Chapter 1167

The access control he mentioned refers to the Three-Corpse Insects.

"Now the communication inside and outside the city is too frequent, and merchants from various countries are coming and going, so it is neither necessary nor possible to guard strictly like before." Zhong Shengguang said sternly, "We have become strong, so we must open the door to do business, accepting both good and bad."

Panlongcheng used to be a military stronghold, strictly guarding against spies and agents mixing in to cause destruction; now it is an economic and trade stronghold, how can we demand that all outsiders be sincere to Panlongcheng? With more people, it is inevitable that everyone has their own ghosts and calculations, and there are many people who have no good feelings for Panlongcheng, so can we block them all outside? Everything has advantages and disadvantages, and the development of Panlongcheng will definitely bring negative effects.

Zhong Shengguang can only advise everyone, if you are strong yourself, why fear the flies and dogs?

So General Hong put away the Three-Corpse Insects.

In this way, it is easy for people with hearts to mix into Panlongcheng and spread various rumors.

Fortunately, public opinion warfare has always been Panlongcheng's strength, and the military and civilians rarely have two hearts.

"After this incident, Panlongcheng announced to the whole city that the new monarch usurped the throne, is not the legitimate successor of Xiluo, and has ceded sovereignty, colluded with external enemies, and caused chaos in state affairs, so we must not obey the orders of the fake monarch and leave eternal regrets."

He Lingchuan sighed: "Thanks to the new monarch's lack of uprightness, otherwise Commander Zhong would be passive."

"Although the old monarch was... inactive, he was unwilling to cede sovereignty, otherwise how could he have been overthrown?" Zhong Shengguang still kept his mouth shut when evaluating the old monarch.

He Lingchuan only felt it was a pity: "Beijia has set its sights on Panlongcheng, and from now on, it cannot hide its light."

Imperial Flow Fluid has occurred frequently, and Panlongcheng's good scenery has only lasted for a few hundred days, so it can't be hidden? In the past, although Beijia occasionally looked at the Panlong Wasteland, it didn't look at it squarely. For the vast northern demon nation, Panlongcheng was a weak country's territory, the size of a pellet, how could it enter its eyes?

It was only because the Heavenly Gods needed the evil energy of the human world that Beijia drove Baling and Xianyou to attack here, using war and a little secret means to continuously manufacture evil energy. It did the same in other places, and was too lazy to spend more energy on Panlongcheng.

Panlongcheng also wanted to take advantage of Beijia's inattention to develop rapidly.

But this plan seems to be about to be interrupted.

The stronger you are, the more dazzling you are, and the harder it is to hide.

"Wait for us to become strong before going to war? Where is such a good thing?" Zhong Shengguang shook his head. "The enemy will never wait for you to be ready."

Just then, a guard knocked on the door and came in to report:

"The lords have arrived at the Gange Hall to gather."

"You came just in time, just in time for the meeting." Zhong Shengguang said to He Lingchuan, "Come and meet your new colleagues."

The Gange Hall hadn't changed, except that the trumpet creeper climbing the outer wall was blooming vigorously, looking like a handful of orange snow from afar, warming the cold and serious lines of the Gange Hall.

The number of attendees was twice as many as before; in addition to old acquaintances like General Hong, General Nanke, Zhao Xianhe, and Wen Daolun, He Lingchuan also saw many new faces.

Those who could sit here for a meeting were all high-level officials with real power.

In less than a year, Panlongcheng expanded rapidly, and many personnel were promoted. The Gange Hall meeting used to be somewhat empty, but now it was full of people.

He Lingchuan even saw two demons attending; one was a huge vulture, five feet tall when it folded its wings and raised its head; the other demon representative was a furry leopard, gray with black spots, with a sturdy figure and a serious but slightly silly expression.

Is this a snow leopard? When He Lingchuan came in, it only glanced at him and continued to raise its paws to wash its face.

Zhong Shengguang introduced the newcomers to He Lingchuan, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

He Lingchuan's reputation had already been opened in the Panlong Wasteland, and those present had heard of it even if they hadn't seen him, so everyone's performance was very enthusiastic.

Without further ado, Zhong Shengguang raised his hand and pressed it twice, and the Gange Hall was silent, waiting for him to speak.

"For the past few months, we have been dealing with the trouble in the east."

Everyone knew that "the east" referred to the Xiluo motherland.

"I just received news that the Xiluo Nation officially submitted to Beijia a few days ago, and the fake new monarch bowed to the Lingxu envoy."

There was a gasp in the hall.

General Nanke's face changed: "The motherland wouldn't become a vassal state of Beijia, would it?"

Beijia has twelve vassal states, all of which are demon nations; is there going to be a human nation now? "No, it's just a vassal state, also known as a subject state." There was one sentence Zhong Shengguang didn't say: Want to become a Beijia vassal state? How could Xiluo be qualified? "Subsequently, Beijia sent three armies to station in Xiluo territory."

Everyone's face didn't look good.

The motherland's new king publicly submitted to Beijia, while Panlongcheng, as a dependency of Xiluo, was at odds with Beijia.

The status was very awkward.

This was also Beijia's intention to squeeze Panlongcheng.

The vulture spoke in human language: "Beijia is a strong country in the world, why is it staring at Panlongcheng?"

Zhong Shengguang looked at He Lingchuan: "As for the cause, it is very likely that Yuheng City's defeat of Fushan Lie attracted Beijia's attention."

He Lingchuan raised one eyebrow, taking it as a compliment.

Fushan Lie was a rising general of Beijia, who shone in the Yuan Nation War; Beijia sent him to make trouble in Yuheng City, which had its own strategic purpose.

He Lingchuan led Yuheng City to defeat and drive him away, breaking Beijia's wishful thinking; could it not notice this place? If secret trouble-making didn't work, then let's do it openly.

"I just received a document sent to me by Beijia." Zhong Shengguang took out an official letter and placed it on the table. "For several months, Beijia saw that we didn't respond to Xiluo's orders, so it wanted to 'recruit' us on behalf of Xiluo."

Overstepping, this sounds like a joke, but no one in the hall could laugh.

General Hong picked it up and read it.

After reading it, she passed it down, and after a round, it reached He Lingchuan.

Just as Zhong Shengguang said, this was a "recruitment" letter, dictated by the Demon Emperor, written by a scribe, and stamped with the seal.

The letter mentioned that Beijia had a heart for talent and peace, and was willing to reconcile the rift between Panlongcheng and the motherland Xiluo. Xiluo would no longer require Panlongcheng to return the conquered territory, and Zhong Shengguang wouldn't have to return to the motherland; Beijia would even come forward in the future to not only mediate the relationship between Baling, Xianyou, and Panlongcheng, "cultivating friendly neighborliness," but also urge major domestic chambers of commerce to open up trade routes to the west and actively engage in economic and trade with Panlongcheng.

He Lingchuan saw it and thought, good guy, this is giving enough sweetness in both economic and military environments.

Of course, Beijia wouldn't do good deeds for nothing. In exchange, the position of Panlongcheng's Commander-in-Chief would be appointed by the Xiluo Nation; the Panlong Wasteland, as Xiluo territory, and the Panlong Army, as the Xiluo Army, should respond to Xiluo's orders, perform the duties of suppressing rebellion, pacifying, showing off power, supervising, and protecting the king, and must not shirk.

"We still have to thank them for their magnanimity?" General Nanke sneered after reading it, and the reactions of other generals were similar.

(End of chapter)