Chapter 121: That sword! Congratulations to the new alliance master
Translator: 549690339
(Congratulations to book friend 20170416032326661 for becoming the new alliance master of this book. I’m very grateful.)
There were two kinds of turtles in this world.
The first type was the Black Tortoise. It was a defensive type, but it was also filled with stubbornness.
The other type was the thousand-year turtle.
Count Black Tortoise belonged to the former while the Duke of Zhenyuan, su Nan, belonged to the latter.
The bird that stuck its head out died first, and the rafter that stuck its head out rotted first.
The Marquis of Zhenyuan had always upheld this truth to the end and followed the monarch’s will at all times.
He was clearly the leader of an old noble family, but he acted as if it had nothing to do with him.
It was also because of this that the king had never attacked the Marquis Zhenyuan’s residence.
Because the king knew that if he chose to attack the Marquis of Zhenyuan, he would be met with a strong counterattack.
In order to protect himself, the Marquis of Zhenyuan would instantly change from a turtle to a leader. Dozens of old nobles would immediately choose him as the backbone to fight against the king. The old Alliance of nobles that was scattered like sand would immediately be United.
At that time, it would be the worst situation for the monarch.
First, he would put the big one aside and deal with the smaller old nobles one by one before he touched the big one.
When the Marquis of Zhenyuan wanted to counterattack, he would no longer have any underlings he could summon.
Of course, the Duke of Zhenyuan, su Nan, had also noticed this.
But he also believed in another famous saying, ” I don’t need to run faster than the Hunter, I just need to run faster than my companions.
As for his companions, all of them had died. What should he do when it was his turn?
That would be at least a decade later.
What would happen in the next ten years?
The monarch was over 50 years old this year. To put it bluntly, how many more years could he be in power?
Within ten years, Yue country would have a war for the throne, and the Crown Prince and second Prince would be evenly matched.
Outside of Yue State, there would also be a winner between Wu State and Chu State. At that time, would Yue State still have such a stable external environment?
At that time, the situation inside and outside the country would be extremely tense. How could he still care about dealing with the Marquis of Zhenyuan?
The Crown Prince and the second Prince were trying to curry favor with the Marquis of Zhenyuan in order to win the throne.
Everyone laughed at the Zhenyuan Marquis for being a coward, but su Nan treated everyone as fools.
There was no absolute truth in this world.
It was true that the bird that stuck out first would die first, and it was also true that the teeth would grow cold if the lips died.
All truths depended on timing.
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“Greetings to aunt, greetings to uncle!”
Su jianting, the Crown Prince of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, bowed meticulously.
Uncle Black Tortoise gave him a slight expression and nodded.
On the other hand, the madam’s face was frosty. She didn’t have a good expression when facing her nephew.
“Have some tea.” Said uncle Black Tortoise.
“Yes.” Su jianting sat down and picked up the teacup, but he was not angry.
Then, the atmosphere turned cold and awkward.
After a while, Mulan walked out.
Su jianting’s eyes flashed with a trace of light and a complicated look.
Once upon a time, this cousin of his was supposed to be his wife.
Her temperament and appearance were really hard to find in the world, but now she had become someone else’s wife. It really made people feel disdained.
Then, he saw Shen lang who was beside Mulan.
Su jianting had already heard many stories about this live-in son-in-law.
“Brother-in-law, cousin.” Su jianting stood up and cupped his hands.
“Cousin.” Mulan.
Shen lang did not greet him as he was never polite.
But almost every hair on his neck stood up.
It was because su jianting was so handsome.
When Shen lang looked at other men, he would automatically have the BUFF of belittling them. Even so, when he looked at su jianting, he was almost as handsome as Shen lang.
The Earl’s wife could not help but say, ” su jianting, I haven’t congratulated your father yet. He has become the Army’s great general. He has reentered the central Command. I heard that after he received the decree, he couldn’t wait to go to the capital, and he even left overnight.”
The madam’s every word was filled with sarcasm.
“Aunt, I’m sorry,” su jianting said.
“What are you here for this time?” asked uncle Black Tortoise.
Su jianting said, ” grandmother hasn’t seen aunt and cousin for a long time. I miss them very much. So, I sent this nephew to invite aunt and cousin to stay at home for a while. Moreover grandmother also wants to see this younger sister in law and heard that he is extremely outstanding.”
Su jianting looked at Shen lang and extended an invitation.
“There’s no need for that,” the Countess said.”Even if I die in the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu, I’m not willing to go to the palace of the Marquis of Zhenyuan to avoid trouble. I’m a member of the Jin clan when I’m alive, and I’ll be a ghost of the Jin clan when I die.”
Su jianting said, ” grandmother is already old. You are her most beloved daughter. These days, whenever she thinks of you, she will cry.
The Earl’s wife said,”when you made that choice back then, I didn’t think of myself as your su family’s daughter.” You go back and tell your grandmother that su Peipei is dead.”
Su jianting said,”aunt, when the family broke off the engagement, I was thousands of miles away.”
