The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 355: The Imperial Seal Goes North, Song Que Arrives in Taiyuan
The collapse of the huge palace alarmed the guards of the imperial city. When they rushed over, they saw only devastation. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling stood on the ruins with stunned expressions. Xu Ziling sheathed his sword and turned to look at his good brother.

After taking revenge, the huge stone that had been weighing on their brothers' hearts was finally removed. Kou Zhong took a deep breath and a smile appeared on his face, "Xiao Ling, mother's spirit in heaven can finally rest in peace."

"Master Zhong, when this war is over, we must thank our senior. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't know where we are now. With his strength, it would be easy for him to kill Yu Wenzhi, but he chose to leave it to us. He really had good intentions."

Xu Ziling nodded in agreement, "Yes, Master has always been very kind to us. Let's find some time to dig out the Secret of Immortality and find a good feng shui site for mother to be buried."

"it is good."

……

Song Que was reading memorials in the palace hall when a eunuch suddenly came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the imperial seal is missing."

"Hmm?" Song Que raised his eyebrows, "Gone?"

His slightly cold gaze fell on the eunuch, as if there was a heavy weight on him, which made him breathless. He shivered and replied tremblingly, "Your Majesty, our people have searched almost all over the palace, but they can't find the imperial seal. No one has sensed the supernatural power you mentioned."

"I suspect..." At this point, his voice dropped and he dared not say any more.

Song Que put down the memorial in his hand and said calmly, "You suspect that the imperial seal is no longer in the palace, or even in Chang'an." After saying that, he suddenly laughed again, "No wonder Yu Wenzhi didn't escape and stayed here to die. It turns out he has this trick up his sleeve."

"There aren't many people from the Yuwen clan left in Chang'an City, right?"

"Your Majesty, apart from the great general Yuwen Chengdu, there are only a few family elders left. The rest of the women, children, and young men have long disappeared. According to investigation, they seem to have gone to the north."

"As expected, with the imperial seal in hand, they should go to the grassland to seek refuge with the Turks. The Central Plains is so vast that no one dares to take them in. Only the Turkic royal court in the grassland has the confidence to do so." At this point, he suddenly laughed.

"Originally, after pacifying the North, I was planning to rest and recuperate for a few years. Now, I don't even need to find a reason."

At the same time, a convoy of hundreds of people passed through Yanmen Pass and stepped into the grassland. The accompanying soldiers looked back from time to time, and finally relaxed after going dozens of miles deep into the grassland.

In the convoy, a middle-aged man was sitting in the carriage, holding a box tightly in his arms with a nervous expression. The direction they were heading was the Turkic royal court.

……

Hejian Leshou.

"My king, Song Que has taken Guanzhong. What should we do?"

In the pavilion, a figure in a robe was fishing with a fishing rod in hand. Outside the courtyard, raindrops fell on the pond, creating ripples. "Shh, keep your voice down. You scared away all my fish."

After an unknown amount of time, the fishing rod suddenly fell down. The man immediately smiled and exerted a little force with his hand. A half-foot long fish jumped out of the water and landed accurately in the fish basket beside him.

He dropped his fishing rod, turned around, and revealed a resolute and upright face. This man was none other than Dou Jiande, the powerful general in the north.

"Zhengben, do you remember why we rebelled in the first place?"

Song Zhengben said without hesitation, "Your Majesty, Yang Guang was defeated in his campaign against Goguryeo, the north was in chaos, and the people were living in misery. We rebelled because we couldn't survive. Now it has been more than ten years."

Dou Jiande sighed, "Back then, Yang Guang was tyrannical and forced people all over the world to rebel, so we opposed him. But now it's different. I, Dou Jiande, am a rough man and don't understand any great principles. We who occupy the territory in the north are no match for Song Que. If we continue to fight, I don't know how many people will die."

"In the battle of Luoyang, we lost despite having more troops than the enemy. Now the Yuwen clan in Guanzhong has been destroyed, and the Li clan in Hedong is almost on its knees begging for mercy. Can we still count on Liu Wuzhou and his men?"

After that, his tone became heavier. "Wu has two great masters. No one in the world can rival them. We have rebelled for so many years and have enjoyed what we deserve. Now it is time to seek peace for our fellow countrymen. They have followed me for so long, and I don't want them to die in vain on the battlefield."

Song Zhengben sighed in his heart. No matter which family it was, they would feel powerless in front of a behemoth like the Wu Kingdom. With a powerful army and a great master who was like a stabilizing force, basically no one could contend with it.

"I understand what the king means. I will arrange for someone to go to Wu right away."

