The Book of Troubled Times

Chapter 691 King Zhao returns to Beijing

 “You just said a word and made him not want to drink anymore.”

Looking at Xue Canghai's back as he rushed towards the Blood God Cult camp, Wan Dongliu sighed and said, "Are you using your mind to do this?"

Zhao Changhe took Xue Canghai's place, took a sip of wine, and sighed comfortably: "You are overthinking, why don't you think that Lao Xue is not familiar with you and doesn't want to drink with you at all? You and him You're still a generation behind, and they don't want to talk to you at all."

Wan Dongliu said: "I don't think there is any difference in seniority. He was beaten by Yue Hongling and I was beaten by you. We all have the same seniority."

"Pfft..." Zhao Changhe almost spit out his wine. I bet you two were just exchanging experiences about being beaten, weren't you?

Wan Dongliu said expressionlessly: "Since he is not familiar with me, what was he doing talking nonsense to me just now?"

"He's just waiting for me." Zhao Changhe smiled slightly: "Isn't it the same with you here? Otherwise, how could you two gather in the Wang family's house to drink. Each of you has a lot of subordinates to take care of. When it comes to drinking, it's with your subordinates. drink."

Wan Dongliu finally laughed: "Indeed. In the final analysis, he and I are both gang members, which is a bit incompatible with today's situation. Of course, the gang is about brothers drinking."

"Old Xue came to me because he was worried that I would stand in the court's perspective and didn't want to see a murderous demon sect like theirs. That's why he came to me. I just need to tell him that there are many places where killing people are needed. As long as the perspective is from the Jianghu. In a national war, you can use your hands and feet to kill. Not only will no one think you are a bad guy, but you will become a hero."

"Um."

"What about you? What are you afraid of when you come to me?"

“Although I am a Four-Xiang cultist, I am also the young master of the Cao Gang... Is it your initiative to abolish the Cao Gang and reform it to the sea?”

"yes."

"Your Majesty is pursuing this matter to force me to rebel against my father. I want to know, is this a temporary measure, or will it continue to be implemented?" Wan Dongliu said seriously: "It doesn't matter if you tell me the truth, even if you still have to abolish the canal."

“Opening up the sea without abolishing canals, there will be no conflict between the two.” Zhao Changhe said: “From what I have seen overseas, as long as trade expands, water transportation will be more prosperous in the future, because you will have more goods to transport.”

Wan Dongliu was stunned for a moment: "Is there such a thing?"

"The Wang family is also a pioneer in opening up the sea. Don't waste your time drinking. Go to the beach to see it. I just came back from there, and the Battle of Langya didn't affect the prosperity there."

"good."

"You and Bu Qi were originally good friends. I was a little nervous before, but now there is no need to be nervous anymore. If you go back and communicate with him more, maybe you will open up a new world." Zhao Changhe said: "Many conflicts are actually just caused by the shortage of resources. Including land...the world is actually very big. Of course, the premise is that technology and productivity also increase...uh..."

It seems that he said too much... Wan Dongliu was silent, and he didn't know how many words he heard.

Zhao Changhe sipped his wine to cover up his speech that was ahead of his time, and suddenly said: "What you mean is that the Caogang still only wants to be a gangster gang that makes money, and does not want to get involved in local governance. Even if you have become powerful now, you are willing to return to the original state. ?”

"That's right." Wan Dongliu said calmly: "Not only do we have no intention of doing this, but more importantly, you don't want to suppress the Aristocratic Family with great difficulty and create another Wan Family. No matter how powerful the Jianghu Gang is, it is easy to say that it involves states and counties. The power is different..."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "Let's go back to the Jianghu...I prefer this, and I believe you like it too. When I go to Yangzhou again, I'll treat you to a drink at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion...Oh, Ruyan is married."

Zhao Changhe also laughed: "In the past, I always said that this world was not what I wanted... But now looking back, I miss that time the most. When I go from the world to the world, from the human world to the gods and demons, I always feel that the burden is too heavy. , it’s so overwhelming that people can’t breathe.”

"It's all about the hard work of those who are capable. Xia Longyuan was there before... now you are Xia Longyuan." Wan Dongliu toasted: "I wish you can clean up the country as soon as possible... Just don't hide in the secret realm in the future to retreat and break through, just go through the cycle again. .”

Zhao Changhe raised his glass and looked at the wine in the glass in ecstasy. He suddenly wondered whether part of the reason for his delay in taking over the throne was to liberate him, Zhao Changhe? That person looks alluring, but is actually trapped in the abyss of the dragon.

Thinking like this, Zhao Changhe suddenly knew what he should do.

 Originally, I was considering how to deal with the subsequent situation, whether to lead the people to Guanzhong or go north to Yanmen. But now that I think about it, I don’t need to go anywhere. I didn’t do these things myself.

Just like the two battles between Fanlangya and the Capital, I actually did not participate in it... Professional people should do professional things. I should not be involved in the military, and what I want to do seems to be...

 Kunlun and Bashu.

Let’s find out what Yu Xu and Li Shentong are thinking.

Just as he was thinking about this, Cui Yuanyong hurried in and saw Zhao Changhe and Wan Dongliu setting up a small stove to drink here. He couldn't help but be stunned: "You came out of the secret realm, why didn't you go to the celebration banquet? And Brother Wan, all Why are you hiding here?"

Zhao Changhe said: "The official celebration banquet has many rules and is annoying. It's better to have a few drinks in private."

Cui Yuanyong laughed dumbly: "You are the king, you set the rules. What you should be worried about is that there will be a group of hypocritical flatterers."

"That's the same." Zhao Changhe asked: "Look at your hurried steps, is there something new?"

