307: Troops leave Xiangyang, the ambush of the King of Qi (
Chen Jie stepped into the place where Peng Yingyu was practicing meditation. It was a small room. Although it was as luxurious as a palace from the outside, Peng Yingyu locked herself in the woodshed.
It was obvious that he truly felt guilty about his actions.
When Chen Jie and Ni Wenjun walked into the small and closed woodshed, they finally saw the skinny Peng Yingyu.
"Old Peng!"
Seeing Peng Yingyu like this, Chen Jie and Ni Wenjun both shouted.
This sound reached Peng Yingyu's ears. He turned his head blankly, his eyes empty, but he regained clarity after a moment.
He chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha!"
Hearing this melodious yet obviously hoarse voice, Ni Wenjun and Chen Jie were both stunned. Who could have imagined that the person who was once so heroic and admired by all the heroes in the world, and who was a top figure on the Heavenly Ranking, would become so skinny now, as if all the energy had been drained out of his body.
Ni Wenjun stepped forward and asked, "Old Peng, what are you doing?"
Chen Jie also said: "Master Peng, you..."
After hearing what the two said, the person who led Chen Jie and the others in said, "Master has not eaten anything for more than 20 days, so he has become so thin."
When these words were spoken, Chen Jie and Ni Wenjun were both stunned. They had not eaten for twenty days.
This is outrageous.
You know, a normal person would starve to death if he doesn't eat or drink for seven or eight days. Even a martial arts master couldn't stand it for half a month. But Monk Peng actually starved himself for more than twenty days.
Even with his strength, he is probably on the brink of death.
After all, this is a world of martial arts, not a world of cultivating immortals. No one in this world can abstain from food, especially in this age when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is scarce. Even if there are cultivators, they probably need to eat to maintain their physiological functions.
It is simply impossible to survive without eating or drinking. Even those two immortals on land cannot survive in the world for a long time without eating or drinking just by relying on their true energy.
Ni Wenjun looked at Lao Peng and said, "Lao Peng, you can't just not eat or drink. Isn't it because you didn't make some good policies? This time, Jiu Si is here. Jiu Si is best at governing the world. Let Jiu Si help you. Let's work hard to make the people live a good life, right?"
"Why do you have to torture yourself like this?"
After these words came out, Peng Yingyu said: "Amitabha, the sin has been committed, and no matter how much I try to remedy it, it will not make up for the sin in my heart. My heart is dead, and my Buddha heart has also been cracked."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie stepped forward and said, "Master, it's just one or two policy mistakes. It's inevitable for politicians to make mistakes. It's still good to correct them if they make mistakes."
Peng Yingyu said, "I have a clear conscience and have never done anything against my conscience. But I just conquered Hubei Road and established the Buddhist Kingdom. I never thought that I would harm the people along the way. If one day I conquer more territory, won't I harm more people?"
Peng Yingyu shook her head and said, "I'm tired."
Yes, he was tired. He had been pursuing a Buddhist kingdom all his life. He believed that as long as he established a Buddhist kingdom, the world would be his ideal world, where people would live and work in peace and contentment, and there would be no more oppression or suffering.
Who would have thought that just after he issued the decree, the people in Hubei Road would suffer.
The people's lives were much more miserable than during the Daqian period.
Peng Yingyu would not have any fear even if facing thousands of troops.
But he was really scared when facing tens of thousands of unarmed, weak and vulnerable civilians.
For a gangster, he could ignore all those insults.
But for a person with a very high moral standard like Peng Yingyu, it was simply a punishment from heaven.
That day his golden body was cracked.
Seeing Peng Yingyu like this, the person who led Chen Jie and Ni Wenjun in said, "You two, Master has this temper. If I were to ask me, isn't it just some insults from ignorant people? It's a big deal, but he took it to heart."
After saying this, Peng Yingyu glanced at him.
He immediately shut up. Chen Jie looked at the person who spoke and asked, "Who is this brother?"
"Dimpleang!"
The person standing at the door gave his name.
Ni Wenjun introduced: "This is Lao Peng's youngest apprentice, Ding Pulang, also known as the Little Overlord."
"After Lao Peng got into trouble, he declined all his posts, handed over all his troops to Zhao Pusheng, and lived in seclusion here with Lao Peng."
"He is a pure and filial person."
