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Chapter 623 Shi Qian: What does it mean to say "A scholar will die for one who understands him"? [1st Update]

Luckily, the old man ran fast...

Dongxian Shilang fled the battlefield in a panic, not wanting to be buried with Aliqi and Yao'er Weikang.

They have already been discovered by the Jin scouts. If they all escape together, they will be too conspicuous. It would be better to split into a hundred groups.

So Dongxian Shilang fled alone without hesitation.

Unfortunately, he was a civil official who was lazy and ignorant of farming. In his panic, he fled to who-knows-where.

Looking up at the moon, Dongxian Shilang knew that he would probably have to sleep under the open sky again tonight.

“Clack… Clack…”

The sound of horses' hooves rang out nearby. Dongxian Shilang was overjoyed and quickly ran to the roadside to look around by the moonlight.

Under the bright moonlight, he could see that the passing cavalrymen were wearing Liao soldiers' armor.

Dongxian Shilang was overjoyed and jumped out without hesitation, standing in the middle of the road and waving his arms vigorously:

"Help me—I am Dongxian Attendant—"

The cavalrymen stopped in front of him, dismounted, and surrounded him.

"Are you really Dongxian Attendant?"

Dongxian Attendant was furious: "Nonsense! Can't you see my official robes and hat?"

Several soldiers exchanged glances, burst into laughter, and began speaking in a foreign language.

Dongxian Shilang was stunned. He could speak a few words of that foreign language, and it was clearly Jin Yu!

"You are gold..."

Dongxian Shilang hurriedly tried to escape, but was caught by the cavalrymen, who tied his hands and feet and carried him away on horseback.

Dongxian Shilang was panicked and helpless, and could only resign himself to fate.

After being jostled on horseback until his bones felt like they were about to fall apart, Dongxian Shilang was brought before Jin Wuzhu.

"Dongxian Attendant?"

Jin Wuzhu glanced at Dongxian Shilang, who immediately put on a beaming smile:

"Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Jin Wuzhu sneered, "Kill them all!"

Dongxian Shilang was so scared he wet himself, but luckily Hami Chi stopped him in time:

"Your Highness, keeping him alive might be useful!"

Jin Wuzhu listened to Hami Chi and said, "Then let him live."

"Strategist, can we go back now?"

Hami Chi: "Yes."

Dongxian Shilang breathed a sigh of relief: He had finally survived another difficult day...

……

Tanzhou.

Aliqi followed Cai Fu, entering the city gate with a shocked expression:

Tanzhou has been taken back?
Because he had lost Tanzhou before, Aliqi wanted to atone for his mistake, but he didn't even get a chance to make a move...

Aliqi glanced furtively at Cai Fu's back and inexplicably felt that the figure was sacred and inviolable.

As he secretly glanced at Cai Fu, he suddenly felt a thorn in his back, as if he were being stared at by a ferocious beast!

Alichi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly flicked his bangs.

Using the guise of flipping his bangs, Aliqi suddenly turned his head and saw that it was "Nine-Headed Lion" Du Xue staring at him.

He knew that Cai Fu had two bodyguards, and Lin Chong had gone to seize the city, so he only had Du Xue by his side.

Aliqi was incredibly brave, but even he felt a chill run down his spine from Du Xue's dangerous gaze!

After shaking his bangs, Aliqi tentatively looked away.

Sure enough, that feeling of being constantly on edge disappeared.

Aliqi felt wronged. He hadn't meant any harm; couldn't he even give her a quick, admiring glance?

Although it was already past midnight, many torches were strung together along the long street, resembling a fiery dragon swimming towards the end, illuminating the city as if it were daytime. Cai Fu, dressed in a golden helmet, golden armor, and a crimson robe, carrying a swift sword and riding a fiery dragon steed, walked majestically down the long street.

Wherever they went, the Qi army shouted in unison:

"The Great Qi is invincible!"

The corpses of the Jin soldiers on the long street had not yet been cleared away, and the shouts amidst the mountains of corpses and seas of blood were even more shocking.

