Chapter 8

On the way back to the Wang Mansion.

Yin Qi sat in the luxurious carriage, thinking about this assessment and disaster relief.

Obviously, disaster relief tests administrative ability.

If he guessed correctly, the second assessment should be about military ability.

As for the third assessment, it is hard to guess.

Regarding disaster relief, Yin Qi is not worried. His predecessor had very rich administrative experience, and at the same time, he has the knowledge of later generations, so there is no reason for him to lose this assessment.

But this is the struggle for the Crown Prince after all. Although he is not afraid of the assessment, he must also guard against other people's tricks.

With Yin Shou's current pride, he shouldn't use such low-level means, but it's hard to guarantee that there are such treacherous officials under Yin Shou who act on their own, so he has to guard against it.

Besides, this is the Fengshen World.

Not only are there immortals and Buddhas, but also demons and ghosts.

As the eldest son of the Human Emperor, the Qi Wang Mansion actually has many strong people. Among them, Grand Commander Zhang Shaokang and Deputy Commander Zhou Jian are both Heaven Realm experts. In addition, there is an elite cavalry of three hundred people in the mansion.

This elite cavalry is composed of Earth Realm experts, one person with two horses, and they are all Jiao Blood Horses. Even if they face an army of one hundred thousand, they can charge through and come and go freely.

This time going south to Hongzhou, this elite cavalry must be brought along, and Zhang Shaokang must also follow.

As for Deputy Commander Zhou Jian, he needs to protect the Wang Mansion.

But with only one Heaven Realm expert, Yin Qi always feels a bit unsafe, so he must bring a few more.

It's just that the Heaven Realm experts in his mind are either generals in the army or guests of the powerful. It is not impossible for him to recruit them, but it is definitely not possible before tomorrow.

There are also many Heaven Realm experts in the wild in Great Shang, and even Immortal-level experts, but there is not enough time.

"By the way, Zhaoge is the center of the human race, there must be many Heaven Realm experts in the wild inside and outside the city. Although I don't know them, Zhang Shaokang should know many of them."

Zhaoge is not small, but as a Heaven Realm expert, Zhang Shaokang must have such a small circle.

Thinking of this, he opened the carriage door and shouted outside: "General Zhang, come in, I have something to ask you."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

In front of the carriage, Zhang Shaokang agreed.

He pressed his palm on the horse's back, and his body leaped backward, landing exactly on the carriage frame, light as nothing.

"Your Highness!"

Zhang Shaokang walked into the carriage and bowed respectfully.

Yin Qi nodded slightly, and with a gentle smile, said: "General Zhang, it's like this, I will go south to Hongzhou for disaster relief tomorrow. It's two hundred thousand miles away, and the danger is unpredictable. Besides you, I want to recruit some more Heaven Realm experts. Do you have any recommendations?"

Zhang Shaokang arched his hands and said: "Your Highness, your humble subject knows some Heaven Realm experts in the wild and can represent Your Highness to recruit them, but I am not sure if it will be successful in the end."

Yin Qi smiled gently: "General Zhang, just go ahead. No matter the result, I will credit you.

And for every Heaven Realm expert recruited, I will give an extra reward.

By the way, you can tell them that if they join my Qi Wang Mansion as an offering, I will not be stingy with various divine arts, secret methods, magic tools, and pills.

If I can inherit the throne in the future, I will not be stingy with using them heavily."

Zhang Shaokang's eyes lit up, and he bowed: "Your Highness, your humble subject will definitely do my best."

Yin Qi nodded: "After returning to the Wang Mansion, you can go and handle this matter."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Zhang Shaokang bowed slightly and exited the carriage.

Personally visiting to invite, or even visiting three times, sounds like a beautiful story, but in fact, it is what the weak do. Yin Qi naturally doesn't need it, just let Zhang Shaokang come forward.

Because he is the eldest son of the Human Emperor, this identity is enough.

Although Heaven Realm is strong, it is only the strong among martial artists.

In this Fengshen World, it is just a low-level cultivator after all, there is no so-called pride of the strong.

You know, in the original work, even Immortal-level experts were willing to be recruited by King Zhou.

