Chapter 312 The Stars Are Shining! The Shen Lang Ace Army Is Rising!

A few months had passed since Bian Xiao withdrew.

But the hinterland of Wu kingdom was still in ruins. Bian Xiao had really killed too hard, spreading over 15 counties, and nearly a third of the country had been destroyed.

A lot of people were killed in the second place.

The key is the lack of food.

Bian Xiao had burned many granaries during the raids, and even the unripe grain that had grown in the fields had been burned once.

So this autumn harvest, Wu kingdom's grain production fell by a quarter.

In addition to the failure of the expedition to Raging tide city, it was even worse.

Over the past few months, the whole of Wu kingdom has been recuperating.

Wu Wang was young and had a beard to show his authority.

But after his defeat a few months ago, he shaved his beard.

To be called a yellow-mouthed child is to be called a yellow-mouthed child. A king's maturity does not depend on his beard.

Now that Wu Wang had once again welcomed the ambassador of Chu kingdom, he was still the Chu state rites department waiter who had dealt with King yue.

"King yue was seriously ill and wanted to compromise with my king, but he didn't want to be blamed for losing power and humiliating the country, so he proposed this ridiculous border game." The Chu state rites department waiter said, "Wu Wang has heard about this."

Of course, Wu Wang heard about it. It was hard not to.

The news had already spread like wildfire.

"I heard about one or two."

The Chu state rites department waiter said, "Ning Yuanxian's shameless move is clearly intended to let Shen Lang and Ning Zheng be cannon fodder, give me the benefits of Chu kingdom, in exchange for the peace of the border."

King wu said, "What happened?"

Chu state rites department waiter said: "I heard that Wu kingdom has been suffering from famine recently. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

King wu said, "It is true that there is a shortage of food, but famine is not enough."

The Chu state rites department waiter said, "I have a good harvest in Chu kingdom this year. We are brothers, so we are willing to lend the king one million stones of grain."

As soon as this was said, Wu Wang was shocked and the surrounding officials were delighted.

One million stones of grain, that's more than 100 million catties, that's an astronomical figure.

This batch of food is enough for two million people to eat for two to three months. Although there is still a certain gap, at least this winter can survive.

Is Chu kingdom so big again?

King wu said, "King chu is so benevolent and righteous. It really moves me. I will write a loan for your king."

The Chu state rites department waiter said, "Wu Wang, we are not only willing to borrow this batch of food, but also have no interest."

Wu Wang came down from the throne and arched his hand in the southwest direction, "King chu is the true king."

The Chu state rites department waiter said, "Of course, but my king has a small request."

King wu said, "What request?"

The Chu state rites department waiter said, "I heard that the king had signed a secret alliance with King yue before?"

King wu said, "No, I wonder where your envoy heard about it."

Chu state rites department waiter said, "There is no best, but my king wants you to declare the world, no matter what secret agreement you signed with the yuewang ningyuan constitution, all of it will be revoked."

This is to make Wu Wang break the Wu Yue secret contract.

Of course, no matter what kind of secret contract this world is used to tear up.

But the tearing speed is too fast. It's only been a few months, and it's almost dry ink. Is this going to be a piece of paper?

Chu state rites department waiter said, "Not only that, my king is willing to sign a secret alliance with Wu kingdom, you and I become brothers."

King wu said, "Chu kingdom and I are brothers."

The Chu state rites department waiter said, "The sense of ceremony is still needed. Let's just talk about a contract."

Chu kingdom's meaning was clear.

As long as Wu Wang tore up the alliance with King yue and signed a secret alliance with King chu, he could borrow one million stones of grain without interest.

This does not require Wu kingdom to pay a little bit of interest.

Wu zhi, the Wu kingdom envoy, suddenly said, "Your envoy, it seems that the so-called border hunting is basically the deliberate cutting of flesh by ning yuanxian of the yue king to give you Chu kingdom, right?"

The Chu state rites department waiter said: "That's right. Ning Yuanxian is seriously ill and the country is getting more and more powerful. King yue was afraid that I would send troops to Chu kingdom and wanted to compromise directly, but he thought it was too humiliating and ugly. That's why he proposed the absurd border game. He made it clear that he lost to us on purpose, sacrificing ning zheng and Shen Lang, the two nameless punks."

Wu zhi said, "What about after this ridiculous border game?"

What he meant was clear. Was this the end of Chu kingdom's appetite?

After the border game was won, with 20 miles of border and 800,000 gold coins in compensation, would Chu kingdom let Yue kingdom go?

Or an inch further? Further war blackmail?

