You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 313: Recruiting and Acquiring

"Master, I have found the information you asked me to find."

Yan Wangsheng came up to Zuo Chen and handed him a document.

After taking the document, Zuo Chen flipped through it and read the contents inside.

This document records the history of the Seven Kingdoms in the past. Although those Seven Kingdoms have perished, they have left a mark in history. It is not difficult to find historical materials about them.

After searching around, Zuo Chen quickly found what he wanted:
"Xu Guo Reincarnation Technique."

After a careful look, he saw from the records that the King of Xu was already old at that time, and the other six countries were eyeing him covetously and were about to start a fight. If he died at that time, his country would surely be destroyed.

Just at that time, a greasy-faced monk came to the State of Xu. He took out the magic technique and gave it to the emperor of Xu like offering a treasure.

The emperor of Xu State also successfully extended his life by using this magic.

Then I went crazy.

After he went mad, Daliang rose, and what happened afterwards was consistent with what Zuo Chen remembered.

As for the monk who taught this technique, he had disappeared when the war broke out.

"Sure enough."

After reading this history, Zuo Chen couldn't help but sigh.

"Taoist priest?"

Yan Wangsheng was obviously still a little confused and didn't understand what Zuo Chen meant.

Zuo Chen didn't explain.

At that time, the emperor was looking for Daliang as the successor to guard Fengdu and keep it. Naturally, the old monk would not give up.

The method he chose was to rely on this technique to pollute the Li family.

At that time, the demise of the six kingdoms and the rise of Daliang were a foregone conclusion. The monk sent by the old monk only needed to find a household among the six kingdoms to spread the skills. The hatred of the destruction of the country would surely turn into a long-lasting curse and take root in the souls of the Li family.

In this way, the main beam can be quickly disintegrated from the inside out.

Facts have proved that his method is indeed quite effective. Li Rongxian has completely forgotten that Daliang guarded the imperial seal in order to protect Fengdu. Zuo Chen has no way of verifying from which generation the historical responsibility was lost.

As for the greasy-faced monk, he should not be the old monk himself. He might be one of the subordinates that the old monk managed to send to Daliang, or he might be someone contaminated by him.

However, we did not see him in subsequent history, so he must have died.

Although Yan Wangsheng didn't understand why Zuo Chen was looking for this, he quickly looked at the sun outside.

"Master, the time is almost up."

"Okay, let's go."

Zuo Chen stood up.

Today they are going to recruit disciples, and Zuo Chen has been preparing the test questions since two or three days ago.

When he opened the door, Caiyi was waiting outside. When she saw him come out, she followed him with a smile.

Several people arrived at the venue as if strolling on the street.

There were already crowds of people there, and it was very lively.

……

Since the nobleman's death, Kyoto has fallen into a lively silence.

The people of Kyoto had no idea what had happened in the Imperial Palace. They only felt that the high-ranking officials had been extremely quiet recently, and the grand parades on the streets that they had seen in the past were no longer seen.

The officials who sometimes paraded in the streets and drove away pedestrians were nowhere to be seen at this moment, and no one knew where they had gone.

Of course, this has no impact on the people making a living on the streets. They still get up early every day to work, and go home to rest after the sun sets. Their lives go on as usual, with no changes at all.

But for those officials, it is not easy to survive in Kyoto now.

In a tavern in Kyoto, two elderly officials were sitting at a table.

The owner of this restaurant traveled a lot when he was young and learned a lot of local cooking skills, which led to the fact that in front of the two old officials, one had mutton soup with steamed buns and the other had stewed noodles.

"The Tiger-Headed Guillotine shouldn't move any more recently, right?"

"It shouldn't move anymore. I've already killed three of them."

The two of them ate and chatted, recalling what had happened in the court recently.

Li Rongxian went on a killing spree, pulling out all the officials who had been implicated and had done ridiculous things, and beheaded them one by one with a tiger-head guillotine, causing the entire palace to be stained with a bloody atmosphere.

Li Ji and Li Yu's men entered the court and replaced those officials - originally this kind of thing was enough to be judged by historians as a rebellion by vassal kings, but firstly, Li Rongxian didn't care, and secondly, with Zuo Chen as his backer, who would dare to comment?

Even though Li Rongxian said that everything should be recorded truthfully, the attendant did not dare to write a single word.

In the end, Li Rongxian was so angry that he recorded the incident in the history books himself, and the matter came to an end.

Until recently, the killing finally stopped.

Recalling the layers of blood, the two old men couldn't help feeling scared.

Fortunately, they were diligent in their daily lives and had never done anything bad. Although they were on the edge of the court because of this, at least they saved their lives.

"But this is not necessarily a bad thing." The man eating mutton soup steamed bun said, "At least the obstacles in front of our official careers are gone." "At this age, how can I still think about official careers? I just hope to retire and return home and live a peaceful life."

