Is it now the time for Li Heng, the leader of Li Kingdom?

As expected by Li Fan, it was impossible for the Li Kingdom court to see any fundamental improvement just because of a change of master in the Li Qiu Palace. Mo Zhushan himself had a lot of troubles, and was defeated by the three major sects and

The demons and monsters in the mountains, under the sea, and in outer space are watching, raising their eyes to meet the enemy. It's a blessing to be able to keep Li Guo's government from collapsing, because there is no extra energy to take care of things in the world of mortals.

And this Yang Si'an, he talks as if he was wronged and how sad he is for the country and the country. After all, it's not because he was revoked and failed to pass the exam that he turned against him and complained. Look at the way he held his breath under the water.

, and he doesn’t seem like a person who is willing to sacrifice for the country. I’m afraid that if one day he really takes charge of the central government, he will also use his classmates and cronies to form cliques for personal gain and control the government, right?

Li Fan didn't care too much. Anyway, he gave him a hand just to disgust those people at Yushitai. He said, "Scholar Yang, I'm going to visit friends in Xun. If things don't go my way, I might as well leave Dongjiang."

I will let you go to the boundary of the mansion..."

Yang Si'an hurriedly said, "By the way! Xiaosheng is about to go to the Sunda country. Thanks to the real person for saving me this time, Xiaosheng has no way to repay me. I can only ask you to give me a ride again with a shameless face. I'll just leave the country."

"You want to take the boat to the Xun Kingdom? That's okay," Li Fan smiled and looked at Nie Feilian beside him, "Speaking of which, my two boys are still illiterate. In my free time these days, I'll ask you, the scholar, to teach them.

How about recognizing a few words?"

Yang Si'an hurriedly saluted, "Thank you, Master, for taking me in. I will definitely devote all my life's learning to it..."

"Hey, you don't need what you have learned," Li Fan hurriedly told him to stop, took out the "Ten Theory" and said, "I have my own teachings here. I just want you to teach them a few words. Just read this.

That's enough."

"Ah, this..." Yang Si'an recognized something wrong as soon as he took a look at the names of those books, but Li Fan looked at him with a half-smile and said quickly, "I dare not try my best."

Li Fan then said to the two boys, "If you want to learn the Way of the Way, reading and literacy are the most basic. Learn the Ten Treatises first and then the Six Classics. Do not slack off in your practice exercises in the morning and evening."

"Follow the teachings of real people." "You must study hard."

Li Fan nodded with satisfaction. He could faintly realize that this sheep scholar was probably not his fate. The cause and effect was actually the fault of the two boys, and Li Fan just blocked it for them casually.

I don’t know if this fate is a blessing or a curse, but it can give them a lot of experience, and they can also learn to read and write. The sheep scholar can also save his life, and Li Fan can save worry and effort and be lazy. It’s really the best of all three!

So Li Fan set up the flying boat and left Dongjiang Mansion, leaving Feixian to the boy to take care of, and the boy's homework to Scholar Yang, while he lay on the bow of the boat, played the flute, and drank, enjoying himself.

Of course, Li Fan still secretly listened to the content of the scholar's lecture. He said that these Confucian scholars are really good at teaching and reasoning. Are there any who specialize in educating children? Maybe Yang Sheng has been specially taught by the teacher.

When I came up, I was supervising the two children to practice calligraphy. I flipped through the textbook given by Li Fan and read it twice before starting to explain it eloquently.

Moreover, he did not mix in his own personal opinions, and explained the various views of the "Ten Treatises" quite thoroughly. There were even some similar views, such as advocating the virtuous, being frugal, pragmatic, practical, and non-aggressive.

He quite agrees with universal love and the like, and will give many examples to prove it. He doesn't quite agree with the parts involving rituals, music, heavenly ghosts, and festivals and funerals, so he only explains the uncommon words and general meanings without going into too much detail.

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It can be seen that this Yang Si'an is not a pedant or a corrupt scholar, otherwise he probably wouldn't have turned against the academy and been ostracized and hunted.

In fact, Li Fan also knows that what Confucian students learn is the most practical knowledge for the world. Those scholars who can pass the imperial exams and become officials are all top-notch smart people. How many idiots are there? I always go against Mo Zhushan.

, rather than saying that they are incompatible in terms of views, it is better to say that they are different in political stance.

The academies in this world are 100% on the side of the Immortal Palace. It can even be regarded as a powerful sect attached to Sanyuan. Although the masters within Sanyuan are the descendants of the Immortal Emperor and the clansmen of the Twelve Kingdoms,

From ancient times to the present, most of the civil servants here came from academies in various countries.

The so-called academy is not a specific sect, but more of a network of relationships established by some powerful bureaucrats and scholars who used their reputation to teach, teach and teach. For example, the academy faction before leaving the country was the imperial family.

Dr. Shi Wenjin is probably Li Hongxian who this sheep scholar has offended now.