Ni Wenjun said with great admiration. After hearing this, Ding Pulang said, "Old Ni, don't praise me. I'm just afraid that Master will starve himself to death."
After hearing this, Peng Yingyu glanced at Ding Plun and said, "You just want to piss me off to death."
Ding Pulang said, "I don't care. Since you don't want to eat, I won't eat either. I've been starving for five days with you. My body is not as good as yours. I'm afraid I'll die if I starve for a few more days."
"It doesn't matter if you die at that time, but if you kill an extra disciple, it will not be good for your reputation if it gets out."
Peng Yingyu said: "You, okay, okay, why would I accept a disciple like you?"
"You should be happy secretly. You have accepted many disciples, but I am the only one to be buried with you. I will serve you in the afterlife. What else can you not be satisfied with?"
Peng Yingyu wanted to say something when a voice came from outside: "Sixth Master, how is the Imperial Master? His Majesty and the Right General are here to see the Imperial Master."
Ding Pulang looked at Peng Yingyu and said, "Master, those two ungrateful people are here, do you want to see them?"
Peng Yingyu said: "You, how can you say that about your senior brother? The other one is His Majesty."
"Yes, yes, your majesty, your majesty."
Ding Prang said, "Your Majesty, whom you have helped to raise up."
After Ding Puluo finished speaking with a look of disdain on his face, Peng Yingyu was quite helpless. His little apprentice was worthy of his nickname, the Little Bully. He had a very eccentric personality, but he was a sincere person.
Say what you see and never beat around the bush.
If he doesn't like something, he will criticize it, no matter whether the other party is willing to listen or not. Therefore, he is also the most favorite among Peng Yingyu's six direct disciples.
As he was talking here, a voice soon rang out from outside: "Your Majesty has arrived~"
Hearing the voice, Chen Jie was stunned. Eunuch?
Ni Wenjun saw Chen Jie's surprise and said, "He is the emperor. What's so great about having a eunuch?"
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned. Then they saw the door opened and a group of people came in from outside. Leading them was a man wearing an imperial robe. He had a faint smile on his face and looked quite proud.
There was also a man standing next to him, with a dark face and a strong murderous aura. A domineering aura was condensed on his body, and two swords were hung on the right side of his body, making him look very imposing.
There is a kind of heart-pounding strength.
This person is Peng Yingyu's founding disciple, Zhao Pusheng, who is known as the Little Knife Saint and wields two swords.
There is no ranking list for this person in the Jianghu, because since he took action once at the age of 25 and won the title of a small knife saint, there has been no relevant martial arts record. However, many people know that this person is definitely very powerful.
Even terrifyingly powerful.
He stood there like a sword drawn from its sheath, ready to bite anyone.
Behind them was a handsome young eunuch who was half-bending. After he came in, he glanced around and then asked in his unique voice, "Why don't you kneel when you see His Majesty?"
After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent?
But no one moved. Zhao Pusheng took a look and saw that the eunuch who spoke was a little surprised.
But he didn't say much. Ni Wenjun looked at Xu Shouhui and then at Zhao Pusheng, with disdain on his face.
Chen Jie remained calm. Firstly, he didn't have the habit of bowing to others, and secondly, Ni Wenjun didn't make any movement. He and Ni Wenjun were in the same group, so naturally he couldn't make any movement, otherwise, it would weaken someone's reputation.
Therefore, Chen Jie did not react at all and just stood there.
At this time, Xu Shouhui's eyes swept across Ni Wenjun and Chen Jiusi. There was a flickering, meaningful light in the depths of his eyes, as if a poisonous snake had a grudge against its prey.
This Emperor Xu was very petty.
At this time, Chen Jie's position had been determined. The eunuch's shout just now was not an arbitrary decision, but was instructed by Xu Shouhui.
I don't know whether Xu Shouhui was born to play politics, or whether that Kaiwu Pill was really awesome, as it actually maxed out his political struggle attributes, showing off his status as an emperor all the time.
Especially Peng Yingyu, no one knows who brainwashed him, but he actually believed that Xu Shouhui was the emperor. It is simply unreasonable for a master of the Heavenly Ranking to be so respectful to such a person whose strength is only at the Hua Jin level.
This is just like Chen Jiusi not understanding why Song Jiang in Water Margin insisted on surrendering.
Maybe this is a kind of obsession in their hearts.
Chen Jie was just thinking about it when he saw Lao Peng bow slightly and say, "Amitabha, I greet your Majesty!"
