In the following period, the announcements of the armed and cultural battle conferences were spread to all prefectures and counties in the jurisdiction, and even counties, towns and villages, as long as there are people in charge of them, causing great response.

All the prefectures and counties under their jurisdiction began to mobilize defense. For example, Ouyang Chun, Wei Yi, Mi Yuansheng, Liang Teng, Dong Xing, and the red-crowned crane were confident in their own culture or martial arts, hoping that civil servants and generals who could become famous at the conference would arrange their affairs and ensure that there was no trouble and then set off one after another to come to Hua County, Jinzhou.

In addition to the civil servants and generals of various states under Ningze, many heroes and scholars from the people were attracted. After all, the two conferences were huge in scale. In addition to generous rewards, they could also make a name for themselves in the land of the seven states.

Among them are some talented folk people who have no intention of seeking favors from Liu Yuanxiang and have no idea about rewards. They are simply for fame.

Soon, the entire Jinzhou became very lively, especially in Hua County, with all the inns in the city full of people, and countless merchants brought a wide range of goods to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.

Not to mention the remote villages outside the city, the county towns around Huajun, and even the surrounding counties have gathered in a very astonishing number, which has increased the patrol and inspection teams inside and outside Huajun city several times, which is still quite hard.

Ningze first came to Huajun, which was a remote county town with only a few hundred thousand people.

After two years, this place has been customized as the foundation and implemented various policies to benefit the people. The population base has become larger and larger. It is now a medium-sized county with nearly one million people. The scope of the entire city has been expanded by nearly ten times and is still expanding, which is changing with each passing day.

This grand event has brought the urban population flow to at least four or five million, and the scale is close to that of large county towns, which is unimaginable.

The local people have never seen this scene. There are so many foreign tourists who see business opportunities and come out to set up stalls to sell goods. From the cloth woven by women in their spare time, the embroidery of thorns, the prey that men go up the mountain, or all kinds of messy things, even vegetables and fruits grown by their own homes.

Merchants from various prefectures and counties brought a wide range of goods. The conference was still under preparation. The entire Hua County was already earth-shaking, with crowds everywhere and laughter.

Ning Ze, Liu Yuanxiang, Chu Meiren, and Mi Yan took a break from their busy schedule, and handed over all the matter to trusted officials and generals such as Chu Xun and Dewey. They were tired of being together all day long, either traveling around or hiding their identities in the bustling city streets.

On the other hand, Ning Ze's envoy had met Tang Niu and Ma Jian, hoping to reach an alliance to fight against Lu Cong.

The envoys Lu also rushed to Tang Niu and Ma Jian's office. On the grounds that Ning Ze was the most powerful and the most ambitious, they tried to persuade Tang Niu that Ma Jian would not cooperate with him and should join forces to deal with Ning Ze first.

The envoys on both sides made sense, which made Tang Niu and Ma Jian fall into trouble.

Tang Niu summoned civil and military officials to discuss which side to form an alliance with.

Zhou Yuan had a good impression of Ning Ze and was tied to level 1, so she said to Tang Niu: "Lu Gong is my brother's enemy, and his father's death is inseparable from him! In the past, Ning Ze had met us. Naturally, there was no reason to unite with the enemy and conquer old friends. We should form an alliance with Ning Ze and jointly wipe out Lu Gong! In this way, my father can only rest in peace if he has a spirit in the sky!"

Tang Niu frowned slightly when he heard this: "Ning Ze is particularly dangerous, and his ambition is not different from Lu Gong. He has occupied the seven states and obtained the three counties of Mizhou and Bozhou. If he helps him destroy Lu Gong, no one in the world can defeat him! Even if Lu Gong is eliminated, Ning Ze will be able to win the world by then. How can he explain to his father?"

"What the general said is reasonable!" Mei Xu clasped his fists and said, "Today, there are only Ning Ze, Lu Cong, Ma Jian and General. Ning Ze is the strongest, Lu Cong is second. If Lu Cong is destroyed, even if the general and Ma Jian join forces, it may not be possible to win! In the foolish opinion of the last general, Lu Cong is a hostile person, but he can make some use of it. Ning Ze is powerful and Lu Cong has many soldiers and generals, and the two will have a hard battle next year. We can not help each other, and when both sides kill and suffer both losses, they can get the benefits of the fisherman! But on the surface, we should not turn against each other, so it is better to just go there for the time being."

Tang Niu nodded after hearing this: "General Mei is deeply loved by me! Whether Ning Ze or Lu Cong, it is our threat. Only by sitting and watching both sides suffer losses is the best choice!"

So they responded to the envoys of both sides in a perfunctory manner, neither agreeing to join forces nor indicating which side to help. They just said that they needed to think carefully and dragged on it.

In contrast, Ma Jian was a little bit simple. At Feng Qiao's suggestion, he agreed to join forces with Ning Ze because their purpose was to capture Miliang and to find Emperor Hui from Lu Cong.

As long as Ning Ze and Lu Gong start a war head-on, they can take the opportunity to raid in the rear.

As for Ning Ze's defeat of Lu Cong, Ma Jian was not worried at all. Feng Qiao showed the ability of a first-class military advisor. As long as he was there, he would not be afraid of any enemy at all.

Of course, I didn’t want Lu Gong to be too cautious before this, so I pretended to join forces with Lu Gong and secretly signed an alliance agreement with Ning Ze.