The Countess interrupted him and said lightly, ” “Su jianting, don’t think too highly of yourself. It was our Jin family who tore up the marriage contract first.”
“Yes!” Su jianting bowed and said.
if there’s nothing else, please leave, ” the Countess said. we didn’t prepare dinner.
“There’s one more thing,” su jianting said.
“Speak,” the Countess said.
Su jianting said, ” I heard that cousin’s martial arts and swordsmanship will soon become stronger. I want to learn something.
Mulan wanted to refuse.
Shen lang nodded at her.
“Alright, let’s go to the courtyard.” Mulan said.
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In the courtyard!
Jin Mulan and su jianting were ten feet apart.
“Please!”
“Please!”
The two of them drew their swords at the same time.
The style of that sword could not be described.
Hurry up!
It was fast!
It was so fast that Shen lang could not see it clearly.
It was so fast that it looked like only one strike, but in fact, it had stabbed out seventeen times.
However, even in the eyes of an outsider like Shen lang, he could tell that Mulan was at her peak.
He was much more powerful than when he killed Tian Heng.
That day, when she killed four assassins with one sword, she only used half of her strength.
When he killed Tian Heng that day, he had only used 70% of his power.
And now, Mulan had used almost 120% of her power and was overdrawing.
The two swords instantly touched each other, and then, like a huge lightning bolt, the two of them were instantly bounced away.
Su jianting was like a wild goose that landed on the ground.
Mulan landed like a butterfly.
“Cousin, thanks for letting me win!” Su jianting cupped his hands.
Mulan did not say anything.
Su jianting said,”cousin, I once had a sword fight with Master Jin hai, Tang Yan. I lost!” I couldn’t take his meteors from the sky. I’ve tried ten times, but I still can’t catch it. ”
Then, he cupped his hands at Shen lang and Mulan and said, ” “Younger brother-in-law, younger cousin sister, goodbye!”
Su jianting left.
Mulan’s face was frosty, and she was extremely unwilling.
Shen lang went forward and hugged him gently.
Tears fell from Mulan’s eyes. She hugged Shen lang and cried, ” “Husband, I’ve lost,”
Shen lang picked up her hand, and the web between her thumb and forefinger was bleeding.
And her breathing was very chaotic. It was obvious that she had suffered some internal injuries from the sword attack.
Shen lang kissed Mulan’s hand and caressed her hair.
I wouldn’t have lost, ” Mulan said. but I had to practice swordsmanship and horse riding, so I lost to him.
Right now, in front of Shen lang, Mulan was extremely childish.
But she was telling the truth.
There were two types of martial arts. One was on the battlefield, and the other was in the martial arts world.
The martial arts in the martial arts world were suitable for one-on-one combat.
The martial arts on the battlefield were suitable for fighting.
Generally speaking, they could only focus on one thing. For example, Nangong Xie, the son of the count of zhenbei, focused on battlefield martial arts, while Tang Yan, the martial arts fanatic from the palace of the Earl of Jinhai, focused on individual martial arts.
Mulan pressed her face against Shen Lang’s chest and said weakly, ” “Husband, I can’t even beat su jianting. How can I beat that martial arts fanatic Tang Yan? If I lose to Tang Yan, we’ll lose one battle out of three, and we’ll probably lose Gold Mountain Island forever. Then I’ll be the family’s hundred-year-old sinner. Now I can see that even though I have never fought with Tang Yan, my swordsmanship is at least two levels lower than his.”
Shen Lang’s heart ached. He kissed her earlobe and said softly, ” “Baby, do you believe me?”
“I believe you,” “My husband, you are omnipotent in my heart,” Mulan said gently.
She raised her eyes, her beautiful eyes glistening with tears, as mesmerizing as the stars in the sky.
Shen lang said, ” then, I promise you. You will definitely win the battle with Tang Yan! We will also win the battle for the Golden Mountain Island!”
Then, Shen lang smiled. dear, I have an idea that I haven’t had the time to tell you.
“What?” Mulan.
I want to train you to be the number one expert in the world, ” Shen lang said. in the future, if anyone dares to mess with me, you will help me beat them up.
“Alright,” he said. Mulan nodded.
but, ” Mulan said, ” I suspect that dumb will be the No. 1 master in the world. What should we do? ”
“Then, let’s cripple half of his martial arts,” Shen lang said.
“Uh!”
Listening to your words is really better than eating meals for ten years.
After Mulan left, Shen lang looked in the direction that su jianting left.
Until now, Shen lang had faced many enemies.
They did not even have the strength to fight as they were all crushed by Shen lang.
Su jianting seemed to be a powerful enemy.
Today, he did not act like an enemy at all. Not only was he polite, but he also took the initiative to challenge Mulan. He wanted to remind her that her martial arts were far from that of the martial arts fanatic Tang Yan. She had no hope of winning this battle.
However, the more polite he was, the more he felt superior. It was the kind of feeling that made him look at everyone as if they were idiots.
It was still the same truth!
Those who are better at acting cool than me, Shen lang, should all die!
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The palace of the Earl of Jing ‘an.