When Lao Peng saluted, the scene suddenly became weird.
Ni Wenjun and Chen Jiusi looked at each other, and at this moment they could only hold their noses and bow to greet him: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Oh, that's too rude. Shouldn't you kneel down and bow to His Majesty when you see him?"
At this time, the eunuch kept by Xu Shouhui spoke again in a hoarse voice. After hearing this, Ni Wenjun couldn't help it and said, "Good guy, you open a dyeing factory if I give you some color, right?"
You're still kneeling down to worship me? Believe it or not, I'll kill you.
Ni Wenjun was about to take action, but Chen Jie pulled Ni Wenjun back.
This pull made Ni Wenjun slow down by half a step, because someone on the other side had already taken action, and that person was our little bully, Ding Plan.
At this time, Ding Plun kicked him: "Fuck you!"
"Ouch!"
With a scream, the little eunuch flew out.
Then Ding Plun went up and kicked him twice: "You bastard, I gave you face, right? Don't you know who you are? If it weren't for my master, you would still be begging for food. Now that you have a bowl of food and changed your clothes, you think you are a big shot, right? Bah..."
Ding Plan started punching and kicking the young eunuch.
He was cursing, and it sounded like he was cursing the young eunuch, but in fact, you could tell from the tone of his voice that he was cursing Xu Shouhui.
At this time, Xu Shouhui's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
This little eunuch was actually just a mouthpiece for him, expressing what he wanted to say and the attitude he wanted to test. As a result, he was pinned to the ground and beaten mercilessly by Ding Prang.
This made Xu Shouhui's face burn, and he secretly swore in his heart, "Just wait, when I get the inheritance of the witch god this time and have the strength to deal with you, you just wait to die."
I don't care whether you are Ni Wenjun or Ding Puluan, as long as you are disobedient, you will all die!
I am the emperor of the Tianyuan Empire. If you dare to disobey my orders, I will not allow you to continue living!
Thinking of this, Xu Shouhui glanced at Zhao Pusheng, who coughed softly, "Sixth Brother, that's enough."
Zhao Pusheng and Ding Puluan have a very good relationship. You know, after Peng Yingyu accepted Ding Puluan as his disciple, he only taught him a set of martial arts, and then he began his wandering. In fact, Ding Puluan could grow to where he is today, all thanks to his senior brother Zhao Pusheng.
It can be said that Zhao Pusheng is both a teacher and a brother to Ding Prang.
However, Ding Puluan is not a person who would beat around the bush. Although he has deep feelings for Zhao Pusheng, Zhao Pusheng and Xu Shouhui conspired to harm Peng Yingyu.
He saw it all and was filled with anger. He rode on the little eunuch and beat him, without using any energy, just venting his anger: "Ginger-eyed wolf, ungrateful wolf..."
These words of "ungrateful bastard" made Zhao Pusheng and Xu Shouhui look ugly.
"That's enough!"
Zhao Pusheng couldn't help it in the end. He walked behind Ding Puluo and grabbed Ding Puluo's hand.
Ding Pulang looked back at Zhao Pusheng and said, "Brother, why are you stopping me? Do you think such an ungrateful person shouldn't be beaten?"
Zhao Pusheng said with a dark face: "You deserve to be beaten."
"Then let me go, Senior Brother. I'll beat him up a few more times to vent my anger."
Ding Pulang spoke up, and after hearing this, Zhao Pusheng said, "Don't fight. This is your Majesty's man, and you should listen to your Majesty in how to deal with him. It's not good for you to interfere here, so just leave it to your Majesty to deal with."
After hearing this, Ding Pulang said, "I'm afraid that your Majesty is unfair. I heard that this person is your Majesty's confidant. Could it be that your Majesty instigated the nonsense he said today?"
Ding Plan was a very straightforward person and he started to speak harshly to Xu Shouhui.
Tell me, was it you who instigated this?
Ding Puluan was Xu Shouhui's biggest headache, even more so than Zhao Pusheng, whose strength far surpassed others.
Zhao Pusheng is actually a very easy person to deal with because he is a very utilitarian person.
Why was he able to reach a cooperation with Zhao Pusheng?
You have to know that he was just a person with nothing at the beginning, because he grasped a unique advantage of his own, that is, he was the emperor chosen by Peng Yingyu, and even Peng Yingyu listened to him.