As for Lu Gong, after a fierce battle in winter, he successfully eliminated Zhou Nan and captured the land of Yanzhou. He needed to rest and recuperate for the next year.

That night, the Lu family banquet was particularly lively in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Lu Yuan took his wife, Princess Mi Zhang, to meet Lu Gong. After the greeting, he asked the princess and other female relatives to come first and said to Lu Gong: "Uncle, have you heard of it?"

"What?" Lu Gong put down the teacup.

"I heard that Ning Ze would hold a huge military battle in Hua County, Jinzhou. The two civil and civil officials and generals in the prefectures and counties under his command will go. Then the civil servants and generals of the county will be allowed to attend the conference. The winner will receive a large reward, be awarded important positions, and be famous all over the world!" Lu Yuan said, "I heard that the one who ranked first in the military will be awarded the title of Qilin brave general!"

"Oh?" Lu Gong showed a puzzled expression, "Is this really the case?"

"It's true!" Sima Fa came over and heard the conversation between the two and interrupted, "The son-in-law has just received this information, so I'll tell my father-in-law!"

Facing his son-in-law at such an old age, Lu Gong still felt a little strange: "Why do he do his job, why do he care about so much?"

"No, uncle!" Lu Yuan said hurriedly, "He is too arrogant. Even the generals from the seven states dare to decide the best in the world and do not take us seriously at all!"

"What's the point?" Lu Gong snorted coldly.

"Father-in-law!" Sima Fa asked his wife to accompany other female relatives, stood in front of Lu Gong and bowed, "This matter is not small and should not be underestimated!"

"Why?" Lu Gong still trusted Sima Fa's wisdom very much.

"Ning Ze's move seems simple, but it is actually quite clever!" Sima Fa answered seriously, "He mainly refers to Liu Yuanxiang, and it is quite difficult to recruit talents due to his identity. Although he occupied the seven states, there are very few people available. It seems powerful, but in fact he is powerless. People in the world are unwilling to surrender to Princess Yuanxi, assisting women in a mess. However, countless literati and powerful people are still attracted by interests, power, and even reputation. The most fatal thing is actually reputation. The two conferences ranked first in the world, which is definitely an irresistible temptation for literati and powerful people. If this move is successful, it will gain countless good ministers and generals for Liu Yuanxiang and further strengthen Ning Ze's strength. It can be seen that Ning Ze knows where his own shortcomings are and knows that our troops are strong and powerful, so he prepares in advance and should not be ignored!"

Lu Yuan nodded when he heard this. He couldn't think much about this. After hearing Sima Fa say it, he felt very right, so he quickly said, "My nephew thinks so too!"

After Sima Fa reminded him, Lu Gong became serious: "What should I do? Ning Ze is not easy to deal with, if he is stronger..."

"It's better to let my nephew go there and win the title of Qilin brave general in the world!" Lu Yuan immediately patted his chest and said, "Bad his good thing!"

"No!" Lu Gong hurriedly said when he heard this, "You are my blind nephew and have a noble status. When you arrive in Ningze territory, if he is not good for you...No! Never!"

"Father-in-law!" Sima Fa bowed, "I think this is feasible."

"What did you say?" Lu Gong stared at him with wide eyes.

"The two armies will not kill the envoys when they fight! Ning Ze assists Princess Yuanxi and conquers the public with kindness." Sima Fa said, "If we go as the envoy of Emperor Hui, the other party can only treat you with courtesy. After all, both sides have not yet met. The son-in-law is willing to accompany General Lu and participate in two conferences in the name of the envoy. One is to explore the truth and see what Ning Ze is under. Through the conference, he understands the methods and habits of the military generals and civil servants. The so-called "knowing yourself and your enemy and winning every battle will be more convenient for combat in the coming year. Secondly, our side has many good ministers and powerful generals. As long as we win all rankings at the conference, it will first hit the morale of Ning Ze's army, and secondly, it can destroy his plan so that he cannot recruit a large number of outstanding civil servants and generals and eliminate them in advance."

"Will it be too dangerous? After all, Jinzhou is Ningze territory." Lu Gong asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, my father-in-law, he has General Lu's martial arts and his son-in-law's plan, let alone the identity of Emperor Hui's envoy, and he is foolproof!" Sima Fa smiled.

"Since that's the case, it's the right thing!" Lu Gong thought carefully for a long time and nodded, "It's just that you two must return safely."

"My nephew is leaving, no one can stop him!" Lu Yuan was overjoyed and said with his fists, "This is the best in the world, and the title of Qilin brave general, my nephew is going to be decided!"

"The son-in-law will make careful plans to ensure that everything is foolproof!" Sima Fa smiled and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, Ma Jian will also send someone to join in the fun and collect Ningze's intelligence. Tang Niu may go there in person. After all, he is known as the world's number one general, so how can he allow others to get this title? The son-in-law may be able to do some tricks and provoke Tang Niu and Ma Jian's relationship with Ning Ze. It would be better if he had the opportunity to assassinate, how could such a good opportunity be missed?"

"Okay! The candidate for this messenger group..." Lu Gong turned to Sima Fa.

"The son-in-law has a certainty in his mind, and the list will be presented later!" Sima Fa smiled, "Speaking of this, the son-in-law is very interested in Ning Ze, and he just happened to verify in person whether he is proficient in magic as rumored!"
Chapter completed!