Ning Yan originally thought Shen Tang would be angry about this.
Shen Tang suddenly laughed out loud.
This kind of smile reaches the bottom of the eyes, rather than laughing in anger.
Ning Yan was puzzled: "Why is Your Majesty laughing?"
Shen Tang could hardly suppress the smile at the corners of his lips.
"Why doesn't Tunan laugh? Don't you think this is interesting? Wu Zhaode must have been a grindstone in his previous life, otherwise why would he recruit people like this? Brother Zhaode, Brother Zhaode, how bad of a person are you to be like this? He was not a good monarch and forced Gong Su to take away his righteousness. The husband was unqualified and the couple was separated. He failed even more as a father. The two sons killed each other because of his confusion. Now there is Mei Jinghe. At least we still have something. With the past of 'Tangdi's deep love', he shouldn't have laughed at him like this..."
She is professional at suppressing laughter unless she can't help it.
Following Shen Tang’s words, she looked over Wu Xian’s bad debts and felt really happy. Thinking of Wu Xian’s early reputation, Ning Yan could only sigh in her heart: “I think Wu Zhaode was also a hero...”
She remembered that Wu Xian came to recruit Xingning three times.
If Wu Xian had not demoted Zheng Qiao to nothing three times in a row - at that time, Xingning felt guilty towards Zheng Qiao, blaming his junior brother's misfortune and depravity on the senior brother's negligence - judging from Wu Zhaode's politeness, righteousness and pride at that time, Xingning would have been You may not be willing to help. If Xing Ning had no interest, how could he give Wu Xian two chances after his first failure?
Because of this, the contrast between before and after is even more embarrassing.
Even at that time, Wu Xian didn’t dare to think that he would look like this many years later. There is no lofty ideals, and he has completely become a puppet playing power. It's okay to play well, but he just doesn't play well. Compromises are made again and again in exchange for the temporary stability of power, and compromises will inevitably lead to deepening constraints and fall into some kind of vicious cycle.
If it were Wu Xian back then, he would still have the courage to sink a cauldron and a strong man to choke his hands, but now he only knows how to cut out his flesh to repair the sores.
Shen Tang said: "A good man is not as brave as he used to be."
She added: "But he is not a good man anymore."
In addition to being "brave back then" that can be used as a talking point, how much does Wu Zhaode have to boast about now? What do you praise him for? Compliment him for ruining the lives of his wife and two sons in a stupid way?
As long as he doesn't flip back and forth like a seesaw, changing orders from morning to night, he won't force the brothers below his knees to fight against each other. If it's not close, but a little further, what will Gong Su's righteousness gain?
“Mei Jinghe wants to complete the consummation ceremony, then Wu Zhaode must die.” Shen Tang rolled his eyes, obviously planning something. She has never been a generous character. On the contrary, she also holds grudges. Otherwise, why would she have such a bad impression of Wu Xian because of Qin Li and Zhao Feng? How many times did he trip up Wu Xian?
Not only does she hold a grudge, she also doesn't like being taken advantage of.
Even Mei Meng’s “stealing the country” is beneficial to her.
Shen Tang had an idea in mind.
smiled and said: "After all, it was a 'Tang Di deep love' scene. I really can't bear that Brother Zhaode died in an unknown way. If there is a chance, we should let him be a clear ghost instead of being confused all the time."
Ning Yan asked: "Now?"
If you tell Wu Xian now that there are people around him who want to step on his corpse to get to the top, Wu Xian will not believe it at all. Instead, he will be sure that this is a clumsy plan by the Lord to sow discord, and I am afraid it will not work. The state of Kang is at war with the state of Gao again, and only those who believe can be ghosts.
Shen Tang shook his head and responded: "Of course not now, but when Wu Xian is defeated, give him a chance to make him understand. It would be better if you can destroy the promotion smoothly... Tunan, do you know how to destroy the promotion ceremony? ?”
