Spring returned to the earth. It was warm but cold again.
Wu Ming had set out in the first month of the sixth year of Ping'an. He had traveled to Dingzhou and fought all over the world. He had also completely ended the will of the Lord in Shangzhou and taken control of the Lord Divine Temple.
He had returned just in time for the beginning of spring.
It was just that after this trip, his mentality was completely different.
Along the way to the border of Chu Feng County, Wu Ming's brows were slightly furrowed.
This day … was a little dry.
Although the shrubs on both sides were sprouting, he could feel that this vitality was lacking. It was caused by a lack of water.
"It's because of the weather …"
Wu Ming raised his head and looked at the slightly dazzling sunlight that sprinkled on his body. It was full of warmth and even a little heat. He narrowed his eyes. "If this continues … I'm afraid it will affect the spring plowing …"
Spring rain was as precious as oil!
In this era where agriculture depended on the heavens, a drought or even a slight imbalance in the temperature could easily bring disaster to agriculture.
There were several small ice ages in the history of his previous life. Not only did they bring about barbarian invasions, but they also caused the change of dynasties. People had to be careful.
"It's spring plowing now … If there's a small drought, Ehuan will be in trouble …"
Looking at a leaf to know autumn! In the past, Wu Ming might not have had the leisure to think about this. However, his mentality had been relaxed recently, and he immediately thought of many things.
"Hmm … it seems that after staying for a long time, my mentality is also moving closer to that of the ancients. There's no longer a sense of urgency …"
Wu Ming carefully felt the changes in his mentality.
At this time, he came to a cattle and horses shop. Behind the wooden fence, the unique smell of livestock greeted him. However, the people inside were used to it and carefully took care of these ancestors.
After all, in ancient times, cattle and horses were the greatest wealth of a family. They were more valuable than people.
"Sir, do you need to hire cattle and horses?"
A person dressed in silk and satin, who looked like a shopkeeper, came up. When he saw Wu Ming's appearance, he immediately did not dare to be slow.
"Hmm! I want to hire an ox cart to go to Chu Feng County City! "
He could have rushed on his own, but how could it compare to the carefree feeling of being able to leisurely observe in the carriage while others worked hard?
"An ox cart to the county city …"
The shopkeeper smiled. "It can be reached in a day at the earliest. If you pay for the cart driver's accommodation, 500 coins will be enough …"
"Sure!"
Wu Ming didn't know if the price was a good deal or if it was a rip-off. He nodded noncommittally. The shopkeeper immediately went to take care of it. Not long after, he returned with a man who looked like a coachman. "This is Old Luo. He's a veteran in our carriage business. He's very steady …"
Old Luo had the appearance of an ordinary farmer. His appearance was the kind that would be hard to find in a crowd. However, his palms were thick and solid. When he held the reins, his hands did not tremble in the slightest, giving people a sense of security.
Wu Ming first paid two hundred and fifty copper coins and immediately boarded the ox-cart. The other half of the fare would only be paid when they reached the county capital.
Creak! Creak!
The ox cart moved steadily on the road. The sound of the rolling axle and the sound of the ox horn, coupled with the slow speed, easily made people drowsy.
Inside the ox cart, Wu Ming was in high spirits.
'Oxen are slower than horses. Due to the terrible road conditions in ancient times, riding a horse carriage was torture. However, an ox cart can reduce the bumps. Moreover, warhorses are rare. Due to the influence of the policy, it was the trend for the pampered scholar-officials to travel in ox carts … Of course, this is also related to the slow life in ancient times …'
Wu Ming opened the curtain and saw neat ridges on both sides of the road. Occasionally, he could see oxen and horses working hard.
Of course, most of them were farmers with their entire families. Men, women, old and young all worked together to fetch water from the fields.
'It seems like … Ehuan won't be able to mobilize her troops for the time being …'
Wu Ming thought to himself and said to Old Luo, "Recently, the land on both sides has been reclaimed. It's very prosperous. There are so many oxen and horses …"
"It's all thanks to the regional governor's good fortune …"
Old Luo grinned and said, "Recently, the government has been doing some 'fake ox law' and 'fake horse law'. They rent oxen and horses to the farmers for farming, and the cost is 20% lower than that of the rich families … Unfortunately, if the heavens didn't give us water this year, we would definitely have a bumper harvest …"
This was quite a good insight. However, a coachman had traveled far and wide. His vision was not limited to a farmer's. Therefore, Wu Ming didn't think much of it.
What he was thinking about was more than this person.
'It's far more than that … If this drought is used by people with ulterior motives, it will immediately be fate …'
Think about it, because of Wu Zhi, the heavens sent a drought to Chu Feng and Nan Feng! Not many rulers in ancient times could bear such a huge accusation!
In fact, it was even very confusing.
Not only the scholar-officials, but even the farmers could easily be incited by this. At that time, the legitimacy of Wu Zhi's regime would immediately be challenged.
This was not about her going out to attack Dingyuan County, but the problem of outsiders joining forces to suppress her.
'It seems that the relationship between Wu Zhi and River Earl Raging Dragon isn't good …'
As a River Earl, Ao Nu was in charge of the wind and rain. If she had his full support, the situation would not be like this.
