After deciding on the marriage, the relationship between Lu Yuan and Lan Zhaoyun suddenly became much closer.
Even Yan Wangqiu and the others next to them did not look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face, and their attitude towards the leader Lan became a little closer.
As the atmosphere became harmonious, Lu Yuan discussed the specific matters of marriage with his father-in-law.
For example, things like getting engaged, welcoming a bride, status, and so on.
Finally, under the calculations of Anqiu Zhenren, a Taoist master, the two parties were determined to get engaged on the third day of the first lunar month in the seventh year of Hongdao, and the date of marriage at the same time in the eighth year of Hongdao.
Judging from the current time, there is still one year before the official wedding, which is pretty good.
Having a one-year buffer will also allow both parties to adjust to their personalities.
The most important thing is that if nothing unexpected happens, Lu Yuan will be very busy for the entire seven years of Hongdao next year.
Because next year is the time decided by the imperial court for the decisive battle with the Zhou Kingdom.
By then, whether he turns against the imperial court or forces the imperial court to compromise, fighting will be inevitable throughout the year.
The difference is just whether you fight against the imperial court or against the state of Zhou.
After the war, it was the founding of the country, which also required a lot of time and energy.
Even Lu Yuan doubted whether he could finish these things in the entire next year, and don't delay them until the year after.
With all the things mentioned above, he naturally doesn't have much time and energy to spend on getting married.
Lan Zhaoyun also expressed his understanding and agreement to this, saying that as long as the marriage was arranged first and a status was established, that would be enough.
As for the rest, we can talk about it slowly.
Even if the wedding date is postponed for some time, it doesn't matter.
If he wanted to, he could even send his daughter over and live directly in Lu Yuan's home before getting married, so that the two of them could strengthen their relationship.
This father-in-law behaved very reasonably.
Regarding this, Lu Yuan said. It's not legal and proper to just live in your home.
But it’s okay to come in advance, get to know each other, and exchange feelings.
This is not because he covets other people's bodies, but mainly because the upcoming wars and actions will indispensable for Lan Cai'er, the innate master.
The fighting prowess of an innate grandmaster was the reason why Lu Yuan valued the other party and was willing to marry him.
As for the others, they are secondary.
Faced with this request, Lan Zhaoyun naturally had no objection and was even happy to see it.
But before agreeing, I made one more small request.
That is, both parties must first get engaged and then announce it to the world before he calls his daughter over.
All right.
Although the marriage has been verbally agreed upon, Leader Lan still dare not rest assured, fearing that everything in front of him is just a ploy to deceive his daughter.
So at this time, Lu Yuan had to add another layer of protection and announce the marriage to the world before he could send his daughter over with confidence.
At their level, as long as they want to survive in the world, face and credibility are essential.
Lu Yuan only needs to agree to the marriage and announce it.
Unless she loses all face, the woman will never regret it unless something big goes wrong.
In this way, my daughter and the Five Poison Sect are protected.
"This is easy. I will ask a matchmaker to send the letter of appointment later." Lu Yuan understood this very well and said reasonably at this time.
He really wanted to take over the Five Poison Sect for his own use, and he took a fancy to Lan Cai'er's innate fighting ability.
Now being able to consolidate the relationship between the two parties through marriage is a good thing, and there is no reason to refuse.
After all, he has a wife for nothing, so he will not suffer any loss.
As for Xiao Jiujiu, Lan Zhaoyun is thinking that after he dies of old age, he will try to manipulate his son.
Lu Yuan could guess a little bit, but he just wanted to say, let's get through it and see who can get through it first.
Moreover, even if he gets married to Lan Cai'er, or even gets married to other women in the future, it is not certain for him whether he will have children in the end?
As an immortal, the greatest need of procreating children to continue one's own bloodline does not naturally exist.
Because Lu Yuan himself can live to the end of the world, so why does he need children to support him until he is old and continue his bloodline?
If she really is going to give birth, I'm afraid if she doesn't end up giving away her black-haired one to her white-haired one, giving away her children one by one, that would be the "comedy" of the world.
Lu Yuan was naturally wary of this situation and would not let it happen.
But regarding this point, he won't talk too much to others, and let people slowly understand everything.
