Special War God

Chapter 203: Change of World

Seeing these former subordinates, Xu Shouting felt mixed emotions.

His voice trembled slightly: "I haven't seen you for many years. I hope everyone is doing well. That's great, great!"

Zhao Delin and others had tears in their eyes, unable to control themselves.

Facing Liu Dabazi's repeated invitations, he resolutely refused to sit in the main seat and said, "Dabazi, you don't have to refuse anymore. This is your territory. I understand your intention, but if I sit down, it would be rude!"

Seeing that he was so determined, Liu Dabazi had to remove the main seat and replace it with two seats side by side. Xu Shouting then sat down, and Liu Dabazi accompanied him.

Just as they chatted about the past for a while, the guard reported that Xuzhou Governor Xiang Tianyu had arrived.

Liu Dabazi was a little surprised. He and Xiang Tianyu had only met once in the Golden Palace. Although they greeted each other, they were not familiar with each other.

Although Xu Shouting met Xiang Tianyu many times, they were never close.

After Xiang Tianyu came in and exchanged a few pleasantries, he looked around and asked, "Is Xia Zhongnan here?"

Liu Dabazi replied: "Xiao Fei is here!"

Then he ordered: "Go find Xiaofei quickly, Lord Xiang wants to see him!"

Mao Zizhuang immediately hurried out to look for Xia Zhongnan in person.

Xia Zhongnan hurried over, and Xiang Tianyu stood up first, bowing and greeting him: "Xia Zhongnan, we meet again!"

Xia Zhongnan bowed and said, "Master Xiang, it's been a long time since we last met! Since we last met, you have been promoted to the position of Lord of Xuzhou, and I haven't had time to congratulate you yet!"

Xiang Tianyu became the governor of the state, and naturally received many congratulations. However, in the sequence of social status, Xia Zhongnan's status was not high enough to congratulate him personally. His words at this moment revealed the deep friendship between the two that transcended their social status.

Then, Xia Zhongnan turned to Xu Shouting and bowed respectfully: "Sir Xu, nice to meet you."

Xu Shouting had only met Xia Zhongnan once, at the Xu family villa in Wudu. He knew of Xia Zhongnan's complicated entanglement with Xu Qian and Xu Dejing, and responded to his greetings politely.

At this time, the guard reported that Yuzhou Lord Lang Zhengfeng had arrived.

Xia Zhongnan hurriedly went out to greet him. Lang Zhengfeng laughed loudly when he saw Xia Zhongnan, "Xiao Fei, what a great move! You destroyed ten Mani temples in Xiuzhou overnight, and wiped out more than 400 Manichaeans including eleven 'venerables'. When I heard about this, I drank three cups to celebrate!"

Xia Zhongnan responded: "It is indeed refreshing, but the subsequent disturbances should not be underestimated. Lord Xu Shouting and Lord Xiang Tianyu have also arrived, please come in!"

Lang Zhengfeng was surprised and asked, "Oh, they are here too?"

After entering the hall, everyone exchanged greetings. The four of them were all lords, and Xia Zhongnan ordered a round banquet to be set up so that the four of them could sit around and chat. He himself sat next to Liu Dabazi, while Zhao Delin, Zuoqiu Juemin and others sat around.

Others only knew that the ten Mani temples in Xiuzhou had been cleared, but had not yet learned the subsequent details. Xia Zhongnan told the latest developments of the Mani army approaching Lanxiu City and sending envoys to put pressure on the Wu court, intending to use the court's power to eliminate Liu Dabazi's rebellion.

Xu Shouting slammed the table and stood up: "How can this be absurd? Mani City is too arrogant. How can the court tolerate their reckless behavior? Not only did they build ten temples in Xiuzhou, but I also have one in Qianmo City, Dikun City, and Jiaxu City of Kunzhou. I sent Kong Zengyun, the former Yiyuan Sect of Bai State, Qin Cong, the Shengwu Sect, and Ran Ruchuan of Biyunxuan to lead their disciples to manage the affairs.