The two had different opinions, so they didn't continue to dwell on the matter.

"Come to think of it, the Taoist priest is recruiting disciples today, how is your kid preparing?"

"I've already told him to behave well and not leave a bad impression in front of the Taoist priest. If he fails, I'll beat his butt with a bamboo stick when he comes back."

"It's not easy to be a Taoist priest's retainer..."

"He was running around in the yard a while ago and smashed my vase. I've been wanting to beat him up for a long time."

"..."

Nowadays, even the children on the street in Kyoto know that Taoist Zuo Chen is recruiting disciples.

Taoist Zuo Chen intended to release the news in advance, and did not set up a threshold for recruiting students. As long as one is an adult and has some special skills, one can participate in this recruitment.

As for success or not, it all depends on your own ability.

This is huge news, even bigger than the official hats on the heads of all the officials in Kyoto!
If there are any officials who are in Kyoto these two days, everyone knows who this Taoist priest is. He is recruiting disciples and teaching them some magical skills. This is the long way to preach the way to immortality. If they can get some guidance, their family will surely rise to the top in the future!

It is for this reason that every family selected their most promising children and wanted to send them to the library to be carefully reviewed by the Taoist priest.

But they also know that if they just compete based on strength, their children probably won't get any rank.

I can only try my best to fight for it.

Soon the two old officials finished their meal. They looked at the time and found that it was almost time to select retainers, so they walked towards the library.

When they reached the library, the two old officials stopped.

They looked at what was before them in amazement.

There are so many people.

Where do so many people come from in Kyoto?

……

The news that an immortal was accepting disciples spread throughout Kyoto.

Many common people in Kyoto have been yearning for this kind of magical power of the immortals. Now that they have this opportunity, they are naturally willing to let their children come here to learn it.

Who cares if it succeeds or not? It doesn’t cost any money anyway.

Children of merchants, children of craftsmen, children of farmers, and even a beggar in rags who usually hid in some street corner came running over, leaning against the wall, swaying and humming an unknown tune.

In the crowd, Hu Wen was holding the little fox and looking around.

Originally Zuo Chen told Hu Wen that he didn't have to take this test, but Hu Wen came anyway.

It wasn't just for fun, Hu Wen really wanted to try whether he met the Taoist priest's requirements.

If he really doesn't meet the requirements, he wouldn't have the audacity to ask the Taoist priest for teachings, but would choose to continue to hone himself until he meets the standards.

Looking around, Hu Wen saw the little beggar in the corner.

After taking a look at the little beggar, he felt that he had an extraordinary demeanor, so he approached him and asked:
"Brother, are you here to seek the immortal and ask for directions as well?"

The little beggar didn't expect that someone would actually talk to him. He looked at Hu Wen with a little surprise, and then a smile appeared on his face:
"I say, young master, I have no background, no backing, I am a Jiang Liuer, it is useless for you to come and chat with me."

"Communication among comrades does not always involve interests." Hearing the little beggar say this, Hu Wen laughed dumbly: "I am not here to make friends with those so-called powerful people."

"If you don't want to make friends with the rich and powerful, why come to this place?" The little beggar laughed: "You don't really think that Taoist priest has some magical powers? He is just a liar."

"Oh, how do you say this?"

"Hey, can't you see it? That Taoist priest is clearly the mastermind behind supporting the emperor. Now that everyone in the court has been purged by him, he will naturally introduce a new group of his own forces into the court. In this way, won't Daliang be in his hands?"

The little beggar spoke very clearly:
"As for the mountain that was blown up into the sky a few days ago, I guess he got some black gunpowder and made such a big noise on purpose! We are all ordinary people. How could we have seen such a noise? We must have been scared by him at once."

After hearing what the little beggar said, Hu Wen didn't know what to say for a moment.

If he didn't know the Taoist priest, then what the little beggar said did make some sense.

only……

Hu Wen knew Zuo Chen.

He suppressed his laughter and decided to talk to Zuo Chen about this matter later, and asked:

"Since you dislike this Taoist, why do you come here?"

"Who said I don't like him? I like him so much! This man is simply a natural emperor, a ruler in Taoist disguise!"

When the little beggar said this, his eyes began to sparkle:
"I have been a beggar for a year, running all the way from Qingzhou to Kyoto. I almost lost my life several times. I knew that this place was full of human-skinned monsters who would choose people to eat, but I had no way to stop them. I never thought that there would be such a person who not only killed all the nobles, but could even control the court!"

The little beggar blinked and looked at Hu Wen:

"Tell me, is this kind of person worth following? Absolutely worth it!"

Hearing the little beggar say this, Hu Wen couldn't help but feel a little curious.

This man spoke clearly and fluently, and had a unique set of insights. He was quite intelligent, and he looked young. He should be a well-educated person. How could he end up as a beggar?
(End of this chapter)