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

"If the Great Sui Dynasty forms an alliance with your sect and completely opens the passage between immortals and mortals, would you agree?"

True Man Changmei glanced at the Ghost Shadow Ancestor casually.

The Ghost Shadow Ancestor's calves trembled violently.

for a while.

Changmei Zhenren just sneered and said, "Your Majesty the Sui Emperor, what you really want to ask is what I think about the marriage between the Sui Emperor and Gu Yue, right?"

After hearing the words of Changmei Zhenren, Ghost Shadow Patriarch smiled bitterly.

Come to think of it, what kind of things in this world can be truly hidden from a top-notch powerful person who knows everything about the world?

However, even when facing an existence like Changmei Zhenren.

The Ghost Shadow Ancestor still wanted to struggle and make some excuses for his Majesty.

Then, the Ghost Shadow Patriarch bravely said: "Replying to the Immortal, my Majesty and Lady Gu Yue are truly in love with each other, a match made in heaven..."

Changmei Zhenren interrupted directly: "The heavens do not allow immortals and mortals to marry each other."

The Ghost Shadow Ancestor’s words stopped abruptly.

After a long silence.

The Ghost Shadow Patriarch was determined to die, and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Master, whether the heavens allow it or not is not up to you. Only my Majesty has the final say."

In a sense, this is a serious collision and even a provocation to Changmei Zhenren.

But even so, the ghost ancestor still kept his back straight.

Only at this moment did the arrogance displayed by the Ghost Shadow Ancestor show some of the power of the Sui Emperor's attendants in the past.

For a moment, the entire central hall was silent and hushed.

The Ghost Shadow Patriarch didn't know whether doing this would anger the Long-browed Immortal, nor did he know whether the other party would beat him to death directly.

But it doesn't matter. Your Majesty's face must not be lost in the slightest.

Looking at the ghost ancestor's face with a dying expression.

Changmei Zhenren suddenly laughed and said, "The Sui Emperor is very good, and you, his attendant, are also very good."

Ghost Shadow Ancestor: “…”

Changmei Zhenren laughed even more happily and said, "You are right. Whether the heavens allow it or not is not up to me. It is your Majesty's decision that counts."

Ghost Shadow Ancestor: “…”

What Changmei Zhenren said was a countermeasure to the trend of Heaven's Way.

Immortal Changmei was able to suppress and protect the Emei Fairy Mountain, but the changes in Emperor Sui's situation could affect hundreds of millions of people and even the entire Kyushu world.

Therefore, in the opinion of Master Changmei, there is nothing wrong with what Ghost Shadow Ancestor said.

But the Ghost Shadow Ancestor did not understand the true meaning of Changmei Zhenren's words at all, and he fell into a state of confusion and bewilderment.

Who am I, where am I, and what am I doing?

There are many question marks in the mind of Ghost Shadow Ancestor.

However, Changmei Zhenren had no intention of explaining the confusion to the other party, and directly said: "Ghost kid, your Majesty will do great things, and the future will be determined by him."

"But now, it's not possible."

"You can go back and tell your Majesty that the Immortal Sect will not interfere with anything in the Nine Provinces."

"When your Majesty can truly become the Lord of Sichuan and Shu, let him come and discuss it with me."

Chapter 809: The Sui Dynasty Military’s Way of Making Money

The Ghost Shadow Ancestor returned to Luoyang City with a mind full of confusion.

After hearing the words brought back by the Ghost Shadow Ancestor.

However, Yang Zhao quickly understood the meaning of Changmei Zhenren's words.

Changmei Zhenren's cultivation level is such that he can see the mutual changes between the power of heaven and the power of man. What he meant was to wait until Yang Zhao had covered the entire Sichuan area with the power of the dynasty's national destiny before negotiating with the other party.

At the very least, Yang Zhao now does not have the power to negotiate with him on an equal footing.

This is not all bad news.

On the contrary, the fact that Changmei Zhenren did not raise any objection gave Yang Zhao great confidence.

And this way.

