Chapter 156: The Tiger and Dragon Army are here to snatch people? I can’t sit still anymore!

A third-class baron's fief and the choice of ten elite battalions were the conditions offered by the Lieyang Army to win him over.

However, Zhao Xing refused without hesitation.

"I have received the grace of the Divine Might Army. Lord Helian, please return."

Helian Lie immediately understood Zhao Xing's determination, and without further persuasion, he got up and left.

"How is it?" asked a monk outside the courtyard of Eighteen Locust Trees and Willows.

Helian Lie shook his head slightly.

"He only said 'I am indebted to the Divine Might Army'. He didn't even want to explain it. Obviously there is no room for discussion."

Li Xiu said: "You should let me in to talk."

Helian Lie shook his head again: "Impossible, Li Xiu is very eloquent. This is to recruit talents, not to fight against the enemy. How could the Minister of Agriculture allow you to enter?"

"Let me do it. I will state the conditions directly. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, there is nothing I can do."

"What a pity." Lei Lizheng was the one who was with Helian Lie at the beginning. He sighed at this moment, "He is much stronger than Zhuo Li. The general military ministers are even more incomparable to him."

"It's a pity." Helian Lie thought of the information he had read in the Sinongjian, which recorded Zhao Xing's performance from March of the sixteenth year of Jingxinli to February of the seventeenth year of Jingxinli.

"It's better to have him than to have Shi Yong."

"Let's go back and ask the Marquis if we can raise the price a little more." Li Xiu said with a smile, "Zhao Xing is worth a hundred Zhuo Li. I think we can still try harder and see if there is anything that can impress him."

"Don't let Zhuo Li hear this." Helian Lie said calmly, "This is what happened, don't say anything."

"I still don't understand? I'll just tell you."

As they talked, they gradually walked away.

There are eighteen locust and willow trees in the courtyard.

Zhao Xing smiled lightly.

"There's no sincerity at all."

The 10th Battalion of the Lieyang Elite? After completing my training, I will definitely join the Elite Battalion of the Divine Might Army.

A third-class baron's fief? This is indeed true. The fiefdom standard for a third-class baron is at least a county. Of course, it is usually a lower or middle-class county.

For a superior county like Gu County with Lingshan, it is difficult for it to be granted the title of first-class earl, mainly because of the existence of Lingshan and Linghu Lake, which brings endless benefits. It is generally not granted to earl as a fief.

The standard fief of a third-rank earl was also quite rare during the reign of Emperor Jing.

The fief of Yangwu Marquis of Lieyang Army was no more than fifty counties.

Giving Zhao Xing just one county as a fief was indeed a considerable bet, so why do people say that Marquis Yangwu was not sincere?

Because this place is not in the fiefdom of Yangwu Hou.

Yang Wuhou's fiefdom was in Cuiyue County of Qingling Prefecture, which was a prosperous place in the inland, and basically all of them were top-class counties. Of course, the size of the fiefdom only occupied a very small part of Cuiyue County, about one-tenth of it.

If I were given a county as my fief in Cuiyue County, I would be able to live a life of luxury.

However, Yang Wuhou was talking about 'Jiutian Yingyuan Palace'.

Where is Jiutian Yingyuan Mansion?
That's an enclave!
From the reign of Emperor Wen to Emperor Jing, the southern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty was repeatedly stretched along the Canglan River.

Although the two emperors did not fight many major battles, there were constant small wars in the east and south.

The main reason is that the source of this river is in the land of southern barbarians. At the same time, the area east of Pinghaizhou was originally part of the Canghai Ocean, so it is necessary to station a large army here to suppress the sea tribe and the barbarians.

Anyone who has served as a minister of agriculture knows what the source of a river means in the hands of barbarians.

People have tampered with the Canglan River at its source, and the agricultural officials south of Pinghai Prefecture have to work hard to deal with various natural disasters.

So why not just call?

It’s because of historical reasons.

