It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Reed felt as if his body was not his own.

His brain was overworked, but his body did not feel tired at all. Everything in front of him was dark, and his consciousness seemed to be floating in the clouds. He heard the voice of the Lingwu Lord ringing in his ears. It was different from the cold and majestic voice of the past. It was slightly mocking, like a command from a high position, but also like a warm whisper.

"You said it yourself, I can be on top of you."

"Then just endure it."

"Ha... the tenth level, it seems to be just... that's it."

When Lid opened his eyes, his first reaction was to cover his forehead and turn over, but he found that he could not find a single piece of complete clothing on his body. Or rather, his clothes were scattered all over the bed, but they were basically torn into pieces. It was as if the sharp claws of a female beast had torn his body.

Lid looked to the side and saw that the woman was not wearing the red robe with gold thread for the first time. She was wearing casual clothes and sitting there drinking tea with a calm expression. Lid wanted to get out of bed, but found that his legs were a little out of control.

Lingwu Lord put down the teacup and said calmly: "Awake?"

Lid subconsciously hugged the pillow next to him, and his cautious words could not hide the shock in his eyes: "What the hell did you do to me?"

Lingwu Lord stood up and said calmly: "What do you think?"

Lid took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and asked: "So you plan to get on the bus first and buy the ticket later?"

Lingwu Lord immediately understood what Lid was referring to. Strictly speaking, she and Lid did have Chocolate first. "Lingwu Lord did not comment on Lid's question, as if she didn't hear it, but Lid observed that she should be in a good mood today, and she was not wearing a veil today.

The rouge on her lips should be the newly repaired red lip marks on the rim of the teacup.

Lid felt his heart beating wildly for no reason, but he quickly suppressed the throbbing in his heart, and while forcing himself to sit on the edge of the bed, he said: "Zhao Zhao, I won."

Lingwu Lord looked at him, his lips slightly raised, his phoenix eyes looking into his eyes, and said: "You can't even get out of bed, and you say you won?"

Lid sighed:

"You are not planning to default on your debt..."

Before Lid finished speaking, he heard the cold voice of the Lingwu Lord:

"Just follow your suggestion. It doesn't matter to me anyway. Lingwu Territory will maintain a high degree of independence. You can't get involved, but I won't ask for anything. I will let my subordinates listen to your orders as appropriate. As for the extent of this 'indeed', I only have one idea -"

Lingwu Lord stood up and said to Lid:

"However much you can bring to Lingwu Territory, you can take away from here."

Reed nodded. As long as Lord Lingwu agreed, such conditions would not be too harsh.

In fact, he couldn't take over Lingwu territory immediately, because the whole territory only listened to the Lingwu lord. As an outsider, Lid couldn't change anything immediately. For example, if Lid wanted to place his own people in the Lingwu army, or wanted to transfer the Lingwu army, it would be impossible without the approval of the Lingwu lord.

Even if the Lingwu lord agreed, the generals sent by Lide'an would not be able to command the soldiers under his command. Because these soldiers' families have believed in the Lingwu lord for generations, the only solution is for Lide to show favor to the Lingwu territory first and bring various benefits to Lingwu, so that the relationship between the two territories can really progress.

But this is Yunyang's unilateral contribution, and the two sides will inevitably enter the next round of suspicion: Yunyang helps Lingwu develop various modern industries. Will the Lingwu territory, which has become stronger and uncontrollable, rise up again to fight for the world? This is an almost unsolvable dead end. Even if Lid believes in the Lord of Lingwu at the beginning, he may slowly change his mind amid countless doubts.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Lord Lingwu gave Reed what she could.

Lid's eyes fell on the face of Lingwu Lord, and he noticed that there were traces of tears at the end of his phoenix eyes. It was just that Lingwu Lord chose red eye makeup to cover it up, so it was not visible at first glance. Lid suddenly thought of the war in the illusion just now, when Lingwu Lord fell and looked at him, the complex emotions in his eyes were beyond words.

