The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 463 The Decision of the Three Sects of Da Chu

Chapter 463 The Decision of the Three Sects of Great Chu The Seven Mysterious Sects of Great Chu, when several bigwigs heard Gong Qin's words, they thought they had heard wrongly. Bai Mu hurriedly asked: "Why has the imperial court's reinforcements not arrived yet? I remember that it has been more than seven months since the war started?" It has been seven or eight months, and the imperial court's reinforcements have not arrived yet. What kind of imperial court is this? Gong Qin was a little embarrassed to say: "On the day when Marshal Qi was attacked, he led his troops to retreat to Shengying City and asked for help from the imperial court. It has been eight months now." "Where are the imperial court's reinforcements?" Mei Hua stood up in a flash, and his aura overwhelmed Gong Qin so much that he couldn't breathe. He said angrily: "What are you doing? People have come to their door, and they are still living a life of luxury at home?!"

Seeing his disciple was so impatient, Qian Jun pressed his hand and said, "Listen to what he said. How have you been practicing all these years?" Mei Hua snorted and sat down again. Gong Qin breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "The court has received Marshal Qi's call for help and is gathering troops and food to support, but..." "But what?!" Mei Hua and Bai Mu asked in unison, "Tell me!" Gong Qin was startled and said hurriedly, "It's just that we originally planned to gather five million troops and food and weapons, but so far we have only gathered two million troops, and the food and weapons are far from enough..."

At this point, everyone almost understood. He Chong said slowly: "Tell me, what is the reason? Why can't the court gather the army?" Gong Qin quickly replied: "There are many reasons, but the main reasons are two. First, the court is mainly divided into the pro-war faction, the pro-peace faction, and some neutral factions. The pro-war faction believes that the Great Zhou is ambitious and must be resolutely counterattacked. The pro-peace faction believes that the country has been ill for a long time and the finances cannot support a major war, so it is best to send envoys to the Great Zhou to negotiate with the Great Zhou. The neutral faction did not help either side and waited and watched. The pro-war and pro-peace sides quarreled and restrained each other. The pro-war faction did not allow the pro-peace faction to send envoys, and the pro-peace faction did not allow the pro-war faction to gather troops and food, and the stalemate continued."

After hearing the first point, Mei Hua's chest rose and fell, and it was obvious that he was furious. Gong Qin did not dare to delay and continued: "The second point is that Marshal Qi relied on nepotism to sit in the position of the Grand Marshal of the Army. Many people in the court were dissatisfied, especially the military generals, who were waiting to see Marshal Qi's joke." He Yan sneered and said, "Haha, Da Zhou has captured more than 20 cities, and they are still scheming. This seat has opened his eyes. No wonder Da Zhou has always wanted to annex Da Chu. With such a court and such officials, how can Da Chu not be destroyed?!"

He Yan sighed and said, "The biggest reason is that the royal family is weak and power is falling into other people's hands. When the Great Zhou withdraws its troops this time, let's select an outstanding person from the royal family to serve as the emperor." Mei Hua said fiercely, "In my opinion, simply changing the emperor will have no effect at all. We should kill all those ministers!" Bai Mu hurriedly advised, "Daoyou Mei, don't do anything rash. If you kill all those people, the country will be in chaos. Who will govern it then?" He Chong coughed and said, "Daoyou Mei is right, but we still have to take our time and not rush it. Alas, we have been practicing with all our heart and have never paid attention to these things. It has only been a few years, how come it has become like this."

Gong Qin continued, "Grandfather, there are actually many talented people in Da Chu, but the path to promotion is firmly controlled by the four major families, and others cannot get in at all. Take Qi Hong for example. If it weren't for Ji Guozhu's support, Qi Hong would never have made it." He Chong heard Gong Qin's hidden meaning and asked hurriedly, "If you have any opinions, feel free to speak out. You know these mundane matters better than us. Let's talk about the 'four major families' first."

Gong Qin bowed to the bigwigs and said, "The four great families of the Great Chu are Fei, Wang, Yang, and Deng. Since the establishment of the Chu State, they have occupied the positions of major officials in the court. The heads of the four families have always occupied the position of prime minister, and no other family has ever changed. The struggle within the court is almost an arm wrestling among these four families. Among them, the Fei family is the strongest, the Wang family is the second, and the Yang and Deng families are the weakest, so these two families often join forces. This time, the pro-war faction is the Wang family, the Fei family is in favor of peace, and the Yang and Deng families are on the sidelines."

Bai Mu sneered, "Great Chu has been established for a thousand years, and these four families have always been in control of the government. It seems that they have deep roots." Gong Qin nodded and said, "Master Bai is right. The four families are all thousand-year-old families. They are extremely powerful in the secular world. Almost no one can compete with them. Even the royal family has to give way to them." Now the meaning was clear. Mei Hua also regained his composure and said lightly, "You mean, as long as these four families are gone, the power can return to the hands of the emperor?"

Gong Qin said: "Yes, in fact, this emperor is very talented, but he was controlled by others from the beginning and could not display his talents at all." He Chong said calmly: "Okay, now that we know the whole story, it will be easy. Deacon Gong, you immediately arrange for someone to secretly tell the patriarchs of the four major families that I order them to gather troops, food, fodder and weapons within half a month, and within two months, they must rush to the battlefield with 5 million troops and horses and hand them over to Qi Hong, otherwise they will be exterminated!"

Qian Jun hesitated and said, "Daoyou, will this..." He Chong interrupted, "I know what you are worried about, but do we have any choice now? If we continue to let it go, Chu will be annexed by Da Zhou, and our three sects will lose their territory and become homeless." Bai Mu also nodded and said, "Ancestor He is right. Now we must at least delay Da Zhou. When Ancestor He breaks through, we will not be so passive."

Bai Chongxi, the ancestor of Tiangang Sect and Bai Mu's father, is at the peak of the early stage of Lianxu and has the sign of a breakthrough. He has not spoken since the meeting. Now, after hearing He Chong's decision, he asked, "Fellow Daoists, don't forget that the Blood Evil Ancestor is still waiting for our reply. I spent a lot of money to persuade the Blood Evil Ancestor. Is it time to give him a reply now?"

Several Lianxu looked at each other, and He Chong nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Brother Bai to make another trip. We agree to the conditions of the Blood Demon Ancestor, 500 million crystal beads a year in exchange for the help of Dayue and the Blood Demon Sect!" Bai Chongxi nodded and said, "Okay, I will make another trip to Dayue to watch them send troops." "That's great, you just keep an eye on the affairs of my disciple in the country, and make sure to send reinforcements to the battlefield as soon as possible." He Chong looked at He Yan and said, "In this way, I hope we can delay for a while."

The three sects of the Great Chu State rarely discussed the affairs of the Chu State. Originally, they were not allowed to interfere in these mundane affairs. But now that they were about to be swallowed up, how could the three sects still sit still? If the Great Zhou army arrived at the imperial city, then it would be the moment of the decisive battle between the Great Zhou and the Great Chu.