"Okay." The other three Dao Masters nodded.
Then, Taoist Taihua formed a hand seal and raised his hand to send out a stream of Jade Purity Mysterious Qi. This stream of Jade Purity Mysterious Qi flew out of Shangyuan City with Taoist Taihua's 'Mountain Puppet Zhenyue' Taoist technique, and then turned into a colorful sky, scattered over the area of more than 40,000 miles from Xiangguan to Shangyuan City.
Then, Daoist Master Si Tuan said, "Although we have the 'Five Spirits Mysterious Wind' and 'Mountain Puppet Suppressing the Mountain' Daoist spells as barriers, the four of us still need to constantly monitor all directions and not give the Zong Kingdom any opportunity to exploit."
"Good." The other three Dao Masters nodded.
Afterwards, the four Dao Masters made some arrangements for the ministers and junior ministers of various countries in the hall, ordering them to guard the city strictly and patrol Shangyuan City day and night without any omissions.
Especially the ruler of Lingqi Dao State, Si Tuan Daozun, he ordered the Prime Minister of Shangyuan State and the garrison commander of Shangyuan City to pay attention to stabilizing the people's hearts. Now the people in Shangyuan City are in panic, which is not conducive to defense, so they need to pay special attention.
Afterwards, all the ministers and junior ministers immediately stood up and saluted to receive the order, then bid farewell to the four kings and left the hall.
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At the same time, inside Xiangguan, which was occupied by Zong State.
Fang Jian issued the first order, changing the name of Xiangguan to "Xingpingguan", which means the prosperity of the ancestral country.
Afterwards, Fang Jian ordered his men to bring the envoys from the sixteen countries to the hall. The envoys were brought into the hall tied up, and the moment they saw Fang Jian, they immediately shouted for him to be untied.
"I am the envoy from the Jiuqu Channel Kingdom. Please untie me!"
"I am the envoy of Yifang Dao Country. Our two countries are at war. Why would you embarrass the envoy of another country?"
"I am..."
The sixteen messengers shouted loudly, and the great spiritual officials Zhu Yun and Luan Xiao, standing on both sides of the hall, shouted in unison: "Shut up! Do not be so presumptuous in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The envoys from various countries were finally silenced by this loud shout, and then they all turned their gazes towards Fang Jian.
Fang Jian looked at the envoys from the sixteen kingdoms and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, you are no longer envoys, but captives of my kingdom."
Upon hearing this, the envoys from various countries became excited and revealed their identities one after another, saying that they had imperial edicts from their respective kings ordering them to go on diplomatic missions.
Fang Jian raised his hand and interrupted the envoys who were speaking, then asked directly, "Why are you going to the Four-Nation Alliance?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the envoys from various countries were stunned. They hesitated for a long time and spoke intermittently, unable to utter a word.
Seeing their expressions, Fang Jian sneered and said, "Don't you know? Or are you afraid to say it? Then let me tell you. You went to the Four-Nation Alliance and brought all kinds of supplies and great forces to support them, right?"
The envoy from the Nine Channels Kingdom immediately said, "This is the decree of the Great Dao Court. We are only acting in accordance with the order of the Great Dao Court."
Fang Jian said, "Don't you know that my clan has rebelled? We have already broken away from the Dao Court, and as envoys from the Dao Court, you are now our enemies."
Having said that, Fang Jian raised his hand and pointed outside, then asked the envoys from the sixteen nations, "Have you seen the Jingguan outside the city?"
Thinking of the Jingguan outside the city and the heads of Huan Min's four generals, the envoys from the sixteen kingdoms turned pale and trembled uncontrollably.
The Yifang Dao envoy said tremblingly: "Even so...when two countries are at war, envoys will not be killed..."
"Yes, when two countries are at war, envoys will not be killed!" The envoys from the other fifteen countries also spoke up.
The room laughed loudly, and looking at the sixteen envoys, he said: "You are right. When two countries are at war, envoys are not killed. This is etiquette. I will not kill you, but if you want to leave here, you need to redeem yourselves."
"Redeem yourself?" The envoys from the sixteen countries were stunned for a moment, then looked at Fang Jian again.
Fang Jian said calmly, "One million dust points per person as ransom. After paying one million dust points, you can leave freely."
"What? A trend of one million dust?!" The envoys from the sixteen countries were horrified and exclaimed in surprise.
Fang Jian laughed and said, "Why? You are envoys, nobles holding important positions in various countries, and you can't even come up with a million dust forces?"
At this time, an envoy said: "It's not that we can't take it out, it's that we simply don't have that much power on us right now."
Another messenger asked, "Is a great trend of five hundred thousand dusts okay?"
Fang Jian's face turned cold, and he said, "This isn't a business deal where you can bargain. The price must be one million dust of great influence. If you don't have that much, write back to your country and ask your country or tribe to send one million dust of great influence to redeem me. I'll give you three months. If you don't pay enough within three months, you will be treated as a spy for the enemy country!"
After saying that, Fang Jian waved his hand and said, "Take them away. Let them write a letter back to their country first, and then keep them in custody until they are redeemed."
Soon the envoys from the sixteen kingdoms were taken away. Fang Jian then explained the defense of Xingping Pass to Zhu Yun and Luan Xiao, and then left the hall to meet Emperor Taiyuan.
Emperor Taiyuan lived in the backyard of the Xingping Pass Garrison Mansion. When Fang Jian arrived here, he saw Emperor Taiyuan sitting in meditation in the pavilion in the middle of the backyard garden.
"Mother." Fang Jian came to the outside of the flower pavilion and bowed.
Emperor Taiyuan opened his phoenix eyes, then looked at Fang Jian and said with a smile: "Jian'er, come here and talk."
Fang Jian walked up to Emperor Taiyuan and said, "Mother, thank you for guarding Xingping Pass for a while. I need to return to Chang'an."
Emperor Taiyuan smiled and said, "What do you mean by 'trouble or no trouble'? Just tell me what you want me to do."
Having said that, Emperor Taiyuan turned to Fang Jian and asked, "You sent me 20 million dusts of great power. Is that enough for you?"
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