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Chapter 1365: Tired Worker (Part 1365) [Seeking monthly ticket]

Gong Xichou is simply the nemesis of military generals.

Those who can argue with him cannot beat him, and those who can beat him cannot argue with him. In a sense, he is invincible.

The reinforcements were defeated in the first battle and many of them fled.

Those who could not escape became prisoners, awaiting their fate.

Those who often lead troops in battle know what treatment they will receive when they are captured - generally speaking, it is proportional to their ability and status.

Only those who have ability and status are worthy of being recruited to redeem themselves!
Prisoners of this level are usually treated with good food and wine, waiting for the real person in charge to come forward and decide whether the prisoner should stay or go.

The prisoners who had no ability and no status were miserable. Starving and being beaten were the basic conditions. They were subjected to methods similar to "starving eagles" to completely suppress the prisoners' thoughts of resistance. What's worse, they would be pushed onto the shooting range as living targets for the enemy's entertainment during banquets.

For a combative general, how can a motionless dead target be more interesting than a live target that can run, jump, beg for mercy and scream?
Judging from Gong Xichou's behavior, he is also a cruel person.

They waited in fear for several days.

He had not been deprived of food, nor had he been caught and beaten. Apart from being imprisoned in the Dan Mansion and his freedom being restricted, it was no different from usual. The crowd did not take any chances, but only worried that this was a sign of a storm: "...Alas."

Just as he was sighing, an uninvited guest came into the tent.

Everyone in the tent felt like they were facing a powerful enemy.

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In order to save manpower in guarding the prisoners, these reinforcements were imprisoned in multi-person cells, which saved Gong Xichou from having to go to each cell to notify them: "Ma... His Highness is back, you all should get ready and present yourself as a human being. Remember, say what you should say, and pretend to be dumb when you shouldn't say anything. Be sensible and don't force me to beat you guys on my happy days..."

Gong Xichou's disrespect caused everyone to glare at him angrily.

"Seniors can be killed, but not humiliated!"

"Such a great shame and humiliation, it would be better to kill us!"

"Yes! Don't think that we will succumb to you just to survive and allow you to insult us with your words!" These people are not generals who have risen from the bottom. Even if they are not from aristocratic families, they are still wealthy. They have never been treated like this since they were young! Warn them to be sensible? Do you think they are just cats and dogs?
Gong Xichou had not expected that his casual warning would cause such a big reaction. He said in surprise, "You are a defeated general. You are not very capable, but you are very ambitious. I came here to run errands and pass on a message because His Highness thinks highly of you. You are still using Qiao as an excuse?"

"you--"

Gong Xichou was too lazy to listen to their endless nonsense. They just said they didn't want to be humiliated. They spoke with great determination, but none of them drew their swords to commit suicide. If they were willing to commit suicide, no one would stop them from doing so!

I thought this in my heart but didn't say it out loud.

If he really provokes someone to commit suicide, he will be criticized.

Gong Xichou came suddenly and left in a hurry.

No one knew what was wrong with him.

Come over and say a bunch of irritating words, then run away?
"...What did he say just now, 'His Highness is back'?" Not everyone can be called His Highness. First of all, there is a proper palace, and Xiahou Li's group of bandits are obviously not qualified. "Does this His Highness refer to Xiahou Li?"

"We'll soon know what's going on."

When the time came, they found that they still couldn't understand.

The night banquet was indeed a celebratory banquet.

As prisoners, they were not tied up as trophies to show off their military exploits, but were instead arranged to sit at the bottom. The leaders of the reinforcements were not stupid, and they felt relieved when they saw this scene. No matter how bad the seats were, they still had to sit.

This proved that Xia Houli did not intend to kill them all, and his intention to win them over was more obvious. They secretly breathed a sigh of relief. No one wanted to die in vain as long as they could live. It would be embarrassing to attend the victory party's celebration banquet as the defeated party.

When I looked up, the main seat was empty.

Moving the gaze again, Gong Xichou naturally sat at the top among the generals.

The other generals had no doubts about this, and they looked at Gong Xichou with respect and indescribable eagerness. They even saw an extremely tall and burly man shyly approaching Gong Xichou to toast him. This man was clearly rough-looking, with a full beard and a strong masculine demeanor, but at this moment he spoke in a low voice, looking at the big bird.

"I will pour you some wine."

The ending tone is a wave of three tremors.

"Speak human language, don't force me to hit you!" Gong Xichou's hand holding the wine was obviously shaking, and he rubbed his arm back and forth to wipe away the goose bumps. It was obvious that he couldn't stand this either, "It's disgusting to me."

