Raising the Demon

Chapter 168 An Imperial Envoy Comes to Xijing
The location of the "Mengcheng Blind Date Conference" is under the Danmu Sacred Tree, surrounded by a row of small tables, a hundred couples of men and women are fighting each other, and various onlookers several times the number of men and women , Watching men and women fight against each other.

As the general of the male side, Zhu Zi was wearing a gorgeous and glittering robe made of unknown material that Zi Baifeng specially brought from Bird and Mouse Temple. Standing in the crowd, he looked like he stood out from the crowd.

Liu Lie, Li Dai, and others in military uniform guarded the left and right, willing to serve as green leaves to set off the existence of this general. Although they also came to participate in the blind date today, they also had an important task, which was to help Zhuzi solve some troubles when necessary .

After Zhuzi and Zhuziniang's hard thinking and repeated statistics, the number of Zhuzi's blind dates is 32, so this time only 76 more blind dates will reach the limit of [-]. At that time, Liu Lie, Li Dai and others will have to run in time Come here and protect the pillar. The one hundred and ninth girl must not be able to easily find Zhuzi, the diamond king.

This matter is of great importance, besides Liu Lie and Li Dai, Zi Baifeng also sent his two personal soldiers Hong Zhi Song Bing to escort him, he himself planned to help watch over the matter, the matter of the pillar is also his I have to take care of things.

Unexpectedly, when things came to an end, a letter interrupted all his plans.

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Xia Shujie stood at the bow of the boat, looking into the distance.

Traveling from Xijing, first took a horse-drawn carriage, traveled thousands of miles around the Death Desert, then turned to Quzhou Mansion, took an official boat down the Qushui, and then turned to a horse-drawn carriage, walked [-] miles, and then arrived in Mongolia Above the river, the entire journey took more than a month.

To Xia Shujie, the exhausting journey was nothing more than leisure. When he was young, he traveled around with his father, and learned the kung fu of breathing and practicing with the family's worship. He also practiced hard day and night. Although he never became immortal, he was not inferior For an ordinary monk, before leaving, his father even passed on a family treasure to him.

The guards with their chests and bellies all around didn't know that this young man from Xijing was actually stronger than them in combat. They looked at him with pity from time to time, and when Xia Shujie turned his head away, they were still shaking their heads and sighing .

Xia Shujie was dispatched to the Quzhou prefecture, said to be the imperial envoy, who came to handle the negotiations with Xia Junguo with full authority, but in fact this hot potato was forced onto him.

talk?What are you talking about?Zhuan Erguo no longer had any hope for the ownership of Mengcheng and other three cities. Sending him, a young fourth-rank official with almost no diplomatic experience or negotiation experience, had already explained everything.

Xia Shujie is just 32 years old this year, and he is already a member of the fourth rank. Of course, this kind of achievement is not stupid, let alone incompetent, or even very good.But he was in Xijing, where all the talents of Zhuaner Kingdom gathered, and countless evil geniuses completely covered up his brilliance, making him become oblivious to everyone.

There are plenty of excellent people who can come to negotiate this hot potato, but those people are afraid of avoiding it, and finally this hot potato falls into his hands.

It's really a left hand for a right hand, it's scorching hot, no one peels the skin, and you can't eat it.

The only gratifying thing is that he, a fourth-rank official who didn't even look at the concierge in Xijing, suddenly became majestic after he left Xijing, everyone complimented him, and he gave priority to everything, which made Xia Shujie vaguely find his father and his father when he was young. The feeling when I took office, I can't help but feel very energetic.He wondered in his heart whether he should simply stop staying in Xijing and find a place to serve as an official and be a parent, which would be considered an achievement.

If I can keep the three cities of Mengcheng and make great contributions, maybe I can entrust myself with a state capital and let myself be a parent official?
With this kind of thought, Xia Shujie began to pay attention to what he saw along the way, but along the way, he became more and more chilled and frightened.Staying in the capital all the time, I thought that the world would be peaceful with singing and dancing, and the people would live and work in peace and contentment, but who would have thought that along the way, the people would be in dire straits, and people would be starved everywhere, but they saw a lot of scenes, especially when they went to Quzhou Mansion.The war in Nanyang City completely messed up the Quzhou Mansion. Along the way, refugees and robbers can be seen everywhere.

Xia Shujie's desire to receive awards for his meritorious service gradually faded away. It's not unreasonable for so many people who are better than himself to live in Xijing. It's more tempting to live comfortably in that safe place at the feet of the emperor. .

"The front convenience is Mengcheng Mansion. Mengcheng Mansion is the place for this negotiation, and it is also the safest place for the three cities ahead. Then you can have a good rest." Shi Liu, the governor of Quanzhou, who was accompanying him, said with a smile. The officials of the first rank are much lower than the senior officials of the fourth rank, so they put their posture very low, sitting on the back of the saddle, and serving the imperial envoys comfortably.

Although he received a lot of exclusion in Xijing, as a Beijing official, Xia Shujie still has a sense of superiority when facing officials from other places. In addition, he has the halo of an imperial envoy on his body, and he is indifferent to the flattery of local officials. Instead, he just snorted, indicating that he already knew.

