These priests are all rushing to tell Gu Xu that since the last King of Yan surrendered to Emperor Taizu of Daqi hundreds of years ago and nominally converted to God, they have been ostracized and harassed by the people in the Temple of God. Suppress.
In their eyes, "Tai Shang Haotian" and "Emperor Zi Wei" are domineering and unreasonable existences, and cannot tolerate believers of other gods. If Zhao Changying, the current King of Yan, had not raised his flag to rebel, I am afraid that the incense of the God of Fire would have been completely extinguished.
Gu Xu, the heir to "Emperor Ziwei", listened silently and felt that these people were all masters of misfortune. They described every little thing vividly and touchingly, and a foot of water could create hundreds of feet of waves.
Taking advantage of the misfortune, the priests began to express their loyalty in front of Gu Xu with tears in their eyes, claiming that no matter how many difficulties and obstacles they encountered, their loyalty to the "Vulcan God" would never waver.
Gu Xu kept complaining in his heart, but thinking that he would borrow the power of these people in the future, he had to pretend to be empathetic and express his deep sympathy for their experiences.
"If you still have respect," he said with a solemn face, "then as long as I am here, you will no longer suffer any grievances."
Later, Gu Xu learned about Dayan's recent situation from the mouth of High Priest Chong Li.
According to Chong Li, Dayan seems to be harmonious and united, but in fact there are "traditionalists", "pro-Qi factions", and "fence-riding factions" who repeatedly jump between the two.
The "traditionalists" adhere to the old concepts and ideas of Dayan in the past, attach great importance to lineage and practice methods based on the "holy fire totem". Most of them are fanatical believers of the "God of Fire" and reject everything from Daqi.
The "Qi Qi faction" is full of yearning for the prosperous economy, prosperous life, and spiritual practice of the Daqi Dynasty. They believe that they should imitate Daqi and reform the methods of their ancestors. Many people even disagree with Daqi's The bureaucracy and aristocrats have an explicit or implicit relationship of interest. When Zhao Changying declared war on Daqi, the biggest opposition voice in Dayan came from this group of people.
As for the "fence-riding faction", they have no fixed position and all actions only follow their own interests.
The most typical ones are Zhao Yan's uncle Zhao Changqi and her cousin Zhao Yu.
While they vigorously advocated the importance of pure blood in order to maintain their status in the clan, they secretly colluded with Daqi dignitaries to trade money and resources.
With the gift of photographic memory, Gu Xu keeps the names and relationships of various figures in his mind in case of emergencies.
When Gu Xu was about to walk out of the temple, the high priest Chong Li suddenly took a step forward, grabbed his sleeve, and said respectfully: "Sir, I have an unkind request. I wonder if you can..."
"Say it." Gu Xu said calmly.
"Sir, you have a close friendship with Her Highness the Princess. Can you please persuade Her Highness the Princess for me and the temple priests to agree to Young Master Zhao Yu's marriage proposal?"
"Is it to ensure the purity of the bloodline?" A faint smile appeared on Gu Xu's lips.
He finally understood Zhao Yan's feelings about Jicheng who had been reluctant to return. There was such a group of old guys urging her to get married every day, and they even urged her to marry a pervert who enjoyed torturing people - if it were him, he wouldn't be happy either.
"My lord is wise." Chong Li bowed his head and clasped his fists.
"Her Highness Zhao Yan's status is extraordinary. Her marriage should be decided by herself." Gu Xu glanced at Chong Li with a meaningful look, making the latter tremble unconsciously, "Of course, you I will tell her truthfully what she said."
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After leaving the Fire Temple, Gu Xu soon ran into the guards sent by Zhao Changying.
When he heard that King Yan politely invited him to the palace for a chat, he did not dare to hesitate at all and immediately went with him - after all, Zhao Changying is the real boss in this land at present, and he may still need to rely on him. shelter.
At this moment, there was another pot of strong wine and a pot of new tea on Zhao Changying's table.
As soon as Gu Xu walked into the room, Zhao Changying greeted him politely and asked him to sit on the chair where Zhao Yan was sitting just now.
Then he waved his hand, and the guards guarding the outside closed the door and bowed to leave.
"Gu Xiaoyou, there are only two of us here now," Zhao Changying looked at Gu Xu up and down with a smile, "Is it convenient for you to take off your mask and let me see what you look like?
"I think, except for Emperor Tianxing himself, no one in the entire Da Qi Dynasty has the ability to snatch you away from me."
Gu Xu nodded and simply took off his mask.
As a powerful "True King", Zhao Changying guessed his identity, which was not surprising to him.
"What a handsome man with an extraordinary appearance," Zhao Changying praised. "No wonder he is so popular with the little girls."
"King Yan is so complimentary." Gu Xu said modestly.
"The only shortcoming is that I am a little thinner. As a man, if you don't become stronger, how can you carry a gun, control a horse, and gallop on the battlefield?"
"That's what King Yan said." Gu Xu didn't know how to respond.
"By the way, Gu Xiaoyou, have you used up the Huangjing I gave you last time?"
Hearing this, Gu Xu was stunned for a second, and then he remembered that the last time they met at the Exorcist Department's observatory, Zhao Changying had given him some Huangjing and asked him to take it back to replenish his body.
Polygonatum is a traditional Chinese medicine used to replenish qi and essence, strengthen the spleen and kidneys. According to the description in "Compendium of Materia Medica", it has the effect of "tonifying various deficiencies, relieving cold and heat, replenishing the essence, and removing three corpse insects."
At that time, Gu Xu had just arrived in Luojing and had just won the first place in the Lantern Festival Tournament, making him famous everywhere.
Thinking back on it now, it feels like a lifetime ago.
"Well...I've used some, but I haven't finished it yet. Thank you, King Yan, for taking care of me."
Zhao Changying laughed loudly, stretched out his hand to push the teacup on the table in front of Gu Xu, and said: "Gu Xiaoyou, there is no need to be so reserved in front of me. If I remember correctly, you are not in good health and cannot drink. ,right?"
Gu Xu nodded: "I didn't expect that King Yan would still remember such a trivial matter. This junior is really flattered."
"You have to be more considerate when treating capable people." Zhao Changying picked up the teapot and filled the cup in front of Gu Xu with hot tea. "I'm not like some people who treat the best people in my country." The proud man of heaven was beaten into a rebel on a 'truthless' charge."
Gu Xu followed him and laughed twice.
I have to say, it is quite a refreshing thing to hear that Zhao Changying is secretly troubling Emperor Tianxing.
"By the way, Gu Xiaoyou, what are your plans after leaving Da Qi?" After some polite remarks, Zhao Changying brought the conversation to the point, "Have you ever considered staying in the north and working for Dayan?
"Although Jicheng is not as prosperous and rich in resources as Luo Jing, it can still make every effort to help you become a saint or even a higher realm."