So after hearing what he said, Lan Zhaoyun was naturally delighted.
Even Master Anqiu next to him seemed to be interested. After calculating the auspicious days, he took the initiative and said: "If fellow Taoist Lu is willing, Pindao can be the matchmaker and propose marriage for fellow Taoist."
This old Taoist took such initiative, but he thought of Lu Yuan, who had made such a big sacrifice for their Alchemy Tao, and wanted to make some compensation.
After all, the Xiantian Grandmaster who was originally expected to live for 120 years would probably only be able to live for two or three years after practicing Taiping Taoism over time.
Therefore, in the eyes of Anqiu Zhenren, although Lu Yuan is now the Xiantian Grand Master, he is also a prince with hundreds of thousands of troops and a separate kingdom.
But it was all just smoke, because he was going to die soon.
Now I can take advantage of two or three years before my death to find a good wife, and take advantage of this period to give birth to a fat son to continue my family life. It is not a waste of time.
Therefore, with this slightly apologetic mentality, Master Anqiu wanted to compensate this good man before Lu Yuan died.
Isn't he just a matchmaker?
Let me talk about the real person from the Six Great Paths. I will propose marriage to you in person. Is it enough to give you face and pomp?
As expected, Lan Zhaoyun became even more delighted as soon as Master Anqiu said these words.
With such a real person as a matchmaker, the marriage between his daughter and Lu Yuan will be an even more treasure.
Even Yan Wangqiu and Su Xuange were a little surprised. They didn't expect Anqiu to take such initiative. They looked at each other. , the relationship between the other party and Lu Yuan could not help but improve a bit.
It seems that the relationship between General Lu and these Taoist monks is not as simple as imagined.
Lu Yuan glanced at Master Anqiu curiously, wondering why this veteran was so proactive.
He didn't guess what the other party was thinking.
After all, I had no intention of practicing Taiping Taoism, so I would not think deeply about it.
However, when a mediocre worker came forward, Lu Yuan would not refuse, so he nodded and said with a smile: "Then I'll trouble the real person."
Master Anqiu brushed his beard and said: "It's a small matter, a small matter, no trouble. Being able to propose marriage to fellow Taoist Lu is also a blessing for a poor Taoist."
Just like that, the matter of proposing marriage was settled.
After this experience, the harmonious atmosphere among the few people became even more harmonious.
Then Lu Yuan took them and continued to review his army.
Next year will be the decisive battle between Zhou and Yue.
Lu Yuan had no way of withdrawing from the war that was happening at his doorstep, and he would not withdraw.
At that time, in order to preserve one's own interests in the war, sufficient strength will naturally be needed.
This strength is not only the innate masters like them, but also the tens of thousands of elite soldiers in front of them.
Therefore, he took the military training parade very seriously.
Not only him, but also Yan Wangqiu and Su Xuange, who had made a covenant together, and even Anqiu Zhenren, who had special expectations for Lu Yuan, and Lan Zhaoyun, who had just arranged their marriage, all took it seriously.
The strength of Lu Yuan's troops directly affects the interests of these four people, so of course they will not be careless.
Fortunately, after a military parade, the four of them were extremely satisfied with it.
These 100,000 soldiers did not disappoint people and showed their proper qualities and values.
Waiting until nightfall, the military parade finally came to an end.
Finally, after Lu Yuan announced rewards for the army and commended the soldiers, the military parade ended with waves of cheers.
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During a military parade, Lu Yuan reviewed the army and strengthened the confidence of his allies. He conquered the Five Poison Sect and also got a wife for nothing.
Overall, it can be said to be a fruitful experience.
However, after the military parade ended, he ignored the need to continue supervising the training of the army and turned around and got busy.
As the date for the imperial court to dispatch troops approached, Lu Yuan had more and more things to be busy with.
For example, they sent people to take over Qianling County and recruit 30,000 Miao soldiers in the city.
Or prepare a betrothal gift and ask Master Anqiu to bring it to propose marriage.
Arrangements have also been made to mobilize the prefectures and counties under the rule, recruit militia groups, and mobilize food and grass to prepare for next year's war.
And the deployment of garrison troops in various places during the war.
Finally, there is the need to receive various materials that are constantly being shipped from Danding Dao, and distribute the materials so that they can be put to practical use.
