Realm of Power

As the carriage drove into the city, Li Long's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. The city guard officer's words kept swirling in his mind: "Eat some now, take some, but you have to pay for it with your life." Such straightforward words, Li Long couldn't continue to speak even if he wanted to scold him. There was only a kind of depressed and unexpressable melancholy in his mouth.

Ever since the Yelu family failed to fight for Yanzhou, the situation has suddenly become tense.

The Zhongbia court, who thought they could use Yanzhou as bait to divert the attention of the Yelu family, was severely slapped in the face this time.

Who doesn't know that the Yelu family is going crazy when they want Yanzhou. Hundreds of thousands of troops are out in force. Yelu Hongtai, who is over sixty years old, even went to the expedition himself. It is obvious that he wants to use the battle of Yanzhou as the final moment of his founding of the country. The glorious ladder is the most important step in completing the journey to becoming king,

Just give it to such a lunatic. As long as the Yelu family gets Yanzhou, in order to cope with the pressure from the North Royal Court and a series of actions after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Yelu family on the north bank will be absolutely unable to go south for at least four to five years. , the Zhongbia court can completely use these precious four to five years to integrate the forces and resources of all parties in the south and build a riverside defense line that can resist the grassland army's southward march.

This kind of thing that is beneficial to both sides is sandwiched by Long Yang. Long Yang refuses to give up Yanzhou. As a result, the Yelu family's army of more than 100,000 besieged Yanzhou for a full month. His head was bruised and bloody, and the backyard of his house was also messed up by Long Po, another general of the Long family.

Don't mention this kind of thing to the Yelu family. Even the most good-tempered person will get angry.

"Long Yang, a selfish warrior, just for his own little profit, at the expense of the interests of the entire country, is simply ****." The emperor of Zhongbia, who was furious, publicly reprimanded the people who clung to Yanzhou in the court. The Long family is in vain to care about the national crisis. A mere Yanzhou is nothing, just give it to the Yelu family. They know that they can't defend it but they still fight to the death to protect it.

Well now, the Yelu family did not capture Yanzhou, but their eyes were set on Linhang, the new capital. All the grievances of the failed return were vented to the Zhongbia court. Not only did they mobilize their forces to fight back the Long family's invasion in the central part, They also took this opportunity to conduct a large-scale sweep of the entire north bank of the river.

The few strongholds that were originally located on the north bank of the river and were finally preserved were all ruthlessly uprooted by the Yelu family. More than 100,000 refugees were driven from the north bank of the river to the south bank, resulting in a huge wave of refugees. In addition, some time ago The earthquake encountered, the result This shows the current situation where the land is full of refugees and the army is disorganized. No one knows when the Yelu family will go south. Either the whole family will move south to a safer place, hoping to escape this military disaster, or someone like that Like an officer, live one day at a time

"The situation just now really made you laugh. I didn't expect the troops below to be so chaotic, but you can rest assured that the safety of the imperial merchants in Zhongbia can still be guaranteed!" Li Long said to Lakgudin opposite. With an apologetic expression,

"I heard that Mr. Li Long is the current patriarch of the Li family?" Lak Gooding looked away from the street full of refugees lying outside the window. His voice paused, and suddenly he asked in a condensed voice, "I wonder if you have any impression of Miss Li Yuehua?"

"Miss Yuehua? I'm not very familiar with it, and the previous head of the family has long announced that Miss Yuehua is no longer a member of my Li family!" Li Long's thick black eyebrows frowned slightly. The relationship between the Qing Dynasty and Li Yuehua really doesn't want to be mentioned. After all, the Li family has now transitioned from civil society to military affairs, and Li Long is already the head of the military cabinet who holds the power of the emperor. If the emperor is always reminded that there is another A core member of the Li family serves as a high-level official in the Falcon Empire, so the emperor's attitude towards the Li family is another matter. You must know that Li Long was finally able to defeat other opponents and successfully took the top position in the military cabinet that had been vacant for more than a year. , or because Li Tai, the former head of the Li family, announced in a high profile that Li Yuehua would be expelled from the Li family, and vowed that from now on, the Li family would never have Li Yuehua again, otherwise Li Long would have no choice but to continue to sit on the bench.

