Time flies, and another ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. 【】
Everything is changing.
In Dongming City, the "Cuifang" added a sixth department, the Qing Department, in charge of shares and the board of directors, thus forming a parallel structure of six departments in the Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and further improved from the original ten shares. After the split, the sect's shareholdings were subdivided into directors. The Five Elements Sect held 40 shares, including 30 shares for Chu Ge, 5 shares for Qin Zijie, 5 shares for Kou Yucheng, 20 shares for Xu Hu, and 30 shares for Qin Zhen. Ten shares were given to Yu Yao, leaving twenty shares. Shi Tiezhong from the Poison Sword Sect held five shares, and Mo Anchuan from the Yujian Sect held five shares, totaling one hundred shares. The minimum shareholding for directors was still one share.
The idea came from Wei Shiqi. This was a new attempt. He introduced vitality to the cabinet shop and provided some possibility of change. Like a piece of meat with bones hidden in it, it might choke your throat. Chu Ge weighed it again and again and decided to swallow it in one gulp. Xu Tu digested it. He saw the benefits of the share split. The shares of the cabinet will be transferred, and more directors will When you enter the board of directors, there will be more different voices and more entangled interests, and the situation will become increasingly complex.
It was both a challenge and an opportunity. He was so ambitious that he focused on the shares held by others.
On the other hand, "Yihuzhu" has risen rapidly with a high profile following the success of Aiqifang, and has successively opened two branches. The main store under the name "Tian" sells high-quality products at negotiable prices. The treasure of the store is the Red Star Futian Sword left by the ancient monks. All the people who come in and out of the main store are low-key wealthy people who spend a lot of money. The main store also accepts souls. Customization of the device, of course, requires a higher price. The branches cater to different audiences. The "Di" branch is the largest with a five-story high pavilion. It sells mid-to-high-end Horcruxes with prices ranging from a few hundred to thousands. There are many categories and there are dozens of Xiandu disciples on duty alone. , the "Ren" brand branch sells "standard" Horcruxes and consumables at relatively low prices. Most of the people who come here are cash-strapped casual cultivators and outer disciples whose grandma doesn't care for their uncle.
The "Fire Crow Palace" expanded steadily under the leadership of Xiao Bai, attracting talented disciples year by year. Starting from handymen, they were promoted to apprentices, disciples, deacons, and worshippers. They gradually came into contact with the secrets and craftsmanship of "Horcrux" smelting. For those who stand out, the profit sharing is enough to make most of the monks in Dongming City jealous. As "horcruxes" continue to flow into the market through the channel of "Yi Hu Zhu", the status of "Fire Crow Palace" is getting higher and higher. Anyone with a discerning eye can clearly see that "Yi Hu Pearl" is attached to "Fire Crow Palace" , without Xiaobai’s support, Lu Wei was simply not able to survive.
Compared with the inner city, the Red Star outer city is not completely separated from the structure of the secular city. The only difference is that the power of the "official government" is eliminated by the "monks". The bureaucrats headed by the prefect Xu Tang are only the "big stewards" of Red Star City at best. Although they get a quarter of the tax, they don't have many privileges at all.
After so many years, Xu Tang was so old that he petitioned for his body to return home. His replacement was Xu Changsheng's confidant Ouyang Quan. The world has been settled, the weapons are in the treasury, the horses are released in Nanshan, Ouyang Quan has made great military exploits, and is awarded the title of general to assist the country. As he grows older, he becomes more and more interested in the ethereal immortality. He pleads with Emperor Xu and is willing to transfer to a civil service. He was released to Red Star City and became an idle prefect. The general of the auxiliary state was the second-grade military attache, and the prefect was the fourth-grade civil servant. Xu Changsheng did not want to wrong his beloved general, so he issued an order to set aside a separate Red Star Province, extending from Xianyun Peak to the west, Liushi Peak to the east, and Jietian Ridge to the north. , south to Ximinjiang River, appointed General Ouyang Quan as governor, and took charge of Red Star City.