The only reference she knew was Jiang Sheng. Back then, Qishan disguised herself as Xiandeng's wife and stabbed Jiang Sheng in the back unprepared. Xian Deng failed to achieve perfection that time and was trapped in Luxia County for several years due to backlash. Is there any lesson learned from this example?
Ning Yan thought for a while and got an idea.
“Just destroy the most critical link.”
"For example?"
Ning Yan said firmly: "Mei Jinghe's way of being a scribe will only be successful when she personally kills the 'little hook-stealing thief who steals the country and rebellious ministers'. The former can be replaced by any little thief, but the latter is the most critical presence in the entire ceremony." . This person must be killed by her own hands. If this person is killed by others, commits suicide, or inherits the throne legitimately, and does not meet the status of a 'rebellious minister and traitor', Mei Jinghe's ceremony of completing the Way of the Scholar will be considered a failure. .”
Shen Tang was surprised: "Is it that simple?"
Ning Yan smiled bitterly and said: "Because it is extremely easy to destroy, all the literati and scribes who have been able to perfect the way of scribes throughout the ages are the lucky ones blessed by God. Perfection is not easy."
“In other words, if I capture Wu Zhaode and Mei Jinghe chooses who to be the ‘rebellious minister’, I will ask Wu Zhaode to write an edict to pass the throne to whomever, and I will succeed as long as she is one step ahead of her?”
Ning Yan nodded: "That's the truth."
He added: "But we must also be careful that she has multiple preparations."
Which literary scholar is not a cunning rabbit with three holes?
If you guess wrong, the winner is Mei Meng.
“Well, let’s take a gamble.”
As long as she didn't bet with Kang Jishou, she wouldn't have bad luck.
Even though Ning Yan seemed to be in good spirits, Shen Tang still urged her to rest early. When Ning Yan returned to the resettlement camp, as soon as she loosened her belt, soldiers sent a bunch of items. These objects look like armor no matter how they look, and each one is quite heavy on the hand.
Ning Yan picked it up, swallowed it and weighed it.
You can also roughly infer from the shoulder engulfment that this armor is made of strong materials. The whole set weighs about fifty kilograms, which is standard heavy armor, not including weapons. The weapon sent by the soldier was an overly long knife. The blade alone was as tall as Ning Yan. Wrong delivery?
This heavy armor looks brand new, with no knife marks on the armor.
Which general should be rewarded, but ended up being sent here?
Ning Yan lowered her shoulders and signaled the soldiers to close the big box: "Send it away. Don't be so careless next time."
Although brave warriors can create their own exclusive armor, and when their strength reaches a certain level, the defensive capabilities and flexibility of the armor are far better than the armor made by craftsmen, but it does not mean that generals do not need armor. This kind of armor is often given a special meaning of glory. . A pair of armor is expensive to make, and the rewarded armor can be regarded as a family heirloom.
If the military commander who was sent by mistake knew about this, I'm afraid he would be unhappy. But the soldier said: "It's correct, it's from the servant."
Ning Yan almost thought she was hearing hallucinations.
The soldier repeated it again.
Ning Yan: “…”
In addition to this armor and surprisingly heavy weapons, there are also several crudely painted brochures. The people on the booklet only had simple lines. After Ning Yan recognized them for a long time, she realized that the little people with the lines were making moves. Just by looking at the artist, you can tell who created the booklet.
"This is?"
Even though you recognize it, you still need to confirm it.
“Drawed by the Lord’s own hand.”
Every literary scholar in the army has a copy.
Ning Yan: “…”
Her mind is a little messed up and needs to be sorted out.
This matter is also very easy to understand. To put it simply, there is an old man with weird abilities among the enemies. In order not to be caught off guard by the opponent, everyone must be familiar with the reversed skills in advance. As a literary scholar, Ning Yan also needs to learn to fight hand-to-hand, and this armor allows her to adapt in advance.