Taizu pacified the 19 states and fought thousands of miles south of the Canglan River, but finally retreated to the north of the Canglan River, using this as the boundary and agreeing on a ceasefire with the barbarian countries.

Because he needs to concentrate on dealing with the sea tribe, the threat from the sea is even worse than that from the southern barbarians.

What the founding emperor failed to do, it would be difficult for subsequent emperors to accomplish.

Emperor Wen focused on recuperation and basically did not engage in any major wars, and only a few minor ones.

During the reign of Emperor Jing, after Emperor Wen's recuperation and having endured Cheng'an and Yong'an for hundreds of years, Emperor Jing felt that his country was strong and prosperous, so he began to make a fuss about Pinghaizhou, and thus fought constant small battles with the southern barbarian tribes.

It was not until the Dingxin period that a piece of territory was finally conquered, namely the "Jiutian Yingyuan Prefecture".

However, Jiutian Yingyuan Prefecture has been developed for nearly two hundred years and has not been able to stabilize because the southern barbarians have been resisting fiercely. If the territory developed by Emperor Jing is developed, it can become a bridgehead for attack, and troops can be sent out continuously to threaten the hinterland of the southern barbarians.

As a result, Jiutian Yingyuan Prefecture has been in constant war for two hundred years, and the land of each county has been back and forth. One decade belongs to the Great Zhou, and the next decade will be occupied by a certain barbarian tribe.

Emperor Jing was generous in granting land in Jiutian Yingyuan Prefecture, but this was just a piece of virgin land. Although it was big enough, what was the use if it couldn’t be developed?

Zhao Xing certainly felt that Yang Wuhou was not sincere in giving Zhao Xing such a piece of land. Of course, in Yang Wuhou's view, giving Zhao Xing a county was already a great honor.

The interior of Jiutian Yingyuan Prefecture is relatively stable, and the place is large. Giving a ninth-rank official (Zhao Xing hasn't been officially promoted yet, but his realm is above the ninth rank) a county as his fiefdom is a salary that exceeds the 'market price'.

However, Zhao Xing knew all these things clearly, and it was absolutely impossible for Jiutian Yingyuan Prefecture to be a fiefdom, and it was even not enough to use it as a fiefdom.

Jiutian Yingyuan Mansion is also the main reason why Emperor Jing was said to be stingy.

When given titles and lands, a small part of them were given to such garbage lands, which was so annoying. Although it was still land, it was not stable after all.

How can you be happy when you have to worry about the southern barbarians stealing your house all the time?
Emperor Jing was also unhappy, so after almost squeezing the aristocratic families, he ended the Dingxin era name and renamed it Jingxin, thus planning a war to pacify the barbarians.

He wanted to accomplish what his grandfather had failed to do and completely incorporate the Canglan River, an important water vein, into the territory of the Great Zhou.

The early stages were smooth and the results were fruitful.

But as they fought deep in foreign countries and the front lines lengthened, they began to suffer repeated defeats.

Even a number of elite legions were destroyed.

After suffering setbacks abroad, the aristocratic families made a comeback, and during this period there were even such heart-wrenching events as the enthronement of kings, the alliance of sects, and the rebellion of the southern barbarians.

Emperor Jing could only order the Pingman Corps to retreat to the north of the Canglan River to prevent all previous achievements from being ruined in this battle, but in the end, they still lost more than half of the Jiutian Yingyuan Prefecture.

This means that after two hundred years of efforts in reform, only less than half of the results have been retained.

Although this did not prevent Emperor Jing from being highly praised by later generations, it still made him feel frustrated at the time.

Thus, the Jingxin calendar only lasted for thirty-seven years before it ended hastily.

The subsequent Great Reign and Eternal Reign were just beautiful wishes. During the two reigns, Emperor Jing did not launch a single decent war, and focused on having children and preparing to pass on the throne.

There is no such thing as a crown prince who has existed for hundreds of years.

Because the emperor of the Qiyun Dynasty has a maximum lifespan of one thousand years, and will only give birth to a child to pass on the throne at the end of his life.

