dawn of dynasty

Facts have proved that although Tang Yingxiang is arrogant and dandy, and has eyes for no one, he is not completely brainless. Even though he knew that Shen Zhimei was Shen Guanye's eldest sister, he still dared to pursue her while flirting with women everywhere. Wouldn't this be a slap in Shen Guanye's face? ?

Can this still be a marriage? It’s totally a feud!
If it were another person, Tang Yingxiang could still afford to offend him. There were not many people in Tianxia who were more powerful than Tang Yingxiang and his father - even after Zeng Mingwu passed away and the Tianlong Clan fell into civil war, Marshal Tang's power dropped a lot.

But it was Shen Guanye whom Tang Yingxiang provoked. Not even him, not even himself, could afford to offend him.

If Tang Yingxiang really dared to do this, even if his father doted on his only son, he would capture him as soon as possible and personally deliver him to Shen Guanye, leaving Shen Guanye to do nothing.

Obviously, Tang Yingxiang was not so brainless, so while he was pursuing Shen Zhimei, he broke up with all his confidantes and arranged a large "breakup fee" for everyone.

However, Shen Guanye still did not agree to the marriage. It was not because of his feudal patriarchal style that he even interfered in his eldest sister's marriage.

In fact, he knows too well that "a person's situation is easy to change, but his nature is difficult to change." After living with the same thinking and behavior patterns for decades, this huge inertia cannot be changed by a mere human will.

Tang Yingxiang can suppress himself for a while now, but what about the future? He can control himself for a year and a half, but can he control himself for decades?
If Shen Zhimei really gets married to him, Tang Yingxiang will fall into his old ways soon.

This is not something Tang Yingxiang is irrational and can't be changed by whether he dares to offend him or not. This is human nature!
What kind of person Tang Yingxiang is was decided a few years after he developed self-awareness as a child. Therefore, Shen Guanye was very repelled by Tang Yingxiang becoming his brother-in-law.

Not only him, but in fact no one in their family approved of the marriage. Everyone had a clear idea of ​​what kind of person Tang Yingxiang was.

However, some people, such as Shen Guanye, Shen's father and Shen's mother, Shen Zhilan, and Shen Zhizhu, can directly dissuade Shen Zhimei, while others, such as He Tingzhang and Li Yao - Li Yao has already married Shen Zhizhu and has become Shen Guanye's third wife. Brother-in-law, if it’s not easy, just speak up.

Shen Zhimei is a person who is not very opinionated, has a weak personality, and cares about her family very much, so even if she is tempted at first, after her family members try to dissuade her, she will calm down and think carefully.

Tang Yingxiang did not give up because of this. Instead, he ran more frequently to the Xia Nan Clan and provided help to the Xia Nan Clan to the best of his ability. When the Xia Nan Clan was first established, Tang Yingxiang helped a lot.

But soon, he had no intention of running to Xia Nan Clan.

Because Zeng Mingwu died, the Tianlong Clan fell into the game of power. As a satellite force of the Tianlong Clan, the Fangu Clan could not stay out of the matter.

Because Marshal Tang and Zeng Mingwu were almost sworn brothers, the Fangu Clan should naturally support the faction of Zeng Mingwu's son.

But Zeng Mingwu's son is so different from Zeng Mingwu himself that he can't even be considered a middle-aged man. He has neither prestige nor any strategic vision. He is also very mediocre, ignorant, self-motivated, and willful.

Such a person, even if he has a father who has made great contributions to the country, died heroically and has a high reputation, will not be able to convince the public.

If he was willing to be a mascot, the powerful people in the Dragon Clan would still be willing to support him, but what if they wanted to compete for power? I'm sorry, no one will support you.

The Fangu Clan has fallen into the whirlpool of war. Naturally, Tang Yingxiang, the young man, can no longer be as carefree as before. He must shoulder his own responsibilities, and wars and difficulties have always been the most training for people.

After facing the war head-on, especially after encountering so many helpless situations, Tang Yingxiang began to feel regret: If he could have been less willful in the past, seize the time to improve his strength, and not waste so much time, then when he encountered these things, it would be Wouldn't it be so powerless? Is there at least a chance of giving it a try?

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Seeing Tang Yingxiang who seemed to be a completely different person in front of him, Shen Guanye suppressed the emotion in his heart and greeted Tang Yingxiang with a smile.

Seeing the smile on Shen Guanye's face, Tang Yingxiang was still a little nervous, but his nervous mood suddenly calmed down.

He has not been to Xia Nancheng for a long time. At first, it was because he had no time, plus a little bit of resentment towards the Shen family for discouraging Shen Zhimei. Later, as the Xia Nan Clan became more and more prosperous, and their Fangu Clan But as things get worse, it becomes an escape.

