Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 564 Tyrant Gu Xu

Hearing Gu Xu's words, the prefect of Ganzhou who had just surrendered took a deep breath and plucked up the courage to say: "Emperor, are you not afraid of hurting the hearts of the demoted officials by doing this? They left Daqi and came to you because I know that you are destined to do this, and I want to create a great cause under your command. But if the Daqi officials knew that you would be so harsh on their past actions, maybe they would choose to resist desperately and never surrender. This would be the case. It has brought immeasurable losses to Daxia..."

Gu Xu was unmoved and interrupted him calmly: "If I am really the destiny of the wilderness, then why should I care about the helpless resistance of a group of insects?"

Gu Xu had read in his previous life and knew that the state apparatus was based on violence and was an entity that "claims to have a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence to maintain public order and is able to put it into practice."

The order of a country cannot be constructed out of thin air.

It must use violence to control criminals or rebels in order to maintain internal stability and avoid falling into anarchy or civil war.

In previous lives, the violent machines used by countries to maintain governance were the military, police, courts, prisons and other institutions.

And in the Great Wilderness, a world where extraordinary power exists——

Although Gu Xu is currently in a hostile relationship with Emperor Tianxing, he must admit that the reason why the Daqi Dynasty was able to operate in an orderly manner in the past without large-scale civil strife among practitioners was largely due to the influence of the emperor and the emperor. The powerful deterrence of Tai'a sword extinguished many people's disobedience.

With the emperor as the core, through the exorcism department and the army, most practitioners were incorporated into the system to achieve layer-by-layer control over the wilderness.

It can be said that a peaceful and orderly society of practitioners must be based on absolute violence.

Otherwise, if the emperor is not strong enough, then the practitioners under his command will inevitably be ready to take action, and at least they will be ignored, or at worst, they will change the dynasty.

Maybe after a long time, it will evolve into a situation like those in the underworld cultivating novels in the previous life, where there are many sects and the weak eat the strong.

In Gu Xu's view, the biggest difference between mortal society and cultivator society is that power in mortal society must be bottom-up.

It is not because he is an emperor that a person can order others; it is because others listen to him that he can be an emperor.

Therefore, rulers often need to promise many benefits and even make concessions and compromises in exchange for the support of others.

However, in the world of practitioners where great power comes from oneself, power can flow from top to bottom.

As long as a person is strong enough and can kill anyone who goes against his will, then he can do whatever he wants without caring about other people's opinions or giving away any benefits.

For example, now, when Gu Xu recruits four of the "Five Saints" to his command and becomes a strong saint himself, he does not need to care about whether these demoted officials, sects, and powerful people are willing to support him.

Anyone who disobeys will be killed.

Moreover, for the vast majority of people in this world, how far they can go on the road of spiritual practice depends not so much on their talent but on the resources they obtain—the number of pills that ordinary practitioners can obtain in their lifetime is extremely high. Limited, far from the level of talent.

In this way, as long as Gu Xu successfully eliminates these local tycoons who monopolize resources, he can use these resources more efficiently and more intensively to cultivate a group of his own, loyal, and pure team.

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After listening attentively to the discussion of the ministers for more than an hour, Gu Xu finally made the final decision and decided to reorganize the rear as soon as possible. Taking advantage of the weak period when Emperor Tianxing lost his projection, he used several saints and true kings as the main force to attack Luo Luo. Beijing.

After everyone left the lobby, Gu Xu left Luo Chuan, Wang Jian and Zhao Changying behind.

"Your Majesty," Gu Xu looked at Wang Jian and said, "You must have read the drawings of the 'Zhou Tian Xing Dou Formation' I gave you, right? Do you think the plan I proposed before is feasible?"

Although the master and his disciple recognized each other that day, when the two met, Gu Xu would still maintain an attitude of respecting the elders and politely call him "Prince".

But Wang Jian didn't dare to rely on his old age in front of Gu Xu.

He calls "Emperor" in public and "Master" in private, with a particularly respectful attitude.

It can be said that "everyone calls his own".

"Emperor," Wang Jian cupped his hands and said, "When I was in Luojing City, I also studied the structure of the 'Tianlong Formation'. You borrowed the power of the stars in the sky through the array to suppress the power of the Dragon Vein of Daqi and cut off the Emperor Tianxing. The idea of ​​contacting the Taia Sword is indeed feasible.

