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Chapter 117: Visit the Pier

“If you say so.

“I really have to get first place.”

Chen Sanshi also knew that people from famous families in the world were definitely different from those from remote and poor places like Poyang County.

Take the blood training realm for example.

Most people in Poyang County can be described as just “big”.

He has energy flowing through his whole body, how can it be the same?

No matter whether they are royal families or famous families, no matter how bad they are, they will not be that bad. At least they will have enough resources, not to mention that their talents are not bad either.

In a famous family, at least one of the parents is a high-level martial artist. In addition, rich people have many children, so basically every generation will have one with decent talent, and if they are lucky, a genius.

The cross-border challenge is definitely difficult.

Moreover, for the realm of refining internal organs, warriors can have an additional special state of "blood explosion", and the increase is terrifying to the extreme. Even if they jump one realm, they may not be able to win, not to mention that he has just mastered the skills. At least he must reach the small success.

It's just that time is tight.

Once a war breaks out, selected officers from all over the country are recruited in advance, which results in the selection of soldiers being started much earlier.

If he wanted to achieve minor success in refining his internal organs, it would take at least twenty days.

Unless there is more animal meat, especially meat from exotic animals, and someone can practice with him every day, day and night, maybe he can go faster.

"Forget it, let's go take a look first."

Chen Sanshi and Sun Buqi set off in a carriage.

It was the first time for the county man to go to the city. On the way, he could not help but lift the curtain of the car to admire the street view. When passing by the busy street, he saw several notices on it with his eyes.

Among them, there were two that caught his special attention.

The wanted order of the Wushen Cult, and the hymn of him leading the people across the river.

Chen Sanshi asked, "Is there also a Wushen Cult in Liangzhou City?"

"Naturally there is."

Sun Buqi leaned back in his seat, eating an unknown fruit, and said, "It has not been a day or two since the Wushen Cult has been causing chaos everywhere. They can be found all over the world, and they are not all barbarians. They also have many believers in the Central Plains. It is difficult to distinguish them from their appearance. They hide in the dark all day long, causing chaos and stirring up trouble.

"For example, the Seven Absolute Sect in Dongyi City. In my opinion, they were the ones who fanned the flames."

"Ah."

In fact, Chen Sanshi had heard about the Wushen Sect causing chaos a long time ago. Poyang County did not have such a sect before the Xianbao incident because it was not worthy of it.

The place is too small and its strategic value is not great enough, so the Wushen Cult is too lazy to go there.

"besides."

Sun Buqi sat up straight and said in a serious tone, "The believers in Liangzhou City specialize in killing warriors. At the beginning, they killed mostly warriors of lower realms, but later they killed warriors of higher realms. I heard that during the battle at the front, even the most talented disciple of Pi Yue Villa died."

"Kill the warrior?"

Chen Sanshi pondered in his heart.

While the Wushen Cult was sacrificing the blood of millions of people, they even dared to kill people who practiced martial arts. The things they held in their hands didn't look like treasures from gods, but more like things of demons, all of which required human lives as fuel.

"But don't worry."

Sun Buqi added: "Most of those who died were disciples of the sect and people from the Jianghu. Few dared to attack the people of the Eight Camps. Besides, after the battle, my father will have time to investigate thoroughly."

Back in Poyang County, several martial arts schools captured ordinary people and forced them to try out drugs every day.

Now that they have arrived in Liangzhou, the sect has also become the target of persecution by the Wushen Cult.

"The disappearance of Amugu..."

Speaking of the Wushen Sect, Chen Sanshi couldn't help but think of this master at the Tongmai realm.

He was a little worried. Although he said in front of 5,000 cavalrymen that Amugu was killed by Sun Xiangzong, and by accident the commander-in-chief actually showed up later, there were still loopholes.

If Sun Xiangzong had arrived earlier, they wouldn't have to block the road, resulting in heavy casualties.

Fortunately, even if the Wushen Cult suspected him, they would not share this information with Sheng Chao.

