Can you live forever

Chapter 178 Real Fire Refining Weapon, Worshiping Xiaoling Mausoleum (Two in One, Leader Adds 45)

The Xu family's blockade of Shangzhou has weakened, and Maya and Aztec are still insisting. These are all good news.

As long as Zhang Zhixiang perfects the ban on the Plague Rat as soon as possible, so that the plague in Beishangzhou can be contained, Maya and Aztec can persist for a longer time. It is very easy to drive the Luo people into the sea.

"The Xu family's attack regardless of losses, can the Wang family hold on?"

Wang Zhi shook his head.

Said: "The reason why the Wang family can persist for so long is not only our own strength, but also the regional advantages gained after joining forces with the Wu family."

"The headquarters of the Royal Navy is in Yizhou, which is also called Daliuqiu."

"It is worth mentioning that the Ryukyu Kingdom that paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty is actually Xiaoliuqiu. The Xiaoliuqiu is an archipelago. It was recorded as Liuqiu, and it was changed to Liuqiu during the period of Ming Taizu, Liulizhiqiu, which is a good name."

"The big and small Ryukyu, as well as Luzon and the Nanyang Islands, these places were the first to be managed by the Wu family."

"The Wu family has the longest history among the four Huizhou merchants."

"Their ancestors fled to Luzon at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty. During the Yuan Dynasty, they began to accept refugees to colonize the South Seas. When Zheng He sailed to the West, the Wu family and Zheng He made friends and provided a lot of logistical support for the fleet. They searched for guides to accompany them along the way. At that time, the Wu family moved back to their ancestral home and returned to Huizhou."

"Since the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Wu family has been operating for more than 300 years. The Wu family has a deep foundation in Nanyang."

"But because it has always been a colony, the Wu family is very powerful, but they don't make much money. Until they started planting tobacco a hundred years ago, their annual revenue was only tens of millions of taels."

"The fact that the Wang family's fleet can survive the attack of the Xu family is because they have been going around in Nanyang."

"Although the Wu family doesn't have a formed fleet, they have several armed ports and a large number of artillery deployments. If the general fleet rushes in, let alone the victory or defeat, the loss must be huge."

"The Xu family can't do anything about it. The Wu family's forces control a population of at least 300 million, and the army has tens of thousands of people."

"In order to avoid tearing up the skin with the Wu family, the Xu family has always restrained themselves."

"We also have a guerrilla environment."

"Now that the Xu family wants to annihilate us at all costs and mobilize all forces, not only the pirates under the Xu family's command, but also the forces of their allies will also be dispatched."

"It's hard to say that there are 30 to [-] troops."

"If the Wu family still helps us in this situation, Xu Hai should not mind taking this opportunity to eradicate the Wu family's influence in Nanyang."

"In other words, the Xu family went there with the determination to fight the war to destroy the country."

Zhang Zhixiang understood. Although the alliance between the Wu family and the Wang family is strong, the Wu family cannot disregard their own life and death. They must ensure that the Wu family can protect themselves in a land war, so that the Wu family will not abandon the Wang family.

So……

"Annan is the top priority."

"If the court can control Annan, the army can support the Nanyang Islands."

Naval battles only need to annihilate the opponent's fleet, but land battles require siege of cities and territory, which cannot be achieved overnight. The Xu family does have the command of the sea, but the Wu family and the Wang family are not completely without water power.

If you find an opportunity, you can send troops to support.

As long as the imperial court can capture Annan as soon as possible, the Wu family and the Wang family will be able to survive the Xu family's attack. If they persist until next June, when the Xuande ship is delivered, the situation in Nanyang will be reversed instantly. The Wang family has the capital to move, and the Xu family's The offensive naturally came to nothing.

"That's right, Annan must be captured as soon as possible."

"The Xu family's mobilization of troops will take two to three months at the most, and I hope that after you see Jiajing, Jiajing will send troops to Annan as soon as possible, and Annan will be taken down by August at the latest."

"Otherwise, the Wang family will be defeated."

Zhang Zhixiang understood that he underestimated the Xu family's hegemony in the sea before, and now the most dangerous thing is not the situation in Shangzhou, but the dispute between Xu Wang.

"If the Wang family loses, can they still get the Xuande?" Zhang Zhixiang asked suddenly.

Wang Zhi knew what he meant, and replied: "The handing over of the Xuande to the imperial court means that the Wang family will be expelled from the Zhoushan Committee. Let alone the price. Without the support of the fleet, the Xuande will not be able to leave Zhoushan."

Ants kill elephants.

Even if the Xuande has the strongest firepower and faster speed, if the siege is arranged in advance, the Xuande alone cannot leave Zhoushan, and it may be sunk as soon as it leaves.

