This is what cultivating immortals is like

Zhu Qilan was silent for a long time, not knowing whether he felt sorry for himself or Wu Zhou's Jiangshan Sheji.

Probably both.

"Cousin, tell me quickly, what is this cousin's status in the Xiwangfu family, and how much can it be sold for?" Lu Bei urged.

"Are you serious?"

Zhu Qilan did not answer directly, but instead reminded: "It is a serious crime to imprison or kidnap relatives of the emperor. My cousin, a member of the royal family, you'd better think twice before doing anything."

"It doesn't matter. As the leader of the Emperor's Sect, it is within the scope of my duty to go against the royal family."

"..."

At this time, you no longer say you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

Zhu Qilan sighed and looked at Zhu Qiming who was seriously injured. He felt pity in his heart and softened his tone: "Lu Bei, my cousin has been kind to me. If you just want money and keep this person, I will pay for it." .”

"Great Commander, this beast assassinated the Purple Guard of Xuanyin Division with the intention of treason. The entire clan should be punished for the crime. As a personal soldier of the Emperor, Lu is willing to go through fire and water for His Majesty. He has no right and cannot hand her over to the Emperor Ji Sect."

"..."

Are you loyal and patriotic again?

Zhu Qilan was speechless for a while and glared at Lu Bei fiercely: "Leave the person behind, or you will stay!"

"Cousin, are you falling out with me over a woman?"

Lu Bei raised his hands to cover his face, his eyes filled with grievances: "What's good about her is just a little flesh on her chest. Keep your eyes open and see clearly. Other than that, she has no good qualities at all."

Under normal circumstances, when encountering such inconspicuous things, Zhu Qilan would just pick them up and chop them without saying a word.

But obviously, Lu Bei is extraordinary.

She suppressed the trembling brows, took a deep breath, warned herself not to be like a dead person, and warned: "Your Majesty's reduction of vassals has touched the bottom line of many powerful people. If you cause trouble again, maybe they won't dare to deal with you." How about Your Majesty, but I don’t have that much worry about you..."

It’s so funny that when they come to the door, Lu will be in one body!

Lu Bei curled his lips slightly, nodded and said that Zhu Qilan was right. He patted his chest and said that he only wanted an explanation for this trip. If he asked for hundreds of millions of mental damages, he would never create a big scene.

Zhu Qilan didn't believe a word of this guarantee, but seeing that Lu Bei's attitude was firm and there was no possibility of concession, he had no choice but to tell the situation about the Xiwang Mansion.

The Zhu family of the Western King held a fiefdom in Xiwang County, Xianzhou. For eight hundred years, they had been diligently governed. The people practiced hard and were not corrupted by glory and wealth. This was in sharp contrast to the Zhu family of the Eastern King, who only knew how to make money and make a living.

This point alone makes people wonder whether any of the princesses in the East Palace were pregnant with the wrong child.

Several Cultivation Mountain Gate families under the rule of Xiwang County are either supported by the Xiwang Palace or are related by marriage. They radiate to the surrounding areas and have a huge network of relationships. They control a rather impressive force in Xianzhou.

For example, this generation of Western King Zhu Qike became a disciple of the Tianjian Sect when he was young.

Due to his secular status, Zhu Qi was not able to become an inner disciple, but the young master from a wealthy family had no shortage of friends wherever he went. Under his large-scale money-spending offensive, he not only had a good relationship with many senior brothers and sisters, but also won a senior sister. I am happy to marry this beautiful lady as my wife.

Later, Zhu Qike became the Western King, and this senior sister was naturally promoted to the Western Princess.

Hearing this, Lu Bei felt something was wrong, and interrupted: "The Western Prince's Mansion has been operating a powerful force all year round, and it is so fun and practical. Aren't you afraid of the capital's minor objections?"

"This is the intention of the capital, and the Western Prince's Palace is just following orders."