The air was thick with the stench of blood, and even the horses' hooves made a "smack, smack" sound as they trod the ground.

Awesome!

Cai Fu felt that if the city were to be breached in this way, there was probably no city in the world that could withstand the onslaught of the Qi army.

In fact, concentrating the firepower of the Fair Cannons to bombard the city gates would have broken the city even faster, but Cai Fu couldn't bear to do so.

This is his Tanzhou. He blew up the city gates, and now they have to be repaired. How much manpower and resources will that consume?
Upon arriving at the General's Mansion, Cai Fu found the main hall completely destroyed by the bomb, so he went straight into the inner hall.

Cai Fu sat imposingly beside the Luohan bed, listening to Lu Junyi report the battle results. Lu Junyi said:

"...More than 20,000 Jin soldiers were killed in bombings, battles, and infighting within their own camps; more than 30,000 were wounded; more than 10,000 surrendered; and the rest fled the city..."

"Our army suffered over a thousand dead and over three thousand wounded in battle..."

Cai Fu frowned more and more deeply. He had already used high technology, yet so many people had still been injured or killed?
It must be said that in this era, the fighting power of the Jin army was indeed something that the Song and Liao soldiers could not match.

After listening to Lu Junyi's report, Cai Fu asked again, "Where is Commander Shi?"

A large black rat emerged from behind the generals and clasped its hands in a fist salute to Cai Fuyi:

"Your Majesty, your humble servant is here!"

"Commander Shi deserves the greatest credit!"

Cai Fu fully affirmed Shi Qian's achievements, when he suddenly noticed a trace of blood at the corner of Shi Qian's mouth:
"Qian'er, are you injured?"

Cai Fu quickly got up, rushed forward, grabbed Shi Qian, and checked him over from head to toe, left to right, inside and out:
"How did you get hurt? Where are you hurt?"

"Your Majesty, I have already taken the Tiger Penis Great Rejuvenating Pill and am fine."

Shi Qian then recounted the assassination attempt on Jin Wuzhu:
"I only regret that my martial arts skills are too weak to take Jin Wuzhu's dog life..."

"You!"

Cai Fu breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Shi Qian did not have any fatal injuries.
“Jin Wuzhu is highly skilled in martial arts, so assassinating him will not be easy.”

"Furthermore, Qian'er, you are a pillar of our Qi state, and we cannot afford to make any mistakes. In the future, you must never act so rashly again!"

A trusted and capable minister?

I?
Shi Qian could hardly believe his ears.

He was already quite satisfied with being appointed as the commander of the intelligence battalion.

Unexpectedly, Cai Fu called him a pillar of the state, and at that moment Shi Qian was moved to tears.

What does "a scholar will die for one who understands him" mean?

What does it mean to say, "If you treat me like a national hero, I will repay you with the same honor"?

Shi Qian bowed deeply, choked with emotion and unable to speak.

Cai Fu's evaluation of Shi Qian made Lin Chong, Du Xue, Shi Xiu and others who were standing nearby envious.

Cai Fudu never made such a comment about them, but Shi Qian's contributions left them speechless.

Then we'll just have to roll it up!

As the away player, Alici could hardly believe his ears:

No, so this is already a trusted advisor?

Can someone who looks like a big black rat become a trusted advisor?
Are the most trusted ministers of your Qi state so worthless?

But Aliqi soon realized something was wrong; none of the civil and military officials present were dissatisfied.

Aliqi carefully pondered the meaning behind it, and felt that King Qi was truly unique, with a fair complexion and rosy cheeks.

Aliqi was carefully studying Cai Fu when he suddenly heard Cai Fu mention himself. He quickly regained his attention and listened to what Cai Fu had to say:

"Aliqi, go to Jizhou and tell the Imperial Brother King that I have taken back Tanzhou."

"Tanzhou is perfectly safe with me, so please don't worry about it."

(End of this chapter)