If the emperor got the magic treasure, he would not return it to the barbarians. They could only investigate secretly.

Next, all we have to do is be more cautious.

Moreover, if there really is someone coming again, Chen Sanshi will try to capture him alive while ensuring his own safety, and ask him about the fairy treasure to see if it is consistent with his guess.

"Three stones."

Sun Buqi interrupted his thoughts: "Your Majesty has made your achievements known to the world. I am afraid that many people want to make friends with you today."

"Ah."

Chen Sanshi nodded.

The venue for the banquet was called "Xianhe Tower", which can be regarded as the Babao Tower in Liangzhou City. However, since it is a provincial capital, the level of luxury is naturally incomparable to that of a small county town.

Even so, the Xianhe Tower was fully booked today.

The whole street was filled with various luxurious carriages, which showed the noble status of the people attending the banquet.

"Cough cough!"

Sun Buqi cleared his throat and said, "Sanshi, let me sort it out for you first. The people here today can be roughly divided into three groups.

“This first one is your Majesty’s man.

“Second, they are His Royal Highness’s men.

"Third, they are people from famous families. Among the famous families, there are divisions, and people are close to all factions."

This was not an ordinary banquet at all, it was clearly a complicated official social gathering.

"You can still tell this apart."

Chen Sanshi sighed, saying that people were born differently and naturally had different perspectives.

He really needed Sun Buqi to follow him, otherwise he would be blind after entering and wouldn't recognize anyone, and he wouldn't know how to deal with the situation.

"Can people from the sect also participate in the selection of forwards?"

Chen Sanshi asked.

"Of course."

Sun Buqi replied: "The fields, medicinal gardens, and even the mountains in various places are mostly occupied by the clans and families. They are needed to help share any military supplies. Correspondingly, we naturally have to give them opportunities."

The phenomena of land annexation and class solidification cannot naturally exist only in Poyang County.

This was the case throughout the Great Sheng Dynasty.

If you want the sect to cooperate honestly, you need to give them opportunities. After being given the opportunity to become an official, their status will be more stable. If the cycle continues in this way, if there are no more restrictions, the sect will become a local tyrant.

Chen Sanshi couldn't help but recall that in his previous life, he read a short historical story about the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, the "Son of the Planes", who was able to achieve great things because of the support of the noble families in the Central Plains, just like Cao Xie in the past. During the conversation, the two walked into the Xianhe Tower.

After entering the door, there was no noise, only the sound of low conversations and faint music. Those coming and going were all high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and none of them were ordinary people.

Even among the selected ones, only a few who are at the level of refining internal organs and above can attend this banquet.

There are acquaintances.

Cao Fan, Yin Hanwen.

"Congratulations, Prince, and Master Yin, for your great achievements in Yunzhou!"

"..."

"..."

"Brother Buqi is here?"

"Brother Buqi, long time no see!"

Many people came up to Sun Buqi and asked, "The person next to you is Lord Chen, right?"

"Hey, bring the people across the river, everyone in the world will know!"

"Master Chen is so young, yet he has been appreciated by His Majesty. He will surely rise to great heights in the future!"

"..."

Soon, a large circle surrounded Chen Sanshi.

Most of them are children of young officials.

Sun Buqi introduced: "This is the young master of Tongtian Sword Sect, Lu Shuhua. This is Chu Tianshu from Lingxu Sect. This Xianhe Tower is Brother Chu's property."

"Brother Lu, Brother Chu."

Chen Sanshi agreed to everything one by one, being neither humble nor arrogant. He had no need to please others, nor would he offend anyone.

"Lu Shuhua is one of your strong competitors. He was born with a sword heart body, has already perfected his internal organs, has superb swordsmanship, and is quite powerful."

Sun Buqi pointed at the sect disciple standing with Cao Fan in the distance and said in a low voice, "That is Wen Qiushi, the young master of Pi Yue Villa. He has been trying to curry favor with the prince recently. And those people beside him are all the same."