Shen Tang smiled awkwardly: "I was originally worried that the number of brave warriors after the inversion was too small, but Tunan arrived too timely. Your swordsmanship is much better than Wangchao's, so I might count on you to carry the lead and charge into the battle. Climb and kill the general first.” Ning Yan: “…”
Although the physique of literary scholars is much better than that of ordinary people, it does not mean that they can wear more than fifty kilograms of heavy armor, carry a forty or fifty kilograms of swords, and go up to kill everyone. Just taking two steps and doing a few knife moves, she felt that her underwear was wet with sweat.
“Has Tunan studied those booklets?”
In less than a quarter of an hour, the exquisite and elegant literary scholar was already gray-haired and disgraced. Sweat was dripping from his forehead, leaving traces of dust on his face. The armor cannot be taken away like the armor. If Ning Yan wants to rest, she has to ask the soldiers to hold it for her to reduce the burden caused by the weight of the armor: "Did the master draw the brochure?"
“It’s a move I wrote down after careful observation.” I asked other people about their reading experience, but no one responded. “I plan to take the essence and make it into a martial arts secret book, which will definitely be famous for future generations.”
Perhaps it can also create a myth of martial arts magic.
…But fighting is not the right way to fight.”
Not to mention how good your master is as a painter, just talking about these moves will not be of any benefit to the generals fighting in front of the battle. Few famous generals in the past and present have won with skills. Their killing moves are instincts honed in life and death, and they pursue killing with one blow.
She felt that the booklet painted by the Lord was of little use.
Shen Tang: “…”
Ning Yan sighed as she spoke.
“How well do you understand the words and spirit of those scribes?”
Shen Tang: “…”
There is no need for the master to answer. Just by looking at her erratic eyes, you can tell that the master is also fishing. It is very similar to his daughter who relies on her amazing talent and learns quickly, but sometimes she will get distracted while studying. Being caught red-handed made me feel guilty.
It took Ning Yan two days to basically adapt to heavy armor.
Although his body skills are still a bit cumbersome, they are still decent. According to Bai Su's evaluation, Ning Yan's martial arts talent is much better than that of people like Gu Chi. Teaching Gu Chi would make her sick, but teaching Ning Yan would save her too much effort. It would be a pity not to practice martial arts.
“It would be great if I could cultivate both civil and military skills.” Bai Su sighed.
Ning Yan is more generous: "You can't chew off more than you can chew."
She only stayed in the martial arts crash course for two days. It's not that Ning Yan was transferred to other battlefields, or that the crash course in martial arts didn't come in handy in the end, but that she "graduated" from the crash course in two days - just because Wu Xian gave Shen Tang a fight.
Shen Tang almost lost his composure when he heard the news, and couldn't hold back the smile on his face: "Wu Zhaode finally couldn't hold it in anymore?"
Invite a battle, and the two armies confront each other.
“Why is it so sudden?”
Is it possible that something bad is brewing in your stomach?
As everyone knows, Wu Xian did this out of necessity.
Shen Tang dragged him here by attacking in the east and west. Half of Tianhai County was lost. The troops who went to sneak attack Shangnan have not received any good news yet. He sent troops to support Tianhai but was repeatedly blocked by Shen Tang. So far, Wu Xian's losses have not been huge.
However, just because his losses were not big, it does not mean that there is no pressure.
Tianhai County is the home base of many officials from the Gao Kingdom. Most of the veterans who assisted Wu Xian back then came from here. what does that mean? This means that the graves of their ancestors are all in Tianhai! How can they still sit still if half of their ancestral property falls into the hands of the enemy?
What's even more terrible is that Zhao Feng began to avenge himself after half the battle of Tianhai, arranging soldiers to patrol near their ancestral graves.
This action is a demonstration.
As long as Zhao Feng is in a bad mood, he can dig up their ancestral graves.
