Quanchen's surname is Zhang, he is the son of the first emperor, and a daughter was sent to the home of a minister of Chu as a concubine, and gave birth to a son for him, which is very favored.

Because of this, he is very confident in Suiguo, even if he still maintains respect for the monarch of Suiguo on face.

As for Shui Zhen, because of the words of the envoy, he did not despise it in the slightest, and discussed with him the future development of the two countries, and tacitly reached a temporary alliance.

Shui Zhen has long been prepared in his heart, and if he can mix well, unless his bloodline is strong, he must have enough strength. If it weren't for Shui Zhen sending enough money through his entourage, this Master Zhang would not have met him.

"I am fortunate to be able to meet Mr. Zhang, this time it is really not in vain. Shui Zhen showed enough respect, Along the way, I have never heard anyone worry about the future of Suiguo, only a scene of prosperity of merchants, this Lord Zhang must still have some means.

Master Zhang nodded slightly, neither showing an arrogant expression because of this compliment, nor feeling that he should accept it calmly.

"I have already investigated this incident, the princess was killed, it was done by Zeng Guo, only because he was dissatisfied with the friendship between you and me, so he murdered the princess, in vain to turn against you and me. Shui Zhen said it as if the truth was like this, and earnestly asked Suiguo to send troops to attack Zeng with Jiang.

The two countries are both grain-producing countries, and both attach importance to grain trade, so they can help each other in this regard, although there is also a competitive relationship, but there are more small countries around the country that are not producing enough grain, and the supply exceeds demand, and the contradictions between the two countries can basically be said to be none.

But it's also basic, between countries, if there is no contradiction of interests at all, it is impossible, not to mention that Zeng Guo has been hated by this Lord Zhang recently, because a concubine from Zeng Guo of Prince Xinna once mocked his accent in public.

This scandal was not long ago, and Lord Zhang said afterwards that he would take revenge, but the concubine was the daughter of Zeng Guojun's concubine, and she herself had nothing to boast about except for a face, but she was representing Zeng Guo outside.

If Lord Zhang rashly attacked her, it was likely to cause Zeng Guo's dissatisfaction, and if he was involved in the country for a woman, it would obviously be a bit of a big problem.

"Zeng Guo?" Lord Zhang's face was slightly dark, "Is it Zeng Guo?"

Shui Zhen was still indignant on his face, "Isn't it Zeng Guo, the country of wolf ambitions!"

Lord Zhang glanced at Shui Zhen and suspected that he had no intentions in saying this, but thinking that this son had just arrived, he should not know his grudge against that Zeng girl, not to mention that the words of revenge were only said by himself at home, and outsiders would not know, and it would be difficult for him to do what he liked.

In particular, Zeng Guo and Jiang Guo do not border, and there is no need for him to deliberately frame a country far away from another country, so it is really Zeng Guo?

People who are good at scheming will always think about scheming when they encounter things, Lord Zhang thinks further, the small countries around Chu are obviously not necessary to have two grain-producing countries, and the war between small countries, unless it alarms Chu State, they will not care much.

Thinking of his relationship in the Chu State, Lord Zhang was inevitably moved, if he could take Zeng Guo as his own...

"I can't say this to the monarch, I can only discuss with Lord Zhang, my country is willing to help Sui Guo send troops to Zeng Guo to avenge this!"

Shui Zhen's voice woke up a trace of delusion in Lord Zhang, and when he came back to his senses, he heard Shui Zhen talk about the distribution of benefits.

In order to avoid some problems in the future, and in order to prevent this trip from running in vain, Shui Zhen discussed with Lord Zhang to "lend" the county seat directly to Jiangguo, so as to be closer to Suiguo.

How big is the county seat, where is it comparable to the land of Zeng Guo, Lord Zhang asked a little and agreed to this matter, but only after Zeng Guo was destroyed, this county seat can belong to Jiang Guo.

"This, what's the use of the county?"

The prince didn't expect Shui Zhen to come back from a trip to bring such news, so he opened his mouth and asked.

