Chapter 18 Wisdom Is Not Enough
Shanzhou controls Qinghai in the west and conquers Hexi in the east. It was originally the location of Longyou Jiedushi.
The Longyou Jiedushi was under the jurisdiction of the twelve Hexi prefectures, including Qin, He, Wei, Min, Die, and other Hexi, and was the most powerful city that the Tang Dynasty defended against Tubo from the east. Famous generals such as Guo Ziyi, Geshuhan, Wang Junkuo, and Huangfu Weiming were successively stationed here and repeatedly defeated the Tubo army.
After the Anshi Rebellion, Longyou was successively captured by Tubo. Now Shanzhou is the core area of the Moon God Cult and is also the location of the Moon God Cult Temple.
Unlike most prefectures and counties in Hexi, most of the residents of Shanzhou are Tubo people. After a hundred years of integration with the tribes, the few Han people gradually became Hu, and they could not see the restrained and politeness of the past and became brave and brave.
The great temple in Shanzhou City is majestic and covers an area of more than 100 acres. The main hall is the tallest building in the city. The crescent moon on the roof is less than ten feet in diameter. It can be seen as soon as you enter the city gate. It is extremely powerful and can be called a miracle. It makes people feel awe and worship.
It was not yet noon, and it was the time when the believers of the Moon God Sect in the city came to worship the Moon God. There were pilgrims in the temple, with incense and white smoke rising.
In front of the vast bell tower in the back mountain, a dark-skinned and lightning-looking old man, surrounded by several masters, looked down at the temple through the white jade railing, with a satisfied look on his face as he looked at his thriving sheep pen.
"The great master, the despicable and stupid Tang people who invaded a few days ago, have already started a massacre around Minzhou. We underestimated their strength, and each tribe suffered a lot of losses. The King of Qi from the Tang Kingdom came in person, with a strong combat power, and even ordinary masters are not an opponent. How to deal with it now, please give me advice."
A strong and tall middle-aged master bowed and said.
The great master who was not angry and powerful did not answer this question, but asked, "The Son of God should have come out of seclusion yesterday, why didn't he see others all day?"
Master Gao Zhuang seemed more and more respectful: "After the Son of God came out of seclusion, after listening to our report on the situation in Minzhou, he went out directly and has not come back yet."
The great master frowned slightly.
Master Gao Zhuang waited for a long time, but did not hear the Grand Master’s instructions for the next action. He was a little anxious, “Master, will your subordinates take people to Minzhou to capture and kill King Guoqi of Tang?”
The great master did not comment, "There were only five cultivators entering the country this time, and their cultivation was still acceptable. We originally thought that it was just a strange move by King Qi to alleviate the situation in Guanlong. After that, the monks of the Tang country who entered the country suddenly reached a hundred, and they all had the power of the divine servants. King Qi even came in person. Qi Jiasi, tell me, what does the Tang country mean?"
Master Gao Zhuang thought about it, but didn't think of it, so he said disdainfully: "No matter what they intend, this is not a problem for the fearless Tubo warriors. We just need to kill them all!"
The great master shook his head, his eyes flashed with a bright light: "Before, the Tang Dynasty was in chaos, and the princes were fighting endlessly. The Moon God Sect agreed that this was the only opportunity for us to take advantage of the opportunity to conquer Chang'an and establish the Moon God Kingdom in the Central Plains. However, he did not expect that in just two years, several major princes were either destroyed or subdued by others. The Tang Kingdom was basically settled. Yujia, do you know what this means?"
The silence disturbs the head and makes a thoughtful statement.
In fact, he didn't care much about the situation in the Tang Dynasty.
In the eyes of the monks of the Luna and most of the Moon God Cult, the powerful Tang Kingdom two hundred years ago had long become a weak sheep. The brave and fearless Tubo warriors could capture Chang'an once, twice, three times, and countless times.
If it weren't for the civil strife in Tubo a few years ago, the Yueshen Sect and the Shimen fought each other, giving others a chance, Zhang Yichao would not have become a powerful force.
In fact, even if the 11 Hexi prefectures surrendered to Zhang Yichao, the monks of the Moon God Cult did not think that there was much problem. The so-called Zhang Yichao defeated the 11 prefectures and presented pictures to the Tang court. In the eyes of the monks of the Moon God Cult, it was just a joke.