The Chu state rites department waiter said, "Of course it's over. My king is the most trustworthy."

Wu zhi smiled and said, "King chu's reputation is well known."

The Chu state rites department waiter said, "The king only needs to cancel the secret agreement with Yue kingdom and sign a secret alliance with my Chu kingdom to get one million stone of grain. Why not?"

As soon as these words came out, many officials nodded.

King wu said, "Your envoy will go to rest first. It's very important. We need to discuss it first."

The Chu state rites department waiter took his leave.

Then the wu dynasty immediately began to talk.

More than half of the officials agreed.

This is a completely unprofitable business.

If you tear up a contract and sign another one, you can get a million stones of grain.

Where in the world can such a good thing be found?

If you don't agree, you'll be a fool.

So many officials bowed down and begged Wu Wang to agree.

"Your majesty, millions of hungry people are waiting to be fed. It's horrible!"

"Your majesty, the winter is getting colder and colder. If there is no food to eat, people will starve to death."

"Your majesty, the people are like children, your majesty like parents."

The implication was very clear. It was to get Wu Wang to agree to get the food first.

Wu Wang smiled and said, "What do you mean? I know what you mean. Let's retire first."

Many officials took advantage of the retreat of the dynasty to kowtow once again and ask Wu Wang to pity the people.

...

In the study, Wu Wang was furious.

He was not angry at Chu kingdom, but at his subjects.

Is the king so shameless and unreliable?

How many months has it been since the alliance was signed?

For a million stones of grain, to fall into the arms of Chu kingdom?

What is being a widow? A prostitute in a brothel? No shame at all!

Wu zhi said, "Your majesty, you don't have to be angry. The consideration of the subject is different from that of the king."

Wu Wang sneered, "Yes, in the eyes of these officials, my reputation as a king is not too important. Why not trade my reputation for food? But they don't think how many times can I sell my reputation as a widow?"

Wu zhi said, "Maybe they have more than that."

King wu said, "I am short of food in Wu kingdom, but I am not short of food either. These ministers are rich and rich, and their food is piled up like a mountain. This is because I am afraid that I will marry them. In order not to bleed, of course, I will let them sell their reputation to exchange for food, so that their food will be preserved."

Wu zhi said, "None of this matters. What matters is what happens next. How can I deal with it in Wu kingdom? We are going to have a big, powerful man in the south."

Jinjun!

At the mention of this name, Wu Wang was deeply impressed.

This Jinjun was several years younger than him, and when he inherited the southern ou, he had almost nothing and was a complete puppet.

Only two or three years.

It was possible to become the common owner of the entire sand barbarians.

When The southern ou kingdom rebelled, everyone thought Jinjun would be crushed to death like an ant.

But he didn't expect a king to rise in the south in just over a year.

I'm not as impressed as I am.

This Jinjun really went against the current and created a miracle.

Yue kingdom's army occupied most of The southern ou kingdom's territory. Jinjun was not in a hurry, but used this war to unify the entire sand barbarians.

What a big hand.

The pen of god.

He, Wu Wang, inherited the throne of his father's generation, and the result was still a mess. In comparison, it was really embarrassing.

King wu said, "King chu should have signed a real secret alliance with Jinjun. When Jinjun takes back The southern ou kingdom and sweeps the whole south, it will be when King chu's army moves east."

Wu zhi said, "So this border game's chips can't satisfy King chu at all. This cunning guy will definitely open his mouth wide, take an inch and continue to blackmail Ning Yuanxian."

Wu Wang was silent for a moment, "King uncle, we can only stand on the winner's side."

Yes!

That's the most important thing.

In the last war, Wu kingdom suffered a great loss and needed at least half a year of cultivation and rest.

Wu kingdom doesn't have much chips.

You can't just throw it out, and you have to bet it right.

Wu zhi said, "The king of yue used the chips that the border would hunt as a means of delaying his troops and as bait. But how could Chu kingdom not use a million stones of grain as bait? It's only the first step for us to break the alliance with Yue kingdom. What he wants is to pull us into Jinjun's chariot."

King wu said, "That's right. Last time it was Su Nan's chariot, this time it was Jinjun's chariot. This King chu is really cunning. He has never thought of making a fool of himself and never thought of making a fool out of himself."

Wu zhi said, "But Jinjun and Su Nan are completely different. Once he unified the entire shaman tribe, it would have a hundred thousand troops, and it would be the most barbaric and powerful army in the world. Once the situation in the south of Yue kingdom deteriorates, Chu kingdom will not be as petty as the last time. It's a real war of nations. That's why King chu is so eager to drag my Wu kingdom into the war."

