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Chapter 484 Entrustment (asking for monthly ticket)

Attack Chen...

Attack Chen.

Yan Daiqing looked at these two simple words and remained silent and dazed for a long time.

He thought of his hometown, his past when he was young and studied hard, and many other things, including the sunshine in Chen State and the wheels of the cars that rolled over the bluestone floor outside the window when he was studying.

The two words "attack Chen" were like a sharp sword, completely cutting a huge gap between Yan Daiqing's memory and reality.

The wind in the south of the Yangtze River in late August already carried a slight chill. Yan Daiqing covered his sleeves with his hands, looked at the sky in the distance, and thought about his parents at home. When he left home, he hoped that he could become a famous scholar.

"But, Dad, Mom, am I really a celebrity?"

"Will you be proud of me?"

Even if his son wants to become a member of Tiance Mansion himself.

Conquer the homeland.

Yan Daiqing's expression was somewhat complicated.

The other core members of Tiance Mansion who knew the news were also excited.

The opportunity to unify the world is about to come.

There was war in all directions across the world, and the nations had been peaceful for more than a year. Apart from normal rest and recuperation, each country had its own other means to restore its national strength.

Ying State filled the gap in its treasury by eliminating corrupt officials, while Li Guanyi's troops relied on the support of aristocratic families on the one hand and the reserves of the royal treasuries of the thirty-six Khans of the Western Regions on the other.

However, attacking a country is a protracted process. The people's livelihood has suffered a great impact after several years of fierce fighting. If a war lasting three to five years is launched again at this moment, even Li Guanyi's subordinates will have refugees and rebellions.

If 70% of the time in ten years is spent in war, even the people in the Central Plains will not be able to tolerate it.

At this moment, it is far from the right time to launch a frontal battle.

Tiance Mansion’s previous strategy was also very clear.

With the help of the supply sites exposed by Chen Tianyi and the secret realm of the ancient red dragon, they accumulated military strength and waited for the opportunity to come. They would immediately send out a surprise attack and march straight in to destroy the capital of the State of Chen and Guanyi City.

Although everyone thought that they should concentrate their forces to first capture the Chen State's capital, Jiangzhou.

Although Guanyi City is also a prosperous place, it is just an acropolis.

In strategic terms, it is far from being comparable to Jiangzhou City and can be put aside for the time being.

However, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, who has always been calm and receptive to advice, was extremely stubborn and even obstinate when he was here. He insisted on including Guanyi City in the first phase of the siege target and refused to change his mind.

Only Mr. Pojun and Mr. Yan Daiqing, the generals from the Jinwu Guard of the State of Chen, could guess the reason. There was nothing they could do, as it was the monarch's request, and the counselors had to work together.

At this moment, tens of thousands of troops have accumulated there, all of them are elite Southwestern Flying Army. Such an army is not enough for a frontal attack on the city.

However, the country of Chen was in a state of domestic emptiness.

He suddenly appeared and attacked the capital directly.

Then the strategic goal can be fully achieved.

However, such a strategy is extremely difficult to implement. It requires an extremely rare opportunity, an opportunity to draw the world's attention, in order for the surprise attack strategy to succeed.

Tiance Mansion has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

Chen Wenmian looked at the letter sent by Li Guanyi, and his palm holding the long-handled double-edged weapon unconsciously exerted force. This magic weapon sublimated from the hands of the Wolf King continued to make a whistling sound.

"Mother, father..."

Chen Wenmian thought of his mother, whom he was almost able to save, and his father, who was beheaded. He felt such a sharp pain in his heart that he almost couldn't breathe, and he often had nightmares.

In the dream, I returned to the great sacrifice of the State of Chen that year, and there was fire everywhere.

He went crazy looking for his mother. When he found her, she looked at him with a smile, then pushed him out with both hands and was swallowed by the flames. Every time he came here, Chen Wenmian would wake up from a nightmare.

I was covered in cold sweat and sat there for a long time without being able to come to my senses.

I often sit all night long under the cold and lonely moonlight.

