Chapter 312: The stars are dazzling, and Shen Lang’s trump card Army rises!
Translator: 549690339
It had been a few months since Bian Xiao’s retreat.
However, the hinterlands of the Wu country were still devastated. Bian Xiao had killed too many people. The area affected was more than 15 counties, and nearly one-third of the country had been destroyed.
The fact that many people had been killed was secondary.
The key was the lack of food.
This was because when Bian Xiao had been plundering, he had burned countless granaries, even the unripe grains that had grown in the ground had been burned.
Therefore, this year’s autumn harvest, Wu state’s grain production had reduced by a quarter.
Coupled with the failure of the expedition to raging tide city, it was even worse.
In these few months, the entire Wu country was recuperating.
Wu Wang was young, and in order to show his authority, he had even grown a beard.
However, after the great defeat a few months ago, he had shaved his beard.
If he was called a child, then so be it. A ruler’s maturity did not depend on his beard.
Now, the King of Wu had once again welcomed an emissary from the Chu State. It was still the Vice minister of rites of the Chu State, who had dealt with the king of Yue, ning yuanxian, and won the diplomatic victory.
the king of Yue is seriously ill and wants to compromise with my King, but he doesn’t want to bear the crime of losing his power and humiliating the country. So, he proposed this absurd border hunting competition. “Has King Wu heard of this matter?” asked the Vice minister of rites of Chu State.
Of course, Wu Wang had heard of it. In fact, it was hard not to hear of it.
This matter had already spread far and wide.
“I’ve heard a thing or two about it.”
The Vice minister of rites of Chu State said, ” ning yuanxian’s action is very shameless. It’s obvious that he is deliberately making Shen lang and Ning Zheng cannon fodder. He is ceding benefits to Chu State in exchange for the peace of the border.
“There’s such a thing?” Wu Wang asked.
“I’ve heard that Wu State has been suffering from a famine recently, is this true?” the Vice minister of rites of Chu State asked.
“It’s true that there’s a shortage of food, but it’s not to the extent of a famine,” Wu Wang said.
The Vice Minister of the Chu state’s Ministry of Rites said, ” our Chu State has had a great harvest this year. We are a state of brothers. Therefore, we are willing to lend Your Majesty one million Dan of grain.
Hearing this, the King of Wu was stunned, and the ministers around him were delighted.
A million Dan of grain was more than a hundred million Jin. It was an astronomical figure.
This batch of food was enough for two million people to eat for two to three months. Although there was still a certain gap, they could at least survive through the winter.
The Chu State had actually made such a big move?
King Wu said, ” King Chu is so kind and righteous. I am truly touched. I will write an IOU for your King now.
“King Wu, not only are we willing to lend you this batch of grain, but there is no interest,” the Vice minister of rites of Chu State said.
Wu Wang walked down from his throne and cupped his hands in the southwest direction. “King Chu is a true king.”
“Of course, but my King has a small request,” the Vice minister of rites of Chu State replied.
“What request?” Wu Wang asked.
“I’ve heard that Your Majesty had previously signed a secret treaty of alliance with the king of Yue?” the Vice Minister of the Chu state’s Ministry of Rites asked.
“No, I don’t know where you heard about it from?” Wu Wang replied.
it’s best if you don’t, ” the Vice Minister of the Chu state’s Ministry of Rites said. however, my King wants you to announce to the world that no matter what secret agreement you signed with ning yuanxian, the king of Yue, it’s all void.
This was to make Wu Wang break the secret agreement between Wu and Yue.
Of course, in this world, any secret agreement could be torn apart.
However, wasn’t the speed of destruction a little too fast? it had only been a few months, and the ink had not even dried yet, but it was already turning into a piece of paper to wipe his ass?
“Not only that, my King is willing to sign a secret covenant with the Wu State,” the Vice Minister of the Chu state’s Ministry of Rites said.”Our two states will become brother States.”
“Chu and I are brothers,” Wu Wang said.
“A sense of ceremony is still necessary. Besides, it’s just a treaty of alliance,” the Vice Minister of the Chu state’s Ministry of Rites said.
Chu state’s intention was already very clear.
