Chapter 42 The Great Emperor VS the Earthly Emperor (Please Vote for Me)

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"What's more important is that you don't have to bear any pressure. Anyway, Wang Shouzhe is responsible for everything. Let's take some time to work together to do some small jobs. In the extra time, we can play cards and do whatever we want. We can do nothing all day long and be free. Be happy again." Emperor Longchang continued to persuade.

"This, this, this..."

Jiang Zhencang was moved by what he said. Indeed, he had been worrying about Daqian and the human race for three thousand years! Looking back, I was really tired...

What Longchang said is really a life that people yearn for.

"Old Jiang, don't be so nagging. I think that girl Li Yao is very capable. If she manages the Holy Land, she will probably be much better than you." Emperor Longchang continued to encourage.

These words made Jiang Zhencang roll his eyes: "Wang Liyao is indeed quite capable, but that can't wipe out all the contributions of this holy master for thousands of years, right? Besides, you Longchang may not be very capable. Emperor's son The Security Supervisory Authority has only been in charge of the country for only sixty or seventy years, but the achievements it has made are already obvious to all."

"Hey, Old Jiang, are you ready to hurt each other?" Emperor Longchang glared and sneered, "Come on~~ I'm afraid of you? You, Old Jiang, are not even qualified to participate in the battle for the Holy Son now. nor!"

"This Holy Master is just telling the truth. Why are you jumping over the wall in such a hurry, Longchang? Wang Shouzhe is right. You have been waging war for thousands of years, and there is a big problem with national policy."

"You Jiang Zhencang... the Holy Land you manage is a waste, there is no creative benefit at all!"

Jiang Zhencang and Emperor Longchang were talking to each other, and the quarreling became more and more fierce. They looked like they were ready to roll up their sleeves and start fighting at any time.

People from all walks of life fled away after seeing this.

The quarrel between the two Lingxu bosses was not something that little guys like them could get involved in.

It's gone, it's gone~ You guys can do whatever you like.

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Just in the same time period.

Southern Qin, the northeastern border.

Among the undulating mountains, there is a huge marching team at the moment, marching like ants through the mountains and valleys, slowly and steadily advancing in a certain direction.

Strictly speaking, this area is not considered the territory of Southern Qin.

The border line is already hundreds of miles behind them. This is considered a buffer zone between the two countries, a typical no-nonsense area. Whether they are people from Southern Qin or Dagan, they rarely come here on weekdays. That is to say, some herb collectors who are eager to get money will occasionally take the risk to come here to collect elixirs.

After all, there are few people here, and wild elixirs are always easier to find than places with many people.

However, because there are few human beings, the vegetation here has not been cleared artificially. In addition, the climate in this area is humid, the soil is fertile, and some valleys even have hot springs and mineral veins, so the vegetation here grows particularly wildly.

Marching in such a place is naturally extremely troublesome.

Although this Southern Qin army was all composed of monks, due to the large number of Qi Refining realm monks, corpse puppets who were not good at body skills, the huge amount of baggage, etc., those clusters among the mountains grew so large that The lush vegetation still caused great obstacles to the march, and the march speed could not be increased.

now.

In the middle and rear section of the team, at the center position, there was a group of huge beasts walking through the mountains and forests.

These giant beasts are nearly two feet high at the shoulders, and their limbs are as thick as rock pillars. The skin on their bodies is rough and thick, and the surface is inlaid with thick yellow-gray rock armor. At first glance, they look like a beast-shaped fortress. Shocking.

The giant beast's head has a very distinctive long nose, and long fangs protrude diagonally from between its lips and teeth, making it very recognizable.

This is a unique rock-armored giant elephant in Southern Qin. It can reach at least the fourth level when it reaches adulthood, and the strongest can even be promoted to the sixth level. It is not only powerful in defense, but also very fast. If several of them are gathered together to charge together, it will shake the earth. , the impact is extremely powerful.

In this mountainous and forested environment, it can also be used to open roads.

