In the following period of time, the announcement of the martial arts and cultural fighting conferences spread to all states and counties in the jurisdiction, and even to the counties, towns and villages as long as there are people in charge of the place, causing great repercussions.

The subordinate states and counties began to mobilize defense, such as Ouyang Chun, Wei Yi, Mi Yuansheng, Liang Teng, Dong Xing, Crested Ibis, etc., who were confident in their own culture or martial arts, and hoped to make a name for themselves at the conference.

In addition to the civil and military generals of the various states under the command of Ning Ze, many heroic scribes among the people were attracted, after all, the scale of the two conferences was huge, and in addition to the rich rewards, they could also make a name for themselves in the land of the seven states.

Among them are some folk talents who have no intention of taking refuge in Liu Yuanxiang and have no idea about rewards, and come simply for fame.

Soon, the whole Golden State became very lively, especially in Huajun, which was crowded with people, all the inns in the city were full, and there were countless merchants with a dazzling array of goods, who wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.

Not to mention the city, the remote villages outside the city, the surrounding counties of Huajun, and even the surrounding county towns have gathered quite an astonishing number, which makes the patrol and inventory teams inside and outside Huajun increase several times, which is still quite hard.

Ning Ze first came to Huajun, a remote county town with only a few hundred thousand people.

After two years, the city was established as a foundation, various policies were implemented to benefit the people, and the population base became larger and larger, and now it is a medium-sized county town with a population of nearly one million. The entire city has expanded nearly tenfold, and it is still expanding, and it is simply changing with each passing day.

And this event has brought the city's population flow to at least four or five million, which is close to that of a large county town, which is unimaginable.

Where have the local people seen this scene, there are so many visitors from other places, so that they see business opportunities, and they have come out to set up stalls to sell goods, from the cloth woven by the women in the family, the embroidery of embroidery, the prey that men go up to the mountains to hunt, or all kinds of messy things, even including home-grown vegetables and fruits. The whole nine yards.

The merchants from various states and counties brought a dazzling array of goods and goods, and the conference was still in preparation, and the whole Huajun County was already earth-shaking and lively, with crowds of people everywhere and laughter.

Ning Ze, Liu Yuanxiang, Chu Meiren, and Mi Yan were busy with their husbands and wives, and handed over their affairs to trusted officials and generals such as Chu Xun and Du Wei, and they were tired of being together all day long, either playing in the mountains and rivers, or hiding their identities and wandering in a carriage in the lively city streets.

On the other side, Ning Ze's envoy had already met Tang Niu and Ma Jian, hoping to reach an alliance and fight against Lu Cong together.

Lu Cong's envoys also rushed to Tang Niu and Ma Jian, trying to persuade Tang Niu and Ma Jian not to cooperate with them on the grounds that Ning Ze was the most powerful and ambitious, and should join forces to deal with Ning Ze first.

The envoys on both sides had their own reasons, which made Tang Niu and Ma Jian fall into a tangle.

Tang Niu summoned civil and military officials to discuss which side it would be better to form an alliance with.

Zhou Yuan had a good impression of Ning Ze, and because of the first-level bond, he said to Tang Niu: "Lu Cong is my brother's enemy, and his father's death has nothing to do with him! Naturally, there is no reason to unite with the enemy and conquer old friends. We should form an alliance with Ning Ze and jointly exterminate Lu Cong! In this way, my father can rest in peace only if he has a spirit in the sky!"

Tang Niu frowned slightly when he heard this: "Ning Ze is extremely dangerous, and his ambition is on par with Lu Cong. He has already occupied the land of the seven states, and has the three counties of Mizhou and Bozhou, if he helps him destroy Lu Cong, no one in the whole world will be invincible! Even if Lu Cong is eliminated, and Ning Ze will win the world at that time, how can he explain to his father?"

"What the general said is reasonable!" Mei Xu said with his fists clenched, "Today, only Ning Ze, Lu Cong, Ma Jian and the generals are left. Among them, Ning Ze was the strongest, followed by Lu Cong. If Lu Cong is destroyed, even if the general and Ma Jian join forces, they may not be able to win! In the humble opinion of the last general, although Lu Cong is hostile, he can take advantage of it. Ning Ze is powerful, Lu Cong has many generals, and there will be a hard battle between the two in the coming year. We can not help each other, and when both sides kill each other, we can gain the benefits of the fisherman! On the surface, we should not turn our faces with either side, and it is better to perfunctory for the time being. ”

Tang Niu nodded when he heard this: "General Mei has won my heart! Whether it is Ning Ze or Lu Cong, they are all threats to us." Only by sitting and watching both sides lose is the best choice!"

So they responded to the envoys of both sides in a perfunctory way, neither agreeing to unite nor indicating which side to help, only saying that they needed to think carefully, and so on.

In contrast, Ma Jian was more straightforward, and at Feng Qiao's suggestion, he agreed to form an alliance with Ning Ze. Because their purpose is to capture Miliang and get Emperor Hui out of Lu Cong's hands.

As long as Ning Ze and Lu Cong start a frontal battle, they can take the opportunity to raid from the rear.

As for Ning Ze's greater power in defeating Lu Cong, Ma Jian was not worried at all. Feng Qiao showed the ability of a first-class military advisor, as long as he was there, he was not afraid of any enemy at all.

Of course, before that, he didn't want Lu Cong to be too cautious, so he pretended to unite with Lu Cong on the surface and secretly signed an alliance agreement with Ning Ze.

