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Early the next morning.

He went to visit Sun Fengtian again.

"My Lord City Lord, I stayed here all night last night and couldn't sleep at all."

Sima Yi spoke to Sun Fengtian with a tired look on his face, as if he really had something to hide.

Hearing this, Sun Fengtian wondered, "Could it be that the accommodation we arranged is not good enough?"

"It's not that I can't do it, but I didn't come here just to ask for a job under the city lord."

Sima Yi knelt down and said sincerely, "I want to entrust my life to you. I hope you can give me a military token so that my five thousand brothers can serve you!"

Sun Fengtian was shocked when he heard this. Sima Yi really never stops until he makes a shocking statement.

He picked up the teacup and pretended to take a sip to hide his inner panic.

"Well, actually you just need to live well in Black Wind Village. I won't go to exterminate you. It may be a little difficult for you to get the military token. If the Great Zhou court sees this, it will be very difficult for me to deal with it. This is a serious crime of privately raising troops."

Hearing this, Sima Yi knew that Sun Fengtian had taken the bait, and he continued.

"You are worrying too much, Lord City Lord. I believe you also know about the Seventh Prince Chu Yang's affairs in the South China Sea. Now that the South China Sea has won a great victory, think about what the Seventh Prince will do next? Isn't he going to go north to take over Nanling City? Then..."

Sima Yi paused deliberately, observing Sun Fengtian's reaction.

Sima Yi's words really hit the nail on the head for Sun Fengtian. He frowned and began to feel uneasy.

He knew everything about the seventh prince Chu Yang. He had been suppressed all the time, and the taxes in Qiongzhou had been increased three times.

Now that Nanhai has won a great victory, the seventh prince Chu Yang might rebel!

His Nanling City is not big, but it is not small either. If Chu Yang really sets his sights on it, I am afraid...

"Lord City Lord, think about it, the current situation of civil unrest in the Great Zhou is a good time for you to recruit soldiers and expand your strength!"

"If you can occupy Qiongzhou and establish yourself as king, wouldn't that be much better than being a mere city lord under that tyrant?"

Sima Yi continued to seduce, his tone full of temptation.

Sun Fengtian was so moved by Sima Yi's words that he held the teacup tightly in his hand, as if he saw himself wearing a dragon robe and sitting on the throne.

"Mr. Sima, do you have any evidence for what you said? Will the Seventh Prince really rebel?"

Sun Fengtian asked in a low voice, with greed gleaming in his eyes.

"My Lord City Lord, in this world, who would complain about having too many soldiers?"

"The Seventh Prince is a man of great talent and vision, and he has many talented people around him. It would be a piece of cake for him to take over Nanling City, right?"

"I dare to guarantee with my life that within three months, the Seventh Prince will lead his army north!"

Sima Yi said with a solemn oath.

Sun Fengtian was silent. He lowered his head in thought, weighing the pros and cons.

Sima Yi did not urge him, but just knelt there quietly. He knew that his chess piece had fallen into the most critical position.

"Well, since you are so interested, I will give you a title and make you the General of Zhennan. I hope you can lead your troops to spy on the Qiongzhou in the south."

"As for food and fodder, I will help you arrange it."

Sun Fengtian felt that something was wrong, and then added: "I will send a few more generals to you, what do you think?"

Sima Yi was secretly delighted. He didn't expect that Sun Fengtian was such a timid person. He was frightened by just a few words.

He kowtowed immediately and said, "The city lord is wise! I will do my best to serve you!"

Sun Fengtian nodded with satisfaction, as if he had already seen the scene of himself ruling the world.

He waved his hand, called a guard and gave an order.

"Go, invite General Xing Dao Zheng Yun here!"

Zheng Yun, the general defending Nanling City, was a man with a thick body and a full beard, looking ferocious.

Although this man is extremely brave, he is simple-minded and is a powerful general under Sun Fengtian.

Not long after.

Zheng Yun strode into the hall and asked in a muffled voice, "Lord City Lord, what do you want me to do for you?"

"General Zheng, this is Mr. Sima Yi, a rare genius."

"This city lord wants to appoint Mr. Sima as the General of Zhennan and lead the army south. You must assist General Sima well!"

Sun Fengtian pointed at Sima Yi and said to Zheng Yun.

Zheng Yun looked Sima Yi up and down, and seeing that he was extremely thin and looked like a weak scholar, he felt a little disdainful.

He said in a muffled voice: "Just him? A little old man, can he be a general? Lord City Lord, are you kidding me?"

Sima Yi was not angry, but just smiled and said: "General Zheng, you don't know that although I am not good at martial arts, I am proficient in military strategy."

"This time when we go south, I have a perfect plan. I will be able to resist the Qiongzhou army without any effort."

"And they will seize the opportunity and move south to take Qiongzhou at any time."

"Hahaha! Just you? You still think you have a foolproof plan? I think you are just good at talking on paper!"

Zheng Yun laughed loudly towards the sky, his face full of disdain.

"If General Zheng doesn't trust me, why not play a game of chess with me?"

"If the general wins, I will do whatever you want with him."

"But if you lose, please don't question my ability anymore." Sima Yi said calmly, his tone full of confidence.

Zheng Yun was impatient by nature and could not stand being provoked by others. When he heard this, he immediately became interested.

"Okay! I want to see what you are capable of!"

The two men came to the table, set out the chessboard, and started playing chess.

Although Zheng Yun has strong limbs, he is not simple-minded.

He has been practicing martial arts since he was young and also has some knowledge of chess.

However, compared with Sima Yi, he was still inferior.

Not long after.

The game entered a white-hot stage.

"Haha! You're bound to lose!" Zheng Yun suddenly laughed and slammed the chess piece in his hand hard on the chessboard.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, his face suddenly turned pale.

Because he found that this seemingly decisive move of his had fallen into Sima Yi's trap.

"General, you lose."

Sima Yi said lightly, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

"This...this is impossible!"

Zheng Yun widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

"I appreciate your kindness, General."

Sima Yi smiled slightly, stood up, walked to Sun Fengtian, and said with a bow: "Lord City Lord, now General Zheng has also seen my ability. I wonder if this military token..."

Sun Fengtian was still a little hesitant at first, but when he saw Sima Yi defeat Zheng Yun so easily, he immediately became full of confidence in him.

He immediately made a decision, handed a tiger talisman to Sima Yi, and said in a deep voice.

"General Sima, this city lord will hand over three thousand soldiers to you! I hope you will not disappoint this city lord's expectations of you!"

Sima Yi took the tiger talisman, knelt on one knee, and said loudly: "General Sima Yi will live up to the city lord's high expectations!"

Looking at Sima Yi's departing back, Zheng Yun's heart was filled with anger and jealousy.

He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he said, "Sima, just wait! One day, I'll make you pay!"

However, he did not know that he had been abandoned by Sima Yi.

that's it.

Sima Yi's five thousand bandits not only became unknown soldiers in Nanling City.

He also obtained Sun Fengtian's three thousand soldiers.

As for Zheng Yun, he seemed to be used to supervise Sima Yi, but in fact, Sima Yi did not take him seriously at all.