Tome of Troubled Times

Chapter 770: The world's affairs can be discussed at the dinner table

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All of them are among the most outstanding women in the world, each with their own temperament and thoughts, and none of them depend on the other for survival. To have these women have no disputes and live happily together, and even arrange themselves in groups to stack up with you, even novels dare not dream of such a dream these days.

Even the master and apprentice who have already been together still talk about "stinky apprentice, what a waste" and "old woman, what a country boy" behind their backs.

Don't think that Sisi, the alien demon girl, is particularly open-minded about this matter and took the initiative to stack it, because the other party is Yue Hongling. If it were someone he was not familiar with, Zhao Changhe would even be afraid that she would cast a spell on him. The places where the aliens are open-minded are not all good...

Until now, Zhao Changhe dared not say who the first wife was, for fear that it would become the fuse of a world war. He did not dare to think about it in the future. He decided to just play dead and deal with it in a perfunctory manner regardless of the size of the matter.

But although they all had their own tempers, none of them would act recklessly regardless of the occasion. With Zhao Changhe's proper operation, the women from the three factions actually had a New Year dinner together in a friendly manner for the first time.

Not all the people were there, but it was a rare rehearsal.

When Xia Chichi called her to eat, she herself had not expected such a scene. No matter how she imagined it, there would be some angry ridicule at first, and then a truce to "give him face". If things went wrong, they might even resort to violence... In the end, it was so calm.

He now has strong control, and even his martial arts skills are about to become the best. If he continues like this, maybe one day he can bring his whole family together.

The dishes were brought up like flowing water. Zhao Changhe was serving food to Baoqin. He picked up the wet towel on the table and wiped her face. He smiled and said, "Little fool."

Baoqin came back to her senses from her daze and bared her teeth: "You are the idiot."

Zhao Changhe was very happy: "Very good, keep up the output, we can't just switch to the fifth position."

Baoqin: “?”

Zhao Changhe turned around and picked up a piece of food for Xia Chichi, and asked casually, "It seems that the two most important military intelligences you mentioned were missing?"

Xia Chichi came back to his senses: "You mean the news from Master Uncle?"

"Yes, there is also Hangu and Yangyang."

"Nothing happened on either side. Originally, Batu was rescued by his uncle-master and led the remnants to flee westward. It was difficult for Timur to annihilate them, so they isolated them, trying to make Batu lack food and clothing during the winter, and freeze to death in the wilderness. But my uncle-master is a member of the Bandit Brotherhood, and he contacted Ying Wu directly. With Ying Wu's help, Batu naturally survived." Xia Chichi smiled and said, "It is hard work that makes a person better. When Batu was in a good situation before, his cultivation did not improve much, but this time he made rapid progress. My uncle-master said that he also had a secret treasure."

Yue Hongling said: "Batu also hid it... Speaking of the latent dragons in the past, there were quite a few who emerged. The book of troubled times is not deceiving me."

Even though the first level of secret treasures is like a rookie for these people nowadays, there are still few in the world, and it is indeed not easy. It seems that there are very few bad ones recorded in the Hidden Dragon List, even that Mr. Dai is not bad, which highlights the viciousness of the blind man's vision.

However, those who are perceptive have also sensed that there is something wrong with the Chaotic Times List in recent years. Tang Wanzhuang said, "Since Cui Yuanyang was on the list, the last Hidden Dragon to be added to the Chaotic Times List was Ji Chengkong. After that, there has been no new Hidden Dragon for about a year and a half. There has never been such a long interval in the past. The longest interval in history was less than a year. Is it because the younger generation is generally not in the eyes of the Heavenly Book, or is there something wrong with the Heavenly Book..."

Zhao Changhe shouted in his heart: "Xia Xia, my wife is concerned about whether you are sick."

A very distant thought sounded in my mind: "You all know that the Heavenly Book is becoming more and more complete, and universal practice is improving. If we use the standards of previous years to judge potential, it will not keep up with the times. I intend to observe the performance of boys and girls in the past few months. I have a list of at least 30 people in my mind to be examined. You ordinary people don't need to worry about it."

Although Zhao Changhe knew that the voice was far away and the blind man was definitely doing something else at the moment, he still deliberately said, "I don't believe it. You must have fallen in love with me. You follow me every day and have no time to look at others."

"roll."

"You act like no one knows you. You must be bragging. If you can, give me a list of names."

Soon a list appeared in my mind.

Zhao Changhe started to report directly at the table: "Lin Yongle from the Lin family in Fujian, Zhang Ziyun from Longhu Mountain, Zhong Pei from Foshan... Yang Bugui's cousin's younger sister Yang Buzui, Wei Zhijie from the Wei family in Jingzhao..."