Zhu Qilan explained that when Wu Zhou first founded the country, the Huangji Sect was far less powerful than it is now. The influence of the royal family was insufficient, and it was difficult for government orders to leave the capital.

The late emperor believed deeply in his brothers and promised them a lot of authority to let them freely use their powers to form their own forces to defend the capital.

At the time, there was no problem with this policy, which greatly consolidated the stability of the imperial power.

With the rapid rise of the Huangji Sect, the influence of the royal family expanded, and the conflict with the power in the hands of the vassal kings, it was inevitable to put the reduction of the vassal on the agenda.

The person in charge of searching the house at that time was Huang Ji Zong, who had enough oil and water pipes and worked very hard to make money.

After several vassal reductions, the Northern Palace was in a state of decline, while the Eastern Palace was left to make money. Only the Western Palace relied on its personal connections to survive waves of suppression.

At the same time, Huang Ji Zong's butt gradually tilted to the side. The royal family established the Xuanyin Division to check and balance Huang Ji Zong with overlapping powers. They changed their policies and once again supported the powerful vassals in various places.

For example, wooing the cultivating families, reducing taxes on cultivating monasteries, allowing monks to join the army with their skills...

Later, Xuanyinsi and Huangji Sect were indistinguishable from each other, and the imperial power was once again stabilized, and the reduction of vassals followed.

All in all, politics is about compromise, and policies change with the times.

The current situation of the Western Prince's Mansion is due to the influence of the times. Facing the royal family's latest method of reducing the vassal, they tried every means to strengthen themselves.

For example, sending people to assassinate Fox Three and Fox Four this time is essentially just a way to express dissatisfaction and make one's own voice heard.

Commonly known as, protest.

Speaking of which, the West Palace has an extremely courteous attitude towards the royal family, and at least it does a good job on the surface.

For example, the old emperor had not been in power for long. When the throne was passed to the crown prince Zhu Qiyou, the old Xiwang had a gray beard and was in his prime. In order to prevent his seniority from being higher than the royal family, he decisively put aside his greed for power and passed the throne to The next generation.

"It turns out that the West Prince's Mansion is glamorous on the surface, but in fact it is walking on thin ice, and its situation is even worse than mine."

After listening to Zhu Qilan's analysis, Lu Bei suddenly realized, and then added: "My cousin has a unique vision of the political situation. Have you ever thought about joining the court as an official? With your financial resources, you will be the next emperor's master in a few years."

Zhu Qilan just pretended not to hear the second half of the sentence and said with relief: "Since you know that it is not easy in the West Prince's Mansion, just be a good person and sell your cousin to me. I will settle the matter for you in the West Prince's Mansion. They don't know Once your relationship with His Majesty is made clear, no one will make things difficult for you in the future."

"That makes sense, but I don't want to."

Lu Bei shook his head decisively: "The Western Prince's Palace is very cautious and cautious under the pressure of the royal family. This is a standard scapegoat. You can't find it even with a lantern. If Lu doesn't grab carbon in the snow, what's the difference between him and a fool? This It doesn’t matter if you’re an immortal or not a cultivator!”

The stones in the latrine are smelly and hard.

After Zhu Qilan had said all her good things, when she saw that Lu Bei didn't give him any face, the princess became angry and said angrily: "Then you go and ask for money. I want to see what you can do to your cousin if the Xiwang Palace doesn't give you money!" "

"No matter what, she is my relative after all, and I can't really kill her."

Lu Bei raised his eyebrows: "But Lu is not a master who can be bullied by others. Next year, he will use his child to threaten the Western Prince's Mansion. If he doesn't give him any money, when the child grows up, I will lead my troops to seize the throne for him."

"..."x2

Zhu Qilan's face turned livid, and Butler Yu raised his hand to cover his mouth to cover up his exclamation.

Lu Bei took another sack, stuffed Zhu Qiming into it, put his hand on his shoulder, patted his butt and left.

Where are you touching?

