Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 221
On a hillside next to the official road, an old man in his 70s and 30s and a man in his [-]s were sitting opposite each other.

Between the two is a huge chessboard floating in the air, where black and white chess pieces are fighting fiercely.If a person who doesn't understand Go raises his eyes at this complicated and cumbersome chess game, which is endlessly entangled in black and white, he will be dizzy and disturbed immediately.

And this huge chessboard appeared in the air, and the chessboard was like the surface of water from time to time, with waves of ripples, which looked a little illusory.

The entire chess game has no substance, it is all condensed by the old man's huge and astonishing internal force.

Not to mention anything else, just by relying on this method of turning fiction into reality, it is enough to know that this old man is a rare top master in the world!
The old man was holding an unnamed long sword with a black scabbard, and when he raised his wrist, a stream of pure Qi shot out from the tip of the sword.In the blink of an eye, a black chess piece appeared and fell into the game.

As for the middle-aged man opposite the old man, although his demeanor is calm and peaceful, and he has a certain bearing, but seeing his aura, one can know that he is only using some self-defense martial arts, and he is not very powerful.

But even so, under the oppression of the old man opposite, this person is still confident, without any signs of cowardice or fear.

Then I saw it, not driven by my own skill, but with my mind.

In the darkness of heaven and earth, the power of five elements, yin and yang, sun, moon and stars, mountains, rivers and heaven and earth moved accordingly, and the white light condensed into a white chess piece at his fingertips.

Stretch out your hand a little, and drop it again.

The black and white qi circulated accordingly, and the entire chessboard seemed to come alive.

In a trance, it seems that there are black and white dragons breaking free from the chessboard.

Only the sound of dragon chants was heard, and the two dragons soared in the air, biting each other's claws and fighting endlessly, the battle was extremely tragic.

At this time, the two playing chess are naturally Liu Ji and Liu Bowen, and Zhang Yue, a member of the Zongheng family.

After seeing Liu Bowen using his own thoughts to seduce the power of heaven and earth, Zhang Yue became even more motivated after showing this hand.

He slammed his long sword again, and the internal force immediately condensed the chess piece to fall.

Above the midair, the black flood dragon's aura was lifted.

The scales, minions, and dragon whiskers all over the body are more clearly manifested in various details.Jiaolong's body was full, and his aura became even stronger, roaring and tearing towards the opposite side.

Liu Bowen's figure was straight, and with a casual touch, he showed a calm and calm look.

Immediately, the power of heaven and earth responded accordingly, and the condensed white chess piece crashed down, and the white dragon also became stronger, competing with the black dragon without losing the slightest advantage.

Seeing the stalemate between the two sides, Zhang Yue fell down again, admiring:
"Okay, with a weak body, use the power of heaven and earth for your own use, and gain power comparable to that of a ninth-level peak expert. My little friend is amazingly talented. With such a different approach, he can be called an unprecedented hero!"

Liu Bowen also pointed out, and Bai Ziluo responded accordingly, lowered his head slightly, and responded:
"It's just the right time, thanks to the earth-shaking changes in the dark. It makes all kinds of forces in the world respond to my thoughts!"

When Zhang Yue heard the words, he immediately raised his head and said with a loud smile:

"Hahaha, from now on, the way of a literati is to practice writing and read books, to comprehend the truth of heaven and earth, thereby mobilizing the power of heaven and earth such as the five elements, yin and yang, sun, moon and stars, and possessing all kinds of inconceivable miracles. This is already the means of a god. The world of unprecedented great changes and great struggles is indeed a blessing for us!"

Although ordinary people have not yet felt the various changes in this world due to the promotion of the world.

But for Zhang Yue, the ninth-level top masters in the Jianghu, after Xu Su, the suzerain of the Yinyang family, broke through the realm of the land gods, and the world felt a sense, they already knew that the world had ushered in unprecedented changes.

Able to peek into higher realms and possess more powerful power.

Among the hundreds of schools of thought in the world, martial arts sects, clans of various countries, and noble families, outstanding talents who practice both civil and martial arts will also show a more dazzling light.

This is unprecedented, and it is destined to be even more exciting than the time when all the countries settled down and a hundred schools of thought contended, and the world of great strife and chaos that people yearn for!
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue became more fascinated and excited.

Liu Bowen chuckled and was about to reply.But suddenly, he looked into the distance, and then he clapped his palms suddenly, and smiled heartily at Zhang Yue:
"I'm coming!"

When Zhang Yue heard Liu Bowen's words, his heart moved. The chessboard in mid-air shook like a lake, and then dissipated.

