Chapter 2571 Xuanzang surrendered to Zhu Tianpeng, and four people traveled west together


    Chapter 2568: Xuanzang surrendered to Zhu Tianpeng, and four people traveled west together


    Any country has factional disputes.


    The Qin family has great achievements, including five major factions: Qin, Jin, Han, Hebei and Guanxi.


    The Ming Dynasty had two major factions: Qi and Ming.


    How to balance the interests between major factions, make them compete healthily, and make the country run healthily, is the real test of the king.


    The reason why the Ming and Qi countries are difficult to merge is that in addition to the different national policies of the two countries, the main contradiction is actually the uneven distribution of internal interests.


    After Zhu Tianpeng promoted the merger of Ming and Qi, he must have been dominated by Ming King Zhu Di, so the original Ming Dynasty''s civil and military affairs would naturally be more valued, which would affect the rights of a group of officials of Qi State.


    But in the eyes of officials from the Qi State, the reason why Ming State can achieve this is entirely because of Qi State''s full support.


    If Qi hadn''t wanted troops to give them resources and resources, Ming would have been destroyed by Wei and Song dynasties long ago.


    So, after the two countries merge, it is fine if the throne is given up. If even the original rights cannot be preserved, then it is just killing the donkey.


    Zhu Di and Zhu Tianpeng understood the concerns in the hearts of Qi officials, but no matter how they guaranteed it, the civil and military officials of the Qi faction also understood in their hearts that their rights would definitely be weakened after the merger of the two countries.


    Therefore, most of the officials of Qi State were extremely resistant to the merger between the two countries. Even if they could accept Zhu Di''s rule, they hoped that Qi State could maintain its autonomy.


    But Zhu Di and Zhu Tianpeng couldn''t accept it. After all, if Qi was autonomous, wouldn''t it be equivalent to no merger?


    Zhu Tianpeng hopes that Qi Ming will merge completely, but as the leader of the Qi clan, he will not be able to refuse such a reasonable and humble demand in the face of his subordinates.


    After all, as the King of Qi, everyone in Qi recognized and trusted him, but he entrusted all Qi to Zhu Di. This was not a betrayal for the civil and military officials of Qi.


    Zhu Tianpeng felt guilty about his subordinates, so he naturally could not even refuse this, so he could only try his best to fight with Zhu Di.


    Seeing Zhu Tianpeng''s attitude, Zhu Di was also worried that if he was too tough, it would cause Zhu Tianpeng''s dissatisfaction and completely destroy the overall situation of the merger between the two countries.


    If Zhu Tianpenggen can even entrust the entire country to himself, but he is stingy with even a little power, will this make Zhu Tianpeng feel disappointed?


    But if we really agree to Zhu Tianpeng, within five years after the merger of the two countries, the officials of Qi will remain unmoved and the military power will belong to the original generals. What is the difference between merger and autonomy?


    Zhu Di was not a stingy person. He was willing to give Qi a group of officials for five years, but could Qin give him five years?


    Zhu Di was in a dilemma about this.


    Zhu Tianpeng also saw Zhu Di''s embarrassment, thought about it and decided to take a step back and then lobby for his old subordinates.


    Seeing this, even if the civil and military officials in Qi were dissatisfied, it would be useless. After all, the lord didn''t care and didn''t fight for it. What''s the use of these little pawns rushing up?


    The mutual compromise between Zhu Di and Zhu Tianpeng is also the process of resolving internal threats between Qi and Ming. Once completed, the two countries can complete the merger.


    And seeing this in your eyes, Chang''e, who was in trouble at Qi Ming''s internal affairs, naturally could not allow the two countries to complete the merger successfully, so he decided to let Zhu Tianpeng, the biggest promoter of the merger of the two countries, disappear.


    Once Zhu Tianpeng disappears at such a critical moment, if all the ministers of Qi lose their leaders and their own interests are damaged, will they think that Zhu Di does it?


    Therefore, resolving Zhu Tianpeng at this time is likely to destroy the merger between Qi and Ming, and even if it cannot be destroyed, it can aggravate the conflicts within Ming.


    Now Zhu Tianpeng has reached the level of a God of War, and it is too difficult to defeat him in the Ming Dynasty. However, as Zhu Tianpeng''s sister, Chang''e knows Zhu Tianpeng''s daily life well, so it is naturally much easier to have Chang''e as an insider.


