Chapter 44: Golden Ebony
Whether it is between players or between ministers, they are involved in each other, and in the end it is Liu Xie who can only benefit.
For example, if Li Jichen gets involved in Nanshan, Ao Da Miao and the others, Li Jichen brings out good things and gets rewards, so do you think Nanshan and the others will follow the script next time?
Therefore, Liu Xie actually hopes that there will be good involution between players and between ministers. Because only in this way can he get more benefits.
Only then could his court be more stable.
If you still don’t understand it, let’s put it another way: it’s the balance and power that were mentioned in TV dramas in the past.
This is what ancient emperors liked to do most. Such combinations of falling in love and killing each other can be found everywhere in history.
For example, the most famous ones are He Shen and Ji Xiaolan from the braided dynasty.
Of course, that is just a story in a TV series. But it has to be said that this is indeed a way for the emperor to control the court.
Liu Xie is currently in the same situation.
How many troops do you think Liu Xie has? In fact, he doesn't. Except for the forbidden troops and players that he can control, he has no troops to use.
And how many people are there in the Forbidden Army now? There are only three thousand people. And where are Yang Feng and Zhang Yang?
According to the intelligence, after Yang Feng arrived in Liang County, he quickly recruited 30,000 young people in the name of the emperor. And Zhang Yang went even further.
In a small Hedong County, Zhang Yang forcibly raised an army of 200,000, of which 100,000 troops were stationed in various cities in Hedong. The 100,000 troops could be deployed at will.
This is why he was able to take one hundred thousand elite soldiers from Hedong to Anyi to escort the emperor when he passed by Hedong.
On the one hand, there were so many people in Hedong, and on the other hand, didn't he just want to show his face in front of the emperor?
Speaking of this, Liu Xie couldn't help but sigh that Zhang Yang would invest.
Think about it, although a county governor is the highest official in the local area, this kind of official position is really not worth mentioning in front of the emperor or the central court.
But Zhang Yang was able to seize this opportunity, and when the emperor was in trouble, he led his army to show his face in front of the emperor. Otherwise, you think Liu Xie is a fool, and he will give Zhang Yang a title for no reason.
Title?
In the current situation, Liu Xie does not trust any of the princes. Even if these princes say very well, in fact, they still want to separate the regime in their hearts.
Otherwise, why didn't he Zhang Yang and Yang Feng return military power to the court?
Compared to everyone in the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Xie is actually more willing to trust players. It's simple because players are easy to control.
As long as players enter this era, they are all monitored by the system. As long as they have the slightest bad idea, Liu Xie can directly kick them out of the game.
Thinking of this, Liu Xie focused his attention on Li Jichen. He had already thought that in the future, as long as these players had merit, he would never be stingy with official positions and titles.
Time passed quickly while waiting. Not long after, Xiao Huangmen led a group of forbidden soldiers and pushed several carts outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, the items presented by the heavenly soldiers are too big to be pushed into the main hall. Your Majesty, please move." Xiao Huangmen said nervously.
But he had no choice. Who would have thought that the things Li Jichen donated were so big? And he didn't have the courage to lift the covering cloth before the emperor.
Since the things couldn't be brought in, the only option was to ask the emperor to go out.
When Liu Xie heard what Xiao Huangmen said, he didn't care about such trivial matters. He stood up directly and said to everyone present: "My dear friends, come with me to see the treasures presented by Captain Ji Chen."
After saying this, Liu Xie took the lead and walked towards the outside of the hall.
Everyone present looked at me, and I looked at you, and finally followed Liu Xie out of the hall.
As soon as everyone walked out of the hall, they saw ten large carts neatly arranged outside the hall.
"Lift the curtain!" Liu Xie said loudly to the imperial army.
When the imperial guards heard Liu Xie's words, they opened the curtain directly, and what came into view were ten huge logs about three feet long, surrounded by three people.
The five logs on the left are dark in color, shining with a metallic luster under the sunlight, while the five logs on the right are bright yellow, and there is a blood-red circle in the center of the logs.
"This is..." Dong Cheng was so surprised that he couldn't speak when he saw these two kinds of wood.
"Uncle Guo, do you know these two kinds of logs?" Liu Xie didn't know the logs. He was just about to systematically analyze the origin of the logs when he heard Dong Cheng exclaimed.
Since someone knew him, why did he need to look at the system? So Liu Xie turned around and asked Dong Cheng directly.
"Your Majesty, I recognize one of these giant trees." Dong Cheng said to Liu Xie honestly.
"Oh? Can you please introduce me to us?" Liu Xie looked at Dong Cheng and said.
"Here." Dong Cheng nodded, and then pointed to the black log and said: "Your Majesty, I have heard of this log before, it is golden ebony. This log is different from the ebony we usually see.
no the same."
"It is said that ebony was formed in ancient times when logs sank into the mud and took thousands of years to form. This kind of wood is inherently rare, and golden ebony is the best among them."
"There are rumors that golden ebony wood is formed by sinking logs into the mud near the iron ore and absorbing the essence of the iron ore. Its wood is as hard as iron and cannot be damaged by ordinary swords. It does not burn when exposed to fire and does not sink when exposed to water.
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"Moreover, this log has a faint aroma, which can calm people's minds, help warriors practice, and gather spiritual energy faster. If a house is built with this wood, it will not collapse for thousands of years!"
"Your Majesty, the palace has not been repaired for many years. I sincerely request your Majesty to use this golden ebony wood to rebuild the palace. Only such treasures can be worthy of your Majesty's status."
Liu Xie was greatly surprised when he heard Dong Cheng's words. He did not expect that Li Jichen would obtain such a treasure.
He immediately started scanning with the system, and the results he obtained were exactly the same as what Dong Cheng said. Even more exaggerated than what Dong Cheng said.
This golden ebony wood not only calms the mind and gathers spiritual energy faster, but it also has a property that it can change the wood around it.
If a piece of golden ebony is placed among a pile of ordinary logs, within ten years, the pile of logs will also turn into ebony, and it will also have the effect of calming the mind and gathering spirits.
Although the effect is not as good as golden ebony, it can indeed be changed.
If Liu Xie uses this golden ebony as the main beam of the hall, then within twenty years, the entire hall will become an ebony hall, and the effect of gathering spirits will be great!
"What a good thing!" Liu Xie also wanted to practice, so he also needed this golden ebony. Moreover, he had just asked the system what would happen if the main beams were replaced with golden ebony when building the martial arts arena.
The system's answer to him was that the training effect would be increased by 50%.
Chapter completed!