The cause and effect of the past, the old hatred that lasted for twenty years, is finally coming to an end.

Chen Wenmian held the weapon with a tense expression, while Xiao Wuliang stared at Chen Wenmian.

Feel the fluctuation of vitality in the latter.

“…Is this the heart-level hurdle that leads from the seventh heaven to the eighth heaven?”

"If you can step over it, there will be no more obstacles for you to enter the eighth heaven."

The most important point of this strategy is confidentiality.

Li Guanyi's secret letter was not widely circulated. Only the Tiance Mansion and the core members of the strategy against the State of Chen knew that Li Guanyi was still in Xiyi City, strengthening the city's defenses and occasionally appearing on the city walls of Xiyi City.

Occasionally he would lead his army out and wander around, defeating the small armies of the three forces that came closer, robbing them, and bringing back the captured soldiers to be guided by General Fan Qing.

At the same time, Jiangnan Road began to mobilize troops. During the mobilization process, a group of elite troops would disappear silently every time.

Among them was even Yue Qianfeng who had just recovered.

One of Yue Qianfeng's halberds was broken by the Great Khan during this battle. During the recuperation, the fearless Yue Qianfeng successfully obtained the Axe of General Ying, one of the five axe in the overlord's secret collection.

At this moment, he held a Xuanbing halberd in one hand and a prototype of a magic weapon left by one of the top ten generals in the world in the other. After becoming familiar with the moves and weapons, Yue Qianfeng had a fierce battle with Yue Pengwu. The latter personally commented that Yue Qianfeng's strength had been further improved.

In other words, you can fight with the top ten generals in the world more happily.

Knowing that Li Guanyi is going to attack Yicheng.

Yue Qianfeng laughed to himself: "Several years ago, it was me, Old Yue, who personally defeated Guanyi City. The world has been in chaos for so many years. This time, it is time for me, Old Yue, to take the lead again!"

"Hahaha, leave it to me. I don't believe I can ever meet anyone in the top ten!"

Yue Qianfeng didn't care that winter was coming.

He led some elite troops and took advantage of the change of military forces of Tiance Mansion in Jiangnan to escape into the mountains and head towards the location of the secret realm. He also took away the heavy armor that had been recast over the past six months.

The most core strategy of Tiance Mansion was launched.

And in Ying State——

The increasingly aged Jiang Wanxiang stood under the hall, leaning on a sword, looking at the bleak autumn wind. His white hair had become a little dull and gray, and the skin on his face had somewhat collapsed, making him look like a frail old man.

But it is like a dying dragon.

Jiang Wanxiang looked at the battle report and said, "Li Guanyi occupied Xiyi City and Ashina's place, but did not send troops immediately. He took advantage of the situation to further expand this advantage. This is abnormal, Grand Master."

Jiang Su stood next to Jiang Wanxiang, still wearing a black robe.

Armor was faintly visible under his robe, and his temperament was resolute and heavy, like a mountain. Jiang Su looked a little sad.

Jiang Wanxiang's aging speed is even faster than expected. Only two years have passed since the Rebellion of King Shenwu, and Jiang Wanxiang, who could still hold a glass of wine and go up to the Zhaixing Tower back then, now looks older than Jiang Su.

"They have already taken Xiyi City, but instead of advancing the front line, they are defending it. Li Guanyi has big plans, and I'm afraid they don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place."

Jiang Wanxiang said, "Oh? I wonder what the Grand Master thinks Li Guanyi is going to do?"

Jiang Su said: "It's not like there was no action at all."

"The grassland is too vast. When the Great Khan of the Turks planned to capture the territory from outside the city of Xiyi to the Central Plains, he had to retreat from the grassland originally occupied by Ashina."

"The King of Qin took advantage of this opportunity and successfully occupied Ashina's land."

"But they did nothing about the strategically important area in Xiyi City."

"Since they have taken control of this place, they must be planning to take control of other places, just like a long snake formation. If the head does not move, the tail will move, and if the tail does not move, the head will move. The King of Qin is probably planning to take advantage of the changes in Xiyi City to attract the attention of the world, and then attack the State of Chen from the south to the north."