After these words, Dou Jiande's expression eased a lot, and he continued, "Song Que can tolerate Wang Shichong, so he will not treat me, Dou Jiande, harshly. In addition, all the people sent by other families to discuss the matter will be delayed. I will not see any of them."

"I obey!"

……

Luoyang, the headquarters of the Yinkui Sect.

Zhu Yuyan gnashed her teeth and said to her apprentice, "Wanwan, you have to remember that no man in this world is a good person!"

Wanwan gritted her teeth, her pretty face showing frustration, "Master, Shi Zhixuan has regained his Grandmaster status, he will definitely return to the Saint Sect, what should we do then?"

Outside the city of Chang'an, Su Ming and his party took out the Evil Emperor's relic. The whole process was indeed secretive, but the Evil Emperor's relic was the treasure of the Demon Sect. As long as it appeared in the world, the people of the Demon Sect nearby would be able to sense it.

Therefore, the news of the birth of the evil emperor's relics quickly spread throughout the demon sect.

If any other force got the Evil Emperor's relic, the entire Demon Sect would probably come and rob it immediately. Unfortunately, the one who got the Evil Emperor's relic was the Wu Kingdom, with two great masters in charge, and no one dared to cause trouble under their noses.

However, the people from the Demon Sect were unwilling to accept this and tried their best to find out the news, but the result they got was that the evil emperor's relics were obtained by Shi Zhixuan, and the prime minister of Wu, Pei Ju, was Shi Zhixuan.

The news spread among the Demon Sect, causing a huge disturbance.

Zhu Yuyan snorted coldly, hatred flashing in her beautiful eyes, "Humph, so what? There are more than one great masters in this world. He prevented me from reaching the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Demon Art and destroyed the future of the Yinkui Sect. He thought he could unify the entire Saint Sect, but unfortunately, those bald ass bitches in the Buddhist sect didn't let him go. Bi Xiuxin turned him into a lost dog."

"Even if Shi Zhixuan returns to the Saint Sect, he dare not mention the matter of unification again. Otherwise, the two great masters of Wu will not sit idly by." After saying that, she looked at her apprentice again, "Wanwan, your vision is not as good as yours. Although Xu Ziling is young, his future is limitless. When you have mastered the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Demon Art, you can do whatever you want. Your master will not stop you."

Upon hearing this, Wanwan's ears instantly turned red. She walked forward and hugged Zhu Yuyan's arm and acted coquettishly, "Master, what are you talking about? I didn't. From now on, I will accompany you and will not go anywhere."

Zhu Yuyan smiled, her eyes full of love, thinking to herself, Wanwan alone is not enough, I will collect some girls and send them to the palace in the future. If I can establish a relationship with the princes of Wu, the Yinkui Sect may be able to be revived...

Helping her disciple is just an excuse, her real purpose is to revitalize the Yinkui Sect.

When it comes to the harem route, they are the experts. …

After capturing Chang'an City, generals such as Kou Zhong and Xu Shiji quickly pacified Guanzhong. The entire Guanzhong area was pacified and order was quickly restored. In the face of the general trend, few people would go against it.

After the defeat of Wagangzhai, the group of people who had followed Li Mi before had not yet returned. But when the Wu State defeated the coalition forces in the Battle of Luoshui, and now took control of Guanzhong, everyone knew that a new era was about to come, and what they wanted was to get on board the ship of the new dynasty as soon as possible and gain more credit.

A month later, Song Que led his troops north again. This time, he only brought 30,000 troops. Kou Zhong followed the army, while he left Li Jing in Guanzhong to take charge in his place.

Since leaving Shu, Li Jing has demonstrated his extraordinary military talent. On the battlefield, he can always gain the greatest victory at the lowest cost. He fights quickly and fiercely. Such talents are rare, and there are only a few in an era. Song Que also admires him very much and entrusts him with important tasks.

……

Hedong, Taiyuan.

Li Shimin said to Li Yuan, who was sitting at the top, "Father, His Majesty will soon arrive in Taiyuan. Let's go out of the city to welcome him."

"It took only one month to pacify Guanzhong. The strength of Wu State is indeed formidable. I didn't expect them to come so quickly." Li Yuan was still immersed in the shock brought by the sudden news.

"Alas, what a pity." He looked at the magnificent palace and let out a deep sigh. He had not yet had enough of being a king, but he did not expect that it would end soon.

"When will they arrive?"

"Expected to be tomorrow."

