Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 173

The candlelight in the lobby flickered slightly, Li Yuanxiu stood sideways at the top, and below him was a Shanyue envoy covered with animal bones and jade, his head was pressed tightly on the ground, and he said respectfully:
"The villain has met the young patriarch. My great king remembers the friendship between the two families, talks about the health of his aunt and uncle, and remembers the alliance between the two families. He has sent us a lot of output in the world. Now the Queen's position There is still a vacancy, and the king still hopes to marry a daughter of the Li family..."

Li Yuanxiu stepped forward and walked two steps down from the top. The clan soldiers on both sides immediately fixed their eyes on Shanyue in front of him, and Chen Donghe stood at the bottom of the steps, and silently became vigilant, in case he was in front of him. People riot.

"My Li family is located in the east. I only heard that there was a riot in Shanyue, and none of Mujiaoman's heirs survived. The envoy came from afar. I don't know if you can explain it to me."

Li Yuanxiu didn't answer the man's words, but picked up the details of Shanyue's turmoil, and told the Shanyue envoy in front of him to falter and sweat profusely. With such an excuse, there are already a lot of doubts in the territory of Shanyue, let alone using this to deal with Li Yuanxiu, so the messenger had no choice but to say in a trembling voice:

"There is turmoil... It is unavoidable to lose the heirs of the former king, but it is inevitable to change the throne... It was not on purpose of my family's king. The king specially saved the mother and concubine, and it is also creditable!"

The concubine mother naturally refers to the eldest daughter of the Li family who married in the past. Although Mu Jiaoman gave the Li family face to stay in the palace of that daughter, she acted cautiously and never had an heir. Her status in the palace was quite special. Every force in China sent people to protect her immediately.

Li Yuanxiu didn't answer when he heard the words. Looking at the trembling look of the Shanyue envoy in front of him, he thought about it in his heart and thought to himself:

"Before Li Moli breaks through to practice Qi, he should mainly appease Chinnagi. Don't let this person become suspicious, ask for help everywhere, cause troubles, everything will continue as usual, let him rest assured."

"Worship and business are easy to talk about, but it's just a matter of the next order. It's just that if this daughter of the clan is married, wouldn't she be a widow in a few years? There are many daughters of the Xiaozong, but the uncles and elders of the clan will inevitably make noise. "

The more unclear the lower mountain was, he thought that Li Yuanxiu was angry, and he had already shaken into sieves, sweated like pulp, and formed a small depression on the stone bricks on the ground. Li Yuanxiu stopped being silent and said softly :

"Shanyue is willing to continue the in-laws of the two families. My Li family also agrees with this matter. The matters of worship and trade follow the old rules and there is no need to change it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The envoy at the bottom of the head kowtowed a few times as if he had been pardoned, and called out the king without hesitation, never expecting that Li Yuanxiu raised his hand and said with a smile:
"It's just that there are not many clan daughters in my family now, and they have some status in the clan. How can we marry as soon as we marry? My father is practicing in seclusion now, but my young patriarch is not as talkative as my father. Shanyue and my family have another in-law. condition."

"Please speak, Your Majesty."

The envoy asked repeatedly, and Li Yuanxiu said with a smile:

"My ancestral daughter married to the west, how could she not have a feudal land to show her majesty, there are villages in the west of Dongshan Mountain, let Nazhimu build a few villages to the west, and congratulate my ancestral daughter."

"This this……"

The envoy of Shanyue never thought that Li Yuanxiu would make such a move, and he was stunned for a moment. The so-called enfeoffment or non-fiefdom is meaningless to a married daughter who has no real power.

"Whether the fief can take one or two lands from the villages in Dongshan Yue, my king will not be stingy, the territory is turbulent, I am afraid it is not suitable for rash use of weapons..."

Li Yuanxiu frowned, and before he could finish speaking, he interrupted aggressively:
"Is this the sincerity of your king?!"

Shanyue was weak and wanted to live on the back of the Li family. The emissary naturally became a soft-footed shrimp. When Li Yuanxiu threatened him, he immediately kowtowed like garlic, shouting for mercy, and hurriedly said:
"The villain will report back to the king, and there will be a reply in a few days... I also ask the young master to forgive me!"

"Go down."

Li Yuanxiu waved his hand, that person hurriedly backed away, and then a clan soldier led a person up, who was also dressed in Shanyue costume, but knelt down with his fists folded, and said in a deep voice:

"Young master!"

"What news did my elder sister bring back?"