The most rare thing is that they are quite docile and their food is mainly plants. The difficulty of raising them is much lower than that of carnivorous beasts. They are a rare fighting beast.

Even if they are not used for fighting, they can also be used to transport supplies. The transportation capacity is powerful, safer, and they look more powerful. Many nobles in Southern Qin like to raise some giant rock-armored elephants to show their power.

The group of rock-armored giant elephants in front of them is the property of the Southern Qin army.

These giant elephants built houses of bamboo and wood on their broad backs. The house has an exquisite appearance, with windows and doors, and is extremely private. The interior is decorated with gorgeous silks, and the space is quite spacious. Even if two people live in it, it will not feel crowded. It is almost equivalent to a mobile hotel.

Compared with the bumpy and narrow carriage, these elephant houses are much more comfortable.

Those who are qualified to use these elephant houses are naturally high-ranking people in the Southern Qin army.

At this moment, in the elephant room in the center, two people were facing a map, discussing the next march plan.

"Going a thousand miles further, we will reach the scope of Youmen Ridge. The spiritual veins in the ground in this area are numerous and complex, and they are extremely active. Earth dragons often turn over when colliding with each other. Occasionally, there will be volcanic eruptions, and the landscape will appear every once in a while. It will change over the years. The original map in our hands was drawn hundreds of years ago, and it may not be accurate now. I specially sent spies to go ahead and draw a new map. Prince Beimin might as well talk to me. Shuai, let’s take a closer look.”

The person who spoke was one of the figures wearing heavy general armor.

He was a vigorous old man. Although his hair was a little gray, his eyes were still bright and full of energy, without any hint of twilight.

This person is the generalissimo of the army this time, Murong Kaifeng.

His appearance was not outstanding, but the blood and evil spirit gained from years of fighting, as well as the majesty gained from leading troops in battles for many years, made his square and ordinary appearance look extremely majestic and domineering.

That majestic coercion is even more filled with a strong blood-evil aura, which makes people feel chilled.

Murong Kaifeng has been following Emperor Yuanyou since he was a child. He is loyal to the emperor and has always been Emperor Yuanyou's right-hand man. Emperor Yuanyou was able to defeat the other quasi-emperors and became the new emperor of Southern Qin, and he also made many contributions.

Now, he is over 1,500 years old. Because he became a great genius late in life and was relatively old when he was promoted to the magical power realm, his appearance is much older than those of the same age group in the magical power realm, but this does not affect his strength and prestige at all.

This time, for the sake of safety, Emperor Yuanyou sent him as the marshal to lead the army.

"Marshal Murong is indeed far-sighted." After hearing Murong Kaifeng's words, Prince Beimin, who was sitting on the other side, took a sip of tea and said calmly, "I don't have as many marches and battles as the marshal. The marshal can make his own arrangements. Wait until it's over. Jianling Pass is the time for me to take action, and I will obey Marshal Murong in everything."

Prince Beimin is a middle-aged man wearing black robes and a gilt crown.

He was thin, with a sinister face, and the loose robe he wore was empty. A strong yin energy lingered around him, and at first glance, he looked like a ghost.

Powerful power spread out with him as the center, and the gloomy air made the surrounding air seem to become cold.

Faintly, it seems that one can still hear bursts of screams like ghost cries, which makes people wonder whether there are thousands of ghosts and endless ghosts hidden under his loose black robe.

The giant rock-armored elephant advanced slowly, and the spacious elephant house swayed rhythmically with its pace, but neither of the two people in the house was affected at all.

"As long as we pass [Youmen Ridge], we will be less than two thousand miles away from Daqian's Jianling Pass." Murong Kaifeng said solemnly, "At that time, we will take advantage of Donggan's unpreparedness and break through Jianling Pass within three days. Lead the army directly into the hinterland of Donggan Tianfu County and occupy Tianfu County in the fastest way. At that time, we can rely on the danger of Anjiang to resist the Canglong Army."

