Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 109: Emperor Zhou is causing trouble for the world, Zhou Ming is unable to persuade him with kind words
"Oh... there's actually such a complicated story..."

Ah Fei suddenly realized: "But, isn't there a title like Emperor Zhou or even Supreme?"

Li Xun Huan said, "That's the later history. After King Cang of Zhou, two more generations of Zhou kings passed, and then the foreign tribes on the northern grasslands rose up, including the Xiongnu, Mongols, Jurchens, Khitans, Manchus, and so on.

The Zhou royal family brought them directly into the Central Plains, not only granting them the title of king and the title of their kingdom, but also granting them vast tracts of territory belonging to the Central Plains and other countries!"

Ah Fei frowned: "Is there such a stupid King Zhou?"

"Unfortunately, there was indeed such a thing. After doing all this, this foolish King Zhou thought he had control over those foreign races. He even used the power of these foreign races to hold other nations hostage, and thus proclaimed himself emperor. This is what you call the Emperor of Zhou!"

Li Xun Huan said, "In the west, the Xiongnu, Turkic, Tiele, Tuyuhun and other forces were introduced to the west of Zhongzhou, occupying large tracts of territory from north to south, and even threatening the Sui and Tang dynasties in the south.

In the east, ethnic minorities such as the Mongols, Khitans, Jurchens, and Manchus occupied the Central Plains territory, established their own countries, and began their own brutal rule.

Under these circumstances, countless righteous men rose up in resistance. Eventually, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, rose up, drove out the foreign invaders, recaptured vast tracts of territory, and established the Ming and Song dynasties.

Hua Manlou said, "Even so, these foreign forces have indeed blocked the military forces of all the countries in the world, preventing them from marching directly into Zhongzhou and threatening King Zhou as they did before.

For this reason, Emperor Zhou was able to hold the title of emperor for more than ten years and became the first monarch to hold the title of emperor and maintain stability.

However, in his later years, he was forced to give up his imperial title by other countries.”

"Later, the Qin State destroyed six states in a row and annexed vast territories. Its national power was unprecedented, so it proclaimed itself the First Emperor!

However, because of the previous few people, the word "Emperor" is easily associated with the Eastern and Western Emperors and the Zhou Emperor in the eyes of those who understand history. Therefore, he is only respectfully called Qin Shi Huang, not Qin Shi Huang! "

"After the Qin Dynasty, other states also called themselves emperors. Even the newly appointed King of Zhou continued to call himself emperor.

A few years later, he gave himself a new title, which was "Supreme"!
However, at this time, the Zhou royal family had already declined to the extreme, and power could not leave Zhongdu. Even the Yi people did not care much about them. All countries in the world regarded them as a joke and did not care what they called themselves. "

Lu Xiaofeng said: "But some people say that it is because when this Supreme took the throne, a thousand years had passed, and the celestial warrior at that time must have died.

That’s why other countries claim to be supreme over it and don’t care at all!”

Song Qingshu stood up suddenly and said in surprise, "If the rumor that our master has reached the celestial realm gets out, all the countries will..."

Lu Xiaofeng nodded: "I'm afraid they will send people to Wudang Mountain to test Master Zhang's strength!"

After all, this was the power that King Wu relied on to pacify the world!

The various nations had finally persevered for a thousand years, outlasting the Zhou royal family's celestial warriors, and now a new one suddenly appears. Who would be happy about this?!
This was actually the reason why Zhang Sanfeng was so angry when Mu Dao Ren roared in the sky.

The words "heaven" and "man" are really the source of disaster!

Those words of Mu Dao Ren will bring endless disasters!
Zhuo Yihang also looked grim, saying, "Junior Brother Zhou, I think you'd better not spread what you said. At this moment, if it gets out, it might just add fuel to the fire!"

Zhou Mingdao said: "My two senior brothers, don't worry too much. If Master Zhang really becomes a celestial being, then the other countries should be worried. If he doesn't, then the other countries will naturally be relieved!

Moreover, what Master Mu said that day has probably spread all over the world by now, and it is impossible to stop it.

The life span of a grandmaster is as long as three hundred years. Master Zhang is just over a hundred years old now. If converted to a normal person of a hundred years old, he is only just thirty!
He is at the age of overcoming difficulties, so why should he be afraid of a few troubles? "

"Um... is that how it's compared?"

Zhuo Yihang was speechless.

According to Zhou Ming, Zhang Sanfeng is actually only thirty years old?
But he is already over a hundred years old, and he is still overcoming difficulties?
Shi Xiuxue was puzzled and asked, "Didn't they say that the Cang Organization was dismantled under the coercion of various countries? Why are there such rumors now?"

Lu Xiaofeng said: "Who knows if there are any remnants of the Cang Organization back then? Some people say that what the various countries eliminated and destroyed back then were actually the Cang Organization that existed in each country. But in the Nine Provinces and Four Seas, in addition to the various countries, there are still large areas of land.

