The form is moving in the desired direction, and through the efforts of Hamukan, Wangton, Gadenji, and others, almost all the members of the Presbyterian Church who originally belonged to the Queen's faction have returned to our camp. The elders belonging to the priestly faction also began to divide, and some even put forward the idea of separation of powers, calling for the division of priestly power in two.

That is, the high priest and the prime minister are respectively established, the priest can still retain the position of high priest, responsible for ceremonial rules and sacrifices, etc., but the prime minister must be elected by everyone, and then elected by the presbyterian council, in charge of the affairs of the country, the guard remains neutral, and cannot interfere in the election.

This was the idea I had given to Hamukan in advance, that in order to defeat the priests, we had to start with the division of power.

Objectively speaking, the cave master elders of the priest faction did not want their opposition to be completely suppressed, so that their role would become insignificant or even redundant.

For them, excessive concentration of power was not necessarily a good thing, and if the priests were not accustomed to someone, they could easily weaken or deprive them of their power and benefits, and this crisis was already beginning to take shape after the collapse of the queen's faction, and two of the elders were disqualified for making inappropriate statements. Therefore, dividing and dismantling the camp of the priests is the next important task, of course, if we can win the support of the king of Xinba.

And I already have the scepter of the king of Ba and the envoy of the emperor, so I am naturally the best candidate for prime minister.

From despising power and advocating freedom to sharpening my head to fight for power and playing with power schemes, in just a few months, for me, there have been earth-shaking changes.

But as the priest said, if a person does not have power, he may not even be able to guarantee his own freedom and security, so how can he talk about upholding justice and changing the cruel habit of human sacrifice? The reason why he failed miserably last time was precisely because he was naïve and naïve, and did not have enough power to compete with the priest. At this point, there is no difference between inside and outside the valley, and in a sense, the prostitution incident has also taught me a vivid lesson.

It's time for me to show up.

I choose the time to show up: today, during the day.

Choose how you want to show up: Visit the pharmacist.

People to choose to follow: Hamukan, Wangton.

I thought about it this way: since I want to show my face, I should simply make a big show and make a lively scene, so that all the people of Pakistan know that the envoy of the Emperor is coming again, and this has the advantage of safety, because under the blue sky and daylight, the priests' people can only watch me and cannot sneak attack and assassinate.

The reason why he visited the pharmacist was to take a stand against the Pakistani people, and the envoy of the emperor represented the will of the king, and he was on the side of the queen's camp, giving a hint to those intermediaries who wavered and did not know how to choose, telling them that they should know how to stand in line; as for taking Hamukan and Wangton together, it was because Hamukan was old and serious, and he was the largest cave master in the valley, and Wangton was strong in martial arts, and he could also serve as a bodyguard to deal with emergencies, and at the same time, taking him with the two of them also showed his respect for the medicine master and gave him enough face.

When I took the scepter of King Ba and walked out of the cave with Hamukan and Wangton, the expected scene appeared, and everyone who saw me knelt down and bowed, and I helped them up with my own hands, and was amiable.

And Hamukan and Wangton can finally raise their heads and be people, feeling raised eyebrows.

When I arrived at the pharmacist's cave, the pharmacist and his son had already greeted us outside the cave, and when they saw us, they were about to make a big salute, so I quickly stopped him from bending down and comforted him: "The pharmacist has worked hard, and the messenger has come to greet you, and I hope you will take care of your health and work for the welfare of the people of Pakistan." ”

With tears in his eyes, the medicine master choked up and said, "The messenger deigned to come to greet him, it was really tormenting. ”

I immediately took his hand and said with relief: "It's too late, and you've been wronged." ”

The medicine man took me by the hand, and my son led the way in front, followed by Hamukan and Wangton, and went home, followed by a group of people.

After sitting down, the pharmacist ordered his son to pour tea, and then served rice cakes, fruits and other things, and we thanked him one by one, and also presented him with condolences.

"The presence of the envoy and the two cave masters is really brilliant. The pharmacist continued to express his gratitude.

"Where is it? I have bothered the pharmacist many times when I was sick twice, and I haven't thanked him personally, but I'm just here to make up for it today. "I also responded to him in a low-key manner.

The messenger was the first to choose to visit the medicine man, also to express his longing for the queen. Hamukan wasted no time in adding.

"It's all to blame for my daughter Fubo, who can't drink and talk with the messengers and cave masters. The pharmacist began to choke again.

"It was all a conspiracy of the priests, who sent someone to kill the queen. Wangton said hatefully.

"The priest has too much power to compete with him!" the medicine man sighed.

