Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 9 Why don’t men bring Wu Gou?

Beixiurong, the territory of the Erzhu clan.

Erzhu Zhao had bruises on his face and his clothes were disheveled. When he found Erzhu Rong, he was playing chess with Yuan Tianmu under a tree.

When he saw Erzhu Rong, Erzhu Zhao started to scold him.

"Uncle, what a lousy trick Daye Shuang taught me! Not only did we fail to collect the military rations, but Nan Xiurong's herdsman Wan Ziqizhen was also forced to rebel by Daye Shuang! Now, how are we going to explain this to Pingcheng?"

Erzhu Rong took a black piece in his hand and quietly placed it on the chessboard.

The chess pieces collided with the chessboard, making a crisp sound.

Erzhu Rong saw the chess situation change and slowly said:

"Since Wan Ziqizhen rebelled, how did you escape?"

When Erzhu Zhao came, he had already thought of his excuse.

"Uncle, I relied on my bravery to fight my way out of Wan Ziqizhen's tent..."

Before Erzhu Zhao finished speaking, Erzhu Rong immediately scolded him:

"What kind of person is Wan Ziqizhen? How could you possibly break out of his tent? If he hadn't done it for the sake of Erzhu, would you be as energetic as you are now?"

"Uncle, do you know everything?"

"You've been showing off your power these days, causing so much trouble, and you still want your uncle to take the blame for you?"

After hearing this, Erzhu Zhao immediately knelt down. In his life, he had never submitted to anyone, but he was different towards Erzhu Rong, for he was quite awed by him.

"Uncle, I know I was wrong."

"Go back and be confined to your home for a month. Also, distribute the treasures, cattle, sheep, and women you've looted these days among your soldiers."

Erzhu Zhao's face darkened. Everything else was fine, but there were a few women he really liked.

But now that things have come to this, Erzhu Zhao dared not disobey.

"I'll do it when I get back!"

After Erzhu Zhao left, Erzhu Rong shook his head.

"Tumo has more courage than strength, but lacks wisdom and strategy. I'm afraid he won't be able to handle important matters."

Yuan Tianmu agreed with Erzhu Rong's evaluation of Erzhu Zhao, but he didn't say much.
After all, this is Erzhu's family affair.

In this game of chess, Erzhu Rong's black pieces have already gained the advantage.

Yuan Tianmu was already exhausted after fighting for a while. However, his mind was not on this game of chess at the moment.

"Third brother, you did a really great job on this matter! If Wan Ziqi really rebels, I'm afraid that war will break out all over Jin!"

A hint of pride appeared on Erzhu Rong's handsome face, and he smiled slightly and said:

"Right now, Wei Kegu is besieging the towns of Wuchuan and Huaishuo. Yuan Shen is hesitant to send reinforcements, fearing the surrounding Chile tribes will revolt like the Six Garrisons. Yuan Yu, the Grand Chancellor of the Eastern Province, is no match for Po Liu and Han Baling, and will be defeated sooner or later. If the Jin region continues to fall into chaos, Luoyang will be in great trouble!"

Jin is the passage connecting Luoyang to Pingcheng, and it is also Luoyang's barrier to the north.

If things get out of control here, the entire Luoyang will face huge risks.

After hearing Erzhu Rong's words, Yuan Tianmu said worriedly:

"If there's a major rebellion in Jin, I'm afraid the court will send Li Chong to lead an army north to quell the rebellion. Once Li Chong arrives, some things will become difficult to handle. Tianbao, when do you plan to take action?"

Erzhu Rong didn't care and made the last move to end the game.

"Wait a little longer, the situation isn't chaotic enough yet."

Looking at the chess game, Erzhu Rong brushed away the fallen leaves on the chessboard. His deep eyes seemed to have seen through the turbulent situation in Luoyang.

"The imperial court has few soldiers and horses left, and Li Chong, this crouching tiger, is already old. He won't easily go north again."
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Taiping Village.

Jia Sixie, carrying his package, decided to leave despite Hou Jing's dissuasion.

"Sir, please wait a moment!"

"Even if you cut your neck today, I'm still leaving!"

The fact that the honest Jia Sixie could be forced into this state shows how much he has suffered these days.

Looking at Hou Jing, Jia Sixie was very angry.

