The black-clothed old man blocked out the sunlight in front of Gao Jun, as if Dark Cloud was pressing down on him.
Gao Jun held his breath.
He couldn't tell from the other's tone that he was bluffing. He was full of confidence.
If the other had no other enemies and simply wanted to fight Northern Qi, Gao Jun would have found it easier to accept.
With a ninth-realm master and many seventh- and eighth-realm masters, this kind of power deserved to be treated seriously by a dynasty.
Northern Qi, Western Zhou, Eastern Tang, and other dynasties often had conflicts and wars between them.
But the other party had already offended Eastern Tang and was irreconcilable with the Eastern Tang dynasty, yet they still dared to offend Northern Qi?
Did the city of Chang 'an want to challenge two dynasties at the same time?
Gao Jun took a deep breath and looked at Mr. Dark Cloud, but didn't say anything.
The other party was so arrogant. Now that he had fallen into the enemy's hands, it was useless to say anything else. Instead, he would be humiliated for no reason. It was better to stay silent and wait for Northern Qi and Eastern Tang armies to break through Chang 'an. Then everything would be clear.
However, even if he wanted to remain silent, Zhang Dongyun would not allow it.
The projected Mr. Dark Cloud immediately took away the Sixth Prince of Northern Qi and the other Northern Qi captives and interrogated them.
The others were fine, but one was Gao Jun, and the other was Yang Yulin. The former was King Qi's sixth son and also a disciple of Misty Sky Peak. The latter was a rising star that Misty Sky Peak had nurtured.
Given the intricate and delicate relationship between the royal family and the five great sects within Northern Qi, not only could Gao Jun and Yang Yulin provide details about the royal family and Misty Sky Peak, they could also squeeze out information about the other powers of Northern Qi.
Master Zhang was very satisfied with this.
Of course, it was a different story on Northern Qi's side.
The people waiting to receive them didn't see Gao Jun and the others return. They only received a reply from Chang 'an.
Gao Jun and the others violated Chang 'an's rules and disrespected the Chang' an Master, so they were captured on the spot.
Chang 'an clearly expressed its dissatisfaction with Northern Qi and demanded an apology from the royal family and Misty Sky Peak.
The Northern Qi guards who received the news were dumbfounded.
He had the same thought as Gao Jun. He did not expect Chang 'an to be so arrogant and treat the Northern Qi Dynasty so rudely while at war with the Eastern Tang dynasty.
Shouldn't it be Chang 'an who took the initiative to contact Northern Qi so that they could join forces to deal with the Eastern Tang?
The guard came back to his senses. As he cursed in his heart, he hurriedly sent the news back to the capital of Northern Qi.
After the Royal Capital received the news, the one who took the most pleasure in Gao Jun's misfortune was undoubtedly Gao Jun's second brother.
He had always been in close contact with the Eastern Tang Empire, and he had always advocated for the Eastern Tang dynasty to crush Chang 'an.
His sixth brother, Gao Jun, had strongly advocated contacting Chang'an, but now he had fallen for Chang'an. The second prince of Northern Qi, Gao Zheng, almost laughed his head off.
However, on the surface, he still looked extremely concerned and distressed.
"My sixth brother has a pure temperament and is easily trusting of others. As a result, he fell for Chang 'an's evil scheme and is now in prison.
Right now, we need to contact the Eastern Tang as soon as possible and send troops together to break Chang 'an and rescue my sixth brother.
I am not talented, but I am willing to personally lead troops to Chang 'an. "
His tone was very sincere, but his choice of words made the eyelids of a middle-aged man beside him twitch.
Pure temperament …
Easily trusting of others …
If these comments were placed on an ordinary person, there would be no problem. In some ways, they could even be considered praises.
However, to use these words to evaluate an heir to the throne of Northern Qi was truly insulting.
Elder Chen Xingwen, who represented Misty Sky Peak in Northern Qi's capital, coughed dryly. "His Majesty, the current situation is unclear. We should not act rashly. Otherwise, the sixth prince might not be safe in Chang 'an."
Gao Zheng was happy to contact the Eastern Tang and lead troops to attack Chang 'an. However, if the situation became critical, his sixth brother, Gao Jun, as a captive, could lose his life at any time in the face of the angry Chang' an people.
"I am going to rescue my sixth brother." Gao Zheng glanced at Elder Chen Xingwen of Misty Sky Peak. "My sixth brother is trapped in Chang 'an. The longer we delay, the more dangerous it will be for him."