“Damn it, you’re all my grandsons.” The Earl of Jing ‘an, Wu Zhao, was furious.
Even as a noble, Wu Zhaozhong was also full of vulgarities.
“Su Nan, the Duke of Zhenyuan, is a grandson, a villain, a bastard who should be cut into pieces!”
I’ve never seen such a useless Marquis. Even dogs are not as obedient as you.
“The moment the monarch gave his decree, you eagerly went to the capital to take up your post, refusing three times and not knowing? Even a dog that’s eager to eat sh * t isn’t as proactive as you!”
It was like the corpses and vultures on the grassland.
Originally, there were only three families who wanted to eat this piece of meat from the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu. The new political party, the palace of the count of zhenbei, the palace of the Earl of Jinhai, and the palace of the Earl of Jing ‘an took advantage of their geographical location and forcefully rushed up to take a bite.
The other families were all watching the show. They were tempted, but they didn’t dare to rush forward.
But now, su Nan, the Duke of Zhenyuan, had accepted the Imperial edict and headed to the capital to take up his post. This was nothing more than a message to the world.
Although I am in-laws with the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu, there is no relationship between us anymore. You guys can attack me without giving me any face.
As for those old aristocrats, they originally wanted to lend a helping hand to the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu.
Now, the North Marquis’s residence had requested the monarch to send the family’s private army to the South to quell the rebellion. This was equivalent to handing a knife to the monarch.
The Marquis Zhenyuan’s residence also slipped away.
Whoever dares to jump out, the king will cut them down with a knife.
Despicable and shameless!
Before the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu fell, there were already countless vultures circling in the sky, waiting to eat the corpses of the Jin family.
“The palace of the Earl of Jing ‘an wants half of the salt pan on gazing Cliff Island.” The Earl of Jing ‘an said coldly,”I’ll fight whoever dares to snatch this piece of meat from me.” Who was Viscount Zhu Lanting? he was just a nobody, and he wanted to snatch the meat? Is he even worthy?”
“Order Lin Zhuo to be crazier and more vicious. Don’t be afraid of death, don’t be afraid of killing, don’t be afraid of war. You can cross the border, you can attack, and it doesn’t matter even if you cause a small-scale war.”
The son of the Earl of Jing ‘an, Wu Yuanhua, frowned and said,”Although the troops of the salt Mountain thousand households are still considered elite, they will still be at a disadvantage when facing the cavalry of the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu.”
Uncle Jing ‘an, Wu Zhaozhong, muttered to himself for a moment, then slammed his fist on the table and said, ” “Secretly transfer the experts in the clan to Lin Zhuo’s side. Tell Lin Zhuo that he must be outnumbered and kill all the patrolling soldiers of the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu if he sees any.”
“Arrest him! Capture as many of the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu’s private army as possible, then hang them up for the public to see.”
“I want everyone to see that the palace of the Earl of Jing ‘an is the most hardworking one. In the future, I must get a big piece of meat.”
“Yes!” Prince Wu Yuan Hua said.
Half an hour later.
A group of 100 elite cavalrymen flew out and rushed to Xuanwu city.
This was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity.
How many benefits would there be if an old noble fell?
The king takes the bigger share, and we take the smaller share. If we let go of this opportunity, the uncle of Jing an will never forgive himself.
The last time the palace of the Earl of Dongjiang collapsed, many people ate until their brains were full. At that time, the palace of the Earl of Jing ‘an was too far away and couldn’t eat.
This time around, the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu was just at the side. If they did not snatch a piece of meat to eat, even the heavens would not be able to bear with it.
So, don’t blame me, Wu Zhao, for being too unsightly.
Please don’t be jealous, hahahahaha!
Wu Zhaozhong had been disdainful of these old aristocratic families for a long time. What were you all so arrogant for?
Was it so great to have a fief and a private army?
Usually, when they met, these old nobles would pretend to smile, but their eyes were full of superiority, looking down on these new nobles.
Now, all of you are going to be out of luck and die without a burial.
If I don’t take this opportunity to ruthlessly stab your Jin clan in the back, my Wu clan won’t be worthy of surviving in this pack of wolves.
“Yuanhua, Zhang Ji should be at the palace of the Earl of Jinhai. You should go there.” Wu Zhao emphasized, ” tell him directly that we want half of the salt pan of the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu. No matter who else joins this banquet in the future, no one can snatch this piece of meat. Otherwise, don’t blame me for causing trouble for him when he asks for the position of Yanzhou’s Governor.
“Do you have to be so direct?” Prince Wu Yuanhua asked.
Wu Zhao emphasized. this is the time to be direct. If you beat around the bush, when the palace of the Earl of Xuanwu collapses and everyone gets their share, we will have nothing to do.
Even if the nobles in the Army were not rude and overbearing, they had to pretend to be.
“Yes!” Wu Yuanhua said.
At this moment, a shout suddenly came from outside.
“Father!”
“Come in!”
Lin Zhuo is sick. He has a strange disease. It’s known as the Mad Dog disease. The symptoms are very obvious. The doctor said that he will die for sure.
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