There was a reason why everyone in the hall was shocked.
Because more than a month ago, two middle-stage Qi Refining monks wearing black clothes were found dead in the lanes of Xingzhou City. Ye Chen, Kong Xianshi, Wu Zunzhe, Confucian-shirted monk He Feng and other monks suddenly suddenly
He disappeared from Xingzhou City without any news. Even the Chaotian Temple and Tianluo Temple hosted by Kong and Wu were abandoned halfway.
Rumors abounded in Xingzhou City for a while, saying that there was a fight between the guest monks from the Princess's Mansion, and that Ye Chen and others killed the two black-clothed monks and ran away.
Of course, these are just rumors and speculations. Firstly, there is no evidence. Secondly, the government only cares about the common people and does not dare to ask about anything between the immortal cultivators. When immortals fight, the government can only pretend that they have not seen it.
Therefore, after the rumors spread wildly for a while, no one was there, and the matter was ignored. Besides, everyone in the princess's mansion was worried about the drought and busy dealing with the disaster, so they gradually forgot about it.
Unexpectedly, more than a month later, three monks, including Ye Chen, Kong and Wu, suddenly came back and appeared in the lobby of the Princess's Mansion.
"Huh~, Master Kong Xian, Master Wu, you left without saying goodbye. You have been gone for more than a month. You don't know where you went to be happy?"
"I and others are thinking hard about countermeasures in the Princess's Mansion, but you are relaxed and casual. You can come and go when you want."
Several second- and third-level Qi Refining Stage monks sitting on the side seats in the hall made strange noises and taunts.
They are all casual monks from Xingzhou County.
Regardless of how famous Kong Xianshi and Wu Zunzhe are in Xingzhou County, they just have a large number of believers in Chaotianguan and Tianluo Temple, not that they are strong. In the eyes of other monks and guests in the Princess Palace, they are not
Didn't take the two of them seriously.
The only thing that made them, the monks and guests of the princess' mansion, afraid was Ye Chen. They couldn't see much of Ye Chen's lies.
"What are you talking about? The three of us have worked hard for the princess and gathered important information, which is much harder than you! You are just sitting in the hall and talking, there is nothing to boast about."
In the past, Master Kong Xian would not have dared to provoke them, but now with Ye Chen's support, he was not afraid of them at all. When he heard their words, he immediately sneered at them.
Ye Chen coughed lightly.
Master Kong Xian realized that he had spoken too much and immediately shut up.
"Inquiring about information, what information?"
The important ministers, monks and guests in the hall couldn't help but be curious.
"Confidential, naturally it cannot be leaked!"
Master Kong Xian rolled his eyes and ignored everyone, but said to Princess Wang Lin who was sitting in the hall, "Your Majesty, the three of us have confidential information. I wonder if we can arrange another place to discuss it in detail?"
In fact, it was Ye Chen who wanted to talk to the princess about something. Master Kong Xian didn't know what secrets Ye Chen planned to discuss with the princess. He and Lord Wu were just foils, hiding the truth from others.
There are probably spies and spies from the Fire Worship Sect in the princess's palace, and they need to avoid being discovered by the Fire Worship Sect.
Wang Lin didn't know what Master Kong Xian was up to, but since it was called a secret by Master Kong, it probably wasn't an unimportant matter. She thought for a moment and said, "Invite the three immortals to come to this county."
Study, my princess will arrive soon."
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Several servants of the Princess's Mansion led the way, and Ye Chen, Kong, and Wu arrived at a study room in the backyard of the Princess's Mansion.
Ye Chen walked into the study and looked around. The study was quite simple. There were some ancient Ulan paintings hanging in the study. There were pen and ink inkstones and many books on the desk.
There is also a military map of Xingzhou County on the table, with many signs on it. The distribution of the garrison in various places, the rebellion of the victims caused by the disaster, and the location and strength of the rebels. This map records a lot of military intelligence.
However, this kind of secular map is of little significance to immortal cultivators.
The three of them were waiting in the study room.
After a while, Princess Wang Lin entered the study room accompanied by an old man in white shirt. This old man in white shirt was a monk from the Tianxu Sect. He served as the Grand Master in the princess' mansion to protect Princess Wang Lin, a member of the Ulan royal family.
