It’s too dangerous to seize the direct descendant, so I choose to be the leader of the Demon Cult

Chapter 85 Fairy Azuma, a critical attack with a knife
In my mind, this was the first time Zhao Ci left the direct jurisdiction of Linge.

But as a social beast who has been beaten up by society for many years, he still understands the dangers of the world very well.

Even if a group like Dayu is united and hopes to regain the environment in the Northern Territory, he has never had much hope for the grassroots officials, especially when there are congenitally deformed counties like Beisan County.

only……

I asked for this pill for you, and I have clearly stated that [-] of them will be distributed to the grassroots officials who are in urgent need of Qi Training Pills. Why are you still thinking about my [-] pills?

Isn't it a little too much to use the prince's elixir as a favor to yourself?

Zhao Ci was a little angry.

In my previous life, someone beat me severely.

There are still people who want to beat me severely in this life.

If you really want to be beaten again.

Then didn’t I travel through time in vain?

He looked at Zhang Desu and found that he still had a slightly ashamed expression on his face, so he didn't say anything more and just cupped his hands: "Then there's Brother Lao Zhang."

Although he really wanted to give Zhang De a big blow, he only saw his wish and could not set a target in vain.

At least you have to figure out how the other party wants to attack.

Moreover, these three counties in the North have a large population, and it is not as if he can make everyone obey his orders just by leaking his domineering aura.

Zhao Ci asked for some more details.

Zhang Dezhi answered fluently, and he had obviously anticipated the questions that Zhao Ci might ask.

Going back and forth, it seems that he has really thought deeply about the matter of granting elixirs on behalf of the emperor. He has considered everything thoroughly, even if Zhao Huan came, he would have to praise him.

Zhao Ci couldn't help but curse in his heart. He was indeed a veteran who had been standing in Beisan County for more than ten years. It was still difficult to find any loopholes in him.

Also.

If words alone can make him reveal everything, then the county guard has failed miserably.

After some more drinking and changing, Zhao Ci was so drunk that he asked Zhang De to arrange a place for him.

The envoys are all gone.

This dust-washing party should be over.

Zhao Yong did not force himself to do anything for himself. He said a few words and ended the dust-cleansing banquet.

All the officials dispersed.

The Sheriff's Mansion, which was quite lively just now, immediately became much deserted.

Zhang Deze sighed with emotion: "His Royal Highness the Tenth Prince really loves the people as much as his Majesty."

He loves a hammer!
He obviously just wants to please Kan Luotang, right?

Zhao Yong felt a little unhappy in his heart, but the smile on his face remained calm: "Old Shi has a weird temperament and behaves eclectically among the princes. None of us can figure out what he wants to do."

Zhang De nodded. Zhao Ci's test just now was quite covert, but they were all foxes for thousands of years. Zhao Ci had already shown that he valued the list, how could he still not know the meaning?
It's just that he doesn't understand why Zhao Ci insists on delivering the elixir to the people when he has already gained his reputation?
There is no point in trying to please the common people.

But it may make the lower-level officials who can really do things feel resentful.

Even if you really love your people like your own children.

Isn't it unwise to do this?

He smiled and cupped his hands: "Of course it's a good thing to think more about the people. Speaking of this, I still have to thank His Highness. If there are only five thousand Qi training pills given to the people by His Highness Tenth, I really can't help you. It will definitely appease the men."

"Where is it!"

Zhao Yong smiled and waved his hand: "The stability of the three counties in the North is related to the Dayu State. It is already a huge sacrifice for you to come here to serve as an official. Lao Shi does things without thinking, and sometimes his inadvertent actions can easily offend the brothers. As an elder brother, I naturally want to help him make amends."

Zhang Deze was quite emotional: "I thought that the only ones who could withstand His Majesty's dragon spirit were the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, but now it seems that Your Highness is also a rare young hero. If he could be a few years older, maybe..."

He seemed to realize that he had made a mistake and quickly closed his mouth.

But the meaning has been conveyed. If he were a few years older, he would have the strength to compete with the crown prince and the fourth prince.

"Master Zhang, be careful what you say and do!"

Zhao Yong warned with a straight face, but his heart was burning. He really didn't feel that he was worse than the prince.

When the princes mentioned it, they all said that the prince was a master of medicine and farming. He had increased the production of Qi-nourishing grass several times at a young age. He was the best choice to enrich the country and strengthen the people.

But in fact, Zhao Yong knew that the sage of medicine and agriculture was just a fart. The prince was less than 20 years old at the time. How could such a young man have such a deep attainment in medicine and agriculture, who had all kinds of knowledge to learn in addition to cultivation?

