Hearing Zhao Wuji's question, Pu Wuruo hurriedly stood up and replied, "Your Majesty, on the side of the Seven Wounds Sect, the ministers sent people to contact them, but they were unwilling to contact us. ”

"It's really damned!" Zhao Wuji scolded angrily, and then said: "I really don't understand, it is like a cloud of masters of the Seven Injuries Sect, why should it be afraid of just one big week?"

Hearing this, Pu Wuruo thought for a while and replied, "Your Majesty, it is very likely that the Seven Injuries Sect is because there is a master of the martial spirit realm in Great Zhou. ”

"Although the Great Zhou has a master of the Martial Spirit Realm, as far as I know, the Sect Master of the Seven Wounds Sect, Yang Ke, is a master of the Martial King Eightfold Realm, and there are as many as 100,000 disciples, so there is nothing to be afraid of dealing with a Great Zhou Dynasty, right?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know anything! Sect Master Yang of the Seven Wounds Sect had already been in retreat a month ago, and he had come down and not allowed anyone to disturb him. Pu Wuruo replied.

"So that's the case, no wonder it's like this!" Zao Wou-Ki nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Your Majesty, there is only one way for us to do it!" Pu Wuruo said.

Zhao Wuji slowly stood up, took a deep breath, and his eyes were full of helplessness: "This can only be the case! Li Aiqing, the matter of peace negotiation, let's do it according to their Da Zhou! I am a little tired." ”

Hearing this, Li Rong nodded yes.

After going down to the court, Li Rong did not rest for a moment, but took people to Qinglin City to negotiate peace.

Inside the Castle Lord's Mansion.

Li Rong agreed to all of Chu Ran's requests, and the 30 million catties of yuan stones prepared in advance were placed outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, our emperor has agreed to Da Zhou's request, 30 million catties of yuan stone will be placed outside the courtyard at the moment, if Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to inspect it. Li Rongdao.

Chu Ran said lightly: "No need! I believe in you and don't dare to play tricks." ”

"In that case, can Your Majesty agree to withdraw from the army?" Li Rong then asked.

Chu Ran replied: "Don't worry, I am not the one who does not believe in my word, and I will definitely withdraw if I retreat!" However, I also hope that you can understand that since my Great Zhou can defeat you once, I can defeat you countless times!"

After a pause, Chu Ran continued: "In addition, remember what you do, you must follow your promise, bow down to my Great Zhou, and pay a fixed amount of taxes and fees every year." ”

"The foreign minister understands!" Li Rong arched his hand.

Seeing this, Chu Ran nodded and said, "Well, you go back first, and later, I will naturally withdraw from the army." ”

"Then the foreign minister will take his leave!" Li Rong finished and left with people.

After Li Rong left, Chu Ran instructed the generals: "Let the soldiers come back, eat a good meal today, and return to Kyoto tomorrow!"

"Yes!" After receiving the order, the generals hurriedly began to prepare.

Chu Ran immediately called Jinyiwei over again and asked, "How did I do the things I explained to you?"

Hearing this, the brocade guard hurriedly bowed down and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, according to your orders, the minister has already found out! That Lingxiang Pavilion does exist, and it was slaughtered by the two sects of Guangmen and Bamen yesterday, and the minister also inquired that the Lingxiang Pavilion Master has lost the news and is missing!"

Chu Ran nodded, after hearing this, he was sure in his heart that Zi Yan really didn't lie to himself.

After pondering for a moment, Chu Ran asked again: "What is the strength of the Light Gate and the Overlord Gate?"

The brocade-clothed guard pondered for a moment, and then replied, "As Yichen knows, the Light Gate and the Overlord Sect are the first-class sects and second-rate sects in the Blue Dragon City. As for what is first-class and second-rate, the minister only knows that this is the name of the people of their sect, and the strength of the real sect is a level. ”

"Qinglong City, why haven't I heard of this place!Which dynasty does it belong to?" Chu Ran rummaged through his memory, but he couldn't remember that there was still this city in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The brocade-clothed guard replied, "Your Majesty, this Qinglong City does not belong to the city of our Great Zhou! At the same time, it does not belong to any dynasty, it is an ownerless city!"

“

However, Qinglong City is close to Qiu Luo Mountain, and it must be under the jurisdiction of the Seven Wounds Sect. ”

Chu Ran nodded, this ownerless city, he knew what it was.

Normally, the city would be included in the territory under the jurisdiction of the dynasty. But there are exceptions to everything, as long as the city is strong enough to compete with a dynasty, then the city will declare independence and become a "borderless city" in the eyes of the emperors.

After listening to the explanation, Chu Ran understood why this Qinglong City dared to compete with the Great Zhou, it turned out that there was the Seven Wounds Sect behind it.

"I understand!" Chu Ran said, and then said: "If there is any other news, tell me all about it, I listen." ”

Obviously, Chu Ran was not satisfied with this news.

When Jinyiwei heard this, he hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Majesty! The minister also inquired that the Guangmen was originally just a sect that did not enter the stream, and then there was a person who came and threatened to subdue the Guangmen, so in order to protect the dignity of the sect, the master of the Guangmen and the elders of the sect competed with that person, but he never thought that the person was just a fist and a palm, killing the master of the sect and injuring several elders! So that person naturally became the new master of the Guangmen!"

"Oh, who is that person?" Chu Ran thought it was interesting, so he asked.

The brocade-clothed guard replied, "That person is the current Great Elder of the Seven Wounds Sect, Lan Ji!"

The more Chu Ran listened, the more interesting he felt, and asked, "I'm very curious, why is the great elder of a dignified sect interested in a sect that doesn't enter the stream, could it be that the light sect has any secret treasures?"

As soon as the words fell, the brocade guard exclaimed and praised: "Your Majesty is wise! Indeed! There is really a secret treasure in the light gate, but the minister has not found out whether the news is true, please punish Your Majesty?"

Over, he pounced, knelt on the ground, and begged Chu Ran to punish him.

Chu Ran waved his hand and said lightly: "Get up, I don't blame you! You can find out so much news, it's really not easy, right, how many people have you lost?"

When this question was mentioned, the brocade guard replied with some sadness: "The minister has lost more than 20 brothers!"

"I know! Later, I will have people give them a good burial, and send someone to personally deliver the pension to their families, and I will not forget those who died for my errands!" Chu Ran said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for them!" said the brocade guard excitedly.

"Hmm. Chu Ran nodded lightly, looked at such a brocade guard, and asked, "You are very good, you are a usable talent!Tell me, what is your name?"

Hearing Chu Ran ask for his name, the brocade guard became even more excited, and hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty's words, the minister's name is Fang Qin." ”

"Fang Qin? Well, that's good. When I return to Kyoto, I will let Zhu ignore and give you a promotion! I will never treat them badly if I have the ability!" Chu Ran said appreciatively.

Who knows, Fang Qin actually shook his head.

Seeing this, Chu Ran couldn't help but be happy, others were eager to add an official to the knighthood, but he was good, he actually shook his head and refused.

Chu Ran really wanted to hear his explanation: "Tell me, why refuse?"

Fang Qin explained: "Your Majesty, there is naturally a reason why the minister refused. ”