"The lord of the Mengcheng Mansion should have come to welcome you." Chang Shi Liu said, "The lord of the Mengcheng Mansion is a strange man. The position of king."

Xia Shujie groaned, and didn't care. In his opinion, becoming a governor in a weak year is not a big deal, but just a big official.

Seeing that Xia Shujie didn't want to know anything about Mengcheng Mansion Lord, Chang Shi Liu just shut up and let Xia Shujie be cold and lonely for a while, not to be annoying here.

As soon as Chang Shiliu entered the cabin, he heard the sound of rushing water coming from the front, and saw a white line extending from a distance. At the arrow of this white line, it was a small boat, sailing on the water. , just like flying in the airspace, it has arrived close in the blink of an eye.

"Who is in front? This is the imperial envoy's car. Get off quickly, or you will be killed!" Xia Shujie's guard commander is a commander of the imperial guards, and he is also a sixth-rank official. At this time, he took a step and shouted angrily. Majestic.

But when he heard the small boat on the opposite side gradually slowing down, Xia Shujie saw that although the small boat was not big, it was carved with beams and paintings, with vermilion lacquer cloud patterns, elegant and luxurious.Standing on the bow of the boat was a young man in a fine attire, at this moment he cupped his hands and said: "On behalf of Mengcheng Mansion, the gentleman is silent and welcomes the Imperial Envoy."

Just a light sentence, no more words, a pair of eyes looked up and down Xia Shujie standing at the bow.

Xia Shujie's eyes were also looking at Zi Baifeng. He felt that the young man in front of him was full of spiritual energy. He was obviously a practitioner, not an extraordinary person. His eyes were almost completely taken away by this young man. There was also a skinny middle-aged man standing there. He had already introduced himself for a long time, and he had talked a lot, but he didn't hear a word.

"That's the owner of Mengcheng." Chang Shi Liu stood back at the bow and reminded Xia Shujie in a low voice.

In fact, it doesn't make any sense to remind him or not. Xia Shujie just nodded slightly to Zi Baifeng, and it was as if he didn't see the master Bo, his eyes wandered around, not knowing where he was paying attention.

"The road ahead is far away. If it's a big ship, it will take another three hours. Why don't you drive the official's cloud boat and go to Mengcheng in no time?" Zi Baifeng is also looking at Xia Shujie, the person in front of him , a few years younger than the Fujun, although in terms of official position, he is far higher than the Fujun, but he does not have the sense of majesty left by the Fujun to Zi Baifeng.

With tightly pursed lips, slightly raised eyebrows, and a cold expression, there is no official authority, only official arrogance, and he is just an arrogant scholar.The only thing worth paying attention to may be the faint spiritual energy on his body. Not only is he a fourth-rank official, he should also be a monk who has entered the hall, and his cultivation level is comparable to that of the disciples of Danmu Sect.But he was used to seeing all kinds of masters, so this kind of superficial cultivation didn't give Xia Shujie any points.

Seeing this imperial envoy, Zi Baifeng was very disappointed. Can such an imperial envoy be able to deal with Xia Junguo's envoy, and bring blessings to Mengcheng?
Thinking of this, Zi Baifeng shook his head lightly. If he had known earlier, he would not have come to greet him so early. It would be good to come back after attending Zhuzi's blind date. Let's go back before it's too late.

Anyway, negotiating this kind of thing, although in my own territory, I am a small mansion, but I am not qualified to participate, and I may not have any interaction with these people in the future, so I pretend to make offerings to a few clay bodhisattvas, so that I can make offerings Enough.

Xia Shujie didn't know that he had already been looked down upon by people much younger than himself, but he had seen the extraordinaryness of Zibai Fengyunzhou, and he had long been impatient with the long journey, so he nodded and said, "That's fine. "

"Master Imperial Envoy..." Chang Shi Liu quietly tugged on La Xia Shujie's sleeve, trying to persuade him to think twice. As an imperial envoy, he represents the majesty of Xijing. Such a small boat is naturally not as safe as a big boat. If it encounters bandits on the water, it may be troublesome.

But Xia Shujie had already stepped forward, Yunzhou moved forward, the ship's side touched lightly, and Xia Shujie had already stepped up.

"Master Imperial Envoy..." Chang Shi Liu quickly raised his heels, who would have thought that he would be pushed and almost fell into the water, but the commander of the imperial guards boarded the boat first.

Then came the four imperial guards. These four seemed to be purely teasing Chang Shi Liu. They pushed him when they were around him, making him teetering and struggling to keep his balance.

These fellows of the imperial guards are proud and proud. When they get down there, the king of heaven and I are not afraid. They will never have any interaction with these people in their whole life. Except for the big shots in Xijing, they will not give face to anyone.

"My lord..." Fortunately, at this moment, a person stepped forward, grabbed him, helped him onto the cloud boat, opened his mouth, and smiled flatteringly: "My lord, please..."

Bo Shiye, the lord of Mengcheng.

　Long time waiting, resume update!
　　I was running around outside two days ago, and I was not in a good condition after I came back. It was past 12 o'clock by accident, sorry!
　　
　
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