In the original Baiguo period, these three cities were the bases of these three major sects, with far-reaching influence. Now that they have returned, the new city lord complained to me that the people of the three cities did not listen to the city lord's mansion at all, and they seemed to be isolated.

I wanted to ask Xiuzhou for help from some experts to eradicate the three Mani Temples together, but who knew that Mani City would take the initiative to provoke me. "

Xiang Tianyu said: "Xuzhou has also suffered greatly. If we allow Manichaeism to infiltrate our country, I think we will soon have to hand over the nine states we just conquered!"

Only Lang Zhengfeng pondered and said, "Xiao Fei, I think this matter is difficult.

I guess the court might agree to Mani City's request to withdraw troops in order to save Liuzhou Mu's life. Victory on the battlefield does not mean victory at the negotiation table, not to mention that Mani City is now so powerful that Wu State alone cannot contend with it. Under such circumstances, the king is likely to choose to give in and avoid facing Mani City directly. "

Lang Zhengfeng spent the longest time in the halls of the Magic Kingdom and had a particularly deep understanding of the royal court and its ruler, Wu Longhai, so he made such a judgment.

Xia Zhongnan said: "This is also what I am most worried about. We are resisting the invasion of Moler City on the front line, and I am afraid that the royal court will not only fail to become our solid barrier, but will betray us from behind."

Lang Zhengfeng responded: "The situation is critical at the moment. The army of Moler City is approaching the city. If the court has made a decision that is unfavorable to Liu Mushou, we will be more passive. Do you have any countermeasures?"

Everyone was in a heavy mood and looked at Xia Zhongnan.

Xia Zhongnan stared at Xiang Tianyu and Xu Shouting and said, "I have a plan, but I'm afraid it will bring risks to Lord Xiang and Lord Xu."

Xiang Tianyu said: "It's okay, speak frankly. At this moment, we need to work together to protect Liu Mushou. Protecting him is to protect ourselves."

Xu Shouting echoed: "What Xiang Mushou said is absolutely right. Our three states have a common enemy. Protecting Liu Mushou is helping ourselves."

Xia Zhongnan continued, "Mole City's plan is sinister and cunning. It seems that the army is approaching and powerful, but it has not launched an attack yet. It only proposed to exchange the life of Lord Liu for the condition of peace between the two countries.

The life of Lord Liu may not be of enough importance in the eyes of the royal court and the king. After weighing the pros and cons, they may very likely abandon Lord Liu.

This is an extremely stupid move. Once Lord Liu is abandoned, it would be equivalent to announcing to the world that the State of Wu is afraid of Moler City, and even the royal court is afraid of it. With the precedent of Lord Liu, how dare other governors touch the power of Moler City again?

No one can stop the infiltration of Moler City. After a few years, Wu State will lose the ability to fight Moler City and will eventually be able to let Moler City erode it and go down the road of national destruction. "

Listening to Xia Zhongnan's analysis, everyone seemed to have witnessed with their own eyes the situation deteriorating as he predicted until the demise of the Wu State, and their hearts became increasingly heavy.

Xu Shouting and Xiang Tianyu understood Xia Zhongnan's reasoning better. If Liu Dabazi was really sacrificed by Wang Ting, they would never touch the power of the Molech sect again, and would even avoid it.

Xia Zhongnan continued, “We cannot directly influence the king and the royal court, but we can enhance the value of Lord Liu.”

Xiang Tianyu said: "Xiao Fei, just tell me your method!"

Xia Zhongnan replied: "Please ask Lord Xiang and Lord Xu to take action immediately and destroy the Moler Temple in Kunzhou and Xuzhou. In this way, the fate of the three of you is linked to Lord Liu. Although Lord Liu's strength is small, the coexistence of the three shepherds will double the weight in the hearts of the royal court and the king. They must consider more carefully whether it is worthwhile to exchange the lives of the three shepherds for a ceasefire in Moler City. Can others not be disheartened by such a broken arm to survive?

