At night, in the pavilion of the Lin Mansion, Lin Tongxi was checking the latest situation in the [Map] section.
In the map, the territory in the west has changed the most.
Longzhou in the northwest was divided into four parts, which were occupied by the second-in-command of the northwestern warlord Zhi Jue, the third-in-command Shi Che, the fourth-in-command Sui Yue, and Yuchi Feng's eldest son Yuchi Qi.
The southwestern Chuanzhou was also divided into four parts. The forces after the split were, from north to south, Xingtian County Magistrate Lu Heming, Ding Yijun's son Ding Yuji, Bai'an County Magistrate Yu Xianluo, and the southern barbarian leader Huo Meng.
According to Gu Qingli's analysis, the northwest and southwest will become the battlefields of four wars in the future.
Xiahou Jing in the north was severely injured and could not form a navy to attack Ding Yunyi and Xie Wenzhou in the short term.
If Xiahou Jing wants to continue expanding, he must take action against Yuchi Feng in the northwest.
As for Ding Yunyi, he had been blocked by Xiahou Jing in the north, and with his allies Xie Wenzhou and Chen Yunxuan in the east and south, his only expansion direction was Sichuan Province in the west.
The sudden unrest in the two places now provides an opportunity for both sides.
After receiving the news from the west, both sides immediately sent troops to attack the west.
If Xiahou Jing took Longzhou and Ding Yunyi took Chuanzhou, then Shenzhou would be closer to the situation of being divided into four parts.
According to the advice given by Gu Qingli, Chen Yunxuan's forces should focus on Lingzhou and gradually control the lifeline of Lingzhou through business.
At the same time, spies were sent to Lingzhou to strengthen the propaganda of Chen Yunxuan's forces and improve Chen Yunxuan's reputation.
In addition, a group of local nobles in Lingzhou must be won over.
Lingzhou Governor Zhang Guangxin was old, much older than the deceased Ding Nanjing.
Although the two sides are nominally friendly, it does not mean that Chen Yunxuan's forces have no ideas about Lingzhou.
Zhang Guangxin also guessed the idea of Chen Yunxuan's forces, but it was better than Xie Wenzhou's.
It's very simple. Xie Wenzhou directly forced Zhang Guangxin to surrender to him, and he used military force to intimidate him.
Chen Yunxuan actively tried to improve his relationship with him, resumed trade, and even sent envoys to send him gifts from time to time.
According to geographical analysis, the nearest road from Lingzhou to the Central Plains is located in Xiangzhou, not Linzhou.
If Lingzhou came under the rule of Xie Wenzhou, then the exchanges between Lingzhou and Xiangzhou would be hindered, and they would have to rely on the Linzhou route, which would take a considerable amount of time.
For the development of Lingzhou, Zhang Guangxin had to be inclined to make friends with Chen Yunxuan, who was in charge of the southern part of Xiangzhou.
"If this continues for a while, the world will soon be divided into four parts," Lin Tongxi judged.
By then, there will only be four major forces in China: Xiahou Jing in the north, Ding Yunyi in the southwest, Chen Yunxuan in the south, and Xie Wenzhou in the southeast.
While thinking about the strategy of Lingzhou, Lin Tongxi pushed open the door and entered his room.
As soon as he entered the room, he found a familiar person - Mr. Zeng, the former elder of Haiyou Academy.
"Mr. Zeng, why are you in my room?" Lin Tongxi had just asked the question when Mr. Zeng attacked him with a palm.
Fortunately, he upgraded [Physical Strengthening] to level 8, and Lin Tongxi's strength has reached the third-grade martial arts master.
Lin Tongxi reacted immediately and took the palm strike.
"Senior! What do you mean?" Lin Tongxi shouted.
Mr. Zeng said nothing and just kept attacking. However, he did not use all his strength when attacking. Instead, it seemed like he was testing Lin Tongxi's strength.
Lin Tongxi repeatedly resolved Mr. Zeng's attacks. If he had not learned close combat from Yue Lingyun and Wei Zhaoshan, he would have been injured by Mr. Zeng if he was not careful.
Mr. Zeng swung out his last palm, which was then dodged by Lin Tongxi, who then grabbed Mr. Zeng's hand.
"Good boy! When did you become so powerful!" Mr. Zeng quickly pulled his hand away and stopped attacking.
"...Please explain your purpose, otherwise I will have to call for help." Lin Tongxi's face turned cold.
Zeng Lao sat down, poured tea for Lin Tongxi, and asked Lin Tongxi to sit down: "Sit down, this old man has no ill intentions, but I noticed that your breathing rhythm has changed, and you are like a Wu Zong."
"So, I suddenly had an idea and wanted to test your strength."
"I used 80% of my strength in the last palm strike just now. I guess you are at least a third-grade martial master now."
"Boy, how did you do it? Did you use some shameful tricks?"
Lin Tongxi shook his head and asked the other party, "Don't worry, I, Lin Tongxi, have always been upright and honest. I won't do anything crooked. But why did you suddenly appear in my room?"
"Hehe... This is a long story. Do you know Su Wuya?" Mr. Zeng mentioned a familiar name.
"Senior Su Wuya...I do know him, what's wrong?" Lin Tongxi asked.
"It's good that we know each other. I heard your name from him." Mr. Zeng took a sip of tea and then explained the whole story.
After parting at Jutian Mountain, Su Wuya left his home and traveled around, trying his best to investigate the truth behind the Layue Massacre and the destruction of Danchun Valley.
The search led them to the Xianhun Sect.
During the investigation of the Soul-Sacrificing Sect, Wei Zhuangzhe of Night Crow Manor introduced Mr. Zeng to Su Wuya.
The two of them worked together to investigate and finally found the truth. It turned out that the incident in Yibei Village, the tragedy in the twelfth lunar month in the capital, and the massacre in Danchun Valley were all caused by the Xianhun Sect!
"The Soul-Sacrificing Sect? Weren't they already wiped out? Even the sect leader is dead." Lin Tongxi was puzzled.
During the period when Lin Tongxi and others ruled the southern part of Xiangzhou, Chengtian Academy was not idle, but instead devoted all its efforts to searching for the traces of the Xianhun Sect and clearing out the Xianhun religious believers.
According to the headmaster of Chengtian Academy, the last stronghold of Xianhun Sect has been destroyed and the Sect Master has died.
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