Chapter 1 The usefulness of the masses.

If Great Yan is gone, what use is there for the masses of the world?

This,

Perhaps it is Tian Wujing’s true obsession, even, his principle.

Everything he has given, everything he has strived for, is for this principle.

Zheng Boye cannot empathize;

He can inherit Tian Wujing's art of war,

He will naturally imitate some of Tian Wujing's habits, and imperceptibly, become that person.

But,

Zheng Boye cannot inherit Tian Wujing’s mantle on this principle.

Fortunately,

Tian Wujing never asked Zheng Fan to inherit this.

The Prince of Jingnan said,

This road,

Is very bitter, very tiring,

He has already embarked on it, and there is no chance to turn back, nor is he qualified to do so.

Therefore,

He doesn’t want Zheng Fan to follow him on this path.

He hopes that Zheng Fan can live a less tiring, easier, more free and unrestrained life.

In this world,

There is never unprovoked hatred, nor unprovoked love;

Some people believe that the Prince of Jingnan values the Earl of Pingye so much because the Prince of Jingnan’s heir is said to be raised there, so he is particularly valued, which is actually the money for hiring a wet nurse.

However, why didn’t the Prince of Jingnan entrust his child to others before, but to the Earl of Pingye?

In the end,

It is still because Tian Wujing saw another path in Zheng Fan, another path that he could have chosen.

Zheng Boye can bow his head; bowing his head is for better development, for a better life in the future, and so that he doesn’t have to bow his head in the future.

But in his heart, there has always been a bottom line.

That is, if it really doesn’t work, if they really want to cross his bottom line, if they really annoy him, he might as well overturn the table and find a remote wilderness to open a Longmen Inn.

This is not the pedantry of being aloof from the world,

But a true unrestrainedness.

Originally,

He, Tian Wujing,

Could also have been so unrestrained.

With the Jingnan Army in hand,

The direct heir of the Tian family,

He himself is a peak Third-Rank martial artist,

The Emperor Yan’s brother-in-law.

If he advanced, he could try to covet that position, reaching out to feel the warmth of the dragon throne;

If he retreated, he could be like the former Sword Saint, wandering the martial world and living a carefree life;

If he was too lazy to move,

Just standing there,

No one would dare to do anything to him.

He could have lived as he pleased, but he chose the completely opposite path.

He values Zheng Fan, firstly because Zheng Fan is a first-class talent in terms of military affairs, governing local areas, and his vision.

Stupid or ordinary people, naturally, cannot enter Tian Wujing’s eyes.

But at Tian Wujing’s height, there are really no mediocre people who can stand by his side.

Having talent is the first step, the threshold; the attitude towards life that Zheng Fan shows afterward is the reason why Tian Wujing values him the most.

Zheng Fan looks at Tian Wujing like an elder brother, an older brother. The younger brother admires the older brother and naturally imitates some of his habits and behaviors, which is very normal.

Think of Nian Yao, as the Great General of Chu, still unreservedly respecting Tian Wujing. In recent years, after these great battles, which of the middle-aged and young generations in the military of various countries is not a fan of Tian Wujing?

Even the little prince of the barbarians, it is said that when using his royal court cavalry, he is also imitating Tian Wujing’s art of war.

And Tian Wujing,

Looking at Zheng Fan,

Is looking at what he could have been.

He is entrusting some things, some things that he is destined not to have in this life, to Zheng Fan.

You live for me,

It's the same.

……

The Fifth Prince’s request was rejected by Zheng Boye.

Because Zheng Boye didn’t want to take this risk;

Every solo incursion is a highly risky military adventure. Winning is certainly infinitely glorious, and the credit is second to none, but losing means there is no retreat at all.

The Chu system and the operation of the Chu court are not comparable to those of the barbarians in the past. Even in Qian, after a great battle, although there are many who are greedy for life and afraid of death, there are also some who emerge to sacrifice themselves for righteousness;

Moreover, the last time he hijacked the princess, he was able to escape, firstly because of luck, and secondly, because Chu had not really been mobilized. After the mobilization, many nobles were only concerned with laughing at the Qu family for losing face this time.

But this time, it is a national war!

Once he loses, he will be waiting to face a search of the mountains and seas.

At that time,

Zheng Boye might not even have the courage of the barbarian king to cut a knife on his face to disfigure himself.