The general said sternly, "I have an unreasonable request."

Gong Xichou recovered and said, "You say."

The general leaned close to whisper in his ear.

"Really?" Gong Xichou was watching the show, shocked, stunned, and dazed, glancing at them from time to time. This look made everyone feel uneasy, and they couldn't hear what they said. Their intuition told them that it was definitely not a good thing!
"General, please help me. This is the only thing missing!"

Gong Xiqiu: "..."

Sometimes he really wants to report to the authorities.

The simple boy from a secluded family always couldn't keep up with the secular trend because he was not perverted enough. He still didn't understand why someone liked to collect other people's calf-nose pants. The general noticed that his eyes had changed and hurriedly waved his hand to explain his innocence!

"I really don't have that kind of hobby, I just want to make it complete."

I don't know where this evil wind came from, but they wanted to collect sets. For example, several warriors of similar age in a certain place would be a set, several warriors with the same surname would be a set, and several fathers and sons from the same family would be a set... These sets were rated according to their strength and reputation. If one of them died, it would be out of print, and some out of print sets would be sold at an astonishing price in the martial arts world!
It’s okay for those who don’t have a crush on this…

Once you have an obsession, you will feel anxious and worried when you see that someone is missing from a set, especially when the last item is missing!

Don't ask him why he didn't just ask the prisoners for it.

He didn't beat them into submission, so there is no symbolic meaning in forcing them to do so.

If I take a chance from Gong Xichou...

Well, the value went up all of a sudden.

Gong Xichou: "…What series is it?"

The general knew there was hope as soon as he heard it.

The two of them huddled together, whispering and mumbling.

Gong Xichou said, "Oh!" He keenly noticed that among the seven people in this series, one person stood out. He had no real ability and looked like someone who had cut in line through the back door. His complaints were heard by Xiahou Yu, who coughed them out, causing Shen Tang to look at him sideways.

"...This trend really needs to be rectified." The strange custom continued to evolve, and the Dubifu hat could no longer be taken off.

Shen Tang signaled in Gong Xichou's direction with his eyes.

Xiahou Yu nodded: "...I've heard before that some warriors, in order to quickly become famous, will deliberately group themselves with some famous and powerful warriors. Rangers like to follow the crowd, so they really think that this person can be as famous as others."

Even if he is not famous, he must have some skills.

Otherwise, how could they be in the same series?
Shen Tang was silent for three seconds: "Can you play fraud like this?"

Isn’t this just bundling to attract attention?

Sure enough, there is always a shortage of quick-witted people.

Xiahou Yu happily drank a few cups today, his cheeks flushed and he was a little tipsy. He was also more lively, not as serious and steady as usual. The young man smiled and said, "There are more tricks than this..."

Shen Tang: “...Ah?” When the leaders of several reinforcement forces saw the "maid" walk up to the main seat and sit down, they all exclaimed in their hearts.

No, this is Xiahouli???

It’s not someone else, it’s really Xia Houli???
They were still immersed in shock, Xiahou Yu had already led the civil and military officials to toast Shen Tang. Shen Tang said a few humble words, and then attributed the credit to everyone, and rewarded them according to their merits as usual. These were carefully finalized before the celebration banquet began, making sure that everyone would be convinced, from military merit rewards to promotions.

The captives also listened with great interest.

By the way, I took the opportunity to get to know everyone else.

After one round, the ministers took their seats one by one before it was their turn.

Unlike Gong Xichou's harshness, Lady Xiahou was quite polite to them, which made them feel flattered. But they did not dare to take it lightly. It was not impossible for them to turn the tables and attack. This routine was too common. However, Shen Tang did not play by the rules and went straight to the point: "I wonder if you have any plans for the future?"

Everyone: "..."

They have a plan. Will Xia Houli help them achieve it?
For example, taking back Qi Kingdom or something...

"I don't know what you mean, Lady?"

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Shen Tang said sincerely: "Although I am not very talented and knowledgeable, I always have a heart to help the world and rescue those in need. If you are interested in pacifying the troubled times and saving the lives of the people in the world from suffering, you can help me!"

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

There was a brave one among them. Seeing Shen Tang lower himself to talk peacefully, he put aside his initial worries: "...What if we are lazy and tired and don't want to start a dispute again?"

"Retiring to the mountains and forests, sleeping high in the East Mountain, is a pleasant thing."

Everyone fell into deep thought again.

They wanted to choose the latter, but they were not alone, and each of them had relatives. The meaning of this lady was very clear. Either they would submit to her, or they would retire as long as she lived. If she didn't die, they and their family would never make a breakthrough. This would be a fatal blow to a family with a shallow foundation. Enemies that had been offended in the past would also add insult to injury. That would be a truly hopeless life. They didn't think that the retirement mentioned by Shen Tang was a real retirement...

