Chapter 422: Making a Covenant
Originally, the Heavenly Dao oath is generally only a few dozen words, a great few hundred words, as long as the Heavenly Dao has an induction, it will be counted.
But when Li Ping'an ordered someone to bring up a blank stone tablet and a roll of three-inch thick cloth, the old dragons of the dragon clan almost couldn't hold back.
Tens of thousands of words of heavenly oath!
This is to fix the details and duration of the dragon reproduction ritual for them?
Ying Long's handsome face looked up at Li Ping'an with an expression of crying and laughing.
Before Ying Long could speak, an announcement came from outside the cabin hall:
"Your Majesty! General Roc asks to see! ”
"The Roc Bird is back?"
Li Ping'an was sitting precariously and seriously, his clear eyes with a somewhat gentle smile, as if he was saying that to the dragon......
'How could I pit the dragons. ’
The dragons had already sensed the breath of Kong Xuan and the Dapeng Bird.
Ying Long's eyes were extremely complicated for a while, staring at Li Ping'an tightly, Li Ping'an looked at him with a smile, and said slowly:
"Let Dapeng take his brother to wait in the side hall for a while, in this battle of Xuandu City, the Feng clan will help, and I will thank you for the banquet on behalf of the Ten Thousand Souls of the Flood Desolate World."
Ying Long really breathed a sigh of relief.
If Kong Xuan and Dapeng Bird enter this main hall directly today, I am afraid that many things that can be talked about will not be able to be discussed.
Li Ping'an also knows how to exert pressure.
As long as these two sons of the first phoenix appear, they don't have to face the dragon clan directly.
And the two Heavenly Fury Guard Commanders, Dapeng Bird, Kong Xuan, Li Dazhi, and Yinkui Cailan, have been busy for so long, just to add a little pressure to the Dragon Clan and create a little constraint.
Li Ping'an smiled: "Don't you take a look at the content of this covenant?" Now that we have come to deliberate, some of its contents are to be discussed. ”
"Yes."
It was still the dragon clan patriarch Ao Guang who had seen the big scene, and said slowly:
"Let's see carefully what this covenant is about."
So, the strongest dragon of the six-headed dragon clan gathered together and slowly spread out the cloth.
The content written on the cloth made them secretly relieved.
Now, the dragon clan has lost the dragon ancient realm, and desperately wants to return to the main heaven and earth to settle down, the main heaven and earth is now the basic plate of the human race, and the human race is excited about it.
Regardless of how this excitement came about;
The dragons can only find a way to calm the anger of the Terrans and convince them that they are a friendly race and will not have any conflict with the Terrans.
In other words, they don't have much room for bargaining.
These old dragons had rumored their voices to discuss before they came, and they originally thought that if Heavenly Court took advantage of the fire to rob, they would definitely attack the dragon clan from three aspects.
One is the treasure hidden by the dragon family.
It was the legacy of most of the ancient era, and it was also something that the Heavenly Court lacked.
The second is the sea tribe controlled by the dragon clan.
Although the Sea Clan is only a small and weak clan compared to the Terran Race, they are proficient in water warfare and are conducive to managing the water system between heaven and earth, and the Heavenly Court should have coveted them for a long time.
The third is the combat power of the dragon clan itself.
Needless to say, this is true.
Although it has been difficult for the dragon clan to hatch young dragons since ancient times, the existing dragon clan is a master of the Taiyi Realm if it is taken out casually.
For the Terrans, the Dragons are the best high-end combat power supplement.
Therefore, the dragon clan expected that Li Ping'an would open his mouth from these three aspects, and the dragon clan was also ready to bankrupt and let some of the clan dragons be cattle and horses for the heavenly court.
But they never expected it......
Several aspects of this cloth are actually ......
Covenant of Equality.
Ying Long and Ao Guang glanced at each other, and there was a little more doubt in their eyes.
Emperor Li Tian and Emperor Xuanyuan spent so much effort to invite the only two masters of the Feng Clan to come over, just to force them to sign this 'equal covenant'?
The old dragons were puzzled by this.
There are six major articles and thirty small articles in this covenant, each of which is not too harsh, and even profitable for the dragons.
In order to prevent being caught in by Li Ping'an, Liulong read them carefully one by one.
