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Chapter 177 Enemy on Three Sides
When a team has no leader, decisions tend to be conservative.

Just like Dagan at this time.

While Emperor Qian was in a coma, the four princes discussed repeatedly with the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government. After compromising with each other, they finally made the decision to "Chen Bing's border, wait for the opportunity".

Except for the Second Army Corps guarding the northern border, which took the initiative to prevent the Beidi cavalry from going south, the other three major armies were all on the edge of the turbulent three counties to prevent the turmoil from spreading to other counties.

The so-called timing depends on when Emperor Qian wakes up.
This is undoubtedly a bad decision.

Although the three major sects of Kunlun Sect, Zixiao Sword Sect and Taixu Sect have successfully taken over a county, they still need time to digest and integrate, so they have no energy to expand.

The empire's passive defense strategy fell into the hands of the three major sects.

Only then did those aristocratic and aristocratic families who were committed to the sect have an excuse to get rid of the crime, and said with peace of mind: "Look, it's the empire that didn't come to save us, it's not that we were disloyal to the empire."

This is also impossible.

Although everyone knows that it is the best choice to attack when the sect's foothold is not stable, but no one can bear the consequences of the failure of the action.

To be on the safe side, conservatism has become an inevitable choice.

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On the first day of July, Qingqiu City, Zhennan Palace.

The surrounding situation is changing, and the fief is facing unprecedented challenges. After cleaning up the remnants of Taixuzong, Qianyuan took advantage of the situation to hold a military and political meeting to discuss countermeasures.

The military attendees included Guo Jia, Xue Rengui, and Fifth Ziyue, while the civil servants were only Uncle Zhong and Hu Cao Langzhong Cao Rui, and the commander of the black guards, Lu Bing, was present.

It can be seen that this is a high-standard meeting.

Qian Yuan said to Lu Bing, "Let's introduce the surrounding situation first."

One of the negative effects of Li Jintang's betrayal on the fiefdom was that Song Ci and others became more and more afraid of the black guards, expressing their dissatisfaction overtly or secretly.

In order to reduce the official's doubts about the black guards, Qian Yuan made some concessions.

The biggest change is that the black-clothed guards came to the front stage from the dark, and while supervising civil and military officials, they also accepted the supervision of civil and military officials.

restrict each other.

Lu Bing got up and instantly became the focus of the audience, but he was expressionless, and said directly: "To the west, the Qingqiu North Route Army has assembled at the Jigu camp. A few days ago, there were already scattered monster warriors at various passes It is estimated that within a month, Qingqiu Kingdom will launch an attack."

The hearts of all the people present sank.

Before changing to the Zongmen, the fief was not afraid of the attack of Qingqiu Kingdom. After all, it had already been psychologically prepared. Even if the Yaozu raised an army of [-], the Southwest Corps might not be afraid.

The problem is that compared to the spring, the surrounding situation has undergone new changes.

In the east of the fiefdom, with the change of owner of Zhaoyao County, Taixuzong's aggressive character and the enmity between the two sides, when the time is ripe, Taixuzong will definitely take the initiative to attack to conquer the entire territory of Zhaoyao County.

Among the five major sects, Taixu Sect has the smallest territory, so it must be unwilling to do so.

On the south side of the fief, the owner of the Quicksand Country Kongsang County, which originally maintained friendly trade relations with the fief, was replaced by Wanhuamen, which also belonged to the sect alliance.

With enemies on three sides, how could the fief dare to fight Qingqiu with all its strength?
Even if he wins the battle, how will the fief with lost soldiers and generals face Taixuzong's attack?
However, the empire is not up to date...

Qian Yuan was not in a hurry to express his position, but instead asked: "Is there any new action on Taixuzong's side?"

"some."

After Taixu Sect conquered Zhaoyao County, the black guards no longer took into account the existence of the Fish Dragon Guards and stepped up their penetration of Zhaoyao County to obtain the latest intelligence.

According to Lu Bing, Taixuzong really has two brushes.

In the Middle Ages, the sects that controlled the hegemony of the mainland regarded the secular kingship as dung, and did not treat mortals as the same kind, and they were superior, which eventually led to bitter fruit.

As everyone knows: "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it."

With the lessons learned from the past, the re-emerging sect no longer dared to be so arrogant, changed its previous strategy, and tried its best to win over and control them.

This is true for the servant army, and it is also true for the family.

When Wu Yazi was sitting in Zhaoyao City, Taixuzi also re-established Taixuzong's mountain gate in Zhaoyao Mountain. The first thing he did was to recruit disciples.

These new disciples were not chosen randomly, they all came from aristocratic families in Zhaoyao County.

In this way, through the bond of disciples, the interests of the sect and the aristocratic families are connected together, and those aristocratic families naturally become the so-called cultivation families.

As the super sect of the Eastern Continent, the Taixu Sect's practice skills are naturally top-notch, but not all families are interested in it.

But Taixuzong didn't care.

Whether it is a family of martial arts or a family of monks, they must send disciples to Taixu Sect. Depending on their qualifications, they will either become outer disciples or directly become inner disciples.