Yang Zhao was no longer too anxious. Faced with the whereabouts of Yang Guang provided by Zhu Yuyan, Yang Zhao did not go to Sichuan and Shu to suppress it in person. Instead, he asked the Nine Elders of Kai Sui, who had all reached the ceiling of Martial Saint, to lead the entire Shadow Guard to Sichuan and Shu to secretly eliminate the blood demon puppets left by Yang Guang.

As for the development of the Sui Dynasty, it is still proceeding steadily.

It concerns the lives of hundreds of millions of people.

The development of a dynasty cannot be rushed. Yang Guang is the best example of this.

The Eastern Capital Luoyang, the Grand Canal and other things left behind by Yang Guang were of great benefit to the stability of the world and even to the improvement and development of the entire country.

Yang Zhao is currently enjoying this benefit under his rule.

But the previous chaos in the world almost led to the complete collapse of the entire Sui Dynasty.

Yang Zhao couldn't rush things, so he simply chose to give up.

Anyway, there is the Government Affairs Cabinet composed of many capable ministers such as Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Gao Shilian, etc., and there is also the help of Changsun Wugou, Zhu Yuyan and others.

Yang Zhao's poor performance didn't affect anything.

Five years.

For the Sui Dynasty, which was recovering and developing at a high speed, it passed by quietly and quickly.

During these five years.

Yang Zhao entered a state of complete decadence. Every day he played with the concubines in his harem and constantly sorted out his martial arts system.

However, the Sui Dynasty has rapidly recovered to its former peak.

The granaries across the country were full, the wealthy families disappeared, the poor rose rapidly, and the lives of the people of the entire dynasty became better and better.

But for those who were captured in the chaos of war in the past, life was not so wonderful.

In the past, Huang Yaoshi proposed to integrate the Zhoutian Formation into the Heaven and Earth Formation, which required covering and engraving a large number of rune formations on every city in the entire Sui Dynasty, and even smelting endless precious resources.

The most critical rune formation will naturally be under the responsibility of the Imperial Ministry of Works and the Tiangong Pavilion.

But the enormous task of restoring the city naturally fell on the shoulders of the former captives.

Over a period of five years, hundreds of thousands of Turkic captives were almost exhausted to death.

As for the captives from various rebellious princes, some died and some were released during the five-year reform and labor process.

The nearly two million captives left behind from the turmoil of the Sui Dynasty are now only a handful.

even.

In the court, because the number of captives was decreasing, the military generals of the Sui Dynasty had repeatedly petitioned to launch foreign wars and capture foreigners to perform labor in the Sui Dynasty.

Five years of Zhaowu.

The benefits brought by the rising fortunes of the Sui Dynasty were of unprecedented help to these generals who were already obsessed with spiritual practice.

However, as the number of prisoners decreased, the Sui Dynasty's reform plan became slower and slower.

The state of rapid improvement in national fortunes will naturally slow down.

It didn't decrease.

But after getting used to that rocket-like climb, no one can stand sitting in a horse-drawn carriage now.

A grand court meeting that is rarely seen throughout the year.

Yang Zhao looked at the quarrel in the hall and felt a little bored.

However, the confrontation and quarrel between the civil and military officials in the hall became more and more intense.

During these five years, most of the older generation in the Sui Dynasty's court have chosen to retire and start to bide their time in their respective families, improving their professional skills.

Therefore, the court is now dominated by many young people such as Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, and Yue Fei.

"Master Li, do you know what it means to rest and recuperate? Right now, our Great Sui is in the critical stage of refining internal affairs and distributing wealth to the people. How can we have the money to fight for you?"

"Chang Sun Wuji, you dare to say that the Ministry of Revenue has no money? You are talking nonsense. Yesterday I saw your son Chang Sun Chong pulling several carts of treasures back to the mansion on Zhuque Street. Did you embezzle money?"

"Nonsense, my son Changsun Chong has the privilege of trading on the Silk Road with the grace of His Majesty, so what's wrong with him making some money? You, a common man, actually slandered me for corruption. Don't think I don't know that your subordinates Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Su Dingfang and others sneak out of the border every now and then to go to the grassland to collect money. What about the property you robbed from the grassland? Did you also embezzle it?"

