Some people in the hall were baffled, while others had ugly expressions on their faces.
Those who did not know the situation were confused.
Those who knew the situation felt as if a mountain was pressing down on their hearts.
Emperor Zhou's expression was calm. "Send the envoy to Chang 'an to congratulate them on the change of ownership of Eastern Tang."
The officials hurriedly replied, "Yes, His Majesty."
Those who knew the situation understood that the envoy had more important things to do other than congratulating Chang 'an on taking over Eastern Tang.
That was to appease Chang 'an. Western Zhou had to clean up their act of coaxing Monk Faxin to go to Chang' an.
It would be best if they could form an alliance with Chang 'an and send troops to the north against Northern Qi or the south against Western Chu.
In this way, Western Zhou could maintain its stability and even take the opportunity to increase its own strength.
Just as the officials of Western Zhou were discussing the candidates for the envoy, bad news came from the east.
Under the leadership of Blood Shadow and other experts, Chang 'an's army crossed Tielun Mountain and invaded Western Zhou.
Not only was Tiexi County, which bordered Hexi County, invaded, but Chang 'an had also invaded Moyin and Moyang to the north, as well as Gaotang and Sushun to the south.
"His Majesty, the old devil leading the army said … said …" The messenger stammered, unable to speak.
"… Speak." Emperor Zhou took a deep breath.
The messenger knelt and kowtowed. "He said that this is the retribution brought by the two monks."
The Prince of Zhou had been holding his breath just now. At this moment, he slowly exhaled, "Chang 'an's greed is unquenchable. After occupying the Eastern Tang, his ambitions have soared. Now that he's invading our Great Zhou, we must let him know that it's not his turn to be lawless in the eastern border!"
The officials in the hall replied in unison, "We obey His Majesty's decree. We will make sure that Chang 'an's madmen never return!"
Before this, they could still consider secretly compensating Chang 'an to appease them. But now, none of that mattered.
The only thing that mattered now was that Western Zhou's territory had been invaded. They had to fight back!
Western Zhou had stationed a large number of troops at the eastern border.
But this time, Chang 'an's attack was too strong and fierce.
The Zhou Army, which was guarding the place, was completely unable to gain a foothold. They were practically flattened all the way, except for Tiexi and the other four prefectures.
After finally receiving reinforcements and stabilizing their footing, the Zhou army helplessly realized that Moyin, Moyang, Tiexi, Gaotang, and Sushun Prefectures were basically under Chang 'an.
They wanted to take it back, but they were always beaten back by Chang 'an.
The high-level experts of Western Zhou began to gather. At the same time, they wantonly contacted Northern Qi, Western Chu, Southern Liang, and other countries, hoping that they could join forces to besiege Chang 'an, which had now unified the Eastern Tang.
The Beiqi Dynasty, which had been beaten up by Chang An, was delighted when they heard the news.
Western Zhou hit it off with them.
The two dynasties, which had always clashed with each other at the border, immediately became closer to each other.
Zhang Dongyun, who was in the Daming Palace in Chang 'an, didn't seem to realize that he had offended the two dynasties at once. He was still calm.
The problem he was thinking about now was that the number of employees under him seemed to be a little low.
Strictly speaking, there were quite a few.
However, now that he had taken over the entire Eastern Tang dynasty, his control over the area had increased greatly, and he seemed to be lacking in manpower.
He had to admit that in the process of Chang 'an taking over the Eastern Tang, there was a serious loss of talents in the Eastern Tang.
Zhang Dongyun didn't go on a killing spree. Most of them were captured as captives.
The captives had to be reformed through labor in batches. Only then could they remember their lesson and stop letting their imaginations run wild.
This way, it would take some time for them to be of use.
In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun stood up and stretched his body.
Since the number was a little low, then he should increase the quality.
With so many Primordial Mystery Fruits and a batch of Seventh and Eighth Realm martial artists, of course, he couldn't waste them.
Who said that there were few Ninth Realm martial artists in the Eastern Tang?
There would be some soon.
However, there had to be a limit to the rewards. This aspect had to be handled carefully.
While Zhang Dongyun was thinking, someone came to the Imperial Pivot Hall to visit Mr. Dark Cloud.
Mr. Dark Cloud returned to Chang 'an after making a surprise appearance in Xihai County in the north.
Now, he was receiving the other party at the Imperial Pivot Hall.
The Lingxiao school's elder, Ren Yichao, had been in Chang 'an for quite some time now.
Seeing that the Eastern Tang was turned upside down, he thought for a long time and finally made up his mind to come to the Imperial Pivot Hall.
"Sir, I would like to leave the city for a few days and go to the snow mountains in the northeast to look for my fellow disciples," Ren Yichao said respectfully.
Mr. Dark Cloud's tone was indifferent. "And then?"
Ren Yichao answered, "I would like to request Your Majesty and Sir to allow our sect to rebuild and expand on the land of the old Tang dynasty."
Mr. Dark Cloud looked at him and suddenly smiled. "Would your fellow disciples be willing to do this?"
Ren Yichao felt that his thoughts had been completely seen through by Mr. Dark Cloud.
After taking a few deep breaths, he answered softly, "Everyone has their own aspirations. I believe that there will be fellow disciples who have the same thoughts as me."
"What about those who are not?" Mr. Dark Cloud's tone was calm.
Ren Yichao said with some difficulty, "Please … Your Majesty and Sir, allow them to leave the land of the old Tang dynasty."
