At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 84 Recruiting Talents
"Shen Pei, take him down."

"Come with me."

Shen Pei said with a cold face.

In this Knife Sharpening Garden, apart from the Knife Sharpening Hall, there were many vacant houses, all of which were cleaned out.

This is where these knife slaves live.

Xiao Han didn't care what they were after, fame, fortune, money, or martial arts secrets.

It doesn't matter whether they are loyal or not.

As long as they do their job well, that's enough.

Yelu Heng followed Shen Pei and retreated.

This is the pressure from the strong.

If Xiao Han did not have this level of cultivation and this power, it would be extremely difficult for him to recruit a warrior in the Zhixuan realm.

Instead of like now, where they are recruited with just a few words.

Yelu Heng's arrival seemed to turn on some kind of switch.

More and more martial arts masters appeared in Xiliang, wanting to enter the knife sharpening hall to learn about swords.

Among them are many long-established masters of both the righteous and evil paths, as well as many innate realm warriors who want to try their luck.

Unfortunately, these people couldn't even block the sword energy and sword intent in the sword sharpening hall.

Inn in Xiliang City.

Recently.

There are many more wandering knights, three or five people, in groups.

"Have you heard? Yesterday, Zuo Yuntian, the leader of the Qingzhou Kaishan Sect, went to the Pingxi General's Mansion."

"As a result, because his cultivation was too weak, he was frightened to death before he even stepped into the Grinding Hall, and was finally thrown onto the street by the guards of the General's Mansion."

"Out of control."

Someone was disdainful: "Who the hell is Zuo Yuntian? How dare he go to the knife sharpening hall to ask about knives."

"Have you heard of Liu Xuanjiang from Shanzhou?"

"He has been famous for more than 20 years, and is known for his sword skills. But half a month ago, he announced that he would let General Xiao know what sword skills are."

"Guess what?"

"What's wrong?"

"Don't hide it."

"Say it quickly."

Facing the urging of others, Li Zhi deliberately kept the secret, drank a cup of tea, and then said with a smile: "This man did enter the knife sharpening hall, but unfortunately he couldn't even block General Xiao's knife and was beaten out again."

"He ended up being naughty and refused to stay in the general's mansion, so his right hand was cut off and they let him out."

"I heard that Liu Xuanjiang has always been good at using a knife with his right hand. Now that his right hand has been cut off, he won't be able to use a knife anymore."

Some people feel sorry for him.

"Don't you still have a left hand?"

Someone interrupted.

"Guess why his nickname is One Sleeve of Blades?"

The white-haired old man explained: "It's because he only has his right hand. His left hand made an enemy in the underworld a few years ago and was cut off by someone."

"Now my right hand has been cut off again. I will never be able to hold a knife again in my life."

People in the underworld are so generous.

With just a few words, they can chat with each other and become brothers.

They can also draw their swords against each other because of a disagreement.

snow.

Go down and get bigger.

Splash and splash.

Overwhelming.

You can’t see more than thirty or fifty feet away. The sky and the earth are the same color, and the mountains and fields are all white.

The main gate of Xiliang City.

There was a constant flow of traffic, and pedestrians coming in and out formed two long lines, braving the heavy snow. There were merchants, farmers, scholars, and young ladies and young men out for a trip.

Although the literary style of Xiliang is not as good as that of the Central Plains.

But in the past two years, after Xiao Han took office in Xiliang, the Education Department built many academies in various counties to teach people to read and write.

Through Cao Xiong's matchmaking, he also brought several great scholars from the Imperial Academy to Xiliang to take charge of the Department of Education.

This action slightly improved the image of the butcher Xiao Han in the eyes of scholars all over the world.

It also encouraged more students from the Central Plains to go to Xiliang to serve the generals and the governor's office.

After those great scholars visited Xiliang in person, they could not help but marvel at it. The bitter and cold land of the past was gone forever. Although it was not a land of fish and rice, it was also full of vitality.

The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong.

The administration is clean and honest.

Light taxes and levies.

The people live and work in peace and contentment, and all industries are thriving.

In the past.

Every year, the heavy snow is the most difficult time for Xiliang. I don't know how many people will freeze to death or starve to death. But in the past two years, the people are prosperous and such things rarely happen.

It was snowing heavily.

There are quite a few people going out for fun.

The soldiers defending the city were covered in iron armor on the outside, leather armor on the inside, and a thick coat inside, with sheepskin gloves on their hands.

Each one is full of energy and spirit.

"Is this Xiliang City?"

In the heavy snow.

A woman in a white robe came riding a horse, wearing a conical hat on her head and two sheathed swords of different lengths tied around her waist.

Her face was cold, but she looked like a woman who had walked out of a painting.

Cold and aloof.

Smiling and unsmiling.

Snow flakes were falling.

When passing by, both men and women could not help but take a few more glances.

The woman was not angry and just ignored it.

He just muttered to himself: "When I was in the Northern Wei Dynasty, I heard that Xiliang was a bitterly cold place. But after being in Xiliang for half a month, I felt that even the Northern Wei imperial city was not as cold as this place."

The woman in white rode away and was about to enter the city when she was stopped by the armored soldier next to her.

She reached into her sleeve, took out some copper coins, and handed them to the soldiers.

"The girl misunderstood."

The soldier shook his head quickly: "If the people from the Inspection Department saw this, I would definitely get a beating."

"Don't do that."

"If you don't want money, why are you stopping me?"

The woman in white frowned.

"Is such that."

The soldier explained: "In Xiliang City, you are not allowed to ride horses during the day to avoid trampling civilians. If you want to ride, you need to enter from the north gate. There is a special horse path over there."

"I see."

The woman in white thought to herself, "What a strange rule."

But he didn't investigate further. After dismounting, he held the reins and entered the city smoothly.

as predicted.

Not to mention riding a horse in the city, even the carriage had to be pulled.

Every once in a while, there are armored soldiers patrolling.

Those distinguished and gorgeous young men from wealthy families, princes and nobles were all extremely honest and well-mannered.

This was something she had never seen before in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

She walked on the street for a long time and finally stopped in front of an inn.

"This man."

The servant came out and saw her face and immediately changed his words: "Young lady, are you going to stay overnight or stay at the hotel?"

"Stay at the hotel."

"Do you have a photo?"

"No."

"You must be from out of town. If you want to stay at the hotel, you must register your name and place of origin."

"Why is it so troublesome?"

The woman in white was a little unhappy.

The servant hurriedly explained, "This is the rule of the government office. People from the Criminal Investigation Department come back every now and then to conduct some interrogations."

"Excuse me, where are you from, girl?"

"The land of Jiyou..."

"Name."

"Yuwen Yulou."

"Where is your native place?"

"Pinggu County, Youzhou."

She did not say that she came from the Northern Wei Dynasty, but casually mentioned the place name of Youzhou. After the servant registered her, he took her upstairs to live.

"If the girl needs anything, just come downstairs and tell me."

After saying this, the servant was about to leave, but was stopped by Yuwen Yulou: "Do you know how to get to the General's Mansion in Pingxi?"

"Go straight along East Street until you reach the end, turn right, and then go to the end again."

The servant replied.

"It's okay, let's go out."

"Good."

These days, almost every day someone asks how to get to the General's Mansion. Most of them are people from the martial arts world, heading for the Knife Sharpening Hall.

(End of this chapter)