Article 1 of the covenant established the relationship between the Heavenly Court and the Dragon Clan, and the Dragon Clan's allegiance to the Heavenly Court and the obedience to the will of the Heavenly Emperor were also subject to the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court's power department.
There are also examples in the Covenant.
For example, in the future, the dragon clan will perform their duties from the heavenly court to manage a lake or well, and they need to report to the yamen in charge of the water area of the heavenly court, and the dragon clan who manages this water area will receive the immortal official position in the heavenly court.
Here Heavenly Court gave the Dragon Clan some concessions - Heavenly Court gave a fixed amount of immortal positions, and the specific appointment was finalized by the Dragon Clan internally, and then the Dragon Clan reported to Heavenly Court.
Heavenly Court has also restrained - Heavenly Court will have various supervision and assessment measures for the Dragon Clan courtiers who serve in Heavenly Court, and those who fail to pass the assessment will be banned, and the Dragon Clan itself will carry out the next round of candidate selection.
In the eyes of the dragon family, this is already very relaxed.
They can even choose some dragon sons and dragon girls that will be hatched in the future to go to Heaven to earn merit.
How could they refuse this good thing?
The second article of the covenant is to determine the living area of the dragons between heaven and earth.
With this article, the Heavenly Court assigned the waters of the four seas that are now empty of the main heaven and earth to the dragon clan, and the dragon clan managed the waters and trained the navy.
Again, this article actually contains a lot of conditions, mainly around the relationship between the dragon clan and the sea clan.
In the future, the dragon clan will be ordered by the Emperor of Heaven to take charge of the four seas of the main heaven and earth, lead the sea clan, and protect the stable development of the main heaven and earth sea area.
The dragon clan must not oppress the sea clan, and the dragon clan must let at least eighty percent of the sea clan develop independently.
The Dragons provide shelter for the Sea Clan, and they can be recruited voluntarily for the Sea Clan.
Wait a minute.
It is equivalent to giving the Sea Clan a 'political status' similar to that of the Flood Wilderness.
Article 3 of the covenant is related to military affairs.
The sailors trained by the Dragon Clan in the Four Seas must follow the orders of the Heavenly Court, including the marshals of the unified army divided within the Dragon Clan, and they must also be directly appointed by the Heavenly Court.
The soldiers of the Four Seas enjoy the establishment of the second-level Heavenly Soldiers of the Heavenly Court, and the worship of the soldiers of the Four Seas enjoys the unified standard of the Heavenly Court, but it is provided by the Dragon Clan.
If a dragon general does not obey the order, the dragon clan must bring his general's head to the heavenly court to confess his guilt.
In this covenant, what makes the dragons feel a little vigilant is the crime of 'disobedience to the will'.
This crime is very vague, and it is up to the Emperor to decide whether it is considered to resist the decree and disobey it......
But compared to other terms, as well as the benefits that Heavenly Court took the initiative to give, it was reasonable for the Dragon Clan to be bound like this, Ao Guang, Ying Long, and the elders just briefly discussed it, and nodded in agreement.
Article 4 deals with taxation.
The dragon clan rules the land of the four seas, and needs to pay a certain tax to the heavenly court every three years, and the tax is seventy percent of the tax collected by the dragon clan in the sea clan.
True Heavenly Court takes seventy percent.
The dragons are the most unconcerned about this article, and they took the initiative to say that they will directly send the tax for the next 10,000 years later, according to the number of the top grid.
The fifth and sixth articles are all about the relationship between the human race and the dragon race.
The most controversial issue here is Article 5.
Article 5 of the Covenant is subject to mortals.
The dragon clan is not allowed to harm a mortal, and if the dragon clan and a member of the dragon clan's subordinate forces injure a mortal, it will be dealt with as the death of the murderer and the punishment of the wounder.
Article 6 of the Covenant is okay, the main body is Qi Refiners.
The dragons and the qi refiners coexist peacefully, and if there is a conflict, the heavenly court will judge the righteous gods, and divide the responsibilities according to the merits.
After seeing these two items, Ao Guang was silent for a long time, and finally bowed to Li Ping'an, and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, mortals are weak and don't know the number of days, if there are mortals who are arrogant and insult our dragon clan, can the dragon clan punish them?"
