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Chapter 222 conferred a title on him and listed him among the princes and heroes!
Seven days later.

In the Qilin Army’s headquarters.

Along with the sound of screams, the soldiers of the Qilin Army looked sideways and saw several men, led by the iron-willed Fan Qing and the unruly Yu Wenhua, all wrapped in cloth bags, running out from somewhere. Suddenly, they heard a buzzing sound.

Two crossbow arrows shot directly into the lower backs of the two generals.

The crossbow was not very powerful, and the wound was small, but it was quenched with a high concentration of special numbing powder, and Fan Qing fell down. Yu Wenhua ran out a few steps, turned around, picked up Fan Qing who was sleeping, and ran again.

Then he was stopped by seven doctors.

These two are standard generals capable of commanding thousands of men. In the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, they dared to compete with the famous generals of the time. They were able to withstand the attacks of the famous generals and would not even blink an eye even when a knife was stabbed into their bodies.

But at this moment, his face turned pale and he was dragged back by the seven old ghosts under Qilin.

The sound of screams was soon heard.

"Fuck you, stay away from me!!!"

"Take that thing away! Take it away!"

The soldiers of Qilin Army shuddered and turned away, no longer paying attention to that place. Now that the previous battle was over, the Qilin Army won a rare victory. The seven men of Old Ghost and three hundred alchemists worked tirelessly for several days and saved the lives of more than thirty brothers who were seriously injured.

When Shi Dalin walked out, he only said one sentence: Thirty-seven people survived.

I fainted and slept for two days and two nights, almost dying.

The armies of Chen and Ying were all mobilized. After leaving behind nearly 10,000 corpses, the enemy was badly damaged and retreated. Then the warships representing the Seven Stars of the Eastern Azure Dragon moved forward and successfully captured the city where the infantry and main general had been lost.

From then on, the strategy that Yuan Zhi had outlined for Li Guanyi was completely completed.

All eighteen states in Jiangnan fell into the control of the Qilin Army led by Li Guanyi.

And if we keep going, one day we will be able to accomplish our goal of controlling one state and remotely controlling the other seventeen states. All the land within a radius of a thousand miles will be under our command. Although it cannot be compared with the big countries in the world with a radius of tens of thousands of miles, this place has special passes and is a strategic location.

As long as Chen and Ying had not resolved their conflicts, it would be difficult for them to devote their attention to attacking this place.

The Qilin Army was well-prepared and had never expanded. It maintained 10,000 infantry and combat soldiers and 8,000 logistics personnel.

The naval force consists of 13,000 combat soldiers and 15,000 logistics personnel.

Even so, the terrifying logistical pressure was enough to make Li Guan's scalp numb. In addition, there were a large number of captives, including the group that originally attacked Dongdu City and the group that was trapped by the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation. Every day when Li Guan opened his eyes, he felt the tight logistics.

Yuan Zhi suggested not to expand the military rashly.

At this time, the letter from the academy slowly arrived.

The signature was [Fang Zi Qiao], the eldest disciple of Master Wang Tong and nominally Li Guanyi's senior brother, but they had not spent much time together. Li Guanyi was surprised and opened his letter to read it: "My brother Guanyi, it has been a year since we last met. How have you been these days?"

"The three of us are staying with the Master in the Zhongzhou Academy. We are very happy to hear that my brother has conquered the four directions. Yuan Zhi is by your side. Tell him that King Gongyang Su was quite unhappy because he entered the world, but he has proved his ability and talent."

"King Su said that he has passed the final assessment."

Li Guanyi glanced at the ranger next to him.

Seven days ago, Yuan Zhi fell ill right after commanding the battle. This kind of battle involving a large army of nearly 10,000 people took a severe toll on the commander's mind. At this moment, he seemed relieved as he drank a bowl of Lei Laomeng's secret chicken soup.

Li Guanyi asked: "Is the examination in the academy so strict?"

