On this day, the matter was discussed again at the court meeting. After wrangling for many days, it was time to make a decision. Master Bing Zhengyuxuan said: "I just received the news that Peng Keng arrived at Xiangdu City ten days ago.
He placed the golden staff and red knot in front of the car along the way and accepted the kneeling worship of all the people."
Xiangjun Zimo, who was sitting on the throne, asked calmly: "Master Bingzheng, what do you want to say?"
Yuxuan said angrily: "Such a scene must not be allowed to occur in our country. We should order the people along the way to close their homes, so that Mr. Peng Keng will know that he is bored and understand that this is not the Bashi Kingdom."
Zi Mo nodded and said: "Wherever he goes, it is natural for people to close their homes. Even if this order is not given, there will not be a scene of people greeting each other. But as an envoy sent by the Young Minister,
Will I see you or not, and how should I receive you?"
Lord Fu Zheng, Gong Yang, interjected: "Of course the Lord wants to see him. After all, the young minister won the meeting in Baichuan City. And the one who came was Peng Keng, and he was accompanied by Lord Xuan Sha. This [nothing]
[Wrong] Even if these two are not envoys, no matter where they go to other countries, the king should treat them with courtesy, and there is no need to take the initiative to offend them."
Yuxuan said displeasedly: "After all, they represent the Young Ministers of the State. People can go to the court, but the golden staff and the red festival can never be brought to our court. Unless they are willing to replace it with another flower festival to show that
The equal status between the two countries is not a patrol between master and slave."
Gong Yang sang the opposite tune again and said: "No one in Ba Yuan knows about Master Peng Keng's golden staff and the Red Festival. If you ask him to change a section, who will you send to make the request? Does Master Bingzheng want to go and say it in person?
? Why not just keep it vague, and take whatever part he wants to take, and no one mentions this issue, just pretend that he didn't see it... Alas! If the Lord hadn't lost in the meeting in Baichuan City, there would be no need for this embarrassment today.
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Yu Xuan said angrily: "Then follow what Mr. Fu Zheng said, and all other etiquette should be in accordance with the standards for entertaining envoys. The Lord just needs to meet him and understand his purpose... Isn't he going to make an inspection tour?
, let him go on patrol by himself, there is no need to send people to accompany him from the country, and there is no need to greet him at the city walls."
Gong Yang shook his head again and said: "How can we not welcome everyone from all over the country? It is necessary to entertain according to the etiquette. No matter how grand the etiquette is, it should be in the name of entertaining the masters of the Xian family. Don't mention the matter of patrolling on behalf of the young minister."
If only the two of them were talking in the large court, the rest of the ministers did not speak, and even the king Zimo did not interrupt much. Fuzheng Gongyang and Bingzhengyuxuan seemed to be arguing with each other. In fact, they were singing and talking, and they were talking right and wrong.
I asked them to explain it, and it seems that they are planning to settle the matter this way.
Xiangjun Zimo knew in his heart that these two people, who often seemed to have disagreements in the court, were actually on the same side. Gong Yang was the new king appointed by Lord Yuxuan, who was in charge of the country at that time, after Xiangqiong died.
He abdicated the throne because of the meeting in Baichuan City, and enjoyed the honor of ten nobles in the country. He could not worship the master in person.
It was said that after Gong Yang abdicated, he should not interfere in state affairs, otherwise it would embarrass the next king. However, with the support of Bing Zheng Yuxuan, Gong Yang abdicated the throne without resigning from the court, and even condescended to serve as Fu Zheng.
These two people, one in charge of government affairs and the other in charge of military affairs, clearly wanted to sideline the monarch and continue to control state affairs.
Zimo was still able to secure his position as king after the meeting in Baichuan City. On the one hand, he had the support of the local forces in the three remaining city walls, and on the other hand, he also had the support of the husband of Sanshui, the leader of Bujin Mountain. But this also
We can see the current internal contradictions in the Xiangshi Kingdom. When Fan Chong of the Fanshi Kingdom was in power, the late emperor Fan Kang, who had abdicated, was idle at home. Fan Chong could not allow him to influence the government anymore.
