Realm of Power

"Rumble"

Dull winter thunder rolled across the sky in Lisbonto, and a blue lightning flashed across the sky. Under the thunder and lightning, the outline of the huge Lisbonto city seemed to be dyed with a layer of silver. This was the eighth day of the Empire's calendar. In the last rain of the winter of 2018, amid the howling cold wind, the China-Biasia envoys set off from Lisbon, the commercial center of the Western Continent, with a long convoy, heading towards the far-away China-Biasia region thousands of miles away.

Special envoy Tang Han glanced at the black clouds above his head with a slightly depressed look. His eyes fell on the square carriage in the Central Asian style in front of him. He sighed with emotion. This trip to the Western Continent was finally completed. Yes, even though there were some problems, he was the official, and he also fulfilled the task exceedingly well. Who dared to gossip in China?

Li Clan? No, because the Li family has been pulled onto the same chariot by him

"Miss Yuehua, do you have anything you need to bring back?" Tang Han held the car door with his hand and looked at an arrogant woman next to the carriage. In order to let the empire let him go, he personally approached Li Yuehua and sold himself to Thor privately. I also told him about the incident, because this matter was originally a matter of concern in the Li family. line, if he was unlucky, Li Yuehua would not be able to escape the involvement. Sure enough, he made the right bet. After learning that the China-Biya mission had sold the Imperial Thor on the black market, Li Yuehua scolded Tang Han severely and had no choice but to go there in person. I went to the empire's top management to discuss how to deal with it, and one day later I got the news that I could leave!

“No need to bring words”

Li Yuehua put on a black dress and said indifferently with a pretty face. As the person in charge of the Empire's mission in China, the special envoy from China would naturally need to be delivered when they return to China. Thinking of Tang Han's obsession with selling Thor privately, he couldn't help but hope. The other party should get out of here as soon as possible. The Imperial Thunder God is such a powerful military weapon. According to the punishment, even dying a hundred times is not enough. However, considering the current situation of the Central Asian Empire, The country's difficult situation, and the Li family's important role in bridging this transaction, would only get worse if Tang Han was executed by the empire for this matter. As a last resort, Li Yuehua could only plead guilty to the fat man in person. The matter was temporarily stable, but the emperor's look of wanting to kill still made Li Yuehua feel like a thorn in his back. He could only find a way to make this idiot leave as soon as possible.

"I have explained to you the private sale of Thors. Fortunately, the sold Thors have been recovered. I have sent people to inform the troops stationed along the way that they will send people to escort them to the border in accordance with the agreement." Li Yuehua looked cold. He nodded and closed the car door heavily. He never wanted to see this idiot-like guy again.

"I, Tang Han, can swear by all generations of the Tang family that as long as I return to Central Asia safely, all disputes between the Tang clan and the Li clan will be put aside, and I will push Li Long to the top of the military cabinet." Tang Han said from His face was exposed through the car window, with an excited look on his face. No matter how disgusting his face is, it is basically a foregone conclusion that Li Long will ascend to the top of the military cabinet this time. Otherwise, Zhongbia will not send himself to buy Thor. Saying such words is really a big deal for Tang Han. There is no pressure at all,

"My lord, let's set off immediately!" Li Yuehua said with a cold face, waved his hand to the person in front, and shouted, "Let's go!"

The carriage rumbles forward,

Seeing that Li Yuehua was so unwilling to betray his reputation as a special envoy, Tang Han did not show any anger, because he suddenly discovered that the biggest takeback during this mission to the Western Continent was not the Thunder God with hundreds of military weapons, but the Tang Dynasty. The family has truly reached a consensus of interests with the Li family.

Since the founding of the Zhongbia Empire, Li, Zhang, Tang and Song Dynasties have been the four main gates of Zhongbia. Ever since the Zhang family died in the battle of Imperial Capital, the Tang and Li families fought fiercely for the vacated military power of the Zhang family, and finally captured The opportunity for the Li family to purchase the Thunder God dethroned Li Long, who had already been ranked second in the Li family and only had to wait for a while to reach the top of the military cabinet. It was considered a dominant victory.

But soon, the Tang family felt that something was wrong.

The head of the Li family, Mrs. Li, is a veteran of three emperors. Her ability to keep a low profile and watch the storm while sitting still is definitely second to none in the entire court. If she had not deliberately suppressed it, the revenge from the Li family would have made many people jump up and down. If the opposition is defeated, even His Majesty the Emperor will not be willing to face a huge backlash from the entire civil servant group, especially when the prairie cavalry may go south at any time.

