Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 237 So this is royalty?
Perhaps knowing that a crisis was approaching, some people were extremely busy. Wu Tong was one of them. At such a young age, she had already made herself look like an old person.

If the Han Dynasty when Yun Ce arrived was a crumbling building, the Han Dynasty now is actually a dilapidated house that leaks air and water everywhere.

Wu Tong and his team are patching up the leaks everywhere with very limited materials.

What good is that? Even if he used all the sticks on his body, he could only plug twenty-one holes, while this dilapidated house had more than two hundred holes.

It's certain that Wu Tong eventually collapsed along with the dilapidated house. He didn't work so hard for the emperor or the Grand Marshal; he did it for the Han Dynasty and for this country with a two-thousand-year history.

The most troublesome thing about people is that everyone has their own thoughts. When you want to go east, someone else wants to go west. The result of all this chaotic effort in multiple directions is that you end up staying in the same place.

In this respect, humans are inferior to bees, ants, and even wolf packs...

After Yun Ce guided the qi into the bodies of the eighteen children, he returned to his bedroom. His left and right arms were still occupied by the two women, so he couldn't sleep in his favorite position. Yun Ce Jiu suffered from insomnia, and when he couldn't sleep, he would start to overthink. The result of his overthinking was that he would suffer from insomnia all night long.

"The Han Dynasty is about to perish."

During breakfast, Yun Ce ate a steamed bun and then made a remark for no apparent reason.

"The Han Dynasty was already doomed, is it only now that you're starting to lament, my lord?"

If Eji had said this, it wouldn't be surprising at all. But the fact that Zhang Min, this old-fashioned, passionate young man from the Han Dynasty, said it makes a lot of sense.

"Wu Tong, Zhou Chengming and the others are working themselves to the bone to repair the giant, why are you acting like this?"

"The Han Dynasty has been utterly disappointing."

Zhang Min said this perfunctorily while drinking her porridge.

Eji placed a wild vegetable bun on Yun Ce's plate and said, "Now, everyone is hoping that those nobles will settle their scores soon, divide up the power and wealth as soon as possible, so that everyone can live a peaceful life."

Yun Ce finished the bun in a few bites and felt that what E Ji said was right, and what Zhang Min said was also right. The former had no hope for the Han Dynasty, and the latter felt that the Han Dynasty was not worthy of someone as devoted to the country as her.

Once these two schools of thought become the mainstream ideologies of a race or a nation, the Han Dynasty will truly perish.

Anji came in carrying a bunch of lotus flowers the size of a washbasin, and Yun Ce was surprised to realize that He Yue had arrived.

In twenty days, the wheat planted in spring will be ready for harvest, and Yun Family Manor will also reap its first harvest.

Yun Ce had already roasted and eaten the green wheat. Although his mouth was covered in soot, the roasted green wheat tasted excellent. Yun Ce was full of hope for this harvest.

The wheat hadn't even been harvested yet, but it had already been completely pre-ordered by the managers sent by Cao Kun. They also ordered some of the various beans and grains that would follow.

Judging from the types of items ordered, Cao Kun does not plan to support Tiewei Pass this year.

Wheat is actually the best military ration. It keeps well and is very convenient to eat. In times of emergency, it can be cooked directly in a pot and eaten. When there is a shortage of horse feed, it can also be fed directly to the horses.

Beans and other grains are not ideal as military rations, especially beans. They are fine as horse feed, but they can cause bloating in humans if consumed in large quantities.

When Wu Tong came, he pleaded with Yun Ce to provide as much support as possible to Tiewei Pass, even though the people in that pass had lost their vigor and the city was too old. They were just accumulating strength to prepare for the final blow to the enemy.

Since it's all within our capabilities to provide support, Yun Ce should naturally use whatever's left over from selling to provide support; there shouldn't be any problem with that.

In two days, it will be Cao Kun's engagement day. The engagement will take place in Pingzhou City. Ever since the body of Tan Shou, the governor of Pingzhou, was hung on a flagpole to dry, Pingzhou City has belonged to the Cao family. It is estimated that after Cao Kun marries the daughter of He Tian of Lingzhou, Lingzhou will also become the Cao family's possession.

When attending someone's banquet, it's natural to bring a gift.

The bomb and the secret recipe for making it were given to Wu Tong, leaving Cao Kun with only a cartload of books. Since Cao Kun sent eight hundred scholars, the Yun family has copied many books, so these books are no longer considered valuable to the Yun family.

It's just right to haul a whole truckload as an engagement gift to Cao Kun.

When Yun Ce was about to leave Yun Clan Manor, E Ji and Zhang Min immediately moved to Jin Suo Guan to live. Without Yun Ce, Yun Clan Manor was basically defenseless, just a large farm spread out on the ground. If Shen Tingyu came at this time and insisted on using thirty large fish bladders on his wife, there would be no way to stop him.

Bombs might be effective against ordinary warriors, but they'd be practically useless against someone like Shen Tingyu, unless you strapped a bomb to his body and detonated it, in which case you might be able to kill him.

