In the Heavens

After figuring out the ins and outs, the three Li Mu brothers decisively signed up. To be precise, the two elder brothers were forced to sign up, and he was the only one who signed up voluntarily.

The arms can't beat the thighs. If everyone united to make a fuss before the fall of Loushan County, they might be able to change the court's decision.

It's all over now. The Great Zhou Empire was once again on the verge of collapse, and it would be really unreasonable for a son of honor not to serve the court.

At this point, no one will lose face. Among the Forbidden Army, there are quite a few people with strong backgrounds. These people have always been the main force of the disturbance, but now they have all died down.

Since it is destined to be released, instead of being forced to leave Beijing by the court, it is better to sign up on your own initiative, at least you can win some political points.

Looking at the two elder brothers who were like frost beating eggplants, Li Mu had no choice but to comfort him: "You don't have to worry too much, things are not that bad.

The imperial court is not a fool. It is impossible for a gangster of the level in Loushan County to send small pawns like us to encircle and suppress them.

This time we went to Beijing to suppress the rebellion. Our main task is not to suppress the rebellion, but to stabilize the place.

Compared with the rotten yamen in the local area, the integrity of us people is still better after all. "

There is no way, Li Mu is not a person who likes to lie. I have limited confidence in my colleagues in the Forbidden Army, and I dare not talk about my ability, so I can only compare it with the magistrate.

As one of the card troops of the Great Zhou Empire, the Forbidden Army is relatively clean. As a gilded place for noble children, the main officers are not the ones who are short of money.

Even if there was a task of patrolling the streets, everyone looked down on those three melons and two dates, so they didn't scratch the ground much.

Of course, the place to patrol is the capital, which is also an important reason.

At the foot of the imperial city, the best place in the world. Even if it hides a lot of darkness and evil, it will be cleaner than the outside.

After all, if one brick is thrown and ten people are thrown down, among them there will be one royal family member, two nobles, and five official relatives or servants.

In this area full of well-connected households, except for a few top-notch Erhas who come out to make big news from time to time, most officials follow the "steady word strategy".

"Thirteenth brother, you don't need to comfort us. The imperial court is so eager to urge me to wait to leave the capital, it is not our ability, but the private army of the family behind us.

If nothing else happens, those of us princes and princes, the places we will go to next will not be good places.

The hard bones are not allowed to be gnawed by us people, can we still hand them over to the bunch of waste who will only embarrass people? "

The strong contempt in Li Liang's tone is enough to show that the chain of contempt within the noble group has been deeply ingrained.

In a sense, it is precisely because of the existence of this chain of contempt that Li Mu can get along like a fish in water among the forbidden army.

Within the aristocratic group, the princes' children were all acquiesced to be superior. He was able to sneak into the school captain's circle as a thousand households.

This arrogance is not in vain, but has the strength to support it. Compared with the aristocratic families with false titles in the capital, the military strength of the local princes is much stronger.

For example, this time, no matter how powerful the nobles with false titles are, the family will at most collect hundreds of soldiers for them to support.

No more. What does the emperor think of a bunch of private troops in the capital? No matter how rich they are, they dare not violate this taboo.

In contrast, local princes have no such concerns.

Even if Dingyuan Hou's Mansion is only a second-tier wealthy family, the fiefdom is only a county, and there are more than 100,000 regular troops in the family, plus the local garrison, there are two to three hundred thousand armed forces.

Compared with several top princes, this is purely insignificant. Without an army of one million, how dare you say that you are your own top prince?

However, these are still legal, and no one can say anything. As one of the problems left over from the history of the Great Zhou Empire, the Zhou emperors of all dynasties were powerless.

Seeing the collapse of the local situation, the imperial court couldn't care less, and could only rely on the strength of these princes to tide over the crisis first.

It would definitely not work to issue an edict directly, not only the emperor's face is not good. It would be embarrassing if these guys just lingered after they settled down the place.

As a last resort, he can only appoint the princes' children. Anyway, these are low-level officials, and they can be transferred away when the situation stabilizes.

This is a conspiracy. It is up to you whether you want to help your own children or not. Anyway, the imperial court didn't let you princes send troops, so you can pretend that you didn't see it.

If before the fall of Loushan County, the rebel army was still a worthless little fish, I guess everyone would be happy to pave the way for their children.

It's different now. Taking a shot at this time is like speculating in futures. If you are not careful, you will lose everything.

Whether the family is willing to support it is completely unknown. Faced with unknown risks, they were too embarrassed to ask their families for help.

After hesitating for a while, Li Mu decided to play with his two elder brothers. With two more accomplices, it will be easier to reap benefits in the local area.

As for the possible risks, can you afford to avoid them if you can't provoke them? It's not impossible to consider colluding with the rebels, officials and bandits in a hurry.