Li Ping'an said: "This matter should be seen on a case-by-case basis. ”
"How do you divide the situation?"
"If a mortal insults a dragon who serves in the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court will send heavenly soldiers to arrest this mortal, and the guilt should be questioned, and the characterization should be determined, including but not limited to depriving the other party of the right to go to heaven after death."
Li Ping'an said slowly:
"If a mortal insults a dragon who is not in office in the Heavenly Court, the dragon clan needs to come to the Heavenly Court or the nearest Heavenly Court office to complain, and the Heavenly Court will mediate through civil mediation.
"In short, on this matter, the Heavenly Court will respect the prestige and status of the Dragon Clan as an ancient powerhouse of the Flood Desolation.
"But dragons must not lynch mortals.
"In the future, there will be many pairs of eyes staring at the dragons, just waiting for the dragons to make mistakes."
Ao Guang nodded slowly, groaning in his heart.
He suddenly discovered......
He has been mixed from ancient times to the present, from following the ancestral dragon to fight the innate gods and demons, fighting with the Feng clan, and now being in charge of the affairs of the dragon clan, he can brazenly claim that he has extraordinary experience.
But the rules set by the Heavenly Court expound these concepts......
Ao Guang really hasn't seen it.
Ao Guang recalled the picture of his contact with Dijun in ancient times, and the two sides talked about how to cut the cake and share the power.
In the end, the collapse was also due to Emperor Jun's insatiable greed, not only wanting the treasures and sea clans in the hands of the dragon clan, but also wanting the dragon clan to kneel in front of him.
And now......
'The dragon clan should become a part of heaven and earth, the heavenly court will treat the dragon clan equally, the dragon clan cannot engage in privileges, and the heavenly court will not let the dragon clan be humiliated. ’
Ao Guang bowed his hand and said: "Chen Guang obeys!" If there is opposition within the Dragon Clan, the ministers will solve it themselves! ”
Li Ping'an nodded with a smile.
He didn't know what Ao Guang's words meant.
At that moment, Ao Guang and Ying Long returned to the Dragon Clan with the covenant to discuss, Li Ping'an had a simple meeting with the immortals, and then went to hurriedly entertain Kong Xuan.
Putting that business aside;
Kong Xuan's five-color divine light can bring in some pure innate five elements qi, which makes Li Ping'an salivate.
His eighth and ninth spiritual transformation is also counting on this phoenix clan boss.
Li Ping'an now has a deep understanding - operating power is as important as improving one's own strength.
In the side hall, Kong Xuan looked at the table full of wine and delicacies with a dark face, as if he was a little tasteless, and refused to move his chopsticks.
The female lu and the turtle spirit at the same table didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, and they ate quite happily.
Li Ping'an smiled: "Isn't the food to the liking of Taoist friends?" ”
The smile on the corner of Kong Xuan's mouth was slightly sarcastic: "I haven't congratulated His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor on subduing the Dragon Clan. ”
On the side, Dapeng Bird just wanted to defend Heavenly Court for a few words, but was stopped by Li Ping'an's gesture.
Li Ping'an picked up the wine jug, filled the wine bottle for Kong Xuan, and sighed slightly.
"You have also seen the content of the covenant, this is actually a concession I took the initiative to make after thinking about it for a long time.
"I have also considered using shackles to trap the dragon clan, so that they can only work for the heavenly court in the future, as long as there is a slight mistake, they will directly peel the skin and cramp, so as to gradually tame the dragon clan.
"But so what? How can the dragons really return to their hearts? ”
Kong Xuan sneered: "His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven is really merciful, and now the Dragon Clan is at home to you, as long as the merit is given enough and the Dragon Egg hatches smoothly, the Dragon Clan regards you and Heavenly Court as great benefactors." ”
Then, Kong Xuan sighed lightly, and his eyes were mostly stunned.
He said in a low voice: "This covenant not only treats the dragon clan equally, but also restricts the dragon clan's behavior, which is indeed powerful. ”
"Father's teachings, I salute a friend."
Li Ping'an picked up the wine bottle and drank it all, Kong Xuan raised his glass to greet him, and drank it heartily.
