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Chapter 338 The world situation is between you and me (asking for monthly tickets)

Li Zhaowen read the letter and saw many words from Changsun Wuchou, saying that he was worried that Li Zhaowen would be affected and hoped that Li Guanyi would come to help.

Li Zhaowen just smiled and said carefreely: "It's just a matter of a minor noble in the Middle Earth. How can the so-called marriage matter have any influence on me?"

"How can such a good-for-nothing character like him be worthy of my attention?"

"The eldest grandson underestimated me."

“However, it is good to have Brother Li come here in advance.”

"No dirt."

Zhangsun Wugou came over after hearing this and looked at Li Zhaowen, slightly puzzled, and asked, "Erlang? What's the matter?"

Li Zhaowen put down the letter in his hand and said with a smile: "Thanks to your brother, good things are coming. However, I am not good at these things. Wu Gou, you are beautiful and smart."

"Please choose some women's clothes for me."

"let me try."

Changsun Wugou was surprised, but nodded in agreement.

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When Li Guanyi and his companions arrived at Xiyi City, they did not meet anyone to greet them. This Xiyi City was extremely large and majestic, only slightly inferior to Zhenbei City, the most majestic fortress in the world that Li Guanyi had seen.

When asked about this, Changsun Wuchou explained, "My lord has good eyesight."

"This city was built in imitation of Zhenbei City."

"I also got the legendary [Zhenbei City Blueprints] from the Grand Master of the Yin-Yang School. It was built with countless skilled craftsmen and hundreds of thousands of people. Unfortunately, it turned out that it couldn't compare to Zhenbei City."

“It may seem that the difference is not that big, but in fact, it is more than 30% worse than Zhenbei City. Although we have obtained the blueprints for building Zhenbei City, the core member of the Mohist School who led this city back then, the only female leader…”

"Two hundred and thirty-two years have passed."

"There are some mechanisms and methods that only she can accomplish."

"Some people say that the design drawings of the world's most powerful town, the North City, which is known as a cavalry barrier and can only be breached from the inside, are a love letter written by the most brilliant and talented master of the Yin-Yang School to the female leader of the Mohist School."

"It must be witnessed by all eternity."

"It was named [Zhenbei City] after the Taoist legend of the Great Emperor Zhenwu who [commanded the Black Tortoise and suppressed the north]."

Zhangsun Wuchou led Li Guanyi and the others into the city and said:

"But this is just a rumor after all, and it has been hundreds of years since then."

"Those two seniors should have passed away."

Li Guanyi walked into Xiyi City and listened to Changsun Wuchou talking about the legends of the past. This businessman, who was as cunning as a fox, did not know that the legend he was talking about was the old Sima Ming who drank all day and behaved improperly.

Great achievements cannot withstand the test of time.

The legend that was once famous all over the world has gradually faded over the years.

Only the city remains as a witness.

And imitating that magnificent checkpoint, a new city was also erected in this far western region.

Li Guan walked into Xiyi City and looked at the bustling city. He felt a sense of the passing of time. Then he lowered his eyes and looked around the place. He said in awe: "Unparalleled, the defenses in the city seem to be a little different."

After Li Guanyi's reminder, Changsun Wuchou also felt something different.

The security here is obviously much tighter than when I left before.

The round trip journey plus the time wasted, as well as the time Li Guanyi spent going to Daqizhai and returning to form an army, took more than a month in total. It seemed that something happened during this period of time.

The alertness of the entire city and the number of guards going back and forth were obviously greater than before.

Li Guanyi stared at the avenue and said, "An important person has left the city."

"The city defenses have been significantly strengthened, but the training level of the soldiers is generally low. Most of the new recruits have never seen bloodshed. This is the border city of Ying State, facing the Western Regions at this moment. It is impossible for the border troops in the city not to have seen bloodshed."

"There are core figures who are leading troops out of the city, and they are mainly conducting parades and demonstrations."

"It looks like I won't be able to meet the Duke this time."

