Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 231
The Great Jin established the country with the army, and the founding king Yuwen Hongzhang was originally one of the four god generals of the former Yu Dynasty. He won the other three great generals Wanyanpeng, Helianyu, and Tuobacheng, and then he had the foundation to rebel. From the dynasty of God, to the founding of the country, to finally becoming the most holy place in the world, the whole process naturally relied on these three people.

Although Da Jin is the most holy place in the world, because it has been living in the north, the outside world does not know much about Da Jin. However, the most praised thing is undoubtedly the beautiful talk about one emperor, three emperors, seven kings and 28 princes.

The so-called one emperor refers to the current Jin Emperor Yuwen Dongdu;

The three emperors respectively refer to the Fenling Emperor He Lianba, the Youye Emperor Tuoba Zun, and the Yuliang Emperor Wanyan Cheng. The three emperors respectively governed the three states of Fen, You, and Henan under the rule of the Jin Dynasty. Just as Zhang took over the throne of Emperor Jin, the three emperors were also the second generation to take over the title of emperor from their father;

The seven kings respectively refer to: King Tuoba Yong of Nanxiang, King Tuoba Xiong of Lingyun, King Wanyanjun of Pingcheng, King Wanyankai of Yunting, King Helianting of Yuzhao, and King Helianchang of Xikang. In addition to these six, the seventh king One is King Wuwei, Hou Jing.

The 28 Marquises below refer to Marquises such as Qingyang Marquis Tuoba Tao and Ziquan Marquis Wanyan Lie. It can be seen from the surnames of Qingyang Marquis and Ziquan Marquis that the 28 Marquises of the Jin Dynasty are basically It still comes from the three surnames Tuoba, Wanyan and Helian.

Judging from the surnames of high-level officials, it seems that the entire Jin Dynasty is occupied by the three major surnames. Even the Yuwen family, as a member of the royal family, seems to have little say in the matter, but this is not the case in reality.

The Jin Dynasty had clear regulations on the armies of marquises. Marquises could not support more than 50 troops, kings could not support more than 100 troops, and emperors could support no more than [-] million troops.

It is true that 40% of the marquises of the Jin Dynasty from the Three Emperors on down came from those three families, but this is just a corner of the military department. The Jin Dynasty governs three states and has a population of 28 billion. Even if the armies of the 300 marquises add up, It was less than [-] million. Even if all the troops of the Seven Kings and Three Emperors were included, it was nothing to the vast territory of the Jin Dynasty.

Furthermore, how can the Yuwen clan of the royal family, who has been able to rule the Jin Dynasty safely for more than 1000 years, be just an ordinary person?
The Yuwen clan of the royal family is located in Youzhou and has tens of millions of soldiers. The three major institutions of Fengyun Pavilion, Beiting Division, and Conglongwei, which Jin Ting personally controls, are full of masters. Emperor Jin issued an edict, and all three states in the north were destroyed. Dare to disobey.

If we really want to divide the Great Jin Holy Dynasty into different levels, then the Yuwen clan will be the supreme first level, the Tuoba, Helian, and Wanyan clans will be the second level, and the third level will be the elites from various states and prefectures. power.

Looking at it more broadly, the three states of Jin are basically ruled by the four clans of Yuwen, Helian, Wanyan, and Tuoba.

"The first Jin emperor Yuwen Hongzhang reigned for more than 900 years. The entire Jin Dynasty only granted three emperors, six kings and eighteen princes, all of whom were descendants of the three surnames. Until the Jindu Covenant, Yuwen Dongdu succeeded to the throne for 400 years. In total, After being granted the title of ten marquises, plus more than 20 years ago, Hou Jing was granted the title of king and given the title of Wuwei. Only then did the Great Jin Dynasty have its first king with a different surname!"

October 1322, 26 in the New Yu Calendar.

At the demon army camp outside Fucheng, Hou Fei kept telling Hou Yuxiao the news he had found among the demon army in Longguan County, focusing on explaining to him the situation of the Jin Dynasty and the name of Hou Jing, the first king with a different surname. How did it come about.

