Chapter 246 The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows behind
May 20th.

The God-Slaying Division is in the main tent of the military camp.

Zhou Tieyi was flipping through the Baidi chapter in the Five Emperors' Treasures. While observing it carefully, he was stroking the half tiger talisman in his hand.

The tiger talisman is as cold as ice and as smooth as jade.

The mysterious aura absorbed the luck of the barracks and slowly poured into Zhou Tieyi's sea of ​​luck, promoting the condensation of Zhou Tieyi's Baidi statue.

With such blessing, even ordinary people who practice the art of military strategy will make rapid progress, let alone a genius like Zhou Tieyi.

No matter how difficult [Five Emperors' Treasure Edict] was, it still opened the door to Zhou Tieyi.

In at most one and a half months, he would be able to completely condense the image of the White Emperor.

Condensing the appearance is the first level. With the help of his own luck, resources and the peculiarity of his own military skill of "forging soldiers", my brother has only initially comprehended the appearance.

If I practice with my senior sister, with her help, I should be able to comprehend the appearance of the Xuan Emperor statue.

The second level is the twelve dragon seals contained in the statues of the Five Emperors. The comprehension of each dragon seal represents a section of the rules of heaven and earth. Even for the geniuses in the world, comprehending one or two dragon seals is enough for them to step into the ranks of middle-grade, just like Ah Da who has already comprehended two [Splitting Sky Sword] dragon seals.

There are a total of sixty dragon chapters in [Five Emperors' Treasure Edict]. Only when you have fully comprehended these sixty dragon chapters, can you practice the killer moves in [Five Emperors' Treasure Edict]. After all, if any one of the Five Emperors is missing, it will not be perfect. If you practice the killer moves at this time, there is a great possibility that the enemy will seize the flaws because the five elements counteract each other instead of generating each other.

However, this volume of [Five Emperors' Treasures] does not record the corresponding killing moves and fighting skills. I will need to ask my mother for the specific situation when the time comes.

In the two and a half months before the opening of the Soldiers' Tomb, with the help of the God-Slaying Division, he would gather talents from all over the world and train soldiers. He should be able to completely condense the twelve dragon seals of the White Emperor's statue, and at the same time condense the Black Emperor's statue.

In other words, it only took him about three months from the time he got the [Five Emperors' Precious Edicts] to truly enter the realm of Taoism's top-level methods. Among the many Taoist sects, the [Five Emperors' Precious Edicts] is probably one of the few methods that can be said to be extremely close to the methods taught by the saints themselves. It is estimated that it should be half a level more powerful than the [Buddha Subduing the Demons] in the Fahua Temple.

There have been many plans and arrangements during these few months, so Zhou Tieyi is still very satisfied with his own practice speed.

In addition to practicing the [Five Emperors' Treasure Edicts], Zhou Tieyi's practice of the Shinto way has also been on the right track, and he has obtained the [Tianyi Treasure Scroll]. The ten people of Wumu have begun to explore the world outside the tribe. It is estimated that in a few days, they will give him actual feedback, which means that his eighth-level Shinto practice of 'Golden Body' is also on the right track.

The third gain from his practice was from Tao Du Weng. He had not been anywhere for the past two days and had obtained a large number of fighting beasts with thunder attributes from the Mishan Colosseum at one time. Even based on the quantity alone, the fruits of his labor helped him fully comprehend the nine thunder dragon seals and cultivate the second stage of [Dark Drum of the Universe], which could be fully used in actual combat.

The only pity is that there are too few exotic beasts with spatial attributes. The Mishan Colosseum has promised to find such mid-grade exotic beasts for me, but spatial exotic beasts are difficult to capture, unless a top three-grade person does it personally. Otherwise, even a mid-grade one will find it difficult to capture an exotic beast with spatial talent. These are opportunities that can only be encountered by chance, so even Yuan Chaolong did not give me any affirmative words, only said that he would try his best to help me find clues!

In addition to the space beasts, he also requested a huge number of seventh-grade beasts, ten per month! Medium-grade beasts, two per month!

If there are more, it would be like draining the pond of fish and affecting the operation of the Colosseum.

And it’s all free!
The benefits of power to spiritual practice are obvious. The resources that one can obtain now are far beyond the scope of so-called talent.

The fourth small gain in cultivation came from Li Jianhu's [Three Truths Sword of Seeking the Way], which reversed the novelist's cultivation method of 'using the false to cultivate the true'. It was equivalent to not having to switch to becoming a novelist. However, the stronger Li Jianhu became, the stronger his cultivation as a novelist would be.

