The Chronicles of Longevity on Liaozhai Road

However, these people were all from gentry backgrounds. Since their families strongly supported King Wu, King Wu trusted these people a lot, but he didn't take Zhou Yan very seriously.

But now, those think tanks born as gentry are no longer trustworthy, so King Wu brought Zhou Yan here.

To say that this Zhou Yan was also from a poor family, it was his ability to turn from a farm boy into a trusted confidant of the King of Wu with his own perseverance.

Zhou Yan was ordered to come to the main hall of King Wu, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw King Wu sitting on the throne, frowning.

Zhou Yan understood why King Wu was troubled just by turning his head. He closed his eyes and thought about it for a while, and when he opened them again, they had turned into two fierce lights.

At this time, King Wu, who was sitting on the throne, also found that Zhou Yan had entered the door, so he waved to Zhou Yan lazily.

"Zhou Aiqing, come and talk."

That Zhou Yan trotted a few steps to the front of King Wu's seat, then knelt down and saluted.

Wu Wang Li Xian waved him to stand up, and then ordered the little eunuch beside him to set up one for him.

After Zhou Yan sat down, Wu Wang Li Xian immediately said: "Ai Qing should know that there has been a mess outside recently."

Zhou Yan nodded: "Wei Chen has heard of some."

"Then Aiqing thinks, Gu, how can we break the situation?"

"Your Majesty, it's time to go all out. If Your Majesty cannot make up his mind, the danger of destruction is at hand."

Wu Wang Li Xian sighed in his heart when he heard this, what Zhou Yan said this time was exactly the same as what Li Qi wrote in his letter.

Although this is a once-and-for-all solution, he is afraid that it will cause mutiny in his army.

"Zhou Aiqing, the generals in our army are all born of these gentry. If I do this plan, I'm afraid I will die without a place to die."

Zhou Yan stroked his beard slightly, and then smiled coldly: "My lord, can you keep your wealth if you don't do this?"

Although Wu Wang Li Xian said that his character was relatively weak, he was a little annoyed by Zhou Yan's behavior. As soon as he patted the armrest, he wanted to stand up and angrily reprimand Zhou Yan for his lack of respect.

However, the imminent threat made him sit down slowly and calm down his anger again.

Wu Wang Lixian closed his eyes and thought for a while, he is really a wolf in front and a tiger in back, why is it so difficult?

Zhou Yan also saw King Wu's decadence, and now this old man can't lose confidence like this, otherwise, once the words spread to the army, the soldiers who were still a little bit angry might not have the intention to fight.

So he stood up quickly, cupped his fists upwards, and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. As long as we can block Yang Heng in Jiangbei, we still have a chance."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yan closed his eyes, rearranged his thoughts just now, then opened his eyes and said to King Wu.

"At this time when the country is in peril, please make an order immediately that all landlords who own more than one thousand mu of land will pay thirty shi for every thousand mu of land."

"As for the generals in the army, your majesty need not worry. Before your majesty gives orders, you can transfer all these people to General Li Qi's army. At that time, those big landlords will probably have to do it for the safety of their children." We have to collect food for us."

As soon as Li Xian, the king of Wu, heard this passage, he understood what Zhou Yan was thinking.

This is killing two birds with one stone.

On the one hand, transferring these people to Li Qi's army can be regarded as hostages. If those gentry dare not pay food, they will let these children go to the front line to die.

The second is that these gentry obediently handed over their food, and they will not let these people go back alive when Yang Heng retires in the future.In this way, the generals in one's own army will be much purer, and their control over themselves will be greatly strengthened.

After thinking of this, Wu Wang Li Xian nodded slowly, then opened his eyes, with a smile on the corners of his eyes, and said to Zhou Yan who was standing below: "Your strategy is very good, I am very relieved."

Then Li Xian took out a golden command arrow from his bosom, and sent it to Zhou Yan.

"This is my golden order, which can mobilize any army, and you can do as you say with it."

Zhou Yan looked at the Jin Commanding Arrow in front of the tunnel, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his head.

The King Wu in front of him obviously asked himself to fight these gentlemen.

But after Yang Heng retreated, those gentry would definitely not let it go, and in order to appease these gentry, King Wu would probably risk his life to give these gentry an explanation.

Zhou Yan deliberately refused to agree, but he raised his head and looked into Wu Wang's gloomy eyes, and couldn't help shivering.

