I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 500: The Academy is about to open
Sunset Pass, the Left General’s Mansion.

Jiang Shoucheng is ten years older than Yuchi Pojun, but as a military practitioner, one would maintain the strongest physical condition before death, so Jiang Shoucheng still looks like a middle-aged man with black hair and beard.

He had a strong aura and sat in front of the screen with the picture of a tiger descending the mountain. The staff officers on his left and right were sending various materials, waiting for Jiang Shoucheng's review.

"My Lord, this is a letter from the Northern Province Chamber of Commerce. The Marquis of Shengshi has been restless and is planning to merge the land for the construction of a large farm."

Jiang Shoucheng's aide Song Mingjing is also a member of the Zongheng family. After the Zongheng family lost power in the court, most of them turned to the local areas and served as aides to the royal palaces and generals' mansions.

Song Mingjing was talking about Zhou Tieyi's opening of a bank. He allocated the money houses of the eight major chambers of commerce to establish a bank and list it on the Daxia Exchange.

The original forces behind the eight chambers of commerce can naturally make a fortune through stocks, but this time the benefits are not free. Correspondingly, the eight chambers of commerce and the people behind them will have to give up their land, establish agricultural companies, and carry out large-scale mechanized farming.

"He is still good at doing business even though he traded land for stocks."

Jiang Shoucheng saw the core of Zhou Tieyi's move at a glance. Land is real, stocks are virtual, and Zhou Tieyi will make money no matter how you calculate it.

"Then, my Lord, this matter..."

Song Mingjing said as he pondered.

General Zuo was in charge of the front-line war and was always independent and decisive. Therefore, even as his closest aide, Song Mingjing seldom made decisions directly for General Zuo. Most of the time, he did things according to Jiang Shoucheng's instructions.

Jiang Shoucheng pondered for a moment and said, "Write a letter in my name, agreeing to the Northern Province Chamber of Commerce to jointly run a farm on the land around Tianjing. However, I have to see that the farm is indeed fruitful next year. Otherwise, even if the stock price rises well, if there is no grain growing in the land, I will not continue to agree."

"Yes."

Song Mingjing nodded in agreement. This was the first time for large-scale mechanized farming in Daxia. Previously, because the cost of inkstone was extremely high and it was polluting, even though the Mohists and Gongshuists had mechanical techniques, they had never applied them to agricultural development. No one knew the outcome, and Jiang Shoucheng could only take it one step at a time.

Song Mingjing picked up his pen to write a letter. Jiang Shoucheng sighed and said, "In fact, even if I don't allow it, there are probably few people who can stop this kid in the current reform of Tianjing. If I had known that this kid was hiding so deeply, I would have caught him in Sunset Pass. It's a pity that Mei Qingchen didn't drive him out of the court, but was subdued by him instead."

Then he thought of another thing, "It seems that this boy is not married yet?"

Song Mingjing stopped writing and replied, "He has not yet been crowned or given a name, and he was hiding in the red-light district before, so the real rich families have not made any marriage contracts with him."

As a means of connecting interests, marriage is the simplest and lowest-cost method.

Jiang Shoucheng was naturally also tempted. As a wealthy family, it would be easy for the Jiang family to find a legitimate daughter of the right age.

But the marriage with Zhou Tieyi was unusual. If it were that simple, people would have appeared in Tianjing to snatch the bride long ago.

For example, Yuchi Pojun is closer to Zhou Tieyi than Jiang Shoucheng, and he has a granddaughter who is the apple of his eye. However, since Zhou Tieyi returned from Shantong Mansion, Yuchi Pojun has never mentioned marriage.

Because the marriage between the two families is no less than a coup d'état.

No matter whether it is the left general or the right general, the core figures who hold the military power of Daxia cannot marry into the current Zhou family, unless the emperor of Daxia successfully becomes a saint and has the magnanimity of a saint and decides to let Zhou Tieyi go.

"Pity."

Jiang Shoucheng waved his hand, signaling Song Mingjing to continue writing the letter and not mention this matter.

Song Mingjing's pen tip had just touched the paper when suddenly there was a vibration coming from the distant military camp. The ancestral qi of heaven and earth was disturbed, causing the ink to condense into a ball on the paper.

"what's up?"

Jiang Shoucheng instinctively felt upset. He stood up, his mind blending with the evil spirit of war that filled Sunset Pass, and he instantly saw the place where the incident had occurred.

On the training ground, the soldiers who were originally practicing the basic Five Elements military formation, together with the general, were backlashed by the Five Elements. Not only did they fail to complete their practice, but they also caused the ancestral Qi of heaven and earth to explode, forming a gust of air that spread in all directions, causing people and horses to fall to the ground.

Fortunately, this is just basic practice and does not really hurt any bones.