Changsun Wuchou's expression changed slightly. It was when Li Guanyi whispered that he realized the significance of the changes in the city's defense. Li Guanyi looked at the Dangxiang prince next to him, as if thinking about something.

Hao Yuanxia was forced to leave the Dangxiang Kingdom, and Xiao Yuxue suddenly intensified her measures.

The many changes in the Duke's Mansion in Xiyi City and various clues all indicate that a major change is about to occur in the Western Region, just as Pojun had previously speculated.

If it is a peaceful era, there will be chaos.

Now the situation has become chaotic, and I'm afraid there will be a big war.

Li Guanyi said: "Let's go, Wuchou, let's go to the Duke's Mansion to pay our respects." Changsun Wuchou's expression was slightly solemn. Not daring to delay, he led Li Guanyi and others through this extremely prosperous city and arrived at the Duke's Mansion. Someone was already waiting there.

Changsun Wuchou led Li Guanyi and others safely inside. Li Zhaowen had already written a letter to find a separate courtyard to settle Hao Yuanxia and the others. Yaoguang and Qilin also stayed here to rest for a while. Li Guanyi was led to the reception area.

Tea and snacks were already prepared, and Li Guanyi had slightly disguised his face.

Xiyi City is different from other places in the Western Regions. It is an important place of Ying State. There are many students and nobles among them. Li Guanyi is famous in the Central Plains. It seems that countless students have seen him, and many of them have come to Xiyi City.

If someone sees it, won’t you be exposed immediately?
Li Guanyi used the [Jiangnan Misty Tower Skill] to conceal his own temperament, and used some other tricks to cover up his face. His bones and muscles changed, and he looked like a simple and strong traveling merchant from the Central Plains.

He glanced around and thought about Li Zhaowen. Although he had not been with Li Zhaowen for too long, the two of them really appreciated each other. Li Guanyi's Golden Tiger King Seal and the predecessor of Changfeng Tower were both given by Li Zhaowen.

Outside Zhenbei City, when Li Guanyi was in the most critical situation, Li Zhaowen asked Changsun Wuchou to lead light cavalry scouts to help Li Guanyi, although this force was nothing to Li Guanyi now.

But for him at that time, it was like timely help.

These favors are profound and truly show our loyalty and loyalty.

Needless to say, the Western Region Alliance is a mutually reinforcing group of friends and allies, and their friendship, interests, and general trends are extremely compatible with each other. Li Guanyi came this time, on the one hand to help, and on the other hand to maintain the alliance.

The third is to meet this good brother.

"Hahaha, Brother Li, Brother Li, it's been a long time since we last met. You've been waiting for so long."

A clear laugh.

Li Guanyi stood up and looked. A man came out from the inner hall. He was wearing a brocade robe, a rhinoceros horn jade belt around his waist, a golden hair crown, and a flying brow. There was a golden vertical mark between his eyebrows. It was Li Zhaowen. Li Guanyi also smiled and said:

"Ji Lang, long time no see!"

The two men strode forward, grabbed each other's arms and shook them hard.

Swim together arm in arm and start at the same time.

The enthusiasm in his eyes was evident.

But Changsun Wuchou, who was serving nearby, just felt that it made his stomach hurt.

After Li Zhaowen and Li Guanyi exchanged pleasantries, they sat down. Li Zhaowen noticed that Li Guanyi had changed his appearance and said in surprise, "Brother Li, what's on your face..." Li Guanyi finished his story, and Li Zhaowen nodded in understanding, saying, "That's how it should be."

Li Guanyi said: "I heard from Changsun that Erlang, you have a sister and were forced into marriage?"

Li Zhaowen closed the folding fan in his hand and chuckled, "Wrong, wrong."

"It's not my sister, it's me who's being arranged in marriage."

Changsun Wuchou’s expression froze.

I never expected that the second young lady would speak out about this directly.

But on second thought, given the girl's dignified demeanor and free-spirited personality, this matter was nothing big and there was no need to hide it.

Li Guanyi was a little surprised.