What about Zhao Pusheng?
He was an ambitious man who wanted to take control of power. However, even if he wanted to take control of power, he still had a huge obstacle in front of him, and that was Peng Yingyu.
Because of Peng Yingyu's casual action, he created an opponent for him, the Left General Ni Wenjun.
So Zhao Pusheng needed someone to restrain Peng Yingyu, and then he could deal with Ni Wenjun with peace of mind.
Coincidentally, Xu Shouhui is the person who can control Peng Yingyu. I don't know why Peng Yingyu believes so much in the so-called Purple Star, and his attitude towards Xu Shouhui is a kind of respect for His Majesty.
He can just hold Peng Yingyu back.
So the two ambitious men hit it off. Zhao Pusheng wanted to monopolize power, while Xu Shouhui also wanted his power to be independent, rather than being an emperor who was just a mascot.
So the two of them danced with the wolves, working together as a nephew, and decided to get the power into their own hands first. As for who will suppress whom in the future, that is a matter for the future. Now they already have the basis for cooperation.
The short-term goal is to make Peng Yingyu a good mascot and no longer become a stumbling block on their road to power.
The mid-term goal is to eliminate opponents such as Ni Wenjun and Chen Jiusi and concentrate all power in the hands of the two.
Long-term goal: Take advantage of the chaos in the world to seize more territory. Even if you cannot take over the whole world, you must strive to establish a separatist system in the southwest.
This is the community of interests between the two.
And it was very successful. Peng Yingyu was basically destroyed by them.
It is really difficult for ordinary people to destroy Peng Yingyu. Even if two top masters in the world want to deal with Peng Yingyu with force, it is not that easy.
But there is a saying that goes, the people who hurt you the most are often the people closest to you.
Zhao Pusheng became Peng Yingyu's apprentice at the age of ten and has had a relationship with Peng Yingyu for nearly thirty years. He really knows Peng Yingyu very well and naturally knows what his idealistic master cares about most.
What were his ideals and persistence in his heart, so he just designed a small plan with Xu Shouhui and then eliminated Peng Yingyu.
To be honest, Zhao Pusheng felt very uncomfortable when he saw his master who was now so thin.
But there is no way. A general's success is built on the bones of thousands of soldiers. Why can't there be the bones of my master among them?
Ding Prang finally let the unlucky eunuch go because Peng Yingyu said, "Prang, stop it."
Ding Pulu stopped at this time, looked at the little eunuch who was beaten into a pig's head on the ground, and gave Xu Shouhui a cold look.
He actually wanted to beat Xu Shouhui, but he knew that he couldn't beat Xu Shouhui.
There was no choice but to let go and stand aside.
Peng Yingyu said: "Okay, now that you are here, please sit down."
Everyone looked at each other when they heard this. Although there were countless intricate and unclear hatreds among them, everyone put aside their hatreds and sat together again.
There is no way, who can not participate in the game organized by Lao Peng?
Everyone looked at Peng Yingyu, who then said, "You all know about the inheritance of the witch god, right?"
Everyone nodded when they heard this. They came here today just for this matter.
Peng Yingyu said: "I want to snatch the inheritance of the witch god."
Upon hearing this, Ding Prang said to Peng Yingyu, "Master, your Buddhist Dharma inheritance is not inferior to this witch god inheritance, why are you trying to steal this thing?"
"You can't change to practice this Wushen technique either."
Peng Yingyu said: "I am not grabbing the skills for myself."
"Big Brother can't use it either. Big Brother has his own way, right Big Brother?"
After saying this, Zhao Pusheng said, "That's right, I really can't use it, but just because I can't use it doesn't mean Your Majesty can't use it. This time we went to seize the inheritance of the witch god in order to enhance Your Majesty's strength."
Ding Prong frowned and said, "Mobilizing so many troops just to improve his strength?"
After these words came out, Peng Yingyu said: "Pu Lang, if you continue to talk nonsense, get out."
Ding Pulang heard this and said, "Okay, I won't say any more."
Peng Yingyu said: "That's right, this time we went to Wushan to seize the inheritance of the witch god, the purpose is to enhance your majesty's strength."
"Your Majesty has suffered many setbacks. A few years ago, you were delayed in your martial arts training due to various reasons. It is extremely difficult to make up for it later."
