Half-demon Raising Immortals

Chapter 656 Six Palaces
Purple clouds linger in the sky.

Wisps of very rare purple thin clouds took the shape of human beings and wandered around the Wang Country.

Lu Tong stood at the entrance of the cave, looking up at the sky.

Dian Si'er came out of the cave and said: "Master, all the national documents have been sent out, and none of Feng, Shu, Sujin, stick, etc. will be delivered, and they will be delivered within a month at the slowest."

"it is good."

Lu Tong nodded, and said: "Ziyun covers the sky, this is the patriarch's method. Youhu country dare not attack before ascending to the lord, let Wang Qiu and Bai Qiao come back."

"But if Bai Qiao comes back, there is another trouble."

"what?"

"The Bu family has occupied Mimu Huokou. Where do they put Bai Qiao and Baorong? Baorong has said several times that this place is full of spiritual energy and sweet water, which is suitable for opening up medicine fields."

Lu Tong heard the meaning, without hesitation, he said directly: "Give it to her, we will find another place."

"How about we move to Mount Liandao? There are seven hills in total, which can accommodate us and the Jue family, and it is very close to Bowang City, so Bowang City can be designated as the capital of the country."

He frowned, shook his head, and said, "The country doesn't matter."

"What's the master's plan?"

"Determine the national policy first, and then determine the capital. Wangguo changed its name and changed its owner. It can no longer follow the old law. It must be greatly changed. Only in this way can we have a chance to compete with Youhu and Jiguo."

Dian Si'er also frowned, and said, "How did it change?"

Both fell silent.

Everyone has their own strengths, and everyone is new to state affairs, and no one is really good at such matters.

"Is Wen Lei set up?"

"I heard that the place has been selected, but the exam has not yet started."

"Tell Jiuer, start the exam as soon as possible, and the topic will be...'On the strength and weakness', and strategies for strengthening the country and the people."

"I'm afraid no one can give an opinion."

"fine."

Lu Tong shook his head and said, "Whether there are people or not, let's cast the net first, remember to set the reward higher."

"Ok."

……

Three days later, Xu Xuxing led a group of people down the mountain and entered the cave on the top of the mountain alone.

"Master, the lord of Ruins Kingdom came to visit in person, accompanied by envoys and guards from Blood Refining Kingdom."

Lu Tong sat behind the desk and put down the book in his hand.

"Have you ever said anything?"

"Thanks in advance, Xie Wanguo and Master took back the king for him, let us call Xiao Longting back as soon as possible."

"Let Yan Kun come in. In addition, immediately send a letter to the Zuntian Chamber of Commerce, asking them to tell Yong Wan that people from the Ruins Kingdom have come, and there is no need to say anything else."

"Yes."

After a few breaths, a young man with red eyebrows entered the cave.

"Yan Kun, I have met my master."

Yan Kun's red eyebrows were like blood, the same as when they fought, but he had been displaced for nearly four months, and the arrogance between his brows had diminished a lot.

"sit."

Yan Kun glanced at the chair, turned his hand and took out a square wooden box, handed it over and said, "Thank you, master, for helping Yan recover the country of ruins!"

Lu Tong raised his hand to take a picture, and opened the wooden box.

A gust of cool wind swirled inside the box, and in the wind lay a sapphire the size of a fist.

Oval-shaped jade, one side is covered with feather patterns, and the other side has the shape of a human face, complete with nose, eyes, and mouth, and looks like a smile but not a smile.

"What treasure is this?"

"Returning to Master, the 'Human Face Jade' was produced in Wansheng Shenxu. This treasure is very rare, and it is a high-quality material for worshiping and refining wind magic weapons."

"Human Face Jade..."

Lu Tong picked up the jade.

A coolness penetrated into the palm of the hand, the jade had not been sacrificed, but the remaining divinity naturally produced a cool breeze.

He played with it a few times, and said: "I heard that there is a feather-faced snake in Wansheng Shenxu, is this true or not?"

