November 11th, Chen hour.

The sky has become clear and bright.

Zhao Xing rode Zong Shichang's carriage and returned to the city with the officials.

"...I fell asleep last night, and when I woke up, it was already midnight. I didn't know what was going on at first, but when I heard the teacher say that the Xuantian Sect appeared last night, it almost scared me.

Half dead!"

"Fortunately, you let me sleep at the entrance, oh no, I planted it at the entrance. I was discovered by the East Lake Army as soon as I woke up. It is said that there was no fighting in that area." Zong Shichang covered his chest, terrified.

Zhao Xing couldn't help but be speechless as he listened to his story. Zong Shichang was eroded by ghosts in his dreams, and he actually slept until Yinshi?

Is it just luck, or was it ignored?

Not all officials are deceived by the Xuantian Sect.

Most of the agricultural and civil servants fell into a deep sleep and fell unconscious after being corroded.

The only ones who really wanted to attack were Zhao Xing, Li Chengfeng, Wen Nanxing, and Xiao Ze, who had been on the top list for a long time.

But isn’t Zong Shichang also on the long-term top list?

Why was he treated like a loser?

"Young Master Zong, Young Master Zong, I really don't know whether I should be happy or sad for you." Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Seeing that he kept talking, Zhao Xing interrupted: "Brother Zong, let me take a rest."

When Zong Shichang saw this, he immediately shut up: "I understand, I won't ask. Don't worry, I will just keep this feeling in mind silently."

Zhao Xing closed his eyes and fell asleep instantly.

He used the dream method to recreate the scenes of these three days and three nights, not missing every detail.

After a review, the reason for Lord Blood Spirit's reappearance was probably determined.

"I'm afraid it's because I cultivated the Dream Spring and Autumn and he saw it."

In fact, Zhao Xing thought of this possibility the moment Lord Blood Spirit appeared.

Because there is no other place where he can attract the other party to show up in person.

At that time, Zhao Xing wanted to cover it up and didn't even use his biggest killer move, Sleepyhead.

But now that I think about it, it doesn't matter whether I let it go or not.

The other party didn't want to take action at all, he just came to confirm.

"Then what is he here to confirm? To confirm whether I have really cultivated the Dream Spring and Autumn? Do you think I have acquired the Dream Spring and Autumn and am a descendant of the Nightmare Sect?"

"No, the Xuantian Sect has nothing to do with the Nightmare Sect. There is no need to come here to see me... Then is he doing it for the Dream Chunqiu technique?"

"Perhaps it's not just the skills, but also the soul armor?" Zhao Xing thought for a moment and left the dream.

"From the perspective of Lord Blood Spirit, whether I am a descendant of the Nightmare Sect or I obtained it by chance, I am extremely attractive to him. He probably wants to hunt me down and seize my treasure."

After thinking about it clearly, Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

He is not afraid of trouble, but he is afraid of not knowing what trouble it is.

Anyway, the Xuantian Sect is a hostile camp, and they will inevitably encounter each other in the future. It makes no difference whether they are the Blood Spirit Venerable or the Water Spirit Venerable.

He wanted to hunt down himself, who knew the Xuantian Sect quite well, and it was not as difficult as usual. He was about to go to the Shenwei Army, where there were so many strong men that there was no way that the Blood Spirit Lord would come to kill him and seize the treasure.

As for the future? I can’t tell who killed whom.

He is not worried about Lord Blood Spirit, but is worried about whether there will be a strong man in Great Zhou who will covet him.

After all, external enemies are not to be feared, only internal enemies are to be feared.

"As I acquire more and more treasures in the Dream Academy, one day they will be exposed."

"But since I dare to accept this opportunity, I must accept the cause and effect." Zhao Xing's eyes were firm.

You're afraid of this and that, and you're still trying to live forever? It's better to die as soon as possible!

As long as you become strong enough, you won't be afraid of any challenge!

"After this incident, it's time to talk to Lao Chen."

"I have already confirmed that I will be appointed to the position. I will have a chance to be transferred immediately afterwards. If I do not discuss it in advance and I am assigned to serve as an official elsewhere, it will be a bit troublesome."

"Let's wait until Lao Chen handles this matter first."

On November 11, the Gucheng County government issued a notice.

On the night of the 10th, Xuantianjiao demons planned to commit rebellion in Nanyang County.

There were four counties in total, and demon troubles occurred in all of them.

The Gucheng County government departments and the Donghu Army promptly prevented the demons from causing trouble in the county and killed a total of 178 demons and followers of the Xuantian Sect.