Jiang Su raised his hand and grabbed it casually. The spear in the hand of the guard next to him flew out and landed in his hand. He danced a spear flower and drew a line on the ground with the spear. He said: "Then Chen State will definitely return to defend. If Xiyi City can take advantage of the situation and send troops from both directions, Chen State may suffer a major change."

Jiang Wanxiang said, "So, Grand Master, what do you think we should do?"

Jiang Su said: "Tell Yu Chen about this news."

"Let the King of Qin and Chen Dingye fight each other. If either of these two countries is stronger than the other, it will not be a good thing for Daying. Only when the two sides are evenly matched can we buy enough time for Daying."

Jiang Wanxiang quietly looked at the grooves drawn on the ground. After a long while, he said:

"Then let's follow the Master's wishes."

Jiang Su nodded, casually inserted the spear in his hand into the ground, and followed Jiang Wanxiang through the palace. When he was young, Jiang Wanxiang was much shorter than him. Later, the young man gradually became more vigorous and taller, taller than him.

Later, Jiang Wanxiang grew old and frail, and is now shorter than him.

Even shorter than the young man back then.

Jiang Su walked forward with Jiang Wanxiang. Jiang Wanxiang's voice was calm, and he was already a little nagging while speaking:

"I have already eliminated a large number of the parasites in the court, but as long as I leave, these loyal ministers will gradually change their hearts. Then I will have to trouble the Grand Tutor."

"It's enough to kill a group of them, but there's no need to kill them all. These scholars are very smart. If they see that you want to eradicate them all, I'm afraid they will join forces with each other. At that time, the country will collapse from within."

"We need to make them split from within, make them enemies, recommend each other, and suspect each other in order to maintain stability. From ancient times to the present, the so-called imperial technique is nothing more than letting civil officials and military generals check and balance each other internally, but all of them are loyal to the monarch and united against the outside world. It is nothing more than a means of manipulating people's hearts."

"These methods, Grand Master must be..."

Jiang Su suddenly interrupted Jiang Wanxiang and said, "Your Majesty."

Grand Tutor Jiang Su said solemnly: "I am only a general. I do not understand these imperial techniques, nor do I need to understand them."

Jiang Wanxiang looked at Grand Tutor Jiang Su for a long time, then smiled and said:
"Okay, okay, I got it. Why are you so anxious? There are no assassins hiding in this palace. It's impossible for three or five hundred people to jump out from behind a rockery if I drop something and surround you and chop you into pieces."

"Besides, let alone three to five hundred swordsmen, even three to five thousand swordsmen are no match for you, Grand Master." "Sword Maniac Murong Longtu was able to kill three thousand Iron Pagodas, so you, Grand Master, will not be weaker than him."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Jiang Su looked at Jiang Wanxiang who was laughing, with sadness in his eyes.

When Jiang Wanxiang was young, he had an invincible figure by his side, just like Li Guanyi today. However, the young man back then is now very old.

Jiang Su replied, "It is a life-extending Gu from the Wu Gu lineage. However, I have searched and found that there is no Gu insect in the world that can allow you, who have the aura of a king, to practice."

Jiang Wanxiang murmured something, lowered his eyes, and said with some regret, "Really?"

"Is that so? Hahahaha, after all, he is on the path of the Son of Heaven. What kind of poisonous insect in the world can carry the fate of the Son of Heaven? It is nothing more than this. It can be regarded as destiny, hahahaha."

"It seems that the path I am taking is indeed irreplaceable."

Jiang Su said: "The effect of the life-extending Gu is only to extend the life span for a few more years after the end of the life span, and it will not exceed ten years at most. The sword maniac Murong Longtu is full of vigor. After all, he is a martial arts legend. What kind of exotic beast can bear the consumption of a martial arts legend?"

"The effect of the life-extending Gu of the Wu Gu lineage on him will definitely be weaker than that on ordinary people."

Jiang Wanxiang sighed and said, "Really? However, when your lifespan is about to end, there are still juniors who will go through thousands of miles at all costs and take risks to bring such treasures back to you. After your lifespan ends, you can still swing the sword as you please."