"But fortunately, there is still the means of the Wu Clan to make up for it. The Wu Clan can pass down martial arts to each generation. As long as we can obtain the inheritance of the Wu God, we can immediately improve your majesty's strength to the Furnace Realm, and even the Upper Furnace Realm!"
After hearing this, everyone's eyes became slightly solemn.
Chen Jie asked Ni Wenjun curiously, "Brother, what is this upper realm of the furnace?"
Ni Wenjun said: "The Furnace Realm is divided into three realms: upper, middle and lower. The upper realm is the strongest, and those who can enter the upper realm are those who can enter the Earth Ranking."
"As for the middle and lower realms, they are both relatively weak."
Chen Jie heard this and said, "Oh, so that's how it is."
"Then this witch god inheritance sounds very powerful."
Ni Wenjun said: "Of course the inheritance of the witch god is very strong. If the Wushan Feng family had not been cursed, this family would probably have developed into the number one family in the Central Plains martial arts world."
After hearing this, Chen Jie fell silent. Yes, it was a terrible witchcraft that could pass on martial arts to the next generation.
In other words, as long as their current family head is willing, he can cultivate a teenage furnace-level strongman, and such a strong man can lead the clan for a longer period of time.
Thinking of this, Chen Jie had to admit that he was a little envious.
It would be great if my martial arts could be passed down from generation to generation. In this way, if I work hard, my descendants can enjoy endless glory. It would be a good deal with huge profits.
However, after thinking about it, Chen Jie gave up. After all, the price to pay would be that the achievements of his descendants would never surpass those of the first generation of witch gods.
Moreover, the conditions for this inheritance must be harsh. Chen Jie even suspected that there were some unknown little tricks in this martial art. It was precisely because of these little tricks that the current witch god inheritance was possible.
Moreover, once this thing is exposed, the witch god heritage will not only fail to protect this ethnic group, but will instead attract a pack of wolves.
As Chen Jie was thinking this, Peng Yingyu said, "Now that Daqian has noticed our Tianyuan regime, it is very likely that Daqian will use some shady tactics. So in order to ensure your majesty's safety, this time, we must take back the inheritance of the witch god so that your majesty can improve his martial arts realm and have the power to protect himself."
"So this time, you must work hard. I'm counting on you."
Peng Yingyu immediately bowed to everyone, and everyone hurriedly returned the greeting. Xu Shouhui was even more touched and said, "I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful and still think of me. I really don't know how to thank you."
Peng Yingyu waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty is a man of great power, there is no need to do this."
After saying this, Peng Yingyu said: "However, this trip to Wushan is also full of dangers, so everyone must be mentally prepared."
Hearing this, everyone looked at Peng Yingyu. Peng Yingyu said, "Wushan is the territory of the Wu tribe. Later, the Wu tribe assimilated into Chinese culture and changed their surname to Feng. They lived together in a village called Fengxian Village."
"It is said that this Fengxian Village contains a terrifying being, a terrestrial immortal."
"We must not alarm it during this trip, otherwise we might get into big trouble."
Everyone was stunned, looked at Peng Yingyu and asked, "Earth Immortal?"
This was the first time Ni Wenjun heard this name, so he asked, "What is an earthly immortal?"
After hearing this, Peng Yingyu said, "The Earth Immortal who lives in the world is a fallen land immortal. He should be a big threat to the Furnace Realm, so everyone must pay attention to safety."
Chen Jie looked at Peng Yingyu and asked, "Who is better, the master or him?"
Peng Yingyu said: "Haha, I am not as good as him, but he can't hurt me either, and if he dies, he dies. If it takes a long time, he will be no match for me. So overall, I am stronger than him, but he should also have the strength of the Heavenly Ranking, so he should not be underestimated."
Hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Since you have already fallen, how can you fight?"
Peng Yingyu said, "Jiu Si, you are still young and don't know many things. The methods of the Wu Clan are different from the martial arts of the Central Plains. There are many wonderful things in them that cannot be explained in a few words. You just need to know that the methods there are close to those of demons."
Chen Jie nodded, and Peng Yingyu said, "Also, let me say one more thing. There will probably be quite a few people heading to Wushan this time. The inheritance of the Wu God is a hot commodity. No matter which force obtains it, they can cultivate a strong man at the upper level of the Furnace."
"So this time, I'm afraid it will be a bloodbath."
"In addition, the Feng family in Wushan will not easily hand over their family heritage. I'm afraid there will be a bloodbath, so it will not be easy for everyone on this trip."
