Chapter 127: Going deep into the secret realm
What is coming finally comes.
To be honest, it has been more than two months since the first batch of Taoist soldiers in the Immortal Court descended to the realm, and the second batch of Taoist soldiers should have appeared due to reason and reason.
Li Ye had never thought that it would take so long because of the seal. He actually wanted to bring the demon cultivators back to the mortal world before the second group of Taoist soldiers came to the realm. However, there were always eight out of ten things that were unsatisfactory in life, and Li Ye was not very emotional at this moment.
"How many Taoist soldiers in the second batch? Have they been dispatched?" Li Ye asked.
The Demon Peng said: "The number of people is three thousand, and the strength is similar to the previous ones. Now we are gathering in Bianzhou City. I wonder if we will be dispatched immediately. However... the secret realm of heavenly Taoism also appeared in Bianzhou. Zhu Wen brought the immortals in. It is not until Zhu Wen comes out that Xuanwu Army will not have a major military operation."
Li Ye basically agrees with Peng Demon King's judgment.
However, three thousand Taoist soldiers were enough to sweep the mortal world, and Li Ye could not confirm whether they would really wait for Zhu Wen to come out. "Transpread orders to Song Jiao and let the Qingyi Yamen pay close attention to the movements in Bianzhou. I will walk out of this secret realm as soon as possible."
What Li Ye can do now is to come out of the secret realm of Heavenly Dao earlier than Zhu Wen, then remove the seal talismans, and determine the overall situation of the demon clan. Then he can take the demon clan cultivators back to resist the Taoist soldiers.
The Demon Peng pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry, I will notify other demon kings and send a team of monks to Pinglu first to help your people stabilize the overall situation. If a soldier attacks Pinglu, they will also be able to protect Pinglu."
"That's the best."
Li Ye nodded, and then a strange look appeared in his eyes, "But the war between the demon clan is so chaotic, you can't even repel the ferocious beasts, and you can still divide your troops to the mortal world? According to what you said before, all the demon clans were trapped in several big cities. If you want to rush to Lingyundu through the wilderness, it is impossible not to be blocked by the immortals. Even if you can eventually go to the mortal world, the losses on the road will be huge."
The Demon Peng smiled: "Fortunately, the Taoist soldiers are not very strong, so I can almost deal with it by sending three thousand real-life demon cultivators to the mortal world. Although the road will be greatly damaged, we will not be seriously injured in our vitality. Now the demon clan and you are already grasshoppers on the same boat. Don't worry, as long as the demon clan is immortal, we will not let you lose the foundation of the mortal world!"
When he said the last sentence, the voice of the Demon King Peng was particularly serious and solemn.
Li Ye felt the will of the Demon King Peng, which was the other party’s promise.
Speaking of which, Peng Demon King was the first to support Li Ye, and Youdaxiao was the first demon to go to the mortal world. In this way, Peng Demon King was unwilling to let the demon clan be oppressed by the Immortal Court, and his mind was the most determined to change the status quo.
When it comes to Li Ye, he is the most solid ally.
"Thank you." Li Ye said seriously.
He didn't stay at the beach for much either.
What's strange is that when he wanted to cross the sea to the island, a small boat emerged out of thin air from the sea, as if slowly and quickly came to Li Ye.
Since there was a boat coming to pick it up, Li Ye was not polite and stepped onto the boat safely. The secret realm of Heavenly Dao has always been strange, and Li Ye could not peek at its origin, so he was too lazy to worry that the ship was cheating, so he could not wait by the beach.
The boat was not required to drive Li Ye, but drove at the Xiongcheng in the island and soon arrived at the island ferry. No accident happened during this period.
Li Ye left the boat and walked along the ferry crossing. A wide avenue was right in front of his feet. At the foot of the mountain was a large peach blossom forest, and he walked into it while being alert.
Facts proved that Li Ye's vigilance was completely unnecessary. When he walked through the peach trees and walked up the stone steps of the mountain, he was not attacked.
The scenery here is like a painting from afar. After being in it, you can feel its beauty even more. The stream beside the road is gurgling and winding from the mountains. There are fish swimming in many ponds. There are many kinds of flowers and plants by the forest. The fallen flowers and plants are colorful. The pavilions, attics and platforms are hidden in it, showing poetic and elegant style.
It’s a pity that there is no one in the mountains, and there is less anger.
Before he knew it, Li Ye came to the majestic city built around the top of the mountain.
The city walls are tall and majestic, no less than twenty feet away. They are all made of white jade and are covered with rune formations. The gate is even carved with beast patterns, ferocious and powerful. People with a little courage can't help but tremble when standing in front of the door.
