The large hall seemed a little silent.

Lu Yuan sat on the throne for a while, pondering quietly, until a slight sound of footsteps outside came from far and near, and then he came back to his senses.

"Old monk Jihui, meet the king."

An old monk wearing a yellow robe and a big red robe entered the hall, and then immediately saluted respectfully towards Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan looked over.

But when I saw the holy monk Jihui in front of me, he was not too old compared to when we met nine years ago.

A pair of eyebrows and beards have turned white, his face is full of wrinkles, and his body is also a lot of sentences, looking like an old man who is drooping and old, and he is about to swallow his breath after two steps.

Although the old monk in front of him is indeed an old man, he is one hundred and one years old.

But at this age, for an innate grandmaster who has lived for one hundred and fifty years, he is far from his twilight years, and he is only in the prime of life.

Theoretically speaking, Jihui still has forty-nine years to live.

But he was such a person who still had a lot of time to consume, but Lu Yuan sensed a trace of dullness and death in him.

'Is it because he dragged his seriously injured body several times before, and forcibly used secret techniques to fight with the innate grandmaster, so he lost a lot of longevity? ’

Lu Yuan couldn't help but think to himself in his heart.

As early as last year, Jihui was besieged in Jianchuan State, and when he led the army to break through, he was attacked by King Yongchang of Nanzhao Kingdom and was seriously injured.

Later, he finally escaped back to Xichuan, and faced the danger of being pressed by the Nanzhao army, so he had to drag his seriously injured body and forcibly go into battle to fight Zhao Changqing.

First stayed up with Zhao Changqing in Panshifu City for several months, and then after the fall of this city, he fled to Nanchong Mansion City, where he rested for a few months, barely getting a little respite.

But after April this year, before Ji Hui could recover from his injuries, Zhao Changqing led the army to kill him again, and he had to forcibly take his injuries into battle.

Although relying on some secret methods, even if the Innate Grandmaster was seriously injured, it was not impossible to exert his strong strength and fight the enemy.

But these secret methods, without exception, need to pay several major costs, and these costs are often the source of life of the innate grandmaster, or the essence of the spirit.

These things are important just by listening to the nouns.

And so it is.

After consuming too much life origin and essence, the body of the Innate Grandmaster will be extremely depleted, and then it will age rapidly, consuming a large amount of longevity.

At this time, Jihui is like this.

Even his current situation is even more serious than Lu Yuan imagined.

Originally, I thought that even if this old monk spent a lot of life, it would be one or twenty years at most, and there would be twenty or thirty years to live.

But looking at the current appearance, let alone twenty or thirty years, whether this old monk can live for two or three years is a question. ’

Lu Yuan watched Jihui's state for a while, and couldn't help but be disappointed in his heart.

An innate grandmaster who can only be used for two or three years is greatly reduced in value for the Chu State.

It has changed from a long-term nuclear deterrent to a short-term and deterrent.

However, even so, an innate grandmaster who can only live for two or three years still has a lot of value and can play many roles.

Therefore, Lu Yuan adjusted his mentality, quickly put away the trace of disappointment, a smile appeared on his face, and he raised his hand and said, "Holy monk is exempt." ”

"King Xie."

When Ji Hui heard the permission, she also straightened her waist.

At the same time, taking the opportunity to get up, he also looked at the old friend in front of him, especially looking at the young face of the other party, and his heart was suddenly emotional.

I remember that when I met the King of Chu at the beginning, the other party still had the same face as it is now, no, now it is even younger.

And the vitality of the other party shows that the other party is so young and has a lot of time to squander.

In contrast, now that the twilight is so gloomy, that it is like a piece of rotten wood under the morning sun, it is so ugly.

Then I think of Da Chu, which is now rising like the rising sun, and Baifeng Temple, where most of the people are killed and injured and have become a lost dog.

The profound contrast between the two made Ji Hui secretly sad, and his heart became more and more painful.

"This time, the holy monk is willing to sacrifice his land and surrender, and merge the Xichuan Kingdom into Dachu, this act of benevolence and righteousness makes Gu feel admired."

Although the Xichuan Kingdom offered by Ji Hui, in the end, there was only half of the land, and even this bit of territory could only be defended with the assistance of the Chu State.

