Chapter 198 Is he really a genius? (6K)

"Sir Zhao, his name is Yue Lingzhi. He was originally an eighth-rank magic weapon forger. Because he made a mistake while forging weapons, he was punished by Sir Lu to sweep the floor in the Divine Weapon Hall. He will be able to resume his job when he finishes sweeping." The receiving official whispered.

"How long has he been like this?"

"It's been more than two months."

Zhao Xing frowned, then activated his bright eyes to observe Yue Lingzhi.

I discovered that the broom he was holding, although seemingly ordinary, was actually filled with numerous mechanisms and extremely heavy, weighing at least a thousand pounds.

Carrying such a heavy object is already very strenuous.

Once the broom falls to the ground or is off the ground for more than two breaths, thunder will come from the handle and strike Yue Lingzhi.

In other words, Yue Lingzhi cannot stop, he has to keep sweeping to avoid being electrocuted.

As for why the Divine Weapon Hall is spotless, why do they still have to ask him to sweep the floor?
It's just a punishment, what other reason is needed?
Even if the left foot steps into the threshold first, it can be a reason.

"Lu Tingzhi's narrow-mindedness and harsh treatment of his subordinates are revealed at this moment." Zhao Xing thought to himself. "Damn it, in my last life, I was greedy for 10,000 taels, but he took all 9,000 taels. What a bastard."

The Divine Weapon Hall was bustling with people, most of whom were officials at all levels who came in and out to exchange items.

Such punishment obviously contains a sense of humiliation.

The largest number of people under the Transportation Department are workers, and it also manages other departments, such as agriculture, priests, weavers, warriors, and other professions.

Lu Tingzhi has great power, and punishing a mere eighth-grade blacksmith is as easy as pie for him.

"Thank you for letting me know." Zhao Xing bowed to the receiving official and walked out of the hall.

He wanted to meet Lu Tingzhi and take him away.

Because this is a future master craftsman, like Wang Ji, a mechanical engineer, who has learned a wide range of things. He can forge, build cities, and set up battle formations.

But Yue Lingzhi specialized in forging. He had another encounter in the future and learned the "Tianzong Sword Forging Method" from ancient times.

The magic weapons he created are three times more powerful than those of others.

Later, Yue Lingzhi became Emperor Wu's imperial craftsman and was able to enter and leave the imperial treasury freely.

Zhao Xing is sure to be the angel investor!
He first got off the boat and made some preparations, and then came to the public housing of the Transportation Bureau to ask for a meeting. Lu Tingzhi immediately freed up his hands to meet Zhao Xing.

"Greetings, Lord Lu." Zhao Xing bowed.

"Zhao Sinong, have you finished your prayer?" Lu Tingzhi asked with a smile.

"It's already been done." Zhao Xing said, "I came specially to thank you for making the trip."

Lu Tingzhi raised his eyebrows because he saw Zhao Xing carrying a box.

"Zhao Sinong, what do you mean?" Lu Tingzhi said, "It is my duty to come to Huolong Pass."

"Sir." Zhao Xing smiled and said, "This is the spoils I got from Huolong Pass. It is my personal belongings. They are all things used by barbarians. They are not valuable. They are just unique. It is just a token of my appreciation."

"Receive it..." Lu Tingzhi originally wanted to ask Zhao Xing to receive it, because at that time he was not yet the greedy man he would be in the future, and he still cared about his reputation. Since Zhao Xing gave him a gift on their first meeting, he was not willing to accept it.

But Zhao Xing had already opened the box, and Lu Tingzhi swallowed the words back when they were about to come out of his mouth.

"Since it is a kind gesture from Zhao Sinong, I will accept it."

Zhao Xing sneered in his heart.

I don’t even know what you like, you bastard?
Lu Tingzhi has a collecting habit, and his favorite things are all kinds of rare items.

After Yue Haisheng, the former commander of Huolong Pass, fled, he had no time to take away the wealth he had accumulated in Huolong Pass.

These were all good things for the three armies. Zhao Xing took a look around the inner storehouse of the Shenwei Army, picked up a box at random, and sent it to Lu Tingzhi, who loved it.

"Zhao Sinong, please sit down." Lu Tingzhi's attitude also became a little more enthusiastic.

Zhao Xing placed the box in front of Lu Tingzhi before taking a seat.

Wait for Lu Tingzhi to finish appreciating it.