River Earl Raging Dragon was in charge of clouds and rain. Although it couldn't affect the entire Dingzhou, it could still shift it a bit and rain a few more times for Chu Feng and Nan Feng.
In this aspect, even the Celestial Master couldn't compare to him. After all, their specialties were different.
Although the Celestial Master could make clouds and rain, even if the current Wu Ming prayed for rain, he would be half-dead from exhaustion, not to mention the results!
However, this might be a problem for Wu Zhi that required him to use all his strength to deal with, but in Wu Ming's eyes, it was nothing.
With the huge resources at his disposal, to put it bluntly, even if he wanted to fight for hegemony in the world, he was quite confident.
In other words, if the probability of Wu Zhi accomplishing his great wish and conquering the world was only one in ten thousand, after Wu Ming became the ruler, the probability had skyrocketed to more than 50%.
If the masters of the Blessed Enclave did not take action, it could be said that it was in the bag.
Even if they hid behind the scenes and obstructed him, when Wu Ming repaired the Main Divine Temple or improved his own cultivation, they would just be useless.
"Moreover … even if the current Main Divine Temple wants to help Ehuan, it's not impossible …"
As the ruler, other than the Main Divine Temple, the most precious thing to Wu Ming was the resources of more than 1,000 Reincarnators in his hands! To put it bluntly, among these 1,000 people, the weakest was a first-class extraordinaire. In terms of resources, they were not inferior to some of the old Blessed Enclave.
In fact, their relationship was even more complicated than that. It was enough to form a terrifying net.
For example, in Dingzhou, there was a very large chess piece that could be used.
"Pingshan County Military Governor Qi Lin!"
Wu Ming touched his chin. This commander was also a Reincarnator!
Now, with just a thought, Wu Ming could retrieve all of this person's information, including the situation of every mission.
In front of him, this person had no secrets at all.
"This person was also born with luck. Rumor has it that his mother, Dream Qilin, threw herself into his arms, so she gave birth to a son. Since then, his literary and martial arts skills have been extraordinary. Those who have seen his Qi can tell that his Qi is brilliant and in the shape of a Qilin … Such a person has been entangled with Marquis Ding and can't win … It turns out that he is a Reincarnator!"
Although the Main Divine Temple could make Reincarnators quickly become stronger, the missions of the Main Divine Temple from time to time were also quite fatal.
For a lone ranger, this might not be a big deal, but for a military governor of a town … to disappear from time to time for a few days? How could he appease his subordinates? Would he not be able to handle the government and military affairs?
Qi Lin was already very lucky to be able to keep his position until now.
"He has the ability! He also has the ambition! He is a talent! "
Of course, the most important thing was that this person was also a military governor of Dingzhou. If he joined forces with Wu Zhi, then the general trend would be formed. Although they would not have overwhelming strength, Marquis Ding of Dingyuan County would definitely not be able to resist.
Once he was defeated and died, under the control of the imperial court, there was not much to say about Ri Nan, Zhu Wu, and Jiu De, who were like withered bones in the grave. It was even possible that they would surrender at the sight of the wind.
Dingzhou was one of the nineteen provinces of the Dazhou. With all of them in his hands, he could almost be called a king.
"Originally … it was impossible to subdue this person, but he is a Reincarnator, so it is much easier … The simplest thing is to send a mission of the Main Divine Temple, and he will immediately kneel down. Unfortunately, I can't take it!"
Directly issuing a mission and ordering all Reincarnators to surrender to Exi would naturally greatly increase his strength in an instant. However, Wu Ming would never do such a stupid thing. Otherwise, even a fool would be able to see that the relationship between Wu Zhi and the Main Divine Temple was not ordinary. He might be found out in an instant.
After all, two Divine Immortals had fallen, and this chaotic world would definitely attract a large number of Great Mediums. At this time, being high-profile would only be courting death!
"The rest is to pretend to be a Reincarnator, or directly contact him in the name of the Blood Pact …"
Wu Ming was very glad that he had taken on the identity of Gongshu Jue.
At this time, there was no need for him to go into battle. He could directly pretend to be the master of the Blood Pact, or a certain senior elder to give orders to Qi Lin. Would he dare to disobey?
In this way, although there were still risks, it was within the scope of control.
"But … there is no need to put in so much effort … After all, it is Exi who wants to fight for hegemony, not me …"
Wu Ming stretched his waist in satisfaction. "Hardships and hardships, jade is formed from jade. If one does not experience wind and thunder, how can one become a real dragon? What's more, Exi is a woman, so she must experience more hardships! "
God helps those who help themselves! If God does not help, I will help!
Wu Ming felt that he still could not make a move too early. Otherwise, if Wu Zhi ran to the boudoir and begged his husband to help when he encountered trouble in the future, should he help or not?
"I don't want the days that I just got to relax to become a life of hard work again …"
Wu Ming curled his lips. "Also … how to deal with this group of Reincarnators is also a big problem …"
It had to be said that after he became the ruler, those Reincarnators seemed to be able to usher in a happy life without the Main Divine Temple's mission for a long time.
However, would everything really be so simple?
With so many resources lying around in vain, it would be a great waste if they did not make good use of it, not to mention that it might cause bad guesses from below!
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