Due to the change in the situation in Xingtai County, knowing that Sima Fa's army was defeated by Ning Ze and the two of them, and retreated to Shishan County in embarrassment, coupled with Lei He and a large number of high-ranking generals, Ma Jian's side was also extremely shocked and felt great pressure.

Without the cooperation of Sima Fa's army, it was too reluctant to fight Huaguo alone. Not to mention that Lu Cong's side intends to sue for peace and has already sent an envoy.

So Feng Qiao took the initiative to withdraw his troops, quickly withdrew from the battlefield, and wrote to Ma Jian that he should immediately stop fighting and preserve his strength.

Just as winter is approaching, the battlefield environment is getting worse and worse, which has an impact on either side. Moreover, a flood broke out in Xingtai County, and Huaguo also had to find a way to deal with it as soon as possible.

It's really true, although Ning Ze really wants to eliminate the three major forces as soon as possible and completely unify the sixteen states, but in the current situation, it is still necessary to focus on domestic stability. In many cases, if we ignore all kinds of natural and man-made disasters in the country and think about war, the people's grievances will accumulate into a lot.

There are a few sayings that the embankment of a thousand miles collapses in the anthill, and any small problem cannot be ignored, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!

There are also reasons for the demise of Dacheng, Emperor Youdi only cares about pleasure and ignores the suffering of the people, which led to the swarming of Liang Yi ant thieves and the collapse of the regime.

The lessons of the past must be remembered.

Feng Qiao withdrew his troops, and Meridian County stabilized. It's so close, leave some soldiers and horses, and the rest can be transferred over to help the disaster together.

The most important thing at the moment is to solve the flood in Xingtai County, and make proper arrangements for the victims to stabilize the people's hearts.

Liang Guo and Nancheng withdrew their troops one after another, except for some friction between Tang Niu and Lu Cong on the border in the north, which was generally quiet.

The envoys of the Liang State first arrived at the border of Xingtai and directly delivered several carts of gold and silver treasures, as if the situation of the two sides had never been at war before.

In the face of only Ning Ze, Mi Yan, and dozens of border troops, it seemed that there was no fortification at all, and he obviously brought hundreds of guards, but he couldn't give birth to half of the idea of taking the opportunity to seize the level.

What are you kidding? Ning Ze was in charge, and even Sima Fa's tens of thousands of troops were defeated, and he almost died at his hands, and there were only a few hundred people in the mission, and he was not the main elite, who would not think of killing himself?

Even the envoy saw Ning Ze respectfully, and the number of courtesies was sufficient: "The foreign minister was ordered to come, first, to ask the prince for peace, your prestige has long spread throughout the sixteen states, and it is the honor of the foreign minister to be able to see it with his own eyes! Second, for the sake of friendship between the two countries, when he heard that there was a sudden flood in Xingtai County and the people were displaced, His Majesty could not bear it, so he ordered the foreign minister to come and donate gold and silver treasures, which were specially used to control the flood. Although there is not much money, it is Your Majesty's heart!"

"How can Lu Cong dare to be called the emperor?" Ning Ze was not polite, "In the eyes of Lone, he is just a puppet emperor, a rebellious regime!"

The positions of the two sides are different, and the foreign minister understands the prince's thoughts. The messenger replied, "Both sides should respect each other and value peace." The foreign minister has always respected the prince, and this trip is also to take the initiative to ask for help, hoping to communicate with the prince amicably, and temporarily let go of the prejudice of power. ”

"No matter what, you are still very grateful for your lonely heart!" Ning Ze got a lot of gold and silver treasures for nothing, and his tone was not so aggressive, "Seeing that winter is about to begin, for the sake of the soldiers, it is indeed necessary to stop fighting and recuperate!"

"It is so," replied the messenger, "that the armies of the two armies will cease fighting, and that it will be beneficial to the people." ”

"The messenger has come from afar to work hard, so he will go to the customs to rest first. ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!"

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The envoy of Liang State stayed at the checkpoint, and there was no one around Ning Ze, but he didn't dare to have any thoughts.

A few days later, the envoy of Nancheng obtained the consent of the meridian defenders, and also rushed to the border of Xingtai to meet Ning Ze and send a "donation" for the treatment of the flood.

Ning Ze was very polite to the envoys on both sides, accepted their gifts, and immediately sent people to transport them to the affected areas and handed them over to local officials to use, so as to contribute to the control of the disaster. It can also be regarded as agreeing to a truce, and the three forces return to peace.

After successfully completing the task, the envoy group of Liang Guo and Nan Chen rested at the checkpoint for a few days, and successively resigned to Ning Ze and turned back.

In this way, there will be no more conditions at the border in a short period of time, Ning Ze mobilized Song Gao, asked him to guard the checkpoint, and took Mi Yan to ride the strange-winged moa to quickly rush to the disaster area to gather with Xiang Jinbao, Dewey and others to control the flood and rescue the people together.

Most of the area has completed the task, and the people are out of danger, but there are still some places where there is a new situation because of the rainfall, Ning Ze sent out the iron-backed crocodile and the strange-winged moa, one in the water and one in the sky, although the number of people affected by the disaster is amazing, and there is no way to save all of them, but they also do their best, and they can save as much as they can, and try to reduce the pressure on the disaster relief team.

During this time, Xizhou also sent a large number of manpower and material resources to give great help.

With concerted efforts, it took more than a month to finally rescue the affected people in various regions, and strengthen disaster prevention construction in various places to prevent more people from suffering.

Many civilians were still killed or missing in the disaster, and the army, on the one hand, eliminated the floods, rebuilt the dam and repaired the embankment, and on the other hand, insisted on search and rescue, sparing no hope.

