The national teacher does not practice

Chapter 344 Peace Negotiation ([-] words, please subscribe)
Just when Erqing found Ji Ping'an and said those words excitedly.

West of Yuhang.

In the vast winter forest, the animals that were looking for food suddenly felt something. They suddenly stopped and looked up, and saw a large shadow coming from above their heads, blocking the sky and the sun.

All animals felt instinctive fear, crawling on the ground and trembling.

And above the forest, a "ship" that resembled a ship but had two huge wings passed by.

The hull of the ship is made of wood, with countless strange-looking runes engraved on it. When its wings are gently waving, it makes a sound like the howling of the wind.

There is also a large flag standing on the side of the ship. It is the flag of Daxizhou Demon Kingdom!
This land boat is also a typical creation of the master craftsman of the demon clan, and on the deck of the boat, there is a famous demon clan.

It just seems that they are not mainly soldiers, nor are they "warships" entering the Central Plains.

"Ahead is Yuhang City."

At the front of the deck, an old man with a slightly stooped figure and a sandalwood crutch squinted his eyes and sighed with emotion.

He was wearing a robe imitating that of a human Confucian scholar. He was short in stature. His long hair was tied back and hung down behind his head. He was dressed strangely.

The appearance is also very different from that of the Central Plains people, and the pupils are actually blue.

It was obviously formed by the demon clan, and if Er Qing were here, he would instantly sense that the other party belonged to the same category as himself.

Namely: the fox demon clan.

"Have we arrived in the Central Plains now? It is indeed very different from the Demon Kingdom. I heard that strong people are gathering in Yuhang City now. Oh, Elder Fox, make sure you have sent the message. Otherwise, don't let our group of people enter the city yet. I killed that Headmaster Xin with a sword."

In a delicate laugh.

A beautiful woman wrapped in a thick fur coat and walking with two long legs walked over.

His hair is as thick as clouds, decorated with plum blossom hairpins, his eyes seem to be able to talk, and his lips are painted bright red.

The elder of the Fox clan turned his head and glanced at the beautiful woman, and said with a smile:
"If you are afraid of death, why do you want to follow this trip? You know, although the human race has a saying that 'two armies are fighting without killing the envoys', but not many actually abide by it. When I come here this time, maybe I brought it to people as a sacrificial flag.

At this age, I will die when I die, but you, a little plum blossom, are so young, why bother to go into troubled waters? "

The beautiful woman who is a "Plum Blossom Demon" purses her lips and smiles:

"Elder, please don't scare me. I have heard that human scholars like plum blossoms and their pride the most, and they even wrote many poems to praise..."

The elder of the Fox clan curled his lips and said quietly:

"If human scholars knew that Plum Blossom became a spirit and was even more charming than us foxes, they probably wouldn't praise her."

"..." Aunt Mei's smile froze.

Elder Fox sighed:
"Okay, I won't make fun of you anymore. Let's send an order to make some preparations. Let's dissipate all the evil spirits. I will be busy when I enter the city."

Mei Gu Yingying nodded and twisted her hips to inform.

Not long after, when she walked into the cabin of the spaceship, in a certain room, she saw a beautiful figure standing quietly by the window.

It was a woman wearing a purple dress and a dark green hairpin. She was different from the coquettishness of a girl, nor the charm of a mature woman.

Rather, she is somewhere between the two, as majestic and gentle as a noble lady from the human race, without the slightest trace of evil spirit, and is incompatible with the surrounding environment.

"Mu Jiuyao, get ready, we're about to arrive."

Aunt Mei looked at the other party's stunning profile, feeling jealous in her heart and speaking in a bad tone.

window.

Hundreds of years ago, Mu Jiuyao, who almost became the "Mother of the Demon Clan", averted her eyes.

As she turned around, she saw clearly that she was wearing a magical shackle made by a master craftsman on her ankle under her long skirt.

Mu Jiuyao didn't care about the little plum blossom's disrespect for her, and just nodded calmly:
"it is good."

What an air you are... Aren't you just a prisoner who is being exchanged for benefits? Do you still think you are the original mother of the country? ...Aunt Mei sneered in her heart, turned and left.

Mu Jiuyao seemed to be used to this scene.

Waiting for the others to leave, he once again turned his attention to the mountains that were rapidly retreating outside the window.

Long-lasting thoughts filled her bright eyes like a pool of water:

"Li Yang, is this the land you once lived in?"

……

……

Onmyoji Palace.

