Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

"Cao Da, how have you been preparing over the years?"

Li Zhirui looked at the middle-aged man with slightly graying hair in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

To date, he has been in the Dafeng Dynasty for ten years.

Cao Da, who was only in his thirties, is now over forty.

Moreover, after ten years of lurking, his entire temperament has changed drastically. He no longer looks like a farm boy. Instead, he gives people a cold and chilly feeling, as if he is being watched by a poisonous snake in the dark.

What Li Zhirui was asking about was the chess game he had started many years ago to overthrow the Dafeng Dynasty.

The number of "living ghosts" like Cao Da, who were separated from their wives and children and their families destroyed because of their family members or themselves offending the descendants of Liu, has greatly increased in recent years and has exceeded 400,000!

If it weren't for the fact that the Dafeng Dynasty had a large territory and did a good job on the surface, winning the hearts of the people, and Li Zhirui asking them to hide, the resentment of these people alone would have been enough to shake the foundation of its destiny.

In addition, Li Zhirui himself also mentored many civilian Confucian scholars over the past ten years, most of whom passed the imperial examinations and became Jinshi.

Unfortunately, due to their background, their official careers were not very smooth, and could even be said to be very bumpy. So far, there has not even been a fifth-rank official.

But the Dafeng Dynasty's approach played into Li Zhirui's hands!
Whether an official is motivated by greed for money, a sincere desire to serve the people, or a desire to realize his ambitions, he needs a higher position to have a chance to realize his goals.

But the rulers of the Dafeng Dynasty did not care about these things at all. Not only did they fail to bridge the conflicts between the Liu family members and other officials, but under the instigation of Liu Bairui, the conflicts continued to intensify.

As an outsider in the game of chess, Li Zhirui could see clearly that Liu Bairui was unwilling to be just a king without much real power, and he had strong ambitions!
It was precisely because of the numerous contradictions within the dynasty's ruling class that they were unable to continue expanding their borders and were blocked outside by the monks of Wanzhuzhou, and the situation became increasingly worse.

Originally, relying on the power of humanity to suppress the monks, the soldiers of the Dafeng Dynasty not only suffered fewer casualties, but also often won victories.

However, due to the decline of the dynasty's fortune, they could no longer use their secret techniques to suppress the monks on a large scale.

In this way, it would be easy for the cultivators to find their flaws, leading to their defeat on the battlefield. The territory that had been snatched from Wanzhuzhou in previous years had now been returned in full.

Although everyone with a discerning eye can see the internal and external troubles, the Liu family is still plagued by internal strife!

Many people in the Liu family had long been dissatisfied with Liu Bairui. After all, he was an ambitious and resourceful king who had snatched a lot of power from them.

"To answer your question, sir, the poisons you gave me have been delivered to those families." Cao Da's eyes, which were as calm as dead water, now showed excitement.

"Okay, then don't interfere in what happens next. Let everyone evacuate the capital and leave this place where chaos is about to break out." Li Zhirui nodded and left the dark room.

Although he has been in the capital of Dafeng for the past ten years, he has not neglected his cultivation.

The rich spiritual energy in the space can fully satisfy Li Zhirui's cultivation, but he seldom went there in recent years. He devoted more time and energy to deducing the eighth-level pill formula and studying the humane method.

The poison that Cao Da mentioned is one of Li Zhirui's research results over the years.

The king is protected by the fortune of the dynasty, immune to all attacks and all evils retreat from him, but Li Zhirui's poison can avoid all these and really poison him.

……

"Master, do you really want to use it?"

At nightfall, similar voices were heard in the secret rooms of several mansions in the capital.

Their target is also obvious, that is Liu Bairui!

It has to be said that Liu Bairui is very capable. Even when he is half-sidelined, he can still find the right opportunity and continue to gain more power.

"This poison appeared too suddenly, and we have no way of finding out who sent it. Maybe that group of monks wanted to use us to cause chaos in the dynasty. By then, the humanitarian law network will inevitably be affected, and I'm afraid we won't have a good ending!"

"Yes, please think twice before acting, Patriarch!"

Several elders hurriedly tried to persuade him.

Unexpectedly, the head of the family at the top suddenly opened his eyes and said sinisterly: "You are loyal to that kid Liu Bairui, but do you know that he will attack us soon?"