Yuan Zhi replied: "It is the Su Wang who is scary."

This young strategist, who dared to defend the city in front of thousands of troops as soon as he debuted, and then implemented the "quick attack" strategy, and in just a few months, he was as fierce as a tiger and bit off such a large area. But at this moment, he was directly described as terrible.

In the letter, Fangzi Qiao briefly recounted the past, and then changed the subject:
"However, Yuan Zhi is good at strategy and battle formations, but not first-rate in other areas. I guess that if you have the opportunity to occupy the land of Jiangnan, you will probably encounter many troubles in the future. So I asked the most powerful person in the academy who is good at the overall situation."

"I'll give it to you with this letter, if you think it's feasible."

"When he enters the imperial court, he will bring Jiangnan March spring incense as a gift."

Li Guan nodded and saw the second piece of paper attached to the letter. As soon as he unfolded it, he could smell a fragrance. The handwriting was clear and handsome. The other party's tone was quite calm and peaceful. He said: [The general has occupied the Jiangnan ferry. If my guess is correct, Yuan Zhi will act quickly and riskily to fight a decisive battle with Chen and Ying.]

[If we win this battle, the general can occupy most of the State of Chen, Jiangnan, and the key waterways]

[I have two plans, waiting for the general to adopt]

[One is the people’s heart, the other is the world’s hope]

Li Guanyi had not expected that someone in Zhongzhou, thousands of miles away, had already deduced the current situation in advance. He looked at the strategy of this student from the academy. The first strategy was to suggest that Li Guanyi should not forcibly take in the military prisoners.

This was completely different from the enthusiastic thinking of the other generals.

[The general has defeated the states of Chen and Ying, and his reputation has spread far and wide, but his foundation is still unstable. The foundation I am talking about is not the territory or the city. Although the land south of the Yangtze River is only a thousand miles, it is a strategic location in the world, and it is owned by one person, so it is by no means a small matter.]

[The foundation I am talking about is the human heart]

Li Guanyi looked a little serious. He sat up straight and flipped through the letter. He lowered his eyes, as if he could see the gentle young man who wrote the letter word by word thousands of miles away:
[It depends on whether the general is targeting a certain area or something bigger]

[The person captured by the general is a person from the State of Chen or the State of Ying. He is someone's son, someone's father, someone's brother. He was captured by the general, and his relatives do not know whether he is alive or dead. In such a situation, the general's reputation will be ruined with just a little guidance.]

[According to my plan, all the captured soldiers of Chen State and Ying State should be released, given food and labor, and sent away with an imperial edict.]

[Order, announce it in different routes]!
Li Guanyi looked at the five words, his pupils contracted, and he whispered, "Announce the decree in different ways..."

[Let these defeated captives go back and tell their parents and relatives, and spread the general's kindness to all places. From what I have seen of the general's actions, he was able to lead an army of ten thousand from a thousand Qilin soldiers. I believe that what he has done is the kingly way of benevolence.]

[In this way, within three months, the general’s name will be known all over the world]

[You should use the hearts of the people of the world as your city defense, and the hearts of the people of the world as your territory. This is how a king should be, upright and dignified. If you can do this, you will be invincible in the world.]

Just seeing this, Li Guanyi wanted to applaud.

"Good, good, good!"

If he hadn't finished reading the letter, Li Guanyi would have almost looked at Yuan Zhi next to him, grabbed his strategist, and asked who this person was. Li Guanyi continued to read below. The pen strokes in the letter were still calm:
"【But this alone is not enough. Although the general has occupied the land of Jiangnan, his reputation in the world is not enough. I guess the general should slowly build up his momentum and hide his edge. I have a plan】"

"【Please select a great talent, hold a thousand gold and other treasures, and lobby in Zhongzhou. And say that the men of Qinwu County worship the Zhongzhou Red Emperor, the descendant of Zhongzhou, the Great Emperor of Zhongzhou. At this moment, the power of the Red Emperor has fallen into the hands of others, and the Ying State and the Chen State all have the heart of tigers and wolves】

