There had been a mutiny in all the kings' camps, big or small, sooner or later, as if they were showing off to each other, and no one would be left behind.

The most serious mutiny occurred in the camp of King Ning in Beicheng, and the most ruthless sanctions were also here, Ning Baoguan grabbed more than 500 people and killed 99 of them, he deliberately made up this number, claiming that he was a waiter sent to the incarnation king.

He announced that if anyone still wanted to serve the king, he would be in charge of "escorting" them, and no one would be left behind.

All the kings became more cautious, sent envoys to each other, and resolutely did not go out of the camp for a step, even the king of Shu Ganzhao was the same, and sent his cronies to ask the king of Wu for advice, and heard that the king of Wu was going to summon the gods to come to the world in the main hall, he agreed and sent many utensils.

All the kings have sponsorship, thinking that this trick can calm down the descending army, Xu Ji took the opportunity to send out an invitation, hoping to meet once tomorrow morning to resolve the misunderstanding and discuss the strategy of retreating, and the location is set in a temple on the edge of the palace, which is equivalent to the distance between the north and south cities and closer to the west city.

All the kings agreed, and they all claimed to go in person, but Xu Ji understood that even if the kings made excuses not to come temporarily, he could not force them.

This meeting was a rehearsal, and if the kings were reassured, they might be present themselves at the next meeting.

In the afternoon, a small change occurred when the gods came into the world.

Li Qiao'er was indeed dedicated to this matter, and found ten famous incarnation mages and a large number of assistants, he said that he could find all the people in the camp, but after the news spread, many mages came from other military camps, and he was not good at refusing others, so the incarnation ceremony had not yet begun, and the scale became more and more huge.

After deliberation, the ten archmages who presided over the ceremony asked a serious question: if you want to invite the protector of the incarnation king, you must find a blood relative of the incarnation king to "introduce" you.

This is a bit troublesome, the group of descendant troops brought by King Liang was red at that time, and killed none of the relatives and friends of the Xue family in the palace.

Xu Ji gave an order, using his life as a guarantee to find the relatives of the incarnated king who were still alive.

In the evening, a three-year-old son of the Descendant King was finally delivered, whose mother had been killed, and the baby had been taken back to her home by the nurse to visit her relatives, so she escaped.

The ceremony was finally flawless, hundreds of mages went to the main hall to decorate, the nurse and the child stayed in the camp, and Xu Ji assigned a hundred Wu soldiers to protect the two of them, and no more accidents were allowed.

Xu Ji patrolled around the camp with the incarnation stick, and even went to visit the mutinous leaders who were being imprisoned, and everywhere he went, he didn't say anything, just looked at the other party coldly.

The soldiers of the incarnation army all bowed down, especially the more than ten mutinous leaders, who wept bitterly and begged for mercy, but they did not admit their mistakes, but begged King Wu to avenge the incarnation king.

To Xu Ji's surprise, these leaders were not Xue Liujia's cronies, neither blood relations nor strong friendships, purely because they firmly believed that the incarnated king was a disciple of Maitreya, so they had to be loyal to the end.

As soon as Xue Liujia died, all kinds of injustices and bad acts in his past were rapidly dissipating, and the "miracles" he had performed became clearer and more profound in everyone's impressions.

Xu Ji did not hesitate at all about the incarnation of the gods to be carried out that night, and sent more soldiers to guard the main hall in case of accidents.

The main hall is relatively close to the southern city, and Xu Ji informed the two kings of Jin and Liang of every movement of the ceremony, so as not to cause suspicion and misunderstanding.

As the night deepened, Xu Ji needed to bathe and change his clothes, and then he was silent in the house alone to show his piety, but he told Lei Dajun that if an important person visited, he must inform him at any time.

The envoys of the kings came a few more times, but there was nothing important, just to inquire, and Lei Dajun answered on his behalf, without disturbing the government.

Around the second watch, Xicheng sent three guests, and Lei Dajun felt that it was very important and must be sent to the consul house immediately.

