Madam, look at the sword!

Chapter 34 He's a Genius
The water reflecting the Milky Way rippled slightly, spreading out in circles like folds, stacking stars and curling up the moon.

On the back of the huge red ship where Qi Mo Pavilion was located, with his feet dangling in the air, Emperor Zhou looked at the river with a smile on his face, looking like an old servant.

King Xian on the side felt that Zhao Chengfeng had done a good job pressing water flowers just now. It seemed that his water ability should also be good. Anyway, he must be better than himself, but...
"Father?"

"Ah."

"My son still feels something is wrong."

"Why not?"

"Because. Because" Stupid Old Seventh thought for a long time, and finally settled on the reason just now: "Because of the Crown Prince, it's his first day in Kyoto."

Emperor Zhou answered neatly: "So what?"

King Xian's worry was written on his face: "Besides, he is still too young, I'm afraid he won't be able to control himself."

Emperor Zhou shook his head: "This means you don't understand him anymore."

"Father, do you understand?"

"Of course, I have been sitting in Kyoto watching him for many years."

"what?"

"Do you know where his notoriety comes from?"

King Xian sat down cross-legged and looked at his father: "Where did it come from?"

"From the source, it basically came from the major caravans in Beizhou. Because they sold goods all over the nine states, and because they hated the third prince deeply, they belittled him and arranged for him. Later, they followed others' opinions and became more and more popular. It’s just more bizarre.”

King Xian's understanding of the third son of Prince Dangbei was superficial, so when his father said this, he became a little interested: "Then why do you hate him so much?"

"Because he cut off the biggest source of income for these caravans in the early years in Beizhou."

King Xian talked about the countless varieties of crickets, but when he talked about them, he was completely confused: "The caravan's biggest source of wealth?"

"Trafficker."

King Xian's pupils widened when he heard the two words.

Emperor Zhou said: "I won't drink tea anymore, let's have some wine."

There was already a spare in the private room, and there was no need to ask anyone to pick it up. After hearing this, King Xian brought two altars back and sat next to his father.

Opening the seal of the jar, Emperor Zhou took a rare sip from the jar without asking what kind of wine it was.

Seeing this, King Xian followed closely, and then looked at the river, secretly calculating where the prince should be at the bottom of the river, and listening attentively, because he knew that his father had just said half of what he said.

Emperor Zhou wiped the corner of his mouth, looked at the distant mountains on the other side of the river and said: "Since the launch of the universal practice of cultivation, our human race has undergone earth-shaking changes. Even if there are no people who have entered the country, they have only learned some rough breathing techniques, and their own strength , the ability to resist disease is also improved compared to ordinary people."

"So, whether it is hunting or farming, it is no longer difficult for us. We defeated the demon clan, we welcomed countless geniuses, our population expanded almost crazily, and then we split."

"We were divided into countries, ethnic groups, and people with different ideas and thoughts. We started killing each other and hating each other."

"In this cruel environment of competition, population is the top priority of a country and an ethnic group."

"So. In those years in Beizhou, which borders Zhoutian and the wilderness, the most valuable thing for smuggling was people, and among people, the most valuable thing was women who could give birth to children."

"This is the first thing I noticed what the Third Prince Zhao Chengfeng did."

"He almost killed all the smugglers who turned into merchants when they hung the flag and turned into bandits when they took off the flag. Especially the traffickers were not only killed, but also severely punished to serve as a warning. If you went to Beizhou in those two years, You can see corpses hanging in the walled cities and villages everywhere exposed to the sun, and there will be a sign next to them [Human traffickers will die unjustly].”

"After several years of killing like this, all the so-called trading houses in Beizhou have become honest. Anyone who dares to traffic in people will be reported, for fear of getting into trouble."

"The disadvantages of this are, of course, poor commerce and a sharp drop in money and tax revenue."

"But unfortunately, while killing people, Beiting also adjusted a series of tax policies, so that honest business banks can see the hope of getting rich and powerful, and form healthy competition."

"So, the trend of human trafficking in Beizhou has been curbed since then, and the government's income has increased instead of falling after two years."

"Of course, there are a lot of details and subtleties involved, so I won't go into details one by one, otherwise I would have to talk about it until dawn."

"Stupid old seventh son, all you need to know is that the Third Prince, who was said to be bohemian and evil-doing by people, just jumped into the river, and it didn't take him too long to kill this huge business that had been passed down for hundreds of years. The wind."

“Many, many people have invisibly avoided the disaster of having their families destroyed and their lives lost.”

"The population consumed by the Great Wilderness due to the harsh environment cannot be effectively replenished, and it has been further weakened."

"After completing all this, Beiting did not suffer from the pain due to the huge wound. Instead, it turned around and ushered in the gradual prosperity of the past ten years."

