After Chen Tang finished speaking, he looked at everyone with expectant eyes.
No one spoke for a long while.
She couldn't sit still any longer, and almost raised her sword upwards to swear that what she said was true: "Aren't you curious or excited at all? When I first heard about this, I thought about the unsealing of the Holy Temple of Medicine, and the medical scholars bringing people back to life with one move. Just imagining that scene in my mind made me want to say, 'Fuck, the cow opened the door for the cow, the cow is home'!"
Chu Yao raised his hand and pressed Shen Tang's shoulder.
Gentle, "My Lord."
Chen Tang interrupted him: "Wu Hui doesn't believe me?"
Chu Yao would naturally not disbelieve it, because he knew too well that his Wu Lang would not joke about Nenglimin's affairs. Once it rises to this level, no matter how outrageous her words are, they will be true: "As long as it is said by the lord, Yao will naturally believe it."
Chen Tang was puzzled.
Asked: "Since you believe it, why..."
Chu Yao did not look as happy and excited as imagined.
And there is a reason for this.
"My Lord, do you know how to open the Holy Land of Mountains and Seas?"
Chen Tang shook his head honestly: "I don't know, but since countries like Xin allow young rookies who participate in the selection to enter the Holy Land of Mountains and Seas for training every few years... I think the conditions should not be harsh? If others can do it, why can't I?"
She doesn't think she is worse than the old king of Xin State.
The old ruler of Xin State forced a powerful Xin State to be destroyed, causing the only daughter of the Xin State, Wang Ji, to suffer great humiliation, and the people within the country were repeatedly slaughtered. Chen Tang and his friends asked themselves, they are not very good leaders of the forces, but they are qualified.
She thought carefully, "... I remember Yuan Liang said that opening the 'Mountain and Sea Holy Land' once consumes a large amount of national luck. The more people enter, the more national luck is required... As for the specific amount of this 'large amount', I don't know."
But I think the numbers shouldn't be too exaggerated.
As it turned out, she was naive.
The actual number was much, much higher than she thought.
Chen Tang lowered his head and counted his fingers, his face getting darker the more he counted them.
“Why do we need so much national fortune?”
She looked at Chu Yao, then at the others, and resisted the urge to take out the national seal to see how much national fortune she had in her account.
The difficulty is comparable to asking an 18th-tier city to host the Olympic Games.
“Since it consumes so much national fortune to open it once... it’s okay for large countries, but what about small countries? Big countries can still resist with gritting their teeth, but small countries basically have no chance.” Due to the selfishness of the rulers, it is difficult to just keep the national fortune from being in deficit, not to mention allocating a large amount of national fortune every few years to open the “Mountain and Sea Holy Land”.
Even big countries can’t afford it, let alone small countries.
"It's simple. Small countries can rely on big countries, or offer money, or co-organize with big countries to get quotas from them."
As long as your thinking does not slip, there are always more solutions than problems.
As soon as Chen Tang heard it, he said that this method was not good.
Chu Yao asked her: "What's wrong?"
"Won't that mean we'll be controlled by others? And—" Chen Tang said in embarrassment, "It's hard for a small country to retain talent..."
The result of this plan is that small countries are constrained by big countries, and to some extent become the blood bag of talent export for big countries, giving away money, national fortune and people. And how can big countries not recruit talents who have performed well in the "holy land of mountains and seas"? And how can small countries retain people? People go to high places, and water flows to low places. How many civil and military talents are willing to return to small countries
Chu Yao was relieved that Chen Tang saw the drawbacks at a glance.
"So there is a second way. Several nearby small countries form an alliance, and each country contributes a part of its national fortune to cooperate in opening up the 'Mountain and Sea Holy Land.'" Although this plan can avoid being manipulated by big countries, the national fortune required each time is a huge burden for small countries with small populations and borders. If it is not opened for many years, it will face the embarrassing situation of having no one available.
Both options have their pros and cons.
The embarrassing thing is that Shen Tang can't use any of them.
She wants to open the "Mountain and Sea Holy Land" and can only do it by herself.
Although Chen Tang's national fortune has been in surplus in recent years and has never been in deficit, she pays too much attention to people's livelihood. In order to get through the drought last year, she even used national fortune to start a favorable weather and ensure the autumn harvest. This year, she also collected Sibao County and Minfeng County. These two places are in a state of only outflowing but not inflowing. The national fortune of these two places is definitely in a big deficit this year!
This made Shen Tang's already limited national fortune even more stretched.
Chen Tang: “…”
She wanted to say something but stopped herself, and then stopped again and wanted to say something again.
Finally, he said aggrievedly: "For others, a penny can make a hero fail, but for me, a penny of national destiny can make a heroine fail."
The medical scholar she had been thinking about!
Chu Yao said gently but firmly: "My Lord, we need to think about this matter in the long run. Didn't you say before that you wanted to open the holy places of the long-dormant families? We want to unseal more than just the medical family! Besides, selecting talents for each family will not be done in a day or two."