It was not just Xu Tang and Ouyang Quan who aged. Although Xu Changsheng gained the power of the elixir, his body was still a mortal and could not withstand the erosion of time. He died in the 38th year of Zhenhai. He was given the posthumous title of Emperor Wu and the temple name of Taizu. After Xu Changsheng's death, it was not the prince Xu Zhen who ascended the throne, but the youngest son Xu Li. Long before his father died, the prince died of a sudden illness. Xu Changsheng became furious and beheaded all the imperial doctors who treated the prince. Rumors spread in Bianliang, the capital, that Xu Changsheng and Xu Zhen died unexpectedly, and it was Xu Li who did it. However, the rumors were just dew under the morning sun, and soon dissipated. After experiencing the collapse of the previous dynasty and the rise of the new dynasty, the Those in high positions were all realistic people, and they set their sights on the distant Scarlet Star City. As a result, Ouyang Quan, the general of the auxiliary country, came, bowed to His Highness Jinluan, and presented a congratulatory letter from the Lord of Scarlet Star City to the emperor.
A thin piece of paper with a few lines of words, the authenticity of which has not yet been determined, allowed Xu Li to firmly sit on the throne of the emperor. Xu Li changed the Yuan Qingli calendar, and after the enthronement ceremony, accompanied by Ouyang Quan, he traveled to Scarlet Star City to visit Wei Shiqi in a simple carriage.
After saying goodbye to the town and customs, Xu Changsheng never saw Wei Shiqi again. He once patrolled the hunting territory and came to Scarlet Star City, where he stayed for more than a month. In the end, it was only because of this that he could only return disappointed. In fact, Wei Shiqi didn't pay attention to him at all. It made no difference to him whether he saw him or not.
Xu Li was different. He was born in Xiandu and was once a sect member of Wei Shiqi. Because of Qin Zhen's incident, he involved Xin Laoyao and fought with him several times. He suffered losses and hardships, but in the end gained nothing. Time has diluted all grievances, leaving only the nostalgia for the youthful years. That nostalgia is where the love lies. Wei Shiqi did not deliberately avoid it and met Xu Li at the Song of Silence in Dongming City.
The Rakshasa girl carefully prepared a banquet. There were no female musicians singing or dancing to entertain the party. The only company was Xin Laoyao and Cheng Hou, both of whom were acquaintances from the past.
After exchanging pleasantries and drinking five or seven glasses of wine, Xu Li presented a storage bag with more than ten gadgets in it. He mentioned the name of the great tycoon of the capital, Chen Dong, and this time he mobilized the whole world to search for the innate Yimu Zhibao, he contributed a lot in it.
When Xu Changsheng was in the cold, he had received financial support from Chen Dong. In this way, Chen Dong was also a man of seventy or eighty years old. That generation had stirred up the general trend of the world, and finally it was time to retire from the stage. .
Xu Li took out another jade box, respectfully presented it with both hands, and said: "This is a small gift that Chen Dong asked me to bring. Please see the city lord."
The jade box is about the size of a palm, about an inch thick, and has a sallow color. It looks like an ancient object, with a simple prohibition engraved on the surface. Wei Shiqi broke the restriction, opened the jade box, glanced at it, closed it gently, and said: "Okay, I accept this thing. What does Chen Dong want?"
Xu Li smiled and said: "He has taken the Purple Gold Pill and his life has been extended by one century. Now he is dying and his time is running out. He is still attached to this world and wishes not to die."
Wei Shiqi nodded and said to Cheng Ho kindly: "The human body decays quickly. You go to the capital and let him live for another sixty years."
Cheng Hou agreed and lowered his head to think about it, obviously feeling that it was a bit difficult. Xu Li's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. A period of sixty years was equivalent to sixty years. What was in the jade box that made Wei Shiqi so moved.
There was silence at the table. Xu Li toasted several glasses of wine and asked about how the world can maintain long-term peace and stability. This was just a question of conversation. Wei Shiqi pondered for a moment, raised a finger and said, "Learning from the past has not been long in coming."
Xu Li was horrified and secretly rejoiced. This was the bloody truth. The Taiyi Sect was immortal. How could it be due to the rise of the Xu Dynasty? The general trend of the world was not so much about the support of the people as it was about the methods of the immortal family.
His empire is tied to the Red Star.
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