"The Feathered Snake is real, but it is not a living thing. It is a monster that is finally transformed by the remaining consciousness of the gods, sweeping away evil energy, spiritual energy, blood energy, remnant soul, etc."

"How's the strength?"

"It can't be killed, it can't be killed, it can only be gradually obliterated."

After Yan Kun finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment, and said directly: "Master Yan dare not forget the kindness of master's action, but Wang and Xu belong to two countries after all, master please take back the Taoist soldiers under his command as soon as possible."

Lu Tong nodded, put the human face jade back into the box, and said: "You are the only one left in the Ruins country, how do you restore the country?"

"The Ruins Nation has formed an alliance with the Blood Refining Nation."

"Alliance?"

Lu Tong smiled, shook his head, and said, "Do you think I'm a fool in the market? Blood refines the country with tens of millions of people, and you form an alliance with tens of millions of people?"

Yan Kun frowned, his eyebrows were like two bloody knives.

Lu Tong raised his hand to press the box, and said: "If my guess is correct, the Kingdom of Ruins is dead, and fellow Taoists have already worshiped the Kingdom of Blood Refining."

Like Wang Kingdom, Ruins Kingdom has been reduced to an empty kingdom.

But Yankun didn't have the support of the second Yanhou Island, and the two helpers in the country were killed and the other injured, so there was no possibility of returning to the country with only one person's strength.

Yan Kun gritted his teeth and said, "Master wants to be an enemy of Blood Refining Nation?"

"Don't dare. Wang's national strength is small, he doesn't have such a strong national power, and he doesn't have such great ambitions."

Lu Tong picked up the box and threw it back casually.

Yan Kun caught the box with a puzzled look on his face, and said, "Since you dare not be an enemy, why didn't Master retreat?"

"It's just a pawn."

Lu Tong stood up, walked across to Yan Kun, and said, "The one who really wants to occupy the Ruins Kingdom is not Wang Kingdom, but..."

Lu Tong stopped talking.

Yan Kun narrowed his eyes and said, "You fox!"

Lu Tong was noncommittal, waved his hand, and said, "Go ahead, Wang Country doesn't want to be an enemy of Blood Refining Country either. If Blood Refining Country is willing to fight, please let me know in advance, so that I can let people get out in advance."

"understood."

Yan Kun sighed, put the box aside, cupped his hands and said, "Farewell, when we meet again, I hope we won't be enemies."

"I hope so too."

That day, at dusk, a golden light fell on the top of the mountain.

Lu Tong noticed the change in the aura, walked out of the cave, glanced at it, and said, "Brother Yong, you are late."

"Everything is not going well."

"Come in and talk."

The two entered the cave and sat down.

Yong Wan said directly: "Yan Kun wants to return to Ruins Country?"

"It's not Yan Kun, it's Blood Refining Nation."

"Roaring River?"

"Ah."

Lu Tong nodded.

Pao Chuan, the head of the Blood Refining Kingdom, was the elder of the Baolian Sect, the Daoist Yuanying, and the head of the Ge family before the founding of the country.

Yong Wan shook the eagle's head, took out a few pieces of snow-white animal skins, and said, "This is the contract I made with the horned bamboo zither."

Lu Tong took the hide.

After a few glances, his expression quickly darkened, and there was no expression on his face after reading it.

"Cutting the soil, paying for the grass, garrisoning troops, and listening to the tune, is this the contract you negotiated for me?"

The contract is simple.

Ceded the west of the Mi River; compensated 50 tons of gooseneck flowers and [-] tons of cattail grass every year; placed a group of foxes in each city;

"You should understand the temperament of the horned bamboo zither."

Yong Wan took out a jug of wine, poured a glass and handed it over.

Lu Tong drank it down, put down the glass, and said: "It's better to turn your face, you take the gods and escape into the Wang Kingdom, and we will unite with the Ji Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom to encircle the horned bamboo zither."

"Make the next move."

Yonglang refilled his wine glass.