The old man in white shirt just frowned slightly and looked at Ye Chen. With his cultivation in the late stage of Qi training, he could not see the depth of Ye Chen's cultivation, and he was a little worried. Fortunately, this was the princess's mansion, and there were many monks and guests in the mansion.
Don't worry too much.
"Three immortal masters, do you have any information that you need to talk to this county in private?"
Princess Wang Lin looked at the three of them curiously.
Ye Chen turned to Kong, and Wu and Wu said, "You guys go out first." What he was going to say next involved the internal affairs of the Tianxu Immortal Sect, and it was inconvenient for the two of them to be present.
Master Kong Xian and Master Wu nodded, exited the study, and stood guard outside the study, driving away the attendants outside.
Ye Chen sat down on the desk chair and took out a token from his storage bag with the words "Tianxu Inspector" written on it.
"Tianxu Inspector!"
Princess Wang Lin was taken aback, but she quickly reacted and bowed quickly, "Disciple Wang Lin, join the patrol!"
The patrol envoy means to represent the Tianxu Immortal Sect and inspect all the affairs of the Ulan Empire. From the Emperor Ulan to the ordinary minor matters, as long as the patrol envoy wants to ask questions, he has the right to ask, and he can report what he sees to the Immortal Sect.
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"No need to be polite! I am the direct disciple of Head Wang, and you are a descendant of the secular lineage of the Wang family. After all, we are somewhat related, so just call me uncle."
Ye Chen smiled lightly.
He, the direct disciple of Head Wang, has the same status as Wang Ying, the direct disciple of Head Wang. They are both second-generation true monks of the Immortal Sect, and they belong to the core level among the second generation.
The secular descendants of the Wang family, the head of the Tianxu Sect, in the Ulan Empire are the Ulan royal family. Strictly speaking, Princess Wang Lin’s identity is several levels lower than that of Ye Chen, and is only equivalent to a heavenly
A third-generation disciple of the Xuxian Sect. Even the emperor of Wulan Kingdom was much shorter than Ye Chen.
"Wang Lin has met my uncle!"
Wang Lin immediately said obediently.
"Zhao Zhen, the third generation disciple of Tianxu Sect, meets Uncle Ye!"
The white-bearded old man looked shocked when he saw the identity token and heard Ye Chen's identity. He hurriedly took a step back and respectfully extended the disciple's gift to Ye Chen. Then he said, "I didn't know that it was Master Ye who was here before. Please invite me."
Master, forgive me! I wonder why uncle came to Xingzhou County this time?" He is a third-generation disciple of Tianxu Immortal Sect. Naturally, he knows better what it means to be a direct disciple of the master. He is not an ordinary Tianxu patrol envoy.
It can be compared. The status of this patrol envoy is even greater than that of the national advisor of the Ulan Empire.
Ye Chen nodded, but said calmly, "You don't need to know this, just follow the orders!"
He was a little dissatisfied with Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen served as Grand Master in Xingzhou County, but he did not know that there was a Diyan Mountain in the county. This was a serious dereliction of duty. If Zhao Zhen had known about it earlier and reported it to Tianxu Xianmen,
Tianxu Sect must have sent someone to take over this spiritual land a long time ago, and there is no need for him to intervene in this matter now.
"Yes! Disciple, I will obey my uncle's orders."
The old man in white shirt, Zhao Zhen, looked stagnant and said cowardly.
"Now there are three orders, execute them immediately."
Ye Chen glanced at the two of them and said in a deep voice, "First, Princess Wang Lin, you immediately order all the people in Xingzhou County to move to other prefectures and counties. Xingzhou County is no longer suitable for farming. Moving all the people away can also alleviate the problem
The burden of transporting grain from other states and counties.”
Princess Wang Lin's face changed slightly, "Uncle Master, this... other states and counties are afraid that they cannot accommodate so many victims. Moreover, such a large-scale relocation requires the consent of the Ulan Imperial Capital, and I cannot make the decision without authorization.
If I don't report it first and obtain the consent of the imperial capital, my father will be furious."