Now, after many years, Tang Yingxiang returned to Xia Nancheng and found that Xia Nancheng had completely changed. Even though he had stayed in Huacong in the early years and had seen all kinds of prosperous cities, Xia Nancheng was one of the best among these prosperous cities. .

Although it lacks some heritage and rich history compared with ancient cities such as Beichen City, its prosperity is not comparable to that of ancient cities such as Beichen City.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Tang Yingxiang quickly explained his purpose of coming. He came to seek help on behalf of Zeng Mingwu's son.

……

A few days later, a sudden change shocked the entire Tianxia, ​​even attracting strong attention from the great powers.

The Xia Nan Clan claimed that "Several powerful ministers of the Tianlong Clan were unscrupulous and shameless. Not only did they disregard the interests of the country, but when the country was in crisis, they not only failed to work together with the Tianxia Allied Forces to fight against the great powers, but also joined forces to bully their late benefactor. In the name of Lord Zeng Mingwu's widow and son, forcing Zeng Mingwu's son to ask Shen Guanye for help, he declared war on the Tianlong Clan.

This declaration not only denounced the crimes of the major warlords that split from the Tianlong Clan, but also explained why Shen Guanye came forward for this.

Several major warlords bullied the orphans and widowers left by Zeng Mingwu (although the orphan was quite a bit older). How could Shen Guanye, as a person who had received great kindness from Zeng Mingwu, stand by and watch?

Faced with this declaration of war, all the forces in Tianxia had only one thought in their minds: It's finally here! After dormant for several years, the Xia Nan clan finally showed its fangs again.

No one thinks that Shen Guanye will stop in the southwestern provinces. Only fools will believe this.

What is the strength of Xia Nan Valve now?
Shen Guanye, the first person to come to the world, is in charge, and there are five national-level combat forces: Huanglong, Zhu Rusong, Chihun, Immortal Ice Bird and Immortal Immortal. Compared with the southwestern provinces, this kind of combat power is , for a territory with a population of more than 200 million, it is greatly overflowing.

Not to mention the current territory and population, it can easily be covered even if it doubles!
Not only at the town-state level, the combat power is greatly overflowed, but even below the town-state level, there is no lameness.

The number of Tier 12 and Tier 13 title masters is already the largest among warlords in the country, more than the Gui Clan - of course, it is not as good as the Gui Clan now, because the Gui Clan has now taken over Beichen City and can nominally dispatch all warlord.

There is no shortage of Apocalypse who are below level 12, after taking over the Po Warlords, Chongling Clan, and Shiliang Clan, and integrating the entire National Salvation Association. Whether it is the proportion of Apocalypse in the total population, or the strength echelon, Very healthy, fully worthy of Xia Nanfan's current size.

There is even a "surplus".

Then there are lairs and heroic spirits. Although a large number of lairs and heroic spirits were lost in the process of annexing the Broken Warlords, the vacancies caused by these lairs and heroic spirits have almost been filled by outrageously powerful god-type heroic spirits. . The only thing that is a bit lame and unworthy of the title of Xia Nan Clan’s number one warlord is the 14th-level lair!
Now Xia Nan Clan still lacks a level 14 lair.

But before Zeng Mingwu died, didn't he transfer the Green Dragon Nest Contract to Shen Guanye? When the green dragon's nest is born again, Shen Guanye will be able to sense it immediately, and then the last lameness of the Xia Nan Clan will be corrected.

What's more, even though the Xia Nan clan is now missing a 14th-level lair, it has many 13th-level lairs, which can more or less fill the gap in some of the 14th-level lairs.

Having said so much, I want to say that in the eyes of the world, the Xia Nan clan can support its size in all aspects below the town and national level, and at the town and national level, it is far stronger than its current size. …So, expansion is inevitable.

In fact, with Shen Guanye's consistent style, people even guessed that he would choose to expand to the north.

The Xia Nan Clan declared war on several major warlords who split from the original Tianlong Clan in the north. For the world, it was not so much a ground-breaking moment as it was that this day had finally arrived.

After declaring war, Xia Nan clan immediately divided its troops into several groups and headed north. Of course, several major warlords had been prepared and deployed heavy troops to guard it.

But no matter how much preparation you make, it is still in vain in the face of absolute strength.

The defense lines set up by several major warlords were easily broken through. The Xia Nan Clan's armies were not far behind, but they were not far behind, and they quickly encroached on the territory of the original Tianlong Clan.

……

In Xia Nancheng, senior officials such as Shen Guanye, Zhu Rusong, Xia Wumian, and Su Yuan sat opposite each other, talking about the war in the north.

Nowadays, the Xia Nan Clan has only dispatched a part of its combat power, and it is far from the time to dispatch the national-level combat power such as Shen Guanye and Zhu Rusong. After all, the war is a step-by-step process. How can there be a big blow at the beginning?

Although judging from various objective conditions, once Wang Zha is launched, even the major warlords of the Tianlong clan cannot stop it, and they will definitely be blown up to the sky.