A group of women were stunned when they heard this: "Where did you get these names?"

Zhao Changhe grinned and said, “Listen to me. Send someone to check out the character of the person and recruit the suitable one quickly... Oh shit..." Everyone looked at him and jumped up holding his butt, not knowing what was going on.

In the void, the blind man's feet were retracted, and he disappeared in anger. Not only do I serve as a radar for you, but I also want to serve as a scout for you, right? The so-called deep desire in your heart is to help you cheat

Xia Chichi reacted and immediately ordered the surrounding maids: "Hurry up and write down the list that King Zhao just made."

The palace maid took the order and took notes. A group of women stared at Zhao Changhe for a long while, each with a strange look in their eyes. I wonder if they were considering asking him to be flexible with the Heavenly Book next time and make themselves sound better.

You also said that the Heavenly Book has nothing to do with you. No wonder you blew it on the First River. I don’t know if the Book Spirit is a man or a woman. If it is a woman, maybe she would have blown it on other things... I never thought that I would have the possibility of being sisters with a book in this life. The expressions at the table were simply colorful.

The blind man could tell what they were thinking by looking at them like that, and their expressions were even more colorful.

Zhao Changhe said: "What are you looking at? It's just the information I collected while traveling around the world..."

As he said this, he seemed to know that he couldn't fool people, so he immediately changed the subject: "Just now you said that Batu survived. Does that mean he can cooperate in sending troops?"

"Well, it's possible, but their tribe doesn't have much strength at the moment. They can launch a sneak attack, but don't expect them to be the main force like before." Xia Chichi said, "This time, the main force can only be ourselves."

"How many soldiers are there?"

"We have quite a few soldiers. The surrendered soldiers from Langya, Hebei, and Central Plains are all in training now. Including the original Beijing troops, there are a total of 150,000 soldiers. Adding the troops from Yanmen, the number of soldiers capable of fighting has exceeded 200,000. As for the people from Jianghuai and Jiangnan, I'm afraid they won't be able to adapt to the climate and water there. I didn't let them come because I had withdrawn the troops from Central Plains and asked them to help defend Hangu Pass instead."

"Is it also to make room for Cui Yang's forces?"

"It counts as one thing. Anyway, after what you did to Guanlong, I feel that Li Boping may not have the courage to fight, but it is better to be prepared." Xia Chichi ate his meal and said casually, "And the Hu people have not moved. Based on the intelligence from various sources, Tang Qing and I have inferred that it may not be purely because they are waiting for the snow to stop. There may be some internal problems."

Tang Wanzhuang added: "Earlier, the Book of Chaos made a move and placed Timur above Bo'e..."

After saying this, she couldn't help but glance at Zhao Changhe, who pretended not to understand. Tang Wanzhuang smiled and continued, "Bo'e originally had a very important position in the Northern Hu. Even Timur had to respect the opinions of the Temple. It shouldn't have been Bo'e who personally came forward to lurk in Chang'an. Since he came forward, it seems like there is something wrong. He seems to be trying to gain power for himself."

Xia Chichi nodded and said, "That is to say, the Hu people themselves are restless. So our idea is that we don't have to wait for the Hu people to go south. If the situation is right, we may consider taking the initiative to go out of the border. We can split the troops into two groups. One group will still be led by General Huangfu to go out of Yanmen, and the other group should go out from Beimang. I have thought about letting you lead the army and let Cui Yuanyong, Huangfu Shaozong and Langya surrendered people who have fought in the war assist you. What do you think?"

Zhao Changhe's hands were almost leaving afterimages: "I can't lead the troops, so it's useless for anyone to assist me. This is not a joke. It's better for someone else to lead the troops and I will assist him."

Xia Chichi said: "No one is qualified for you to assist, and the atmosphere in the army will be weird. Besides, they haven't kept up with the practice, do you want to be their bodyguard? What a nonsense. You can take the title of commander-in-chief, anyway, let others arrange the marching and deployment."

Zhao Changhe looked at others for their opinions, but he saw Huangfu Qing eating slowly with a absent-minded look in his eyes.

Zhao Changhe's heart was moved: "Qing'er."

Huangfu Qing came back to his senses and smiled: "What?"

"You've been so silent, why don't you speak?"

"Nothing, I just came back from an outing with you, so I don't know much about the situation. I'll listen first."

"If I remember correctly, you actually trained in your father's army when you were young, and you, your daughter, have been learning military tactics since you were young."

"Um."

"Have you ever thought about being the commander-in-chief and leading the army to war? I will assist you. The Suzaku Venerable should soar into the sky, how can he be trapped in the palace?"

Everyone was stunned, and a gleam of light flashed in Huangfu Qing's eyes.

(End of this chapter)