A series of system announcements filled the wilderness with noise and excitement.
This was not the end.
"System Announcement: The Battle of Cliff Mountain has officially ended. Thirty-six Liangshan heroes from the Song Dynasty have joined the game. Please explore on your own."
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In "Water Margin", there were a total of 108 Liangshan heroes. Only 36 of them actually existed. The remaining 72 were added by the author, Shi Naian, for the sake of the novel's plot.
These 36 people were Song Jiang, Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, Shi Jin, Chai Jin, Ruan Xiao Er, Ruan Xiao Wu, Ruan Xiao Qi, Liu Tang, Zhang Qing, Yan Qing, Sun Li, Zhang Shun, Zhang Heng, Huyan Zhuo, Li Jun, Hua Rong, Qin Ming, Li Kui, Lei Heng, Dai Zong, Suo Chao, Yang Zhi, Yang Xiong, Dong Ping, Jie Zhen, Jie Bao, Zhu Tong, Mu Heng, Shi Xiu, Xu Ning, Li Ying, Flower Monk, and Wu Song.
Even so, the appearance of the thirty-six Liangshan heroes in the wilderness would probably cause a stir. This was because none of them were people who would let others off easy. If not, Gaia would not have issued a system announcement.
It was unknown how many of them would take the initiative to join Great Xia.
The system announcements did not stop. The last one was related to Ouyang Shuo.
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player 'Not Have Clothes' for gathering the Three Heroes of the late Song Dynasty – Lu Xiufu, Zhang Shijie, and Wen Tianxiang. You will be rewarded with a King Summoning Talisman and 100,000 Reputation Points!"
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Di Chen and the others almost vomited blood when they heard the announcement.
"How can this be? How can all the benefits be taken by the old fox?!"
Di Chen felt wronged. [Yan Huang Alliance] had put in a lot of effort in the battle map. Why was Ouyang Shuo the only one who benefited in the end?!
It was simply too unfair.
Di Chen and the others could only blame themselves for not having Ouyang Shuo's charisma.
Ouyang Shuo was secretly pleased. Not only did the Battle of Cliff Mountain give him 150,000 Merit Points, but he also recruited six historical talents at once. It was a great harvest.
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After making arrangements for Lu Xiufu and the others, Ouyang Shuo returned to the imperial study and took out two summoning amulets.
Ouyang Shuo tore open the King Summoning Amulet that was rewarded by Gaia. A white light flashed and a peerless beauty appeared.
"Your servant, Li Shishi, greets Your Majesty!"
Ouyang Shuo was obviously startled. He didn't expect that he would summon such a special person.
It was said that Li Shishi was deeply loved by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty and was favored by the famous poet Zhou Bangyan of the Song Dynasty. It was also said that she had an affair with Yan Qing, one of the heroes of Liangshan. From this, it could be seen that her story was rather legendary, and it also indirectly proved that Li Shishi's beauty and talent were unparalleled.
Although he had seen Diao Chan and Wang Zhaojun, the four great beauties, Ouyang Shuo was still stunned when he saw Li Shishi. This beauty was different from Wang Zhaojun and the others.
There were also brothels in Shanhai City, but Ouyang Shuo had no intention of sending Li Shishi there. Compared to a brothel, there was another place that was more suitable for a famous and beautiful woman like Li Shishi.
This place was none other than Shanhai Entertainment Holdings Group.
Currently, the group already had Wang Zhaojun and Diao Chan, who were super popular celebrities. With Li Shishi joining them, she would definitely shine brightly and charm thousands of men.
Of course, it would also bring huge profits to Shanhai Entertainment Holdings Group. After asking Qingyi, a scholar of the Secret Literature Pavilion, to bring Li Shishi away, Ouyang Shuo began to use the second summoning talisman.
"System Notification: It has been detected that the player Not Wearing Anything is using a specific summoning talisman, please specify the person's name!"
[Summoning Talisman (Song)] could summon a pair of civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty, and there was no level limit. Naturally, the higher the level, the better.
The Southern Song Dynasty had the so-called Four Resurgent Generals, which were Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, and Liu Guangshi. Among the four, other than Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, the other two were somewhat unworthy of the name.
Between Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, Ouyang Shuo still chose Yue Fei, who was more famous. Besides, if Yue Fei came, his son Yue Yun would probably immediately come to join him. It was worth it!
As for the civil officials, Wang Anshi was one of the top ten famous ministers in history, so he was definitely a godly talent. However, Ouyang Shuo did not like this person. This idealistic reformist was not suitable for the current Great Xia Dynasty.
Summoning Wang Anshi would only cause trouble.
History had already proven that Wang Anshi's reform was a complete failure. Not only did it fail to save the Northern Song Dynasty from collapse, but it also further dragged the Song Dynasty into the quagmire of clique disputes.
After thinking about it, Ouyang Shuo still decided to summon Ouyang Xiu. It was not because Ouyang Xiu had great achievements in the court, but because of Ouyang Xiu's influence.
Ouyang Xiu was the leader of the literary world who first created a literary style in the history of the Song Dynasty. He led the Northern Song Dynasty's poetry reform movement and inherited and developed Han Yu's theory of ancient literature.
With Ouyang Xiu, the leader of the literary world, there was no need for Great Xia to worry about not being able to attract other literati!
In addition, Ouyang Xiu was full of praises for the younger generation with real talent and did his best to recommend them. This caused a large number of young talents who were unknown at that time to stand out and become famous in the future. They were known as the Bo Le of the ages. Not only did they include Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zeng Gong and other literary giants, but also Zhang Zai, Cheng Hao and Lv Dajun.
