Chapter 213: When the False Is Made to Appear True, the True Becomes False

Chengtian Palace.

The officials of Dagan were on the right, and the officials of Dashun were on the left. They greeted each other and exchanged names.

Zhou Yi, Xuanji and others were enjoying tea, while professional officials from the Ministry of Rites negotiated.

The amnesty was done, and Zhou Yi was responsible for signing.

Looking back, historical records show that in the spring of the 56th year of Jingtai, Master Zhou debated with many scholars and won the southern border without bloodshed.

If the talks failed, they would either overturn the table to fight, or mobilize troops to fight.

"Thanks to your majesty's mercy, you can't bear the bloodshed. You should surrender quickly."

Shen Wenyi of the Dagan side was the first to speak: "Xu Ni tied himself up in Luojing. Sparing his life is already a grace from heaven. How dare you have other conditions?"

"Shen Wenyi, how dare you insult my lord? Have you forgotten your identity? The shame of the academy! You just rely on your beauty to marry the daughter of King Huai. Otherwise, how can you have a say?"

The official who spoke on the Dashun side had studied with Shen Wenyi at Yujing Academy, and he opened his mouth to expose the scars.

Shen Wenyi said angrily: "I will report to your majesty that a million troops will march forward to destroy the pseudo-Shun. Yu Baishi, after you are executed, I will take care of your wife and children!"

Someone from the Dashun side said: "Don't brag. Everyone knows that the Shen family has a fierce wife who dares not even go to the brothel."

The senior official immediately retorted: "The Wu surnamed person often goes to the brothel. I heard that your third son looks like the groom?"

"Old thief!"

"You brat!"

"..."

The negotiations were still centered on the matter of recruiting at the beginning, but then the words became heated and they began to scold each other.

The disciples of the four major academies looked down on other academies, and there were conflicts between the academies. Even if they studied in the same academy, they did not get along with each other. Even if the officials did not know each other, there were factions among the teachers, teachers, friends, etc.

People in the officialdom can be bad at learning and can also be bad officials. The factions of relatives, enemies and friends must be clearly distinguished.

They scolded each other for more than half an hour.

Zhou Yi had almost finished drinking the tea, and with a light cough, the officials immediately understood what to do.

If they made a slight concession, they could allow the officials to be recruited and transferred to other places.

The Dashun side knew the meaning of the music, and began to bargain with the officials.

"Brother Wen Yi, you and I have been classmates for several years. We went on a spring outing together, and my sister-in-law is related to my family!"

"Brother Wu, you should be more modest. There is no reason in the world to recruit and get promoted. With your knowledge, you will be appreciated by His Majesty sooner or later, so why bother to argue for a while?"

"Brother Zhu..."

"Lord Lu..."

"..."

The tense atmosphere just now suddenly became good.

The negotiation of recruiting and amnesty cannot be decided in one day. Today's discussion is only about recruiting and amnesty of Dashun officials, which is still simple.

No matter how tough the Dashun side is, it has to admit defeat. In fact, the bottom line is very low, as long as the crime of rebellion is not pursued. It doesn't matter if I lose my official position. I can go home and stay in seclusion for a few years, write a few books, and accumulate reputation.

When Jingtai falls and the new emperor ascends the throne, I can return to the officialdom.

The Xu family is the most difficult to negotiate with. There will be no results in ten days or half a month.

Emperor Jingtai is kind and generous, but he can only deceive the newcomers who have just entered the officialdom. There were eight generals with great military exploits, but now not even half of them are left.

Some time ago, not long after Pei Heihu entered the Demon Slaying Division, the Pei family was suspected of practicing evil methods and was wiped out.

The officials in charge of the negotiations believed that Xu Fengxian would never surrender unless he was willing to destroy the Xu family. The amnesty was likely to be a formality.

The officials of Dashun also thought so, so they did not have the humility of a defeated country.

After the amnesty, they still had to fight with real swords and guns.