"What did you say?!" Ji Ping'an was stunned, losing his composure for the first time since returning to the city.

Er Qing looked at him excitedly and shouted:
"Miss is here! Miss is here! Miss is here! Say important things three times!"

Ji Ping'an was stunned.

Of course he knew who the young lady Er Qing was talking about was referring to.

Mu Jiuyao...

In a trance, the gentle and generous person deep in the memory was once hijacked by himself as Liyang as the demon clan's stepmother. They got to know each other and got along with each other. In the end, he resolutely gave up leaving him and returned to the demon country to sacrifice his life. The price, the woman trying to buy peace, slowly emerged.

When he was in Beiling, Ji Ping'an once saw her in Erqing's "Qingqiu Dream".

I also thought that maybe I could meet Mu Jiu Yao again in this life.

But he never expected that the other party would appear near Yuhang City at this node.

"Wait, you said there are other demon clans?" Ji Ping'an asked.

Er Qing nodded quickly and said firmly:

"Er Qing's nose is so powerful, he can smell it from a long distance away!"

Ji Ping'an immediately realized something was wrong.

He stood up, slipped Er Qing Ti up, put it on his shoulders, pushed the door open and walked into the courtyard.

At this time, under the hanging flower door next door, the God Emperor and others happened to come over.

Obviously, these people already know each other.

At this time, Chen Xuanwu and Jiang Chunqiu were all smiling. The old brothers reunited again, which made Xiaopangdun feel high-spirited and felt that "everything is back".

"Hey, what happened? In a hurry."

The God Emperor smiled:

"I'll prepare a banquet tonight. How about we stay drunk?"

Ji Ping'an was about to say something.

Suddenly, I saw Xu Xiurong suddenly falling from the sky, holding a letter in his hand with a serious expression:
"Something happened! The demon clan has sent someone to negotiate peace!"

……

"Reconciliation?"

Not long after, Huang Chen and others gathered together again in the hall of the academy and heard the explosive news.

Ji Ping'an nodded, with a complicated expression:

"It's a letter from Sanqingguan, saying that a delegation from the Demon Kingdom has arrived outside the city and is here to negotiate peace on the orders of the Demon Kingdom's leader."

Ah this...

All the star officials looked at each other, a little confused.

Huang Chen said:

"What does the other party mean by this? Didn't it mean that a large army has been assembled on the border, and there is a small-scale fighting? Our summit is about to start, but the other party sent people to negotiate a peace?"

His surprise was justified.

On the one hand, it happened suddenly.

In addition, it is based on history. Generally speaking, peace negotiations are the two sides that have been fighting for a long time.

Only when one party has been beaten to the point of admitting defeat, or both parties are exhausted, unable to decide the outcome, and do not want to fight anymore, will they proceed to the step of negotiating peace.

As a result, this time, the two sides were at war with each other and were about to go into full-scale action. When they came to negotiate for peace, it was very unexpected.

Xu Xiurong also said solemnly:
"Obviously, the other party came at the right time to prevent us from forming an alliance and holding a summit."

Sitting room.

The God Emperor also followed, and sneered at this time, but was not surprised at all, and said calmly:

"Obviously, in the sneak attack war in Yuhang, the demon clan suffered too many losses, and they did not want to start a full-scale war at this time, so they took this action. If my guess is correct, I am afraid that there will be more than one envoy, and there should be at least one One faction went to Shendu to negotiate with me...to negotiate with the young Emperor Yuan Qing."

The God Emperor saw this clearly:

Does the demon clan want to start a full-scale war? This needs to be discussed in two ways.

If the Yuhang sneak attack succeeds, the fortunes of the Great Zhou Dynasty are lost, and the effect of the gathering of spiritual elements is suspended, in this case, the demon country may indeed be ready for war.

But the real result is that they lost!
And it was a fiasco!
Not only was the goal of the war not achieved, but three Guantians were lost, one was seriously injured, and a bunch of demon generals sitting in the well were sacrificed... There were countless other little demons, and this did not include the consumption of starting a large-scale teleportation.

It can be said that after the Battle of Yuhang, instead of getting any advantage, the Demon Kingdom actually lost money!

At this time, they are obviously unwilling to go to war.

But in the face of the situation where the Zhou army was pressing down on the border, they had to react. That was why a war on the border was imminent, but in fact, the higher-ups didn't want to fight at all.