Although the power of the Immortal Palace is now declining, its finances are in ruins, and it is mired in war and division and cannot effectively control the vassal state. However, the power of the local academies is getting stronger and stronger. Because the academy is not a sect in the direct sense, you can participate through the relationship of classmates in the same year.

You can divide your flesh into the administrative system of the vassal state, and you can also transfer to foreign countries. They are often more attractive than local sects, and they are intricately linked to local noble families, powerful families, poor families, and all strata.

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To a certain extent, the academy also serves as the local spies and supervisors placed by Sengu Migaki. It can supervise the actions of local feudal kings through Qingliu's reports, and it is a trap for the minions who control the twelve countries.

In this way, we can probably understand the bad relationship between Mo Zhushan and the Liguo Academy faction. After all, Mo Zhushan originally helped the Nangong family to rebel. At first, he failed to deal with the Academy faction on Sanyuan's side, and now the viewer has done "stealing the country"

The battle between Mo Zhushan and the Academy for Li Guo has never stopped. It's just that the two factions have a tacit understanding that they should engage in civil struggle rather than military struggle, so Li Guo's livelihood will not have such a big impact.

But unlike the Li Kingdom, the Xun Kingdom does not have a strong local sect like Mo Zhushan. Of course, it cannot be said that there is no such thing. It was just beaten to the ground, so why don't you just send helpers to it?

It happened that Yang Sheng was teaching for a while. When he saw that the two boys were low on energy, he came out after class to get some fresh air. It was quite a good balance between work and rest.

Li Fan also dug out some spiritual fruit fairy tea for them to use, and also gave some nutrition to the two children. He casually chatted with Yang Sheng and asked how the situation was in the Sunda country.

After all, Yang Sian was a scholar. When it came to the political disputes in other countries, he could talk about it on paper and speak eloquently.

"When Lei Bu was transferred to the Kun Kingdom to crusade, the barriers and checks and balances between the clan members of the Sunda Kingdom gradually disappeared. Moreover, I heard that the crown prince of the Sunda Kingdom suddenly died of illness the year before last, and the second prince, who was highly expected by the king, also experienced training in his early years.

He was harmed by others and became disabled.

Nowadays, the last few princes and princes have seen the opportunity to ascend to the throne. In order to compete for the throne, they have turned against each other. Even the academy has to make new bets, so they form cliques and fight fiercely. The chaos in the court may be due to me.

A good opportunity to serve..."

After listening to Yang Si'an's introduction, Li Fan gradually figured out the clues.

The Baiyue Mountain in the Xun Kingdom is similar to the Mozhu Mountain. There are also many casual cultivators who were beaten as evil heretics. They respected the Laojun of Luofengdongtian as their leader. They were beaten by the Lei Department and hid in the ravines to survive.

In the Xun country’s cultivation world, academies dominate. The leaders of the four major academies, Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang, all have the realm of spiritual transformation. They are also the parents and leaders of the four local powerful clans.

Even the Xun clan was extremely fearful of it, and for a time they had to unite with the Lei Department to balance it.

The clan of the Sunda Kingdom is much stronger than that of the Li Kingdom, and at least it still controls the military. The leader of the Sunda Kingdom is also a great king who knows the way of checks and balances. He once coordinated the Lei Department, the four major academies, and the aristocratic families to suppress the local cultivation sects.

, robbed their territory and population, drove the remaining people into the Baiyue Mountains, and strengthened the power of their country. They can be regarded as one of the few capable kings among the Twelve Kingdoms.

It's just that this stable triangular power structure collapsed as Leibu troops were transferred away. Now Baiyue Mountain is half dead, external forces have withdrawn, and the conflict between the clan and local clans has begun to be directly exposed.

Originally, it was not difficult to stabilize the political situation with the general trend of the country's leader having won for many years and years of co-opting and dividing the four major clans. But what was terrible was that the country's leader had carefully cultivated Sunda and was also very popular in the four major academies.

The crown prince died of an inexplicable illness. The second prince who held military power for the clan was also assassinated and disabled. The posthumous affairs arranged by the leader of the Xun Kingdom suddenly collapsed. It is really hard to imagine that there was no conspiracy behind this.

Therefore, behind the princes who are now vying for power, there are aristocrats who must make new bets and speculate for the family to support the usurpation. The national turmoil of the Xun Kingdom is almost inevitable.

It’s about seizing the direct descendants again… There’s really nothing new in the Twelve Kingdoms…

Li Fan can also make a rough guess. It has been more than a year since the death of the crown prince and he has not established a new crown prince. However, it seems that the leader of the Xun Kingdom is about to lose his control. There are various princes competing for the right to inherit the throne, and there are also struggles between local clans and clans. If someone is willing to add fuel to the flames,

If you are not careful, you will be killed in a river of blood.

No wonder the old ghost from Baiyue Mountain couldn't hold himself back. Waiting for the Xun Kingdom to beat him to the head and bleed out, wouldn't it be a good opportunity to re-establish Luofeng Cave Heaven!

