Chapter 67: The Twelve Cities of the Western Wilderness
There are tens of millions of elixirs in the world, all of which are divided into ten grades. But there is a very small part that cannot be divided, that is, the kind of karma and luck; the theory of luck is ethereal and unobtainable, and if the elixir is mysterious, this kind should be the most.
Jiangshan Yuzhi belongs to this - rooted in the dragon vein of the dynasty and born, absorbing luck and growing, it cannot be achieved unless it meets the peace of the country and the people.
It is precisely because of this kind of special features that along the past and the present, Jiangshan Yuzhi has always been regarded as the proof of the Shengming monarch and the symbol of prosperity. Therefore, even if Jiangshan Yuzhi has no practical use, it is still a treasure endowed with solemn significance, not to mention that Jiangshan Yuzhi itself is a life-saving elixir of life and death.
Hearing this name, Sheng Yucheng's cold look on his face flashed. But in the end, he just sighed and patiently explained: "It's not that I deliberately bargained with you with a posture, but that this Jiangshan Yuzhi is really extraordinary." You also know that face is bigger than the sky in these years, even if I don't need it myself and am willing to give it to you, the rest of the clan will never agree. β
"Don't say it so absolutely. β
Lu Qiming gently shook the cup in his hand, his eyes fixed on the reflection of the bamboo and rattan lanterns on the wine surface. He said slowly: "The Sheng Dynasty is located in the Middle Continent, so it is naturally difficult to understand what is happening in the Divine Domain in time. Mr. Sheng didn't know, if you could give me all the Lingzhi mushrooms, it would actually avoid a disaster. β
Sheng Yucheng said angrily: "Oh, do you want me to thank you?"
Lu Qiming didn't care, and said with a smile: "Although this incident happened in the Divine Domain, there is no need to keep it secret-Mr. Sheng must have heard of Daye Ancient Kingdom, right?"
"That's nature. Sheng Yucheng bowed his head slightly and said, "But why do you mention this for no reason...... Oh, I seem to have some impressions, it's the Empress Daye?"
"Exactly," Lu Qiming nodded, and continued to take over the conversation: "According to legend, the death of the empress Lin Jun and the subsequent succession of the new emperor Qin Ye - the most direct reason is attributed to the 'Jiangshan Yuzhi'. β
Sheng Yucheng said lightly: "I've heard of it, but I don't think any wild history stories have anything to do with what you and I are talking about today." β
Lu Qiming smiled and said to himself: "Lin Jun and Qin Ye are perhaps the most legendary couple in the history of the human raceβduring their reigns, the entire human race really stepped into the path of cultivation. Therefore, if their tombs are in the world, as long as they are capable cultivators, they will want to go in and find out. β
Sheng Yucheng frowned and said in a deep voice: "So you mean that the Daye Emperor's Mausoleum has been discovered. β
Lu Qiming nodded and continued: "Daye Ancient Kingdom is related to the gods, everything in the mausoleum can happen, of course you have to prepare everything before entering, then Daye's two emperors have a deep relationship with the country, Yuzhi is naturally a must-have."
"Because of the particularity of the Divine Domain, the form of the mortal realm has long disappeared completely in the Divine Domain, and it is impossible for the Jiangshan Yuzhi to grow. If the people in the Divine Domain want to get the Jiangshan Yuzhi, they can only grab it from the empires and dynasties in Beilu and Zhongzhou. Lu Qiming paused and said seriously: "When someone from the Divine Domain comes over, it will not just be Mr. Sheng and I sitting here to discuss the exchange." β
Sheng Yucheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly came back to his senses, glared and said, "Do you want an empty glove white wolf?"
"Of course it's best to be like this," Lu Qiming chuckled and said, "But whether what I said before is true or false, I think Mr. Sheng can still judge." Even if it is still not enough to win the trust, Mr. Sheng went to ask the master to divinate the good fortune and evil. Based on the information I just said, it is enough to draw quite concrete results. β
Sheng Yucheng didn't say anything, and said: "But you still didn't say what you used that Jiangshan Yuzhi for, could it be that you are also preparing to fight with the people in the Divine Domain for the Daye Emperor's Mausoleum?"
Lu Qiming said flatly: "It's because I have two friends from the Taoist Academy who have this plan and ask me to help." If this matter goes well, if someone from the Sheng Dynasty enters the Taoist Academy in the future, it is not impossible for them to help with it. β
Sheng Yucheng's breathing stagnated imperceptibly. He subconsciously staggered his ten fingers, and said for a while: "If you can really do this, it's worth it." But everything you said is something that we are not capable of verifying, and it is no different from empty words. If I say yes, the risk is too great. β
Lu Qiming smiled slightly and said softly: "I know that since the establishment of the Dasheng Dynasty, a total of four rivers and mountains have been born. β
Sheng Yucheng shook his head and said, "It's been so much for a long time." β
Lu Qiming continued: "Two hundred and thirteen years ago, one was taken by Sheng Haitian's predecessors, and another withered forty-seven years ago, and now only the last two are left. β
Sheng Yucheng said lightly: "Listening to this tone, you have been staring at this thing for a long time." β
Lu Qiming smiled, and Yu Feng changed his mind and said: "Although Jiangshan Yuzhi is a good medicine, it is extremely demanding on the method of refining. I heard that you seem to have an ancient potion secret method that has been inherited, but it seems to be very broken. Jiangshan Yuzhi is in your hands, and it is only in the name of saving lives. β
Sheng Yucheng did not speak.
Obviously, if Jiangshan Yuzhi is really as good as it says, how can there still be two left, just because he knows that it is useless to use it, and it is better to put on a faΓ§ade to support it.