But no matter what, Ji Huiming's identity on his face is still the same as Da Chu, the king of Xichuan who was canonized by the former Yue.

Theoretically, the status of the two is equal.

The political significance and representative significance of such a figure choosing to sacrifice his land to the Chu State are simply immeasurable.

If the propaganda is used well, it will undoubtedly make the prestige and level of the Chu State in the international arena go to a higher level.

Moreover, properly handling the surrender of Xichuan can also play an exemplary and leading role in the annexation of other small countries by Chu in the future, and those small countries will be more likely to give up their resistance mentality.

With only these two points, the State of Chu cannot treat Jihui and Baifeng Temple badly, and must give each other a proper arrangement.

Lu Yuan looked at Ji Hui's old face, and said in a deep voice: "Such a great achievement, it must be rewarded." Previously, Gu and Hui'an said that Baifeng Temple could be moved to Longyu Mountain in Qianzhong County.

Qianzhong is the land of new expansion, and most of the people in the territory are in the name of the outside, and they do not accept the king, but also believe in foreign gods, and they are barbaric.

Baifeng Temple is the holy sect of Buddhism, has always attracted people to goodness, if you can go to this county, you will be able to make everyone here good, flourish Buddhism, and the place is peaceful. ”

He prescribed his own conditions.

The entire Qianzhong County, in terms of faith, can be handed over to Baifeng Temple, that is, the Buddhist gate.

The stakes are not insignificant.

After all, what Baifeng Temple originally asked for was just to be able to expand its power to a county like other innate sects, so that it was in line with its own status in the rivers and lakes.

But because the situation of Linhai County is too special, those Linhai families are strong one by one, not inferior to Baifeng Temple, and they have been married for generations, and they have already become a family.

Squeezed among them, no matter how capable the Baifeng Temple is, it will not be able to expand its power at all.

can only squeeze into a small corner, struggling to survive under various suppression.

It is precisely because of this difficult living environment that they have to find a way to break through and find a glimmer of life from other places.

This is also the reason why Baifeng Temple agreed to the request of the Yue Kingdom and followed the Northern Expedition to the Zhou Kingdom.

In order to obtain the land of half the county promised by the Yue country, so as to build its own Buddhist country, so that the power of Baifeng Temple can be strengthened and developed.

But what about the result......

After the head-on attack of the Nanzhao army, a tragic defeat and a large number of casualties, it can be regarded as a complete awakening of this holy place of Buddhism and made them soberly aware.

The world is fighting for hegemony, and this game is not for everyone to play.

It is precisely because of this that after waking up, Baifeng Temple chose to find the Chu State, wanting to go back to its original path, find a big country to rely on, and change itself from a country to a Jianghu sect again.

For this reason, Ji Hui did not hesitate to spend a lot of his life, firmly carried out Lu Yuan's orders, and dragged the Nanzhao army in Nanchong Mansion to death, and invested his own price.

Right now, it's time for Lu Yuan to fulfill his promise and repay the other party.

The belief of the entire Qianzhong County, the wish that this Baifeng Temple had dreamed of in the past, was Lu Yuan's return.

However, although he gave the entire Qianzhong County faith, he was not a loss.

As soon as he came to Qianzhong County, it was the same as what Lu Yuan said before.

Even if they have immigrated, most of the population in the territory is still dominated by Yi people, and they do not belong to the people of Wanghua.

In the face of these fierce and courageous barbarians, it is still somewhat insufficient to suppress them by force alone.

If there are Buddhist disciples who can come to spread the faith, dissolve the anger in their hearts, and make these barbarians become obedient, this will definitely be a great thing for the local stability of Qianzhong County and the rule of Great Chu in this place.

Moreover, replacing the beliefs of the Chili people, which are very characteristic of local ethnic groups, with the widespread belief of Buddhism, and replacing their Chili gods with Buddhas, will undoubtedly further disintegrate the culture of these Chili Yi people, so that they can be assimilated more quickly by the Chu State.

All of the above are the cultural benefits of faith.

In terms of local security, the relocation of Baifeng Temple is also of great benefit.

Although it has been hit hard by the Nanzhao army, most of the people of Baifeng Temple have been killed and wounded.

But the previous Baifeng Temple, how to say it, was also a congenital faction, and later controlled half a county and a country, mastered a lot of resources, and its own strength was further strengthened.