"Tsk, these goblins are quite scheming. If they win, they will fight. If they lose, they will surrender." Huang Chen snorted coldly.

Xu Xiurong bit her lip and asked:
"Then what do we do next?"

Ji Ping'an frowned and said: "Let's play it by ear. The situation at this summit is getting more and more complicated. In this case, I will go to Sanqing in person to find out the news. You guys will wait for me at home."

There's something weird about this scene.

Regardless of seniority or cultivation level, he was not the strongest, but everyone including Xu Xiurong responded happily.

Unconsciously.

Although Ji Ping'an's identity has not been completely exposed, Ji Ping'an's voice in Qintian Prison has surpassed that of the prison prince.

……

Without hesitation, Ji Ping'an left Er Qing in the palace, refused the company of others, and rushed to Sanqing Temple alone.

When he arrived outside the Taoist temple, he was surprised to find a Taoist man standing at the door.

Seeing him coming on horseback, he couldn't help but cup his hands and said with a wry smile:

"Is Ji Sichen here?"

Ji Ping'an smiled and said, "Are you waiting for me?"

The gatekeeper sighed:

"To tell you the truth, I have been ordered to see off several people here. Before you, Elder Luan, Mr. Gao, Master Zhang, and Chief Ye all came and left."

Ji Ping'an smiled and realized that these people had the same idea as him.

Alarmed by the news of the demon clan entering the city, he came to Xin Yaoguang to inquire.

"It seems I'm the last to arrive." Ji Pingan dismounted with a smile and dropped the reins.

The Taoist made a "please" gesture:

"Come with me, the Headmaster has been waiting for a long time."

The two of them crossed the threshold, were familiar with the roads, passed through the courtyards, and finally arrived at the quiet room where the master was meditating.

The Taoist retreated.

Ji Ping'an raised his hand and was about to knock on the door when he heard the door creak open.

In a warm room.

Xin Yaoguang was sitting on the futon, with her feathered cloak spread out like lotus leaves. She opened her eyes at this moment, and on her unworldly face, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she said:
"I heard that you made Dean Chen run away in anger."

Ji Ping'an walked into the room, glanced around, sat down on the free futon, and said with a smile:

"Dean Chen is only half-stepped into the Divine Realm. How can I possibly make him angry?"

Ha... Xin Yaoguang despises it, only ghosts believe it.

Ji Ping'an stopped his smile and said seriously:
"The purpose of this junior coming here must be clear to Headmaster Xin."

Seeing that they were talking about business, Xin Yaoguang also became serious, nodded gently and said:

"The demon country's envoy has indeed come to discuss peace. It has entered the city not long ago. In order to avoid disturbing the people, its ark was parked in the suburbs and people came on foot. Now they are temporarily staying in a posthouse in the city."

Ji Ping'an considered:

"How does the Dao Sect view this matter?"

Xin Yaoguang didn't say a word, but just looked down at the little star official in front of him. After a while, he calmly said:
"You come to ask me. I also want to ask Qin Tianjian how to deal with it, or you can ask the Imperial Preceptor for instructions? After all, the reason why the demon country came to negotiate peace is because it fell into the hands of the Imperial Preceptor."

It's okay to contact him yourself... Ji Ping'an smiled and said:
"The headmaster is joking. As the state religion, the Taoist sect should make the decision."

Slippery... Why are you so slippery at such a young age... Xin Yaoguang sighed helplessly, thought for a while, and said:
"This matter is not something that my family can decide. If nothing happens, the Demon Council will continue to lobby all parties. Over in Shendu, a team has already met with Yuan Qing, presumably to offer benefits and avoid war.

On the Yuhang side, including you, the major sects will surely receive invitations from each other. The leader of the Demon Kingdom is a courageous person. Since he has chosen to negotiate peace, he must be ready to pay the price. "

Ji Pingan said:
"What does the leader mean, that many families will agree to peace talks?"

Xin Yaoguang nodded gently, looked at him deeply, and said:

"You should know that now is not the time for an all-out war."

Ji Pingan was silent.

Of course he knew that in the current situation, it was not only the Demon Kingdom that wanted to cease the war, but the Great Zhou Dynasty as well.

Since ancient times, every war has a purpose.

When countries go to war, they cannot start wars just because of minor conflicts like ordinary people in the market.

The reason why the demon clan launched a sneak attack this time was because the spiritual essence was revived and the strong human race returned, posing a great threat to the demon kingdom.