The ministers were discussing matters when suddenly someone came to report that Lord Peng Keng and his party had arrived in the Xiangshi Kingdom yesterday!
Everyone in the hall was shocked. How could it come so fast? According to the original estimate, Peng Keng and Xuan Sha would still have to go on the road for three months, so they were here to discuss countermeasures in a leisurely manner. But now they are
The news in Shiguo was too limited, and the communication methods from the outside world were limited. After Huwa left Xiangcheng, he took the water route and reached the border within ten days.
Bingzheng Yuxuan hurriedly asked: "Are they blocked at the border?" It is no wonder that he asked this question. The order on how to welcome Peng Keng has not yet been issued. During the confrontation between the two armies, the Xiangshi Kingdom will definitely not be able to release anyone.
Come in, the border guards will not obey the orders of Ba Jun.
Unexpectedly, the messenger replied: "Sir Peng Keng arrived by water, landed in front of the customs defense, was greeted by the garrison of Bashi Kingdom, and then passed directly through our customs defense..."
Xiangjun Zimo also changed his expression and said: "What! Did the guard just let them in before your order came?"
The messenger had not finished what he had just said, so he quickly went on to explain: "Sir Peng Keng came to Guanqian by car. He did not declare his identity as an envoy, but showed the token of Sanshui's husband, claiming that he was invited by the Sanshui Sect Leader to visit Bu Jinshan.
...After they entered the country, they put away their carriages and horses, unfolded a divine boat, and headed towards Bujin Mountain via the sky path, and the defenders could not stop them!"
Everyone was astonished. They were discussing how to deal with Master Peng Keng and his party. Before the countermeasures could be laid out, the other party did not need to wait for the outcome of the discussion. The people had already arrived, catching the king and ministers of the Xiangshi Kingdom unprepared.
Why was he invited by Sanshui's husband despite his status as an envoy? He did not come to the palace after entering the country, but flew directly to Bujin Mountain.
Zimo immediately sent people to Bujin Mountain to inquire about the details. Unexpectedly, before the people here set out, people sent by Sanshui's husband arrived at the palace. The head of the Sanshui Sect asked Zimo, the Prime Minister, to go to Bujin Mountain. It was said that they had important matters to discuss.
But what exactly happened was not explained in detail, so Zi Mo was allowed to go first.
Zimo was not only the king of the country, but also the direct disciple of Sanshui's husband. He immediately ended the court meeting and rushed to Bujin Mountain. Full of doubts and confusion? Lord Bingzhengyuxuan was even more worried. He didn't know where Peng Keng's family had gone to Bujin Mountain.
Whatever the hell, of course we went together.
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Huwa suddenly changed his route by water and arrived too quickly. After entering Xiangdi, he flew directly to Bujin Mountain. However, Xiangshi Country's news transmission method was somewhat unable to keep up, which is why the scene at the court meeting occurred.
The Bujin Mountain Dojo was very large. It was rebuilt on the ruins of the Xianjia Cave. There were nearly a hundred disciples in total. Huwa and others came in a flying boat and landed directly outside the mountain gate. Such a gorgeous flying artifact also made everyone move.
It was an eye-opening experience for Jinshan disciples, and Sanshui's husband personally came to the mountain gate to greet him.
Huwa was not flying high in the sky, and was also paying attention to everything he saw along the way. As Fan Chong said, the remaining territory of Xiangshi Country is mountainous, and there is not much plain land suitable for farming. Many of them are along the
The terraces built with stones at the foot of the mountain are very similar to the scenes in Gongshan Village on the outskirts of Longma City.
The local produce in the fields alone may only be enough to feed one's belly. However, relying on the mountains to eat, one can also collect various mountain products and hunt various preys on weekdays, which can barely make enough food and clothing. In terms of the bustling population, this place is worse than the Batu City area.