"The situation is different now, and we will avenge you. "It's still Wanton's voice.

"Everyone is gone, what's the use of revenge, that's it!" the medicine man continued to sigh.

After reassuring the pharmacist, we said goodbye and returned. This time I didn't mention the matter of Gu poison, not only because of the presence of the two cave masters of Hamukan and Wangdun, it was inconvenient to speak, but also because the first visit had such an important utilitarian purpose, which was really inappropriate, Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang to go out of the mountain and look at the thatched house, I am only once, such a major matter, I can't come in a hurry.

After that, he visited several elders, which was regarded as cheering them up, and at the same time conveying the "will" of the emperor, hoping that they would stand firm.

This time I re-entered the valley to fight the priests, and I still hope to solve the problem through the Council of Elders through peaceful means.

On the way back, I saw two cave masters from the priest's faction approaching from a distance, one of them was the strong man with a tiger's breast, probably just returning from a meeting with the priest.

The road in the valley is narrow, and if you can't help it, you have to meet on the road, so everyone is there and doesn't give in to each other.

The second cave master saw that it was me, and his face froze for a while, revealing a look of surprise.

"Najib, Gamco, the messenger is here, and he will not avoid it. Wangton roared first.

"It is a surprise that the messenger has gone and returned, and it is disrespectful and disrespectful. The tiger-breasted man known as Najib answered first, but did not give a salute.

"Bold, I don't give courtesy when I see the messenger, and I'm not afraid of the king's blame. "Wangton continues to play for the tiger.

"I'm so rude, I don't know how to give a salute to the messenger?" replied another cave master named Gamuco, but his tone was a little loose.

"The envoy has the Dijun Scepter, which naturally represents the will of the Dijun, and the two of you had better avoid it quickly. Hamukan interjected, and at the same time took the scepter from my hand and handed it to the two of them. The two hesitated for a moment, then finally bowed to the scepter and got out of the way.

This encounter ended in our victory.

After enduring the evil spirit for a long time, today finally got a little stretch, and Wangton was elated and proud along the way. But I don't dare to be optimistic at all. First, the people on the priest's side may not be easily attached, even if they have the scepter, they are not convinced; second, there is no news of Hanbao for a long time, without Hanbao joining, our strength is still at a slight disadvantage, the most worrying thing is that Hanbao and the priest shake hands and make peace, then we will be passive, not only the position of prime minister may have a strong competitor, but also because Hanbao is my brother, I don't want to become an enemy with him.

As soon as I returned to Gadenji's mansion, I received a report that four elders had visited, including two from the priest's faction, and Gadenji introduced me one by one. After each of them finished giving their gifts, everyone proposed to ask the scepter to take a look, but it turned out that they had come to investigate the authenticity of the scepter. The four of them carefully observed the confirmation, nodded in unison, and were amazed, and they all decided that it was the Dijun Divine Scepter that appeared on the stone wall of the Peerless Valley.

The four elders left first, and the three cave masters stayed behind to continue to discuss the future plans. Ga Tengji informed that the proposal to separate the offices of high priest and prime minister had been formally submitted to the Council of Elders, and that we had jointly elected the envoy as the only candidate for prime minister, and that the priests had no candidate to recommend them, and that a council of elders would be convened in three days to discuss and vote. Now that the two sides are evenly balanced, and the number of people is evenly divided, if we can win over a few centrists, we will be sure to win.

However, the next day, we received a notice that the priest was hosting a banquet in this mansion, and we lost our minds for a while.

What kind of play was the priest's banquet? Was it an ultimatum? Or was it a negotiation of peace? Or was it a banquet of the Hongmen? Was there a secret murderous motive? Ga Dengji, Hamukan, and Wangton all advised me not to participate, for fear that the priests would harm me. It is better to sit back and wait for the elders' meeting to convene, and the voting meeting will see.

The priest's old spicy and insidious, I have been taught. If you participate in the banquet, you are indeed afraid that he will secretly poison him, but if you do not participate, then it is not possible to make sense, as a priest of the country of Ba, it is his duty to feast on the envoy of the emperor, and it is a normal thing, and if you refuse to show the weakness of our heart, the priest will have something to say, and even claim that my identity is false.

If you participate, it is not convenient to bring a knife or a gun, and the priest is only a private banquet, and he cannot bring many people and horses, as if he is going to fight with people.

After thinking about it for a while, I tried to persuade the three cave masters and decided to go to the banquet alone and meet the priests.

Of course, I still took the crutches with me on the pretext that I couldn't walk on my foot.