Chapter 273 Old Friends
While several people in the Yin-Yang School were still making their own plans for the development of the Yin-Yang School, Yang Chong was perfecting the final changes of the Seven Limits of Sword Dao in the Palace of Prince Qi.

At this time, several days had passed since the martial arts discussion at the Jixia Academy. Although he had absorbed the essence of the sword arts of various schools of thought with the help of the sword world and evolved the sword intent of the seven limits of sword arts, Yang Chong still needed to do a lot to bring it to perfection.

Although the Seven Limits of Sword Dao is an evolution of the sword world, its root is still in Yang Chong. Yang Chong's sword world has a master, so all the sword techniques evolved in the sword world can be traced back to the changes in Yang Chong's sword Dao, and the same is true for the Seven Limits of Sword Dao.

The so-called Seven Limits of the Sword Dao just confirms another martial art in Yang Chong’s memory, a sword technique that exists between gods and demons. However, no matter it is sword technique or sword technique, in the final analysis, it is just a weapon created by humans to enhance their own combat effectiveness, because Yang Chong can also create the Seven Limits of the Sword Dao by using the sword world.

The power of the Seven Limits of Kendo is certainly not as great as the original Seven Limits of Sword Skills, but the subtlety of the Seven Limits is not inferior. It is just limited by the plane level of this world.

The power levels are different between different worlds, but there are many factors that cause this difference. A world with a low power level does not mean that its skills are inferior to those of a high-level world.

On the contrary, in a world with a low power level, because there is too little heaven and earth energy to borrow, people often push the technical theory to the extreme in order to practice. In this respect, they are not necessarily inferior to the high-level world.

Of course, this is not necessarily the case. In most cases, the higher-level world is also stronger in terms of skills. After all, in the higher-level world, people have broader knowledge and more opportunities.

However, under some special circumstances, one can still reach a higher level in a low-level world, such is the case with the world Yang Chong belongs to now.

Therefore, the Seven Limitations of Sword Dao belonging to Yang Chong appeared. With the Seven Limitations of Sword Dao, among the numerous masters in the world, Yang Chong is the best in terms of attack alone. More importantly, with the sword world, the Seven Limitations of Sword Dao is not the limit of Yang Chong. In the future, Yang Chong can have even more powerful offensive skills.

But it is too far to talk about that now. Right now, Yang Chong only needs to perfect the seven limits of swordsmanship.

In front of Yang Chong, the Taia Sword, which once had only a sword body but no sword spirit, was reborn. The sword body, sword spirit, sword energy, and sword intent all became one, blooming with the brilliance of a sword of power. This was the rebirth of the Taia Sword. In addition to the power of heaven and earth, the Taia Sword now also had the domineering energy of heaven and earth.

It can be said that the reborn Taia Sword is better than the original version. In terms of sword skills alone, it deserves to be the best in the world.

With the last Heaven-Devouring Sword Intent being completely compatible with Yang Chong, the Seven Limits of Sword Dao were truly completed.

"Now that this matter is done, it's time to do something else. Let's set a small goal first and get the title of Eastern Emperor." Yang Chong said to himself.

"That will have to wait until you unify Zhao and Yan." Before Yang Chong finished speaking, Zi Nu's voice was heard at the door of the hall. Beside Zi Nu there was another person, someone who should not be here: Wei Zhuang.

The reason why Wei Zhuang appeared here was naturally because he was invited by Yang Chong.

As for Yang Chong's purpose, it was naturally that he wanted to recruit Wei Zhuang under his command. Of course, Wei Zhuang would definitely not accept Yang Chong's invitation now, but in the near future, Yang Chong believed that Wei Zhuang would definitely accept his invitation.

As for the reason, it is naturally that South Korea’s existence has officially entered the countdown.

The State of Wei has officially formed an alliance with the State of Qin and is preparing to use Qin's military force to attack the State of Chu next year and seize the territory that originally belonged to the State of Song and was annexed by Chu when the five states attacked Qi.

When the five countries attacked Qi, Yan invaded Qi's homeland and plundered a large amount of Qi's wealth. But the country that benefited the most was not Yan, but Wei, Zhao and Chu.

The State of Zhao obtained the Jixi area of ​​Qi, places like Dong'a and Pingyuan. If there had not been that battle, the State of Zhao would not have had the so-called Lord Pingyuan. The State of Qin obtained part of the territory of the current Dongjun, but the State of Wei was the one that benefited the most.