The prince's cultivation and improvement of Qi-nourishing grass and his own Yonghe Danfang are actually the same thing.

It was completely the product of Zhu and Feng's joint efforts over many years of accumulation, just to give the prince some leverage in his fight with the fourth prince.

Otherwise, how did the original crown princess die?

How did the Feng family's legitimate daughter, who was originally just the crown prince, be promoted to the crown princess in a logical way?
Own……

Zhao Yong didn't think he was very good, but he was really not bad compared to the prince when he was young.

It's just that she is too young and has a bad background. Her mother-in-law has just been promoted to a noble concubine, and she is not a legitimate daughter in the Zhu family.

Therefore, he was destined to be the prince's right-hand man.

He had already accepted his fate.

But being ordered by the prince to come here to cooperate in killing Zhao Ci, I still felt a little unhappy.

Chatted a few more words with Zhang Dezu.

It was determined that he could control the direction of the elixir and let Zhao Ciren lose both elixirs.

Zhao Yong also asked people to take him to his residence.

……

There are several small courtyards with elegant surroundings behind the princess's mansion. Not far away is the armory, the important place of Qingyang County.

The guards responsible for escorting the elixirs have taken over the jurisdiction of the armory. They are divided into two shifts and stand guard in rotation. While one team is standing guard, the other team rests in the nearest yard.

As for the courtyards where the two princes live, they are slightly further away.

"Why does the sky in these three northern counties feel so gray?"

Zhao Ci looked up and felt an indescribable depression. He had always been curious about the relics of the previous dynasty. After all, he had never seen them before.

Unexpectedly, just living in Beisan County, I can feel the oppression of the ruins of the previous dynasty.

You must know that these three counties and cities only exist to block one of the entrances, but they have trapped millions of people for generations.

So how grand does this ruins look like?

"No wonder Kan Luotang comes here every autumn."

Zhao Ci sighed softly. He had not yet realized how to be a prince, and he had not yet lost the ability to empathize with ordinary people.

Even if he never felt that he was a good person, he couldn't help but feel a little pity when he thought about what happened to the people in Beisan County.

The land in their hometown is poisonous and will make their bodies weak, but they are not even qualified to leave their hometown.

Not only this is true for them, but also their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Even if you want to protect your hometown, you will still have difficulty because of your inherent deficiencies.

Sympathy?
pity.

But there is nothing but sympathy.

Zhao Ci doesn't think he is a savior, so he still has a borderline obsessive mentality. It's like picking up Douyin in his previous life, lamenting various misfortunes in life, and then turning off Douyin and continuing to shrink into his own little land.

So now, he has a sincere admiration for Kan Luotang.

Agreeing to that request would indeed cause a lot of trouble, but he really didn't regret it.

As for now...

Zhao Ci glanced at the somewhat gray sunset. It was not yet the Youshi period, and the nightlife had not yet begun in Linge.

Let’s go out for a walk first.

He changed his clothes and walked towards another yard.

This trip to Beisan County has been regarded as part of the government dispute and is not for enjoyment, so there are no coachmen or maids.

But that doesn't mean there are no acquaintances.

"Huang Dudu!"

"Hey! Here we come!"

Huang Duyuma slipped out of the courtyard without taking off his armor, still dressed as a guard captain: "What are your orders, Your Highness?"

He is one of the two captains of the guard.

Zhao Ci patted his shoulder armor: "Change your clothes and go out with me for a walk."

Huang Dudu glanced at the coarse linen clothes on Zhao Ci's body, and his mind suddenly started to spin: "Your Highness, I understand! You are conducting private visits incognito to understand the people's sentiments, right? It is said that Your Highness is considerate of the people, and now it seems that he is indeed well-deserved!"

Hey?
Zhao Ci was a little surprised. He felt that this guy was quite good at talking and did not fit the stereotype of having no emotional intelligence at all.

He smiled and said, "Is this okay for me?"

"Yes, yes! Of course!"

Huang Dudu quickly praised: "His Royal Highness is so dressed up, he looks more like a farmer than my second uncle!"

Zhao Ci: "..."

This guy has some emotional intelligence.

But not much!
This way of praising others is very strange...

Huang Dudu didn't feel that what he said was inappropriate, so he quickly went back to the house to change clothes. Now there were two teams taking turns. In principle, they could rest. It was also part of the task to accompany the envoy to observe the people's sentiments. .

After a while, he changed his clothes and came out.

"Your Highness!"

"Just call Lao Zhao when you go out later."

"No problem, Old Zhao!"

"It's pretty smooth!"

Zhao Ci left the small courtyard side by side with him, and headed straight for the outskirts of the city without riding a horse or carriage.