Wu Wang could imagine it.

The next big battle that could erupt would be astonishing.

It could be a real three-country or even four-country war.

The total force used could be more than four or five million, completely different from the war a few months ago.

This could be a super decisive battle to decide the fate of the four countries.

Wu zhi said, "So even if we want to tear up our alliance with Yue kingdom, we have to sign some secret pact between the three kingdoms, and we have to wait until Jinjun is done. Now Chu kingdom wants to exchange one million pieces of grain for his majesty's daily life? It's too cheap."

Wu Wang suddenly said, "What if the border is hunted and Yue kingdom wins?"

Wu zhi was shocked when he said this.

That's impossible.

The so-called border hunting, but the most direct battle.

Without any plan, it was a direct confrontation between the two armies.

The Chu kingdom elite fought all year round and was already a little more elite than Yue kingdom.

Five thousand to two thousand in Yue kingdom.

It was said that ning zheng and Shen Lang had just recruited two thousand useless people and had just begun their so-called military training.

It was clear that these two thousand pieces of trash were sacrificed as cannon fodder.

How is it possible to win?

King wu said, "If Yue kingdom wins, will it be a strong deterrent to Chu kingdom?"

Wu zhi thought about it and still found it ridiculous.

Wu Wang smiled and said, "Let's wait and see. Of course, the protagonist of this drama is still Jinjun. He is the one who controls the situation in the four southern countries."

The next day.

Wu Wang officially rejected Chu kingdom's request and declared that he signed a truce with Yue kingdom, not a secret alliance.

And he, Wu Wang, would never tear up a signed contract for a small profit.

All of a sudden, the officials howled and cried out for the pity of the hungry people, afraid that they would not survive this winter.

Wu Wang ordered.

From today onwards, his palace has reduced its expenditure by two-thirds. He only eats two meals of porridge a day, giving all the food saved by the entire royal family to the hungry.

Then, Wu Wang personally visited the homes of some important officials and wrote down an iou to borrow food from them.

Wu kingdom officials and wealthy families generously donated 50,000 stones of grain in half a month.

Then, a major leak occurred at the top of Yue kingdom, and an important list was revealed.

The list was filled with senior officials from Wu kingdom, all secretly bribed or coerced by Yue kingdom and Blackwater table, who had done many things to betray Wu kingdom.

King yue was furious and severely punished Blackwater table's leakers. He killed three people and imprisoned more than a dozen people.

Wu Wang was furious and killed a second-class senior official on the list.

In a short period of time, the rich and powerful people in Wu kingdom donated generously to help the victims, and in just ten days, they raised 800,000 stones of grain.

Wu Wang was touched.

Then in the court, the so-called Yue kingdom leak was a conspiracy.

He did not believe that the officials of Wu kingdom would be bribed by Blackwater table of Yue kingdom. He absolutely believed in the loyalty of his subjects.

Then, in front of all the officials, he burned this so-called list.

At this very moment.

Wu Mu, who was defeated in Raging tide city, has officially returned.

Wu Wang's purge of the imperial court officially began, and many new elites gradually replaced the old ministers.

Following the disaster relief and leak, Wu Wang officially launched a counterattack against the old minister.

...

There were talented people from generation to generation, each leading the pack for several years.

Wu Wang in the north is becoming more mature, and Jinjun in the south is rising like a star, which is about to light up the sky of the whole eastern world.

The court in Yue kingdom was also extremely restless.

With the fall of ning yuanxian, the crown prince and third Prince Ning Qi began to fight for the throne.

The two sides had a good chance to play around the Tianxi province Governor of the central capital position.

Zhang Zixu, who originally belonged to the first department of the crown prince, had already taken up this position, and he was about to issue an order.

However, a case of selling military food was in full swing, and Zhang Zixu, the favored son of heaven, was also involved in the expiration date.

The crown prince was a civil servant and dozens of people were involved.

Then there was an even more shocking case of embezzlement of military spending, and dozens of generals were involved.

The whole case got bigger and bigger.

The Tianxi province Governor of the central capital job was once again shelved.

In such a lively situation, the shen lang family had a daughter, of course, it was a trivial matter.

But there are still a lot of thoughtful people who pay particular attention to it.

Shen Lang was so favored by the emperor before, and this time he gave birth to a daughter, would the emperor have any gift?

The result!

Not at all.

Not only did the emperor not receive any rewards, but even Bian imperial concubine seemed to know nothing about it.

I heard that Zhong imperial concubine wanted to give a gift, but the emperor stopped him.

The wind direction was very clear.

Shen Lang was out of favor.