Li Zhaowen smiled carefreely and said, "However, these things are trivial to me. The world is so vast today, and the situation in the Western Region has changed. How can I have the leisure time to deal with them?"

"The eldest grandson was worried, so he made up a plan to trick Brother Li into coming here."

"When I saw this, I thought about meeting you, Brother Li, as soon as possible, so I just let him go."

"Brother Li, please don't blame your eldest grandson."

Li Guan smiled and said, "Ha, that's a good thing, why would I blame you?"

"Besides, how can such people as them be able to stop you, brother?!"

Li Zhaowen raised his lips and said calmly, "Indeed."

"The one who understands me is Brother Li."

The two cherished each other.

The love between brothers is beyond words.

Changsun Wuchou felt like his eyes were about to be blinded.

Li Zhaowen directly pulled out a scroll from his sleeve and said with a smile: "I originally planned to change clothes to welcome you, but unfortunately, I am still used to wearing this one. Other clothes are too cumbersome and troublesome. I will show them to you when I have a chance."

"Come, come, this is the geomancy map of the nearby Western Regions. Let's take a look together."

Li Zhaowen simply put together several tables around him, then placed the feng shui map on it and looked at it together with Li Guanyi. When Li Guan stood up, he smelled a faint fragrance in his face.

Li Guanyi paused and looked at his handsome brother with a raised brow and a golden vertical mark on his forehead.

Um?what's the situation?
Li Zhaowen was puzzled, then continued to wave his hand and said with a smile:
"Brother Li, why don't you come over?"

"You can't see the topography if you hide so far away,"

Li Guanyi was deep in thought, and he thought of one of his own strategists, Wen Lingjun, the Chief Clerk of Tiance Palace, who was also like that, with his sleeves stained with fragrance and a gentle gentleman.

Li Guanyi came happily.

The two of them sat next to the Western Regions Feng Shui Map. Li Zhaowen was very interested and pointed to the middle area, saying, "Brother Li, please look, I have recorded all the changes in the four directions in this scroll of Feng Shui Map. The blue area is where the Wolf King is."

"This old wolf is almost about to swallow up the capital of the Tangut State."

"The Dangxiang State had many struggles, using strategic advances, elite cavalry counterattacks, and warrior penetration, but they were all blocked by the Wolf King. Everyone knows that the Wolf King is aggressive, but they don't know that he is also good at defense."

"The Wolf King directly sealed off the Tangut State."

"The checkpoints in and out of that area are tightly guarded. There is a strong pass that connects to the mountains. With the help of the terrain, it is difficult to bypass. The Wolf King sent elite soldiers and generals, as well as the fifteenth-most famous general in the world, Xiao Wuliang, to guard it."

"On the surface, it looks like they are going to take down the Dangxiang State."

"The Wolf King has taken such a resolute and cruel approach. The thirty-six tribes in the Western Regions can no longer sit still. They originally planned to watch the show and reap the benefits, but now that the Wolf King wants to swallow up the Dangxiang for himself, everyone is going to become a clown."

“So they all took up arms.”

"Among the tribes in the Western Regions, powerful tribes such as the Qiang have begun to lead their troops to surround this place. At first, there were frictions between them, but gradually, they have gathered into a great force and are heading towards the capital of the Dangxiang Kingdom, the location of the great city in the Western Regions."

"However, we must pass through the area blocked by the Wolf King on the way."

"The Western Region coalition forces are facing the fifteenth general, Xiao Wuliang."

"Brother Li, what do you think it will be like?"

Li Zhaowen's eyes were bright.

Li Guanyi simply replied: "It's just the beginning. I'm afraid a big war is about to begin."

"But I don't understand. Although the Wolf King is fierce, he is also very cunning. It's not like he would do such a thing as blockading an area and then attacking the entire Western Region coalition. I think there must be something we can't see clearly..."

"I noticed that the defenses in Xiyi City have changed. I guess Erlang's father has left the city?"

Li Zhaowen paused for a moment and said, "Brother Li has an extremely accurate vision, not bad."

