After some secret talks, the matter of welcoming the envoy of the Nagisa Yuan Kingdom and implementing the change of the feudal country was decided.

Lao Zu decided to hand over the south to Zhu Yuanguo, and ceded almost half of the country in one breath, this matter has not yet been spread, if it is spread, it will definitely cause an uproar in the country.

However, there is no national consciousness in this world, and there is no sense of family and country, unless it is an enemy country that has formed a mortal enemy, it is very common to divide and merge with each other.

The people who will feel uneasy and restless are those local heroes, who regard Xuanxin Peak as a backer, pay tribute to Xuanxin, and serve, which can be regarded as paying a lot, and there are quite a few diehards.

But the ancestors didn't appreciate their contributions and loyalty at all, these were always just some outsiders, and they all turned around and sold them all to Zhu Yuanguo.

To be honest, even Li Zhen felt that this move was very unkind.

But he can't stop this kind of thing, let alone stop it.

On the contrary, he also has to help withhold the news and assist in some reception work.

The envoys of the Nagisa Yuan Kingdom will be mostly mortals, and this kind of feudal change can not be completed overnight, and the specific conditions of the transaction need to be compared.

Maybe the ancestors of the two families don't care too much about the details, but if they can win one or two properties from the negotiations, they are enough for the family to live a rich life for a hundred years.

For the ordinary domestic aristocracy, this is the greatest benefit.

Li Zhen and the Ninth Princess, as important people, have enough identity and strength to participate in it, which can effectively ensure the smooth completion of the secret talk.

During this period, some signs had begun to appear, and Zhu Ming and other disciples were also dispatched back, preparing to return to the royal city to enrich the manpower here.

Li Zhen learned that he deliberately went out of the city to pick him up, and saw from a distance that in the crowd, the sloppy Taoist was still alone, sitting on the flat carriage with the army, pouring water and wine, and his face was red from drinking.

"I wish Senior Brother!"

Li Zhen waved his hand and shouted.

Zhu Ming looked at it, took a break from the wine, and looked surprised.

He jumped out of the carriage, walked this way, and said unexpectedly, "Why are you here?"

When he said this, he couldn't help but glance Li Zhen up and down, and he was a little surprised: "You actually embarked on the path of cultivation?"

At this moment, Li Zhen is hiding himself with the divine soul power of the Yuanying realm, so in the eyes of ordinary monks, he has a certain amount of divine consciousness and mental power, but it does not seem to be very powerful.

Only when you really fight, will you despair to find that this person is unfathomable.

Rao is so, and the incident itself is surprising enough.

He had never returned to Lingfeng, and he didn't know that Li Zhen had already begun to cultivate.

"Senior Brother Zhu, didn't you say last time that Senior Brother Li helped the ancestor recover, and when he was happy, he was rewarded with a magic weapon? At that time, he was already able to cultivate, by the way, this seems to be an opportunity from Yuanying's predecessors, it is that Zi Xuan Zhenren!"

Beside Zhu Ming, a disciple of the Xuanxin Peak Outer Courtyard with a long sword on his back walked over and explained him to him.

This is the official public statement, and it is also the version that is well known to the people of Xuan Xinfeng.

"Huh? And this kind of thing?"

Li Zhen was given a magic weapon, of course he had heard of it.

Zixu Zhenren, of course he has heard of it.

But no one specifically told him that Li Zhan had already changed his life against the sky and was able to refine qi!

"Li Zhen, you have been looking for immortals for several years, and you want to pursue a way to change your life against the sky and embark on the path of cultivation, and now you can be regarded as getting what you want, tsk, this is really a creation!"

After being stunned for a long time, Zhu Ming finally came back to his senses and was amazed.

At this time, his eyes fell on the smiling Ninth Princess next to him, and he was suddenly stunned again: "Senior Sister Mu, you are already in the late stage of Qi refining?"

In fact, the nine princesses can be called the perfection of qi refining, the peak realm.

She and Li Zhen participated in the secret records every day, and the Taoist couple cultivated double, and under the drive of the foundation building monks, the progress was very fast.

What is lacking now is just a self-generated state of mind and a momentary opportunity.

For her, building the foundation is not a matter of mirror, but something that can be achieved with a little effort.

The ninth princess didn't explain much, but said with a smile: "Yes." ”

Zhu Ming even seemed to wake up a little bit, and couldn't help but nod again and again: "Great, really good." ”

"Huh?" At this moment, Li Zhen suddenly smelled a smell of wine with a rancid taste.