"At the same time, the Western Jin Dynasty will also pass through the extremely dangerous West Sea Salt Pond and attack Donggan Xihai County in a surprise attack. Our two countries, one from the south and the other from the north, will attack Dagan from a pinch, which will definitely make Dagan exhausted and in great pain."

When Prince Beimin heard this, he frowned slightly: "The strategic plan sounds good, but now is not a good time to fight Donggan, right? Now Longchang has only half-abdicated, why not wait patiently for two or three hundred years, and wait for a while?" Longchang has fallen and the royal family of Dongqian Kingdom has entered the vacuum period of Lingxu Realm monks before we take action?"

"At that time, even if Dongqian invites Lingxu Realm from Hanyue Immortal Dynasty to take charge, Lingxu Realm will definitely not risk his life to help Dongqian."

"Alas~"

Murong Kaifeng let out a long sigh, with a bit of bitterness between his brows: "This battle is indeed fought too hastily. I have also advised His Majesty that this is definitely not a good opportunity to attack the Donggan Kingdom, and I am afraid that Longchang and Jiang Zhencang and the two of them jumped over the wall in a hurry."

Prince Beimin was puzzled: "Then why..."

"Hey~ Isn't it because..." Murong Kaifeng said this, paused, and casually placed a restraint around the two of them, and then continued through the voice transmission, "His Majesty once explained to me in private that in this battle, he also I don’t want to fight. However, this time there are big figures from the Demon Dynasty pushing this battle from the rear, and we cannot tolerate him not fighting.”

Demon Dynasty?

Prince Beimin's eyes flickered for a few times and he sneered: "I see. It seems that we have become cannon fodder used by the big shots of the Demon Dynasty to contain and attract the enemy's attention."

"Beimin, please don't make any noise about this matter." Murong Kaifeng said in a deep voice, "Although this battle has been hasty and the timing is wrong, it is precisely because of this that Donggan did not expect that we would dare before Longchang was dead. Take action, this can be regarded as a surprise advantage."

"Regardless of the purpose of the big figures in the Demon Dynasty, we have to fight this battle well. As long as we can successfully capture the rich Tianfu County, we can greatly alleviate the shortage of food, salt and iron in our Daqin. As long as the Western Jin Dynasty If we can successfully capture Xihai County, Donggan’s national strength will be severely damaged.”

"When the time comes, we can turn our guns and annex the territory of the Barbarian Gu clan. By then, our Great Qin's national power will surely grow by leaps and bounds."

Listening to the wonderful prospects described by Murong Kaifeng, Prince Beimin's eyes became a little excited: "What Marshal Murong said is very reasonable. I feel a little excited just thinking about being able to do whatever I want in the rich Tianfu County. Get up. Besides, Donggan killed me, Prince Beishan, this time, we can just get this debt back too!"

"In this case, Prince Lao Beimin, you will lead the scout team first to control the harsh environment of Youmen Ridge to prevent Donggan from taking advantage of his plan and using the earth dragons in Youmen Ridge to ambush our Qin army."

"Don't worry, Marshal, this matter is taken care of by me."

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Xinping Town, Weiwei, Changning.

In less than a hundred years, Xinping Town has become the leading town in the Pan'an River Basin and the Pan-East China Sea Basin.

Changing with each passing day is the best word to describe Xinping Town.

Today, according to statistics from the household registration center of Xinping Town, the total population in the area has reached three million. In addition to the local population, it also includes a large number of migrant workers, who are distributed in various farms, major production bases, and various industries.

The first batch of civilians who were demolished near Wang's main house in Ping'an Town are now extremely wealthy. Just the land allocated to build houses and rent them out is enough for the whole family to live a life like a fairy.

If the trading houses and aristocratic families in Daqian counties did not have branches or strongholds in Xinping Town, they would be really out of date.

Thanks to Wang's increasing proficiency in cement research and development, high-grade cement has been widely used in Xinping Town and has been transformed into buildings with reinforced concrete structures, maximizing the limited land area. utilization.

