The next day, after having breakfast in the inn, Lorraine Hill asked Bu Moyin about his future plans.
"I will report these matters to Luo Jing immediately to seek approval from the DPRK and China as soon as possible, and then send troops."
Bu Moyin didn't sleep well all night after suffering a loss from the state pastor Tu Haoyang yesterday. At this time, he didn't have the energy to answer. But looking at his appearance, he seemed to be a little angry and wanted to cause trouble for the state pastor.
Seeing this, Lorraine Hill comforted him a few words, and then expressed that he wanted to talk to the state shepherd again today.
"Does Jia Lan still have expectations for this state pastor? In my opinion, he is the kind of cold-blooded person who puts interests first." Bu Moyin shook her head. It seems that yesterday's experience made her more confident about persuading this state pastor.
No more expectations.
"Now that we're all here, let's try again." Lorraine Hill thought, this state pastor is not a stupid and short-sighted person. If he can explain the interests and clear the obstacles, he may not be unable to move. Moreover,
Judging from the experience of the past two days, this state pastor is very capable and not a mediocre person. If he can really help sincerely, it will be a great help.
Regardless of whether his nature is good or bad, before the hundreds of thousands of lives in the Twilight Mountains are present, we can step back for a moment. After all, saving people is important.
"I don't want to go see him anymore. If Jia Lan wants to go, you can take another token from me and let him go." Mo Yin shook her head. She felt a little shadowy in her heart. It seemed that yesterday's incident had an impact on her.
Not small.
After that, Bu Moyin took out another token with a smaller style and gave it to Lorraine Hill. Then he went back to the house to continue writing the urgent document to be reported.
After receiving the passage token given by Bu Moyin, Lorraine Hill put on the veil and bamboo hat and went to the state pastor's mansion.
A black and red gate stands across the street, guarded by several elite guards on both sides. They are all covered in armor and have gold and bronze masks on their faces. They look quite majestic and imposing.
As the head of a continent, Zhou Mu decided to govern the livelihood of tens of millions of people. Their power was far beyond that of other officials. At the same time, they were also the key pillars of the dynasty, supporting the operation of this huge system.
After arriving at the main entrance of the mansion, the guard in front of the door seemed to recognize the young girl he saw yesterday. He stepped forward and asked: "Excuse me, do you want to meet Mr. Mu Shou?"
"Yes." The girl nodded slightly, then took out two tokens from her waist, one of which was the Xiangyu Sect's Gardenia Token, and the other was Mo Yin's Xuanhua Mansion secondary token.
"My lord, please wait a moment." After a brief inspection, the guard entered the mansion again to report.
"Soon after, a middle-aged staff member wearing black came out following the guard."
"Sorry, Miss Jialan, Mr. Mu Shou is feeling a little unwell today and doesn't want to see anyone. You'd better please come back." He was the one who was by Tu Haoyang's side yesterday.
It seems that the state shepherd was also very angry with Bu Moyin, Lorraine Hill thought to herself. She began to think about other things in her mind, and then she spoke.
"I would like to ask this lord to report again. Jialan, on behalf of the Xiangyu sect, would like to ask for some support from your lord, because Zhaoye Palace, which guards the Ximu Mountains, has experienced a huge change. If it is not handled well, then Zhaoye Palace will
Both the Ye Palace and the Xiangyu Faction will be implicated in this, and we also ask Lord Mu Shou to help, and the Xiangyu Faction will also remember this friendship in the future."
Naturally, the only way to deal with people who care about interests is to lure them with interests. No matter how much you talk about morality, it is of no use to these people. They are thorough realists.
Seeing that the girl's tone was sincere and her posture was not as aggressive as the one from yesterday, the staff member actually felt a little favorable towards her. After all, as a subordinate of Zhou Mu, he actually did not want to break up with the Xuanhua Mansion and make enemies like this.
And there is no benefit. If you don't do it well, you will be hindered everywhere in the officialdom in the future. It really can't be called a good thing.
"Then please wait a little longer, Miss Jialan." He bowed his hands and returned to the house.
In this way, Lorraine Hill waited for nearly 20 minutes. The door of the mansion finally opened, and the staff member expressed that Lord Tu was willing to see him.
Afterwards, Lorraine Hill followed him into the mansion, which was still as solemn and quiet as yesterday, like a military camp.
After passing through several corridors and courtyards, the aide finally brought Lorraine Hill to a remote courtyard with a lotus pond, and Tu Haoyang was sitting in a pavilion beside the pond.
"Sir, Miss Jialan is here." He stepped forward to report, then withdrew and stood outside the pavilion waiting for orders.