"Father and my eldest brother were not satisfied with just having a connection with Anxi City. After you, Brother Li, succeeded, they immediately began to win over other cities. They created a rather large-scale alliance with 20 to 30 cities and our Xiyi City."

"The Wolf King has blocked Xiongguan Pass, and the other cities are restless." "Father is a brave and heroic man, and he saw an opportunity, so he led the army outside to participate in this great movement. I tried to persuade him many times, but he always refuted me, saying that this great movement cannot be missed, and he went on his own."

Li Guanyi looked at Li Zhaowen.

Li Zhaowen paused, then smiled bitterly and said, "Forget it. Brother Li will definitely not believe me if I say this. My father values ​​his life and would not leave the city so lightly. The main reason is that there was a message from the capital."

"Military God Jiang Su pointed out that the Western Region is now one of the key points where the whole world is in turmoil."

"My father and brother only know how to hide and defend. Chen Guolu is better than me. He has taken the lead and made steady progress. He has issued a military order, requiring my father and brother to send troops to participate in the competition in the Western Regions."

"The battle to destroy Chen is at a critical juncture."

"The general asked my father to conquer the Western Region at all costs and never let the Wolf King succeed. My father looked through the military order for a long time and ordered my brother and I to guard here while he led the army to the battle personally."

Li Guanyi asked the biggest question in his mind, "With the military god Jiang Su's command and martial arts, is there anyone who can check and balance him? Chen State should no longer have any generals who can fight against him."

"Theoretically speaking, the State of Chen should have been forced to retreat step by step by now."

"Could it be that……"

Li Zhaowen was silent for a moment, then said softly:
"The Great Khan of the Steppe Turks has personally gone to war."

"Due to the Crown Prince's negligence, the Seventh Turkic King took our princess and fled to his own territory. The original plan to use the name of escorting the bride and the generals of the Yuwen family to escort the Seventh King and the princess back to the grassland in order to contain the Great Khan of the Turkic Khan failed."

"The Great Khan of the Turks was furious."

"The second most powerful general in the world, Bing Tiefutu, is currently fighting with the Northern Army under the command of the God of War Jiang Su in the northern border. Your Majesty originally had an agreement with the third most powerful general in the world, General Gao Xiang, who is also the most powerful archer in the northern border."

"Although the Longxiang Army under General Gao Xiang is willing to help, the situation in the northern border has changed dramatically. The three armies of Qu Tutong, Xue Tianxing, and Yue Pengwu, which were originally confronting each other, have gathered together again."

"In the stalemate, Yue Pengwu, wearing heavy armor and holding the magical weapon Liquan Spear, went into battle again, boosting morale. Although the three of them could not defeat General Gao Xiang, they were able to contain the Longxiang Army and prevent it from moving south to help."

"The situation in the world is turbulent, and it is forced to counterattack."

Just these words said by Li Zhaowen have clearly explained the turbulent changes in the world. It made it clear that the turbulent changes in the world were not just happening in one place. When Li Guanyi was galloping in the Western Regions, heroes from other places were also competing and fighting.

The world is not static.

Li Zhaowen said:

"His Majesty is furious, and His Royal Highness's position is somewhat unstable."

"And the originally uneducated Second Prince Jiang Yuan chose to go to the front line in person and head to the battlefield to attack Chen. So, at this moment, our Great Ying Kingdom is actually fighting against the grasslands in the north and the Chen Kingdom in the south at the same time."

Li Zhaowen commented: "Chen Dingye is just a ruthless person who plays political games."

"In the past, the State of Chen had General Zhou's heavy shield soldiers with hook-and-sickle spears, who could fight against the Iron Pagoda; they had the Night Galloping Cavalry, which was unrivaled in the world; they had the Hundred Guard Camps, the Halberd Soldiers, the Yue Peng Armored Heavy Cavalry, the Wolf King's Canglang Cavalry, Xiao Wuliang's Moke Flying Army, and the Taiping Army of the Duke of Taiping."