The city gate slowly opened in front of Li Ye, revealing the wide and tidy street. The houses on both sides were lined up one after another. Li Ye walked forward along the street and soon arrived in front of a city in the city.
Li Ye is very familiar with the structure of the small town, which is the regulation of the palace, but it is undoubtedly more grand than the palace in Chang'an.
The imperial city gate also slowly opened after Li Ye arrived.
Li Ye walked into it again.
He came all the way to the Tai Chi Hall.
Tai Chi Hall is the main palace hall. Needless to say, Li Ye also knows that this is the place where the emperor holds a court meeting.
Walking along the jade steps into the hall, it was wide and empty. Even if no one sat behind the imperial throne in front of him gave people a great sense of majesty and oppression. Li Ye came to the imperial throne, reached out to touch the desk, and involuntarily walked behind the desk.
Then he sat south and sat on the throne.
In an instant, everything became fresh, and even the air was filled with temperature. The sun shone into the ground and shone brightly on the floor.
The originally empty hall was instantly filled with ministers who were dressed in fright and purple. The capable ministers and powerful generals under Li Ye were among them, including Li Zhen, Cui Keli, Liu Dazheng, and Shangguan Qingcheng, and they were all among them, and they were in the lead. They looked at Li Ye with awe and enthusiasm.
Outside the Taiji Hall, eunuchs stood up, and there were even more soldiers on the palace walls of the imperial city. Li Ye even heard the noise in the city, including the sound of carriages and horses, hawking and talking. His eyes passed through the palace walls, as if he saw the bustling streets and alleys, with the crowds of people walking in them, each busy with their own work.
Li Zhen stepped out of the line and bowed to Li Ye: "Your Majesty, and today it has been settled. The people in the country live and work in peace and contentment. He praised Your Majesty's benevolence. All countries outside the border bowed and praised him and sent envoys to congratulate him. This is a prosperous era that has not been seen in the Tang Dynasty in a century. This is all your majesty's contribution!"
When the ministers heard this, they all agreed, and then the ministers bowed down and shouted long live the mountain.
A smile gradually appeared on the corner of Li Ye's mouth. The country was peaceful and the people were safe. Isn't this exactly what he expected? He fought for the whole life just for this true dragon's achievements. So he stood up and raised his hands lightly: "Everyone is calm."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I have a report." Cui Keli bowed and left the list, saying in an excited and proud tone: "Your Majesty, the Uighur Khan has arrived in Chang'an a few days ago. He personally presented a detailed report to show that he respected the Tang Dynasty from now on. At this point, the entire Western Regions have been recovered. I would like to rebuild the four towns in the Western Regions to demonstrate the power of the Tang Dynasty!"
The Secretary of the Secretariat Cui Keli, Li Ye's official position naturally appeared in his mind. He smiled and waved his hand: "Accurate!"
"I have to report it." After Cui Keli retreated, Shangguan Qingcheng stood up and left the line. "The imperial guards have been fighting in Tubo for half a year. Now they have captured the royal city and captured the Tubo king. The soldiers of the entire army hated his unyielding attitude and spoke wildly, insulting our power in the Tang Dynasty. I would like to kill him. I hope Your Majesty will report it."
Li Ye remembered Tubo's various crimes and immediately said: "Accurate!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I have to report it." Li Zhen followed closely and said, "The Khitan has been surrendering for many years. Yelu Abaoji died of illness a month ago. His eldest son Yelu Bei asked to remove the national title and set up a state in the royal city. Please let Your Majesty accept it."
"allow!"
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Day 15.
Zhenjiang City is no longer as full as it was on its peak that day. The tall city walls have been destroyed. The houses in the outer city have also become ruins, with countless ferocious beasts and the bodies of the witches filled it with blood. There are still fires burning in many places and black smoke rises.
Waves of ferocious beasts crossed the city walls and attacked the city from all directions. They roared from the ruins to the monks of Zhenjiang City who were forced to retreat to the important places in the city. At this point, more than half of the monks of Zhenjiang City were injured and injured, and many of them were still fighting, so they could only guard less and less important places.
Because most of the demons and ferocious beasts are under the real human realm, the battles are now carried out in the streets and courtyards. The battle is extremely fierce, with corpses blocking the roads in the streets and alleys. The demons have no way out, so they can only fight to the death. Even so, their territory is also shrinking.
Because the ferocious beasts are cruel and have no idea what fear is.
The witches were centered on the city lord's mansion and distributed in concentric circles. Now, the monkeys such as Mihou King and Zhao Bofu are fighting against ferocious beasts and immortals above the city lord's mansion.
After finally repelling a wave of ferocious beasts' attacks, Zhao Bofu was also covered in wounds.
