Chapter 24: The Standards of Marquis Wu

"Nightmare, why are you crazy!" Faced with the inexplicable questioning of Lord Nightmare, the white-browed old man from the Corpse Puppet Sect was also a little confused. At the same time, he quickly launched his momentum to fight against him, staring coldly at Lord Nightmare. .

In the hall, people stopped and looked around, not knowing what was happening inside.

"You have a traitor in your Corpse Puppet Sect! You killed my disciple!" Lord Nightmare's eyes were slightly red.

Meng Wushang was his favorite disciple and the one most promising to inherit his mantle. His talent was known as the number one person in the Guangling Cave Heavenly Divine Power Realm. It was easy to imagine how high his talent was.

But now, he was actually killed by his own people? How could Lord Nightmare endure this?

"The ghost? Killed Meng Wushang?" The white-browed old man was stunned. Then he said seriously. "Nightmare, there may be a misunderstanding about this matter. It is absolutely impossible for me, a disciple of the Corpse Puppet Sect, to kill your disciple."

"Misunderstanding? Well, let's ask your Corpse Puppet Sect's eldest grandson to come out and confront me!" Meng Meng said coldly.

"What? You mean Changsun Gu killed him?" The white-browed old man was shocked. According to Lord Nightmare, it was Changsun Gu who took action against Meng Wushang, which was a taboo! "This is even more ridiculous. Changsun Gu is not in the war zone at all. How can he kill your disciple?"

"Let me see where Changsun Gu is, don't fall into the enemy's trick." The white-browed old man inquired calmly, while Lord Nightmare was waiting on the side.

After a while, the white-browed old man's face became gloomy.

Changsun Gu...is not in his own war zone!

"Shi Ye, why don't you speak anymore!" Lord Nightmare said coldly. "Item Spirit, announce the results of the inquiry!"

A child-like figure immediately appeared in the hall, and then said coldly: "Sun Gu, the eldest son of the Corpse Puppet Sect, left the guarding war zone three days ago and his whereabouts are unknown."

"The second clone was destroyed in the Shanhaikou teleportation array five days ago."

"The Supreme Holy Envoy Cangsong and the Judgment Patrol reported to King Tianyao that Sun Gu, the seventh elder of the Corpse Puppet Sect, had rebelled and killed many powerful men from the Qingxin Sect, Tianjue Sect, and Qingyang Sect."

"Among them, Fang Liang, the head of Qingyang, sent out a cry for help before his death. It is suspected that Changsun Gu did it."

"But because Changsun Gu was not found, we have put it on hold for the time being."

After Qi Ling finished speaking, the whole place fell into deathly silence.

The expression of the white-browed old man Xiye changed slightly, while Lord Nightmare was even more bizarrely angry.

"Okay, okay! Both the Holy Envoy and the Judgment Patrol Team have accused you, Corpse Puppet Sect, of actually concealing the fact that you are a traitor. What is your intention!"

"Shi Ye, what else do you have to say!"

The people traveling with the Corpse Puppet Sect were all silent.

Changsun Gu had made a fuss before about his son, but this was dealt with by the Supreme Holy Envoy Cangsong. The Corpse Puppet Sect was famous for being ruthless and unjust. Even if a son died, no one would take it seriously.

But if you really care, it's completely understandable. In order to take revenge, Changsun Gu had every reason to rebel.

However, in terms of level, Xi Ye is only on the same level as Changsun Gu. A little higher is not high enough to control the other party's whereabouts.

This was indeed the first time he knew about these things.

Not only him, but everyone else was also shocked.

Cangsong, the Supreme Holy Envoy who has always supported the Corpse Puppet Sect, actually accused the elders of the Corpse Puppet Sect of rebellion. Now the Nightmare Lord of the Jiuyin Sect accused Changsun Gu of rebellion... They were not concerned about Changsun Gu as a person, but were more concerned about him. Yes, it’s the trend of support from the Supreme Religion...has it changed?

"Don't make any hasty conclusions about this matter!" Xiye said in a deep voice. "Since the True God didn't give any orders, it proves that there is a high possibility that Changsun Gu and our Corpse Puppet Sect will be wronged."

