Chapter 156 Total War: Dark Movement

Dai Yucheng sat in the study room of the palace, holding a piece of intelligence from the Tiandou Empire in his hand, and raised his eyebrows.

"Xue Ye died? Killed by their spies?"

"Prince Xue Qinghe took the throne? Divine revenge?"

Putting these words together, how could Dai Yucheng not know what happened.

This is obviously a coup launched by the Tiandou Empire's prince who is anxious to take the throne!

How could he not know whether Xingluo sent someone to assassinate Xue Ye.

War?

Dai Yucheng did not think it would happen. The defense line of the Xingluo Empire has been operating for so many years and has been impregnable. The hastily mobilized army will only cause the Tiandou Empire to continue to bleed on this defense line. As long as the war lasts for more than a year, it will have a fatal blow to the fully mobilized economy of the Tiandou Empire.

Now the young man who is giving orders in the palace of the Tiandou Empire is just using military mobilization to quickly seize power, and from the specific means, he is still very naive.

He shook his head, put down the intelligence, picked up a cup of tea, and blew it gently.

He recalled the old things when he was young. He had also thought about conquering the entire continent, but as time passed, he gradually understood a truth: power has a price, and war is the highest price.

"The art of compromise, the confrontation of power, and the balance of the demands of major forces. These are the wisdoms that a king needs. It seems that Xue Ye's heir is just like this."

He put down the teacup, stood up, and walked to the window.

A week ago, the Zhu family suddenly announced an astonishing news: they were going to use biological bracelets as anchors to start issuing bonds.

As soon as this news came out, it caused a sensation and enthusiasm among the people of the Xingluo Empire.

The previous hot sales of bracelets have long been engraved in the eyes of the citizens of the Xingluo Empire. They flocked to the various branches and agents of the Zhu family to buy Zhu's bonds.

Some people even spent all their savings, or borrowed money from relatives and friends or loan sharks, just to be able to buy more bonds.

Soon, Zhu's bonds became a scarce and popular commodity, and its price continued to rise with supply and demand.

Dai Yucheng, the emperor of Xingluo Empire, did not care much about this matter.

He thought it was just a business trick of the Zhu family, aimed at attracting the attention and wealth of the people of Xingluo Empire.

Dai Yucheng had full confidence in his ministers and market control policies, believing that they could effectively manage and supervise the issuance of Zhu's bonds to prevent any adverse consequences.

However, as things continued to ferment, Dai Yucheng had to focus on this "small matter" that he had not taken seriously before.

Many people became rich overnight because of this crazy bond. Under the deliberate promotion of the Zhu family, this wave grew from a ripple to a huge wave that swept the entire empire.

Dai Yucheng found that Zhu's bonds had exceeded his imagination. It not only became a voucher for exchanging biological bracelets, but also became a tool for arbitrage. More and more people participated in the price of bonds every day, and some people even regarded it as a new currency.

In addition to those ignorant and short-sighted citizens, a large number of nobles and businessmen also participated in the trading and speculation of bonds, which led to more problems. The originally prosperous and peaceful Xingluo City became noisy and chaotic.

Dai Yucheng felt uneasy. With years of experience in controlling the country, his intuition told him that there was a crisis behind this.

It was dark, but there was no peace on the road at the border of the Xingluo Empire.

One black carriage after another was speeding on the road, and their wheels rolled over the ground, making a series of dull sounds.

The carriage was filled with gold and silver coins, and every time the carriage bumped or turned, it would make a series of clinking sounds.

The driver and the guards were all wearing black clothes, looking nervous and alert.

They looked back or around from time to time, fearing that there would be any danger or enemy suddenly appearing.

These carriages all belonged to the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect. Today, they received an order from Ning Fengzhi, the leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, to close the net, requiring them to urgently transfer all the benefits obtained through cooperation with the Zhu family out of the Xingluo Empire today.

They knew that this was a dangerous and difficult task, because they had to cross the entire Xingluo Empire and might encounter many difficulties and obstacles on the way, such as robbers, bandits, and the army.

Ning Yurong, the general manager of the Treasure Glazed Sect, sat in the last carriage. His face was as gloomy as water, not only because of the difficulty of this mission and the various risks he had to face, but also because he had to say goodbye to the Xingluo Empire, where he had been working for a long time.

