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Chapter 1190: Classmates Reunion (Part 1190) [Seeking monthly pass]

"My Lord, are you planning to appoint Qian Shuhe as the commander this time?"

The court meetings were not held every day. On days when there were no court meetings, a few people were summoned to discuss matters. After several years of experience, the government affairs that once troubled Shen Tang could be easily handled. If he performed exceptionally well, he could have a few hours of rest a day. Shen Tang did not have any particular hobbies. He could spend his time planting flowers and trees, fishing, riding horses, and archery.

After the special court meeting, the Lord achieved his goal of warning.

Qi Shan came over to ask for a meeting. She was tidying up her small flower garden.

Out of the corner of his eye he saw a letter of appointment which had not yet been made clear on the stone table in the pavilion next to him, and Qishan knew what was written inside.

Shen Tang put down the spatula, took the cloth handed to him by the palace servant and wiped his hands carefully: "Well, Uncle Qian has done his best in the past few years. He has been coveting the position of coach for so many years, this time we can just regard it as his dream come true. But if we lose this battle, he will have to take all the blame..."

Qian Yong is definitely the most treacherous among the military generals.

Compared with Qian Yong, Dayi and his friends were not as sharp and smooth.

Speaking of Zhao Feng and his companions, Shen Tang couldn't help but sigh.

"I didn't expect Dayi would also make trouble. He used to be a very steady person. Gongsu was so scared that he came to me at night."

She knew that these people had no ulterior motives and had no intention of testing her bottom line. Their desire to invade Zheng State was purely instinctive, but this trend should not be encouraged, and the loopholes should not be opened randomly. If the trend is not suppressed this time, when Kang State becomes stronger, who knows what these energetic guys will do to fight. Those who are good at fighting and have discipline are called elite troops, and those who act casually can only be a mob, or even a mad dog.

"Zhao Dayi was not stable to begin with, but Qin Gongsu was always watching him, so he didn't have the chance to make mistakes. Qin Gongsu was too busy in recent years and couldn't take care of him, so it's normal for him to be confused for a while." Qi Shan suppressed his smile, "It's good that he still knows how to be afraid."

The most troublesome thing is the fearless rolling block.

To use Gu Wangchao's nonsense words -

Those who are favored feel confident.

Didn't Zhao Feng clearly feel the trust given by the master, and for a moment he lost himself and blurred the boundary between the monarch and his subjects? Fortunately, it was just a small sign, and it was discovered in time and nipped in the bud, eliminating the hidden danger in the bud. Shen Tang pushed a plate of cherries to Qi Shan, and Qi Shan said: "In fact, the master should also bear some responsibility."

The one who remains calm in the face of great favor or disgrace is a saint.

"You also want to say something about loving mothers often spoiling their children?"

"also?"

"Wang Chao told me yesterday that 'kind mothers often spoil their children' and 'benevolent monarchs often have treacherous ministers'..." Shen Tang was speechless when she heard this. She seriously suspected that the relationship between the monarch and his ministers in the court was a large-scale SM game. If the monarch was not strict and domineering, the ministers would feel uncomfortable and would not feel satisfied until she whipped them a few times.

Qishan: "...He really said all kinds of nonsense."

Shen Tang chuckled and said, "He also said that you have a lot of tricks."

Qishan already had many political enemies, and this time he took the initiative to conduct a sting operation, with the emperor and his ministers singing the same tune. Are you really not afraid of getting into trouble? Shen Tang will not be affected, but the memorials to Qishan must be more than those to Xuehua.

Qishan said nothing and finished a whole plate of cherries by himself.

The palace had the most fruits and vegetables in Kangguo. Qishan stayed there until dark before going back, and he did not forget to eat and take away. As soon as he arrived at his place, someone reported that there was a guest at home. Qishan knew who it was without having to guess: "Guest? Is it Qin Gongsu?"

The person who came was Qin Li. When Qi Shan arrived at the study, he saw the man holding a book under the warm orange candlelight: "Gong Su, you came at an unfortunate time. I had dinner outside. The kitchen is closed today. If you are hungry, you might as well drink some tea and water."

Qin Li was too lazy to stand up to give his host face. He turned the page and replied sarcastically, "I know your family is poor and even mice have to go around to make a living. I prepared the table early to save you a meal."

Qi Shan curled his lips: "You are becoming more and more sarcastic."

Qin Li sneered and said, "Isn't this the same as being associated with bad people?"

If anyone is to blame, it's only that pool of ink.

Qi Shan was too lazy to argue with him, so he sat down with his clothes lifted. There was indeed an exquisite food box on the table, with a faint aroma of food wafting out of it. There was also a pair of wine vessels at the bottom of the food box. "Well-prepared, Master Qin knows how to enjoy himself."

He said he had eaten it one moment, and the next moment he picked up his chopsticks and started devouring it.

Qin Li can eat three mouthfuls with one chopstick.

"Why so urgent?"

This is also something that Qin Li can't understand.