After the first day of negotiations, Zhou Yi and others lived in Chengtian Palace.

It was heavily guarded and strictly prohibited from entering and leaving.

...

Shuntian Palace.

There was no one on the dragon throne.

Xu Fengxian stood in the hall and looked up at the huge plaque: Fengtian Chengyun!

His domineering aura was exposed, and it looked like a sharp sword piercing his eyes.

"I accidentally ascended to the Tianji Hall that year and was approved to be the founding emperor. As expected, I was crowned with a dragon robe and became the founding emperor, but I didn't expect that I would still be a king who lost the country."

"Father, this is not the time to reminisce about the past."

Xu Ye said: "The arrival of the true immortal must have something to ask for. If it does not ask for the division of land and borders, it should not be a problem to protect the Dragon Cavalry Army and the Xu family."

"What immortals do is beyond the comprehension of mortals like us."

Xu Fengxian sighed. He was full of vigor and vitality in the first half of his life. After being promoted to the first rank, he had few rivals.

In recent years, I don't know what happened. Suddenly, Xu Fengxian became a little unfamiliar. Various old monsters emerged one after another, including sword immortals, fox immortals, evil Buddhas, ghosts, gods, and witches. They are all legendary existences.

In the past, the fall of the third rank in Dagan would cause considerable turmoil.

In recent years, there have been several first-class fallen, including Thunder Dragon Demon King, Rock Crane, Red River Water God, Pei Black Tiger, Snake Ghost, etc., all of whom are famous and powerful!

Xu Fengxian is not good at the art of divination, but the mysterious induction born from the peak of martial arts will soon come to him.

Xu Ye was about to continue speaking, but suddenly he saw a figure in the hall.

He was wearing a green robe and had an upright figure. It was Zhou Yi.

"Greetings... Mr. Zhou."

Xu Ye trembled and hurriedly paid his respects.

Xu Fengxian turned around, bowed and said: "Immortal, I know that I have committed serious sins. I only hope that the Dragon Cavalry Army can avoid slaughter."

The immortal in front of him looked young, but he was actually very old, so it was appropriate for him to call himself a junior.

Zhou Yi, a minor official in the Ministry of Things, was quite famous in Luojing. He was the first executioner to escape alive from the Demon-Slaying Prison. He achieved the status of a Yin God as a refugee and inspired many cultivators. Xu Fengxian had also heard of him.

Now that we know the identity of the true immortal, the identity of the refugee is naturally fake. With the magic of the immortal, he can easily deceive the city god's land inspector.

Xu Ye's expression changed slightly when he heard this, but he didn't speak a word.

There is a martial saint in Daqian who suppresses the national destiny. Emperor Jingtai wants to kill the entire Xu family, which is not easy even for a true immortal.

The Dragoon Army was the focus of Xu Fengxian's life. He suffered heavy casualties due to his foolish loyalty, and he felt guilty. Even if he abandoned the Xu family, he still had to save the lives of the remaining Dragoon Army.

"I can protect the Dragoon Army, but you have to do one thing for me."

Zhou Yi said coldly: "The rest of the Xu family can find their own way to survive. However, your sin of uniting with the demon clan is unforgivable and you must die."

Xu Ye heard this and explained eagerly: "Immortal chief, demon clan..."

"Thank you to the immortal, I am willing to kill you at my neck to pay for my sins."

Xu Fengxian had an idea and imprisoned Xu Ye, unable to speak, and said: "I wonder if the Dragon Cavalry Army can do anything to help the immortal grow?"

"I want to destroy the barbarians and destroy all witch temples."

Zhou Yi nodded slightly and asked: "General Xu is proficient in military strategy and has been fighting barbarians for decades. Is there any way?"

"Does the Immortal want to..."

Xu Fengxian looked horrified, feeling a burst of magic power and being imprisoned all over his body.

Zhou Yi said: "This matter is of great importance, so don't say that name randomly."