As long as Wu Wang broke the agreement with the king of Yue, and signed a secret agreement with the King of Chu, he would be able to borrow a million Dan of grain, and there would be no interest.
In fact, the Wu country did not need to pay any benefits for this.
“Your envoy, it seems that the so-called border hunting competition is just the king of Yue, ning yuanxian, deliberately cutting his flesh for your Chu country, right?” asked Wu Zhi, the secret envoy of Wu guoshu.
The Vice Minister of the Chu state’s Ministry of Rites said, ” there’s nothing else. Ning yuanxian is seriously ill, and the internal struggle for the throne is getting more and more intense. The king of Yue is afraid that we will send troops. He originally wanted to compromise directly, but he felt that it was too shameful and unsightly. Therefore, he proposed the absurd border hunting competition. It’s obvious that he is deliberately losing to us and sacrificing two nameless soldiers, Ning Zheng and Shen lang.
“Then what happens after this absurd border hunt?” Wu Zhi asked.
His meaning was very clear. Was Chu state’s appetite going to end here?
After winning the hunt at the border, they would obtain 20 li of the border and 800000 gold coins as compensation. Would Chu State let Yue State off?
Or was he insatiable? Further war and extortion?
“Of course it’s over. Our King is very particular about his credibility,” the Vice Minister of the Chu state’s Ministry of Rites said.
Wu Zhi laughed,”King Chu’s reputation is well known ..”
The Vice minister of rites of Chu State said, ” Your Majesty only needs to void the secret agreement with Yue State and sign a secret covenant with my Chu State. Then, you will be able to get one million Dan of grain. Why not? ”
As soon as he said this, all the officials nodded.
Wu Wang said, ” please go and rest. This matter is of great importance. We need to discuss it first.
The Vice Minister of the Chu state’s Ministry of Rites took his leave.
Then, the Wu Dynasty’s imperial court was immediately abuzz with discussion.
More than half of the officials agreed.
This was a completely unprofitable business.
Tearing up a contract and signing a new one would be enough to exchange for a million Dan of grain.
Where in the world could one find such a good thing?
He would be a fool if he didn’t agree.
Therefore, all the officials knelt down and begged King Wu to agree.
“Your Majesty, millions of starving people are crying for food. It’s a terrible sight!”
Your Majesty, the winter is getting colder and colder. If we don’t have any food to eat, we will really starve to death.
“Your Majesty, the people are like their children, and they look at Your Majesty like they look at their parents.”
The meaning of his words was very clear. He wanted Wu Wang to agree to get the grain first.
Wu Wang smiled. I understand the meaning of the ministers. Let’s withdraw from the court.
Many officials took advantage of the time when the court was dismissed to once again kowtow and beg the King of Wu to take pity on the people.
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In the study, Wu Wang was furious.
He wasn’t angry at Chu State, but at his courtiers.
Are you saying that I, the king, have no sense of shame and credibility?
The Alliance that had just been signed would be nullified in just a few months?
For a million dans of grain, they would throw themselves into the arms of Chu?
What do you think I am? Was she a prostitute in a brothel? He had no shame!
“Your Majesty, there’s no need to be angry. The considerations of a subject and a King are different,” Wu Zhi said.
King Wu sneered, ” that’s right. In the eyes of these officials, my reputation as a King is not too important. Why not use my reputation to exchange for food? ” But they don’t even think about how many times I can sell my reputation.”
“They might have more than that,” Wu Zhi said.
Wu Wang said, ” my Wu country is short of food, but we are not short of food. These ministers all come from rich families and have a mountain of food. They are afraid that I will beg for alms from them. In order to not bleed, of course, they want me to sell my reputation in exchange for food. This way, their food will be saved.
Wu Zhi said, ” all these are not important. What’s important is the following situation and how our Wu country will deal with it. A shocking hero is about to appear in our South.
Jin Jun!
At the mention of this name, Wu Wang’s heart was filled with admiration.
This Jin Jun was a few years younger than him. Moreover, when she inherited the throne of Nan ou, she had almost nothing. She was a puppet.
In just two to three years.
He was about to become the sovereign of the entire sand primitive tribe.
During the rebellion of the southern ou nation, everyone had thought that Jin Jun would be crushed like an ant.
However, he did not expect that in just over a year, a King would rise in the South.
