We'll have you impersonate the Crown Prince and create a prosperous era for the Great Qian Dyna

Zhou Tiancheng had plans for Northern Xia.

Tuoba Dao's ambitions were rekindled.

He wanted to become Zhou Tiancheng's incarnation in Beixia; he wanted to transform Beixia into Zhou Tiancheng's shape.

of course.

He himself didn't even realize that he had already taken on the form of Chou Tien-cheng.

After the military parade ended, he did not go to find Zhou Tiancheng immediately, but instead went to the camp with the National Protection Army.

He saw that many generals from the northern frontier, like himself, had also gone deep into the interior of the National Protection Army camp.

I won't go into the training aspect, as everyone has their own training methods, with different focuses and weaknesses.

What they saw was behind the training.

All the soldiers' blankets and clothes were neatly arranged.

When any soldier walked down the street, you could immediately tell they were different.

There were also some people who looked refined and cultured among the crowd.

The generals in the northern frontier naturally knew this, but Tuoba Dao only understood after asking around that these were political commissars in the army.

He discovered that the National Protection Army did not completely exploit its soldiers; on the contrary, aside from training, the National Protection Army actually cared for its troops very much.

Anyone who is bullied or whose family member has suffered injustice can speak to the political commissar.

Even if someone is homesick or feeling unwell, the political commissar will help them deal with it.

The officers who train the soldiers verbally abuse them in order to incite their fighting spirit and squeeze out their potential.

The political commissar, however, reassured the soldiers, encouraging them to regroup after their exhaustion and return to training.

Tuoba Dao felt his brain wasn't working properly, so he asked the political commissar for a pen and a small notebook.

After the political commissar learned of his thoughts, he personally came over and talked to him for a long time.

How to instill a sense of honor in soldiers, and how to foster a sense of collective honor in them.

How are the benefits transferred behind the scenes, and how are soldiers in the army persuaded to sacrifice themselves for honor?

Tuoba Dao felt he had learned so much.

He went down among the soldiers and discovered what was truly different there.

That is, everyone gets along like a family.

Even those generals, who might curse people during the day, could still talk like brothers with them in private, and even go to brothels together and chat about their families.

Tuoba Dao finally sensed that something was wrong.

This is one big family!

He arrived before Zhou Tiancheng with a book of findings and a bellyful of questions.

"Your Highness, Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, I wish to serve as an officer in the National Protection Army. Is that permissible?"

"If possible, I would like to start as class monitor."

He initially wanted to be a battalion commander, the commander of five hundred men, which was neither too high nor too low a rank.

But gradually, he changed his mind.

It seems the battalion commander can't get down to the bottom of the ranks of the soldiers, so he might as well start as a squad leader.

Zhou Tiancheng chuckled softly and nodded slightly.

"It seems you have other ideas."

"I'll talk to you about the Northern Xia matter when you return from the military camp."

Tuoba Dao nodded slightly.

He aspired to become the most powerful general, and at this moment, he had no interest in politics.

He turned and left, becoming a squad leader in the National Protection Army.

After he left, Zhou Tiancheng called out Gu Lingze, who had been copying the dossier from beginning to end.

What do you think of this person?

Gu Lingze rolled his eyes.

"What else can we do?"

"He already has complete faith in you. Once he enters the army, he will probably worship you."

This is no joke!

Every member of the National Protection Army idolizes Prince Zhou Tiancheng!

Zhou Tiancheng revealed a smug smile.

"Once he returns to Beixia, he should be able to keep an eye on Beixia for me."

Gu Lingze rolled his eyes even more.

"This will take quite a while. The Northern Xia army is different from our Great Qian army; they haven't even undergone military reorganization. Moreover, the Northern Barbarians are eyeing us covetously, and winter is approaching. They need a lot of provisions!"

"It's possible that Bei Xia will be severely punished this time, and it's questionable whether he can even survive the winter."

Zhou Tiancheng put away his playful smile; from this moment on, there was no more giggling.

There was no other way; the threat posed by the northern barbarians was too great.

"I plan to have the National Protection Army help resist the Northern Barbarians' offensive. Northern Xia may suffer some losses, but they shouldn't be too great."

"A batch of gunpowder has already been transferred over; it's enough to help the northern frontier defend against the barbarian offensive."

"I've looked at the map. The barbarians' attack on us is from the side. Their main force is still focused on Northern Xia. As long as Northern Xia holds them off, our Northern Frontier won't suffer too many losses."

Gu Lingze took a deep breath and asked a question.

"Your Highness, how confident are you?"

Zhou Tiancheng remained silent for a moment, then shook his head.

The Northern Xia army is rotten to the core; what confidence does he have?

The National Protection Army isn't from Northern Xia, so they can't fight to the death for Northern Xia. They can just share some of the pressure.

Ultimately, it depends on whether Northern Xia has the resources to hold out until winter!

Seeing this, Gu Lingze shook his head slightly.

"In that case, let's prepare for war with the Northern Barbarians."

"To avoid being caught off guard."

Zhou Tiancheng did not refuse. The necessary preparations still needed to be made, but that was none of his business. He was now a civil official, so let Lin Tong have a headache.

He turned around and went back to his own government office.

It's been a while since I've been back; it's time to go and enjoy myself.

He's worked so hard for so long, can't he just relax and enjoy himself?

Back at the government office, he was astonished to find that Zheng Ye'er and several women had already started playing mahjong!

Of course, he was the one who created the mahjong set, and he was also the one who created the dictionary.

The road ahead is long, so what's wrong with him tinkering with all sorts of odds and ends?

And believe it or not, when Tuoba Zheng returned to Beixia, he even gave her a dictionary.

But he came back this time to enjoy himself!

Zheng Ye'er and her friends played mahjong until dark!

It was pitch black outside, and no one had gone back to their room. I heard they were going to light candles and fight until the hour of Chou (1-3 AM).

Isn't that from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m.?

Zhou Tiancheng was furious.

Without saying a word, he went to the card table, ignoring Li Hua and the others present, and hugged Zheng Ye'er from behind, groping her all over.

"If you don't go back now, I'll do it to you right here tonight!"

If it were the old Zheng Ye'er, she would have been filled with shame and embarrassment, or perhaps furious.

But at that moment, she simply gave Zhou Tiancheng a push.

She even ignored Zhou Tiancheng's frivolous behavior and focused all her attention on the mahjong game!

Zhou Tiancheng was stunned.

Zheng Ye'er values ​​rules the most, so why has she become like this now?

Mahjong!

This is absolutely harmful!

Zhou Tiancheng snorted.

"Count me in. Let's change the game. Whoever loses has to take off a piece of clothing."

Zheng Ye'er hesitated!

She didn't refuse immediately!

After thinking it over for a while, she asked Bing'er to close the door to the room.

We're all family, what's there to be afraid of?