Kong Xuan asked: "Your Majesty has not yet answered, why would you choose such an alliance to subdue the Dragon Clan?" ”
"I need the combat power of the dragon clan," Li Ping'an thought for a moment and did not hide it, "Or rather, I need to integrate as much of the power of the desolate creatures as possible to deal with the challenges that will arise in the distant future, which is the long-term goal I have set now." ”
Kong Xuan, Dapeng Bird, and Nulu all looked at Li Ping'an.
Li Ping'an pressed the wine bottle in his right hand, with a little worry in his eyes.
He said softly:
"You should know that I worshipped the third teacher, the spirit in the coffin, the transcendent, who was waiting for the heaven and earth to die and take away the heaven and earth origin of this heaven and earth.
"My fighting strength has improved rapidly, and it is this teacher who has taught me for a while.
"Because of something, this teacher wants to take me to transcend together, and he needs to let me have a certain strength before the heaven and earth are gone.
"But I don't want to just walk away...... This may sound a bit hypocritical, but I always feel that if I don't do something and do my best to make this world and the creatures living in this world and the heavens and earth get a glimmer of life, then it seems that I will not have the greatest meaning in coming to this world.
"I want to do things that no one else can do, to prove that I'm unique, even if it's small, small.
"Therefore, to fight against the ultimate calamity of the extinction of heaven and earth, I have to make all kinds of preparations, I want to build the strongest heavenly court, make the heavenly path complete as soon as possible, my own strength must also be improved, I also want to unify the power of the creatures of the desolate heaven and earth as soon as possible, so that all the forces are working together.
"In addition to this, I also have to purge those powers that are too selfish, like the Western Religion, can you believe that they are completely dedicated to themselves in the face of the final catastrophe?
"Some of their disciples maybe, but their two sect masters will definitely think about how to transcend themselves.
"It's difficult."
Li Ping'an looked at Kong Xuan, and his eyes were mostly relaxed after talking.
"But if we have the chance, why don't we give it a try?"
Kong Xuan's expression changed significantly.
"Now you should understand why I give the dragon clan such good treatment," Li Ping'an said in a low voice, "Everything is just to make the dragon clan recognize the current heaven and earth, and when the final catastrophe comes, they need to protect this homeland." ”
Kong Xuan nodded slowly, with a warm smile in his eyes.
"Come," Li Ping'an poured wine for him and Dapeng Bird again, "I respect Daoyou, thank you Daoyou for coming to help today, although the Feng clan is also burdened with the karma of shattering the ancient famine, but I use the power of heaven to pollute Dapeng, and I feel guilty." ”
Dapeng Bird immediately said: "Your Majesty, please don't do this, Dapeng is willing to do this!" ”
The corners of Kong Xuan's mouth twitched slightly: "I don't know if I lose myself, the way of heaven is really terrifying." ”
"Don't say that," Li Ping'an said with a smile, "Listen to Tiandao, let's go to the Chaos Sea and say bad things about it again." ”
"Hahaha!"
Kong Xuan smiled heartily, and the warmth in his eyes was even worse.
After the banquet.
Kong Xuan turned into a five-colored divine light and disappeared in the direction of Xuandu City.
Li Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief, and carefully recalled the exchange with Kong Xuan just now with his hands behind his back.
The female servant on the side asked, "Your Majesty, you just told Kong Xuan a lot of secrets. ”
"Ah, in the face of a master of this character, sincerity is the greatest nirvana," Li Ping'an said with a smile, "The Feng Clan is different from the Dragon Clan, Kong Xuan's combat power is too precious, he is almost the nemesis of the innate gods and demons, I want to recruit him into the Heavenly Court." ”
Nulu smiled: "Aren't you afraid of dragons and phoenixes fighting?" ”
"The Dragon Clan is a foreign minister of the Heavenly Court, a feudal official, and the Feng Clan has few masters, so he can be the marshal of the Heavenly Court."
Li Ping'an stretched his waist, and when his arm fell, he naturally landed on the waist of the female man, and with a gentle hug, the female man threw himself into his arms, and a pair of jade arms wrapped around his neck.
The turtle spirit on the side, who had just finished eating and drinking, looked up, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he pouted and ran away.
Taoists are rancid.
- said the turtle spirit.
Only two hours after Kong Xuan left, there was some exciting news within the Dragon Clan......
(End of chapter)
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