Under the leadership of the shaman and Yechi, Li Xuandu and Yue parted through the outer hall and came to the outside of Lao Khan's study.

This was the first time Li Xuandu had seen the Great Khan of the Golden Horde.

This is an old man of moderate stature, even after getting old and short, he still does not look thin, and it is conceivable that the old man must have been tall in his prime. The old man was lying on the chaise longue, never shaved off a curl of hair on the top, nor did he braid the hair on both sides into a hanging bun, let alone wear a crown and tie his hair like the Central Plains, so casually draped down. The eyes under the two snow-white sword eyebrows were cloudy, but they were still sharp, like eagle falcons.

Although there is a rule that the Central Plains cannot look directly at the emperor, in the Golden Horde, Li Xuan does not intend to abide by this rule, and deliberately looked at the old man's face and the back of his exposed hands, and found that there are no brown patches common to the elderly, which shows that the conditioning of the national teacher has achieved remarkable results. It is often said in the Taoist gate that "crane hair is childish", which means that the snow-white hair like the feathers of the crane, and the round and crystalline complexion of a child, is the appearance of longevity, and many old people who have cultivated to a high level such as Li Daoxu, Zhang Jingxiu and others are like this. When ordinary people get old, their skin is saggy, wrinkled, and there are age spots, which is a great difference. Although the old man sitting in front of Li Xuandu now can't talk about "childlike face", he is much better than other old people, and he can't be connected with the legendary dying person.

This is the only living human emperor, and even in the eyes of many ordinary herdsmen, this is a human-like existence, a messenger sent by the Immortal Heaven to shepherd the grassland.

Li Xuan doesn't believe in the statement that the destiny of heaven returns, in his opinion, what is a prince and princess? It is not how much etiquette they know, nor what clothes they wear, the key is that they are the children of the emperor, so no matter how many people learn from the prince and princess, no matter how good the etiquette is, and how similar they are, they are not the prince and princess after all, because they do not have a father who is the emperor. What is an emperor? It is not about the empty name of the emperor, nor the chair and the clothes, but whether he has real power in his hands. Obviously, Emperor Tianbao cannot be regarded as a veritable emperor.

When Li Xuandu was observing Lao Khan, Lao Khan also opened his eyes and looked at Li Xuandu, his sharp gaze softened, not like an iron-blooded emperor who came from the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, but like a kind old man.

Li Xuandu made slight contact with Lao Khan's gaze, not being confused by the illusion in front of him, raised his hands above his head, and then covered his right hand in front of his chest, and bowed down at the same time to show respect. This is the bowing of the Golden Horde, in this regard, the Golden Horde people are not attached to the bowing of the Central Plains people, even in the face of the old Khan, there is no need to kneel.

Old Khan accepted Li Xuandu's salute and waved his hand to signal Li

Xuandu straightened up and said, "Messenger of the Central Plains, what's your name?"

Li Xuandu replied: "Back to the Great Khan, my name is Qin Xuance. ”

Old Khan nodded: "What kind of news did the messenger bring me? If it's bad news, then there is no need to say it." I'm getting older, and it's not easy to maintain a good mood for the day. ”

Li Xuandu said: "The Lord of the Ministry agrees to the second condition put forward by the old Khan. ”

Old Khan didn't seem surprised, and said indifferently: "There are conditions for peace." ”

Li Xuandu nodded and said, "Yes." ”

The old Khan's face could not see joy and anger, and said: "In the words of your Central Plains people, this is called 'expediency', of course, this so-called 'expedient measure' is for both sides, Zhao Zhengnian is in the prime of life, sitting on the iron cavalry of Liaodong, but trapped in Liaodong, wanting to stop the war and make peace, and take this opportunity to enter the south of the pass." And I am dying, and there is an undercurrent in the royal court, and I also want to stop the war and calmly arrange the future. Or to summarize it with a sentence from your Central Plains people, this is 'cooperation is two benefits, and division is two injuries'. ”

Li Xuandu could only agree with it.

Old Khan didn't seem to want to discuss the matter of peace in too much depth, and immediately changed the topic after speaking, "If you want to calmly arrange the future, in addition to stopping the war, it will take time, but Changshengtian has not much time left for me." Even if I am the Great Khan of the steppe, it is difficult to disobey the will of the Immortal Heaven. As many people have said, King Khan is only the messenger of the Immortal Heaven, yes, we are also the messenger, you are the messenger of the Central Plains, and I am the messenger of the Immortal Heaven, how can the envoy disobey the will of the master?"

