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Chapter 72: The Secret of the Sameness

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Li Jiancheng looked through the battle report that was delivered to him after he fell asleep last night.

When his eyes fell on the name on the homepage, he discovered that the person who killed Liu Heita was not Yang Erlang, the commander of Meng Ben Camp, but Wu Wen, the captain of Renyong.

Li Jiancheng felt a little familiar with the name Wu Wen, but he couldn't remember who it was for a moment.

"Who is this Wu Wen? He is so brave that he beheaded Liu Heita with only three swords!" Li Jiancheng asked in surprise.

"Your Highness, Wu Wen is the editor of the Eastern Palace. He followed the army to fight against Liu Heita years ago!" Wang Gui, a servant of the Eastern Palace, reminded.

"It's him!"

Li Jiancheng suddenly realized and remembered the young man who was recruited into the Eastern Palace by him because of his essay "On Horses".

"He was actually able to kill Liu Heita? Send an order quickly and ask him to come and see me." Li Jiancheng ordered.

Not long after the order was issued, Wu Wen rushed over from Dazhai.

Everyone present looked at the burly Wu Wen, who walked into the tent with steady steps and big strides, with admiration in their eyes.

He is indeed a fierce general!
No wonder he was able to kill Liu Heita.

"Captain Wu Wen of Renyong pays his respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Wu Wen saluted respectfully.

"Are you Wu Wen?"

Li Jiancheng looked at the majestic figure in front of him and could not compare him with the weak figure in his mind.

"It's me!" Wu Wen responded.

Li Jiancheng looked at him for a long time before he spoke again: "I really didn't expect that you have changed so much in just one year."

"You killed Liu Heita last night. Tell me, how do you want me to reward you?" Li Jiancheng asked.

Wu Wen clasped his hands and said modestly: "I dare not take credit for anything. The successful killing of the bandit leader this time is the result of the joint efforts of all the soldiers in Meng Ben's camp.

Liu Heita was so arrogant that he even dared to charge into the battle line alone, attempting to defeat the entire Meng Ben camp by himself.

All the soldiers of Meng Ben's camp fought bravely without fear of life and death, especially the leader Yang Erlang, whose weapon was knocked away and he was almost killed by his gun. Only then did his subordinates sneak attack and kill him.

If we talk about merit, Commander Yang Erlang and all the soldiers in Meng Ben Camp have made greater contributions than me."

After hearing Wu Wen's story, everyone present couldn't help but imagine the following scene:

In the dark night, in the chaotic camp, Meng Ben's camp was on high alert. Liu Heita galloped on his horse, charged straight into the army formation with his spear, and then was besieged.

Yang Erlang withstood his fierce attack and was nearly killed. At the critical moment, Wu Wen flashed out from behind and beheaded Liu Heita with a sword.

"So that's how it is. All members of Meng Ben's camp have made great contributions, and Commander Yang Erlang has also made an indelible contribution!" Li Jiancheng nodded and praised.

"You go down first. The reward will be given out when you return to the capital." Li Jiancheng said.

"Thank you, Your Highness. I will take my leave now!"

Wu Wen bowed his head, a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, then he turned and walked out of the tent.

Just now, when he was describing the process of beheading Liu Heita, he used some psychedelic hypnosis techniques.

This technique does not have any other powerful effects, it just diverts the attention of people around you from yourself to others, thereby reducing your presence.

Not long after Wu Wen left,

Wei Zheng also returned safely from the enemy camp.

"Your Highness!" Wei Zheng saluted.

Li Jiancheng saw that he looked confident, so he quickly asked, "What's the situation?"

Wei Zheng smiled and cupped his hands in response: "I will live up to your trust, Your Highness. Everything will go well."

A happy smile immediately appeared on Li Jiancheng's face.

Wei Zheng continued, "I promise them that as long as they lay down their weapons and surrender, Your Highness will forgive them all. If they want to continue to make achievements, they can stay in the army and follow Your Highness; if they want to retire, they can leave on their own."

"Yeah!" Li Jiancheng nodded, expressing his approval of Wei Zheng's way of handling things.

"Then how many people are willing to surrender to me and work for me?" Li Jiancheng asked with concern.

Wei Zheng took out a list and handed it to Li Jiancheng with both hands.

This list includes all the personnel of the rank of colonel or above in Liu Heita’s army who are willing to surrender and serve.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Li Jiancheng held the list in his hand and said "Okay" three times happily.

"Xuan Cheng, you are indeed my most trusted minister!"

This was done so beautifully.

As long as he had these people working under him, he, the crown prince, would have his own military power. At this time, Wei Zheng mentioned Wu Wen again: "Your Highness, the first credit for successfully suppressing the rebels this time must go to Ren Yong Xiaowei Wu Wen, who killed the rebel leader Liu Heita."

