Li Fan hid in the air and watched for a while. The soldiers and horses of the Xun Kingdom were indeed powerful. Not only were they battle-hardened and well-equipped, they were also ferocious and cruel. They also attacked his own comrades so cruelly that they were like corpses.

The fields were covered with broken heads and blood, and there was no mercy at all.

Judging from the general situation of the battle formation and the nearby barbarian villages that were burned, destroyed and massacred, we can see that there are about ten soldiers here and more than 5,000 soldiers. The original mission is probably to go deep into the mountains to defeat the barbarians.

.But some people plan to take this opportunity to ruthlessly eradicate dissidents and then blame the whole thing on the barbarians.

Those with cloth strips on their sleeves had obviously planned a surprise attack in advance. There were about six soldiers and horses surrounding them, catching the other four soldiers by surprise. The four soldiers and horses were unprepared, and they were also arranged

Taking the lead, they fought a wave of barbarians first, exhausted all their strength, and when the formation collapsed, they were suddenly attacked by friendly forces. Naturally, they had no chance of winning.

Although the quality of the soldiers was excellent and they were able to assemble in phalanx after phalanx and fight to the death, they were ultimately outnumbered and shot at indiscriminately by strong bows and crossbows. They could not break out of the siege and could only scream and curse at the top of their lungs, and died on the battlefield.

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Li Fan frowned as he watched from the side. Once these princes and generals came to fight for power, they were more ruthless than monsters. They would kill all their own people, and cut off the heads of each corpse before stopping. If

If passers-by discovered their scandal, wouldn't it be even more necessary to kill them mercilessly to cover up their conspiracy?

Li Fan was not afraid of these 3,000 troops. After all, it was only a few Jindan generals who took the lead and killed them without even improving their mood. It was a waste of effort, and killing them would inevitably lead to them joining the Xun Kingdom to seize the heir.

In the battle, in order to compete for the country, the killings are endless and endless.

So Li Fan returned to the flying boat invisibly, asked the two boys to hide in the boat, and then turned the boat around to the top of the mountain to avoid the fighting area over there. In order to avoid hitting the soldiers patrolling the mountain, he deliberately looked for the rutted road on the ground.

Feizhou walked along the official road and found a town to stay.

I originally thought that by the time we got to the town, the soldiers and bandits wouldn't make a big fuss, but I didn't expect that the town would not be a violent fight but a civil fight.

Two groups of scholars and officials were arguing in the street, and they almost rolled up their sleeves and started fighting. Scholars, they must express their views on the matter of seizing the direct descendants. But the officials of the county government actually followed suit, and they didn't mind it.

The big thing has set up a stage for them.

The county magistrate and the three elders of the locality moved stools and sat on the stage, selecting representatives from both sides to debate, starting from the prince and the king of Lu, which one was wise and which one was smart, to the southerners and the northerners, and the major leaders who fought against ghosts and rebels.

The issues were arranged like a big court meeting, with endless arguments and no one could convince anyone.

I really have nothing to do...but also, there weren't many entertainment activities in ancient times. Isn't this just like celebrities forcing the masses to eat melons...

Li Fan also stopped by to listen and got a rough idea.

It’s really not that simple to win the heir in the Sunda Kingdom. It’s not like Li Kingdom, where the princes of aristocratic families can settle the matter by choosing a nephew over a drink. The talents and popularity of the Prince of Sunda and King Lu are not that high.

What is important is the political group standing behind them.

The four major families are on the side of the prince. These are the local noble families, local powerful, big trees with deep roots, connected with the same branches, and mutual support. They are typical families in the south.

Behind King Lu were the nobles who crossed the Central Plains to the south, the poor families who were selected through examinations, the generals who had made meritorious service and were promoted, the local tyrants who had conquered the mountain ghosts, or to put it more bluntly, they were actually the upstart forces attached to the clan.

When the first prince and the second prince were still alive, they lived in harmony as brothers and sisters. Moreover, the first prince was highly regarded for his kindness and virtue, and both major groups came under his command.

It was just that the first prince died young and the second prince was disabled, so the four great clans chose the third prince, while the other upstarts raised the fourth prince to play against him. The leader of the Xun Kingdom did not know what his motives were, although he was sealed off due to the pressure of the four great clans.

The third son was the crown prince, but the fourth son was granted the title of King of Lu. Both parties were allowed to indulge in various conflicts, which led to trouble.

So the new prince sat unsteadily and trembled. King Lu had the illusion again and thought that a little more force would be enough.

In this way, the two palaces were combined, and the internal and external officials, generals and ministers were divided into two parts.

For example, two groups of people in this town are now holding a meeting to quarrel and discuss a major event that happened recently in Xingye City, the capital of the Sunda Kingdom, namely the big news that the core of the Prince's party, Tai Chang Gu Mo, was implicated, dismissed from office and exiled

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This matter has something to do with Baiyue Mountain. About two years ago, the Lei tribe withdrew. The Xun Kingdom also followed Sanyuan's order and sent a large army to conquer the Kun Kingdom westward. Therefore, the combat power was empty for a time, and the mountain ghost tribes were suppressed on the front line.