The reason why the later Zhou Emperor was confident that he could control the various foreign countries and make them fight against other countries was because he still had some of the power of the Cang organization in his hands.

This part of the Cang organization was originally scattered among various alien races, so it escaped the previous disaster!"

"Just a part of it has led to the current world situation? No wonder when the miracle drug that can rejuvenate people came out, everyone said that the Cang Organization was behind it..." Shi Xiuxue sighed.

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "It's just a rumor, don't take it seriously. Even if it's true, the so-called Cang Organization is probably just a fuse.

The alien races are rampant, in the final analysis, it is because of their own strength and ambition. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the Cang Organization is, can it really conjure up troops out of thin air?"

"Yes, yes!"

Sikong Zhaixing nodded repeatedly: "Let's not worry about these major events in the world. We are neither kings, generals, nor emperors, so what should we care about?
Drink, drink! "

A banquet lasted until the afternoon.

It seemed that there was no such thing as sadness of parting among the crowd.

But this is normal, these people are completely different from ordinary people.

Ordinary people may never be able to leave a mountain or a city in their entire life, and saying goodbye to a friend may be a farewell forever.

But these people have large families, great businesses and influence, and are good at martial arts and light work. They don't have to worry about their livelihood. If you want to meet them, you can go find them anytime.

Besides, they are all young, so naturally they will not be affected by much sadness of separation.

Except...Li Mochou.

"Zhou Ming, I don't want to leave... I don't want to leave..."

"Okay, okay, if you don't leave..."

Zhou Ming called Chunhua and Qiuyue and asked them to take Li Mochou with them and prepare to send her back to the inn.

Xiao Longnu stared at her senior sister with curiosity and asked, "Sister, what happened to her?"

"She's drunk."

Xia Feng said: "You must never touch alcohol, it's not a good thing."

"Oh." Xiaolongnu is well-behaved and sensible.

There were only three people from the Ancient Tomb Sect, and they were staying in a private house. In the living room, an old woman had been waiting for a long time. She was none other than Grandma Sun from the Ancient Tomb Sect.

This sect with only three people is more like a family than a sect, and Granny Sun is obviously the head of the family.

"Why are you all drunk?"

Granny Sun blamed her, but even so, she understood why Li Mochou was so drunk.

It's clearly him drowning his sorrows in alcohol!

As for what I'm worried about...

Granny Sun glared at Zhou Ming, then took Li Mochou and sent her to the bedroom. She then came out and said, "He's drunk like this, I don't know if he'll wake up tomorrow. We still have to hurry!"

While speaking, he was looking at Zhou Ming, as if blaming him.

But that’s not actually the intention.

Wang Chongyang, the founder of Quanzhen Sect, was originally the leader of an army that resisted foreign invaders. He was highly skilled in martial arts and always charged into battles, suffering countless injuries as a result.

Some people say that the reason he died young was entirely due to too many injuries.

Many foreign kingdoms in the north were powerful. Although they regained large territories under the leadership of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhao Kuangyin and established the Ming and Song dynasties, foreign kingdoms still occupied many territories.

Wang Chongyang established the Quanzhen Sect Chongyang Palace on Mount Zhongnan, which is the border between the two sides.

Many of his disciples and rebels who followed him at the time learned skills from him. After they retired from the army, some of them founded their own sects, worshipping Wang Chongyang as their founder and Chongyang Palace as their ancestral temple.

This is the Quanzhen Taoist sect, which has a huge influence and is spread all over the place!
However, since the death of Wang Chongyang, Chongyang Palace, as the ancestral temple, has declined, and various branches have come to dominate.

Therefore, the Seven Masters of Quanzhen practiced hard and often went into seclusion, and neglected the management of Chongyang Palace, resulting in serious conflicts among the three generations of disciples, led by Yin Zhiping and Zhao Zhijing respectively.

At this time, Zhou Ming came.

Although Pei Ju was not the prime minister at that time, he was still in a high position and had great power. When Zhou Ming arrived, he directly became a disciple of the head monk Ma Yu.

At the same time, Quanzhen Sect emphasized the importance of binding hair and becoming a monk, abstaining from meat and fish, and forbidding marriage. Ma Yu and Sun Buer, two of the Seven Quanzhen disciples, were originally married, but divorced after becoming monks.

Zhou Ming didn't have to follow those rules and even had a few maids with him.

This has caused countless jealousies.

Although no one dared to provoke him, they still used cold violence against him.

Zhou Ming also had some free time, so he simply built a house outside the Quanzhen Sect and lived there, while at the same time deliberately looking for traces of the Tomb Sect.

The result was naturally that they found her easily and sent Xiaolongnu to the Ancient Tomb Sect.

Although he was a Quanzhen disciple, he rarely went to Chongyang Palace on Mount Zhongnan. Instead, he spent most of his time with the Ancient Tomb Sect.

So, he was actually raised by Grandma Sun.

Grandma Sun seems to be blaming the child, but in fact she is helpless towards the naughty child.

"Grandma, don't be angry."

