Chapter 1390 Six Paths Hall, fooling, and then fooling
Walking on the road to Wudu, Zhou Chen found that the characteristics of this world had a lot in common with the several ancient worlds he had traveled through, but there were also many differences.
This dynasty is somewhat similar to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms after the Tang Dynasty, but the difference is that here the nine kingdoms stand side by side, and the civil war and chaos are more severe than in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. After all, the more countries there are, the more wars there are.
As a prosperous country, the living conditions of the people in the capital city of Wu State are pretty good. At least Zhou Chen saw many people with smiles on their faces along the way. There were beggars, but the number was not too large.
However, as he was born in Senluo Palace, he naturally knew that what he saw in front of him did not represent the entire country. As the capital of Wu State, if it could not be done, let alone other places, but generally speaking, Wu State was better than other places.
The life of the country and people is relatively good.
But Zhou Chen knew that such an environment would not last long.
Emperor Wu has already led his troops to conquer personally. If nothing happens, Wu State will be defeated by An State in a few months, and Emperor Wu will become a "glorious" overseas student of An State. By then, Wu State will fall into chaos.
The emperor's personal conquest and capture were quite explosive in history. Looking at the history of China for thousands of years, only the emperor who was called the emperor had it worse.
Even if Anguo took Emperor Wu to call the door at that time, maybe Emperor Wu at that time would be able to do such a thing.
As the "Jinyiwei" of Wu State, Liudaotang has great power. Originally, Liudaotang should belong directly to the emperor, but now Emperor Yongyou is not very wise, which resulted in such an important military force. In the end, it fell to the first assistant chapter.
In hand.
Since the power is no longer in the hands of the emperor, can Liudaotang still be regarded as the emperor's personal guard?
In short, Zhou Chen felt that the Wu Kingdom Court was really a mess. The chief minister had great power, and the prince could also supervise the country. The emperor personally conquered the country, and his eyes and ears were gone. In addition, the emperor was a doting eunuch who insisted on having his own way.
If we don’t lose the battle, who will?
Soon we arrived at the site of Liu Daotang. The area belonging to Liu Daotang was very large, and each department had its own private residence.
Having lived here for many years, Zhou Chen was still very familiar with this place in his memory. However, after Zhao Ji came to power, he was imprisoned. When he came back again, he found that many places had changed.
An emperor and a courtier, the same goes for the leader of the Liudao Hall. The previous old leader was interested in Ning Yuanzhou, so after Zhao Ji took office, he immediately eliminated dissidents, took control of the Liudao Hall, and changed many policies.
Walking into Liudaotang, Zhou Chen clearly felt that the atmosphere here has changed a lot. The people coming and going have become a bit lazy, and there are many unfamiliar faces. It seems that many new people have joined recently.
Zhou Chen soon met Zhao Ji, who was in the office of the master of Liudao Hall.
The lights in the main hall were dim, solemn and quiet, as if a cold wind was blowing, giving people a cold and uncomfortable feeling.
"Sir, Zhou Chen brings it here."
"You go down first."
Zhao Ji waved Xu Jun away, leaving only his right-hand confidant Lou Qingqiang. He didn't want more people to know about his affairs with Zhou Chen.
He sat on the main chair on the high platform in the hall, looking at Zhou Chen condescendingly with cold eyes.
"Zhou Chen, you should understand that since I can release you, I can naturally send you back. If you fail to complete what you promised me, you know the consequences very well."
Zhou Chen cupped his hands and said: "Sir, please rest assured, I will never make fun of my own life. From now on, I will definitely help you rebuild the Senluo Palace and help you acquire all the wealth in the world."
"Hahaha……"
Zhao Ji let out a proud and wild laugh. Regardless of whether Zhou Chen said it sincerely or not, it was pleasant to the ears.
"Okay, starting from today, I will fully support you in rebuilding Senluo Palace. I hope you won't let me down."
"My subordinates will do their best."
"Don't just say it sounds nice, I want to see the actual results."
Zhou Chen paused for a moment and said: "Sir, I have two ideas about rebuilding the Senluo Palace. If you want to see results as soon as possible, the best way is to recall those old people from the past. They are all old people and can get started quickly. The only
What is uncertain is whether it will be faithful or not.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Ji said without hesitation: "No, this method won't work, try another one."
Just kidding, he just went to war to eliminate Ning Yuanzhou's influence, abolished the Senluo Palace, and disbanded the group of disabled people who in his opinion only wasted food. How could he agree to call them back now?
Zhou Chen continued without incident: "If this method doesn't work, then we really have to start from scratch, re-select people, and re-train. In this case, there is no need to worry about loyalty, but in this way, the time required for preparation will be shortened."
It’s grown.”
"Just use this method. It doesn't matter how long it takes. The most important thing is loyalty and ability. You must grasp it well."
Zhao Ji wants to train the new Senluodian as his confidant, so he naturally wants to choose loyal people to train him. As for time, he has plenty of time.