After all, as we all know, the human race has more people...and more powerful people, while the demon country has an order of magnitude less.

From this perspective, in fact, as long as the demon clan does not take the initiative to continue the war, the motivation for war on Dazhou's side is very weak.

After all, the unknown "catastrophe" is still ahead, and every family is frantically improving their strength. Who wants to sit idle and fight against the demon country?
Even if we win, the training resources obtained from the Demon Kingdom may not be able to make up for the losses!

In other words, starting a full-scale war would be a total loss to all parties in the Zhou Dynasty!
The reason for declaring war is just because this matter requires an attitude, nothing more.

As for the hatred of the people who died in Yuhang City in the last war...

To put it cruelly, no one would really risk the lives of their own family in order to avenge those who died.

What's more, all the demon clans in the city were slapped to death by the Imperial Master... They were all avenged, right?

Because of this, both Ji Ping'an and Xin Yaoguang knew that this wave of "peace negotiations" by the Demon Kingdom's mission was really useful.

I didn't want to fight in the first place, but the situation has forced me to this point, and I can't get off the stage if I don't fight.

Therefore, as long as the demon country shows mercy and pays compensation, all parties will be "compensated".

With this step, not to mention the five major sects, Emperor Yuan Qing was probably the first to agree to a truce.

"I understand," Ji Pingan breathed out softly and stood up:

"Then I won't bother you, junior."

His purpose of coming here this time was to test his attitude, and now he has the answer.

Xin Yaoguang nodded gently, watched his back walking out, and suddenly said:
"In this peace negotiation between the demon clan, besides the imperial court, you should be the most important person. You can try to ask for more, and the other party should not refuse."

Ji Ping'an paused and said "Yes":
"Thank you."

After the people left, Xin Yaoguang withdrew his gaze and looked at the winter sky, somewhat lost in thought.

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……

In the next few days, the atmosphere in Yuhang City was very strange.

Ordinary people did not know about the arrival of the demon mission, and they were also not very clear about the upcoming summit.

The mortal world and practitioners have always lived in two worlds most of the time.

The reborn people brought back by Ji Ping'an all settled down in the academy and began to practice meditation.

But at a higher level, there was a strange situation. The five major sects, plus the imperial court, and the demon envoys, formed a strange state of silence among each other.

In this atmosphere, the summit has not yet been held.

And just as Xin Yaoguang said, after the initial settlement, the Demon Kingdom mission began to visit all parties.

The first stop is the imperial court, the second stop is Daomen, the third stop is Beast Control Sect, the fourth stop is Yunhuai Academy, and the fifth stop is Molin...

Onmyoji Palace.

On the observatory.

Since Jian Zheng left, the magic circle above the observatory has been closed, so that the tallest building in the whole process is covered with snow.

Although it melted a little later, there was still a little bit left. Coupled with the cold wind from high altitude, the cold wind blew on my face like a knife.

In the past few days, Ji Ping'an often went upstairs and stood on the observatory overlooking the whole city. To be precise, he was overlooking several major forces.

From this height, he could clearly see when the demon clan's team set off, which street they followed, and which building they arrived at.

Then, after being closed for several hours, the courtyard door opened, and the demon clan team returned to the post house.

so repeatedly.

No one knows what conditions each family negotiated with the Demon Kingdom individually.

But obviously, the Demon Kingdom wants to satisfy all parties and put this meaningless war on hold, and it is impossible without causing a lot of bloodshed.

"Master," suddenly, footsteps approached, Xu Xiurong walked up the stairs, walked to Ji Pingan, and thoughtfully put a fur coat in his hand on Ji Pingan's shoulders:
"It's cold up there. I ordered someone to make some soup. You can drink it later."

Ji Ping'an came back to his senses, saw the coat on his body, and the admiring look on Xu Xiurong's side, and smiled:

"I've returned to the state of sitting in a well, and I won't be cold."

Xu Xiurong's eyes were soft, and he said slightly charmingly:
"When we were little, you still forced us to wear winter clothes. By then we would have been immune to the cold."

Hmm... Ji Ping'an was speechless and couldn't refute, so he had to change the topic:

"You came here just to bring me clothes? Make soup for me to drink? If you say this, the world will laugh out loud. How can this be done by the great monk Guantian?"

Xu Xiurong smiled and said:
"This is the rule for disciples to obey their duties."

Ji Pingan had no choice but to look at her and suddenly asked:

"You have something to tell me?"

　Thanks to Odie and his father for their support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)