i have a sword fairy

Anyway, these days, what the Zhengyi Hall students like to talk about most in private is to discuss 'Xiao Xianzi trimmed Mr. Zhao's collar dozens of times today'? 'How many times did you blow the tea'?

Many students sighed with envy.

It's not that they don't have close-fitting and obedient maids, but Mr. Zhao's side is the Fairy Sword Cultivator from Taiqing Xiaoyao Mansion. She is willing to be a well-behaved and considerate personal maid. It's been a long time.

Zhao Rong thanked them, helplessly took a sip of the tea that Zhao Qian'er brought, and smiled at her.

Only then did he speak slowly:

"Brother Yiwu, tell me about the news you have inquired in the past few days, and what is the current situation in Zuixianlou?"

Gu Yiwu nodded.

"Ziyu, the Xingzi Town you chose to live in is quite particular about the location."

Zhao Rong smiled without saying a word.

Gu Yiwu paced and said:

"At present, Dali is not as simple as we thought before. The specific situation of Dali's court hall has not yet arrived in Hanjing, the capital of Dali. We don't know the young emperor of Dali and the Dugu Empress Dowager who is behind the curtain. Are orphans and widows puppets?"

"However, some obvious situations and major conflicts have become a matter of default among the people of Dali. The monks in Xingzi Town are even more aware of this. After all, this Nanxing County...is located between the two largest forces. "

Gu Yiwu paused, looked at Zhao Rong who was listening carefully, and continued:

"The general named Zhou Dufu that Yunniang mentioned before is in charge of the western frontier army in Dali. More than a dozen border towns in the seven counties are all under the control of the Western Army. This force is located on the west side of Nanxing County."

"The other side is the virtuous king of Dali named Li Mingyi. Well, he is now the regent of the Dali court. However, after the young emperor came to the throne, his fief was moved to the west of the hinterland of Dali. The place, that is, the big county on the east side of Nanxing County, where there are also many imperial guards stationed."

"However, they are still inferior to the soldiers and horses of the Western Army. Zhou Dufu and Li Mingyi, one is a veteran who followed the late Emperor Li Xiu to rise to Jiangzuo, and the other is the younger brother of the late Emperor Dali. , the two strongest forces."

Gu Yiwu shook his head and said with some regret:

"That Emperor Dali was fine when he was in power. After all, he was in his prime. He was the founding emperor. The fortune of the country was at its peak, and the people's aspirations were what the people wanted. The army followed all the way and obeyed orders faithfully."

"So no matter whether it's Zhou Dufu, who is highly respected in the army, or Li Mingyi, who is famous far and wide, they are all loyal ministers. They have no trace of disorder, are loyal, and try their best to expand the territory for the Great Leaving."

"For example, the old general Zhou Dufu, who used to be known as the God of the Dali Army, has destroyed many small countries in the southwest direction. The old great dynasties have overthrown two of them. It is really powerful. Now the public opinion of Dali's people has also begun. Learning from other examples in the history books, calling others to be slaughtered, haha, Tzuyu, someone has started to deal with him."

Zhao Rong looked to the west and nodded slightly.

Gu Yiwu said with a smile:

"That Li Mingyi is similar. He also has high prestige in Dali, and he is called the Martial God in the army. If it was in an ordinary dynasty, he would have made great achievements, but it was not the case in Dali in the past, because there was someone who was more radical than them. The emperor of Dali, it is very interesting that the first emperor of Dali has personally conquered so many times, alas, it is a pity that it is rare to see now..."

"All in all, the current undercurrents in Dali and the unstable affairs of the court all started after the death of the first emperor of Dali. Before his death, he originally continued to increase troops and expand the army in the west. The great dynasty of Dakang is at war."

"So the Western Army has 40 heavy cavalry alone, plus other soldiers and horses. Zhou Dufu is in charge of the Western Army's commander-in-chief, and he controls more than a million strings. He is nearly half of Dali's elite soldiers and horses. The result."

"The first emperor of Dali passed away. In fact, this also shows that his death was really sudden in disguise. The old and the new have changed, and the military power has not been taken back. The million western troops are still in the hands of Zhou Dufu. Now Li Mingyi's fiefdom is transferred. Before dispatching the forbidden army Come, stand between the Western Army and Hanjing, the capital of Dali, the reason is obvious."

