Saint Immortal Way

() In Shangshufang, several spirited ministers are standing in front of the emperor's writing case. They are circulating this memorial. This memorial is very interesting. It was drafted by Bailongtan Academy and signed jointly by the patriarchs of 36 major clans in Kyushu. Playbook.

The main purpose of the memorial is to require the major clans, like the four major clans, to have the qualifications to form private armies during the Southern Expedition to quell the southern wilderness, expand the territory for the country, and conquer the world.

The 36 big clans are no small matter. This force is very huge, forming the foundation of the Kyushu Dynasty. The weight of this memorial has to be taken seriously by Emperor Wen.

Among the several ministers, apart from four being members of the four major clans, there are also three who are the most powerful representatives of the thirty to six major clans, and they have long known about such a memorial.

The weight of the memorial, 36!Among the big clans, the Lu clan is the most unpopular, because this is a big clan in the former dynasty, and it is also a family with a great relationship with the Yang family royal family. Now it only lives in Luqiu County, a barren state, and it is absolutely exclusive among the Kyushu. Not in the top fifty, but such a clan is actually listed on the memorial.

"The Lu family has long since fallen. Why is their name listed in the memorials in the book? Is such a declining clan capable of gradually privateing the army and assisting me in the southern expedition to the southern wilderness?" Emperor Wen frowned.

"My lord, the proposal in this memorial was made by Lu Yang. I heard that he is currently studying in the wilderness of Beiyan Prison. He has recruited a small tribe and established a barbarian army. Therefore, he also wants to share the worries of the dynasty. !” said a minister.

"Everyone is old and cunning!" Emperor Wen thought to himself, shaking his head, he knew that the ministers in the court were all elites, and this clearly pushed Lu Yang to bear the responsibility of this memorial.

The big clans in Kyushu hold a lot of resources such as land, wealth, and talents. The rich ones, and the fields under their names have always been tax-free. Therefore, the imperial court has reduced taxes in recent years. In order to levy south, the imperial court’s finances have been relatively tight. The private army formed by these big clans is needed to serve the country.

Considering the protracted period of the Southern Expedition, the imperial court cannot afford it, so this memorial still scratches the imperial court's itch. The only worry now is that once this case is opened, it may become a bad example, causing the day to end in a big way.

Emperor Wen was very worried about this.

Emperor Wen pondered for a while, and said cautiously: "The matter of the four major clans forming a private army was discussed and agreed by the court, but so many clans also request to form a private army, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control!"

"Then come up with a control charter. After all, it is necessary to go to the south. In this special period, I am afraid that there will not be enough troops. After all, the south is a long-term conquest. The shortest is a year or two, and the longest is three to five years. , It is even possible in eight years or ten years. If I want to build an unprecedented achievement, I must mobilize the forces that can be gathered in all Kyushu to participate in such a great chaos. Only in this way can I obtain more land, more population and Resources, please think twice!"

Emperor Wen took a few steps with his hands behind his back, then turned around and said, "Ai Qing is right. During times of war, the dynasty can form a private army. Stability... In this way, I agree with this memorial in principle, but the regulations in it need to be clearly stipulated, and appropriate interests can be placed, but the cornerstone of the unification of the dynasty is never allowed to be shaken!"

After three days, the discussions among the ministers finally came to a conclusion. The rights and obligations of the private army were written in the charter and submitted to Emperor Wen's case.

Emperor Wen carefully read it more than a dozen times, thought carefully for a day, and approved the word "agree" on it, and then Emperor Wen ordered to move to the Baisheng Temple.

The Baisheng Temple is the ancestral temple of the royal family and the temple of many saints. It does not manage secular power, but its status is obviously higher than that of the imperial court, and it has the power to supervise national policies.

Emperor Wen first entered the Stone Pagoda for Seeking True Knowledge, met with the sage of Zhenjian, took out the memorial and the regulations discussed by the ministers, and handed it to the sage for viewing.