Last year, there was a battle with Beimo, and at the beginning of the year, there was a bloody battle with Gaoguo. In the blink of an eye, two major battles were fought in two years. Just when it seemed that they could have a peaceful new year, the master provoked Zhenguo again. Qin Li was not against fighting, he just felt that the signs of this war came too quickly.

At least we have to wait until spring, right?

At first, he did not think of Qi Shan, who was also one of the people receiving training today. After thinking about it, Qin Li understood the connection. It might be that the master and Qi Shan were playing a double act!

Qishan buried his head in his food and said, "It's better to be early than late."

We have to fight sooner or later, so let's fight now.

Qin Li had to remind him: "What do you mean by the sooner the better? The four states we have just acquired have just stabilized! Most of the original Gaoguo rebels have been cleared out, and some have been driven out of the country. They are eyeing us covetously, and we cannot afford to be careless!"

Qishan held the chopsticks in one hand and the bowl in the other.

I was enjoying the food just now, but now I have no appetite.

Qin Li said: "If we move against Zhen Kingdom now, we will alert the enemy."

It is very unfavorable for the subsequent layout of the central continent.

Qi Shan said: "So we must fight quickly and decisively. As long as we fight quickly enough, the countries in the Central Continent will not dare to have any thoughts."

Kangguo has unified the northwest continent, and whether it wants to or not, it has become a thorn in the eyes of nearby countries. A good neighbor must not be so huge that it brings a strong sense of oppression to itself. It is best to be as thin and weak as itself, so that it can rest assured. Instead of waiting for them to react and take action, it is better to kill the chicken to scare the monkey and deter them.

Please use your chopsticks to lightly tap the edge of the plate.

The two of them lightly touched each other, making a crisp tinkling sound that seemed to capture everyone's attention. "Gong Su, I know you want to walk more steadily, conserve your energy and then take the opportunity to swallow up and nibble away. However, you have forgotten where we are. Every country on this continent is a beast that eats people without leaving any bones! Do you know how to make the beasts afraid?"

"Kill their accomplices in front of them."

"A thunderous strike, a single strike will kill!"

"Only then will they be afraid, and will not think of joining forces to kill you, and will not dare to easily come forward to test your strength!"

Zhen Guo is the unlucky guy who got himself into trouble.

It’s not that Qin Li’s method is not good, it’s just not suitable.

Qi Shan said a surprising news: "The Lord appointed Qian Shuhe as the commander-in-chief because he promised a military order."

Qin Li wanted to get an answer on this trip. Since the master had made up his mind, he, as a minister, had no choice but to fully support this path - not understanding, but executing! But he didn't expect Qian Yong to issue a military order! Qin Li asked: "What military order did Qian Shuhe issue?"

"Three days. The Lord only gave Uncle Qian three days."

"Three days?"

  "Yes, there will be no Zhen Kingdom in three days." Since we want to stimulate people, let's do it to the end and do it in a big way!

Destroy a country in three days.

Qin Li gasped: "How is this possible?"

Even if this country is just a tiny place, it still has a country name. Is it too unrealistic to wipe out the other party from the mainland in three days? Anyone who hears this will think that the military order is deliberately making things difficult.

Qi Shan said: "The time given by the Lord is seven days."

The resources in Zhen State are scarce, and it cannot support many soldiers and horses, let alone transform the terrain to defend against the enemy. Zhen State has neither geographical advantages nor people support, and as for the weather, it depends on whether the neighboring countries of Zhen State are willing to send troops to help defend their neighbors. Seven days is a bit short, but it is not impossible for the master to provide enough troops and supplies.

"How can it be three days?"

Qi Shan snorted, "Why else?"

Of course it was Uncle Qian and myself who proposed it.

Qian Yong: [No need for seven days, give me three days. From sending troops to attack the city to setting foot on their capital, three days is enough! ]

Shen Tang was shocked by what Lao Qian said.

  I really want to ask Uncle Qian what's wrong with his mind? Does he know what the consequences will be if he fails to fulfill the military order?

Qian Yong had been in the military for so many years, so of course he knew it.

Shen Tang also asked the same question as Zhao Wei.

[Qian Shuhe, is the King of Zhen your archenemy? ]

With Qishan's previous experience of making enemies everywhere, Shen Tang was not surprised when other people under his command made enemies with anyone. Qian Yong wanted to hide it at first, but Shen Tang wanted to know, so he told him: "It's not a big enemy, it's just that things change over time. When I was young and studying and traveling, I had some interactions with the King of Zhen. 】

[Or classmates? ]

Qian Yong had a ferocious expression as if he was recalling the glorious past.

[Yeah, barely. ]

Although he is always mean and unruly, he actually had a rough life in the first half of his life. He was born in a poor family, but who doesn't want to be a superior person? He also had great ambitions in his early years, but he bowed to the reality of making a living.

Without a territory, you can only wander around.

Shamelessly throw yourself into the hands of poor connections.

He once sought help from the King of Zhen, but this classmate had no regard for the old friendship and was not interested in the small group of people under Qian Yong. Instead, he believed that Qian Yong was just a soldier who came to collect money and kicked him out. Qian Yong then moved to several families and finally settled down in the territory of his classmate Zhang He.