"Ok!"

Li Jiancheng nodded as he looked at the list in his hand: "I just summoned him and will reward him and all the soldiers in Meng Ben's camp generously."

After listening to Li Jiancheng's words, Wei Zheng always felt that something was wrong.

"Everyone else please step back!"

"Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, the two of you stay!"

Li Jiancheng dismissed the others and left only Wei Zheng and Wang Gui. He went to a side room with them to discuss some important matters in secret.

He held the list in his hand and said slowly, "I plan to select two thousand of the most elite soldiers from these surrendered soldiers to strengthen the guards of the Eastern Palace and station them at the left and right Changlin Gates. They will be called the Changlin Army. What do you think of this?"

After hearing this proposal, Wang Gui frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and did not express his opinion directly.

Wei Zheng immediately agreed: "Your Highness, this is a very wise move!"

Then, he changed the subject and said, "Forgive me for speaking frankly."

"Compared to the King of Qin, your Highness has the advantage of being the eldest son, which is why he can sit on the throne of the Crown Prince according to etiquette and law."

"To be honest, everything Your Highness has now was given by His Majesty the Emperor."

"If your majesty changes his mind one day, the position of crown prince will probably fall to the King of Qin."

"Therefore, if Your Highness wants to secure your position as Crown Prince, you must take control of your own power."

Although Wei Zheng's words were straightforward and a bit harsh, every word came from the bottom of his heart and hit the nail on the head.

After hearing this, Li Jiancheng reaffirmed his determination to form the Changlin Army. Then, he turned to Wei Zheng and said, "Xuancheng, I have something else I want to entrust to you."

"Please speak, Your Highness. I will do my best." Wei Zheng bowed and responded solemnly.

"You secretly contact Luo Yi, the governor of Youzhou, and with him..." Li Jiancheng lowered his voice and began to plot the next step.

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After dealing with Liu Heita, there was still an important finishing task to be completed before returning to the capital, which was to deal with Xu Yuanlang in Shandong.

With Liu Heita's defeat, any discerning person could see that Xu Yuanlang's situation was a dying struggle.

However, what is puzzling is that even though the city of Luzhou where he was located had become an isolated city and the surrounding cities had surrendered one after another, he still held his ground and refused to surrender, showing his determination to die rather than surrender.

Faced with this situation, Li Jiancheng had no choice but to lead a large army to quell the rebellion.

As cities were recovered one after another.

However, Wu Wen calmed down and pondered the Taoist classic he had recently found: "The Zhouyi Cantongqi".

"Zhouyi Cantongqi" is said to have been written by Wei Boyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The book combines the Book of Changes, Huang-Lao thought and the art of furnace alchemy, and is known as the "King of Alchemy Classics of All Ages".

The reason why Wu Wen wanted to find this book to study was because "Zhengyi Chunyang Gong" involved the content of "Renyuan Dadan".

There are three kinds of elixir, all of which can save lives.

The Three Yuans refer to the Heavenly Yuan, the Earthly Yuan, and the Human Yuan.

In the study of alchemy, the human elixir is called the inner elixir, while the earthly elixir and the heavenly elixir are called the outer elixir.

"The Zhouyi Cantongqi" takes Qiankun as the cauldron, Yin and Yang as the dikes, water and fire as the transformation mechanism, the Five Elements as the assistance, and Xuanjing as the base of the elixir.

The content of this book seems to be about the art of alchemy, but in Wu Wen's opinion.

This book is actually a classic on the practice of biological energy fields.

Through harmony, rhythm, resonance, frequency modulation and other methods, we guide ourselves to adjust the various energies in the body, make them interact with each other, and gradually enhance our personal bio-energy field.

"The Zhouyi Cantongqi" combines time, direction and energy flow, and believes that the energy flow of the human body is a vector that will change with time and direction.

This concept of the unity of time and space provides an important basis for understanding the dynamic changes of the human body's energy field.

The book uses the five elements of wood, fire, metal, and water and their mutual generation and restraint to represent the changes in quality and the transformation of the "field".

By harmonizing yin and yang and balancing the five elements, one can adjust and optimize one's own bioenergy field.

The fire control theory in the book is actually a method of regulating the flow of energy during the practice. By mastering the appropriate fire, the flow of energy in the body can reach the optimal state, thereby further strengthening the biological energy field.

The book also emphasizes that cultivation must conform to the laws of nature, such as the movement of the sun and the moon, the changing of the seasons, etc. By coordinating with the rhythm and frequency of nature, one can adjust one's own bioenergy field and achieve the effect of resonating with the heaven and earth.

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　Thanks to '孤单之诚' for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)