As long as Li Jianhu's swordsmanship can eventually reach the third level, or even the second level, he will possess an additional second-level power, and it is a second-level power that is a natural counter to novelists.

Of course, that kid is still very weak now, and I need to invest certain resources to train him.

It has been a long time since I asked about that kid's situation. Now that I have finished my business, I should take this opportunity to ask him. After all, this new Taoist school is quite interesting. It has two sides to one body. The last sword has three truths, which condenses Li Jianhu's life experience. The power it exerts is enough to threaten a first-grade cultivator from a second-grade cultivator.

Zhou Tieyi looked at the inkstone clock. It was already the hour of Hai. The bustling Tianjing gradually became quiet. If someone wanted to burn the warehouse, they should be ready to take action.

At this moment, Ah Da came in from outside and reported, "Sir, Vice Dean Hu wants to see you."

With Zhou Tieyi personally writing a letter to Hu Wenlang to request for merit, Hu Wenlang was also awarded the sixth-rank position of deputy director of the Inspection Office of the God-Slaying Division, which could be said to be a quick promotion.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "It looks like tonight will be lively. Go and pass on my order to assemble the troops."

A new official has three things to do when he takes office. In the past few days, Zhou Tieyi has been training the discipline in the Zhushensi barracks. From time to time, he blows the assembly horn, which is called training. In the past few days, everyone was nervous, fearing that Zhou Tieyi would suddenly go out again and seal off a certain place.

But this is just like the story of the boy who cried wolf. When Zhou Tieyi blew the horn four or five times a day, everyone gradually realized that Zhou Tieyi seemed to be training internally rather than externally.

If you think about it for a moment, this makes sense.

After all, Zhou Tieyi has just selected a group of strong men from the God-Slaying Division, and the small flags are out, but there is still sand inside. Using this soft grinding method, either Tang Wulun and his group will give up, or they will be completely conquered. Both are the right way.

But in war, one must make the empty yet solid, and the solid yet empty.

After the assembly call was sounded, Tang Wu Lun, who had climbed out of the military tent, did not think that there would be any real action at first. He just thought that Zhou Tieyi was "torturing" them again. Tang Wu Lun did not react at first, and outsiders naturally did not react either.

Hu Wenlang brought Mo Fei into Zhou Tieyi's tent, took out a map and marked eleven points!

Zhou Tieyi laughed when he saw this picture, "What a bunch of idiots, they are unwilling to take responsibility and do things so crudely! That's why businessmen can't accomplish anything!"

On this map, there are so many granaries in Tianjing all of a sudden. If something happened to the granary, anyone who is not blind would know that it was someone's conspiracy.

But from the perspective of businessmen, they dare not take responsibility for such a big thing alone, and they dare not even really speak up to discuss it, so they guess through various means and pay others to do it, which leads to such a funny situation.

How can you accomplish great things without an accurate action plan and people who are willing to sacrifice and pay the price?

Look at other Confucians. If it weren’t for Mei Qingchen, the third-rank sage, who said sacrifice, he would have sacrificed.

With Mei Qingchen's "feat", people like Che Wenyuan will follow one after another, which is expected to make the Emperor of Daxia feel uncomfortable for a while.

At least it wouldn't be so easy to start practicing Taoism. Being able to buy another half a year or even a year for the birth of a Confucian saint would be enough to reduce the possibility of the emperor's success in practicing Taoism by at least 10%!
Hu Wenlang smiled and said, "They have no choice. You are pressing hard. If they don't produce results before the next court meeting, their superiors won't even have the chance to submit a report to accuse you."

"The only smart thing they did was that they didn't touch the government warehouses, but private warehouses at the docks and other places. They were also victims, so it was difficult for the people to suspect them at first. They would only think that there was a shortage of grain and cloth, so they started to grab grain and cloth, which naturally raised the price. Finally, they would say that there was little rain this year, the weather was dry, and some warehouse keepers neglected their duties, and they would use the warehouse keepers as scapegoats."

"At the same time, the grain transport has also intentionally slowed down. Qian Guangyun has stabilized the price of grain and cloth for the past few days. The inventory in the warehouse is probably limited. If there is more, it will need to be mobilized from far away, but distant water cannot quench thirst nearby. When the higher-ups blame you, their Chamber of Commerce will not put the blame on you, and may even make it a false case, saying that they can stabilize the prices, but the people who did it have been arrested, so no one will do anything. This will naturally force you to release the people first."