Zhao Rong suddenly said: "These two are both warriors? He Pinzhi?"

Gu Yiwu's face was slightly solemn.

"I was about to say that this Dali is indeed different from other great dynasties. The country is prosperous. These two warriors who are currently standing at the top of Dali's power are both high-quality."

The burly student, who was still unable to hold himself up in the largest green skirt in the academy, raised his right hand and raised three fingers.

Zhao Rong frowned slightly, "Fourth rank or fifth rank martial artist?"

After Fuyao, Wu Xiu parted ways with other monks.

Under the seventh realm, there are four and a half realms of Taoism and swordsmanship.

Haoran, Tianzhi, Jindan, half-step Yuanying, Yuanying.

Among them, the half-step Nascent Soul on the mountain is considered a transitional half-state.

Under the seventh realm, Wuxiu also has rank nine.

From low to high, starting from the ninth rank, every two ranks correspond to a realm above, and the ninth rank corresponds to a total of four and a half realms.

Therefore, Zhao Rong made a somewhat conservative estimate. The third realm Golden Core after Daoxiu Jianxiu Fuyao corresponds to the fourth and fifth ranks of martial arts, which are the martial arts ranks of Zhou Dufu and Li Mingyi.

As for the highest rank, it is a top-rank martial artist who can be famous on Wangquezhou Mountain.

Stand shoulder to shoulder with the Nascent Soul monks.

And the Great Immortal Family, which can have Nascent Soul cultivators sitting in command, can be regarded as a great power on Wangquezhou Mountain.

The Immortal Cultivation Clan with Nascent Soul Realm combat power can rank among the top wealthy clans in Duyou City.

Among them, the top points may have more powerful foundations.

If you go further up, there are two behemoths standing on the northern mountain of Wangquezhou, Weiwei Mountain and Xinranzong.

Over the past six months, Zhao Rong has gradually understood the situation on Wangquezhou Mountain, and has always suspected that the two big sects, Weiwei Mountain and Xinranzong, may have the existence of the seventh realm.

But these two families are enemies, the kind of ancestral feud.

The conflicts and conflicts among the disciples of each generation are something that the monks on the mountain enjoy talking about after dinner.

They even joked about whether the two families would have a pair of Taoist couples who love each other and elope, let go of their grievances, um, it's written in the books.

It's a pity that I haven't had it all these years, and I still get jealous when I meet.

In Weiwei Mountain and Xinran Sect, each family has Taishang Patriarch who retreated.

From time to time, there are rumors that some ancestors who have been closed to death have entered the seventh realm, but they are not sure.

And Wangquezhou's recognized and familiar seventh-level power.

Almost all of them are in several supernatural forces on Wangquezhou Mountain.

For example, Linlu Academy, Taiqing Sifu, and Tianya Jiange.

Especially the Tianya Jiange, which transcends everything and builds a pavilion in Beihai.

Just in the Sikou Mansion in Jiange, which is in charge of the supervision of punishment on Wangquezhou Mountain, there is a seventh-level sword fairy who silenced the whole continent, the Great Sikou.

Well, the Linlu Academy where Zhao Rong is located, the old master Zhu is also a famous Confucian master of the seventh realm in Wangquezhou.

A few years ago, when Old Master Zhu was the head of Linlu Academy, he heard that he 'told a lot of truths' to Wangquezhou Mountain, which "benefited a lot and suddenly realized" the nobles of the immortal family on Wangquezhou Mountain.

It’s just that in the past few years, the head of the mountain has been a little quiet, and even the gentlemen and scholars in Linlu Academy have rarely seen it. It may be that they have been influenced by the fine traditions and ethos of Linlu Academy in the past. Add burden.

Well, it's the same as the big sacrifice wine for fishing every day and appreciating the talents of the pillars...

At this time, facing Zhao Rong's answer, Gu Yiwu nodded and shook his head again.

"I don't know exactly how it is now. It was said a long time ago in Dali Mountain that they are fifth-level warriors comparable to Jindan monks."

He seems to know Wufu very well, and he knows everything at this moment.