A mortal calling a true immortal by his or her name would not attract attention. Otherwise, countless people would curse evil Buddhas and fox immortals, and it would be a constant buzzing in their ears. Only mentioning your name when it comes to life and death crises or major cause and effect will trigger an early warning from the soul, which can be deduced in reverse and leave a mark following the source of the crisis.

If true immortals call each other by name, there will be no such trouble. Even if there is warning, the source cannot be determined.

If Zhou Yi wants to take revenge on the Witch God, he must first lure it out of the underworld. The most direct way is to eliminate the source of its incense.

The Witch God once practiced Shintoism, absorbed incense for countless years, and was almost promoted to the realm of true gods. His subsequent transformation to ghost immortality was also promoted based on the first-grade divine body.

The two are causally entangled and have long been inseparable.

Once the barbarians are destroyed and the temples are destroyed, the backlash of the incense will directly destroy the bodies of ghosts and immortals.

Unless the Witch God wants to be reincarnated, he will inevitably break through the world and come to fight with Zhou Yi, which will involve a life and death crisis.

If Xu Fengxian called his name and aroused the witch god's warning, he would definitely find a way to counterattack.

Zhou Yi let go of the restraint, Xu Feng first circulated his Qi, and then regained his composure after a while.

"Chang Immortal, the barbarian territory is located at the junction of Daqian and Qingqiu, and its area is a bit larger than Anzhou. The territory is covered with mountains and rivers, and each of them lives in the form of tribes. There is no hierarchy between the tribes, and they are directly under the jurisdiction of the Witch God's Temple."

Xu Fengxian said: "Emperor Guangming once personally led a large army to conquer. Although the barbarians suffered heavy losses, the Daqian soldiers were also mired in the quagmire, and in the end they gave up."

"There are two major problems in destroying the barbarians. The first is that they are surrounded by mountains, making marching difficult. The barbarians have made a living by hunting in the woods since childhood, and have huge geographical advantages. The second is that the barbarian tribes are hidden in the mountains. There are twelve large tribes and dozens of small tribes. It is difficult to All extinct."

"That's true, otherwise I wouldn't have asked General Xu for advice."

Zhou Yi collected information about the barbarians and found that the magic power of the true immortals could easily destroy the barbarian tribes. However, only two of them could not be destroyed, and the rest turned around and hid in the mountains and forests.

When the real immortal is gone, come out and continue your life.

After killing several times in a row, they simply hid in the forest and built a nest, never coming out.

It's impossible for Zhou Yi to keep watching, and since such a thing cannot be accomplished in one blow, the Witch God must be on guard.

"The younger generation sat in the southern border and fought with the barbarians for decades, thinking day and night about how to exterminate the barbarians."

Xu Fengxian hesitated for a moment and continued: "In fact, there has been a method for a long time, but it is too shocking and only exists in imagination and is difficult to implement."

"Talk about it."

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up. He would not think highly of himself and look down on the common people just because he was a true immortal.

Even the sages have said that when three people walk together, there must be one teacher. Leaving professional matters to professionals will save you worry and effort, and the success rate will be higher.

Xu Fengxian is a famous general in the world. In terms of experience in fighting the Southern Barbarians, no one can match him.

"The younger generation led the dragon cavalry army to protect the capital and guard the southern border. Many ministers reported that the Xu family had disobedient intentions..."

Xu Fengxian said slowly: "At that time, I thought that if I took this as an opportunity, I would lead the dragon cavalry army to defect to the barbarian territory. On the surface, I would form an alliance with the barbarians and infiltrate the tribes, which would hopefully destroy the barbarians."

Zhou Yi asked: "How can you determine that the barbarians will accept the dragon cavalry army?"

"The Immortal doesn't know something. There are many barbarian tribes, but the population is not even Anzhou Eleven."

"The tribes are separated by high mountains and ridges, so they have to breed with close relatives within the tribe. Many of their descendants are in danger of being disabled and degenerated, and they are in urgent need of fresh blood."