Such a behemoth, even after heavy losses, the remaining strength is extremely considerable.

Just like the only remaining disciples in Baifeng Temple, although there are only more than 200 people left, they can survive the previous wars and disasters, and more than 200 people are undoubtedly elite.

And so it is.

Among these people who survived, most of them were third-rate masters, more than 30 second-rate masters, and as many as seven first-class masters, plus Ji Hui, the innate grandmaster.

This kind of strength is still far stronger than those ordinary first-class sects in the rivers and lakes.

Even if there is no Ji Hui, Baifeng Temple is also a super-first-class faction in the rivers and lakes, which is comparable to the Five Poisons Sect that did not rebel in the former Yue period.

Such a powerful force was placed in Qianzhong County, which would undoubtedly be able to deal a heavy blow to the local Yiren masters and assist the Chu State in governing the place.

After all, Baifeng Temple, which is determined to promote Buddhism, is inherently at odds with the Yiren who believe in the god of Chili.

If Baifeng Temple wants to spread its faith, the first thing it has to face is the rebellion of those Yi people who are dissatisfied with the Chu State and want to secretly poke and poke things.

In this regard, the interests of Chu State and Baifeng Temple coincide and overlap, and they can cooperate and work together to maintain local law and order and fight against those rebellious Yiren masters.

So to sum up, compared to the benefits obtained by the Chu State, it is actually nothing to give those ethereal beliefs to Baifeng Temple.

During the pre-Yue period, there were five innate factions in the locality. But the entire Dayue country is still very stable, and I haven't seen any innate faction jump out to make trouble.

Now the strength of the Chu State, although it is not as good as Qianyue.

But correspondingly, there are not so many innate factions in the Chu State, and there is only one Baifeng Temple so far.

The comparison of strength between the two is even more disparity than the comparison between Qianyue and Jianghu is Li Jian, and he is not afraid of a Baifeng Temple making trouble at all.

And to put it mildly.

With the current thriving development trend of the Chu State, as long as the local people can survive, who has nothing to do when they are full, will follow a group of monks to rebel?

If there were really large-scale people rebelling with the monks, it would undoubtedly mean that something was wrong with the rule of the Chu State, and at that time, it would be the same as the previous Yue, and it was indeed time to perish.

For this, Lu Yuan looked very open.

Because he didn't worry about it at all.

As an immortal with infinite longevity, Lu Yuan has this self-confidence, as long as he is alive, it is impossible for the Chu State to have that kind of scene of faint monarchs and corrupt officials, and the end of the dynasty.

Even if he appeared, he would become a faint king in the future, but at that time, it must have been hundreds of years later.

Kyushu in a few hundred years?

It is estimated that even an immortal cultivator cannot exist, and even the innate grandmaster on the rivers and lakes may become a legend.

And at that time, as the only immortal cultivator and innate grandmaster, even if the world was against him, Lu Yuan had the confidence to suppress it with all his might.

This is the self-confidence that belongs to the immortals, the self-confidence that belongs to the strong.

Just as Lu Yuan was thinking like this in his heart, Ji Hui, who had received his promise, saluted again and thanked him: "The old monk thanked the king." The king can rest assured that after Baifeng Temple arrived in Qianzhong County, he was determined to spread Buddhism, educate the people, and help Dachu stabilize the place. ”

Ji Hui also made her own response, that is, only preaching, never making trouble.

"Well, with the words of the holy monk, Lone is relieved."

Lu Yuan heard the meaning of the other party's words, nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at the other party again, falling into deep thought.

The resettlement problem of Baifeng Temple has been solved.

However, the issue of Jihui's resettlement has not yet been decided.

No matter how you say that the other party is also a congenital grandmaster and a lord of the country, it is unreasonable not to give him a proper status, no matter what.

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Yuan thought of a position, so he said: "I don't know if the holy monk knows that Gu was in the court before, and he set up a position, called the protector of the country. This position is listed in the first rank, second only to the general and the left and right two phases in the court.

That real person who protects the country, named Huang Xuan, is a real immortal master, good at spells, not inferior to the real people of Ziyun Dao and other immortal sects.

The holy monk is a great virtue of Buddhism, and his strength has been a congenital master, and he is also the best in the world.