At this point, Peng Yingyu looked at Zhao Pusheng and said, "Boss, tell me, based on the information you have obtained, who will participate in the fight for the inheritance of the Witch God this time."
After hearing this, Zhao Pusheng said, "Yes, Master."
"According to our scouts' reports, the one going to Wushan this time will be the Northwest Qi King Li Siqi, and he will lead a large army. So I think we should also send a large army to ensure that we don't weaken the momentum."
"The second is the Jianghu side. Those who come back from this side should be from the Shuzhong Tang Sect. Ming Yuzhen has contacted us and said that their Tang Sect will send people here."
"The next is the Emei Sect. I heard that Master Juemie is going there in person."
"The last group that might go is Zoroastrianism. I'm afraid they will send people this time. After all, the Zoroastrianism has suffered heavy losses in combat power recently and needs to continue to replenish. I'm afraid they will not let go of a Dharma King-level inheritance of the upper realm of the furnace."
After hearing this, Monk Peng said, "Well, it seems that it will be very difficult to obtain the inheritance of the witch god this time."
"Who are we going to send?"
After saying this, Zhao Pusheng said, "This time, your majesty will personally lead the expedition. In addition, I, General Ni, Chen Jiusi, and Lao Liu will all participate."
"The rest is the army. General Ni said that he will lead 10,000 men, and I will also lead 10,000 men. With 20,000 men escorting the King of Qi, we cannot be weaker than him."
Peng Yingyu said, "Well, I will go there in person this time. You guys should prepare in the next few days. We are about two days away from Wushan. We will set off in three days and arrive at Wushan before the Wushen inheritance begins."
"yes."
After hearing this, everyone clasped their fists, and Peng Yingyu nodded and said, "Then go and get ready."
"yes!"
Everyone responded and left. Peng Yingyu fell into her own world again. Seeing this scene, everyone slowly left.
Xu Shouhui was the first to stand up. He came to the door and looked at the young eunuch lying on the ground, beaten to death. He said coldly to the other young eunuchs who were serving outside, "Carry him back. He is disrespectful to the Imperial Master. Send him to the Imperial Stables to feed the horses."
"yes."
Everyone responded immediately upon hearing this, and soon a group of young eunuchs came up and carried the young eunuch out.
At this time, Xu Shouhui looked back at Peng Yingyu and said, "Master, don't blame yourself too much. The Right General and I are doing our best to make up for the mistakes you made. Don't worry."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Peng Yingyu said something, and then Xu Shouhui strode away. He soon disappeared from Peng Yingyu's place of hard practice and returned to his own palace to enjoy himself.
Zhao Pusheng stood up and said to Ding Pulan, "Sixth Brother, you are at a good age and it is a good time to make achievements. If you have nothing to do, come out for a walk. Master doesn't need anyone to serve him in seclusion."
Ding Puluan looked at Zhao Pusheng and said, "Big Brother, I am here half for myself and half for you, so Big Brother, please stop trying to persuade me."
Zhao Pusheng hesitated for a moment, patted Ding Puluo on the shoulder, and then turned around to look at Ni Wenjun and Chen Jiusi.
His eyes slowly moved from Ni Wenjun to Chen Jiusi and asked, "Chen Jiusi, right?"
Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "Greetings to the Right General."
Zhao Pusheng said, "Well, I have heard of you. You are a capable person. My Tianyuan Empire needs talents like you, especially your ability to govern. It is a waste of your talent to be a general on the expedition to the east. Why don't you come to the central government? I will recommend you to His Majesty and give you the position of right prime minister. How about you work for me?"
Ni Wenjun frowned and said, "Zhao Pusheng, are you openly poaching people?"
Zhao Pusheng said: "A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in. If he follows you, he won't be able to display his talents to their full potential. Why doesn't he follow me? He can still shine and make a difference."
Ni Wenjun asked: "How do you know that he can't shine with me?"
Zhao Pusheng laughed and said, "You are just a warrior. You are good at fighting, but as for your brain, haha..."
"Zhao Pusheng, are you looking for a beating?"
Ni Wenjun was immediately furious. Zhao Pusheng said, "Haha, this is the place where Master practices in seclusion. I won't fight you, but we will have a fight sooner or later."
