In the spring of the first year of Zhonghe, Li Ye stood in front of the tower in the Qing Prefecture. Facing south-west, he looked on, and extending from his sight was the hinterland of the Central Plains.
The Central Plains were in the midst of war. After Huang Chao took over Chang'an, many villages, towns and states in Guanzhong have surrendered. But there were still those, though might not be loyal to Tang as such that were still unwilling to surrender.
The oncoming spring breeze, blew his hair and head band. With those deep eyes and keeping his composure as usual, Li Ye did not say anything. A few steps behind him were the Junior Priestess and Senior Priestess. They had a totally different temperament, but they both still looked beautiful and charming. They were protecting him from left to right at a close distance.
In front of Li Ye, on the vast land outside the Qing Prefecture, the 100,000-strong army was divided into two sides perform
Dengzhou. At dusk, the sun was setting on the horizon, and the golden sun shone over the city. The ruined city, which was ravaged by the war, was covered with a layer of golden light. In front of the fallen gate tower, a burly general in golden armor was standing erect with his hand putting on the knife, looking around. He had an angular face, his eyes like an eagle's and his waist like a pine. He was mighty and extraordinary and full of momentum. But when people looked at his face, they would know he was in his thirties. Behind him, there were several generals and a company of trusted soldiers in armor. They looked at the general in golden armor with awe. The general in golden armor was Zhu Wen. He did not speak, nor did the men behind him. The collapsed parapet wall was stained with blood, and the fallen flags were ruined, but there were no bodies on top of the city wall. Soldiers and civilians were scooting everywhere. They
Zhou Ji was silent for a moment. Yang Fuguang was right. In the territory of the Zhongwu Army, if he hadn't really felt threatened, as the commissioner, he wouldn't have come to see Yang Fuguang like this. Several years ago, the rebels invaded the Central Plains and Xue Neng, the former commissioner of Zhongwu, was killed on the battlefield. At that time, Zhou Ji was just a general. He could take the post of the commissioner because of Yang Fuguang's recommendation, therefore, he always had a good relationship with Yang Fuguang. When Zheng Tian called on various troops to attack Huang Chao together in Fengxiang and Li Yan (who renamed himself Li Xuan after ascending the throne) ordered every town's troops to recover Chang'an in Xi Chuan, Yang Fuguang tried many times to test Zhou Ji and urged him to revolt against Huang Chao and send the troops to the west, but Zhou Ji had a lot of concerns and didn't respond positively. As long as Tang Empi
Especially the Taoist with the horsetail whisk, his pressure was obviously stronger than the other four. He was not at the common Level 9 of Qi-refining, but most likely he achieved the Great Completion at Level 9 of Qi-refining and even partly reached the Foundation-building Realm! Such people would likely come from the five major Taoist sects. At this moment, Yang Fuguang was sure that they were the Taoists from Zhongnan Mountain. Penglai was in the east, Shushan was in the west, Xuelu was in the north, and Dongting was in the south. But the Taoists of these Taoist sects couldn't appear in Xuzhou. However, Yang Fuguang was shocked that the five of them were all at Level 9 of Qi-refining. Under normal circumstances, even the Taoist sect of Zhongnan Mountain couldn't dispatch so many powerful Taoists. Yang Fuguang had heard about the battle of Niushou Mountain. Nangong Diyi fought against Zhongnan Four Swords alone and defeated them so that they had to re
Wuyazi didn't know how Li Ye could achieve Level 9 of Qi-refining. It had been only seven years since Li Ye succeeded in Qi-refining Stage in the Tai Xuan Summit. Even though he achieved one realm each year, he should be at Level 7 of Qi-refining, but now, it was obvious to Wuyazi that he was already at Level 9. But, of course, Wuyazi didn't fear Li Ye, not even afraid of him. He was now halfway through the Foundation-building Stage. There were very few people who had higher cultivation than him in the entire Zhongnan Mountain. It was very difficult to make progress when a person was already at high-level Qi-refining. There wouldn't have been so few people in high-level Qi-refining otherwise. From Level 9 of Qi-refining to the Great Completion to the semi Foundation-building Stage, there seemed to be no threshold, but in fact, every step had a barrier. So Wuyazi knew that he had enough to overwhelm Li Ye only relying on the realm of his cultivation.
A strange look flashed in Yang Fuguang and Zhou Ji's eyes upon hearing Li Ye's words. It seemed that Li Ye knew Qin Zongquan's affairs, which was very abnormal. In principle, it was impossible for Li Ye to know the internal affairs of Zhongwu Army for he was far away in Pinglu. Zhou Ji was still hesitating, but Yang Fuguang had already turned his eyes to Song Jiao before finally pulling them back. When he introduced Song Jiao, Li Ye said very clearly that she was in charge of all his spies. She was the leader of the spies instead of the scouts, which was a very meaningful title. In combination with the other's cultivation, it was not difficult for Yang Fuguang to figure out that the spies Li Ye talked about were likely to be in Jianghu. However, this was not unusual since he had heard of similar things. When Li Xian was alive, he had a habit of using the Jianghu cultivators to collect battle information in every conquest. Gao Pian was no different.
Li Keyong had fallen silent, melancholic and helpless. After a moment, he said, "There is no need to mention the past, what should I do now?" Huiming was about to talk when the curtain of the internal tent was opened, and a young woman walked in. Before she had appeared, her voice could be heard, "Naturally, you should wait for your opportunity." After seeing this young woman, Huiming got up and put his palms together devoutly. The young woman was not what you would call beautiful, but she had bright eyes and gentle manners. And she was obviously from a large, noble family, and a pure-blooded Han. Having returned Huiming's courtesy, she said to Li Keyong, "There's only one person, my husband, who can defeat Huang Chao in the whole world. The rebels would not be kept at bay unless my husband joins the battle. It is better to train the troops and accumulate strength rather than begging for food. If someday the imperial court gets
They started the conversation at the same time, and both of them felt a little embarrassed. But after all, Zhu Wen was a ruffian before. He had a bold and forthright disposition. Immediately, he stood up while laughing out loud. Li Ye was also a person who came from the earth such that he didn't have so many scruples, either. So he also stood up to meet him. By giving a salute to each other, they eliminated the embarrassment between them naturally. Zhu Wen invited Li Ye to sit with them, and Li Ye agreed. After all, talking with each other while sitting on two tables was still too inconvenient. When Zhu Wen and Li Ye met each other, they liked each other. The first impression was crucial. Both of them felt that there was no dissatisfaction between them. But Zhu Zhen did not like Li Ye that much. Instead, he thought that the three beauties were very pleasing to the eye. In fact, since Zhu Zhen entered the shed, he had fixed his eyes on Song J
Speaking of this, Li Ye shook his head and smiled. "The rebels are not invincible. The reason that they could seize Chang'an is that the vassal states along their way had lost their confidence to the imperial court such that they didn't block the rebels with all their strength. Now the rebels have occupied Chang'an, but they still need to go on expeditions all round. Up to now, the rebels haven't even totally conquered Guanzhong. Not to mention Zheng Tian in Fengxiang and the Vassal State Army which is fighting against the rebels at all places. I haven't heard that the rebels can attack and take a city in a short time." Li Yi paused and continued. "As for scholars... If what I know is right, not many scholars are in the rebels. And there are even fewer of them in important positions. Though the rebels go all over the country with great ease, people in the rebels live by plunder. They haven't governed a place for real. Is it because they don't want to rule? No. It is be