter the house.
"What's the noise?"
Ma Tianchang coughed softly and asked in a clear voice.
"Your Excellency, something happened!"
A well-built man clad in armor rushed in, and the people from the Governor's Mansion behind him couldn't stop him even if they wanted to.
"Yu Gang, what's wrong? Why are you so flustered?" Seeing the man, Ma Tianchang's face darkened and he scolded.
The man bent his legs and bowed down. "Your Excellency, since yesterday, the seven troops of the Southern Yard of Northern Yuan have mobilized and gathered at the same time. It seems that they intend to go south. A large number of scouts have appeared in Yuyang, Hukou, Dragon Mouth Gorge and other places. Now all sides are on full alert, but the military strength is insufficient. The situation is critical. Governor, please make a decision!"
"Is there such a thing?" Ma Tianchang was shocked in his heart. A wisp of light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately recovered his calmness.
"I see. You go and have a rest. I have my own plan for this matter!"
"Yes!" The strong man called Yu Gang answered and retreated.
After the man retreated, Madam Ma's figure walked out of the room and said softly, "It seems that it's done!"
"It should be. Otherwise, Northern Yuan wouldn't have such a reaction at this time!" Madam Ma nodded.
"Then, what about you? Are you sure?"
"Of course!" Madam Ma raised her head and revealed a confident smile. "If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't have told you!"
"That is to say, this winter will be very difficult for Northern Yuan!"
"This year will be the coldest winter in Northern Yuan in a hundred years. At the same time, it will be the winter with the heaviest snowstorm!" Madam Ma sneered. "So, even without this matter, in order to survive, Northern Yuan will still go south. Even if you guard Yunzhou, they will do the same!"
"Well, can you determine when the first snow will fall?"
"According to the astronomical phenomenon, it will be three months later. Why do you care so much about me? Haven't you started preparing since half a year ago?"
"Yes, I've been preparing since half a year ago!" An extremely cold smile flashed across Ma Tianchang's mouth. Suddenly, he shouted, "Ming Ying, come in!"
"General!" A white-clothed guard answered and entered.
"Go and inform An Le. From now on, close one-third of the fairs every month. At the same time, limit the import of grain and fodder. Within three months from tomorrow, I don't want to see a grain of rice or a jar of salt flowing into Northern Yuan. Three months later today, which is the 17th of the twelfth lunar month, I want all the fairs to be closed, leaving no one behind!"
"Ah?!" Ming Ying was obviously stunned. He raised his head and looked at Ma Tianchang with some astonishment.
"Didn't you hear me?!" Seeing his appearance, Ma Tianchang was a little unhappy and asked sternly.
"Yes, subordinate obeys!" Ming Ying said hurriedly. He lowered his head and retreated.
"Aren't you being too obvious by doing this?!"
"Now that the troops of the Seven Troops of the Southern Yard have been mobilized, it's reasonable for me to take the corresponding measures!" Speaking of this, he sneered, "What's more, tomorrow, at the latest the day after tomorrow, the news of Wang She should be able to reach Yunzhou. At that time, who will care about the fairs being closed because of the troops of Northern Yuan?!"
"Except for those businessmen!"
"Those profiteers? I have my ways to deal with them! "Ma Tianchang said.
"That's good. Now everything is ready!"
"Yes, everything is ready. We're just waiting for the arrival of the storm. Hehe, by the way, I'll go to Yuyang tomorrow to see what the situation there is!"
"You're going to Yuyang? Do you really think that the Seven Troops of the Southern Yard will be serious?! "
"The Seven Troops of the Southern Yard won't be serious. However, they're fools not to take advantage of the situation. Since they dare to send scouts over, then they should be prepared to be swallowed by me. Do they really think that I, Ma Tianchang, am a soft persimmon?!"
"Come on, you just want to kill people. Why do you have so many bullsh * t reasons?!" Madam Ma rolled her eyes at him, "Let's go. But remember, it's better to create less killing. After all, if you're contaminated with too much Blood Evil Qi, it's not good for your future!"
"I understand!" Ma Tianchang smiled, caressing his wife's delicate face, "I'm not a fool. I won't provoke those troubles for a moment of anger. I'm leaving!"
"Go early and come back early!"
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"How is it? Are those guys awake?!"
Zhonghe City, River Heart Island. Early in the morning, Junior Leopard stood by the river, looking at the rising red sun at the end of the river. He breathed in the air that was still thick with moisture, and his face flashed with a mischievous smile.
"They're up!" Jiang Xiao held back his laughter and said, "Everyone is busy looking for clothes!"
"Hehe, it doesn't matter. Yesterday, the goods yard was built. Our financial resources will roll in. It's good for everyone to be lively!" Junior Leopard laughed.
"Your Excellency is so considerate of your subordinates. It's really a blessing for the Navy of Jiang City!" Jiang Xiao laughed.
