In the Heavens

Two months passed in a flash, and the transfer order from the imperial court arrived in the county, and the three Li Mu brothers quickly signed the document.

Without any accident, the three brothers were still left in Liangzhou to serve. Obviously, the state government has exerted its strength and does not want to let this military force leave.

In the past five years, although the three brothers Li Mu did not do any major things, they stabilized the situation in Hanchuan County.

Compared with a group of colleagues who lost their cities and lands, the three of them are all proper government officials. In the entire Liangzhou officialdom, they belonged to the top wave of talents.

Troubled times show the value of military talents. For Liangzhou bureaucrats who want to save themselves, any military force is valuable.

If you only look at it from the outside, in order to win over the three Li Mu brothers, the government office of the state government also spent all their money, not only throwing out the three county lieutenants, but they are still connected together.

It's a pity that this is just a picture cake that can be seen but not touched. The three counties of Xicheng, Fangling, and Qinghua where the three of them work respectively are all positions of real power, and they seem to be very caring, but the problem is that most of these three counties are now in the hands of the rebels.

If you want to secure your position, you must first find a way to regain lost ground. There is no chance of salted fish. It is obvious that they want the three of them to lead the army and fight the rebels desperately.

How big are the hands and how big the bowl is. It may be possible to work hard to regain the land of the three counties, but it is completely unrealistic to swallow the land of the three counties.

The result of the snake swallowing the elephant is that most of the time it is strangled to death. If it's really just for the sake of seeking officials, the position of sheriff in this kind of occupied land can be obtained.

In order to encourage everyone to regain lost ground, the imperial court has repeatedly broken the rules in the appointment of officials. Facing the cruel reality, the traditional official promotion model based on seniority is changing to "promotion based on political performance".

This is also one of the few reform achievements of Emperor Taichang. It's a pity that this is an extraordinary world, and those who are capable of regaining the lost ground for the imperial court are the children of wealthy families.

Both use and prevention. The more competent you show, the more defensive you are. Before doing things, everyone must weigh the pros and cons, so as not to cause disasters for themselves.

In Longshan County, a group of children from wealthy families in the county are anxiously waiting for the transfer of land. The two sides have negotiated the conditions, and now it is the last step.

It's a pity that it was not the three brothers Li Mu who greeted them, but an old housekeeper.

"It's really a coincidence that all the distinguished guests came, a senior in the family broke through the retreat, and the three young masters were protecting the Dharma, so they had no time to welcome everyone.

It is inconvenient for the mansion to receive foreigners now, the old man has already prepared a banquet at Cuiyun Residence in the city, please come and discuss with us. "

The patrolling soldiers on the inner three floors and the outer three floors seemed like an army formation waiting in full force, all of which meant that this was a forbidden area at the moment.

Looking at the murderous sergeant, the angry crowd suppressed their emotions one after another.

Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, we are not fools. No one would offend the most powerful faction in the county just for a momentary dispute.

Even though they knew that the three of them had resigned, they were promoted, not demoted. In particular, the three Li Mu brothers are still working in Liangzhou, and they are still neighbors.

With the contacts in the Dingyuanhou Mansion and the abilities of the three of them, they might be able to work in the state capital someday. If you offend someone at this time, you will have to pay the price in the future.

The white-haired old man with the highest status stepped forward and asked, "Dare to ask Steward Li, have the three young masters explained anything about the handover of the property?"

Courtesy is not polite, that is just a small problem. After all, everyone's family status is different, and now we don't need to continue to cooperate, and it is not unacceptable for the Hou Mansion to put on airs.

The key is interest. As long as the industry can be handed over smoothly, we will still be "good friends".

The housekeeper in Tsing Yi said with a smile: "The three young masters will naturally not neglect such an important matter.

As early as two days ago, I explained that I asked the old man to hand over the household registration, land deed, account books, etc. to you to check whether there are any omissions. After everything is confirmed, the transfer of specific industries will be carried out.