At this moment, King Qi, who was sitting high on the throne, raised a hand.
Chen Xingwen, Gao Zheng, and the others immediately quieted down.
"Chang 'an was rude. It was them who gave up the possibility of forming an alliance with Great Qi."
Slowly, King Qi said, "In that case, Zheng 'er, send people to Eastern Tang's Luyang City."
Gao Zheng was overjoyed. "Yes, father."
"Chang 'an may have Ninth Realm cultivators." King Qi continued, "If the Eastern Tang's Li Xuanxin, Hong Xiao, and Qing Ye don't take action, don't act rashly. Do you understand?"
Gao Zheng nodded. "I understand. Don't worry, father. Chang 'an emerged from the Eastern Tang first. Of course, they have to take the lead."
King Qi looked at the worried Chen Xingwen. "Zheng 'er, contact the Eastern Tang first. Great Qi will hold back for now. Minister Chen, you can go to Chang' an to calm them down and find out the situation. At the same time, try to use conciliatory means to rescue Jun 'er and the others."
Chen Xingwen heaved a sigh of relief and bowed to King Qi. "Your Majesty is very thoughtful. I will obey your orders."
After coming out of the palace, Elder Chen of Misty Sky Peak became serious again.
He ordered his disciple, "Send the letter back to the sect as soon as possible. Give it to Senior Brother Sect Master and ask him to make early arrangements.
Gao Tiankai has bad intentions. He wants to use the Eastern Tang's Chang 'an to exhaust our sect. "
Gao Tiankai was the name of King Qi.
The Misty Sky Peak disciple was shocked. "What about you, master?"
Slowly, Chen Xingwen said, "Our sect has put in a lot of effort to cultivate Gao Jun. We can't just ignore him. Moreover, Yulin is also trapped in Chang 'an with him.
I will go to Chang 'an and see if I can rescue them. If necessary, our sect can also join forces with Chang' an to fight against Northern Qi. "
"Master, Senior Brother Gao and Senior Sister Yang have offended each other. What if Chang 'an is also rude and unreasonable after you go?" His disciple was still worried.
"I can accept a temporary compromise." Chen Xingwen smiled. "I won't give them a chance to make trouble."
He could represent Misty Sky Peak in Northern Qi's capital and deal with the royal family and other representatives of the major sects. Other than his strength of the Eighth Realm, he was also flexible and good at mediating.
"Tell what happened here to Senior Brother Sect Master. He will make a decision."
Chen Xingwen finally told his disciple, "If he thinks we need to join forces with the other four sects to put pressure on Gao Tiankai, then I will support his decision."
The disciple took note of it and left to return to Misty Sky Peak.
Chen Xingwen calmed himself down and left Northern Qi's capital for Chang 'an.
While Northern Qi was in turmoil, Lord Zhang of Chang 'an finally divided his Imperial Pivot Hall.
Some departments could be merged for the time being. When there was a need, they could be divided again.
Currently, the Imperial Pivot Hall was divided into six departments: the Business Department, the Tax Department, the Courier Department, the Agriculture Department, the Culture and Education Department, and the Disciplinary Department.
Above the six departments, Mr. Dark Cloud was personally in charge of personnel arrangements and general operations.
Other than the Imperial Pivot Hall, the Divine Punishment Hall was responsible for law enforcement, the Heavenly Works Hall was responsible for engineering, and the Heavenly Heaven Hall was responsible for health care. They formed the final government departments of Chang 'an.
Among the six departments under the Imperial Pivot Hall, the Disciplinary Department and the Divine Punishment Hall kept each other in check.
When people in the city committed crimes or knowingly broke the law, these kinds of things could not be hidden from Lord Zhang.
But he did not want to personally bother with these problems.
It was most appropriate for different departments of supervision to keep each other in check.
The current situation was still rather sloppy, but it could be further upgraded in the future.
City Lord Zhang was currently thinking more about the personnel arrangements.
To be honest, when it came to handling government affairs, the Confucian cultivators had a unique advantage.
In this regard, the Daoists were inferior to them.
But Zhang Dongyun did not like the situation of one family dominating.
He still needed to spend some time thinking about how to design it.
Of course, there were more and more suitable people now.
In the main hall of the Imperial Pivot Hall, Zhang Dongyun's projection of Mr. Dark Cloud was sitting and accepting people's salutes.
"Thanks to Lord Zhang and Mr. Dark Cloud, the Hu family was able to regain our freedom."