Last night, because of the completion of the goods yard and Junior Leopard coming out of closed-door training, the entire navy camp had a big celebration. There was an unlimited supply of food and drinks. In the end, only Junior Leopard, Jiang Xiao and a few others were sober. At that time, Junior Leopard drank too much and had a blood rush. He actually asked Jiang Xiao to call a few slightly sober guys to strip off all the clothes of the drunkards. They stuffed a total of 10 taels of silver into each piece of clothing and threw it outside. When these drunkards woke up early in the morning and realized that their clothes were gone, they immediately made a ruckus. When they found their clothes and realized that there were 10 taels of silver inside, all of them cried out happily.
10 taels of silver!
One had to know that even after Junior Leopard came to power, he had greatly increased the navy's salary. However, these 10 taels of silver were equivalent to their current salary for a year and a half. How could they not be happy about this?
Between the ups and downs of their mood, the navy naturally felt more grateful towards Junior Leopard. The cheers coming from afar could prove this point.
Jiang Xiao stood at the side and looked at Junior Leopard who was smiling. A trace of helplessness appeared on his face. He really couldn't tell that this guy actually had such means at such a young age. Coming and going, a party and a reward, it could be said that he had the entire navy's morale in his hands. Coupled with his terrifying personal strength, there was no need to worry that the soldiers below him would play any tricks. Now, Junior Leopard's prestige in the navy could be said to be like the sun in the sky and as firm as a rock.
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, bad news!"
At this moment, a person rushed over from afar, jumping and shouting. Looking up, he saw that it was the Quartermaster of the Navy of Jiang City, Wang Datong. He ran over with a face full of anxiety. As he ran, he shouted, "Bad news, bad news. Junior Leopard feels extremely unlucky!"
"I say, what are you shouting for? The sky is falling!" Junior Leopard said with a face full of dissatisfaction.
"Yes, yes, yes. No, no, no!" Wang Datong panted heavily. "It's like this. Something big has happened. Something big has happened!"
"What happened? Why are you so flustered?" Junior Leopard raised his eyebrows and a trace of confusion flashed through his eyes. Wang Datong had always been a calm person. What was wrong with him today? Why was he so anxious?
"Your Excellency, I just heard that Chief Wang of Tian Long Taoism, he, he, he …!"
"Wang She?" Junior Leopard heard him mention Wang She. His heart also moved. "What happened to him?"
"He killed the three sons of Wali Khan of Northern Yuan!"
"The three sons of Wali Khan of Northern Yuan?" Junior Leopard was stunned at first and didn't react.
He knew Wali Khan of Northern Yuan. His status was equivalent to that of the Emperor of Jin. He was the chief commander of the various tribes of Northern Yuan. However, he died half a year ago.
Vali Khan's death was very sudden. Before he died, he didn't decide who would inherit his throne. His three sons, Chadu, Ali Hun and Tie Mu, were not easy to deal with. As soon as Vali Khan died, each of them began to gather a group of people and began to fight for the throne.
If this happened in Great Jin, the whole country would have been divided. However, it happened in Northern Yuan, so the situation was different. Northern Yuan was like the nomads in the history of Junior Leopard's previous life.
In fact, they were also nomads. Northern Yuan was just a general name. There were countless tribes living on the prairie in the north. Many years ago, these nomads were not united. Each tribe fought and killed each other, fighting for fertile water grass, cattle, sheep and people. Just like the nomads in the history of China in Junior Leopard's previous life, every few hundred years, there would be a tribe that would prosper and dominate the prairie. They would establish their own Khan, unify the forces of various tribes, and go south to deter the Central Plains. This situation lasted until 10,000 years ago, when a peerless figure appeared in Northern Yuan. It was precisely because of the appearance of this figure that the alternating prosperity of various tribes in Northern Yuan was broken. This person united all the tribes in the prairie and established the prairie alliance system that has been passed down to this day.
Every 100 years, the prairie would hold a grand alliance to elect the tribe that would dominate the whole prairie for the next 100 years. The king of the tribe would be called Khan!
The alliance in the prairie greatly reduced the internal frictions among the tribes. Although the rise and fall of the tribes still existed, even the most powerful tribe could not bully the weaker tribes at will. Thus, an empire-like existence was formed, which was the embryonic form of Northern Yuan.
However, although this form reduced the internal frictions between the tribes in the prairie, another problem arose. It was similar to what often happened when the emperor of the Central Plains Empire changed. Within 100 years, the struggle for the throne of the tribe that dominated the whole prairie became a focal point. However, compared to the previous wars between tribes, where the whole tribe was exterminated, this kind of struggle was undoubtedly much softer.
Within 100 years, the tribe that dominated the whole prairie was the Meng tribe, one of the four big tribes. Wali Khan was the king of the Meng tribe.
As for his three sons, without Wali Khan's explicit will, they were all qualified to inherit the throne. The struggle began from then on.
Due to the existence of the prairie alliance, this kind of struggle did not result in large-scale internal frictions. There were only some bloody conflicts between the tribes controlled by the three fellows. These conflicts were stopped by the prairie alliance in a very short time.
Although the Meng tribe dominated the whole prairie and the king of the tribe had almost the power of the emperor of the Central Plains Empire, it was only almost.
