Zhou Jingyuan personally took Dong Pan up the North Cliff, walked into the monastery under the ancient tree, and met with Chen Hai and Zhao Ruhui.
At this time, Zhongfeng Yagu has become the most important place for craftsmen to practice, and roads have been opened to connect it with the apprentice hall area at the west foot. Zhou Jingyuan rebuilt Chen Hai's craftsmanship on the north cliff facing Juquan Lake. A cave for personal retreat was built.
Dong Pan climbed up the North Cliff, full of resentment and worry, but listening to Chen Hai's series of sharp questions, he was on pins and needles, with sweat dripping from his forehead.
Dong Pan also knew in his heart that Chen Hai would be able to cultivate Dao Dan and step into the Dao Dan realm sooner or later.
However, although the Hexi Army is strong in strength, the real elite of the Hexi Army are the Dao Yamen soldiers directly controlled by the General Protector's Office.
Dong Pan, like everyone in the past, felt that the many benefits of Juquanling and Lucheng should belong to Taiwei Sect, and absolutely should not leak any of them to other sects, let alone those who have deep grievances with Taiwei Sect. The Demon Temple is shared, and many people are very resentful towards Chen Hai because of this. But from another perspective, which disciple of Taiwei Sect has made greater contributions than Chen Hai in recent years
The number of troops in the various camps of the Hexi Army was close to one million at its peak. When the threat from the Qiang Hu and demon barbarians on the west and north wings weakened, the number of troops and horses would be reduced, but it would not be less than 600,000.
"Master Dong is here..." Chen Hai has no way to make everyone like him, and he doesn't expect everyone to like him. He likes others but doesn't like him, but he uses his helpless feeling to invite the wary Dong Pan to sit in the room. Down.
Dong Pan was surprised and suspicious. Seeing the seal of prohibition on the scroll, he also knew that this was the condition for Chen Hai to ask Taiwei Sect to recognize Tianji Academy.
"I think so too, the most important thing is to be happy when doing something," Chen Hai said with a self-deprecating smile, but when he thought that no one in the Jinyan states knew about this Hong Kong drama, and it wouldn't resonate with him, Dong Pan probably thought Thinking that he was being sarcastic again, he took a sip of tea and asked again, "But I don't know if the sect will like it?"
At this time, Dong Pan had already vented his anger before climbing the North Cliff. Thinking about what Chen Hai said, if Hexi can purchase secret maps and weapons from Juquan Ridge in the future, it might be a good choice. He saluted and said, "I will go back to Taiwei City and hand the scroll to the Crown Prince..." He saluted Zhao Ruhui again, then stood up and said goodbye.
As his cultivation improves day by day, Chen Hai's formerly rough and even somewhat rude appearance has also been greatly improved. He has a tall stature, thin cheeks, and a calm and clear temperament, as if he is standing out in front of others like a calm Juquan Ridge.
The eldest son Dong Chou was in Yulong Mountain at this time. Dong Pan, Xie Quanting and Chen Jue rushed to Taiwei Mountain and then rushed to Yulong Mountain without stopping to meet the eldest son Dong Chou at Huanglongyuan Taoist Temple.
At this moment, Dong Pan doubted whether the resentment he was filled with was really tenable. Are they really qualified to be so resentful towards Chen Hai
If everything makes sense, there wouldn't be so much trouble in the world. Chen Hai took out a set of scrolls from the storage ring, handed it to Dong Pan, and said:
Dong Pan still admired Chen Hai very much in the past, but after having such thoughts, his previous appreciation turned into disgust; what's more, Chen Hai's trick like this really put him in a dilemma.
Under the guidance of the welcoming deacon, Dong Pan flew directly to the courtyard of Beiya to meet Chen Hai. In front of Beiya, he saw Zhou Jingyuan commanding several people to carry a stone tablet engraved with the words "Tianji Cliff" to the hiking trail. forward.
Dong Pan looked stern. The meaning behind Chen Hai's words was undoubtedly to ask Taiwei Sect what the conditions were for establishing its own branch here.
"Envoy Dong Jun is here..." Seeing Dong Pan coming, Zhou Jingyuan greeted him politely.
He followed Dragon Emperor Cang Yu into this other world. There were not many old friends in Yanzhou that he could appreciate and get along well with. He tried his best not to fall out with each other. He and Zhao Ruhui stood up and saw Dong Pan off.
Seeing that Dong Pan was no longer as cold and distant as before, Chen Hai felt a little better.
However, this time it was not clear whether the crown prince Dong Chou's goal was to occupy the Hechuan Ridge in the south, or to completely occupy the territory of the Hexiang Protectorate.
Juquan Ridge is more than ten miles long from north to south, and the north cliff is only more than a hundred meters high. It cannot be regarded as one of the main peaks. However, it rises close to Juquan Ridge. The peaks and cliffs have a unique shape, beautiful trees and rocks, and two spiritual springs. It is full of spiritual energy, but it is a good place for self-cultivation.
Although Dong Pan would not open the forbidden seal without permission to see the contents of the picture scroll, he also knew that it was a big deal.
Dong Pan's cultivation level was obviously higher than that of Chen Hai, but when he wanted to use his spiritual consciousness to observe Chen Hai from a deeper level, Chen Hai's body revealed an aura that was like the fierce thunder hidden in the wind and clouds, which made Dong Pan's spiritual consciousness feel like it was being torn apart. .
This is exactly the case. In his opinion, even if Chen Hai has the ambition to establish his own business, he should wait until he enters the Dao Dan realm. Exposing such ambitions too early at this time shows that Chen Hai is too arrogant and arrogant. Chen Hai is not smart enough.