"When the Imperial Capital agrees, it will be too late. Do as you are told. If the Imperial Capital asks afterward, just say it was the order from Inspector Tianxu! If Emperor Wulan is unhappy, ask him to go to the head to argue."
Ye Chen shook his head and said.
He knew very well that such a large-scale migration of people would be reported to the Ulan Imperial Capital all the way, and then the ministers of the imperial court would discuss and argue fiercely whether to move or not. It would take less than a year and a half, and there would be no results at all.
He didn't have time to wait. If he could wait, the Fire Worship Sect wouldn't give him this time. After waiting for a year and a half, the day lilies were already cold.
Princess Wang Lin was at a loss for words and didn't dare to say anything anymore. Her father dared to go to Head Tianxu to argue with him? I'm afraid he wouldn't even dare if he had ten more courages. The Wulan Wang family can only secure the throne with the support of Head Wang.
.The head’s direct disciple came to inspect Ulan, but Emperor Ulan did not dare to do anything.
"Second order, the soldiers and horses of Xingzhou County immediately prepare for war and prepare to deal with the invasion of other countries."
Ye Chen quickly gave the second order, looked at the map on the desk, thought for a while and asked Wang Lin, "How many troops and horses are there in Xingzhou County in total?"
Wang Lin was very familiar with the situation in Xingzhou County under her rule, and said, "According to the inspection envoy, there were originally three to four hundred thousand troops, but due to drought and turmoil, nearly half of the troops were lost. Now there are one hundred thousand defenders in Xingzhou City.
, and there are about 100,000 scattered in important border towns. All gathered together, there can be 200,000 troops!"
"What are the military strength of other secular countries in the surrounding area?"
Ye Chen asked again.
"The country bordering my Xingzhou County is the Xingnan Kingdom. The Xingnan Kingdom is a medium-sized country with an army of nearly one million. There are several other countries around it with more than a million troops, but they are farther away."
Wang Lin said.
Ye Chen's face changed slightly when he heard this, "Xingnan Kingdom has millions of troops? Xingzhou County has too few troops to deal with it. My second order is that you immediately write a few secret letters to urgently mobilize troops.
, use my Tianxu patrol to seal the token, seal it with fire paint, and quickly send it to the other nearest Ulan Prefecture counties, and mobilize all the troops and horses from each county to come to support Xingzhou Prefecture."
"Xingnan will invade our Xingzhou? There is a severe drought in Xingzhou. Thousands of miles of fields cannot produce food. There are only a large number of victims and bandits, which is unprofitable. Moreover, Xingnan does not dare to offend the Ulan Empire. It is impossible to
All the troops from across the country were mobilized to attack our Xingzhou County."
Wang Lin said very puzzledly.
Ye Chen smiled bitterly.
Compared with a large Diyanling Mountain, a mere one or two thousand miles of fertile land is nothing. The difference in their value is like a spiritual treasure worth tens of thousands and a worthless grain of sand on the ground.
Can't be compared.
The Fire Worship Sect did not dare to directly send people to destroy the royal family members of the Ulan Empire and replace them. That was because the Ulan royal family was the secular descendant of the Wang family of the Tianxu Sect leader, which would cause the anger and anger of the Tianxu Sect leader.
Full revenge.
The most likely possibility for the Fire Worship Sect is to wipe out the royal family of the neighboring country Xingnan Kingdom. An ordinary and intermediate country like Xingnan Kingdom must have a weak backing, most likely the backing of ordinary monks from a certain immortal sect. Then with the help of Xingnan Kingdom’s troops, they can annex Wu
Xingzhou County of the Lan Empire. If this is done, this will be a conflict between secular countries, and the impact will not be too great.
Even if Xingnan Kingdom spends millions of troops, if it can annex Xingzhou County and capture the Diyan Mountain, it will be completely worth a try for the Fire Worship Sect. Once Xingnan Kingdom attacks Wulan Xingzhou County, it will definitely
It is a nationwide effort to attack with all its strength in order to succeed in one fell swoop.
However, there was no need for him to tell Wang Lin and Zhao Zhen these things. It would be useless and would only increase the panic.