"If there's even one person in your village who's willing to learn from me, I'll let him stay! Is there anyone like that?"

Just at this moment, Li Shuang came out carrying a bowl of oil-splashed noodles.

He looked at the time and saw that it was almost noon. He said leisurely:

"Taiping Village really needs you, sir, but if you want to leave, then go!" When these words came out, not only Hou Jing, but even Jia Sixie was stunned.

He then straightened his clothes and bowed:
"In that case, Jia will take his leave first!"

"My Lord, why did you just let him go?"

Li Shuang smiled happily.

"It won't be long before he comes back?"

"My Lord, if he can come back, I will write the word 'Hou' backwards."

Before Hou Jing could finish his words, Jia Sixie, who had just been eager to return home, turned back not long after leaving.

As Hou Jing looked at him in surprise, Jia Sixie came up to Li Shuang and said with a bow:

"I think what Brother Li said is true. I feel like Taiping Village still needs me. I can't just leave like this!"

Hou Jing looked at the panicked Jia Sixie as if a wild beast was following him.

"What frightened you like this?"

Hou Jing muttered and went to the sentry post to investigate, only to see a large army rushing towards Taiping Village, with as many as four or five thousand people!
Seeing this, Hou Jing hurried to report the news!

"My lord, that bastard Qi Fu Mo Yu has come with a large army and surrounded our village!"
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Outside Taiping Village.

"Chief, if we do this, I'm afraid we will offend Erzhu Rong, right?"

Qi Fu Mo Yu is not worried at all.

"I've already found out everything. He's just a bandit. He even pretended to be an official from Luoyang and deceived me. I've lost both face and money."

Qi Fu Mo Yu looked at Taiping Village in the distance with a fierce look on his face.

"I will massacre his village today to let him know how powerful I am."

"But I heard that Erzhu Rong has found an official position for this Li Shuang. Killing him would probably offend the court!"

Qi Fu Mo Yu glanced at this ignorant younger brother who had been reminding him all the time and slapped him.

"What are you afraid of? I don't believe the imperial court will go against me because of these Han people. If they really piss me off, I'll do the same as Wan Ziqizhen and rebel against him!"

Qi Fumo Yu was about to organize people to attack, but he saw the wooden gate of Taiping Village slowly open, and a cavalryman galloped out.

"They still dare to come out and die..."

But when he saw hundreds of fully armed cavalrymen coming out one after another, Qi Fu Moyu's extremely ferocious expression changed in an instant.

"Chief, we..."

"What are you afraid of? We haven't fallen out yet, so there's still room for negotiation!"

He held down his soldiers and rode forward with his younger brothers, thinking that since he hadn't actually launched an attack, there was still room for negotiation.

Qi Fu Mo Yu forced a smile on his face and said softly:
"I've come to visit Captain Li Shuang. I wonder if he..."

When the people got closer, before Qi Fu Mo Yu could finish his words, hundreds of armored soldiers rushed over.

The knife rose and fell, blood splattered, and there was still a trace of smile on Qi Fu Mo Yu's face, but his head fell to the ground.

Then, these hundreds of armored soldiers rushed into Qi Fumo's army of several thousand, like a tiger among a flock of sheep, and attacked with will!
In Taiping Village, Jia Sixie, who was watching all this, was stunned on the spot.

Is this the Taiping Village villager he has been living with day and night for these days?
If there were an army of 100,000 like this, how could the world not be in peace?
Thinking of this, Jia Sixie looked at Li Shuang with a different look in his eyes.

"Sir, how do you think Qin unified the world?"

Li Shuang's words brought Jia Sixie back to his senses, and he said:

"It all started with Shang Yang's reforms!"

"Shang Yang's reforms focused on farming and warfare! Since the Yongjia period, the Han dynasty has lost the world because of these two things."

Li Shuang said slowly:

"If you cultivate without fighting, you cannot maintain peace; if you fight without cultivating, you cannot survive for long."

After a pause, Li Shuang looked from the bloody battlefield to the distant sky and said solemnly.

"Sir, you are very important to me. This is not a joke."

Jia Sixie looked at the boy in front of him who was eating oil-splashed noodles, and his heart suddenly became excited.

At this moment, there seemed to be light on his body!

(End of this chapter)