I'm afraid that if he doesn't agree, he won't be able to wait for Yang Heng to retreat, and Wu Wang Li Xian will kill him now.

So Zhou Yan could only take the command arrow with both hands, and then said helplessly: "This minister will definitely take care of this matter for the king."

Only then did Wu Wang Li Xian slowly regain his smile, and then nodded.

In the next few days, Zhou Yan really followed his plan, using the pre-military crisis as an excuse to mobilize personnel wantonly.

Those generals born from big landlords and gentry were all transferred by him to Li Qi's team in front of the two armies.

Then Li Qi was extremely shrewd. As soon as he received the order from these people, he immediately understood what King Wu meant.

It seems that King Wu has agreed to his memorial, and he is on guard.

So after these generals came to the front of the two armies, Li Qi set up another battalion on the shore on the grounds of the military emergency, enclosing all these generals inside.

And when those generals faced this situation, no matter how stupid they were, they knew that something was wrong, but what could they do in the face of countless officers and soldiers around them?He could only endure silently, hoping that Wu Wang Li Xian would not go too far.

After pacifying the army, Wu Wang Li Xian followed Zhou Yan's strategy and began to issue orders.

Those gentry were gnashing their teeth angrily when they received the order from King Wu.

You must know that food is the most precious thing in this troubled world, so Wu Wang Li Xian asked them to provide so much food for nothing, it was like digging their flesh.

Therefore, one or two hard-headed landlords openly opposed King Wu's grain requisition.

This action just gave Wu Wang Li Xian a chance to frighten others, and the two landlords were wiped out that night.

Now these landlords did not dare to resist anymore.

Therefore, the food can only be handed over silently.

Li Xian, the king of Wu, got several million dans of grain at once.

With these grains, he can supply millions of troops for a year.

Because he had food, Li Xian also began to appease the common people.

Li Xian refunded part of the grain that was levied in the previous period, so that these ordinary people could have something to eat. Will they starve to death?

Not to mention, Li Xian also publicly announced that next year's grain tax will be exempted.

This time, Li Xian, who had caused a lot of grievances some time ago, unexpectedly got a better reputation, and some people even set up a memorial tablet for him.

After Yang Heng received the information from Jiangnan, he kept sighing, if Jin Wang Zhen had half the ability of Wu Wang Li Xian, he would not have died.

Chapter 666

Faced with this situation, Yang Heng also felt a headache.

If the situation is really stabilized for the coalition forces on the opposite side, then I still really can't beat the Yangtze River for a while.

If the matter continues to be delayed like this, then these warlords in the south will definitely prepare their armies for war. At that time, if they want to go to the south of the Yangtze River, it will take more effort.

Moreover, the consumption of money and food is a trivial matter. The most important thing is the fear of the formation of a north-south regime. If such a thing happens, I am afraid that I will not be able to unify the world in one or two hundred years.

This is what Yang Heng is most worried about.

He was afraid that after he became a fairy and left, his sons and descendants would be unfilial, and he would not produce one or two heroes.

In this way, the troubled times will continue forever, and the consumption of national power will be very huge.

When Yang Heng was troubled, a soldier entered the door and knelt down to report to Yang Heng.

"Reporting to the Supreme Emperor, Fairy Qinglian is asking to see you outside the door."

"Send her in."

After finishing speaking, the little soldier backed out, and after a while, the door curtain was raised again, and a fresh and refined woman walked in from the outside.

This woman is none other than Fairy Qinglian who is in charge of liaison with Yang Hengying.

The Qinglian Fairy came three feet away from Yang Heng with lotus steps, and gave Yang Heng a blessing.

"Xiaodao has met the Supreme Emperor."

Yang Heng rubbed his temples with his hands, then waved his hands lightly, so that Fairy Qinglian didn't have to be so polite.

After that, he personally invited Fairy Qinglian to sit down on a guest seat next to her.

"Fairy, things in Jiangnan are not going well for you."

Fairy Qinglian nodded slightly, then also sighed.

"I didn't expect my king, Li Xian, who has always been indecisive, to be tough now."

However, Fairy Qinglian quickly let out a smile on her face again.

"Your Majesty don't need to worry too much. Although my king Li seemed peaceful for a while, he caused a big disaster. As long as we continue to put pressure on them, his country will collapse in an instant."

How could Yang Heng not know this truth?

But the problem is that his naval army is too invulnerable. If it goes on like this, let alone put pressure on Li Qi's coalition army, it is already good if it is not defeated by others.