But who actually knows?
What if the warlords have some trump card? What if the Fuso people and the Star people intervened forcefully? What if something unexpected happens?

If Wang Zha didn't explode when he hit it but became mute, wouldn't the Xia Nan Clan be blinded?

Therefore, even though Xia Nan was very confident, he still chose to play it safe and steady.

Wang Zha must be reserved to deal with emergencies, and he will not fight unless he wins for sure.

Shen Guanye did not recruit back the two legions that supported the Guimen clan battlefield and the Bilong clan battlefield, although they were indeed two considerable forces.

But for the current Xia Nan Clan, their force is no longer so stretched, and there is no need to recruit Cen Lingxiao and the others back.

Now, leading several armies to attack the Tianlong Clan are Pei Gao, Grandma Zhu, the 13th-level master of the National Salvation Association who was originally based in Beichen City, and Professor Lu.

Now Professor Lu has been promoted to the 12th level. After being promoted to the 12th level, his combat power is comparable to that of a 13th level master. In addition, he has led troops in the Xia Nan clan to fight in the north and south in recent years, and he has already developed good military abilities. Enough to be a coach all the way!
Each of the three armies is led by a 13th-level master or a coach with a 13th-level combat power, and is assisted by one or two 12th-level masters, plus groups of Tiangang Gods, Earthly Evil Gods, and an impressive number of dragons. 13th-level heroic spirits such as Xiang Knight, Six-case Gongcao, Flying Dragon King, Nine-tailed Fox, etc.

Even if the Tianlong clan alliance goes all out, it will be difficult to resist them, not to mention that they are partially restrained by Zeng Mingwu's son and the Fangu clan?
Several military leaders could only sit back and watch their territory being eroded little by little.

"The battle on the front line is similar to what we deduced at the beginning. Everything went well. However, seeing that we launched an attack on the north, the Fuso people are getting ready to take action again." Mr. Wu Mian introduced the situation. "Not only the Fuso people, but also the Star People. An unusual move.”

During the National Salvation Congress, Mr. Wu Mian was responsible for the intelligence work of the National Salvation Congress and did a very good job.

With such a master who has both strength, prestige, and ability, what else does the person in charge of intelligence work do?
After the National Salvation Association merged into the Xia Nan clan, Shen Guanye appointed Mr. Wumian as the boss of the intelligence department.

Nowadays, except for Peach Blossom Lord, who has a single line of contact with him, and many uncontracted god-type heroic spirits who can act as his informants, all other information must first go through Mr. Wu Mian's hands and be filtered before being presented to him. before.

Hearing this, Shen Guanye nodded.

The main reason why he did not immediately send his troops north to attack the Tianlong clan after annexing the broken warlords was for this reason.

If you defeat the warlord and swallow the big stuff, you will definitely suffer from indigestion symptoms. In addition, at that time, the army had been fighting for many years, and the spirit had reached its limit, and it was in urgent need of rest.

If we immediately send our troops northward, not only will we not have sufficient strength, but we will also be very likely to cause civil strife, which is not a wise choice.

What's more important is that if he chooses to send his troops north immediately at that time, it will definitely cause a strong backlash from the great powers and force them to take action against him immediately.

Therefore, at that time point, it was a wise choice to decisively stop the pace of expansion and enter the stage of recuperation.

But even so, he still gave Zeng Mingwu's son Zeng Shanmao a chance to choose.

As early as when civil strife was about to break out in the Tianlong Clan, he sent people to see Zeng Shanmao and Tang Yingxiang's father, Marshal Tang.

What he was thinking at that time was that after all, he had inherited a favor from Zeng Mingwu Tianda, and he had the responsibility to take care of his son and his family. If Zeng Shanmao asked him for help, even if it was not the best choice for him to intervene in the Tianlong Clan's civil war, He also has to agree - at least to preserve a certain strength of the Zeng family, right?

However, Zeng Shanmao was really confused. Compared to his uncles and uncles with different surnames, Zeng Shanmao was more afraid of Shen Guanye, fearing that Shen Guanye would occupy the magpie's nest and annex the entire Tianlong Clan after he intervened.

In addition, at that time, he seriously misjudged the strength of the enemy and ourselves. He felt that under his alliance, he had a high chance of reunifying the Tianlong Clan, so he flatly rejected Shen Guanye's kindness, even if Marshal Tang tried hard to persuade him, it would not work. .

So what else does Shen Guanye have to say?
He was originally reluctant to intervene in the Tianlong clan battlefield at that time, let alone that they were unwilling to accept your kindness?
In this case, why should he rush?
After a lot of back and forth, we have arrived today. Zeng Shanmao's alliances have united others together, and finally recognized the reality, and Xia Nan clan also got precious time to recuperate.

Zeng Shanmao’s request for help happened today. It can be said that the timing is just right! (End of chapter)