Sometimes,

Zheng Boye is kind, and even has a bit of a holy mother complex.

But Zheng Boye is not a pure "holy mother." He has always been clear that he is just a secularized "holy mother." Occasional good deeds are to make himself feel more pleasant and are a spice in life.

Zheng Boye knows very well that this kind of "holy mother" of his is, in essence, a sophisticated egoist wearing a skin.

If he sees a girl scantily clad and being bullied,

He will feel sorry for her and help kick over the bullies who are bullying her;

But if you say that the downstream river is flooded, washing away houses and fields, and how many people have been washed away and how many are homeless;

Well,

He can indeed imagine that scene in his mind,

But,

He doesn’t feel anything.

The Fifth Prince was rejected. He didn’t say goodbye, but stood on the city wall and watched the scenery with Zheng Boye for nearly half an hour.

In this half hour,

The two of them,

Didn’t say a word.

In the end, it was the Fifth Prince who broke the silence first.

"In the past, I didn't understand why Sixth Brother wanted to be a constable in Nanan County. I thought he was betting against Father Emperor, or even trying to build his reputation in another way.

He married a woman from the He family. I originally thought he was catering to Father Emperor’s policy of not wanting relatives to interfere in politics;

But now,

I understand,

Sixth Brother,

Probably really likes that kind of life.

That kind of letting go of all burdens, letting go of the constraints of identity, doing things, looking at the scenery;

The previous days were too high, too superficial. Only by walking barefoot on the muddy riverbed can you feel the real solidity.

Maybe,

These words,

In Zheng Boye’s ears,

Cheng Min is just making a fuss about nothing."

Zheng Boye smiled,

And said:

"Actually, I admire you very much, Your Highness. You can’t fake your current appearance. Don’t laugh at me, Your Highness, but if you ask me to fight a war, to raid, no matter how hard or tired I am, even if the inside of my thighs are chafed and blistered, I can grit my teeth and hold on.

Because I know that when fighting, there is no way to rest. The only way to rest is to be killed by the enemy, and then you can rest for a long time.

Excluding that kind of situation,

If you ask me to work on river projects, dig riverbeds, and move stones, I can’t do it, I can’t stand it, and I don’t want to."

"Earl, you are being modest."

"No, no modesty. It’s only been a few years since I rose up. In the past, I was also a civilian, doing the work of pulling carts and transporting grain. Now, I completely don’t want to engage in this kind of labor anymore.

Your Highness, you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth. I used to hear that Your Highness liked carpentry. I thought it was a kind of leisure, because in my opinion, doing carpentry and reading the books of sages are no different, and even the latter is far inferior to the former.

The latter can’t be eaten, but the former can really be used.

But Your Highness, you can work hard and starve your body and empty your stomach.

I,

Admire you."

The Fifth Prince smiled,

And said:

"I can hear that it’s not perfunctory."

"That’s for sure."

"Hehe, hahahaha, hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!"

The Fifth Prince initially just smiled a little, then laughed out loud, and then slapped the battlements frantically and started laughing like a madman.

Zheng Boye didn’t find it strange,

The children of the Ji family,

Each and every one of them,

Were originally physically and mentally healthy, but when they encountered such a father, even if they didn’t have mental problems, they would at least have psychological shadows.

Spending several months working on river projects is effective, just like forging iron, forcing out the impurities from the body and the heart.

The Fifth Prince laughed until he couldn’t laugh anymore, so he simply sat down on the ground and gasped for breath.

Zheng Boye took out two mints from the Zhonghua brand tin box, put one in his mouth, and held the other between his fingers,

And said;

"Open your mouth."

The Fifth Prince, who was already panting, opened his mouth wide.

"Throw!"

The mint was thrown into the Fifth Prince’s mouth by Zheng Boye. The Fifth Prince sucked on the candy while stroking his chest, and finally calmed down.

"Old Zheng ah."

Yo, this address…

"Yes." Zheng Boye responded.

"Have you heard about the affairs in the capital?"

Zheng Boye nodded,

And said:

"I heard it as soon as I arrived."

Yingdu, has people from Sixth Brother.

Because of the geographical distance between the two sides, the transmission of letters is a test of time, but even if it takes longer, and distant water cannot quench immediate thirst, it must still maintain smooth communication.