His eyes were cruel, and he touched the blood on the corner of his mouth and said to the monkey king: "The ferocious beasts and fairy dogs that appeared at the beginning cannot force us to this point, but over the years, there have been endless ferocious beasts and fairy dogs coming to help. Could it be that we are the only one big city in the entire territory?"
If only the ferocious beasts and immortals who first attacked the city, Zhenjiangcheng would not only not fall into this situation, but also have a high chance of winning the battle. However, because of the continuous addition of ferocious beasts and immortals, the number has almost doubled, which was unexpected by Zhenjiangcheng.
Let’s not talk about the ferocious beasts. Every immortal who arrives can make a Xuanhuang Demon-Suppressing Talisman, which means the fall of a great monk in Zhenjiang City. When there are hundreds of immortals who arrive, even if the monkeys in Mihou personally lead the monks to seek help, the great monks in Zhenjiang City still suffer too much. No wonder they are now attacked by the ferocious beasts.
The Monkey King looked gloomy and gritted his teeth: "That's not the case. However, among the royal cities of the demon clan, Zhenjiang City is the closest to Qisheng Mountain. Since the aura of heaven was revealed in Qisheng Mountain, ferocious beasts and fairy dogs have been rushing to help. It is conceivable that they must have mobilized the power to siege other big cities, and wanted to break through our place first and kill to Qisheng Mountain in one fell swoop!"
When Zhao Bofu heard this, he was shocked and thought about it carefully that this was indeed the case.
He immediately said: "In other words, the fairy dog has changed its strategy, from comprehensively harming the demon territory to focusing on breakthroughs. This is a good thing for the demons in other places, but for us, it is a great disaster."
The Monkey King snorted coldly and said, "It is not that easy for the fairy dog to capture my royal city. I will fight them to the end in this battle!"
As he said that, he waved his hand to attract a confidant and whispered: "You go and look at Princess Datang, and you can't let her make any mistakes. If the war is unfavorable, I will create a chance for you to break through. You protect her to the Qisheng Mountain!"
"yes!"
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Time passes like water, and three years have passed in the secret realm. Li Ye has long been used to his identity as an emperor in the world. He is busy dealing with political affairs every day, discussing good strategies for governing the country with his ministers, receiving foreign missions, issuing various edicts for expanding territory, etc....
Under his governance, the world entered an unprecedented peaceful and prosperous era.
He also improved the production tools of the world's agriculture and handicrafts with his own qualities, greatly improving productivity and becoming more and more prosperous. He also formed a huge fleet to plunder various wealth overseas, establish colonies, and spread the power of the Tang Dynasty all over the world.
On this day, Li Ye finished the whole day and came to the back garden to rest.
Not long after he sat down in Xiaoxuan, the concubines rushed over under the leadership of the queen, with all kinds of fat and thinness, and everyone's face was filled with a happy smile.
Li Ye took them away from the back garden and boarded a dragon boat to Taichi to play. Some concubines who were proficient in poetry recited poems and essays under Li Ye's instruction, while concubines who were good at music began to play the piano and dance.
At dusk, a palace band began to play songs on the stage beside the Taichi Lake. The dragon boat hovered in the Taichi Lake, which was convenient for Li Ye and his concubines to appreciate and evaluate.
"The queen still remembers, when you and I were playing with mud in Anwang Mansion when we were young, what was the most common sentence you said?" Li Ye sat on the small pond and asked the queen in full dress beside him. This queen was no one else, but Wu You.
The queen chuckled and said, "Of course I remember, that's three words."
"What three words?" Li Ye asked with great interest.
The queen stared at Li Ye with Qiubo in her eyes: "Brother Ye."
Li Ye laughed loudly and picked up the wine glass: "Come on, Queen, drink a drink together."
After drinking the wine, there were naturally a concubine with a lower grade to fill it with Li Ye. Li Ye took Wu You's hand and put it in the palm of his hand, stroked it carefully, and sighed with distant eyes: "After so many years, it's hard for the queen to remember the scenes when she was a child. Nothing went wrong without any details."
The queen smiled and said, "I will never forget the days I spent with Your Majesty until I am old."
Li Ye smiled, and his tone suddenly became complicated: "It's a pity, but I have forgotten a lot."
"That's because Your Majesty is busy with government affairs and has to worry about the major affairs of the world..." The queen didn't care at all, but instead comforted Li Ye with considerateness. However, before she finished speaking, she suddenly felt lighter and was pulled into her arms by Li Ye.
The queen was not panicked at all, but closed her eyes. She had encountered many such situations, and Li Ye would often pull her into her arms like this, and then kiss her in public.
But this time the queen was wrong.
Li Ye did not kiss her.
Not only that, the queen also felt a piercing pain in her chest.
Chapter completed!