Mythical Version of Chapter 191: Everyone Has a Task

It was good enough that they admitted their mistakes. Chen Xi had long been dissatisfied with these guys, especially with Li You. Wasn't it a bit much to have been slacking off more than Chen Xi himself? When they were fighting in Peiguo, Jia Xu and Zhang Fei were holding the front, while Liu Bei had sneaked off to Pei County to visit the birthplace of the Liu family, and Li You had gone along for the fun. They acted as if Zhang Xun wasn’t even worth considering!

When Chen Xi found out about this, he was stunned. He had deliberately assigned Li You and Jia Xu to Liu Bei's route for Liu Bei’s safety. With these two, plus Zhang Fei and Xu Chu, even if the enemy were of the caliber of dragons or phoenixes, they could hold their own. But instead, they went off to play! They even went to Pei County and didn’t take

along!

What’s worse, after going off to have fun, Liu Bei ended up in this current situation. Chen Xi didn’t bring Li You in to keep Liu Bei company; that was what entertainers were for. You're a guy with an IQ of 180 doing this kind of thing—isn't that beneath you?

Chen Xi stared at Li You, who remained unfazed. Indeed, those who had held high positions and experienced much were not easily swayed by Chen Xi's words, showing neither guilt nor sha.

"Fine, I’ll let it go this ti. Help Zijing handle the household registration issue. Wenru, you're experienced in top-down managent and seem to be good at it. I'll work on the new laws." Chen Xi sighed, realizing that soone like Li You wasn't easily reprimanded.

"Alright," Li You nodded, accepting the task as a way to make up for his previous lapse.

"Wenru, I’ll rely on you to take care of it. You seem to be good at this kind of thing," Lu Su, the ever-amiable person, had no objections to Li You stepping in, as he didn’t see it as a threat to his authority.

"Ziyang, by this ti next month, if you haven’t distributed the governance templates, don't bla

if I start causing you trouble," Chen Xi said coldly, glaring at Liu Ye. This guy needed so pressure, otherwise, he'd forget things. "You’re allowed to recruit people to help. There are about 30,000 literate students in Taishan. If you have the ability, you can recruit them. I’m giving you the authority to do so."

"Understood. I'll get it done," Liu Ye said, his sense of urgency spiking under Chen Xi's icy gaze.

"Fengxiao, Xiaozhi, you two keep an eye on Sun Bofu, Zhou Gongjin, Yuan Gonglu, Cao ngde, and Lu Fengxian. Monitor the southern battlefield, and if the situation turns against us, you're allowed to intervene," Chen Xi said, eyeing the drunken Guo Jia and the snack-stealing Fa Zheng. He sighed internally—truly, when the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams beco askew too. Fa Zheng had once been proud and aloof, but now, under Guo Jia’s influence, he had beco sowhat of a rascal.

"Understood, I will," Fa Zheng said excitedly.

"I’m counting on you, Xiaozhi. I have high hopes for you," Chen Xi said, handing over his plate of fruit to Fa Zheng. Typically, if Guo Jia was too drunk to function, Fa Zheng could make decisions in his stead. Fa Zheng had already succumbed to Guo Jia's influence, forcibly molded into a junior disciple. Although the identity of the master remained unclear, it was a small consolation that Fa Zheng wasn't actually an apprentice.

"Hold the northern front and make things difficult for those in Chang'an. Help ensure that Cao ngde doesn’t have an easy ti either. If Yuan Gonglu can defeat Cao ngde, who has newly trained soldiers defending fortified cities, then it would be quite surprising. I believe Cao ngde’s plan is to pin down Yuan Gonglu and train his troops..." Chen Xi turned to Jia Xu, explaining things only partially. He knew Jia Xu would understand how to proceed.

"Hehehe..." The eerie laugh sent shivers down everyone's spine, and all eyes, except Li You’s, glared at Jia Xu.

"Just drink your tea," Liu Ye said grumpily, pushing a cup towards Jia Xu, who seed ready to let out another chuckle.

"Jianchang, you continue hosting gatherings and banquets. Recently, try to find so high-level mystics to evaluate Fenggao and write sothing about it. We've spent ten billion coins, so we need to get so return on that investnt! You can claim it’s a land of dragon’s prosperity or sothing!" Chen Xi said, having already made significant investnts. He was subtly giving everyone a hint about their future strategy.

Sure enough, Liu Yan’s eyes sparkled at this suggestion. Recently, boasting about the Central Plains overlord had beco a bit dull, especially since just two months ago, they had been aggressively promoting Yuan Shu as the number one warlord in the world. It had been so excessive that it was almost unbearable to watch. With their current strength, there was no need to keep hyping the Central Plains overlord...

The others had similar reactions, with subtle, unspoken thoughts crossing their minds. Fa Zheng, however, was already so excited he could barely contain himself, once again proving his temperant needed more refinent.

"But don't overdo it. We need to keep things within reason. I trust you can manage that, right, Weishuo?" Chen Xi added, after so thought, deciding to be cautious. Liu Yan's propaganda skills were too powerful—if taken too far, it could backfire.

"Leave it to !" Liu Yan nearly thumped his chest in assurance. "I’ll invite Xu Lingxiu, Zhou Konghe, and Xu Lingxiu to Taishan in a few days."

Chen Xi almost wanted to slam his head against the table. Before arriving in this world, he might have only known about one of them, but by now, he was well aware of how powerful the other two were.

Liu Yan casually ntioned inviting the three biggest nas. Xu Lingxiu’s divination, Zhou Xuan’s dream interpretation, and Xu Liang’s physiognomy—if these three ca and spoke, whatever they said would beco reality.

"Find soone a bit less influential. If these three co, it’ll be hard to manage," Chen Xi quickly advised. If they ca and exaggerated Liu Bei's qualities to an absurd degree, it would be difficult to backtrack.

"Huh?" Liu Yan was puzzled. These three were easy to find. He had just been chatting with Xu Lingxiu on Taishan recently—they had a connection, a bond. When it cos to taphysics, you want to bring in the best, right? Otherwise, who would take it seriously?

"Just go find soone," Chen Xi said, resigned.

But with Liu Yan’s earlier comnt, everyone present who could think straight understood the caliber of people he was talking about. Maybe those people weren’t great strategists, but in their fields, a single word from them could lock you in place, rendering you powerless to argue for over a decade.

Chen Xi waved his hand, signaling Liu Yan to proceed, before turning to Jian Yong. "Xianhe, you take over the work Zijing was doing with the incoming population. Try to disperse the literate ones as much as possible."

"Understood!" Jian Yong replied with a smile. "So that ans Zijing will be working with you on Qingzhou matters?"

"Yes, after training here in Taishan for so long, Zijing should be ready to handle Qingzhou. It'll save

so trouble. We can't afford any more incidents this year. Anything that can be resolved quickly must be resolved quickly!" Chen Xi nodded, his deanor not overly stern, but everyone could feel his determination.

"Gongyou, the ongoing construction projects in Fenggao are all yours now, along with the city's planning. Also, recruit so female officials to help with the adjustnts. Won often see things from a different perspective, and they might catch issues we've missed. This is all on you, but when the materials co in, don’t hesitate to use them!" Chen Xi said with a smile. Sun Qian's workload seed light, but when the materials arrived, Chen Xi was certain Sun Qian wouldn’t have it easy.

"Understood," Sun Qian replied, bowing.