"From today onwards, you are free."

"Why?" Xu Zishuang felt a sense of relief that she had never felt before, and asked in a low voice.

If someone had asked her before why she was spoiling her brother, she would have replied, isn't that a matter of course?

And now, she would hesitate to think about why.

"The miracle of "Six Virtues" focuses on recognizing relatives and not recognizing reason."

"It's really the supreme practice of ideology."

"Of course you have to be responsible for Xu Shi'an's affairs."

"Even if someone kills him, he deserves it."

"But you have been practicing this martial art since you were a child, and it should be instructed by Xu Guogong to let you and Xu Shi'an be tightly bound."

"There is no doubt that the Supreme Benevolence Academy and Xu Guogong are also responsible."

"It's like my current maid Tianyu, so I'll give you a chance to atone for your sins."

Chu Qianqiu said very abruptly.

"Then why don't you give my brother a chance?"

Xu Zishuang was not grateful, but questioned.

"Because I don't like it."

"I'm happy to do it, is that reason enough?"

Chu Qianqiu said with a smile, and Xu Zishuang was speechless.

"Okay, let's not talk about Xu Shi'an."

"I'll help you break through the martial arts, half of the agreement is complete, you should execute the other half."

"My lord."

Xu Zishuang half-knelt in front of Chu Qianqiu, performing the etiquette of a monarch and a minister.

Compared with the last allegiance, this time it was more satisfying to Chu Qianqiu, and now it has destroyed Xu Zishuang's martial arts will for Xu Shi'an, and when Gai Ying kills Xu Shi'an in the future, the contradictions between the two sides will have a chance to reconcile.

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As for letting Xu Zishuang kill his younger brother with his own hands, it's better not to do it.

After all, Chu Qianqiu is not a demon.

"Very well, I have a task for you now."

"Now that you have broken through the martial arts, your authority in the Supreme Benevolence Academy will be even greater, right?"

"Yes, the saints who were originally subordinate to the reserve were not official."

"Only by breaking through the martial arts can you be officially crowned and become a saint."

Xu Zishuang's things other than her younger brother will not hide them from Chu Qianqiu now.

"Very well, then you can go to the academy and recruit people for me."

"As long as you are willing to follow me to Fengzhou, whether it is an outer disciple, an inner disciple, or a true disciple, I want it all."

Chu Qianqiu needs more talents to enrich his mansion, just like Tang Taizong has the generals of Tiance Mansion, he also needs all kinds of talents.

"Pills, cheats, spirit soldiers and even treasure soldiers, I have them here."

"It won't be worse than the resources they get in the academy."

"Those who are willing to go to the Windy State, come on."

Chu Qianqiu's current subordinates are from too single sources, either the guards of his father-in-law, or the subordinates of the Li Ren battalion, although this ensures loyalty, but he has too few characters in it, and the talents are also very insufficient.

If he needs to control Fengzhou, such as who will be the governor of Fengzhou, who will be the governor of Fengzhou, etc., he can't find a suitable person to choose.

Even if it is Gai Ying, Chu Qianqiu's current definition for him is mainly to collect talents such as craftsmen and cultivate intelligence networks at the same time.

After all, his background is too humble, and with the gap between him and the Duke of Xu, it is difficult to give people full confidence.

In comparison, the eldest lady of the Guogong Mansion, the saint of the Supreme Perfection Academy, and the newly promoted martial arts master, seem to have a much more promising future.

"Yes, my lord." Xu Zishuang's heart sank, and she understood that Chu Qianqiu was going to start expanding her Young Marshal's Mansion, and then she would come to Fengzhou.

As long as he has enough manpower, he will dare to replace the officials of the entire Fengzhou, and come to a large-scale purge to exchange blood for Fengzhou.

Otherwise, he went to Fengzhou alone, there were not enough people to replace officials, and there was no point in him going.

"By the way, I have a friend named Li Mingde."

"If you have time to invite him over, be polite."

Chu Qianqiu still has a good impression of Li Mingde.

