"That's a must. You can rest assured! During this period of time, we have to cultivate our voices, and I have plenty of time for a long time. I'm with you every day. ”

Dongfang Yumei turned her worry into joy and said: "Of course, you can't just accompany me, and you can't leave out Sister Cui and the others." By the way, Sister Pei lives in our palace every day, and there are a lot of rumors outside; I heard that Mrs. Pei has asked someone to tell her mother that she wants to marry Sister Pei to you.

You say that you are an ugly ghost who is not amazing, why is you so popular with women? ”

Cheng Zhijie grinned and said: "Hugh wants to look down on me, although I don't look amazing, but I am beautiful!" ”

"Poof!" Dongfang Yumei smiled and bent over.

Although Sun Simiao and Xiao Hua were a little tired, they had not yet detached themselves from the discussion just now, and they were still arguing.

Cui Jingle watched the master and the senior brother arguing, and waited for them to calm down a little before he smiled and said, "Master, senior brother, don't argue; Let's eat first! ”

Sun Simiao came to his senses and laughed; The three of them sat at the table. Cui Jing personally served a meal to the master and senior brother, and handed it over respectfully.

Sun Simiao smiled and said, "Cui Jing, I heard the Demon King say that you are the director of the research institute; It's also a second-grade member who is more than the leader of the six departments. Why did you serve me food yourself, I was just flattered? ”

Cui Jing smiled bitterly: "The master always makes jokes about apprentices; A teacher for one day, a father for life. Don't say that I am a second product, that is, I have really become a second product, a first product; You will always be my master. ”

Sun Simiao nodded secretly when he heard this, and Xiao Huaqi said: "Senior brother, it's not that I despise your strength, but what is this institute for?" How can you be at the top of the six? I've never heard of it, I've never seen it! ”

Sun Simiao was also a little strange, waiting for Cui Jing to answer. Cui Jing scratched his head and said, "What do you say?" We have a large group of people in the research institute, like Qi Wuxing, who can make better steel, sharper swords, and stronger armor.

There are also people who study how to improve agricultural tools so that farmers can work more labor-saving and faster. There are also people who study some rare commodities, and some people who study new winemaking techniques; There is research on how to make food more productive.

The goal that the demon king has set our eyes on is: there is nothing we can't do if there is only what you can't think of. ”

Sun Simiao and Xiao Hua looked at each other when they heard this, and Xiao Hua said: "Can you really say that I want to go to the moon for nine days, can I do it?" ”

Cui Jing smiled and said, "Not yet, but we have begun to experiment with bringing people to heaven, and I believe that after generations of efforts, we will definitely be able to achieve it." ”

"What? Flying? Sun Simiao and Xiao Hua exclaimed. Cui Jing smiled: "It sounds difficult, but it's actually worthless." But now the stability needs to be improved, there have been a few accidents, and we are improving. ”

Sun Simiao suddenly felt that he didn't know this apprentice; The fresh words in his mouth made him a little dazed.

Xiao Hua asked, "Senior brother, what are you responsible for researching?" Cui Jingmian said with a difficult face: "Senior brother, we have a rule: your identity and research projects cannot be revealed, even to your parents and children." Please forgive me, brother. ”

Sun Simiao stopped Xiao Hua and asked, "Okay, we won't ask about this matter; But Cui Jing, I want to practice medicine in Tai Hospital, you have to help me talk to the Demon King Chitose. ”

Cui Jing smiled: "Master, what is there to say about this. The Demon King has already commanded, let me find a way to keep you, you are the director of the Tai Hospital. ”

Sun Simiao waved his hand and said, "Don't, I don't want to be bound by mundane things like that apprentice of yours." I just want to use this hospital to improve my skills. ”

Cui Jing nodded and said, "Okay!" I'll do this, but Master, the demon king Chitose seems to have the experience of disembowelment; He also knows a little bit about it. It's just that no one has been able to perfect and operate; You can give it a try. ”

"Oh? Is it? Does he still have this skill? I just don't know if he wants to teach or not. ”

Cui Jing said with a smile: "The Demon King only knows some rescue skins, but he has been suffering from no one willing to learn from him, if you can master this skill, he will definitely not be able to ask for it." ”

"Great, great; Tomorrow I'll go to the Demon King Chitose. ”

After this big battle, the world seemed to have settled down all of a sudden, and everyone was in full swing to gather and distribute strength, waiting to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.

After several years of development, the tax revenue of the Great Demon Kingdom has gradually recovered; The strength of the Great Demon Kingdom has grown rapidly. As the place occupied grows larger, so does the population; The number of the army also grew upwards.

At present, the four main divisions have been expanded into corps, and each corps has reached 50,000 men. In addition to these elite trump cards; The rest of the reserve army, plus the local garrison, also reached 200,000.

The standing army of 350,000 also makes the army strength of the Great Demon Kingdom the highest in the Central Plains; Only the Turks, who claim to control millions of strings, can compete with them.