"No wonder Miss Yuehua has been depressed since she returned from Central Bia last time, and even resigned from her original position. However, Miss Yuehua has been reinstated now. To be precise, Yuehua is now my immediate boss." Lakgudin deliberately With a look of surprise on his face, he said slowly He came out looking a little proud. As a high-level member of the Imperial Supervisory Department, how could he not know that Li Yuehua's deprivation of his position was entirely the emperor's intention. The head of the Li family, Li Tai, announced the expulsion of Li Yuehua in a high-profile manner, not only in Central Asia. There was also quite a turmoil in the empire,

"In view of the complexity of the current situation in China and Bia, Li Yuehua may disregard the empire's policy towards China and Bia at any time and do things that are not conducive to the interests of the empire due to personal reasons. As the core of the Li family, the first family in China and Bia, Li Yuehua member, it would be inappropriate to serve as the Empire's overall responsible person for Central and Asian affairs"

For this reason, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Supervision to intervene in the investigation. In fact, it was just to transfer Li Yuehua to Princess Mao Monaqing as an assistant for two months. This could be regarded as a reason for using Li Yuehua next time. The Ministry of Supervision has already investigated , what else do others have to say!

As for those who actually leaked the rumors, they are the real targets of the Ministry of Supervision’s investigation.

Sure enough, we quickly found out several characters who were connected with the Tang family in the Zhongbia court. This must be attributed to Tang Ruyue. This woman has been in the empire for two full years. With some planning, they can be regarded as gaining some connections in the empire. The Tang family is already He is the powerful man who controls the finances of Central Asia and has strong financial resources. In order to establish a smuggling channel with the empire, he naturally spent a lot of money to get through some military officers on the imperial side. This time, rumors spread that he originally hoped to use the topic of Li Yuehua. , severely suppressed the Li family’s arrogance,

In this way, people belonging to the Tang family in the Zhongbia Military Cabinet could be promoted to the position of head of the Military Cabinet. As a result, due to the intervention of the Imperial Supervision Department, each of these officers was summoned for interviews, and it was reported that Li Yuehua also resigned and disappeared. The news spread back to Zhongbia, and finally the Zhongbia emperor chose Li Long to become the head of the military cabinet.

"Oh? Has Miss Yuehua been reinstated?" Li Long asked cautiously with a look of astonishment on his face, his body shaking obviously. He knew that the real purpose of the family leader Li Tai's expulsion of Li Yuehua was to hope that the Li family would not be around. It became Li Yuehua’s burden, so he had to When the news of Li Yuehua's resignation and disappearance came, Li Tai was ill at that time and has not gotten better until now. Although Li Long was a blessing in disguise and ascended to the long-desired throne of the military cabinet chief, for the old man Li Tai, Li Yuehua's safety was the only concern. The most important thing is life or death!

Li Long originally wanted to use intelligence personnel to investigate. Just like the empire has an intelligence network in Zhongbia, Zhongbia also has a certain network in the empire. Although it is impossible to detect those close to the core, there are still clues, but they are all Stopped by Li Tai

"Don't act rashly. At this time, since the expulsion has been announced, there should be no contact anymore. Just think that I, Li Tai, do not have this daughter." "Ahem, my Phoenix son should not be so short-lived, but can he survive the fire? Rebirth, then it depends on her own life." Although Li Tai, who was lying on the bed, was extremely thin, his eyes were still bright in his sunken eyes. The majesty of the imperial prime minister for many years was still there, and the determination in his tone made Li Tai Long still feels a little scared now.

"Well, just before I set off," Lak Gooding nodded.

"Did Miss Yuehua mention the Li family..." Li Long hesitated for a moment, and considering that he and the imperial envoy were the only two people in the carriage, he bravely asked

"Unfortunately, no, not mentioned at all, that's why I'm so strange." Lak Gooding shook his head sternly.

"Thank you very much for bringing back such news. In fact, I also understand that once this kind of news spreads, it will cause unnecessary trouble." Li Long glanced at Lak Gooding solemnly. Yes, this is right, no. Regardless of the mention, Li Long smiled bitterly, with a hint of bleakness on his face. The hearts of the father and daughter were exactly the same. They didn't ask whether they would die or live. They had already decided whether to live or die.

"Now that the private matters are over, I think we can talk about business matters." Lak Gooding seemed to have not heard what Li Long said. He deliberately mentioned Li Yuehua before, just to sell the Li family a favor, so that during the negotiation, It would be better to put in more conditions.