Li Yuan's eyes flashed, "Okay, tomorrow all the Li family members will go out of the city to welcome you. Your father will offer the seal of the King of Tang and hand over Hedong to him. After this is over, you will be the new head of the Li family."

Li Shimin was shocked and quickly declined, "Father, you must not do that. I am still young and cannot control the overall situation. Only you can lead the Li family out of this predicament. Please take back what you just said."

"I am old now, and the world will be ruled by you young people from now on. Your sister has always been close to you, and I know she resents me. As long as I sit in the position of the head of the family, this resentment will never subside."

After saying this, Li Yuan revealed a deep sense of fatigue, "The Li family can no longer withstand this."

"Father, I will talk to my little sister slowly, and she will understand." After that, he said carefully, "Father, what about the people of the Dugu family?"

When the Li clan started the rebellion, the Dugu clan placed all their hopes on them. Unfortunately, the Li clan failed, and this defeat consumed all the remaining assets of the Dugu clan. The Great Zhou was destroyed, and the old clans in Guanlong were severely damaged, never to regain their former glory.

Among the four major clans of the Sui Dynasty, the Li clan fell into decline, the Yuwen clan fled north in panic, the Dugu clan was basically nowhere to be found, and the Song clan turned their clan into a country and eventually came to the top.

Li Yuan sighed, feeling depressed. "I will talk to Master You about this matter. The era of the Guanlong clan is over after all. If the Dugu clan wants to continue to exist, they have no choice but to bow their heads."

……

A few days later, ten miles away from Taiyuan City.

The Li family's young men were standing under the scorching sun, gazing into the distance, as if they were waiting for something. The scorching sun made them sweat profusely, but no one dared to leave and could only stay here and wait obediently.

Finally, there was movement in the wilderness.

The khaki sandstorm swept in, the earth trembled endlessly, the sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and in their horrified eyes, long black dragons rushed over, the black armor reflected the cold light in the sun, and the surging murderous intent seemed to penetrate the space, shocking everyone so much that they dared not speak.

Li Yuan stood at the front with a very stiff smile on his face. It's not like he had never seen elite cavalry before. He had also seen them when the Turkic cavalry entered the Central Plains before. However, the Wu cavalry in front of him was not inferior to those Turks in momentum.

Soon, the cavalry came close, and he could even see traces of blood on their armor and dark bloodstains on their weapons. Their cold eyes and murderous aura told him that this was a rare elite cavalry.

After the cavalry was lined up, a long convoy slowly approached from a distance.

Song Que got off the carriage and came to Li Yuan. He looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and said, "Master Li, we finally meet."

Instantly, Li Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly bowed to express his attitude, "I dare not, there is only the Li family in this world, there is no Li clan."

Song Que smiled and said nothing more, "Let's go into the city."

That night, Song Que met a white-haired old woman, who was the only surviving master of the Dugu family and was now over a hundred years old. After a conversation, a woman named Dugu Feng appeared in his harem.

This is the way for aristocratic families to survive. Even if Song Que is a master of martial arts, he cannot change the inertia of this world. He must accept it for both moral and logical reasons. This is the case with Li Xiuning and Dugu Feng.

However, even if these women entered the palace, their offspring would never be able to ascend to the throne of crown prince, just like Li Shimin's son Li Ke. Unless all of Li Shimin's sons died, it would never be his turn to inherit the throne.

……

When the attention of the whole world was attracted by Song Que, Su Ming returned to Luoyang and stayed in a small Taoist temple in the city.

The dim sunlight sprinkled in the courtyard. Su Ming held the Taoist scripture in his hand, his mind immersed in the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness:
Mirror Owner: Su Ming

World: Twin Dragons
Identity: National Master of the Great Wu, Master of Xu Ziling, Jade Taoist, Number One Person in the World

Origin of the World: 832,430

Degree of world collapse: 83.2 percent.

Number of time and space reflections captured: zero
Number of crossings: Zero
He collected his thoughts and looked leisurely. When Song Que returned to Luoyang, the world would be unified. However, the current progress seemed far from enough. According to the process, it seemed that it would not be perfect.

Li Tang's destiny was reversed, the forces of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling won in the end, Song Que even unified the north and the south, creating an unprecedented situation. With the addition of the four great saints, the power of Buddhism declined greatly. It was enough no matter how you counted it. Could it be that they had to deal with the Demon Sect as well?
That doesn't make sense. Those guys from the Demon Sect can't accomplish anything great, and their role in The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty is also limited. It shouldn't be their turn.

Thinking to the end, Su Ming couldn't help but have a thought: could it be because of the future Wu Zhao?

(End of this chapter)