Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Shen Qiu took the ledger and quickly browsed through it. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should be happy about Gu Xu's trust in him, or worry about the difficulty of this task.

When the Six Northwest Cities were still in the hands of the Great Qi Dynasty, due to the scourge of the prairie barbarians for many years, the finances have been unable to make ends meet, and they are extremely dependent on Luo Jing's help.

Especially not long ago, Xuenv and Kongxuan Sanren had a fight in Liangzhou City. The massive post-disaster reconstruction, medical treatment and pension work turned this place into a bottomless pit of money.

Now that the six northwest cities have been occupied by Gu Xu, it is naturally impossible to go to the Daqi court to ask for money.

Now that Gu Xu has raised the flag to rebel, he must recruit troops and recruit talents. The money spent in the process must be a terrifying figure.

When Shen Qiu thought about it casually, he felt tremendous pressure.

"Next, it's Brother Shen's hard work." Gu Xu stood up and patted Brother Shen's shoulder lightly.

He did not promise Shen Qiu what kind of glory and wealth he would give him after the matter was completed.

After all, he wasn't sure if it would work or not.

But Shen Qiu knew that Gu Xu has always been a person whose actions speak louder than words.Now he chooses to follow Gu Xu at such a huge risk, not for profit, but for gratitude.

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Three days later, King Zhao Yan of the Great Yan Kingdom appeared outside Liangzhou City with his entourage, shocking the ruling and opposition parties of Da Qi once again.

She was wearing a brightly colored red dress and riding a bay red horse. Her clothes fluttered in the wind, like a blazing flame under the blue sky and white clouds.

Behind her, more than a hundred soldiers held sharp weapons, and the metal armor reflected the scorching sun, which was particularly dazzling.

Since Gu Xu has been opening the gates of Liangzhou city wide open recently, showing an undefended appearance, many civilians flocked to the outside of the city, wanting to see the demeanor of this northern lady.

Of course, what made them more curious was the emotional gossip between Gu Xu and Zhao Yan.

They really wanted to know whether it was because of political factors, emotional factors, or a combination of the two that the King of Great Yan traveled thousands of miles from the northeast to the northwest.

Even though the King of Yan is a great beauty who can overwhelm the city and the country, it has long been a well-known fact.

But when they saw Zhao Yan's face that turned all sentient beings upside down, as well as the unique charm of both vigor and monster, they still couldn't help being dumbfounded, unable to recover for a long time.

"Judging from the looks alone, she and Mr. Gu... the emperor are really a good match." Someone couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

A few minutes later, with the sound of gongs and drums, a group of soldiers guarding the black-bottomed Yunlong pennant filed out from the city gate.

A stately carriage with six horses followed closely behind.

Its whole body is made of ebony, inlaid with gold, silver, jade, gemstones and pearls.The car windows are carved with intricate and delicate dragon and phoenix patterns, and dark embroidered silk curtains are hung.

To be honest, with Gu Xu's current financial situation, he can't afford to sit in such a luxurious carriage, nor can he afford to support such a large-scale guard of honor.

His carriage was actually remodeled on the basis of Yu Kunwei, the former prefect of Liangzhou.

The gorgeous decoration on the outside is all Gu Xu's illusion formation; the inside is actually extremely simple and plain.

With Gu Xu's temperament in the past, he didn't even want to waste his true energy on such boring superficial efforts.

However, he is playing the role of Emperor Ziwei, a once-famous pretender in the upper world.

In order not to reveal his secrets, he had to spend energy to make some flashy things.

And Zhao Yan also seemed to see through the real face of Gu Xu's gorgeous appearance at a glance.

She couldn't help smiling, and her red lips rose slightly, which made the whole world pale and dazzled the audience.

"The emperor is here!" The soldier at the front of the guard of honor shouted loudly.

The sound carried through the sky, like rolling thunder, which lasted for a long time.

Zhao Yan got off the horse, clasped her fists towards the black carriage, and bowed in salute: "My minister, Zhao Yan, pay my respects to Emperor Ziwei!"

The emperors of the Central Plains were also called "Son of Heaven".When they offer sacrifices to heaven, they often refer to themselves as "Chenmou".

Zhao Yan's "Commissioner" can be understood as respect for God, and it can also be understood as submission to Gu Xu.

Only she knew in her heart that what she gave this gift was not the lofty title of "Emperor Ziwei", but the ancient master who led her out of ignorance, the god who brought hope to the world.

The entourage behind Zhao Yan also knelt on one knee and shouted: "Meet the emperor!"

At this time, the door of the black carriage finally opened slowly.

Wearing a white jade crown and a black brocade robe with cloud and dragon patterns, Gu Xu walked out slowly, his clothes fluttering like he was walking on the clouds.

He walked straight towards where Zhao Yan was.

One of Zhao Yan's attendants held a wooden box and handed it to Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan opened the box and took out a delicately shaped long whip from it.

Its jade handle reflects the sun and glows with a lustrous luster.

This is exactly the "Jade Horse Whip", one of the twelve famous utensils in the wilderness, and a powerful magic weapon passed down from generation to generation by the Zhao family in Youzhou.

In recent decades, it has been shelved and in a state of silence.

But at this moment, it was faintly showing signs of awakening.

Zhao Yan held the "Jade Horse Whip" in both hands and handed it to Gu Xu.

This is an action full of symbolism.

It symbolizes that King Dayan gave up the throne he had just obtained and surrendered to Emperor Ziwei.

It also symbolizes that the two rebel forces in the east and west of Daqi merged into one.

Gu Xu took the long whip solemnly.

At the same time, a guard beside him took two steps forward, opened an exquisitely crafted golden scroll, and read the emperor's edict aloud——

The general idea is that Zhao Yan canonized as the Duke of Yan, who will guard the northern border of the Great Wilderness for generations.

It is undoubtedly a rebellious and shocking act for Gu Xu to be canonized without the title of emperor.

But at this moment, when seeing such a scene, no one around felt that something was wrong. Instead, they took it for granted, thinking that Gu Xu, who is the reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei, should have such a pomp and appearance. qualifications.

Afterwards, Gu Xu handed the "Jade Horse Whip" back to Zhao Yan's hand.

Zhao Yan took it with both hands, and looked at her master, her fellow Taoist, her god, her lord... and her lover with solemn eyes.

In an instant, the jade horsewhip shone brightly, like a rising sun, reflecting each other with the sun in the sky, dispelling all the haze outside Liangzhou City.

Standing in the center of the light, Gu Xu and Zhao Yan seemed to have become immortals descending from the Hongqiao Bridge. They were so dazzling that people dare not look at them closely.

Zhao Yan clearly felt the power coming from the palm of her hand, and felt the connection between herself and the "Jade Horse Whip".

It seems to have become a part of her body, just like her talisman "Yizhangwei". (end of this chapter)