He sighed at his inferiority.
This demi-god had really gone against the current and created a miracle.
The Army of the State of Yue occupied most of the land of Nan ‘ou. Not only was Jin Jun not in a hurry, but she also used this war to unify the entire sand primitive race.
It was really a great deal.
It was a stroke of genius.
As for him, King Wu, who had inherited the throne from his father, the result was that he was still in a sorry state. In comparison, it was really embarrassing.
King Wu said, ” King Chu must have signed a real secret covenant with this Jin Jun. When Jin Jun regains the South Sea Country and sweeps the entire South, King Chu’s Army will advance eastward.
Wu Zhi said, ” therefore, the bargaining chip of this border hunting competition will not be able to satisfy the King of Chu. This cunning old man will definitely demand an exorbitant price. He will take an inch and ask for a mile. He will continue to extort ning yuanxian.
“Uncle Wang, we can only stand on the side of the victor,” King Wu said after a moment of silence.
Yes!
This was the most important thing.
In the last war, the Wu country had suffered a great loss. They would need at least half a year to recover.
Wu Guo didn’t have many chips left.
He couldn’t throw it out casually, and he had to bet on the right one.
Wu Zhi said,”the king of Yue is using the border hunting as a bargaining chip to delay his troops, as bait.” However, isn’t chu also using one million Dan of grain as bait? making us break the Alliance with Yue country is only the first step. What he wants is to pull us onto Jin Jun’s chariot.”
“That’s right. Last time, it was su Nan’s chariot. This time, it’s Jin Jun’s chariot. This King Chu is truly cunning. He has always wanted to take advantage of the situation and has never thought of taking chestnuts from the fire.”
Wu Zhi said, ” however, Jin Jun and su Nan are completely different. If he really unified the entire sand primitive tribe, he would have an Army of 100000. Moreover, it would be the most barbaric and powerful Army in the world. Once the situation in the South of Yue State was in decline, Chu State wouldn’t be able to cause a small ruckus like last time. That would be a real war that could destroy a country. That’s why King Chu can’t wait to pull my Wu country into the battle.”
Wu Wang could totally imagine.
The next battle that might break out would be extremely shocking.
It might be a real war between the three nations, or even the four nations.
The total number of soldiers they would mobilize might exceed four to five hundred thousand, which was completely different from the battle a few months ago.
This could be the ultimate battle that would decide the fate of the four countries.
Wu Zhi said,”therefore, even if we want to tear up the treaty of alliance with Yue country, we have to sign the secret treaty of alliance between the three countries. We have to wait until Jin Jun’s matter is over.” Now, the Chu country is thinking of using a mere one million Dan of grain to exchange for His Majesty’s fickleness? That’s too cheap.”
“What if the border has a hunting competition and the Yue wins?” Wu Wang suddenly asked.
Wu Zhi was stunned by his words.
That’s impossible.
The so-called border hunt was the most direct battle.
There were no schemes, just two armies fighting each other.
Chu state’s elites had participated in the war all year round, and they were slightly more elite than Yue State.
Five thousand against two thousand.
He heard that Ning Zheng and Shen lang had just recruited 2000 useless people and had just started the so-called training.
It was obvious that they were using these two thousand pieces of trash as cannon fodder.
How could he possibly win?
“If Yue wins, wouldn’t it be a great shock to Chu?” Wu Wang asked.
Wu Zhi thought about it and still felt that it was very absurd.
Wu Wang laughed. then let’s wait and see. Of course, the main character of this drama is still Jin Jun. He is the Big Shot who can influence the situation of the four Southern countries.
The next day.
King Wu had officially rejected Chu state’s request and stated that he had signed a truce agreement with Yue State and not some secret alliance agreement.
Moreover, he, Wu Wang, was a man of his word. He would never Tear up a signed contract for the sake of a small profit.
Immediately, the ministers cried out, crying out the pitiful state of the starving people, afraid that they would not be able to survive this winter.
The King of Wu gave the order.
From that day on, the expenses of his palace would be reduced by two-thirds. He would only eat two meals of porridge a day and give all the food saved by the entire royal family to the starving people.
Following that, Wu Wang personally visited the families of some important officials and wrote IOUs to them to borrow grain.