Wine into vinegar is also a possible thing, which seems to be a little change in Zhu Ming's state of mind, and he is uneasy for a while.

But when he thought about it, he immediately understood why.

There is no way, he and his wife are too glamorous and outstanding.

So young, so happy, so promising, who can not be envious and jealous when he sees it.

In the Qi Refining Realm, I'm afraid there are few who can be indifferent.

Compared with himself, a lot of people are still worried about the future when they are old, which is originally a sad thing.

If Zhu Ming is also a descendant of the ancestor and a descendant of the lineage, maybe he will be the one who stays in the city to pick up people now.

The ancestor is good at everything, but sometimes, it is too good, and it is difficult to be fair and just to the children of foreign surnames.

When the war starts in the south, in addition to the gilded qualifications, or other descendants who preside over the overall situation, these people are fighting on the front line and bear the most dangerous and critical responsibilities.

However, these thoughts are just a flash, and after the loneliness of human nature, it is more the joy of meeting.

Li Zhen said to everyone: "I wish Senior Brother, Senior Brother Fang, Senior Brother Ye...... You have just returned from the front line, and the younger brother has held a banquet in the house for you to catch the wind and wash the dust, so as to comfort you. ”

Other experienced disciples worship the likes of scattered cultivation, and have their own butlers to entertain them, but the disciples of Xuan Xin Peak, Li Zhen still needs to come forward, and there are some secrets that need to be told according to the instructions of the ancestors.

A few people didn't know that there was such a layer waiting for them, and they all readily agreed.

After the feast, Li Zhan retreated left and right, held the wine bottle, and said to a few people: "I'm sorry, senior brothers, I have to inform you of something regrettable, the ancestor intends to reconcile with the Zhu Yuan Kingdom and reach a strategic alliance......

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of several people changed.

"Senior Brother Li, this, this is no joke!"

"We only fought to the death of the people of Zhu Yuan a while ago, how did we become allies?"

Li Zhen was ashamed and said: "I also know that it may be a little difficult for everyone to accept it, but the meaning of the peak is indeed so."

Saying that, he looked at Zhu Ming: "Senior Brother Zhu, I still remember that in March last year, I was coveted by the people of Zhu Yuan, and I was almost taken captive and forced to persecute the incense recipe, at that time, I had not yet embarked on the path of cultivation, and I was powerless, so you rescued ......."

Zhu Ming nodded and said helplessly: "At that time, I also killed two disciples of the other party. ”

Zhu Ming had killed some of their disciples, but before that, and on the southern battlefield after that, the people of Zhu Yuanfeng did not attack Xuan Xin's fellow disciples.

But everyone is still the same disciple of the Tianyun Sect, and the words of the upper authorities to reconcile have to be complied with.

These things can only be lifted aside for the time being.

Zhu Ming quickly understood what Li Zhen meant when he said this, and poured a glass of wine sullenly and drank it all.

Li Zhen sighed lightly and looked at the others: "The theme of the future will be friendly cooperation, I hope everyone will understand this point and promote the cooperation between the two families." ”

Soon after, everyone left, always keeping a low profile, and the ninth princess, who was willing to be a foil, asked Li Zhen: "Can these senior brothers really let go of their knots and take care of the overall situation?"

Li Zhen shook his head: "I don't know." Our ancestors sit in the back and do not involve risks, of course, we can be calm and take care of the overall situation......

But those people were born and died on the front line, and maybe they also experienced life and death with their relatives and friends, how should they take care of it?

Also, what is the overall situation, and why should we take care of it?

It's just the words of powerless people to comfort themselves, if you have cultivation and strength, you are the overall situation, and you have to be taken care of by others!"

The ninth princess said: "Why did the husband say this, at the moment, the interests of Xuan Xinfeng are the first. ”

Li Zhen said: "Don't worry, I understand, I just want to say...... In a sense, the ancestor is indeed cheating people.

The life and death of these disciples and disciples, as well as their emotional will, were all treated as chess pieces and wiped out.

But after all, they are not real chess pieces, but human ......

O living people!

I am actually conflicted about this matter, I don't want such an injustice to happen, and it is difficult to abandon my own position and interests, and criticize my ancestors for anything.

Maybe the ancestor also saw through this, so he said that he wanted us to stay away from the sect and be a carefree cultivator!"

When Li Zhen said this, his heart suddenly moved, and he seemed to understand something.

How could a person like Lao Zu not understand what price it takes to become a casual cultivator and be at ease?

She understands it all.

