Chapter 56: This time we don't rob, next time we'll rob ruthlessly

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  Li Yuanba asked about the issue of shared power during these two days of rest: "Strange, the monks here have a strange large formation that can actually allow tens of thousands of people to maintain consistency, and their powers seem to be shareable too! When used, it can completely annihilate your mythological masters in an instant. How come I've never encountered you guys using such a large formation back home?"

  After killing all the Tubo people's underlings, they looked at each other in embarrassment for a while, not knowing what to say, and their faces were all very ashamed!

  Under Li Yuanba's questioning, Yang Lin was pushed out!

  Yang Lin's face turned red as he explained the reason: The Central Plains produced many talented people, and this formation was also created by them! However, the requirements for this formation are simple, that is, the heart and spirit must be consistent, and there must be a spirit of dedication in any situation! This formation was once popular in the Central Plains, but eventually, no one dared to use it! The drawback of this formation is that after forming the large array, the people who make up the array will experience a period of decline in their cultivation, which can last from one to two years. The higher the cultivation, the more severe the decline, and the longer the time! At that time, many people were assassinated by enemies during the decline period and died very miserably! So people gradually abandoned this large array that could kill a thousand enemies but harm eight hundred of their own! However, there is another large array that has no side effects, which is the Arhat Formation of Shaolin Temple in Buddhism. But this can only be performed by 108 people at most, and the selection of people who can form the array is very strict. It is a secret transmission of Buddhism and cannot be spread out! Even if it were to be spread out, others would not be able to perform it because they would also need the support of various Buddhist scriptures! So now we all rely on our own cultivation as the main means, and even under the threat of life, it is impossible to maintain the heart and spirit to form a large array...

  Li Yuanba was speechless, resentfully saying that Chinese people are all dragons, but once they gather together, they become insects.

  Li Yuanba has witnessed the madness of this group, nearly a million people, not one person is trying to escape! If it were in the Central Plains, if the casualties exceeded 100,000 troops, the remaining ones would have run away long ago! Our ancestors didn't say, as long as we leave the green hills, we won't worry about having no firewood to burn!

  After this battle, the resistance of Tubo was basically reduced to nothing! The troops following behind had new troops joining every day, like a pack of hungry wolves rushing into the weak and fragile home of Tubo! Tubo was destroyed and became part of the territory of the Great Tang! History would not see the appearance of another Songtsen Gampo, nor would there be any more events like the marriage of Princess Wencheng to Tibet.

  Half a month later, Li Yuanba returned to Chang'an with his daughter Li Yilin, waiting for the army to use the name of Chaike to sweep through all the high-end forces of Huihe, and strengthen its control over the foreign tribes that had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty! This was all discussed by the Li family together, after all, they had already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty...

  Half a year later, the troops returned! Li Yuanba added two daughters and one son! Du Qing gave birth to a son, but in terms of pampering, it's still three daughters who are spoiled! Li Yilin, Li Simin and Li Ningying...

  Du Qing's son was relatively neglected, but the other three girls loved to hold him in their arms, making Du Qing very proud! Because they all knew why Li Yuanba was so affectionate with his three daughters, he poured all his thoughts into these three daughters, proving that her man was not a person who liked novelty and disliked old things!

  The Red Guard girl can now be said to have abandoned her past hatred and doesn't know where the idea of instilling hatred in children has gone!

  After the army returned, Li Yuanba let the army disperse and reassemble three months later!

  The army that plundered the Tubo territory also returned, and everyone made a fortune, becoming rich households in the local area, making those who didn't go due to various reasons so envious they almost bled! It is said that Li Yuan will conquer other places three months later, and they are all busy packing up their belongings, bringing their families to Chang'an.

  The imperial army also asked for orders to assist Li Yuanba in conquering the foreign tribes, which made Li Yuan both worried and excited. Expanding territory, this is what every emperor dreams of!

  Li Yuan's worries are well-founded. The massive gathering of people in Chang'an has left many places with abandoned land, which is a big problem when agriculture is the foundation! He is very worried that this year's tax revenue will be greatly reduced. With such high spirits, how can it be forcibly suppressed? If forced to suppress, it may lead to civil unrest; don't the courtiers also seem restless?!

  Cheng Yaojin and his legendary team of experts were thrilled, with battles to fight and wealth to expand their family's influence. Such a great opportunity was hard to come by! Every time they recalled the past, they felt even more wise. If they had followed Qin Wang or fled to distant lands back then, they would have either been killed by Li Yuanba or spent their lives in hiding. How could they have achieved today's glory? It was likely that they would be remembered for centuries to come, becoming the pioneers of expanding the territory and bringing honor to their ancestors!

  Li Yuanba's son was named by Li Hui himself, called Li Xing, and was enfeoffed as the King of Zhen at birth!

  Three months later, the Great Army will gather on its own! Yuwen Chengdu advances to Mythical rank and becomes the strongest martial artist under Li Yuanba!