"Do you really think that he hasn't completely taken control of the military power he seized a few years ago? He is deliberately putting on a show for us!"

"If I hadn't accidentally discovered that two armies had set out some time ago, and their destination was the capital, I would probably have remained in the dark until my death!"

In fact, it was not the head of the family who discovered it, but the secret forces under Li Zhirui who discovered it. They only knew about it through the undercover agents lurking in their homes.

Although the two armies were very cautious, hiding during the day and moving at night, and acting in dispersed ways, they still left many traces. With a little judgment, their purpose was known.

It was because he discovered that Liu Bairui was planning to overturn the table that Li Zhirui felt that the time was almost up and that this was the best opportunity. After all, when it came to their own life and death, those people would not care about the survival of the Dafeng Dynasty at all.

"what!"

The elders were immediately horrified. Those who had been trying to persuade him nodded in agreement with the head of the family's approach, and even urged him impatiently, hoping that he could take action as soon as possible.

Otherwise, once the army enters the capital, they will be like fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others!
"Don't worry, you will hear good news tomorrow!" A sinister look appeared on the head of the family's face.

The elders were all horrified, especially those who had tried to persuade them earlier. They were now sweating profusely and quickly expressed their loyalty. It was not until they said they would give up power and part of their wealth that the head of the family nodded and let the matter go.

That night.

Liu Bairui, who was always diligent in his work, was reviewing memorials at his desk. A wisp of fragrance in the hall made his drowsy mind clear up a lot, and he asked, "What kind of fragrance is this? It actually has the effect of refreshing the mind."

"Your Majesty, this is the new fragrance made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Well, not bad, reward!"

After saying this, he continued to review memorials and did not go to bed until late at night.

And that very night, a group of waiters and palace maids came to a corner at the same time and left this place of trouble through a tunnel.

Before they left, they left behind a little inconspicuous spark and some dead branches and leaves in this magnificent palace with red bricks and green tiles.

dong dong dong-

The next morning, the alarm clock rang throughout the palace.

Liu Bairui, who usually woke up when the bell rang, did not open his eyes for a long time.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

The palace servants serving outside called out to him several times but saw no response from him. They felt something was wrong and stepped forward to check on him, only to find that his skin was blue and his whole body was cold, and he had already stopped breathing!
"Oh! No! His Majesty has passed away!"

A group of panicked and disoriented palace servants shouted and ran towards the harem, where the only proper master in the palace, the queen, was.

"He died?!" "Who did it?"

The spies from various families lurking in the palace were startled and quickly turned around to inform their real masters.

……

"died."

Li Zhirui, who had already left the capital and was living in an inn ten miles outside the city, felt something in his heart and looked up in the direction of the imperial palace. In the sight of his Dharma Eye, he saw a bright yellow four-clawed dragon roaring towards the sky with its fangs bared. It seemed that it wanted to make some attacks, but unfortunately it was powerless and was soon sucked away by a black hole filled with yin energy.

"Pity."

Li Zhirui sighed slightly, and asked Cao Da and others to leave this place of trouble.

The king has passed away, and his descendants are only twelve or thirteen years old. There are conflicts within the Liu family, various ambitious people, and two large armies are on the way.

The entire dynasty will enter a state of disintegration, and the capital city, where all kinds of evil spirits gather, is the most dangerous place!
Today, the humanitarian legal network has dissipated a lot, and many remote counties and cities may even be collapsing. The suppression effect on Li Zhirui is not that strong. He does not have to worry about his own safety, but there is no need to stay.

Moreover, Li Zhirui also had to arrange for his family members to take over the territory of the Dafeng Dynasty, which required a place where they could use their magic power without restrictions.

The group walked westward for a few days. After Li Zhirui completely escaped from the humanitarian law, he left quietly that night.

The humanitarian legal network that the dynasty used to maintain its rule and control the local areas collapsed on a large scale in just a few days, and now only some of it still exists in the capital area.

The fall of the Dafeng Dynasty was imminent. Li Zhirui's mission had been completed, so he naturally no longer needed to mingle with ordinary people.

As for Cao Da and others who had worked for him over the years, their clansmen had already arranged their futures, so he didn't need to worry about them.

The next day, after Cao Da and others learned that Li Zhirui was missing, they were silent for a moment and then continued to move forward according to his previous instructions.