Far away. They are now trapped in a 700-mile radius by a large army, cut off from communication with the outside world, and have to support a large army to guard the border day and night. The burden on the people is indeed very heavy.
However, judging from the terrain, this force is indeed difficult to attack by force. The cost of launching a large army for conquest is very high, and the pressure of logistical equipment is also very heavy.
When you enter the sky above Bujin Mountain, you feel something different. The beautiful mountains and clear waters are refreshing. Although the scenery here is beautiful, it is not suitable for ordinary people to live in. The roads among the high mountains and ridges are difficult to travel, and there is no place suitable for cultivating pastoral fields and building villages.
In the distant past, the masters lived in seclusion in the Qing Dynasty and built caves and monasteries.
Monks with magical powers are of course different from ordinary people, otherwise why would they be often called "immortals". It is not as good as this deep place in Jinshan Mountain. It is a place that the various countries in Bayuan cannot have jurisdiction over, and there is no need to govern it. Regardless.
Whether it is an agricultural civilization or a nomadic civilization, even in the ancient barbaric era, the countries established by people have truly meaningful jurisdictions that are suitable for living and can be developed by ordinary people.
Even if the mountains are located within the national border, actual rule cannot be achieved. The monks establishing a sect monastery here are equivalent to being free from the world. Take Shaowu as an example, even if he wants to conquer the remnants of the Xiangshi Kingdom, what he has gained
It is also those three city outlines that cannot affect the sect dojo in Bujin Mountain, and it is even less possible for the army to capture it.
However, it cannot be said that this place has nothing to do with worldly affairs. The monks in the mountain are also from outside the mountain. Many disciples of Bujinshan are serving in the current Xiangshi Kingdom and are from various major tribes in the country. Even the sect of Bujinshan, a certain
In this sense, it is also a place to cultivate talents outside the mountains. If the remaining territory of the Xiangshi Kingdom is annexed by the Bashi Kingdom, the situation of Bujin Mountain will also change accordingly.
Not far from Sanshui's husband's Qingxiu Cave, there is a clear water pool in the mountain. There is a waterfall above the pool, and there are streams on the left and right sides. Below the pool, there is another waterfall pouring out of the mountain.
Outside the back is the source of a river on Bayuan. Huwa came by boat and followed that river to reach the border of Xiangshi Kingdom.
This pool is formed by the confluence of three rivers in the mountain, and Sanshui's husband named it after it. The hall where Bujinshan's elders usually hold meetings was built to the left of the waterfall downstream. When Zimo and Yuxuan arrived, Sanshui's husband had already led
The disciples in the sect received Master Peng Keng and his party, and the guests and hosts sat down and talked happily.
The powerful Golden Staff Red Festival did not appear on this occasion. Huwa and Xuanyuan were sitting in the hall, with Fujikine and Fujika standing behind them. They talked with Sansui's husband about the grand event of Baichuan City that year, and then talked about
He remembered what he had seen at the Pengshan celebration, but he did not mention anything about the state affairs of Bashi and Xiangshi.
When he saw Zimo, Huwa stood up and saluted and said: "It turns out that the Prime Minister has arrived. We said goodbye to Baichuan City, and now we meet again in Bujin Mountain. It seems that you and I are really destined!" This is either the etiquette of an envoy to meet the monarch, or it is
Greetings between Taoist friends.
Zi Mo had no choice but to return the courtesy and exchange a few words, and sit with the elders to listen to the chat, but the more he listened, the more puzzled he became. The master of the Sanshui Sect was talking about spiritual practice with the visiting distinguished guests, and his attitude was very respectful. This was exactly the atmosphere of a monk worshiping a mountain.
After chatting for a long time, Huwa never mentioned the purpose of his visit to Xiangshi Country, as if there was no such thing at all. (To be continued...)