Zhu Qilan was angry and angry. He slapped the table angrily, waved his hand to stir up the wind, and closed the study door.

I don’t mean anything else, I’m here now, do some double cultivation before I leave.

Regarding this suggestion, Lu Bei nodded habitually, threw away the sack in his hand, took out the Double Mysterious Treasure Map, arranged Yin and Yang, and while covering Zhu Qilan, he also wrapped Butler Yu in it.

"You two are in a hurry, come on together!"

"..."x2

Although this dual cultivation is not the other dual cultivation, it is still a bit ridiculous for the three of them to work together. Butler Yu took the initiative to withdraw, not daring to compete with Zhu Qilan.

Lu Bei didn't force it. He opened a room and threw Zhu Qilan in. After half a cup of tea, he poured in a large amount of Xiantian Yiqi.

Because of the large amount of food, Zhu Qilan was obviously a little overwhelmed. It took a lot of time to digest and he could not end the retreat in a short time.

Lu Bei found Butler Yu who was eager to give it a try, and sternly rejected the latter's proposal to practice double cultivation in the swimming pool. After hastily making up his mind, he left Changming Mansion with a battery.

…

Dongwang County, Xuanyin Division temporary yamen.

Hu San threw out a large number of documents with a bang and stroked the blood-stained gauze on his head: "The files of the West Prince's Palace are all here. Take your time and take a look. If you are still unsure, I suggest that my mother come forward."

"My godmother is busy taking care of her youth. If she is asked to step in for some trivial matters, it will make us both look incompetent."

Lu Bei quickly flipped through the files and pointed to the sack in the corner: "Did you see it? Zhu Qiming, the eldest sister of the current Xiwang Zhu Qike, is very valuable."

"Wonderful!"

Hu San clapped his hands and applauded, opened the sack, looked it up and down, and said with a smile: "If the Western Prince's Palace doesn't give you the money, my brother will be aggrieved. Next year, he will kidnap two hostages, one big and one small, to Xianzhou, so that the Western Prince's Palace will be disgraced." ."

"How can the eldest brother come to this grievance? The younger brother will be a little tired."

"I'd better come here for my brother. I'm not afraid of hardship."

"Eldest brother is not afraid of hardship, but is my younger brother the kind of person who makes you endure hardship? No way!"

"Humility, dear brother, you still have misunderstandings about yourself. You are really that kind of person."

"Since the eldest brother has said so, I won't act anymore. You and I are brothers who share the blessings and the hardships. It's better to eat this hardship together!"

"That makes sense. You and I, brothers, should advance together and retreat together."

The two brothers struggled to endure the hardship first, and Wai Bi Wai Bi said a lot of dirty words. The motionless Zhu Qiming's eyelids twitched wildly, until the two of them walked over, rubbing hands, and they couldn't pretend anymore. She opened her eyes wide and yelled angrily, shouting to break her throat, hoping that someone would act bravely.

It was too late, but someone was really killed.

"You're laughing so hard, you're shouting for help..."

Hu San laughed, opened the door and called several golden guards, pointed at the door and said: "Stand here, brother Xian and I are going to torture the prisoner, please remember to keep your eyes open... Well, that Who, go and call a few more people over."

"Brother, there are too few people."

Lu Bei shook his head repeatedly, put on the belt he had just untied, and suggested: "How about moving to the school grounds, it's open enough, and call everyone over."

"Oh, you little clever guy, brother, why didn't you think of that!" Hu Sanyi slapped his head, remembering that he was still a seriously injured person, and grimacing in pain.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Qiming was heartbroken, bit his white lips, closed his eyes and waited for his fate to come.

In the past, she had heard people say that the black-clothed yamen eat people without spitting out the bones. The living come in and the dead come out. Even if the emperor's relatives fall into their hands, they will have three layers of skin peeled off.

She didn't believe it at the time. Would a monk in the Void Refining Realm be afraid of being skinned?

If she frowns, she loses!

Now she believes that these dogs are not human at all.