Except for Sha and Gua, there were only a few states in the northwest, under the control of the Guiyi Army, and not many Guiyi Army were stationed in other prefectures and counties. Although the Han people in these prefectures and counties responded to Zhang Yichao, causing changes in the city-top king flags and Tubo monks to be changed, the army was not cleaned, and it was impossible to clean up.
In addition, the rule of the Moon God Cult has not been subverted, and temples in various places still exist tenaciously.
As soon as Zhang Yichao died, the Guiyi army had a slight civil strife due to the struggle for power. Under the unified planning of the Yueshen Cult, Tubo people from all over the country took advantage of the situation and quickly regained control of various prefectures and counties. There was almost no major war in the meantime.
The situation in Hexi is generally stable on the plateau. Although there are still wars between the various ministries, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. The rule of the Moon God Cult is indestructible.
In this case, it is inevitable to capture Chang'an again. In the words of the great master, that is the general trend. The general trend is in hand. Not to mention that the chaos in the Tang Dynasty has not yet completely subsided, even if it has subsided, it is impossible to restore its prosperity in a short period of time. The Moon God Sect is now strong, and the eastern expansion of the Moon God Kingdom cannot be reversed.
Liu Jiaxi said: "Great Master, you said a while ago that the immortals of the Tang Kingdom in the Immortal Realm have withdrawn from Hexi, and the power of the moon god has already enveloped this world. It is good that we can take advantage of the opportunity to enter the Tang Kingdom. We cannot take advantage of the opportunity to enter. We are also fully capable of entering! The powerful Tubo warriors are not afraid of fighting."
The great master laughed: "That's true."
Speaking of this, he stopped talking, waved his hand and ordered, "Prepare. As Liega said, the powerful Tubo warriors were not afraid of fighting and dared to offend all existences of the majesty of the Moon God. We just need to destroy it."
The masters looked excited and they all responded.
When the Master Garve and others retreated, the look of contemplation appeared on his face.
He did not say much to Yi Jiawei and others, not because he agreed with the other party's point of view, but because he felt that with the other party's wisdom, it was really not worth what he said. He could not understand even if he said it.
There are only a handful of people in the entire Moon God Sect who can keep up with the thinking of the great master. Among them, the Son of God can argue equally with the great master on wisdom.
Since the Son of God is not here now, the great master is too lazy to talk to a bunch of idiots.
After the rising incense fog, the great master's eyes were uncertain. Under the scattered snowflakes, he was chewing a person's name: King An Li Ye.
Other monks of the Moon God Sect didn't know this person, and the great master who had been paying attention to the situation in the Tang Dynasty, but he knew the meaning behind this name. He even fully understood everything that happened to this person.
The Tubo warriors have the strongest personal combat power in the world, but they do not have the wisdom to match them. They can only know how to kill all the enemies in front of them, but as their leader, the great master, they must look at the long-term.
Li Ye is definitely not to be underestimated, he is definitely an opponent worthy of his best efforts to deal with!
The civil strife in the Central Plains has been turbulent for decades, and never once did this time be like this time, and in just two or three years, a powerful hero was pacified.
Even though there is still Shu King Wang Jian in the Tang Dynasty who is fighting stubbornly, the great master never thought that the other party could be comparable to Zhuge Kongming and became a way to block Cao Cao's hegemony.
What's more, there is no Sun Quan in the Tang Dynasty now.
What's more, the King Qi, who has always occupied the foundation of the hegemony, surrendered to Li Ye when his own power was not seriously damaged.
What's more, King Qi was even willing to be driven to go out as a general.
What's more, that King Qi is still a powerful existence that defeated the master like a slashed grass!
If King Qi did not surrender to Li Ye, even if he had fought with Li Ye for a year or two, and had surrendered a little later, the Moon God Sect could complete the high sacrificial sacrifice this year's winter and receive unprecedented blessings from divine power.
In this way, they can get the strong up in the beginning of next spring, mobilize millions of troops, launch a general attack on Chang'an, and start the Tubo plan to establish a divine kingdom in the Central Plains with an unstoppable attitude.
At that time, whether it is King Qi or King An, who can still stop the pace of Tubo?
"This damn King Qi! Why don't you be more determined and work hard for your own hegemony?" Even with the great master's mind, he couldn't help but complain about the inexplicable King Qi.