On the way, he finally asked the question he had been confused about for a long time: "Old Huang, your cultivation level is not weak. The second level of Shenzang is about to reach the third level of cultivation. Even among the Ouchi guards, you are not weak." Ah, why are you reduced to looking at the palace gate?"

Ouchi guards are also hierarchical.

The most advanced ones were able to guard both sides of the emperor.

The lowest level can only watch the gate of the palace, which is the most tiring and has the least impact.

Most of the people who can get through to watch the gate can reach the physical state, and there are almost no people like Huang Dushu.Zhao Ci used to think that he was only in the physical realm. When he saw the list of convoy guards, everyone was shocked.

Huang Dudu was a little annoyed: "I don't know! Some people say it's because I can't speak, which offends my superiors, but I think I can speak quite well!"

Zhao Ci: "..."

Forget it.

This is purely a question.

The two seemed to be walking leisurely, but in fact they were walking very fast, and they reached the north of the city in a short while.

By the time we arrived, half of the setting sun had sunk below the horizon. Except for the dim glow of the afterglow, the whole city was shrouded in a gray-blue night.

The streets were deserted and there was no liveliness at all.

There were only a few taverns with two dim lanterns hanging on their doors.

Huang Dudu explained in a low voice: "Old Zhao, Beisan County here is not like Linge, and there are no attractive industries in the city. Those officials who take the initiative to come have food and drink brought from outside, and they don't know how to eat or drink local food. Food and wine are scarce, so people are not willing to come and live in the city.”

"No wonder!"

Zhao Ci suddenly realized that the meal just now was very normal. Even the most ordinary grains did not indicate malnutrition at all.

Not to mention poison.

He was a little curious: "There are nearly ten thousand officials in the three counties in the North. Do they all get their food and drinks from outside?"

Huang Dudu nodded: "Of course! Everyone is here to work for their lives, not to die. Although they are all cultivators, they will not be poisoned by the local food and meat, but no one can withstand it if they eat it for a long time. If the food is not transported from outside, , they really can’t survive.”

Zhao Ci was a little surprised: "I feel like you are quite familiar with this place?"

"Hey!"

Huang Dudu smiled: "To be honest with you, your highness, when my father was still alive, he was a minor official here. I grew up with him in Qingyang County. Otherwise, how could a commoner like me get away with this? Join the palace guard?"

"Oh……"

Zhao Ci nodded thoughtfully. Most of the palace guards came from wealthy families. Even if they were not from the seven meritorious families, they were either rich or noble.

After all, being able to be on duty in front of the emperor is equivalent to one plus one in official rank.

The dragon in the suburbs is equal to the river crab in the area. This is the truth.

Civilians are really not easy to mix with.

"As long as you understand this place."

Zhao Ci smiled, then randomly picked a lively tavern and went in with Huang Dudu.

I ordered a pot of turbid wine and two plates of side dishes, then found a corner and sat down.

Cold dishes are ready.

It will be there in a while.

A plate of peanuts boiled in salted water and a plate of cold cucumbers.

When Huang Dudu saw Zhao Ci picking up the chopsticks, he quickly stopped him and said, "Old Zhao, are you really eating?"

"It's not poisonous enough!"

Zhao Ci picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth. It tasted okay.

The grains are a bit dry, the taste is slightly bitter, and there is a faint musty smell.

The chef did his best.

It’s just not a good choice to satisfy your hunger.

Although there are not many toxins, if ordinary people consume it for a long time, their bodies will collapse sooner or later.

Huang Dudu saw Zhao Ci frown slightly and quickly took a bite with him: "Old Zhao, this is pretty good in Beisan County. When we were greedy when we were children, we would run out and use them to satisfy our greed, and then we would be chased and beaten by our parents.

Later, there was a big fuss again. Several children were eating too much, and the elders in their families joined forces and smashed the store.

I haven't eaten out since then. "

He said these words with some regret.

Zhao Ci sighed with emotion: "How is the relationship between the government and the people here?"

Huang Dudu shook his head: "Not good! The people in Beisan County feel that they have sacrificed for the country and deserve to be treated well. But the officials are all transferred from outside. They also feel that they have sacrificed for the country and should not be treated like superiors here. Unbalanced mind.

So the two sides dislike each other, but one fist is big and the other is small, so they can't fight after all. "

Zhao Ci: "..."

From the respective standpoints of both parties, we cannot say who is at fault.

Just putting them together is a bit confusing.

The two didn't say much.

I just ate my peanuts leisurely and listened to the other people in the pub bragging.

The lights in the tavern are very dim, making it difficult for people to see each other's faces clearly, but it can make people more sensitive to hearing, so it feels quite lively.