The above and so on, without the coordination of his general who conquered the south, it would be impossible to deal with it.
In addition to these official duties, the date for the attack on the Iron Sword Sect is also slowly coming.
Lu Yuan planned to take action during the first lunar month after the New Year.
The Iron Sword Sect is located in Luling Mansion. There are nearly a thousand direct disciples in the sect alone. If you include the vassals from all over the country, the number is more than three to five thousand.
Such a huge force with such a wide range of branches cannot be defeated by just clapping your hands and having a hot head.
Lu Yuan had to mobilize enough manpower, formulate a complete plan, and prepare the manpower and channels to transfer the seized property after the family was wiped out. Only then was he fully prepared.
In terms of property transfer, he found Anqiu Zhenren.
Dan Dingdao is currently busy transporting aid supplies to himself, and has a large number of connections and manpower. With the idea of cheating even more, Lu Yuan directly borrowed the manpower and channels of Dan Ding Dao.
And this request is naturally no problem for Master Anqiu who feels a little guilty and is thinking about making amends.
As soon as Lu Yuan asked, he patted his chest and agreed, then turned around and arranged for his men to meet Lu Yuan.
In this way, the problem in this regard will be solved.
In terms of manpower.
Lu Yuan mobilized his own disciples.
After being given the spiritual elixir previously, the overall strength of his disciples has made a qualitative leap.
Now there are five first-rate masters, ten second-rate masters, and forty-two third-rate masters. This kind of quantity and scale is already far better than the Iron Sword Sect.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Lu Yuan left Chu Wei and Li Liang to guard Dongting County.
Then he took three first-rate disciples, Zhou Qing, Han Shun, and Zhang You, as well as six other second-rate disciples, and twenty third-rate disciples, and went to Luling Mansion to implement the plan to exterminate the family.
Accompanying him were Lu Yuan's five hundred soldiers.
After years of continuous training, coupled with his willingness to spend money, Lu Yuan now has three thousand soldiers, more than half of whom have developed internal strength.
The remaining ones will almost be able to develop their internal strength in a year or two.
Selecting five hundred soldiers with internal strength, plus him and the twenty-nine disciples as sharp knives, equipped with strong bows and crossbows, it was more than enough to eradicate a small iron sword gate.
However, something might go wrong. To be on the safe side, Lu Yuan found the Five Poison Sect and asked his father-in-law to follow him.
Now as time passes.
Before the end of the year, on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Qing, a disciple of Lu Yuan, finally took over Qianling County with 20,000 soldiers and horses, and reorganized the 30,000 Miao people in the city on the spot.
The Five Poison Sect rebellion that had been raging in the Dongting realm for more than two years has finally subsided.
Lu Yuan also completed the duties assigned to him by the court, quelled the rebellion of the Five Poison Sect and restored local peace.
The masters of the Five Poison Sect, after handing over the army, also retreated to their lair and secretly licked their wounds in the main hall.
Devastated by a war.
Not only did the Yue people in Dongting County suffer heavy losses, but even the Miao people had a hard time.
The Five Poison Sect, which was based on the Miao people, suffered a huge loss in this situation.
Of the left and right guardians and left and right elders who had just recovered, only one right guardian was left alive. Counting Lan Zhaoyun, there were only two first-rate masters left in the sect.
And those below, the second-rate masters who originally numbered fifty or sixty, and the third-rate masters whose number reached two to three hundred, have withered one by one under the wear and tear of previous wars.
As of now, there are only twenty-one second-rate masters left in the Five Poison Sect. The number of third-rate masters dropped below a hundred, with only sixty-seven remaining.
As for the ordinary believers below, their size has also shrunk from tens of thousands to less than a thousand now, with only seven or eight hundred left.
It can be said that after a war, the Five Poison Sect's strength was directly lost by more than 80%.
The foundation of the original Xiantian sect was instantly transformed into an ordinary first-class sect.
This is beyond words that can be described as miserable.
It is more appropriate to say that the orthodoxy was almost cut off and the sect was almost destroyed.
If they hadn't saved the Holy Maiden, the innate master, in the end, the Five Poison Rebellion would have really been a loss.