Ji Laoliu needs Zheng Fan as an external aid,

Zheng Boye needs to know the political trends in the capital.

Therefore, the time can be long, but there must be immediate "exchange of information".

The Fifth Prince said:

"Father Emperor has gone to the back garden to recuperate, and the Crown Prince is officially supervising the country. What do you think?"

"No opinion."

After hesitating for a moment, as if feeling that these words were too perfunctory, Zheng Boye had to add:

"At least, that’s how it is now."

Currently, there really is no opinion.

Fighting a war is the top priority.

The affairs in the capital also depend on the outcome of this punitive expedition against Chu.

"The eldest brother is close to Sixth Brother. Although he is leading troops in Yinlang County, the eldest brother…"

The Fifth Prince muttered his lips,

And said:

"The eldest brother, how should I put it, if Father Emperor issues an edict, or after the fact, the new Emperor issues an edict, the eldest brother probably won’t move."

After all, they are all children of the Ji family.

This Great Yan Jiangshan, is said to belong to the Great Yan people, but it is actually the Ji family’s.

Ji Wujiang can support Ji Laoliu to seize that position, but his support is only limited to support. When it really comes to needing to draw swords and not talk about politics but about knives, Ji Wujiang is likely not willing to smash these bottles and jars at home.

"Actually, I can see clearly that what is under the dragon throne is horses’ hooves and sabers."

The Fifth Prince’s awareness is okay, a version of power comes from the barrel of a gun.

"Although the eldest brother won’t stab you in the back at a critical moment, he’s really not reliable. Sixth Brother only has you, Zheng Boye, by his side."

The people of Yanjing City like to pretend to be knowledgeable and chat about the political situation in the teahouse.

After Ji Laoliu’s wedding,

The name Sixth Brother Party suddenly became popular.

Therefore, sometimes it’s not that the people above want to form cliques, but even if you stand there and don’t compete, the hats and regions have already been divided for you.

Zheng Boye, is obviously the number one vanguard of the "Sixth Brother Party".

"The second brother, although he used to be in charge of the Imperial Guards for a while, he didn’t manage them very well. Moreover, the original framework of the Imperial Guards has long been divided up in recent years.

Therefore, the second brother actually doesn’t have any soldiers in his hands."

The Imperial Guards, especially the Imperial Guards in the capital, exist in every country, which is the so-called Central Army.

Logically speaking, the Imperial Guards should be the most powerful. This army should have existed since the founding of the country, and it basically existed even before the establishment of the country.

Most likely, the predecessor of the Imperial Guards was actually the direct descendants of the founding monarch.

However, the national conditions of each country are different.

The barbarian royal court cavalry is already the real force that the barbarian royal court can control. To be precise, the barbarian royal court, apart from this force around it, has been difficult to mobilize the forces of those large tribes. Without the local army, what about the central army?

In the past, in the Jin state, with the decline of the Yu clan, after the formation of the three-way division of Jin, the Imperial Guards only had a few tens of thousands of soldiers in the Jingji area.

Qian country Shangjing, even turned the Imperial Guards into a joke.

Before the war, Qian country Shangjing claimed to have 800,000 Imperial Guards guarding it. As a result, after the news of the Yan army’s southward invasion came, the first batch only organized less than 100,000 people to go north for the expedition. The second batch forcibly organized 50,000 people, but after these 50,000 people marched halfway, there were less than 20,000 people left…

After that, no matter how hard the Qian country official family and several prime ministers squeezed, the Imperial Guard generals also said that there were really no more.

In the end, in order to deal with Li Fusheng and Li Bao’s two cavalry, Qian country even transferred the Zu family army from the southeast coast. They were purely relying on local warlords to fight.

The Chu country’s royal Imperial Guards have good combat power and high quality. It can be said that they are the strongest central army among the four great Eastern powers.

The original Yan country’s Imperial Guards have long been raised by a stepmother because the whole country has been supporting the Zhenbei Army for hundreds of years. Then, after Tian Wujing took over the Jingnan Army, the Imperial Guards were reduced to being raised by a small servant girl.

Even so, in recent years, half of them were split off to Beifeng County, and then split off to follow the eldest prince on the eastern expedition. Now, even the defense of the capital has to rely on Li Liangshen’s garrison.