Li Long lost an important position in the military cabinet because of being punished, but he also avoided the opportunity to be sent to the battlefield. Three hundred thousand grassland people went south, and the Central Asian army was defeated in the Central Plains of Dijing. The generals in the military cabinet fought. More than a dozen people died, and the troops were defeated one after another. The more than 100,000-yuan Zhangwu army, which had been established at a heavy cost, suffered heavy losses in the Imperial Capital and was completely unable to recapture it. In the Imperial Capital, the military officials and senior officials have been scolded by the people of the court as a bunch of losers. Walking on the street, countless rotten eggs were thrown at them. Only Li Long, because he was outside the storm, was ignored by everyone. When the grassland army might cross the river at any time and was in constant panic, Li Long's operational suggestion of "abandoning Yanzhou to stabilize the south" immediately gave hope to the entire court.

At this moment, I can see that I am a fool.

The Li family's move of retreating into advancement is really beautiful. Previously, because of its grand reputation and ambitions that spanned both political and military circles, it became the target of the emperor's attack. However, as the head of the Li family voluntarily gave up his position, what was the discussion? There is nothing to say. We can only cling to the fact that the Li family made a mistake in purchasing Thor. At most, it will be criticized for a while. After all, the tragic failure on the front line has proved it. , The God of Thunder is indeed a very powerful artifact. If used well, it can conquer the country and open up frontiers. In this way, it seems a bit unreasonable to continue to suppress it. After all, the Li family is also the number one family in China. The head of the civil servants for more than ten years, the root system extending down from the Li family has long been firmly embedded in the officials of the Zhongbia Empire.

The Li family swallowed their anger, did not defend or evade, and allowed those enemies to pour dirty water on themselves. The frustration and suffering they suffered were most likely to spread to the Li family officials in those areas. Civil servants have always had disciples and teachers, and once they are honored, Everyone is honored, everyone is humiliated. The Li family has controlled the court for hundreds of years. I don’t know how many times they have faced it. When provoking political opponents, they know best what it means to be patient and not to attack. They will kill with one blow and will never give their opponents any chance to come back. When the literati become ruthless, they are no less cruel than the generals who use the white knife to go in and the red knife to go out. They just don’t have it. It was so intuitive that it was dripping with blood, but when I thought about it afterwards, I realized what dripping with cold sweat was.

Those who vigorously oppose the Li family, although they shout cheerfully and seem to be standing on the commanding heights, in fact, they are either from remote backgrounds, are not recognized, and are excluded from core rights, or they do not know where to sit in a cold department. I don’t know how many years of being on the bench, and I am a master who is usually powerless, suppressed and shunned by everyone. How can he have any legs! What kind of trouble can it cause!

Roots and feet are not something that can be cultivated overnight. It takes ten years and decades. From disciples to powerful officials, the layers are piled up. The more tolerant the Li family shows, the more the people below gather to rebound. The greater the power, now Li Long jumps out, it is like opening a gap for counterattack, and the huge energy hidden in the entire Li family faction is activated at once

On the third day after Li Long proposed the plan, more than 200 powerful officials from six provinces had already signed a letter requesting the emperor to rectify the current decadent military cabinet, saying that the generals in these military cabinets had been broken by the grassland people. Courage, the troops below are also low in combat effectiveness. I hope His Majesty the Emperor can select a person with excellent strategic ability to rectify the problem. He just didn't write Li Long's name directly on the Military Pavilion. Taking advantage of the general trend and not revealing anything, Li Long easily bypassed the internal ranking competition in the Military Pavilion and directly reached a transcendent level. Because he did not have to go to the battlefield and had no defeats, it was even difficult to find any dirt on him. The opponents of the Li family were all speechless.

Coupled with the collective efforts of the officials of the Li family faction, it formed an unstoppable torrent. Even the emperor could only smile bitterly and stare. In order to appease the grievances of the officials of the Li family faction, in order to stabilize the place, in order to accumulate capital, through this Yan Yan With the opportunity of the Battle of States once again plotting against the Imperial Capital, and the special relationship between the Li family and the Falcon Empire, the only thing the emperor could do was to let Li Long ascend to the top of the imperial military cabinet, which had been vacant for a year.

Seeing the carriage of the China-Biaria mission finally disappearing into the distance, Li Yuehua secretly felt relieved. No matter how hateful Tang Han looked, he was still the China-Biaria special envoy. If the empire really treated this special envoy without any care, Killed for face, the Li family was ultimately involved. Li Yuehua didn't care about the fate of the Zhongbia court, but he couldn't be indifferent to the safety of the Li family.

"One hundred Thunder Gods should be able to wait for a while!"

Li Yuehua raised his head and glanced at the black clouds in the sky with a stern expression, and murmured in a low voice, knowing that this time, he owed Fatty a huge favor. He only hoped that his hard work would not be wasted in vain, as long as Yelu Hongtai didn't If we go south, we will take this opportunity to stabilize the southern region and we will have enough time. As long as we can slow down this breath, the situation of the three sides of China and Libya can be formed. No one wants to see the lives of the people in the flames of war.