Please understand that there are so many industries involved, and we need time to pack things up if we want to fully withdraw.

After the matter is over, the three young masters will set up wine in person to apologize to everyone! "

There is nothing wrong with it. The industries of the five counties, from the most basic land and mines, to real estate, shops, and various businesses in the city, obviously cannot be handed over in a day or two.

Although a little uncomfortable, but for the sake of profit, everyone chose to remain silent tacitly.

In recent years, the life of the local Hanchuan clan has not been easy. There have been many wars and disasters in the local area, and the collapse of law and order has caused the biggest losses to these wealthy families.

Some families are even struggling to make ends meet. Against this background, the stable five counties under the rule of the three of Li Mu are what they are bound to gain.

If Li Mu hadn't been strong enough, they wouldn't have endured it for five years. When it was finally time to harvest, everyone showed joy.

No one knew that a conspiracy was attacking them, and the entire Hanchuan County was swept into it.

...

Xicheng County, as the first county government to fall, finally fell into the hands of Wen Xiangjiao after several battles with the imperial court.

Not only Xicheng County, but also one-third of Liangzhou's territory is now in the hands of Wen Xiangjiao.

However, the smoothness of the uprising did not allow Wen Xiangjiao to soar into the sky, but fell into a fierce internal struggle.

The leader, who has been hiding in the back and commanding by remote control, gradually lost control of the powerful factions with large armies in various places. The fuse that led to the outbreak of the conflict between the two parties was the "array" that Li Mu could fiddle with.

The biggest reason for the rapid development and growth of Wenxiangjiao is that it has a formation that can destroy the city defense formation. These resources are all in the hands of the head teacher, and have always been one of the methods used by the head teacher to restrain the sub-rules.

But Li Mu has stopped selling this thing, and now he uses one less. From the perspective of the headquarters, it must be sparing.

It is too extravagant to use it against the county seat. Unless it is an attack on the county, the head teacher will not release it at all.

The distribution of array disks has become the core of competition among various powerful factions. It's okay once or twice, but the more times the conflict becomes sharper. Coupled with the struggle for power in the church, all parties are fighting fiercely.

As the leader of Xicheng County, Changtian Monkey is in a very bad mood right now. The plan to expand outward was once again rejected by the head teacher.

It can be summed up in one sentence: It is okay to expand externally, but it can only rely on the strength of the West City branch, and don't even think about the array.

You don't need to think about it, this is another "balance art". There are people from Wenxiang Sect in every county in Liangzhou. No matter whether it is the head teacher or the branches in various places, they don't want to see the West City branch grow bigger.

If you can't open it, you can only attack by force. Not to mention attacking the county, even if you take down a county, you have to pay a painful price.

Changtian Monkey is a man of knowledge, and he didn't foolishly learn from other colleagues, and ran to conduct "blood sacrifices" in order to siege the city.

My family knows their own affairs, and the gods enshrined by Wen Xiangjiao will always ask for blood sacrifices, and they can tell at a glance that they are not good products.

Since ancient times, after the gods were defeated by the immortal way, the divine way has declined.

Especially after the establishment of the Great Zhou Empire, the court began to cut down mountains and destroy temples, and these grass-headed gods were even more devastated.

Except for the cults still offering sacrifices, there are basically no believers. In order to survive, countless gods who relied on the power of faith have degenerated into evil gods.

The God of Seven Emotions and Six Desires enshrined by Wen Xiangjiao is one of them.

As long as you offer enough sacrifices, you can get the power of the gods back, and even ask the gods to help.

Of course, what was shot was just projection. The true gods of the gods dare not show their heads, otherwise the Yuanshen warriors of Dazhou would immediately kill them.

It's a pity that the sequelae are a bit serious. All priests will inevitably be affected by divine power, amplify their desires, and gradually get lost in their desires.

"What? You said that someone sent ten arrays and invited us to send troops to attack Hanchuan County!"

Sky-Changing Monkey asked in amazement.