However, the most prestigious and popular princes of Li Kingdom and Xun Kingdom were assassinated. Is it also a conspiracy arranged by the divine religion to contain the Immortal Palace?

Li Fan thought for a while and then asked, "Does Yang Sheng know what the fighting is like in Kun Country?"

Of course, Yang Sian was also very concerned about this battle that would affect the trend of the world. He dipped his fingers in tea and made gestures on the table.

"The Di newspaper said that the immortals from the Xuanmen Tongshen Sect in the north are still fighting in formations. Each faction is showing off its skills and inviting each other to fight. Today they will fight swords alone, and tomorrow they will set up formations to fight. There is no winner yet.

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Now, the Immortal Palace has made the greatest progress. The elites of Wen Tianjun's Lei Department have broken through three passes in a row. The four armies have gathered together, going straight to the core, and have already reached the vicinity of the capital of Kun Kingdom. The elites of the Divine Cult who had previously confronted our army on the border,

They all retreated north.

Prince Nangong then led the army and chased them north. He probably wanted to join forces with the Immortal Palace's heavy troops, fight under the capital of Kun Kingdom, and annihilate the main force of the Divine Cult, right?

As for our army from the country, led by Captain Wang, they advanced steadily, attacked the city, occupied the territory, and secured their retreat, without encountering much resistance. Lieutenant Wang used his troops carefully and did not go too deep, so there should be no danger.

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All in all, this time the divine sect came across Kunlun with its own strength. It is difficult for two fists to defeat four hands, and it is absolutely impossible to cope with the attack of seven armies."

"Is it really going to be so smooth? The Divine Sect mobilized its troops and came here, so it's impossible for it to be defeated in such an inexplicable way, right?" Li Fan always felt that this kind of plot flag was all over the place.

Yang Si'an shook his head, "There are still only a few people in this world who can defeat a large number with a small number, not to mention that Sanyuan has been preparing for this battle for three years, and has used all his elite troops. With General Wen Tianjun as the vanguard, General Jun Kao Shenjun as the right general. He led the three armies and sent out the Seventh Division of the Western Guards to march westward.

I have also done the calculations. According to the Immortal Palace Guard System, the Seventh Division should have 40,000 immortal soldiers. In addition to the elites of the Lei Department, as well as the assistance of the armies of the Xunda and Zhen countries, the Western Expedition Army only counts Jindan level armor. , there should be at least 100,000, and there are more than 400,000 auxiliary troops drafted for labor. Such a large-scale war must be successful in one battle and deter the world.

If this battle can be defeated again, I am afraid that the society will be in turmoil from now on, and the Immortal Palace will no longer be able to control the twelve kingdoms. Miyuan will definitely not take it lightly."

So if 500,000 is worth 20,000, do I have the advantage...

Li Fan was still unsure. After all, he had waited for three years before starting the war, and the people from the Divine Cult had also crawled over from Kunlun. It was impossible that they still only had the 20,000 elite soldiers who made the sneak attack, right?

And how can I put it, all the way from the country in the south, Wang Taiwei has 200,000 people in his hands. Even if they can only be regarded as auxiliary troops, they are a large group of people. Although the Nangong family does not know how many people they have sent, they dare to chase the gods. If the teaching is in-depth, it can still be called a road. Why should there be tens of thousands of golden elixir level immortal weapons, right?

What's more, even strategic weapons like Immortals are stuck. With such a huge advantage, if we can still lose to the Divine Cult, we will really go to sleep. Why are we fighting for the world? It's embarrassing...

But thinking about it this way, those foundation-building disciples in Mozhu Mountain who had experienced massacres and calamities also went to serve in the main camp of the Li Kingdom Army. At most, they fought against rogue bandits and scattered cultivators, and they would not go deep into the main battlefield. It should not be as dangerous as his time.

So Li Fan temporarily relaxed and chatted with Yang Sian, asking about the customs and customs of the Xun country.

Maybe it was because he was afraid of Li Fan's serious Nascent Soul real strength, or maybe the imperial convict was not that important. Anyway, Li Fan was so good at making jokes with Yang Sheng all the way that no one would catch up to cause trouble after flying out of the Dongjiang Prefecture. At this rate, he would continue to fight. We can probably reach Sunda in two or three days.

At night, as usual, he found a fishing village dock to park his boat on the riverside. Li Fan arranged the formation and flew out to find a place to worship the moon and practice.

Fortunately, things went smoothly in Tai Sujie this time, and there were a lot of edible meats.

pig.

There are pigs everywhere.

Li Fan could find plants covered with vines and moss, but he could still barely tell that the ruins were a man-made city. However, none of the remains of human residents could be found, among the ruins that were almost covered by forests. , there are black wild boars everywhere.

Is it another extinct civilization? The Taisu world is not peaceful...

Li Fan didn't see any human bones this time. They must have been eaten by those wild boars. Humans are extinct, but these beasts have multiplied. They even grunted at him with red eyes, as if they wanted to come over to them. Then he won't be polite...
To be continued...