After saying that, Zhao Pusheng looked at Chen Jie and said, "Chen Jiusi, please think about it. I really admire your talent."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your kindness, General You. Unfortunately, I am not talented enough to take on such an important task, so I am afraid I will not be able to follow your orders."
Zhao Pusheng heard this and said, "Oh, it seems that you are not a smart person. In this case, I will not force you. You can do whatever you want. I hope you will not regret your choice today."
After saying this, Zhao Pusheng left.
Only Chen Jie and Ni Wenjun were left. Ni Wenjun frowned and said, "Jiu Si, if you want to follow him, you can. Zhao Pusheng is capable, and he..."
After hearing what Ni Wenjun said, Chen Jie said, "Brother, what are you talking about?"
Ni Wenjun was stunned and looked at Chen Jie. Chen Jie said, "You and I are brothers. How can I leave my elder brother? In my heart, my elder brother is always the most important."
Ni Wenjun was quite moved when he heard this and said, "Good brother."
The two exchanged a few words, and then Ni Wenjun said, "Come on, I'll take you to our military camp. Your Qinglong Guard will probably be very happy to know you're here."
Chen Jie smiled and said, "Okay."
The two came to the door and saw Ding Prang.
Ding Puluan is a pure-hearted person who speaks his mind, and Ni Wenjun is also a simple-minded person, so they have a very good relationship with each other.
Ni Wenjun came to the door and said, "Pu Lang, Lao Peng doesn't want to eat, so you can't do the same. Your body won't be able to bear not eating for five or six days."
Ni Wenjun said to Ding Plan with concern.
Ding Prang laughed and said, "Who said I didn't eat? I lied to my master that I didn't eat. In fact, I ate secretly in the middle of the night."
After hearing this, Ni Wenjun laughed: "I said you are not that stupid!"
As he was talking here, he suddenly heard Peng Yingyu in the room say: "Okay, Lao Liu, you even lied to me."
Ding Prang's expression immediately changed and he said, "It's bad. He heard it."
Peng Yingyu said, "Stop talking nonsense. I'm hungry. Bring me some wine and meat!"
After hearing this, Ding Pulang said, "Master, aren't you repenting for your sins?"
Peng Yingyu said, "It's a mistake. Since you are going out, you can't go hungry. After you finish your work, come back and continue to repent."
Chen Jie smiled and said, "Master, since you are so interested, please wait a moment. I just happened to bring two jars of good wine. Let's drink together today."
Peng Yingyu said: "Oh, but that strong liquor."
Chen Jie said: "Of course."
After that, Chen Jie said to Ni Wenjun and Ding Pulan, "Please prepare some wine and meat. I will have someone bring the wine over."
Ni Wenjun asked, "Jiu Si, did you bring people into the city?"
Chen Jie said: "Of course."
As Chen explained this, he quietly came to the corner and immediately took out two jars of strong liquor from the storage bag.
For people of this era, this wine is like a double-edged sword: those who like it truly like it, but those who don't like it can't even drink it in one gulp.
Just like that, Chen Jie brought the good wine, and Ding Plan took out all the roast chicken and pork elbows that he had prepared secretly for nourishment in the past two days.
In this way, Chen Jie, Ni Wenjun, Peng Yingyu and Ding Puluan drank heavily in the woodshed.
The drinking was quite enjoyable, and before they knew it, everyone had found some heroic spirit and put aside all the intrigues. At this moment, everyone was a drunkard.
Chen Jie could feel that Monk Peng's tense nerves had really relaxed.
During the meal, everyone enjoyed themselves very much. Not only did they drink the two jars of liquor that Chen Jie brought, but they also drank the five jars of good local wine that Ding Puluan had someone send.
Everyone drank until dark and then parted.
At night, Chen Jie returned to the camp area. This garrison was outside the city of Xiangyang. It really proved what Ni Wenjun said that his army was raised by his stepmother.
All the treatment was worse than that of Zhao Pusheng's army.
When Chen Jie arrived, he met many familiar faces, first of all his Qinglong Guards, Jin Yanzi and others.
The second is Ni Wenjun's army. For example, Zeng Aniu, who was familiar to Chen Jie. When Zeng Aniu learned that Chen Jie was actually the iron-faced military strategist, his eyes widened.
"The military advisor is so handsome, why does he have to wear an iron mask?"
Chen Jie did not answer him, but everyone had a good chat, and then Chen Jie also met Hua Sanniang.
