One hundred thousand troops

When he first heard this, Mr. Ming Jing was shocked. This was the first time he had heard such a bold and reckless person dare to ask for 100,000 troops in front of him.

In fact, when he was the crown prince, he was cultivating his confidants and promoting talents in the army. He had discussed with Master Yulou and Yuxuzi back then, intending to let Chu Chen, who had inherited the military strategist inheritance, join the army to gain experience and become the commander of an army, leading troops to fight.

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However, Chu Chenzhi was not here, so he did not force it.

At this moment, old things were brought up again, which surprised Mr. Ming Jing.

Not to mention, Chu Chen did not intend to command an army of 100,000, but "supported 100,000 troops."

There is a "world of difference" between the two. Those who command one hundred thousand soldiers are the soldiers and horses of the imperial court and are supervised by the Celestial Court, while those who command "one hundred thousand soldiers" are raising their own private soldiers.

With one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and it is a borderland, there is definitely the ambition of a separatist party.

If ordinary kings and ministers heard this, they would immediately become furious and furious.

However, Mr. Ming Jing was obviously not an ordinary emperor, and he also knew Chu Chen. After being slightly surprised, he looked at Chu Chen, guessed something, and said:

"Ling Xiao, do you want to raise a hundred thousand ghost soldiers and generals?"

Mr. Mingjing knew Chu Chen quite well and knew that he had learned the Guigu military art and had extraordinary attainments in refining weapons and generals, and that he had extraordinary military and horse powers.

"Sir is wise!"

Chu Chen cupped his hands and felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Raising ghost soldiers and ghost generals is two different things from separatist rule and privately holding heavy troops.

Ghosts are not things from the human world, they cannot affect the destiny of the country, and cannot shake the rule and destiny of the Dachang Dynasty.

In fact, the Immortal Court of the Celestial Dynasty does not prohibit mages from raising soldiers and horses. To a certain extent, it encourages monks who are good at soldiers and horses to raise soldiers and horses, cultivate Yin soldiers and Yin generals, supplement the strength of the Celestial Dynasty, and reduce the power of Yin Cao, the city god in the Yang world.

pressure.

For example, when Chu Chen was in Xin'an County, Guangping County, the local city god encouraged him to raise more soldiers and horses, wishing that he could recruit hundreds of soldiers and horses at once.

But, recruiting 100,000 soldiers and horses in one go is another matter.

Not to mention 100,000 soldiers and horses, even if you raise 10,000 soldiers and horses privately, you still need permission from the Celestial Court. Raising them privately is "intentional evil" and the problem is huge.

Of course, this matter is not without precedent.

Some of the top immortal sects and private soldiers in the top divine palaces also have over 10,000 or even 100,000 Yin soldiers.

For example, the military holy land "Shuilian Cave, the main branch of Guigu" has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under its command. Adding the soldiers and horses of all major branches, the number of soldiers and horses has already exceeded one hundred thousand.

Another example is the Five Mountains Divine Mansion. It is not uncommon for the top three or above god mansions in various places to have tens of thousands or even one hundred thousand troops.

In other words, Chu Chen's "request" does not set a precedent. Many top sects and top forces have precedents of raising 100,000 soldiers and horses.

The only difference is that Chu Chen and the Lingshan Sect are far behind him in this respect because he has a deep foundation and strong power, and the Celestial Court has granted permission.

This is why Chu Chen said it was an "unkind invitation".

As expected, when Mr. Ming Jing saw this request, he smiled and shook his head:

"This matter is not that simple and difficult to handle."

Chu Chen was stunned.

Although Mr. Ming Jing did not agree, he did not refuse him flatly.

"It's hard to handle" doesn't mean it can't be handled.

This gave him hope, and he felt happy and bowed his hands:

"Please give me some advice, sir."

"If the secret true story of the Great Sun Tathagata you presented is true, you are allowed to raise 100,000 soldiers and horses, so what's the problem!"

At this point, Mr. Ming Jing changed the topic and said:

"It's just that, although I am the Son of Heaven and the Supreme Being in the world, I can't settle major military matters with a single word. There is considerable resistance from all sides. Don't have too much hope."

"Thank you sir for your help!"

Chu Chen was overjoyed.

He naturally knows Mr. Ming Jing's dilemma. Those top sects and forces with "a hundred thousand soldiers" are all created by various historical factors. He offered the secret inheritance of the Buddha. The weight is enough, but whether it can succeed is another matter.

, there is considerable resistance in all aspects.

This is the difficulty of Chu Chen’s “request”.

However, now that Mr. Ming Jing has spoken, things are different.

