Martial Arts: I am in the Ming Cult and I am building a dynasty

Yang Zhao's words were calm without the slightest fluctuation, as if he was stating his thoughts straightforwardly.

But to Yuan Shu and Dugu Feng, it sounded like loud thunder and roaring lightning, which made the two men tremble with fear and turn pale.

No one in the world is a fool.

Yang Zhao knew all about the private actions of the aristocratic families, but he just followed some of the unspoken rules of the families and did not show it.

At this moment, all the dirty deeds done in private were exposed by Yang Zhao.

Especially the subtle threat in Yang Zhao's words made Dugu Feng and Yuan Shu feel as if a natural disaster was imminent and their life and death were out of their control.

Others don't have any feelings about the three words "Old Yang Family".

But people like Dugu Feng and Yuan Shu, who came from aristocratic families, knew it very well.

More than a hundred years ago, Yang Jian emerged from the Hongnong Yang family and swept across the entire Sui Dynasty in just a few decades, conquering dozens of countries. Although he also took shortcuts many times and won over various aristocratic families to form a coalition.

But when the Yang family really showed their power, they killed people in large numbers and flowed blood like a river.

The Yuwen clan was nearly wiped out, the Yuan clan also suffered heavy losses, the Li clan retreated, the Xianbei people were almost wiped out, the Murong and Tuoba clans were killed and forced to flee 80,000 miles away, and so on.

It was a long time after the founding of the Sui Dynasty that Yang Jian curbed the brutal tactics of the old Yang family and turned to gentle appeasement, as well as secret division and winning over.

The younger generation may be able to ignore the old Yang family.

But who among those who really knew the truth of that year would dare to really anger the Yang family?

Even though more than a hundred years have passed and many of the aristocratic families of the Sui Dynasty have recovered a lot of their vitality, if they really had to go against the Yang family again, it would be enough to make people tremble in fear.

And in Yang Zhao's words, he had almost explicitly enlightened Dugu Feng and Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu dared not not believe it, but he also dared not believe it completely.

Dugu Feng hesitated for a moment and then said, "Do you have any evidence for what you said, Your Highness?"

The emperor of the Sui Dynasty was not scary.

For the aristocratic families, what is really scary is the "Old Yang Family" standing behind the emperor.

However, in Yang Zhao's words, the old Yang family seemed to have given up on Yang Guang, who was still the emperor, and the one they truly supported was Yang Zhao, who now controlled Daxing City.

But this matter involves too many things. Before seeing the truth, even the current heads of the two major families, such as Dugu Feng and Yuan Shu, dare not make a decision.

Looking at Yuan Shu who was dumbfounded, and Dugu Feng who was shocked.

Yang Zhao smiled and said, "Two Patriarchs, when you took over the family, how long did it take you to get the support of the family foundation?"

"It has only been seven years since Yang Guang ascended the throne. You don't think that the old Yang family has really handed over all power to him, do you?"

"My mother, Yuan, will return to Chang'an soon, accompanied by Wu Jianzhang, Gao Zuo, and He Ruobi."

"Is this signal enough?"

"Or do you want me to dig the four ancestors out of their graves for you to see?"

boom!

As Yang Zhao finished speaking, something seemed to explode directly in the minds of Dugu Feng and Yuan Shu, leaving their minds blank.

Then, the two of them felt a layer of cold white sweat on their backs, which instantly wet their clothes.

Damn it, I was deceived by Yang Guang.

Yang Zhao's words made Dugu Feng and Yuan Shu extremely frightened, but they also felt as if they had suddenly realized something.

Just as Yang Zhao said, for an existence like an aristocratic family, the family heritage is never completely handed over to one person all at once. Instead, over a long period of time, after the executive head of the family has gained enough trust from the family, the family heritage will be handed over to the other party bit by bit.

This is true for the Dugu clan, the Yuan clan, the Li clan, the Yuwen clan, the Song clan, and so on.

It had only been seven years since Yang Guang ascended the throne, but he had already thrown the entire Sui Dynasty into turmoil and on the verge of collapse. Even if they called themselves the ancestors of the family, it would be impossible for them to put the burden on Yang Guang.

