Chapter 457: Bingzhou Shepherd and Bingzhou Inspector?
Xiao Wen doesn't know what will happen next.
Anyway, the subsequent development of things is beyond his control.
All he can do is to inform the officials of the information he knows. As for what the officials will do, that is their own business.
He can't control it, and he can't control it.
But when he returned to the hotel, Lu Chengan finally came to his senses. He looked at Xiao Wen sitting in the driver's seat, his lips trembled, and he looked at Xiao Wen with an extremely complicated expression on his eyebrows.
"Xiao...Brother Xiao, is what you said in the yard before true? Is there really an alien civilization? Beyond the Blue Star, in the vast universe, is there really such a powerful sea of stars?"
Lu Chengan swallowed, his face full of horror, and asked with trembling lips.
Xiao Wen nodded silently.
"Every peck and every drink has its destiny. Since Blue Star has revived its spiritual energy now, there must be a reason for its spiritual energy recovery."
"There is no such thing as a pie in the sky. Although the power of today's online gamers has improved very quickly, this improvement does not come without a price. At least when the catastrophe comes, people like us will be at the forefront.
The people on the front line are the main force against the extraterrestrial beings!"
"However, there is still some time before the catastrophe, brother Lu, there is no need to worry, just wait and see." Xiao Wenyan said, reaching out and patting Lu Chengan on the shoulder.
Then he didn't say much and went straight back to his room.
Anyway, he has told Lu Chengan enough news now, and he should give him time to digest it.
As for the official side, they should go to the Mysterious Sea again for confirmation, right?
Since the starry sky civilization fire has consciousness, it must also be able to communicate.
If we can use the information we have in our hands to communicate with the starry sky civilization and make preparations in advance, we can naturally avoid most crises when danger arrives.
In the next few days, no one came to disturb him again. Even Jiang Feng, who was originally going to visit Xiao Wen, disappeared.
Even the night before the national competition was about to be held, several ancestors of the ancient martial arts family appeared together and announced that the national competition would be postponed for two days.
The originally planned trial method will be changed.
The trial rewards that have been determined will be doubled.
As soon as this news came out, online gamers who were originally a little dissatisfied with the delay immediately started shouting wildly.
After all, the rewards originally provided were already rich in their opinion.
If it is doubled again on this basis, doesn't it mean that the reward will far exceed their psychological expectations?
As for waiting two more days?
So what does it matter?
As long as you wait to get better rewards and spend some time, no one will care.
When such news fell into Xiao Wen's ears, it was unexpected by Xiao Wen.
After hearing the news, I just responded and started fighting in the game.
In the game, it is within the territory of Xiliang.
A carriage was slowly approaching. Who were Xiao Wen and the others?
When Xiao Wen returned to the territory, he happened to meet an angel sent by the imperial court to deliver the reward at the gate of the territory.
"I have met Marquis Duting."
This angel is also one of the Ten Constant Attendants, named Zhang Gong.
As a member of the Ten Constant Attendants, he should be extremely proud, not to mention that he is also an angel, delivering edicts on behalf of the Emperor. Wherever he goes, he must be holding blessings and enjoying the worship of everyone.
But in front of Xiao Wen, he showed no airs at all. Even when he saw Xiao Wen for the first time, he quickly got off the carriage and bowed to Xiao Wen.
As for the reason for this...
Taking Guo Sheng's lesson into account, they naturally did not dare to put on airs in front of Xiao Wen.
Once this attitude gets too high, you may get beaten and even make a fool of yourself!
Not to mention, before leaving, Mr. Zhang specially found him and secretly gave him a few words, asking him to be humble when he went to Xiliang.
Even if you don’t care about Xiao Wen’s face, you still have to care about today’s face!
It doesn't matter if they neglected Xiao Wen, but if it caused the immediate emperor's resentment, they would really die without redemption!
Therefore, Zhang Gong, who received such a warning, naturally did not dare to say anything. When facing Xiao Wen, he was even more polite and did not dare to conflict.
"You are...Master Zhang."
Xiao Wen looked at Zhang Gong, with a look of contemplation on his face, but he inadvertently used his detection skills to get information about this person, and then he responded aloud.
"I've heard Mr. Zhang's name for a long time, but I didn't know I actually met him today. Why did Mr. Zhang come to Xiliang this time?" Xiao Wen asked.
He has the kind of character where people respect me and I respect others.
Since Zhang Gong was very polite when facing him, he had to give him a good look.
even if……
This good attitude is just an act.
