The Book of Troubled Times

Chapter 608 No use today

 At this time, Jiangnan was almost a year away from Maitreya's defeat.

 Although there are also wars between various forces in the south, they are relatively sporadic and not large in scale. Every family is reviving production and licking the wounds caused by Maitreya.

With the intention of all parties to separate their territories, they all invariably did not pursue the former Maitreya believers. They basically absorbed them in the name of "refugees" and guided them back to the fields for production. Among them, the Tang family did this the most. Hundreds of thousands of Maitreya sect's defeated soldiers were quietly absorbed and dispersed, and each returned to production. The elite among them were organized into an army.

 Once we start to focus on the economy, Jiangnan will recover very quickly based on its foundation. In particular, the Tang family's base camp in Suzhou and Hangzhou has recovered a lot. In the context of today's vigorous expansion of sea trade, Ningbo Port is a top priority.

A family of three came ashore, and there was a bustle of people. Shopkeepers were everywhere, and the buildings were full of red sleeves. It was even worse than in Yangzhou before.

 In less than a year, Jiangnan, which was once depressed under the iron heel of Maitreya, seems to have been a long time ago...

After all, this place is the center of maritime trade. Not only the Tang family's caravans, but also other maritime merchants came out from here; they went not only to Penglai, but also to a lot of small countries that were beaten violently by Hai Changkong on Dong'an Island. In places that Zhao Changhe could not see during this trip, and even before the discussion of opening the sea was mentioned, maritime trade was already in full swing, and it became even more intensive after the opening of the sea.

 It is ironic that the proposal to open the sea originally proposed not sea trade, but sea transportation... The result of sea transport is still unknown, but it has led to the prosperity of sea trade, which can be regarded as an unintentional intervention.

"Tang Buqi's methods are not bad." Xia Chichi looked around at the bustling port and admired: "I thought he was very stupid. Is it true that as long as he stands on the wind outlet, a pig can fly? Just like a pig on fire in a room. They can all conquer the mysteries..."

"?" Zhao Changhe interrupted: "I came from a noble family, and my aunt used to smoke with a broom since I was a child. I haven't fallen behind on what I should learn... Nothing I have done in the past year or so is not remarkable."

"I think you only remember other people's aunts." Xia Chichi said with disdain: "I feel that some people like old people and elders, such as senior uncles. And there happen to be some disrespectful people who can get along with me. Man, whatever goes with it will belong to it forever."

Sanniang: "?"

 There was a "bang" sound, and the four-image saintess flying dragons were in the sky.

"I disturbed the good things all the way on the boat. I wanted to beat you and you are still out of breath?" Sanniang cursed in the sky, took back the kick of her niece, turned to Zhao Changhe and asked, "Look, you went straight to the avenue and walked north without any appreciation." Did you notice something else about the prosperous mood here?"

"Well, sometimes I feel that things like qi reading or divination... are a bit troublesome. I know that the change in qi numbers does not mean what is happening now. It is a trend and can be reversed, but I know that the situation is positive. It feels like the trend is taking a big step forward, and I am very worried about it, so I lose all the mood to do other things.”

Sanniang smiled and said: "So I won't think about it. I just want to figure out how to use the power of faith. Other capable people can do more work..."

Zhao Changhe asked: "Are you from here?"

Sanniang smiled: "Hangzhou, it's not interesting. I don't have any relatives anymore. What else is there to see..."

"Ton~" Xia Chichi fell back to the ground, glanced at the old woman, and stopped talking to avoid being kicked again.

　　Even if they stole my man, they still kicked me... They were kissed by me honestly when they were stacked on top of each other. How proud were they...

It was obvious that the uncle still wanted to visit his old place, but he gave up because Zhao Changhe was not in a high mood. That's how old women are, right? She looks gentle and considerate and obeys her husband when she gets married. Can't you guess that he is thinking about other old women now?

 Forget it, Xia Chichi was actually a little worried about her. In theory, the old woman was his wife. Although no one said a word, they were still on guard when they met.

While the three of them were talking, they quickly left Ningbo City.

 After leaving Ningbo, I realized that the prosperity was only on the surface. After leaving Ningbo and heading north, traces of the former desolation can still be seen along the way.

Villages are sparse. It is rare to see one in a hundred miles. There are less than three or four households in the village. There are occasional signs of bandits and bandits. It can be seen that the previous prosperity was nothing more than concentrating the population in important towns. Just like people who were bright on the outside, they were riddled with holes on the inside.

 War and massacre are traumas that cannot be recovered within a year. Tang Buqi's recovery work has been done well, and time is limited and he cannot ask for more. In a few more years, it should be possible to prosper again and present the Jiangnan that everyone thinks of.

  But is there such time?

 The current sense of dilapidation and fragmentation is the main reason why the fate of mountains and rivers has been thrown into chaos.

 Xia Longyuan doesn't see the people in the mountains and rivers. In his eyes, they are just NPCs with unparalleled data... But it turns out that even data will give data feedback in due aspects.

Zhao Changhe felt very heavy and rushed all the way to Gusu. He needed to understand the current situation in China with Tang Buqi, and he still wanted to pick up his Wu Zhui.

"Stop, road guide... eh?" the city gate guard was shouting, his eyes suddenly fixed: "King Shura..."

Zhao Changhe found that he was so famous now that even if he hid his iconic dragon bird in his ring, others would recognize him at a glance from the scars on his face. Ordinarily, there are many gangsters in COS who have scars. I don’t know why others can accurately know that this is Zhao Changhe...

 Perhaps the aura is really different.

  King Shura enters the city!