One of the important reasons why the five countries united to attack Qi was that Qi had swallowed up the Song State at that time. The Song State was a big country at that time. At its peak, its territory was thousands of miles long, spanning the two Huai regions, and it ruled over more than three million people. It was even stronger than the Han State at that time. It was cultivated by Qin in the east to contain Qi, Wei and Chu.

Qi's annexation of Song completely disrupted Qin's layout in the east. How could Qin not be anxious? What's more, Song was a prosperous country with a large population. If Qi could completely absorb Song's national strength, it could increase its army by a maximum of 200,000. You must know that Qi was under the rule of King Tian of Qi Min at that time, and it already had 600,000 soldiers. If Qi could increase its army by another 200,000, its peak strength could reach 800,000.

What is the concept of an army of 800,000?
You must know that even the current Qin State cannot muster 600,000 soldiers and horses under the maximum conscription. Only after Qin State has annexed most of the world and is attacking the State of Chu can it mobilize an army of 600,000.

Even when the five countries formed an alliance to attack Qin a few years ago, they only managed to gather an army of 500,000.

So the State of Qi was beaten up by the crowd at that time. It was also the peak of the Hezuo War. The State of Qi was defeated and fell into its current state of coexistence.

Of course, none of these are important. What is important is that the State of Wei at that time obtained most of the territory belonging to the State of Song. When the State of Wei was beaten and fled in panic by the State of Qin in the west, it was fortunate to receive this wave of recovery from the State of Song, which barely maintained the dignity of the State of Wei.

But at the same time, Wei's border issue also changed, because the Chu State at that time also seized part of the territory belonging to Song State, which is now Pengcheng, Pei County and other places.

All these things led to the fact that the border between Wei and Chu was greatly expanded, and the land originally belonging to Song was occupied by the two countries. More conflicts broke out as a result. Both sides wanted to take back the other's territory belonging to Song, so that over the years, there were many dirty things between Wei and Chu.

However, the biggest threat facing the State of Chu was the State of Qin, and the State of Wei did not dare to easily provoke a big country like the State of Chu, so no large-scale war broke out between the two countries.

But now this situation has changed. In order to reverse its decline on the battlefield of Dongjun, Qin had to pull Wei into the battlefield. In exchange, it sent troops to help Wei attack Chu and help Wei seize Chu's share of Song land.

Of course, even if the Dongjun incident had not happened, Qin would have helped Wei attack Chu. This was definitely not because Wei was Qin's own son, but because everything was just Qin's calculation.

It seemed that Qin was helping Wei, but in fact it was harming Wei. Now the connection between Wei and Zhao had been cut off, and the incident of Lord Xinling saving Zhao could never happen again. However, Qin also had to guard against the possibility that Chu would lend a helping hand in the future process of annexing Wei. It also had to guard against the possibility that Wei would send troops to help Han when Qin annexed Han.

Therefore, although it seemed that Qin was helping Wei, it was actually harming Wei. When Qin helped Wei seize Chu's share of Song land, Wei would become the target of public criticism. At that time, if Wei was in danger, Chu would certainly watch it die because of its resentment. And when Qin annexed Han, Wei did not have the courage to confront Qin.

These are the information that Yang Chong has. It may seem like not much, but this is something that can only be seen because he has a vision that can transcend time.

Therefore, Yang Chong knew that as Qin put Wei into the state it wanted, Han would not be far from death. If there was no Yang Chong, Qin's first target would still be Zhao, and it would drag Zhao to exhaustion until Zhao's life was taken away. But now because of Yang Chong's appearance, Qin would most likely attack Han first, and after completely dealing with Han, it would focus on Zhao.

It was based on this judgment that Yang Chong invited Wei Zhuang into the Palace of King Qi.

Han was annexed by Qin, and this was a reality that no one could change. After all, Han was now surrounded by Qin on three sides, and had almost become a country within Qin. Naturally, a dead end was waiting for Han, and even Yang Chong could not change anything.

But after Han was annexed by Qin, Yang Chong was able to accomplish many things, such as gathering talents from all walks of life in Han.

South Korea's military manufacturing is the best in the world and is not inferior to Qin in terms of sophistication. It has accumulated a large number of skilled craftsmen in the military industry, and these people are exactly what Yang Chong needs.

In addition, there are talents such as Han Fei, Han Yu, Zhang Liang and Wei Zhuang.

There is no need to say much about Han Fei and Zhang Liang. Han Yu can also be called a hero and is considered one of the few smart people in Korea. As for Wei Zhuang, he is also of great use to Yang Chong.

