When Shadow called out the name "Fire Wutong", Luo Chuan naturally heard it.
"Is this tree called Fire Sycamore famous?" Luo Chuan asked, turning his head.
Shadow calmly sent his voice to Luochuan's ears, "Fire Wutong is second only to the legendary ancient Fusang tree among the sacred trees of the fire system. It is naturally capable of gathering fire energy and making it smooth and gentle. Legend has it that it can also suppress earth veins. It nourishes Qi and calms the mind. It has many incredible supernatural powers. It is a sacred object for Taoists, especially those who practice fire. It is said that there is a fire sycamore in the Kunlun Mountains in the northwest that has survived for thousands of years. Because of its existence, the entire Kunlun Mountains It’s unbelievable that this peak can be as warm as spring and become a sacred place for fire cultivation.”
Her eyes were always fixed on the huge tree that automatically turned into fire even if there was no wind. "This fire sycamore should not be as good as that one, but it is definitely a stunning treasure that will last for hundreds of years. No matter what is negotiated this time, In this way, we must never let this tree leave Licheng again!"
"Master Taishou," in the main hall, the middle-aged scholar who had hid a little further away looked at Luo Chuan and said with a smile, "You should have heard of this thing. It is the sacred tree of fire, Huo Wutong, which has been placed in the Summer Palace. It has survived for hundreds of years, and even the name of the Summer Palace came from it. It can be said to be a treasure of eternal prosperity. Now when the prefect Meng Jiaoyang came to the throne, he was willing to give it as a gift to the prefect of Li County. His sincerity cannot be said to be unreasonable. deep."
"Did the new governor of Yongchang send envoys to Guang County when he first came to power?" Luo Chuan did not follow the middle-aged scholar's wishes, but suddenly turned in an unpredictable direction.
The middle-aged scholar shuddered slightly and said seriously, "According to the rules of the Dading Dynasty, when a new governor takes office, he must send envoys to the surrounding counties to worship, and at the same time inform the world about the new governor's accession to the throne. Yongchang County will not If you dare to be slightly rude, you will naturally act according to the rules, but when it comes to the richness of the gifts, no one can compare with Huo Wutong."
"Oh, then I'm curious about what the new prefect of Yongchang gave to the prefect of Guangjun?" Luo Chuan asked with a playful smile.
The middle-aged scholar was neither humble nor arrogant, "It's a dragon scale."
"This is a good gift. If one day someone carries this thing onto the Han River ferry, the Han River Dragon King will be angered and swallow him and the boat together." Luo Chuan seemed to be telling a nonsense joke, "Meng Sanshu, I have accepted this gift from the new prefect of Yongchang, and I will prepare a return gift later to congratulate the prefect Meng Jiaoyang on his coming to the throne. You can go now."
"Foreign Minister, thank you for your return gift on behalf of the Grand Administrator, but..." the middle-aged scholar looked at Luochuan and said slowly, "The fire phoenix tree is too expensive as a gift, and Foreign Minister is worried about the person who prepared the return gift for you. It’s too embarrassing, so I have a small suggestion..."
"Don't worry," Luo Chuan interrupted the middle-aged scholar with a wave of his hand. "Whatever gift I choose in return is naturally a rare gift. Could it be that Prefect Meng Jiaoyang would blame me for this?" He said in front of him. Xian said dissatisfiedly, "This means that I have a new governor, otherwise I will be given a big city and I have never seen what kind of gift he will receive in return!"
What he said was cold and unfeeling, like a rough-and-tumble man. He didn't spare any dignity for the messenger in the audience. There was even a hint of threat in the words. However, the middle-aged scholar didn't feel angry at all and continued to laugh along with him. He said, "You are right. No matter what kind of gift you give in return, it will be a very good idea for our eunuch. However, the foreign minister's proposal is also for the sake of humankind's justice, and it is a win-win situation for both Yongchang and Lijun." , Lord Taishou, let’s just treat it as a village old man’s gossip, why not listen to it?”
Luo Chuan frowned slightly and stared coldly at the middle-aged scholar, but when he saw that the other party faced him without any fear, he snorted and said, "Speak."
