The system came a hundred years earlier, I kicked Beihai Kindergarten

"Hulukou? Do you mean to let the monks go to find it?" Liu Bo asked puzzledly.

Hulukou is far away from Xuanmo Pass. It is a narrow passage with natural dangers everywhere. There are poisonous dragons hovering around and there is poisonous fog all year round.

There is a market town there, which is a place only monks can go.

Most monks who want to adventure into the grasslands would go through Hulukou.

The monks on the grassland did not mind the monks from the Great Zhou going to the grassland to die, and because of the natural dangers, they did not set up any defenses.

"Yes, there are two roads in Hulukou, one leading to the northern border and the other leading to the grassland. Let's form an elite force and enter the northern border from Hulukou..."

"That's possible." Liu Bo nodded, then smiled bitterly: "However, you know the situation in Hulukou. We can't even send strong people in the Divine Wandering Realm. Even if we send normal cultivators, how many can we send? If there are too many cultivators, it will alert the grassland people, and they will also go to look for the Sixth Prince together."

"If they take the Sixth Prince as a hostage and knock on the door at the gate, the Great Zhou will lose all face."

"It all depends on God's will..." Zhou Wen sighed.

Those who are strong enough to reach the Divine Wandering Realm and above have powerful spirits and souls. As long as they enter the grassland through the gourd mouth, they will definitely be noticed by the barbarians there.

Even if they enter the northern border, they will attract the attention of the poisonous dragon clan in the Shenxuan realm hovering there.

Send a powerful person from the Divine Profound Realm to force his way in?

With Ji Wendi's identity, he does have the appeal, but now is a sensitive period of war. If he sends a cultivator from the Divine Profound Realm to break in, the people of the grassland will think that they are the ones who massacred people in the past, and then send their own strong men from the Divine Profound Realm to come in, which will not be worth the loss.

In war, everyone has to abide by the rules, otherwise it will become a game of testing one's bottom line.

Therefore, at most they could send a Xiaoyao Realm cultivator and a team of other cultivators.

Even if 10,000 monks were sent to search for the missing Sixth Prince in the entire northern border, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. After all, the Sixth Prince might not be in the city, let alone in the countryside.

"Alas... Actually, if we go through Hulukou, we can send monks to cross the mountain normally." Liu Bo touched his chin: "For mortals, the continuous mountains are a dead end, but it's different for monks."

"It's better not to. The enemy army is almost here. If we deploy our troops, there will definitely be strong men in the Divine Profound Realm monitoring us. If we are discovered, we will die." Zhou Wen shook his head: "Besides, we don't know how many monsters there are in these mountains."

Didn’t he and the Sixth Prince just encounter the enemy army by chance?

…………

We are looking for Ji Wendi here, but where is Ji Wendi?

He was no longer as elegant as before, his hair was disheveled, and his robes were beaten to the point of being useless and dirty.

He was in a forest, hugging his knees and shivering.

Next to him was the corpse of a huge fox-shaped monster.

All the soldiers and horses had been used up, and he had a hard time pretending to be an ordinary cavalryman and escaping.

After coming out, the first thing I wanted to do was go home.

It's okay for people to enter from a place like Hulukou, but if Ji Wendi goes out, he doesn't know how many waves of enemies he will encounter. If he is recognized, he will be dead.

Therefore, he and Liu Bo had the same idea, both wanting to cross the mountains and return to Da Zhou. However, just after entering the mountain, he encountered some monsters. After fighting them, he was exhausted and began to want to retreat.

Now, he even hated King Zhenbei a little. Why didn't he clear out the monsters in the mountains? There were so many monsters in the mountains. Aren't they all treasures for him?

Gulu, Gulu...

Ji Wendi took out the water bag, drank a sip of the spiritual spring water, and replenished his magic power.

"Ouch..."

At this moment, a howl woke Ji Wendi up.

He shuddered, put away his sword, and staggered down the mountain.

Before coming to the Northern Territory, Ji Wendi was full of energy and thought he could make things happen with a wave of his hand.

He had the script in mind: first recruit the King of Zhenbei to serve him, then join forces with the Zhengbei Army to recapture Muyun City and drive the grassland people out of Leiyun Pass.

Then, the people on King Zhenbei's side refused to cooperate. Later, God's will was not on the side of Great Zhou. After the sandstorm, the Northern Expedition Army and other cities were no longer able to fight.