But you have to pretend it anyway, right?
Opposite me, Zhang Gong was stunned, but he didn't expect that the hussar general actually recognized him. He immediately bowed his hands and replied: "To be honest, general, our family is here to congratulate the general! Congratulations, general, congratulations to the general.
, put down the rebellion in Xiliang. Now the news has been spread to the court!"
"Even His Majesty's complexion improved after hearing the general's victory report. He kept praising the general in the palace that he is really a pillar of talent."
Tsk!
Look at people!
No wonder he was able to achieve the position of Ten Constant Attendants?
Just this mouth, so cute.
As for whether the person in the palace said this, Xiao Wen didn't know and didn't care.
How could the emperor's words be heard by generals like them in the countryside?
I was already very happy to hear this compliment at this moment.
"Really? Then I have to thank you for speaking kindly on behalf of me, General, in front of His Majesty."
Xiao Wen responded and winked at Dian Wei.
Dian Wei understood, and immediately walked aside, took out some silver from his sleeves, and handed it to Xiao Wen, who then put it into Zhang Gong's hand.
In this way, Zhang Gong was flattered.
It wasn't because it was his first time collecting cash.
But when he came, the superiors had already reminded him: This hussar general is not good for him, so don't take the initiative to ask for bribes, otherwise, if you mistreat this general, they will only suffer in the end.
He also kept these words in mind, but he had already labeled Xiao Wen as being difficult to get along with.
Prepare for the worst from the beginning.
Unexpectedly, the worst outcome he imagined did not occur, and the hussar general turned out to be surprisingly easy to get along with.
For a moment, the smile on his face became stronger and stronger, he said a few more good words, and then Xiao Wen welcomed him into the territory.
Then Zhang Song, He Yi and others were invited to receive the order.
The content of the imperial edict was quite simple. According to Xiao Wen and others' previous guesses, the emperor immediately handed Chengxian County to him as a fiefdom.
As for other rewards, such as silk and gold, Xiao Wen doesn't care much.
After all, he has a lot of gold ingots, and he really doesn't value these rewards.
But you still have to put on an ecstatic look on your face.
For no other reason than to allow both parties to work together to "perform" the scene well, and also to allow the other party to have an explanation when they go back, right?
After receiving the order, they even gave him a feast and waited until the next morning before sending Mr. Zhang out of the territory.
It's not that Xiao Wen doesn't want to keep him, but these Master Zhang said that he still needs to go to Dong Zhuo to convey the order.
After all, Cheng County was considered Dong Zhuo's sphere of influence.
When demarcating a fiefdom within his sphere of influence, he must notify that person.
Xiao Wen also heard these words, and just now he did not try to persuade Zhang Gong to stay, but allowed him to leave.
After Zhang Gongyuan left, Xiao Wenfang returned to the territory and first went to see Lu Zhi.
Since the people from the imperial court are here, it is natural that this criminal of the imperial court should show up to show his attitude.
After all, after staying in the territory for so long, it was time to ask that person what he thought.
Just like...
Qingjun side?
However, when Xiao Wen tested Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi's attitude was still ambiguous as before.
It's like...
He has the heart to participate.
But in the end, after much thought, he still retained his opinion.
Fortunately, Xiao Wen didn't expect this guy to express his attitude in a short time, so he didn't rush to ask.
After just asking a few questions, he left.
At least, he understood Master Lu's position.
Although he had rebel aspirations in his heart, he still behaved like a loyal minister because he had been bound by etiquette for many years.
He can disrespect the officials and the emperor, but he has to respect the principles in his heart!
It is easy to cross others, but difficult to cross oneself.
In the end, Xiao Wen had to suppress all his thoughts, smiled bitterly, and turned around to leave.
Returning to the city lord's palace, Xiao Wen brought Xi Zhicai to him and asked about Xiliang's movements in the past few days.
Upon hearing Xiao Wen's inquiry, Xi Zhicai was as familiar as his family and told Xiao Wen all the news he knew.
The focus is naturally the return of Dong Zhuo.
Lord Dong, after returning to Xiliang, deployed his troops forcefully and directly took back his original territory.
Even Huangfu Song's army was "invited" to remote areas by him.
As for Han Sui and Ma Teng, they have joined forces and control one-third of the entire Xiliang territory.
Dong Zhuo also mastered one third.
As for the remaining one-third, it is jointly controlled by player lords such as Xiao Wen and some aristocratic families.