"So, the so-called first king with a different surname only means that his surname is Hou, and he is not a descendant of Tuoba, Wanyan, and Helian?"

Hou Fei nodded and said sternly: "Master, don't underestimate the three surnames of Dajin. I was in Longguan County and specifically talked to the soldiers of Dajin. Warriors who are not descendants of the three surnames want to be famous in the Jin army. Boss, no matter how great your ability is, it will still be difficult for you to reach the sky. This Hou Jing is only over 400 years old this year. Not only did he become a king himself, he heard that eight of the ten marquises granted by Emperor Yuwen of the Jin Dynasty were related to He has an irrefutable relationship, and among the seven kings of the Jin Dynasty, he is the most powerful, even..."

At this point, Hou Fei paused, as if he was worried that the walls had ears, so he used Gang Qi to transmit the message and continued: "There are rumors in the three states of the North that the Jin Emperor intends to promote Hou Jing to the rank of emperor!"

Hou Yuxiao's pupils trembled slightly. The information Hou Fei got was enough for him to analyze a lot of things.

As long as the power becomes large, the internal relations will definitely be complicated, and it is almost impossible to maintain a dominant family.

Smaller forces, such as the current Hou family, in addition to their five brothers, they also merged with four third-rate forces, as well as part of the government army. After destroying the Daluo Sect and Tianding Sect, they also recruited many casual cultivators. Warrior, in order to balance the major factions within the family, Hou Yuxiao also created a cabinet system.

The Lian Hou family is like this, let alone the Jin Dynasty, which is now recognized as the most holy place in the world. Will the Yuwen family of the royal family not be afraid of the other three surnames?
This was the first possibility that came to Hou Yuxiao's mind. He was so vigorously promoting Hou Jing, who was not a child of the third surname, and even intended to promote him to the rank of emperor, to be on an equal footing with the other pillars of the third surname. This was obviously intended to weaken the influence of the third surname.

Of course, there is a second possibility!
That is, the current Jin Emperor Yuwen Dongdu is cultivating his own personal power, the most ruthless imperial family. Yuwen Hongzhang has been in power for nearly a thousand years, and the power of the court is deeply rooted. In order to enhance his real power, Yuwen Dong also cultivates private party members. Not impossible.

But I have to say that this guess is very bold. In addition, Hou Yuxiao does not know the relationship between the current Jin Emperor and his predecessor, and cannot be sure.

"Did you find out why King Wuwei asked us to stand still in Guangling Mansion?"

Seeing Hou Fei gently shaking his head, Hou Yuxiao frowned. He speculated on the internal relations of Jin Dynasty, so he naturally had nothing to do. What he wanted to know most was why Hou Jing asked them to stand still at this time.

Now that Lingyuan Mansion has been captured, according to normal logic, Hou Jing should send part of his army northward to cooperate with them to capture Guangling. In this way, with Guangling Lingyuan as the foundation, they can even advance eastward at any time. If they follow the right path If the coalition forces fail to resist, the entire Xingyuan Road will be captured by them.

However, King Wuwei asked them to stand still, which made Hou Yuxiao a little confused. He could see things that King Wuwei could not see. In this case, they must have a bigger plan, or something. , he could see no one clearly.

Hou Yuxiao still believes in himself most of the time, but he is not so arrogant that he thinks he knows everything. Strength determines vision. As the only king with a different surname in the Jin Dynasty, King Wuwei is a powerful man with broken realm cultivation. He knows things. The things he knows, including the ability to plan, are definitely better than him. He still has this self-awareness.

"But the head of the family, I happened to be present when the people from Lingyuan Mansion came to deliver King Wuwei's military order. I can tell that Master Fanyin was very unhappy when he heard this order!"

Hou Yuxiao's expression brightened slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he chuckled and said: "This battle is a collaboration between the Demon Sect and the Jin Dynasty. It has not yet been determined who will take the lead. King Wuwei's military order seems to regard himself as the commander-in-chief and fight against the Demon Sect. Of course Zhan Taiqing would not be happy if the army gave orders."

"It's not just her, I also observed that even Qingyang Hou Tuobatao and Ziquan Hou Wanyanlie also showed a hint of resistance."