"There are still many imperfections in this picture scroll. I don't know if the sect will like it, but from now on, Tianji Academy will no longer care whether the sect likes it or not. If you like it, the people here will Sects can get secret maps and weapons by asking for price; if we don’t like them, we won’t try our best to please the sect?”
After Dong Shou and Chen Lie led their troops into Heyang, Lichuan and other counties to fight against the refugee army, the Yulong camp was temporarily led by deputy envoy Chai Teng. Dong Pan and others rushed to Huanglongyuan and saw that in addition to Chen Zhiyi, there were also Dong Pu and other important generals of the Hexi Army gathered at Huanglongyuan.
"Then how can we make the sect like it?" Chen Hai leaned forward and seemed to be discussing this issue with Dong Pan seriously.
Although Chen Hai has long been out of the cold and heat, in the cold winter when Juquan Lake is frozen, he is still used to burning a charcoal stove in the house to make tea. At this time, he also brought out the boiling iron kettle and made a cup. Tea, the fragrance of tea overflowed in the room, and was handed to Dong Fan.
"I led the troops into Qintong Mountain, compiled the first volume of military training records, and dedicated it to the sect. Does the sect like it? I placed the soldiers waiting to be killed in Juquan Ridge, cultivated wasteland, fished, hunted, and mined. The sect can now do it every year Do you like getting a million pounds of hardened gold and iron from Juquan Ridge? I built Tianji chariots and Tianji crossbows. At this time, Hexi organized a chariot and crossbow camp, which was the first of all the Hexi army camps. How did the sect like it? I settled the affairs of Pinglu. , to relieve the danger in the west of Hexi, there is no fear that the Demon Temple will invade from the east within a hundred years, and to transport two million kilograms of high-quality hardened iron to Hexi in Lucheng every year, does the sect like it?" Chen Hai stared at it sharply. Dong Pan, at this time, he was tired of the greed of some people in the Dong family and Taiweizong.
"Dong Pan can't say this." Dong Pan said, and it was indeed not something he could decide.
On the surface, after Dong Shou and Chen Lie led their troops to advance eastward, the Yulong Camp was weakened to the weakest among the Hexi Army's battalions, and the threat to the Hechuan Army in the south was also greatly weakened. However, Dong Pan and others People who know the secret know well that the Hexi Army has not greatly expanded its military strength in the past two or three years. Instead, it has concentrated all the financial resources and materials that can be squeezed out on the Dao Ya Bing Chariot and Crossbow Camp, the War Bird Camp, and the Armored Army. On the construction of the horse camp.
"You're welcome!" Dong Pan suspected that Chen Hai's invitation this time was probably to officially announce Taiwei Sect's establishment of its own branch. He was worried, but he also gave Zhou Jingyuan a gift in return.
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"Whether the sect will like it or not, Dong Pan doesn't dare to speculate." Dong Pan said.
Chen Hai saw a look of shame in Dong Pan's eyes. He thought that Dong Pan had been practicing outside these years and had probably realized that the world was big and not everything revolved around the Dong clan. There was some shame in his heart, but he I never thought that I could get the understanding of all the Dong family's children.
There are no large palaces on the North Cliff. In addition to a few secret rooms opened directly from the inside of the cliff, two monasteries were built under several towering ancient trees deep in the woods on the top of the cliff. The living area looks very simple and unpretentious.
Five years ago, when Chen Haizhan won the first place in the Northwest Territory Academy's election, it was revealed that he had mastered the true meaning of many kinds of Tao. When Chen Hai entered the Mingqiao realm, Dong Pan could feel this kind of spiritual oppression from him. Not surprising.
This time when the crown prince Dong Chou inspected Yulong Mountain, there were only more than 5,000 guards and horses. However, when Dong Pan arrived at Huanglongyuan, he saw that the 5,000 yamen soldiers patrolling Yulong Mountain by the crown prince Dong Chou were newly recruited. The elite Chenu Camp, War Bird Camp, Jiama Camp, and Dong Pu and other important generals gathered secretly. They also knew that five years after the last victory at Yulong Mountain, Hexi was going to attack the Hexiang Army again. .
"Master Dong also saw that the number of plaques at the gate of the mountain had been changed. Everyone wanted to give the training association a formal name, which would be convenient to address and avoid the need to refer to it as 'Chen Hai, this guy, this madman' in newspapers and book copies." It’s very inconvenient and sounds awkward to call this crappy thing the Training Society.” Chen Hai asked Dong Pan with a smile, “Master Dong, what do you think of the name Tianji Training Society?”
This kind of powerful oppression at the soul level can only be said that Chen Hai's understanding of the true meaning of Tao is still higher than that of Dong Pan.
Dong Pan was cold in his heart and indifferent on his face, and said: "As long as the Young Marquis is happy, everything is fine. How dare Dong Pan have any objections?"
From the period of Dong Liang, the mighty god of war, to the reign of the crown prince Dong Chou, the number of Hexi Dao Yamen soldiers has been stable at between 30,000 and 40,000.
Returning to Baishi Ridge, he told Xie Quanting and Chen Jue that Chen Hai would establish Tianji Academy in Juquan Ridge. In order to prevent accidents on the way, he, Xie Quanting and Chen Jue escorted the scroll back to Taiwei. Mountain.
In the old days, the Dao Ya soldiers were mainly armored cavalry. Although they also included archers, cavalry, armored soldiers, and a small number of chariots and war birds, at this time, they officially organized new chariot and crossbow battalions and war bird battalions. They mainly used powerful bows such as the Shenji Crossbow. Mechanical energy is put into use on a large scale.
However, he was not qualified to decide whether he recognized the existence of Tianji Academy. Naturally, he could not open the forbidden seal in front of Chen Hai at this time to see the true content of the scroll.