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Chapter 1390: Six Paths Hall, bluffing, and then bluffing

Walking on the roads of Wudu, Zhou Chen discovered that the characteristics of this world had a lot in common with the several ancient worlds he had traveled through, but there were also many differences.

This dynasty is somewhat similar to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms after the Tang Dynasty, but the difference is that there were nine countries coexisting here, and the civil war and chaos were even worse than the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. After all, the more countries there are, the more wars there will be.

As Wu State was a wealthy country, the living conditions of its citizens in the capital were quite good. At least as Zhou Chen walked along, he saw many people with smiles on their faces. There were beggars, but not many of them.

However, as someone who was born in the Senluo Palace, he naturally knew that what he saw before him did not represent the entire country. As the capital of Wu State, if it was not good enough, then let alone other places. But overall, compared with several other countries, the people of Wu State had a relatively good life.

But Zhou Chen knew that such an environment would not last long.

Emperor Wu has already led his troops to fight in person. If nothing unexpected happens, within a few months, Wu will be defeated by An, and Emperor Wu will become a 'glorious' student of An. By then, Wu will fall into chaos.

The emperor was captured while leading the army in person, which was quite shocking in history. Looking at the thousands of years of Chinese history, only the emperor named Men was more shocked.

Even if An Guo took Emperor Wu to knock on the door at that time, Emperor Wu might be able to do such a thing at that time.

As the 'Jinyiwei' of Wu State, Liudaotang has great power. Originally, Liudaotang should have been directly under the emperor, but the current Emperor Yongyou is not very wise, which led to such an important military force ending up in the hands of Prime Minister Zhang Xiang.

Now that the emperor is no longer in power, can Liudaotang still be considered the emperor's personal guard?

In short, Zhou Chen felt that the court of Wu State was a real mess. The Prime Minister had enormous power, the prince could also govern the country, and the emperor led the army in person without any spies or eyes. Furthermore, the emperor was a doting eunuch who acted on his own. If they didn't lose the battle, who would?

Soon they arrived at the territory of Liudaotang. The area owned by Liudaotang was very large, and each department had its own private residence.

Having lived here for many years, Zhou Chen still remembers this place very well. However, after Zhao Ji came to power, he was thrown into prison. When he came back, he found that many places had changed.

A new emperor appoints new ministers, and the same goes for the head of the Liudao Hall. The previous head favored Ning Yuanzhou, so after Zhao Ji came to power, he immediately eliminated dissidents, took control of the Liudao Hall in his own hands, and changed many policies.

Walking into Liudao Hall, Zhou Chen clearly felt that the atmosphere here had changed a lot. The people coming and going had become a little lazy, and there were many unfamiliar faces. It seemed that a lot of new people had joined recently.

Zhou Chen soon met Zhao Ji, who was inside the government office of the head of Liudao Hall.

The lights in the hall were dim, solemn and serene, as if a cold wind was blowing, giving people a chilly and uncomfortable feeling.

"Sir, Zhou Chen is here."

"You go down first."

Zhao Ji waved his hand to let Xu Jun leave, leaving only his trusted confidant Lou Qingqiang. He didn't want more people to know about his relationship with Zhou Chen.

He sat on the hall master's chair on the high platform in the hall, looking down at Zhou Chen with a cold gaze.

"Zhou Chen, you should understand that since I can release you, I can naturally send you back. If you fail to complete what you promised me, you know the consequences very well."

Zhou Chen bowed and said, "Please rest assured, sir. I will never joke with my life. From now on, I will do my best to help you rebuild Senluo Palace and help you collect all the wealth in the world."

"Hahaha……"

Zhao Ji laughed wildly and triumphantly. No matter whether Zhou Chen said that sincerely or not, it sounded pleasant to his ears.

"Okay, from today on, I will fully support you in rebuilding Senluo Palace. I hope you won't let me down."

"I will definitely do my best."

"Don't just talk big, I want to see actual results."

Zhou Chen paused and said, "Sir, I have two ideas about rebuilding Senluo Palace. If you want to see results as soon as possible, the best way is to recall the old people from before. They are all old and can get started quickly. The only uncertainty is whether they are loyal or not."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Ji said without hesitation: "No, this method doesn't work, let's try another one."