In mid-air, the two black and white dragons that were originally fighting also disappeared.

He stood up and looked in the direction Liu Bowen was looking at.

I can only vaguely see a group of people and horses at the end of the official road, with many chariots and horses, and the battle is not small, rushing here.

Liu Bowen turned his head to look at Zhang Yue, and said with a smile:
"How about the old man? I won this bet!"

When Zhang Yue heard Liu Bowen's words, his eyes moved slightly, a smile appeared on his face, and he said:

"It's not that I don't admit it, it's just a bet between us. The bet is that the plague is raging. Whether the Emperor Yun will send people to treat it, or just ignore it and let the people in the northern border fend for themselves."

Having said that, the old man looked up into the distance and continued to ask:

"Now I just saw a group of people coming from a distance. The specific identities have not yet been determined. How can I be sure that I have won?"

Liu Bowen heard the words, but he was calm and calm with a well-thought-out plan, and said loudly:

"Now the entire northern border of Yunguo is aware of the situation in Changning County. At this time, there is still such a large group of people passing through the heavily guarded Yunjun checkpoint along the way. Apart from the team of the Yunguo court, who else can it be? "

Hearing this, Zhang Yue nodded again and again, immediately laughed loudly, and said openly:

"Okay, okay! Then this bet will be won by the little friend."

While speaking, the chariots and horses at the end of the official road got closer.

Next to the large convoy, there were soldiers from Yunguo escorting them all the way.

Above the convoy, the flag was flying with the wind, and the words "Yu Chi Guan Pharmacy" were displayed on the flying flag.

In addition, what attracted the most attention was the Yunlong flag set up at the front of the convoy, which was gifted by Xiao Chengyu and symbolized the authority of the emperor.

"Official pharmacy?"

Liu Bowen looked at the convoy in the distance, thought for a moment, then nodded and smiled:
"It's another new government office... I heard that His Majesty the Emperor Yun is determined to forge ahead. He has made drastic reforms to the government system and institutions, and often integrates the three gongs and nine ministers to form a new government office. Presumably this official drug bureau, It is a newly established government agency in charge of medicine!"

Zhang Yue heard the words and immediately responded:

"The system of Sangong and Jiuqing has been implemented in the world for hundreds of years. It is bloated, and the responsibilities of each other are unclear, which gives officials room to shirk each other. The Shangshutai obeys the emperor, and under the Shangshutai, each Cao Shangshu is assigned. Various affairs. Clarifying the responsibilities of the courtiers and strengthening the imperial power is indeed a good move!"

Having said that, Zhang Yue paused slightly, and continued:
"As for the official pharmacy, it should be the newly born Fang Jijia in the Jixia Academy..."

Seeing this, Liu Bowen pondered for a moment, but smiled again, brought the topic back to the conversation, and continued:
"Before, the two of us gambled with each other on the condition of a promise. Since the old man lost, I will take that promise and ask the old man to gamble again, how about it?"

Zhang Yue was taken aback for a moment, turned to look at Liu Bowen, and asked in astonishment:
"With the promise of the old man, please ask the old man to gamble again? Do you know that this promise..."

Zhang Yue suddenly stopped, shook his head and laughed again, and said:
"Hehe, I'm too old to talk too much. With your talent, resourcefulness, and spirit, you didn't like this promise. Hehe, okay, what are you going to bet on? Will the northern plague be solved?"

Liu Bowen sneered, waved his hands and said:
"With the ambition and ability of today's Emperor Yun, since he has already sent people here, how can he not be able to solve the plague?"

Liu Bowen paused slightly, his expression became serious, and he said in a deep voice:

"This game is a gamble. After solving the plague in the north, how will Emperor Yun treat the people in the southwest of Xia Kingdom!"

Zhang Yue heard the words, but couldn't help but looked at Liu Bowen, looked at him for a long time, and asked with some doubts:

"Little friend, please tell me the conditions."

Upon seeing this, Liu Bowen continued:
"If Emperor Yun can get rid of the old grievances this time and help the people of the counties in the southwestern part of Xia Kingdom, I will win. Then please, old man, go to Zhongqing City with me to serve Emperor Yun!"

When Zhang Yue heard this, his heart moved, he looked at Liu Bowen with a complicated expression, and said:
"Little friend went deep into the dangerous place and came to Jianchang Mansion for this purpose. No wonder you said before that you want to come to see if what you have learned in your life is worth entrusting your allegiance to..."