"I never thought you also like collecting?" Lu Tingzhi looked at the things in the box, picked up a pair of ox horn cups, examined them carefully and was quite satisfied. He looked at Zhao Xing even more favorably.

Zhao Xing didn't like it at all, but on the surface, he pretended to like it very much: "I have read a little, but I am a rough man, so I can't appreciate it as well as you do."

"Haha, then I have to move around more in the future." Lu Tingzhi said with a smile.

"As long as you don't mind it." Zhao Xing smiled and started cursing in his heart. This guy is already hinting that he should send him more gifts in the future. He is so shameless!
After chatting for a few more sentences, Lu Tingzhi took the initiative to speak: "It is impolite not to reciprocate. Zhao Xing, you have made outstanding achievements in this trip and must have obtained a lot of spoils. Is there any treasure you need to exchange? If you have any additional requirements, even if they are not on the list of the military community, you can talk to me."

Although Lu Tingzhi is greedy, he still has one advantage, that is, he will not take money for nothing. He will do things after taking the money.

The Transportation Department transports supplies, sometimes assigned according to a list from the military, and sometimes the various departments of the Transportation Department allocate them from various places.

Sometimes the product is out of stock and may not be supplied in time.

Whether to supply the Shenwei Army first or to supply other armies first is just a matter of a word from the transport envoy. A slight time difference will delay many things.

If you have great power, naturally everyone will flatter you.

In this way, Lu Tingzhi gradually developed the habit of accepting gifts from others. It was harmless at first, but later his appetite grew bigger and bigger.

"I really have something to trouble you, Lord Lu." Zhao Xing said, "Although my Divine Might Army has breached the Fire Dragon Pass, we suffered heavy losses."

"In particular, there is a huge demand for forgers and mechanical engineers. I wonder if Lord Lu could lend us some manpower for the time being."

Lu Tingzhi considered for a while: "How many people do you want, and what is their rank?"

Zhao Xing said: "We only need an eighth-grade team."

Lu Tingzhi nodded slightly. Zhao Xing didn't want many, just ten people.

He has a lot of craftsmen in his transportation department, and he can easily spare hundreds of them.

Lu Tingzhi saw that Zhao Xing was a promising and capable person, and was happy to make friends with such a talented person.

Besides, the gift was indeed very well-deserved and the thing to be done was a small matter.

He immediately took out a token and said, "It's a piece of cake. You can go to the factory with my token to select someone."

"Thank you, Lord Lu. I'll take my leave." Zhao Xing pretended to be very happy, took the token and walked out.

Lu Tingzhi watched Zhao Xing leave, flipped through the box casually, and smiled: "This person is quite interesting. He can do small things with big gifts. I really should come to his camp more often in the future."

Zhao Xing took the token and rushed to the forging department of the Transportation Bureau and checked Yue Lingzhi's name off the list.

He randomly picked nine people and transferred them to the Shenwei Army.

After completing the process, these ten people became soldiers of the Shenwei Army.

Afterwards, a seventh-rank official from the Forging Department followed him to the Divine Weapon Hall and found Yue Lingzhi.

"Stop sweeping and follow me."

"Who are you?" Yue Lingzhi raised her head in confusion, but as she was distracted, the broom in her hand began to emit lightning, and Yue Lingzhi's body began to tremble noticeably.

"Yue Lingzhi, this is Lord Zhao from the Divine Might Army." The person in charge obviously didn't like Yue Lingzhi very much. "You are lucky to be favored by Lord Zhao. Now you are Lord Zhao's man. Why don't you pay your respects?"

Zhao Xingqu flicked his finger at the broom, and the mechanism inside was destroyed immediately.

Yue Lingzhi's hand involuntarily loosened its grip on the broom.

Zhao Xing waved the transfer order in his hand and said, "I have called you up now. Are you willing to leave? If you don't want to, I won't force you."

"I do." Yue Lingzhi nodded. Although she didn't know why, she felt that it would be better to leave than to stay here sweeping the floor in the dark.

Zhao Xing smiled slightly. He guessed that Yue Lingzhi was also willing to leave, because Lu Tingzhi's punishment, apart from being insulting, could not bring any training effect.

The time I spent under Lu Tingzhi's command was pure "garbage time" in my life.

If we free this brother sooner, maybe he can take off earlier.

"Let's go."

Zhao Xing patted Yue Lingzhi on the shoulder.

Yue Lingzhi looked at the tall figure and followed him subconsciously.