With Yun Ce gone, and E Ji and Zhang Min also leaving, the Yun family manor is now basically inhabited by real farmers. Given Shen Tingyu's arrogance, he wouldn't use these people to vent his anger.

Yun Ce rode his chestnut horse for a day and a half before finally arriving at Pingzhou City, a thousand miles away. When he entered the city gate, he saw Tan Shou's body still hanging on the flagpole. He didn't know how much salt Cao Kun had smeared on Tan Shou's body. Although the scorching sun had dried up most of the moisture from his body, his muscles had turned a dark red.

Yun Ce was very worried that the main course at tomorrow's banquet would be grilled Tan Shou. This was the fate of those who were incompetent yet ambitious.

Pingzhou City was more than ten times larger than Xiangcheng. The city wall, built of massive stones, was a full twenty meters long. When Yun Ce walked through the city gate, he discovered that the width of the city wall should also be more than thirty meters.

Such a city should be very difficult to conquer. Only by disintegrating it from within could Cao Kun take it in such a short time. Just before passing through the city gate, Yun Ce looked back at Tan Shou, who was hanging on the flagpole. This guy deserved to die.

Pingzhou City, having escaped much of the war, is now said to be even more prosperous than before after changing hands. Located between Qiuhezhou and Lingzhou, Pingzhou should have been the most prosperous place, but Tan Shou had made it so that the people were suffering. Therefore, the people here seem to have no particular feeling about Tan Shou's death.

He bought a beautiful carriage in the city, took the book out of the Dragon Ball and put it in the carriage. Yun Ce rode the horse and the carriage headed straight for the Pingzhou City Lord's Mansion.

From afar, they could see Cao Kun standing at his front gate, greeting guests with a smile that made him look like a complete fool.

Seeing that Yun Ce had arrived with a carriage, she didn't greet him at first. Instead, she lifted the carriage lid to look at the gifts. Seeing that the carriage was full of well-bound books, she said to Yun Ce with satisfaction, "It's good that you've come. Why did you bring gifts?"

Yun Ce jumped off his horse and said irritably, "If I don't bring a gift, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get into your house."

Cao Kun laughed and said, "Are these books all from the royal collection?"

Yun Ce was taken aback and asked, "What did you say?"

Cao Kun said resentfully, "Brother Liu Chang'an, do you know that the High Priest knows you're using the surname Yun to fool around north of the Great Wall?"

Yun Ce shook his head and said, "Brother Cao, what makes you say that? Besides, who is Liu Chang'an?"

Cao Kun grabbed Yun Ce's arm and said, "So, from now on, you'll live with the surname Yun?"

Yun Ce solemnly said, "My name is Yun Ce, I have no other name."

Cao Kun quickly replied, "Yes, yes, your name is Yun Ce, not Liu Chang'an."

There were many guests, and Yun Ce and Cao Kun's conversation took too long, causing the guests who arrived later to crowd at the back. However, no one came to urge or disturb them; they all waited with smiles on their faces and arms crossed.

"After I welcome the guest in, we'll find some free time to talk about your matter properly."

After Cao Kun finished speaking, he handed Yun Ce to Cao Ling, put on a smiling face, and continued to greet the guests.

The chestnut horse was sent to a separate stable. As Cao Kun's confidant, Cao Ling was well aware of the chestnut horse's many flaws and dared not put it with the other thunder beasts.

Yun Ce followed Cao Ling into the city lord's mansion, which was decorated with colorful ribbons. Instead of being taken to the main hall, Cao Ling led him to a quiet guest room.

"Young Master said that Young Master Yun will stay here for the next few days."

After speaking, he said to the two maids standing at the door, "Take good care of the young master. If anything goes wrong, you will be executed without mercy."

Seeing that Cao Ling was using military terminology on the two poor maids, Yun Ce said irritably, "Get lost, don't scare people."

Cao Ling chuckled and left. Two maids immediately brought hot water for Yun Ce to wash up. While Yun Ce was washing, they brought over a set of clothes made of silk. Yun Ce opened it and saw that the entire set of clothes not only shimmered, but also had a large red flower on the chest.

Yun Ce felt that if he wore this outfit to Cao Kun's engagement ceremony, he would look like a shiny red bag.

Seeing that Yun Ce seemed very dissatisfied with the clothes, the two maids were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

Yun Ce couldn't bear to see the poor shed tears, so he sighed and said, "If you wear this out tomorrow, won't I be the only one taking all the glory of your young master?"

As soon as Yun Ce finished speaking, Zheng Tianshou walked in with a smile and said, "A member of the royal family should have the bearing of a member of the royal family. Dressing too simply will make people suspicious of your intentions, young master."

Yun Ce bowed to Zheng Tianshou and said, "I am not a member of the royal family. Uncle, you are too kind to me."

Zheng Tianshou sat down on a futon with a smile and said, "Is that right, or are you unwilling?"

Yun Ce said, "No, and I don't want to."

Zheng Tianshou looked at Yun Ce for a moment and said, "It seems that what he said is true. Well then, a royal identity is really not worth the heroes of the world impersonating."

You should rest well. Tomorrow you'll be busy greeting guests and entertaining them with the eldest young master.

(End of this chapter)