Cui Yuanyong nodded and said: "Father sent a message via pigeon, saying that the Yang family is willing to retire. According to father's wishes, Yang Yang should go to the Yang family."

Cui Yuanyang was comprehending the meaning of Zhenhai in the Heavenly Book. He was quite enlightened when he heard his brother's words and couldn't help but be stunned. Zhao Changhe also planned to let her go to all the places in the Yang family and Li family. It seemed that his father also meant this. She suddenly remembered that when she went to the Yang family to communicate with the Lianshan Sword, maybe it was not because of her experience in communicating with Qinghe, or maybe it was because of the cause and effect of her previous life. Zhao Changhe was saying: "Is it reliable? Just let Yang Yang go? What if..."

Cui Yuanyong couldn't laugh or cry: "In the current situation, unless the Yang family wants to exterminate the family, how can they have the courage? Besides, Yang Yang is not the key, so there is no point in deliberately deceiving Yang Yang. Instead, it offends us miserably. Yang Jingxiu is not Fool."

Cui Yuanyang, who was regarded as a hostage and no one wanted him, was very embarrassed. He stuck his head out and shouted: "Maybe because I went, they will not exterminate the clan! Let you know what a key person is!"

 Cui Yuanyong couldn't help but laugh: "Yes, yes, you are so crucial."

Isn’t it important? If I hadn’t taken you to Beimang, the Cui family might have considered living in seclusion like the Yang family...

 Cui Yuanyang glanced at Zhao Changhe hesitantly. Zhao Changhe's tone just now suggested that he planned to go to Guanzhong and said he would go together. If I go to the Yang family now, will I be in trouble... Zhao Changhe is in trouble now, so he probably won't have time to go to the Yang family who has surrendered.

Zhao Changhe said: "Yangyang can go to the Yang family first. I will go back to the capital to see the latest battle situation, especially what is the situation on Batu. I wonder if there is any feedback now... We will not be able to plot against Guanzhong for a while. If The situation in Batu is quite good, so I have to go to Kunlun first."

Cui Yuanyang was stunned: "Why are you going to Kunlun? Let them attack Guanzhong?"

“I would like to ask Yuxu whether his plan to cut off the dragon’s veins for the world is just a matter of words.”

 …

 At night, Zhao Changhe rushed to the capital in a staggering manner.

Wuzhui followed beside him, twisting his head and looking at his master in confusion.

I have never seen anyone holding a horse and not riding it, but holding the horse and flying. The flight is awkward, tiring, ugly, slow, and I don’t know what the purpose is.

 But what surprised Wu Zhui was that the master actually flew all the way without falling.

It just seemed that he had spent a lot of money. His face turned green and his lips were pale when he flew from Langya to the capital, and he was almost exhausted. If there was a surprise attack by some gods and demons at this moment, this fool would be in trouble.

 Fortunately, as soon as the notice about the crooked buttocks of the book of troubled times came out, his intimidation power was really high in the short term. Everyone had to weigh it, and no one dared to cause trouble easily. We arrived at the capital without any surprises. The capital was brightly lit, and there were Tiqi patrolling the city everywhere, showing a state of martial law.

From time to time, you can still see people being picked out and taken to the Demon Suppression Division.

Zhao Changhe hesitated for a moment and went to the palace first.

As soon as he led the horse to the top of the palace city, the stars suddenly flashed, the light fell, and the terrifying power crashed down on him.

 Zhao Changhe: “…”

 When did this defensive array come up? It becomes more and more mysterious. Xinghe unsheathed and blocked it above, so the power of Xinghe seemed to be stunned for a moment and gradually dissipated.

Poor King Zhao returned to Beijing in triumph and was almost beaten to pieces by his own defense formation. He relied on the "Sword of the Night Emperor" to suppress the Ye Emperor's formation.

"Whoosh!" Guards from all directions rushed out. When they saw Zhao Changhe, they all hurriedly saluted: "Your Highness."

Zhao Changhe waved his hand to show off his courtesy and asked curiously: "Where did this formation come from?"

"It was done a few days ago to specifically defend the sky above to prevent sneak attacks by gods and demons. However, there is no such protection on the ground." The guards were all elites of the Four Elephants Sect and answered in detail: "Yeletu led his army before yesterday. Your Majesty was worried that gods and demons would descend from the sky, but it turned out that the other party did not come from the sky."

Zhao Changhe nodded, Chi Chi was really thoughtful, the Hu people or the Li family really underestimated this little girl emperor... That kind of surprise attack was something he and Chi Chi didn't even dare to think about when they were communicating with each other. He thought it was a big army. The possibility of siege is the highest. In the end, he really dared to ride into the city lightly, as if he was seeking death.

Turning around to look, Xia Chichi stood in front of the palace wearing a dragon robe, obviously very surprised by his sudden appearance: "Why... why are you back?"

Zhao Changhe said: "I'm worried about a lot of things. Let's go and go into the house and talk slowly."

"Come in..." Xia Chichi bit her lower lip: "King Zhao rode alone across the Qinghe River, defeated the gods and demons alone, quelled Langya with one arrow, sent a message thousands of miles away to plan a decisive victory in the capital. His hard work is great, and he should be rewarded..."

 The guards and maids around him all turned their heads.

　　　It sounds like I am **** my husband with my husband, which is too strong.

But I have to say that what Zhao Changhe did is so legendary... Until now, it is hard for people to imagine that he didn't take any soldiers out, and when he came back from Beijing, the mountains and rivers were almost changed.

Under the guidance of my friends, I embarked on the road of scumbag-style tampering with the Qing Dynasty. My waist hurts! "Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi"

 (End of this chapter)