Jiang Shoucheng's voice reached his ears through the aura of the soldiers. The general, who was originally in a daze, quickly turned over and clasped his fists, saying, "I was just leading the soldiers to practice the basic five elements formation, but I don't know what happened. Suddenly, I couldn't control the balance of the five elements, so the formation of the five elements of mutual generation turned into the five elements of mutual restraint, which caused the explosion."

Jiang Shoucheng glanced at him and said, "I'm glad he's okay."

Half an hour later, the court meeting in Tianjing ended, and the news that Daxia had abolished the worship of the Five Emperors spread throughout the world like the wind.

With a bang, Jiang Shoucheng couldn't control his temper the moment he heard the news, and he smashed the table in front of him to pieces.

His eyes were so gloomy that he almost wanted to kill. Half an hour ago, he was still admiring that there were not many things that Zhou Tieyi dared not do. But if it was Zhou Tieyi and the current emperor, they would really dare to risk the world's taboos and change the ancestral laws!

As a counselor, Song Mingjing reacted quickly after the initial shock, "Master, the most important thing now is to check the formations based on the Five Elements Law at each checkpoint, and the power loss of the mechanical arts. At the same time, notify all units not to meet the enemy with the Five Elements formation, transfer those units that are good at the Five Elements formation from the front line to the rear for repair, and deal with Yuan Meng's attack well."

Jiang Shoucheng looked up and said, "It's a little too late. You go and give these orders."

After that, Jiang Shoucheng was like a red comet, rising from the Left General's Mansion and arriving in front of Sunset Pass, where there were also three comets rushing towards him. Behind the three comets was a Pegasus formation formed by an inky lead cloud, carrying a rolling evil spirit, like a cold wind from the far north, instantly changing the sky. A strong wind suddenly rose in the sky dozens of miles in front of Sunset Pass, and heavy snow like goose feathers came with a biting cold. The new soldiers who were originally on duty on the city wall couldn't help but shiver.

Although they are new recruits, they are able to go to the battlefield and are at least at the ninth level of martial arts, so they can withstand a certain degree of severe cold. However, this sudden flying snow not only makes people's hands and feet cold, but also makes their hearts creepy, just like ordinary people who see a poisonous snake from afar and feel fear instinctively, as if a disaster is about to happen.

"Pretend to be a ghost!"

Jiang Shoucheng clenched his fist and hammered hard at the leaden clouds gathering in front of him. A red comet with boundless murderous aura shot out like an arrow towards the wind and snow in the sky. Under the attack of the weapon, the thick dark clouds were actually torn apart from the middle, and the wind and snow were pushed to both sides, suddenly forming a ten-mile long cloudless zone in front of Sunset Pass, allowing the sky light to fall from the sky, forming a sharp contrast with the roaring dark clouds and wind and snow gathering on both sides.

However, before the soldiers could admire Jiang Shoucheng's might, one of the three generals attacked by Yuan Meng laughed loudly in the bright sky, "You fought in the court of Daxia, not only disrespecting the gods, but also refusing to recognize the Five Emperors. Now your luck has turned against you. Today is the day when you, Jiang Shoucheng, will be defeated!"

The origin of Yuan Meng was a part of the human race that was unwilling to give up their ancestral beliefs, so they also worshipped the Five Emperors, but they always regarded the Five Emperors as gods rather than the ancestors of the human race.

As the divine general finished his words, the powerful divine power combined with the north wind brought even more violent wind and snow. Jiang Shoucheng's breaking through the clouds was already going against the will of heaven, and he was not a first-class country-shaking person who could shake the way of heaven. As a result, the sky, which had only been visible for a short time, was instantly covered by thicker leaden clouds. The wind and snow brought from the north were permeated with divine power, forming dark blue arrows that shot towards Sunset Pass.

However, the Sunset Pass city wall was originally built by the Five Dynasties of the North and South in order to resist the military advance of Yuan Meng. During the 300 years since the founding of Daxia, repairs were continuously made on the basis of this city wall, forming a Great Wall that stretches for thousands of miles and can block the entire northern military advance.

The formations in the watchtowers were activated, combining with the blood and energy of the garrisoned soldiers to form a red furnace, allowing the essence to ignite wolf smoke that stretched for dozens of miles in an instant. The hot essence wolf smoke dispelled the dark blue divine power, turning the divine arrows into ordinary wind and snow again. Most of this wind and snow dissipated before it even landed on the city wall.

General Xuanming, who had just mocked Jiang Shoucheng, felt sad and angry when he saw the pass in front of him. This Sunset Pass had blocked countless talented and wise lords from Yuanmeng. Even the Changshengtian Khan, who was as tall as the sun more than 20 years ago, fell in front of the pass. Of course, they, the three second-rank generals, were unable to break through the Sunset Pass.

But what he said about today being the day of Jiang Shoucheng's death was not nonsense. Daxia abolished the worship of the Five Emperors, which caused the Five Emperors' fortunes to be disrupted, damaged the country's fortunes, and affected all aspects. Not only did Daxia need time to react, but even the hostile Yuan Meng also needed time to react.

