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This is far more effective than war.

War can conquer a country, but it may not necessarily conquer people's hearts.

Therefore, Gu Ming wanted to use the power of the imperial court to comprehensively promote the core Confucian ideas of "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, and fraternity."

Of course, this requires a long process.

Today's Yumen Pass, although still guarded by border guards, does not have the solemnity and desolation of the previous wars, but a bustling scene of people coming and going.

Going west out of Yumen Pass, you enter the vast desert.

However, in order to facilitate the exchange of personnel and materials between the two sides, the Great Yan Dynasty cooperated with the countries of the Western Regions to build a passage, with road guides and post stations along the way to facilitate the caravans and tribes to cross the desert.

With the guide, as long as you don't encounter strong wind and sand, you don't have to worry about getting lost in the desert.

The existence of the post station provides a relatively safe rest environment for caravans and travelers who are tired all the way, and can also replenish food and water here.

In this way, the material exchange between the two parties has been accelerated.

Under normal circumstances, for the sake of safety, the vast majority of people will choose to use official channels.

There are exceptions to everything.

Tens of miles away from Yumen Pass, there is an area of ​​rolling sand dunes called "Singing Sand Mountain".

There is a small lake near Mingsha Mountain that is inexhaustible all year round. It is shaped like a crescent moon, so it is called Crescent Moon Spring.

Because of the water source, a small oasis has also been formed here.

It stands to reason that the imperial court should have chosen Mingsha Mountain when building the official road leading to the Western Regions, because there is not only an oasis here, but also the shortest distance from here.

But Mingsha Mountain has not been peaceful since ancient times. All kinds of horse bandits, horse thieves, sand wolves, poisonous snakes, and monsters often haunt here, and I don't know how many people died here.

For the sake of safety, the two sides finally avoided Mingsha Mountain and opened up a relatively safe passage.

However, I don't know who built a manor by the Crescent Lake, called "Happy Village". When I hear the name, I can't help but make people think about it.

It is said that Happy Village has four characteristics: beautiful scenery, delicious food, fine wine, and beauties!

Some say it's heaven, others say it's hell.

All kinds of legends cast a more mysterious color on it, attracting many strange people to explore.

That night, Gu Ming came to Happy Village "attractively".

It has been more than three years since the last upgrade, and now, his system character level has been raised to be a servant.

If you upgrade again, you will be a bachelor.

According to Gu Ming's speculation and practice, compared to the world of practice in this world, his strength has already reached the peak state.

If you go further up, you will break through a bottleneck, break through a critical point, and step into the legendary "Red Dust Fairy" realm.

According to ancient rumors, although the mortal immortal is in the mortal world, his realm and supernatural powers are no different from those of real immortals. If there is no accident, he can live the same life as heaven and earth.

Of course, regardless of whether the legend is true or not, Gu Ming's pursuit is not limited to this point, because there are higher ranks above the Grand Bachelor.

Sanctification is Gu Ming's ultimate goal.

Although Emperor Yongping had conferred him the title of Sub-Sage, it was only a title, and the benefits were nothing more than a substantial increase in fame and corresponding luck.

However, Gu Ming knew very well that he was still far away from the real sub-sage, let alone a saint.

When he came here this time, Gu Ming pretended to be a wandering scholar.

Dressed in a white shirt and with a sword on his waist, he has the elegance of a scholar, but also has the demeanor of a knight in the rivers and lakes.

"Crescent Spring"

Coming here "again", Gu Ming muttered to himself as if he had passed away.

In fact, it's not like it's been a lifetime, but it's indeed a lifetime.

In his previous life, Gu Ming had heard many mysterious legends about Crescent Lake, so he went to join the tour because of the fame. The result was clearly the difference between a seller's show and a buyer's show.

It's better to find a place in the countryside to look at the pond at will.

No matter how beautiful Crescent Lake is, it belongs to the distant past, just like a withered beauty.

But now, the Crescent Lake presented in front of Gu Ming is far more beautiful than the legends in the previous life, just like a paradise in the desert.

The sparkling water waves reflect the crescent moon in the sky, making it look picturesque.

There are some desert-like trees growing around, against the undulating sand dunes not far away.

Under the sand dunes, there stands a brightly lit mansion, from which faint sounds of silk and bamboo orchestras, the sound of drinking orders, and the sound of Yingge and Yanyu are faintly heard.

This big house is exactly Happy Village.

Although the name is a bit vulgar, it is also suitable for the occasion.

"My lord, are you alone?"

As soon as Gu Ming arrived at the gate of the villa, the guy in charge of greeting outside looked subconsciously.

"That's right, it's just one person, why? Guizhuang still has a rule of not accepting single customers?"

"Haha, the young master is really good at joking, but the villain is just a little strange to see the young master walking outside alone.

However, seeing that Young Master is wearing a long sword, he must be able to protect himself."

"Okay, you don't need to care about this, just bring me in."

"Yes, yes, sir, please!"

As soon as we entered the gate, the clerk began to sell hard: "Young master, I'm not bragging. Although our villa is located in the desert, except for the remoteness, the conditions in all aspects are rarely comparable.