Then Reed suddenly realized.

In the illusion, Fang Shisan was injured, and many officials named by Lid died in assassinations. The battlefield was empty, with only the setting sun and blood all over the ground. The winner was suffering the most. Wasn't this the scene that Yu Qingzhao experienced when he was tricked into going to the north to fight against the giants?

At that time, she was also standing in a sea of ​​blood. The generals who trusted her died because of her, and she was the only one left alive in the world.

Because of the pain she had experienced, she never truly trusted anyone or opened her heart to anyone for hundreds of years.

But by chance, Lid knew the biggest secret in her heart, and even entered her memory through the little ghost in the underwater temple, and witnessed the tragedy with his own eyes. Perhaps from then on, the fate between the two people was truly formed, even though they both wanted to get rid of the intersection with each other in their own way.

Lingwu Lord stood up and walked out, leaving only Lide's back; but when she reached the door, she suddenly stopped, turned her head slightly, and said to Lide: "Lide, remember, I favored you."

Lid was stunned for a moment. He could tell that the subtext of this sentence was "You never got me". But Lid didn't care.

He smiled to himself and reached out to take down the wall.

He took off the clothes hanging on the wall, changed them and walked out. The attitude of the maid who had received Lid into the lord's mansion had improved slightly, but Lid always felt that her eyes were not looking at Lord Yunyang, but at his son-in-law. And he was a son-in-law who was somewhat like a son-in-law.

"Your Majesty is waiting for you in the palace."

After the maid finished speaking, she shut her mouth and said no more.

She was a talkative person, and precisely because of that she was transferred to be the personal maid beside Lord Lingwu.

Lid nodded and walked towards the hall with his sore legs. He was a little uncomfortable at first, but when he reached the entrance of the hall, he had regained his usual manners and demeanor. The Lingwu lords gathered together and lined up on both sides, while the Lingwu lord, dressed in ordinary clothes and wearing a veil, sat high in the main seat and said:

"Yesterday, I analyzed the situation in the world with Lord Yunyang and we believe that the cost of going to war at this time is too high."

"We are stationed in the northern part of Yongtian Kingdom. You have all seen the consequences of foreign invasions with your own eyes."

"There can't be two rulers in one country, just like there can't be two suns in the sky. But in times of emergency, we can only give in." Lingwu Lord closed his eyes, and after a moment, he slowly opened them and said to the people below:

"So, raise your heads and take a closer look at the Lord of Yunyang in front of you. Externally, we will declare an alliance with Yunyang to give them face. Internally, everything will remain the same. You should treat him like the Prime Minister. When I am here, follow my orders. When I am not here, just follow his."

The generals and ministers of Lingwu raised their heads and looked at Lid, and each of their looks carried different meanings.

Lid calmly bowed to the Lingwu Lord who was sitting on the high seat, and said in accordance with local customs:

"Thank you, sir."

After saying that, Reed bent over and it hurt so much that he almost couldn't stand up straight.

33. The mountains and rivers come into view, and the four seas become one

The road to unifying the world is long, and everyone who reaches the end is covered in scars.

Some people are deserted by their friends and relatives, some people lose their loved ones, some people cannot sleep at night, and some people are confused and uneasy. Everyone longs for the throne that has been passed down for who knows how many years. Before getting the throne, everyone feels that there is nothing they cannot give up - after all, if you get the world, it seems that you get everything, and no matter how many regrets and disappointments you have, they can slowly make up for it.

However, reality often goes against one's wishes. The more one is in a high position at all costs, the more pain one has to endure in losing everything. The four words "lonely family and lonely people" are very appropriate. Only when the descendants enjoy the good life while forgetting the sacrifices of their ancestors, they will eventually lead the whole country to decline.

However, Lied did not intend to go down this path.

.......

