Zhang Lu's force was originally under the name of Taiping Heaven Dao. It could also be seen as the remnants of Huang Jin's force. It had once used this name, but there were still some differences between it and Huang Jin. It was just borrowing a name.
However, no matter how much they denied it, the two were of the same origin. Zhang Lu sending an envoy to visit the Taiping Heavenly Dao's Saintess, Zhang Ning, was somewhat far-fetched, but it was still acceptable.
However, Zhang Lu's faction did not come because of Taiping Heavenly Dao. It was likely that he wanted to use his relationship with Zhang Ning to get closer to Yang Rui.
Zhang Lu's calculations were very good. Perhaps he had seen Yang Rui's change in attitude towards Jingzhou's Liu Biao and misjudged Yang Rui's principles. However, no matter what, Yang Rui would not change his attitude towards certain things.
Of course, after Yang Rui returned from the Foreign Dimension and the other civilizations, he still instructed Zhang Ning to meet the envoys from Zhang Lu's organization. Envoys were not killed in a war between two armies, not to mention that the Three Kingdoms' civilization was currently peaceful.
At the same time, Zhang Lu's faction had recently exchanged a lot of gold from the East Sea. It had even reached half of Liu Zhang's faction's exchange rate. He had also hinted that he wanted to exchange more. Just this matter alone made Yang Rui not rush to offend him for the time being.
On the other hand, Zhang Lu's envoy had brought Yang Rui a pleasant surprise. They had actually brought another holy item from Taiping Heavenly Dao. It could be said that Zhang Lu's predecessor had promoted Taiping Heavenly Dao. At least, that was the setting in the game world.
The holy item was also a book called "I Miss You Note". There were three volumes in total. At first, Zhang Ning did not think much of it. However, after flipping through a few pages, she immediately realized the uniqueness of this holy item.
Holy items were originally Heaven-grade items. Any Heaven-grade item would not be ordinary. According to Zhang Ning's judgement, the value of "I Miss You Note" was not much lower than "Taiping's Essentials". It could be considered an item of the same level.
This was a very normal thing. Otherwise, how could Zhang Lu's force rely on this to maintain such a large force? The sacred object, "I Miss You Note", could not be said to have played the role of stabilizing the sea, but it must have contributed a lot.
This was because the Note of Laozi Missing You was a holy item that recorded the creation of pills, swords, seals, and talismans. Just like the Peace Key Technique, it also needed to be comprehended and mastered.
Not only Zhang Ning, but even Yang Rui valued this holy item very much after knowing about it. After all, things like the Asahi Pill and the Talisman Tent were all things Zhang Ning had learned from "The Art of Peace". Currently, they were about to become one of Yang Rui's main industries.
Although the function of the industries was important, Yang Rui valued the strategic role of the various items and props more. For example, the Talisman Tent, which was not considered a very high level item from "The Art of Peace", had actually played an important role in Yang Rui's previous battles.
At this time, Zhang Ning had obtained "I Miss You Note", which was second only to "The Art of Peace". Zhang Ning even thought that the holy item's understanding of pills, swords, seals, and talismans might be deeper. This made Yang Rui look forward to it even more.
For this reason, Yang Rui ordered people to treat Envoy Zhang Lu well and asked him about his request from the front and the side.
The result of Zhang Ning's inquiry was that the other party wanted to rely on her, which was to rely on Yang Rui's forces. The other people's results were the same from the side, but there was an additional condition of being granted territory.
After Envoy Zhang Lu continued to stay for two or three days, this kind of request was finally reflected from the front. It could be seen that they were originally just observing the situation to see if there was an opportunity to put forward such a condition. Later, they felt that the current situation was suitable, so they put forward it.
Everyone knew that at this time, Yang Rui held the emperor in his hands and ordered the vassals. Therefore, it was very normal for Envoy Zhang Lu to send an envoy to find Yang Rui. Even if this matter was not successful, Envoy Zhang Lu sent an envoy with the purpose of improving the relationship with Yang Rui.
And Zhang Lu's forces indeed needed a legal identity. The Han Dynasty had never given them any official position or reward. In a sense, Zhang Lu's forces did not have the qualifications to be given a title at all. They were originally from the Yellow Turban family.
If the purpose was to make Shu more chaotic so that they could fish in troubled waters in the future, Yang Rui could consider giving Zhang Lu an official position in the border, but that would inevitably involve Liu Zhang and even Liu Dan's nerves.
In the final analysis, it was completely a matter of balance of interests. The two brothers, Liu Zhang and Liu Dan, at least for the time being, were relatively positive. Moreover, Yang Rui did not have the idea of making a move on Shu in a short time. Moreover, he also had to consider the problem of Zhang Lu's background.
Under such consideration, Yang Rui was more inclined to not support. Even if the other party gave him the sacred object "I Miss You Note", Yang Rui only needed to give the same level of benefits in return. There were many ways to do so.
After repeated considerations, Yang Rui also discussed with Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Xun You, Sun Qian, and others several times. Finally, he decided that he could not give Zhang Lu an official position in the border for the time being, and he would not do so in a short time.
This was also determined by the cultural atmosphere of the game background. Just as the Yellow Turban family was not liked by most forces, Zhang Lu's forces were also not liked by the large and small forces at this time. Yang Rui could not put himself on the opposite side of "public perception".
For this reason, Yang Rui also gave Zhang Lu enough preferential treatment, including satisfying as much as possible in commercial procurement. At the same time, he also signed limited purchase agreements for some of Shu's specialties.
As for whether to truly take Zhang Lu's forces under his command, Yang Rui would not do so for the same reason. Furthermore, it was only in name. Zhang Lu's forces would not truly accept Yang Rui's command.
Although Envoy Zhang Lu's trip did not achieve the expected goal to the greatest extent, he had achieved the goal of improving the relationship between the two sides. Furthermore, he had a new understanding of Yang Rui's bottom line, so it could not be considered a failure.
At the same time that Envoy Zhang Lu came to Luoyang Royal City, the two Loulan princesses, Pei Liena and Pei Liena, also made a request to Yang Rui.
According to Pei Liena, the premise of this request was that Pei Liena was already pregnant. After the two sisters discussed it, they decided that regardless of the gender of the child in the future, it would be the heir of the Loulan Kingdom.
When it came to heirs, it also involved Yang Rui's initial promise to Pei Liena and Pei Liena — to help them regain control of the Loulan Kingdom.
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