Are you kidding? He went to great lengths to eliminate Ning Yuanzhou's influence, abolished the Senluo Palace, and disbanded that group of disabled people who, in his opinion, were only wasting food. How could he agree to call them back now?

Zhou Chen continued, "This method won't work. We can only start all over again, re-select people, and re-train them. In this way, we don't have to worry about loyalty, but it will take longer to prepare."

"Just use this method. It doesn't matter how long it takes. The most important thing is loyalty and ability. You must grasp them well."

Zhao Ji wanted to train the new Senluo Palace members into his own confidants, so naturally he wanted to re-select loyal people to train. As for time, he had plenty of it.

"Then please select the right people and let me screen them. Don't get me wrong, although I am only collecting intelligence, I still need talent. Different people have different efficiencies, so naturally I have to choose those with higher efficiency and ability."

Zhao Ji nodded: "No problem, I will choose the candidates myself, no rush."

Of course Zhou Chen was not in a hurry. He hoped that Zhao Ji would choose March so that he wouldn't have to worry about it.

"Then I will wait for your order. Sir, I have been in prison for several months and have not been home for a long time. I wonder if I can go home first?"

Zhao Ji asked with a cold look in his eyes: "Are you trying to escape?"

Zhou Chen immediately showed an expression of 'humiliation and fear': "Sir, I have no such intention. The entire capital is under your control. If I dare to escape, I will die. I am not that stupid."

"Hmph, that's good to know. Your life now belongs to me. If you dare to escape, you will be the first one to have your property confiscated and your clan exterminated." Zhao Ji's tone was full of threats.

"My subordinate understands."

Zhou Chen didn't take Zhao Ji's words seriously at all, and even confiscated his property and wiped out his clan. He was the only one left in their family, so there was nothing he was afraid of.

After leaving the hall, he prepared to return to his home in this world.

"Send someone to keep an eye on him. If he does anything illegal, kill him."

Zhao Ji had a grim expression. He was greedy for money, but he was also murderous. If Zhou Chen did not follow his orders, he would definitely show no mercy.

Lou Qingqiang accepted the order and said, "Yes, sir, I promise not to let him out of our sight."

That being said, neither of them actually thought Zhou Chen had the ability to escape their surveillance, nor did they think Zhou Chen had the courage to do so. They were just providing a guarantee.

Zhou Chen really didn't think of escaping, but it wasn't because he didn't have the courage. It was because he had finally gotten out and was about to use Liudaotang to make profits for himself. How could he choose to escape at this time?

In Beicheng District, Zhou Chen’s home is a two-story courtyard. Its location and environment are average, but it is much better than that of most residents in Beicheng District.

The capital of Wu State was divided into four cities: east, south, west and north. The east city had convenient transportation, which was conducive to the transportation of goods, etc., and most of the residents were wealthy businessmen; most of the residents of the west city were dignitaries, such as royal relatives, court officials, famous nobles, etc., and ordinary people could not live there at all.

Most of the people living in South City and North City are ordinary people at the bottom of society, so the environment and conditions of these two urban areas are much worse than those of East and West Cities. Almost no one with a relatively high status in the capital would choose to live in South City and North City.

In modern terms, East City and West City are equivalent to the political and commercial centers, the city center, while South City and North City are equivalent to the suburbs, which is a big difference.

Although Zhou Chen is a member of the Six Paths Hall, he is only a member of the Hell Path, one of the three evil paths with a relatively low status. Naturally, he cannot live in East City and West City. It is already very good for him to own a two-story courtyard in North City.

He didn't have too many requirements for the living environment, as long as it wasn't dirty or messy. What's more, this courtyard was pretty good. The only bad thing was that it was far from Liudaotang.

I just got home and before I could even boil some water to drink, Xu Jun came to my door.

Looking at Xu Jun with a smile on his face, Zhou Chen was speechless. It turned out that he was the same as Zhao Ji, even their greedy personalities were the same. He had just arrived home when this man came.

