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

Early April.

Outside the city of Shangluo in the southwest of Guanzhong, a seemingly inconspicuous caravan staggered into the Guanlong area.

In the past two years, since Yang Zhao established his capital in Longxi and opened up the Silk Road.

Caravans began to proliferate throughout the Guanzhong area, and the southwestern area of ​​Guanzhong where Shangluo City was located was also frequently visited by caravans from Jianghuai, Jiangxi, Jingxiang and other areas.

In the countryside, many people are no longer surprised by this.

But no one knew that this caravan was a union of aristocratic families from Jianghuai, the South and other places, who came to investigate the strength of Guanlong.

On the surface, this team was led by Cen Wenben, an important official under Xiao Xin.

But in fact, in the carriage there were Xiao Yuexian, daughter of Xiao Xin, Xie Yunzhi, the legitimate daughter of Xie family, and even Xie family's ancestor, Xie Xuan, the master of Jiushao Dingyin Sword.

It is different from the aggressive attitude of Yang Guang, the Li family, and the Guandong family.

In the south, Xiao Xin, the leader of the Xiao clan, actually did not have such great ambitions. He just wanted to unify the south and restore the prestige of his ancestor Emperor Wu of Liang.

And Yang Zhao was the member of the Northern Alliance chosen by Xiao Xin.

Cen Wenben even received instructions from Xiao Xin. If Cen Wenben felt it was appropriate, he could make the decision on behalf of Xiao Xin and directly betroth his daughter Xiao Yuexian to Yang Zhao to form a marriage and alliance.

So when other forces gathered together and marched towards Guanzhong with all kinds of support.

The Xiao clan disguised themselves as a merchant caravan, quietly observing the people's livelihood and the most real social conditions in Guanzhong.

Hui'an Village is thirty miles outside Shangluo City.

Rather than saying that this is a village, it is better to say that it is a collection of villages. As early as half a year ago, more than a dozen villages of all sizes in the surrounding area were relocated here.

With Hui'an Village as the main center, the prototype of a town complex was formed.

So when the Xiao family's convoy arrived at Hui'an Village, they were quite surprised by the prosperous scene in the village.

It happened that the sun was already setting at this time, and the people of the Xiao family prepared to rest for another night.

The convoy stopped at the post station.

The two daughters, Xiao Yuexian and Xie Yunzhi, each wore a veil and guards, and went to the village market to stroll around.

And in the post station.

Cen Wenben, Fu Gongtuo, Guo Hua and many other important officials under the southern forces gathered together, came to the door of Xie Xuan's room and knocked gently.

Soon, the door opened automatically without any wind.

Cen Wenben, Fu Gongtuo and others saw Xie Xuan, who was dressed in a Confucian robe and had a long sword on his waist, and looked like a truly elegant scholar.

Facing these important ministers of the southern princes, Xie Xuan sat on one side of the table, sipping his tea, and did not show any intention of standing up to greet them. On the contrary, Cen Wenben and others kowtowed to them as soon as they met them.

"Forget about that. You all can tell me what you think of the scenery in Guanzhong along the way."

Xie Xuan was a top hero who had already become famous in troubled times hundreds of years ago. The Xie family's roots in the south were unmatched.

In a sense, the rise of the princes in the south all depended on the Xie family.

As Xie Xuan spoke, a clear breeze blew out from the void, like a spring breeze around the beams, stopping everyone from bowing.

Everyone was not panicked, as they had a good understanding of Xie Xuan's character.

Cen Wenben was the first to speak: "The governance of Guanzhong is quite different from before. It is very likely because the Guanlong aristocratic families and even the gentry and nobles have been driven out, so this wilderness has become unstable. Therefore, we have come along the way and found that there is a trend of villages gathering and condensing into towns."

Fu Gongtuo also spoke up: "Rural cohesion has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it can gather the power of the people, and it can play a great role in information transmission, people's livelihood management, reclamation of fertile land, bridge construction and road construction, etc. However, if it is done this way, the vast Guanzhong area will be barren for a long time, which will definitely cause disasters, and it will be easy for bandits to accumulate, and there will be no defense against the sneaking of other troops..."

Chapter 585: Heaven and Earth Formation, Xie Xuan's Intention to Surrender

Cen Wenben, Fu Gongtuo and others are top ministers under the command of the two groups of princes, the Xiao clan of Jingxiang and the Du Wei clan of Jianghuai. They are first-class in terms of knowledge, planning and vision.

Along the way, the two of them had almost understood all the policy guidelines in Guanlong area.

Perhaps because of the lack of officials in the imperial court, or perhaps in order to prevent new aristocratic families and local gentry from becoming powerful, the entire Guanzhong area began to widely migrate people from all over the country over a period of more than half a year, gathering people to form towns.

Just as analyzed by Cen Wenben, Fu Gongtuo and others.

This move has both advantages and disadvantages.