Guo Shifeng kept his promise, and after he left the city, Meng Seng Lun finally came back, and the two of them went back and forth.

Seeing Meng Senglun, Xu Ji breathed a heavy sigh of relief, stepped forward to hold his arm, and asked for warmth.

The other two were wearing heavy cloaks, Xu Ji couldn't see the appearance clearly, Meng Shenglun briefly said the situation, "General Wang Dianwang did find the Yecheng army, but he was not outside the city, he was left a hundred miles away, waiting for the successor army of Yecheng. The commander outside was Wang Tiemei, the governor of Jizhou, and he sent an envoy to accompany me into the city to meet the rulers, and in order to show his sincerity, he also sent back ......"

Meng Seng Lun turned sideways and gently lifted the hood of the person behind him, revealing his true face.

It was actually Xue Jinyan, with strips of cloth wrapped around his mouth, and his hands seemed to be behind him, with an angry face, but he didn't struggle.

Meng Shenglun arched his hand and said: "Please forgive the ruling and the golden saint, I can't help it, I need to be quiet when I enter the city......"

Xu Ji nodded at him, and stepped forward to untie the strip of cloth on Xue Jin's mouth, "Miss Jin Shao turned out to have fallen into the hands of officers and soldiers, and everyone is worried about you." ”

Xue Jinyan looked at her husband coldly, took a sip, and refused to speak.

Xu Ji asked Meng Senglun to take Xue Jinyan to the next room to rest, turned to another person, and arched his hand: "Your Excellency is the envoy of the royal governor?" ”

The man waited for Meng Shenglun and Xue Jinyan to leave, then lifted his hood and said with a smile: "I am the envoy of the king of Xiangdong and the king of Jibei. ”

When he saw Xue Jinyao, Xu Ji was not so surprised, "It's you?" ”

"Well, seventeen...... No, King Wu still remembers me. Lou Ji, the twenty-third son of the Lou family, bowed and smiled.

Lou Ji is the fiancé of the county lord of Huanyan, and in the Siguo Valley outside Yecheng, Xu Ji and him have met once, and their impression of each other is not very good.

Xu Ji was no longer the one who asked for help at that time, so he also smiled and returned the salute, "Of course I remember, why didn't Lou Gongzi follow the general?" ”

"Loyalty and filial piety can't be both, now everyone is their own master, the general went west to Hanzhou, and refused to go north to return to Shunyecheng, which is disappointing."

This is the first time Xu Ji learned the specific whereabouts of the general, a little relieved, Hanzhou is a small place, the general must go there to take refuge in the sixth son of Hanzhou as an official, in the troubled times and there is a fear of difficulties and easy intentions, obviously the ambition is not very big.

Xu Ji smiled: "Since each is its own master, why is it 'disappointed'?" Mr. Lou, please sit down and talk about our affairs. ”

Lou Ji sat down, and Xu Ji poured tea himself.

The two drank tea silently, and Lou Ji spoke first: "Does King Wu really mean to be obedient?" ”

"Guo Shifeng must have made my meaning very clear."

"Well, clear, but ...... King Wu doesn't take it seriously, does he? ”

"Which point?"

"All, Guo Shifeng said that King Wu should keep the title of the king and the whole army, not go to Yecheng, and go to quell the chaos as the governor of Qin and the military of the two states, and also supply grain, grass and equipment to the imperial court." Lou Ji smiled and shook his head.

Guo Shifeng proposed more conditions than originally planned, Xu Ji did not deny it, and said with a smile: "Didn't Guo Shifeng mention Han and Yi Liangzhou?" What I want is the military of the four states of the governor. ”

Lou Ji's smile stiffened slightly, "Guo Shifeng mentioned it, I heard that the general was in Hanzhou, he agreed to give up, without the Hanzhou channel, Yizhou doesn't matter, right?" ”

"It's really convenient to go from Hanzhou to Yizhou, but it's okay to take a detour, and - 'each for his own master', I have no reason to abandon Hanzhou because of the general."