"Fairy, why don't I know this truth, but now our army is really powerless to fight against it on the water, how can Fairy solve my crisis?"

When Fairy Qinglian heard this, the smile on the corner of her mouth became even brighter.

"Your Majesty, the reason why our army can't defeat Li Qi's coalition is because we are no match for him in the water battle, but if we turn the water battle into a land battle, what will happen?"

"Haha, if it's on land, I really don't pay attention to the other party."

This is not Yang Heng's exaggeration. Over the years, Yang Heng has led the army to conquer the north and south. Although his leadership ability is average, the generals under his command are all elites who can conquer the championship.

Coupled with Yang Heng's supernatural powers, if fighting on land, the opponent might be scattered by Yang Heng after a few charges.

"Since this is the case, then everything will be easy."

Standing there, Yang Heng looked at Fairy Qinglian's confident look, and knew that she might have made a plan, so Yang Heng stepped forward and bowed slightly.

"Could it be that the fairy has a strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Fairy Qinglian nodded, then put away the smile on her face, and said seriously: "Danyangzi of the Qingwei Sect, knew that the Supreme Emperor was in such a catastrophe, so he specially offered the method of the door, and the Supreme Emperor can seal the Yangtze River with this secret method." In three days, the army will be able to cross the Yangtze River safely."

When Yang Heng heard Dan Yangzi's words, he thought of this acquaintance from back then.

It should be said that the two of them still had some festivities back then, but who would have thought that he would show his favor to him at this time?

It can't be that there are some clever tricks hidden in it, you have to show yourself some color?

Fairy Qinglian also saw Yang Heng's fear, so he smiled and said to Yang Heng: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this secret method is also well-known in the cultivation world, and there will definitely be no fake ones."

After she finished speaking, she took out a thin volume from her bosom.

Yang Heng looked over with his eyes, and saw that the book was dark yellow in color, with a heavy sense of history. This thing also looked old, so it shouldn't be fake.

So Yang Heng reached out to take the book, opened it in front of Fairy Qinglian, and looked at it carefully.

This look shocked Yang Heng a lot.

It turns out that Yang Heng is very familiar with this thing, and he is in the same line with the supernatural power of calling wind and rain on the earth plane.

His name is "Mulang Praying for Rain".

According to legend, this spell was passed down by Bai Yuchan, the real person of Qiongguan.

But how did this secret method become the method of the Qingwei sect from another world.

But Yang Heng quickly remembered the stone ring, this treasure helped Yang Heng travel between the two worlds.

And before Yang Heng, its owner was not good, and he had come to this other world and passed down this secret method. I don't know if the patriarch of the Qingwei sect is also Yang Heng's little boy outside the earth. The master of the small Ascension to Heaven Temple.

Fairy Qinglian looked at Yang Heng holding the book and remained silent for a long time, so she asked softly, "Is there something wrong with this spell, Your Majesty?"

Yang Heng shook his head, "There's nothing wrong with it, but I'm afraid this secret technique has never been used in Qingwei Sect."

"What your majesty said is very true. Although this spell is a secret technique of the Qingwei School, the masters of the past have never successfully used it. If it was not passed down by the ancestors, they would think that this spell is a lie."

"Since this is the case, why did Fairy Qinglian send it to me?"

"Your Majesty, some time ago, that Danyangzi dreamed that the patriarch passed on a message, asking him to deliver this secret method to the Supreme Emperor."

The truth is true, the patriarch of the Qingwei Sect must have crossed over from the earth plane, and this guy seems to have not died completely yet, and he must have used some secret method to temporarily preserve his wisdom, otherwise he would be here How could he entrust others with dreams when there were no angels or gods in the other world?

It seems that this guy wants to present this secret technique in front of him, to make a good impression in front of him, so that he can make a place for him after he achieves the true fruit.

It seems that this guy knows a lot of things, and he can know his future achievements through the changes of the weather.

"Since this is the case, then go back and thank Dan Yangzi for me, and tell him that I have remembered his friendship, and there will be rewards in the future."

Fairy Qinglian nodded, chatted with Yang Heng for a few more words, and then left.

After Fairy Qinglian left, Yang Heng continued to ponder this secret technique under the lamp.

This spell is said to be the rain praying spell of the Daoist sect, but after some improvements, it can even summon strong winds of all seasons and blizzards.