After returning to the Wang Mansion, Yin Qi first found Zhou Ji, told her about the court meeting, and finally said: "I will set off tomorrow, and the Wang Mansion will be handed over to you."

Zhou Ji's expression changed slightly, and then she bowed gracefully and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, your concubine will take good care of the Wang Mansion."

Yin Qi nodded and turned to leave.

He will set off tomorrow, and he still has many things to prepare.

For example, besides the three hundred elite cavalry, how many people to bring, and how many materials to bring, etc.

Just in case, he must also prepare some money to deal with emergencies, and disaster relief also needs trusted people to assist him, so as to avoid officials below lining their pockets or dealing with it passively.

As the eldest son of the Human Emperor, Yin Qi's treasury is still very rich.

Piles of gold and silver, mountains of copper coins.

There are also many precious pills, spirit herbs, magic tools, etc.

Even immortal crystals are in piles, rich in spiritual energy.

Yin Qi has a storage ring on him, and he took half of the various materials in the treasury.

By the time he finished all this, it was already afternoon at the beginning of the Shen hour (3 o'clock).

At this time, Zhang Shaokang also happened to come back, and he was followed by three people.

One was handsome and extraordinary, full of scholarly aura;

One was tall and fierce, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and although he narrowed his eyes slightly, he gave people a very dangerous feeling;

One was short in height, with a full beard, but his eyes were like bull's eyes.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

Zhang Shaokang and the three bowed one after another.

Yin Qi's eyes lit up, he hurriedly stepped forward, helped the four up, and smiled gently: "No need for formalities. General Zhang, why don't you introduce these three high scholars to me?"

He originally thought that it would be good if Zhang Shaokang could recruit one Heaven Realm expert.

But he didn't expect that the other party had recruited three.

Zhang Shaokang arched his hands and introduced: "Your Highness, these three are sworn brothers, this is the eldest brother Ding Ce, the second brother Guo Chen, and the third brother Dong Zhong, all of whom are famous Heaven Realm martial artists in our Zhaoge."

"Ding Ce, Guo Chen, Dong Zhong."

Yin Qi muttered, and finally remembered who these three brothers were.

In the original work, it was not until Jiang Ziya led his troops to attack Zhaoge that these three brothers appeared on the stage. Ding Ce was even named the Divine Strategy General by King Zhou, and Guo Chen and Dong Zhong were named Mighty Generals.

Although they were just three supporting roles and received their lunch boxes as soon as they appeared, it also depends on who their opponents were.

They were Nezha, Yang Jian, and Jiang Wenhuan respectively.

It cannot be said that they had no ability, only that their opponents were too strong.

In the final Fengshen, they were named Di Lu Star, Ju Men Star, and Zhao Yao Star respectively.

Yin Qi was overjoyed and laughed heartily: "The three high scholars are willing to join my Qi Wang Mansion, I am overjoyed. Someone, prepare a banquet, I want to entertain these three high scholars tonight."

How capable Guo Chen and Dong Zhong are remains to be investigated.

But Ding Ce is not simple, he is a commander, once studied military strategy under a high scholar, and is proficient in battle formations.

What Yin Qi lacks most at present is this kind of commander.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Ding Ce, Guo Chen, and Dong Zhong saw that Yin Qi valued them so much, naturally they were overjoyed and bowed one after another.

Yin Qi nodded and said to Zhang Shaokang: "General Zhang, you have merit in recommending these three high scholars, so I will reward you with three bottles of Heaven Origin Pills, you can go to the treasury to collect them later."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Zhang Shaokang bowed happily.

This Heaven Origin Pill is a secret pill of the imperial court, which can assist Heaven Realm martial artists in cultivation and is very precious.

Ding Ce and the three heard this and all showed envy.

Yin Qi smiled slightly and said to Ding Ce: "Three, as long as you can make contributions, my Qi Wang Mansion has everything from divine arts and secret methods to magic tools and pills. As for your monthly salary, how about a thousand taels of gold per month?"

Ding Ce and the three thanked him one after another, naturally having no objections.

A monthly salary of a thousand taels of gold is enough to be comparable to the treatment of the Nine Ministers of the imperial court.

What's more, they value Yin Qi's future even more. Once Yin Qi can inherit the throne, they will be meritorious officials of the prince's mansion.

(End of chapter)