I only hope that the ultimate goal of Yelu Hongtai's army going south to the grasslands is still to establish a country, not to destroy Zhongbia!

"Your Majesty, at noon yesterday, the prairie people left Lisbon with their passes and caravan vouchers." In an office, an imperial guard reported respectfully to the emperor sitting behind his desk.

"Well, I got it." The fat man nodded, closed the documents on the table, and said to the guard, "Let Murphy O'Brien come in!"

"Yes, Your Majesty" the guard exited the room.

"Your Majesty, the Empire is guarding the Angnatso area. Murphy O'Brien is reporting to you." Soon, Murphy O'Brien, wearing a black uniform of an Imperial general, appeared in front of the fat man. He put his left hand on his chest and saluted respectfully.

"Sit down, you have done a good job. Yelu Qiyeguang left Lisbonto yesterday. The reason why the other party can believe it so quickly is probably because he recognized you!"

The fat man raised his head and looked at him, and made a gesture to him to sit down and speak. This former general of the Gallic Empire, under the cold wind of the cold wasteland in the north, had washed away the remaining aristocratic atmosphere. He looked more like a barbarian from the wilderness. Against the uniform of an imperial general, he looked even more rugged and tough. The figure that walked in seemed to be carrying the bursting cold wind in his face.

"My subordinates don't understand. To convince these prairie people, I don't need my subordinates to come forward directly." Murphy O'Brien's face was hesitant to speak. What was the emperor's move? In order for the Yelu family to intercept and kill the Thunder God in Zhongbia, they also need to use the caravan credentials of the Southwest Long family. However, it should only be possible to send one imperial guard. They need to mobilize thousands of miles from the Mobei grassland. Are you back? "A journey of more than a thousand miles, even on horseback

"Haha, it was only a temporary decision to let you come out. The real reason why I asked you to come back was for another reason." The fat man laughed. Of course he knew that Murphy O'Brien was very depressed. It would take more than half a month, and it would take another half to go back. Month is not an easy task. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to help but complain!

"Another reason?" Murphy O'Brien was a little surprised, his eyes full of confusion.

"You are the guard of the Onnacuo area of ​​the empire. The Onnaco grassland is also the only area where the empire intervenes in Zhongbia. It is less than three hundred miles away from Yanzhou. What do you think about Zhongbia giving up Yanzhou?" The fat man didn't think so. He picked up the glass of water on the table and took a sip. At this time, an imperial guard delivered a report and placed it on the fat man's table.

"My subordinates believe that Zhongbia's move is very wise, and it can even be said to be beyond my expectations." Murphy O'Brien said with a serious face, "Yanzhou is the throat of Zhongbia and the north. It would be a lie to say that it is not important. But it is precisely because of this that if you want to block this throat , the troops and supplies required are not even a little bit. My subordinates have conservatively estimated that at least 200,000 permanent troops will be needed. In addition, the money and financial resources spent on repairing the ancient barriers and various combat equipment will be added to the current situation. The situation in the Central Asian Empire is not at all Maybe, since you know you can't hold on, you might as well give up. Although it will greatly increase the power of the grassland people, it will be at least a few years later. Who can say clearly what happened at that time? It is better to hold on to what can be held first. The most important thing! "Murphy O'Brien is indeed from a regular military family and has a very clear analysis of the situation in Yanzhou. But the fat man shook his head, put down the water glass and said, "It's true that the land of Yanzhou is a gateway, but it needs to be To say that the power of the grassland people will increase greatly because of this is another matter! "

"Do you know why I transferred you back? The emperor's voice paused, and the corners of his mouth curled up coldly. "It's because if you were in Onnacuo, the battle for Yanzhou would be missing an important figure! "

"Important person?" Murphy O'Brien's body shook slightly, and he vaguely guessed something.

"That's right, it's the Northern Royal Court!" A cold light flashed in the fat man's eyes, and he said decisively, "Yelu Hongtai wants to stand in Yanzhou because he believes that the strength of the Northern Royal Court has been greatly damaged. Once the Yanzhou barrier is obtained, the country can be established safely. , if you were still in Onnacuo, the Northern Royal Court could only watch Yelu Hongtai eat up Yanzhou step by step, but it is different now. The day you left Onnacuo, I The people sent have ordered Onnacuo's troops to fully shrink their defense lines, and have informed the Northern Royal Court of your absence. Although the Northern Royal Court is greatly weakened, it still has 50,000 or 60,000 cavalry. Yelu Hongtai marches north to Yan. There are only 100,000 people in the state. After the bloody battle with the Long family in the southwest, it’s hard to say how confident they are to deal with the cavalry from the south.” (To be continued. ∷∷,) sf0916