    Chang''e lurked by Zhu Tianpeng for many years, knowing that Zhu Tianpeng has always loved her, and even more so because she has not married yet.


    Zhu Tianpeng''s true feelings gradually influenced Chang''e''s frozen heart, but she did not dare to accept Zhu Tianpeng''s intentions because she had impure goals from the beginning of her contact with Zhu Tianpeng, so she thought she was not worthy of Zhu Tianpeng''s infatuation.


    Moreover, Chang''e served in the Qin Dynasty and was loyal to Liu Mu and Ying Hao, but Zhu Tianpeng was devoted to the Ming Dynasty. They were destined to have no result.


    Chang''e felt guilty about Zhu Tianpeng. As a Tianzi No. 1 secret spy, she has a lot of authority and can even mobilize masters at the level of a grand master, but she just needs to ask for instructions.


    Therefore, although Chang''e decided to solve the problem of Zhu Tianpeng for the Qin Dynasty, she was not planning to kill him, but was planning to destroy his skills and capture him alive and imprison him as the Qin Dynasty.


    In order to ensure that Zhu Tianpeng was captured alive, Chang''e not only prepared to dispatch hundreds of Black Ice Platform swordsmen, but also wanted Jia Xu to support her five masters and a grand master.


    After receiving Chang''e''s request, Jia Xu felt that Chang''e''s plan was feasible, and that Zhu Tianpeng, who was alive, might have other useful values ??in the future.


    So, Jia Xu agreed to Chang''e''s plan and sent out three masters and two great masters, one more master than Chang''e asked.


    The three masters and masters are: Ye Gucheng, Gao Jianli, Ren Qianxing, Xuan Jian, and Yan Ri;


    And the two great masters are: Dugu Qiubai and Xuanzang;


    As for why Jia Xu sent Xuanzang, who was imprisoned in White Horse Temple, it was because Xuanzang was broken and his skills were lost. After years of hard practice, he finally re-educated his skills.


    The only one in Buddhism is serving the Great Qin. Jia Xu did not want to waste the combat power of Xuanzang, the great master, so he threatened and tempted him, hoping that Xuanzang would not be ungrateful.


    Xuanzang is a man with four elements, so how could he be easily forced by Jia Xu? Naturally, he will directly refuse.


    Jia Xu couldn''t force a great master, but every time he could use Xuanzang, he would still habitually send someone to ask.


    Xuanzang refused all the previous tasks, but this time when he learned that the person arrested was Zhu Tianpeng, Xuanzang surprisingly agreed.


    Jia Xu was also very puzzled about this and asked Xuanzang why he was willing to take on this mission.


    And Xuanzang said that he was only interested in Zhu Tianpeng. As far as Jia Xu knows, there are not many people who can interest Xuanzang. He was locked in the heavenly prison. The former general of Zhao State was one, while the former King of Qi Zhu Tianpeng was the other.


    Jia Xu was not afraid that Xuanzang would be interested in Zhu Tianpeng, so Xuanzang was not interested in anything without desire, so he naturally agreed to Xuanzang join the action.


    After receiving Jia Xu''s support, Chang''e breathed a sigh of relief and began to plan how to secretly tie Zhu Tianpeng back to the Qin Dynasty without disturbing the Ming Dynasty''s government and opposition.


    Chang''e planned for three months and finally decided to take advantage of Zhu Tianpeng''s inspection of the Qingnan Navy and ambush the way back on his way, and then returned to Qingbei by water, and secretly escorted Zhu Tianpeng back to Luoyang by land.


    The third year of Shenwu, May 15th.


    After Zhu Tianpeng inspected the Qingnan Navy, he was prepared to return to the Qi Palace in Linzi, Qi County under the protection of the Five Hundred Guards, but unexpectedly he was ambushed on the road.


    There were less than a hundred people who ambushed Zhu Tianpeng, but they were all elites.


    First, a round of crossbow shooting caused Zhu Tianpeng''s elite guard to reduce casualties, and the subsequent close contact was a unilateral massacre.


    When Zhu Tianpeng discovered that among the assassins, the weakest one was second-rate combat power and had five masters, he immediately realized that this group of people was sent by Daqin. After all, only Daqin could form a killer group of this size, and no other force except Daqin would deal with him.