"I've met Miss Jialan." The state shepherd still didn't wear official uniform, but wore a dark green gown. There were no accessories on the clothes, so it was very simple.
If Nuo was not in the governor's mansion, but in a teahouse on a street, others would probably think that he was just an ordinary scholar.
"Hello, Mr. Tu." Lorraine Hill took off the bamboo hat and veil on his head, walked slowly into the pavilion, and sat down in front of this person. At this time, there were two teacups and a teapot on the stone table in the middle. The spout of the teapot was
There was a hint of white air, as if it had just been soaked not long ago.
"Miss Jia Lan has something to talk to me about." After the two met, they didn't go into too much detail and went straight to the topic.
"Yes." Lorraine Hill nodded, and then talked about what he actually saw and heard in the Ximu Mountains, how many monsters there were, how many high-level ones there were, and what happened at the Zhaoye Palace.
Unlike Bu Moyin's vagueness yesterday, Luo Lanxier's description was detailed and precise, and Tu Haoyang became slightly more solemn when he heard it.
"It's so serious. Has the situation reached this point?" He frowned slightly.
Perhaps the Xuanbao Cavalry at the border often reported to him on weekdays, but after all, he was at the border and did not go deep into it. The disasters he suffered were limited, so he did not feel deeply.
"Yes." Lorraine Hill thought for a moment, then took out a gem from his sleeve, poured the scene he saw into it, and then placed it on the table to project it.
Seeing the monsters and monsters filling the mountains, as well as the surging high-level ghost monsters, Tu Haoyang's expression became more and more solemn. If the situation is really so serious, then a huge disaster will break out here before he can leave his job.
Moreover, even if he transferred people away before the incident happened, once the incident became serious and the scope of influence spread to several surrounding continents and affected tens of millions of people, it would be difficult for him to escape the influence if he was held accountable.
If you find evidence and sin, it will also leave a bad image on the king.
Before, he thought that these demons were just making small fuss, but the sequelae of the changes in the world. After all, in most of the 134 continents in the world, incidents of demons and beasts causing trouble occurred, which was not unusual. But now it seems that among them
The truth is much more complicated and serious.
"Thank you, Miss Jialan, for the reminder." He expressed his gratitude first, then tapped his fingers silently on the table, while his mind began to analyze and think about the next choice.
After a long time, the man spoke again.
"Although I am grateful for Miss Jialan's warning, I am afraid that we still cannot send troops at will this time." He answered after a long time.
"Why?" Lorraine Hill's eyes always had a hint of confusion and curiosity. What on earth made the state pastor hesitate so much?
Tu Haoyang looked at the lotus pond outside the pavilion, was silent for a while, and then slowly spoke.
"Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, sending troops is the best choice, but in fact there are many problems to face." The state pastor began to explain slowly.
"First, in what name and for what purpose are we sending troops?"
"I am the prefect of Xiyouzhou, not the prefect of Ximu Mountains. The affairs there are under the management of Zhaoye Palace, Xuanhua Mansion and other agencies. Sending troops without authorization is actually a kind of overstep."
"Although this kind of overstepping can be endorsed by the envoy from Xuanhua Mansion, it is still taboo in official circles. The more real power you have, the more you have to pay attention to this aspect. Because if it is not done enough, this kind of overstepping will be
It turns into rebellion..." He explained the first point.
As Lorraine Hill listened, he also gradually understood the tacit understanding and trust between the monarch and his ministers. If a feudal official mobilizes a large number of troops privately several times, even if he has extremely legitimate reasons every time, the monarch will gradually be let go.
Feeling frightened in one’s heart leads to rejection and belittling.
"Secondly, what benefit does this matter have to Xiyouzhou?"
"The disaster will indeed have an impact on Xiyouzhou, but if we defend the city and evacuate the people in advance, wouldn't it be a great deal of safety and fewer sacrifices? Why rush into that dangerous place and risk tens of thousands of soldiers?
No regard for life."
"Among my responsibilities, the people of Xiyouzhou are the first, but Ximu Mountains are not."
"Third, what's going on?"
"The broken cave sky, the Nine Netherworld Qi, and the filthy dragon veins in the Ximu Mountains are all hidden dangers left in the early years of the dynasty. If they could be easily solved, the previous monarchs and immortals would have taken action long ago. If I sent troops to the Ximu Mountains
, the demonic layer is endless and has no end, so tens of thousands of soldiers are trapped in it. Over time, logistical supplies, pensions and compensation, personnel transfers, etc. will accumulate various problems.
It won’t matter if we retreat at that time, or if we don’t retreat, it will be difficult to get off the tiger.”