"Talent, hard work, and luck are all essential for high-quality martial arts. It is very difficult to break the mirror, but for these years, Zhou Dufu and Li Mingyi have been in charge of the Great Lixiong Army, fighting south and north, and fighting with hundreds of families who entered the world to help the dragon. A monk is similar, assisting the first emperor of Dali, and with the help of the national fortune of Dali's heyday, it is likely to take one or two steps, or even three steps."

Zhao Rong nodded, "Time is also fate. Maybe it is already a third-rank martial artist compared to the half-step Nascent Soul, well, it is higher than many students in our academy."

In fact, he was thinking of Zhu Yourong, she happened to be a half-step Yuanying Confucian and Taoist monk.

According to what Zhu Yourong said quietly to Zhao Rong while drinking tea one day, she has been stuck in the half-step Nascent Soul Realm since she "deviated from the scriptures" 'Issuing the pure Nascent Soul that manifests the Dao of Mind.

So she didn't know what kind of Nascent Soul was conceived in the golden core.

The female gentleman with great reputation in this academy, after taking a sip of tea, gave Zhao Rong a sharp edge.

What to say, if the golden elixir is not broken, you don't know what the Nascent Soul is like, and it is precisely because you don't know what the Nascent Soul that is manifested in your heart is, so the golden elixir will not be broken for a long time, and the Nascent Soul will not be born.

I remember that at that time Zhu Yourong still complained to him worriedly, how slow, how slow, why haven't I reached the Nascent Soul Realm, it has been several years... Ziyu, you need to write more words to comfort me...

Zhao Rong, who was drinking tea at that time, did not have too much shadow in his heart.

He almost sprayed her face, but luckily he restrained himself, the tea in his mouth.

Damn, I haven't even reached Fuyao Realm, what a fart to comfort you half-step Nascent Soul.

Zhao Rong felt that a sword spirit with a smelly fart and a poisonous tongue was very suitable for chatting with Zhu Yourong, and he must have a good conversation.

At this time, facing Zhao Rong's emotion, Gu Yiwu nodded.

"But at the moment, the ranks of the two of them should be about the same, that's why this confrontation has formed. Now everyone in Dali, as long as they are not fools, knows that Zhou Dufu and Li Mingyi are at odds."

"Zhou Dufu has been reluctant to hand over the military power tiger talisman for a long time. He is still pulling the banner of the former emperor Dali, saying that he obeyed the imperial edict of the former emperor and commanded the Western Army to station on the frontier. Well, that means he did not obey the orders of the new emperor Dali. They do not recognize the newly established Dali Dynasty Hall, so they have conflicts with Li Mingyi, who is the regent."

Gu Yiwu glanced at Zhao Rong, and said in a puzzled tone:

"Ziyu, by the way, why did we choose to stay here? Nanxing County is now in between the two forces, which is a buffer zone. The situation is complicated. What's the use of us coming here?"

When Zhao Rong heard the words, the corner of his mouth twitched...

Chapter 362 The Rumored No. [-] Beauty in Dali, Dugu

Zhao Rong took a sip of tea, looked at Gu Yiwu who was puzzled, and said with a smile:

"Brother Yiwu, did you have a problem with that Zhou Dufu? Did his people come into contact with you and contradict you?"

Gu Yiwu shook his head.

"No. We've been waiting here for a few days. Listening to your words, watching dances and listening to music, and ordering everything except drinking flowers and wine. There was nothing unusual during this period... Ziyu, listen to you The meaning of the words... are we waiting for them to come to the door in person?"

Zhao Rong was noncommittal, but laughed:

"Then why does Brother Yiwu have some deviations in his words? Maybe that Zhou Dufu really had a reason for not surrendering his military power, maybe he was really loyal to the late emperor."

Gu Yiwu thought for a while and nodded.

"It is indeed possible. However, I heard that almost everyone in Xingzi Town said the same thing, and the public opinion of the people is also roughly the same, summarizing him as a warlord of the feudal town who supports himself."

"Well, the public opinion of the people may be misled, and people can't believe everything they believe, but there are some things that can't be hidden from people with discerning eyes. Everyone knows what's going on."