Finally, Hu Wenlang concluded, "But they are all birds in a cage, puppets on strings. No matter what they do, they cannot escape your eyes and control."

The reserve grain in the government warehouse can indeed be used to stabilize grain prices, but that is only used in emergency situations. For example, if it is confirmed that there has been a poor harvest in a certain area this year, or even that grain cannot be transported there in the short term, then grain will be released on a large scale to appease the people.

On normal days, when grain prices fluctuate, the government warehouse will not sell them at will unless the prices are too outrageous. This is especially true for the government warehouse in Tianjing, where any slight movement will need to be reported to the three departments.

The mere fact that government granaries had to be used to stabilize grain prices was already a sign that Zhou Tieyi had made a mistake in his work, in the eyes of the emperor.

Moreover, this group of merchants never really thought of driving the prices of grain and cloth out of control. Zhou Tieyi would not be able to get away with it, and they would be even less likely to get away with it. Everyone understood this.

Therefore, they only hope to slightly increase the prices of grain and cloth in the short term. They have the intention of protesting, but not the intention of fighting to the death, otherwise they would not have found others to subcontract.

Zhou Tieyi was very satisfied with Hu Wenlang's flattery. He smiled and said, "Go and call in all the general flags outside."

Since this is an operation of the God-Slaying Division, it is still carried out as a unit of the general flag. This is also the time to train the general flag's ability. To be a good operations commander of a special operations force, it is not enough to just have strong personal strength.

As for who made mistakes during the operation, they can be held accountable directly when the time comes.

It is much better to practice with one or two granaries and set up warehouses now than to practice with the safety of thousands or tens of thousands of people in the future.

When Tang Wulun and other generals entered the tent, they saw a huge map in front of Zhou Tieyi and immediately knew that something big was going to happen today.

"I have received a secret report that someone is going to set fire to the warehouse tonight to drive up the grain and cloth prices in Tianjing. You and the other generals are to guard these eleven locations immediately. If there is any mistake, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Zhou Tieyi's voice was icy. Tang Wulun was stunned for two or three breaths when he first heard someone set fire to the warehouse.

Then he immediately figured it out.

What on earth are those stupid businessmen doing?
His grandfather was the Minister of the Ministry of Education, so he naturally knew that the Ministry of Education was now holding back on the salaries of the God-Slaying Division. He also knew that the businessmen from the Ministry of Education had been arrested and taken to the God-Slaying Division, and were now begging their father and grandmother to help them get out.

But I didn’t expect that the officials under the Ministry of Education were so stupid, and these businessmen were also so stupid.

They set fire to the warehouse and raised the price of grain, forcing Zhou Tieyi to release the people in the name of stabilizing prices.

This line does look correct.

But Zhou Tieyi caught you at your first step, which was a big mistake!
This is a mistake that could lead to the destruction of an entire family!

After Tang Wu Lun thought it through, he happened to meet Zhou Tieyi's eyes.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "Tang Zongqi, you don't want to tell on me, do you?"

The eyes of the other generals around immediately fell on Tang Wulun.

Tease, mock, and watch the show.

If he were caught reporting such things, even if Tang Wulun's grandfather was the Minister of Education, he would not be able to protect him.

Tang Wu Lun suddenly felt a biting chill penetrating his heart. Today, not only could he not let up, he had to be more ruthless than others. Otherwise, any mistake he made might be magnified tenfold by Zhou Tieyi, and he would be badly injured if he didn't die.

What is more important now is to dispel the influence of Zhou Tieyi's words. Even if it is just superficial work, I have to do it thoroughly.

Tang Wulun bowed his head and clasped his fists, "My Lord, you can see through me like a candle. Just look at my actions tonight and you will know."

Zhou Tieyi was not planning to touch Tang Wu Lun in this matter, as long as Tang Wu Lun himself did not do anything stupid.

For him, subduing Tang Wu Lun would be a much better way to establish his authority than driving him away or killing him, so he gave him a warning. Combined with what he said before, it might make Tang Wu Lun think more about it.

"That's fine. After you have divided the work, leave the God-Slaying Division through the secret passage and start the action. The specific maps of each warehouse..."

Zhou Tieyi looked at Hu Wenlang, and sure enough, Hu Wenlang was ready and took out eleven more accurate maps.

