These priests were all scrambling to tell Gu Xu that since the last King of Yan surrendered to Emperor Taizu of Great Qi hundreds of years ago and nominally converted to Shangcang, they had been squeezed out and suppressed by the group of people in Shangcang Temple.

In their eyes, "Taishang Haotian" and "Ziwei Emperor" are all domineering and unreasonable existences, and they can't tolerate believers in other gods. If it weren't for the current Yan King Zhao Changying raising his flag to rebel, I'm afraid that the incense of the God of Fire would be completely extinguished.

Gu Xu, the heir of the "Ziwei Emperor", listened silently beside him, and only felt that this group of people were all masters of selling miserably, telling little things vividly and touchingly, and a foot of water could make a hundred zhang waves.

By selling miserably, the priests began to wipe their tears and show their loyalty in front of Gu Xu, claiming that no matter how great the difficulties and dangers they encountered, their loyalty to the "God of Fire" would never waver.

Gu Xu kept complaining in his heart, but thinking that he would borrow the power of these people in the future, he had to act like empathy and express deep sympathy for their suffering.

"If you still have respect," he said, drawing a large pie with a solemn face, "then as long as I am here, you will no longer be wronged." ”

Subsequently, Gu Xu learned some about Dayan's situation in recent years from the mouth of the high priest Chongli.

According to Chongli, Dayan seems to be harmonious and united, but in fact there are "traditional factions", "pro-Qi factions", and "wall-riding factions" that repeatedly jump between the two.

The "traditionalists" adhered to the old concepts and ideas of Dayan's past, attached importance to bloodline and the practice of "sacred fire totem", and were mostly fanatical followers of the "fire god" and rejected everything from Daqi.

The "pro-Qi faction" was full of yearning for the prosperous economy, rich life, and blossoming practice methods of the Great Qi Dynasty, believing that they should follow the example of the Great Qi and reform the laws of their ancestors, and many people reached explicit or implicit interest relations with the bureaucrats and aristocrats of the Great Qi. When Zhao Changying declared war on Daqi, the biggest opposition in Dayan came from this group of people.

As for the "wall-riding faction", they have no fixed stance and only follow their own interests in all actions.

The most typical is Zhao Yan's uncle Zhao Changqi and her cousin Zhao Yu.

While vigorously advocating the importance of pure blood in order to maintain their position in the clan, they also secretly colluded with the dignitaries of the Great Qi to trade money and resources.

With a talent for memorization, Gu Xu kept the names and relationships of the characters of each faction firmly in mind in case of emergency.

When Gu Xu was about to walk out of the temple, High Priest Chongli suddenly stepped forward, grabbed his sleeve, and said with a respectful attitude: "My lord, I have a reluctant request, I don't know if you can ......."

"Say it." Gu Xu said.

"Your Excellency, you have a great friendship with Her Royal Highness the Princess. Can you persuade Her Royal Highness the princess on behalf of me and the temple priests, and ask her to agree to Zhao Yugongzi's courtship? ”

"Is it to protect the purity of the bloodline?" The corners of Gu Xu's mouth showed a hint of a nonchalant smile.

He finally understood Zhao Yan's mood in Jicheng, who was reluctant to return for a long time. There is such a group of old guys urging marriage every day, and urging her to marry a pervert who takes pleasure in torturing people - if it were him, he would not be happy.

"Your Excellency is wise." Chongli bowed his head and clenched his fists.

"Her Royal Highness Zhao Yan's status is extraordinary, and her marriage should be decided by herself," Gu Xu glanced at Chongli with a meaningful gaze, making the latter shudder unconsciously, "Of course, I will truthfully convey your words to her." ”

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After leaving the Fire God Temple, Gu Xu soon ran into the guards sent by Zhao Changying.

Hearing that King Yan politely invited him to the palace for a while, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and immediately went with him - after all, Zhao Changying is the real boss of this land at present, and he may still need to rely on the protection of the other party.

At this moment, Zhao Changying's table had another pot of spirits and a pot of new tea.

As soon as Gu Xu walked into the room, Zhao Changying politely greeted him and asked him to sit on the chair that Zhao Yan was sitting on just now.

Then he waved his hand, and the guards who were guarding the door closed the door and bowed away.

"Gu Xiaoyou, it's just the two of us here now," Zhao Changying smiled and looked Gu Xu up and down, "Is it convenient to take off the mask and let me see what you look like?"

"I think that except for Emperor Tianxing himself, no one in the entire Great Qi Dynasty should have the ability to take you away from me."

Gu Xu nodded and simply took off his mask.

As a "True Monarch" powerhouse, Zhao Changying guessed his identity, which was not surprising to him.

"What an extraordinary-looking jade-faced gentleman," Zhao Changying praised, "No wonder the little girls like it so much." ”

"King Yan praised it." Gu Xu said modestly.

"The only downside is that I've lost a little weight. Men, if they are not strong, how can they carry guns and horses and gallop across the field? ”

"That's what King Yan said." Gu Xu didn't know how to respond for a while.

"By the way, Gu Xiaoyou, did you run out of yellow essence I gave you last time?"

Hearing this, Gu Xu was stunned for a second, and then remembered that the last time the two met on the stargazing platform of the Exorcism Division, Zhao Changying had given him some yellow essence and asked him to take it back to replenish his body.

Huangjing is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine used to replenish qi and essence, strengthen the spleen and kidney, in the description of the "Compendium of Materia Medica", it has the effect of "replenishing the deficiency, stopping cold and heat, filling the essence, and the three corpse insects".

At that time, Gu Xu had just arrived in Luojing, and he had just won the first place in the Lantern Festival Ring Competition, and he became famous in all directions.

Looking back at this moment, I just feel like a world away.

"Hmm...... Used some, not finished yet. Thank you King Yan for your care. ”

Zhao Changying laughed, and while reaching out to push the teacup on the table in front of Gu Xu, he said, "Gu Xiaoyou, in front of me, there is no need to be so restrained. If I'm not mistaken, you're not in good health and can't drink, right? ”

Gu Xu nodded: "I didn't expect King Yan to remember such a trivial matter, which really flattered the younger generation." ”

"You have to be careful when dealing with those who have the ability," Zhao Changying picked up the teapot and filled the teacup in front of Gu Xu with hot tea, "I'm not like some people who would brand the best heavenly pride in their country as a thief with the crime of 'trumped-up'." ”

Gu Xu laughed twice with him.

I have to say that listening to Zhao Changying's yin and yang weird emperor behind his back is quite a dark thing.

"By the way, Gu Xiaoyou, what are your plans after leaving Daqi?" After some politeness, Zhao Changying introduced the conversation to the topic, "Have you ever considered staying in the north and serving for Dayan?"

"Although Jicheng is not as rich and prosperous as Luo Jing, and is rich in resources, it can also do its best to offer you to a saint and even a higher realm."