The old capital's palace was destroyed by the dragons once, but it was rebuilt at a very fast speed. It lacked the former grandeur of carved beams and painted buildings. The palace was now magnificent, but the materials used were not sophisticated. However, in this most simple palace in history, the most powerful and difficult to control forces in the world gathered.

Huang Yan and Yu Qingzhao were on either side, followed by their most core and elite ministers and generals. The atmosphere in the hall was tense, mainly because Huang Yan and Yu Qingzhao stared at each other coldly, causing the atmosphere in the air to be slightly depressing. Lingwu Lord Yu Qingzhao was slightly taller than the leader of the rebel army, Huang Yan.

Therefore, Yu Qingzhao looked at her with the eyes of a king.

She glanced at her ministers, and Huang Yan looked at her like an assassin with murderous intent.

The generals behind the two men seemed to be thinking of adding fuel to the fire. Bicas from the rebel army spoke first:

"Hey, who is this? Isn't this the courtesan from a few years ago? You've given up being the most beautiful woman in the world and come here to get angry with our boss. Our little temple can't accommodate a fairy like you."

The Japanese Guard Commander behind Yu Qingzhao also spoke:

"When the uprising army first started, didn't they claim to overthrow the entire Yongtian Kingdom and kill all the corrupt officials in the world? It's only been a short time, and the wild dogs have become domestic dogs." The civil officials on both sides began to curse at each other, while most of the military generals looked at each other, ready to take action.

The conflict between the rebels and the Lingwu territory has been going on for a long time. On the one hand, several groups of rebel members active in Lingwu were killed without mercy by the Lingwu lord. The rebels believed that the people of Lingwu were living in dire straits, hungry and cold, but were constantly brainwashed by the Lingwu lord. The Lingwu territory also disliked the rebels, believing that they had nothing better to do and came to the Lingwu territory, a group of ruffians without any sense of the overall situation.

When heading north, Huang Yan passed through Lingwu but was chased and the hatred between the two sides reached its peak.

Moreover, Huang Yan saw with her own eyes that the Lingwu Lord destroyed half of the Anbu organization to kill Lid. She still remembers that scene vividly.

The Lingwu Lord felt annoyed.

In her eyes, Huang Yan was just a little girl who hadn't even fully grown her hair yet didn't know anything, yet she dared to look at her with such eyes - those eyes were filled with strong murderous intent, as if they could even poke a hole in the sky.

Wanze Lord Xihua and his Wanze officials stood nearby, watching the fire from the other side of the river, and occasionally went up to give a few words of advice to show their presence.

The power of Wanze faction is also not small now, second only to Lingwu, and is on par with the rebels. As long as Huangyan and Yuqingzhao start fighting, both sides will definitely win over the officials of Wanze faction, and the Lord of Wanze can just lie down and get the benefits.

Compared to Wanze Lord Xihua, Honglian of the royal family and Baifeng of Yunhai did not seem to have so much to offer. Honglian did not seem to want to argue, and stood there quietly, while Baifeng's eyes swept over everyone present, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

The whole hall was in chaos. Everyone present had some grudge against each other. The reason why it was so obvious was because

Because from now on they will be here

Although they work in the same palace, the benefits allocated to them will definitely not be the same, so they must first express their attitudes.

In their previous plans, the world should have been occupied by one person. Now that there are so many more people to share, each person can get less. When meeting for the first time, you must leave the other party with the impression that you are not easy to deal with. Whoever shows weakness at this time will only be treated as a soft persimmon in the future.

Even Huang Yan, who had no interest in such things, had to hold the hilt of the knife with one hand to confront Yu Qingzhao. It was even more conceivable that the others did not trust each other, and wanted to fight for the interests of their own people, which made the atmosphere in the whole hall suddenly become tense. However, just when the noisy hall was at its peak, a light cough was suddenly heard outside the door.

The weight of this cough fell throughout the hall, like a stone thrown into a surging sea.

However, strangely, this stone really suppressed the raging waves on the sea. Everyone stopped talking and looked at the stone steps outside the temple.