After hearing these words, Hou Yuxiao's expression suddenly became wonderful.

"You mean to say that the relationship between Ziquanhou and Qingyanghou and the mighty King Houjing is not good?"

Before Hou Fei nodded, Hou Yuxiao already had the answer in his heart.

If Hou Jing exists to weaken the influence of the three surnames of the Jin Dynasty, then there is no doubt that the Marquis of Qingyang and the Marquis of Ziquan, as a descendant of the three surnames, will not have a good attitude towards him.

After getting this key information, Hou Yuxiao suddenly felt enlightened. King Wuwei did not get along with the two princes of Longguan, so it would not be unreasonable for them to stand still.

At present, the two coalition forces were staring at Gu Tianyun's army in Longguan County. Hou Jing asked them to stand still, and Gu Tianyun's army could not move. This in itself had an effect. Qingyang Hou and Ziquan Hou could only obey the military orders even if they were unhappy.

But in this way, they will have no chance to fight. After all, the entire Guangling Mansion is a pool of stagnant water. Without fighting, it means that there is no chance to make meritorious deeds.

Hou Jing's 50-strong army has not only taken the lead in defeating Ling Yuan Mansion, but the subsequent righteous coalition forces will be able to mobilize his army at will, whether they go to recapture Ling Yuan Mansion or come to Guangling Mansion to support Gu Tianyun. respond.

"How did the two princes Zhan Taiqing and Dajin respond to King Wuwei's military order?"

"Although the three of them looked unhappy, they all nodded in agreement!"

"Zhan Taiqing also agreed?"

"Yes, and she was the first to nod in agreement."

Hearing this, Hou Yu started to murmur again. Qingyang Hou and Ziquan Hou nodded in agreement. It might be due to the Jin system or out of consideration for the overall situation, but why did Zhan Taiqing agree? The first to agree.

After a battle at Longguan, Hou Yuxiao's understanding of this previous saint of the demon sect became even more profound. She was able to trick Gu Tianyun around and was ruthless enough to use the lives of 20 soldiers as bait. If she dared to despise her, she would definitely... You will suffer a big loss.

Zhan Taiqing is the commander-in-chief of the Holy Cult Army. Although there is a gap in strength between him and King Wuwei, he represents the Rakshasa Holy Cult after all. The two should be equal in status, not to mention that acting in accordance with King Wuwei's military orders will damage the majesty of the Holy Cult. However, even considering the interests of the holy religion, she should not agree to stand still.

In the final analysis, the reason why the Holy Sect of Rakshasa crossed the river to attack Xuzhou this time is that they were forced to do nothing. Since the Zhaoyang Rebellion at the end of last year, the Wanjian Holy Sect has repeatedly tested Yongzhou, and the Holy Sect of Rakshasa has internal problems. There was really no other way to deal with foreign aggression, so we took the initiative to attack. The fundamental purpose was to promote the strength of the Holy Religion and dispel the covetousness of the outside world.

Of course, there may be other purposes that Hou Yuxiao doesn't know about, but no matter what the purpose is, it should be to win. Da Jin is fighting happily now, but their home base is in the north. Even if the worst happens, they can't take advantage of it. The boat went back north, but the Rakshasa Holy Cult was different. It was adjacent to Xuzhou and across the Tongtian River from Zhengdao. If this battle was disrespectful, Yongzhou would become Zhengdao's target.

Various factors are mixed together. Zhan Taiqing will definitely take the victory of the Rakshasa Holy Cult as the ultimate goal this time. Since she has agreed to stand still, it proves that Guangling Mansion is not moving now, which is beneficial to the overall war situation, or to the Rakshasa Holy Religion. favorable!
"Master, Guangling Mansion is not moving now. Doesn't it give the righteous coalition forces time to respond? When the second master first learned about this military order, he was puzzled, so when he saw that Tuoba Huang was coming to the city to deliver a message, That’s why you specifically asked me to follow you and explain the situation to you.”

Hearing Hou Fei's words, Hou Yuxiao was stunned. He didn't listen to the rest of the words at all. His mind was filled with his previous sentence.

