Ge Xiaoliang was a soldier, but he did not do so voluntarily. It was his father who said that when a man is born in the world, he should defend his family and country and make contributions.

Moreover, the status of soldiers in the Fushou Dynasty was improved, and they could be engraved on the monument of heroes and martyrs after their death and be commemorated by future generations. So his father sent him to serve as a soldier and asked his younger brother, who was three years younger, to study hard and do something in the future.

High official.

Pooh!

Ge Xiaoliang is about 1.7 meters tall. He is thin and small. He has not wanted to be a soldier for a long time. He followed General Chao Yong to the battlefield in Northern Xinjiang. Several brothers around him died in the battle. If there is another war, he will probably die.

When it was his turn, he admitted that he was afraid of death.

He heard a while ago that there was going to be disarmament, and he was very happy. He said, "Cut me, cut me!"

I was happy at first, but when the emperor came, what, the laid-off people had to become private soldiers!

Although the royal private army sounds good, but you still have to be a soldier, why is it so difficult to retire smoothly!

And what are you doing now? Put your hand in and read palms?

The big men in front had finished reading, and it was his turn. He originally wanted to see what the emperor looked like up close, but there was something blocking the way, so he didn't dare to stand on tiptoe to take a look.

"Okay, you can go back and wait for the notice." The emperor actually stood up and said a word to him.

The emperor looked so tall and handsome, and his warm smile made Ge Xiaoliang feel warm in his heart. It seemed that it would be good to be his private soldier, as long as he was not allowed to go to the battlefield.

Hong Fang and Spades have already memorized Ge Xiaoliang and Jin Linggen. This is an excellent seedling. I didn’t expect to find such a treasure from the beginning!

Testing spiritual roots also takes time. Even if each soldier spends one minute, more than two hundred will be tested in half a day.

At this rate, it will take at least a few months for this city defense army to completely complete the inspection. And there are dozens of such troops in Daxia. Wouldn't it take several years to complete them all?

It’s too slow! You have to think of a way!

At noon, Hulu stayed in the military camp to eat. He called Yingzi and the maid in and held a small meeting.

"Yingzi, put your hand under the mirror."

"What are you doing? You're not responding."

"You can let it go if I ask you to." After Yingzi, Hulu said again, "Heart peach, red square, spade, you all should also let it go."

The four people put their hands under the mirror at the same time, but there was still no response. Hu Lu finally asked Meihua to put her hands over.

The spiritual root mirror finally responded, "It's done!"

Several maids seemed to understand what His Majesty was doing.

Then Hu Lu asked Hongtao to move away and asked Dafang and Xiaofang to put their hands over.

"Hey, there's a reaction!"

Plum blossoms are recorded immediately, Da Fang is gold and fire, and Xiao Fang is water and wood.

The two hammer-bearing warriors were very excited, but when they saw the depressed expression of their general, they quickly restrained their smiles.

Hu Lu looked at the ratio in the morning and found that almost one of the 11 people had spiritual roots.

So he handed the treasure mirror to Ao Tunying and asked her to continue testing. "Next, the soldiers will screen in groups of five. If the mirror reacts to the five people together, they will be tested individually."

Hu Lu applied his experience in single inspection and mixed inspection here, and the efficiency was at least doubled, but it was still slow.

Fairy Zhao only has this spiritual root mirror. I heard that there are other spiritual root detection stones in the world of cultivation. Although it is not very accurate and can only distinguish whether there are spiritual roots or not, it is still excellent for hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

You can buy a few more pieces, select your spiritual root constitution, and then use the spiritual root mirror to accurately detect it and cultivate it accordingly.

I don't have the channels to do this, and it's not easy to trouble Fairy Zhao with such a small matter. It seems that the only way to deal with it is to cut the plum blossoms, and I don't know if she can get back.

After Hu Lu bang bang finished his meal, Xiang Ding came outside with several military bosses to pay him a visit.

Hulu put down his bowls and chopsticks and invited them in.

The generals now believe that there is indeed such a thing as cultivating immortals in the world, because Hu Lu tested their spiritual roots as soon as he arrived. Only Xiang Ding and a man named Hou Tao had spiritual root attributes, and they both had three spiritual roots.

Xiang Ding was quite stable. The middle-aged general named Hou Tao knelt down and said, "Please teach me how to cultivate immortality!"

Hu Lu raised his hand in the air, and Hou Tao stood up directly.

Everyone around found that Hou Tao was not standing up on his own, but was being helped up by a mysterious force. Hou Tao was completely passive.

This was the first time that Hu Lu showed his extraordinary abilities in front of these military leaders, which greatly shocked and stimulated these professional soldiers who licked blood at the tip of their swords.

Those generals who had no spiritual roots despised Hou Tao's flattering reaction at first, but now, they only regretted that they did not have that chance.

"General Hou, don't worry. Since you are destined to be immortal, you can naturally learn immortal magic in the future. I will leave you a secret book when you leave later. My private army also needs a leader."

After hearing this, Hou Tao was overjoyed, meaning that he would be in charge of this cultivation army from now on!