The person saluting Mr. Dark Cloud was the head of the Hu family, Hu Yinghua.
Behind him were several elders of the Hu family.
On the side were Xu Xingzhi, Hu Yingjie, and Hu Ming.
Xu Xingzhi sent a message to the Eastern Tang through his old friends in the Eastern Tang dynasty.
The Eastern Tang side immediately responded.
This was extremely rare. Chang 'an took the initiative to contact the Eastern Tang.
Lu Meng of the Eastern Tang Prime Minister was in charge of this matter. He wanted to take the opportunity to control Chang 'an.
But Xu Xingzhi did not give face to his old boss at all. He directly said that if Lu Meng delayed a little, he would first kill Fang Wu, the director of the Songyang Academy, who was also captured by Chang 'an.
Lu Meng had no choice but to do as Xu Xingzhi said.
Xu Xingzhi demanded an exorbitant price. He only allowed the Eastern Tang side to use the entire Hu family in exchange for a Seventh Realm captive from Chang 'an.
Lu Meng naturally refused.
Even if he had to compensate Fang Wu, as the Prime Minister of the Eastern Tang, he could not agree to such a harsh request.
Both sides haggled. In the end, Xu Xingzhi successfully used the two Seventh Realm cultivators, Li Qiong, and the Green Cloud Temple Taoist Master Huang Ye, in exchange for Hu Yinghua, who was also a Seventh Realm cultivator, as well as the entire Hu family.
Of course, this referred to the Hu family members who were captured by the Eastern Tang royalty.
The people who betrayed Hu Yinghua continued to live in the Hu family's ancestral land, Chaohe County. However, they were living in fear.
Zhang Dongyun understood the intentions of the Eastern Tang dynasty in exchange for Li Qiong and the Taoist Master Huang Ye.
The former had outstanding potential and was even better than the four Li Dang. At the same time, he could also influence the Xuan Yi Dao.
The latter, on the other hand, was to curry favor with the Green Cloud Temple and urge the Green Cloud Temple to deal with Chang 'an.
Compared to Qing Ye Zhenren, the Dean of the White Horse College, Hong Xiao, did not need to be urged. He was more likely to take the initiative to attack Chang 'an.
Hong Xiao's previous failure to be present was an abnormal situation.
Recently, people from the Eastern Tang dynasty often visited the White Horse College. They wanted to find out the reason for Hong Xiao's abnormal behavior and help him solve it.
After that, they naturally hoped that Dean Hong could come and reason with Chang 'an.
"The person who made the right choice should be rewarded."
Mr. Dark Cloud looked at Hu Yinghua and said, "The Hu family can stay in Chang 'an. Longbei County and Hexi County will also be places for you to develop and multiply."
Hu Yinghua and the elders of the Hu family behind him, as well as Hu Yingjie and Hu Ming, all bowed to Mr. Dark Cloud together. "Thank you for your kindness, Castellan. Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Dark Cloud."
Mr. Dark Cloud sent Hu Yinghua and the others away. In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun was refreshing the list of missions in the System.
[The subdivision of the expansion of the Tianshu Hall has been completed. All functions have been refined and optimized to adapt to the changes of the city's daily expansion. The Castellan has completed Construction Mission 5.2 and received 1,000 experience points to upgrade.]
[Construction Mission 5.3 — The city has been expanded and the number of residents has increased. Education is the foundation. Please establish and improve the education system for primary, junior, middle, and senior students.]
Zhang Dongyun looked at the newly refreshed mission and couldn't help but scratch his head slightly.
This mission was perfect for Shen Herong, but she just had to go out a while ago.
In the palace, Zhang Dongyun turned his gaze to the side.
There, the wave-like mirror reflected the scene that Shen Herong saw with his Eye of Heaven.
These days, Zhang Dongyun also paid attention to Shen Herong and the little monk Hui Ming's movements.
They had already arrived in Xinyuan County, but they hadn't found Huan Tianlong.
They asked around and found a few places, but in the end, they came up empty.
Huan Tianlong was known for creating illusions. It was cunning and changeable, not as reckless as the Mountain-moving Demonic Ape. The current situation was not surprising.
"But there's still something wrong …"
There was no one around. Shen Herong murmured softly to himself, but in fact, he was talking to Zhang Dongyun in Chang 'an through his Eye of Heaven.
"Huan Tianlong's temperament is much more peaceful than the Mountain-moving Demonic Ape, but it caused so much trouble that it didn't cause much damage."
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