Arriving at the study of the lord's palace in Tianya Pass, Lin Bai glanced at it. The study was poorly furnished, but there were many books in it, presumably brought by King Liang.
Not long after waiting, he heard footsteps coming from outside the house. Prince Liang was the first to walk into the study, and the two people behind him also followed in.
"Your Majesty!"
The steward of the King of Liang raised his hands to salute, while Song Shunhua knelt down on one knee and bowed respectfully: "I have seen the King of Liang, the King of Zhao, and the King of Beasts in my humble position."
Lin Bai suddenly frowned and looked at the two people behind King Liang. The one on the left was not tall, but extremely tall, especially with a round belly. His face was black and ferocious, and his face was covered with stubble. He looked like...
A humanoid Taotie.
The person on the right is wearing a close-fitting brocade robe and cloth armor, and a crown on his head. He has an elegant temperament. It seems that he is a person who has been at the peak of power for a long time and is pampered.
But he wore the armor of a sergeant and looked like a Confucian general.
King Zhao and King of Beasts, these two are both one of the twelve military kings who are famous in the Chu State's military department!... From Song Shunhua's title, Lin Bai immediately guessed their origins.
There were countless generals and commanders in the army of Chu State, but only the Twelve Army Kings were the most famous, and among them, King Liang was the leader.
The King of Liang had no less authority than the Emperor of Chu in the Chu State's military department, but this was also because King Liang had been fighting in the north and south since he was a child, and fought thousands of battles, large and small.
All the credit was accumulated slowly by him.
As for the other two people, one is the "King of Zhao", who, like the King of Liang, is a member of the royal family of the Chu State, but this person is not a soft persimmon and a person who is just trying to gain fame.
His fiefdom is in the north of Chu State. To put it simply...if the Northern Territory is invaded, King Zhao will lead his troops to fight as soon as possible.
The reason why his fiefdom was established in the north was also to use it to defend against the Northern Territory in the north.
This move by Chu State is worth pondering.
Looking at the elegant attire of a scholar, King Zhao does not seem to be a strong general who is good at conquering and fighting, but the Chu State has handed over the most important Northern Territory to him.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, this is reasonable.
First, although King Zhao is elegant, he is not mediocre. On the contrary... King Zhao is smart, knows how to advance and retreat, and can distinguish right from wrong.
And as a member of the royal family, Emperor Chu felt particularly at ease with him sitting in the north.
Secondly, if capable generals like "King of Beasts" and "King of Liang" are sent to guard the north, it is estimated that as soon as their troops arrive in the north, the Northern Territory will be faced with a formidable enemy, and the two major forces may intensify.
Disputes within the realm.
Third, the King of Zhao was in the north and often dealt with the Northern Territory. This also caused the northern part of Chu State and the Northern Territory to have frictions occasionally, but at least they did not encounter each other at war.
In other words... for the peace and stability in the northern part of the Chu Kingdom to be maintained for such a long time, King Zhao, even if he cannot claim the most credit, at least made great efforts.
Another military king is titled "King of Beasts". From this title, you can tell that this person is not a member of the royal family.
But he was a military king with a different surname.
Whether in the mortal world or the martial arts world, it has always been extremely difficult for people who do not belong to the royal family to be canonized as kings.
It may be easier to become a marquis, but it is absolutely impossible to become a king unless you are the founding father of the country.
For example, in Chu State, if you want to be canonized as a king with a different surname, there are only two ways.
First, either you have extraordinary talent in martial arts, and the Chu royal family is willing to offer you a title to recruit you.
For example...Lin Bai.
In this way, Lin Bai obtained the title of King of Chu.
Secondly, if you don't have extraordinary talent in martial arts, then you can only go through the military department, experience large and small wars, serve in the army of Chu for half your life, and make countless contributions, before you have the chance to be canonized as king.
Lord.
And this "King of Beasts" obviously went through the second way.
It was extremely difficult for people with different surnames to be crowned kings, so among the twelve military kings of Chu State, all the kings with different surnames were very good at conquering and fighting.
Among the twelve military kings, there are six princes and six kings with different surnames.
It is no exaggeration to say...these six kings with different surnames are absolutely like butchers on the battlefield. Wherever their army passes, it can be said that there is no grass growing.
For example, what happened to the "Kezhou Blood God Cult", that king with a different surname, "King Chaining", almost razed the entire Kezhou to the ground in one breath.
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Prince Liang walked into the study with a gloomy face and sharp eyes.
It could be seen that he seemed to be in a bad mood.
King Liang walked through the crowd, went straight to the Taishi chair behind the desk in the study, and sat down.
The King of Beasts and King Zhao also sat down on the first seats on the left and right sides of the desk, and then King Liang said: "Excuse me, please find a place to sit down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the seat." Song Shunhua got up and sat down at the subordinate position of King Zhao.
The butler of Prince Liang silently walked behind the desk and stood behind Prince Liang.
Instead, Lin Bai stood in the hall without looking for a place to sit down, looking straight at Prince Liang.
After Prince Liang sat down, he picked up the book on the table and read it with interest, as if he planned to let Lin Bai sit for a while.
In the study, King Liang did not speak, and no one else dared to speak, including the King of Beasts and King Zhao, whose eyes kept wandering around Lin Bai, but they did not speak.
"If Prince Liang has nothing to say to me, then I will leave first?"
After saying that, Lin Bai turned around and left.
As both princes of the Chu Kingdom, Lin Bai and Prince Liang had the same title, so naturally they did not need to be as respectful as Song Shunhua.
"Oh, there's someone else." Prince Liang put down his book and said angrily, "Who is it? Isn't this the emperor's son from the Nine Nether Demon Palace?"
Lin Bai stopped when he heard the words, looked back at King Liang, and sneered: "Then I would like to thank Chu State for forcing me to be the emperor of Jiuyou Demon Palace."
King Liang's face suddenly darkened: "Prince Qin, what do you mean? Since you came to Chu State, has Chu State ever neglected you?"
"All the marquises and princes that other warriors dream of, the Chu Kingdom is offering them in full!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince regards you as a biological brother, the third prince also treats you with great courtesy, and the royal family values you extremely..."
"Even this king..." The more Liang Wang spoke, the angrier he became, his eyebrows raised: "Even this king is willing to recruit you as his son-in-law!"
"Aren't you satisfied yet?"
Lin Bai said coldly: "Then I want to ask...why did the Zhaoxing Division announce to the public that I became the emperor's son of the Nine Nether Demon Palace?"
"Why did Zhao Xingsi suddenly publicize my betrayal of the Demon Realm East Region?"
"So much so that when I left the Nine Nether Demon Palace, I was notorious wherever I went in the Eastern Region of the Demon Realm. I was even assassinated by the Demon Slayer Alliance many times in the territory of the Seven Nights Divine Sect!"
"Isn't this why you forced me to be the emperor of the Nine Nether Demon Palace?"