"【General, you are the Great Emperor of the Red Emperor, and you can get a great reputation. If there are talented people under the general's command, this can be accomplished, and you can be promoted from a founding county man. At that time, you will have land in the south of the Yangtze River, and you will have hope for the people, and you will also have the name of being enfeoffed by the Red Emperor of the world】"

"[As long as Chen and Ying do not intend to turn against Zhongzhou immediately, the general can rest assured]"

"[He took advantage of the situation and eliminated the threat with the help of the situation in Zhongzhou of the Red Emperor. His actions were magnificent, but Chen and Ying had to retreat due to the current situation. No matter how unwilling they were, they could do nothing about it.]"

"[This is grand and overbearing]"

"【The general trend of the kings of the world is a mixture of the king's hegemony】"

"【This plan of mine is the best for you, General, but I also have my own selfish motives. Eight hundred years ago, the Red Emperor created the world, and I cannot bear to see the descendants of the heroes like this. There is no one in the Red Emperor's line who can be relied on. If you go there now, you can take advantage of their power and eliminate their threats. It will also allow His Majesty the Great Emperor of Zhongzhou to rely on you】"

"【This grand and domineering thing is presented to you by the emperor, but it is just a joke】"

Li Guanyi looked through the two strategies that were aimed at [People's Hearts] and [Reputation in the World], then he sighed and said, "Although this person is thousands of miles away, he seems to have seen through our current predicament at a glance."

"Jiangnan has not fully recovered yet and still needs to recuperate."

"If we raise troops right away, we will give people the impression that we are warlike and crazy. This is also the impression that those famous generals will leave on people. The overlord back then was like that."

"Although we have repelled the main forces of Chen and Ying, we are still at odds with them. If we try to establish contact with the Emperor of Zhongzhou, the two countries will not be able to do anything to us. After all, the Eighteen Prefectures of Jiangnan have already separated from Chen."

"And all under heaven are subjects of the king. It is legal for us to have taken this place."

"One takes the hearts of the people as its territory, the other is to gain the power but not the name."

"Now these two strategies will directly eliminate our danger."

"Okay, okay."

Li Guanyi exclaimed in admiration. The young general felt as if a colorful card suddenly appeared when he was playing a game. He subconsciously wanted to take the card in his hand. He looked at the young strategist next to him and said:

"Does Yuan Zhi know who this person is?"

Yuan Zhi replied: "Just look at the handwriting and the smell and you'll know."

"Wen Lingjun is a noble family that has been passed down since the early years of the Red Emperor. At present, all of his family members are in the capital of Ying State. He entered the academy at a young age and is known as the best in the overall situation. For example, Yuan Zhi is only good at fighting in one place, and victory is decided on the edge of a sword."

"Wen Lingjun was able to plan ahead a hundred steps away, and had a long-term vision. He was a talent who could assist the king."

Li Guanyi looked at the two strategies in this letter.

I wrote serious replies to both Fang Zi Qiao and Wen Lingjun.

Then he adopted their strategy, took away all their armor and weapons, distributed food and money, and wrote an imperial decree to release Li Guanyi of the Qilin Army, allowing him to leave from Dongdukou and go to other places.

As a result, the reputation of the Qilin Army grew, and it had the spirit of a king's army.

As for the remaining four famous generals.

All of them were locked up by Li Guanyi. It is easy to get thousands of soldiers but hard to get a good general. These four generals would not be able to eat much rice if they were kept here. But if they were released, they would be a group of ruthless people who had once stepped into the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation. Li Guanyi would rather keep them.

As the captives of the defeated army returned, the public pressure on Li Guanyi from Ying and Chen states also dissipated. The reputation originally prepared for this young man was like that of the overlord in the past, cruel and violent, who was good at fighting but also killed many people.