At this time, Liu Bowen obviously had no intention of hiding any more, and continued:
"If Emperor Yun can take action to save the people of the Xia Kingdom, it proves that he is a hero with great ambitions and ambitions in the world. I, Liu Ji, should be loyal to realize my ambition."

Zhang Yue sighed quietly, shook his head and said:
"This gamble, little friend, is a little tricky. Although Emperor Yun is young, he has a mind and a vision. This time, if he doesn't help, he will gain the support of the people in the southwest and lay the foundation for the attack on the Xia Kingdom. Sex, it’s really too small! Little friend, you haven’t put it into effect yet, so you want to be the emperor of Yun and earn the help of my strategist?”

Liu Bowen looked neither in a hurry nor panic, looked at Zhang Yue, smiled lightly and said:

"This is not necessarily true! Otherwise, there is no need to run here and wait... With the response speed of Xia Guochaotang, if no one pushes, I am afraid that the people in the southwestern counties will die, and the relief policy has not been discussed yet. The Kingdom of Xia already had a very bad reputation in the southwest, but at that time, when Emperor Yun sent troops, wouldn’t the people of the southwestern counties win Liang Jingcong and welcome the king’s teacher?”

Liu Bowen chuckled and continued:
"Left and right are just a bet, if the old man is unwilling, it's okay!"

Zhang Yue opened his mouth, changed the subject, but asked puzzledly:
"This old man is already on the border of the Yun Kingdom, so why is my little friend so sure that this time, this old man didn't come to serve the Emperor Yun?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bowen immediately said:

"The strategist pays the most attention to the situation among the countries in the world. After Emperor Yun eliminated the powerful officials and regained power, he has already dominated the south of the sky in a short period of time. It is impossible for the strategist to remain indifferent to this. And what the old man said just now In the meantime, it is obvious that the situation in the court of Yun Kingdom is quite clear. Therefore, it is obvious that the old gentleman has definitely not just stepped into the border of Yun Kingdom."

Having said this, Liu Bowen pointed to Changning County in front again, and continued:
"Besides, this is the border of Yun Country. If the old man wanted to serve him, how could he appear here instead of in Zhongqing City? The only possibility is that the old man had no intention of serving Yun State. When I left Yunguo, I happened to be met by my subordinates!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yue couldn't help sighing:

"Little friend is so talented, he should have been famous in all countries. But why was he so unknown in the world before?"

Liu Bowen raised his head slightly, his figure was proud, he shook his sleeves, and said with a smile:

"Liu Jifei was born knowing. If he hadn't spent more than 20 years studying hard in obscurity, how could he have acquired the skills he has now?"

At this time, Zhang Yue sighed in his heart, already feeling regretful.

Just as Liu Bowen speculated just now, although he has never met the current Yun Kingdom Emperor Xiao Cheng, he also stayed in Zhongqing City before, hiding his identity for a long time.So he is not ignorant of Xiao Cheng's great talent and strategy.

Zhang Yue never doubted that Xiao Cheng would let the people in the northern border to fend for themselves.

The reason why I made a losing bet with Liu Bowen was that during this period of time, I saw Liu Bowen's resourcefulness and talent, which is rare in the world, so I moved to find a suitable heir for the Strategist, and wanted to use this promise to continue my relationship with Liu Bowen. Get in touch and examine his character.

If Liu Bowen just used this promise to ask Zhang Yue to agree to serve Yunguo, then Zhang Yue, who has no heart to serve Yunguo, would refuse without hesitation even though he felt ashamed.

But at this time, Liu Bowen actually invited Zhang Yue to make another bet with this promise.

And the bet this time is quite interesting.

If Liu Bowen wins, then Yunguo Emperor Xiao Cheng is a hero worthy of serving.Since you are the Ming Junxiong, what reason do you Zhang Yue have, you would rather choose to break your promise than to take refuge?

Throw the problem to the other party, take the initiative, and let the other party think for themselves whether Emperor Yun is a worthy king.Such a method is more effective than another person's constant persuasion in the ear.

It can only be said that Liu Bowen's grasp of people's hearts is really terrifying.

With this set of methods, Zhang Yue was suddenly caught in a dilemma, and he couldn't help feeling hesitant in his heart.

Zhang Yue hesitated for a long time, but he couldn't say the words of refusal. After all, he gritted his teeth and said:
"As you said, this matter is still unknown. This bet, I have accepted it!"

"At this time, the old man is not willing to hide it anymore. If you lose this match, you will join my Zongheng family, how about it?"

Liu Bowen bowed slightly when he heard the words, and replied:

"Liu Ji, thank you for your attention, old man!"

(End of this chapter)