Capítulo 2016: Chapter 169: Crafting Mastery in Cangsang Verses (Part 2)
Gu Shiyi spoke earnestly, “Sotis you need to restrain yourself, sotis you can only choose the relatively less terrible option among bad choices, because you have a more important life, a unique mission bestowed upon you by heaven.”
Jiang Wang replied, “I don’t think I’m such a special person. My flaws and strengths make who I am.”
He thought, my life is about my own choices, my mission is not bestowed by any existence.
However, Gu Shiyi just waved his hand, “You’re not drinking anymore, staying here is aningless, go!”
Jiang Wang didn’t say much, just wished him well.
They got up and, with a slight drunkenness, stepped onto the clouds and left.
Coming and going is nothing but a few bowls of wine.
This body drifts like a cloud.
The desolate mountain is sparsely populated.
It is unknown who built this pavilion on the mountain top.
In fact, it has already fallen into disrepair. The red paint has peeled off, and the wind shows rotten wood.
Gu Shiyi sat alone among them, facing leftover food, as if facing his life full of regrets, so he opened another jar of wine.
Cangsang wine, Cangsang wine.
When you write about the vicissitudes of life, the lines beco perfect.
“A young man who cannot enjoy to the fullest or express his mind is indeed not a righteous man.”
He sighed, “But he is an honest person, a trustworthy person.”
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Zhao’s obedience to Qi was well-known.
The whole country, from the court to the commoners, deeply admired Qi’s culture. The top talents of Zhao regarded serving in Qi as an honor. Only those who could not go to Qi would stay in Zhao.
In fact, wasn’t the situation similar throughout the entire Eastern Region?
Precisely because Qi extensively recruited talents from all over the world, it had achieved its current prosperity.
It’s just that Zhao’s display was especially pronounced…
People in other places at least have to say sothing like “A wise bird chooses a tree to nest in,” or “If this place doesn’t keep , there will be another place that will.”
People from Zhao directly and openly consider serving Qi as an ideal, making becoming a Qi person their life’s goal.
This was by no ans a disgrace in Zhao.
Even the King of Zhao himself repeatedly wrote to request incorporation into Qi’s territory.
In the national letters to Qi, the King of Zhao referred to himself as Prince Zhao, not daring to claim to be a king, expressing his willingness to shed the dragon robe and serve as a hereditary marquis of the Great Qi Empire, and willing to farm a hundred acres for the Son of Heaven, so that he may have vegetables to eat… Tears flowing while writing…
He was rejected by the Son of Heaven of Qi due to the reason that the ancestral temple of Gu Yang could not be abandoned.
So ti ago, Equality Country exposed that one of their three highest leaders was called “King Zhao.”
Frightened, the King of Zhao wrote a letter to the Son of Heaven of Qi overnight, proclaiming his innocence. He asked the Qi court to send soone to Zhao to investigate and certify, to clear his na. He also urgently gathered his ministers to discuss changing their country’s na imdiately, to avoid unforeseen disasters.
Finally, the Son of Heaven of Qi specially replied to reassure them, saying that “Zhao” is an honorary na, the rightful succession of Old Yang, and could not be abandoned lightly. He also said how could a dragon or tiger change its path due to snakes or mice?
Thus, the turmoil was cald.
Jiang Wang had once hidden in this country, just because he spoke with a slight Linzi accent, he received extrely enthusiastic hospitality from the shopkeepers.
Now crossing the border again, no surprises would occur.
Except for the drunkenness, except for the distant cloud-covered sky, there was nothing much to ntion.
All the way in the high sky, occasionally there would be rumbling thunder.
So mortals occasionally glimpsed it, mistaking it for an immortal.
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Beyond the Yang Region without entering Green Sheep Town, Jiang Wang went straight to the Qi Capital.
When the 300 miles of Linyi City appeared in his sight, he suddenly felt a sense of reliance.
His titles, his na, his positions, his connections, were all intimately connected with this great city.
Leaving behind the important role of Beiyar Commander was undoubtedly a choice he did not regret.
His experiences in Chuguo and the Mountain and Sea Realm were also exciting enough; he did not lead anything, but he witnessed many wonderful chapters.
After traveling the world and returning this ti, upon seeing Linyi City, he truly realized that he had struggled here for too long and experienced too much. He and this city had already established too deep a bond.
Living in Linyi, it’s not easy.
And he, Jiang Qingyang, felt as if he belonged to this place.
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The Military Affairs Hall submitted a request for the campaign against Sumr, and the Son of Heaven authorized it.
The whole Qi Country mobilized, Dao Yuan Stone, grain, intelligence, negotiations with various countries along the way… many threads intertwined.
But once the decision for war was made, the montum was difficult to redirect.
Overnight, weapons ca out from storage, the military like a forest.
However, before proceeding with Operation Fa Xia, there was an utmost important issue—
For this campaign against Sumr, who should be the commander of the three armies?
The hegemony of Qi was newly established, making it the last of the six overlord countries to achieve dominance.