Li Xuandu opened his mouth and said: "We still have a saying in the Central Plains, which is called 'man conquers the sky'. ”

"Man will conquer the sky and go against the sky. Old Khan obviously has a deep understanding of the Central Plains, "When heaven and earth are all working together, it is not free to transport heroes." No matter if you are the invincible supreme in the world, your energy is declining, your body is aging, and when you think of the word 'death', you can't help but feel a shudder in your heart. I have believed in the Immortal Heaven all my life, and before I die, I want to rebel against the Immortal Heaven once, but if I want to rebel against the will of the Immortal Heaven, in addition to determination, I also need strength. I've heard that there is a kind of shaman-like person in the Central Plains called 'Taoist priest', who can teach people to become immortals and live forever, is it true? The envoy of the Central Plains is extremely powerful, I wonder if the envoy has the art of immortality?"

Li Xuandu didn't expect Lao Khan to ask such an abrupt question, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and said in a deep voice: "There are indeed immortals, but this realm is too high and difficult for ordinary people to reach. ”

Old Khan raised his eyebrows slightly, "In this way, the envoy has the art of immortality." ”

Li Xuandu hesitated for a moment and said, "No."

Dare to deceive the Great Khan, and he is a disciple of the Taoist sect. The ancestor of my Dao Gate descended from the Great Dao with 3,000 and the side door with 800, all of which can attain immortality, so this method of immortality is divided into the method of the right path of the Xuanmen Gate and the method of the left path of the side door. ”

Old Khan became interested and asked, "What is the difference between this method of the righteous path of the Xuanmen Gate and the method of the left path of the side door?"

Li Xuandu replied truthfully: "The method of the right path of Xuanmen has extremely high requirements for qualifications, and it takes decades of hard work and gradual progress before it is possible to preach the Tao. ”

Old Khan frowned, "Decades, I don't have that long." What about the way to do it?"

Li Xuandu said: "There are not too many requirements for the method of the left way, it is easy to achieve quickly, but there are great hidden dangers, and if you can't get through it, you will be crazy, injured, disabled, or dead, and if you can get through it, you will have the hope of longevity." ”

Old Khan sighed: "Immortality is really not that simple, but this is also reasonable, if immortality is simple and easy to obtain, then not everyone in the world can live forever? I remember Emperor Ming Yong of Great Wei, he believed in your Taishang, who is also the respect of the emperor, who has practiced Xuan for more than 20 years, and is still unable to escape death, how much stronger can I be than him?" In a big way, this problem is a problem that countless emperors have thought about throughout the ages, and so many smart people have not been able to come up with a solution, how can I solve this problem in just a few years?"

Li Xuandu praised: "The Great Khan is wise and wise. ”

Old Khan smiled lightly: "When people are old, their bodies are not as strong as young people, and their brains are not as flexible as young people, and the only place where they are stronger than young people is experience." Many simple and easy-to-obtain truths are not only understood by the elderly, but also understood by young people, but the old people have verified those truths one by one with their own experience, and their understanding of these truths is more profound, while young people have no experience, so they cannot talk about their own opinions, and they are only superficial. That's the experience. ”

Li Xuandu said: "I don't know how difficult it is if I haven't experienced it. ”

Old Khan smiled: "You Central Plains people are always good at condensing very complex words into a few simple words, which is incomparable to the Golden Horde. ”

Li Xuan didn't answer.

Old Khan didn't care, and continued: "Does the messenger know why I didn't talk to you about peace?"

Li Xuandu shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

Old Khan looked at him deeply and said, "Because the messenger is not sincere." ”

Li Xuandu was shocked in his heart, his face was not obvious, and he asked, "Dare to ask the Great Khan, where am I dishonest?"

There was no anger on Old Khan's face, "Since you have seen me, why don't you report your real name?" You are not surnamed Qin, if Qin Daozheng has an excellent junior like you, then he would have pushed you to the front of the stage a long time ago, instead of hiding until now, and he would not let you take risks in the Golden Horde." ”