In fact.

Looking inside and outside the Xianhe Tower, Cao Fan is indeed the one with the most people, and they are all very respectful to him.

The first thing everyone does when they enter the door is to toast him, and then chat and make friends with other people.

"Ah~"

Sun Buqi sighed and said, "Now he is both the governor and the military supervisor. The commanders of two of the eight camps are the prince's men. They saw that my father was about to retire, so they started to play tricks on him so early!"

Disarm and return to the field?

Chen Sanshi thought it might not be that simple.

The more he looked at the scene, the more it seemed to be what he had guessed before: Commander Sun would not live long.

This group of people came to divide up the power of the eight camps.

The reason why Commander Sun allowed this to happen was probably because he was trying to find a way out for his only two remaining children.

because……

It seems that I haven't heard of any other true disciple who has broken through to above the level of Martial Saint and can take over from Master Sun to protect his family.

……

"hypocrisy!"

Yin Hanwen angrily cursed, "Sir, this man is extremely hypocritical! How could I say that he gave up his military achievements and insisted on staying to protect the people from crossing the river? He just wanted to use this to gain fame for himself. Unfortunately, the current emperor is kind and was deceived by him."

"Yes, Prince."

Wen Qiushi echoed, "He didn't even come over to toast you. You've been awarded the third rank honor. Do you really think you're so precious?"

Cao Fan held up the wine glass and said slowly, "Not only the emperor, but even my father admires him very much and hopes that this prince can make friends with him. I am also very distressed. I don't know what a country boy can do even if he has the body of a nine-dragon."

"Yes, Prince, you have the heart of a dragon and bones of a tiger, the body of an innate martial saint."

Yin Hanwen said admiringly: "No one in this selection can pose a threat to you."

"Well, that's natural."

Cao Fan said calmly: "Father is not worried about this. He probably wants to take him in for his own use."

"I'll ask him to toast the prince!"

Wen Qiushi was about to go over as he spoke, but unexpectedly, the other party came forward on his own initiative.

"See Crown Prince."

Chen Sanshi first bowed and then toasted.

He did not forget the other party's arrogance and contempt on the banks of the Hongze River. Without even giving him a chance to speak, he insisted that he was a deserter.

But it is best not to lose face in public, so that even if there are some minor conflicts that need to be dealt with in the future, you will not be easily suspected.

Cao Fan smiled and said, "Brother Chen, isn't it a little late to toast?"

"Don't blame me, my lord. This is my first time seeing such a big scene, so I am inevitably a little rude. I will drink three cups as punishment."

Chen Sanshi said this and drank three cups in a row.

"Good drinker."

Only then did Cao Fan feel satisfied.

Not all those present were from wealthy families, there were also some geniuses who came from small places and had poor backgrounds.

If it were the forwards in the past, this dinner would really be a way for them to get to know each other.

But since it was Sun Xiangzong's last time, and even the Crown Prince was there, the situation became complicated and it became a court social event and an opportunity to choose the dock.

The Military Governor's Office, the Crown Prince, and the Yan Party.

The grandson of Lord Yan was also present.

There are three docks, it depends on your choice.

Because of the great prestige of Governor Sun, half of the people still paid homage to him at the Governor's Mansion.

The rest saw that the situation was delicate and had to choose either Cao Fan or the grandson of Lord Yan.

After knowing who were the people participating in the selection, Chen Sanshi lost interest in staying any longer. He had to find a way to fight for the first place no matter what. There was no point in paying respects.

He put down his wine glass and was about to lead Sun Buqi away when suddenly someone came up to him with a wine glass in hand. His voice was sonorous and powerful, echoing throughout the entire place.

"I am Bai Tingzhi from Guangling County, and I have long heard of General Chen's great name!
"General Chen led the people across the river, which was very touching. He is truly a role model for those of us who practice martial arts and serve in the military!
"I did it!"

(End of this chapter)