After getting off the boat, Zhao Xing assigned the remaining nine blacksmiths to Wang Jiguan.

But for Yue Lingzhi, Zhao Xing had other arrangements.

"It is not the most appropriate choice for you to fight with the Divine Might Army."

"I recommend you to go to a place, are you willing?"

Yue Lingzhi was full of doubts. They wanted her to come here, but didn’t want to keep her in the Shenwei Army?

"Where do you want me to go, my Lord?"

Zhao Xing thought for a moment and said, "Youyuan Mansion, Baibing Daoyuan."

Yue Lingzhi was stunned: "I am a lowly official with little knowledge and talent, how can I be qualified to be a teacher at Baibing Daoyuan?"

Zhao Xing chuckled and said, "You think too much. I don't have the ability to let you be my teacher. I want you to be an outer sect member."

In his previous life, Yue Lingzhi had been in the army for three years but achieved nothing, wandering around in the eighth rank.

Later, he left the army and took the entrance exam for Baibing Taoist Academy, and instead worked his way up to become the vice president of the Baibing Taoist Academy, Youyuanfu branch.

His road to rise was through Baibing Taoist Temple, and Zhao Xing wanted to send this buddy back to his original path to rise.

Why does Zhao Xing know it so clearly?
Because Yue Lingzhi's biography was eventually passed down to the world, which recorded a lot of his past. Even he himself said that he had wasted his time in the army and that he gained the most from Baibing Taoist Academy.

"Outer sect Taoist priest?" Yue Lingzhi fell into thought. An outer sect Taoist priest was a casual official, not a formal teacher, but was better than a Taoist student.

He is now at the eighth rank. If he wants to go to Baibing Taoist Academy, he will have to be demoted back to the ninth rank.

It’s really not easy to make this decision.

In his previous life, Yue Lingzhi also wasted several years in the army before making this decision.

However, Zhao Xing's timing was also very good, as Yue Lingzhi had just experienced a dark period in the Transportation Bureau.

So after just a little thought, Yue Lingzhi had the answer in his mind.

But before giving the answer, he couldn't help but ask the doubts in his mind.

"Why would you help me, sir?"

"You are like an old friend of mine." Zhao Xing said calmly, "and seeing you being insulted in the Divine Weapon Hall, I couldn't help but help you."

"It's okay if you don't want to. I'll take you back to the ship. With my relationship, Lord Lu will definitely not embarrass you again."

"I'm willing to go to Baibing Taoist Temple." Yue Lingzhi made her choice immediately when she heard that she had to return to the boat.

Baibing Daoyuan is one of the seventy-two Daoyuans. Even if he becomes a ninth-rank Daoist, it is better than staying in the Transportation Department. What future can he have if he stays in the Transportation Department and returns to work under Lu Tingzhi?
Exercise your mind? Being insulted does not exercise your mind, it only wastes your time repairing these traumas.

Just like how Han Xin was able to become a general in the future, it was not because he experienced humiliation, but because he finally found Xiao He who could recognize his talents.

What Zhao Xing is doing now is to send Yue Lingzhi to a place where he can truly display his talents.

"You stay in Huolong Pass for a while, and I will do this for you." Zhao Xing said, "I don't know when, but I will definitely get it done for you."

“Thank you.” Yue Lingzhi bowed sincerely. “Although I don’t know which old friend of yours I resemble, but… thank you.”

Zhao Xing smiled slightly, and the investment was half done.

The other half, of course, would require the help of Xia Jing’s connections.

Baibing Taoist Temple is located in Youyuan Prefecture, not in Pinghai Prefecture, but in the nearby Yuanpin Prefecture.

The only people who have influence across a state are big shots like Xiahou.

Even his teacher Tian Yan didn't have such ability.

Because Tian Yan had left the military, he was actually a civil servant in Yangcheng, mainly teaching students. He did not have military power and had no private soldiers in his fiefdom.

If I talk to Tian Yan, he would have to look for people everywhere, and it would be troublesome to explain.

Not to mention Yang An, he is still very young, and it is not easy for Zhao Xing to ask him to do such a thing.

But when talking to Xia Jing, he only said one sentence: "Prince, help me with something."

"What's the matter?" Xia Jing glanced at Zhao Xing. "It sounds like it's not easy. You even call me the prince."

Zhao Xing smiled and said, "We can send someone to the Baibing Daoyuan in Youyuan Prefecture. The requirements are not high. He just needs to be a ninth-rank outer sect member. He is already an eighth-rank blacksmith."