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The three of them and the troops behind them were just advance guards.

Sure enough, just as the soldiers at Sunset Pass gathered their blood and energy to resist the power of General Xuanming, General Xuanming heard the voice of his own Lord, "Daxia is rebellious, and the heavens are angry and the people are resentful. Even if there is the Great Wall, how can we stop the will of heaven!"

The terrifying divine power will continue to erupt with the help of the God of Xuanming, forming a boundless, already black blizzard. In the blizzard, only the spirit and smoke rise into the sky, blocking the Yuanmeng army and at the same time transmitting urgent military reports from the front line to the interior of Daxia.

Jiang Shoucheng did not attack rashly, but relied on the tiger talisman in his hand to form a line with the Great Wall to withstand the terrifying storm of divine power. He was good at defending the city, and relying on the Sunset Pass, he could also withstand enemies more than three times his own number. At the same time, the Great Wall was originally a secret treasure comparable to a holy object. As long as he did not leave the city, even a first-grade master could not do anything to him.

But starting today, Daxia has removed the worship of the Five Emperors. A large part of the Great Wall was originally built by the Five Dynasties of the North and the South, and it inherited the legacy and fortune of the Five Emperors. Now that the Five Emperors are no longer recognized, the defense of this secret treasure will naturally have flaws.

Now Shinto needs to find this flaw and break through Sunset Pass before Daxia completes the reform, while Jiang Shoucheng has to hold on and wait for Tianjing to send people to support.

Jiang Shoucheng was of course confident that he could hold out for a few days, but...

He looked solemnly in the direction of Juma City. In the past, the Great Wall was connected into one piece, relying on the terrain of mountains and rivers to hold back Yuan Meng's army. But now that Juma City has been lost, a corner of the Great Wall has been broken. If the troops led by the Sirius General attack from behind, the time he can hold on will be rapidly shortened with each city he captures.

Now Jiang Shoucheng can only hope that Yuchi Pojun is not as old and feeble as rumored by the outside world, and that he can resist or even kill the Sirius General under such a disadvantageous situation.

Yujing Mountain.

The Minister of Education Tang Anshi vomited blood in public, and his foundation was also damaged. Like Zhou Tieyi who was injured in Taoism, the abolition of the Five Emperors sacrifice was also a big blow to him. It was even a far greater blow to the entire Confucianism than any previous one.

After the court meeting ended, a small court meeting was held in the imperial study, but this time the participants were all from the top nine schools of thought except Confucianism. Even the ministers of Taoism and Buddhism, who had always been invisible in the court, were invited.

In the imperial study, smoke was curling up, and it was warm like spring, keeping the severe winter cold out.

"The Sunset Pass is in urgent need of support. Do you have any recommendations?"

The military situation was urgent, so His Majesty the Great Xia spoke directly to the point.

Although he had just told the strategist to figure out a way himself, he certainly couldn't just ignore it when Yuan Meng really tried to break through the Sunset Pass.

In the past, Sunset Pass was in an emergency, but the entire Daxia could easily mobilize manpower to provide support.

The three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism all have more than one first-rank person in existence.

But now Confucianism has suffered damage to the fortune of the Five Emperors. Not to mention whether it is willing to go to the front line at this time, even if it goes to the front line, its own foundation has been damaged. Not only may it not be able to support Jiang Shoucheng, but it may become a burden, causing the situation to further deteriorate.

In the past, even if Confucianism was unable to get involved, it still had the support of Taoism and Buddhism.

However, the Taoist Lord of Daming Palace had been sent to suppress the Buddhist riots in the western provinces. The Buddhists were also under suspicion because of this incident, and they themselves had not yet figured out who was a Buddhist and who was a Buddhist. Many of the first-class people that could be used by Buddhism and Taoism were also dragged down, so the number of people decreased rapidly, and they were stretched to the limit.

Taoist Shangshu Huanglong Zhenren said, "Your Majesty, the only solution now is to open the academy, send out the holy objects to guard the front line, and wait for the situation to become clear."

As the core foundation of Daxia, the academy is even more important than the military tombs. It is also the place where the Confucian saints fell and contains a lot of mysteries.

After hearing this proposal, His Majesty the Great Xia did not continue the discussion. His eyes fell on Zhou Tieyi, "Go to Zixiao Dao Palace and ask Dong Xingshu to come out. Go with you to the academy and ask for the holy object to guard the front line."

Why did you choose yourself in this matter?
Zhou Tieyi wondered, he was a member of the Great Xia Emperor's party when he was at the Tomb of the Soldiers before, but this time, even if he cooperated with the Great Xia Emperor to abolish the Five Emperors' Sacrifice, shouldn't the other party continue to be wary of him after the completion? Why did he give him such an important task?

(End of this chapter)