Fortunately, he had already taken out some gold from the system backpack, walked into the room, and took out twenty taels of gold in the shape of gold ingots.

There are two gold ingots worth ten taels each.

"Twenty taels of gold, keep your word."

Xu Jun took the gold ingot with a bright smile on his face, and his eyes softened when he looked at Zhou Chen.

"Brother Zhou, if you need this kind of errands in the future, please don't hesitate to come to me. I will do my best to help you."

Zhou Chen nodded, but sneered in his heart. He wanted to do it a second time? He could dream on.

After seeing Xu Jun off, he went to the kitchen and took a look. There was some food, but the rice was infested with worms. It was obvious that it had not been touched for a long time.

This is normal. As a grown man, he rarely cooks. Besides, he works in Liudaotang, so he can get all his meals and drinks there. He basically doesn't need to cook at home.

When he was going home, he saw a wonton stall not far from the door, so Zhou Chen simply washed himself and went to the stall to order a bowl of wontons.

I have to say, the wontons from this roadside stall are really good, but the taste is a little bland.

Thinking while eating wontons.

Now he has temporarily gained Zhao Ji's trust. In the following period of time, he can use Liudaotang to help improve his skills. Time is urgent and the plot is not far from beginning, so he must improve his internal strength to a certain level. Otherwise, relying solely on martial arts moves, he will be able to deal with ordinary people, but not with masters of internal strength.

He has no background to use in this world, so his military strength must be put first. When his personal strength reaches a certain level, he will have the confidence to deal with everything.

However, practicing martial arts is not practicing Taoism after all. It is impossible to attain enlightenment in an instant. It requires steady practice step by step.

Even Li Xiangyi, the invincible and unrivaled genius, took several years to become the best in the world.

Although Zhou Chen has lived in dozens of worlds, he does not dare to say that his talent can match Li Xiangyi. In fact, in terms of his talent in martial arts alone, the difference may be quite a bit.

But his advantage is that through practicing over and over again, his physical talent is slowly improving, and there may be a day when he will reach or even surpass his previous level.

Then he began to think about the current time point. It had not been long since Emperor Wu had led the army in person. Even if he went to war with Anguo, he would not be defeated in one battle. There would definitely be a process.

I just don't know whether Ren Ruyi had already arrived in Wudu during this period. After all, Anguo and Wuguo were at war, and Bai Que of Anguo's Zhuyiwei wanted to steal the grain map that the Han family was in charge of.

The importance of food and fodder in war is self-evident. Once there is no food and fodder, even the strongest army will be defeated.

It was at this time that Ren Ruyi, who had been hiding for several years, was chosen to become the White Sparrow of the Zhuyi Guard. He came to Wudu just to get close to the eldest son of the Han family.

However, Zhou Chen had no intention of getting close to Ren Ruyi at this time. This woman was very fierce, vigilant and cruel. Appearing in front of her at this time would be tantamount to seeking death.

The mission of a hero to save a beauty is, of course, to wait until she is in trouble. That is the best time to lend a helping hand, and this is one of the reasons why he wants to enter the Six Paths Hall.

Practice, practice, this is Zhou Chen’s top priority.

After eating the wontons, he went back to meditate and practice his exercises. In the evening, he went to a restaurant to have a good meal and bought some medicinal herbs to take back.

During this process, he discovered that someone was following him, but he did not alert the person and just pretended not to notice and behaved very naturally.

Hu Chihai ate and drank, and swallowed some medicinal herbs. His big eater skills quickly took effect, speeding up his metabolism and absorbing nutrients, which played a big role in his training.

He really likes the passive skill of Big Eater, which allows him to absorb energy and nutrients from food many times faster than ordinary people. He can even digest toxic substances much better than ordinary people. Ordinary poisons have basically no effect on him.

Originally Zhou Chen thought that Zhao Ji would look for him in a few days, but he didn't expect that he would have to wait for ten days.

Ten days later, Zhou Chen returned to Liudaotang again, and this time he saw only Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji handed him a pile of files and said, "These are the people I found for you. There are thirty-two people in total. You can choose."

Zhou Chen didn't do anything extra. He took it and started reading it carefully, but he put it down after only a short while.