As for the casualties, they were not mentioned on the notice and were only mentioned briefly.

Zhao Xing later learned the detailed battle report in Chen Mansion.

"The situation is basically the same as what the county government announced." Chen Shijie said: "The purpose of the Xuantian Sect's operation is to arrest people, not to kill people. And due to proper control, the casualties in Anping Town were very small."

"That night, most people didn't even notice the movement at the place where the incident occurred."

"However, there are still casualties. When the East Lake Army pursued them, several people died and about a dozen were injured."

"On the contrary, none of the officials were injured. Only four officials from the Agricultural Supervision Department were missing, and two from each department were missing. However, this matter was not reported as missing, but was directly reported as heroic death."

Zhao Xing nodded. It was obvious that the missing person was taken away.

If the person is reported as a missing person, the family will not get any benefit other than thinking about it all the time.

If you die heroically, you will receive a pension.

According to the Xuantian Sect's practices, the officials who were captured cannot be recovered at all. When they reappear, it will usually be decades later, and by then all their relatives will probably be dead.

So it is normal for the case to be closed like this.

Zhao Xing took a look at the missing list and found that Li Chengfeng was indeed on it. He still could not be rescued.

The other two are also on the top list, but they are much inferior to Li Chengfeng.

Chen Shijie said: "After Nanyang County Prince killed the ghost, Xuantian Sect's stronghold in Gucheng was completely exposed, and all practitioners and believers were discovered. Overall, Gucheng's performance was the best."

"Killing the demon outsiders has always been considered a great achievement, and all the departments involved have contributed."

Speaking of this, Chen Shijie showed a smile: "My transfer order was issued first, and this happened later, so I can directly count my military merits. Civil servants will receive awards, and Li Wenzheng should be given a rank, which will be counted as 'guarding the place'

In his political achievements.”

As for the officials? These contributions are only enough for the officials to share. The participating officials only get a bonus. The amount of the bonus is distributed to each department. Whether it is more or less depends on the conscience of the chief officer of each department.

But there are only a few dozen taels to break the sky, and it is impossible for everyone to have so many.

Zhao Xing didn't care that he could get rid of the Xuantian Sect stronghold entrenched in Nanyang County, so that he could go to the Shenwei Army without any worries, that would be a good thing.

There are blood evil beads and blood spirit needles, as well as the imperial court's bonuses, but he no longer takes them seriously.

"As for the results of the Winter Examination of the Agricultural Supervisors," Chen Shijie said, "As long as those who participated have passed the exam, and all the bonuses have been paid, there will be those who participated in the exam, and each person will be divided into about ten taels."

"Long Xiao and I won't take it."

Chen Shijie didn't mention Zhao Xing. He obviously regarded him as one of his own, and he directly made the decision for this small amount of money.

"Then I won't be able to get the first grade?" Zhao Xing said.

Chen Shijie smiled and said: "Li Wenzheng and I escorted you to take the temple exam. Fan Dongping and Ji Ming from the county went too far. What else do you want for the exam?"

"You don't even need to participate in the winter evaluation. You can just prepare for the temple exam next spring."

The winter assessment is the assessment at the winter solstice, and it is also the last assessment of the year.

But after hearing what Chen Shijie said, Zhao Xing didn't need to expend such effort.

Just wait until the spring of next year, and once you pass the temple exam, you can be accepted into the official position.

The temple examination was both practical and theoretical. The imperial court set the questions directly through the temple, and the examination was jointly invigilated by the Yin Shen and the designated chief official.

If you finish the test on the same day, the results will be available three days later.

There was nothing going on. After thinking about it, Zhao Xing handed the Blood Evil Pearl and the Blood Spirit Needle to Chen Shijie: "I have no use for these two things. Can you help me exchange them for money."

"Yo? You guys have gained a lot." At this moment, Long Xiao walked in from the school field outside, "This is a good thing, where did it come from?"

"He killed a deputy hall master." Chen Shijie explained helpfully. "I didn't even use the straw guardian you used to seal it."

"Not bad, better than Chen Laoer back then." Long Xiao praised.

Zhao Xing did not answer because he saw the corner of Chen Shijie's mouth twitching.

However, it seemed that Long Xiao had made a great contribution this time. Chen Shijie didn't say anything and let Long Xiao complain.

"I want this bead." Long Xiao pinched the Blood Evil Bead and put it into his arms unceremoniously, "When you get to the Shenwei Army, I will give you points of equal value. If you want to buy anything, come to me.

Just help me buy it.”

"Okay." Zhao Xing nodded. The army does not use gold and silver, but uses a points system instead.