"The dynasty collapses and the world is in chaos. Even if the heroes do not arise from the grassroots, they should not appear in the royal family. Why did the Tang Dynasty appear as King An Li Ye? Is the Tang Dynasty really going to revive?" After calming down, the great master couldn't help looking up at the sky and revealing his doubts to the moon god.
Whether the Tang Dynasty would revive was still a little far apart. What the great master had to think carefully about now was the situation in Hexi.
Li Ye sent Li Maozhen to lead a hundred realms to Hexi to kill. What is the so-called thing? His country has not been completely pacified. The so-called "resistance of foreign countries must be settled first. At this time, it is impossible for him to use heavy troops on Hexi. So what is his goal?
The master couldn't figure it out.
Although Li Ye is a son of the royal family, he is a king or not an emperor after all. He has already won the title of great success in defeating the princes. Now he is busy making trouble in Hexi and gaining the reputation of the Han people, so why not be afraid of the emperor’s suspicion?
The master still couldn't figure it out.
The latest report: Shangguan Qingcheng, the most brave general under Li Ye, has led 100,000 troops to Qinzhou. What do he want to do? Li Ye wouldn’t think that just one hundred real people and 100,000 soldiers can scatter Hexi, right? He is definitely not that stupid! So what is the deep meaning of his nonsense?
The great master can't figure it out no matter how he is.
"Did Li Ye feels that his contribution is too great and threatens the emperor, so he wants to send troops randomly, destroy some troops in Hexi, bear some incompetent infringement, and use this to defame himself and eliminate some emperor's wariness?" The great master could only guess in this way.
The master thought this idea was very likely.
There is no more suitable possibility.
If this is the case, how should Tubo respond? Reduce the offensive against Minzhou and prevent Li Ye from succeeding? Let the emperor continue to suspect him. In this way, the disagreement of the monarch and his subjects will be beneficial to Tubo's major plans for the coming year.
The more the master thought about it, the bigger the head felt.
The great master who has always been proud of his own wisdom feels that he is not smart enough for the first time.
If you don’t have enough wisdom, you can only expect someone to share his worries.
The only person in the Moon God Cult who possesses this ability is the Son of God.
The Son of God disappeared as soon as he came out of seclusion. Where did he go?
The worry on the master's face gradually faded away, and was replaced by a confident smile.
He remembered some of the things the Son of God had said to him:
"The Central Plains are rich and outstanding, and are the best blessed land in the world. The unified dynasty established on that land once became the most powerful and glorious dynasty in the world, and the most brilliant civilization. If we want to achieve eternal achievements, make the gods the true lord of heaven and earth, and let future generations become the real king of the world, we must establish our country in the Central Plains!
"Whenever the Central Plains is in civil strife, they are unable to defend the border. This is when we take advantage of the situation and make progress. The so-called Five Barbarians can occupy half of the Han people, rule more than half of the Han people, and establish sixteen countries in succession. In the end, the mixed-blood descendants of the Xianbei and Han people unified the Central Plains and created the powerful Tang Dynasty. The brave and fearless Tubo warriors are the best warriors in the world, and the moon god is the noblest god in the world. Why can't we create great achievements?"
There was also a smile in the wrinkles at the corners of the master's eyes.
The Son of God never disappointed him.
Fei Zhi has never let him down, and he has always been his pride, the pride of the entire Moon God Cult!
He himself has strong cultivation and possesses the most scarce supreme wisdom of the Tubo people.
After communicating with the Moon God, he received the divine power given by the Moon God.
The monks of the Moon God Cult only know that the Son of God has the divine power given by the Moon God, and their combat power will be further improved.
Only the great master knew that the enhancement of the combat power of the Son of God was not all the divine power given by the Moon God, or even the most important one. The Moon God gave the Son of God a magical ability. The Son of God with this ability can comprehend all things and transform into sentient beings.
If a gentle and jade-like Han prince appears in Chang'an tomorrow, and his poetry knowledge is praised by all the women in Chang'an, it is not surprising that the great master will be at all.
The Son of God left as soon as he left, so he naturally went forward to observe from many sources and spy on Li Ye's true intention of using martial arts in Hexi.
The great master looked at the pilgrims shoulder to shoulder in the temple at the foot of the mountain and restored Gubo's unsuspecting demeanor, "King Qi and King An of the Tang Dynasty, let our unique Son of God meet you. Believe me, you will feel the surprise... Hope it is not the shock."
Chapter completed!