The graves were dug up in 135 days and filled in in 246 days, so that the bones of the ancestors could be "rediscovered" over and over again! This news is such that any future generation will be furious if they hear it, and the three zombie gods will jump into rage!
“I don’t think Zhao Dayi dared!”
As soon as they received the news, Tianhai and his colleagues couldn’t sit still. Even though their reason told them that Zhao Feng would not do such a beastly thing, they did not dare to gamble emotionally. Which warlord has never done this before: marching to fight and digging up ancestral graves to make a fortune? Wu Xian stopped working in the past just because he was not short of money, and many of the wealthy ancestral graves belonged to aristocratic families, so there was no need to offend the aristocratic families for this small amount of profit.
"I don't think he dares? Why doesn't he dare? When you are still forcing Zhao Feng's brothers to death and keeping his family in the house without talking nonsense?" Zhao Dayi, who was different, had a rough background and had a grudge against Tianhai. , I guarantee that my brain will dry up immediately.
"This this-"
The ministers of the Gao Kingdom, who were born in Tianhai, were speechless.
Zhao Feng knew best how to stir up the nerves of Tianhai and his old colleagues. He ordered people to publicize the news widely and stepped up patrols on the pretext of protecting the family's ancestral tombs from thieves. What he did secretly was not known to outsiders. People in the world like to judge other people's hearts by their own hearts. Naturally, they will not think things over for the best.
Everyone couldn't sit still and went to Wu Xian to think of countermeasures.
Said he was thinking of countermeasures, but actually he wanted to force Wu Xian to send troops.
Fight back Tianhai!
Wu Xian means to wait a little longer.
When the news of going south comes, a three-pronged attack will have a better chance of winning.
He reluctantly calmed down the group of ministers whose ancestral graves were about to be destroyed. However, before they were able to stabilize for a while, another news of a mountain landslide came from Tianhai. The location of the landslide was the ancestral grave of a certain family that was close to the mountains and faced the water. If you say this is a coincidence, who would believe it?
Not only did Tian Hai and the others not believe it, but Wu Xian also didn't believe it.
So, he was forced to send troops.
Although the influence of the Tianhai family has been greatly reduced due to the resource tilt caused by the relocation of the capital and Wu Xian's suppression, they are still a force that cannot be underestimated after they unite, especially at this critical moment when Wu Xian and Shen Tang are fighting. . If Wu Xian can sit back and ignore the crisis at the ancestral tomb, don't blame them for not doing anything. The words were not said so harshly, but they all meant the same thing. Wu Xian's face suddenly turned darker than the ashes on the bottom of the pot.
It seems that he did not expect that the veteran minister would embarrass him so much.
As everyone knows, three feet of ice does not last in a day.
The grievances of the Tianhai family were not accumulated in a day.
Their situation in Gao Kingdom was very similar to that of the Qin Li family. In order to contain the Tianhai family, Wu Xian promoted and re-employed the upstarts. These upstarts often give them stumbling blocks, and they can tolerate it once or twice. However, if the number of times increases, friction and conflicts will naturally escalate.
From the time when Gao Guo established the capital to the present day, there have been deep grievances.
Seeing that Wu Xian was still indifferent to the matter of their ancestral graves, it was impossible not to be disappointed, so he said harsh words in a hurry.
Even if you regain your senses and realize that you have said something treasonous and unethical, and feel guilty and frightened, the words you say are like water thrown out, and it is difficult to recover the water that is poured out. Wu Xian looked at them with gloomy eyes, and finally relented and sent troops, but no one could breathe a sigh of relief.
“The rabble.”
In the camp, the inconspicuous scribes sneered.
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It’s been a day of ups and downs.
Get up at five o'clock, go to the airport more than 40 kilometers away, fly to the capital at 8:10, land before 11 o'clock, sign in, go to the photo studio to take a bareheaded photo, and then go to the community hospital for a physical examination... Also, why is the capital better than Wenzhou? So much warmer?