In other words, the Crown Prince may not be so useless. Perhaps, he is very gloomy behind the scenes;

But no matter how gloomy he is, it’s useless. A clever woman can’t cook without rice. The Imperial Guards only have an empty shell left. What else can they do?

Thinking about it now, the Empress’s death was really timely.

Because after Ji Laoliu’s wedding, logically speaking, it would soon be time for the Crown Prince and the Princess’s delayed wedding to really begin.

If the Crown Prince and the Princess really get married,

Then,

According to that mad woman’s temperament,

Since she dared to use Seventh Uncle and Li Liangshen to kill the princes on the night of Ji Laoliu’s wedding,

She would dare to let Li Liangshen’s Zhenbei Army enter the capital directly when the Emperor Yan announced that he was going to the back garden to recuperate,

And let Ji Runhao directly ascend to the position of Supreme Emperor;

Most likely,

He would only be able to stay in the back garden for the rest of his life.

However,

Vaguely,

Zheng Fan had a feeling that the Princess might be able to command Li Liangshen, but she might not be able to command that garrison of the Zhenbei Army stationed outside Yanjing City.

The Emperor Yan is a person you can hardly see through.

His Majesty is not Li Yuan, and Ji Laoer is not Li Laoer.

Fortunately, it doesn’t matter whether you can see through him or not. No matter how talented and bold the Emperor Yan is, he cannot defeat the years.

"Old Zheng, when I do carpentry work, I like two words the most… symmetry.

That ink line is flicked,

That size is measured,

Looking at it up close, looking at it from afar,

Half and half,

This feeling is the most enjoyable for me.

Therefore,

I think,

Father Emperor should also like this feeling."

None of the Ji family’s cubs are simple. Even Ji Laosan, the most tragic tool man, could be a mastermind in the heap of princes from other countries.

It’s not that he’s incompetent, it’s just that his father and brothers are too high-level.

"Continue," Zheng Boye said.

"Father Emperor doesn’t actually care whether the Crown Prince or Sixth Brother succeeds to the throne."

The Fifth Prince made a shocking statement.

The world is guessing who the next Emperor of Great Yan will be.

Not only the Yan people, but also the Chu people, the Qian people, and even the Jin people are guessing.

On the day of Ji Laoliu’s wedding, he showed his talent, and then used fierce methods to clean up the business roads and manage the Ministry of Revenue, with a ruthless style, much like the Emperor Yan.

The Crown Prince, on the other hand, appears more steady.

Who the next Emperor Yan is may affect the future national policy of Yan.

"Balance?" Zheng Boye said.

"Yes, what Father Emperor wants is a balance, a balance after he, um, is gone."

The Fifth Prince gestured,

And said:

"If you compare Great Yan to a carriage, what Father Emperor hopes is that this carriage can continue to travel smoothly."

Zheng Boye shook his head,

And laughed;

"Therefore, His Majesty will favor the Crown Prince and Sixth Brother."

"Well, hearing you call him Sixth Brother actually gives me a feeling that you are one of our brothers, just like us."

"It was Your Highness the Fifth Prince who was casual first, so I’m being casual too."

Although the Fifth Prince didn’t say the word "death" earlier, he has already expressed this meaning, which can be said to be quite disrespectful.

Since he dares to say it like this, then I’ll say it too.

"Hey, if you, Earl Pingye, were one of our brothers, Father Emperor would probably be very happy. Eldest Brother doesn’t have your ability to fight wars."

The Emperor Yan hopes that one of his princes can shoulder the heavy responsibility, at least be able to carry the flag in the army. He chose the eldest prince whom he had carefully cultivated.

But the defeat at Wangjiang wiped out everything.

It can be said that that time was an attempt by the Emperor Yan to take back military power.

At that time, the Prince of Jingnan confined himself in the Jingnan Marquis’s mansion.

If the eldest prince had won the Battle of Wangjiang, and finally driven out the barbarians and annexed the Jin land,

Then, it would be a matter of course to take back the local governance rights, and even the military heads and the Jingnan Army.

The premise is that the Prince of Jingnan does not rebel.

But the Prince of Jingnan will not rebel.

On the premise that he does not rebel, the imperial court can calmly receive and absorb the Jingnan Army.

Don’t you see, the Zhenbei Army has already been divided up?

But who told Gou Moli to be so energetic?