The king was determined to sacrifice Shen Lang and Ning Zheng.

As soon as the border hunting was over, the two of them would be finished.

...

Shen Lang's precious daughter is twenty days old.

He couldn't let go of it.

But unfortunately, such a big baby eats and sleeps every day, sleeps and eats, and sleeps most of the day.

But when the baby was awake, it was basically in Shen Lang's arms.

The little girl was so naughty in her mother's stomach, but after she was born, she seemed very obedient and quiet.

Most of the time, he stared at Shen Lang with his big, dark eyes, and his delicate little face was serious.

He didn't like to cry at all.

Only when it stinks, does it hum twice.

Everyone found out that Shen Lang held his daughter at home every day. Beiyuan hunting ground didn't go at all, nor did the military training there.

Now everyone could see it more clearly.

This border hunt, Shen Lang himself did not have any hope, he gave up on his own.

After recruiting more than 2,000 waste, they threw them into the barracks in Beiyuan hunting ground without asking.

On this day, Shen Lang waited for a long time and finally the baby woke up. He couldn't wait to show off.

Like a thief, archduke Li Sun came in secret.

Because the king was "Sacrificing" Shen Lang, as his majesty's confidant, Li Sun also had to be cold to Shen Lang.

"Oh, our adults acted, but the little baby was wronged."

Grand father-in-law Li Sun carefully held the baby in his arms, and his posture was even more standard than that of shen lang.

When the baby was held in Shen Lang's arms, her little face became serious, and she looked like she was facing an enemy.

When she was held in Li Sun's arms, she felt a little lazy and wanted to sleep, as if it was more comfortable to be held by a falcon.

You heartless little girl, thank your father for being so precious to you.

"His majesty thought for hours and finally gave our little darling a name, Shen Mi!"

Shen Lang was speechless.

Your majesty, my daughter's name wants to be chosen by herself. What are you trying to do? This is from xiao bing, not from ning yan, not from your granddaughter.

Do you read the ancient books every day?

He knew that Ning Yuanxian didn't spend hours, but days.

If you don't have time to read ancient books, you want to choose a good name.

A name that made Shen Lang feel inferior.

What did Ning Yuanxian say when he conferred viscount Zhang Chong that day?

Asking Li Sun to think of a nice title meant that he didn't want to use his brain.

You don't even want to think about the title of a noble, but you think about Shen Lang's daughter's name for days.

In the end, the name that his majesty took out was good.

But Shen Lang thought of zhen mi directly. Of course, Ning Yuanxian didn't know about this character, so the name was his original.

Grand duke Li Sun said, "This mi word is good, peaceful and sweet, but it contains nobility. When it is pronounced fu, it means the same as the fu word of the ancient fu xi family. Fu xi is one of the three emperors of the ancient times, with incomparable dignity."

Shen Lang nodded perfunctorily and said, "Yes, yes, yes!"

Li Sun was speechless. Of course, when he returned to his majesty, he would never dare to say that Shen Lang was perfunctory. He would definitely say that Shen Lang exclaimed after hearing it. I, Shen Lang, could not name such a good name.

Then grand duke Li Sun took out a piece of jade and put it on the baby's neck.

"This is a gift from lady Bian imperial concubine."

He did not mention the origin of the jade.

On the surface, this piece of jade is extremely ordinary.

However, it was indeed an ancient civilization. It was said to be a crown jewel for a certain king in ancient times.

This was a dowry from the Bian family family. She had always carried it with her and wanted to pass it on to her daughter.

However, Bian imperial concubine kept a low profile and never showed off to anyone, so almost no one knew the value of this thing.

"Your majesty said that when the hunting at the border is over, our little baby will be three months old. It is the most lovely time to carry it into the palace and let lady Bian imperial concubine cherish it."

Originally, Li Sun could only come for half an hour, but unconsciously holding the baby for more than a quarter of an hour, and then reluctantly left.

He gave himself a gift, but didn't say it out loud. It was just a small copper coin on a red string that was worn on the baby's wrist.

He didn't say that this copper coin should be the only one left for him by his birth mother.

Li Sun was an orphan. He grew up in great grace and was adopted as his adopted son by duke Li Mu. He had no idea who his parents were since he was a child.

But from the beginning, he had this copper coin on his wrist.

Later, as he grew older and his wrists became thicker, he could not wear the copper coin, so he hid it close to his body.

Now he gave this copper coin to baby Shen Mi. Although it was not worth it, he poured all his love and blessings into it.