"Give me those two jade mushrooms. β
Lu Qiming slowly put down his wine glass and said firmly: "We can promise to keep this article secret from the outside world." At the same time, as long as it is an injury that can be saved by Jiangshan Yuzhi as recorded in the medical book, you can bring someone to me, and I can promise to heal it once. As for the matter of the Daoist Academy that I said before, it is still valid, as long as you have the ability to go over. β
Sheng Yucheng was silent for a long time, grabbed the wine jug and poured himself a glass, and said with a wry smile: "You are really good at painting cakes with one hand." β
With that, with a flick of his fingertips, he had added a line to the white paper what the two had recently discussed.
Lu Qiming smiled: "Mr. Sheng, please." β
"Okay, once raw and twice ripe, I'm not polite. Sheng Yucheng buckled the table and said in a deep voice: "The Lu clan wants to reopen the southeast territory for Dasheng." β
Dasheng is nominally the second largest dynasty in Zhongzhou, but in fact, with the Guangyang City where the Lu clan is located, the entire southeast region of the Dasheng Kingdom has long been under the absolute control of the Lu clan, and in recent years, even the official government that is on the surface has been almost expelled. The name of "Dasheng" has existed in name only in the southeast territory.
Lu Qiming was not surprised by Sheng Chao's request, and quickly replied: "It is unrealistic to say 'completely let go' now. But though you send your own officials, we can no longer be embarrassed. β
"Isn't that still a face-saving and meaningless?" Sheng Yucheng shook his head and smiled, and said, "With your Lu Clan's means, how can a few people with good tongues in the southeast be able to pry it?"
Seeing that Lu Qiming was noncommittal, he couldn't help but sneer: "You and I both know what the situation of the Southeast Territory was in the past and what it is now. At the beginning, the Lu clan blocked the southeast against our Dasheng, which was originally a big bad move. I suggested that this was a win-win situation, and you are still holding on to it -- it's really unnecessary. β
Lu Qiming's fingers rubbed the rim of the cup, and he was silent for a while.
Truly. What Sheng Yucheng said is true.
In the case of the extremely prosperous world of cultivators, such as in the divine realm, almost everyone has extraordinary powers, and the human society is able to maintain stability in another sense with new rules after abandoning the dynastic form.
But Middle-earth is not a realm of the gods.
In Middle-earth, ordinary people or low-level martial artists who have not cultivated still make up the vast majority of the group, and in this case, it is not a good thing to have absolute control over a large territory.
The southeastern frontier was bordered by the sea and did not border any other dynasty, and the currency that used to circulate in the market was only issued by the Dasheng dynasty. Because of the Lu clan's control, Dasheng's prestige naturally dropped to freezing point in a very short period of time.
The Lu family had always existed as a family and had no experience in dynastic governance, so they did not expect that the decline in the prestige of the regime would cause a series of chain reactions that would catch them off guardβthe most direct and serious of which was the economy.
Economic turmoil is often triggered by political turmoil. After the prestige of the Sheng Dynasty was completely lost in the southeast, the currency they issued soon lost its vitality in circulation. Although the Lu family quickly realized this big trouble, a credible monetary system could not be established overnight, let alone something that the Lu family could achieve by wishful thinking.
And economic trade is absolutely necessary. Therefore, in the case that Lu could not provide it in time, people spontaneously found another credible alternative-
The "fundraising" of Lin's firm.
The consequence of this is that the Lin family, which originally had nothing to do with this matter, has become the biggest winner of the game between Lu and Sheng. In just a few years, the Lin firm expanded dramatically to the point of exaggeration in the southeastern territory. And the Lu clan can't stop it, because if they don't, they can only watch the southeast economy completely wither.
Fortunately, the Lin family has always been smart and sleek, and the Lu and Lin families are world friends, so the Lu family turned a blind eye to this and made do with it for the time being.
But where is the eternal friendship between the families? For the Lin family's actions in the southeast, the Lu family has actually endured it for a long time. It's a pity that after many discussions, the best way is to return to the original state - to divide and rule with the Dasheng Dynasty, and at most to check and balance the Lin family.
In the past, especially when Lu Fengshan had not yet entered the Arcane Realm, no matter how nice the scene was, the reopening of the southeastern territory to Dasheng would inevitably bring some face-sweeping concessions.
And now that Sheng Yucheng took the initiative, it is indeed the best time to solve this matter.
Lu Qiming gently raised the wine cup and nodded: "I also said it just now, the point is that the situation at this time is completely different from the past. It would be too hasty for me to say a definite number here. Or - Mr. Sheng already has a better idea in mind?"
Sheng Yucheng said slowly: "Also, this matter does need to be gradual......
In the empty and silent wine shop, the two were so silent for a long time, and suddenly said in unison: "Forget it." β
After speaking, they were stunned at the same time, and when they raised their eyes to see each other's expressions, they couldn't help laughing.
Lu Qiming shook his head and sighed: "Let's admit that there is a specialization in the art industry." β
"Yes, yes, yes, we two cultivators, don't sit here stupidly and pretend not to understand. Sheng Yucheng nodded again and again, and laughed: "You really scared me just now." I think you're so omniscient and omnipotent, that you can understand even such mundane thingsβthen I'm not going to suffer a great loss?"
Lu Qiming also smiled: "In this case, Mr. Sheng and I will only write down the general direction, and the details will be left to others to discuss carefully in the future." β
Sheng Yucheng breathed a sigh of relief, and said with his chin bowed: "Very good." β
In this way, another big thing was decided. Sheng Yucheng watched Lu Qiming finish this line, picked up the wine jug and weighed it, and then smiled: "Please." β
Lu Qiming put down his wine glass, slowly put away his smile, and raised his eyes to look at Sheng Yucheng.
"The Twelve Cities of the Western Wilderness. β
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