The officials and wealthy families of Wu State were generous. Within half a month, they had donated 50000 dan of food, which was enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.
Immediately after, a major leak occurred in the higher-ups of Yue country, and an important list of names was exposed.
This list was filled with high-ranking officials of Wu State. All of them had been secretly bribed or threatened by the black water station of Yue State and had done many things to betray Wu State.
The king of Yue was furious and severely punished the black water tower’s snitch. He killed three people and imprisoned more than a dozen people.
The King of Wu was furious and killed the entire family of a Rank 2 official on the list.
Immediately, the wealthy families of the Wu State began to donate generously to help the victims. In just ten days, they had collected eight hundred thousand dan of grain.
Wu Wang was touched.
Then, he publicly expressed in the Imperial court that the so-called leaking of information in Yue country was simply a conspiracy.
He didn’t believe that the officials of Wu State would be bribed by the black water station of Yue State. He absolutely believed in the loyalty of the officials.
Then, in front of all the officials, he burned the so-called list to the ground.
It was also at this moment.
Wu Mu, who had been defeated in raging tide city, had officially returned.
King Wu’s purge of the Imperial court had officially begun, and many new talents were gradually replacing the old officials.
With the aid of disaster relief and the leaking of information, the King of Wu officially began his counterattack against the old Minister.
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Each generation had its own talents, and each led the way for several years.
The King of Wu in the North was maturing, and the king of the south was rising like a star, about to light up the sky of the entire Eastern world.
The Imperial court of Yue country was also not peaceful.
With the fall of the king of Yue, ning yuanxian, the battle for the throne between the Crown Prince and the third Prince, ning Qi, gradually became more intense.
The two sides had already seized a good opportunity to play around the position of governor of Tianxi province.
Zhang zixu, who was originally on the side of the Crown Prince, had already taken up this position. All that was left was to issue a decree.
However, a case of reselling military grain was in full swing, and this proud Son of Heaven, Zhang zixu, was also involved.
The crown prince’s faction had dozens of officials involved.
Following that, an even more shocking case of embezzlement of military expenses broke out, and dozens of generals were involved.
The whole case was getting bigger and bigger.
The position of governor of Tianxi province was once again put on hold.
In such a lively situation, Shen Lang’s family gave birth to a daughter. Of course, it was a small matter.
However, there were still many people who paid special attention to it.
Shen lang was doted on by the monarch previously. Would the monarch reward him with a daughter?
The result!
Not at all.
Not only did the king not reward her, but even concubine Bian seemed to be completely unaware of this matter.
It was said that the zhonghuang consort wanted to give a gift, but was stopped by the monarch.
The direction of the wind was already very clear.
Shen lang had fallen out of favor.
The king was determined to sacrifice Shen lang and Ning Zheng.
As soon as the border hunting competition ended, these two would be completely finished.
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Shen Lang’s precious daughter was already 20 days old.
He completely loved it.
However, it was a pity that the little baby only ate and slept every day. He spent most of the day sleeping.
However, when the baby was awake, Shen lang would carry it in his arms.
The little girl was so mischievous in her mother’s womb, but after she was born, she was very obedient and quiet.
Most of the time, she would stare at Shen lang with her big black eyes. Her delicate face was very serious.
She didn’t like to cry at all.
He would only groan when he was pooping.
Everyone realized that Shen lang hugged his daughter at home every day. He did not even go to the northern hunting ground and did not care about the training of the soldiers there.
This time, everyone could see it even more clearly.
Shen lang did not have any hope for this border hunting competition. He had given up on it.
After recruiting more than 2000 good-for-nothings, they were thrown into the military camp of the northern garden hunting ground and left alone.
Shen lang had been waiting for this day for a long time. When the baby finally woke up, he could not wait to show it off.
Eunuch Li Sun had come in secret like a thief.
As the monarch was ‘sacrificing’ Shen lang, as the emperor’s trusted aide, Li Sun had to treat Shen lang coldly.
“Oh, we adults are putting on an act, but we’ve let the little darling suffer.”
Eunuch Li Sun carefully carried the baby in his arms, and his posture was even more accurate than Shen Lang’s.