The birth of princes is not about quantity, but quality. This is completely controllable for the emperor of the dynasty of destiny. Generally speaking, the emperor will only give birth to nine princes at most in the later period of his life, and there is no number of princesses and county ladies.

Just after Zhao Xing rejected the lobbyists of the Lieyang Army, he went to the Sinong Supervisor in the Tianshi Courtyard.

A captain accompanied a middle-aged scholar into the Cedar Seven Hills Courtyard.

"What do you mean? You want me and Lao Cheng to be lobbyists for your Xuanjia Army?" Ge Jinsong's cheek twitched, "Are you here to humiliate me?"

In Ge Jinsong's mind, he immediately reviewed Zhao Xing's performance from March last year to February this year.

In March, reported the test and ranked twenty-ninth.

In April, I went to the branch training and ranked among the top many times... It’s better not to mention this. I finally got into the Dili College.

In May, unable to train, he showed his talent as a commander.

In June, the supply training ranked second, which impressed Xia Jing and others.

In July, he started training at the Jiujie Dojo, understood the solar terms order, broke through the fourth level of the knowledge realm, and defeated Fengqiu, a disciple of Cheng Qingming.

Liu Tianning's Straw Man Training Class, after six levels of tests, the Straw Man Method stood out from the crowd, defeating a group of geniuses from Taicangyuan and taking the top spot.

The subsequent growth became increasingly uncontrollable.

August, September, October.

In the flood control training of Pinghuai Academy, Zhao Xing's experience in flood control was so profound that he even surpassed some agricultural teachers. Although Shi Yong, Zhuang Ziqing and others were better than Zhao Xing in individual skills, this test did not test a single skill but a comprehensive test, which was a combination of theory and practice.

Zhao Xing, first!

The natural disaster course at Tianshi Academy is hosted by Mei Zhiru, assisted by Ge Jinsong and Cheng Qingming. This is another comprehensive training, with forty-seven kinds of insect disasters, skyfire meteors, and earth vein eruptions. The warriors also have to be fed during this period, because this time the "enemy" has begun to appear in the training, and it has begun to simulate real combat.

Zhao Xing was impeccable in both specific governance and overall view, and he actually had two more solar term orders to break through to the fourth level of the knowledge realm. In the end, even Ge Jinsong and Cheng Qingming had to admit that they had misjudged him, and Zhao Xing came first again!

The intensity of training is constantly increasing. Many geniuses are complaining and some cannot keep up with the progress, but Zhao Xing seems to have no upper limit and still maintains rapid growth!
This is certainly related to the fact that Zhao Xing scored a lot of points in the selection and training, but his talent also refreshed Ge Jinsong's cognition time and time again.

Oh, right, selection training!

Thinking of this, Ge Jinsong couldn't help but sigh in his heart again.

Li Xiu's spiritual training, the method of reducing intelligence, the method of provoking others, and Zhao Xing won the first place several times. If he didn't get the first place, he was always in the top three.

The witchcraft training of the various southern barbarian tribes was mainly about learning some unique methods and equipment knowledge of the southern barbarian tribes. Most of it was theoretical courses, and a small part was practical training. When fighting in foreign lands, it was inevitable to use the enemy's weapons, but in this completely unfamiliar system, he was still better than others.

Physician training, pharmacist test, ghost identification, spirit-summoning training classes… even the application training of industrial equipment and magical weapons, this kid even got first place in flying a flying boat!

Is there still justice? Is there still law?

I've been whipped so many times, and you two bastards still want me to be your lobbyist. Are you stabbing me in the face?

I managed to hold on to this old face until he completed his last large-scale joint training, and I plan to pick it up again when he goes to take up his post in the field.

You guys want to push me to the ground again?!
"How dare you humiliate me like this! Get out!" Ge Jinsong was filled with grief and indignation. Didn't I just make a mistake once? Why did it come to this?
"Brother Ge, please don't misunderstand!" Li Xiu saw Ge Jinsong was so excited and quickly cast a spell to calm him down. "We came here this time to relieve Brother Ge's worries."