Xia Jing said: "This is simple, but why do we have to go to Youyuan Prefecture? This branch is still in Yuanpin Prefecture. Don't Heqiu Prefecture, Anping Prefecture, and Datong Prefecture in Pinghai Prefecture have branches?"

Why send him to Yuanpin Prefecture? Of course, all the opportunities for this little brother Yue Lingzhi are in Yuanpin Prefecture.

"He has relatives over there." Zhao Xing made up an excuse.

"I see." Xia Jing didn't ask any more questions, "When will it be done?"

"There are urgent ways to deal with things, and there are ways to deal with things without rushing."

Zhao Xing said: "It's not urgent."

Xia Jing nodded: "Since he is an eighth-grade blacksmith, it can be done within a month. Just ask him to wait for my news."

"Thank you, my lord. I cannot repay your kindness. You will be my slave in the next life."

"Don't give me that... huh? Did you say something wrong?"

"Hahaha."

After meeting Yue Lingzhi, Zhao Xing also remembered his investment plan.

He specifically went to the military camps of the fifteen armies outside the Great Wall to stroll around and see if there were any big guys lurking in the wild.

But unfortunately, no more outstanding people were found.

After running back, he asked Xia Jing about the extraordinary man "Mi Fu".

However, Xia Jing had never heard of Mi Fu, so he would have to wait a little longer to obtain Xuan Huang Xi Yuan Shu. But he also agreed to help Zhao Xing find out more.

Zhao Xing flipped through the list of sixth, seventh and eighth grades again, and found a few familiar names.

However, it is useless to just be familiar with the name. There are so many people with the same name in this world. Zhao Xing couldn't be sure before meeting the person.

He secretly paid attention to it. If he could meet him in person, he would probably be able to confirm it.

However, Mr. Zhao's vision in this life has become much higher. Anyone who can catch his attention can at least become a fourth-rank official in the future.

It's useless if it's too low. Master Zhao's upgrade speed is quite fast.

Since the capture of Huolong Pass, he has already accumulated a million military merits.

Ranked sixty-ninth on the Seven-Rank List.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be promoted three levels in the phased rewards, skipping the 'upper seventh rank' and going directly from the 'lower sixth rank' to the 'upper sixth rank'.

As long as they don't suffer defeat, in the periodic rewards of the 18th year of Jing Xinli, those who are at the top of the lists of the ninth, eighth and seventh ranks will be promoted three levels in a row.

On the sixth-rank list, if you are from the lower sixth rank, you will be promoted to the sixth rank smoothly.

But if one is already at the upper sixth rank, he will not be promoted to the fifth rank.

Because when you are promoted to the fifth rank, you will withdraw from the battlefield, which will lead to a large-scale replacement of generals before the battle, and tens of millions of troops will have to change their main generals!
This approach is certainly not appropriate, so when you reach the sixth rank, if you can still rise further, you should save it first, and wait until the middle and low-level training is completed, and then unify it and confer it.

The military world, the Hundred Soldiers Tower, and the inspection room of the three kings.

"Chen Shijie has 890,000 military merits, and Long Xiao and Yu Ziqi have over 800,000 military merits."

“Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang, the two captains, have also broken through the million mark. Jiang Ming, the sixth-rank captain, is a little weaker. He just came ashore, and his current military merits are only about 500,000.”

"After this battle, the Shenwei Army has truly become famous in the Pingman battlefield." King Lingde said with emotion, "I didn't expect that the Shenwei Army, which was at the bottom of the Shiyang Cave Heaven, would perform so well this time."

"Liao Rulong is quite decisive." King Tianyan smiled and said, "Otherwise he wouldn't have reached a million military merits so quickly."

"That's right. Since Liao Rulong is the commander of a detachment, no matter how great the achievements of his subordinates are, they all have a share." King Lingde nodded, "For example, Zhao Xing stole the Earth Fire Lotus, planted the Earth Fire Lotus, and bombed Yuanyue City. All of these were inseparable from Liao Rulong's strong support."

"If it were a more conservative general, he would have directly rejected the step of stealing the Earth Fire Lotus seeds."

“There are only seven sword cultivators in the Divine Might Army, not counting Yang An, that’s six.”

"Yu Ziqi and Long Xiao account for two of them."

"Chen Shijie and Zhao Xing are also elite agricultural officials."

"A general wouldn't dare to send these four people to carry out a covert mission."