Mr. Dark Cloud looked at him for a long time and then smiled. "As you said, everyone has their own aspirations. His Majesty accepts all people, and Chang 'an embraces all people. As long as they abide by the rules of Chang' an, they can stay in the city. But the reverse is also true."
"I understand. Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty and Senior." Ren Yichao bowed solemnly to Mr. Dark Cloud and then left.
In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun was deep in thought.
The former number one martial arts sect in Eastern Tang had declined. It was inevitable.
He wondered if there would be a genius in the future who would lead the sect to rise again.
Or would the Lingxiao school completely decline and eventually disappear in the long river of history?
The possibility of the latter was probably higher.
The land of the old Tang dynasty under Chang 'an was completely reshuffled this time.
If someone took advantage of the situation to rise, someone would definitely fall.
At the same time, the forces that submitted to Chang 'an would develop differently in the future.
The Xuan Yi Sect, Fuzhen Guan, Dahe Longmen, Tingshan Academy, and other forces had already seized the opportunity.
He Family, Mirror Moon Tower, Zhao Family, Zheng Family, and other forces were one step behind. If they wanted to catch up, they would have to work harder and work harder.
However, being in the Eastern Tang, they were one step ahead of people in other places in the future.
While Zhang Dongyun was lost in his thoughts, another person came to Tianshu Hall to see Mr. Dark Cloud.
This time, it was the elder of the Dahe Longmen, Han Zhe.
With the help of the Immensity Sea Heart Sutra, Han Zhe had successfully broken through the original realm and reached the eighth realm of martial arts, the realm of Ghost Power.
However, he had just broken through, and the evil spirit he had gathered was still a little weak.
"You've made progress. Not bad." Mr. Dark Cloud was not stingy with his praise.
"It's all thanks to His Majesty and you," Han Zhe said.
"His Majesty and I have never been stingy with rewards for those who have made meritorious contributions," Mr. Dark Cloud said.
After Han Zhe thanked him again, he said, "Sir, the land of the old Tang dynasty is now under the control of Chang 'an. I would like to ask you to allow me to go out for a while."
Zhang Dongyun already knew the other party's purpose, but Mr. Dark Cloud, who was projected by him, did not say anything. He just looked at the other party quietly.
"I've lost contact with the head of my sect for several months and haven't heard from him. I want to find him," Han Zhe said in a low voice.
"Yourself, or everyone in the Dahe Longmen?" Mr. Dark Cloud asked.
Han Zhe replied, "There are too few clues about the head's whereabouts, so I only want to try my luck first."
Mr. Dark Cloud nodded slightly. "You're going to Northern Qi?"
Han Zhe replied, "That's my initial plan. But Mr. Li has been missing for a long time, and I'm not sure if he's still in Northern Qi. I can only go there first and then decide if I need to go somewhere else."
"His Majesty is magnanimous, and I've always imitated him. What happened today is human nature. I won't stop you."
Mr. Dark Cloud said, "Be careful. Don't lose yourself before you find Li Jie."
"Thank you, Sir. I'll remember your teachings." Han Zhe was overjoyed. He bowed to Mr. Dark Cloud and left.
In Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun watched the other party pack up and leave the city.
He was actually a little curious.
The head of the Dahe Longmen, Li Jie, was already a ninth-realm master of martial arts.
Although he was injured by King of Tang, since he escaped in the end, there weren't many people on the ground in Northern Qi who could do anything to him.
The only people who could make him disappear from the face of the earth were the ninth-realm masters of Northern Qi.
And these people didn't have to take Li Jie's life.
So where did Li Jie go now?
Why was there no news at all?
I hope Han Zhe can find him this time. I'm quite curious where that guy went … Zhang Dongyun smacked his lips.
He opened the System's mission list again.
Now that there was a defense mission, it was much easier to accumulate the points needed to upgrade the defense experience.
But the construction mission points still needed to be accumulated bit by bit.
[Construction Mission 7.1 — Chang 'an is expanding day by day. Ordinary means of communication are outdated. Mayor, please build a more advanced communication network to facilitate the circulation of information inside and outside the city.]
Zhang Dongyun shook his head slightly.
The difficulty of this task was quite high.
Although he could use all kinds of communication methods within Invincible City as long as he wanted to, it was still him, the mayor, helping the people in the city cheat.
First of all, this couldn't satisfy the needs of communication inside and outside the city. Second of all, Master Zhang didn't have the time to wait on people.
This world was much bigger than the Blue Planet in his previous life.
Transportation and communication were naturally much more difficult.
As a Xuanhuan world, the natives had developed many Xuanhuan methods for communication. However, the current foundation of the land of the Tang Dynasty was still lacking.
While Zhang Dongyun was thinking, something appeared in his hand.
It was a sky-blue pearl.
The Eastern Tang Royal Family had a precious treasure, a pair of Azure Eyes.
One of them was given to his fourth brother, Li Dang, by Crown Prince Li Hong, with the intention of prying into the truth of Chang 'an. In the end, it fell into the hands of Chang' an.
Later, after Shen Herong improved the blue eye, he often carried it with him so that Zhang Dongyun could observe it.
The other pair was in the hands of the King of Tang, Li Xuanxin.
After Li Xuanxin was killed by Zhang Dongyun in Six Springs Mountain, all of his belongings fell into Zhang Dongyun's hands.
City Lord Zhang scrutinized his Heavenly Eyes.
The item was good, but it was not enough to help him complete the mission.
But what if he modified them?
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