However, this plan puts Lord Xiang and Lord Xu in a dangerous situation.

This is the only solution I can think of, I am really ashamed. "

Xu Shouting and Xiang Tianyu took a deep breath of the demonic air together, and the sternness on their faces showed no sign of easing.

Liu Dabazi smiled and said, "Xiao Fei, your plan is cruel, but it makes sense. Now I am busy with my own affairs and everyone is helpless. How can I let the two venerables get into danger again?"

Xiang Tianyu pondered and said, "I think Xiaofei's proposal is not impossible. I have long intended to wipe out the three demon temples in Xuzhou, but unfortunately I don't have enough strength to do it. If a few warriors can help me, I will lead the troops to flatten the three demon caves!"

Xu Shouting echoed, "What Lord Xiang said hits the nail on the head. Rather than living in disgrace, we should fight vigorously. Let's work together and see whether the court will protect us or rely on the mercy of the enemy for peace."

Both of them expressed that they would not care about life or death and would go through danger with Liu Dabazi. It was not that they were more far-sighted than the court officials, but that they had deeply remembered the suffering of Maitreya City and knew that weakness would only encourage the arrogance of Demon Buddha City and ultimately fail to escape its doom.

The people in the imperial court have been in high positions for a long time. They have no time to take care of other things after practicing. They are in the mentality of avoiding disaster and seeking safety. How could they think so deeply?

Xia Zhongnan said: "Okay, I will arrange the personnel deployment. We need to wipe out the six Demon Buddha Temples in Xuzhou and Kunzhou as soon as possible."

He signaled Tu Shan Fang'er and asked her to notify the strange beasts to be prepared.

Xu Shouting and Xiang Tianyu looked at each other and thought to themselves that Xiuzhou's hidden strength was indeed extraordinary, otherwise it would not have been possible to destroy ten Demon Buddha Temples overnight.

Lang Zhengfeng said: "I also think Xiao Fei's plan is feasible. As for Huang Daosheng's Jiangzhou, there is one more Demon Buddha Temple than Xuzhou and Kunzhou, and even the prefectural city Jiangcheng has one. I believe he will agree with Xiao Fei's strategy."

Xia Zhongnan asked: "Who is familiar with Huang Daosheng, the governor of Huangzhou?"

Everyone shook their heads. The four governors and Huang Daosheng were just casual acquaintances.

Lang Zhengfeng said: "Then I will go visit him. I believe I can win his support."

Xu Shouting said gratefully: "Thank you very much, Master Lang."

He was not close to Lang Zhengfeng, but he was deeply moved by Lang Zhengfeng's enthusiasm.

Lang Zhengfeng nodded and smiled as a response. No one else reacted in particular, as if it was natural for Lang Zhengfeng to take the initiative to take on the task of finding Huang Daosheng.

Later, Tu Shan Fang'er came in and gestured to Xia Zhongnan that she had led the six exotic beasts, namely the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, Black Tortoise, Qilin and Qiongqi, to the side hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

Xia Zhongnan stood up and said, "Time is of the essence. I have already agreed with six friends that Lord Xiang and Lord Xu will each bring three Void Realm experts back to Xuzhou and Kunzhou. Their combat power is at the top of the Void Realm. You should make arrangements quickly and act immediately!"

Xu Shouting and Xiang Tianyu stood up and said, "We will start as soon as we get back."

Lang Zhengfeng also stood up: "Then I will set off immediately to meet Huang Daosheng."

Xia Zhongnan and Liu Dabazi escorted the three people out of the City Lord's Mansion. The nine people split into three groups and flew towards Xuzhou, Kunzhou and Jiangzhou...

Watching the figure walking away, Xia Zhongnan's tense heartstrings relaxed slightly, as if he had caught a glimmer of opportunity to turn the situation around.

The threat posed by Maitreya City to the Wu Kingdom's court also turned into his silent pressure on the court at this moment.