None of the people in the court understood what was going on? He helped Bai to fight? The water father's face was very bad, and he said: "Fighting a war will kill people! Are our people dying in vain?"

There is no such fool in any family, shedding blood and dying for others, and in the end only in exchange for a small county town!

Of course, Shui Zhen also knew that this was indeed a loss-making business, but what he wanted was to open a channel.

The place where Jiang Guo is located is too closed.

In fact, judging from the map, Jiang Guo can almost be regarded as the center of this side, which seems to be very good, but the surrounding area is all small countries, and there are at least two countries between it and the nearest big country, Chu State, this is the distance, no matter what the other party moves, they are the last to know here.

And being far away means that in the eyes of the Chu State, this so-called vassal state is equivalent to a barbaric wilderness, and once any promising monarch wants to open up the territory and expand the territory, he will aim here.

And if we want to seek greater development and compete with those big countries, the location of this central point is naturally more important.

Shui Zhen simply said what he thought, and he was not afraid of their opposition. Nor can they object.

The side of the alliance is a big man who can reach the Chu State, so they will inevitably have to scruples, even if they lose money, they can only finish this deal.

The monarch's expression was still not very optimistic, but he could only sigh and say that the matter had come to this point, and it could only be like this.

The father was not happy either, but this was his son's business, and he could only comfort himself with possibly more prisoners and gold and silver, and he did not die in vain when he went to war.

Now that the matter of going to war has been decided, the monarch has no other expression, and the rest of the matter is the matter of the general and the prime minister, and they will discuss it themselves.

When Shui Zhen returned home, he had just seen the princess and her brother with tears on their faces, and heard a rumor that Shui Wu wanted to see him.

Can you finally see it? Shui Zhen shook his spirit, swept away the tired look on his face, and followed his subordinates to see Shui Wu.

The location of the water witch is at the back of the palace, but this is what Shui Zhen did not expect, this is a very ordinary water temple, because of the belief in the water god, in the Jiang country, there are many such small temples, and the specifications of the construction are similar, it is impossible to distinguish at all.

Each temple is protected by magical power, which can isolate the exploration of the spiritual power of Shui Zhen to a certain extent.

"What are you going to do?" the water witch got straight to the point, without showing the slightest sense of mystery.

It was not the time of the sacrifice, and the old man in navy blue did not wear the gorgeous feather crown, and the wrinkles on his face could not be concealed, revealing that he was as old as an ordinary old man, and he did not feel anything special.

"I want to learn witchcraft. Shui Zhen saluted respectfully, he looked into the old man's eyes, and added, "I don't want Jiangguo to disappear into history. ”

The old man frowned, these things that Shui Zhen has done recently are too out of line, harassing the western country opposite, yes, harassment, in the old man's opinion, it is not a war at all, just robbery and plunder, and then it is the land that is sent to Suiguo for three hundred miles, it is indeed sent, empty, no money.

Because there was no one, the West didn't know that Jiang Guo did this, what they knew was that Sui Guo finally occupied that land, and the relationship between the two countries, which was not very friendly, was obviously going to be a little worse, but although the three hundred miles of land was a lot for the West Kingdom, it could not be used as a reason for war.

Small countries just have such sorrow and can't afford to fight.

It is impossible to hide this matter for a long time, so sooner or later, the West Kingdom must know that Jiang Guo is the ultimate culprit, but the separation of a river is beneficial to Jiang Guo, who believes in the god of water, just like the reason why water really makes everyone's heart move, you can't afford to hide!

These are still small things, and it is possible for the young man to be restless and dissatisfied with the status quo, just as his disciple was, impressed by the long-term vision of the king, and took the initiative to ask Ying to escort the princess to marry, in a vain attempt to seek more opportunities in the process.

The water witch has the wisdom of being an elder, of course he sees that Jiang Guo's situation is not optimistic, but he also knows that it is not a good thing to fight around like this, war is not something that anyone can control, it is a fierce beast that can eat people.

"You can learn magic from me, you can't do anything like this again. Groaning, the Water Witch said.