His ability is not bad, and he has helped himself do things a few times.

This time, I will be grand, invite him over, and give him a round of Liangqin, and then talk about cooperation.

The Li family backstabbed the Cui family, although it was despicable, but it was the Cui family who contacted Daxia first, and the three sisters of the Cui family just wanted to recapture the treasure soldiers and take revenge.

"Yes, my lord."

Xu Zishuang agreed very simply, since she chose to be loyal to Chu Qianqiu, she naturally would not deliberately pull her back, she only hoped that her weight would become heavier and heavier, so as to influence Chu Qianqiu.

"Winter! Winter! Winter! ”

Just as the two finished discussing, Tianyu came and knocked on the door.

"Master, Zhu Gongzi is visiting."

"It is said that the sacrificial ceremony of Si Ming Xingjun has been prepared, and it is only waiting for the evening to start."

Very good.

It couldn't have come at a better time.

Chu Qianqiu nodded, and then ordered:

"From now on, you won't have to deal with household chores."

"Tianyu, you go out and hire more maids to serve, preferably literate."

"Yes, master." Tianyu looked at the eldest lady of the Xu family in surprise, and it could be seen from the master's order that she had completely surrendered.

Sure enough, is it worthy of the master?

Is there something going to happen tonight?

Thinking of this, Tianyu's cheeks flushed slightly, and despite her special training, she still had no way to refuse the pleasure given by her master.

Although she is not addicted, she has expectations.

It's a pity that Chu Qianqiu is already ready to finish the wool and then start the cycle.

Shangjing, Zhu family, bright moon in the sky.

"The sacrifice of the star monarch should be at night, preferably in the open air, to bear the starlight."

"The corresponding charms and ritual weapons have been prepared."

"Just wait for the hour (nine o'clock in the evening) and then the sacrifice will begin."

Zhu Xingxiu is a capable person, he said that it took a day to get it done, and it really took a day to complete the scene.

The entire square of the Zhu family has become a garden of ritual weapons, with more than 300 kinds of related bronze utensils and charms, and even a few spiritual soldiers are placed in it, which is dazzling.

Originally, Chu Qianqiu wanted to learn this ritual, but found that it didn't seem to be of much use if he learned it.

He didn't have the relevant ritual utensils, how to arrange this sacrificial ceremony.

"Zhu Shangshu, will this be too much courtesy, where did you buy these ritual utensils?"

"Chu Zhongwu rest assured, this courtesy is just right."

"As for the ritual utensils, they are not sold on the market, they are all specially cast by the Ministry of Rites."

"In addition to the big sects and the imperial court, the private possession of ritual utensils is the crime of trespassing, and the maximum punishment can be punishable by the nine clans."

"It takes a lot of time for this set of rituals to accumulate."

"In addition to the martial arts holy land, the place with the most ritual weapons in the world is the Ministry of Rites."

Zhu Shangshu smiled and said.

The promulgation of ritual laws by the imperial court was also to prevent private sacrifices and further promotion.

They can control the high-end armed forces that may be born among the people through the manufacture of ritual weapons.

Basically, only the big forces are qualified to hold the relevant ritual weapons.

Chu Qianqiu used the old emperors to condense the Black Emperor's martial arts, which was originally an unusual path, and if he wanted to be promoted to the Commander of the Star Monarch, he had to have the cooperation of the Ministry of Etiquette.

This is also why some casual cultivators, even if they really come all the way against the sky, in order to further develop, they will go to the big forces to seek promotion.

"Then Lord Shangshu helps Chu and sacrifices to the Star Monarch, so he won't cause trouble."

"Naturally not, this official is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and this power is still there."

Zhu Xingxiu smiled and said.

Sure enough, it is one of the six doors that is good to practice.

Then you're welcome.

""Zhou Li" has clouds: worship Haotian God with a firewood, worship the sun, moon and stars with real firewood, and worship Sizhong, Si Ming, Feng Shi, and Rain Master with a maule." (Note: 槱燎youliao)

"Three sacrifices, light the fire!"