The sage read it, pondered for a while, and then said: "The sage is a courageous king. The proposal of this memorial is very good, and the regulations made by the ministers are also good. You must know that everything has its two sides. This is especially true for Ce. Conscripting the clan's private army in wartime is obviously a double-edged sword. However, in order to expand the territory of the dynasty, this sword cannot be used. Since it has decided to use this sword, it must be equipped with a scabbard to prevent It hurts itself, I think this scabbard still needs to be considered, and this regulation is left here, the old man will worry about the saints in the Taimiao, let's discuss it again!"

In the early morning of the next day, six saints from the Baishengtai Temple gathered at the Stone Pagoda for Learning from True Knowledge and discussed the memorial and regulations.The saints are all wise people, and after reading the memorial and various regulations, they already know the pros and cons of them.

"It's really not easy to manage a big country. If the Great Kuang Dynasty wants to expand its territory, it must rely on private troops. Otherwise, it may be difficult to achieve great things with the imperial army alone!"

"It's just that once this example is opened, the centralization of power will be divided by one point, which is not good for great governance!"

The sages fell silent, and the sage of Zhenjian said after a while: "I agree with the meaning of the old man, and the ministers of the court also agree with it!"

"The Holy Majesty is a little impatient, but it is understandable that expanding the territory and conquering the vast land of the Southern Desolation is an incomparable achievement since the establishment of the dynasty. No wonder the Holy Majesty is so impatient!"

"If it's just the imperial court, the proposal in this memorial will be a catastrophe, but with my Baisheng Taimiao here, even if there are occasional storms, it will not be a big problem. As long as my Baisheng Taimiao is not in chaos, the dynasty will never be chaotic!"

"Yes, Baishengtaimiao will always stand on the commanding heights and control the invincible position forever. I, Baishengtaimiao, also agree to this memorial, but two things are added to the regulations. First, not forty clans can form private armies, but All the hundreds of clans in the world can form private armies. Each army is required to have more than 3000 people and report to the Southern Expedition Camp. The Southern Expedition Camp will be dispatched in a unified manner and assigned to the war zone. Second, the princes and kings’ territories are hereditary, and they need to pay tribute and get the emperor. It is orthodox to issue the seal and crown with Baisheng Taimiao, otherwise it is a rebellious minister, and the world can discuss it together."

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The instructions from the Baishengtai Temple spread to the imperial palace, and the officials of the court were overjoyed, and a letter of secret letters was spread from the gods to Kyushu, and then caused a sensation in Kyushu.

In the barracks of the barracks in Huangzhou, Princess Shouyang handed a letter to Lu Yang.

"The war zone will be assigned by the Southern Day Camp?" Lu Yang glanced at the letterhead, and was immediately moved. He turned to Princess Shouyang and said, "Your Highness, this is a great opportunity. We must get the entire Great Wilderness of Flame Prison as a war zone." .

Lu Yang glanced at the map of the southern wilderness in the military tent. It was a military map, very detailed. The entire southern wilderness was connected by Zezhou and the barren state, and the large wilderness land to the south was the scope of the imperial conquest.

This piece of land is very, very broad, almost half the size of Kyushu, with complex terrain and numerous forces.

"This hall naturally knows that the original hall of the Flame Prison Great Wilderness must be taken down, but..." Princess Shouyang came over, glanced at the map of the entire Southern Wilderness, and her eyes fell on the Great Lijiang River bordering Zezhou. The river basin, and the [-]-mile river basin of the Dali River bordering the barren state, these two river basins are the fat meat of the imperial court's southern expedition.

Compared with the two major river basins of the Great Lijiang River and the Great Lijiang River, the more remote Flame Prison Great Wilderness is really a tasteless place. The geographical location is too remote and the climate is not good. It is really a great wilderness. Only Countless tribes have lived in it for generations. If it is included in the territory of the dynasty, it is unknown when it will develop there.

