Chapter 929: Chapter 50: The 36th Year of the Jingxin Calendar, Prince Liang Dies!
"The second echelon consists of the main generals of the Southern Barbarians, protectors among the Outer Demons, and elder-level figures."
"They also possess the luck of a sect or an army."
"However, about half of them are of the second and third ranks, and a single one might not be enough for me to break through."
Ye Yuxiong looked at the list and intelligence and couldn’t help but laugh, "Oh you, King Shenluo, you’ve been watching closely for a long time now. You’ve figured out which heads are easy to chop and which aren’t."
King Shenluo replied, "Brother Ye, you know my situation too. If I can’t break through this time, who knows when I will be able to break through to the second grade. In the current era, relying on work alone, it’s not easy to rise."
King Shenluo was talking about Emperor Jing, and everyone knew the temperament of this emperor.
He was completely different from Emperor Wen. Emperor Jing’s two recent reforms mainly did two things: one was to weaken the power of the princes and strip them of their authority, and the other was to cut into the flesh of the noble families, continually reducing ranks and the perks of ennoblement.
Of course, it was Brother Prince Liang who chopped up the siblings, and it was Prime Minister Liu Si who implemented the policies.
What does this have to do with the illustrious and mighty Emperor Jing?
Now Prince Liang has rebelled, and Liu Si is dead.
Everyone holds even more awe and respect for Emperor Jing.
There’s not much confidence in working under him.
It’s not that it’s impossible to work; you just have to be prepared to be used up to your death.
Zhao Xing completely understood King Shenluo!
He knew that after the end of the Jingxin Calendar, it would be very difficult to get promoted to a noble rank.
Emperor Jing’s whole focus was on producing heirs, and during the two reigning eras, very few high-ranked officials were promoted.
"Since King Shenluo has a plan, I won’t say more. Just give the word when you need anything," Zhao Xing said.
"Good, straightforward!" King Shenluo clapped his hands and said, "Brother Zhao, I see you have no need for wealth or treasure. If you ever need anything in the future, as long as it doesn’t violate the court’s laws, I can do three things for you."
"It’s a deal." Zhao Xing cupped his hands in respect.
With just a few words, a cause-and-effect connection was already established.
For a powerhouse like King Shenluo, he would think of ways to repay Zhao Xing in the future, without needing any contract to restrain him.
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In the 36th year of the Jingxin Calendar, early July, Zhao Xing, with a clone carrying Hongyun Coins, stayed in Shenluo County, waiting for King Shenluo’s orders.
Meanwhile, his other clones continued with two activities.
Raiding homes, saving people.
However, now in Pinghai State, chaos was rampant, and even with Zhao Xing having Yan Six’s luck, he hadn’t found anything valuable.
High-grade individuals were everywhere, and they also had considerable luck. Without using two more ancient coins, Zhao Xing could hardly gain any fortuitous encounters.
In July of the 36th year of the Jingxin Calendar, Zhao Xing encountered no fortuitous events, shifting his focus more towards rescuing people.
On July 15, the situation in Anping Prefecture was tense, even the prefecture city itself was threatened.
Zhao Xing’s clone in Anping Prefecture immediately shielded the future Prime Minister, now only fifth-rank ’Wei Xuancheng’, and assisted his brother’s retreat.
On July 26, in Jingfeng Prefecture, the Divine Weaving Daoist School experienced a sneak attack from the Outer Sect Corpse Ghost Sect.
Zhao Xing’s clone in Jingfeng Prefecture rescued the Weaver Officer ’Xia Caiwei’ and relocated her to a safe place.
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In the forty-five prefectures of Pinghai State, almost every prefecture had a clone of Zhao Xing present.
The human network organized by the rescue plan also greatly facilitated Zhao Xing.
Even if he couldn’t provide timely rescue himself, he could slot people into the first evacuation teams.
A few low-level individuals being placed in these teams were hardly noticeable.
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On August 3, in Tianyuan Prefecture.
Seventh-rank Doctor Wang Zhongjing found through a friend the person in charge of the 45th refuge station, requesting the gathering of a batch of emergency medical supplies, which was declined by the person in charge.
After Zhao Xing found out, he sternly reprimanded the person in charge and personally delivered the supplies to Wang Zhongjing.
On August 14 of the 36th year of the Jingxin Calendar, the Wandering Mage ’Xun Sang’ was saved.
The same day, Five Elements Mage Mosafa was rescued.
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On September 3, King Shenluo and the Bright Moon Prefecture Master teamed up, targeting the Little Prince Yanda of the Golden Feather Royal Court.
This person was only of the fourth rank, but his luck level was as high as Yan Seven, occasionally reaching Yan Eight.
However, the Little Prince Yanda had many experts around him, including second-grade protectors.
King Shenluo had not found a suitable opportunity, waiting until mid-October to finally find a good chance.
Because on October 19, Prince Liang led troops out of Pinghai State, appearing in his hometown Lvliang State.
The Four Great Demon Envoys of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Cloud joined forces, causing a state-level typhoon across the two states as cover.
The same day, the Grand Minister of Agriculture Li Boqian appeared in Tianyuan Prefecture.
Twelve Seasonal Orders arose from the four corners of Pinghai State: southeast, northwest.
Twelve Junior Agricultural Officers, including Wang Tianzhi, appeared in Lvliang State.
The Great Zhou’s creation of the Twenty-four Solar Terms Order was fully showcased on this day.
The giant whirlwind disappeared without a trace in less than half a day.
On October 20.
Kunyuan Academy excavated thirteen ancient pathways leading from Pinghai State to the other states.
The leader of the Earth Advantage Sect Minister of Agriculture, Xuan Yuan Qingtian, appeared in the center of Pinghai State, carrying a Spirit Mountain.
Holding one of the Earth God Artifacts, the ’Mountain and River Map’, he activated Mountain and River Forever, with a spell range covering the entire Pinghai State!
The destructive power of high-grade powerhouses against heaven and earth was reduced by ninety-nine percent.
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The same day, a first-grade Evil God ’Blood Kui Venerable’ unleashed a large-scale spell ’Blood Kui Sky’.
In both Pinghai State and Lvliang State, a large amount of blood water appeared in the sky, trying to defile the divine temples.
Witch Bone Venerate performed ’Ten Thousand Bones Rebirth’, causing the buried skeletons in the land of the Nineteen States to rise from underground and water, their white bones reformed into ’Bone God Generals’, wreaking havoc in the county governments.