There was a serious shortage of troops, resulting in loopholes in the defense line.

So Baiyue Mountain took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, almost completely falling into the 70 camps that the Xun Kingdom had placed in the surrounding mountains to conquer the mountain ghosts. The situation was extremely critical for a time. Luo Feng's old ghost lineage also broke out with amazing combat power.

A large number of Sunda generals were even killed on the battlefield, and the Sunda army was beaten to the point of collapse several times.

In this critical moment, Zhang Shusi, the legitimate son of the Zhang family, and Gu Zhi, the second wife of the Gu family, took the lead, leading the personal guards of the four major families, and private soldiers to take the lead, resisting tenaciously, fighting to the death, and only after all the casualties were exhausted, the stability was stabilized.

The entire army did not collapse. Then Quan Huang, the chief general of the Xun Kingdom and the Grand Governor, led the disciples to reorganize the army and took the opportunity to counterattack. It took another hard battle to drive back the Baiyue Mountain ghosts.

In this battle, the Sunda Kingdom offered a reward for their merits. Taichang Gu Mo presided over the court meeting and believed that the merit of garrisoning the enemy was greater than the merit of retreating the enemy. The Quan clan unified the army and defeated first and then won. It was only their duty to stabilize the defense line and it was natural.

That should be enough. So Zhang Shusi and Gu Zhi were promoted to the generals of Yangwei and Fenwu. All the members of the family were only promoted to two minor generals.

The governor, Quan Huang, had all his followers killed and wounded. After a bloody battle, he could not even win a serious reward. Naturally, he was very dissatisfied. He personally went to the fight and reported that the Zhang and Gu families had conspired with Dian Junshi to falsely claim military merit.

.Things became more and more troubled, and eventually all the civil and military officials of the dynasty were involved, forming cliques and attacking each other.

The whole family that is challenging the four major families is naturally a die-hard member of King Lu's party. Although everyone knows that this is an excuse to fight for the rightful party, Quanhuang has all the witnesses and material evidence in his hands, and the whole family has served as a general for generations and has made outstanding achievements.

Quan Huang, the lord's most beloved general, also married the eldest princess of the Sunda Kingdom. His relatives' old trusted bodyguards had all kinds of bonuses. This family background meant he was much closer to the clan than the four great clans.

The fight was so intense that the court was scolded and the harem was noisy. The courtiers impeached and remonstrated day and night. The king was also annoyed to death. He issued an edict to reprimand Gu Mo and told him to shut up and think about his mistakes. As a result, this guy

The defense was broken on the spot, but he actually refused to admit his mistake, and even cursed the king in the court for listening to the slander and destroying the city wall. He was simply an old fool.

There are some things you can only think about but not say, so this time the four major families lost.

The two heroes Gu and Zhang suddenly became prisoners, and Gu Mo was almost imprisoned. In the end, for the sake of the ancestors of the four families, the three Gu and Gu were spared prison, but they were all dismissed and exiled without edicts.

Return to Beijing.

So now the local county magistrate and three elders have summoned the country gentlemen to discuss whether they should treat the exiled Gu family as criminals, or treat them as loyal ministers of the Sunda Kingdom who were framed by treacherous ministers.

Famous people, send envoys to receive them well, and wash away the dust?

Li Fan was sweating after hearing this. These three are all cool... Okay, now it's fun. I'm afraid this powder keg of Xun is about to explode...

Li Fan didn't plan to stay tonight, so he set off on a flying boat that night. He quickly completed this damn mission so that he could escape.

Yang Sheng's injury was better and he could get out of bed. Seeing that Li Fan was uncharacteristically traveling day and night, he took the initiative to chat with Li Fan about the situation in Xun. After hearing what he said about Gu Mo, he agreed that this time

The situation in the Xun Kingdom is already extremely dangerous.

"The four great clans and clans still maintain a semblance of harmony with each other. The three of them were exempted from official duties and left the capital to stay away from the land of trouble. But now someone is not following the rules and has killed them. I'm afraid the ensuing fight will be a disaster.

There's going to be blood.

Master, you said that you saw the Xun soldiers fighting among themselves before, and it was probably for the lives of Gu and Zhang. After all, the backbone of the princelings were exiled to this remote border area. Who doesn't know that this is a good opportunity to kill them? King Lu

How can the One Party give them a chance to return to Beijing alive?

In my opinion, leaking the news to Baiyue Mountain is just a casual move. Even if there is no Immortal family to assassinate, as long as you control the garrison of the nearby guards, you will also have the life of the Gu and Zhang families. If Beijing

There is a variable. As long as the guard immediately blocks the news, he will be poisoned to death by sending him a glass of wine.