However, cement is a highly energy-consuming and polluting industry. Now the Changningwei area has gradually phased out the cement industry with backward production capacity. Today's cement manufacturing industry has been gradually transferred to the jurisdiction of the Yan family in Longzuo.

Of course, while Wang was transferring backward industries, he also made many improvements in the environmental protection and energy consumption of new production processes in order to minimize damage to the natural environment.

Of course, we just try to improve it as much as possible.

Nowadays, the demand for cement in Daqian, including the Wang family, is increasing year by year. Today's production capacity is far from keeping up with the demand. It is absolutely impossible to stop.

Xinping Town, Xitang Street.

A hundred years ago, this place was still a borderland outside the territory.

Nowadays, this place has become a bustling and bustling commercial street full of people.

The geographical advantage of being close to Xinping Port has turned the shops along the street into a popular area for branches of various industries and aristocratic families. The prices of the shops here are one per day, even exceeding the prices in Longzuo County City.

Xinshun House, a "old" restaurant for fifty years, is a restaurant standing in the most prosperous place.

"Man, a pot of [Fire Crystal Roast], five kilograms of cooked Lingjiao Yak beef, a large plate of steamed red-tailed Lingbo, and some spiritual vegetables. I want a seat by the window." Zhuge Liangcai of the patrol team rarely rested today, so he changed Wearing a well-tailored outfit, he was entertaining some "distant" guests.

"Hey, isn't this Captain Zhuge?" The waiter greeted Zhuge Liangcai with a smile on his face, "I'm really sorry, the window seat is no longer available today, how about I arrange a private room for you in a quieter place?"

Zhuge Liangcai was just about to speak with a smile when a middle-aged woman among the distant guests behind him said: "Uncle Liangcai, you are the captain of Wang's patrol team, why can't you even get a seat by the window?"

Zhuge Liangcai hesitated for a moment and immediately became embarrassed.

He scanned around and found that there was indeed no seat by the window, and immediately said: "Sister-in-law Guihua Six, business in Xinshun Building is good, but there is indeed no seat today. How about you make a living today? I will book a seat for tomorrow." Window seat.”

The ancestors of their Zhuge family were from Lingbei County. They fled all the way south when there was a flood in Anjiang, and were later taken in by the Wang family and placed in a refugee camp.

Then he settled in Ping'an Town by building river embankments and dredging river channels for the Wang family. Later, due to the expansion of the Wang family's main residence, the Zhuge family moved to the Xitang area of ​​Xinping Town. In recent years, relying on the dividends of the Wang family's development, family conditions have become better and better.

As the saying goes, if you are poor in the busy city, no one cares about you, but if you are rich in the mountains, you have distant relatives.

It is also to blame that their ancestors had to go back to their hometown to visit relatives after they had established a foothold, saying that "after death, the fallen leaves must return to their roots." In the end, the couple recognized each other, which caused a lot of trouble. Nowadays, Xinping Town is becoming more and more prosperous, and distant relatives come to join us every now and then.

Zhuge Liangcai alone has received seven groups of distant relatives, and has taken great pains to help arrange accommodation and work.

To be honest, he was already very upset in his heart, but he was afraid that these distant relatives who could not be beaten would secretly gossip and poke the backbone of the Zhuge family when they returned, so he could only endure it for the time being.

After all, the graves of the eldest ancestor, Zhuge Wenyao, and the second ancestor, Zhuge Tiedan, are still buried in the ancestral land, just for fear that someone with grievances might come here.

"Haha~" Guihua Liu's sister-in-law raised an eyebrow, "The folks say that your family is very prosperous in Xinping Town, rich and powerful. If you dislike us poor relatives, just say so. I won’t stay and leave.”

The faces of the other distant relatives also looked a little bad.

A dignified patrol captain couldn't even get a window seat. Doesn't that mean he doesn't pay attention at all?

"Liangcai, you can't be heartless. We take care of the graves of your ancestors..."

"Sixth sister-in-law Osmanthus, sixth brother, and two uncles." Zhuge Liangcai took a deep breath helplessly, "You guys just wait, I will coordinate."

