The Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms: The Evil God Arrives

Chapter 235: The Frightened Taishi Ci

"I didn't expect that the people who followed Xuande in the past have grown to this level now~" Gongsun Zan couldn't help but sigh.

He now remembered who Taishi Ci was talking about just now. Wasn't he the young man with a low presence who followed Liu Bei at Hulao Pass?

At that time, Gongsun Zan even teased Liu Bei that he finally remembered to find a counselor to help him, although Gongsun Zan himself did not have any top civil officials to help him.

Gongsun Zan had a deep impression of Chen Xi at that time, but had no impression of Yang Ji. It might be because Yang Ji rarely appeared in front of Gongsun Zan at that time.

The fact was just as Gongsun Zan felt. After Chen Xi, who often appeared in front of the princes at Hulao Pass, arrived in Taishan County, he burst into even brighter brilliance than during the Hulao Pass period.

And Yang Ji still seemed unknown, at least that was the case in the eyes of those who had seen Yang Ji at Hulao Pass.

Compared with Chen Xi, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Hua Xiong who are all famous, Yang Ji's name is only known in specific circles.

It is not as if his name is known to the general public who do not pay much attention to current affairs as the other few people.

It was not until the end of the Battle of Yanzhou that Yang Ji's name officially appeared on the front page of Han Dynasty news.

However, even if Yang Ji appeared on the front page of the Han Empire news once, there were still many people who could not recognize Yang Ji.

Just like Gongsun Zan at this moment, if Tian Kai and Taishi Ci had not reminded him, it would probably take Gongsun Zan a long time to realize that he had met Yang Ji before.

"By the way, what do you people in Taishan think of that young man?" Gongsun Zan asked Taishi Ci what he thought of Yang Ji.

"Yang Sicheng, how should I put it?" Taishi Ci pondered for a while before giving his opinion. "He is a very low-key person, but you can see traces of him in every important facility in the military camp."

Taishi Ci thought back to the days when he was training in the Fenggao camp. Although he did not see Yang Ji often, he could see the secret rituals left by Yang Ji engraved on every facility he used in the military camp.

"What does this mean?" Tian Kai asked in confusion. Wasn't Yang Ji a general? From what Taishi Ci said, it seemed like he was in charge of logistics and equipment.

And Taishi Ci called Yang Ji Si Cheng, is this serious? Or is the army system in Taishan so different?
"Well..." Taishi Ci smiled awkwardly, "You can just treat him as the one in charge of military affairs and secret arts research and development."

"Okay, let's not talk about that anymore. You will know more after you get familiar with him.

Now let's talk about how to solve the current problem." Taishi Ci stiffly shifted the topic back to the problem at hand.

"General Gongsun, to tell you the truth, it would be difficult for me alone to bring 100,000 infantrymen back to Youzhou for you, as this place is too close to Yuan Shao's camp.

It is possible that Yuan Shao will send people to attack your camp right after you and the White Horse Volunteers leave.

My command ability is not enough for me to unite these 100,000 infantrymen and bring out their inherent combat effectiveness." Taishi Ci told Gongsun Zan the fact that he was incompetent.

If there were 20,000 or 30,000 people, Taishi Ci would dare to accept Gongsun Zan's commission and bring them back to Youzhou.

However, this involves 100,000 people, and this operation has to be completed in Jizhou, Yuan Shao's home turf. Taishi Ci said that he really couldn't do it.

If it was just a simple matter of bringing these 100,000 people back to Youzhou, it was not impossible for Taishi Ci to do it.

But this is not just a simple transfer of personnel. It also involves the deployment of troops, command and dispatch to deal with Yuan Shao's massive attack. Taishi Ci really can't handle the command and dispatch of so many people.

"So, I suggest that you transfer these soldiers to Pingyuan County, which is not far away, while Yuan Shao is not about to attack. Then, you can ask the lord to send a ship, or you can send a ship to transport these soldiers back to Youzhou after you return to Youzhou?"

After Gongsun Zan glanced at Tian Kai, he said directly to Taishi Ci: "Ziyi, can you help me invite Yang Sicheng here so that I can have a chat with him?"