It stands to reason that the authority of the Sunda Kingdom is still there, but there are still people in the army who have made such a big move. I am afraid that the whole family is behind it, covertly and openly. It's just that the young man is stupid and still can't figure out the motive of their personal end.

If there is really a dispute over merit, expelling the political opponents from the capital is enough, and killing them all would be overstepping the bounds. With the family's status and prestige in the military, whether the successor is the crown prince or the King of Lu, they will have to use them.

It is impossible to go any further in terms of rewards and rewards, so why bother getting too involved?

I'm afraid there is something hidden behind it, and maybe someone else is adding fuel to the fire..."

Li Fan saw that he looked better and said, "After all, this time Baiyue Mountain assassinated the legitimate son of the Gu family and caused trouble. I'm afraid that the Xun Kingdom will raise troops to attack again. But I still have something to do and need to go to the mountains. Yang Sheng

, why don't I find a safe place for you to recuperate, so as not to get involved."

Yang Si'an also nodded and said, "Master, you are too polite. Thanks to you for taking care of me for a few days, Xiaosheng feels that he is more energetic than before and his mind is faster than before. How can we be implicated?"

Although the Sunda court is currently in chaos, it should not interfere much with the people. At this time, it is a good time to see the methods and capabilities of the noble families here and increase my own experience, so let's leave it at this."

"Okay, see you again if we are destined."

So I chose a place near the inn to let the sheep go and get the baby off the boat, shared some of his travel expenses, and gave him some healing elixirs and spiritual fruits to replenish his energy. This was considered a good relationship.

Li Fan no longer delayed, turned the flying boat and flew straight to the boundary of Baiyue Mountain and Luofeng Mountain.

Just look at the name of Baiyue Mountain and you will know that it is not a mountain range. It is a general term like Shiwandashan. It is generally used to collectively refer to the mountainous area where the six foreign tribes of Shanyue Shanyi, Barbarian Barbarian, and Baiyue Xiyi are inhabited. Of course, it is actually far more than these six tribes.

, this is what Luofeng Dongtian refers to as the barbarian tribes under his command. In fact, over the years, the clothing and living customs of the Shanyi tribes have become almost the same as those of the Chinese aborigines.

However, the Sunda country and the entire Central Plains still have a broader name used to refer to these indigenous people.

Mountain ghost.

Of course, this does not mean that these people in the mountains are all ghosts who have resurrected their bodies, but it is a contemptuous name for the aboriginal people in the Sunda region.

In the past, the residents of the Baiyue Mountains lived a life of fishing and hunting. Probably because of their growing environment and eating habits, they were slightly shorter and thinner than the people of the Central Plains. They also traditionally liked to have tattoos on their faces. At first glance, they looked as scary as seeing a ghost.

Therefore, although they have the same roots, they are probably a branch of humans who migrated south in an earlier era. However, these mountain ghosts do not accept the king's rule, do not understand the ethics, and their folk customs are also very different from those of the people in the Central Plains, let alone worship the gods and kings of the three major sects.

, has its own set of inheritance and civilization. From the time when the Immortal Lord conquered the world, the conquest of mountain ghosts in the Central Plains began.

However, Baiyue Mountain has high mountains and deep forests, complex terrain, poisonous smoke and miasma, making it difficult to pass through human traces. Each tribe of mountain ghosts has its own guardian demon and unique witchcraft and Gu techniques. They also join forces with the demon tribe to fight against the army of the Immortal Lord. Therefore, the heavenly soldiers of the Immortal Palace

The heavenly generals also lost a lot of manpower here. So when it came time to develop farther away from the country in the later stage, the Immortal Palace did not plan to send troops at all, and directly outsourced them to casual cultivators...

The inheritance of Luofeng Sixth Palace can also be traced back to that period. Strictly speaking, this lineage should be called Luofeng Immortal Palace. Because they were originally elite soldiers under the command of the Immortal Lord, and they were serious generals guarding the Xun Kingdom. They were the first

A group of immortal soldiers responsible for mastering the Sunda Kingdom and suppressing mountain ghosts.

It can be said that the Luofeng Immortal Palace is to the Xun Kingdom what the Nangong Immortal Palace is to the Li Kingdom. It is an Immortal Palace frontier army with the same border guarding nature. It is a serious immortal army that is responsible for suppressing demons and exterminating demons and opening up territories.

However, in the long process of wiping out all the mountain ghost tribes, demons, ghosts and evil spirits, and suppressing the seal, the former Luo Feng Immortal Army suffered heavy casualties, and in the end the number of people was thin, which helped it gradually evolve from a military organization to a sect management model.

, now only the title of Sixth Palace is retained.

And now the six barbarians under the command of Luofeng Mountain are actually the subjects of the Sixth Palace of Luofeng. Of course, there are still many wild ghost tribes in the mountain so far, but they have not become a climate anymore. Many demon gods are sealed by Luofeng Immortal.
To be continued...