Not only has the strength of the army improved, but after two years of development, the Great Demon Kingdom's money and grain reserves have reached its peak again, and even the treasury can barely hold it.

Moreover, the population of the Great Demon Kingdom has also undergone a great development, which has almost reached more than 3 million, and has also played a positive role in the sinicization and development of the Wa Kingdom, Goguryeo, Ryukyu and other places. People in these places have largely accepted the idea that they are descendants of the Han Chinese.

Kindeman and Emperor Suiko have also become more and more symbolic, and have basically withdrawn from the management of state affairs. The armies of both places also began to be a mixture of Central Plains and Aborigines; However, because of the different living habits, there were many disagreements and some conflicts.

Both Zhang Shigui and Ling Jing sent letters to Cheng Zhijie, requesting that the aborigines in the army be expelled and the purity of the army guaranteed.

Cheng Zhijie took his wife on a business trip here; He severely reprimanded Zhang Shigui and Ling Jing; Then, according to the model of the invincible division of later generations, political workers were stationed at all grassroots levels of the army.

Although these political workers do not manage the war, they are all from the propaganda team and can speak well; It is very easy to do propaganda and mobilization work; Soon, the garrison here was united, and the combat effectiveness did not decrease but increased.

Zhang Shigui and Ling Jing were convinced this time, and they no longer dared to mention the expulsion of the aborigines in the army.

Cheng Zhijie smiled at Zhang Shigui and said: "Shigui, I already have five wives, Huaimo is three years old, and my daughter Zhuyun will also leave." Your kid is not in a hurry to get married, and now Silla is stable; Don't delay Kindman any longer. ”

Zhang Shigui blushed and said: "If the husband's career is not successful, why should he be at home; I'll wait, there's no hurry. ”

"! What is home? As the general of the Five Tigers of our Great Demon Kingdom, and the first governor of the foreign country, you are still not successful in your career? What else do you want to do?

Kindman is a good girl, and your marriage will help you in Silla. You! For both public and private reasons, there can be no delay. ”

Zhang Shigui blushed and said, "Okay, good, the general will obey the order; There is time to find someone to mention to the Deman family; I must have done my family's business. ”

"It's like a word, but it can't be delayed; Hold on. If you're in Silla, you can't just keep your eyes on this one-third of an acre. The Central Plains has been stable for two years, and everyone is recuperating; I guess the final battle is about to start.

I'm afraid that someone will take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, and you will keep an eye on the Turkic aliens. If anyone dares to act rashly, you will resolutely suppress me. ”

Zhang Shigui nodded and said, "Don't worry, the Demon King." I know what to do. I will end the matter of Silla and Baekje as soon as possible, and return to Liaodong again to cooperate with General Luo and keep an eye on the Turks. ”

Cheng Zhijie nodded, he stayed in Jilin Prefecture for two days and ended this trip; Then he returned to Jinan through Liaodong.

At this time, Zhang Liang had already sent back information from everywhere, whether it was Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Shichong of Luoyang, and Dou Jiande of Hebei Province, they had all prepared to send troops.

The first to stir up the Central Plains was Wang Shichong of Luoyang, who forced the emperor to crown himself as the prime minister, govern hundreds of officials, and be named King Zheng, and gave nine kinds of utensils.

This is a Taoist priest with the name of Huan Fahei, who does what he likes; Claiming to be good at interpreting divination books, he presented "Confucius's Closed Room", which depicts a man holding a bamboo pole to drive sheep, explaining: "In the Sui Dynasty, the emperor's surname was Yang. Why, it is a 'king' word. The king is in the sheep, which indicates that Xiangguo will replace the Sui Dynasty as emperor. ”

Then he took out the two articles of "Zhuangzi on Earth" and "De Chong Fu" and presented them to Wang Shichong, explaining: "The first part talks about 'the world', and the next part talks about 'full', this is the name of Xiangguo, which indicates that you should be kind all over the world and obey the fate of the Son of Heaven."

Wang Shichong said very happily: "This is the will of God." So he left his seat, bowed twice, took the diagram, and immediately appointed Huan Fahei as the counselor.

Wang Shichong also caught all kinds of birds and birds, tied the silk with the so-called talismans written on their necks, and released them one by one. Those who come to offer such birds are also given official titles.

Duan Da and Yun Dingxing are flatterers; Together with their henchmen, they sent these talismans to the palace to show the emperor and said: "The mandate of heaven is not a trivial matter in the mortal world, and King Zheng's merits are very high. ”

The emperor said angrily: "This world is the world of Gaozu, if my Sui Dynasty's qi has not been exhausted, this kind of thing should not be said, if the will of heaven wants to change the dynasty, then what else is there to talk about Zen and not Zen?" You are all old ministers of the former emperor, and I am so disappointed to suddenly say such things! ”

Duan Da and the others were ashamed when they heard this, and retreated in a gloomy manner. Wang Shichong sent someone to Yang Tong again: "Now that the country has not been pacified, there must be an elderly monarch who will wait until the world is peaceful and restore you, the holy emperor." We will keep our previous covenants and never break them. ”