"This kind of thing is indeed enviable."

"Youth and youth are gone forever. Only the long river of time can make even I helpless. Speaking of which, my two sons..."

Jiang Su lowered his head.

Jiang Wanxiang was quiet for a while, and said: "The world is changing. Judging from what Li Guanyi did, the war will start again. I have entrusted the fate of the country to you, Grand Master. After that, I will let my second son become a so-called emperor."

"If it is the eldest son, he would probably oppose your determination to conquer the four directions."

"When the world is at peace, you can kill my second son."

The old and murderous Jiang Wanxiang said something that was enough to chill people's hearts. He looked into the distance, leaning on the king's sword in his hand, and said, "As for Gao'er, Gao'er...he is a good son, unlike Jiang Yuan."

"If someone wants to be an emperor, let him be the emperor. If someone wants to live a peaceful life, let him live a peaceful life. Please, Grand Master, give Gao Er a peaceful life. As for my son who was so cruel and merciless that he attacked his father, leave him alone."

"Let him be a puppet to deal with those treacherous officials."

Jiang Wanxiang cursed: "Dog bites dog, and both have a mouth full of fur."

After a pause, the white-haired old man turned around and spat at the side.

"This useless son actually scolds even a father like me."

"He deserves to be beaten and punished!"

Jiang Su said: "Your Majesty, you scolded yourself."

Jiang Wanxiang: “…………”

Jiang Su added: "Besides, it is the father's fault if the son is not well educated. You brought up Jiang Gao yourself, but your wife passed away when Jiang Yuan was still young. At that time, in order to stabilize the court, you married and established many concubines."

"Forcing Gao Xiang to leave also made Jiang Yuan's temper even more extreme."

"You are also responsible for his change."

Jiang Wanxiang was silent for a long time, then he placed his sword on the ground and cursed:
"The dog emperor."

“Are you satisfied?!!”

Jiang Su's lips curled up, but his expression was too resolute and calm, and this slight change was really hard to see with the naked eye. However, Jiang Wanxiang felt much happier. He took a breath of the cool autumn air and said:

"The universe is vast and boundless. When we were young, Gao Xiang and I were as close as brothers. When I went to rob a bride, he dared to fight with me, arrow in hand. But later, I became a better and better king, but he left me. We haven't had any contact for decades."

"When we were young, we promised to be brothers and never betray each other even if we became kings and generals. We promised to drink together every autumn when the leaves fell all over the ground. But now, the leaves are all over the ground, and I am the only one here."

Jiang Su said calmly: "Is it possible that I am not a human being?"

Jiang Wanxiang paused, and the sadness in his heart was interrupted by the overly serious and resolute Grand Tutor. He smiled helplessly: "I said it was the three people back then, back then, Grand Tutor!"

"Back then, I was just a bastard prince, and Gao Xiang was just a bastard from a small aristocratic family. Others ignored us, so we just played by ourselves. When Gao Xiang and I met, she exchanged her jewelry for money."

"We then had our own horses and bows and arrows."

"I was able to start from the Imperial Guards and build my own achievements step by step. She has left me, and so has Gao Xiang. I am the only one left here, an old fellow whose spirit was broken by the evil spirit of the King of Shenwu."

"But after I die."

Jiang Wanxiang paused and said, "After I die, he will come back."

"After all, he is a fierce warrior who has carved out his own path in the martial arts world. He will be a great help to you, Grand Master."

"When the time comes, Grand Master, don't resent him."

Jiang Su looked at Jiang Wanxiang's back, his expression was resolute and his eyes were sad:

"Yes."

Jiang Wanxiang sensed the mood of Grand Tutor Jiang Su. He stood firm, tapped Jiang Wanxiang's leg with the sword he was leaning on, and laughed, "Don't be so sad, Grand Tutor. I'm still alive. I'm not dead yet."

“There’s still a fire burning in my heart.”

"Although this fire is about to go out, it is still warm. I have been eating the treasures of heaven and earth that can prolong my life every day. Even if I am borrowing a few more years of life from heaven and earth, in the end..."