If you put yourself in other people's shoes, you won't find them to be that magnanimous.

Someone peeked at Gong Xichou, and the other person's eyes were as ferocious as a ghost.

The more timid and cautious ones swallowed their saliva, thinking that this was indeed a trap - Gong Xichou was the villain, and Xiahou Li was pretending to be a good person, pretending to be magnanimous to let them down their guard! Although they were annoyed, no one dared to stand up and be the first to do so.

"Thank you for not abandoning me, my lady. I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse."

Some people couldn't bear the pressure and made a choice.

Seeing this, the others also stood up one after another to respond.

Some people chose another way out, and as expected, they received a ransom bill, which allowed them to regain their freedom after paying it. When the man saw the amount, his face turned green.

There is only one sentence left in my mind -

As expected, he started out as a bandit, and he is very ruthless when it comes to robbing!

Even though I complained in my heart, I felt relieved.

Normal people have some dignity. Since they have demanded a sky-high ransom, all previous grudges are written off and they will not continue to make things difficult for him or her. No matter what, it is much better than the worst-case scenario.

Everyone expressed their opinions one after another, but Shen Tang's face showed no joy or anger.

After the matter was settled, the celebration banquet officially began.

It was said to be a celebration banquet, but the leaders of the reinforcements were surprised to find that it was more like a court meeting. They were obviously wild warlords from wild backgrounds, but the atmosphere was even stronger than the formal court meetings of the King of Qi.

They even saw someone in the corner showing a mask of pain, eating food that tasted like wax, as if he was being tortured.

The civil and military officials who were sitting in the front seats were listening attentively.

Oh, not including Gong Xichou.

This guy lowered his head to eat and raised his head to drink, enjoying it very much.

Even when Xia Houli was talking, he kept his mouth busy, not giving his leader the face he deserved. On the other hand, everyone else was sitting upright, with their backs straight. The court meeting... no, the celebration banquet was about the redivision of states, counties and prefectures in the Qi Kingdom, how to restore the people's livelihood in various places, and how local government agencies can take the essence and discard the dross... Unconsciously, this group of people also subconsciously put down their chopsticks and let their hands hang on their knees...

Isn’t this more like a court meeting than the previous ones?
The Qi State was destroyed and restored many times, and the regional divisions were quite arbitrary, basically according to the wishes of the local tyrants. Right from the start, Lady Xiahou proposed to divide the country in a jagged pattern, according to the trends of mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, and there was no need to take the opinions of the local tyrants into consideration.

Anyone have any comments?

Then go talk to her troops.

As a result, the original government jurisdiction had to be reorganized.

You can tell with your toes how much work this is.

The complexity of the content is secondary. The most difficult thing is the efficiency of communication between the upper and lower levels and whether the measures can be implemented. They listened for half an hour, and their faces became more and more strange - no, regular troops?

If this is just a makeshift team, what is the original Qiguo?
Is it a joke?
Thinking of my old master who was hanged that day, I feel mixed emotions.

"Report - Lord, we found it!"

The long and boring morning meetings are exhausting.

At this time, a soldier came to report. The few people who were distracted in the meeting put away their masks of pain and forced themselves to pay full attention to see what happened. They saw a man holding an object covered with red silk in both hands.

Looking at the outline shape, everyone understood.

It's the national seal!
Shen Tang played with the pale white national seal with a calm attitude and no eagerness or greed in his eyes, as if it was not a treasure coveted by heroes all over the world, but a useless decoration: "Where did you find this thing?"

"In the palace well."

There really was a palace maid who took the national seal and jumped into a well.

Shen Tang: "..."

The appearance of the national seal posed a problem for her.

It is obviously not possible to create a new country name. There is not much contact between this side and Kangguo. If we start from scratch and create a new country name, the conflicts caused by the merger in the future will be more acute. The senior management knows the connection between the branch and Kangguo and has been prepared for it, but most of the middle and lower management do not know. Even if we do not consider this, we must also consider the situation of the ally Quguo.

Shen Tang came up with an idea after a little thought.

Well, just say there is no auspicious day this year.

It is normal for those in a higher position to be superstitious.

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I drank a can of cocktail. What flavor is it? It tastes so bad...

ps: My friend Yunji finally published a new book

"Jiao Ling": The princess seizes the throne and asks her father to die. (*v)
PPS: This sounds like my favorite. I'm drooling.

PPPS: I’ll see if I can apply for the monthly ticket activity tomorrow.