After a while, the generals divided the work and each led their subordinates to leave through the secret passage, like fish in brocade clothes swimming towards Tianjing.

The night fell completely, and there was silence and even the summer cicadas fell silent.

Inside a dock granary, several guards were drinking happily.

One of the guards laughed and said, "Why did the higher-ups suddenly change their minds? They suddenly said that we work hard every day and gave us so much money as a reward, and even gave us wine, food, and cloth as a reward."

Another guard laughed and scolded, "I said you are a cheap bastard. I gave you money and wine, but you are uncomfortable."

The scolded guard laughed and said, "How can I be uncomfortable? It would be even better if I could invite a few girls from Lihua Lane to have fun."

Seeing that the people below were becoming more and more unreliable, the warden snorted coldly, "After drinking this glass of wine, go on routine patrol. No more drinking. If you get drunk and something happens, who will be held responsible!"

Guard A immediately lamented, "No way, Boss, the brothers finally had a drink, why are we in such a hurry? It's said above that you have done a good job during this period, so you are rewarded. There will be a long vacation in a few days. What's more, we are all warriors, even if we are only ninth-grade warriors, how can these two glasses of wine make us drunk?"

The Qi and blood of a ninth-grade warrior are far superior to those of an ordinary person. When ordinary alcohol enters the stomach, it will be evaporated quickly after the Qi and blood circulate. If one of them is placed among ordinary people, even if he can't drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, at least he can drink a few pots of wine.

"Besides, what is Tianjing? How could a thief dare to touch Tianjing's granary without knowing the consequences?"

"Yes, yes."

Guard B at the side quickly agreed, he wanted to drink a few more cups, "Where can we get the kind of wine that can get us drunk? The wine distributed today is very smooth, let the brothers drink a few more cups, Xiaolin and the others are on patrol, it will be our turn when they come back."

"Come on, Boss, I'll show you how I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk!"

After saying that, Guard B stood up and mobilized his own blood circulation, hoping to sober up quickly. However, the more his blood circulation, the more drunk he became.

In a short while, his face turned red, and he couldn't even stand steadily. He was staggering and about to pass out. His last words after passing out were, "This wine... is too intoxicating!"

With a thud, Guard B fell directly to the ground.

Guard A still didn't notice and laughed, "This guy can't even force out the smell of alcohol. He has practiced his skills on women's bellies over the past few years. Watch me!"

After saying this, he also circulated his Qi and blood, but as soon as his Qi and blood started flowing, he became increasingly drunk. He staggered, and fell to the ground drunkenly in a breath or two.

"not good!"

The warden was horrified and stood up, "You are not allowed to mobilize your own blood and qi!"

The other guards also became alert instantly.

However, even if they did not mobilize their own qi and blood, they felt their heads beginning to dizzy. Some people wanted to run to the warehouse, pick up the emergency horn and blow it, but after taking two steps, they fell drunkenly to the ground.

Suddenly, five figures walked out of the darkness, and one of them laughed and said, "Fools, how can you drink such good wine?"

The warden was sweating profusely on his back. He couldn't even use his energy and blood, and he was getting more and more drunk. Even the eighth-grade martial arts god in his body seemed to be bewitched. But he still held on.

"Which way are you all on? If you want to make money..."

He stopped talking halfway.

If you want to make money, why come to the granary?
The grain is not valuable and it requires a lot of effort to transport it. With the means of these five people, why not do something better than robbing grain to make money?
So he hurriedly shouted, "This is the granary under the feet of the saint!"

One of the five figures laughed loudly, "Hopelessly stupid, fall down, fall down!"

As he shouted the word "fall down" three times, except for the eighth-rank chief guard who was still struggling to hold on, the other eight guards fell down.

The warden was in despair, "Who are you?"

But he was destined not to get an answer.

One of the five figures didn't want to waste any more time talking, and shot a flying sword towards the warden's throat.

However, when the flying sword was halfway shot out, the surrounding air rippled gently. Ah Da suddenly jumped out from the darkness, and with a dark knife light and a clanging sound, he directly chopped the flying sword into pieces.

The flying swordsman's spirit was immediately severely damaged and his body shook.

"who are you?"

The five figures suddenly felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and the relaxed look on their faces completely disappeared.

Ah Da patted his Eagle uniform and said with a grin, "Isn't it obvious, idiot?"

(End of this chapter)