After this operation, the branch of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect responsible for the Xingluo Empire will be hidden underground, and he, the general manager, will also leave here. Although he has many reluctances in his heart, Ning Yurong still firmly executes the orders of the sect.

Ning Yurong looked around the carriage and saw that it was full of gold and silver coins, each of which was the profit they had gained through cooperation with the Zhu family.

Ning Yurong couldn't help but think of his experience in the Xingluo Empire over the years. From a small businessman at the beginning to the general manager of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect in the Xingluo Empire, he experienced countless difficulties and challenges, and witnessed countless glory and splendor.

He established his own business empire here, and also met many partners and like-minded friends. He has deep feelings and concerns for this country, and he doesn't want to leave just like that.

But he knew he had no choice, because he was a disciple of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect. He knew that the leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect had his own plans and goals.

Ning Yurong picked up a gold coin and gently stroked the patterns and words on it.

He remembered the scene when he first met the Zhu family. Although the head of the Zhu family concealed it very cleverly, his body movements had long betrayed him. The man's body contained a leaping ambition.

And now with the withdrawal of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, the Zhu family, which has already obtained a lot of resources, may go one step further on the road of ambition.

Ning Yurong did not know that the war between the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire was about to begin, and the ambition of the Zhu family would probably have to give way to the war with the arrival of the war.

He also did not know whether he and the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect could safely leave the Xingluo Empire, and whether they could escape the pursuit and revenge between the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire.

In the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect of the Tiandou Empire, Ning Fengzhi carefully planned in the quiet room facing the continental map given by Mu Zhe.

His brows were furrowed, his fingers tapped lightly on the table, and his mind was full of thoughts.

This war was unusual. He recalled Qian Renxue's request that the troops must be as urgent as a raging fire, making full use of the power of the Tiandou Empire's cavalry to make a deep breakthrough and quickly cut off the Xingluo Empire's supply network.

On the other side, in the Tiandou Empire, there was an unusual prosperity in various places. As the great conscription progressed, more and more money was put into the market to become weapons, armor, supplies and horses.

And the Qibao Liuli Sect used a large amount of money to buy all kinds of materials.

In the city, shops rushed to open, with a dazzling array of goods, a constant flow of people, and a bustling bustle. In the countryside, the voices of grain merchants and farmers negotiating prices and the sounds of peasant women cutting new clothes complemented each other.

The people did not feel the tension before the war, after all, the targets of the conscription were knights and soul masters. Instead, they felt that life seemed to have gotten better since the new king ascended the throne.

The atmosphere on the border was completely different from that in China. Soldiers were constantly being recruited by the emperor from various lords and gathered here. The tense atmosphere made the pass, which was prosperous in the past due to cross-border trade, deserted.

Huge tents were built outside the pass, teams of elite cavalry were ready to go in the tents, powerful soul guides were placed outside the tents, and bright flags were flying on the tents.

Some of these flags were the national flags of the Tiandou Empire, some were the flags of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, some were the family emblems of various lords, and some were the logos of various soul master groups.

On the opposite Xingluo Empire, their border commander Dai Shiduo was full of worry on the towering city wall. He stood on the top of the city and looked at the Tiandou Empire on the other side.

There, huge camps are growing like mushrooms after rain, and they are different every day. Dense soldiers and soul guides are constantly gathering, as if they are ready to launch a fierce attack at any time.

The progress of Tiandou Empire's war preparations is already visible to the naked eye, but the various forces of Xingluo Empire are dead silent, as if those camps and flags do not exist.

The emperor only mobilized nearby lords to bring supplies and auxiliary troops to support, but the investment of these forces can be said to be extremely perfunctory compared to the possible crisis.

As the commander-in-chief of the border defense, he certainly knows that after many years of operation in Xingluo Empire, those towering walls and powerful soul guides will make the invaders hit their heads and bleed on them, but the atmosphere in Xingluo Empire at this time makes him very uneasy.

Those royal nobles and wealthy merchants are frantically buying and hoarding the hyped biological bracelets. Dai Shiduo looks at the bracelet on his hand. The function of this thing is indeed worthy of this heat. His own cultivation progress is advancing by leaps and bounds with the help of the bracelet, but before the war is about to come, this fanatical atmosphere is the biggest risk.