The middle-aged scholar bent down and saluted, "What the prefect of Yongchang County wants is to sign a 'war cessation alliance' with the prefect of Li County." Seeing the change in Luo Chuan's expression, he continued quickly, "Now the Nanyi are marching northward in large numbers. Chen Bing's southern defense line, where Li County and our Yongchang County defense line are connected, must fight side by side, but if the two sides are wary of each other and cannot be united, or even guard each other with hostility, then both sides' defense lines will be in danger!"
He looked at Luochuan with a sincere expression, "My eunuch also witnessed a battle you fought outside Yicheng. I know that you must be a hero who cares about the human race. No matter whose defense line is breached in southern Xinjiang this time, it is all our human race people." A catastrophic disaster, no one wants to see the tragic situation of hundreds of miles of land being wiped out with bones, and human beings having no one to harvest their flesh and blood again, do you think this is true, Lord Taishou?"
Luochuan said nothing.
Zhao Wuji, who was in the audience, turned back to the middle-aged scholar and asked, "If the new governor of Yongchang can send you to Li County, then you should know whose handiwork was behind the breakdown of the first line of defense in the southern border of Anyang County. They are both close neighbors in the same state. , did you ever worry about the righteousness of the former in-laws when you started? What's more, a mere "war-stopping alliance", do you think that the two families with blood feuds can return to the good old days, and the soldiers of both sides can be as close as one family again? !”
The middle-aged scholar faced Zhao Wuji and cupped his hands and said, "Sir, although Yongchang County is adjacent to Anyang County, we really don't know the secret behind the breach of the first line of defense in the southern border of Anyang County, and a copy can be made public to the world. The covenant is still quite binding on both parties. Now that the world is not peaceful, covenants between states and counties will be the norm. If a prefect can openly betray the covenant, then his future path will be extremely difficult. Not only will there no longer be allies in the states and counties to rely on, but the people within the territory may also have doubts about the government orders. After all, people cannot stand without trust, especially the governor of a county. As for blood feuds...one person's fault cannot be justified by hundreds of thousands. Tens of thousands of people share the burden, not to mention that the person who made the mistake has now reaped the consequences..."
"What does Yongchang Prefect want to agree on in this covenant?" Dou Qiushi, the current leader of civil servants, asked without looking back.
Naturally, the middle-aged scholar had already made up his mind. Hearing the words, he said, "First, it is agreed that the two counties will stop fighting from now on. The two sides will demarcate the border along the Shoutong and Xingcheng lines. The two sides will not cross the border to attack each other for any reason. To send troops, secondly, the two sides should agree on a common defense area above the southern border defense line. Within this area, both sides must cooperate wholeheartedly to fight against the southern barbarians. If the two sides violate one party first, they will acquiesce that they have betrayed the trust of the human race in the world, and this is a declaration. The world."
"If one party betrays morality or provokes first, the other party cannot send troops? How ridiculous," the supervisory officer Yan Tieying, who had always said little when he was with the others, scolded.
"If one party is disloyal or provocative first, the other party can naturally send troops. But if one party deliberately provokes or just finds a reason to send troops, it is a breach of contract," the middle-aged scholar added.
After several civil servants discussed the content of the covenant for several more times, Luo Chuan finally said, "The covenant involves too many details and cannot be discussed in a short while. The envoy of Yongchang can stay in Licheng, and this prefect Let me tell you clearly, if the prefect of Meng Jiaoyang really intends to reverse the consequences of the former prefect of Yongchang's desertion of the county, and if Meng Xiaotian himself really suffers the consequences, then the prefect is willing to give both parties a chance to reconcile. After all, the two counties are adjacent to each other. We have been a country of brothers for hundreds of years, and now we have to fight against foreigners together. For the sake of the overall situation, it is true that cooperation will benefit both sides, but...!"
His voice was slightly low, and when he saw the middle-aged scholar's eyebrows twitching, he continued, "I want to see the sincerity of the new governor of Yongchang, not just a plane tree, but one who dares to fight with me in Li County and Anyang County one day." Linxiu City’s carving up Guang County… is truly sincere!”
The middle-aged scholar was shocked, with a face full of astonishment, and then quickly lowered his head...
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