Beiyuan, as the people of the Daduan Dynasty imagined, was full of tents, horses, cattle and sheep, living in pursuit of water and grass, and had no fixed place to live.

In fact, after hundreds of years of rectification and hard work, this regime, which occupies the vast grasslands and mountains, has long since become not much different from the south in terms of food habits and special products.

Emperor Yuan is the honorific title of the herdsmen, warriors and farmers on the grassland, and the Emperor of Beiyuan.

For the big city where Emperor Yuan lives permanently, they also call it the City of Eternal Life, hoping that Emperor Yuan will live forever and protect the peace of the grassland.

In the past, there were often some envoys from the Central Plains Dynasty to Beiyuan who did not understand the heartfelt reverence and support for Emperor Yuan on the grassland, and thought that it was the ignorance of these Di Yi.

In fact, if they knew that before the Xue family unified the grassland, the water and grass in this land were abundant now, and under the tranquility and tranquility, how much blood and cruelty had been buried, it would have been much easier to understand.

Now the reigning Emperor Yuan is named Xue Lu, and the people of the grassland still admire him, but the dignitaries and dignitaries of Beiyuan secretly feel that he is just too lucky.

There is a good brother who is rare in thousands of years, and there is an outstanding shaman who is rare in a century.

The good brother is naturally Xue Zheng, the personal cultivation at the peak of the Dao realm, standing side by side with Xun Yu of Shu Kingdom and Qin Li of Qingyin Pavilion in the top three of the world's personal combat power.

At the same time, he is also familiar with military books, and he also has good attainments in military formation strategy, and has won the honorific title of "military god" among the millions of string controllers in Beiyuan.

These two things are enough to make a person to be admired, but they are not a good brother of an emperor.

Xue Zheng has a third thing, that is, loyalty, he does not have any coveting of the throne, those strategists or henchmen who dare to persuade him to usurp the throne are all cut off by him one by one and sent to the deep palace of Eternal Life City.

And the current Great Shaman Lord Eile, although he is slightly inferior to the Lord of the War God, but the cultivation of the top grade of the Dao Realm is enough to make him the most outstanding of the Great Shaman in the Northern Abyss in the past hundred years.

What makes people speechless is that he is also desperate and loyal to Emperor Yuan.

With such a good brother and a great shaman, can Xue Lu's throne be unstable?

Compared with the usual Yuan Emperors who rode horses with scimitars and suppressed rebellions everywhere, today's Xue Lu is living a very good life.

Every indulgence, intoxicated with all kinds of miscellaneous studies, uninterested in political affairs, and turning a blind eye to the struggle for power and profit of his own sons, making the political scene of Beiyuan a miasma.

No, the four princes really couldn't stand it, so they all went to the Xiling Sword Sect.

But none of his brothers let him go, and it is said that more than a year ago, they united to send people to assassinate him!

Fortunately, the four princes have their own natural appearance and are safe and sound.

Afterwards, the enraged Lord of the War taught the three princes a lesson, but he didn't care for long.

The nephew hits the lantern, as usual!

It's still you fighting for me, several factions are attacking each other, and it's ridiculous to treat people and things!

Who let Emperor Yuan not teach himself!

Speaking of which, a bag on the second floor of the Green Willow Building

In the room, a middle-aged man in a blue robe sighed heavily, turned his head to look at an empty table on the first floor, why didn't the old man come.

Green Willow Tower is not the largest and most luxurious restaurant in Eternal City, but it is one of the most chic restaurants.

Not for anything else, just because it is chic here, there is the authentic scenery of the rumored richest Jiangnan land of the Daduan Dynasty, you look at the carved beams and painted buildings, look at the eaves and arches, which is not what we don't have here.

Speaking of wine and food, this wine is pure and pure Jiangnan rice wine and Jiannan roast, this dish, all the condiments are transported from the heart of the Daduan Dynasty.

It is melons, fruits and vegetables that are not easy to store and transport, and the big proprietor of the Green Willow Building also found an oasis in this grassland and hired people to grow it by himself.

Therefore, the consumption of Green Willow Building is also very high, and there is nothing in your pocket, so you don't dare to come in and shake dàng easily).

But this middle-aged man in blue shirt and his two companions didn't come here to experience the scenery of Jiangnan.

The Green Willow Tower may be unusual to others, but for them, it is like that.

The three of them came this time, but they came only to listen to the book.

A few years ago, an old storyteller came to the Green Willow Building, sitting here to tell the story of "the establishment of the Great Yuan Empire by the Great Khan of the Mongolian Nationality".

Although there has never been any Mongolian tribe in this world, and I have never heard of any Great Yuan Empire, Mr. Storyteller is a rare object in this Immortal City, so he also listened to a few words with some curiosity.

Who knows that it's okay not to listen to it, but once you hear it, you can't stop at all.

The Great Khan was originally the son of a large tribal leader, skilled in arching and horse, brave and heroic, but unfortunately his powerful father died early, and he struggled to survive, and his wife was robbed by the enemy again.

The audience was all prairie children, heroes on horseback, how to endure this humiliation, they all felt the same and filled with righteous indignation.

The next day, more people came, and the storyteller was not too happy, and continued to talk vividly.

After all, he was a man who wanted to become the Great Khan, but he was not discouraged, but reinvigorated, rose step by step, and finally defeated the sworn enemy of the year, avenged his father, and was successfully elected as the leader of the alliance of King Khan on the steppe.

On the third day, almost all the money poured into the Green Willow Building, and a long queue was formed outside the door, and under the pleading of the shopkeeper of the Green Willow Building, the storyteller repeated the lecture three times before it was finished.

It is said that the Great Khan became the leader, and those who did not want him to rise also formed an alliance, and the leader of the coalition army was the Great Khan's lifelong enemy, Zhan Muhe, who led his own coalition army, and was going to compete with the Great Khan on the steppe to decide the lord of the steppe.

In the middle of the excitement, Mr. Storyteller's sentence predicts what will happen next, and listens to the next decomposition, which makes everyone's hearts feel like a cat scratching.

No, today's green willow building is overcrowded early, and those who come late can only wait for the next one.

Of the three people in this room, an old man in yellow sat in the center, a middle-aged man in a blue shirt and a young man in white sat on either side, the door was open, and the sight of the three of them could be clearly seen

The old storyteller's table.

The old man in yellow ignored the middle-aged man in the blue shirt just now, silently poured himself a glass of clear wine, first put it under his nose and smelled it, and then put it to his mouth.

"Such a good wine, compared to the horse wine on our grassland, is not much better, but it is not easy to drink. ”

The middle-aged man in the blue shirt nodded, "That's right, the rules of the Green Willow Building, there is only one pot per table in the lobby, and two pots in the private room, which is really not enough for the prince to drink." ”

The young man in white said nonchalantly: "What's so difficult about this, if the prince wants it, I will order someone to find a few brewing masters from Daduan to brew him enough." It is said that the brewing method is also simple, it is nothing more than some grain, just buy it!"

His family background is rich, and he can barely make some names in the entire Beiyuan, which is really not a problem.

The old man in yellow glanced at the young man in white and said with a smile, "Really?"

The young man in white replied casually: "What's so difficult about this, it's just some drinks." ”

The old man in yellow put down the wine glass, picked up the wine jug, and handed it to the middle-aged man in the blue shirt, who took it with a stunned face.

The old man in yellow slapped the young man in white in the face, "It's just wine? This pot is full of grain! He has a lot of grain, he is willing to create it, Lao Tzu Beiyuan has no grain, every grain of grain has to be saved, and you still use it to make wine!" Get out!"

After speaking, he kicked the young man in white in anger.

The young man in white hurriedly ran out of the ground, but was blocked by a pair of soapy blue boots.

He looked up, his expression instantly panicked, and he was about to exclaim, when a hand suddenly reached out from behind the boots and pointed it at his neck, causing him to fall to the ground.

The owner of the boots didn't even look at the man in white, first quietly made a silent gesture to the other two people in the private room, and then raised his feet and walked into the box.

The old man in yellow hurriedly stood up and gave up his seat, and the master of the boots wearing a cyan robe held him down, "Based on what the fifth uncle said just now, it is worth sitting at the top." ”

How dare the old man in yellow be, crying with a sad face, "I said Your Majesty...... Well, if you really want to kill me, I'll just kill you, and don't do this trick. ”

The person who can make the prince of Beiyuan behave like this, the owner of this green robe and boots will be revealed.

Xue Lu laughed, "Fifth Uncle still likes to joke with me so much. ”

is not pretentious, and sits on the top of the old man in yellow.

His entourage sat in the position of the young man in white just now, and the old man in yellow sat in the position of the middle-aged man in blue shirt.

The middle-aged man in the blue shirt who was sweating profusely carrying the wine jug first subconsciously wanted to sit down, and then was woken up by a gentle cough from the old man in yellow, and hurriedly stood aside with the wine jug.

Xue Lu said with a smile: "It is said that this storyteller has a lotus tongue, and the story is legendary, I will see it." It's a pity that I came late, there is no land, and I squeeze with the fifth uncle, no

It's going to disturb the fifth uncle's Yaxing, right?"

The old man in yellow pursed his mouth, "I said yes, will you leave?"

Xue Lu shook his head, "No." ”

The old man in yellow was a little depressed, and turned his head to glare at the middle-aged man in the blue shirt, "Why are you stunned, don't you see it, pour wine!"

The middle-aged man in the blue shirt hurriedly found a few clean cups and poured a few glasses.

Xue Lu tasted a cup like the old man in yellow just now, with emotion on his face, "Xun Wei's plan is really ruthless." ”

The old man in yellow nodded, "It did hit the lifeline." ”

The two glanced at each other, and from the prudence in each other's eyes, they remembered the tragic past recorded in the book that before the rise of the Xue family, dozens or hundreds of lives could be taken on the grassland for a cart of grain, and the grassland back then was too poor.

Xue Lu let out a sigh of relief, "Just think about it, don't disturb the interest today." ”

As soon as the words fell, a burst of cheers and shouts suddenly erupted outside, and following the prestige, a white-bearded, linen storyteller slowly walked up to the high-profile table.

He bowed respectfully in a circle around him, eliciting even louder cheers, and then sat down in a chair that had been set up early.

He cleared his throat and slapped the waking wood on the table, making a crisp sound, and the hall was suddenly silent.

Xue Lu looked around, looking at this small world where there were only himself and him, and suddenly understood the other party's part, and smiled dumbly, "If Mr. wants to see me, why bother so much?"

The storyteller arched his hands and bowed slightly, "I've seen Emperor Yuan." ”

It seemed to be a disrespectful move, but Xue Lu did not have a trace of resentment, just because the one standing opposite was one of the four saints.

In their eyes, whether it is the Xue family of the grassland, which has been inherited for hundreds of years, or the Daduan Yang family, which has not long ascended to the throne, they are nothing more than passers-by in this world.

Some people live longer, just like the previous Dalian Dynasty and the current Beiyuan Xue family, and some people come and go in a hurry, just like those short-lived dynasties in history, but after all, they can't change the fate of passers-by.

Only the four branches of the world, who have never been broken for thousands of years, and who watch the mountains and rivers and supervise the world, seem to be the real masters of the world.

Xue Lu also owed slightly, "Xue Lu has seen Mr. ”

Since he came to see him, then there must be a shelf.

Mr. Storyteller smiled, "Presumably Emperor Yuan has heard of the four of us?"

Xue Lu nodded, speechless.

Although the Four Saints are not known to the public, as one of the only two masters of the two palaces in the world, Xue Lu still learned about it in the palace secret files.

"The four of us, some people say that there is a heavenly constitution in the mouth, a pen in the autumn, a moon in the eyes, and a sword guarding the eight directions, but in fact, it is the one who plays with the mouth, plays with the pen, and the beads in the blink of an eye, and the one who is stupid and holds the sword as a daughter-in-law. ”

Mr. Storyteller's description was very witty, but Xue Lu didn't laugh.

He also has enough patience to wait for the opponent to play his cards, or wait for one of his own.

The storyteller looked at Xue Lu, "Emperor Yuan is eloquent, but he deliberately shows weakness to others, so he must have another plan?"

Xue

Lu smiled casually, "I've achieved this position, what else is there to plot, do you want to dominate the country?"

"Then why not?" the storyteller stared at Xue Lu's eyes.

Xue Lu shook his head, his expression was a little incomprehensible, "It is not easy to inherit for hundreds of years, I don't want the Xue family's foundation to be broken in my hands." ”

"Today's Beiyuan is under the management of Emperor Yuan, with strong soldiers and horses, sitting on millions of warriors, and assisted by the military gods of Beiyuan, all of them are united. The new dynasty in the south was established, the foundation was unstable, and there were orphans of the great rebellion of the year, and they were in internal and external difficulties. If you don't think about it at this time, when will you wait?" is worthy of being the four saints who oversee the world, and Mr. Storyteller knows the situation very well today.

Xue Lu looked at the storyteller silently, if he just ordered something, he was really sorry for the name of the Four Saints.

The storyteller smiled, "It's worthy of being the lord of the grassland, look at this." ”

After speaking, he took out a bead from his arms, the bead slowly turned, and a picture appeared inside.

The craftsmen who are in full swing to make weapons, the army that is quietly exercising in the mountains, the horses that are quietly raised in a valley, the military supplies that are constantly being transported and hoarded in the name of food, and the map of the North Abyss that is being placed in the belly of an extremely secret mountain, and a group of generals who are discussing excitedly under the map.

Xue Lu tried his best to control his god not to have too many ups and downs, and he even felt that his muscles had twitched unconsciously.

The storyteller stared at him, "Emperor Yuan, the lion fights the rabbit, and you should do your best." ”

Xue Lu slowly spoke, "Think again." ”

What else did the storyteller say, a cold snort suddenly broke into this small world, and shattered the small world.

Xue Lu came back to his senses and found that he was still sitting in the private room, and the storyteller was talking about the excitement, cheering again and again.

Opposite him, sat a man with a face somewhat similar to himself, wearing a dark red power suit, cutting off his view of the storyteller.

The old man in yellow, his entourage, and the middle-aged man in the blue shirt were all a little overwhelmed by this person's sudden appearance, and when they were saluting, the man also made a silent gesture like Xue Lu before.

Xue Lu smiled at him and thanked him for showing up in time.

The two of them got up and walked out slowly.

The attendant was about to follow, but Xue Lu told him to listen carefully.

Whenever he was with his good brother, Xue Lu was very relaxed.

No matter how many people said anything provocative between the two brothers, they never wavered.

How many heads Xue Zheng sent to the palace, he Xue Lu sent to the General's Mansion, will only be more.

Xue Zheng opened his mouth and said, "I felt a little wrong, so I hurried over, are you okay?"

Xue Lu smiled, "If the secret file is correct, they can't make a move on us, don't worry." ”

Looking back at the Green Willow Tower, which was still crowded, Xue Zheng was also a little shocked in his heart, but he didn't expect it to be the Four Saints in person.

Really talking about fighting, I am not afraid, but the power of the four saints is powerful in those ancient magic secret methods that have been passed down for thousands of years, just like the isolation of heaven and earth just now, and the space is set up, and the monks today are almost all again

Neither will it.

Xue Lu patted him on the shoulder, "It's okay." It's just that the south side is already sharpening its knives, and it's been a few days before it's peaceful. ”

Xue Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and it took a moment to calm down, "It's time for the town to come back." ”

Xue Lu nodded, "You can arrange it." I'll have to think about it. ”

After walking back to the palace with his brother, Xue Zheng left silently.

drove away all the eunuchs and maids, and Xue Lu was silent in the imperial study alone for a long time.

After listening to today's content, the entourage hurriedly returned to the palace to resume his life, and Xue Lu asked, "Tell me that story." ”

When it came to the establishment of the steppe khanate by the Great Khan, and then the scimitar iron horse, the world, and finally with his own hands to create a great empire that encompassed the entire world, Xue Lu's heart fluctuated violently.

-

Compared to the Immortal City in the north, the Tianjing City in the south is naturally much more majestic.

Situations like the storyteller that attract the whole city are rarely seen in Tianjing City, because Tianjing City is too big.

Therefore, the palace in the depths of the capital city is too quiet.

In this secluded palace city, in an even quieter palace room, a quiet conversation is also going on.

Wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, Yang Hao, with a handsome face, was sitting upright and flipping through the newspaper in his hand.

The cloud-patterned brocade robe, the national teacher Xun Wei with fluttering sleeves also sat on the chair below, his brows furrowed slightly, obviously thinking about something.

Yang Hao put down the newspaper and asked, "Is there any new progress on the side of the Six Clans?"

Xun Wei sneered, "Pixiu is used to it, where can I still spit it out." ”

Yang Hao also smiled, "Then the bet contract was made?"

"They can't help this matter, they can't go down the steps, do they really dare to rebel?" Xun Wei rubbed his eyebrows and said.

Yang Hao slowly rose, "If you really have that courage, the six clans will work together to raise the anti-flag, and most of them will be treated like you and me as a prisoner." ”

Xun Wei then stood up, "If the war is just a book, then there will be no disputes in the world." Hiding behind and playing some ghost tricks, I am used to being comfortable, where do I dare to carry my head into battle. ”

"Fortunately, we still have the original intention. Yang Hao spoke in a deep voice, and Xun bowed worriedly.

After walking a few more steps, Yang Hao looked at Xun Wei, "Are you sure they will go to find Yunluo?"

Xun Wei spread his hands, "If they can find another genius under the age of twenty in this world, who is stronger than Yunluo, I won't recruit it." ”

"May all the best. Yang Hao laughed.

If you dare to jump out, don't blame me for being ruthless.

As for Yunluo, it's just a matter of doing it.

If you weren't worried about your father-in-law, how could you live for more than a year?

Xun Wei looked at Yang Hao's tall back and said softly, "May everything go well." ”

-

Yu Nan Mountain

After all, he refused Yang Qing's invitation and stopped going out of the mountain.

He chose to be old at the foot of Meiling Mountain to assist Mei Qingxue and revive the Luomei Sect.

Even if Yang Qing saw that his knot had been solved and the realm was about to be broken, he just smiled and said that it was very good, he could help Luomei Sect do more things.

Yang Qing was no longer reluctant.

Alone but not lonely, life has its own ideals.

When the night was hazy at this moment, he and Yunluo had time to communicate about the situation.

Yunluo naturally didn't hide anything from Yang Qing, but Yang Qing said to Yunluo in his heart, "If there are people around who eavesdrop, pick up what can be said." ”

Yunluo was stunned, and Yang Qing, who was in the middle of the Dao realm, was also afraid of being overheard?

Immediately remembered what Jing Yuheng had told him about the Four Sages, and his heart was shocked, the Four Sages are so powerful?

In fact, the four saints are not as Yunluo thinks, and they can know everything about human affairs.

Watching the mountains and rivers sounds powerful, but there are so many things happening in the world at every moment, and the four saints are only four pairs of eyes together, where can they see it.

It's like sitting high on the canopy, overlooking the lights of the world, there are so many stars.

Therefore, the strategy of the Four Saints can only be to look at the most powerful and crucial, just like the brightest place in the world.

But unfortunately, if Yang Qing, the fifth person on the Heavenly List, sits with Yunluo, the person who is currently the most critical in the world, he is most likely the object of his key care, so after Yang Qing knows about this matter, he will have such a request.

So, Yunluo only talked about meeting Shao Lingzhi and Zhang De'an after coming out of the Nanhai Water Temple, and then he let the two live in seclusion and remain incognito.

Yang Qing suddenly remembered the high-spirited and bloody Lian Xiao, but unfortunately he also died later.

He heard that Yunluo had let Lian Xiao's widow live in seclusion, and was about to reproach him for why he didn't arrange for him to go to Jincheng, when he suddenly saw the sly smile in Yunluo's eyes, and he was also relieved.

And then the thing is very simple, that is, to find a place to refine the immortal ge, and almost come here.

Speaking of this, Yunluo hesitated, but still said Lu Ji's words to him, he was a little unsure.

Yang Qing also had a big head after hearing this, he didn't like these twists and turns very much, who knew that within this day, there would be two more.

Rubbing the sun, he simply said to Yunluo: "You wait for me." ”

Before Yunluo could answer, his form disappeared in a flash.

The children of the Lu family who still live in the Qingmei Garden did not rush back like the Yuan family, but rested for one night and left tomorrow morning.

At the table in the depths of the garden, Lu Ji sat alone for a long time, as if waiting for someone.

Finally, he moved, looked at the white-clothed figure that suddenly appeared, and saluted, "Lu Ji has seen the white-clothed sword immortal. ”

As far as the cultivation world is concerned, the attainer is respected, and the seniority is never a problem.

Yang Qing said coldly, "Tell me about your plan." ”

After a pause, he added, "Or maybe it's your plan." ”

Lu Jishen was solemn, "The white-clothed sword immortal has ever heard of fog

Hidden Assembly?"

Yang Qing nodded, Cao Yelai and Cao Yelai's master were both former leaders of the Fog Hidden Conference, "The grand event of the assassin world?"

"Yes, but not this time. Lu Ji spoke slowly, "A few years ago, Xun Wei's disciple took his handwritten letter and visited the branches of the six clans in Tianjing City in turn. The ministries urgently sent the letter back to their homes, and the letter was written by Xun Worry, saying that all ethnic groups contributed 20 million taels of military expenses to the imperial court. ”

Yang Qing's brows furrowed, is there really another war?

Lu Ji continued, "What is the number of 10 million taels, the white-clothed sword immortal must understand that although the six clans are rich and armory, they have to take out 20 million taels, and there is no one who is not broken, although they don't want to anger the imperial court, they have to refuse one by one." ”

"Who knew that this was already expected by Xun Wei, he had already prepared, and after we politely refused, his second letter was sent to the families of all ethnic groups, proposing a gambling contract. ”

Yang Qing looked at Lu Ji and waited for his next step.

Lu Ji shook his head slightly, and said slowly: "He said that there is only one court in the court, and there are six families in the six clans, and he can suffer a little loss. ”

"The bet is that if the court loses, the matter will naturally not be raised, and it is promised that within three years, no additional requirements will be made to the six clans, and the tax burden of the six clans will be halved during these three years; if the court wins, the six clans will not only pay 20 million taels each, but also have to bear 200,000 stone of military rations each. ”

Yang Qing looked at him, "You agreed?"

Lu Ji smiled bitterly, "There are still ten days, Xun Wei gave us ten days, and we must give an answer after ten days." When they learned of this, the Council of the Six Clans urgently convened a meeting, but could not negotiate a charter. ”

Yang Qing snorted coldly, "So you got the idea of Yunluo?"

Lu Ji didn't dare to deny it, "Young Master Yun and the eldest lady agree, we won't harm him." ”

Yang Qing swiped his fingers, and a wisp of sword qi slashed through Lu Ji's face, cutting off a strand of his hair, but it didn't hurt the rest of it.

Lu Ji only understood at this moment how big the gap between himself and Yang Qing at the peak of the Heavenly Realm was, and cold sweat flowed down immediately.

Yang Qing snorted, and dropped a sentence before leaving, "It depends on Yunluo's own meaning." ”

When Yang Qingying disappeared, Lu Ji let out a sigh of relief and muttered, "Who will harm your own uncle." ”

Yang Qing's form reappeared at the table, "If you say something else, you are already dead at this moment." ”

After Yang Qing disappeared again for a long time, Lu Ji touched his mouth with a smile on his face.