Perhaps Yang Guang himself also felt the constraints from within his family's background, so he hurriedly moved the entire capital from Chang'an to Luoyang.

That idiot, the four great ancestors of the Yang family are buried in Chang'an City.

Without the four corpse ancestors to suppress the world, Yang Guang would be a worthless emperor.

Chapter 414 The True Background of the Old Yang Family

In the territory of the Sui Dynasty, every family that was able to survive and stand out from the hundreds of years of chaos must have an extraordinary foundation that was like a stabilizing force.

Even if the support of the Hongnong Yang family is excluded, the old Yang family still has the confidence to suppress the world.

Xuanming Sect, the four great corpse ancestors.

The Xuanming Sect itself is a top-level killer organization in the territory of the Sui Dynasty. It includes the Emperor of the Underworld, the King of Ghosts, the Ancestor of Corpses, Meng Po, Zhong Kui, Yama, Wuchang and other followers.

For hundreds of years, this organization has been thriving in troubled times, assassinating people all over the world.

It was not until Yang Jian was born that he killed the Hades Emperor, the Ghost King, Meng Po, and the King of Hell and the like, and broke up the entire Xuanming Sect, forming the official system of the Sui Dynasty. Among them, the four great corpse ancestors were subdued by Yang Jian. In one battle, they killed thousands of miles of blood and slaughtered millions of people, becoming the nightmare of almost all the aristocratic families in the territory of the Sui Dynasty.

Later, when the Sui Dynasty was founded, the four corpse ancestors killed too many people and violated the harmony of nature, so they were buried under the city of Chang'an by Yang Jian. They became the confidence of the Sui Dynasty to suppress the world.

Now, more than a hundred years have passed, and even the current heads of major aristocratic families such as Dugu Feng and Yuan Shu have almost forgotten the existence of the four corpse ancestors.

It was not until this moment that Dugu Feng and Yuan Shu were awakened by Yang Zhaoyi's reminder.

The top martial saint group formed by the Yang family's ancestor Yang Zhong, Emperor Wen Yang Jian, and Empress Dugu, led by the three of them, and under them are Mo Yiming, Mu Qingliu, Xiang Yutian, and the four corpse ancestors, are the foundation of the old Yang family.

Let’s not talk about Yang Zhong, Yang Jian and Dugu Qieluo.

Mo Yiming, Mu Qingliu, and Xiang Yutian were all top heroes who once unified the Demon Sect and dominated an era.

The four great corpse ancestors killed people all over the world in a bloody manner, which made people tremble with fear when they heard about it.

In addition, Yang Jian also had the Nine Elders of the Sui Dynasty who had been suppressed for more than a hundred years without any breakthrough. They included Wu Jianzhang, Gao Zuo, He Ruobi, Yang Lin, Yu Juluo, Qiu Rui, Han Qinhu, Ding Yanping, and Yang Su, all of whom had reached the pinnacle of celestial cultivation.

If it weren't for the unspoken rule of the aristocratic families of the Great Sui Dynasty, which required one to transform into an older generation and retire behind the scenes after entering the realm of Martial Saint, these nine people would be able to enter the realm of Martial Saint at any time.

Recalling the background of the old Yang family.

Thinking about the past few years, Mo Yiming, Mu Qingliu and Xiang Yutian suddenly disappeared, Empress Dugu died suddenly of illness, the nine elders who founded the Sui Dynasty were also very strange, and even Yang Jian's strange "death" was caused by Yang Guang.

Damn, this is probably a show specially put on for the major aristocratic families.

Why are all these great Sui dynasty's heritage hidden away? Just as the aristocratic families are trying to seize royal power, they are all jumping out one after another. Could it be that they are going to launch a major purge?

No wonder the greatest genius of all time, Yang Zhao, was sent to Kunlun Mountain when he was a child.

That damn Yang Guang is actually just a target, right?

The more they thought about it, the more frightened Dugu Feng and Yuan Shu became. They felt that behind the seemingly broken and turbulent Sui Dynasty, there seemed to be a peerless ferocious beast that could devour the sky and the earth, staring at the aristocratic families in the Sui Dynasty with a gaze as if it were looking at food.