Lu Tong drank again in one gulp, and said: "What is the best policy, let's talk about it."

"Excessive asking prices, pay back the money on the spot. When she asks for it, you can pay it back. Now most of the countries have just experienced wars, and no one is willing to easily go to war."

Lu Tong took away three animal skins, leaving only one contract "cede the west of the Mi River".

"Except for this one, the others are not negotiable."

"can."

Yongyou nodded in response, took out a piece of golden paper, and said while writing: "The battle is over, and the competition in the future is to accumulate strength. First stabilize the horned bamboo kite, and it will not be too late to turn your face when you are enough to protect yourself."

"Well, I need the help of Zuntian Chamber of Commerce."

"I have already reported. Before I quit Yohu Kingdom, the Zuntian Chamber of Commerce will trade with you through King Yuchao of Shu Kingdom. You will discuss the specific situation after meeting Queen Yuchao."

King Yuchao, Que Yu.

When Lu Tong was plotting to prosper the country, Que Yu gradually mastered the fairy ship with the support of Que Shenpeng and Lian Zhoushan.

Yong Wan finished writing the gold paper, handed it over and said, "Look at it."

The paper was about the disposition of the Kingdom of Xu, which was the same as what the two of them had discussed before.

Lu Tong read it once, signed his name and left mana.

"The land belongs to you fox, but not to you. Are you sure you can snatch it from the horned bamboo kite?"

Yonglan opened his eagle's beak, his eagle eyes smiled into a moon arc, and said: "The only advantage of this war is here. Shuguo has a magic weapon to restrain illusions. If the horned bamboo kite wants to defend Yohuguo, it can no longer rely on the fox demon. We work together."

Lu Tong nodded slowly, and a thought came to his mind:
Yongyou can only cooperate, not rely on.

The "we" that Yong Wan said refers to Zuntian God Realm.No matter which country you are in, Yongyou's position will always be in Zuntian God Realm.

"I need some artifacts."

"can."

Yong Wan shook the golden paper and said, "With it, you, me, and the horned bamboo kite are already allies in name, and we can communicate with each other at any time."

Lu Tong smiled and didn't take it seriously.

ally……

Among the nations, profit is paramount, and allies are just an excuse to balance their strengths.

……

Day by day passed.

The Yohu Kingdom and the Wang Kingdom entered the Ruins Kingdom at the same time, and each sent a team of Taoist soldiers to station at the junction of the Ruins Kingdom and the Blood Refining Kingdom.

The source of the Mi River.

Walking slowly outside the cave, he said, "Master."

"Come in."

Walk slowly into the cave.

The cave is very spacious, with several bedrooms and quiet rooms in the depths, and a large interconnected hall, side rooms, and study rooms outside.

Lu Tong is sitting in the study.

Xu Xu walked over with small steps, handed over a few pieces of paper, and said, "Master, this is the 'Six Halls' and 'Hundred Mountains' set by Master Mistress."

Lu Tong took the paper.

The six halls are benevolence, propriety, scriptures, righteousness, wisdom, and gods.

Hall of Ren, in charge of the marriage of men and women, and the birth of children;

The Hall of Rituals is in charge of internal and external etiquette, and the discipline determines the superiority and inferiority;

The hall of scriptures is in charge of promoting loyalty and seeking good, enlightening and spreading the law;

The Hall of Righteousness is in charge of punishing evil and rewarding good, eliminating evil and becoming righteous;

Zhidian, in charge of weighing merchants, doing good deeds;

The temple is in charge of balancing the five elements and inspecting mountains and rivers.

Lu Tong looked carefully and saw traces of many other countries. After thinking about it for a while, several candidates for the position of Hall Master emerged.

"Why is there no Dan Hall and Qi Hall?"

"Reporting to Master, my disciple observes and emulates countries. Most of the countries in civil strife have the disadvantage of 'no distinction between civil and military forces', and it is easy for one side to become bigger. Therefore, the six halls are all civil officials. middle."

