Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 926 The Tang Dynasty and the Heavenly Court

A great war has ended.

Jia Xu and Wang Xuance returned to the envoy's residence, but their feelings were completely different.

Jia Xu could clearly sense that Wang Xuance's arrogance had been somewhat diminished.

This is good news for Xinghan, especially since neither side is sure of the other's strength.

The outcome of a martial arts contest can clearly reveal the contrast between real strength and weakness.

This may not be a measure of the relative strength of the two empires, but it at least puts them on the same level.

If no one in Xinghan could defeat Xue Wanche, Wang Xuance would probably be in a completely different situation.

"Brother Xuan Ce, besides establishing foreign exchanges, what other mission does your empire have on this mission?"

"Brother Xuan Ce and I hit it off immediately. If you have any difficulties, please tell me. I will definitely petition the Emperor to resolve them for you!"

Jia Xu said to Wang Xuance with a smile.

Wang Xuance tried his best to cheer himself up and not dwell on his first defeat.

After a moment's hesitation, Wang Xuance tentatively made a request.

This can be considered as part of the compromise Xue Wanche had to make after his failed attempt. Jia Xu gave the Tang Dynasty face, so they also had to make some compromises.

This is also the art of diplomacy; mutual compromise is always necessary to achieve a unified diplomatic objective.

Before making a compromise, both parties need to know each other's objectives, and then they can determine each other's bottom line through continuous tug-of-war.

Diplomacy, in essence, is a continuation of the contest of strength.

"Have you ever heard of the Heavenly Court?" Wang Xuance pondered for a moment, then looked up and asked Jia Xu.

"But what about the Heavenly Court, with its Lingxiao Palace, the Southern Heavenly Gate, the Nine Luminaries, and the Twenty-Eight Constellations?" Jia Xu frowned slightly, then asked tentatively.

This is a myth, a saying that came from the Song Dynasty. There was no myth of a heavenly court at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

“Exactly!” Wang Xuance nodded.

"Brother Wenhe, do you think the world should be ruled by humans or by gods?" Wang Xuance's eyes sharpened, as if he wanted to discern the truth from Jia Xu.

"Of course, it's up to people to decide!" Jia Xu tensed up, knowing that the real deal was coming, but his expression remained normal.

"Our Great Tang Dynasty holds the same view!"

After a moment of preparation, Wang Xuance slowly began to speak.

At this point, both Wang Xuance and Jia Xu breathed a sigh of relief. At least they had reached an agreement on the issue of gods and humans, which made it meaningful to continue.

"Brother Wenhe, the Heavenly Court truly exists!"

"What?" Jia Xu was shocked.

But it was only a superficial shock. Having destroyed the divine land of Japan, fought the Emperor of Fengdu, beheaded Odin of Norse mythology, beaten God, and killed the future Buddha Maitreya, the existence of the Heavenly Court did not shock Xinghan.

Jia Xu even wanted to laugh. Wang Xuance had been so mysterious all this time, and it turned out to be nothing more than this. Could the Tang Dynasty be an empire that hadn't yet unified the world?

The existence of a so-called Heavenly Court is less meaningful than the emergence of the Tang Dynasty itself.

But Wang Xuance's next words made Jia Xu's eye twitch.

"Brother Wenhe, do not underestimate the Heavenly Court. It spans thirty-three heavens and is far beyond the reach of ordinary barbarian gods!"

"What does the Thirty-Three Heavens refer to?" Jia Xu sensed something was amiss.

“Naturally, it refers to this vast world!” Wang Xuance said with certainty.

Jia Xu's expression changed slightly; this time it wasn't feigned, but a genuine change in expression.

If the meaning of this vast world is as he understands it, then this Heavenly Court is somewhat terrifying.

God has several teachers he doesn't know.

However, the Heavenly Court, which spans thirty-three great worlds, could probably muster an astronomical number of heavenly soldiers and generals.

"Could it be that the Tang Dynasty has come under the command of this Heavenly Court?"

Based on Wang Xuance's question, Jia Xu had some guesses and tentatively asked a question.

"Brother Wenhe, do not underestimate our Great Tang. We are sworn enemies with the Heavenly Court, so how can we talk about belonging to it!"

Wang Xuance said with some dissatisfaction, but he also learned from Jia Xu's answer that the Milky Way and the Heavenly Court had nothing to do with each other.

In that case, there are many more topics to discuss.

As Wang Xuance recounted the events, Jia Xu's head throbbed with worry; not only was the Heavenly Court far more terrifying than he had imagined.

Even the Tang Dynasty was somewhat beyond Jia Xu's expectations.