Give the Righteous Alliance Forces a chance to react!

That's right, they deliberately gave the righteous coalition forces a chance to react. This is the only explanation. Otherwise, they should take advantage of the great victory at this moment to kill Gu Tianyun's army and seize Guangling Mansion.

This must be the case. Dajin and the Rakshasa Holy Cult deliberately gave Zhengdao time to react and let them send a large army.

For what?
Hou Yuxiao cast his gaze to the north, and the words "Holy Dynasty of Dayu" flashed in his mind. In an instant, he understood everything as if he was enlightened.

The Holy Dynasty of the Jin Dynasty and Qinjian Villa are currently attacking Dayu from the east and west respectively. If the ultimate goal of the Jin Dynasty is to destroy Dayu, then the battle between Yongxu and Yongxu should be prolonged as much as possible and all the energy of Zhengdao should be Drag it here.

Zhan Taiqing didn't care about Dayu's life or death. To be precise, the Rakshasa Holy Cult didn't care about Dayu's life or death. What they wanted was to attack the righteous forces as much as possible. In this case, they simply followed the wishes of the Jin Dynasty. Wait for Bailu Academy, Ten Thousand Swords Saint Sect, and Leiyin Temple to continue sending their armies over.

Hou Yuxiao suddenly figured out the cause and effect. Although his mind became much clearer, he still felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

In the final analysis, this widely-involved Hedong War is still a game between holy lands. Even if Hou Yuxiao can roughly guess a lot of things through some clues, there are definitely still many things that he does not understand.

There was nothing he could do about it. Strength determined vision. The current strength of the Hou family and himself determined these matters. He could only speculate on his own, but could not personally participate.

Then, it depends on how the three righteous families will accept the move!

Hou Yuxiao took a deep breath, temporarily put aside the complicated thoughts in his mind, and asked: "Let's not talk about this anymore. In the Battle of Longguan, what were the casualties of the [-] troops led by Yucheng?"

"Horrible!"

Hou Yuxiao didn't show any surprise when he heard these four words, but just nodded and continued to listen to Hou Fei.

Hou Fei showed a hint of helplessness on his face and said: "Before I came here, I thought that even if the [-]-strong army could not compare with the elites of the Holy Land, it could at least compare with the government army. But after the fight, I realized that the difference was too big.

During the battle to defend the city at Longguan, almost 8000% of Erye's [-]-strong army were killed. Later, during the retreat to defend the river bank, another [-]% were killed. Now, there are less than [-] people left in the [-]-strong army! "

Hou Yuxiao shook his head slightly, not disappointed. He had expected this situation. Not to mention that three-quarters of the 5000 troops were cobbled together by the three counties of Hexi. Even the [-] people of the Hou family had never For warriors who have been on the battlefield, it is normal for them to be like this.

However, this number of casualties also illustrates the cruelty of the Battle of Longguan. It is no wonder that the Demon Sect lost 20 troops.

"How are our Hou family's troops doing?" Hou Yuxiao's eyes flashed slightly and he asked in a low voice.

"Second Master has tried his best to save the 5000 people of my Hou family, but more than 1000 were injured, leaving only more than 4000 people. Of the remaining 7000 people, more than half are warriors of my Hou family."

now it's right!

There was a trace of satisfaction in Hou Yuxiao's eyes. The warriors of the Hou family and the warriors who had been cobbled together by the incoming forces from the three counties of Hexi had different statuses in his eyes. This was something he had already considered and planned before setting off. Of course he knew what was going on.

"As I expected, there will be no war for a long time. You will go back to Hexi to inform Laosan and the others. During this period, you will take turns to bring the warriors from the clan to the east of Hedong. It’s military training.”

"Subordinates obey!"

Hou Yuxiao paused for a moment, his expression became slightly gloomy, and continued: "In addition, let Lao San and the others gather all the inflow forces in Hexi to report the battle damage here."

Hou Fei immediately understood, and there was a trace of sternness on his face. He nodded and said, "The meaning of the Patriarch is to continue to let them be successful?"

"It would be a pity not to drain them of such a good opportunity!"

(End of this chapter)