Chapter 232 Nine Cities and Nine Pillars, What Formation Is This?
"Your Majesty, where are we going now?"

An untimely voice interrupted the young man's words.

"Shut up. I've told you several times. When you're out in public, call me Master."

Zhu Houzhao scolded him immediately, but after he finished speaking he realized that he had made a mistake and couldn't help but pause.

When I turned around and saw the other person's outfit, I felt even more upset.

"Prince Qi Yang rode a white horse and a silver spear. His demeanor was unrivaled in the Ming Dynasty. How come it's you who..."

Zhu Houzhao snorted lightly, but seemed to think of something halfway through his words and did not finish.

"The Great Sui Dynasty has begun to unfold, but no one knows where the core area is, except for the few people who have laid out the plan."

Daxing, Luoyang, Jiangdu, or somewhere else, I think others are also guessing. "

Zhu Houzhao smiled lightly.

"I have been keeping an eye on the Great Sui Dynasty over the years, although the spies I sent in have not found any information."

“But that doesn’t mean I gained nothing.”

"After the Goguryeo War, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty suddenly started building a canal. Judging from the situation, this great river can indeed connect the north and the south and play a huge role."

"But the Sui Dynasty was too hasty. It put all its national strength into promoting the canal project, taking Goguryeo and other ethnic minorities as captives, and even directly contributing civilians to the project."

"Such a waste of money and manpower cannot help but make people think more."

"Moreover, Yang Lin and other important officials at the time remained silent about this project."

"There can only be one reason for this situation. This huge canal is related to the plan of the Sui Dynasty."

"And the Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty runs from Zhuojun in the north to Jiangdu in the south."

Zhu Houzhao chuckled.

"So, we are going to Zhuo County?"

The man next to him spoke first.

Zhu Houzhao's smile froze in an instant.

"Zhuo County is close to Youzhou, which is considered the border area of ​​the Great Sui Dynasty. How could it be a core location?"

Zhu Houzhao's voice was obviously filled with anger.

It’s not his fault. Even a fool can see the difference if he puts these two places together.

"So the young master wants to go to Jiangdu."

Li Jinglong suddenly realized.

Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth and instinctively wanted to curse a few words.

But looking at the other person's clear and stupid eyes, I felt like I didn't know what to say for a moment.

"No, we're going to Luoyang."

Zhu Houzhao turned his head and snorted.

After saying this, he did not look at the other person.

Asking a person who can't even tell the difference between Zhuojun and Jiangdu to figure out why he should go to Luoyang is no different from asking a sow to climb a tree.

"Everyone knows the importance of Jiangdu. From the overall situation, the key to the Great Sui Dynasty this time is two locations, either Daxing or Jiangdu."

"Daxing has always been in the open, but it is geographically too far west."

"Based on this analysis, Jiangdu's possibility accounts for more than 70%."

"but……"

Zhu Houzhao paused:
"I have a feeling that Luoyang will definitely be a key location."

"First, Yang Guang expanded Luoyang, and then Gao Changsheng returned to China and went to Luoyang as soon as possible."

"Luoyang was the eastern capital of the Sui Dynasty. Yang Guang expanded and renovated it. This was normal behavior. Gao Changsheng entered Luoyang to cause trouble for the Buddhist sect. It seems that there is nothing wrong with their actions."

“But I just feel like something is wrong.”

Zhu Houzhao shook his head, and then said decisively:
"Let's go to Luoyang."

"Anyway, this time, it's not our turn to actually take action. I'm here just to watch."

"Even if my guess is wrong, Luoyang, as one of the two capitals of the Sui Dynasty and a city located in the central region, cannot stay out of this situation."

"Yes."

Li Jinglong bowed immediately.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt like he was playing the lute to a cow.

He analyzed a lot, but the final response he got was just one word.

And from the other party's expression, Zhu Houzhao was 100% sure that he didn't understand a word, and the final response was more like instinct. Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyes, looked at the other party deeply, and after a long time, he suddenly shouted:

"go!"

It was just one short word, but it sparked with fire.

Li Jinglong blinked, touched his head in confusion, and then took a step forward and caught up with Zhu Houzhao.

"唳~~~"

"Ang~~~"

Just as Zhu Houzhao and Li Jinglong were heading towards Luoyang at a high speed.

In various places in the Sui Dynasty, human figures were staring at the image in the sky.

Red flame golden crow, black water cold dragon.

The simultaneous appearance of these two military spirits really shocked many people.

But in fact, for many people hiding in the dark, this is not a big deal.

Over the years, no one has found any clues about Gao Jiong and Yang Su.

But many people speculated that the two people faked their deaths to hide this fact.

Now that the two armies have appeared, it only proves this speculation which has a great possibility.

But for many people who are secretly gearing up for action, the image in the sky is just the beginning.

Gao Jiong has not shown up yet, and Yang Su has not shown up either.

Yang Jian did not show up either.

The true purpose of the Sui Dynasty was not revealed.

This is what everyone cares about most.

At this moment, more than one person is waiting.

Outside Jiangdu City.

Shi Zhixuan was also looking at the reappearing huge city of Jiangdu.

But this time, he did not show any anxious emotion like before.

Beside him, the founder Mu Qingliu stood with his hands behind his back, showing no intention of taking any action.

Shi Zhixuan squinted his eyes.

As soon as Jiang Du appeared, he felt fluctuations in more than one place within a radius of a hundred miles.

It is obvious that there are more smart people in the Sui Dynasty than just these two.

Watching the flashes by, it was impossible to capture the fluctuations in the specific location.

Shi Zhixuan's expression became more solemn.

There is no doubt that the current situation has become extremely complicated.

If it weren't for the Evil Emperor's relic, it might be in Jiangdu. Shi Zhixuan would have probably escaped at the first opportunity.

He was an official minister of the Sui Dynasty, a man with a title and an official position. Only a fool would go against the Sui Dynasty, especially at such a risk.

As for Mu Qingliu, even though he calls him "ancestor" all the time, if you ask if Shi Zhixuan really has any feelings for him, the only response he can give is "hehe".

"boom!"

Just when Shi Zhixuan was calculating the gains and losses in his mind, Jiangdu City suddenly began to shake, and a huge beam of light shot up into the sky from the city.

Shi Zhixuan looked up suddenly.

In various parts of the Sui Dynasty, countless people took the same action as him.

Huge pillars of light also appeared in Daxing, Luoyang and other cities.

"The two riders turned into the sun and the moon, could this be the same great formation as before?" someone exclaimed.

"Impossible. That formation was indeed centered around the Sun and Moon Cavalry, but most of the Xiaoguo Army had already fallen at Yumen Pass, with seven out of ten dead. It's impossible to recreate the original formation." Someone shook his head.

"Look."

"One, two, three, four. Nine pillars of light. They should be nine places. They are most likely nine cities in various parts of the Sui Dynasty."

"What kind of formation is this?" More than one person murmured.

"Nine, nine, no way?"

"Could it be? How is it possible? This shouldn't be possible..." Someone seemed to have thought of something and showed an expression of disbelief.

(End of this chapter)