Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 371 Who dares to call Tianjiao
Annan Town, the general's headquarters.

Xue Gui narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly:
"Your Majesty has ordered a delegation to go to Wu Country. The one who will be sent to Wu Country this time is Minister Wang from the Ministry of Rites."

The deputy generals and generals with different titles all had different expressions.

When sending troops, it is important to have a legitimate reason.

If the State of Yu wanted to attack Dongwu, it could not get around the royal family of Wu, and sending an envoy was inevitable, otherwise it would be an unjust war.

It is detrimental to the country's destiny.

Don't think this seems unimportant, on the contrary, it is crucial.

Countless dynasties have proved this point at the cost of their destruction.

Diplomatic affairs have always been handled by the Ministry of Rites, but usually an official from the Ministry of Rites or the Honglu Temple can be sent on a diplomatic mission. This time, Minister Wang will lead the mission himself.

This shows how much importance the Holy Emperor attaches to Eastern Witch.

A gleam of light flashed in Fu Tao's eyes.

A diplomatic mission is a big deal, especially a mission to the Wu Kingdom, which must be reported directly to the Holy Emperor.

When Minister Wang goes on a diplomatic mission, he will definitely need someone to protect him.

Most of these guards will come from Annan Town.

If I could participate in this mission, it would be a great achievement.

It is a great opportunity to gain fame.

They are all about making contributions, but the most effective way to get promoted is to bring your achievements to the sight of the Holy Emperor.

Xue Gui: "This is a big deal. Admiral Zhou has ordered us to fully cooperate with Minister Wang on his mission. Don't let anything go wrong."

"Yes."

Several deputy generals and generals of various ranks nodded in unison.

Li Rui saw the whole scene.

Everyone has their own ulterior motives.

He is probably already thinking of how to hook up with Minister Wang.

Everyone dispersed.

Li Rui, Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong left the general's mansion.

"My two brothers, don't you have any ideas?"

Li Rui looked at the two of them with a smile.

Nie Siming shook his head: "My eighth brother and I don't need any credit. We will just follow our foster father's arrangements when the time comes."

Li Rui nodded: "That makes sense."

Nie Siming asked back: "Brother Li, why don't you try it?"

Li Rui just chuckled.

Different from Nie Siming.

Although all three of them can be considered as members of Lord Yuan's faction, there are huge differences between them.

Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong are the adopted sons of Lord Yuan, and they have a relationship where they share weal and woe. If they want to get promoted, it all depends on Lord Yuan.

Others are useless, and it is useless to make meritorious contributions.

But Li Rui is different.

He used to be a retainer, but now, having been conferred the title of Viscount, he has completely severed his ties with the Marquis's Mansion.

At most, he has a good relationship with the Marquis's Mansion.

If you want to get promoted, besides having a strong backer, you must also have solid achievements.

He had made good achievements when he joined the army.

But when he became a deputy general, his foundation was too poor.

Otherwise, even if someone wants to promote you, they won’t be able to find a reason.

"talk later."

Back to the mansion.

He happened to see Tie Kuang enjoying the cool under a tree with Liu Tiezhu.

"senior."

Li Rui stepped forward and saluted.

Tie Kuang rolled his eyes and felt really depressed when he saw Li Rui.

Since that day.

He never had the upper hand in a competition again.

Li Rui's abilities are getting stronger and stronger. If he hasn't figured out that Li Rui has broken through and is at the same level as him, then he would be really stupid.

"Don't call me senior from now on. As martial artists of my generation, we are always judged by our realm. From now on, you can call me brother and I will call you brother."

Tie Kuang said carelessly.

Li Rui was stunned and blinked.

Tie Kuang is nearly a hundred years older than him, so it would be fine to call him not only senior but even ancestor.

Now you want me to call you brother?
"Brother Tietie."

Li Rui called out tentatively.

Tie Kuang pointed to the reclining chair beside him and said, "Brother, sit down."

Li Rui chuckled.

I sat down decisively.

Tie Kuang seemed to be in a good mood. He said, "Thanks to you, I feel that my bottleneck has been loosening these days. I will be able to break through in a few days. Then we can compete again."

Li Rui was surprised: "Senior is about to make a breakthrough?"

"Ah."

Tie Kuang nodded.

Although he neither won the fight nor mastered the Da Heng Lian.

But after practicing again and again, he still gained some insights.

In addition, the forging of two magical weapons made his thoughts clear, so he got the opportunity to break through.

"Congratulations Tiege."

Li Rui called him "brother" familiarly, without any awkwardness at all.

Tie Kuang glanced at Li Rui:
"You must have had this idea in mind for a long time, otherwise why do you call it so smoothly?"

"Brother Tie must have misunderstood."

Tie Kuang was so angry that he laughed: "If you can reach the second level and kill that old bastard Xueying, I will even call you my master."

"Breakthrough is really meaningless." "I'm afraid I won't have the chance to avenge this."

Tie Kuang said slowly.