"If any one of these four men dies, Liao Rulong's career as a captain will be over." Tian Yan said.

Because Liao Rulong's action would be judged by the military as deliberately sending his subordinates to their deaths.

Huolong Pass is a strong pass of the southern barbarians. If Liao Rulong, as the commander, gave such an order, it would be fine if nothing goes wrong. But if something goes wrong, he will have to take full responsibility.

Liao Rulong also knew that it was a big gamble, and he couldn't sleep well during those days.

But Liao Rulong also gained a lot of military merits by taking over Huolong Pass.

As for Wen Shaoyang, his military achievements were relatively advanced. Originally, he was higher than Liao Rulong, but now he has been equaled by Liao Rulong.

"Zhao Xing is truly a talent. He was able to convince Liao Rulong to carry out this plan."

"I originally thought that he would be lost in the crowd in the Divine Might Army. I felt sorry for him before. Why didn't he join the Tiger Dragon Army?"

"Now it seems that if he went to the Tiger Dragon Army, he might not have this opportunity." King Ling De sighed.

"Luo Hou, why don't you speak?" Tian Yan Wang said with a smile, "Don't you want to talk?"

"Hmph." King Rāhu grunted but remained silent.

He was also very speechless.

Originally there was no chance at all at Huolong Pass, but Zhao Xing managed to find an opportunity to get out.

Can someone snatch back the Earth Fire Lotus?

He actually knows the advanced techniques of the ego sect and can cultivate a fifth-order earth fire lotus!

It’s just that!

Now Zhao Xing has reached the threshold for the title of third-class marquis, and Xia Jing will be there soon.

Although the bet is to be conferred the title of second-class marquis, if things continue to develop in this way, it is not impossible for him to be second-class marquis.

How could King Rahu be in the mood to talk?
"Luo Hou, you can't be that serious, it's just two seventh-level magic weapons." King Tian Yan said with a smile, "You can't afford to lose."

"I don't care about the magic weapon." King Luohou shook his head, "But this Zhao Xing has repeatedly deviated from my judgment..."

King Luohou did not care about the two seventh-tier magic weapons, but he cared about his own judgment of the war and his vision of people.

Zhao Xing has surprised King Luohou several times, which makes him doubt himself.

King Lingde smiled and said, "Luo Hou, you still have a chance. Next time we attack the Qinggang mining area, he won't be able to make any great achievements."

"Lü Yuanwei on the western front has not yet broken through Yang Qilin's second line of defense. The Shenwei Army, Xuanjia Army, and Zhenhai Army are so small that they cannot defeat the millions of troops of the Jinyu Royal Court alone."

King Tianyan also said: "Yes, Luohou, don't be discouraged, you may not lose."

King Luohou finally said: "According to the information given by the Creation Disk, now that the Fire Dragon Pass has been breached, the defenders have been fleeing to the southeast, and most of the cities along the way have been abandoned.'"

"There wasn't much resistance along the way, which meant there wasn't much merit to be gained."

"Unless they take a detour to attack the 'Soul Sacrifice Pass' defense line, only here can they gain enough credit. Otherwise, they have to wait for the powerful armies such as the Zhaoyuan Army and the Huanyou Army in the north to break through, or wait for the Shenlei Army in the west to break through."

"The Soul Sacrifice Pass is guarded by a corps sent by the Holy Spirit Royal Court to support the Golden Feather Royal Court."

"This line of defense is against the armies in the north and east. Their strength should not be underestimated."

"Of course, they have another choice, which is to fight the water witch on the Canglan River."

"But the master-servant status has changed. Naval battles are the main field of the Zhenhai Navy, and even the Zhenhai Navy doesn't have many battle records."

"It's difficult for Zhao Xing and Xia Jing to gain credit in a place like this."

King Luohou said: "Based on the current progress, there may not be any major breakthroughs within this year."

"Unless something unexpected happens."

Having said this, King Luohou saw that King Lingde and King Tianyan were looking at him with smiles, so he could not continue.

"Are you waiting for me to finish my analysis so you can laugh at me?" King Rāhu said angrily.

"No, no." King Lingde said quickly.

"Absolutely not." King Tianyan raised the corner of his mouth.

"Humph!"

King Rāhu waved his hands and stopped chatting with the two men.

He turned to look at the situation on the battlefield.

Thinking of what Zhao Xing had done, King Luohou couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"He can create opportunities even when there are none. Is he really a genius? What will he do next?"

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