Chapter 859: Getting Something for Nothing
Just when a bigger storm was brewing in the capital, Zhao Yiming was riding a donkey alone, walking leisurely on the road. He said he was going to wander around the world, but in fact he was exploring the world.
How can the Guangfanxing Empire be in chaos? All three empires must be in chaos before there is anything to behold. Now that Luoyue Empire doesn't need him to take care of it, Liu Kebei has already begun to exert his strength. This kid even scares himself if he becomes ruthless.
So his goal is the Empire of the Rising Sun. How to mess up the Empire of the Rising Sun is a very challenging thing. It is absolutely polarizing here.
At the beginning, the central government was highly centralized, and the winners suppressed all the sects and families. Unexpectedly, when they enfeoffed the princes and kings later, they were even more thorough. As long as they had merit, they created forty or fifty princes. king.
This also makes the power of the princes and kings shallow, and even if they want to rebel, they are powerless. Since the official way has been blocked, they can only start with the people.
He had also done his homework beforehand, saying that wherever there is oppression, there is resistance. In fact, the high-pressure policies they implemented have already caused great suffering to the people.
If all the power is in their hands and there is a huge state machine to suppress it, even though the people are complaining, there is nothing they can do.
But at this time, the sudden enfeoffment of forty or fifty princes and kings is equivalent to the disintegration of the state machine, just like the crater of a volcano, suddenly opening several holes, which is about to erupt.
Nowadays, there are several powerful forces in the private sector, including Hero House, but Hero House has a detached attitude, and he does not want to drag them into the water.
The two remaining powerful forces are Fengsha Castle and the Shahe Gang. However, Fengsha Castle has a grudge against him and is very close to the royal family. There is nothing to plan, so the rest is naturally the Shahe Gang.
In addition to the Shahe Gang, the newly emerged Red Turban Bandits are also very powerful and have been listed as one of his alternative targets. There are also several other forces, but they are relatively low in the rankings.
His first target is still the Shahe Gang. The Shahe Gang is entrenched in the Shacheng area. It can be said that it is extremely powerful there. Their gang leader Li Chengjin has a flying sand sword technique that scares the world.
In addition, the eight guardians in their gang are all powerful at the master level. It is said that there are four supreme guardians, each of whom is a powerful at the supreme level.
He wandered to a city, which was more like a town than a city. The city walls surrounded by sand were already dilapidated.
He walked in casually on a donkey and found that everyone here had a good level of cultivation, but their eyes were numb and they had no fighting spirit.
He saw a courtyard from a distance with a wine shop hanging on it. It was obvious that this was a restaurant, and it was a very dilapidated restaurant.
He walked in with a smile and saw a dozen broken tables in the room, covered with oil stains. The oil stains had dried up and solidified into a hard piece.
A girl who looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a torn jacket, came up to her and said in a sweet voice: "I don't know whether the guest officer wants to be hired or stay in a hotel."
He habitually threw the twelve gold tickets to the girl, and then said with a smile: "Bring me some food first, preferably more meat. Whether you can stay in the hotel or not, I have to think about it."
The girl had never seen so much money before, and she quickly smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, sir, I'll have someone arrange it for you."
After Zhao Yiming sat down, he looked around and saw an old man sitting behind the dark counter. Although the old man tried his best to hide it, his cultivation was definitely at the supreme level.
He chuckled in his heart. He didn't know when the Supreme Realm began to become worthless. Even in places where rabbits don't poop, there are such masters.
A boy who was about the same age as the girl came over with a large plate of mutton. He put the mutton on the table and said, "This is the new sheep killed this morning. I invite you to have a taste."
Zhao Yiming took a look at the meat slices and was secretly surprised. Each piece of meat was cut very evenly, and the knife edge was particularly smooth, indicating that it was done in one go.
He said with a smile on his face: "I don't know who cut this meat, but he really has good knife skills!"
With a simple smile on his face, the boy said, "I cut the meat. I don't have any knife skills. I just have become proficient."
Zhao Yiming nodded and said, "I don't know what your name is. It's such a pity to stay here. If you go out with me and have a try, I will definitely make you famous all over the world."
The boy said shyly: "My name is Tao Hu. I have to listen to my father-in-law on such matters. I can't make the decision without permission."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yiming chuckled and said, "That girl just now is your wife. You are very lucky, but in such a remote and remote place, it is really surprising that there is such an outstanding person."
Tao Hu said with a smile: "This is indeed my blessing. My mother-in-law is a fairy-like figure, but I am a toad that has eaten swan meat."
At this time, the shopkeeper coughed, and then said in a low voice: "What are you talking about there? Don't disturb the guests while they are eating. Why don't you go back and chop the firewood?"
Tao Hu immediately responded and walked back quickly. At this time, his steps became smaller, and Zhao Yiming saw a short knife tied to each of his two calves.
He then said to the shopkeeper: "It's not interesting for me to drink here alone. Why don't the shopkeeper come out and have a drink with me."
The shopkeeper smiled and walked out from behind the counter, but one of his legs was lame, and he was dragging his feet every step of the way, which seemed inconvenient.
The shopkeeper sat opposite him and said with an honest smile: "We are in a remote and remote area, and no one has come here even for eight generations. I wonder where the guest came from?"
Zhao Yiming also smiled and said: "Of course I came from the place I should come from, but I think this is the place I should come from. I didn't expect that in such a small town, there are actually powerful people in the Supreme Realm.
I heard that there used to be a pair of masters in the martial arts world. They were a couple who particularly liked to play Immortal Dance. Later, they offended the royal family and were hunted down by Ouchi guards.
The two people disappeared from the world. I wonder if you have heard of them. Now that the world is about to be in chaos, if you have a grudge, you should come out to take revenge. "
The shopkeeper smiled coldly and said: "Master Zhao is really well-informed, and you can recognize him like this, so I won't hide it anymore.
I am one of the Twelve Commanders of the Red Scarf Pirates. I was Chen Yifang, who was known as the One-Sword Immortal in the world back then. The one just now is my daughter Chen Ruomei. "