After some consolation, Chen Tang managed to cheer up and said, "Wu Hui's words make sense. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry..."
Everyone left with this explosive news.
Only Gu Chi dithered and stayed until the last.
When they were the only ones left in the main tent, Gu Chi could no longer hold back and asked, "My Lord, is your dream really..."
Chen Tang said, “Really.”
She didn't tell everyone the specific details of the dream, but Gu Chi's scholarly wisdom could hear it. As the saying goes, "Those involved are confused, but those who are on the sidelines can see clearly", so he was able to calmly analyze the details that Chen Tang didn't notice. He said: "For now..."
Chen Tang shrugged and said, "We'll take it one step at a time. Let's set a small goal first, and save up 100 million national fortunes!"
Gu Chi didn't understand why Chen Tang was still so energetic.
Doesn't she feel that there is an invisible hand controlling everything she is going through? Who was the mysterious benefactor who handed her over to the Gongxi tribe more than 200 years ago? Who is she? Why is her Wen Palace so similar to the Shanhai Holy Land? As a person who has been sleeping for more than 200 years, why did she suddenly wake up? Why did she happen to lose her memory after waking up
She was deceived.
When he realized this, nameless anger burned in his heart!
Just as the aloof lord asked—Why was she so confident that she was not a memory fragment? What if she was just a part of someone? He didn't feel the fear of losing his independent self at all in Chen Tang...
He didn't need to say what was in his heart, Chen Tang understood.
He stood up and walked behind Gu Chi, put his hands on his shoulders, and said with a smile: "Because, I am your lord. If even I start to doubt whether I am myself, and whether I am someone's puppet...what will you do?"
What should those who follow her do
If we trust her, what will happen to the common people under her rule
"When a car reaches the mountain, there will always be a way out. When a boat reaches the bridge, it will naturally straighten out! Wang Chao, you have to believe that the Chen Youli you know has never been anyone's vassal! Even if this 'someone' is Chen Youli herself, it won't work! Schizophrenia also requires a main personality and a secondary personality. If I am really an unlucky secondary personality, then I will kill the main personality and all the secondary personalities that get in the way!"
"If I were a puppet..."
"Then I'll kill that bastard who's pulling the strings!" The wind, rain, thunder and lightning outside the main tent seemed to be cheering for her determination.
Gu Chi sighed: "My Lord, are you willing to let Chi take a look at you?"
The next second, a ghost face enlarged in front of him, and Gu Chi leaned back in fear. Chen Tang let go of her hand, slapped her thigh and laughed, Gu Chi could see her back teeth: "Wang Chao, you should read less. Do you think I came behind you because I was afraid that you would see my expression of pretending to be strong?"
Gu Chi: “…”
All my worries were in vain.
Chen Tang: "You must be thinking that you are really feeding a dog now, but I am indeed a dog, and this is true."
Gu Chi: “…”
Who has the ability to read minds like a scholar
Gu Chi was so angry that he left in a panic. When he saw Bai Su standing there waiting for him from a distance, his temper suddenly flared up.
He wants to complain!
Bai Su, however, had an expression of understanding.
"My lord must be teasing you again."
Gu Chi saw a ghost: "… What do you mean by 'again'?"
Bai Su said honestly: "Because it's not the first time."
Gu Chi had suffered many losses at the hands of his lord because of his ability as a mind-reading scholar, and she thought Gu Chi had realized his mistake long ago.
The weak-looking scholar was so angry that he stormed out. Bai Su was not worried at all: "Military Advisor, remember to take your medicine on time."
Gu Chi didn't even turn his head: "Drink shit! No!"
Bai Su was now convinced that Gu Chi was really angry out of shame. Literary men of letters prided themselves on being refined and cultured, and they valued "not changing their expression even when Mount Tai collapses in front of them", but Gu Chi even said something like "drink your fart", which showed how angry he was.
only-
It would be fine if only our own people heard it, but unfortunately there were outsiders too.
Gu Chi's earth-shattering voice fell into the ears of Xian Yujian who was returning from outside the camp. The young general beside him naturally heard it too. The latter looked slightly surprised, and couldn't help but look in the direction where Gu Chi left, and turned his head to whisper to Xian Yujian.
Xian Yujian's smile was full of embarrassment.
Bai Su stepped forward and asked: "Who is this young general?"
The young general has a gentle and handsome appearance, and is handsome and graceful.
Anyone who sees her will say that she has a good appearance.
Xian Yujian introduced Bai Su enthusiastically: "General Bai, he is my senior brother, and now he serves as the chief rider under the command of Alliance Leader Huang. Senior brother, she is the Bai Su I mentioned to you, General Bai Shaoxuan. She has taken good care of me in the past few years..."