If it weren't for Shen Lang's outstanding performance in the battle of Cannes, he might have abandoned Cannes and fled.

Now, Ji Wendi had never thought about becoming like this.

Gulu gulu...

Ji Wendi took another sip of water.

"hiss……"

Just at this moment, he felt a pain in his shoulder.

I saw two small cuts there, which were caused by a sneak attack from a snake during the battle with the fox.

Looking at the purple air coming out of the wound, you can tell that the little snake is no ordinary creature.

"This northern border..." Ji Wendi looked at the moon in the sky and said, "I never want to come here again."

As he spoke of this, he felt his mind spinning.

poof...

He lost his balance and rolled down the mountain.

…………

Wolf Lord's Camp.

boom!

An exquisite jar was thrown to the ground and shattered into pieces.

"I said that we should have attacked Xuanmo Pass directly after defeating Muyun City!" The Wolf Lord was furious in the tent. "Now that Da Zhou has realized what has happened and a Heavenly Man Realm master has arrived, how can we still defeat Xuanmo Pass?"

Zhao Xuanjing stood in the corner of the tent without saying a word.

"Speak!" The Wolf Lord glared at Zhao Xuan.

"Wolf Lord, do you really think that after taking down Muyun City, you can directly break through Xuanmo Pass?" Zhao Xuan asked back.

"Why not? Five hundred years ago, we..."

"Wolf Lord!" Zhao Xuan took a step forward and shouted, veins bulging on his head.

Seeing Zhao Xuan, a cultured man, getting angry, the Wolf Lord, even though he was one realm higher than him and was a true T0 in the world, couldn't help but be a little dazed.

"Have you read the history books of the Great Zhou?" Zhao Xuan asked indifferently.

The Wolf Lord shook his head instinctively.

"The achievements of the founding emperor are not mentioned in that much space." Zhao Xuan patiently explained, "The many victories we fought were only briefly mentioned."

"For example, when destroying a small country in the Western Regions, it only says who was sent, how long the battle lasted, and whether they won. It's very brief. If it can record how many enemies were killed, it would already be a recognition of the general."

"What does this have to do with what we are doing now?" The Wolf Lord frowned slightly, but his anger subsided.

"Because, in the history books of the Great Zhou, as long as the Great Zhou suffered a defeat... it would be recorded in great detail. Who went to fight, how many people they brought, how many people were on the other side, where the battle was fought, how they lost, how many were killed after the loss, what happened to the local people after the loss, and so on and so forth... thousands and thousands of words." Zhao Xuan said.

This is similar to the history books in Shen Lang's world. No matter how great the achievements of the predecessors were, they would only praise them a few words, and then start talking about the not-so-good things they did and gossip about them.

For example, when talking about Emperor Wu of Han, we don’t talk about his own achievements, but about Wei Zifu and Huo Qubing; for example, when talking about Cao Cao, we don’t talk about his abilities, but about his love for other people’s wives and Guan Yu; for example, when talking about Li Shimin’s Xuanwu Gate Incident…

There is also Liu Xiu, this almost perfect emperor who is like a bug. People just call him the Son of the Plane because he was too smooth and there is nothing much to talk about. No matter how well he did, there would be no topic. Unless you are a history buff, you don’t know how outstanding this emperor was.

"Hmm?" The Wolf Lord discovered the problem.

"You didn't record the victories well, but recorded the failures in such detail? Is there something wrong with your brains?"

According to the Wolf Lord's thinking, or according to the thinking of normal people, when chatting and showing off, one must talk about one's own success history, not how much one has failed.

Therefore, the grassland people would write about their victories in great detail, and even invasions would be recorded crazily, for fear that future generations would not know how brave they were.

"Because the Zhou people hold grudges, the history books of the Zhou people are more like account books than history books. We keep accounts with those who have grudges against us." Zhao Xuan said seriously: "So, if outsiders read the history books of the Great Zhou, they will think that the Great Zhou is not very powerful and has always been losing."

"But, over the years, how much has the Great Zhou expanded its territory? Did it win more or lose more?"

"What you mean is..." The Wolf Lord felt awe in his heart.

"All officials must learn how the grassland defeated the Shang Dynasty. This Xuanmo Pass was also established after the grassland broke through the Leiyun Pass and conquered the Shang Dynasty." Zhao Xuan said decisively: "So, they know the grassland too well."

"If the Wolf Lord breaks through Muyun City and directly attacks Xuanmo Pass, then the Great Zhou will take it very seriously. The army of the grassland will usher in two Heavenly Realm powerhouses and countless powerful armies at a time when their foothold is unstable."

