Zhuge Liang's Journey to Dominate the World: Starting from Another World

After a night of turmoil, dawn finally broke, and a soldier rushed towards Wolong Manor carrying a report of victory.

"Master Zhuge, our army has achieved a great victory!"

"Master Zhuge, our army has achieved a great victory!"

"Master Zhuge, our army has won a great victory..." the soldier shouted as he ran.

Kongming walked out of the manor, took the battle report from the soldier, and carefully read through it.

Indeed, a horse won't get fat without night grass, and a person won't get rich without unexpected wealth!

The wealth on the surface alone amounted to a staggering 80 million gold coins, not to mention some unseen resources. After all, a prefecture is not comparable to a mere county town. Even after plundering Yuliang thoroughly, they only managed to gather two or three million gold coins.

However, despite the seemingly enormous wealth, after paying tribute, there are still so many troops to support. The treasury will likely be stretched thin soon, and Li Guangling will then have to worry about military expenses.

Kongming knew that Wolong Manor would likely become quite lively in the next few days...

Inside Chang'an City.

Du Ruhui frowned deeply. He never expected that Li Guangling would actually collude with the Yuan Dynasty in Leizhou.

Ten years ago, he framed Li Chengqian, the Prince of Zhongshan, for colluding with the Song Dynasty and brought him down effortlessly. Now, Li Guangling is truly audacious. As a member of the Li Tang imperial family, he openly colludes with foreign enemies, which is a blatant disregard for the laws of the court and a great provocation to Empress Wu's rule.

Du Ruhui's brows furrowed even more. He knew that Li Guangling must have a powerful backer; otherwise, with the strength of a mere prince, it would be impossible for him to borrow hundreds of thousands of troops, let alone form such a close alliance with Leizhou.

"Could it be him?" A name suddenly popped into Du Ruhui's mind: that remnant of the Qinglan Sect.

Last time, Li Guangling was able to take Yuliang in one fell swoop because Zhuge Kongming was plotting behind the scenes. In a fit of rage, he destroyed the Qinglan Sect, but allowed the real mastermind to remain at large.

Therefore, Du Ruhui had reason to suspect that this was another scheme orchestrated by Zhuge Liang.

His biggest concern now is whether Li Guangling still has any connection with the three prefectures of the An family in the north. After all, An Tingjing was Li Chengqian's subordinate back then, and it is entirely possible that he could lend a helping hand to Li Guangling.

Those three prefectures are powerful, and if Li Guangling really forms an alliance with them, it will pose a great threat to the entire court, and the good days of the Du family will soon be over.

Du Ruhui slammed his hand on the table, causing the teacups to jump and tea to splash everywhere.

"Are you all eating shit? Such crucial information is completely nonexistent!"

"Prime Minister, please calm down. On the surface, the three prefectures under the An family have not formed an alliance with Li Guangling!"

"Openly? Then what use would I have for you?" Du Ruhui's face darkened.

The intelligence officers standing below were trembling with fear. They had indeed not gathered any information about Li Guangling's contact with the three prefectures of An, leaving them with no way to seek redress.

Just then, three cultivators stepped forward.

"Prime Minister, An Tingjing's son dared to plot against the young master, which means he must be colluding with Li Guangling. I suggest we intensify our efforts to assassinate An Lushan, as this man is the key to An's control over the three prefectures."

Du Ruhui looked up and stared at the three cultivators. These were the three who had accompanied his son, Du Qingfeng, to Leizhou to celebrate Zhao Jingmo's birthday. Little did he know that they would be separated forever from him.

“An Tingjing, the hatred for killing my son is irreconcilable.”

"Immediately summon the Ju Kui Sect, the Dayan Sect, and the Five Poisons Sect, and have them prepare experts to carry out another decapitation strike against An Lushan and Zhuge Liang..."

Du Ruhui felt a surge of hatred. He had sent many experts to assassinate An Lushan, but none of them had returned, which made him feel terrible.

Afterwards, he summoned his trusted intelligence operative and ordered him to quickly find out Zhuge Liang's recent movements. This man had always given him a feeling of unease, even more so than the three An states to the north...

Those below all obeyed and left. Du Ruhui sat alone in his study, his fingers lightly tapping the table, his mind filled with countless thoughts.

He knew that the situation was more complicated than in previous years, and he had to be careful, otherwise, if he made a mistake, his Du family would be doomed...

Anshi's Three Prefectures.

"Young master, news has come from the front that Li Guangling has already taken over Jinshan County."

"This is to be expected. With Zhao Jingmo's involvement, it would be strange if they couldn't even take over Jinshan County!" An Lushan replied calmly.

"So what should we do next?" a trusted aide asked in a low voice.

An Lushan stood up, rubbing his forehead. The constant stream of assassins had kept him on edge. He really wanted to curse Zhuge Liang's ancestors for eighteen generations—how long was he going to have to carry this burden?

Taking the blame?

Suddenly, An Lushan seemed to remember something. Back when the An clan had just occupied the three states, they had been visited by a group of powerful and mysterious cultivators who directly asked whether the founding tokens were in the hands of the An clan.

After all, there were rumors that Prince Li Chengqian of Zhongshan had obtained the Jade Void Seal, but later, after his family was exterminated by Empress Wu, the item disappeared again.

As a former subordinate of the Prince of Zhongshan, An Tingjing occupied three prefectures and declared himself king, making it hard not to associate him with something else.

Those mysterious cultivators naturally assumed that Li Chengqian had handed over the Jade Void Seal to An Tingjing, so they directly threatened that if An Tingjing did not hand over the Jade Void Seal, they would wipe out the entire An clan.

Later, the sect leader of Biyou Sect personally intervened and repeatedly assured them that they had not obtained any Jade Void Seal, which finally stopped the mysterious cultivators.

Biyou Sect was also forced to agree not to mention them to anyone.

It is clear that those mysterious cultivators are no ordinary people, and their power is definitely above that of the Biyou Sect.

Upon realizing this, An Lushan immediately got up and went to his study. After rummaging around for a while, he found an object shaped like a blood droplet.

He summoned his trusted aide and handed it over, saying, "Go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, find an academy marked with a drop of blood, present this token, and someone will guide you. When you arrive, just tell them that you have information about the whereabouts of the Jade Void Seal."

"Young Master, how can we possibly produce the Jade Void Seal? Those mysterious cultivators are extremely powerful, I'm afraid..."

An Lushan waved his hand and said coldly, "Just tell them that there are clues indicating that the Jade Void Seal is in Zhuge Liang's hands. That's all you need to say!"

An Lushan watched his trusted confidant's departing figure, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. This blood droplet token was left behind by those mysterious cultivators, instructing him to immediately inform them of any clues he might have about the Jade Void Seal.

An Lushan didn't guarantee the authenticity of the clues; he only needed to provide them, and the rest was up to those mysterious cultivators.

When it comes to being close to Prince Li Chengqian of Zhongshan, who can compare to Li Guangling? Since Kongming made him take the blame, he might as well let Kongming take the fall.

"Hehe, Zhuge Kongming, let's see how you play this time!"

An Lushan sneered, as if his recent depression had vanished instantly...