……

"Ruizu!"

The Li family members, who had been paying close attention to the Dafeng Dynasty and waiting to take over the territory, greeted Li Zhirui when they saw him coming.

"Let's get started."

After a pause, Li Zhirui warned: "Don't be greedy. Just bring the three or four thousand miles of land in the east under the family's rule. If it is farther away, the family will find it difficult to control it."

"Of course, we can't just miss out on the thousands of miles of territory in the west. We should give it to those vassal forces and let the family own it in name only."

The Dafeng Dynasty began its expansion from Shajiaozhou. Over the past hundred years, its territory has expanded several times, and it is a long and narrow territory from east to west. If they are allowed to continue to develop, perhaps they really will have hope of being upgraded to a Taoist dynasty!

Of course, this possibility is not very high. After all, there were too many contradictions within the Dafeng Dynasty. Li Zhirui was able to resolve them in just ten years because of these.

"Yes!"

Everyone nodded and took action.

While taking over the border lands, they also notified the independent cultivator families and sects in Shanhaizhou that had no spiritual veins to go to the west thousands of miles away to establish their own clan lands and mountain gates.

This also includes several forces blocking the connection between Lijiashan Haizhou and Dafeng in the east.

After all, these thousands of miles of territory are to be directly ruled by the family. Even if these forces all join the family, they will still be an obstacle.

Of course, the Li family still had to save some face, so they gave some compensation to these families, such as allowing them to occupy an extra spiritual vein and expand their territory.

The Liu clan members who were fighting for power in the capital were completely unaware of the Li family's actions. It was not until the army of monks sent by the Li family arrived outside the capital that they realized that something was wrong. The Dafeng Dynasty that their ancestors had worked so hard to create was about to be destroyed in their hands.

"It's over!"

The Liu clan members sighed and felt extremely regretful in their hearts. They were blinded by power and only thought about controlling the world, but they forgot that the dynasty was surrounded by immortal forces that were eyeing them covetously!

"I am so ashamed of my ancestors! I will not be able to see them again after I die!"

Many elderly people collapsed to the ground and burst into tears.

Li Zhirui, who was standing at the front of the Li family, watched their performance with cold eyes and said, "Let's get started. Get rid of these Liu clan members and restore local rule as soon as possible."

After saying that, Li Zhirui took the lead in taking action. A bolt of lightning descended from the sky and easily shattered the humanitarian law network that shrouded the capital.

At this time, the Dafeng Dynasty had already lost the support of the people, and no one knew how much territory it had lost. If the Li family had not taken over the territory quickly enough, who knows how much trouble would have arisen.

The grievances and various causes and effects in the hearts of countless mortals were all weighed down on the precarious fortune of the dynasty, which had long been fragile.

Li Zhirui's thunder dealt it the final blow.

woo-

Liu Dafeng used the Vermilion Bird as its totem. When the last network of humanitarian law was broken, the Vermilion Bird, transformed by its luck, let out a mournful cry and became even weaker. Its entire body flickered and it could hardly maintain its appearance.

"Even if I die, I'll take a few people with me!"

Seeing the Li family monks coming in with great momentum, several Liu family members tried to fight back.

Unfortunately, their method of practicing humanity is closely related to their human destiny, but now their destiny is only one in a hundred left. In addition, the legal network that can suppress the strength of cultivators has been broken. How can this group of people who have only practiced for twenty or thirty years be the opponent of this group of virtual cultivators!

Li Zhirui flew in the air without taking any action, but activated his Dharma Eye, as if looking for something.

"found it."

Soon, he appeared in a dilapidated hut outside the city.

The old couple who were taking care of the baby trembled all over and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.

"Don't worry, I will protect those who hurt him, but some things are better off disappearing completely."

As Li Zhirui spoke, he stepped forward, stretched out his right hand and touched the baby's forehead. A little golden dragon was pulled out and sealed into a jade bead that had been prepared long ago.

Just as she was about to dodge away, she saw a flash of light in his dantian. She couldn't help but frown and muttered, "I'll spare your life, but I can't leave any hidden dangers!"

He just stretched out his hand and pointed at the baby's dantian, and the bright spiritual light was drawn out and merged into the jade bead.

"As for you, just pretend you have never seen me."

Two rays of light entered the minds of the old couple, erasing this memory. (End of this chapter)