But it was directly broken by the kingly way.

The Qilin Army, the name of Li Guanyi, immediately became known throughout the world.

In the Chen Kingdom Palace, Chen Dingye was furious. He was so angry that the eunuchs in charge of ceremonies did not dare to approach him. The man who was fed by the elixir just stood behind. When he heard His Majesty smashing ancient artifacts one by one, Chen Dingye was furious:

"Li Guanyi, traitor!!!"

“Traitor!!”

"Buy people's hearts?!"

"Who is he to dare to buy people's hearts?!"

He was not a mediocre person. Even though most of his talent had been destroyed by Tan Tai Xian Ming, his eyes were still there. He watched Li Guanyi's actions, which led to the increasing fame and reputation of the Qilin Army. Moreover, he could not do anything to these returning soldiers.

Kill these thousands of returning soldiers?!

Even Emperor Chen knew that doing so would be tantamount to cutting off one's own path!
How did Li Guanyi win people's hearts? He ordered the captives to return to their homes, spared their lives, and gave them travel permits and money. This was the proper way of the king.

If Li Guanyi had only used gold, silver and favors, although Chen Dingye was angry, he would not have lost his composure so much. In that case, his anger would probably have been limited to thinking, what the hell, using gold and silver to buy people's hearts, how much gold and silver do you have?

But what Li Guanyi did at this moment was not so simple. His behavior was actually beginning to transform from an ordinary general.

There is a kind of aura of a majestic overlord.

It was precisely because of this that Chen Dingye became particularly frightened and angry.

In addition to feeling regretful, he also felt that what he had thought of as a tiny ant a year ago, a chess piece being played with in the palm of his hand, had suddenly transformed into a young beast, occupying the ground. Although the sound of its roar was not fatal, it was enough to be an eyesore.

"Li Guanyi, you and your father are both an eyesore!"

"You should have been drowned! Strangled!"

"You deserve to be cut into pieces and tortured alive!"

The other ministers did not dare to say anything.

But I heard that Prime Minister Xue Daoyong laughed loudly in the courtyard for several days.

Chen Dingye learned from his mistakes. Although he wanted to mobilize hundreds of thousands of elite troops to crush Li Guanyi's troops, the Ying State in the north was eyeing them covetously, and in the Western Regions, the Regent was attacking cities and capturing strongholds. Compared with these two countries, Li Guanyi was just a small trouble.

Li Guanyi's troops could only bite off a large piece of meat from the State of Chen.

The Regent and Yingguo were aiming for Chenguo's life.

Emperor Chen Dingye issued an imperial decree to re-employ the famous general Lu Youxian, and ordered this first-class general in defending the city to go to the vicinity of Jiangnan to regroup and defend the area again to prevent the Qilin Army from moving south.

Lu Youxian feigned illness and did not go.

Chen Dingye was furious, but he still issued several imperial edicts to urge Lu Youxian to go. However, Lu Youxian refused to leave. Chen Dingye controlled his anger and went to invite him personally. Lu Youxian bowed respectfully and replied:
"Your Majesty, it's not that I am unwilling to serve my country with all my heart, it's just that the enemy is already there."

"Li Guanyi has occupied all the waters in the Jiangnan area, and has cities, troops, and people."

"If you had listened to me and built the last [Qushui City] into a giant defensive city with two layers of defense, even if there were 100,000 soldiers from Jiangnan, I dare say that you can hold it. At least you can cut off Li Guan's momentum of swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger and make him stop in the middle."

"At that time, Li Guanyi's Qilin Army failed to win a quick victory and lost its momentum. It could not occupy the entire Jiangnan area, nor could it spit out all the ferry crossings. As time went on, it collapsed without a fight!"

"But now, Li Guanyi is like a fierce tiger, with strong winds blowing around him and his edge fully exposed."

"If we go forward now, we will be using our exhausted troops to fight against the elite troops who have won a great victory."