Jin Mucong was greedy for the baby and could not help but say on the side, "Brother-in-law, aren't you going to keep an eye on the military training in Beiyuan hunting ground? This border hunt is very important. It's not just about the fate of you and Ningzheng Highness, it's even about the emperor."

That's half right.

The monarch was now well rested and his actions were no longer obstructed.

But still lying on the bed every day.

The consequences of his illness this time were too severe, making everyone feel that the tiger had become weak, which was very dangerous.

So even though he was almost fully recovered, he still pretended to be weak and couldn't get out of bed.

When he pretended to be extremely weak.

The border hunting officially began!

He would appear in front of everyone in a spirited and heroic manner.

The hunt at the border was a surprise.

Shen Lang's 2,000 new soldiers worked wonders, and the emperor once again shocked the surrounding area.

Restore the peak of his reputation once again.

At that time, the world would speculate that the illness of the emperor Ning Yuanxian was fake, and everything was fake.

By then, the world would be more in awe of him.

So now the fate of the king, Ning Zheng, and Shen Lang was tied together.

The king had said that he did not believe in peaceful politics, but in Shen Lang.

This time around, he was almost betting on his political reputation.

This kind of trust is really heavy.

...

Although everyone believed that Shen Lang and Ning Zheng would be hunted at the border, there was no hope of losing.

After all, even Shen Lang himself had given up. He had never been to Beiyuan hunting ground since his daughter was born.

In addition, there was a plague scene all around Beiyuan hunting ground.

There were dead animals everywhere and miasma everywhere.

But it still couldn't stop many spies from snooping.

There were princes, third Prince, castes, and spies from Chu kingdom.

And the whole of Beiyuan hunting ground was too big to stop the infiltration of spies.

So these spies still spied on Kutouhuan's training.

Then, these people were about to break out laughing.

Oh my god.

That's ridiculous. That's too cola.

You guys are practicing bullshit.

Is that how you keep it a secret?

You are training shit!

Because Shen Lang's 2,000 recruits only practice one move a day.

Swing the knife!

Cut it off, cut it off!

Thousands of times, tens of thousands of times!

One day, two days, ten days, half a month, a month!

They were all practicing this move.

And he waved a wooden knife.

As an army, you don't practice formation, strength or speed?

Just practice wielding a knife?

Even if you practice wielding a knife, you can change your position and always chop it straight.

You guys didn't practice vomiting. I'm going to see it.

How stupid are you trash? It takes a month to wield a knife with such a simple move?

And it seems that I have to keep practicing like this?

And it looks like he hasn't learned yet?

Shen Lang, I know you've given up on this border hunt.

But at least pretend.

At least let your recruits practice their swordsmanship and archery.

And you don't even want them to touch the real knife?

Oh yes, these people are useless and can't hold a real knife.

Time passed day by day.

The spies really couldn't take it anymore.

Every day, just watching these two thousand idiots practice wielding knives, they not only have to vomit, but also have to follow the idiots.

So, these spies left one after another.

What a peep.

It would be a waste of life for an army like this to spy on them.

The point was that these people, even with wooden knives in their hands, were so hard to wield, sweating profusely, and had no murderous intent at all.

Such trash is not even as good as a seven-year-old boy scout.

Almost a month later, all the spies disappeared completely.

So is it acting to let these people practice wielding knives for a month?

Of course not!

First of all, the knives in their hands looked like wooden knives, but they were actually lead, very, very heavy.

And they were getting heavier every day. On the last day of the month, the knives in their hands weighed nearly 200 jin.

It will be even heavier next.

When they really went to the battlefield, they held a horse-cutting knife that would weigh a hundred kilograms, a first-class steel horse-cutting knife.

Modao around 1.7 meters!

And every soldier would be wearing heavy steel armor.

That's right!

This was the tang dynasty's trump army against the turkish cavalry.

Blade squad!

For a long time in ancient china, cavalry was invincible to infantry. But the Blade squad managed to crush the cavalry.

Teamwork, team power.

Thousands of people were as neat as one.

Break it with one blow!

Even the elite cavalry was still in high spirits.

It was like a tank in the cold weapon age, like a moving steel wall.

And Shen Lang's elite army had been transformed by blood.

His strength grew stronger and his endurance grew stronger.

And disciplined and loyal. Soul.

Compared to the Blade squad of the tang dynasty, it was much stronger.

Kutouhuan only let them contact each other once.

But this was the way the knife was made.

Let you practice a move to the extreme, speed, strength, angle of the extreme.

Then it would be reduced to simplicity on the battlefield.

One fatal move, one fatal move.

When the super heavy infantry, shen lang, appeared on the battlefield, it was destined to shock the world!

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