Or rather, captives.

Zhang Zhixiang continued to analyze the situation with Wang Zhi, discussing some details. At this time, a servant came to pass word that Xu Qingshe and Lu Xixing were visiting.

"Let them come."

"I don't know if Xu Qingshe's current intelligence is still useful."

The Yiqiong mission has already brought the information of Beishangzhou, and Xu Qingshe's information is not so important, but she came here according to the bet, so you can listen to it.

When he saw Xu Qingshe and Lu Xixing, Zhang Zhixiang froze for a moment.

Lu Xixing is blind, so it is understandable to sit in a wheelchair, but Xu Qingshe actually pushes the wheelchair herself?

Xu Qingshe ignored the surprised gazes of the two. She looked at Wang Zhi and asked, "Does it still count as I said earlier that even if we lose, we can get the salt industry?"

Wang Zhi didn't answer, but said: "It seems that you have been kicked out by Xu Hai."

The implication is that Xu Qingshe can't help them deal with the Xu family, and it is of no value. Naturally, there is no need for him to hand over the salt industry to Xu Qingshe.

Xu Qingshe didn't have any surprises, and he didn't think Wang Zhi was too well-informed. If there were no undercover agents from the Wang family in the Xu family, it would be Wang Zhi's mistake.

"Xu Hai just drove me away, I'm still from the Xu family."

"Such a big family, attacked from outside, can't be destroyed for a while. Only internal fighting can completely collapse. I have the salt industry in my hand, so I can grab resources within the Xu family, split up, help You have involved the Xu family and the Wang family."

"And, I don't want all of them."

"I only need half, and the other half of the income, the Wang family doesn't have to do anything, I will deliver it to my hands myself."

"Zhang Zhixiang won the championship, the Wang family won the Xuande, Xu Hai will not sit back and watch until June next year. Your situation in Nanyang is precarious. The salt industry in Lianghuai is difficult to take care of. Nanjing cannot help you because of Mojiao. , but the Mo Sect won’t care about the salt industry as long as it’s not on the surface.”

"That's a hot potato. It's just right for you to sell it to me."

Wang Zhi smiled, but did not refute, but asked: "Lu Xixing lost, according to the bet, you have to tell us the strategic information of the Xiluo people and the Xu family in Shangzhou."

Xu Qingshe said: "This information is not as worthless as you think."

"The situation in Northern Shangzhou is mainly because the Maya and Aztec countries have to withstand the attack. The Xiluo people have already formed an alliance with the Aztec high priest."

"They will go to the capital of the Aztecs, Tenochtirant, as an envoy to discuss peace negotiations."

"The mission from Sibania is expected to arrive in Tenochtirant in May."

"Under the arrangement of the high priest, they will spread the plague and murder the Aztec emperor Montemazu II."

"The Xu family has participated in the plan and has provided vaccinia technology to the High Priest."

"In order for the high priest to use panic to control Tenochtirant after the rebellion, and rely on cowpox to control the warrior class, so as to strengthen the theocracy and control the empire."

"The price is...the Aztecs stopped aiding the Maya."

"Without the support of the Aztecs, the Mayan Empire would have to perish for at most two years."

Zhang Zhixiang and Wang Zhi looked at each other. They chatted and analyzed the situation in Beishangzhou before, and they all deduced it without any accidents. Now, an accident happened...

Wang Zhi made up his mind, so he stopped entangled with Xu Qingshe and said, "You go to Huai'an to find my second brother, and he will take care of you."

"I hope this time, you can hold on to the property and don't lose again."

Xu Qingshe lost Chengyifang in Yingtian, lost again in Zhoushan, and was kicked out. If he still loses in Huai'an, he will have no chance at all, and the salt industry handed over by the Wang family will also beat the meat buns to dogs .

You know, Wang Yuanzhi followed Zhang Zhixiang to send the Dengwen Drum to the capital, and only then did he get these two guides.

In recent years, the Wang family has been able to attack on multiple fronts, and it is also supported by the huge profits of the salt industry.

That is the Wang family. Wang Zhi sent the salt industry out for strategic deployment, and Wang Fei, who is in charge of the salt industry in Huai'an, will also follow Wang Zhi's wishes.

It's not even a dream to change to the Xu family.

Xu Qingshe didn't have the embarrassment of the loser. Instead, he smiled lightly and said, "I don't need to worry about it. The me now is different from before."

"is it?"

Wang Zhi looked at Xu Qingshe and Lu Xixing, shrugged and didn't pay much attention.

Even if Lu Xixing is not a useless person, he will not be able to catch up with Zhang Zhixiang in this life, so there is nothing to care about. Xu Qingshe has someone who really helps her, and it is not bad if she can keep the property.