"Why, these people don't meet your requirements?"

"Sir, if we just need to sort out the reports, some of them may be able to do it, but we need to rebuild the Senluo Palace, not just these people, but also more people who can collect intelligence for us, so these people do not meet the requirements."

Zhao Ji raised his eyebrows: "Don't talk nonsense, just say it directly."

Zhou Chen said: "The people chosen by the adults may be loyal, but most of them don't know much about intelligence, and many of them are over a certain age, with limited potential and relatively poor ability to accept new knowledge. It's okay to keep them in Senluo Palace to do some auxiliary work, but if you want to send them out to get intelligence, it may not be satisfactory."

Zhao Ji's face darkened. These people were carefully selected by him. Zhou Chen's words made him feel slapped in the face. However, since he chose to believe Zhou Chen, he would not get angry over such a small matter.

"Who do you want, then?"

"If possible, it would be best to choose some orphans under the age of eighteen, as they are easier to control."

Zhao Ji was sarcastic when he heard this: "I thought you could come up with some good ideas. In this world, the easiest people to control are definitely not orphans, but people with families and relatives. Having relatives means having weaknesses, so it is easier to control them."

"Okay, if you're under 18, I can find one for you. Can be male or female?"

"Yes, the majority of us in the Six Paths Hall are men, but in fact, women are absolutely not inferior to men in intelligence work. However, unlike the Asura Path, which simply uses sex to seduce people, women have more skills and abilities. Women's intelligence capabilities are only stronger than men's."

Zhao Ji nodded. He agreed with this point. This was the case with Bai Que, a Zhuyiwei of Anguo. Even though Bai Que had the lowest status among the Zhuyiwei, their abilities were just as good. It was just that he, who came from a better family, had always looked down on this kind of women.

"Sir, it's best to be secretive when looking for someone. The fewer people who know, the better the intelligence can be. It's best if only you know, so that you can guarantee absolute loyalty and safety."

Zhao Ji looked at Zhou Chen in admiration, this was exactly his idea, to train subordinates who would be loyal to himself, and Zhou Chen's proposal was exactly what he wanted.

"I know this naturally, so you don't have to worry about it. Just wait a little longer and the personnel will be ready."

Zhou Chen smiled. Look, it has been delayed for some days. Just keep delaying like this, and a few months will pass quickly.

"Sir, when I went to Senluo Palace last time, I saw that there were only a few pigeons left in the palace. Did they fly away?"

Zhao Ji's face suddenly turned dark. Some people did fly out, but most of them had already left. Since he took office a few months ago, he has been in charge of Liudaotang in a humane way, and he has arranged his own confidants everywhere. Then he started to make money and did not pay much attention to intelligence.

The Senluo Palace was gone, the Hell Realm was also severely damaged, and most of the pigeons responsible for transmitting messages and information were gone.

Zhou Chen saw Zhao Ji's embarrassment and took the initiative to save his face.

"In fact, those pigeons are not important to us. We need to rebuild Senluo Palace. Not only do we need to choose loyal people, but we also need to choose the pigeons. If we change the training method, they will be easier for us to control."

Zhao Ji nodded in satisfaction: "You are right, that is exactly what I thought. Who knows if the pigeons raised by Ning Yuanzhou are reliable? I will leave the task of training the pigeons again to you."

Zhou Chen hesitated and said, "If you want to train good pigeons, you not only need good pigeon seedlings, but also people who specialize in training pigeons. This may require a considerable amount of money."

Zhao Ji's facial muscles twitched violently. He didn't feel bad about paying for fun, but when it came to this kind of thing, he really felt bad.

But in order to make more money in the future, he knew that he had to get the money. However, he was a little dissatisfied with Zhou Chen in his heart. If Zhou Chen's results did not satisfy him in the end, he would make Zhou Chen live a life worse than death.

"Please keep a record of how much gold and silver you need and submit it to me when the time comes. I will review it and approve it if there is no problem."

Zhou Chen immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, sir. I will definitely not let you down."

Look, public funds are about to arrive. As a math genius, accounting is a piece of cake for him.

(End of this chapter)