"The God of War map can check the aura locations of all the Venerables. Nightmare Venerable, everything must be found first before we can make a conclusion."

"When the sect master returns to the world, everything will come to light, and he will definitely give you an explanation!"

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On the distant border of the three sects' battle flags, on a mountain peak.

Changsun Gu, who looked lonely, felt a chill on his back, and an inexplicable sense of danger came over him.

Changsun Gu shuddered, thinking about what happened before, he couldn't help but feel chilled.

"My secret order to ask for help from the sect master has not been responded to yet. The ruling patrol actually labeled me as a traitor..."

As Shen Zhui abandoned Fang Liang and returned to the army, Changsun Gu's situation became extremely difficult.

Shen Zhui said that the Supreme Envoy wanted to kill him, but Changsun Gu really believed it!

When reporting this matter to the leader of the Corpse Puppet Sect, the other party just asked: "Do you really want to kill Mei Qing and Meng Wushang."

Changsun Gu answered sincerely what he was thinking, but the sect master directly cut off the communication. Later, he knew the secret order of the patrol team to label him as a traitor, and Changsun Gu was even more brilliant!

The sect master abandoned him firstly because of the Supreme Holy Envoy, and secondly because he had to bear the blame for the Shanhaikou Teleportation Formation.

If he doesn't carry it, the Corpse Puppet Sect will have to carry it!

The ruling patrol team must give a result, and the explanation from the scene is that he is almost the only one left alive! The rest are all dead! Everyone who is alive will testify against themselves!

Now, the alliance and the Supreme Holy Envoy all doubt him, and even the sect has lost trust... Although no one has taken action to arrest him, Changsun Gu can't sit still.

He knew very well that he was caught in a huge conspiracy. And it’s extremely difficult to explain.

Because killing Mei Qing and Meng Wushang was what he had in mind! Suddenly sending a second zombie clone to Shanhaikou to help Tianjuezong take control is hard to make sense!

He can't just sit back and die!

So Changsun Gu simply fled thousands of miles away from the war zone.

"Now, the only chance to clear away the suspicion is to wait for the True God to review and deduce the past."

"There's no way I could stay there and wait to die."

"There is only this hope..." Changsun Gu murmured to himself.

But in an instant, he smiled bitterly, because even if he finally found out that there was something wrong with Fang Liang, it would be difficult to escape unscathed.

Because now, he has two crimes to blame.

First, the Shanhaikou teleportation array was destroyed. As the main defender, he could not escape the crime of dereliction of duty.

The second is to leave one's post without authorization and escape from the war zone, which is an even greater crime!

"Fang Liang, Fang Liang!!" Changsun Gu realized in hindsight that he really hated that pretty face. The teeth will be broken.

If it weren't for Fang Liang, how could he, a dignified elder of the Corpse Puppet Sect and a fifth-level venerable, get to where he is today?

His status was completely lost and his second body was destroyed. It was a catastrophe!

"Shua~" A figure appeared on the top of the mountain. An old man wearing a gray robe came to Changsun Gu.

"Master, the Alliance has now listed Master on the defection list." The old man was lying on the ground.

As an elder of the Corpse Puppet Sect, Changsun Gu naturally has many servants. The road to becoming a strong man is always filled with enemies, and he also has his own channels to avoid them.

"What's the reason?" Chang Sungu suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Defected in the war zone, killed friendly troops, lost mountains and seaports, and killed Meng Wushang."

"Huh?" Changsun Gu's eyes widened and he grabbed the soul servant. "What did you say? I killed Meng Wushang, you say it again?!"

Facing Changsun Gu's roar, the servant replied tremblingly. "Half an hour ago, Lord Nightmare in the East War Zone suddenly accused the master of killing his disciple Meng Wushang, and the evidence is conclusive, as evidenced by Lord Nightmare's divided soul, which he saw with his own eyes."

"Pfft~" Changsun Gu vomited out a mouthful of old blood, his vision went dark, and he almost fainted.