If it is a family of pure martial arts, then accept it as a registered disciple.

All in all, Taixuzong wanted to wipe out all the aristocratic families in Zhaoyao County, so that these aristocratic families had to make a choice between the empire and Taixuzong, and did not give them a chance to have their own way.

This trick is really poisonous.

I have suffered a lot for the family of the swagger county.

They originally wanted to bet on both sides, but this time they got into the thief's boat and could never get off again, but they were under the eaves, and they didn't dare to turn against Tai Xuzong, so it can be seen that they are reaping the fruit of their own.

Can't blame others.

Of course, although the Zongmen lowered their dignity, they were still arrogant in the bottom of their hearts, and their wooing targets were limited to aristocratic families, and they didn't pay much attention to ordinary people.

This cannot be said that Zongmen was wrong.

In Daqian, the aristocratic family controls everything. As long as the Taixu Sect wins over the aristocratic family, its rule will be basically stable, and ordinary people will not be able to make any big waves.

They don't have the heart yet to do any tricks to make the people subvert the family.

Not interested either.

In addition to winning over the aristocratic family, Tai Xuzong also spared no effort in supporting the Zhao Yao Army. The secret weapon he relies on is the blood-changing pill that can improve the rank of warriors.

Warriors are the source of cholera that subverts the sect's hegemony.

In order to re-emerge, the sect alliance can be regarded as bearing the burden of humiliation. They spent hundreds of years and countless resources, and finally successfully developed the blood-changing pill.

Although there is no shortage of passionate men in Daqian, there is also no shortage of warriors who uphold realism. The temptation of blood-changing pills for warriors is really too great.

As soon as the news came out, warriors continued to join the Swagger Army.

And it's mainly martial arts.

In a short period of time, the size of the swaggering army has reached 1, and it is still increasing. It is really a big threat to the Southwest Corps.

Originally, Qianyuan was not very optimistic about the rebellious sects. He believed that even if the sects could achieve temporary power, they would not be able to last long.

Now it seems that I really underestimated them.

Before the uprising, Taixuzong must have made a sufficient plan, and took advantage of the big battle to win the heir, perfectly avoided the dangerous period in the early stage of the uprising, and gradually entered a stable development period.

Once the sect is allowed to gain a firm foothold, it will be a serious problem for the empire.

"Everyone, tell me, what are the countermeasures?" Qianyuan looked at everyone present.

With Xue Rengui and the fifth Ziyue generals around, it seems that they will not express their views.As soldiers, their duty is only on the battlefield, and Guo Jia, the soldier Cao Langzhong, is in charge of the layout outside the battlefield.

Uncle Zhong and the others were also not good at expressing their opinions.

The predicament in front of them is somewhat beyond their ability.

After much calculation, the only one who can explain Qian Yuan's confusion is Guo Jia. Qian Yuan is about to call Guo Jia's name when Cao Rui speaks suddenly.

"Your Highness, I have something to report."

"speak."

Cao Ruidao: "Zhaoyao County and Kongsang County have changed hands one after another. Not only has the development of the East New District been affected, but even the border trade has stopped. It's hard to break the situation, and now..."

Cao Rui hesitated to speak.

The trade between the East New District and the border has become the main source of fiscal revenue for the fiefdom. Because of the turmoil, it stopped as soon as it was said to stop, and the blow to the fiefdom's finances was simply devastating.

A stable external environment is a prerequisite for business development.

Qian Yuan frowned, and said: "The development of the Donglin New District cannot be stopped, and the border trade must continue. Hu Cao immediately sent someone to communicate with Taixuzong and Wanhuamen, and made it clear to them that the opposition at the top should not affect the people. Normal business dealings."

"Will they agree to this?" Cao Rui was a little uncertain.

"Will do."

Qian Yuan is very confident, "Even if it is a sect, it needs money to maintain the operation of the yamen, and it also needs to have normal commercial activities. Of course, since it is an opposition, we can allow each other to set up border checkpoints and appropriately levy tariffs; if necessary, we can also Specify the commodity circulation catalog."

When it comes to commercial means, the fiefdom is really not afraid of any power.

The more Cao Rui listened, the more confident he became, "Okay, the officials will discuss this matter in person." He was going to pull those chambers of commerce that opened factories in Donglin New District to be lobbyists.

Once the Donglin New District is shut down, the investment of these chambers of commerce will be in vain.

Businessmen are profit-seeking by nature.

Not to mention the huge profits from border trade, Donglin New Area has shown extremely huge development potential. To put it bluntly, it is all money in vain.

And standing behind the Chamber of Commerce is the Aristocratic Family.

Taixuzong and Wanhuamen are trying their best to win over the local aristocratic families, there is no reason to offend these chambers of commerce.

Of course, there is a huge room for maneuver in what the two parties can finally negotiate, what level the tariffs should be set at, and which commodities can be freely circulated and which cannot be circulated.

It depends on Hu Cao's performance.

(End of this chapter)