"No problem!" Shui Zhen agreed very happily, Jiang Guo was far from the time when war was going on all sides, which was why he pulled Suiguo every time he did things, and did not hesitate to give all the benefits to the other party.

With Suiguo in front, Jiang Guo can be more or less stable. At least when the state of Chu looks around, more people who can attract its attention will only be large countries that represent more interests, rather than small countries like Jiang State.

Shui Zhen agreed too happily, always making Shui Wu feel that something was wrong, he couldn't express this feeling of depression, and finally took Shui Zhen to the river, and threw Shui Zhen directly into the river.

It's really throwing, this ordinary old man has a strength that is difficult for a strong man to match, and Shui Zhen, who was caught off guard, was still thinking that the speed of moving just now must not be normal, whether it was shrinking into inches or something similar to the effect, and the next moment, he felt a brief sense of floating, and then fell into the water.

Trying to come out of the water, he could really hear the whimpering sound from the shore, just like he heard on the day of the sacrifice, but it was slightly different, and before he could hear what the different place was, he felt the pressure brought by the water around him, and he should be able to feel the buoyancy of the water when he was immersed in the water, but he felt the weight of the earth, as if he was going to bury him alive.

Is it magic power?

Is it witchcraft?

Suppressing his desire to use his spiritual power, the water really felt carefully, and when he was about to hold his breath, he felt that there seemed to be something in the body with the outside world, it was a very wonderful feeling, like a fetus immersed in amniotic fluid, everything is water, and he is also water...

Completely immersed in the water, the sound he heard in his ears changed, it was like a song, not a language that he could understand, not a language that could be transmitted with sound, but he naturally understood the meaning, it was a song about the god of water.

The ubiquity of water, the all-encompassing nature of water, the omnipotence of water, the life shaped by water, the water contained by life, the wet, turbulent, flowing, silent... The beginning is not the end, it is more eternal than time, more stable than space...

Listening to the song, Shui really sank into it, he thought of the long river of time, of all the worlds that had passed... Gradually, he forgot that he still needed to hold his breath, he relaxed his breathing, breathed naturally, the water did not limit his breathing, I don't know when it was no longer all pressure in the water, a power exchanged, flowing...

On the shore, the water witch's whimpering stopped for a moment, his face was pale, his body seemed to be more stiff and flattened, the whole person seemed to shrink a large circle, and the skin and flesh on his body seemed to have lost its vitality, as if the ground was cracked, full of dry wrinkles.

A pair of eyes were fixed on the surface of the river, calm and waveless, and the flowing water seemed to stop, stopped for that moment, and below, the person who was lying quietly in it was wrapped, as if he had entered the ice, and his eyes were quietly closed.

Is it considered a disciple?

Where will he lead Jiang Guo?

There's no time!

Shui Wu looked at the river, his gaze seemed to fall on a deeper level, and the ground under his feet seemed to be an extension of the river, extending from here to a farther place, making him feel more...

The dry hair was blown by the wind, he slowly closed his eyes, and the invisible power enveloped the entire country, and every person with the surname Shui in the country, he could feel the hidden power in their bodies, and little by little converged into his perception.

His lips moved again, and a faint voice slowly came out, deep and low, the voice from his chest made his breath gasp slightly, he was already very old, and the strength required to "lead the way" also made him feel difficult, how long did he have left?

Nothing can be eternal, born in water, died in water, and one day in the future, he will also be immersed in this river.

Looking far away, the water witch seemed to see a far away, a place that did not belong to his perception, and saw the death of his disciple, a greedy person, who would one day be killed by greed.

The body fell down again, this abnormal situation made the water witch focus on the river again, and saw the boy below, ten years old, or eleven years old? There were already some flowers in front of his eyes, and he couldn't see the boy's face clearly, his lips were about to open, and the sound was still coming from his throat, transmitted to the bottom of the river.

The corners of the water witch's lips slowly raised at a slight angle, and his eyelids drooped weakly, closing ...

"Born of water, died of water, all that you have comes from water..."

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