"However, I have made slight changes to some details of the formation, which can improve its efficiency in utilizing true energy.

"A few strong saints who are responsible for maintaining the formation can also spare some spare energy to fight against Emperor Tianxing."

As he spoke, he handed the revised drawing into Gu Xu's hand.

Gu Xu took it and took a look, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said in an approving tone: "Your Majesty is indeed a saint and a strong man who entered the Tao through talismans! Experience is the master!"

Although Gu Xu has always been talented in the art of talisman and seal script and often has some wild ideas, he does not dare to pat his chest and say that every talisman he draws is perfect and does not need improvement.

At this moment, when Gu Xu Dahuang's top Talisman Taoist talent collides with Wang Jian's decades of experience in Talisman and Sealmaking, they check for each other's shortcomings and learn from each other's strengths, it is like stars intertwining and fireworks bursting out, inadvertently sketching Beautiful scenery at the top of the avenue.

Wang Jian was a little embarrassed by the praise, and lowered his head and said: "I just added a little icing on the basis of the emperor's whimsical ideas, which is not really a skill."

In the past, when Wang Jian was an official in the Qi court, many people complimented him, but most of them were polite words from laymen.

But today, this recognition from an expert whose strength was not inferior to his own really made him feel a little proud.

"By the way, Your Majesty," Gu Xu pretended to be curious and asked, "Do you know what method Tianxing Emperor used to invite Master Jueming out of the mountain?

"You know, I also went to Lingshan Temple not long ago. I told Master Jueming the truth about the world and the true face of Emperor Tianxing with nice words. I wanted to persuade him to join us in fighting against the imperial court, but he didn't do anything. Moved.

"I thought at that time that Master Jueming was an expert outside the world and did not like to participate in worldly disputes.

"I didn't expect to see him on the battlefield in Liangzhou."

For Gu Xu, who has an astrolabe, such words are obviously asking questions knowingly.

But Wang Jian still replied seriously: "As far as I know, it was Emperor Tianxing who pointed the Tai'a sword at his throat and used force to get him out.

"The old monk of Lingshan Temple is like a master of Xuanwu. Unless he is forced to do so by force, he will never put himself in danger."

"Oh, that's it," Gu Xu pretended to be suddenly enlightened, "I've been thinking recently that according to the principle of the 'Zhou Tian Xing Dou Formation', the more saints and true kings who participate in it, the more powerful it will be. The force becomes stronger.

"If we can get the help of Master Jueming, then we will have a better chance of winning against Emperor Tianxing." The implication of Gu Xu's words is obviously: Otherwise, we can also use the same method as Emperor Tianxing to deal with Jueming. Master Ming "invites" you here?

Wang Jian was silent for a moment and said with some hesitation: "Emperor, in a head-on battle, I may not be able to defeat Master Jueming. There is a high probability that he will not listen to me——"

"——I didn't ask you to invite him," Gu Xu chuckled and interrupted him, "I know you have always had a good relationship with him. I am not a cold and heartless monarch, and I will not force you to do this kind of destiny. Something that would offend an old friend.”

Wang Jian breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Gu Xu with gratitude in his eyes.

At this time, Gu Xu looked at Luo Chuan and Zhao Changying next to him: "Wenchang, Uncle Zhao, you are both true kings and strong men. If I leave this matter to you, I will definitely handle it safely.

"I'm very much looking forward to the day when Emperor Tianxing is left alone and becomes the bare commander."

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When Gu Xu held a conference in Liangzhou City and was gearing up to march into Luojing, Xiangyang City thousands of miles away was not peaceful either.

Next to the rippling blue lake on the outskirts of the city, there is an ancient mansion with flying eaves and brackets, carved dragons and painted phoenixes. The houses covered with green tiles are scattered in an orderly manner, and the flowers, plants and trees decorate the courtyard. Against the backdrop of the blue sky and white clouds, it looks like a fairyland hanging on the lake.

Outside the towering gate, stood two stone lions with angry eyes.

There is a black plaque hanging on the door, with two large Chinese characters written in gold paint:

"Chen Mansion".

After the rebel army won a complete victory in Liangzhou, it was naturally impossible for an established family like the Chen family in Xiangyang to remain unresponsive.

At this moment, the head of the family, Chen Shandao, summoned several of his descendants to discuss how to deal with the changes in the situation in the wilderness.

