Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

With the entry of Zhao Gaoluo's killers, the chaos in Yunyuan County has become more and more chaotic.

Depending on the circumstances, the Snare Killer killed people who were involved with another family.

Two hostile families use assassination to intensify their conflicts.

The son of a certain family was killed while having an affair with a young lady from another family.

Which housekeeper cuckolded the master again.

"Which young master......"

For a time, Yuantong County became chaotic, and this unusual chaos also alerted the major families.

Ten days later, Lingyuan Mansion was located in Yuyuan County, and a group of people with extraordinary identities gathered in the county mansion in secret.

In the lobby, there were four people with powerful auras sitting. In addition to the three Tianwu realm experts sent by the three major forces, there was also Meng Cheng, the prefect of Lingyuan Prefecture.

Ximen Linhong, the elder of the Ximen family who is dressed in black and has a kind face, Liu Jingong of Lieyan Sect who is cold and arrogant, and Wu Kun, the banner leader of Zhongyi Hall who looks at others with serious eyes from time to time.

Sitting below were more than twenty heads of different families and leaders of different forces from Lingyuan Mansion.

The Song family and the He family are the strongest families in Lingyuan Mansion after the Meng family. The two heads of the family sit on opposite sides.

Meng Hui, the governor of Yunyuan County, stood aside, nodded to Meng Cheng above, and then said kindly to the more than twenty family heads and leaders below:

"Everyone who has come here this time must have understood that the situation in Yuanyuan County has become extremely chaotic in the past few days. It is obvious that there is a force behind the scenes, and it is self-evident that this force is the one who has just been conferred by Emperor Yu. The king of Chu who was the governor of Lingzhou.

There are three counties in Lingyang Prefecture adjacent to our Lingyuan Prefecture, and their actions have proved that the first one the King of Chu took action was our Lingyuan Prefecture!

Since everyone has come from all over Lingyuan Mansion, you also know that even if you join the King of Chu, your family's interests will definitely be compressed, and you will also be restrained by the King of Chu.

Our Lingzhou Ximen Family, Lieyan Sect, and Zhongyi Hall have been in Lingzhou for many years, and all the forces have been safe and sound under the care of the three major forces.

The three major forces specially sent three big figures to help us resist the King of Chu. "

Ximen Linhong glanced at Liu Jingong and Wu Kun, and said kindly to everyone:

"We can clearly say that our three major forces just want to curb the expansion of the King of Chu and seal the King of Chu in Lingyang Mansion. This purpose must be consistent with you.

We have absolutely no intention of taking away your original interests. As before, you can do whatever you want.

Our Lingyuan Prefecture, Magistrate Meng, has already stated his position when he came here, and he will fully support us. "

As soon as he finished speaking, the family heads and leaders below looked at Meng Cheng, who was sitting in the middle with a solemn expression, and began to talk in low voices.

Meng Cheng watched quietly as everyone discussed below. Everyone knew that the Meng family was closely related to the Ximen family. It was impossible for the King of Chu to let the Meng family go, so the Meng family had no choice but to resist.

The head of the Song family and the head of the He family both nodded in agreement. Their two families are the strongest among all the forces below and have received the greatest benefits. It is best to stabilize the current situation. They do not want to have an extra person above their heads. King of Chu.

On the left is the head of the Song family. He asked Ximen Linhong: "Elder Ximen, now that Chu King Li Yuangui is the governor of Lingzhou, we can't openly confront him!"

"Yes, that is the King of Chu!"

"That's right, the King of Chu occupies the title of unification!"

"I heard that King Chu..."

Suddenly some forces started talking about it.

Wu Kun, who was above, looked coldly at the faces of the people below, sneering inwardly. He didn't understand what these people were thinking.

He didn't want to offend King Chu, and wanted them to rush in front while he hid behind.

Ximen Linhong, who was next to him, explained to the people below: "We didn't ask you to attack King Chu's Mansion. We just jointly guard against King Chu in Lingyuan Mansion and form an alliance to prevent the expansion of King Chu's power.

And we are only here to help you resist the attack of King Chu's forces. "

The leader of the Song family and other leaders below felt relieved when they saw that Ximen Linhong had made it clear. They also understand that the relationship between King Chu and the three major forces is like fire and water. They cannot be cannon fodder for the three major forces, and now the three major forces are still fighting Chu Junyan.

But now they are just resisting the King of Chu in their own country, and Magistrate Meng is taking the lead, so there is no problem!

Wu Kun, who had always had a cold face, looked at everyone's expressions and said directly:

"Now that the matter has been made clear, all of you forces should be willing to unite to resist the King of Chu!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the lobby fell silent. It was quiet. Many people looked around and did not dare to express their opinions. No one wanted to be the first person.

The heads of the Song family and the Zhang family on the left and right looked at the silent people beside them. They looked at each other with firm eyes. They stood up at the same time and said to the four people above them: "I, the Song family (He family), are willing to unite. Rise together to resist the King of Chu!"

"Okay! Very good! You won't regret today's decision!"

Ximen Linhong praised him in public.