[As for me, I just like to take revenge on my own. ]

The corner of Shen Tang's mouth twitched: [Taking revenge for personal gain? ]

Qian Yong respectfully requested to fight: [I beg the Lord to grant my consent. ]

  In order to settle his personal grudge legally and reasonably, he dared to compress the seven days into three days to give his former classmates a little shock!

Shen Tang had no choice but to grab the national seal and stamp it.

[I didn't realize you hold such a grudge? ]

Qian Yong said in a gloomy tone: [You can’t kick the bowl of a stray dog. If you don’t even leave this bowl, don’t blame the dog for going crazy and biting people to death. He broke my bowl back then, and now I’m going back to dig up his ancestral grave. This is called God’s will for everything! ]

The pain of living under someone else's roof and the shame of being driven out.

  Qian Yong was so shameless that he could swallow it, but he had a bad stomach and couldn't digest it! Now that he has the chance to not pay it back, how aggrieved he is!

[If you don't return home when you are rich, it's like walking in the night in fine clothes. Similarly, if you don't go to your enemies to ask for interest after you become rich, you have lived in vain.] Other people are broad-minded and don't bother with their enemies about trivial matters. They are gentlemen with self-cultivation. But Lao Qian is different. He is a villain!

What else can a villain rely on if he doesn't take advantage of his power to bully others?

Why would a villain not add insult to injury?

Qi Shan whispered, "The Lord specifically asked Gong Xichou to help Uncle Qian and the enemy to plunder the enemy. You also know that when Gong Xichou goes out, the mysterious high priest will also accompany him. Yun Yuanmou has always been aloof and arrogant. He usually only interacts with his junior brothers and disdains officialdom. He was not banned from fighting this time. The Lord will most likely let him serve as the vanguard!"

Qin Li was silent for a moment: "Just attack the Zhen Kingdom?"

  Isn't this giving too much face to Zhen Guo?

Although a warrior of Gong Xichou's level cannot determine the outcome of a war, it is relative. Zhenguo is a small country with only tens of thousands of regular soldiers. Even if they recruit soldiers during wartime, the number of soldiers will hardly exceed 30,000, and the combat effectiveness is not guaranteed. Gong Xichou can come and go freely regardless of the cost.

As for Yun Ce?

I heard that his cultivation has greatly improved in the past year.

The training speed of Wudan warriors is always steady and progressive, but Yun Ce is different, his training speed is skyrocketing.

Dayi said more than once that his aura was becoming more and more terrifying.

Because the progress was too rapid, the breath control was not perfect.

Occasionally, the martial energy would overflow and make people catch a cold in a matter of minutes.

Qi Shan tried hard to suppress the raised corners of his mouth: "...well, the Lord is more worried than Qian Shuhe that the military order will not be fulfilled."

He immediately gave Qian Yong all kinds of powerful people to help him.

Qin Li: "..."

I thought the master disliked Qian Yong, and since Qian Yong was a surrendered warlord in the early days, he had to give this old man preferential treatment in order to win people's hearts and save face. Now it seems that the master also dotes on Qian Yong.

In fact, sometimes it is not the ministers’ fault that they cross the line.

Qin Li asked: "How many troops?"

Qi Shan gestured: "This number."

Qin Li fell silent again: "Let me ask you one last question. You and the Lord conspired to do this. Are you afraid that Uncle Qian and others will not be able to compete with you, so you deliberately find an excuse to ban the others?"

Qishan: "..."

Very good, very good, Young Master Qin is also crazy.

Why did Qin Gongsu make such an outrageous guess?

He said with difficulty: "It's not that exaggerated."

It was quite a normal thing. When Qin Li said it, it sounded like a play comparable to "playing tricks on the princes with beacon fires". How could Uncle Qian and that rolling knife meat have such great charm? Even if the master was angry for his blue face one day, it shouldn't be Uncle Qian and this old face.

The Lord is not a foolish ruler.

Qin Li leaned his elbows on the food table and sighed deeply.

  How did I get led astray?

Shen Tang assigned troops to Qian Yong nearby, half of whom were elite soldiers who had participated in the wars in Beimo and Gaoguo. The fierce army that had seen blood had extraordinary momentum. The gathered morale cloud was faintly red, oppressing people to the point of almost suffocating.

"Is there something wrong with the size of this army?"

Li Wan did not go back to report on his work, but stayed to participate in the war.

She had been on a diplomatic mission to the State of Zhen and could lead the way.

Li Wan was also quite capable. He could tell something was wrong just by looking at the daily expenses of the logistics department. According to this consumption, the army must be at least 30,000. 30,000 troops to attack Zhen State?

  |ω`)

Nothing happened today, the driving practice went smoothly, and the actual reverse parking was also standard, no scratches, no rear-end collisions, and no wrong traffic lights, which is a cause for celebration (my two cousins ​​were also urged to take the driver's license test, hey, it's 37 or 38 degrees here.)