"By then, I'm afraid the Wolf Lord will be driven back to the grassland."

"Are we really that vulnerable?" The Wolf Lord frowned slightly.

"No, it's still pretty impressive. At least they took down Zhao Qingyang." Zhao Xuan let out a long sigh: "That's all for now."

Chapter 199 Nine Days

"Don't forget, there was another important reason why the grassland destroyed the Shang Dynasty, and that was the internal strife within the Great Zhou Dynasty." Zhao Xuan said.

"Then what should we do next? You said you could help me achieve the achievements of our ancestors!" The Wolf Lord stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Xuan's shoulders.

"After that, we will fight normally and put enough pressure on Da Zhou, but we can't let them take it too seriously." Zhao Xuan let out a long sigh: "Like I said, we should first manage the northern border well and manage the territory we have taken. This is what we have now."

"In this case, the Great Zhou would not send out an absolute force to drive out the grassland people."

"Because the Great Zhou also wants to take back the northern border ruled by the Zhao family."

"In the North, the Zhao family is deeply rooted. It will take time to eliminate their influence."

"With our external force, Da Zhou will be able to make more plans, which will also give us a chance to catch our breath."

Shen Lang is not from this world, so his perspective on the problem is completely different from Zhao Xuan's.

Shen Lang's view on issues is still easily influenced by the knowledge he has learned from normal history.

After all, in Shen Lang's impression, when the grasslands conquered the Han country, they would drive their troops southward and march straight in.

As mentioned before, the Han people always make a big fuss about their own failures, which also makes Shen Lang instinctively have a phobia of ancient nomadic peoples.

The problem is that this world is different from normal history, and monks play a large role.

Moreover, Shen Lang had not passed the level before, and he had underestimated the power of the Great Zhou and overestimated the power of the grassland.

Judging from the battle power comparison, since it is impossible to enter Xuanmo Pass, Zhao Xuan's idea of ​​fighting and governing at the same time is the best solution.

"This is just a breather. How are we going to conquer the world later?" The Wolf Lord was a little anxious.

"The problem of the Great Zhou is not external, but internal." Zhao Xuan said: "This generation of the crown prince is unable to practice, the five princes are competing for the throne, and in addition, overseas resources and forbidden resources are being mined. Some secret realms have been revealed, and all major families and positions are eyeing the new resources. This has invisibly involved the power of the Great Zhou."

"Moreover, the Great Zhou is not actually united internally. The reason why it has always stood at the top of the world is entirely because of the two people in the Heaven Realm and the largest number of cultivators."

"Now we have involved a celestial being and a large number of troops. This will give many people opportunities and room to display their talents."

"Well, according to what you said, even if the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty loses a celestial being and some troops, it still has absolute control, right?" The Wolf Lord seemed to be thinking about something.

"The succession struggle in the Great Zhou is different from that in the grasslands." Zhao Xuan smiled: "The Zhou royal family has control over all officials, the monks who hold official positions, and the court's tributes, because they have the most resources."

"The problem is, there are several princes now, they are all members of the royal family. Will the officials support this one or that one? This will split the family!"

"When they start to cause internal unrest, our chance will come."

"All we can do now is wait."

"What if the emperor of the Great Zhou was wiser and directly designated an heir?" asked the Wolf Lord.

"Impossible. The power of the emperor is not absolute. This is the biggest drawback of the Great Zhou royal family." Zhao Xuan said, "In the past few years, the Great Zhou has acquired too many resources, so many that they are a bit hot. Even the emperor finds it difficult to distribute them. If one faction is appointed as the heir at this time, people from other factions may not be able to do it, and there will still be chaos at that time."

"When the Zhou people did things, they valued a legitimate reason and rationality."

"So, the heir must be the most outstanding one in public."

"In the battle of Xuanmo Pass, they will probably argue in Chang'an. After all parties compromise, they will send a prince to Xuanmo Pass for us to fight."

"And the other princes will also try to make achievements in other places as their own political capital."

"During this period, there will inevitably be open and covert struggles."

"It's just like raising a Gu. What's left at the end will definitely be recognized by other forces."

Zhao Xuan didn't know yet that the prince had already arrived and disappeared...

In fact, aristocratic families have always been a concern for every dynasty.

Even if one reaches the level of Li Shimin, one cannot do things as he pleases, let alone this world.