After listening to the analysis of Cen Wenben, Fu Gongtuo and others, Xie Xuan smiled lightly, looked at an empty space in the room, and said, "Brother Laozhi, how do you think this Guanlong policy should be evaluated?"

As Xie Xuan spoke, a man with a weathered face and a bloody aura appeared in the room.

Even though this middle-aged man was wearing a Confucian robe, he could not conceal the bloody and fierce aura emanating from his body from the inside out. It seemed that just by standing there, he had an imposing aura of war and iron horses.

Liu Laozhi, with a purple-red face, a startling beard and eyes, was once the number one general under Xie Xuan.

During the Huan Wen era, that is, before Huan Xuan usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

Whether it is Xie Xuan or Liu Laozhi, they can be regarded as peerless geniuses of an era. They all have extraordinary abilities, are famous throughout the world, and have astonishing strength.

It's just that the era at that time was too chaotic.

Be it Xie Xuan or Liu Laozhi, no matter how capable they were, they could not turn the tide.

Unexpectedly, hundreds of years later, this pair of former geniuses reunited again, and they gathered in a small post station in the southwest of Guanzhong.

Liu Laozhi ignored Cen Wenben, Fu Gongtuo and others, and looked at Xie Xuan for a moment.

No one knows what the meaning is in the looks between the two people.

After a while.

Liu Laozhi silently waved his hand, and his true energy flowed, condensing into a lifelike map of Guanzhong in the void.

This map not only shows every flower and grass, but also indicates the location of every village and town, as well as the population size, living conditions, etc.

When the extremely detailed map was revealed.

Liu Laozhi just said in a slightly hoarse voice: "This is a detailed map of Guanzhong that someone collected while traveling around Guanzhong. Apart from other things, Yang Zhao must be an unparalleled commander. The cities, towns, and villages here are all well-organized and built on the nodes of the earth veins. They can suppress the earth veins and borrow the earth's energy. When combined, this is a natural and unparalleled military formation."

Along with Liu Laozhi's words, he had his own means, just like lighting up the stars, lighting up the cities, towns and villages on the map.

Then, the repaired official roads connected all the towns like blood vessels.

As the last stream of true energy was injected into it, the cities, towns and villages inside the map seemed to appear from thin air and transform into a real world, suppressing everyone in the room.

The cultivation base of Cen Wenben, Fu Gongtuo and others is not weak either, at least they are at the Grandmaster level.

But facing such an aura, it is simply impossible to resist, and there is a feeling of suffocation.

However, just when everyone was about to be killed, Xie Xuan casually swept his hand, and a spring breeze blew on their faces, as if a beautiful orchid tree grew out of the void, dissolving the suppressive force from heaven and earth.

Wait until this wave of sealing force is resolved.

Xie Xuan just sighed and said, "Lao Zhi's military strategy has improved further."

Liu Laozhi's aura flashed across his body, and he was at least at the peak of the Martial Saint level, but his mood seemed to decline all of a sudden. He said, "So what if I have improved my martial arts? My family and my comrades are all gone. If it weren't for Huan Xuan stirring up trouble..."

Xie Xuan gently patted Liu Laozhi on the shoulder, interrupted him and said, "Laozhi, hundreds of years have passed. It's time to move on."

In the struggle for hegemony in troubled times and in the past, there is no right or wrong, only stance.

Many people can see through it, but many people will never see through it in their entire life.

Hearing Xie Xuan's words, Liu Laozhi was stunned for a moment, then his face became serious and he said, "Do you, Youdu, also want to rise again? Is Yang Zhao, the Lord of Guanlong, really as magical as the legend says?"

Xie Xuan smiled lightly, pointed at the map and said, "Laozhi, you are a natural born general, but your eyes are only on the battlefield, but you can't see the overall situation of the world. Take a closer look at the combination of the towns in Guanzhong and Longxi. Do you have any insights?"

Along with Xie Xuan's outline, the Longxi map was also integrated into the Guanzhong map in the void.

Everyone looked over.

On the map, all the towns, official roads, as well as many fortresses, lakes, mountains and rivers were connected together, as if forming a picture of the earth reflecting the stars in the sky.

"Is it the Nandou Zhusheng constellation map?"

"No, it's the White Tiger Seven Stars Swallowing Evil Astrology Diagram!"

"Why do I feel like it is a map of the earth's veins of heaven and earth?"

"There are too many battle formations to watch..."

Liu Laozhi seemed a little puzzled, but people like Cen Wenben and Fu Gongtuo, who were knowledgeable and talented, had already seen too many things in this map.

After a long while, everyone finally turned their attention to Xie Xuan.

Xie Xuan admired it very much, mixed with a bit of obsession, and looked at the map for a long time before he sighed and said, "In the past, Liu Yu was a great leader, known as a tiger with the courage to swallow up thousands of miles. In my opinion, the mind of His Royal Highness Prince Zhao is far greater than that of Liu Yu. This is a world formation that swallows up the world and has the universe in his heart."