These five words spread quietly throughout Suzhou, and the whole city was shaken in an instant.

 Zhao Changhe stepped into the city and felt the evasive eyes around him. Everyone including the city gate guards seemed to be holding back their words. The whole city was filled with a strange emotion.

As soon as we walked to the first street into the city, Tang Buqi came out like a gust of wind: "You have done a great thing!"

Zhao Changhe stopped and said with a half-smile, "I don't think he is as old as you."

Tang Buqi was not frightened by these words. He just glanced at Sanniang and Xia Chichi with a slight hesitation, and said with a straight face: "It's great to kill the gods. Now you have two of them, right?" Zhao Changhe said: " I suggest you be polite to them, otherwise I won’t be able to stop you from being torn alive.”

Tang Buqi roughly knew who these two people were. He didn't dare to say anything and made a gesture of invitation: "Let's go and catch the wind for you."

Zhao Changhe did not follow him and stood still on the street. He glared at Tang Buqi and said, "As soon as I set foot on land, the first thing I wanted to do was rush to Beijing. How about you, sitting in Gusu, still in the mood to treat guests to drinks?"

Tang Buqi sighed helplessly: "Isn't it because it's you? If it were someone else, would you guess whether I would pay attention to him or not?"

Zhao Changhe just looked at him steadily and said nothing.

The sky was quietly covered with light snow, the north wind was blowing, the long street was deserted, and there was no sound everywhere. The atmosphere was a little depressing and awkward for a while.

After a long while, Tang Buqi said helplessly: "I did have a quarrel with my aunt, but this is a family matter... Can we not talk about it on the street?"

Zhao Changhe suddenly smiled, as if the flowers were blooming in spring: "Then let's drink."

 It was just a quarrel, and I could use my buttocks to figure out what the quarrel was about, which was actually not bad.

What worries Zhao Changhe the most is that Tang Buqi secretly hopes that his aunt will be killed and even takes action for it. That is the most cruel, vicious and most in line with his interests. He hopes that today's Buqi will not become such a person.

Everyone entered the roadside wine shop. Tang Buqi had a guard to follow him, but Tang Buqi waved him away: "Why did you come in? King Shura is in front of you, and Lord Xuanwu is here. How can any assassin kill me?"

The guard hesitated to speak, you also know that there is Xuanwu here...I am afraid that the one who will kill you is Xuanwu...

But Tang Buqi seemed to have a lot of authority now, so the guards did not dare to say anything and retreated outside the door.

The roadside wine shop was soon left with an empty hall. The shopkeeper quickly ran away after bringing the wine and food. It always felt like there was some vortex aura here that could squeeze people into a pulp.

Until everything was quiet, only four people were left sitting on the square table. Tang Buqi took the wine flask and refilled the wine for the three of them. He poured wine and shook his head: "I don't know what you are nervous about. That look in your eyes is just like when you looked at Chili." , full of wariness and distrust. When did you and I have this kind of relationship? Is it something you can’t understand that I don’t want to work for Xia Longyuan? You support the Four Symbols Sect and Li Shentong, are they all fake? ? I thought you would support me, my aunt is the loyal one, okay?"

Zhao Changhe said: "That's it?"

Tang Buqi was puzzled: "Otherwise, what else would there be?"

 Zhao Changhe knocked his head and let out a long breath.

It seemed that he was stupid. Tang Buqi didn't know that there might be something wrong with the evening makeup caused by the qi-gazing technique. How could he have thought that something was going to happen to his aunt? He was clearly still in the stage of asking for support, that is, now that he had strong wings and dared to argue a few words and say that his aunt was stupid and loyal, that was the so-called "quarrel".

 This broken technique really cannot be learned, and it will become confusing.

Seeing that Zhao Changhe seemed to look better, Tang Buqi also breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "To be honest, the whole Jiangnan thinks that we will separatist rule, and the so-called lack of Qi is known to everyone. Seeing you enter the city, everyone is in an atmosphere of course. Ning Zhong, do you know what your status is in people’s minds now? That’s a legend!”

Zhao Changhe smiled: "Is it that exaggerated?"

"Do you know the value of the God-Slayer?" Tang Buqi said: "I won't fight you, just say whether you support it or not. If you don't support it, I will give up... Don't get me wrong, it's not that I respect you more, it's Because if you don’t support me, I won’t be able to do it.”

Zhao Changhe sipped his wine and said calmly: "I don't support it."

Tang Buqi was stunned: "Why? Don't tell me that he is also a loyal minister."

"Because Jiangnan is a separatist territory, and there are huge thunders buried under the ground in Gusu. I think you have been here for a long time, and you have forgotten why your family moved to the capital a long time ago."

“…” Tang Buqi straightened his eyes, he had really forgotten.

 After a long while, Qiqi Ai Ai said: "Such as, if you can solve it..."

 “Am I your father?”

 “What if it’s your country? Do you want to solve it?”

 “If it were my country, would you still have any objections?”

Tang Buqi was silent for a moment and said slowly: "If it were you, I wouldn't dare."

 Zhao Changhe chewed on this word for a long time: "How dare you, Xia Longyuan? He can kill you with just one finger."

"When there are so many forces in the world, he didn't put a finger to suppress them, so he was destined to have such a day. People may not necessarily have ambitions, and ambitions need soil to grow. If anyone is to bear the greatest responsibility for today's chaos, it must be Xia Longyuan himself. ." Tang Buqi looked at Zhao Changhe seriously: "If it were you, I also hope you can remember this. Things that are maintained by kindness, righteousness, and legality are all empty. There is only one Tang Wanzhuang in the world. .”

 (End of this chapter)