Yang Chong was not sure about Wei Zhuang's ability on the battlefield. After all, in the original time and space, Wei Zhuang had few opportunities to show his ability on the battlefield, and the Kingdom of Han was destroyed anyway, so Wei Zhuang's ability to command troops remained to be confirmed.

But Wei Zhuang's ability in another aspect is unquestionable, that is the ability to maintain public order.

After all, as the leader of Liusha and the boss of the Korean underworld, Wei Zhuang has a deep understanding of the civilian forces outside the unofficial rule, and these are precisely the most unstable group of people in the security of a city or a country.

Letting Wei Zhuang be the commander of the Linzi Inspection Camp was an excellent choice for Yang Chong. Letting a gangster giant be in charge of public security was a brilliant choice, and the person who knew the most about the unconventional ways had to be one of their own.

Wei Zhuang naturally didn't know what Yang Chong was planning on him, so he looked puzzled at this moment, wondering how Yang Chong had the time to invite him.

"Brother Wei Zhuang, I hope you are well." Yang Chong stood up and said.

"I am naturally the same as always, but you, King Qi, have given me such a big shock." Wei Zhuang still maintained his usual demeanor.

In this respect, Zongheng's disciples are no less than others throughout their lives.

"There are not many things that can shock you, Wei Zhuang. It seems you can be content with yourself." Zi Nu said with a smile. There are some things that Yang Chong is not convenient to say, but Zi Nu can. Women are very good at adjusting the atmosphere, not to mention that Zi Nu is a woman among women.

"So I'll have one more thing to be proud of in my life." Yang Chong also said with a smile.

Wei Zhuang was quite surprised to see Yang Chong and Zi Nu like this, and he could no longer maintain his usual indifference on his face. He was not unfamiliar with Yang Chong, and he was even more familiar with Zi Nu. After all, before Han Fei, Zi Nu was the only person he could call a friend.

But it was precisely because of the familiarity that Wei Zhuang was surprised. After all, both Yang Chong and Zi Nu had different identities now.

Yang Chong was already the ruler of a country, and Zi Nu had become the queen of Northern Qi, but the two remained the same, which surprised Wei Zhuang. Of course, besides being surprised, he was more relieved, because only friends like this could be called friends.

"I'm afraid it's more than one thing. At the martial arts discussion in the Jixia Academy a few days ago, the King of Qi was very arrogant. Including me, all the masters in the world became your tools." Wei Zhuang said.

A few days ago, he personally took part in the fight and nearly died in the sword world. Even so, he had not been able to personally experience the final changes in the sword world.

Wei Zhuang asked himself, "I can't even block one of the last seven sword powers in the sword world?" When he thought of the gap between himself and Yang Chong in martial arts, he couldn't help feeling discouraged.

Of course, Wei Zhuang’s discouragement will not last forever. After all, he is also a disciple of Zongheng and has the courage and spirit of a Zongheng disciple. He can be discouraged, but he can quickly adjust his state after being discouraged.

When facing a strong person, ordinary people will despair, but people like Wei Zhuang see that catching up and constantly climbing to the top is the mentality that a strong person should have.

A person is not strong from the beginning, but a person can maintain a strong mentality from beginning to end. Wei Zhuang is obviously such a person.

"I am the King of Qi now!"

Wei Zhuang thought that Yang Chong would be humble, but he did not expect that Yang Chong was actually full of pride, just like the young man he was back then.

"So why did the King of Qi ask me to come this time?" Wei Zhuang asked. He stayed in Linzi for several days, not because of Yang Chong, but because his master Guiguzi was also in Linzi.

"In the next three years, I will form an army of 450,000 soldiers. Among these 450,000 soldiers, 150,000 will need to rotate to various places in Qi every year. That is, it will be a formally established legion. The one located in Linzi will have 50,000 people. In addition to the 15,000-strong Imperial Guards, there will be a 30,000-strong patrol battalion and 5,000-strong Sima army at the twelve city gates." Yang Chong narrated.

"Four hundred and fifty thousand soldiers? Once the King of Qi has completed the formation of this army, he will truly become a chess player in the chess game of the world, and can play against King Zheng of Qin." Wei Zhuang's expression moved slightly. Yang Chong's bold words in Xinzheng that year were about to be half realized.

"These are just later talks. Now let's talk about the 40,000-man Linzi Inspection Battalion. This army is still lacking a commander." Yang Chongdao made his intentions clear.

"Could the King of Qi be inviting me to be the leader of this inspection camp?" Wei Zhuang asked in surprise and confusion.

(End of this chapter)