    Zhu Tianpeng didn''t know where he saw this. He must have people from the Qin Dynasty around him, and his status is not as good as his status.


    His inspection of the navy this time was a temporary idea. There were only a few people who knew about it, and each of them was in a high position. Any of them turned to the Qin Dynasty, which was a great disaster for the Ming Dynasty.


    Zhu Tianpeng now doesn''t care about who is a traitor. Instead, he laughed at himself in pain and said, "I don''t even have a great master. Does Jia Xu look down on me?"


    As for why it is Jia Xu, not Ying Hao?


    As we all know, Jia Xu was in charge of the Black Ice Platform, and all the things related to the assassination of the Qin Dynasty must have been done by this old poisonous creature, and as the emperor, Ying Hao never cared about it.


    As the Qi State, Zhu Tianpeng naturally has master guards around him, and he is also two masters, but he can only hold back two masters. The other party has five masters.


    Zhu Tianpeng quickly sent someone to ask for help, and at the same time ordered the guards to form a formation and fight and retreat, but the killer group was like a dog skin plaster and could not be shaken off at all, which forced Zhu Tianpeng to face the three masters himself.


    "A sword is a world away."


    “Yi Shuihan.”


    "The immortal flying out of the sky."


    The three masters Ren Qianxing, Gao Jianli and Ye Gucheng each used their own special tricks, but Zhu Tianpeng resolved them one by one.


    Even with the joint siege of the three masters, Zhu Tianpeng was still at ease, and he gained the upper hand after twenty moves. He suppressed the three masters with his own strength, and the power of the God of War is undoubtedly revealed.


    "Tianyuan attack."


    After a loud shout, Zhu Tianpeng defeated three masters at the same time with all his strength, among which Ren Qianxing was also injured and vomited blood.


    Just as Zhu Tianpeng was about to pursue the victory, Dugu Qiubai and Xuanzang fell from the sky.


    Dugu Qiubai said, "You go and deal with other people, and Zhu Tianpeng will give it to me."


    “Yes, sir.”


    Ren Qianxing, Gao Jianli and Ye Gucheng decisively took the order and went to kill the guards who had not yet died.


    Dugu Qiubai didn''t talk much, so he opened the ball or started fighting. Seeing that Zhu Tianpeng was using long weapons, he decisively used the broken gun style of Dugu''s Nine Swords. This move specifically restrains guns, such as halberds, spears, sticks, and other long weapons.


    "King of Qi, take my own sword-breaking style."


    Hearing this, Zhu Tianpeng couldn''t help but complain in his heart. After all, the attack power of the great master of the swordsmanship is famous for being strong, but he could only bite the bullet and go.


    After only a few moves with Zhu Tianpeng, Dugu Qiubai discovered that Zhu Tianpeng''s strength and intelligence were inconsistent. His internal strength was only at the peak of the early stage of the Grandmaster, but his physical strength reached the level of the Grandmaster in advance.


    Examples like Zhu Tianpeng are very popular among the gods of war.


    Although there are many military generals who practice both internal and external skills, they focus more on external skills. After all, they pay attention to strength and lasting on the battlefield, and the probability of having a strong body to survive is greater.


    People like Jiang Song, Gao Chong, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and others all have reached the level of a master in their physical strength, but their internal strength is still stuck in the level of a master.


    It is also because of the physical body that has reached the level of a grandmaster. With its powerful strength and rich combat experience, the God of War can compete with the grandmaster.


    The physical strength of Li Cunxiao, Sun Lingming, and Li Yuanba is even worse than that of many grand masters in the late stage, or even peak grand masters, so they can defeat or even kill the grand masters with their internal strength.


    With his powerful body and rich combat experience, Zhu Tianpeng will not lose even in a short time even when facing Dugu Qiubai, a master-level master.


    But there is Xuanzang next to him. Once these two team up, Zhu Tianpeng may not be able to hold on for even a round.


    Xuanzang listened to the screams around him, closed his eyes with compassion, recited "Amitabha", and took out the rosary beads on his neck and directly slapped them out.


    Zhu Tianpeng tried his best to deal with Dugu Qiubai, but he couldn''t care about anything else. He was caught off guard and was directly hit in the abdomen by the rosary, vomiting blood and flying backwards.


    (This chapter ends)