After talking about the matter, Xu Qingshe was about to push Lu Xixing to leave, but Lu Xixing stretched out his hand to stop him.

He "looked" towards Zhang Zhixiang, and asked, "You won the championship, did you get the Meteorite?"

"It was sent to the island, but I haven't seen it yet, do you want to share some money?"

"Do not."

Lu Xixing shook his head, pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and handed it out, "Although the Heavenly Master's Mansion definitely has a way to refine weapons, I think mine is more suitable for you."

"My Immortal Slaying Flying Knife is intended to be refined from this."

"Your Long Whale is of a higher level than the Immortal-Chopping Flying Knife, so you can't have any mundane things, not even the Meteorite. You must take the essence of stars from the Meteorite to refine the shape of the Long Whale."

"But to obtain the essence of the stars, all common fires are useless."

"You have to use Samadhi True Fire."

"Samadhi is a word used by Buddhists, also called Samadhi, which means a word of 'fixation'. From the point of view of Buddhism, it is not so much fire as the pure yang light reflected by the innate energy."

"So, the word "true fire" depends on Taoism."

"Dan Ding faction talks a lot about fire, but I only give you four words 'real fire has no wait'."

"If you understand it thoroughly, you can take out the essence of the stars and refine the shape of the long whale."

Zhang Zhixiang took the paper, but he didn't expect that Lu Xixing would teach him the method of refining weapons and the real fire of samadhi. This is to pay part of the money for Xu Qingshe to buy the salt industry, to make it look like Xu Qingshe is not being given alms ?

Understanding what Lu Xixing meant, Zhang Zhixiang accepted the Art of Refining Artifacts and said, "Thank you very much."

Lu Xixing nodded.

Xu Qingshe pushed him away, and when he reached the door, Lu Xixing stopped suddenly, and said, "Zhang Zhixiang, I have gone through life and death, and I have undergone life-and-death changes. Although the Dao foundation is damaged, it may not be completely destroyed."

"Be careful on the road to longevity, don't be caught up by me."

"in addition."

"The method of dual cultivation is really important. The other half of that piece of paper is the Fu of the Great Joy of the Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth. This is the exercise I wrote. You can also read the original text written by Bai Xingjian when you have time."

"Even if you don't think about practice, after a hundred years, how lonely will you be forever alone?"

"Think about it."

After all, he really left. Compared with when he was teaching the weapon, this passage seems to be more earnest...

Zhang Zhixiang was stunned, and passed the exercise in his hand to Wang, and asked, "Do you want it?"

Wang Zhi shook his head and said with a smile, "I don't cultivate longevity, so what's the use of it?"

"Take it well."

"Lu Xixing's method of dual cultivation is not the crooked way of Sanfeng's method of fighting, it is a cultivation method for men and women to make progress together. If you have the opportunity in the future, you can teach Jiang'er to practice."

"Tell you a secret."

"Jiang'er has a dragon scale in her hand, and only the blood of a highly spiritual person can awaken the dragon spirit on that dragon scale."

"Jiang'er does not cultivate immortality, if she does, she may not be worse than Lu Xixing."

Wang Zhi did not compare Wang Jiangque with Zhang Zhixiang. Zhang Zhixiang's path is obviously different from others, so there is no comparison. Lu Xixing is a genius in the traditional sense.

How should I put it, anyone can take Zhang Zhixiang's road theoretically, but it's also... the most difficult.

What Lu Xixing said was right, if he lives alone, how lonely will he be in a hundred years?Anyway, he doesn't want to live forever, a hundred years is enough.

……

At the end of the martial arts conference, Jiajing's southern tour had only reached Daming Mansion, and before going out of the range of Beizhili, it had already encountered two fires.

Compared to the first time, this time Jiajing was unscathed, and the eunuchs and maids were fine.

He just watched the palace burning coldly, and asked: "Xia Yan, why do you think this palace is always on fire?"

Xia Yan lowered his head and replied: "Perhaps for many years, there has never been an emperor on a southern tour, and he has neglected management."

Jiajing sneered, and said, "Yes, the emperor has not visited the south for many years, and he has neglected to manage it. In my opinion, this country really needs to be managed well."

"Order, I won't go to Xianling anymore, I will change my way to Nanjing and go directly to worship Xiaoling."

"Since Yongle, the emperors of all dynasties have never paid homage to the Taizu, so that the subjects of the world have somewhat forgotten what the original Ming Dynasty was like."

"Forget that Daming is Taizu's Daming!"

　Thanks to "Qing Hao" for the 100 starting point reward.

　　
　
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