Although Bai Su started practicing relatively late, she has a solid foundation in martial arts, good talent, and the key is that she is ruthless enough to herself, so she has made rapid progress in the past few years. Xian Yujian could guide her in her practice at first, but now they just discuss with each other.
Bai Su saw that Xian Yujian was young and alone, so she took care of him occasionally. After they spent a long time together, they developed a bit of a sister-brother relationship, but Xian Yujian unilaterally thought that it should be a brother-sister relationship.
Upon hearing this, Xian Yujian's "senior brother" bowed solemnly to Bai Su. Bai Su stepped aside and said bluntly, "No reward without merit. Su and Zi Gu are colleagues, so it is only natural for us to look after each other. What is the name of this general?"
"My surname is Yun, my given name is Ce, and my courtesy name is Yuanmou."
Bai Su said, "I often hear Zi Gu mention his master, but when I ask him who his master is, where his master is from, and how many disciples he has, his mouth is like a lock, and he doesn't say a word. I have been curious about this for a long time, and today I finally see it." Lan
Yun Ce rubbed Xian Yujian's head and smiled cheerfully, "Because Zi Gu did not leave the sect normally, I guess he was feeling guilty. However, my master does not like to be disturbed by the outside world, so the disciples who leave the sect should try not to mention him. Yun Ce did not expect to meet Zi Gu here. I received a letter from my master before, informing me that he left the sect without permission, and I have been worried for a long time."
Bai Su silently wrote down this information.
I don't know if it's because of the influence of Lord Chen Tang, she likes to pull talents to her side when she sees them. Yun Ce in front of her has already been taken, belonging to Huang Lie, but there must be a lot of unowned flowers and plants behind this pair of brothers.
Why not transplant a few flowers to your master's fence
Xian Yujian couldn't get his mouth to open, but Yun Ce looked easy to talk to, so they could give it a try. Bai Su took on the role of Xian Yujian's sister and asked the young man, "Did Zi Gu go down the mountain without permission?"
Xian Yujian's expression darkened: "Because my sister..."
Yun Ce said indifferently: "How are your sister and her family?"
Bai Su had also heard about Xian Yujian's experience. Before Xian Yujian was about to cry, she changed the subject: "Alas, there were so many twists and turns... I'd better not expose Zi Gu's scars... Brother Yuanmou rarely comes, Su should do his best to be a good host."
Yun Ce wanted to say that he would leave after a while, but Bai Su and his junior brother were too enthusiastic. Xian Yu Jian was not willing to let him go. He almost acted like a spoiled child to Yun Ce: "Brother, it's rare for us to meet. Why are you leaving so long? The battle on the front line has stopped for the time being. Why don't you stay for a few days? Tell Alliance Leader Huang. I think he will understand us."
Bai Su added fuel to the fire.
Yun Ce looked at his junior brother and then at Bai Su, his ears feeling slightly hot.
"Oh... okay then."
It turns out that Yun Ce is as tight-lipped as his junior fellow apprentice Xian Yujian. When it comes to his master's lineage, he either evades the question or keeps the past to himself. However, when the brothers reminisce about the past, they can't help but mention the scenes of their childhood together. Bai Su reluctantly collected some information.
The teacher of these two people is very powerful. He should be a powerful person who has been famous for many years but retired because he was tired of killing. He also has the habit of picking up apprentices everywhere. Yun Ce and Xian Yu Jian were both picked up by each other, so both of them were common people from the market.
Tsk tsk tsk—
This is a good habit.
Bai Su seemed to be thinking about something.
But soon Bai Su stopped thinking so.
Because Xian Yujian asked why Yun Ce joined Huang Lie's camp, you should know that Huang Lie's origins were not glorious, and the heavy shield warrior ace in his hand was privately criticized. Huang Lie led the common people to rebel, and in order to accumulate capital, he looted a lot of territory.
Luxia County was one of the victims at that time.
Wherever refugees and bandits pass by, it is like a swarm of locusts passing through a territory.
Yun Ce replied, "My master recommended me."
After he came down the mountain, he had no good place to go, so he traveled everywhere, punishing evildoers and eliminating evil, but one person's power was limited. When the master knew about it, he wrote a letter of recommendation for him and asked him to find Huang Lie.
"Master is friends with Alliance Leader Huang?"
Xian Yujian was shocked, and it was obviously the first time he heard about this. Huang Lie was a bell doctor before he became rich, so how could he be related to the teacher
Yun Ce said, "It seems like a friendship from the previous generation."
"Friendship from the previous generation?"
"The master's teacher and the teacher are old friends. I only learned about this by chance when the master mentioned it..." Yun Ce knew that Huang Lie had a bad reputation, but he had an advantage - he came from a humble background. He had looked for a suitable master before, but his family background was a shortcoming. He didn't have his own private troops. In addition, he was young and was not as brave as the warriors from a legitimate military family. He would be a waste of time if he went there. After thinking it over, he went to Huang Lie to try his luck.