"A million armored men."

"It is a powerful lineup that can fight the Great Ying Kingdom, which has the God of War, in a 40-60 fight."

"In just over ten years, it has declined to this point. Together with the Northern Grassland, it is showing signs of decline. The world is in turmoil, as can be seen today."

Li Zhaowen sighed, "It's just that the original strategy was extremely stable, but I don't know why it suddenly failed. Xiyi City is a borderland, and I don't know the world, but I have heard rumors that it was the work of a strange strategist from the Seventh King."

"He used his own strength to stir up the world and lead to the current situation."

"Most of the rumors are false."

"It really makes people wonder, if there really is such a strategist, who can take advantage of the turmoil in the world and make the situation of the entire era undergo an unstoppable change because of his own extraordinary strategy, what a genius he would be!"

Li Zhaowen sighed and said, "I really hope to recruit such a great talent under my command!"

Li Guan held the tea and thought silently.

Sorry, Jiro.

This person is already under my command.

Li Guanyi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, then he suppressed it and coughed.

It was suppressed by the bitterness of tea.

Li Zhaowen and Li Guanyi chatted over tea, reading the geomancy map on the table and judging the situation in the world. It seemed as if Li Guanyi saw the whole world in front of him, with many famous generals galloping on the battlefield, and Saibei Yue Shuai and others balancing Gao Xiang; the world's number one general and the world's number two general were competing on the grassland.

The Yechi Cavalry marched south to compete with the Human Cavalry.

Yuwen Lie wielded his spear in the Central Plains, and Chen Fubi galloped on the battlefield.

It seems……

Li Guanyi's gaze froze slightly and fell on the Western Region.

Li Zhaowen looked at Li Guanyi and said, "Brother Li should be able to see it too."

Li Guanyi said: "...The balance of power in the world remains unchanged, and the situation is changing. Now the only thing that may cause the situation to change is the Western Region. Once the regent gains power, this former fourth god in the world will occupy the Western Region, whether it is attacking or swallowing Chen."

“It will lead to great changes in the world.”

"If it swallows up Chen, there is a high probability that Chen will be incorporated into the Wolf King's army."

"Ying State can fight against Chen State under Chen Dingye's control and the Turks in the north at the same time, but it is absolutely difficult to fight against the Wolf King's Chen State and the Turkic coalition."

Li Zhaowen said, "Really? I think it's Jiangnan as well."

"Once the Western Regions and the State of Chen are under the control of the Wolf King, my Daying will be dragged into the vortex of the world. Brother Li, your Jiangnan will probably not be able to stay out of it. At that time, you will either join forces with my Daying to fight against the State of Chen and the Turks."

"Otherwise, you have to join forces with the Wolf King and fight me."

"The situation in the world is changing rapidly."

Li Guanyi and Li Zhaowen looked at each other. Li Guanyi had a calm expression and Li Zhaowen had a smile on his face. Both of them spoke in gentle and calm tones, but Changsun Wuchou next to them just felt as if his heart was being grasped for some reason.

There is a sense of oppression that is overwhelming and makes it hard to breathe.

Li Guanyi and Li Zhaowen's eyes simultaneously fell on a city circled with cinnabar pen in the Western Regions feng shui map. Their fingers simultaneously fell on this place -

"The majestic fortress of the Western Region, Hongxia City."

"A battle that will determine the fate of the world."

Their fingers touched each other, and Li Zhaowen smiled slightly and said, "It seems."

"Brother Li."

"We two are in tune with each other."

Li Guan smiled and said, "Great minds think alike."

They both laughed.

Changsun Wuchou covered his stomach with his hands, and there was only complexity on his handsome and cunning face.

The more I look at it, the more my stomach aches.

Li Guanyi had to go and pay a visit to the eldest son Li Jianwen who was in the city. When he went there, Li Zhaowen told Li Guanyi that when they parted that day, he had said that this time they met, he must see his true face and he must let him see it.

"When Brother Li leaves, I will hold a banquet. At that time, there may be a beautiful woman playing the zither."