When the baby was in Shen Lang’s arms, his face was very serious as if he was facing a great enemy.
And when she was in Li sun’s arms, she actually felt a little lazy and wanted to sleep, as if it was more comfortable to be in his arms.
You heartless little girl, to think that daddy treasures you so much.
“His Majesty has thought about it for several hours and finally gave our little baby a name, Shen Jue!”
Shen lang was speechless.
Your Majesty, I want to name my daughter. Why are you butting in? she’s Xiao Bing’s, not Ning Yan’s, not your granddaughter.
Do you have to read ancient books every day?
He knew that ning yuanxian would not spend a few hours, but a few days.
He would flip through the ancient books whenever he had the time, wanting to come up with a good name.
A name that even Shen lang felt inferior to.
What did ning yuanxian say when he conferred Zhang Ji the title of Viscount?
Asking Li Sun to think of a nice title meant that he didn’t want to use his brain.
You didn’t even want to think about the title of an aristocrat, but you thought about Shen Lang’s daughter’s name for a few days.
In the end, the name that His Majesty came up with was good.
However, Shen lang immediately thought of Zhen Huan. Of course, ning yuanxian did not know about this character, so the name was his original creation.
“The word” Yi “is good,” eunuch Li Sun said,”it means peace and sweetness, but it also hides nobility. When it is read as ‘Fu’, it has the same meaning as the ancient Fuxi clan’s’ Fu’. Fuxi was one of the three ancient sovereigns, an extremely noble and respected being.”
Shen lang nodded his head perfunctorily. yes, not bad. Not bad!
Li Sun was speechless. Of course, when she reported to the Emperor, she did not dare to say that Shen Lang’s attitude was perfunctory. Otherwise, the Emperor would be furious. He would definitely say that Shen lang was shocked after hearing the name and that he could not come up with such a good name.
Eunuch Li Sun then took out a piece of Jade and put it around the baby’s neck.
“This is a gift from Lady Bian.”
He didn’t mention the origin of this Jade.
On the surface, this piece of Jade looked extremely ordinary.
However, it was an item of the ancient civilization. It was said that it was a crown bead of an ancient king.
This was a dowry given to her by the Bian family. She had always carried it with her and had wanted to pass it on to her daughter.
However, concubine Bian kept a low profile and never showed it off to others, so almost no one knew how precious this thing was.
His Majesty has said that when the border hunting competition is over, our little baby will be three months old. He will be at his cutest time. At that time, we will bring him into the palace and let concubine Bian cherish him.
Originally, Li Sun could only stay for an hour, but she had carried the baby for more than a quarter of an hour before she left reluctantly.
He also gave a gift for himself, but he didn’t specifically say it out loud. It was just a small copper coin with a red string, which was worn on the baby’s wrist.
He didn’t mention that this copper coin was probably the only thing his birth mother left him.
Li Sun was an orphan who grew up in the great grace Court and was later adopted by eunuch li mu. She didn’t know who her parents were.
But for as long as he could remember, he had been wearing this copper coin on his wrist, so it must have been given to him by his family.
Later on, when he got older and his wrist became thicker, he could no longer wear this copper coin, so he kept it close to him.
Now that he gave this copper coin to baby Shen Yue, even though it was not worth much, but it was filled with all his love and blessings.
Jin mucong, who was envious of the baby, said, ” “Brother-in-law, aren’t you going to keep an eye on the soldiers training at the northern hunting ground? This border hunting competition is of great importance. It’s not only related to the fate of you and his Highness Ning Zheng, but also to His Majesty the king.”
There was nothing wrong with this.
The monarch had already recuperated and was able to move freely.
However, he still lay on the bed every day.
The consequences of his illness this time were too serious. It made everyone feel that the Tiger had become weak, which was very dangerous.
Therefore, even though he was almost fully recovered, he still pretended to be weak and couldn’t get out of bed.
When he pretended to be extremely weak.
The border hunt had officially begun!
He would be in high spirits and appear in front of everyone with a heroic bearing.
The border hunting event shocked the world.
Shen Lang’s 2000 new soldiers created a miracle, and the monarch once again awed everyone.
His reputation was restored to its peak once again.
At that time, the people of the world would speculate that the emperor’s illness was fake and that everything was an act.