But on the one hand, she arranged for the development of other disciples' sects, and on the other hand, she prepared herself and her favorite descendant, Qingsi, to become a casual cultivator.

This contradiction is also a reflection of her heart.

......

At the end of August, the people of the Nagisa Yuan Kingdom secretly visited, and the first escort was several Zhu Yuan royal families and a group of strange people.

Because the forces of the Shengyuan Kingdom were deeply hit, in a short period of time, the monitoring of Xuanxin Wangcheng was greatly reduced, and they disguised the caravan to come, which was quite smooth.

After arriving in the Xuanxin Royal City, they did not go to conspicuous places such as embassies or palaces, and directly settled in the trading house they had set up here before, that is, the Huo family trading house that had tried to kidnap Li Zhen and wanted to kidnap Li Zhen to their country.

Because of some ulterior secret relationships, the Huo family firm was not completely liquidated in the last incident, but still retained a few seeds, and now the two have turned from hostility to cooperation, and they have immediately taken root and regained their vitality.

When Li Zhen got the news, he immediately sent a letter to invite the boss of this business house to come over for talks in accordance with Lao Zu's instructions.

Nominally, it is the Li Family Incense Workshop and the Incense Affairs Bureau that need to be expanded and prepared to develop into foreign countries......

If they have the heart, this kind of excuse can of course become true, and they can take this opportunity to develop international trade and make a big profit.

However, today's Li Zhen has extraordinary vision, and he cares more about channels such as Neverland, and he is on the hook with masters such as Mo Qingping, Yin Changming, etc., and he can't look down on the interests of the mortal world at all.

He didn't worry about this aspect of affairs, but just summoned Pei Shilang from the Incense Affairs Bureau and prepared to let him take full responsibility.

At the same time, Zhu Ming, Senior Brother Fang, Senior Brother Ye and several other Xuanxin Peak disciples also gathered in the Horse Mansion to secretly participate in this meeting.

In the evening, the messenger of Xuanxin Peak, a bloodline descendant Mu Tai assigned by the ancestor, arrived.

This person is also an old cultivator, in terms of seniority, he can be called the uncle and grandfather of the ninth princess, because of his cultivation qualifications, he was recruited to the peak in his early years, became a disciple, and then worked in the position of the head of miscellaneous servants for decades.

He has also spent most of his life like Zhu Ming, and there is no hope of building a foundation at the end, and he is even a few points lower, but he has only barely been promoted to the late stage of qi refining in recent years, but the envoys and positions in the peak are far from being comparable to Zhu Ming.

Therefore, at this time, it was he who brought several royal envoys to be fully responsible for the negotiations, and Li Zhen and others accompanied him as an experience.

As for Zhu Ming and the others, it is completely a use for guarding the home and nursing home, just in case.

After another half an hour, the envoy of Zhu Yuanguo also arrived, accompanied by the deacon of the peak, and the two sides held their first meeting in the main hall of Nanyuan.

Since the ancestor had already set the general tone, the envoys from both sides did not have any nonsense, and soon the most core matters were negotiated, and a consensus was successfully reached.

There is no misunderstanding and bargaining in this way, what the ancestors of the two sides have confirmed in private, understand that it must be implemented, and if it is not understood, it must be implemented, so as to ignore the entanglement of interests in the secular kingdom, grievances and hatreds.

But beyond that, there are some incidental collaborations.

Some of the residues that leaked from the hands of the real people of the Jiedan may be able to preserve the wealth of some ordinary families for hundreds of years, and the ownership of a copper mine and some workshops is the root of prosperity.

What needs to be handed over, what can be retained, and the relevant households and people, and the guarantee of system changes......

There are so many things to be taken care of.

However, these were always only mortal matters, and the monks watched from the sidelines, and there was no turmoil in their hearts.

They are only here to prevent the other side from playing some shameless tricks to deceive people's minds and even manipulate the envoy to sign an agreement, and they should not worry about any foreign enemy coming to sabotage it.

At this moment, in the opposing team, a middle-aged sword cultivator with a burly figure and a long sword on his back seemed to notice Zhu Ming and walked over, with a hint of inexplicable meaning on his face.

"You're Zhu Ming?"

"Yes, Daoyou is ......" Zhu Ming was drinking sullen wine alone, and couldn't help but look at the other party with a little doubt when he heard the words.

"My name is Wei Yan, Wei Du's biological brother, Wei Yan!"

Zhu Ming was slightly stunned and immediately remembered.

Wei Du, isn't he the monk of the Zhu Yuan Kingdom who once entered the Horse Mansion and wanted to avenge his senior brother?