Volume Four, Three Southern Counties, Chapter 374, Straightforward
The higher the status, the greater the ambition in the heart.
Now that I'm in Li's position, facing such temptations, I'm really tempted.
He had been wavering before and had difficulty making a decision.
"Even if it doesn't work out, you can still get the land of several counties, split the soil and become the king, and become the absolute master of the surrounding counties. Lord Li, what is the difference compared to the new emperor of the Zhou Dynasty?"
The man in black continued to seduce.
"Tell me about your conditions first." Li asked.
It is impossible for the other party to help him selflessly without request.
"The request is not much. Provide training resources for our sect." The man in black said, "Don't worry, I will not interfere in your affairs. I only need to provide a fixed amount of training resources every year, and there will be no problem."
"What you are pursuing are worldly rights. We are not interested in these. As long as we have enough cultivation resources to allow my sect to grow and develop."
“This is a mutually beneficial thing!”
"If you think it's still unreliable, I can ask our sect's ancestor to come here and sign a contract with you. Our sect's ancestor is a first-level martial artist. I wonder if Mr. Li is satisfied with such sincerity.
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After pondering for a long time, Li Changzhang slowly nodded, "I have two requests. The first request is to rescue my father from the Jingzhao Mansion in advance. I am worried that when the rebellion rises, the new emperor will use my father to threaten me.
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"If I don't save him, I'm afraid I will be despised by the world. If I try to save him, it will be too difficult. The only way to save my old father is to save him before anything happens."
"No problem, even if you don't say it, we will still do it. Only by eliminating all threats to you can you do things seriously." The man in black agreed.
"The second thing is to kill that Lu Jiuzhang and reattach my broken arm."
Li Cheng continued.
"Replacing the broken arm is not a big problem. The ancestor of the sect has great power. As long as you don't die, even with just one breath, I can pull you back from the door of the underworld. As for killing Lu Jiuzhang... it's a bit...
Difficulty, he just came back from the Demon Realm, won the battle in heaven, and received a great honor."
"To act against it now will push us to the forefront."
"But since it is your request, we will definitely try our best to do it. If Lu Jiuzhang is allowed to grow up, it will definitely be a big trouble in the future and it will not be good for us."
The man in black agreed again.
We must try our best to fulfill these two requirements.
He has been in contact with Li Qiang for some time, but has never found a breakthrough.
Today, I finally have a chance.
As for why Li was chosen to work, the reason is also very simple.
The Li family has a great reputation in Shuizhou County.
It can be regarded as a local aristocratic family. If the Li family rises up, the people of Shuizhou County will not have much resentment.
For the sect behind the man in black, supporting a puppet force to fight against the Great Zhou Dynasty was far easier than facing the Great Zhou Dynasty themselves.
"Tap tap tap..."
Suddenly, a burst of rapid footsteps came.
The man in black quickly disappeared.
Li Zhizhang looked at the gate of the backyard and saw a boy walking over in a hurry.
The boy was holding a letter in his hand and was particularly anxious.
"Why are you so alarmed?" Li Cheng shouted.
"Sir, something has happened!" the boy said in a panic, "The Demon Realm has launched a large-scale attack on the border. There are at least hundreds of thousands of monsters marching across the border."
What?
Li Cheng was a little flustered!
It’s truly the autumn of troubled times!
Chaos continued in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and demon clans from outside also intervened.
Opening the letter, it contained detailed information about the monster.
The Demon Realm's vanguard army numbered no less than 300,000.
It is estimated that the monster clan will send at least a million monsters to invade the Zhou Dynasty.
Millions of monsters are not a handful!
The monster is so fierce that if you want to deal with it, you will have to send at least more than 1.5 million warriors to confront it.
"If the demon clan wants to enter the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the first thing they have to face is the three southern counties. The three southern counties are followed by Jiangshui County, and finally our Shuizhou County."
Li Cheng murmured to himself, "Looking at it now, it's actually a good thing."
"Pei Yunzhang from the three southern counties is getting stronger and stronger now. The presence of monsters will undoubtedly weaken the strength of the three southern counties."
"Then there is Jiangshui County. The governor of Jiangshui County should not dare to mess around. The old general Xuan Wuyun is in charge, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers stationed in Jiangshui County."
"In other words, if the people of the Yao clan want to rush to Shuizhou County, they will at least face two levels of protection. The first level of protection is from the three southern counties, and the second level of protection is from the Great Zhou Dynasty."
The more chaotic it is outside, the harder it will be for the new emperor to pay attention to Shuizhou County.
It is also easy for him to accomplish great things.
"Governor Zou invites you to go to the Sheriff's Mansion to discuss important matters." The young man continued.
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
Li Cheng nodded, it was time to go and meet Governor Zou.
I thought he was a subordinate, so I wouldn't be able to tell for sure in the future.
Maybe, Governor Zou might be the first official to be killed after he started the uprising, and he might become the soul of the deceased.
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The entire Shuizhou County is undercurrent.
But on the surface, it is still extremely prosperous.
Even if the situation changes again, people will still have to live.
Those are all things that big shots do, and ordinary people just do their jobs down to earth and that's it.
Lu Jiuzhang and others were resting in the inn.
"Bang bang bang..."
There was a knock on the door.
The voice of the inn boy sounded outside, "Lu Zhan Demon Guard, someone has sent a letter."
"come in!"
Lu Jiuzhang opened the door and took the letter from the boy's hand.
When I opened it, there was an invitation letter inside.
[April 20th, we will go boating by the lake and invite scholars from Shuizhou County to gather here. We also hope that Lu Zhanyaowei, a student of the great scholar Xu Shi, will come in person. 】
On the invitation letter, the words "Master Xu, a great scholar" were emphasized and highlighted.
Apparently, they wanted to highlight Master Xu’s name.
They didn't invite him because of Lu Jiuzhang, but because of Master Xu's face.
"Master Jiu, this scholar must have too many eyesight."
Heizi muttered.
"Hahaha, it cannot be said that scholars are too narrow-minded. But some people are too narrow-minded. After becoming scholars, they are still narrow-minded." Lu Jiuzhang said with a smile.
This has nothing to do with whether you are a scholar or not.
What matters is only a person's character and character.
"Then shall we go?" Heizi asked.
"Go, why don't you go?" Zhou Zheng, the little fat man on the side, interjected, "I've heard about the literary meeting in Shuizhou County for a long time. It is said that young talents from Manchuria will come."
"There are also many ladies from famous families who will also come in person!"
"I heard that there was once a poor scholar who won the favor of a young lady from a prominent family with a poem, and the two got married."
The little fat boy Zhou Zheng talked about this matter very clearly.
"What? Master Zhou, do you also want to win the admiration of a girl?" Heizi asked.
"Who doesn't want to? I haven't married a wife yet. It would be great if I could marry one in Shuizhou County." Zhou Zheng said with a bad smile, "Jiangnan is good, Jiangnan is good, it's better to be a girl, tender and tender!" This chapter has been completed!