Lid was still dressed the same as usual, but the pattern on his clothes was outlined with gold lines, which made him look more noble. Compared with his usual approachable appearance, he now exuded a majestic aura, which was enough to suppress everyone in the hall. Behind him, Alayya, whose armor was like silver frost, He Yue, who was dressed in a white robe, Fang Shisan, who was being pushed by Ti La, and two members of the Anbu organization, Shuang and Xi Luo, followed behind him. Behind them were other core officials of the Yunyang system, such as Fileta, Liu Shi, Bai Huang, Yun Ye, Fei Lin, Griffa, Xiang Zhe Hua, etc.

Bai Feng noticed her sister, but her gaze only stayed on Bai Huang for a moment, and then she looked at Lid. Lid walked very calmly, without saying a word the whole time.

There was no smile on his face, but he didn't look angry either. He was truly able to keep his emotions to himself, and no one could guess what he was thinking. Lid walked calmly past Baifeng, Honglian, Xihua and Xihe.

He walked through Huang Yan and Yu Qingzhao and continued to walk forward. There was a chair placed high up, which was the throne of the royal family. Lide walked towards it, and no one stopped him. Lide was not the king, but in the current power structure, he was indeed the well-deserved top seat. It was also him who connected everyone together and reorganized the world into a whole.

Reed lifted his robe and sat on it with great dignity. His majestic aura instantly made everyone bow their heads.

Only the Lingwu Lord still looked up at Lid. At that moment, the Lingwu Lord suddenly had a vague feeling that Lid seemed to have sat in that position a long time ago. It was not referring to the specific throne in front of him, but a high and mighty

A position above everyone else.

The aura and invisible pressure of a master cannot be developed overnight. Unlike his usual carefree attitude, now if Reed just keeps his eyes on someone for a moment longer, that person will feel uneasy and sweat profusely.

Lid remained silent until there was no other sound in the hall and even the Lingwu Lord turned his gaze away from him. He chuckled and said:

"We are all alive, which is something to be happy about. But please understand that the reason we are the only ones here is because others who are qualified to stand here died on the battlefield with the dragons for us. Okay, everyone, put aside the things in your mind and start the meeting."

34. Equal distribution of land

A series of imperial edicts flew like snowflakes to all parts of the world.

For the people of Yongtian Kingdom, government decrees always seemed to be the concern of the bigwigs. However, what happened this time was so big that all kinds of notices were posted on the streets.

Most of the people are illiterate, but there are always people who can read and come forward to explain things to them. The storytellers in the teahouses no longer tell stories about ancient heroes and brave men, but help the people analyze the future situation.

The world is united and there is peace everywhere. This is an extremely distant description for many people.

Yongtian Kingdom has never been truly divided. Each territory has its own agenda, but in name, the royal family is still the only authority in Yongtian Kingdom. But people who really live in this country understand that the lords are actually no different from the king. They have the power of life and death in their own territories, can make laws according to their own preferences, can increase taxes without limit, and can recruit soldiers without restraint.

Although they are all in the country of Yongtian, if they are reborn in a good territory, they can live a stable life. However, if they are reborn in a territory like Tiancheng, they can only wait for death to bring relief in the dark and torment.

Now, the latest decree tells them that from now on, the entire Eternal Kingdom will implement the same laws, collect the same taxes, recruit soldiers according to the same standards, and give each recruit the same treatment. For a time, the whole world was in an uproar, and the word "unification" instantly emerged in the minds of many people, but for a while it was hard to believe what they saw.

But the decree does not seem to be fake, because every territory is now promoting this concept, and government officials have all changed into the same uniforms; the only thing that makes people confused is that the decree is not signed by the royal family, nor Lingwu or Wanze, but the name of a power institution: the Supreme Council.