Li Yuanxiu raised his head and asked, and saw that Shanyue took out a thick stack of cloth from his arms, and replied respectfully:
"Wang Taifei has recorded many arrangements for the upper position of Chinnagi and the distribution of the country's Qi training mountain, and they are all in this book."

The following Li Pingyi stepped forward to take it, Li Yuanxiu nodded with a smile, and said softly:

"Go back and tell the sister of the same clan, first be her mother and concubine, and in the next few years, I will find a way to reunite her with her family."

"Yes."

The man said thanks and stepped back, Li Yuanxiu took the stack of cloth from Li Pingyi who came up, spread it out and read it for a while, then murmured:
"Three at the early stage of Qi training and one at the middle stage of Qi training. They are all cultivators of mixed qi. This Shanyue is too weak. It is no wonder that Zimu has calmed down the country in one go. He dare not wait, so he came to attach himself."

Li Yuanxiu was reading this, Li Yuanjiao had already stood in the courtyard, glanced at the Shanyue man with the letter, and waited until the man left the courtyard, he opened his mouth and said:

"Brother, although our elder sister is a little clan daughter, she is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Mu Jiaoman was so wary of her before she was alive, but she was able to quickly win the support of the power after Mu Jiaoman's death, collect information in such detail, and place people Returning in the caravan is not easy."

"Ah."

Li Yuanxiu nodded, while reading the letter in his hand, he replied:

"Back then, the daughter of a small sect was chosen to go to the west. She was also carefully selected, and the manpower she brought was also loyal. When she returns, she will be given credit for that one."

Li's marriage in the past was no different than Mu Yalu's marriage in the past. Not only could that daughter-in-law return every year to visit her relatives, but she also brought a lot of loyal people with her.

Li Yuanjiao nodded in agreement after listening to his elder brother's speech, and then said:
"Brother, Li Moli has broken through the fifth level of fetal breath, and I have persuaded him to go back to retreat. Those spiritual fruits have also been sent to Li Moli. After passing the difficulty of Yujinglun, with the help of spiritual objects, within two years it should Try to break through Qi training."

"it is good."

Li Yuanxiu nodded slightly, thought for a while, and said softly:
"I will also go up the mountain to talk about it myself, so that the family can prepare for the miscellaneous atmosphere."

Li Yuanjiao gave a low laugh and replied:
"I heard it outside for a while, brother, this method is really good, to force the new king of Shanyue, even if he wins a town or two to the west, it will still belong to my Li family in the end."

Li Yuanxiu and Li Yuanjiao's quite similar faces evoked a smile, which was more relaxed and freehand compared to Li Yuanjiao's sharp eyebrows and eyes. He looked at the brothers below and replied:
"You and I both know the plan at home, but it's just a link. Since Wushan is closed, the villages in the mountains to the west must lose their support. According to the news that came back, that Chinna should also have the intention of invading westward. He's just looking for reasons."

"When he annexes a few more villages for my family, the soldiers and horses under his command will also waste people and money, and commit more crimes. It will be justifiable for Li Moli to replace this person."

"Elder brother thinks carefully."

Li Yuanjiao praised with a smile, Li Yuanxiu waved his hand and replied:

"It's just a matter of convenience and has little impact on the situation. It just makes the subsequent calculations smoother."

"As for the eldest daughter who married in the past, who does brother plan to let go?"

Li Yuanjiao asked, and then Li Yuanxiu looked away from the letter in front of him, and said softly:

"No one will be sent."

Li Yuanjiao was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood what his brother meant, and said in a low voice:
"I know my brother loves his people, but is this safe?"

"Oh."

Li Yuanxiu nodded with a smile and replied:

"Go to the town to find a reliable family who is willing to produce a girl with wealth, and send the girl over there, not to mention whether Nazuki will notice it, even if she finds something wrong, she will have to hold her nose and suffer. Do you dare to say something? What? When Dongshanyue is under the control of my family, and then take it back, she can still get the name of a branch, so naturally many people are willing to do it."

Li Yuanjiao lowered his eyebrows slightly. His love for his tribe is different from Li Yuanxiu's. It is based on friendship rather than blood. Since Li Yuanxiu said so, he could only nod his head, and said in a deep voice:
"Brother, as long as you are sure."

Li Yuanxiu looked at him and saw that he had different meanings in his heart, put down the things in his hands, and said softly:

"Zhimu is looking for the daughter of the Xiaozong. The people of the Xiaozong mainly have five veins. These five veins have been separated since the great-grandfather. The seniors are very senior. They don't talk much on weekdays, but they have to pay attention."

"These people are very close to us, and they are right-hand men in managing the family. Several clan elders can speak up in front of their father and uncle. There are big opinions...the harmony at home is the most important thing."