"If you miss this opportunity, you will regret it!"

"Humph!" Ge Jinsong was not affected and sneered: "The words of a counselor are deceiving, and you are used to using this trick. I won't listen, so you can go back now!"

Li Xiu bowed and stood up: "If Brother Ge doesn't want to know why Brother Cheng agreed and insists on us leaving, then we will leave. There are many middlemen."

Hmm? Cheng Qingming agreed? How dare he agree?

Ge Jinsong was startled. Seeing Li Xiu and his soldiers about to leave, he immediately shouted, "Wait a minute!"

"You just said that Cheng Qingming has agreed to be a lobbyist for the Black Armor Army?"

Li Xiu smiled, but he finally stopped smiling and turned around to sit down. He did this so quickly that even the general next to him couldn't react and still stood there stupidly: "That's right, Brother Ge, please listen to me."

"Things in the world are unpredictable, and reversal is just a matter of thought."

"This year, you two have indeed been misunderstood too much."

"But if you two recommend Zhao Xing, we can promote him from the weak Shenwei Army to the strong Xuanjia Army."

"The more outstanding he becomes in the future, the more your names will appear in the commendation document of my Xuanjia Army."

"As time goes by, who will remember the previous branch? After all, it only occupies a small part of the time. Even if they remember, it is still a good story. After all, it was you two who brought him into our Xuanjia Army. This is a wise eye for talent."

"The time ahead is the most important!"

Li Xiu's words successfully persuaded Ge Jinsong. Yes, what was the little thing before? If Zhao Xingjing recommended himself to join the Xuanjia Army.

In the future, it will be publicized by the Black Armor Army. What is now considered an embarrassing incident will become a "small setback" on the road to identifying talents with discerning eyes, right? It may not be impossible to become a good story!

"Okay, I'll try." Ge Jinsong nodded.

Ge Jinsong and Cheng Qingming had not yet arrived at the Eighteen Sophora japonica and willow courtyard.

Many people also came to the Yangcheng Sinongjian, ready to serve as lobbyists.

The Shenwei Army’s base in Yangcheng.

Huang Chengzhi, the ninth-section lieutenant, was squatting on the ground, burning paper for a row of statues of gods.

What was burned was letter paper leading to Xi'er County.

"Report! Commander! Urgent report!"

Suddenly a soldier rushed in from outside.

"Hurry up and tell me!" Huang Chengzhi asked, "What happened?"

"Three more groups of people are heading towards the Eighteen Locust Trees and Willows Courtyard! Among them is a captain from the Tiger Dragon Army!"

"What?" Huang Chengzhi stood up anxiously. "Damn, even the Tiger Dragon Army is here to snatch people? You go down and keep an eye on them first! If you get any news, report it immediately!"

"Yes!"

Huang Chengzhi then squatted down and burned paper for the statue.

"Asshole, stop burning it!" The statue of the Godly Dai Zong suddenly opened his eyes, "You have burned the urgent march order four times today!"

"The letter has already arrived in Xi'er County, don't burn it for me!"

After saying this, the statue closed its eyes, and all the candles in front of the row of statues below went out, and even the letter paper was spit out.

Huang Chengzhi bowed to the statue, his face showing joy, and muttered to himself: "Already here? That's good, that's good."

"Lao Chen, Long Xiao, you have to come quickly. The lobbyists are getting more and more powerful, and the pressure is getting greater and greater. I can't handle it alone."

　This chapter is just a review. There is no need to write about those training courses in too much detail, because they will be reflected in the subsequent six months of internship. I think it is more appropriate to put them into actual combat.

　　There will definitely be a second and third update today, but as for the exact time, the author writes more than 10,000 words a day, so it is impossible to be specific about the time of posting. I can only say that I am working very hard on writing.

　　
　
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