Lou Ji's smile became more and more stiff, "Although King Wu has changed his surname, the identity of father and son cannot be changed, everyone in the world knows that King Wu is the son of a general, and it seems inappropriate for a son to fight with his father." ”

"I don't want to fight with the general, but I want to invite him to Yecheng, as the two kings of Xiangdong and Jibei wish."

"How could the general listen to you?"

"That's another thing, give it to Hanzhou."

Lou Ji's smile finally disappeared, revealing obvious surprise, and he said after a while: "The world is Kyushu, and King Wu wants to divide four states, this ...... Never. ”

"After the chaos is quelled, I can give way and merge the state."

"In the rebellion of the state, if you don't work for the prince of Wu, Yecheng has its own way."

"Then I will give up and merge the states now, as long as the three states of Qin, Han, and Yi."

Lou Ji wanted to take the offensive as soon as they met, but he didn't expect that in a few words, he became a pure defensive position, only thinking about how to parry, and completely forgot the original attack plan, "No, definitely not, since King Wu is a shun, how can he win the three western states in vain?" I just agreed for the time being, and I would be vetoed to the king of Xiangdong and the king of Jibei. ”

Xu Ji said: "Lou Gongzi just said 'each for his master', I haven't asked yet, who is the 'master' of Yecheng?" ”

"Uh...... For the time being, the two kings of Xiangdong and Jibei jointly assisted the empress dowager. ”

"What about the Emperor? It's a big deal, and I don't want to choose the wrong person. ”

Lou Ji laughed, "King Wu was too cautious, the emperor abandoned his mother and fled, and was taken hostage by the Liang and Lan families to take refuge in Jiangdong, and he has lost the hearts of the people, and the ministers of civil and military affairs of the imperial court have gone north to Yecheng. Looking at the world, Yecheng is authentic, and a new emperor will soon ascend the throne. ”

"Is the new emperor the king of Jibei, or the youngest son of the emperor of all things?"

"This ...... I don't know, and I can't say, after King Wu returns to Shun, he will naturally have the opportunity to meet the new emperor. ”

"Well, the Empress Dowager wants to establish the King of Jibei, but the King of Xiangdong disagrees, and the youngest son of the Emperor of All Things, and the younger brother of the Emperor of Jiangdong, is a little shorter, so it has not been established for a long time."

The expression on Lou Ji's face stiffened again, he volunteered to act as a messenger and refused to admit defeat, "These things are beyond the reach of courtiers." King Wu should think about the matter of surrender again, to be honest, Wang Dudu did not believe in King Wu very much, he said......"

"Lou Gongzi will definitely support the king of Xiangdong, if he is called the emperor, Lou Gongzi will be a concubine."

Lou Ji's face changed slightly, he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "King Wu's wife is married to two, so don't think about others anymore." ”

Xu Ji laughed, "Lou Gongzi really likes to joke, who can I think?" ”

Lou Ji's face was like frost, "When I was about to leave Yecheng, Lord Huanyan asked me to bring a message to King Wu." ”

"Oh?"

"It's good to do it yourself."

"That's what she told you to bring?"

"That's right, that's it, 'do it yourself'. King Wu didn't think that the Yecheng soldiers couldn't capture the eastern capital, and he didn't think that this was your opportunity. Yecheng accepted King Wu's submission, not helplessly, but because the two kings remembered the old relationship, especially the king of Jibei, who still cherished the love of your son-in-law. If you change someone, there is no way to return to obedience. ”

"Yecheng doesn't care about the Queen Mother?"

"I care, if King Wu really wants to be obedient, he must send the Queen Mother out of the city first, and then he can discuss the details." Lou Ji finally returned to his original path.

Xu Ji didn't want to go along, muttered for a while, and said, "Since Lou Gongzi is here, follow me to see some interesting things." ”