In that Battle of Wangjiang, Gou Moli not only defeated the Yan army, but also defeated the rhythm of the Great Yan court’s intervention in military power.

In the end, the Prince of Jingnan returned to the mountains again, and his prestige reached its peak after a successful battle, and he could no longer be shaken.

This is definitely not what the imperial court wants to see.

However, Gou Moli was also very miserable. He didn’t expect that he had beaten a small one, and a big one came, and then he was beaten by Tian Wujing and Zheng Fan until he was unrecognizable.

Don’t look at the fact that the eldest prince is still leading troops, but he is now leading troops in Yinlang County, dealing with the Qian people.

What, will the Qian people bite?

"To say something disrespectful, Your Highness, if that’s really the case, I now…"

The Fifth Prince shook his head and said, "No, I know Father Emperor."

Zheng Boye smiled,

And said:

"Let’s not talk about this, it’s already crossed the line too much."

"I’m just letting go. Actually, when I left the capital, I didn’t have any thoughts about that anymore. These days working on river projects have also given me more experience in the folk, no, it’s given me more experience in my own value.

That position,

Just leave it to the Crown Prince and Sixth Brother to fight for it. Fourth Brother can try if he wants to fight for it, and Seventh Brother can think about it when he grows up.

I’m too lazy to pay attention anymore.

After this battle is over, I will ask to stay and re-plan and govern Wangjiang. Water can be released, and rivers can be diverted, but in the end, someone has to clean up the mess.

I’ll do this."

"Your Highness, you have truly made me look at you with new eyes today."

"You just don’t think I’m acting."

"If you act so realistically, then you won’t be able to get out of the play at all."

The Fifth Prince closed his eyes, carefully savoring this sentence, and then nodded,

And said;

"I have been taught."

The Fifth Prince got up, patted the dust off his body, and said:

"Is Earl going to cross the river?"

"I have to go to Yingdu once. Your Highness, will you go with me?"

The Fifth Prince shook his head and smiled: "Except for the first time when I came here with you, Earl, I went to Yingdu once. After that, I haven’t been there again.

I’m not going, I’ll be here, wishing Earl Zheng a triumphant return!"

Speaking,

The Fifth Prince saluted respectfully:

"A child of the Ji family, please take care, Earl of Pingye!"

Zheng Boye took two steps back and returned the salute:

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The Fifth Prince left and left Yupancheng.

After he left,

Gou Moli silently came over again,

And said:

"What did Earl say to that Prince? From a distance, it looks like you were chatting very well."

"Actually, we didn’t talk about anything."

Gou Moli felt a little aggrieved when he heard this.

You clearly chatted for so long, but you’re being so perfunctory.

It seems that I’m still not enough of one of your own.

Zheng Boye put his finger on the battlements and tapped it,

And said:

"This Earl has always had a bad habit. He’s used to looking at the beautiful side of the people and things in this world."

The corner of Gou Moli’s mouth twitched,

You actually have the nerve to say these words?

"Earl is kind and benevolent, with the heart of a Bodhisattva to save the world, and like the starlight, selflessly scattering on the earth."

"I really believed it ah, I believed what the Fifth Prince said just now. He really moved me, and I admire him."

"Yes, that Prince is really tanned."

Gou Moli had seen the Fifth Prince, after all, they were in the same convoy on the way out of the capital.

Originally, that Fifth Prince was white and fat;

Gou Moli had heard Blind Man tease him, something about a tech otaku, something about a Gundam.

But now,

He’s thinner and darker, like a different person.

"But my life experience tells me that sometimes, some people like to put what they really want to say on the back. I don’t really like this kind of person. It’s tiring to talk to this kind of person."

"Yes, I, your subordinate, have always hated this kind of person too. I always feel that this kind of person is not…"

"Because I myself am this kind of person."

"………" Gou Moli.

Zheng Boye looked into the distance,

And slowly said;

"What he said just now, if you look at it from the back, has two meanings."

Zheng Boye held up one finger:

"One meaning is that he is relatively simple and obedient. He is very well-behaved, he is also very down-to-earth, he is different from Ji Laoliu and the Crown Prince, and he is easier to control."

Zheng Boye held up the second finger:

"The second meaning is that he will stay here all the time, stay in Jindong. If there is a need, if you want to have a legitimate reason, you can come here to arrest him."