At this stage, whoever jumps the happiest and highest will become food for the ferocious beast.

It’s cloudy. It’s really too cloudy.

After figuring it all out, Dugu Feng and Yuan Shu, who had become extremely self-destructive, were sweating profusely. Every time they were glanced at by Yang Zhao, their whole bodies would tremble.

After seeing the expressions of the two, Yang Zhao opened his mouth and said, "What is the foundation and heritage of a family? It is the martial saints, the younger generations, and the eternity of time. However, weapons, swords, guns, salt, iron, and land are the rights that only the emperor has."

"I am stationed in Chang'an and in Guanzhong, with 100,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry and 100,000 Zuo Yiwei troops under my command. Could it be that I can no longer protect your family business?"

"Or do you want to sit on this chair under my old Yang's butt?"

puff.

After Yang Zhao said this, Dugu Feng and Yuan Shu could no longer bear it and knelt down in front of Yang Zhao.

Yuan Shu wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking quickly, and said: "Your Highness, the Yuan family is willing to donate 20,000 armors, 50,000 swords, spears, bows and arrows, and 30,000 slaves to congratulate the return of our noble Yuan family. Your Highness, we are relatives, and blood is thicker than water."

This time, Yuan Shu can be said to have used up 90% of the overt power that his family had accumulated over decades.

After all, Yang Zhao had already said that.

If they disagree, I'm afraid the next step will be that the Yang family's strength will be fully revealed, and all the martial saints and geniuses in the Yuan clan will die overnight.

Just as Yang Zhao said, if the family does not have the foundation of a martial saint and the support of a genius, it will not be able to gain a foothold in the long river of time. It will be completely destroyed by any wave.

After hearing Yuan Shu's words, a smile finally appeared on Yang Zhao's face.

Then, Yang Zhao was very kind, helped Yuan Shu up, and said: "Uncle, please get up quickly. What are you doing? If my mother knew about this, she would blame me."

"Don't worry, uncle. The Yuan family is my maternal family. During the Great Sui Dynasty, my thirteenth uncle also supported and helped me a lot. As long as I am here, the Yuan family will definitely be a famous family in the Great Sui Dynasty, and no one can break it."

When we give money, our blood is thicker than water.

Yang Zhao's attitude changed very quickly, which made Yuan Shu extremely upset, but at the same time, he felt a little comforted in his heart.

After calming down, Yuan Shu smiled and said, "Great, great. My Yuan and Yang families have Zhao'er, the greatest genius of all time. This comforts me. The Thirteenth Uncle Zhao'er mentioned is the old Thirteenth Yuan Xian who left home in the past?"

Yang Zhao supported Yuan Shu and said, "That's right. Uncle Thirteen has changed his name to Yuan Thirteenth Limit, and he is now doing well in the Song Dynasty. It won't be long before he enters the realm of Martial Saint."

Yuan Shu nodded and said, "Okay, okay, when Uncle returns, he will invite Old Thirteen back and let him continue to assist Zhao'er."

The uncle and nephew soon became harmonious and started chatting about family matters.

After a while.

Yang Zhao just turned his gaze towards Dugu Feng, and his expression changed from being friendly and kind to suddenly becoming cold and stern, his eyes as sharp as swords.

Dugu Feng's face changed, and he said immediately: "Your Highness, my Dugu family is not only willing to offer all the armor, swords, bows, private soldiers, etc., but also can serve as the vanguard to persuade other aristocratic families in Chang'an City. At the same time, my Dugu family has a deep relationship with the Tongguan garrison commander Wei Wentong, so we can persuade him to return to Chang'an to report and serve Your Highness."

Yang Zhao was overjoyed, and quickly helped Dugu Feng up, saying, "Uncle, you are the cousin of my grandmother, how can you be like this? Please stand up quickly."

Dugu Feng came over with a smile and soon started chatting with Yang Zhao.

Yuan Shu next to him curled his lips, feeling quite contemptuous.

Damn, he's so arrogant. Isn't it just because he is one of the four major families and has deep roots and connections in the Guanzhong area?

Hum, is it not possible for me, Yuanvalve?