Zhou Ming helped Grandma Sun sit down at the table, poured her a cup of tea, and said, "If you can't wake up, don't leave tomorrow."

Granny Sun said, "We came here with the Quanzhen Sect, and we'll leave with them too. The Quanzhen Sect members are leaving tomorrow, so we can't let them stay for even a day."

Zhou Mingdao: "Mother-in-law, what I mean is, please don't go back to the ancient tomb in the short term!"

"what?"

Grandma Sun was startled and scolded, "You bastard, are you in such a hurry to take Mo Chou home?"

Zhou Ming hurriedly said, "Mother-in-law, you misunderstood. What happened in Wudang Mountain will soon spread throughout the world. By then, I'm afraid the Ancient Tomb Sect will be in danger."

"Hmm? What does the happenings in Wudang Mountain have to do with the Ancient Tomb Sect?" Granny Sun looked puzzled.

Zhou Mingdao said, "Three people died on Wudang Mountain. Shi Yan and Zhang Cuishan were killed by Mu Daoren, but Yin Susu died at the hands of someone else."

"The two Xuanming Elders of Yuan Kingdom?"

"Not bad!"

Zhou Ming nodded: "Although Wudang Mountain claimed that it was a love suicide, it was just because they didn't want to cause a dispute between the two countries. They knew the inside story very well.

Master Zhang has already sent a visiting card to the Yuan Kingdom Magic Master Palace, and will be visiting in January... well, it should be just over twenty days from now."

Granny Sun frowned. "The Demon Master's Palace? That's where Demon Master Pang Ban lives. Although Pang Ban is powerful, he's only a Three Flower Grandmaster. How could he be a match for Master Zhang?"

Zhou Ming laughed and said, "Pang Ban has hidden his strength... and his master is the once famous Grandmaster Meng Chixing!"

"Hiss! So, if that's the case, Master Zhang's departure will likely lead to another Grandmaster-level battle?"

"That's how it should be!"

Zhou Mingdao said, "If Master Zhang loses this battle, the Yuan Kingdom will certainly launch a massive invasion. But if he wins, the Yuan Kingdom will also lose face and will retaliate!"

"This……"

When Grandma Sun heard this, she was immediately confused.

"But...but...but our Tomb Clan never ventures into martial arts..."

"Mother-in-law, ever since you left the mountains with the Quanzhen Sect, you've already entered the martial arts world!"

Zhou Mingdao said: "The two Xuanming elders were able to find the time when Master Zhang and Master Mu were fighting and sneak into Wudang Mountain, which means they have been watching here the whole time.

Who knows if there are other Yuan Dynasty warriors in this town besides them!
The Quanzhen Sect has repeatedly aided Xiangyang City and repelled the Yuan Dynasty's attacks, making it a thorn in the side of the Yuan Dynasty. The Tomb Sect and the Quanzhen Sect are too close, and they are probably already within the Yuan Dynasty's sight!

"Ah? What should I do then?!"

"Don't worry, mother-in-law!"

Zhou Mingdao said, "Since we're already out of the mountains, we might as well stay out there for a while. Wait a few months and see if the Yuan Kingdom takes any action. If not, it won't be too late to go back!"

Granny Sun asked, "Stay outside for a while longer? So, after all, you still want to lure Mo Chou back to your home?"

Zhou Ming smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, you really misunderstood me. Actually, I have something else that requires me to go south. I'm afraid it will take a few months before I can return to the capital."

"Ah? Is there still such a thing?"

Zhou Mingdao said, "Mother-in-law knows my identity and is overwhelmed by trivial matters. I am really helpless. However, Mother-in-law can take Mo Chou and Long Er to live in the capital for a while.

It just so happens that there is a blood relative of Long Er in the capital, so it would be a great opportunity to go there and recognize him."

"That's...ok."

Granny Sun thought about it and finally nodded.

Zhou Ming then took out a jade token and told them to contact Pei Mansion if they had any problems after arriving in the capital.

Since the Tomb Sweep Sect has already said it, the Quanzhen Sect naturally has to say something as well.

At least I have the grace of teaching you.

But after saying that, the attitude here was different.

Yin Zhiping smiled and said, "Master Chongyang has so many disciples and subordinates that my Quanzhen sect has spread all over the world. If the Yuan Kingdom wants to take action, will my Quanzhen sect be afraid of him?"

Zhao Zhijing's attitude was even worse.

"You are no longer a disciple of the Quanzhen Sect. You don't need to worry about the affairs of the Quanzhen Sect. We will take care of them ourselves!"

Zhou Ming didn't even look at the two of them, but just said to Qiu Chuji: "Uncle Master, please be respectful."

Qiu Chuji said, "Thank you for the reminder. However, Chongyang Palace is located on Mount Zhongnan. We cannot abandon it. No matter what the Yuan Kingdom does, we Quanzhen disciples will certainly fight back!"

"All right……"

Things have come to this point, and Zhou Ming can't persuade them anymore no matter what. He can't let them give up Chongyang Palace, right?
(End of this chapter)