At this time, when he looked at his former colleagues, his eyes had changed somewhat. Only when he looked at Xiang Ding, he still looked a little in awe.

Xiang Ding came here not for himself, but to ask, "How many people can your Majesty kill for the military this time?"

"About one-tenth," Hu Lu stopped Xiang Ding who was about to speak, "I know that Xiang Xiang expected one-fifth. In this way, my private army can recruit almost one-tenth, and eliminate another part.

Enter the local government office."

To put it bluntly, it was a transfer from the military to the police, but these agents could be called armed agents. He had always felt that the local police force was still weak, so they should at least go to the countryside.

Xiang Ding thought to himself, that would still occupy the national finance, but that would be a headache for Prime Minister Xiao.

"In addition, by reducing the number of new recruits every year, within a few years, the burden on Dayue's military will be greatly reduced." Hu Lu said.

Xiang Ding nodded and seemed to have no choice but to do so.

Hulu added, "From now on, the testing work will be handed over to General Aotun. This is the top priority in the army. After the testing in the capital, we will start to bring back the troops from other places for rotation. I will go back to the palace later. Taiwei Xiang and

General Hou will stay for a while."

The two of them were left. Hu Lu gave each of them an incomplete copy of the technique. Xiang Ding was given the "Xinhuo Xuan Jing" and Hou Tao was given the "Qi Entraining Technique", and he asked them not to pass it on to others.

"I hope that within a year you two can enter the Qi refining period."

Xiang Ding sighed, "Is it okay if I don't practice?"

Hulu, "No."

Xiang Ding, "Does that mean that the day of disarmament and return to the field will be postponed again?"

Hu Lu said, "Lao Xiang, the country needs you, so be prepared to work for another fifty years."

Hou Tao, "I am willing to work as a cow or a horse for Your Majesty, and that will not change for a hundred years!"

Hu Lu praised, "Young people should still be aware. Old Xiangtou like you just wants to retire."

Hulu took a look and saw that Yingzi outside was quickly screening as he said. If five people didn't respond at the same time, they would go to the next wave. Usually one of the two or three groups would respond, and then they would be screened again.

If you work hard on Yingzi today, you can leave this work to Xiaofang in the future. These two are also good prospects.

Hu Lu can now return to the palace in time for the end of the Landlord Competition. Concubine Xian specially invited him to present awards to the winners.

Imperial Palace, Bagua Field.

The competition site in the afternoon was still overcrowded, because Concubine Xian said that everyone who participated in the competition, regardless of whether they made it to the end, might receive a reward, as long as they were present.

The first thing to do is the rematch.

In the first division, nine people sat at three tables. After several rounds of competition, the top three in the division were determined, namely Shu Fei Wan Linglong, show girl Wei Yinluo, and Tianlu Pavilion official Yuan Min.

The top three contestants in the second division are Sun Qiaoer, the maid of the imperial kitchen, Cang Yue, the female teacher of Tianlu Pavilion, and Mrs. Xu.

The two strong players in the third division are currently Guard A and Palace Maid A, and the competition at another table has also come to an end.

The three contestants are Yaoji, the chief maid of the Taiping Palace, Sister Song, the chief aunt of the Leshou Hall, and the Queen Mother Xiao, the highest-ranking woman in the palace.

As we all know, Aunt Song is a member of the Queen Mother.

Not to mention when both of them are farmers, she must firmly stand on the same side as the Queen Mother. When she and Yaoji belong to the same camp of farmers, it is not too obvious to betray her teammates, just ask the Queen Mother, "What cards do you want?"

"Yes.

However, in this difficult situation, Yaoji remembered what the emperor said, even if he faced the Queen Mother, he would never surrender. This is how he respects the Queen Mother!

Although this battle was very difficult, God is kind to hard-working children, and Yaoji's cards were pretty good, so even though her teammate, Aunt Xu, betrayed her, she still won with a slight advantage in the end.

Seeing the situation on the card table, Xiao Guoer announced with difficulty, "Winner Yaoji, congratulations on making it to the top nine in the finals!"

Aunt Song looked at the Queen Mother with a pale face.

The Queen Mother had a calm expression and urged, "Hurry up to the finals. The Ai family can't wait to see who is the strongest person in the palace."

The finals were going on when Hulu returned to the palace.

There are three tables for nine people in total.

There are nine competitions in total, and the points rules remain unchanged. After each competition, the landlords of the three tables exchange seats, and then compete again.

He quietly blended into the crowd watching the excitement. At the table in front of him, Wan Linglong, Yao Ji and Yuan Min were sitting respectively.

The three of them are all very strong. Wan Linglong and Yuan Min are both numerical geniuses. Wan Linglong can remember every input and expenditure in the internal treasury within three years, and Yuan Min can memorize the number and location of every book in Tianlu Pavilion.

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As for Yao Ji, she seems to be honest and honest, but as long as she believes in something, she will study hard and practice it until she masters it.

The competition between these three people was also the most exciting, with extremely high technical content and the largest number of onlookers, including the Queen Mother.
To be continued...