Ning Ze and his wife rode the strange-winged moa in the rain every day to search and rescue, and there were iron-backed crocodiles walking in the water, which was also an inspiration for the people.

After all, "Shuibo" is coming, what else is there to fear?

Ning Ze took Shuibo and bird monsters, and personally risked rescuing the people in distress as the king of Danyang, and the people of Xingtai County learned that many people in non-disaster-stricken areas came to help one after another, and the local people's morale did not decline because of the disaster, but rose sharply.

Even many local literati and writers who were prejudiced against China and did not like this regime have also changed their minds because of this, and many people have taken the initiative to offer suggestions and help control the floods, and some people have chosen to take refuge in the local government and do their best.

Everyone gathered firewood and the flame was great. The floods came suddenly, wide-ranging, and the damage was severe. However, with the concerted efforts of the military and civilians of Xingtai County, and the investment of troops from the surrounding counties of Huaguo, King Ning Ze of Danyang personally led a number of heavyweight officials to the scene in person, and finally defeated the natural disaster!

The next step is for the county to do a good job of disaster prevention and rebuild the homes of the affected people.

At this time, a large number of disaster prevention materials from Jinzhou arrived, and the news of the serious flood in Xingtai County had already reached Jinzhou, Liu Yuanxiang called on officials and wealthy businessmen in the imperial city to donate materials to help the victims, and even the people in the city took the initiative to donate or do their best to take out excess materials and transport them to the southwest as soon as possible.

It also came in time, greatly reducing the difficulty of local officials in raising supplies, so that the affected people could be fed and clothed, and would not starve or freeze.

Huaguo focused on dealing with the flood in Xingtai County, and Lu Cong and Ma Jian were able to take a breath and take the opportunity to recuperate.

Lu Cong took "Jindan" every day and found that the process of "removing turbidity and gathering spirits" was extremely magical, and every time he was like going to a fairyland, he was extremely happy. It seems that after taking Jindan, the spirit is unprecedented.

The process of building the foundation is amazing, every time you can see the "fairyland", do you have a talent for cultivation?

Lu Cong, who gradually became addicted to it, began to lose interest in other things.

When he was thinking about Jin Dan in the early dynasty, he was thinking about Jin Dan when he was talking about state affairs, and he was thinking about Jin Dan when he was resting, and even the beauty of the harem made him lose interest, and he didn't flop for more than a month.

During this period of time, the courtiers and the harem concubines all felt that something was wrong, and they felt that Lu Cong seemed to have changed as a person.

Lu Cong, regardless of public or private occasions, is always distracted when he speaks, and his eyes are deep-set, and he seems to have become much thinner.

In order to find out the reason for Lu Cong's change, the queen privately invited Taichang Lu Lian, who is Lu Cong's younger brother, and asked him to investigate.

As Lu Cong's brother, Lu Lian had the least difficulty in investigating this matter. As for the queen, she had actually tried to ask Lu Cong in person, or the eunuchs who were serving beside him, but because Qiu Yan tried his best to cover it up, he still hadn't figured out the truth.

It is not good for her to directly extort confessions from the emperor's most trusted eunuchs, and with Lu Cong's protection, no one dares to touch Qiu Yan.

There is nothing to be done about this situation, so I can only ask the smarter Lu Jian to help.

Lu Jian is also worried about his brother's state, and everyone can see his changes.

So he used all the connections in the palace, including the queen's people, to finally find out the truth of the matter.

When I learned about the "old fairy" and "Jindan", I realized what the problem was. So on the pretext of discussing important military situations, Qiu Yan was transferred away first and met with Lu Cong alone.

Lu Cong didn't know what Lu Lian meant, and thought that he really wanted to discuss state affairs, but when the brothers met, Lu Lian said directly to him: "I heard that the imperial brother takes Jindan every day? Which villain deceived the imperial brother and wanted to harm you?"

Hearing this, Lu Cong frowned slightly: "Where did you learn about it?"

"Brother Huang doesn't care where the brother got the news," Lu Jian said, "Recently, the whole court and the central government have felt that something is wrong with the imperial brother, and the brother has carefully investigated to find out the reason." This is a demon who wants to harm the emperor's brother, but Qiu Yan set up a situation?"

"Qiu Yan is loyal to me, how can he harm me?" Lu Cheng said, "These golden pills are the gift of the old gods and goddesses! I take the golden pill every day, go to the turbidity and gather the spirit, and soon I will succeed in building the foundation and step into the path of cultivation!"

"Brother Huang, you have been deceived by the villain, the pill must be inappropriate! Do you remember that you were ambitious at the beginning, but now you are abandoning the government and depressing!" Lu Jian hurriedly said, "What an old immortal, this person must have a plan!"

"Ridiculous! The old gods don't seek fame or profit, I have been invited to the court three times, and I have not accepted them as a national teacher. During this time, he also sent people up the mountain many times to send treasures and medicines to the old immortals, but no one had ever seen the old immortals again. That is a true cultivator, how can he be slandered? Not to mention that you and other mortals do not know the miraculous effects of the golden pill, and I enter the fairy realm every day and experience it for myself! Don't listen to the slanderous rumors of the villain and hinder my cultivation! Seeing that it will be 7749 days, the foundation will be successfully built, and then you will be able to practice magic and be the enemy of Ning Ze!"

"Brother Huang, you have been confused by the demons!" Lu Jian said anxiously, "Brother Chen can't sit idly by. Please ask the imperial brother to hand over the elixir, and the younger brother will ask the best imperial doctor to regulate your body for you!"

"You want to rob me of the golden pill?" Lu Cong changed color when he heard this, and stood up, "It's so bold!

"Brother Huang, my brother is for your good!