At this moment, Changsun Gu really felt that he was the enemy of everyone in the world.

"It's over." Changsun Guchui fell to the ground. Elder Shiye was a good friend with whom he had a good relationship.

Changsun Gu was not stupid, he originally planned to defect to Shiye. If you want this friend to convey his intention to be assassinated to the higher ups, at least you can't let the person in the dark do whatever he wants. In this way, there may still be room for maneuver when the True God resumes the deduction in the future.

But now, Xi Ye's road is also blocked!

Changsun Gu really felt that he had no way to go to heaven or earth!

"Master, Master, please change your route and go to the South China Sea or the Northern Barbarians. There may be a habitat for the Master there..."

"As long as I survive, there may be a chance to come back in the future." The servant advised.

"I can't leave." Changsun Gu's eyes were determined. "Wherever I go, I will be tortured by this matter every day, and my inner demons will continue. Finally, I will die!"

"You just said, where did Meng Wushang die?" Changsun Gu asked.

"In the Eastern War Zone, about two thousand miles away from Boundary Breaking City."

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New town, outside the city.

After killing Meng Wushang, Shen Zhui collected everything and returned to the city.

Meng Wushang has a lot of good things. As the most talented person in the Jiuyin Sect’s magical realm, Lord Nightmare, who is the seventh-level disciple of the Lord, has a high status. Therefore, when Lian Taishang’s Holy Envoy Cangsong came to ask, even I didn’t even see Meng Wushang’s face.

Killing him would not only untie the knots in the hearts of his subordinates, but more importantly, it would gain another thing!

Military merit!

Nowadays, although the battle flags of the three sects and the God of War map are shrouded, and the forces of the sect alliance are domineering in the wilderness, in the military city that has been built, because of the presence of divine power barriers and statues, it is still possible to contact the rear of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This includes communications, the release of intelligence, etc.

Of course, in order to keep Xincheng's secret, Shen Zhui rarely contacted even his master, and only accepted the news from the Dazhou Temple unilaterally.

The military merit list is real-time data that encourages generals from all parties to fight. As long as the statue of the god is requested from the Law Enforcement Hall, even if the connection with the temple is cut off, deeds and military achievements can still be recorded.

Once reconnected, all kinds of intelligence information can be summarized immediately.

In this regard, the sect alliance is much worse than the Great Zhou.

Military merit list

Participant: Shen Zhui

Military merit: 180,750,000

Rank: twenty-seven

"Are you back in the top thirty?" Shen Zhui nodded. He mainly killed Meng Wushang and more than a hundred supernatural powers. This did not include the military exploits during the latent period.

I am afraid that the battle achievements at that stage will have to wait until the true gods review and deduce them before they can be counted. At that time, in the Jiuyou Realm, Shen Zhui did not carry a statue of the god.

"Killing Meng Wushang and destroying Lord Nightmare's spiritual split body allowed me to re-enter the top thirty in terms of military merit. Before, I had fallen outside of fifty." Shen Zhui was still very satisfied with the result.

You know, all the hidden masters of the three major frontier armies have been released. Coupled with foreign masters, these are all competitors!

The reason why he was able to enter the top 30 before was because Wu'an Hou fought quickly. The enemies of the sect alliance were concentrated on the side of Wu'an Army, so there were many opportunities to gain military merit.

During the few days in Breaking the Boundary City, Shen Zhui was basically idle, but the people from the Jizhou Army and the Qingzhou Army were not idle!

Shen Zhui looked at the top ten names again.

Lan Hai, Qingzhou Army, military merit of one billion and eighty million!

Que Tianhu, Jizhou Army, military merit of 990 million

Lu Yuanwei, Wu'an Army, military merit of 980 million

Xia Longfei, Jizhou Army, military merit of 930 million

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Looking along the way, many of the top ten in the military merit list were unfamiliar names. Relying on Lan Hai and his master's cultivation, Shen Zhui also came to the conclusion that those with strong military merit and ranking in the top ten were at least Venerable Six. Above!

"With so many high-level sages, do I still have to compete with Master?"