Xu Fengxian said: "The dragon cavalry army can escape into southern Xinjiang and enrich the population of various tribes... It is indeed difficult to gain the trust of the barbarians. It is easier than leading the troops to fight head-on."

Zhou Yi asked: "If it gains the trust of the barbarians, can the dragon cavalry army really destroy the barbarians?"

"certainly."

Xu Fengxian said: "The only thing that the barbarians are strong about is their physique. People who still live in tribes can destroy a tribe by releasing poison at water sources or igniting mountain fires."

"The only troublesome thing is the barbarian warriors and sacrifices. Ordinary poisons are no longer effective..."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Xu Ye, who was listening on the side, suddenly made a sound.

Xu Fengxian waved his hand to release the restriction, and Xu Ye said quickly.

"Brothers from the Lan family in Wudu Mountain have mastered the poison technique and refined the poison. Even if the big demon is hit, it will not die but will also be half disabled. Isn't the body of the barbarian warrior stronger than the big demon?"

"The Drunken Ghost Spirit Wine brewed by Mu Laoliu of Guishidong, if a monk in the Qi Refining Realm drinks it, his meridians will become soft and his soul will become chaotic."

Xu Ye's reputation in southern Xinjiang was not due to his status as Prince Dashun, but to making friends and establishing the Qishi Mansion.

Regardless of whether they are martial arts masters of the lower third rank, strangers or strangers of the upper third rank, or even gods and immortals of the upper third rank, they all make friends and call them brothers.

"There is a good opportunity at this time. Coupled with the strange poison, the barbarians should be destroyed!"

Zhou Yi said: "We will discuss the recruitment tomorrow, agree to all the necessary matters, and submit the documents to King Yan."

"Um?"

Xu Fengxian showed doubts on his face. Why should he accept the recruitment if he wanted to go back to work?

"After Emperor Jingtai received the letter of surrender, he would definitely not agree and would let King Yan lead his army to attack Shunjing."

Zhou Yi said: "Before this, quickly reorganize your troops and retreat to the border town, and then act according to your plan."

"As commanded."

Xu Feng agreed first and couldn't help but ask: "Chief Immortal, this junior has always been wondering, why is Emperor Jingtai?"

"Sacrifice flesh and blood to live forever!"

Zhou Yi's voice fell and his figure disappeared.

Xu Fengxian and Xu Ye looked at each other with horrified expressions. The real immortal had no reason to deceive.

From this, it can be inferred that the ultimate goal of Emperor Jingtai's actions in recent years is to capture more demons, even at the cost of allowing Xu Fengxian to rebel.

…

The next day.

Chengtian Palace.

Officials of the two countries once again faced tit-for-tat.

Officials from the Daqian side once again reiterated their request for Xu Ni to be arrested and go to Beijing to plead guilty.

With the idea of ​​asking for a high price and paying back the money on the ground, I waited for Dashun to refute.

Who would have thought.

Xu Ye, who was sitting in the first place, was the first to speak: "Yesterday, my father and I talked all night. I missed the friendship with His Majesty, and suddenly realized that I am ashamed of Your Majesty and the court!"

The officials on both sides of the negotiation table keenly grasped the key point. The father, His Majesty, and the court in Xu Ye's words were not the father, Jingtai, and Daqian.

"???"

The officials of Daqian and Dashun looked confused, and for a moment they didn't know how to continue.

"In this case, I will sign the recruitment document, report it to King Yan, and summon the imperial court."

Zhou Yi broke the embarrassment and said: "I believe that your majesty is kind and will treat the Xu family well based on the past friendship."

"Master Zhou is right, Pindao made a fortune."

The mystery is consistent with the saying: "The hexagram Shangshang will bring good luck and good fortune, and everyone will be promoted and make a fortune!"

Cough cough cough!

The negotiator couldn't help but cough a few times. What the blind Taoist said was so vulgar.

How can you say you want to get promoted and make a fortune when you are obviously trying to share the country's worries?