The rare goods like "array discs" were actually used as gifts by someone, which was really beyond the expectations of Zhan Tianhou.

The middle-aged man with the roe-headed mouse hurriedly replied: "Yes, Lord Hou! The array disks are all placed here, and the villain has already checked with the array mage, and they are all genuine.

The visitor also promised that if we can destroy the three great families of Hanchuan, we will present another fifty arrays as a thank you gift.

It seems that there is an enmity with the Hanchuan family. I also heard him muttering that he wanted to use the heads of the three great families as sacrifices to comfort the spirits of his ancestors in heaven. A hundred years ago, the revenge of the extermination of the family. "

Hearing the "revenge of destroying the family a hundred years ago", as if awakening the memory of the Monkey, his whole face changed drastically.

A hundred years ago, the most powerful ones in Hanchuan County were not the current three, but the Kou family who were well-known in Liangzhou.

It's just that this family was unlucky and failed in a secret expedition. Dozens of high-ranking members including the head and elders were wiped out and replaced by the family below.

Big families are not easy to destroy, no matter how clean they are, there will always be fish that slip through the net. It seems that it is not impossible for a person from an ancient rich family to be able to create a "array".

...

In Longshan County, auras from all around were frantically pouring into the heavily guarded Li Mansion. At this moment, Li Mu is very depressed, he never thought that breaking through such a thing could crash the car.

My ancestors are really unreliable. For a major event such as breaking through the golden core, they did not notify in advance, which made the two of them break the mirror at the same time.

Fortunately, I had a steady hand, not only arranged a gathering array in the mansion, but also prepared a large number of energy stones in advance. Otherwise, it would be fun for the two to compete for spiritual energy.

Don't bother to complain. A large amount of spiritual power poured in, and the internal power in Li Mu's body gradually changed from liquid to solid, and a small golden pill was forming in his body.

Taking care of the golden core in his body carefully, Li Mu didn't dare to be distracted for a moment, and devoted himself to consolidating the realm, lest there would be a fork in the middle.

As time passed by, Li Liang and Li Song outside the secret room were terrified. Now they finally know why Li Mu has engaged in such a big battle.

The two of them are not uninformed masters, and the aura soaring to the sky is clearly a sign of breaking through the golden core.

No matter how important it is to break through the golden core, you can't be too careful. In addition to his own 3,000 private troops, there are now more than 10,000 troops gathered in Longshan County.

If they let their brothers know that this is a breakthrough golden elixir, all soldiers and horses from all over the country must be transferred to protect the dharma.

If the territory is lost, it will be lost. As long as the family can add a Golden Core warrior, no matter how big the loss is, it will be worth it.

Originally breaking through the golden core was a good thing, but why did they collide? In case the breakthrough fails due to collisions and mutual interference, the Hou Mansion will suffer huge losses.

It's no use worrying. At this time, no matter what you say, it is meaningless, you can only wait outside quietly for the result.

As time passed by, Li Mu's aura suddenly stopped. Just as the two of them were worried that Li Mu's breakthrough would fail and rushed over to check, the closed door suddenly opened.

Looking at the smiling Li Mu, the two asked in unison: "Thirteenth brother, have you succeeded in breaking through the golden core?"

Logically speaking, breaking through the Golden Core shouldn't be so fast. But the smile on Li Mu's face obviously shouldn't be what a breakthrough failure should have.

Nodding his head slightly, Li Mu said calmly: "It's just breaking through the golden core, why are you so surprised?

See how calm Gun Gun is, unmoved at all. "

The remarks full of Versailles directly made the two of them speechless. "It's just a golden elixir", Li Mu dared to say such a thing. If someone else said that, he would definitely be sprayed to death by Tumo Xingzi.

Comparing them with Gun Gun to be calm, bullying people don't need to play like this. His face was covered in hair, and his facial expressions could not be seen clearly. It's just too difficult to judge the real thoughts with just a pair of rolling eyeballs.

After deliberating for a while, Li Song finally didn't know what to say. Meeting such a perverted brother is really...