These are two massive forces spanning multiple worlds.

Its size was in no way inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty and the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, and in some respects even surpassed them.

At this point, Jia Xu also understood what the Tang Dynasty meant: it wanted to gather allies to fight against the Heavenly Court.

After Wang Xuance finished speaking, Jia Xu came to find Mu Yi with a huge amount of information.

The Tang Dynasty was indeed the Tang Dynasty he knew from history.

There is Li Shimin, the Heavenly Khan; Li Jing, the God of War; Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong, the Door Gods; and even Li Yuanba and Yuwen Chengdu.

But the Heavenly Court was not the Heavenly Court of the myth he knew.

Rather, it's something they're more familiar with.

It refers to the form in which Nurhaci, whom we just killed, existed.

Gods and demons are born from blood sacrifices and faith.

They are essentially no different from the Chu gods that Bai Qi killed back then.

But Mu Yi knew more, because he had seized everything from the Emperor of Fengdu and learned about the past of the Lord of Mount Tai.

Therefore, Mu Yi has a deep understanding of the existence of sacred songs.

If the sacrificial ceremony of the deceased was Wu Zixu's imitation of sacred songs, then this Heavenly Court is probably the reincarnation of those fragments of sacred songs.

In other words, those sacred songs that were killed by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the human race have been reincarnated and have even formed a Heavenly Court.

Incidentally, in the memory of the Lord of Mount Tai, the force that gathered the most sacred songs back then was the Heavenly Court.

In other words, if the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors hadn't sealed off the path to the Holy Song by severing the connection between heaven and earth, they would be attacking the Holy Song again now.

That's a monster whose body is the world itself.

Even if the path of the Holy Song is blocked, those rules alone are difficult to deal with. Moreover, these Holy Song fragments that have returned are also following the path left by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, gathering world resources and building an invincible army.

Similarly, the legacy left by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors led to the rise of empires like the Ming and Tang dynasties, which shone brightly in the flourishing human civilization.

"..."

Mu Yi closed the intelligence report with a dark expression. To be honest, they originally had no intention of cooperating with the Tang Dynasty.

But now it seems that non-cooperation is not an option either. The problem of the Mongol Yuan dynasty has not yet been resolved, and now a group of monsters and demons reincarnated from the failure of the previous era have jumped out.

What's wrong with this world?

Mu Yi pressed his temples, suddenly thinking of another terrible thing.

They've always considered the Zerg Cataclysm as something the four war gods concocted together in a haphazard way.

But now, thinking about it from the other perspective, it's probably not just the fault of the four military geniuses.

Rather, the birth of the Zerg scourge fulfilled the requirements of a certain hymn remnant, allowing it to be reincarnated within the Zerg.

It might actually be some kind of reproductive concept that has come to life and been reincarnated within the Zerg.

Mu Yi exclaimed, "Good heavens! The Imperial War has inexplicably jumped to a cross-world conflict between humans and gods."

"Your Majesty, what attitude should we take towards the Tang Dynasty now?" Jia Xu was unable to make the decision, so Mu Yi had to make the final decision.

"There's no way to avoid this kind of trouble!" Mu Yi sighed.

"By having our military officers leak some of our battle reports with the Qing court, we can let the Tang Dynasty know that we are at war and don't have the extra energy to assist them!"

"While you're at it, let them know about the Zerg scourge, and subtly gauge their attitude!"

"We have no direct conflict of interest with the Tang Dynasty, so we should treat it as a friendly nation!"

After a moment's thought, Mu Yi presented Xinghan's foreign policy.

Jia Xu inquired further.

"Your Majesty, should we send news from the Ming and Mongol Yuan dynasties to the Tang Dynasty?"

"Suppress the news for now. Do not make any rash moves before our army takes over Qing Shijie!"

Mu Yi was also having a headache, with one problem after another.

However, Xinghan's strength is somewhat weak in the face of several forces spanning more than a dozen worlds.

Even including those smaller worlds and the Netherworld, the Star River, which at most occupies less than four major worlds, only has the qualification to sit on the table, but no decisive say.

"This is a really troublesome situation!" Mu Yi laughed. Sure enough, the key point of one stage is just the starting point of the next world.

When they only had Donglai County, the entire Central Plains were their target.

Once they had occupied the entire Central Plains, Parthia, the Kushan Empire, and Rome became their targets.

Once they have occupied the entire world and the Song world, the Qing world will be their next target.

Now, having conquered Qing, it has become a new starting point.

It's truly a joy to fight against fate.