"Although the outside world thinks that all of this is the work of King Dangbei and the eldest prince Zhao Shijia, I know that this is not the case."

"All this must be the skill of the third prince, Zhao Chengfeng, even though he was just in his early ten years at that time."

King Xian blinked after hearing this: "It's been a long time. Father, are you speculating?"

"It's not speculation. I know Qingshan too well. How can he know this? He just knows how to kill and kill."

"The eldest prince, Zhao Shijia, has a good brain, but his ability lies more in his overall planning ability. He can be said to be excellent in military logistics, but he is not good at this kind of adjustment that involves all aspects."

"Needless to say, the second son Zhao Yulong is unparalleled in bravery, but..."

"There is only one fourth girl left in their family. Zhao Qingshan cruelly sent her to practice in the Yin Sect long ago, and it is impossible to be her."

"So the only person who can push all this forward is Zhao Chengfeng, the third son of Prince Dangbei. Later, I also found a lot of evidence to support it."

King Xian scratched his head: "My father worked so hard to determine that it was him. Why did those trading houses scold him in the first place and spread his bad name? They probably don't know that these were all done by the third prince."

Emperor Zhou took a sip of wine and said, "You got the point right. This is because Zhao Qingshan, king of Dangbei, and the others dare not say that the eldest son Zhao Shijia was seriously injured for Zhou Tian, ​​and the second son Zhao Yulong was known as the God of Killing at the border. People admire her, but their little sister is not well-known among the people. Many people don't even know that King Dangbei has a daughter. Only Zhao Chengfeng is covered in flaws. He went to a brothel at the age of six and looks like a patrician. "

Prince Xian: "So, the third prince is just a vent. Unexpectedly, he accidentally hit Zhao Chengfeng. In fact, the dirty water thrown at Zhao Chengfeng is not unjust. It is really all his doing." Emperor Zhou nodded.

King Xian: "The things in the world are really wonderful."

Emperor Zhou picked up the wine jar and took a sip of it: "Stupid old Qi, do you know how rare it is for Zhou Tian to have someone who can cut off cancer and disadvantages and decisively kill people for several years, and who can control the overall situation in time and make timely adjustments? ?”

King Xian finally understood why Emperor Zhou gave the blood pestle to Zhao Chengfeng and let him enter the river.

"What the father said is true, but"

Before he could finish, Emperor Zhou said again: "He is more than that."

"What else is outstanding about the Third Prince?"

Emperor Zhou was so excited that he said: "At the end of winter this year, there will be a battle between Dangbei Palace and Dahuang Dingding."

King Xian, who was drinking, sprayed the wine directly into the Huai River when he heard this.

The description of the battle at Dingding is not an exaggeration, because the third prince of Dahuang had just signed a peace agreement with terms that would be humiliating and humiliating the country. At this time, others were still in Kyoto. Even King Xian, as one of the representatives of the Zhou Tian Dynasty, had been with this man not long ago. The three princes chatted and fought with crickets
"Everyone thinks that the biggest contribution to the Dangbei Palace's victory over the Great Wilderness this time should be attributed to Zhao Qingshan, the Dangbei King who took the lead and fought into the hinterland of the Great Wilderness. His magnificence is still the same as before."

"But I know him too well. Just by looking at the battle report, I know that this battle has nothing to do with him."

King Xian was curious: "How does the father decide?"

"Silly Old Seventh, let me tell you, King Dangbei has been fighting all over the world with one move all his life. He will be at the time when the enemy least expects, in the place when the enemy least expects, and when the enemy feels the safest. Burst out suddenly and kill with one blow."

King Xian thought about the amazing achievements of Zhao Qingshan, the king of Dangbei in the past, and found that it was exactly as his father said.
"This battle is completely different. Victory does not depend on surprise attacks, but on the overall situation and coordination. Therefore, it must not have been done by Zhao Qingshan, and he is the commander-in-chief of the right army."

"Although the second son, Zhao Yulong, has shown his courage and strategy in leading troops, he was ordered to lead the left army this time, so he must not be the main commander."

"The eldest prince, Zhao Shijia, has always been in charge of logistics, so he must be responsible for resource scheduling, but it must not be him for the deployment of troops, because there are many small mistakes, and the soldiers and objects are not in sync. It can be clearly seen that, There is a small problem that the understanding between him and the commander is slightly insufficient.”

"This battle against the northern frontier army is very different from the previous brave and unparalleled style. Zhao Qingshan led the right army, and Zhao Yulong led the left army. They retreated and retreated, splitting and reuniting, sometimes attacking in a straight line, sometimes covering the flanks, and they were not in a hurry. Success, even made Dahuang think that he had a chance to win every time, but he was always manipulated, involved, and finally divided and eaten, and the loss was so frustrating."