Although I don't know why Taishi Ci said that his command and dispatch were not very good, it was obvious that Gongsun Zan's command and dispatch were not very good either, but he still commanded an army of 100,000 and overshadowed Yuan Shao.

However, this had nothing to do with Gongsun Zan. The most important thing now was to settle his own infantry, and then lead the White Horse Volunteers back to Youzhou to remind those brave Xianbei people of the pale sword light of the White Horse Volunteers.

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"So, this is why you woke me up in the middle of the night?" Yang Ji glanced at Taishi Ci who flew from the Jie Bridge battlefield to Pingyuan City overnight.

When Yang Ji heard that Taishi Ci had found him overnight, he thought something big had happened on the Jie Bridge battlefield, but he didn't expect that Taishi Ci had come to deliver an invitation.

"If the Baima Yicong were not there, the Xianbei would have invaded Youzhou from the south, causing great harm to the people of Youzhou." Taishi Ci said calmly.

Taishi Ci certainly knew what impact it would have if Gongsun Zan's 100,000 infantrymen were handed over to Commander Yang Ji, but the current situation was that Gongsun Zan himself agreed to it.

Yang Ji shook his head. "But do you know what the consequences would be if I took over the infantry that General Gongsun left in Jizhou?"

Taishi Ci was stunned for a moment, then fell silent. After Yang Ji's reminder, he finally came to his senses.

Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan were independent princes who were not subordinate to each other.

Even though Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei were brothers in the same school and had a very good relationship, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan's teacher Lu Zhi was still alive.

But, no matter what, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan are now both powerful princes.

Gongsun Zan directly handed over the command of his infantry to the general of Liu Bei's side. How would other princes view the relationship between Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan?

After a long while, Taishi Ci said in a muffled voice: "Then...what should we do now? General Gongsun asked me to invite you to the Jieqiao camp for a talk."

Taishi Ci was also confused. No wonder Gongsun Zan and Tian Kai looked at him with that kind of eyes when he made this suggestion. So this is the case.

Taishi Ci looked at Yang Ji helplessly, begging for help from the big boss. This was not something that a small Karami like him could handle.

Yang Ji narrowed his eyes. He didn't believe that Gongsun Zan didn't realize what he was doing.

Moreover, given Gongsun Zan's pride, how could he possibly hand over the command of his army to a general under another prince?
Unless Gongsun Zan did it on purpose.

[Could it be that the loss of the 7,000 White Horse Volunteers made him realize what he wanted?] Yang Ji began to brainstorm. [By the way, what was the reason for Gongsun Zan to go to war with Yuan Shao?] Yang Ji frowned, trying to dig out something from his vague memory.

[Hiss, could it be that I was the cause of the breakdown in the relationship between the lord and General Gongsun?] When Taishi Ci saw Yang Ji's frown, cold sweat immediately flowed down his face.

Just when Taishi Ci was about to ask Yang Ji if he had any solution to his mistake, Yang Ji's brainstorming ended.

"Huh? Why is your face covered in sweat? Is the weather so hot?" Yang Ji asked in confusion, and took out a secret temperature measuring technique to measure the current temperature.

"The temperature isn't high, and it's almost the beginning of winter. This shouldn't be the case." Yang Ji spoke to himself without noticing what Taishi Ci's expression was.

Listening to Yang Ji's words, Taishi Ci also figured out something. It seemed that Yang Ji was not worried about the possible breakdown of the relationship between Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan.

Taishi Ci wiped his sweat and asked cautiously, "Yang Sicheng...what were you thinking about just now?"

"Nothing, I'm just wondering why General Bai Ma went to war with Yuan Shao." Yang Ji said casually.

As if thinking of something, Yang Ji asked Taishi Ci: "By the way, do you know why General Gongsun sent troops to Jizhou to attack Yuan Benchu?"

Taishi Ci thought about it and said the most popular saying in Taishan. "Uh... this, isn't it because Yuan Shao betrayed his loyalty and took Jizhou for himself?"

Yang Ji shook his head, "It seems that you don't know the specific situation.

Forget it, let’s not talk about this. General Gongsun will lead his troops back north to Youzhou soon anyway, so there’s no point in talking about this.

Let's go and meet this White Horse General. Although I met him several times with Lord Xuande at Hulao Pass, we never talked much."