Lu Tong's heart shuddered, and he immediately corrected his expression and read it again.

"Who can take the position of Hall Master?"

Xu Xuxing hesitated for a while, and said: "Return to Master, the scriptures, righteousness, and wisdom are the most important among the six halls, and the other three halls can be assigned."

Jing, righteousness, and wisdom are in charge of promotion, punishment, and national business.

Xu Xuxing didn't make any direct suggestions.

Lu Tong nodded and continued to look at "Hundred Mountains" without further questioning.

The content of Baishan is very simple: stand in separate mountains, each imparting demon law.

In addition, names are attached, Baorong, Bujia, Dujia, Xiao Longting, Water Dragon King...

Lu Tong watched for a long time, and many thoughts came to his mind.

Civil and military are separated.

In the past, there were not many rules, and Baorong, Bujia, Xiao Longting and others were very comfortable. Once the rules are broken and someone restrains them, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction.

With dissatisfaction, there will be rift, but this step has to be taken.

"Understood, is there anything else?"

"I have another suggestion. Wen Lei has already held the exam twice, and most of the candidates who take the exam have superficial knowledge and it is difficult to obtain them. My disciple suggests that they can be recruited from other countries."

"Other countries?"

Lu Tong frowned.

Countries compete with each other and recruit people from other countries. The poor ones dare not use them, and the good ones may be deliberately sent out during the gap.

Xu Xing said: "Master, I don't know something. My disciples often go to teahouses to listen to books in their spare time. In recent years, the most popular stories on the streets and alleys are about 'reforms' and 'acquisition of talents'."

Lu Tong's expression moved slightly.

As the cultivation base gradually increased, he became farther and farther away from ordinary people. He hadn't contacted ordinary people for many years, but these talents are the foundation of a country.

Suddenly, he suddenly understood why the jiaozhuzheng lost.

In the fifth rank, the fox girl trampled all the other ethnic groups under her feet, and thus lost her foundation bit by bit.

He immediately alerted himself.

Xu Xuxing continued: "Since the founding of the country, the countries have almost never stopped reforming in order to become stronger, so many outstanding people have emerged. Especially Li Jingyi of Xiaorong Kingdom, who implemented the 'law of dividing the country', Xiaorong Kingdom is no longer a The king's thing, but..."

"Ok?"

Lu Tong raised his eyebrows.

Xu Xuxing immediately stopped talking, only then did he realize that when he mentioned the "itchy spot" just now, he was a little carried away.

"The disciple lost his mind for a while, please master..."

"It's okay."

Lu Tong waved his hands and said: "This suggestion is very good, but we must be careful to screen it in case it is a spy from another country."

"As ordered."

……

Soon, the first month will pass.

Inside Jinjing City.

Lutong walked alone on the street, looking around, listening to conversations near and far.

"... This kind of grass can steal blood. I planted it a long time ago, and we will pick it together tonight. It's on the side of Xiaotan Mountain."

"You're crazy, those blood qi belong to the Blood Tower."

"Selling demon skins, ready-made ones, you can turn them into one-foot monkeys or two-foot monkeys..."

"It's hard to turn the legs into fish tails, but Niulang Bay has been taken by Youhu Country. Damn, there's no place to fish."

"The Xiao Manor is recruiting, and won three matches in a row in the arena..."

It was the first time I walked in the streets and alleys since I entered Wanguo.

After listening to it for a long time, Lu Tong became more and more familiar with Wanguo unconsciously.

"master."

Dian Si'er fell beside him.

Lu Tong took a look, his eyes moved slightly.

"What happened?"

Dian Si'er breathed a little flustered, swallowed his throat, and said: "Wang Qiu is still in Shu Country, Bao Rong went to lead the people in person, but Yun Ao forced him to stay, saying that he wanted to keep Wang Qiu as a pledge."

Lu Tong's expression sank.

Dian Si'er said again: "Wang Qiu said that she is willing to stay."

"understood."

(End of this chapter)