This type of points system is not only popular in the military. The seventy-two Taoist courtyards and academies of the Great Zhou Dynasty also have the "Three Society Points Method" and the "Three Houses Points Method".

It not only retains the evaluation system of 'excellent', 'average', and 'no', but also combines it with a highly operable numerical system.

If you have enough points, you can be promoted from the outer courtyard to the inner courtyard, from the lower community to the upper community, and you can even become a teacher in the Taoist academy.

According to the military points system, if you reach a certain level, you can be promoted to the rank of knight, knight, or knight.

"I've taken care of the Blood Spirit Needle for you." Chen Shijie put away the Blood Spirit Needle, "You will definitely be of use when you go to the military world to train."

Zhao Xing's eyes lit up: "If you want to work as a farmer in the Shenwei Army, do you have to go to the military training first?"

Long Xiao said proudly: "Of course, do you think any cat or dog can join our Divine Power Army?"

"If you recruit officials by converting them into full-time officers, wait for a thousand years for transfer, you still won't be able to join the Divine Power Army."

Zhao Xing asked curiously: "Where did the Shenwei Army rank in the last military exercise of the military realm?"

"Five hundred and eighty-seven!"

You are so proud of over 500 people!

Those who didn’t know better thought you were one of the Ten Forbidden Forces!

Seeing that Zhao Xing didn't react when he heard this number, Long Xiao couldn't help but became anxious: "Boy, don't think that more than five hundred is not good. Do you know how many armies there were in the last military exercise by the Army Corps?"

"How many?"

"There are eight thousand seven hundred and ninety-three armies!" Long Xiao said, "Our Shenwei army can rank more than five hundred. Do you think we are good or not?"

"Awesome." Zhao Xing nodded cooperatively.

There are more than 8,000 troops, which is still relatively small for the Zhou Dynasty, which has a huge population in the land of 19 states.

During the period of Emperor Taizu, the number of troops participating in military exercises exceeded 50,000, but during the period of Emperor Wen, he did not launch many wars.

The number of martial arts exercises in the military community has reached a historical low, with only more than 5,000 armies participating.

During the reign of Emperor Jing, it was slightly improved. He performed many military exercises and his army exceeded ten thousand.

The most exaggerated one was Emperor Wu, who directly broke Taizu's record. At the peak of the military legion's military performance, the number of participating troops reached an astonishing 500,000!

Even if the average number of military exercises is taken, the number of armies participating in military exercises is never less than 100,000.

Emperor Wu liked to break out troops to fight and expand territory, and he didn't just use the Yu to make up for it. In fact, the threshold for military exercises he held was not low. Among the dynasties of the Zhou dynasty, the quality of his army and land was second only to the Taizu period.

, it still needs to be exceeded in certain periods.

There are thresholds for participation in martial arts exercises for military legions.

Local armies such as the East Lake Army are not even eligible to participate.

"Does the Divine Power Army have its own cave?" Zhao Xing asked.

As soon as this question came up, Long Xiao was obviously discouraged, and Chen Shijie's eyes darkened.

"It's almost there."

That means no.

Zhao Xing felt a little disappointed.

What is the military world?

The military world is the Zhou Dynasty that connected the caves and worlds in the nineteen states.

As the level increases, the power and range of spells and martial arts will also increase exponentially.

The land of the Nineteen States cannot withstand the construction.

For example, if Zhao Xing is currently at the ninth level, he can use the cloud-swallowing method to cover half of the valley county.

The range of the warrior's secret skills is not that large, but the power is not small.

Let’s take Sinong as an example. In many cases, you need to use earth veins to practice the Earthly Sect’s spells. The same goes for the Heavenly Time spells.

Lands and lands collapse at every turn, winter comes and summer comes, who among the common people can bear it?

Therefore, all higher-level armies are usually stationed in the cave world for training.

There are all kinds of magical places in the cave world.

The place is large and can withstand construction. It also has unique and rich products.

For example, one of Sinong's books is called "Dongtianliwu", which tells the magic of "Guangling Cave".

In spring, you can plant five crops of good crops. If you plant them in spring, they will ripen in spring. One ear can feed five people.

In the summer, you can plant blood vines and harvest them in the summer. The vine fruits can replenish your blood type.

It can grow golden bean sprouts in autumn, sow in autumn and harvest in autumn. It can gather yuan in three days, and it can be purchased in January, and its price is as good as gold.

In the winter, you can dig up the bone ginseng and regenerate it. In ten days, you can set the bones, and in a hundred days, you can regenerate the broken limbs.