"We still have to travel a long distance to attack the city, and the other side has water transportation logistics, and is carrying the momentum of a great victory. It's like a person here, with a sharp sword, and if I go to attack, my chances of winning are less than 20%."

"As for their invasion of our country, there is no need to worry. The Qilin Army has won a great victory. What they want now is to rest and recuperate, not to start a war again. As the Art of War says, those who forget to fight will be in danger, and those who love war will perish. Li Guanyi is not such a war-loving person."

Lu Youxian refused to agree no matter what.

Chen Dingye was displeased and left in anger. Later, there were people in the family who were hurt. It was said that Lu Youxian once said to his generals after drinking, "Your Majesty has high expectations but poor skills. If you had used my strategy earlier, Li Guanyi would have been defeated. Why did it come to this?"

Although Chen Dingye didn't say anything, his resentment towards this famous general defending the city grew deeper.

In the capital of Ying State, the Emperor of Ying State read Li Guanyi's battle report and sighed: "There is a brave and domineering boy in the world, and he is also a man of power and strategy. No one of his peers can compete with him."

"I will wipe out the State of Chen for my sons, and I'm afraid this man is a match for them."

He issued an order that all places were not allowed to refuse the return of the defeated soldiers of Ying State. Not only that, they were to welcome them home with great fanfare, and that the pensions for each department were to be twice the usual amount. We cannot allow the brave men of Ying State to be harmed by their own people after fighting on the battlefield.

"I should have welcomed them back in person, but I'm busy now."

"Prince, you will go in my place."

Jiang Gao obeyed the order.

Jiang Yuan felt more and more resentful, so he chatted with Pojun, one of the seven Turkic kings, after drinking. Pojun consoled him and just smiled and said, "After all, he is the crown prince. It is natural that the crown prince should personally do the work of winning people's hearts and going on tour on behalf of the emperor."

"Hahaha, what? Your Highness the Second Prince wants to go too?"

"This is an act of usurpation. Your Majesty is trying to improve the prince's reputation among military strategists and the military. If you snatch this away, it would be like taking something from the prince. You must not do this."

"That's your elder brother and your king."

"Neither my brother nor my subjects should do such a thing."

Pojun smiled and urged people to drink, with a hint of purple in his eyes.

Jiang Yuan felt even more unhappy when he heard this.

The regent ignored the situation, just laughed and continued his campaign against the Dangxiang.

Thirty percent of the Dangxiang Kingdom's vast western region has been occupied.

Heroes from all sides were talking about this matter.

At the same time, during this year, Pang Shuiyun, who had been wandering outside to maintain Li Guanyi's reputation and tactics, received a letter from Li Guanyi sent by Changfeng Tower, which detailed the general analysis from Wen Lingjun.

Along with the letter was a sword and a letter from Li Guanyi:

"This sword is called Fengwu. It is one of the five swords forged by Guanyi himself. Elder Pang has worked hard outside this year. Guanyi is grateful and would like to give this sword to Elder Pang."

"As for writing letters to the emperor, a warrior would not understand these complicated rules. Master Pang is an expert in this field, so I'll have to trouble you."

On this day, the white-haired old strategist was reading the battle report and listening to people outside talking about the Qilin Army. They said that the Qilin Army had a solemn military spirit and that the commander was unparalleled and brave in the world. He laughed and got drunk for a while. He just felt that there was no greater joy in the world than this.

When drunk, one cannot tell the difference for a moment, and now people are passing it on by word of mouth.

The Taiping Army in the dream is the one that is full of benevolence, righteousness, morality and is willing to be the kingly army.

Or the current Qilin Army.

He collected a huge fortune, many products, left behind many other things, and headed straight for Zhongzhou. Pang Shuiyun was originally one of the five great strategists of the previous generation, and he had many old friends in Zhongzhou, and he was very influential.

It took him more than ten days to successfully submit the memorial he wrote on behalf of Li Guanyi to the emperor.