Lonely wants to take the holy monk as the protector of the country, and the real person who protects the country is listed in the same product, and sits in Qianzhong County, in charge of military and political affairs, and guards the southwest for my Dachu, what does the holy monk think? ”

Protector Mage, this is Lu Yuan's arrangement for Ji Hui.

Not only is his status extremely high and he is ranked first-class, but also the military and political affairs of the governor of Qianzhong County are also extremely powerful.

It can be said that the name is given to the name, the right is given to the right, and the treatment is extremely honorable.

Of course.

In Qianzhong County, where the civil and military officials are all confidants of the Chu State, this so-called governor's military and political affairs are just talking.

It is impossible for the civil and military officials of Qianzhong County to listen to Jihui, they are loyal to Da Chu.

Ji Hui's real role is to give full play to his identity as a thug as an innate grandmaster, to help deter Xiaoxiao in Qianzhong County, and at the same time to defend against foreign masters.

This is also clear in the other party's heart.

Sure enough, after hearing Lu Yuan's arrangement, Ji Hui immediately realized and replied with interest: "Thank you for your grace." It's just that the old monk has always practiced Buddhism, and has never learned the art of military affairs, so it may be difficult to deal with the important affairs of Qianzhong.

Only one martial arts is acceptable, and he can deal with some strong enemies for the king.

Giving this post to me may be a mistake in Qianzhong. ”

When Lu Yuan heard this, he laughed loudly, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, the mage only needs to cultivate in the temple, and when he encounters a strong enemy, he can make a little move." As for those mundane things, the local civil and military officials will deal with them themselves, and they will not bother the mage. ”

"If that's the case, then the old monk has no objection."

Ji Hui nodded, and finished the scene with Lu Yuan. But after that, there was a hint of difficulty on his face.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan naturally saw that the other party was pretending to be in such a posture, and he definitely had other needs, and a trace of doubt arose in his heart.

However, Nian was happy to cooperate with the other party just now, so he asked, "Is there anything else to do with the mage?" ”

Hearing this, Ji Hui sighed and said with a wry smile: "But there is one thing." Thinking about it, the king has already seen that the old monk has dragged his seriously injured body before, fought with strong enemies several times, and has used too many secret techniques, and his original source has been consumed too much, and his lifespan is numbered.

Although he is lucky to be alive now, he will not live for two years.

At this time, even if he served as a protector, it would be difficult to serve the king for long.

So the old monk had the courage to make a deal with the king before he died. ”

When they first met and saluted before, Lu Yuan looked at him, Ji Hui was actually aware of it, and he also knew that his state could not be hidden.

In fact, he didn't try to hide it.

Just as Lu Yuan guessed, he had fought with strong enemies because of his constant drag and serious injuries, and he had used too many secret techniques, and his longevity had been greatly reduced, and he would not be able to live for two years.

But Yu Lu Yuan's estimate is different, the number of lives he has left is not just two or three years, but five or six years.

The reason is also very simple.

Baifeng Temple is the holy place of Buddhism that has been inherited for thousands of years, and after thousands of years, the various secret methods and treasures accumulated in the temple are unknown.

Among them, there is a Nirvana Turtle Breath Method, which can turn one's own life into the meaning of Nirvana and enter a state of turtle breath.

In this state, the practitioner will fall into a deep sleep, during which he will be unconscious, will not drink or eat, and the signs of life in his body will decline to the extreme, and the loss of life force will also be reduced to the extreme.

In this way, relying on this state of nirvana turtle breath, Ji Hui's lifespan can be extended to five or six years.

Although this method of prolonging life expectancy comes at the cost of falling into a deep sleep, completely abandoning the outside world, and closing oneself in disguise, which is equivalent to imprisonment.

But to be able to guarantee an innate grandmaster for Baifeng Temple for a few more years, these few prices are nothing.

Because of his selfishness and greed, Ji Hui has pulled Baifeng Temple from Linhai County to Xichuan, and finally dragged it to the point where it is almost destroyed.

Now, in order to repay his sins, he used his last life to bless Bai Feng for a period of time, and he could barely redeem a trace of his mistakes.

But that's not enough.

Live two or three years longer, this time is far from enough for Baifeng Temple.