Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

"King Chu is about to enter Lingyang Mansion."

In the capital city, in the government office, Mo Ziyan, the magistrate of Lingyang Prefecture, was holding a letter with a sigh on his face, stroking his long beard with his hand, and his eyes were full of complexity.

finally come.

The staff next to him asked softly: "Sir, what should we do?"

"Recently, many letters from the Ximen family have been sent to the mansion. I am afraid that they have reached the ears of the King of Chu."

"Alas, in such troubled times, why did we choose our Lingyang Mansion?" Another staff member sighed. His actions were changeable, and with another prince at his head, the future was worrying.

Mo Ziyan, the prefect of Lingyang, snorted coldly:

"Humph, so what if you send a message? A man behaves properly and sits properly. The ones who should be nervous are the officials who are really related to them."

The head of staff looked down at the prefect Mo Ziyan and sighed:

"I'm afraid that the three of them will become tigers, causing the King of Chu to be wary of you, and playing into the Ximen family's hands."

"If the King of Chu is really dissatisfied with my official, if he wants to change the prefect, that will be a good thing, and I will be free."

"This..., if King Chu is really dissatisfied with your Excellency, why not... Your Excellency..."

One of the staff members had evasive eyes and hesitated to speak.

Mo Ziyan's eyes narrowed and he looked directly at the staff member coldly.

"Not as good as anything!

I know what some of you think, but don’t forget, we are court officials, and they only care about this layer of status. If you take off this layer of clothes, you are nothing.

Don’t look at what the Ximen family has promised you now, it’s because you have this layer of clothes and it’s still useful! "

Seeing Mo Ziyan's anger, several people lowered their heads.

Mo Ziyan sighed again after looking at their expressions. He knew that since the fifth prince was granted the title of King of Chu and the entire Lingyang Mansion became the fiefdom of King Chu, not only the Ximen family, but also the Lieyan Sect and the Zhongyi Hall have been established in various counties. Every city recruits and woos people.

There are six counties in Lingyang Prefecture: Yueyang County, Fengyang County, Yunyang County, Ziyang County, Lianyang County, and Huiyang County.

Among the six county guards, three are from the three major forces.

Tao Lintao, the governor of Yunyang County, married a concubine of the Ximen family.

The eldest son of Fengyang County Governor Ma Wenhong is a true disciple of Lieyan Sect.

Wu Zhixiong, the governor of Lianyang County, is a member of Zhongyi Hall.

It would be nice if the other three county guards could remain neutral.

"The King of Chu has a noble status, and none of the three major forces dare to openly oppose him.

Tell the people below that from now on, you will do whatever the King of Chu says. Don’t engage in any kind of subordination. When something happens, no one can save you. So what if there are three major forces behind you? Do you think they can? Are you going to break up with the King of Chu? "

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Several family heads in the capital city gathered together and looked at each other with sighs. The subsequent impact of King Chu's arrival was a major event for them and related to the future of their families.

"The King of Chu is about to arrive at Lingyang Mansion. As the family in Capital City, we are the first to bear the brunt. We are now trapped in the whirlpool of struggle. What will the future be like?" A family head raised his glass and sighed, but he couldn't drink the full glass of wine in his hand. Go down.

In the eyes of the people, several "big men" who need to look up to them also have sad faces at this moment.

"Coupled with the second lady of the Zhenguo Mansion, the situation is getting more and more complicated. If you make a mistake, a century-old foundation will be turned into nothing!"

A family head shook his head and smiled bitterly. If it weren't for the foundation, he would have wanted to move his family.

In the face of the struggle between major forces, families like theirs are the easiest to be eliminated compared to ordinary people.

"Chaos! Chaos!"

"We can only work together to protect ourselves. We must restrain the people in our family and don't accidentally offend people we shouldn't offend."

"The struggle between big forces is not something we can interfere with."

"Oh, I'm afraid if we don't intervene, someone will find us."

The heads of the families were worried about the future.

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"The King of Chu is about to arrive at Lingyang Mansion. I don't want our county to be the first to attract the attention of the King of Chu. Do you understand?

Tell the people below not to cause any trouble in the county from now on! "

In Yueyang County, a sharp voice sounded in the governor's mansion.

The two governors of Ziyang County and Huiyang County also issued this order almost at the same time. They wanted all the forces in the cities and towns in the county to calm down and not to cause any trouble before they understood the situation of King Chu.

In fact, they didn't need to tell them. After learning that King Chu was about to arrive at Lingyang Mansion, the families and small and medium-sized forces in various counties and cities had already warned the children below.

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Compared with these families, the bandits in Lingyang Mansion are more anxious.

Chu Qingyan destroyed so many cottages along the way, and the bandits in the distance had already heard about Princess Chu's reputation as a fierce warrior.

On Lingfeng Village, the five village masters and the leaders all showed solemn expressions.

The bald Jiang Yuan looked at Dazhai leader Cheng Feng and said anxiously:

“Brother, Princess Chu is almost at the border of Lingyang, what should we do?

Now she has wiped out all the bandits along the way. In less than three days, she will lead the army to Lingfeng Village. How can we resist! "

Zhou Xin's face was full of gloom, "Yes, according to the news, many bandits have left the village and hid in the mountains."

The big bosses below all nodded desperately. If you can't afford to offend him, you can't afford to hide.

Let's hide for a while too.

I heard from the escaped bandits that the Princess of Chu was the second daughter of the general who ruled the country. She was quite like a general. The soldiers under her command were all ferocious, with three heads and six arms. They killed people like crazy. They were worse than the bandits and were greedy for money. Even their clothes were stolen. Stripped naked.

Cheng Feng frowned deeply. He hadn't slept well in the past few days. He was afraid that Princess Chu would suddenly attack Lingfeng Village and hide in the mountains. What was the use of hiding in the mountains? You must know that Princess Chu was the princess of King Chu and the land of King Chu. It's Lingyang Mansion. As long as Lingfeng Village is still in Lingyang Mansion, it will be destroyed by Princess Chu.

While thinking hard, he glanced at everyone, only to find that Wu Yong and Yuwen Chengdu had kept a calm expression. His heart moved, and he suddenly asked Wu Yong:

"Master Wu, I wonder what you have in mind to deal with Princess Chu?"

Everyone is looking for Wu Yong, who has always been calm.

Seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, Wu Yong shook his jade fan lightly and said with a faint smile:

"Don't panic, I have two options. I wonder which way do you want to take?"

"Haha, I knew you had a solution for Wu Xueqiu, please tell me!"

Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up and he asked quickly.

After Wu Yong arrived, Jiang Yuan felt that Wu Yong suited his personality very well. Every time he talked to Wu Yong, he could speak to his heart, and his relationship with Wu Yong became closer.

Zhou Xin also looked at Wu Yong with complicated eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Haha," Wu Yong chuckled twice, waved his jade fan and said:

The first way is for our Lingfeng Village to move away from Lingyang Mansion and go to other prefectures and counties. Now that the village has been wiped out by the Princess of Chu, our Lingfeng Village can recruit troops and occupy those fertile lands. "

"Pah," Jiang Yuan slapped the big head and praised greatly:

"Yes, don't we have fewer competitors?"

"What about the second way?" Cheng Feng was very dissatisfied with Jiang Yuan's interruption and asked quickly.

"The second way," Wu Yong glanced at everyone and said with a smile:

"We take refuge in Princess Chu!"