As for Lu Cong's side, after a winter of fierce fighting, he successfully eliminated Zhou Nan and captured the land of Yanzhou, so he needs to take a break to recuperate and prepare for the coming year.

This night's Lu family banquet was particularly lively in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Lu Yuan took his wife, Princess Mizhang, to meet Lu Cong, and after the ceremony, he asked the princess and the other ladies to go over first, and said to Lu Cong: "Uncle, have you heard?"

"What?" Lu Cong put down his teacup.

"I heard that Ning Ze is going to hold two large-scale martial arts and cultural battles in Huajun, Jinzhou, and the civil and military generals of the county in charge of the state will go there at that time. Then the folk talents are also allowed to participate in the conference, and the winner can be rewarded with a lot of money, given important positions, and famous all over the world!" Lu Yuan said, "I heard that the first place in the ranking of military generals can be called the Qilin Brave General!"

"Oh?" Lu Cong showed a puzzled expression, "Is this really the case?"

"It's true!" Later, Sima Fa came over with his wife, and when he heard the conversation between the two, he interjected, "The little son-in-law also got this information, and I came to inform my father-in-law!"

Facing such an old son-in-law, Lu Cong still felt a little strange in his heart: "He does what he cares about, why do you care so much?"

"No, uncle!" Lu Yuan hurriedly said, "He is also too rampant, even the generals of the land of seven states dare to be the first in the world, and they don't take us seriously at all!"

"What's the point?" Lu Cong snorted coldly.

"Father-in-law!" Sima Fa asked his wife to accompany the other female dependents, stood in front of Lu Cong and said, "This matter is not trivial, not to be underestimated!"

"Why?" Lu Chong still trusted Sima Fa's resourcefulness.

"Ning Ze's move seems simple, but it's actually quite clever!" Sima Fa replied seriously, "He is mainly based on Liu Yuanxiang, and it is quite difficult to recruit talents due to his identity. Although it occupies the land of the Seven States, there are very few people available. It seems to be powerful, but in fact it is weak inside. People in the world are reluctant to take refuge in Princess Yuanxi, and they assist women to be incestful. However, there are still countless literati who are attracted by interests, power, and even fame. The most deadly, in fact, is fame. The two conferences ranked first in the world, which was absolutely an irresistible temptation for literati. If this move is successful, it will gain countless good ministers and fierce generals for Liu Yuanxiang and further strengthen Ning Ze's strength. It can be seen that Ning Ze knows where his own flaws are, and he also knows that our army will be wide, so he prepared in advance and can't turn a blind eye!"

Lu Yuan nodded directly when he heard it, he didn't think much about it himself, and he felt very right when he heard Sima Fa finish speaking, so he hurriedly said, "My nephew thinks so too!"

After being reminded by Sima Fa, Lu Cong became serious: "How should this be good? Ning Ze is already difficult to deal with, if his strength is stronger......

"It's better to let my nephew go and win the title of the first in the world, the Qilin Brave General!" Lu Yuan immediately patted his chest and said, "It's a good thing to spoil him!"

"No!" Lu Cong hurriedly said when he heard this, "You are a blind date and nephew, and your status is noble." When you get to Ning Ze's territory, if he is not good for you...... Never!

"Father-in-law!" Sima Fa arched his hand, "The son-in-law thinks this matter is feasible. ”

"What did you say?" Lu Cong stared at him with wide eyes.

Ning Ze assisted Princess Yuanxi and served the people with benevolence. Sima Fa said, "If you go as an envoy of Emperor Hui, the other party can only be polite, after all, the two sides have not yet met each other." The son-in-law was willing to accompany General Lu on a trip and participate in two conferences in the name of the envoy. One explores the reality and sees what kind of characters Ning Ze's subordinates are. Through the conference, we can understand the methods and habits of the opposing generals, civilians, and officials, and the so-called knowing oneself and knowing that the other side will win all battles, and the next year's battle will be more handy. Secondly, there are many good ministers and fierce generals on our side, as long as they win all the rankings in the conference, firstly, they will hit the morale of Ning Zejun's army, and secondly, they can sabotage his plan, so that they cannot recruit a large number of outstanding civilian generals and eliminate them from the competition in advance. ”

"Wouldn't it be too dangerous? After all, Jinzhou is Ningze's territory. Lu Cong asked worriedly.

"Father-in-law, don't worry, with General Lu's martial arts, coupled with the planning of the younger son-in-law, not to mention the identity of Emperor Hui's envoy, it is foolproof!" Sima Fa said with a smile.

"In this case, this is the right place!" Lu Cong thought carefully for a long time, nodded and said, "It's just that you two must return safely." ”

"My nephew is leaving, no one can stop me!" Lu Yuan was overjoyed, clasped his fists and said, "The first in the world, the title of Qilin Brave General, my nephew is going to be decided!"

"The son-in-law will carefully plan to ensure that nothing goes wrong!" Sima Fa said with a smile, "If nothing else, Ma Jian will also send someone to join in the fun, and collect information about Ning Ze by the way." Tang Niu may go there in person, after all, he is known as the number one military general in the world, how can he allow others to get this title? The son-in-law may also be able to do something to provoke the relationship between Tang Niu, Ma Jian, and Ning Ze. If there was an opportunity to assassinate, how could such a good opportunity be missed?"

"Okay, then ...... the candidate for this exerciser group" Lu Cong turned to Sima Fa.

"The son-in-law has a fixed number in his heart, and he will submit the list later!" Sima Fa said with a smile, "Speaking of which, the son-in-law is quite interested in Ning Ze, just to verify in person whether he is as proficient in spells as rumored!"