"If we still can't stop those demons in the end, wouldn't it be that so many soldiers were sacrificed in vain and they didn't bring any extra benefits to Xiyou Continent? Then wouldn't it be that public resentment would spread everywhere, and the people in the continent would say that I am generous to others?
For the sake of his own good name, he does not care about the people under his rule."
After finishing speaking, the state shepherd stopped talking for the time being and picked up the teacup to moisten his throat.
Is the situation inside so complicated? Lorraine Hill's right hand unconsciously pulled up some hair and swirled it around his body, thinking of a solution in his mind.
After that, she spoke slowly.
"Actually, there is no solution to the third issue..." She knew that it was hard to believe, but she still explained slowly.
"As for me, I actually know a little bit about the art of Dragon Sacrifice and Wind and Rain. If it is to clean up the cracks in the broken cave sky, I can do it. Maybe this is talent..." What secret techniques and skills are used to explain,
It's really too complicated. Besides, if there really is such a secret technique, why hasn't it been discovered for so many years? Why did you, a disciple who just started out, create it?
So Lorraine Hill had to summarize it as a universal talent. After all, this does make sense. There are thousands of individual talents, and there have been space-related talents in history. But when it comes to the apex of space, any
But no one can surpass the Time and Space Witch.
But even Dorothy's power is only a fragment and part of the Moon Crown. Although the Moon Crown is now broken, its core can still manage to mobilize some small-scale powers, and it will not be useless.
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Seeing the girl in black dress and silver hair talking, Tu Haoyang gradually turned his eyes around, as if he had doubts, but after all, his words were empty.
Lorraine Hill shook his head slightly, stretched out his palm and brushed the table, and green, orange, and purple fruits fell down one after another, covering the table.
These fruits were plump and crystal clear, and they were the extraordinary fruits of the Tisilan Mountains in the past. She had saved many of them in her storage ring. Later, at the end of the battle between the sun and the moon, when the two crowns collided and shattered, the ring also
It was destroyed in it. But when she fell later, she absorbed the damaged Moon Crown, so she relied on the space power of the Moon Crown to store and preserve the things inside.
It wasn't until last night when she woke up from her dream and took control of the moon crown again that she discovered what was stored in this storage space.
Seeing this special scene, Tu Haoyang was also moved by it, and the girl clapped her hands again. The scenery outside the pavilion changed instantly, and suddenly appeared on a mountainside outside the city, with a clear mountain spring next to it.
Passing by, the sound of rushing water splashed on the bluestone, and bursts of water vapor filled the air, making people feel cool.
Lorraine Hill picked up two fruits, walked out of the pavilion, washed them in the mountain spring, came back again, and placed one of them in front of Tu Haoyang.
"Master Xiazhou Mu must believe it now." Against the background of the mountain spring, her peerless appearance looked particularly agile, like a fairy from myths and legends.
"This..." Tu Haoyang was a little unable to turn around for a moment, after all, everything happened too fast and suddenly.
Lorraine Hill continued: "If you can help send troops into the Ximu Mountains, you will eliminate the great dangers around the people, and there will be no demons to disturb the people in the future. Wouldn't this be a service to the people?"
After finishing speaking, the girl clapped her palms again, and the scenery outside the pavilion instantly changed back to the mansion, and at this time, there was already a circle of elite soldiers surrounding her.
Tu Haoyang raised his palm and asked his subordinates to step back temporarily and continue to listen to the girl.
"In addition, although we have gone a long way by sending troops to Ximu, it would be a great achievement to clear away the chaos and return the Ximu Mountains to the rule of the dynasty, which can offset all kinds of unhappiness and opposition." Tu Haoyang listened to the girl's words.
He nodded slightly, but still didn't speak.
"Although the Ximu Mountains are barren now, they have not always been like this. In ancient times, this place was the capital of a country with fertile land and was prosperous. However, the Nine Netherworld Qi changed everything."
"If these remaining problems are eliminated, it will not take many years before this place will be restored to the fertile soil it once was, and how many people of the dynasty can be supported." Lorraine Hill finally added another chip.
For a capable minister with great ambitions and eager to take charge of the central government to fulfill his lifelong ambitions, what could be more attractive and romantic than this.
Eliminate demons, expand the territory, multiply the people, make meritorious deeds, and be famous for generations. Every word of it fell into the deepest part of this capable minister's heart like the most blazing flame, causing it to burn blazingly and unquenchable.
After a long time, he sighed.
"If Miss Jialan becomes an official in the court, I don't know if it will be a blessing in the prosperous times or a disaster in the troubled times." Finally, the Xiyouzhou shepherd drank tea instead of wine and drank it in a deep voice.
"Pass my order to mobilize the available troops and horses in the continent and march towards the evening."
"No!" came a uniform voice from outside the pavilion.