"Being used by the imperial court means that we have the value of being used. Now that the sixth brother understands it, the younger brother simply doesn't hide it.

You can eat as much as you want. The strength of the Marquis Mansion is limited, and they do not have the ability to toss in the heart of the empire, so it is impossible to provide us with too much support.

The fall of Loushan County, in addition to the growing power of the rebels in recent years, is more likely to be supported by people behind the scenes.

Whether it is Loushan County or the Grand Canal, it is a test for them, and there will be more accidents in the future.

The Great Zhou has been passed down for nearly ten thousand years, and its foundation is extremely profound, and it is definitely not something that can be shaken by such a small disturbance.

If they want to succeed, they must continue to make big noises and use practical actions to tell the world that the Great Zhou is about to die, so as to attract more ambitious people to participate.

These people have to be dealt with by the princes of the court, and it is not our turn to worry about them, just avoid the targets of these guys.

In my opinion, the best choice left for us now is to choose a state with a low sense of presence and release it. If the rich and rich land can't be grabbed, it doesn't matter if it is a poor country. Even if it is a little messy, it is acceptable.

Anyway, you can't touch strategically important places, and you can't go to states and counties with great influence in the world. Especially near Zhongzhou, let them fight, we can't touch this hot potato. "

Looking at the confident Li Mu, Li Liang said helplessly, "I think Brother Thirteen already has a goal in mind, and has even started activities?"

As an elder brother, he was led by the nose by his younger brother, but he was helpless. This feeling is definitely not good, but he has no choice but to be persuaded again.

In the world of adults, interests come first. Since there is a broad road, how can he run on the muddy trail?

In addition to sighing: besides seeing it wrong, Li Liang can only accept the reality. At this time, he was even more envious of the heartless Li Song, he didn't have to think about anything, just followed Lie Ying and it was over.

"Liangzhou, Ningzhou, Jinzhou, Zizhou, Kuizhou, Lizhou, Qianzhou, Xizhou, and Nanzhou, most of the 238 counties under the rule of Kyushu can accommodate us.

There are also some states and counties to choose from, but they are too close to the fiefdoms of several big princes, and the potential risks are not small.

In case the order of the Great Zhou Empire gets out of control one day, it will be impacted immediately. In order not to be affected by the fish in the pond, I also avoided it.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, we must use our family relationship to determine the location as soon as possible. Otherwise, when others react, the competition will be fierce.

Now everyone is just a fan of the authorities. We can think of it, and so can others. This kind of thing can't be hidden from the old foxes of various families. "

Li Mujiu said truthfully.

The loss of control in Dazhou is not just a case, but a 100% will happen. The countless contradictions that have been accumulated for thousands of years, once released, no matter who goes up, it will explode.

If there is no new literary practice system of the protagonist, perhaps it is possible to suppress conflicts by violence and continue the rule of the empire.

Once the cultivation method of Wen Dao is popularized, the situation will change drastically.

On the surface, it seems that the civil official group has grown bigger, and the interests of the Xungui Group have been impacted. In fact, the most affected is the strength comparison between the Great Zhou Empire and the rebels.

Whether it is cultivating immortals or practicing martial arts, it takes a long time to practice, but Wen Dao does not.

When human nature sets off a revolution, the Universiade will naturally tilt the rebel camp. Anyway, the power is borrowed, and it is almost clear at a glance which camp of literati can borrow power easily.

Maybe one day this "sage reincarnated" leading character of the Wen Dao system will switch to the rebel camp and become the helmsman of the Human Revolution.

However, Emperor Zhou didn't know anything about it, so he worked very hard to promote the new Wen Dao cultivation system. Trying to support the well-controlled civil official group in order to check and balance the noble group that is out of control.

In just one year, there are hundreds of thousands of people practicing the new Wen Dao system, and this number is still expanding rapidly.

It has not become a climate yet, because the time of practice is still short. After more than ten or twenty years, the masters of Wen Dao will emerge, and the effect will be seen.

Perhaps relying on this credit for promoting the new Wen Dao cultivation system, after the Great Zhou Empire cools down, the literati will be merciful in the history books in the future, and say a few words about Emperor Taichang.

In order not to become sacrificial cannon fodder, the nine candidate states selected by Li Mu were all on the corners without exception, and there was no major power in the surrounding area.

A typical place where you can fight for hegemony if you advance, and you can separate one side if you retreat.

Of course, in this world where great power belongs to itself, the advantages of geographical location are greatly reduced.

The first thing everyone is fighting for is a place with a developed economy, rich aura, and rich resources, and everything else is scum.

Li Mu has no interest in fighting for world hegemony as long as the human emperor cannot live forever. It's just a subconscious habit that allows him to make the choice that is best for him.

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