I heard Chen Shandao say in a serious tone:

"For hundreds of years, the Imperial Family of Da Qi has been claiming to the outside world that His Majesty the Emperor is a living god with powerful power that dominates the world. As long as the Emperor is still alive, no enemy will be afraid of him.

“But in the battle of Liangzhou, His Majesty’s projection was defeated by Gu Xu.

"Although this is not a one-on-one fair battle - after all, in the process, Gu Xu used a profound and mysterious magic circle to draw on the vision of heaven and earth and the power of several saints and true kings around him.

"However, this finally allows the world to see that His Majesty is not invincible. He is not even a unique human god.

"Perhaps, the Daqi Dynasty has reached a critical moment of critical survival.

"Perhaps Gu Xu is really a reincarnated god, and with the strong support from Luo Chuan, Zhao Changying and others, he may really have the power to subvert the country.

“If our family is to continue, we have to make the right decision.

“Either continue to be a loyal minister of Da Qi, or choose to defect to Gu Xu, or split the family into two and bet on both sides.

"There is no saint or strong man in our family now, and it has long lost its past prosperity. As long as we make one wrong step, we will be doomed."

As soon as Chen Shandao finished speaking, a tall and burly young man in brocade clothes stepped forward and cupped his hand.

This person's name is Chen Qiancheng, he is Chen Shandao's eldest son, and he is also the person most likely to become the next generation head of the Chen family.

"Qiancheng" is taken from the ancient saying "A country with a thousand vehicles, respecting things and trusting".

His father obviously had great expectations for him by giving him such a name.

"Father, the queen of the Daqi Dynasty is our aunt," Chen Qiancheng said. "This alone is enough to tie our family to the chariot of the Daqi Dynasty.

“Let’s not mention the big principles of loyalty.

"Even if we really surrender to Gu Xu, Gu Xu can't really trust us due to the close relationship between our family and the Daqi royal family.

"Besides, I also learned that Gu Xu has recently been severely punishing many sects, sects, and aristocratic families in the northwest region. Not only has he confiscated a large amount of financial resources from them, but he has also chopped off the heads of many sect leaders, elders, and children of aristocratic families. .

"Those who were lucky enough to save their lives lived in fear all day long, fearing that Gu Xu's ax would fall on their necks at the next moment.

"Compared with such a tyrant, the current Emperor Qi Tianxing is simply a kind and generous king!

"Our Chen family has existed in the wilderness for hundreds of years and has such a large family fortune. Our ancestors must have done some unscrupulous things. Now Gu Xu has a magical weapon in his hands that is said to be able to see the wilderness, and Luo Chuan, who is good at divine deduction, works for him.

"If Gu Xu sets his sights on the resources we have at hand, he can easily find a high-sounding excuse to accuse us, and then behead us all.

"Father, I don't want the land, resources and wealth accumulated by our family from generation to generation to be taken away by others with force overnight."

Hearing what Chen Qiancheng said, Chen Shandao let out a long sigh and said with emotion: "Qiancheng, you are really a thoughtful and steady person. If I hand over my family to you in peacetime, I will definitely be very happy." rest assured."

While talking, Chen Shandao recalled that last year, Gu Xu solved the case of Lu's murderous house, became the new owner of the famous "Jinghong Pen", and learned the "Seven Styles of Burning Heaven", which are famous for being difficult to understand.

The chief minister, the national preceptor, and Princess Zhaoning all favored this budding young man.

Chen Shandao thought about marrying his youngest daughter Chen Suhui to him—more precisely, asking Gu Xu to marry into the Chen family.

In this way, the famous weapon "Jinghong Brush" and a young genius with the appearance of a saint will belong to the Chen family.

It's a pity that Gu Xu's growth rate is too fast.

Before Chen Shandao could make up his mind to add more chips, Gu Xu had already become the person that everyone in the world needs to look up to, and who could decide the life or death of all major clans in a single thought.

Chen Suhui was also present at this moment.

This girl, who had just turned sixteen, had a pointed chin, an oval face, a slender build, pale cheeks without any color, and a fragile and morbid beauty.

She sat low-key in the corner of the house, wearing a pear-white coat, a goose-yellow cotton skirt, a simple white hairpin in her bun, and holding an ancient copy of "The Instructions of the Sages" in her arms.

The sunlight shines through the carved window edges and shines on her body, making her whole body look as if she is transparent.

(End of this chapter)