Chapter 957: 415. Three defections, small effort, big impact
As Hou Yuxiao entered the military tent and saw Chu Kuangren, he was already confident. Persuading Chu Kuangren to switch sides was his idea, and he had instructed Lu Kangping to invite Chu Kuangren.
Emperor Yuliang was fighting the alliance in Dongyuan Path, yet the Jiangbei Alliance did not deploy a single soldier. From this, it could be seen that Chu Kuangren was not aligned with Great Jin. Of course, it could also be said that Great Jin did not value the Jiangbei Alliance's limited forces. Regardless of the reason, the Jiangbei Alliance was certainly a target for alliance, this much could be confirmed.
Ten days ago, three million Hurricane Heavenly Army troops of the Lu Family were deployed at Linjiang Path, and five million troops from Hexi landed and marched north in just five days. Given such a long time, it was certain that Chu Kuangren, Leader of the Jiangbei Alliance, was informed.
With the armies of two families stationed at Linjiang Path and marching north, as long as Chu Kuangren wasn't foolish, he would surely guess the reason. His willingness to accept Lu Kangping's invitation to meet with him was already quite telling.
For someone as clever as Chu Kuangren, persuading him with just a few words wasn't realistic. Hou Yuxiao knew it wouldn't be that simple. Even though he was confident, he pondered carefully and organized his words in his mind before formally speaking out.
"Although the Jiangbei Alliance is strong, it is still vastly different from the Holy Land. Not to mention the Great Jin and the alliance; the feeling of siding with Great Jin, Leader Chu, you must have experienced during this time. If you directly join the alliance, excuse my frankness, the difference from siding with Great Jin isn't that significant.
However, if the Jiangbei Alliance joins forces with my Hou Clan and the Lu Clan, it would be entirely different. Our three families united against Jin would firstly mean no internal hierarchy among us, and secondly, the alliance would be forced to pay attention to us. At the very least, it's much better than any one of our families individually joining the alliance.
Therefore, by joining us, fairness is achieved!"
Fairness is easy to understand, it's merely that the strength of the Jiangbei Alliance is too far apart from the Holy Land. Furthermore, the current alliance is jointly formed by the five Holy Lands and King Wuwei, and joining them directly means there's no fairness, simply put, it's like becoming a lackey, earning no respect or benefits.
But joining with the Hou Clan and the Lu Clan is different.
Chu Kuangren's expression didn't change, but behind him, the three members of Zhuang Feicheng's group had already shown an obvious glimmer of interest.
"So, I wonder what future awaits the Jiangbei Alliance in cooperation with the Master of Hou Family?"
Hou Yuxiao steadied his mind and said solemnly: "Leader Chu must be curious about why I intend to rebel against Jin, yet secretly work with the Lu Clan and march north with a large army, without informing the alliance, right?"
Chu Kuangren immediately nodded, indeed curious about this point.
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Hou Yuxiao didn't say anything, he just clapped his hands.
The door of the military tent was suddenly lifted, and three young people walked in slowly. The two in front had proud expressions, ignoring everyone present, and went straight to sit at the main empty seats in the tent. The last young man in white quietly stood behind Hou Yuxiao.
Just as Chu Kuangren was still in a daze, he noticed Hou Yuxiao, the young man in white who had just entered, and Lu Kangping suddenly bowed to the young man and woman seated above.
"Greetings, Prince, Greetings, Princess!"
...
Prince, Princess?
Chu Kuangren looked at the young man and woman above with a dazed expression.
"Leader Chu, if you can help this royal highness restore the dynasty, you'll have a place in the Great Yu Court once it's reestablished!"
Chu Kuangren, along with the three from Zhuang Feicheng's group, heard this sentence, and upon seeing the young man and woman above, their pupils shrank, their expressions changed dramatically, faces full of disbelief.
"I am Jiang Yuyun."
"I am Jiang Yuli."
The Jiang Family's orphans, indeed, seven years ago when Great Yu entered the divine capital, two people had indeed escaped. Emperor of Jin had also dispatched people to search the Jiangbei area. As the leader of Jiangbei Alliance, Chu Kuangren naturally knew about this matter.
The question was, how did Hou Yuxiao get involved with the Jiang siblings?
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Chu Kuangren's mind.
His expression gradually changed, and after looking at Hou Yuxiao, he quickly understood what Hou Yuxiao meant by the Jiangbei Alliance's future.
Despite the myriad thoughts running through his mind, not even ten heartbeats had passed. Chu Kuangren didn't hesitate long, bringing the three from Zhuang Feicheng's group to respectfully bow towards the two above, imitating Hou Yuxiao.
"Greetings, Prince, Greetings, Princess!"
"Greetings, Prince, Greetings, Princess!"
...…
Seeing Chu Kuangren's actions, Hou Yuxiao's mind stirred slightly, then his right palm turned slightly, revealing a small square seal in his palm. He didn't speak immediately, instead showing the small square seal to Chu Kuangren before softly speaking:
"During last month's New Moon Festival, Leader Chu also participated. You must have seen the divine treasure map, no need to hide it, Mr. Hou can open it anytime...…"
The hope of achieving sainthood!
At this moment, the brilliance truly erupted in Chu Kuangren's pupils. If Hou Yuxiao's previous words had a strong attraction to Jiangbei Alliance, then the divine treasure map lying in Hou Yuxiao's hands at this moment was a deadly temptation to him personally.
He had lingered in the Sub-saint Realm of Martial Arts for over a hundred years.
Who could resist the temptation to achieve sainthood?
Boom...…
All in the military tent awaited Chu Kuangren's response, yet before he could speak, a powerful aura fluctuation emerged above everyone's heads.