Chapter 1,388 Six Paths Hall, fooling, and then fooling
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.
He has no background in this world to use, so his strength must be the first priority. When his personal strength reaches a certain level, he will have the confidence to deal with everything.
It's just that practicing martial arts is not cultivating the Tao after all. It is impossible to realize Tao instantly, and it requires steady and steady practice step by step.
Even the invincible and peerless genius Li Xiangyi took several years to become number one in the world.
Although Zhou Chen has lived for dozens of worlds, he does not dare to say that his talent is comparable to that of Li Xiangyi. Even his talent in martial arts may not be even a little bit worse.
But his advantage is that by practicing over and over again, his physical talent is slowly improving, and he may not be able to reach or even surpass him one day in the future.
Then he began to think about the current time. It had not been long since Emperor Wu's military expedition. Even if he went to war with An Guo, he would not be defeated in one battle. There would definitely be a process.
I just don’t know if Ren Ruyi had already come to Wudu during this period. After all, Anguo and Wuguo were at war, and Baique of Anguo’s Zhu Yiwei wanted to steal the grain draft that the Han family was responsible for.
The importance of food and grass in war is self-evident. Once there is no food and grass, no matter how strong the army is, it will only be defeated.
It was at this time that Ren Ruyi, who had been hiding for several years, was selected to become the White Bird of Zhu Yiwei. He came to Wudu just to get close to the heir apparent of the Han family.
However, Zhou Chen had no intention of getting close to Ren Ruyi at this time. This woman was very fierce, very vigilant and cold, and appearing in front of her at this time was no different from seeking death.
The hero's mission to save the beauty is, of course, to wait until she is in trouble. At that time, it is the best time to help her. This is one of the reasons why he wants to enter the Six Paths Hall.
Practice, practice, this is Zhou Chen's top priority.
After eating the wontons, he went back to meditate and practice. In the evening, he went to a restaurant to have a good meal and bought some medicinal materials.
During this process, he discovered someone was following him, but he didn't alert him. He just pretended that he didn't notice him and behaved naturally.
Hu Chihai drank a meal and swallowed some medicinal materials. His Big Stomach King skill quickly took effect, speeding up metabolism and absorbing nutrients, which played a great role in his practice.
He really likes the passive skill of Big Stomach King. It allows him to absorb energy and nutrients from food many times faster than ordinary people. He can even digest toxic substances much better than ordinary people. Ordinary poisons are basically harmful to him.
It doesn't work.
Zhou Chen originally thought that Zhao Ji would look for him in a few days, but he didn't expect that he would have to wait for ten days.
Ten days later, Zhou Chen returned to Liudaotang again, and this time he saw only Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji handed him a pile of files: "These are the people I'm looking for for you. There are thirty-two people in total. You can choose."
Zhou Chen didn't do anything extra. He took it over and looked at it carefully, but he only looked at it for a short while before putting it down.
"Why, these people don't meet your requirements?"
"Sir, if it is just to organize and summarize things, some of them may be able to do it, but the Senluo Palace we want to rebuild does not only need these people, but also needs more people who can collect intelligence for us. Then these people
It doesn’t meet the requirements.”
Zhao Ji raised his eyebrows: "Don't talk nonsense, just say it."
Zhou Chen said: "These people selected by the Lord may be loyal, but most of them don't know much about intelligence, and many of them are over a certain age, have limited potential, and have relatively poor ability to accept new knowledge. They stay in Senluo Hall to work
It’s okay to do some auxiliary work, but if you want to let it go out to do intelligence, it may not be satisfactory.”
Zhao Ji's face darkened. These people were all carefully selected by him. Zhou Chen's words made him feel like he was slapped in the face. However, since he chose to believe Zhou Chen, he would not get angry because of this trivial matter.
"Then who do you want?"
"If possible, it is best to choose some orphans who are younger than eighteen, as they are easier to control."
When Zhao Ji heard this, he looked sarcastic: "I thought you could come up with any good ideas. In this world, the easiest people to control are not orphans, but people with families and relatives. Having relatives means having weaknesses.
This way you can have better control.”
"Okay, if you are under 18 years old, I can find one for you. Both men and women are welcome?"
"Yes, the vast majority of our Six Paths Hall are men, but in fact, women are definitely not inferior to men in intelligence work. But it is different from the simple seduction of sex in Ashura Path. They have more skills and abilities.
, women’s intelligence capabilities are only stronger than men’s.”
Zhao Ji nodded. He agreed with this. This was the case with Bai Que, the Zhu Yi Guard of Anguo. Even though Bai Que had the lowest status among the Zhu Yi Guards, their abilities were not bad at all. It was just that he, who was from a better background, had always been
I just don't like this kind of woman.
"Sir, it's best to be more secretive when looking for someone. The fewer people know about it, the better the intelligence can be. It's best if only the master knows about it, so that absolute loyalty and safety can be guaranteed."
Zhao Ji looked at Zhou Chen in admiration. This was his idea to train subordinates who were only loyal to him. Zhou Chen's proposal was exactly what he wanted.
"I naturally know this, so you don't need to worry about it. The staff will be ready if you wait a little longer."
Zhou Chen showed a smile, no, it has been delayed for some days, just dragging it left and right, a few months will pass quickly.
"Sir, when I went to Senluo Hall before, I saw that there were not many pigeons left in the hall. Is it because they flew out?"
Zhao Ji's face suddenly turned black. He had flown out, but most of them had already flown away. In the past few months since he took office, he had been in charge of the Six Paths Hall in a humane way. He had arranged his confidants everywhere, and then he began to make money.
, not paying much attention to intelligence at all.
Senluo Palace is gone, the Hell Realm is also severely damaged, and most of the pigeons responsible for delivering messages and intelligence are gone.
Zhou Chen saw Zhao Ji's embarrassment and took the initiative to save his respect.
"In fact, those previous pigeons are not important to us. We want to rebuild Senluo Temple. Not only do people have to choose their loyal ones again, but the same goes for pigeons. If we change the training method, it will be easier for us to control them."
Zhao Ji nodded with satisfaction: "You're right, that's what I think. Who knows whether the pigeons raised by Ning Yuanzhou are reliable? I'll leave the matter of re-cultivating pigeons to you."
Zhou Chen hesitated and said: "If you want to cultivate good pigeons, you not only need good pigeon seedlings, but you also need to find people who specialize in training pigeons. This may require a large sum of money."
Zhao Ji's facial muscles twitched violently. He didn't feel bad asking him to pay for fun, but when it came to this kind of thing, he really felt bad.
But in order to make a better fortune in the future, he knew he had to get the money, but he was a little dissatisfied with Zhou Chen in his heart. If Zhou Chen's results in the end did not satisfy him, he would definitely make Zhou Chen's life worse than death.
"Just keep a record of how much gold and silver you need and submit it to me when the time comes. I'll approve it after I check it and see if it's OK."
Zhou Chen immediately raised his hands and said, "Thank you, sir. I will definitely not disappoint you."
No, public funds are coming soon. As a mathematical genius, doing things like accounting couldn't be easier for him.