After saying that, Yang Ji stood up and greeted Taishi Ci. Since Gongsun Zan wanted to entrust him to temporarily command the 100,000 Youzhou infantry in Jizhou, he had to go and meet the entruster no matter what.

What's more, this is not an ordinary commission from Gongsun Zan. How could there be such a commission for a general of another country to temporarily take command of the army of another country?

Taishi Ci quickly stood up and followed Yang Ji out of the government office. Although his clothes were already wet with sweat, it didn't matter, as they would dry with the cool wind later. Now it was more important to follow Yang Ji to Gongsun Zan's Jieqiao camp.

When he reached the door, Yang Ji suddenly stopped, turned around and pointed at the guard and said, "Hey, go to the classroom and find some letter paper. Tell them that this is what I want."

Although Taishan was able to mass-produce paper at this time, the paper was still under control when it came to external matters.

"What's this, Si Cheng?" Taishi Ci followed behind Yang Ji and asked in confusion.

Yang Ji looked at Taishi Ci strangely. Why did it seem that Taishi Ci's reaction was a little slow? How come he didn't even react to what he was about to do?

"Zi Yi, I am the chief officer here. Do you think I need to explain something if I go to Jie Bridge with you?" Yang Ji looked at Taishi Ci with a smile.

If Yang Ji was not sure that the person in front of him was the real Taishi Ci, he would have taken action directly. In Yang Ji's impression, Taishi Ci would not ask such a question.

The cold sweat on Taishi Ci's forehead dripped down again, and the sweat that had just been slightly evaporated by his internal energy flowed through his whole body again.

"Si Cheng, I..." Taishi Ci paused, and at this moment he realized that something was wrong with him.

Taishi Ci didn't care about the sweat streaming down his face. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He needed to adjust his emotions now, otherwise he would make more mistakes.

Looking at Taishi Ci's behavior, Yang Ji narrowed his eyes, and his mental power surged in his eyes, reflecting all the scenes after meeting Taishi Ci.

[I...I can understand this wrongly?] Yang Ji felt a sense of absurdity. Is there something wrong with Taishi Ci?

What? Was it because of him, Yang Ji? Oh, that's fine.

While Taishi Ci was trying to adjust his emotions, the guards also brought some papers from the classroom.

After using his mental power to etch out what he wanted to say on the letter paper, Yang Ji took out his private seal and seal ribbon and left two seals on it.

"Okay, just give this to General Huang, and ask someone to deliver this one to Chen Zichuan in the Fenggao Government Affairs Office." Yang Ji summoned a guard again, handed the written letter to the guard, and asked him to send the letter out.

After Yang Ji finished explaining everything, he turned to look at Taishi Ci who had recovered, "Let's go, don't waste time."

Taishi Ci nodded, then followed Yang Ji out of the government office gate and walked out of the city.

If the city was not covered by clouds, Yang Ji would like to take off directly in the city, but since the clouds have already covered it, it is better for Yang Ji not to break the rules.

——There was silence all the way, mainly because Taishi Ci didn’t know what to say. After all, the situation just now was still very embarrassing.

“Tsk tsk, you have changed a lot since the time you were at Hulao Pass. If Ziyi hadn’t introduced you, I wouldn’t even have recognized you.” Looking at Yang Ji’s transformation, Gongsun Zan couldn’t help but shake his head.

"General, you are joking," Yang Ji said calmly, "Let me first tell you what the general wants to do by asking me to come here."

"Alas, young people just like to be straightforward, but... I like it." Gongsun Zan nodded and stopped reminiscing about the past.

"I guess Ziyi has already told you the specific situation?" Gongsun Zan asked a nonsense question.

Yang Ji nodded and said, "Ziyi has already told me the general situation on the way here.

However, the general specifically asked me to come here, so he should not only want Lord Xuande to help send the people back to Youzhou by sea, right? "Yang Ji looked in the direction of Yuan Shao's camp.

Looking at Yang Ji's actions, Gongsun Zan smiled, "As expected, you can really guess what I want to do."

"Yuan Benchu ​​actually dared to collude with the Hu people, so don't blame me for setting a trap for him!" Gongsun Zan also looked towards Yuan Shao's camp and said with a gloomy face.

(End of this chapter)