"I want to die on my own path, too, Grand Master."

………………

Early October in the fifteenth year of Tianqi.

In Xiyi City, Li Guanyi was flipping through the intelligence scroll. When he saw the thirteen taels of silver, King Qin's eyes twitched and he stared at the word after thirteen, wondering if he had missed a ten thousand taels.

Finally, it was confirmed that it was exactly thirteen taels, and my heart was pounding.

That's our money!

It’s the money for our academy, dam, and logistics!

The King of Qin silently took note of it in his heart, and then looked up at the sky.

"Ying State has withdrawn its troops... It seems that Jiang Su and Jiang Wanxiang have figured out something, but Chen State is still advancing without hesitation. Chen Dingye, what on earth is he thinking?"

Li Guanyi could no longer understand Chen Dingye.

The old man in green was wiping his sword. Murong Longtu had not been very active on the battlefield in the past few months. He just flipped through many files that interested him, and then with a sword from a distance, he forced the Iron Buddha under the Khan's command to abandon Ashina's original grassland.

Ten percent awesome.

Murong Longtu brushed his fingers across the blade of the Longtu Sword and asked casually, "When does Guanyi plan to return to Jiangnan? Qiushui wrote to ask."

"This is already the eighteenth letter."

Li Guanyi sighed and said, "I also want to go back earlier, but the situation is not clear, so I can't leave at this time."

Things on the battlefield, even if it is just an elite force attacking the enemy's capital, are not something that can be done on a whim today.

It requires exquisite timing.

The incident in Xiyi City is a broad opportunity to attract the eyes and attention of people all over the world, but this is not enough.

To attack Chen, Li Guanyi needed to return to Jiangnan and hide in a secret territory. Then, General Yue would lead troops from the southwest, while Li Guanyi would stay in charge and hide in Jiangnan. Only after General Yue led the Chen troops away could Li Guanyi march straight in.

As for the reason for returning to Jiangnan, I have already prepared it.

This is also the reason why Murong Qiu Shui wrote to inquire.

He is about to turn twenty, the so-called coming of age.

The ruler of a country, at the age of twenty, needs to perform the ceremony of coming of age, which is extremely complicated. The King of Qin had previously written a letter to Ji Zichang, the Red Emperor of Zhongzhou, informing him that the ceremony of coming of age should be completed according to the standards for a monarch. The teachers and officials of the Ministry of Rites were almost in tears when they saw that the King of Qin had 'repented and returned to the right path'.

Li Guanyi tossed the beads in his hand and said to himself:

"The King of Qin's coming of age ceremony is at an excellent time."

"But before that, there is one more thing to do."

Li Guanyi caught the golden bead and placed it in front of his eyes. He looked at the golden bean, which had become soft due to being rubbed many times, and said gently, "I also want to fulfill my promise."

"On the day I came of age, I conquered Guanyi City."

"But before that, I have one more thing to do."

Murong Longtu was puzzled.

Li Guanyi smiled and said, "Let's cast a tripod."

The grassland of the seventh prince Ashina had originally been recaptured by the Great Khan, but after the Great Khan left, Li Guanyi leisurely took this area back into his hands. After several repeated attempts, the Great Khan and others had to choose to give up this place for the time being.

It is based on the grassland of the seventh king Ashina and the area of ​​Xiyi City.

Try to cast a Nine Cauldrons.

Senior Nine-Colored Divine Deer has also contacted the divine eagle that Li Guanyi had seen before. When the army was mobilized, the gold and iron for casting the Nine Cauldrons had already been prepared by the Seventh Prince Ashina. Before going to attack Chen, Prince Qin Li Guanyi went to cast a cauldron to enhance his strength.

Things that used to require a lot of effort can now be handled with just a few words given one’s status and power.

However, after he and Murong Longtu left, an unexpected incident occurred in Xiyi City.

The current Lord of Xiyi City, the third brother of Duke Li Zhaowen, Li Yuanchang.

Death.

(End of this chapter)