As he spoke, he once again observed the situation at the tables by the window.

Several of the tables were obviously either rich or noble, and they looked uncoordinated. Only one table was occupied by two old men in simple clothes, and judging from the way they lowered their heads and whispered and looked around, they didn't look too rich. identity person.

Alas~

Zhuge Liangcai sighed deeply, walked over to prepare for coordination, and at the same time made up his mind. After he reached the Lingtai realm, he returned to Lingbei, personally confessed to his ancestors, and moved the graves of the two ancestors back.

And at the same time.

The two old men at the table by the window were having small drinks and communicating in private.

"I'm talking about Longchang, what are you doing when you're full and have nothing to do? Why do you have to bring me to this tavern to drink?" A plainly dressed old man said in a dissatisfied voice, "Also, come as soon as you come, you Why do you have to dress me up as an old civilian?"

"Yo yo yo, Jiang Zhencang, you have a lot of baggage for the Holy Lord." Emperor Longchang gnawed on a chicken leg happily, "Big men like us have been in high positions for too long. What we see and hear is nothing." I know how many times it has been beautified and deleted. Only by truly down-to-earth and going deep into the grassroots level can we see the true appearance of this world. I am here to take you to experience the reality~"

"What you said makes perfect sense." Jiang Zhencang rolled his eyes, "Why did I hear Shouzhe say that if you don't do anything with the Wang family, you only do three things, play cards, draw spiritual veins, and have trouble with Wang Shouzhe? , secretly causing trouble."

"Being a hindrance? What is being a hindrance?" Emperor Longchang jumped up and said dissatisfiedly, "I call this 'supervision', and this is called 'spurring'!"

"Wang Shouzhe's current stall is getting bigger and bigger, and he has become the 'Emperor of Earth' who covers the sky with one hand. If I don't keep an eye on it secretly, I will turn the world upside down if I keep that kid. What about bullying men and dominating women, and plundering The wealth of the people and the anointing of the people, why do you deceive the superiors and conceal the inferiors~~"

"No way? This is not in line with Shouzhe's style of life." Jiang Zhencang said doubtfully.

"That's not because I'm here." Emperor Longchang sneered. "From time to time, I pretend to be a common person and go deep into the grassroots to inquire about the people's sentiments. This is like putting a curse on Wang Shouzhe. Yes, it is the 'curse' in the familiar story. '."

"Then did you grab his pigtail?" Jiang Zhencang said speechlessly.

"Not yet. But soon, I will catch his pigtails sooner or later." Emperor Longchang said with a grunt, "Then I will severely order that kid to reflect and make corrections!"

While the two were talking, Zhuge Liangcai came over and said, "Two old men, can you give me this window seat?"

"If you don't change, stay aside." Emperor Longchang waved his hand impatiently.

"Hey, you bad old man has a bad temper." Sister-in-law Osmanthus Six came up to her and sneered with a raised eyebrow, "Do you know who our family's best talent is? He is an elite from the Wang family, and now The position you hold is the captain of the Xinping Port Patrol. Can you afford to offend you two old men?"

"Wang's patrol?"

Emperor Longchang was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up.

Isn't this what you want?

Emperor Longchang smiled with joy in his heart. Otherwise, Wang Shouzhe could cover the sky with one hand. As far as Xinping Town is concerned, it logically belongs to the country, right?

In accordance with national policy, the Wang family also established official township garrison offices, and appointed garrison envoys, deputy garrison envoys and other official positions from the superior city guard. And they also specially designated guardian envoys to be transferred from other places.

What's the use of the result?

This is a place where the Wang family can cover the sky with one hand. Even Wang Shouzhe's fart is louder than the official's guard.

And the patrol camp under the tutelage is made up of members of the Wang family from the inside out.

Haha~ Wang Shouzhe, Wang Shouzhe, see how I pull your pigtails this time.

Emperor Longchang was so excited when he thought about how he finally called Wang Shouzhe to the side, severely criticized him, and then ordered him to make corrections.

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