While others watched the Song family and the He family express their opinions, they also stood up to express their agreement.

Some forces that were originally wavering finally stood up helplessly and agreed!

It's no good if they don't agree. Before the King of Chu arrives, they will be solved by those who agree to the alliance.

After Wu Kun saw everyone agreeing, he smiled happily and said:

"Haha, very good! Don't worry, with our help, you won't suffer."

Meng Cheng spoke and said to everyone: "Since all the forces have agreed to unite, as long as the King of Chu does not come, you can do whatever you did before. Once the King of Chu sends people, each force will join forces to resist the King of Chu. attack!"

Ximen Linhong, who had always been kind, exploded in aura, and all the family heads and leaders in the hall suddenly found it difficult to breathe. A huge mountain weighed on their hearts. Their lives and deaths depended on Ximen Linhong's thoughts.

Ximen Linhong still had a kind smile on his face, but his tone was extremely cold:

"If any force is unwilling to contribute when the time comes, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Everyone condensed in their hearts and shouted loudly: "We will understand!"

Wu Kun leaned on his seat, behaved a little arrogantly, and said to everyone:

"You don't need to be nervous. Emperor Yu's body can no longer hold on anymore. In a month at most, when chaos breaks out in the various states of the Yu Dynasty, we will easily destroy the King of Chu!"

"Then thank you elders for your help. I will rely on you all in the future!" The head of the Song family said respectfully.

Ximen Linhong waved his hand: "Don't worry, a mere King of Chu is worthless!"

Ah!

Although the heads of the families below all congratulated, they all sneered inwardly. You said the same thing when Chu Junyan came, but now Chu Junyan has won half of the mansion in your base camp.

Now the leaders of these forces are just following the trend and taking advantage of each other.

At this moment in Lingzhou, Li Yuan and his party finally entered Lingzhou.

On the large carriage, Li Yuan stretched, looked at Jia Xu and others casually, and said with a smile:

"The forces in Lingyuan Mansion should be united now."

Jia Xu, Yuwen Chengdu, Zhou Xuan, and Fang Shiyuan were in the same carriage as Li Yuan.

Jia Xu gently stroked his long beard and analyzed confidently:

"Although the three major forces are mainly dealing with Chu Junyan now, they will definitely go to Lingyuan Mansion to join forces with the Meng family and other forces to limit the expansion of the power of our Chu Prince's Mansion and limit our power to Lingyang Mansion."

Fang Shiyuan frowned and said angrily:

"Now that His Highness is the Governor of Lingzhou, they don't welcome you and dare to resist. How can it be unreasonable?"

Zhou Xuan had already understood the situation in Lingzhou clearly before he came, and explained with a wry smile:

"Although His Highness is the Governor of Lingzhou, it is just a title, not what we want. When they hear our orders, they will execute them.

In addition, the prestige of the three major forces in Lingzhou is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Lingzhou, and they are constantly tempting and helping the forces of Lingyuan Mansion. Before we are strong enough to endanger the spheres of influence of Lingyuan Mansion, they can turn a deaf ear to His Highness's instructions.

And as long as those forces don't rebel openly to attack us, we have no way to deal with them and can only slowly and gradually try to do it. "

Li Yuan and Jia Xu looked at Zhou Xuan's explanation to Fang Shiyuan with smiles on their faces.

Before arriving in Lingzhou, I had a thorough understanding of the matter.

Yes, he is a talent.

Li Yuan took the opportunity to ask: "Zhou Xuan, when I return to Lingyang Mansion, Lingyuan Mansion is ready to resist me. How should we break the situation?"

Zhou Xuan met Jia Xu's meaningful smile and felt something in his heart. The chaos in Yunyuan County was probably caused intentionally by His Highness, who wanted to unite the forces of Lingyuan Mansion.

Zhou Xuan, who also knew that he was testing himself, pondered for a moment and then said:

"Your Highness, there are good things and bad things about their alliance. If we crush them with great force and directly deal with the strong men sent by the three major forces, and then send the army to march in and annihilate the Meng family, the alliance will not be united and dispersed, leaving Lingyuan Mansion All the forces were frightened by it.

When His Highness found these forces, because they had been in alliance with the three major forces, His Highness had enough excuses to deal with them. With the power of His Highness, conquering them was like a snap. "

"Haha, what a good idea."

Li Yuan praised him and met Jia Xu's eyes, showing a faint smile.

Among the forces in the Lingyuan Mansion Alliance, there is more than one Li Yuan.

It just so happened that the more than sixty talents he brought back from Kyoto could also be used.

So, now we must first know the whereabouts of the three powerful Tianwu realm men sent by the three major forces!

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At night, outside Yunyuan County, in an airtight mountain forest, Zhao Gao's dark red figure was waiting quietly under the shadow of the tree.

Uh-huh!

In the moonlit sky, a figure flew low at altitude.

Zhao Gao raised his head slightly, and the person who was flying at low altitude instantly sensed a trace of aura emitted by Zhao Gao and stopped.

The moonlight revealed his face, which was Liu Jin Palace of Lieyan Sect.