In Guangling Cave, the top fifty Guangling troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty were stationed.

Guangling Cave Heaven is still not the largest and most magical. The largest cave world is occupied by the ten forbidden armies.

The locations for legionary military exercises in the military world are also rotated among the ten largest caves.

"The powerful army occupies a cave alone, and the Shenwei army has not even entered the first three hundred, so it can only share the same place with other legions or even multiple legions."

"But what did Long Xiao mean when he said it was almost there?"

Zhao Xing saw that Long Xiao and Chen Shijie didn't say much, so he didn't continue to ask. He had some vague guesses in his mind that this might involve the core secrets of the Shenwei Army.

"If I go to the military world for training, which cave will I go to?" Zhao Xing asked.

"It's not clear yet." Chen Shijie shook his head: "I have stayed in both Jinting Cave Heaven and Danxia Cave Heaven before. Now that the Divine Power Army has been reactivated, there must be some changes in this aspect."

"But it will be confirmed in the spring of next year. Long Xiao and I will not set off until then."

Zhao Xing nodded and asked about other things: "Does the Shenwei Army have a good relationship with Lihuo Taoist Academy?"

Although there are conditions for using the Lihuo Altar, not everyone can borrow it.

In the land of Nineteen States, there are countless armies, large and small, but there are only seventy-two Taoist temples.

If you want to borrow it, you have to be respected by others.

"Master Hou has some relationship with Lihuo Taoist Temple." Chen Shijie said, "I studied in the Taoist Temple for a period of time in my early years."

"Can I know the name and title of the Marquis?"

"Of course." Long Xiao said, "The marquis' surname is Yang Ming'an, and he was granted the title of Marquis Boping in the first year of Jingxin."

Isn't he called Shenweihou? Boping... is he a county prince?

Zhao Xing was a little puzzled. It was quite strange to see that Chen Shijie and Long Xiao had high regard for the marquis, but he was only a county marquis.

The title of a feudal lord can reveal many things.

First-class marquis, usually with the words "wei" and "ying", are selected by the emperor personally, and are awarded titles based on special deeds or personal characteristics, or expressions of expectations and grand visions, and are also counted as first-class.

The second-class marquis is awarded the title based on the five military virtues of "Yan Yong Wu Zhi Xin", which is the title of the Five Virtues.

The third-level princes are usually named after their fiefdoms.

The fourth-class princes, who are not among the Wuhou, have various names. Basically, they have no fiefdom, only food. That is to say, you can only get some taxes from that piece of land, but on the fiefdom, you can not only pay taxes, but also recruit troops.

Develop mineral veins, etc.

Marquis Boping sounds like a third-class marquis at first glance, but he also chooses to be a Shenweijun?

"I don't know what the story is in it. The Marquis Shenwei and the Shenwei Army, who will be famous all over the world in the future, are now just the Marquis of Boping County. Is it because Emperor Jing was too stingy?"

Zhao Xing then asked some questions about the Shenwei Army, such as its size, number of people, record, etc. He also had a general understanding of where he was going.

Overall, the Shenwei Army is still in line with his next plan.

With strong major generals, there are many opportunities to make meritorious deeds. This can be seen from the personal qualities of Long Xiao and Chen Shijie.

What's more, the Divine Power Army will be famous all over the world in the future. If you follow the Divine Power Army, there will be a lot of room for improvement.

The only hidden danger is that I was eventually removed from the list for unknown reasons.

"But this is not unchangeable." Zhao Xing thought to himself, "My appearance will inevitably bring about a butterfly effect, such as the Xuantian Sect's actions in Nanyang County this time. Without me, Lao Chen would not have been able to alert Long Xiao.

Please come and notify Prince Nanyang."

"A truly strong person never complains about the environment. No matter how great the changes are in the future, it will not change my determination to live forever!"

In the Chen Mansion, Long Xiao couldn't help but touch his chin after watching Zhao Xing leave: "This boy is not simple. He has a firm mind. It seems that you didn't persuade him to become a farmer in the army, but he had already decided it."

direction."

"I am brave and resourceful in the Xuantian Sect incident. I can deduce it with you, and I dare to take action against the hall leader at critical moments."

"But during the inspection in Anping Town, it was clear that there was a careless law protector following him, and he did not take any action greedy for credit."

"When I chatted with him, I just said a few words, and he seemed to have already guessed a lot of things."

"I have a hunch that he will definitely bring us surprises."

Chen Shijie smiled and said: "Why are you more optimistic than me? But let's not be too happy. Let's wait until he passes the exam."
Chapter completed!