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Chapter 152
In the former prince's bedroom.
Ji Xiagao sat at the top and looked at the dozens of people at the bottom.
These people all respectfully knelt down in the center of the bedroom, with their heads buried low, not daring to look up at Ji Xia, the dazzling lord.
Among them, some are ordinary people, some are masters and disciples in the palace, some are humble officials before, and some are from the army.
At this moment, they were all gathered in the royal court, and when they met this aloof and legendary Lord Ji Xia, their hearts were full of doubts, joy, and bewilderment.
Although Tai Cang is not big, there are more than [-] people. In an environment where news is blocked, no matter how approachable the officials and rulers are, they are still great figures in the eyes of ordinary people.
Take Taicheng as an example, if you don't live very close to the royal court, you may not be able to see the king or the important officials of Taicang in your whole life.
Therefore, when they were found by Taicang's top ministers and bluntly said that the royal court needed them, they were firstly happy, and then apprehensive.
As citizens of Taicang, who have lived in Taicang for generations, this kind of anxiety certainly does not mean that they do not trust the royal court.
They just think that it must be extremely important to be able to work for these big shots. Will they screw it up?
Will he live up to the expectations of the royal court, the king, and the superior?
After a few days of anxiety, they were finally able to take a shower and change their clothes before meeting the Lord Taicang.
——The young king who provided them with enough food, destroyed Zhou Qing, and slaughtered the dove and dog royal family.
At this time, Ji Xia was sitting at the top, quietly looking at the Taicang people below.
As always, he waved his hand lightly, and immediately Yu Jingye made a sound, telling these Taicang people to stand up.
Dozens of Taicang people got up, and in a hurry, they all caught a glimpse of the handsome young man above him.
Well, it is indeed as rumored, Lord Ji Xia has inherited the handsome appearance of Lord Ji Shang, and he looks really extraordinary. If he was an ordinary person, they would definitely take a hard look and enjoy his eyes.
Among them are young female disciples from the school, just as Jing Yu thought, how many young girls in Tai Cang do not admire this king who is not much older than them?
"Reporting to the lord, there are a total of 42 candidates, and they have all been counted."
Lu Yu who stood aside saluted Ji Xia and said loudly.
Ji Xia nodded in satisfaction. It has only been a few days, and it is already a very good result to be able to find so many talented people.
"You are probably very surprised why the royal court conscripted you into the palace."
Ji Xia stood up from the main seat, put his hands behind his back, and asked in a calm tone: "Does any of you know what Tai Cang still lacks now? Live to say, how can Tai Cang become stronger?"
The 42 people stood in several rows, bowed their heads to listen to the words of the king, and when they heard Ji Xia's question, they looked a little hesitant.
"It's okay, just say what you think."
Lu Yu encouraged him from the sidelines. He naturally saw that these people had something to say, but he didn't know the rules of the palace, so he was afraid that he would break the rules by speaking rashly.
After receiving Lord Shang Yin's encouragement, a thin man in his twenties said with a trembling voice: "It's too cold when the sun is still, especially in the second month, even if the wood in the stove keeps going, The fire is still burning, but it's still cold."
He darkened his face and said: "My father was sick last year, and died of the cold. If Tai Cang can be warmer, and Tai Cang will freeze to death, he will be stronger, right?"
Judging from his clothes, the man who spoke was probably an ordinary citizen.
Ji Xia nodded approvingly at him. Ordinary people can be the first to speak out on such occasions. Not to mention other things, this courage alone is already impressive.
"The country... the lord... Taicang's city wall is too low. I heard from my grandfather that when the Jiugou people came over, they could even jump over from outside the city..."
The one who spoke was a girl about eighteen or nineteen years old, but her beautiful face was flushed red at the moment.
Ji Xia nodded again.
He saw the snow mountain in the girl's body, which was different from others.
This young girl has already cultivated to the fourth level at this age, and judging from the movement of her spiritual energy, she is practicing the exercises of the Taicang Academy, and she is probably a student of the Academy.
"My lord... it would be great if I could eat more meat..."
Ji Xia was taken aback, then turned his head, and saw an old man in gray clothes with gray hair and a haggard face showing a mouthful of white teeth and smirking at him.
The rest of the people couldn't help being amused when they heard the old man's simple words. Some even couldn't help laughing out loud, and then forcibly covered their mouths to prevent the laughter from coming out.
Ji Xia laughed and said: "Old man, you have good teeth, it doesn't match your hair."
"It's probably because I'm very talented. It's best to count my teeth except my head." The old man didn't seem to be stage frightened, and he didn't care about the laughter of the crowd, and even joked with Ji Xia.
Ji Xia was a little curious, and Lu Yu on the side stepped forward and said with a smile: "This is selected by Su Xing from the academy, and he is the master of the academy."
Ji Xia was puzzled. He could see that this old man's cultivation was only in the fourth heaven, which was similar to that of the school disciple just now. Why can he also be a teacher?
Lu Yu seemed to see his doubts, and said: "These old gentlemen are named Zhongquan, and there is nothing surprising about their cultivation, but he has unique insights into many exercises, and all of them are penetrating. He can also accurately solve the obstacles in practice, he is a very special talent in Taicang Academy, even more precious than the masters of the Seventh Heaven."
Ji Xia was very surprised, there are such talents in Taicang Academy?
The old man Zhong Quan said with a smile: "I am indeed more sensitive to theory. Now that my body is old, my thinking, memory, and comprehension have not deteriorated in any way. They are still the same as before."
Ji Xia turned his head and thought for a while. There is indeed a lot of theoretical knowledge as the basis in Xuan Ce of the Lingfu, and a person like Zhong Quan may be of some help.
Thinking of this, he said with a smile: "Don't worry, if you finish this matter, not only you, but all Taicang people will have meat to eat."
When Zhong Quan heard this, his face was slightly surprised.
He couldn't help but lament that Tai Cang is really different now. Even eating a full meal was a luxury before, but now he dares to expect the extravagance of eating meat.
Suddenly, a tall figure walked in from the door.
The whole body of that figure was covered tightly by the black robe, and his face could not be seen clearly, but his body was very tall, perhaps more than ten feet tall.
Lu Yu glanced at the figure curiously. If he could walk into the palace so gracefully without causing disturbance, he was naturally not an enemy.
When the tall figure saw Ji Xia, he knelt down and saluted slowly.
Ji Xia saw the man, looked at Zhong Quan again, and said, "Look, just now I said that eating meat is not a problem, so someone came to deliver the meat!"
Send meat?
Everyone was stunned, but even Lu Yu was a little confused, who would give meat to Tai Cang?
Chapter 153 Punishment
Under Ji Xia's signal, the tall figure hesitated for a while, and then slowly pulled down the hood on his head.
A red-haired Dove and Dog clansman caught everyone's eyes, and the people in the hall suddenly became commotion, and the hall was in chaos.