Many famous generals who had already proven themselves in past wars were still in the military. Many were qualified to lead a great army.
However, Sumr Country, after all, held special significance, and its strength shouldn’t be underestimated.
Back in the day during the Qi Xia struggle for hegemony, it was the current Son of Heaven of Qi who personally led the campaign, with figures like Zhongxuan Yunbo, Zhongxuan Chuliang, Zhongxuan Mingshan, Zhongxuan Minghe… people like Yan Ping, Jiang ngxiong, Yan Tu, Yang Jiande, Tian Xili… all present in the battle formation.
A gathering of star generals, a swarm of strategists, mobilizing the national army, they tore Sumr Country, which once spanned the Southeast two regions, to shreds.
Since the 38th year of Yuan Feng, after quelling the rebellion of Duke Loulan in Ming Land, the Son of Heaven of Qi stopped donning armor himself.
Of course, the current Sumr Country was not worthy of such a display by the Son of Heaven.
The saying goes, if the Son of Heaven is not to personally lead, apart from Great Qi’s War God Jiang ngxiong, there is no second candidate for the role of Fa Xia’s commander.
This National Guardian Marshal indeed submitted a request for battle.
Jiang ngxiong’s honor and ability need no further elaboration. With unparalleled extraordinary power and a godlike mastery of military strategy, he is undoubtedly the number one in the military.
But simultaneously requesting battle as well, were three other individuals.
These three also carried extraordinary weight.
One is Spring Death Army Commander Cao Jie, another is the newly ascended True Man, the murderer Chongxuan Chuliang, and the third is Prisoner Electric Army Commander Xiu Yuan.
These three are all capable of leading an army of a million, each in charge of the most elite nine soldiers of the Great Qi Empire, their military capabilities beyond question.
In terms of cultivation, there is not much concern. If they were to command the great army, the Qi court would naturally assign a Yan Dao expert to accompany the army as a military presence.
So, the choice of the commander for Fa Xia is still up for contention.
Among them, Cao Jie is the most stable in warfare, known by the Son of Heaven of Qi as “the world’s best at war.” No matter how many troops are entrusted to him, there is virtually no chance of things going wrong, although a swift or overwhelming victory is unlikely as well.
There have always been voices claiming he only fights slow, cumberso battles.
But previously, adopting the guise of Wanyan Xionglue, he beheaded the famous general Qi Hong of Sheng Country and assisted Mugu in capturing Li Yuan City, demonstrating the variability of his military style.
He is truly an all-around talent, capable in the art of command to the point of contending with the War God.
The murderer Zhongxuan Chuliang holds the first rit for breaking Sumr before, is very familiar with Sumr Country’s situation, and this factor is crucial in the selection for the commander of Fa Xia.
Moreover, while he may not be as versatile as Cao Jie or “the number one in the world at commanding troops” like Jiang ngxiong, the sharpness of his military edge is unparalleled, unmatched worldwide.
In these kinds of nation-destroying battles, he can produce results the fastest. Just like the previous campaign that earned his title as a marquis in the destruction of Yang, it was almost as easy as tearing down rotten wood. He quickly crushed Yang Country’s resistance, giving their last emperor Yang Jiande no chance, slaying him among the ten thousand troops.
He has just ascended as the first Divine Arrival in the Eastern Region to the True Man level, and his first battle after proving himself as a True Man was to challenge the First Elder Chongguang Zhenren of Diao Hai Building.
Whether in montum, will, or power, he is at the pinnacle of his life. At this mont, using him, his military edge is at its sharpest.
As for Xiu Yuan…
His close friend, the Rain-slicing Army Commander Yan Tu, was proven last year to be an Equality Country spy, suffering death by a thousand cuts. Xiu Yuan himself also spent so ti in prison.
Now he certainly needs a war to prove himself.
Of course, everyone knows he’s rely showing stance, just joining the race. A significant matter like Fa Xia will not be entrusted to him to prove himself.
Although Xiu Yuan is also a renowned general, honed through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, his desire to prove himself already excludes him from the commander list.
The current Son of Heaven of Qi is well-versed in military matters, only instructing these four to each submit a military strategy, making it clear that the commander’s position would only be decided based on the military strategy—
For a while, the winds surged, from the court officials to the commoners, all debating the choice of commander for Fa Xia.
So say the War God is invincible, others say Marshal Cao is unbeatable. So claim the murderer beca famous for breaking Sumr and should be the one to finally end Sumr. Others argue that Xiu Yuan, with a lifeti of campaigns, often triumphing against stronger forces with fewer n, is a true military strategist, deserving such a venue to showcase his talents.
Yet, no one said the war shouldn’t start, or that Fa Xia cannot be won.
Thus State Minister Jiang Rumo said—
“The people’s hearts can be used.”
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Ps: “The country’s misfortune is the poets’ fortune; when writing about vicissitudes, the lines beco perfect,” is a line by Zhao Yi from the Qing Dynasty. He also had a more famous poem, “Generations of talents erge, each leading the way for hundreds of years.”
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