Therefore, the Mesopotamia is the most important thing. Even Princess Shouyang covets the [-] Li River Basin that borders the barren state.

Lu Yang also knew that the Mesopotamia Basin was the former home of the Yin Ruins Dynasty. After the Yin Ruins Dynasty collapsed, many clans from the former dynasty lived here for generations and developed countless city-states. These forces are frighteningly powerful.

The city-states in the Mesopotamia practice the Martial Arts of Heaven and Man. The country is established with martial arts, and the folk customs are strong. Almost everyone practices martial arts.

The Southern Expedition carried out by the dynasty was actually to conquer the Mesopotamia and bring it into the territory of the Great Kuang Dynasty, creating an unprecedented situation since the founding of the Great Kuang Dynasty.

However, Lu Yang's strategic vision is even more advanced.

Lu Yang shook his head and said: "Your Highness, although the two river basins are prosperous, they are definitely a hard nut to crack. There is no one who fights for two or three years. If you don't kill them, you can't conquer the vast river basins of the two rivers. The conquest of the curve is better. According to the strategy of the minister, we can quickly clear the Great Wilderness of the Flame Prison on the side of the Dali River. Although the Great Wilderness of the Flame Prison is barren, it has a lot of mineral resources and a lot of barbarian tribes. South can reach the Great South China Sea!"

Lu Yang pointed to the southern end of the Great Wasteland, which is bordered by the sea and is called the Great South China Sea. It is vast and boundless. Near the mainland, there are large islands and continents. Known as the Great Islands of the South China Sea, it is said that there are [-] large islands, [-] middle islands, and [-] small islands. From Lu Yang's point of view, it is a natural geographical miracle in the Great South China Sea.

The archipelago in the South China Sea is rich in resources. It is said that it is rich in gold and silver, but it is too far away. In addition, the period of the establishment of the dynasty is too short, and the maritime industry has not yet developed, so no one has a strategic vision to occupy the archipelago in the South China Sea.

But Lu Yang is different. The great voyage of another world opened up a magnificent era. The Great Kuang Dynasty has been established for 400 years, and the land on land has not yet been thoroughly governed. It is inevitable to ignore the ocean and not realize the importance of the ocean. .

Princess Shouyang shook her head, sneered and said: "It's too far away, and the benefits of conquering it are too small. The Mesopotamia is still a good deal, with a large population. It is the former land of the Yinxu Dynasty, and it is quite prosperous. It will be a sense of accomplishment if you conquer it! No matter how many other savage lands are conquered, it is estimated that the dynasty will not pay too much attention to it!"

Lu Yang was disappointed for a while. After all, Princess Shouyang is from this world, and his vision is very limited. He also wanted to offer advice to Princess Shouyang, asking to build a good port on the coast of the southern end of the Great Wilderness of Flame Prison, so that the whole The Great South China Sea was included in the territory of the Great Kuang Dynasty. How could such a great achievement be smaller than conquering a mere two river basins?

But when the words came to his lips, Lu Yang swallowed them back. Lu Yang pondered for a while, sighed, and said solemnly: "Then divide the troops. After conquering the Great Wilderness of Flame Prison, Your Highness can go east and conquer the vast land on the west side of the Dali River Basin." The land, the ministers went out to the South China Sea, and conquered the Great South China Sea Islands, just in this way, the territory will be much bigger!"

Princess Shouyang didn't even think about it, and said: "This hall can't control such a large territory. In this way, when the time comes, this hall will write to you to get a Nanhai Marquis Dangdang and let you manage the South China Sea. This hall is not optimistic about those birds who don't shit. of the islands!"

Lu Yang was overjoyed, this is what he wanted. As for the Mesopotamia, such a tough bone, whoever wants to fight for it, they are all short-sighted guys!As for myself, what I want is the entire ocean, and the vast world beyond the ocean.

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