Hua Sanniang was so homesick while staying in Huangzhou Prefecture that she had no choice but to come here and stay with Ni Wenjun forever.
A heroic figure like Ni Wenjun also had a face full of tenderness when he saw Hua Sanniang. Seeing this scene, Chen Jie thought of a word: a tough guy with a tender heart.
Chen Jie couldn't help but tease, "Sister Hua is really amazing. She can make a tough guy like Brother Ni become so tender and affectionate. It's really enviable to see others like her."
Hua Sanniang said, "Go away, you are so frivolous. By the way, how is Yunjin?"
Chen Jie said, "Oh, it's not bad. I just miss my sister. When I came here, she told me that when I see Sister Hua, please ask her if I can go back to see her when she gives birth."
Hua Sanniang said, "It's been a while since I last saw Yunjin. When I come back from Wushan, I'll go see her first."
Chen Jie was surprised and asked, "Sister Hua is going to Wushan too?"
Hua Sanniang said, "Wherever Brother Ni goes, I will go!"
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Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said nothing and returned to his camp.
Chen Jie had nothing to do in the next three days, so he gathered the Qinglong Guards and took this time to practice the military tactics in "Wu Mu's Testament".
Chen Jie was never idle for a moment. He happened to have 3,000 Qinglong Guards in his hands, so he took the opportunity to practice the military tactics in "Wu Mu's Testament". After all, rebellion in the future would require marching and fighting, and without military capabilities, that would not work.
Therefore, Chen Jie took the opportunity to exercise his military command ability, and at the same time let the soldiers adapt to the high-end military tactics and deployment of troops in advance in Wu Mu's testament.
In this way, Chen Jie started training soldiers in the military camp. At the beginning, Ni Wenjun found Chen Jie's training interesting but didn't pay much attention to it. However, after a day of training, Ni Wenjun saw the extraordinaryness of Chen Jie's military tactics.
So the next day he handed over all his 7,000 soldiers and horses to Chen Jie, and asked Chen Jie to help him practice.
In this way, Chen Jie directly took command of the army of 10,000 people and began military formation training.
Three days passed quickly, and Chen Jie finally made his 10,000 men look like elite soldiers. One morning, Ding Plan came to Chen Jie's camp and brought a piece of news, that is, Peng Yingyu would lead his troops to Wushan and set off today.
Chen Jie and Ni Wenjun received the order. Chen Jie said to Ni Wenjun, "Brother Ni, you follow them to see Master Peng first. I will lead the main force to follow behind."
Ni Wenjun heard this and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Jiu Si."
After saying that, he went straight to meet Peng Yingyu with Ding Puluan, while Chen Jie stayed behind and led an army of 10,000 to prepare for the advance.
However, Chen Jie did not lead his troops forward blindly. Instead, he directly ordered his troops to march in the long snake formation as described in Wu Mu's posthumous letter. The long snake formation, with its head and tail connecting, was a very powerful super formation that could move quickly and had both defensive capabilities.
When the army set out, Peng Yingyu, who was in the center of the army, saw how organized the left wing army led by Chen Jie was, and couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that Jiu Si was also capable of training troops!"
Zhao Pusheng looked displeased upon hearing this, Xu Shouhui frowned slightly, and the eunuch standing behind Xu Shouhui seemed to have received a signal and said, "I'm afraid it's just an embroidered pillow, good looking but useless. When it comes to training soldiers, we have to look at our right-wing army. These are all the old foundation of our Maitreya Sect, and they can't be compared with those newly recruited soldiers!"
After hearing this, Ni Wenjun was very angry. Who are you calling a soldier? You don't know how good my brother Jiusi is at training soldiers. However, Ding Pulang gently shook his hand and said, "Don't argue about the benefits of words."
Peng Yingyu said, "Stop arguing and let's go."
With a sound of departure, the army set out.
At this time, in a valley fifty miles away from Wushan, a scout ran towards a military camp. Above the camp was a large flag with the words [Qi]
It was the troops of Li Siqi, the King of Qi, who was guarding the northwest.
The scout came to the outside of a large camp and knelt down and said, "Report from Xiangyang City."
At this time, a voice came from the tent: "Read."
"Peng Yingyu's troops will take Yuling Mountain and march towards Wushan today."
"Haha, it's just as I expected. Pass on my order. The first Canglang Corps is lying in ambush at Qingniugang. This time I'm going to give Master Peng a big surprise."
"yes!"
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