Having said that, Li Rui could see that Tie Kuang had never given up on his desire for revenge.

When I learned about the Purple Gold Palace, I specifically found Li Rui and asked him about the Blood Shadow Ancestor.

When he heard that even Liu Qing failed to kill the Blood Shadow Ancestor, he was locked up in the blacksmith room in the backyard for a long time.

Li Rui: "If I ever become a land immortal, I will definitely kill that old man."

Tie Kuang glanced at Li Rui and said, "I don't expect that."

Even though he is optimistic about Li Rui, it does not mean that he thinks Li Rui will definitely become a second-class master.

Second grade, anyone can be ranked in the top 100 in martial arts rating in the world.

Which genius dares to assert that he can definitely squeeze in?
Things in this world are unpredictable. There are too many difficulties and dangers on the road to martial arts. You may fall into the abyss without knowing it.

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

This day.

A luxurious and gorgeous carriage was driving slowly on the streets of Qinghe, and passers-by avoided it when they saw it.

This was because the people guarding the carriage were actually the Black Armor Army from Annan Town.

Some curious people followed them all the way to the Annan Town camp before leaving.

The carriage finally stopped in front of the general's mansion.

A middle-aged man in a Confucian robe got off the car.

another side.

In the courtyard of Li Mansion.

Nie Siming, Yuan Xiong and Li Rui sat under the pavilion.

Looking at the big pit in the martial arts arena not far away, you can tell that a great battle has just taken place.

Both of them recognized Li Rui's fighting ability.

This is a serious matter.

The two of them are Yuan Dingting's adopted sons, and are the best among the innate warriors. The fact that Li Rui, an innate warrior who has just reached the stage of refining his heart, can be recognized by them shows how strong his fighting ability is.

Nie Siming laughed loudly:

"Brother Li, don't think you can get away with it this time. Minister Wang has specifically asked you to go with him."

He has a good relationship with Minister Wang.

Therefore, before Minister Wang came to Qinghe, he had already received the news and knew the list of people from Annan Town who would accompany the envoy on the mission.

The three people in the yard were all inside.

Li Rui was speechless.

But he knew that Fu Tao had worked hard for this matter.

But the spot fell on him.

Although he already knew that he would definitely be included in the delegation's list.

Because He Qiannian had already informed them.

While he was promoted to deputy general, he was actually promoted in another place.

From a mountain-seeker to a mountain-fixer.

Yang Bing wanted him to join the delegation and secretly investigate the situation of the banished immortals in the Wu Kingdom, so he had already made arrangements when he was in the capital.

Of course, in the eyes of outsiders.

He thought that Li Rui was appreciated by Minister Wang when he was in the capital.

Yuan Xiong: "The Wu Kingdom may value this mission more than we do, so nothing will go wrong."

Li Rui nodded:

"I heard that the Fourth Prince's wife has great prestige in the Wu Kingdom. With her coming forward, it shouldn't be difficult to accomplish."

Just as the three of them were chatting.

A doorman ran in and said breathlessly, "Master, General Xue Xue is here."

Hear the words.

Li Rui quickly stood up, followed by Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong, and walked quickly to the door.

Then I saw Xue Gui standing at the door.

In addition to Xue Gui, there was another person standing side by side, and that was Minister Wang from the Ministry of Rites.

"Master Xue, Master Wang."

Li Rui hurriedly welcomed the two into his mansion.

Minister Wang saw Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong were also there, and laughed: "I came at the right time. Since Lord Nie and General Yuan are here, we can discuss it and save the trouble of running around."

Several people came to the main hall.

Xue Guicai said: "This time, you three will lead 30 elite soldiers to the Wu Kingdom, and Mr. Liu will follow in secret."

"Remember, don't bring disgrace to the reputation of our Yu State."

"Yes!"

Li Rui and the other two said in unison.

It was just as Nie Siming said just now.

Minister Wang laughed and said, "It's not as serious as General Xue said. Wu Country is a big country and will not lose etiquette. The three adults don't need to be nervous."

Going on a diplomatic mission is a major matter that concerns the reputation of the imperial court.

Not to mention that this time he, the Minister of Rites, was on a personal mission, and of course he had already consulted with the royal court of the Wu Kingdom.

Once you arrive at the territory of the Witch Kingdom, there will be strong men from the Witch Kingdom guarding you.

Nothing can go wrong.

In fact, he is not worried about safety on the road.

What he was really worried about was what would happen after arriving at the Wu Kingdom’s royal court.

Although this matter was initiated by the third princess of the Wu Kingdom, now the fourth prince's wife.

As far as he knows.

There is no unity within the Wu Kingdom, and many generals insist on not letting the Yu Kingdom interfere.

If they fail to reach an agreement, the Holy Emperor will surely regard him as an incompetent envoy, and his official career will be over.

But it is not as easy as it seems to others.

Minister Wang looked at Li Rui with a smile:
"Master Li, I heard that you have connections in Wu Country?"

(End of this chapter)