  The destination of the expedition - Mohe! This is an ancient nation, known as Sushen during the Zhou and Qin dynasties. They lived between the White Mountain (also known as Baitou Mountain, Dutai Mountain, Dabai Mountain, or Changbai Mountain) and the Black Water, making a living by fishing and hunting, and had close ties with the Central Plains region. From the Han to the Wei and Jin dynasties, the descendants of Sushen were called Mohe, and were subjugated by Fuyu for a long time. In the early years of the Cao Wei dynasty, they broke free from Fuyu's control and began to pay tribute directly to the Central Plains, with rapid social development, the emergence of private ownership, and the division between rich and poor. During the Northern Wei dynasty, Mohe was renamed Mogi, and their power grew stronger, gradually defeating the Fuyu people and occupying the area around the present-day Songhua River, still subordinate to the Central Plains government. At the end of the Sui and Tang dynasties, Mogi was again called Mohe, with seven major tribes: Zhemu, Baima, Boduo, Anchegu, Haoshigou, Fune, and Heishui. Among them, the Zhemu Mohe, named after their residence on the Zhemu River (now the Second Songhua River), was the strongest, with thousands of warriors. In 605 AD, the Zhemu Mohe were defeated by Goguryeo, and their leader Tudigong led eight tribes to surrender to the Sui dynasty from Fuyu City (now Jilin Siping) in the northwest, and were resettled in the area around Liu City (now Liaoning Chaoyang), gradually merging with the local Han people. The remaining Zhemu people in their homeland later became vassals of Goguryeo along with the Baima, Boduo, Anchegu, Haoshigou, and other Mohe tribes.

  The people here are tall and strong, known for their horizontal exercises, and the local customs are fierce! However, they were affiliated with Goguryeo, which left Li Yuanba perplexed! But these are all historical issues, Li Yuanba doesn't care about them. However, having been called the Great Han of Northeast China, but now being affiliated with a garbage country, Li Yuanba is very angry! This is the chicken head on the map of later generations, no matter what, after defeating the Mohe, he immediately killed his way into Goguryeo! Damn it, just thinking about the famous trashy remarks of later generations: So-and-so is our Great Korean Empire's person! Li Yuanba felt suffocated in his heart, this is even more shameless than that island country that distorted history!

  Li Yuanba didn't want to take action himself, and the ethnic group that mainly practices horizontal exercises here can't even arouse Li Yuanba's interest! Digging for ginseng or something like a heavenly treasure is quite meaningful...

  Li Yuanba let the army attack freely, and he took a few people to rush to Changbai Mountain to dig ginseng. Of course, all three famous treasures were within his digging range. The ancient name for ginseng is Huang Jing, Di Jing, Shen Cao. Ginseng is called "the king of herbs" by people, it's one of the famous "Three Treasures of Northeast China" (ginseng, sable fur, deer antler), a well-known and expensive medicinal material at home and abroad, known to old and young alike.

  Li Yuanba and his men ran amok in Jilin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang and other places that became famous later, causing the local people to live in fear and unrest. The powerful army didn't slaughter the local people indiscriminately, but instead swept through the local leaders' strongholds one by one. However, the locust-like army that followed was a disaster for the local people. When Li Yuanba arrived, he instructed his men not to treat the locals like the Tubo people did, but not killing people became their forte, and they would take everything from the locals instead. If they were in a good mood, they would take away the locals' entire family fortune with just one copper coin; if they were in a bad mood, they wouldn't even bother to speak before taking away the locals' entire family fortune...

  Rebel, die!

  When Li Yuanba arrived here, he realized why the people known for their fierce folk customs were conquered by Goguryeo. The horizontal exercise method had no true energy cultivation technique, and it was a waste of time for them to guard the land with natural medicine stores! If they had true energy techniques, let alone one Goguryeo, even Zhongyuan wouldn't be able to produce as many masters as they did! This is a very strange region, in the high martial world there's actually such an eccentric nation...

  However, after Li Yuanba merged with the army, he only knew that there was a reason for this! This place used to be the holy land of martial artists. Since the Qin Dynasty, those in power have realized that this is the greatest threat to social stability! They sent heavy troops to surround and wipe out all the martial artists here, while uniting with neighboring countries to suppress the martial artists here! Not a single true energy skill was left, nor was any true energy skill allowed to flow into this land! Slowly but surely, this place became a mere existence, only allowing vassalage, not permitting any country to occupy it! But Li Yuanba's arrival may make this place once again the holy land of martial artists!

  "Haha, this is even better! Such a treasure trove, it's foolish not to use it! I've decided, from now on, this place will be my territory! Go announce it, from today on, whoever dares to take a single needle or thread from here, I'll crush them to death! And tell them, we're going to make a trip to Goguryeo soon, let them try to snatch whatever they want!" Li Yuanba exclaimed excitedly, this place was simply heaven-sent!

  When Li Yuanba's order was passed to the locust army, no one dared to say a word of complaint! Don't loot here, isn't there still Goguryeo?