Li Yuanjiao curled his lips and replied:
"Who cares what they think, it's just a bunch of mortals."

"Jiao'er!"

Li Yuanxiu shook his head and said in a deep voice:
"The reason why the family can be closely linked is that the first is that the secrets of the exercises are passed down in an orderly manner, and the second is that the whole family is respectful and respectful, respecting the old and loving the young. Once these two are broken, the rest will be endless bloodshed. Fighting and disorganized ethnic groups, no matter how clever the younger generations are, it is useless."

"The younger generations are all educated and well-behaved. Everyone will keep in mind what you do today. Don't look at those clan elders who are nagging on weekdays, thinking of benefiting their own children and grandchildren, but they also know right and wrong. They are responsible for the existence of the Clan’s Main Court, which makes the future generations dare not do anything like a prodigal.”

Li Yuanxiu stared into his younger brother's eyes and explained:
"If these old people see their children doing something that insults the family, they will even go to the clan's main courtyard to report it in person while living on crutches. They understand the importance of the family's ethos, and they want the family to be good in their hearts."

"What's more, for the sake of the family, Uncle Qiuyang and the monks of the Xiaozong are all diligent and diligent. If you marry off their children like this today, and slaughter the shepherd's tree tomorrow, it will make these people feel sad."

Li Yuanjiao opened his mouth, he never thought that Li Yuanxiu thought so far, he changed his mind towards those nagging clan bosses, nodded, and said in a low voice:

"Little brother has been taught!"

Li Yuanxiu nodded approvingly, and continued:
"In the past, there were no capable monks in the main line. It is necessary to be more prepared for the small sect branches. Now the main line is prosperous, and my uncle's swordsmanship is outstanding. These small sects and branches are right-hand men in managing the family. It is to win over and pamper them, and treat them as one of our own."

Li Yuanjiao nodded in agreement, the two brothers looked at each other and smiled, Li Yuanxiu asked a few words warmly, and then said with a smile:
"I have broken through the second layer of fetal breath."

"really?"

Li Yuanxiu started to practice earlier than Li Yuanjiao. Li Yuanjiao quickly broke through the Xuanjing wheel by virtue of the talisman. A few months ago, he broke through the second-level Chengming wheel of fetal breath. Li Yuanxiu broke through a few months later, and his speed can be regarded as high Not bad.

"You guy, what's so fake about this."

Seeing Li Yuanjiao giggling, Li Yuanxiu counted the time, and said with some embarrassment:

"Seeing that the day of sacrificial sacrifice is approaching day by day, several elders are retreating and breaking through, and the offerings have not yet arrived. I have already arranged it on my side. I am afraid that the elders will miss the time if they don't come out of the retreat."

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There are three stone chambers in the cave on Meichi Peak. Li Tongya, Li Xuanxuan, and Li Xuanfeng retreated separately, while Li Xuanling practiced concentratingly in the lobby. He sat cross-legged on a futon on the ground all night. A woman in a white robe came in with a dignified face and looked at him with a smile.

"Husband."

Lu Wanrong is currently at the third level of fetal breathing, and her strength is considered good among monks with other surnames. She stepped forward with a smile, holding a bamboo food box in her hand, and put it on the stone table. Seeing this, Li Xuanling said softly:

"Just let them send it up, but I have to trouble you to make a trip."

The first four layers of monks in the fetal breath state are full of qi and blood, and their food intake is getting bigger and bigger. Once they break through the most critical Yujing wheel, they transcend the realm of mortals, and their food intake suddenly decreases. Those who eat qi can eat wind and drink dew. They only need to drink some clean water. If they want to eat, they also need to eat some spiritual rice. Ordinary food will easily hinder their cultivation.

Li Xuanling's fetal breath is on the fifth floor, one or two steps away from Qi training, so he needs to eat, about once a day or two, now that the family is rich, what he eats is not ordinary rice noodles, but some spiritual rice and monster meat.

Lu Wanrong opened the food box, and took out two cages, one box was steamed white Lingmi, and the other box was a few pieces of tender red monster meat.

Li Xuanling took the jade chopsticks from his wife, chewed slowly and finished the food in front of him, Lu Wanrong handed him tea for him to drink, and then said in a low voice:

"Yuan Yun hasn't gone down the mountain for more than a year, and I've always been very worried in my heart. This child is silent, but his heart is actually very high. After suffering such a blow, he refuses to part with us..."

Li Xuanling froze for a moment, with a rather helpless expression, feeling a little guilty, and said shyly:

"Why don't I know!"

(End of this chapter)