He picked up a document from the carriage seat and put it in front of Li Long, and said in a serious voice, "I came here mainly for the wilderness. I believe the Lord of the Pavilion also knows it very well, so I will simply say it openly." After a pause, he said with a sneer, "The purpose of the empire's control of the wilderness is to protect China and the empire." The country’s trade routes are smooth, and the empire has no intention of acquiring the land in Central and South Africa. That’s why I was specially sent to negotiate the ownership of the wilderness. This agreement will be submitted to the Central and South Asian court tomorrow. Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, can take a look at it as much as possible. Look, I believe that through the hands of the Prime Minister, this agreement will be passed smoothly! "

"I'm afraid this agreement won't pass."

Li Long took the document calmly. He was the only two people in the carriage. He was not afraid to speak directly. Especially when he heard that Li Yuehua was about to return to Zhongbia, he felt confident. He looked at it carefully, shook his head and said "The wilderness has been an area shared by China and the West since ancient times. It is also the most important smuggling channel between China and the Western Continent. It affects the interests of countless people. Now the empire wants to eat up the wilderness in one bite. Being wild means cutting off these people's financial resources. How can they agree to such a treaty unless the empire can guarantee that they will continue to smuggle "" and the mountain province will be included in the empire's territory. I am afraid that His Majesty the Emperor will not agree, because the Emperor Your Majesty has always annexed the Shanzhong Province to show off his greatest military exploits to the outside world. Only if modifications can be made in these two aspects, can I support the adoption of this agreement."

"The Mountain Province is originally part of the Gaul region, and it is inevitable to be included in the empire. This cannot be changed!" Lacgudin said decisively

"What His Majesty the Emperor wants is the name of the Shanzhong Province. As for who controls the Shanzhong Province, His Majesty doesn't care that much!" Li Long's eyes flashed. The person in charge of planning the operation, he knew very clearly the preference of the Central Bian emperor to enjoy great achievements. , the emperor cares about the Shanzhong Province because the Shanzhong Province is the land of the Western Continent. The expansion of the territory has always been the most boastful achievement of the Zhongbia emperor. "The Western Barbarians were inspired by the emperor and took the initiative to join the Zhongbia How could the emperor give up something like "Azo" that can best give the people a huge sense of superiority?

"I can't answer you on this point, but I can report this request to His Majesty Falcon." Lakgudin nodded. He finally understood. What Li Long meant was that the mountain province could be given to the empire, but in name it must remain the same. It is a subsidiary province of Zhongbia

Seeing that the imperial envoy did not insist on speaking, Li Long secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This kind of behavior to save face really made him feel unspeakable. However, after hesitating for a while, he still said, "Now the entire Central Asian country Everyone in the court is panic-stricken. As long as the Yelu family can be dissuaded from going south, it is not a problem to give the wilderness to the empire. Anyway, the empire does not prohibit business. Even if the wilderness falls into the hands of the empire, the Zhongbia court can still do business with the Western Continent. "

"Dissuade the Yelu family from going south? Your Majesty, this is a bit too much. Although the empire has an agreement with the Yelu family, it is only a commercial agreement."

Lakgudin's eyebrows knitted together tightly and he said in a solemn voice, "The court in Zhongbia wants the empire to come forward to dissuade the Yelu family from going south, but they are only willing to take out a wilderness that is already in the empire's pocket. How is that possible? Although Yelu The family has always been controlled by the empire, but in the past year or so, the power of the Yelu family has changed significantly. Even the empire may not be able to make them obey.

"Then there is only one way. I hope your country can sell us Thor!"

Li Long also knew that the request he made was too much. Nei Xin had already prepared it. Just saying this, he couldn't help but blush. The empire was the first to provide Thor to Zhongbia, but he was looked down upon. The generals were left to the Yelu family in vain. Because of this incident, a big turmoil was involved. If not for this, how could Li Yuehua be expelled from the Li family?

"Thunder God? Can your country afford that much money?"

Lakgudin glanced at his mouth indifferently. The finances of the Zhongbia court were basically empty. Along the way, the refugees were filling the road and the army was short of pay. Since the fertile Imperial Plains in the north fell into the hands of the Yelu family on the grassland, Zhongbia Sixty percent of Yachaotang's financial resources would be cut off. Coupled with a large number of military expansions, the national power has long been emptied. What can we use to buy the Thunder God?

At this moment, a huge roar suddenly came from the direction of the river bank, a red light shot into the sky, and a huge black pillar went straight into the sky. A Central Asian warship was blown up by the river, half of its hull was blown off

"Stop!" Li Long's expression changed, as if he had thought of something. He immediately got out of the carriage and glanced towards the river bank. His expression changed drastically. He saw a white wave pushing between black lines in the north of the river. The Yelu family Crossed the river! (To be continued.)