He paused and analyzed his opinion.

"Ziyu, actually based on what I've heard in the past few days, I'm leaning towards the Young Emperor and the Dugu Empress Dowager behind him. They are not puppets supported by a certain party, but they are really exercising the right to the throne."

In the box of Xuanzihao, there was silence.

Everyone's attention was focused on Gu Yiwu and Zhao Rong who were analyzing the situation.

Zhao Rong covered the warm teacup with both hands, and walked to the viewing platform inside the box.

The box is located on the third floor of Zuixian Tower, and each box has a viewing platform, which is similar to a floor-to-ceiling transparent glass, which can provide a view of the lobby on the first floor of Zuixian Tower.

The boxes are blocked by the soundproof array between the boxes, so they don't disturb each other.

Zhao Rong took a sip of hot tea, turned his back to the crowd, and nodded without knowing what he was thinking.

"Brother Yiwu continue."

Gu Yiwu nodded solemnly, rolled up his sleeves, and started pacing in the box.

"One month ago, when Emperor Dali just passed away, the most dangerous thing was that the imperial power was hanging in the air for a few days. What happened at that time is unknown, but we can see the result."

"The little prince ascended to the throne as he wished and inherited the great rule. The Empress Dowager Dugu also gained the regency power to listen to the government behind the curtain. As for the virtuous king Li Mingyi, he became the regent. This is also likely to be an exchange of interests at that time, but now, After the turbulent period, the court has stabilized."

"Only that great general, Zhou Dufu, seems to have gotten nothing. Instead, he seems to have been dealt with together. Now he is alone in the Western Army, facing pressure from all sides. Maybe this is also the limitation of Wufu. He didn't grasp the opportunity and sent the team Stand still."

Gu Yiwu said in a serious tone:

"The current Emperor Li is the crown prince appointed by the late Emperor Dali very early on. Although he is a little younger, he is the most orthodox heir. There is no competitor among the emperor's children of the same generation. In any case, the young prince's ascension to the throne is a real achievement. deserved."

"It's just that his uncle Li Mingyi is a little threatening, and he may direct a scene of sibling succession. But at the critical moment of the succession of the throne, Li Mingyi also chose to back down, and now it seems that it is also a smart move."

"Because this is the situation that is in line with most of the interests of the Dali court. It is also the best solution for a dynasty as big as Dali."

He sonorously said: "The general trend is irreversible."

"Li Mingyi and Zhou Dufu are two warriors. It is true that they are powerful. If you want military power, you have military power. If you want military power, you need force. It is indeed dangerous to leave a pair of orphans and widows after the death of the first emperor, but we must not ignore some forces that cannot be underestimated." .”

"In the court hall of Dali, there are still a large group of capable ministers and generals left by the late emperor. They all came from the troubled times before. Go deep into the hearts of the people of Dali.”

"Due to the deliberate actions of the first emperor of Dali, there are extremely many Confucian scholars in the government and the public. Almost all of the civil servants are our Confucian scholars. In addition, the people of Dali below respect the first emperor of Dali. For the remaining couple Orphans and widows are sympathetic and close."

"They are all naturally inclined to the rightful little prince to ascend the throne. The former must defend the saint's etiquette, and can assist the young emperor to win a good name in history. It is obvious how these forces and individuals should choose."

The burly scholar shook his head.

"Besides, Dali has just escaped from the troubled times, and the dynasty has not been stable for a few years. If Zhou Dufu and Li Mingyi feel that the throne has an opportunity and has a lot to do, they will meet each other. I can eat with peace of mind on a table that has been built with great difficulty. Troubled times are coming again, and mountains and rivers are broken, and there are mountains of corpses in the sea of ​​blood."

"Presumably this is something that many people would not allow to happen."

"Except for following Zhou Dufu's and Li Mingyi's followers to take a gamble, those guys who have already achieved fame in the court, those who have vested interests, are willing to take risks and shuffle their cards again?"

"Isn't it safer and more righteous to assist the young emperor in governing this stable and huge dynasty, and it can also leave a name in history. Heh, some of our brothers and sisters in Linlu Academy are now compiling history on the seventh floor of the library."

Gu Yiwu raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Rong's back.