Xu Ling had no idea what kind of impact those words he said yesterday would have on an ancient feudal man who believed in imperial power.
The emperor calls himself a real dragon, but he says that the only cure in the world is the art of slaying dragons.
Chai Yanjun couldn't refute even if he wanted to. Xu Ling got drunk and went back to his room to sleep, but he didn't sleep all night. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Xu Ling was weird.
Troubled times are coming, and talents emerge in large numbers. Is Xu Ling one of them?
Xu Ling declined Hetong's service and brushed her teeth with willow branches dipped in green salt. After washing her face, she went out to have breakfast.
Chai Yanjun was already waiting for him, but there was another person sitting at the dinner table.
The old man's hair was gray and disheveled. At first glance, he looked like a beggar. He was dressed in crane clothes and had a string of red wooden beads around his neck. He held a crane-head staff in his left hand. His skin was dry and old, but his eyes were looking at him. Xu Lingshi's eyes lit up.
"Doctor Chai, this is..." Xu Ling was stared at by the weirdo, which made his spine shiver. He walked to the table and sat down slowly.
"This is my fellow disciple, named You Daozi." Chai Yanjun introduced the weirdo with a smile, and then asked the weirdo: "He is Xu Ling, what do you think?"
You Daozi nodded first and then shook his head. He was not in a hurry to answer Chai Yanjun, but instead asked about Xu Ling's birthday.
Xu Ling understood in his heart that this man was the fortune teller invited by Chai Yanjun, but he didn't believe that there was such a mysterious thing, so he told the birth date of the original owner.
You Daozi counted his fingers and said: "No, no, you are destined to have no talent and no wealth. Why are you carrying Ziwei on your back, the God of Cookery..."
Xu Ling was confused when he heard this, "What does this mean?"
Chai Yanjun and You Daozi looked at each other, and You Daozi shook his head: "Sometimes must happen in life."
Xu Ling was so confused by what he said that he laughed and said nothing.
Chai Yanjun asked unwillingly: "What if you and I help him?"
"What do you and me mean to you? We are nothing more than a chariot." You Daozi was very pessimistic.
Chai Yanjun sighed, and then looked at Xu Ling, who was the client, who was already eating and drinking there, and couldn't help but ask: "Your destiny is strange. My senior brother said that you have destiny but no emperor's destiny. I'm afraid that everything you do will be a coincidence." Aren't you sad if you are wrong and slightly inferior?"
Xu Ling disagreed. He could see that Chai Yanjun took his words yesterday seriously. He really believed that he knew the art of slaying dragons and could change the world by competing in troubled times.
Xu Ling also has this ambition, and the prince and general Xiang Ning has it. If the world is really in chaos, why can others do it but he can't? What others dare to think, he still dares to think!
It's just that the time has not come yet and his strength is low, so saying it will make people laugh in vain.
"Dr. Chai, if the fortune teller says I can't do what I want to do, shouldn't I be able to do it? My destiny is up to me!"
You Daozi stared at Xu Ling.
"Last year, I watched the sky at night. The crape myrtle stars were bright, the white food was high, and the stars were shining brightly. The sky was abnormal, and there must be disaster in the world. Now, disasters are happening one after another in Jiaozhou and other places. The imperial court regards the people as cattle and sheep, and human lives as grass. At the same time, , Bingzhou and Liangzhou were troubled by bandits, peasants rioted, and the imperial court continued to suppress them..."
Xu Ling listened very carefully. He could not find out what the man named You Daozi said.
The appearance he was talking about was already the first sign of the dynasty's troubled times, but Xu Ling had always felt that the male protagonist in the book ended up as the chief minister, perhaps taking advantage of the chaos in the world.
But Zhao Zhen is not even a scholar now. Could it be that the dynasty changed and he became the first assistant?
Sometimes Xu Ling wanted to ask Gu Yao to find out what the situation in the world was like in his previous life.
But that woman Gu Yao's brain is really not very easy to use. Her mind is full of love and love, which makes her have a headache.
Xu Ling originally had very little ambition. He just wanted to protect his family and live well in troubled times, but he also wanted the ordinary people he met along the way to be well.
If God forces him down that path, the only thing he can do is to obey his fate.
Rather than give up early just because you see the loss of destiny.
"If you want to slay the dragon, what do you need to do?" You Daozi said aggressively.
Xu Ling said with a smile: "Store a lot of food and slowly become king."
He now has no one under his command and no food. Only Chai Yanjun and the Taoist priest in front of him believed what he was bragging about, and they discussed it seriously for a long time.
Now he just wants to use the power of Scalded Man to circle Lingbao Town into his own back garden.
After that, just wait until he does it.
"Since you are so ambitious, we and I are willing to work together and make plans for you. Let's see how far you can go!"
You Daozi and Chai Yanjun stood up and bowed with their long hands. Xu Ling quickly stood up and helped them up, "Doctor Chai, are you serious?"
"What are you talking about?" Chai Yanjun frowned, "Are you just joking?"
"No, it's just that I have nothing now..."
"If you have it, what else do you want us to do?"
Chai Yanjun said that Xu Ling was speechless.
"I am good at medicine, and my senior brother is proficient in calculations and strategies. With the two of us by your side, your chances of winning will at least be better."
Although Xu Ling was still a little uneasy, why did he embark on this path?
But think about it again, when he decided to smuggle salt and stockpile weapons, didn't he already think about this possibility?
The road will be easy if you have many friends and few enemies.
Xu Ling's face changed, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
Facing Chai Yanjun's anxious eyes, he knew that he could not hesitate any longer, otherwise the two people in front of him would definitely be disappointed in him.
How can those who have achieved great things in ancient times be indecisive?
"Okay! From now on, you and I will be my staff, gentlemen! Thank you, Xu!"
Xu Ling bowed until he was helped up by You Daozi and Chai Yanjun. The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and the relationship was established.
"Dong Weng, since we are on the same ship, can you tell us your next plan?"
Chai Yanjun was very curious about who Xu Ling was waiting for and where he wanted to send the rescued people.
There was no need for Xu Ling to hide it from them. He told the whole story about how he knew the scalded man, how he led the Xuanfu envoys to attack the gang of Jiang bandits, and how he induced the scalded man to cooperate with him.
What he has to do next is also very simple. He goes to Quanzhou to raise money and exchanges for food to go to the north to absorb more refugees. He will first take the rescued people to Yazhou to buy fields. If this step goes well, what will happen next? He can rely on Yazhou's continuous food output to continue to expand his strength.
In today's world, food is the hard currency.
The grain yield grown in Xu Ling's space is higher than normal. If it can be combined with the climate in Yazhou, it should be enough to store grain and raise troops.
Chai Yanjun had nothing to say. When he saw Xu Ling just hesitating, he thought that this person was just thinking. Unexpectedly, he had already thought about something ten steps away after taking one step. Dog!