"This is also the reason why after the war, Dahuang was willing to give up a piece of plain. Because after this battle, the people of Huang were desperate, and they planned to continue moving north to keep the fire going. When something happened to Dangbei Palace, they would Will look here again.”

"so."

King Xian was very surprised: "Father, what do you mean, the commander of this battle has been replaced by a new person, the third prince Zhao Chengfeng?"

As he said this, he looked at the river and thought of the decisiveness of this boy when he just jumped into the river. Not to mention, he had the characteristics of decisive killing.

"At least dominate."

King Xian took a deep breath, still feeling that it was a bit exaggerated.

After all, the Third Prince is so famous, everyone has their own impression of him, most of them are negative. As the most honest man in the royal family, the same is true for Prince Xian.

So when I suddenly heard about these things that overturned my impression of the Third Prince, I must have to digest it.

It’s just that if Zhou Tian’s biggest war victory in recent years is led by this kid
"Father, if this is the case, I think I can understand why you handed the blood pestle into his hands."

But Emperor Zhou said: "Don't be too anxious to understand, I haven't finished speaking yet."

King Xian put down the wine jar: "."

Emperor Zhou added: "I like a saying very much, the only person you can rely on in the end is yourself."

"If people want to rely on themselves, they need to strengthen themselves. Strength here does not mean reading to strengthen the heart, or training the will to persevere. These are good qualities, but after humans learn to practice, in the world of Kyushu , these will not help you face the enemy's powerful punch without being killed."

"That is to say, to be able to rely on yourself, you need to at least make your fist very big and hard."

"No matter whether you have the talent of warp and latitude or the ability to control the army, if your fist is not big enough or hard enough, when you show these talents, the enemy will use countless magical methods in practice to kill you very quickly. quick."

"So, it's not enough to just have the talent of warp and latitude and the ability to control the army. The most important thing is how talented such a person is in cultivation?"

"But there are deficiencies in the way of heaven, and if you have more than enough damage, you have to make up for the deficiencies. Now that you have the talent of warp and latitude, and the ability to control the army, how can you be perfect in other aspects?"

After hearing this, King Xian finally understood.

It turned out that the Third Prince's talent for cultivation was not as satisfactory as expected.

Therefore, handing over the Blood Pestle to him is to make up for his shortcomings in this area and make up for his shortcomings.

At this time, Emperor Zhou, who raised the wine jar and took a sip, looked thankful: "It just so happens that the third prince, Zhao Chengfeng, has been favored by God. He really has unparalleled talent for cultivation!"

"He's a genius!"

When King Xian heard this, he almost dodged his waist and fell into the river.

"Not only has he crossed the three realms, he is also my fourth spiritual teacher in Zhou Tian."

King Xian was stunned, and suddenly thought that his daughter, who was pretending to be an idiot at home, wouldn't be exposed if she met a telepathic teacher, right?
Then he just ate carrots and didn't worry about it. He suddenly thought of something, and immediately jumped up in surprise, pointing to the Huaihe River: "Father, if he is really a genius, wouldn't this be counterproductive? When he sees those things at the bottom of the river... how will he go? Come out? Will you be obsessed with it in the future and be unable to extricate yourself? If you really become a person who worships the Tao, wouldn't it be a waste of all the hard work of the father?"

Hearing this, Emperor Zhou smiled faintly: "That's true. The Blood Pestle is both a blessing and a test for him. However, I see that he has been very decisive in his actions over the years, but I dare to bet that he will return within half an hour."

King Xian disagreed: "How can a cultivator face the temptations and hopes at the bottom of the river? It's not that geniuses can't understand it. It's better to be like a child. If you really understand it, I'm afraid, let alone ten days, no need If you eat, you will be lucky to return home in the coming year.”

At this point, he sighed sadly: "If it is true as my father said, these young men who can dig out carrion internally, replace new limbs with new limbs, mount horses externally, sweep away external enemies, and even practice as a genius, when Like uncut jade, it is carefully carved and takes time to warm and nourish.”

Emperor Zhou felt funny when he saw him like this. When he heard the word 'time' again, he shook his head and looked at the calm surface of the Huaihe River: "It's too late to say anything now, we can only wait and see."

King Xian knew there was nothing he could do, so he had to sit down again. After a moment of silence, he suddenly said, "Father, are you sure that the Third Prince is really as powerful as you say?"

Emperor Zhou took a sip of wine: "Why else would I be like this?" As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at the starry sky, with the stars reflected in his narrow eyes: "I really want to take Zhou Tian to give Kyushu four seas another two punches!"

(End of this chapter)