"Hey! Have you heard about it? Just this afternoon, a convoy came from Linge, saying that it had brought more than 1 Qi-training pills, which were given to us in the Northern Three Counties by His Majesty."

"Hey! So many? Wait, a gift? It's for free? Then aren't we blessed?"

"That's right! My Ah Da has developed a sense of Qi since he was 15 years old. He must be a good candidate for cultivation. If he can get a Qi Training Pill, not to mention whether he can embark on the path of cultivation, at least he won't get sick as often as me. "

"The blessing of having a ball! It must have been taken away by those officials."

"This is really not the case! This time, out of the 1 Qi Training Pills, only [-] will be distributed to officials, and the remaining [-] will be specially distributed to the common people. It seems that as long as the following people feel angry or are seriously ill, You can all give it a try.”

"Really? I feel like it's a bit ridiculous."

"Can Fairy Luotang's personal statement be false? She said that these five thousand pills were specially requested by the Tenth Prince to be given to the people by the Emperor, and he used the 20 taels that the Emperor rewarded him with."

"Fairy Luotang has spoken, so it should be true."

"It must be true. Otherwise, why do you think the recent high-profile household registration census is for?"

"These Tenth Highnesses are quite nice."

"It's just that five thousand pills are not enough."

"What else do you think of when you get it for free? There are not many people who meet the conditions for the elixir distributed this time. At a rough calculation, it's only 2 or [-] people. If you choose one from three or four, your family's hope is quite high." of."

"Hey! At least five thousand healthy people can be produced. If they become minor officials, our life will be easier."

Hear this conversation.

The two looked different.

Zhao Ci understood clearly. No wonder he hadn't heard from Kan Luotang in the past few days. Even the booklet was delivered by Zhu Li. It turned out that he had come to Beisan County in advance.

My fiancée in name is really a good person, and she attributes all the favors to herself.

Judging from the pious look on these people's faces when they mentioned Fairy Luotang, it seemed that she was really quite prestigious among the people.

Too much good is done.

There will indeed be blessings.

But this matter, I'm afraid it won't go so smoothly.

He looked at Huang Du and read: "Old Huang, based on your understanding of Beisan County, where will these five thousand pills go?"

Huang Dudu touched his nose in embarrassment: "All five thousand pills will definitely be distributed, but I'm not sure whether they can all be distributed to ordinary people."

Zhao Ci grinned.

really!

He felt that it was a bit tricky. Whether it was a feudal dynasty or modern society, the most classic problem was often the government decrees from above. No matter how good the starting point was, when implemented on the people, various problems would arise.

It's true that he is a prime minister of the bestiality, but when he comes here, he is a complete polished commander.

No matter what you see or hear, it is largely decided by these local officials.

You can’t expect to count all the lists by yourself, right?

It seems a bit difficult to do.

He glanced at everyone in the lobby.

[Li Xun’s current wish]: My nephew can have better luck and get the Qi Training Pill.Reward for wish fulfillment: Comprehension value +1, Luck Talisman X1.

[Wang Zhuang’s current wish]: My son Wang Teng can have good luck and get the Qi Training Pill.Reward for wish fulfillment: Comprehension value +1, Luck Talisman X1.

[Park Chang’s current wish]:…

Densely packed, they are all about the desire to practice Qi Dan.

Although the comprehension value is not high, these are not people who are qualified to directly obtain Qi Training Pills.

In other words, they are all extras.

For someone who is qualified to get it directly, 10 points of comprehension value is a certainty.

This luck charm seems to be of some use.

If it could be obtained in bulk, it might be of great use.

of course.

The premise is that everything goes well.

Zhao Ci stood up and whispered: "Old Huang, help me!"

Huang Dudu said quickly: "Say it!"

Zhao Ci said in a deep voice: "Help me find out Kan Luotang's whereabouts. Is there any clue?"

This is the only person he is sure can help him and has influence among the people of the three northern counties.

It's hard for a polished commander to accomplish anything, so he can only shake people off.

In fact, he had wanted to send someone to Linge to invite Kan Luotang to come out from the dust banquet just now. Regardless of whether the effect was great or not, it was better than nothing, but he did not expect that she would arrive before him.

"It's accurate!"

Huang Dushu patted his chest confidently: "I don't have a wide network of contacts, so it's no problem to find someone. Although it may take a lot of time, you can definitely find it. It's just like your wedding, don't worry about whether it goes well or not. , when the time is up, you will be able to urinate naturally.”

Zhao Ci: "???"

Old Huang!

You have the second level of cultivation in the Divine Palace, but you are guarding the gate of the palace.

Really worth it!

(End of this chapter)