Gou Moli smiled; "A dragon has nine sons, and none of them are simple."

Obviously, Gou Moli had already defaulted to this statement, because in the world of the Barbarian King, the sky is black.

Zheng Boye took a deep breath,

And said:

"If what he wants to convey is really the back meaning, I’m really, hehe, flattered."

Gou Moli then said:

"Earl, what that Fifth Prince said was not to you."

"Oh?"

"He was talking to you after you win the punitive expedition against Chu."

"That’s well said, with style."

"Actually, Earl, you have long been in control of the situation and your heart is as clear as a mirror, you are just testing your subordinates."

Zheng Boye shook his head,

And said:

"Look at you, your old problem has happened again. I was really touched by him just now. Besides, I don’t know how much I weigh. What qualifications do I have to say that I’m testing you?"

Gou Moli quickly took a step back and cupped his fists and saluted:

"But, this is exactly where you, Earl, are the most powerful ah."

………

Crossing the river, galloping through the night.

Last time, Zheng Boye led troops into Yingdu. This time, it’s not so exaggerated, and he has to deliberately keep a low profile.

Although it’s impossible to hide the fact that a troop of troops suddenly withdrew from the front line to the banks of Wangjiang from the ears and eyes of those who are interested,

But seeing a troop of troops come back and seeing himself, the Earl of Pingye, come back are two completely different concepts.

Moreover, this time he brought back barbarians, a part of his own headquarters, and the rest are troops pieced together from other tribes. He also deliberately made some cover-ups, so even if there are Chu spies, it will take a lot of effort to find out which family this is in a short period of time.

Because he had greeted them in advance, Zheng Boye led his guards to be picked up by Mao Mingcai’s people outside Yingdu City, and then went straight into the prefect’s mansion in the city.

After the last trip to Yingdu,

Zheng Boye and Prefect Mao forged a deep friendship.

Mao Mingcai’s name has already been listed on the gift list of Xuehaiguan for festivals, and it’s not a bad thing to have more gifts.

Although the Prince of Jingnan doesn’t like Zheng Boye’s way of doing things, Zheng Boye still feels that things that are beneficial and don’t cost money should be pulled in.

Outside the prefect’s mansion, there was a group of patrol division soldiers guarding, and all the servants in the mansion were released outside.

Zheng Boye came in from the back door, and after arriving at the side hall of the back house, he found that Mao Mingcai and Sun Youdao were already waiting for him here.

"Hahahaha, the return of the national Ganjiang, I am very happy, hahahahaha."

Mao Mingcai smiled very happily.

In fact, he did not know this military plan in advance;

But as the prefect of Yingdu, how could the affairs of the river project not go through his hands?

There was a great war in front, and the river was repaired in the rear. How could he not be suspicious?

But he didn’t dare to ask,

The Prince of Jingnan’s secret military order was here, and the Emperor Yan’s secret decree was also here.

Mao Mingcai knew the seriousness of the matter, so he carefully did what he should do.

Sun Youdao, as the Grand Tutor of Jin, presided over the logistics operation. In this matter, the same is true in fact.

However, just a few days ago, the Prince of Jingnan’s new military order arrived. The military order was very short, but it was enough for Mao Mingcai to get a glimpse of the truth.

He is a Yan people,

Since he is a Yan people,

What he naturally thinks about is how to win this national war, so he doesn’t care about the consequences of the breach!

Sun Youdao’s side, on the other hand, has a bit of the Sword Saint’s current mentality. He has already done what he should do. Now, he wants to take care of his own life.

Furthermore, weighing the pros and cons, the war will last for a long time, so the land of the Three Jins will be even more exhausted, and more people will die.

It’s better to simply send this knife out!

However,

The two did not know in advance who the general who led the troops into Chu this time was, but after receiving Zheng Boye’s messenger a few days ago, both of them couldn’t help but feel relieved.

Because,

In Great Yan, in the land of Jin,

Outsiders actually have more confidence in Earl Pingye than Zheng Fan himself!

Zheng Boye was also very tired, and this set of patrol division armor that he temporarily changed into outside the city didn’t fit well, and it was uncomfortable to wear. After entering, he directly took off the armor and threw it on the ground beside him at will.

The armor landed,

Making a crisp sound:

"Kacha…"

………

"Kacha…"

A group of patrol division soldiers quickly ran in formation, and the armor on their bodies kept making noises.