Here, whether it is flying in the sky, running on the ground, or swimming in the water, all kinds of delicacies are available.

Of course, good wine and beauties are indispensable.

The fine wines include traditional fine wines from the Central Plains, as well as fine wines from the Western Regions.

Beauties hehe, in the words of you scholars, there are really beauties like a cloud, from the Central Plains, from the Western Regions, from various tribes, in short, there are all kinds of beauties, you can choose, and you will be satisfied.

It’s not a small boast, no matter how picky people are, they will always find something they like when they come to us.”

Hearing the guy's eloquent introduction, Gu Ming just smiled faintly.

"My lord, after you have seen it, you will know that what the little one said is true."

Not long after, the man brought Gu Ming to the hall.

This hall is really big, bigger than the lobby of all the restaurants that Gu Ming has seen, but there are not many tables, about twenty.

The furnishings in the hall combined the styles of the Central Plains and the Western Regions, and it looked quite unique.

At this time, there were about seven or eight tables of guests sitting in the hall, and each table was accompanied by a girl.

There were bursts of outrageous laughter and tender laughter in the hall, and there was a smell of meat, vegetables, and powder.

Gu Ming looked around and asked, "It's too noisy here, is there a quieter place?"

"Of course there are, but what?"

The guy gave a meaningful smile.

"What? I'm afraid I don't have the money to pay the bill?"

Gu Ming reached out and took out a large ingot of gold.

The guy's eyes lit up, and he quickly bent down, with a more enthusiastic expression: "My lord, please follow me!"

Under the guidance of the staff, Gu Ming entered an elegant room.

The room is very large, and the facilities are relatively complete. There are tables, pianos, paintings, and beds

There is also an intoxicating fragrance in the room.

"My lord, how about arranging some special wine and dishes of the village for you?"

"Well, let's go!"

"That's good, the younger one will leave first, the young master will sit down for a while, and someone will come to greet the young master."

The man smiled meaningfully, and then exited the room.

Sure enough, just a moment after the clerk left, there was a gust of fragrant wind outside the door, and four women with different styles came in gracefully.

Judging from their appearance and attire, two of them were obviously women from the Central Plains, and the other was a woman from the Western Regions.

Although the styles are different, one thing is the same: the four women are all beauties.

"Wanfu, son!"

After entering the door, the four women all stepped forward and gave Jiao Didi a blessing.

Gu Ming asked with a smile: "Are you all here to serve me?"

"If the young master is interested, we are here to serve the young master. If the young master doesn't like it, we have many sisters here, and there will always be one that the young master likes."

"Don't bother, just the four of you, sit down."

"Thank you sir!"

The four women all thanked each other, then sat down around Gu Ming laughing and laughing.

Then he started introducing himself.

"Young master, my slave's jadeite!"

"My lord, I'm Linglong!"

"Young master, I am a slave!"

"Young master, slave Xueyue!"

"Well, yes, the four girls live up to their names, they are really beautiful!"

"Hee hee, thank you son for your compliment!"

"I don't know where the young master is going on this trip?"

"Well, walk around and broaden your knowledge."

"My lord, I'll have to drink a few more glasses later. The wines in our Happy Villa are all the best wines in the world. When you drink to your heart's content, our four sisters

Hee hee, it will definitely let the young master taste the joy that he has never had before."

Gu Ming couldn't help but smiled and said: "Is that so? I'm very talented. Just because of the four of you, I'm afraid you really can't match me!"

"Oh, son, you are necrotic"

"Hee hee, son, are you bragging? Why don't you let the servants see it first?"

"Don't be in a hurry, my young master has always been sympathetic and cherishing jade, I'm afraid that after you see it, you won't even have to drink for a while."

As soon as these words came out, the four women suddenly laughed and trembled, and they inadvertently revealed a look of indescribable meaning among each other.

They can be said to have a lot of people, men, most of them can only brag.

If it were real swords and guns on the battlefield

Any one of them can make the opponent lose their armor and disarm, and they will be defeated, let alone the four sisters together.

After laughing and laughing for a while, the food and wine began to be served.

"Come, come, young master, I will fill you a cup first."

Fei Cui, who was sitting beside Gu Ming, picked up the jade pot and poured Gu Ming a glass of wine.

"Come on, let's drink together!"

"The slave's family will offer you a cup first!"

After a few glasses of wine, Gu Ming asked casually: "By the way, the four girls are all beauties, why are they living in this desert?"

"Young master, what's so good outside? Although the surrounding area is a desert, our happy village is like a fairyland on earth. We have something to eat, drink, and play, so how can we be humbled?"

"That's right, most of our happy Zhuang people are men who come here especially for their fame. Isn't the young master also here?"

"That's true, but I'm a little curious about who is the owner of Guizhuang, who can build such a large manor in this desert without making a sound.

If it is convenient, can the four girls introduce the owner of Guizhuang? "

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the four women couldn't help changing. Judging from their eyes, it seemed that they were a little afraid of the owner of the villa.

After being silent for a while, Linglong couldn't help but forced a smile and said: "My lord, my master doesn't live in this village, and it's rare to come here on weekdays, so I can't introduce you to you, lord."