Izumo, Shuoyang City.

One of the humble grocery shops in the backyard.

This was originally a secret property of the Zhang family, but since a few people came half a month ago, everyone in the Zhang family has withdrawn.

At this time, a man was standing there with his hands behind his back and looking at a map in front of him.

Da Yao's military front is hundreds of miles away from Shuoyang City, and there is also a Suyang City in the middle.

"Sect Master, Yang Jiu is missing." A man walked behind the man and said.

"Oh?" The man turned around and said, "What happened? When did he disappear?"

This man was fifty or sixty years old, wearing a blue shirt, and his appearance was not angry and mighty.

It is Ren Baqian’s old acquaintance, Zhan Changkong, the leader of the Golden Circle.

He was one of the hundreds of households who were transferred from Tianjing Land to Izumo this time.

"Yang Jiu said last night that he was going to investigate the barracks, but he didn't come back after leaving. I went to search for it, but found no traces." The man said.

"Are you arrested?" Zhan Changkong frowned.

"I think... maybe..." The man was hesitant and didn't dare to speak out.

"What might it be?" Zhan Changkong's face suddenly calmed down.

"Maybe he ran away! I have felt something wrong these days, as if he was preparing for something. Moreover, although his skills are not high, he is agile and skillful in hiding, and no one knows our background. He may be caught very little. Combined with his performance these days, I think he has a higher chance of running away."

"I have long felt that Yang Jiu is a person with a cold heart and a weak heart, and it is indeed unreliable!" Another middle-aged man immediately shouted when he heard this.

"Is there still a chance to catch it?" Zhan Changkong said with an ugly face.

"If Licheng had been in the middle of the night last night, I wouldn't be able to catch up now. After all, we are not equipped with enough people," said the man.

"The master of the sect, it would be fine if he ran away. I'm afraid he will go to report the news and can't stay here anymore."

"If he reported the news, the army has arrived now. But to be safe, I can't stay here. Liu Dong, go and notify the previous contact person and ask him to arrange a residence for him.

Xu Yi, go and notify others to pack up and evacuate temporarily.

And you...you go and find out if there is Yang Jiu's whereabouts. Maybe something happened to him." Zhan Changkong arranged one by one.

After all the people were arranged, Zhan Changkong turned his head to the last man who had a cloth-covered face and only had one eye exposed, "Ling Zekuan, do you think, if Yang Jiu really ran away, would he go and sue us and sell us?"

"The only thing you and Liu Dong know about the news about the leader is that you and I and Liu Dong know. Even if he reported it, Izumo only knew that there were people like us. Be careful in the future." The outer sect deacon Ling Zekuan said. In the first investigation mission, he was cut off half of his face and one eye for the rear of Zhan Changkong Palace, but he saved his life and came back.

Zhan Changkong and others changed their residence and monitored them for a few days. They found that there was no movement, so they felt relieved. Although Yang Jiu ran away, he still had some friendship and did not sell all of these people.

However, at this time, it is in the capital of Izumo Kingdom.

"Prime Minister, the Xuancheng defenders caught a man while patrolling. It is said that they came from Dayao and sent him overnight." said a scholar wearing a long gown, a square scarf on his head and a long beard.

"Oh? The ancient clan from Da Yao?" The prime minister is a man in his fifties and sixties, but his body is round in a spherical shape, or two spherical shapes are connected together, and the smaller spherical shape is a pair of small eyes flashing brightly.

He was the prime minister of Izumo Kingdom. Now he was angry with the traitor of the traitor by the soldiers in the city. The traitor who controlled the power of the court, made the emperor a puppet, formed cliques for personal gain, blocked the way of speech, and deposed different political views. Zheng Chengmian, who is still only concerned about internal struggle.

"No, it is said that it came from the Land of Heaven and Scenery. And he also said something." The scribe said.

"What?"

"The Land of Heaven and Scenery was pacified by the ancient tribe, half a year ago."

"What?" Zheng Chengmian was shocked when he heard this: "It has been half a year since the ancient tribe restored the heavenly scenery?"

"Yes, sir."

"Those barbarians have actually calmed down the Heavenly Scenery Land for half a year, and they have been doing what the Heavenly Scenery Land has not calmed down... Why do you think he is?" Zheng Chengmian got up and walked a few steps in the room. His flesh was trembling when he almost took every step.

It can be said that the whole person is made up of fat.

"If the news of the recession of the Tianjing Land spread, Daxia would definitely not send troops easily. They just need to face our Yun Kingdom and Chen Kingdom, but they concealed the news and acted as if the Southern Protectorate was involved in the quagmire.

Now Daxia has once again replaced the troops from all over the country with new recruits, gathering a total of 530,000 troops, and they are still guarding the news.

I guess their goal is the army of Daxia. In other words, their goal is Daxia!”

"Yes, I guess so too. Otherwise, they would have no reason to hold the news firmly, unless their purpose is Daxia!" Zheng Chengmian laughed, and after laughing, he looked at the middle-aged scholar with a smile: "Then they attacked me this time..."

"Just like before, for the sake of looting! The barbarians cannot build, they will only destroy, they will not occupy, they will only loot." The middle-aged scribe insisted on the railway.

"Hmph, I know that this is the case. Since this is the case, the news that the barbarian pacified the land of heaven and scenery cannot be revealed. He must drag Daxia in and kill the person!"

"yes!"

However, neither of them knew, and the man had no news.

It was this time that the guard's commander's mansion sent more than 400 people into Izumo to inquire about the situation in each city.

The reason why I didn't say this news was not because of my affection, but because I wanted to use this news as a way to protect my life and even invite rewards after seeing Minister Izumo.

However, it was this little thought that made him never have the chance to say the news again.

It also made the two of them no longer have the chance to know the news, otherwise they would have rethinked the goal of Dayao's attack on Izumo this time.

However, the news they have received has once again misjudged Da Yao's goal, continued to immerse themselves in the internal struggles, and worked hard for a more important goal.

For them, it is a good thing that some cities are destroyed.

Those city lords have their own troops and are hard for the court to manage them. This is a situation that the Izumo Kingdom has formed since its establishment.

Originally, this situation had hope of breaking a few decades ago, but the emperor and prime minister at that time were short-sighted and missed this opportunity.

But they will not miss this opportunity again.

Now that the city is broken, the city lords either die or escape. Even after the barbarian retreats, their foundations are cleared. The court can hold all the cities in its own hands, and the court's control will increase greatly.

It even created a centralized imperial court like Daxia.

This will definitely do more harm than good for Izumo Kingdom, and it can even be said to be a success!
Chapter completed!