Chapter 415: The Terrifying Influence of the Aristocratic Family

Whether it is the Dugu clan or the Yuan clan, in the Sui Dynasty, especially in the Guanzhong area, each of them has deep-rooted and complex power and connections.

Since the generation of Empress Dugu, the Dugu clan has been experiencing a lack of successors.

Now, the only young people in the entire Dugu clan who can be represented are the siblings Dugu Ce and Dugu Feng. They seem much weaker than those from other aristocratic families.

But even so, the amount of things that the Dugu clan could take out was more than twice that of the Yuan family.

Not to mention, the Dugu clan had various connections and influence in the court, and had done many favors.

Among the four passes in Guanzhong, Tongguan, Wuguguan, Sanguan and Xiaoguan, the garrisons of the three most important towns all had close ties with the Dugu clan.

Wei Wentong of Tongguan, known as the Flower Sword Marshal, was skilled in using a long sword, archery and horsemanship, and was proficient in the art of war. He was ranked ninth among the Eighteen Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. He was almost entirely cultivated by the Dugu clan, and he even married a woman from the Dugu clan's side branch.

Zuo Tiancheng, the commander of Wuguan Pass, was known as the General of the Golden Sword Palace. He was invincible among the 100,000-strong army of the Right Guard of the Sui Dynasty with his golden sword. He was pushed to the position of the commander of Wuguan Pass by the Dugu clan.

The generals defending Xiaoguan, Master Shang and his apprentice, were known as the Four Treasures Generals. They wore a Night-miao Helmet on their heads, a Seven-Feather Armor on their bodies, a Forge Spear in their hands, and a Thunder Leopard under their crotch, almost all of which were given to them by the Dugu clan.

From this we can see that the power that the Dugu clan maintained in Guanzhong was as strong as an iron bucket, which was amazing.

After getting the promises from Dugu Feng and Yuan Shu.

Suddenly, the entire Tai Chi Hall was filled with joy.

The main hall was empty, and Yang Zhao quickly took Dugu Feng, Yuan Shu, Gao Ying, Yin Shishi, Changsun Wuji, Zhu Yuyan and others to the warm room in the side hall.

With the support of Dugu Feng, Yuan Shu, Gao Ying and Yin Shishi, and the help of Changsun Wuji.

Today, the aristocratic families in Chang'an City are no longer sufficient as evidence.

It wouldn't take long, with the assistance of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Zuoyi Guard Army, to completely wipe out the armor, swords, guns, and private soldiers of the aristocratic families in the city.

In addition, with the three major fortresses of Wei Wentong, Zuo Tiancheng and Shang Shitu in hand, the east, west and south sides of the entire Guanzhong area are impregnable.

However, to truly take over the entire Guanzhong area, we must also guard against threats from the north.

Zhang Sun Wuji spread out the map of the entire Great Sui Dynasty, pointed at it casually, and said, "Your Highness, now with the support of Master Dugu and Master Yuan, Chang'an, Fufeng, Fengyi, Jingzhao and other places are already as stable as a mountain. But we should really pay attention to Song Laosheng who is stationed in Huoyi and Longmen in the north, and Qu Tutong who is stationed in Hedong."

"The Huoyi and Longmen lines are the main defense lines against Bingzhou's southward advance, and Hedong is the core battle zone guarding Bingzhou, Hetao, Hongnong and other places. If we can't take these two lines of defense, once the Luoyang court issues an order, the entire northern and northeastern parts of Guanzhong will be in ruins."

"What we must guard against even more is that, although the Li family has a lot of power in Guanzhong, their real base is still in Taiyuan, Bingzhou. Once an attack occurs, they can support tens of thousands of troops to march south at any time. If the Li family cooperates with the Turks, it will be even more unimaginable..."

Changsun Wuji was not only capable of governing, but also quite good at strategy.

After listening to Changsun Wuji's analysis, Dugu Feng, Yuan Shu, Yin Shishi and Gao Ying all changed their expressions.

Gao Ying then spoke up, "The current generation of the Li Clan, Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin, all have great ambitions. The Li Clan has many talented people such as Li Xiuning, Li Shentong, and Li Daozong. We must be on guard. However, I think it is unlikely that the Li Clan will cooperate with the Turks."

"Nothing is impossible."