Chapter 380 King Yan’s Recruitment
These priests are rushing to tell Gu Xu that since the last King of Yan surrendered to Emperor Taizu of Da Qi hundreds of years ago and nominally converted to believe in God, they He has been being excluded and suppressed by the people in the Temple of God.
In their eyes, "Tai Shang Haotian" and "Emperor Zi Wei" are domineering and unreasonable existences, and cannot tolerate believers of other gods. If Zhao Changying, the current King of Yan, had not raised his flag to rebel, I am afraid that the incense of the God of Fire would have been completely extinguished.
Gu Xu, the successor of "Emperor Ziwei", listened silently and felt that these people were masters of misfortune. They described every little thing vividly and touchingly, and a foot of water could stir a hundred feet. Wave.
With the misfortune, the priests began to express their loyalty to Gu Xu again with tears in their eyes, claiming that no matter how many difficulties and obstacles they encountered, their loyalty to the "Vulcan God" would never waver.
Gu Xu kept complaining in his heart, but thinking that he would borrow the power of these people in the future, he had to pretend to be empathetic and express his deep sympathy for their experiences.
"If you still have respect," he said with a solemn face, "then as long as I am here, you will no longer suffer any injustice."
Then, Gu Xu I also learned about Dayan’s situation in recent years from the mouth of High Priest Chongli.
According to Chong Li, Dayan seems to be harmonious and united, but in fact there are "traditional factions", "pro-Qi faction", and those who jump repeatedly between the two. "Fencerider".
The "traditionalists" adhere to the old concepts and ideas of Dayan in the past, attach great importance to lineage and the practice method based on "Holy Fire Totem", most of them are fanatical believers of "Fire God", and exclude people from Daqi of everything.
The "Qi Qi faction" is full of yearning for the prosperous economy, prosperous life, and spiritual practice of the Daqi Dynasty. They believe that they should imitate Daqi and reform the methods of their ancestors. Many of them are in conflict with Daqi's bureaucrats. The nobles had explicit or implicit interests. When Zhao Changying declared war on Daqi, the biggest opposition voice in Dayan came from this group of people.
As for the "fence-riders", they have no fixed position and all actions only follow their own interests.
The most typical ones are Zhao Yan’s uncle Zhao Changqi and her cousin Zhao Yu.
While they vigorously advocated the importance of pure blood in order to maintain their status in the clan, they secretly colluded with Daqi dignitaries to trade money and resources.
With the gift of photographic memory, Gu Xu keeps the names and relationships of characters from various factions firmly in mind for emergencies.
When Gu Xu was about to walk out of the temple, the high priest Chong Li suddenly took a step forward, grabbed his sleeve, and said respectfully: "Sir, I have an unkind request. I wonder if you can..."
"Tell me." Gu Xu said lightly.
"My lord, you have a close friendship with Her Highness the Princess. Can you persuade Her Highness the Princess for me and the temple priests to ask her to agree to Young Master Zhao Yu's marriage proposal?"
"Yes. To protect the purity of the bloodline?" A faint smile appeared on Gu Xu's lips.
He finally understood the mood of Zhao Yan who had been reluctant to return to Jicheng. There was such a group of old guys urging her to get married every day, and they even urged her to marry a pervert who enjoyed torturing people - if it were him, he wouldn't be happy either.
"My lord is wise." Chong Li bowed his head and clasped his fists.
"Her Highness Zhao Yan's status is extraordinary. Her marriage should be decided by herself," Gu Xu glanced at Chong Li with a meaningful look, making the latter shudder unconsciously. Shivering, "Of course, I will tell her truthfully what you said."
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After leaving the Fire Temple, Gu Xu quickly ran into Zhao The guards sent by Changying.
Hearing that King Yan politely invited him to the palace for a chat, he did not dare to hesitate at all and immediately went with him - after all, Zhao Changying is the real boss in this land. You may also need to rely on the other party's protection.
At this moment, there was another pot of strong wine and a pot of new tea on Zhao Changying's table. As soon as Gu Xu walked into the room, Zhao Changying greeted him politely and asked him to sit on the chair where Zhao Yan was sitting just now.
Then he waved his hand, and the guards guarding the outside closed the door and bowed to leave.
"Gu Xiaoyou, there are only two of us here now," Zhao Changying looked at Gu Xu up and down with a smile, "Is it convenient for me to take off the mask and let me see what you look like?
< br>"I think, except for Emperor Tianxing himself, no one in the entire Da Qi Dynasty has the ability to snatch you away from me. ”
Gu Xu nodded and simply took off his mask.
As a powerful "True King", Zhao Changying guessed his identity, which was not surprising.
"What a handsome man with an extraordinary appearance," Zhao Changying praised, "no wonder he is so popular with the little girls."
"The King of Yan is so complimentary." Gu Xu was humble. road.
“The only shortcoming is that I am a little thinner. Men, if you don’t become stronger, how can you carry a gun, control a horse, and gallop on the battlefield?”
"That's what King Yan said." Gu Xu didn't know how to respond.
“By the way, Gu Xiaoyou, have you used up the Huangjing I gave you last time?”
Hearing this, Gu Xu was stunned for a second, and then he remembered the last two times. When they met at the Star Observation Deck of the Exorcism Department, Zhao Changying gave him some Huangjing and asked him to take it back to replenish his body.
Potati is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine used to replenish qi, add essence, strengthen the spleen and kidneys. According to the description in "Compendium of Materia Medica", it says, "it can replenish various deficiencies, relieve cold and heat, replenish the essence, and remove three corpse insects." "The effect.
At that time, Gu Xugang had just arrived in Luojing and had just won the first place in the Lantern Festival Tournament, making him famous everywhere.
Thinking back on it now, it feels like a lifetime ago.
"Well...I used some, but I haven't finished it yet. Thank you, King Yan, for taking care of me."
Zhao Changying laughed loudly and reached out to push the teacup on the table in front of Gu Xu. , while saying: "Gu Xiaoyou, there is no need to be so reserved in front of me. If I remember correctly, you are not in good health and can't drink, right?"
Gu Xu nodded: "No. The younger generation is really flattered to think that King Yan still remembers such a trivial matter."
"You have to be more considerate when treating capable people," Zhao Changying picked up the teapot and poured it into the cup in front of Gu Xu. Filled with hot tea, "I'm not like some people who would label the best and proudest man in their country as a traitor on 'unfounded' charges."
Gu Xu followed him and laughed twice.
I have to say that it is quite a refreshing thing to hear that Zhao Changying is secretly acting strangely towards the Emperor Tianxing.
"By the way, Gu Xiaoyou, what are your plans after leaving Daqi?" After some polite remarks, Zhao Changying brought the conversation to the main topic, "Have you ever considered staying in the north and working for Dayan?
“Although Jicheng is not as prosperous and rich in resources as Luojing, it can still do its best to help you reach a saint or even a higher realm. ”
(End of this chapter)