The Emperor of Zhongzhou, who had just turned thirty two years old, was looking at Pang Shuiyun's memorial.

Very formal handwriting.

"In the past, the Red Emperor was well-mannered, the royal family was at peace, and the princes paid tribute. Now, Chen and Ying are not respected. Li Guanyi is the descendant of the Duke of Xue. He is known for his bravery and extraordinary talents. He has pacified a state."

"Add loyalty, respect and sincerity to the royal family."

"He presented a thousand gold coins, various treasures, and a sword forged by Li Guanyi himself."

Pang Shuiyun directly presented the sword given to him by Li Guanyi to the emperor of Zhongzhou.

He is a very decisive strategist.

The Great Emperor of Zhongzhou was astonished. The emotions surging in his heart at this moment were almost ecstasy and disbelief - he had also heard about Li Guanyi and the Qilin Army in Jiangnan. This kind of arrogance was known to everyone in the world.

Such a hero, after occupying a place, would actually come to report to Zhongzhou?
Respect the emperor above all else.

This kind of majesty and dignity, which was like the one when the Red Emperor was here, made the Emperor of Zhongzhou a little uncomfortable, and even a little dazed. He accepted the gift, pondered for a long time, and then wrote a letter to Ji Yanzhong, asking the old senior for his thoughts.

Soon I received a reply. The other party's handwriting was extremely excited, and there was only one sentence in the end:

"Li Guanyi, you can trust him!"

"May Your Majesty confer a knighthood upon him!"

"Can you trust me..."

The emperor looked at Ji Yanzhong's decisive evaluation. He was silent for a long time, holding the Fengwu Sword forged by Li Guanyi himself. What should he confer? In terms of territory, the sphere of influence under Li Guanyi's command was not inferior to that of Zhongzhou. In terms of military strength, the opponent was not weak either.

Or should we marry one of our sisters directly to Li Guanyi?

This is a direct way of winning over.

But the great emperor remained silent for a long time. On the second day, he went to court again and invited Pang Shuiyun. The chief eunuch of Zhongzhou had an incredible look on his face. He was holding a tray made of golden silk and white jade, with Qilin patterns on it.

Pang Shuiyun was slightly surprised. The Yulin Army was solemn. The Great Emperor of Zhongzhou spoke calmly:

"Li Guanyi is a man of extraordinary talent and strategy. He pacified a state and brought peace to the country. He was loyal and respectful, so he was loyal to the royal family. He was originally a county baron. Because of his merits, he controlled a territory of more than a thousand miles and had tens of thousands of helmets under his command. The title of county baron was no match for him."

Pang Shuiyun lowered his eyes slightly, and it was just as he expected.

It's going to be sealed.

He controls a thousand miles of land, let alone being a county man.

Even the title of Viscount of a founding county is not worthy of him, he should be at least an earl.

He is a powerful founding earl who controls the actual area and has troops and forces under his command. He is considered a top figure even in the world. At the age of sixteen, the lord at that time had not reached this step at his age.

Although the world is in turmoil now, far worse than before, this also shows the young master's strong character.

The Emperor's voice was silent:

"——For the Marquis!"

Pang Shuiyun's thoughts paused and his pupils contracted.

He suddenly raised his head and looked at the young emperor in the ancient hall. This emperor, who was despised by everyone and considered to be just a puppet and chess piece not worth mentioning in this turbulent era, now showed his true strength.

Let me also step into this world and compete with the heroes.

I am also a descendant of the Red Emperor.

Not a mean overlord.

He sat on the ancient imperial throne, with his hands on the armrests of the dragon chair, and pushed his lofty ambitions to the sky in one breath, stepping into this world.

It severely stirred up the situation in the world.

"The land south of the Yangtze River is still called Qinhou."

"seal up--"

“【武】!”

"His name is - Qin Wu Hou!"

(End of this chapter)