Mr. Mingjing keeps saying that he cannot "decided with one word", but he has been in charge of Dabao for more than ten years. He has already had firm control over the court. As the emperor, he has always kept his word and followed the law.

As long as he agrees, then things will basically be done.

Of course, no one in a position of authority would always agree.

On the one hand, it leaves room to avoid embarrassing situations when an accident occurs. On the other hand, it shows the difficulty of the matter and better wins people's hearts.

"No need to be polite."

Mr. Ming Jing burst into tears when he saw Chu Chen being grateful. At this moment, he might have thought of something and added:

"Ling Xiao, let's talk about it. You can raise 100,000 soldiers and horses. However, in the future, the soldiers and horses cannot be transferred to the Lingshan Sect. This power of raising soldiers cannot be passed on to future generations. It can only be owned by you. Do you have it?

objection!"

Chu Chen nodded slightly, feeling quite happy.

The "qualification" he wants to raise a hundred thousand soldiers and horses is to protect the Cave Heaven Paradise. He does not want to be like some top forces and pass it down from generation to generation for thousands of years.

If you do not inherit the "right to transport troops", you will face much less resistance.

After all, he will ascend sooner or later and will not leave any hidden dangers. The Celestial Court will not suffer from this exchange.

"I have no objection."

"Great kindness!"

Lingshan Sect, Qingchen Cave Mansion.

"Wonderful!"

Chu Chen played with the [Golden Dragon Token] in his hand, with a look of joy on his face.

This time, he traveled tens of thousands of miles to the imperial capital to meet with Mr. Ming Jing, and gained a lot.

He exchanged the "Secret True Transmission of the Great Sun Tathagata" for the "qualification" to raise a hundred thousand troops. His first step in raising a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers to guard the Paradise of Cave Heaven was successful. Next, he could start recruiting and raising troops.

It's hard to say whether this business will make a profit or lose if it's done by others, but if it falls on Chu Chen, it's definitely a gain.

A heavenly paradise and an opportunity to become an immortal are worthy of everything he has.

In addition, in addition to the "Secret and True Transmission of the Great Sun Tathagata", the ten magic weapons that Chu Chen seized from the [Dajajang Temple] were also "sold as stolen goods" to the Xianting Treasure House.

Mr. Ming Jing summoned the director of Xianting Treasure House and asked the two to negotiate.

After some haggling, Chu Chen discounted all ten Buddhist Tantric magic weapons for 20 million jade coins, and packaged and sold ten Five Elements rare treasures to Xianting.

He made a small loss in this transaction. The transaction price was only 50% of the market price. Moreover, the Xianting Treasure House was not paid in one lump sum, but in five years, in batches of jade coins, heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

However, Chu Chen was very happy to conclude the transaction.

After all, this treasure is not easy to "sell as stolen goods". He can eat the Xianting treasure house in one bite, so even if the price is seriously discounted, he is happy to save trouble.

"Accidentally, I got into the limelight again."

Chu Chen reviewed the situation and couldn't help but feel a little emotional and vaguely expectant.

This time, he "demonstrated his merits" in front of Mr. Ming Jing by destroying the [Dajajang Temple] and showed his Taoist and magical powers. Although Mr. Ming Jing didn't say anything, he still looked at him differently in the subsequent conversation.

In addition, he later requested to recruit 100,000 troops, which to some extent also revealed the rapid improvement of his military skills.

He was originally "simple in the emperor's heart", and now his sharpness and strength are gradually revealed, which is extremely beneficial to his subsequent promotion.

The promotion of Xianting is a minor move in three years and a major move in five years.

Before I knew it, more than two years had passed.

Chu Chen is still very hopeful to be transferred to the third-level immortal position in the future. He is a dignified elder of the central elder of the Immortal Court. It is unreasonable to "idle" in latent cultivation.

He was promoted to the State Taoist Yuan, and the State Supervisory Yuan had great hopes. Now that he has shown his strength, Mr. Mingjing must be more bold in recruiting people.

"In charge of the state capital, the minister of the Demonic Academy cannot even think of it. It would be quite good to be able to serve as the mountain chief and state supervisor in a state."

Chu Chen couldn't help but secretly look forward to it.

He currently has 8,900 meritorious deeds, which is still far from reaching 10,000 meritorious deeds and practicing Lei Zu's top thunder magic power.

If you can hold a serious immortal position, it will be much easier to achieve the goal of ten thousand meritorious deeds.

In the next two days, Chu Chen was counting the spoils and harvests, immersed in little surprises every day.

As the saying goes, happiness alone is not as good as happiness among everyone.

Master Xu Ping vetoed Chu Chen's donation to the sect to support the Lingshan Sect, but Chu Chen did not really live alone.
To be continued...