When Liu Jin Gong saw Zhao Gao with only half of his figure exposed in the shadows, his eyes froze. As a person in the Tianwu realm, he actually felt the slightest threat and asked in a deep voice:

"Are you the liaison envoy of King Chu?"

The corner of Zhao Gao's yin side of his mouth rose slightly...

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Lingyuan Mansion is adjacent to the west of Lingyuan Mansion. In the palace of the city lord of Liangcheng in Huirong County, the lord of Liang City respectfully welcomed the arrival of Chu Qingyan and his party.

"Second Miss, please take a seat."

In addition to Chu Junyan's constant confrontation with the Ximen family in Lingyan Mansion, Chu Qingyan continued to recruit various forces in the rear.

Chu Junyan occupies one of the counties in Lingyan Mansion adjacent to Huirong County in Lingrong Mansion. The city lord of Liang City was recruited by Chu Qingyan.

And the location is good, you can just escape from the battle whirlpool of Ling Yan Mansion.

Therefore, Chu Junyan and Chu Qingyan decided to proceed in two directions. Chu Junyan faced off against the three major forces head-on, while Chu Qingyan started fighting from another palace.

Chu Qingyan's beautiful face looked at the message on the envelope, her eyes were bright, her mouth was slightly raised, and she said to the people below:

"The King of Chu is ready to take action against Lingyuan Mansion."

Below, the civil and military officials sat on both sides.

The authors include Liang Wenyu, Wu Yong, Zhou Qiuya, He Wenchang and others.

Wu Youjiang Tianzi, Xing Daorong, Yang Shen, Zhou Chen and other outstanding generals.

Zhou Qiuya looked happy, which showed that they could relax a little:

"The King of Chu was named Governor of Lingzhou by Emperor Yu. It is impossible for the three major forces to treat the King of Chu like before. They will definitely stop the King of Chu from expanding."

He Wenchang, Qing Yan and others also looked happy. With King Chu's intervention, he could help them share some of the pressure, and it would be easier for him to develop in Linrong Mansion.

Chu Qingyan asked: "Do you think Lingyuan Mansion can stop King Chu?"

After hearing this, everyone shook their heads slowly, thinking that Lingyuan Mansion could not stop Li Yuan.

Liang Wenyu said solemnly: "Second Miss, when we were in Lingyang Mansion, every move made by King Chu must have a deep meaning. Now he has taken action in advance to plunge Tongyuan County into chaos. Although it is to prepare for the attack on Lingyang Mansion, it will also cause chaos. The three major forces are alert and then on guard.

This is not in line with the methods used by King Chu. "

Wu Yong on the side frowned and analyzed:

"Yes, the Meng family of Lingyuan Prefecture are loyal lackeys of the Ximen family. They will definitely be on guard in advance and may even unite with other forces in Lingyuan Prefecture to resist the King of Chu.

King Chu, who was good at calculation, could not have imagined this. "

He Wenchang even agreed:

"Mr. Wu's analysis is reasonable. The three major forces are likely to organize the Lingyuan Mansion forces to unite to resist the King of Chu."

"Then what exactly does King Chu want to do?"

"Unless the King of Chu suppresses it with great force and defeats the Lingyuan Mansion Alliance in one fell swoop, it will be difficult for the King of Chu to enter the Lingyuan Mansion. Does he still want to show weakness and let the three major forces continue to deal with us first?"

"It may not be impossible to deliberately set up a barrier to make the three major forces think that they have stopped the King of Chu and let them put all their energy into us."

"The snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit!"

The counselors under Chu Qingyan were talking a lot:

"No, the King of Chu is in urgent need of expansion and strength now. After all, Emperor Yu's death is imminent, and chaos will arise in the Yu Dynasty. The royal family cannot control the King of Chu. If the King of Chu does not have enough strength and territory, he will easily be eliminated by the three major forces. .”

"So King Chu wants to eliminate the forces that resist him in Lingyuan Mansion once and for all."

"But does King Chu have this strength?"

"It is impossible for the three major forces not to send strong men to step in. If they deliberately use traps to design the strong men sent by the King of Chu, then the King of Chu will suffer heavy losses and there will be no chance of turning around."

Liang Wenyu, Wu Yong, Zhou Qiuya, He Wenchang and others clearly distinguished the situation between Lingyuan Mansion and Li Yuan.

They believed that Li Yuan must have powerful people in the Tianwu realm, but they were definitely not many, and they couldn't afford to lose them.

Just as they said, Emperor Yu's death was imminent and the Yu Dynasty was about to fall into chaos. How could the new emperor help King Chu after he came to the throne?

Does King Chu dare to bet?

Suppressing it with overwhelming force is definitely the best and fastest way for King Chu to solve Lingyuan Mansion. People from the three major forces may not have guessed it.

What if a trap is set and a strong man in the Tianwu Realm falls into an ambush? What will King Chu do?

Everyone was thinking hard and guessing what Li Yuan's intentions were.

However, at this moment, Fan Simin suddenly broke in, with an unknown look on his face, and said hurriedly:

"Second Miss, a letter from King Chu."

Everyone's eyes flashed and they fell silent...