Ouyang Xiu had students all over the world. Bao Zheng, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang were all praised and recommended by him. Five of the "Eight Great Families of Tang and Song" in the Song Dynasty were all under his tutelage. Moreover, they were all ordinary people who were picked by him and brought under his tutelage.
Therefore, summoning Ouyang Xiu was definitely a good deal.
"Choose Ouyang Xiu and Yue Fei!"
"System Notification: The specified characters have met the requirements. Beginning summoning!"
A white light flashed and Ouyang Xiu and Yue Fei appeared. They bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Ouyang Shuo smiled and helped the two of them up.
It was said that scholars were romantic, but Ouyang Xiu's appearance was very different from his fresh and elegant words.
Although Ouyang Xiu was the leader of the literary world, he wasn't handsome. Not only was he not handsome, he was also a little ugly. Not only was he very nearsighted, but he also had two exposed rabbit teeth. He was short and skinny.
Ouyang Shuo naturally wouldn't judge a book by its cover. He showed enough respect to Ouyang Xiu. Even Yue Fei, who was beside him, took the initiative to greet Ouyang Xiu and considered himself a junior.
The Song Dynasty used civil officials to govern the military officials. Yue Fei's action was purely a subconscious action.
Yue Fei, who appeared in the wilderness, was over 40 years old and was in the prime of his life. Not only did he look heroic and tall, but he also had an awe-inspiring and righteous look on his face.
After a brief greeting, Ouyang Shuo took the opportunity to check the attributes of the two of them.
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[Name]: Ouyang Xiu (Emperor-level)
[Dynasty]: Song Dynasty
[Identity]: Civil Official of Great Xia
[Occupation]: Civil Official
[Loyalty]: 75 points
[Commander]: 45 [Martial Power]: 30 [Intelligence]: 85 [Politics]: 70
[Specialty]: Ancient Style (Increases the attractiveness of scholars in the Dynasty by 45, increases the level of humanities in the Dynasty by 30)
[Remarks]: Master Ouyang's words are like his person. He looks carefree on the outside but firm on the inside.
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[Name]: Yue Fei (Emperor-level)
[Dynasty]: Song Dynasty
[Identity]: General of Great Xia
[Occupation]: Special-class General
[Loyalty]: 75 points
[Commander]: 88 [Martial Power]: 85 [Intelligence]: 75 [Politics]: 60
[Specialty]: Loyal to the Country (Increases the attacking power of the troops by 30, increases the movement speed of the troops by 25, increases the morale of the troops by 30)
[Remarks]: Fei is famous for his military exploits. He is pure and unyielding. He is loyal to the public and has extraordinary wisdom and courage.
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After sending off Ouyang Xiu and Yue Fei, the aftermath of the battle on Cliff Mountain was considered to have come to an end. As for the assignment of the two of them, including the Three Heroes at the end of the Song Dynasty, it would have to wait for Ouyang Shuo to discuss with the cabinet before a final decision could be made.
The battle on Cliff Mountain lasted for more than 20 days. By the time Ouyang Shuo returned to Shanhai City, it was already the morning of the 21st day of the fifth year of Gaia. Soon, it was afternoon in the midst of busyness.
At three in the afternoon, a piece of news suddenly spread throughout the wilderness.
Just after the battle on Cliff Mountain ended, Lord Chunshen's Dan Yang City, Xiong Ba's Hegemon City, Battle Wolf's Blood Red City, as well as the Southern Anhui Province and Eastern Lu Province that were occupied by the [Yan Huang Alliance], were all annexed to Handan City.
Just like that, Handan City, which had just been promoted to the capital city, leapt to become a leviathan that occupied close to six provinces.
Ouyang Shuo guessed that the moment Handan City was promoted, Lord Chunshen and the rest were already prepared to annex Handan City. It was only because they wanted to bring more troops on the battle map that they delayed the annexation until the end of the battle.
At this time, the [Yan Huang Alliance]'s plan was finally revealed. They wanted to rely on Handan City's promotion to form a super empire together with the hope of contending with Great Xia.
This was completely possible.
Unlike the Southern Border where Great Xia was entrenched, the five provinces that were annexed to Handan City were traditionally rich and populous. They had always been the central hub of the Central Plains Dynasty and were worth much more than the provinces in the Southern Border.
To put it bluntly, even in the Ming Dynasty, the provinces in the Southern Border were considered half barren land.
Therefore, although Handan City could not compare to Great Xia in terms of territory, it was comparable to Great Xia in terms of foundation and potential. In some aspects, it even surpassed Great Xia.
It was reported that Di Chen had successfully applied for the mission to establish a new empire. Once the mission was completed, a new empire would stand tall in the Central Plains and become a new pole in the Wilderness.
Following this annexation, a shocking fact was placed in front of everyone. The [Yan Huang Alliance] that had existed for four years and held an important position in the Wilderness had officially disbanded today and become history.
At this moment, the Chinese players were in a daze.
Since the beginning of the game, the [Mountain and Sea Alliance] and the [Yan Huang Alliance] had been fighting each other in the Wilderness. In less than five years, this situation had been completely broken.
In these five years, the Wilderness had gone from having thousands of lords living together to only three lords, Ouyang Shuo, Di Chen and Feng Qiuhuang. The changes could be said to be earth-shattering.
Just based on the players' territories, Great Xia, Handan City and Fallen Phoenix City could barely be considered as the three legs of a tripod.
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