And with such a huge loss, Lan Zhaoyun couldn't afford it, or he didn't have the energy to do it.
Now he can only retreat to the main hall with others, slowly lick his wounds and regain his strength.
At most, we can send some more people to maintain the branch in Wuling Mansion and improve the appearance.
The rest is really impossible to do.
After all, they have lost now, and Lu Yuan is now in charge of Dongting County. The Five Poison Sect is being arrogant and domineering, doesn't that mean they are not giving face to my new uncle?
He had just put away the butcher knife not long ago, so Lan Zhaoyun would not be ignorant and force his son-in-law to lift it again.
Things like feelings and relationships like relatives are sometimes not as reliable as imagined in the face of interests.
However, even though the Five Poison Sect's strength has experienced such a big loss, its mid-level and high-level combat capabilities are still much stronger than Lu Yuan's.
For example, the twenty-one second-rate masters and the sixty-seven third-rate masters were nearly twice the number of Lu Yuan's disciples.
This force is still very powerful.
At this time, it happened to be requisitioned.
It’s free labor anyway, so it’s not in vain if you don’t use it.
And to put it a little darker.
Lu Yuan would have to worry about whether these Five Poison Sect masters would be doing something secretly if they were left in their place, and he would have to allocate some energy to supervise them.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to put everything under your nose, so that every move of the other party is under your sight, which makes you feel more at ease.
After receiving Lu Yuan's transfer order, Lan Zhaoyun didn't say anything and simply agreed.
Even more than just agreeing, he brought out most of the remaining power in the sect.
Just after the New Year, after receiving the betrothal gift from Master Anqiu on the third day, the Five Poison Sect and Lu Yuan announced their marriage to the outside world.
In the seventh year of Hongdao's reign, it is the fifth day of the first lunar month.
In addition to leaving some people to guard the main altar and the sub-rudder, Lan Zhaoyun took his daughter, fifteen second-rate masters, and fifty third-rate masters to serve in front of Lu Yuan's army.
In Shaoyang City, in the hall of Lu Yuan's mansion.
"Come, daughter, come here."
Lan Zhaoyun entered the hall, and after meeting Lu Yuan, he reached out and waved to his daughter behind him, asking her to come to him, and said with a smile: "This is General Lu, your future husband, come and tell me A word."
"General Lu." Lan Cai'er looked cold and gave a brief salute to Lu Yuan, then said nothing else.
It can be seen that although the saint agreed to the marriage, she had no feelings for her husband at all.
Think about it too.
Last year, Lan Cai'er broke into the army alone and wanted to assassinate Lu Yuan.
Now a year has not passed, and suddenly I am about to marry my original enemy. It will be difficult for anyone to accept it, and they will not be able to change their mentality.
"General, don't blame me, Cai'er just has a cooler temper..."
Seeing this, Lan Zhaoyun looked at his daughter with a slightly reproachful look, then looked at Lu Yuan and smiled awkwardly.
"nothing."
Lu Yuan stopped Lan Zhaoyun's words, smiled, and didn't care. Then he turned to Lan Cai'er and said with a smile: "Miss Lan, I haven't seen her for many years, but Miss Lan still has her charm."
At this moment, Lan Cai'er's assassination was still vivid in his mind.
A newly promoted innate can escape from death under the control of an innate master among thousands of armies.
I have to say that this strength alone is amazing enough.
Even if the other party, an innate master, temporarily surrenders and is about to marry him, Lu Yuan cannot really humiliate the other party.
There should still be some respect.
What if the two of them got married and had different dreams, and the saint took advantage of the opportunity to poison herself?
The Gu insects of the Five Poison Sect are very powerful.
When faced with the Gu worm suddenly thrown by Lan Cai'er, even the old master Yan Wangqiu didn't dare to deal with it, and he spent a lot of time to solve it.
For this reason, the saint was let go.
The previous lessons were still there, so Lu Yuan would naturally be alert at this time.
To be honest, wait until the two of them really get married and become husband and wife.
When having sex, he would probably feel a little scared and a little afraid to make a move.
I have no choice but to face such a daughter-in-law for the sake of my own life. If you don't have a good relationship with others, do you really dare to trust them?
I'm afraid it's not because the body is cold, but I don't know what's going on.