"You are such a good Changsun Wuji, you are only targeting me, right? Why don't you mention Yue Fei, Song Que and the others? Yue Fei's subordinates are guarding the northeast, and Goguryeo is almost ruined by him. And Song Que and the Tianshidao group are plundering the world..."

"Damn, Pharmacist Li, what nonsense are you talking about? The king of Goguryeo is too cruel and vicious. The people of Goguryeo are kneeling and begging us to send our army in to mediate the conflict..."

When it comes to talking, the military officers are no match for the civil officials.

Especially Zhangsun Wuji, who was an expert at sowing discord. In no time, he caused Li Jing, Yue Fei, Song Que, Yang Xuangan, Jiang Song and others to start internal strife.

In recent years, acupoint martial arts have begun to be popularized within the military of the Sui Dynasty.

As for the Acupoint Martial Arts, in the early stages of practice, the consumption of resources is quite severe, and the salary given by the court can only be regarded as a rapid increase in the basic practice.

Therefore, the commanders, generals, etc. who guard the borders are all trying to find ways to obtain resources.

Li Jing was in charge of the northwest border and fought against the Turks every day.

Yue Fei was in charge of the northeastern border, and his task was to fleece Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla and other parties.

Song Que was in charge of the southeastern border. He joined forces with Sun En and his Tianshi Dao to search the world.

Yang Xuangan was in charge of the southwestern border, and somehow he got in touch with Jiang Song and launched a fierce attack on the southwestern ethnic minorities and the Shiwan Mountains.

However, these people also know some unspoken rules and have their own network of relationships.

Anyway, as long as they get some benefits and send a copy to the palace, people like Li Xiuning, Huang Rong, Song Yuhua, etc. will naturally smooth over these trivial matters in the court.

Chapter 810: The deduction of the three major formations is completed

In today's Sui Dynasty court, there is a far more complex network of interpersonal relationships than ever before.

The era when aristocratic families controlled everything has completely ended. Everyone's interests are now tied to Yang Zhao in the palace.

But Yang Zhao is a man who is very bad at doing things, and he calls it ruling by doing nothing.

Often throughout a whole year, except for a few special court officials and generals, others could only see Yang Zhao at a few grand court meetings.

But at this grand court meeting, the ministers couldn't talk to Yang Zhao about making money.

Therefore, finding ways to build connections within the palace became a topic frequently discussed by civil and military officials of the Sui Dynasty.

Among them, those with the widest connections are naturally the ministers in the imperial palace, such as Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, Yue Fei, etc. They are very familiar with every aspect of the imperial palace, and have the support of an extremely favored imperial concubine like Changsun Wugou.

These people naturally have many ways to make money and get resources, and they have no scruples.

Others don't have so many connections in the palace, so they naturally have to think of other ways.

After all, the current emperor is not the Yang Guang who was great in talent but incompetent in the past.

Not to mention other things, but your majesty's top-level combat power is not something that anyone can fool. Anyone who dares to place people in the palace must be tired of living.

Under such circumstances, families like the Yinkui faction, the Song family, Li Xiuning's old acquaintances, the Cui family, the Zheng family, etc., which had His Majesty's favorite concubines in the imperial palace, naturally became prosperous.

In addition, some individuals found another way to open up a channel through the Song Dynasty.

The entire court was filled with so much complexity and interweaving of forces that it was terrifying.

Yang Zhao didn't care about the crazy interweaving of forces in the court. After all, he had the Huangji Zhenshi Bell and the Yunchao Treasure in his hands, so he could see everything clearly.

Moreover, those who can stand in the court have made great contributions to Yang Zhao's cause.

A group of people followed me to conquer the world, and after I achieved success, what's wrong with enjoying myself?

Anyway, as long as I don't lose my share and don't take advantage of the people of the Sui Dynasty, it's enough.

Moreover, every time in the court, seeing the court officials exposing each other's secrets, quarreling, and sometimes even fighting, it was more exciting than watching a movie.

The disputes in the court evolved from disputes between civil and military officials at the beginning to conflicts over interests later on.

After a short while, someone with a hot temper started a fight.