It is no exaggeration to say that Xiliang today has three pillars.
I just don’t know what Mr. Dong’s expression will be when he hears that Cheng County has become his fiefdom.
You should be surprised, right?
"Sir, do you think the situation in Xiliang has stabilized now?" Xiao Wen looked at Xi Zhicai and asked.
Xi Zhicai pondered for a moment and pointed on the parchment map, but it did not point to Xiliang, but to Bingzhou, which is adjacent to Xiliang.
"Although Xiliang today can be roughly divided into three forces, my lord, don't forget that next to Xiliang, there is Bingzhou, and this cavalry general holds the two official positions of Xiliang Governor and Bingzhou Governor
.If he finds that he cannot accumulate enough strength in Xiliang, he will definitely transfer part of his strength to Bingzhou!"
"In this way, he can compete with us on the one hand and develop secretly on the other."
"So, judging from the current situation, the three parties can certainly have a period of peaceful development, but this period should not be too long. Once Dong Zhuo is given time, he can become stronger in a short period of time with the help of Bingzhou's resources. .So, my lord still needs to find some power to curb Dong Zhuo’s power in Bingzhou.”
Xiao Wen nodded, but couldn't help but think of some gossip that Zhang Gong told him after he left.
"When the Ten Permanent Attendant left before, he did tell some gossip. I wonder if you would like to hear it, sir?"
"Oh? My lord, please tell me?" Xi Zhicai became interested and asked.
"Zhang Rang and He Jin intend to promote Dong Zhuo to Bingzhou Mu and transfer Ding Yuan to Bingzhou Governor!" Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes slightly and said.
When he first heard Zhang Gong talk about this matter, he was also surprised.
However, things calmed down later.
They are just Bingzhou Mu and Bingzhou Governor, what's the big deal?
Moreover, the promotion of Dong Zhuo to Bingzhou Mu was apparently intended to compensate him for giving up Cheng County and to promote him at will, but in reality it was to use Bingzhou to disintegrate Dong Zhuo's power in Xiliang.
After all, Xiliang is his base camp!
And, more importantly, the Xiqiang rebellion in Xiliang has been almost resolved.
However, the Xiongnu disaster in the northern part of Bingzhou has not been solved for a long time.
No matter how you look at it, it is not a good deal to give up a stable Xiliang at this time and instead drag your family and family to the chaotic Bingzhou.
so……
Don’t go!
Or, just send a small force there to collect Bingzhou resources and strengthen your own strength.
This should be Dong Zhuo's answer.
As for Ding Yuan...
Xiao Wen is quite familiar with this NPC.
The reason for this is not to say how powerful this person is, but because his identity is very special.
He has an adopted son named Lu Bu!
Who is this Lu Bu?
Speaking of Lu Bu, there are two things that impressed Xiao Wen most deeply.
One is its force.
The second is the matter of the domestic slaves with the third surname.
Basically, it is equivalent to the ceiling of the generals' combat power in the game.
If we talk about a one-on-one duel, no general in the entire game can defeat him in the same realm!
Of course, only for generals.
If his opponent is transformed into the Taoist Master of Taiping, the outcome will be uncertain.
However, one is a general and the other is a warlock, so there is no comparison.
As for the slaves with three surnames, it refers to the fact that during the deduction in the dream, he successively worshiped two NPCs as foster fathers. In addition, the original surname is Lu, doesn't it mean that he has three surnames?
The so-called domestic slaves with three surnames are just a metaphor for Lu Fengxian's capriciousness, disloyalty and unrighteousness, and serving the thieves.
But, is this really the case?
Sometimes, what you see is not necessarily true.
Perhaps, underneath this truth, there are also some unavoidable difficulties hidden.
At least, judging from the decrypted information Xiao Wen obtained while deducing the dream, Lu Fengxian did have his own reasons.
However, that is a story for later and will not be mentioned for now.
Let's say that once Ding Yuan takes office as the governor of Bingzhou, he will confront Dong Zhuo and become a superior-subordinate relationship. Then things will become a lot more interesting!
"Sir, do you think Ding Yuan is worthy of training?" Xiao Wen looked at Xi Zhicai and asked.
Xi Zhicai fell into silence, thought for a moment, and then shook his head: "Master, you have to be cautious."
"In this case, we might as well support someone to be the governor of Bingzhou. What do you think, sir?"
"who?"
"I heard that Mr. Ding has an adopted son named Lu Fengxian, who is very brave. Maybe he can give it a try..."