"Then please select someone and then let me do the screening. Don't get me wrong, sir. Although we are just doing intelligence gathering, we also need to be talented. Different people have different efficiencies. Naturally, we should choose those with higher efficiency and ability."
Zhao Ji nodded: "No problem, I will personally select the candidates, there is no rush."
Of course Zhou Chen is not in a hurry, wishing that Zhao Ji would choose March so that he wouldn't have to worry about it.
"Then I will wait for your order. Sir, I have been in prison for several months and have not been home for a long time. I wonder if I can go home first?"
Zhao Ji asked with cold eyes: "Are you trying to escape?"
Zhou Chen immediately showed a 'fearful' look: "Sir, I have no intention of doing this. The entire capital is under your control. If I dare to escape, I will only die. I am not that stupid."
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"Humph, it's good to know. Your life belongs to me now. If you dare to escape, you will be the first to have your home confiscated and your clan exterminated." Zhao Ji's tone was full of threats.
"My subordinate understands."
Zhou Chen didn't take Zhao Ji's words seriously at all, and even ransacked the family and exterminated the family. He was the only one left in their family, and he was afraid of robbing the family and exterminating the family.
After leaving the main hall, he was ready to return to his home in this world.
"Send someone to keep an eye on him. If he does anything wrong, kill him."
Zhao Ji looked cold. He was greedy for money, but he was also murderous. If Zhou Chen didn't act according to his orders, he would never show mercy.
Lou Qingqiang accepted the order and said: "Yes, sir, I promise not to let him leave our sight."
After all, in fact, neither of them thought Zhou Chen had the ability to escape their surveillance, nor did they think Zhou Chen had the courage. They were just acting as a safeguard.
Zhou Chen really never thought about escaping, but it was not because he lacked courage, but because he finally came out and was preparing to use Liudaotang to make profits for himself. How could he choose to escape at this time.
In Beicheng District, Zhou Chen's home is a second-floor courtyard. Its location and environment are average, but it is much better than most residents in Beicheng District.
The capital city of Wu State is divided into four cities: southeast, northwest and northwest. Among them, the east city has convenient transportation and is conducive to the transportation of goods. Most of the residents are wealthy businessmen. Most of the residents in the west city are high-ranking officials and nobles, such as relatives of the emperor, important ministers of the court, famous nobles, etc.
Wait, ordinary people can't live in it at all.
Most of the people living in South City and North City are ordinary people at the bottom of society. Therefore, the environment and conditions in these two urban areas are much worse than those in the East and West cities. However, few people with a relatively high status in the capital will choose to live there.
In South City and North City.
In modern terms, East City and West City are equivalent to the political and commercial centers, the city center, while South City and North City are equivalent to suburbs, and there is a big difference.
Although Zhou Chen is from the Six Paths Hall, he is only a Hell Dao Chazi, one of the three evil realms with a relatively low status. Naturally, he cannot live in the East City or the West City. It is already very good to have a second-entry courtyard in the North City.
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He doesn't have many requirements for the living environment, as long as it's not dirty and messy, not to mention the yard is pretty good. The only downside is that it's far away from Liudao Hall.
As soon as I got home, before I could even burn my mouth to drink, Xu Jun came to the door.
Looking at the smiling Xu Jun in front of him, Zhou Chen was really speechless. Sure enough, he was the same as Zhao Ji. He even had the same greedy character. As soon as he got home, this man came.
Fortunately, he had already taken out some gold from the system backpack, walked into the room, and took out twenty taels of gold, which was presented in the shape of a gold ingot.
Twelve gold ingots, two in total.
"Twenty taels of gold, keep your word."
Xu Jun took the gold ingot with a bright smile on his face, and his eyes softened when he looked at Zhou Chen.
"Brother Zhou, if you still have this kind of errand work in the future, don't be polite and come to me directly. Brother will do his best to help you get it done."
Zhou Chen nodded, but sneered in his heart, he really wanted to do it a second time, let's just dream.
After sending Xu Jun away, he went to the kitchen to take a look. There was some food, but the rice was already infested with worms. He could tell at a glance that it had not been touched for a long time.
This is normal. As a grown man, he rarely cooks. In addition, he works in Liudaotang and can eat and drink there. Basically, he does not need to cook at home.
When he got home, he saw a wonton stall not far from the door, so Zhou Chen simply cleaned up and went to the wonton stall to order a bowl of wontons.
Not to mention, the wontons served at this roadside stall are really good, but the taste is a bit bland.
While eating wontons, I thought.
Now that he has gained Zhao Ji's trust for the time being, he can use Liudaotang to help him improve his skills in the next time. Time is urgent and the plot is not far from the beginning, so he must improve his internal strength to a certain level, otherwise
Just relying on martial arts moves is no problem against ordinary people, but not against masters of internal strength.
To be continued...