At that time, the world would respect him even more.
Therefore, the monarch, Ning Zheng, and Shen Lang’s fates were tied together.
The monarch had said that he did not trust Ning Zheng, but he trusted Shen lang.
And this time, he was almost gambling his own political reputation on the trust.
This kind of trust was really heavy.
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Even though everyone thought that Shen lang and Ning Zheng would definitely lose at the border and had no hope.
After all, even Shen lang had given up. Ever since he gave birth to his daughter, he had never gone to the North Garden hunting ground.
Moreover, the whole hunting ground was surrounded by a plague.
There were dead animals everywhere, and miasma was everywhere.
But it still couldn’t stop many secret agents from peeking.
There were people from the crown prince’s side, the third Prince’s side, the Zhong family’s side, and the Chu state’s spies.
Moreover, the entire North Garden hunting ground was too big, and it couldn’t stop the infiltration of secret agents at all.
Therefore, these spies still managed to get a glimpse of Happy’s bitter training.
Then, these people laughed so hard that their intestines almost broke.
Oh my God.
It was so funny and amusing.
What kind of Bullsh * t are you guys practicing?
You’re still keeping it a secret?
What kind of sh * t are you practicing!
This was because Shen lang and the other 2000 new soldiers only practiced one move a day.
He waved his blade!
One slash in two, one slash in two!
Thousands of times, tens of thousands of times!
One day, two days, ten days, half a month, one month!
They were all practicing this move.
Moreover, he was wielding a wooden blade.
As an Army, you don’t practice formations, strength, and speed?
Just practice wielding the saber?
Even if you were practicing how to swing your sword, you should change your posture and always swing it straight down.
You guys didn’t practice vomiting, but I’m about to vomit from watching.
How stupid are you people? do you need a month to practice such a simple move?
And it seemed like he had to keep practicing like this?
And it seemed like he hadn’t learned it yet?
Shen lang, I know that you have given up on this border hunting competition.
But at the very least, it was just for show.
You should at least let your new soldiers practice their knife skills and archery.
And he didn’t even want them to touch a real saber?
Oh, right, this group of people was a bunch of useless people who didn’t even have the strength to truss a chicken. They couldn’t even lift a real knife.
Time passed day by day.
This group of spies really couldn’t take it anymore.
Just watching these 2000 fools practice every day, not only would they want to vomit, but they would also become stupid.
Thus, these spies left one after another.
What was there to spy on?
It would be a waste of life to spy on such a sh * t-like Army.
The key was that this group of people, even with wooden knives, waved them with great difficulty. They were covered in sweat and did not have any killing intent at all.
This kind of trash was even worse than a Boy Scout of seven or eight years old.
After about a month, all the spies had disappeared.
Was it an act for Huanhuan to make these people practice for a month?
Of course not!
First of all, the knives in their hands looked like wooden knives, but they were actually made of lead and were very, very heavy.
On the last day of the month, the knives in their hands weighed nearly 100 kilograms.
It would be even more severe next.
When they were on the battlefield, they would be holding a hundred-pound zhanmadao, which was made of first-rate steel.
A mo saber of about 1.78 meters!
And every soldier would be wearing heavy steel armor.
That’s right!
This was the Tang Dynasty’s trump card Army against the Turkic cavalry.
The mo saber unit!
For a long time in ancient China, cavalry was invincible against infantry. But the mo saber unit had crushed the cavalry.
The power of a team in a group battle.
The thousands of people were as one.
It was cut in two!
Even the elite cavalrymen were scared out of their wits.
This was simply the tank of the cold weapon era, a moving great steel wall.
Furthermore, the trump card Army under Shen lang had undergone bloodline modification.
His strength and endurance were getting stronger and stronger.
They were also disciplined and loyal. Soul.
Compared to the mo saber unit of the Tang Dynasty, they were much stronger.
Ku Huanhuan only asked them to practice one move.
However, this was how saber techniques worked. One could master a hundred.
It allowed you to train a move to the extreme, the extreme of speed, strength, and angle.
Then, on the battlefield, the complexity could be simplified.
One move was fatal, and every move was fatal.
When Shen Lang’s super heavy infantry appeared on the battlefield, they were bound to shock the world!
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