A few days later, Wang Xuance learned from Xue Wanche about the recent war that Xinghan had just ended.

In fact, Dian Wei had already conveyed this information on the day of the sparring match, but Wang Xuanze did not expect that the follow-up information would come so quickly.

Although he was very interested in the battle report, after all, a war involving three talents, military spirit, and miracles was a high-quality war.

But what interested him even more were the names of the military officers who had sparred with Xue Wanche.

"Are you sure the general you sparred with is named Zhang Fei?"

"Yes!" Xue Wanche nodded.

Wang Xuance frowned. If he didn't know such familiar names as Jia Wenhe, Dian Wei, and Zhang Fei, he wouldn't be worthy of being an envoy of the Tang Dynasty.

"Is this an empire that rose to power at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty?"

Wang Xuance was very puzzled. It was normal that their freedom of movement was restricted, since neither side wanted any misunderstandings or conflicts to occur.

A gradual increase in mutual understanding is beneficial to both parties.

Just as Wang Xuance was filled with doubts, Jia Xu came to visit him.

He came precisely because he knew that Wang Xuance had learned the relevant information from Xue Wanche.

"Brother Xuan Ce, please don't be offended. Something unexpected happened, and I really haven't had time to visit you these past few days!"

Jia Xu's apologetic words left Wang Xuance somewhat puzzled, but he still politely said it was alright.

"Our country has just won a great victory, and there are countless political matters to be dealt with. I feel truly guilty and uneasy for neglecting Brother Xuan Ce!"

As Jia Xu spoke, he took out a document about the Eastern Kingdom, the Hall of Heroes in Northern Europe, and the insectoid catastrophe and handed it to Wang Xuance.

"After hearing the news that day, I searched through past intelligence and found that this phenomenon is quite similar to what Brother Xuan Ce described. I would appreciate it if Brother Xuan Ce could help me analyze it!"

Wang Xuance took the intelligence report and glanced at it, and was full of surprise. It was not just similar, it was exactly the same.

The only difference is that the Heavenly Court has already grown into a powerful and influential force, while Jia Xu's attempts were merely to nip any potential problems in the bud.

Especially the report on the Eastern Kingdom of Gods. Wang Xuance and his men had already noticed the existence of the Eastern Kingdom of Gods when they first arrived at Han Xin's place. Now, seeing the relevant information in Jia Xu's report, they became even more familiar with it.

However, knowing the situation now is too late to change anything.

The Heavenly Court can now be seen as a vast empire spanning thirty-three great worlds. Even if its true nature is known, it would still require real strength to destroy it.

The only good news is that there is no Miracle Legion in the Heavenly Court. They are not human after all, and even if they follow the rules set by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, they are just imitating others.

There's no way to reach the realm of miracles.

However, the Heavenly Court also has its own strengths in individual combat. Even though the Path of the Holy Song has been severed, breaking through boundaries is still commonplace in the Heavenly Court.

Many of the celestial generals can be described as having broken through boundaries, although not to the exaggerated extent that the Lord of Mount Tai remembered when they broke through boundaries to become soldiers and golden cores to become generals.

However, there is no doubt that the Heavenly Generals of the Heavenly Court are all at the Breakthrough Realm, and all the Heavenly Soldiers in the Heavenly Court possess solidified internal energy.

These are not things that Xinghan cannot contend with, but the Heavenly Court is too large, and the Heavenly Court can overwhelm Xinghan with sheer numbers.

After exchanging information, Jia Xu and Wang Xuance basically understood that they could become allies.

Whether or not we can actually get that help is another matter.

Wang Xuance was a little disappointed, but at least his trip wasn't in vain; having a hidden ally at least gave him more options.

The fact that the two sides can still trade is a good thing for both.

They both knew that they would need each other, and that this would be beneficial for both of them.

As for the settlement standard, both parties unanimously chose to use meat chunks containing internal energy as the basis for the settlement.

Especially meat that has broken through boundaries is a highly sought-after commodity.

Jia Xu tentatively included some technology, but he found that the envoy group showed little interest, clearly indicating that the Tang Dynasty possessed better or comparable alternatives.

Jia Xu also showed little interest in what the Tang Dynasty offered, and the military formations created by the God of War that Wang Xuance had included were even less appealing to Xinghan.

Both sides politely exchanged items, after all, it was their first transaction, and they had to continue even if they suffered a slight loss.

However, it is clear that the two sides eventually reached a balance of exchanging goods, making them realize that they needed to offer something truly good to impress the other.

Moreover, both sides learned more about each other through this round of transactions.

(End of this chapter)