"But don't forget it."

Li Guanyi grabbed Li Zhaowen's arm and said, "The world is so magnificent. Only a man like you who is so imposing, broad-minded, and capable of both literature and martial arts can be considered a peerless beauty."

This is how he addressed all his generals and counselors.

It is the name of ancient poetry and prose.

Li Zhaowen was slightly startled, then he opened his folding fan, covering his lips and cheeks, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed, and said with a calm smile:

"Well, thank you Brother Li for your insight."

After Li Guanyi left, Changsun Wugou walked out and saw Li Zhaowen, but asked curiously: "Erlang, is there anything wrong with these clothes?"

Li Zhaowen stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the many clothes and accessories over there. Changsun Wugou called out a few times, then came back to his senses and just said:
"Well, I always feel that it's not enough. It's not good. It's not good."

Changsun Wugou said: "These are all the women's clothes you have."

Li Zhaowen frowned and smiled freely, "I don't know why, but in the past, when I wore these clothes to attend those social events that I had to attend, and to meet the grandfathers and grandmothers in the clan, I felt that it was nothing, and it was even gorgeous and decent."

"I was asked to wear these clothes to meet Brother Li today."

"To be honest, it's not enough."

Changsun Wugou asked: "Not enough?"

Li Zhaowen smiled and said, "I have been the best in literature since elementary school, the best in martial arts, the best in archery and horsemanship, the best in swordsmanship, and the best in spearmanship. This time, I am rarely seen in women's clothing, and I want it to be like a flying phoenix across the sky, so it must be very good, to suit my taste."

"These clothes are good, but they are not excellent or wonderful enough."

Changsun Wugou asked, "Where in the world can I find so many nice clothes?"

Li Zhaowen said casually: "Then I'll need you to help me find it."

"But it would be better if Brother Li was shocked at first sight."

"In his eyes, I am number one."

Li Zhaowen unfolded his folding fan, covering his face, and smiled:
"Scare him!"

At this time, Li Guanyi paid a visit to Li Jianwen. Li Jianwen originally wanted to win over this man, but after several days of banquets, every time he returned to his house, he was so angry that his hands shook, and finally he cursed him as a coward.

But no matter what he said, Li Guanyi just kept complaining about being poor.

He said he hoped Anxi City would be incorporated into the rule of Xiyi City, and that he was very poor and had no money.

He said he hoped Anxi City could cooperate with Xiyi City’s subsequent actions.

Li Guanyi said yes, but he hoped to provide 30 million in military funds and 500,000 wolf-fang inverted hook arrows.

It was a close call that this one sentence didn't burst Li Jianwen's purse.

Li Jianwen couldn't hold back his cunning.

Five hundred thousand wolf-fang hook arrows? !

How about using it as firewood?!
Asked about land again, no money, no land.

How about I arrange some good generals and counselors for you?

They just say they don’t have money and can’t afford to support so many people.

No matter how Li Jianwen wanted to place his own people in the position, how he wanted to divide Li Guanyi's power, or how he wanted to guide him to become his pawn, he used all sorts of means and abilities, but in the end, all he got was a simple sentence: no money, which made Li Jianwen very angry.

Li Guanyi's notoriety has spread these days.

All the officials and generals in Xiyi City knew that Master Li Zhaowen had a guest ally, but he was a poor man who was greedy for money. They all said that Master Li Zhaowen had recruited the wrong person this time.

It doesn’t matter if it’s just Li Guanyi.

I was very disappointed that I didn't get the money.

When discussing the general situation of the world with Li Zhaowen, Li Zhaowen said that she would handle these matters. Suddenly, a horse galloped in from outside and rushed into Xiyi City. Then, news came into the Duke's Mansion.

The smile on Li Zhaowen's face disappeared.

The Yulin Guard was covered in blood. He broke out of the formation and fell to the ground, shouting:

"The Duke was ambushed and trapped on the top of a mountain by a large army!"

"Please help, please help!"

(End of this chapter)