The leader was Ran Min, with a solemn expression.

Under the night,

They didn’t light torches,

Just silently marched quickly.

Not far from their direction of advance,

There is a large dam.

"Who’s there?"

"Who’s there?"

On the dam, there was a river patrol team composed of local civilians. They held a torch in one hand, a gong in the other, and a water card for handover hung around their waist.

However, before they had time to see clearly who was in front of them, two patrol division soldiers drilled out of the grass behind them and strangled their necks, and then stabbed them with knives.

Ran Min shouted to the patrol division soldiers behind him:

"Leave no one alive on the dam!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

A group of patrol division soldiers immediately spread out.

Ran Min moved very quickly, rushed in front of a civilian, and directly stabbed his chest with a knife.

"Puff!"

………

"Puff!"

Mao Mingcai stabbed a piece of mutton with a dagger.

He pointed to a bronze pot placed in the center of the table,

And smiled:

"I have been so busy these days that my liver fire is too heavy. The doctor told me to avoid certain foods. Grand Tutor Sun’s teeth are not good, but it’s no problem for the two of us to be vegetarians, but we can’t let Earl Pingye eat this with us.

You have to eat well to have the strength to kill the Chu slaves, right.

Come, Zheng Boye, you can cut the meat and cook it yourself."

Sun Tufu nodded and smiled: "Afraid that the news would leak out, so the servants in the mansion were dismissed early. Although Lao Fu and Mao Taishou dare not shamelessly call themselves gentlemen, they really stay away from the kitchen.

So, we can only prepare this pot, and cook whatever we want to eat, which is convenient and suitable, haha."

Hot pot has actually existed for a long time, but these two people are eating a health pot, the kind that doesn’t add peppercorns and chili peppers.

Zheng Boye pulled out the dagger,

And said;

"Thank you for your hard work, two adults, I, the kid, am very grateful."

"Oh, where, where, when Zheng Boye triumphs, Lao Fu will personally celebrate Zheng Boye in Yingdu’s Wangjiang Tower!" Sun Youdao said.

"Hahaha, you will definitely triumph." Mao Mingcai got up and uncovered the lid of the pot, "Let this official see if the soup is boiling?"

After the lid was uncovered,

There was boiling soup inside:

"Glug…glug…glug…"

………

"Glug…glug…glug…"

Several water holes with bubbles have appeared along the lower edge of the dam.

This is an extremely dangerous sign, meaning that a breach may occur at any time.

Therefore, local civilians will patrol day and night non-stop.

Of course, the root cause of this situation is that the design of this dam is extremely unreasonable.

And this kind of unreasonableness is not something that ordinary civilians can understand. They only know how to do as instructed, and they also feel that they are strengthening the dam to prevent their hometown from being flooded.

The civilians have been cleared, and the bodies have been thrown into the river.

Ran Min roared to the surrounding subordinates:

"Dig!"

……

"Let me dig."

Mao Mingcai took a spoon and scooped a large spoonful of lard from a white porcelain bowl next to him and put it into the pot.

Zheng Boye really wanted to tell them that he actually preferred beef tallow hot pot.

But how should I put it,

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Immediately, he cut off a slice of mutton, clamped it with chopsticks, and put it in for cooking.

After cooking,

He sent the meat into his mouth. Although this soup base is not spicy, the taste is really good, and this mutton is indeed fresh and tender, and it melts in the mouth.

Sun Youdao picked up the wine pot and prepared to pour wine for Zheng Boye.

Zheng Boye quickly said:

"Drinking alcohol is not allowed in the army."

Although he is not in the army now, he is essentially still at war. Drinking alcohol can easily lead to mistakes.

Sun Youdao patted his head,

And said:

"Lao Fu forgot, Lao Fu forgot, hahaha, okay, then we’ll replace the wine with tea, replace the wine with tea."

Sun Youdao got up and wanted to pick up the teapot on the small stove next to him, but Sun Youdao had been living a life of pampering for long enough. Although he is not pretentious and cannot be said to be extravagant, he has not done such things as boiling water and pouring tea for decades.

When he picked up the teapot, he didn’t expect it to be so hot, so he immediately dropped the teapot on the ground.

"Clang!"

………

"Clang!"

A large stone was pried open, and then the river water began to