"The position of Wuhou cannot confer a large number of rewards. According to past experience, apart from the hundreds of Wuhou who were granted the title of Wuhou at one time when the country was established and the world was established, the most times were only eleven Wuhou during the conquest of the Northern Barbarians. That was also the largest number in the past eight hundred years, and since then there have never been more than ten people..."

"Even Lan Hai has long been strong enough to be granted the title of a marquis. His past military exploits are not included in this calculation, but he has not been granted the title of a marquis."

Shen Zhui felt a heavy pressure. It was difficult to become a Marquis, but it was even harder to become a Marquis of Wu.

Among all the titles, Earl, Viscount and Baron can be obtained by luck. For example, if a woman in the family marries into the palace and relies on the marriage relationship, these three types of titles are generously rewarded, and even relatives who are beyond the reach of eight poles may be able to get them. Viscount Dangdang.

However, this kind of in-law nepotism can only lead to an ordinary marquis at best.

Want to be granted the title of Marquis of Wu? It must be a real achievement!

"Mr. Yu, do you think there is a reward standard for the position of Marquis Wu?" Shen Zhui couldn't help but look at Yu Ziqi. This gentleman from the capital, who was born under the emperor, might know more.

Yu Ziqi pondered for a moment and said: "As far as my subordinates know, there is only one standard for the position of Marquis Wu, and that is whether he has made meritorious service to the country."

"But there are many kinds of this 'gong'."

"For example, there are precedents for managing cities, opening up territories, and even forging artifacts that benefit the country. For example, the artifact popular in the military, the Myriad God Realm, was created by the Divine Worker. With this artifact, he was awarded the title of God Worker in one fell swoop. position, and the status is extremely high, no worse than the title of king."

"If you only talk about military merit and ennoblement, there are some potential rule restrictions."

"Oh?" Shen Zhui said, cupping his hands. "Appreciate further details."

"Each of the positions of Wuhou symbolizes the military force and outstanding military exploits of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"But the world has been settled for more than 800 years, and the title of prince is based solely on military merit. As long as they live long enough, there will always be strong people who can survive until the day when military merit is sufficient, so the imperial court later abolished the quantitative method."

"Why?" Shen Zhui wondered, slowly getting over it. This was very common in some systems in previous lives.

"Marquis Wu, Marquis Wu, the most important thing is force!"

“If you don’t have unparalleled achievements or unparalleled courage, it’s not enough to win the title!”

"If a general who is 700 or 800 years old can become a Marquis of Wu, and is granted the title of Marquis of Wu, but cannot go to the battlefield, and forces himself to go to the battlefield, but is hacked to death by a general, wouldn't it make people laugh out loud? "

"It is a consensus that those who survive can only be ordinary marquises and cannot become Wuhou. If the deadline is approaching and the potential has been exhausted, even if the military merits are achieved and the military headquarters reports them, they will be brushed off at the central level. Very few Someone can make an exception. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com ”

"That's why there are ordinary marquises and Wuhous. The former gives honor and wealth to strong men who have meritorious service but are old, so that they can enjoy glory, live happily in their old age, and flourish."

"The latter is the big man who truly holds real power, fights foreign wars, and has unlimited possibilities!"

"Moreover, after so many years of stability in the Zhou Dynasty, Marquis Wu no longer needs so much."

"Otherwise, just the fiefdom rewards from these marquises would be a headache for the Ministry of Husbandry and Rites."

"Furthermore, once the position of Wuhou becomes widespread, it will lose its original intention of demonstrating national strength and cultivating talents. Therefore, the standards are naturally becoming more and more demanding."

Yu Ziqi cupped his hands toward the north and said: "I heard rumors in the early years that people over three hundred years old cannot be granted the title of Marquis of Wu. The General Lan Hai you have seen is probably close to this threshold, and I don't know if he can catch up this time." Fight and win an opportunity to make an exception and show mercy."

"As for many venerables on the military merit list, they may have the idea of ​​​​taking the position of Wuhou and gaining great fortune, but most of them can only get an ordinary marquis, and it is difficult to win the reward of Wuhou."