The power of the Khan was restricted to a certain extent by the kings of the tribes and the elders of the alliance. Now, the old Khan was gone and the new Khan had not been born. Under such circumstances, the elders of the alliance became the group of people with the greatest power in the prairie. They naturally did not want to see such internal strife in the prairie. Therefore, they stopped the bloodshed that had just begun and let the three princes go to the alliance to discuss and make a decision. Finally, the elders of the alliance and the kings of the tribes would jointly elect the new Khan of Northern Yuan!
For Northern Yuan, this was a big deal, a big deal. Its significance could be said to be second only to the alliance meeting that was held every 100 years.
No one had expected that when such a grand event happened, there would be an accident, a big accident!
The three princes were all killed. On the way to the alliance meeting, they were killed by the Chief of the Tian Long Taoism of the Jin dynasty, Wang She, the new Level Nine expert in the world.
The three princes were killed by Wang She, which brought trouble to the prairie.
Because once these three people died, there would be no real leader in the grassland for a long time. They would no longer be able to form a strong cohesive force and would return to a state of disunity. At the same time, it also meant that it was very likely that the alliance meeting that was held once in a hundred years would be held in advance. Such a thing had never happened since the establishment of the alliance.
The emergence of the alliance gathered the power of the whole prairie to the greatest extent possible, so that the whole prairie would not lose strength in the internal frictions. However, there must be a loss for every gain. The emergence of the alliance also brought some troubles. For example, the efficiency of procrastination and the restraints of all sides could affect the situation. For example, once there was a vacuum in the overly centralized power, it would arouse the covetous eyes of people with ill intentions. For example, after losing the decisive person, they could not form an effective joint force and could not respond in the fastest time. Even if the three Grandmasters of Northern Yuan came forward, it would not work.
This time, the whole prairie was in chaos. The world was shocked. The three Grandmasters of Northern Yuan were furious!
The three Grandmasters of Northern Yuan
The Living Buddha Ba Siba, the Dark Lord Mie Chen, and the Kunlun Master.
For the first time in a hundred years, the three of them joined hands to hunt down Wang She!
A hundred years ago, these three people were world-famous Level Nine experts. Now, it was said that they had entered the Mysterious Realm. Just like those old monsters in Great Jin who lived in seclusion, no one knew their specific strength. Moreover, even though their cultivation was only at Level Nine and they had not broken through to the legendary Mysterious Realm, they were still in the Mysterious Realm.
But Level Nine experts were also different from each other!
They were Level Nine experts a hundred years ago, while Wang She was just a new Level Nine expert. When Wang She was a Level Nine expert, Wang She had not even made a sound. In terms of strength, they were simply incomparable.
Therefore, Wang She was in trouble, big trouble!
While the three Grandmasters were hunting down Wang She, they also announced to the whole world that Wang She had become the person they must kill. No one could protect him, not even Tian Long Taoism. If they dared to protect Wang She, the three of them would join hands to kill Tian Long Taoism and end it with Tian Long Taoism.
The world was in an uproar!
Even though Tian Long Taoism was one of the three biggest sects in Great Jin, under the pressure of the three Grandmasters, they had to make concessions. They claimed that this was Wang She's personal behavior and had nothing to do with Tian Long Taoism. In this matter, Tian Long Taoism would not protect Wang She and would let Wang She settle it with the three of them.
The words were ambiguous. Although they expressed their attitude, they also clearly told the three Grandmasters that this was Wang She's personal matter. If they wanted to settle it, they should settle it with him. Tian Long Taoism would not care about it. Therefore, they should not ask Tian Long Taoism to hand over Wang She.
The three Grandmasters naturally disdained to make such a request to Tian Long Taoism. Although Wang She was a new Level Nine expert, they had absolute confidence that if the three of them joined hands and still could not deal with Wang She, then Wang She might really have become a demon.
Wang She did not become a demon. He disappeared. After killing the three princes of Northern Yuan, he disappeared without a trace. No one had seen him again. However, it was said that he was blocked by the three Grandmasters in the prairie and was being hunted down. No one knew whether he was dead or alive.
While the three Grandmasters took action, the Alliance of Northern Yuan also took action. Wang She was in Great Jin. He killed the princes of Northern Yuan, so Northern Yuan would naturally think that it was Great Jin who instigated it.
They were not as confident as the three Grandmasters. Moreover, they did not need to be so confident.
As soon as it happened, they began to denounce Great Jin. First, the Seven Troops of the Southern Yard gathered their troops and pressed the northern border of Great Jin. They confronted the Great Jin's garrison at the frontlines of Yuyang, Hukou, and Dragon Mouth Gorge. They were on the verge of breaking out. Then, they sent an envoy to Great Jin to ask Great Jin to take responsibility for this matter and hand over Wang She.
The Great Jin had always regarded itself as a celestial kingdom. It was impossible for them to deal with this matter with Jianghu methods like the Tian Long Taoism. They also couldn't bring themselves to do so. They actually followed the intentions of the Northern Yuan emissary and designated Wang She as a great thief. They also offered a huge reward and paid a large sum of money before the matter was settled.
Although Junior Leopard was dismissive of the Great Jin's attitude, he could not criticize it. However, what happened next made Junior Leopard a little angry. No, he was very angry!
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