"With the power of harmony among towns and people, the stars in the sky are reflected; with the power of rivers and roads, the earth's qi and people are in harmony; with the power of mountains and rivers, the power of the stars, combined with the power of heaven and earth, nourish all spirits."

"There is no specific method for setting up the formation. This formation is based on humanity. Wherever the torrent of humanity flows, it will be covered by the formation. The three paths of heaven, earth and man are combined to form a domain of their own."

What Xie Xuan said was actually the power of the dynasty.

This thing is the territorial layout map that came with Yang Zhao after he deduced the method of Forging Yunchao. According to this map, by regulating the power of the three paths of heaven, earth and man, planning the construction of towns and official roads, and regulating the mountains, rivers, nature, and so on, the power of Yunchao can be gathered to the greatest extent.

At the same time, under the nourishment of this formation of heaven and earth, the entire area will become increasingly solid and become a region of its own.

If Yang Zhao happened again, I’m afraid he wouldn’t dare to believe it.

Xie Xuan was able to use his eyes and wisdom to deduce some of the secrets of the Yun Dynasty from the Guanlong map.

Chapter 586: The Heroes Enter Guanzhong

In the small post station in Hui'an Village.

At this moment, Liu Laozhi, Cen Wenben, Fu Gongtuo and others almost all heard the undisguised admiration for Yang Zhao in Xie Xuan's words.

Xie Xuan of Beifu was once an existence that could suppress half of the world by himself during the endless chaos.

If it weren't for the many internal constraints in the court at the end of the Great Jin Dynasty, Xie Xuan's Northern Expedition would have been interrupted, his ambitions would have been unfulfilled, and he would have gone astray.

Xie Xuan would not be so discouraged that he would pretend to be sick or die and live in seclusion from the world.

With Xie Xuan's strength, he could actually ascend to heaven in broad daylight and enter the immortal world at a very early time. If he had the opportunity, he might even go a step further and become a god.

Although Xie Xuan seemed to be reclusive, the ambition in his heart had never diminished.

In troubled times, overlords emerged frequently. Even until Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, established his rule over the country, and even until Yang Guang came to power, Xie Xuan always looked down on these people.

It’s not that these great rulers throughout the ages were incompetent.

But Xie Xuan has his own pride and his own persistence.

In Xie Xuan's eyes, Yang Jian was still a pretty good leader, but the means he used to build the Sui Dynasty were too weak and tricky, and he relied too much on the power of aristocratic families. In the end, he would be destroyed by the aristocratic families just like the Jin Dynasty in the past.

The same is true for Yang Guang, Li family and others of this era.

Xie Xuan himself was the ancestor of one of the most powerful families in the entire Sui Dynasty. However, because of his past experience in the court, he was constrained by the powerful families in his family and his ambitions were not fulfilled.

Therefore, Xie Xuan himself was extremely contradictory.

Until the appearance of Yang Zhao, Yang Zhao's capture of Guanlong did not attract Xie Xuan's attention.

Later, Yang Zhao's attitude towards the aristocratic families, selecting the best and employing them and discarding the worst, made Xie Xuan see Yang Zhao's extremely broad mind, and also saw a balance between the court and the aristocratic families.

Then Yang Zhao proclaimed himself king and established the Yun Dynasty.

After Xie Xuan saw Yang Zhao's methods, he showed great admiration for Yang Zhao.

More than half a year ago, Yang Zhao was furious and wiped out 80% of the aristocratic families in Guanlong area.

This action really gave Xie Xuan the idea of ​​coming back to the stage.

Others could not see clearly the actions of the Guanlong aristocratic families to oppress and hinder Yang Zhao, but Xie Xuan could see it clearly.

In particular, the situation of Yang Su and his son Yang Xuangan, who were fighting fiercely in Luoyang, Central Plains and Hebei at that time, was similar to that of their own Northern Palace lineage in the past.

Yang Su and his son Yang Xuangan, as well as their thunder-struck army, were lucky.

With the protection of a great king like Yang Zhao, whose heart can embrace the whole world, and even eliminate all obstacles in the rear, it is almost like changing the world again.

But I and my comrades in the Northern Army were not so lucky back then.

It was out of strong empathy that half a year later, Xie Xuan was invited by the southern noble families to join the visiting convoy and enter Guanzhong.

As he entered Guanzhong, Xie Xuan became one with the world of Guanlong, and at the first moment he realized the mysterious pattern hidden in this Guanlong area.

The power of Yunchao is what Xie Xuan calls the unity of the three paths of heaven, earth and man.

All this brought Xie Xuan unprecedented shock and inspiration, and also allowed him to see Yang Zhao's true mind and character.

Not only the noble families, but all the people are in my heart.

Even the mountains, rivers, flowers, plants, fish and insects in the Guanlong area should belong to King Zhao's subjects.