"From now on, the governance rights of all lords over their territories will be taken back and returned to the Council. The concept of territories will be retained for the time being, but all existing rules and regulations and taxes in the territories will be abolished. Officials at all levels will not be transferred too much at present, but they will be promoted or demoted based on their evaluations later."

"The people are longing for peace as wars continue. The Council will follow the will of the people and complete the unification. From now on, all people are brothers, and there will be no distinction between relatives and strangers. Now that the situation is stable and the politics is clear, we should vigorously restore production. From now on, we will re-measure the land so that everyone can have land to cultivate and everyone can have a house to live in."

"This decree is signed by all members of the Supreme Council and is effective anywhere in Yongtian Kingdom. The members of the Supreme Council are..." During this period, the same content was being discussed in the streets and alleys.

After confirming that this decree was really effective, everyone's face was filled with joyful smiles, because all of this was closely related to them - thoroughly investigating corruption, reducing taxes, strengthening public security... and most importantly, equal distribution of land!

Although the Traditional Temple has a prejudice against the Council, they are still busy fighting the Abyss Church recently and are temporarily unable to intervene in political affairs. According to a certain Pope, theocracy is higher than monarchy. As long as the Traditional Temple does not recognize it, this damn Council will be disbanded one day, so there is no need to rush.

After all, in their eyes, the people's faith in them is deep-rooted. Even if someone relies on violence to take over the world, as long as they casually say "If you don't hold the throne properly, there will be disasters", the people will immediately be in turmoil and the whole country will fall into a precarious situation.

But there is no need to do that now. Let’s wait until the elite troops of the temple are free.

……

In the hall, Lid was calmly explaining the next plan:

"I have discussed the Dragon Tribe with each of you in detail. Some of you know this, but some of you don't. Today I told you frankly that the Dragon Tribe withdrew not because of heavy losses or insufficient supplies, but because I happened to be there and killed the Dragon King. The elders of the Dragon Tribe coveted the throne, so Princess Dong Li had to lead the troops back to pacify the situation. It's that simple."

Lidd paused and continued:

"But the Dragon Clan won't continue to be in chaos. With Dong Li's skills, the Dragon Clan will make a comeback in a year or two at most. So there are two main goals at the moment. The first is to resume production, and the second is to step up preparations for war. You all passed the law on equal distribution of land some time ago, and you have ceded the benefits to the people of the world. I will not let you sacrifice your flesh in vain. In the future, I will gradually open up Yunyang's science and technology to everyone present and make up for your lost benefits."

After the lords' power was returned to the council, the first task was to distribute the land equally, because the nobles had occupied too much land.

If we don't return these fields to the people and resume production,

It was just a joke. But the nobles only care about power and interests, and using power to exert pressure alone would not achieve good results, so Lid divided a portion of the benefits of industry and gave it to everyone present as a bargaining chip.

Lid glanced at He Yue who was standing behind him. He Yue calmly distributed the prepared documents to everyone. When she walked in front of Lingwu Lord Yu Qingzhao, Yu Qingzhao took the documents from her with a normal expression, but his eyes stayed on her face for a moment longer.

He Yue noticed her gaze and smiled at her.

The two of them didn't say anything, but they seemed to be communicating something through their eyes that others couldn't understand. Everyone flipped through the documents in their hands, and Xihua spoke first:

"I don't know much about things outside the battlefield. Seeing that Lid's document is full of sincerity and clearly wants to help us make money, there is nothing to be picky about. My suggestion is that this matter should be approved directly. We should study the battlefield affairs first when we have time, and don't give away the wealth we have worked hard to create as a wedding dress to others."

No one else had any objection.

Lid said that Yunyang's science and technology was "gradually" open, and everyone present knew this, but no one would bargain on this matter. Just like Lid would not propose that Xihua surrender the army or weaken Yuqingzhao's influence in Lingwu. Everyone would definitely consider their own interests when sitting together to work together. As long as the results were similar, there was no need to fight over trivial matters.

Lid put down the document in his hand and said: