Chapter 14 Determination of Candidates
Lu Jin agreed to Zhang Xun's suggestion and asked Xu Xiang to arrange it. One attack and one defense seem to be a lot bigger, not to mention that Lu Jin can see some things, even Lu Dingshan, who usually doesn't care about things, noticed that these two thousand soldiers of the Nanxing Water Division are much more sophisticated than when they were in the Weijia Army.
After watching the actual combat exercise, the very satisfied Empress Lu Jin personally presented the flag to Xu Xiang and gave him a generous reward. The empress was so childish that even the ordinary soldiers each got ten top-grade spirit stones, and the generals even rewarded the elixir from Xin Lan's hands. After Xin Lan became the Dan Emperor, she only refined this furnace of elixir, and its preciousness can be imagined. In terms of craftsmen, Lu Jin has also made a lot of tools in the past month and gave them all of them. The development of the South China Sea is the most important event of the current Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, as long as the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty can do it, Lu Jin will not be reluctant at all. "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. Lu Jin understands the truth more profoundly than anyone else.
Lu Jin finally made a brief speech and ordered everyone to set off. Lu Dingshan, on behalf of the imperial family, was at the forefront, followed by Nanxing Sailors, followed by 3,000 craftsmen, and Zhang Xun was at the back as the proposer of the South China Sea development strategy. Lu Jin watched everyone at the exit of Qiaogong City, and did not drive back to the palace until he could no longer see Zhang Xun's shadow.
Hu Xian'er, Murong Xue, Bihe, Wei Yingqiang, and Zhou Yuling were not public officials of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty after all, and they were all female dependents except Wei Yingqiang, so Zhang Xun didn't let them go with the team. They set off three days ago, and with Hu Xian'er among them, there was no need to worry about safety. Moreover, Hu Xian'er has a flying boat, so they can reach the Floating Moon Palace first to familiarize themselves with the environment.
There are 5,000 people in the brigade, and the current Great Jin Immortal Dynasty does not have the ability or need to build a large flying boat, so it can only rush by itself. Fortunately, these 5,000 people at least have the cultivation of the Jindan period, and if they rush with all their strength, they will not be too slow.
The brigade of people stopped and walked all the way, preferring to take more detours than pass through crowded places. In this way, we succeeded in avoiding the attention of those big forces. Three months later, they finally reached the Southern Regions. After arriving in the Southern Regions, although it is still far from the Floating Moon Palace, it has already entered the sphere of influence of the Floating Moon Palace, and there is no need to rush on his own.
There was a small city ten miles away at most, so Zhang Xun asked the team to stop and set up camp to rest. Then he went to the small city with Lu Dingshan, and arrived at the city gate half an hour later. After paying the entrance fee of ten medium-grade spirit stones, I went in smoothly without any accidents.
This small city in the southern region bordering the Central Regions is called Hongayacheng, and the city owner is called Liang Hongyan. This Liang Hongyan used to be an inner disciple of the Floating Moon Palace decades ago, but thirty years ago, due to limited qualifications and bad luck, he failed to break through the Yuan Infant, and he was destined to become a core disciple in the Floating Moon Palace, so he had the idea of leaving.
It just so happened that the Floating Moon Palace had just risen at that time, dominating the southern region, and in order to guard against the big forces in the central region to compete for the resources of the southern region, it was necessary to support some small forces that depended on themselves to establish cities at the junction. This matter is the second palace master Xie Simiao of the Floating Moon Palace is in charge, and Liang Hongya's master is the deacon of the second palace lord and has won the trust of the second palace lord Xie Simiao, so there is this red silk city.
Zhang Xun has in his hand the token of Liu Piaoxu, the master of the third palace of the Floating Moon Palace, which is a token. The front of the token is engraved with three small characters "Fluttering Order", and on the reverse side is a fluttering tidbits pattern. There was a fluttering order, Zhang Xun and Lu Dingshan went directly to the city lord's mansion.
When they came to the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, there were two guards standing. One of the older guards saw that Zhang Xun and Lu Dingshan were dressed very angrily, so he politely asked about the intention of the two. Zhang Xun said: "Please go in and inform the city lord, just say that the envoy sent by the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty to the Floating Moon Palace passed by your city and has something to discuss." After finishing speaking, Zhang Xun gave ten high-grade spirit stones to the guard. Lu Dingshan didn't speak, but he also took out ten high-grade spirit stones and gave them to the other guard.
Not to mention that because of the holding of the Dandao Conference, the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty became famous, and few people did not know it. It was the ten high-grade spirit stones given by Zhang Xun, and the handwriting was not small, and the guard went in to report after thanking him.
After seeing Liang Hongyan, Zhang Xun didn't talk nonsense, and directly took out the fluttering order. Liang Hongyan naturally knew Piaoyue Ling, although she didn't understand why these two people who claimed to be the envoys of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty had the tokens of the three palace masters of the Piaoyue Palace, but they didn't dare to ask more. Knowing too much is not a good thing, but it can easily lead to disaster.
Liang Hongyan was relieved when she heard Zhang Xun say that as long as she arranged for the five thousand people outside the city to arrive at the Floating Rain Palace as quickly as possible. This thing is easy to do, and I was about to call the housekeeper and suddenly felt that something was wrong, so let's go in person! The Great Jin Immortal Dynasty came with 5,000 people, which is obviously unusual! I am afraid that I want to hide my eyes and ears when I come to arrange to go to the Floating Moon Palace! Liang Hongyan thought that Hongling City was going to transport a batch of materials to the Floating Moon Palace recently, so he asked these 5,000 people to pretend to be escorts.
Although Liang Hongyan is now just a small city lord in the border city of the Southern Regions, after all, he used to be the inner disciple of the Floating Moon Palace. Liang Hongyan's cultivation who failed to condense the baby was not very good, but her master, who was the confidant of Xie Simiao, the second palace master of the Floating Moon Palace, had always remembered this master-apprentice relationship and had always taken care of her. Therefore, Liang Hongyan's connections in the Southern Regions are still good, and in just half a month, she successfully arrived outside the Floating Moon Palace.
Liang Hongyan was about to leave, but Zhang Xun stopped her. After half a month of getting along, I am still quite satisfied with Liang Hongyan's way of doing things. The cooperation with the Floating Moon Palace is better to work with her than to let the people from the Floating Moon Palace faction come, at least they are already familiar with each other. As for Liang Hongyan's cultivation, it is not difficult for Zhang Xun, Zhang Xun does not lack the respective elixirs refined by Xin Lan, not to mention Hu Xian'er. Now Zhang Xun doesn't have to hide it, and spread out the matter and said that Liang Hongyan has no reason to refuse, and he can't ask for a good thing. Don't worry about whether you can break through to the Yuan Infant Stage, if the two Dan Emperors can't solve her problem, it will be a big joke.
Liang Hongyan knew that as long as she became a Yuanying monk, then it was a sure thing to be in charge of the South China Sea affairs. Of the three palace masters of the Floating Moon Palace, the big palace master only grasps the overall situation and rarely cares about specific matters; the third palace master can't cope with the pill alone, so how can he have the energy to worry about other things; only the second palace master is the one who decides the candidate. With the help of the master to speak, and the support of Zhang Xun, the collaborator, even the master of the third palace will say a few words for himself in front of Zhang Xun, and he has no reason to lose the election at all.
Knowing that Zhang Xun had arrived at the foot of the mountain where the Piaoyue Palace was located with 5,000 people, Liu Piaoxu, the master of the third palace, asked Du Xinyue to inform the master of the big palace and the master of the second palace, and then he went down the mountain to meet Zhang Xun and his party. Seeing that the Lord of the Three Palaces was coming with someone, Liang Hongya greeted the Lord of the Three Palaces and then left to see her master Qu Qianqian.
What Liang Hongyan didn't expect was that when she saw Shizun again, she didn't see a smiling face. I don't know why the teacher, who is usually always approachable, has an angry face at the moment, especially after seeing himself, it seems that he can't hold it back. Qu Qianqian was very disappointed in her heart, was she too doting on this apprentice? It seems that yes, let alone beating and scolding, I haven't even said a word to her, since this is the case, I, Qu Qianqian, will make an exception today!
Qu Qianqian shouted: "Kneel", although Liang Hongyan was surprised, she immediately knelt down. As soon as he knelt down, he received two heavy slaps in the face. Liang Hongyan couldn't believe that the master who loved her the most would beat herself. Why? What did I do wrong, it must be because of Zhang Xun's matter. But what's wrong?
Seeing that her apprentice didn't realize what was wrong until now, Qu Qianqian really wanted to leave her alone from now on. But the master-apprentice relationship over the years made Qu Qianqian ruthless, sighed, and said: "You were wrong in this matter from the beginning, or you won't get involved, and send your henchmen to send Zhang Xun to you to be detached." If you chose to send Zhang Xun in person, you should have told him to be a teacher, but you didn't. When you get to the bottom of the mountain, you have the last chance, and at this time you already know Zhang Xun's identity and the purpose of this trip, and you should come to inform the teacher. But because you thought that the Third Palace Lord would see Zhang Xun's face and speak for you, and let you be in charge of the South China Sea affairs, you asked the disciple who was on duty at the palace gate today to inform the Third Palace Master. Don't you think it's ridiculous that the master of the third palace went to greet Zhang Xun and his party, and you went to be the master here to help you ask the master of the second palace for the position of managing the affairs of the South China Sea? You are a disciple of the master, and the master is the person of the second palace master, and as a result, you brought the person, and the last person who knew was the second palace master, or the disciple of the third palace master, went to tell the second palace master. The Second Palace Lord only said one sentence after the disciple of the Third Palace Lord left: "My face is gone." "Do you still think that seat belongs to you?"
After listening to her master's words, Liang Hongyan felt like falling into hell. No wonder Shizun was angry, Shizun was already very polite, and only gave himself two big mouths. Even if I made such a big mistake, my master still recognizes me as an apprentice. The second house lord lost face because of himself, and his future was over. Don't say that you are cultivating as a young person, even if you are in the merger period, you can't get mixed up in the Southern Regions.
Seeing that she was a mournful child, Qu Qianqian, who was angry, slapped her twice again, and said loudly: "What are you discouraged about? You have no fun in the position of the South China Sea, but aren't you the city lord of Red Silk City? Forty percent of the resources obtained from the development of the South China Sea belong to the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, and to transport them to the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, you have to pass through the Central Domain, and Zhang Xun in the border city is only familiar with Red Silk City, and he only knows you, Liang Hongyan, a city lord. The second house lord just feels embarrassed now, and he will forget about it after a while. To put it mildly, you are not qualified enough to make the second house master worry about it. ”
In the end, the candidate sent by the Drifting Moon Palace was Du Xinyue, after she and Peng Longsheng established their relationship, the pill could only rank second in her mind, as long as the lover was by her side, she was willing to go anywhere. Because of him, there is a happy home.