Chapter 1,744: Brightness and Darkness (Youth Mini Version)
On the cliff, Gai Niewizhuang looked at the army of peasant disciples roaring away in the forest, his face full of seriousness.
"The direction of this war seems to have completely deviated from the proper track." After a moment, Wei Zhuang, who was striking the ground with his sword, said.
Gai Nie's eyes became deep, and after being silent for a while, he replied, "There seem to be some problems within the empire that we are not clear about."
Although they didn't know all the inside story, they could clearly see that Luo Wang was helping the farmer deceive Wang Li.
"What do you think Luo Wang is thinking?" Wei Zhuang asked in a rather playful manner with the corner of his mouth raised.
"...I don't know." Ge Nie slowly shook his head.
He actually had a lot of contact with Zhao Gao. After all, one was the emperor's personal guard and the other was the emperor's most trusted chamberlain.
In the past, in Ge Nie's eyes, Zhao Gao was a deep-seated conspirator and a close official of the emperor who was good at playing power. The only unwise thing he did was to quarrel with Gu Xun.
But now it seems that some of the other party's ideas and practices seem to have exceeded the limit.
To put it bluntly, he felt that Zhao Gao was looking for death.
Even though he didn't have a good relationship with Gu Xun, he still dared to make small moves behind the emperor's back!
What exactly does he want to do?
This question came to Gai Nie's mind, and he couldn't think of an answer for a while.
As a chamberlain, Zhao Gao, who had already achieved the rank of CRRC and was in charge of the net, had basically reached the end of his official career.
If he were to be promoted again, only the more important official positions among the Nine Ministers, as well as the two top civil officials, Prime Minister and Yushi Dafu, would be worthy of his powerful position.
But as long as there is nothing wrong with Ying Zheng's mind, it is impossible for these official positions to fall to Zhao Gao.
On the one hand, Zhao Gao's background is not enough.
A few hundred years ago, Zhao Gaochun was just a slave, not even a human being. Being a chamberlain was the limit.
On the other hand, Zhao Gao's ability is not enough.
Whether you are a prime minister, a royal censor, or an official position among the nine ministers, such as Feng Chang Ting Wei Tai Servant, you all need corresponding professional abilities.
Zhao Gao...he is very good at plotting and scheming.
It is impossible for Ying Zheng to leave professional talents and use them to engage in official political struggles.
For Zhao Gao, who has reached the pinnacle of his life in a sense, there is only one thing he should do most, and that is to maintain his favor with Ying Zheng.
As a result, this guy is dancing on the edge of the cliff... What good can he gain by working so hard to die?
After Wei Zhuang heard Gai Nie's response, he sneered, glanced at his senior brother, and then asked meaningfully:
"You really don't know?"
Gai Nie's eyes darkened.
He knew Wei Zhuang very well. When the other person said this, he must have thought that he should know the answer.
Thinking of this, a fact suddenly appeared in Gai Nie's mind - Zhao Gao was the teacher of the eighteenth prince Hu Hai.
Indeed... there is only one other 'emperor' who can allow Zhao Gao to risk the emperor's wrath.
But even after thinking of this, Ge Nie still felt that he could not understand the logic of Zhao Gao's behavior.
In the imperial court, there were many people who stood for the position of crown prince, but they were mainly divided into two groups - those who stood for the captaincy of Prince Fusu, and those who did not.
There are no other young masters who stand in line, and even if they do, they hide it very deeply and don't dare to be exposed at all.
The reason is also very simple, except for the eldest son Fusu, no one is reliable.
This kind of thing is not like betting in a casino. Few people dare to blindly bet on projects with high odds. Everyone prefers stability. Only those who cannot seek stability will take the wrong approach.
Now Ying Zheng is only in his forties, which is not considered young in this era, but he does not mean that he has only a few more years to live.
In the eyes of the imperial officials, it shouldn't be a problem for their emperor to live for another twenty years. After all, there is a world-famous miracle doctor like Gu Xunnianduan around him, who usually looks so young and healthy.
So they don't need to worry at all - this is also Gai Nie's view.
Ge Nie didn't know Ying Zheng's true health condition, but he only knew that he had a headache, which didn't look fatal at all.
Don't talk about him, even Zhao Gao most likely doesn't know this.
The only people who knew clearly that Ying Zheng's physical condition was extremely poor were Gu Xunnianduan and a few medical officers with high medical skills in Taiyuan Hospital.
Tai Hospital was completely controlled by Gu Xun, and Zhao Gao had no way of knowing this from any insider.
The only one who might leak this is the Yin Yang family.
There is a high probability that they also know Ying Zheng's physical condition and may inform Zhao Gao about it.
In short, Ge Nie certainly could not understand Zhao Gao's thoughts at all, considering that the succession of the throne was not something that would happen in a short period of time.
You must know that Hu Hai, as the youngest son of Ying Zheng, was very favored, but no one thought that he had anything to do with the position of crown prince.
From his origin, to his ability, to his age, no matter how he is ranked, he ranks last among all the young men.
Forcibly recommending Hu Hai as the crown prince, isn't this like drinking milk from a bull without asking for results?
"It seems that Luo Wang has completely deviated from his responsibilities." After thinking for a while, Gai Nie sighed.
Ying Zheng is not dead yet, but this huge empire seems to have begun to decay.
Wei Zhuang laughed, "At least now, this is a good thing for us."
"Zhao Gao may not be a person willing to suffer losses." Gai Nie reminded softly.
He was reminding Wei Zhuang to be careful that Zhao Gao might have other conspiracies in this matter.
"He doesn't want to suffer losses, but he has gained enough in this round." Wei Zhuang replied without hesitation, "If he wants to swallow up all the benefits by himself, he must have that ability!"
The mere fact that Fusu was released to the north, in the eyes of most people, including Zhao Gao himself, was enough to mean that Luo Wang had won so much that he could no longer win.
At the same time, the Nongjia, a force that could become an important support to Fusu, was completely pushed to the opposite side of the empire, and the power of the net was further penetrated into its interior.
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Zhao Gao has already gained enough benefits from this round.
Of course, he will definitely not despise his gains and will only crave more, but...he can only win so far.
As far as the current situation is concerned, there is no way that the farmer will fall into the trap.
As for whether he has any other options, it no longer matters.
It's not just farmers and armor-piercing soldiers who are about to fall into the quagmire of war, the same goes for snares.
If Luo Wang loses almost all the manpower in Daze Mountain, what will happen no matter how many arrangements Zhao Gao has?
The layout of the net means that it has to enter the game!
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On the other side, Lian Yi was also watching the peasant army march out.
Unlike Gui Gu Zongheng, she knew very few things, and her eyes at this time contained only expectations and worries - hoping that the farm family would be successful, and worrying about losing the news of Huaying.
Behind her, the tall bear-like Dianqing stood silently.
Lian Yi turned her head and glanced at the ceremony. After moving her lips a few times, she said nothing and turned back silently.
Although Dianqing was blindfolded, he could still feel Lian Yi's gaze, but he did not speak.
He knew what Lian Yi was thinking - hoping he could save Hua Ying.
However, this matter involved Wang Li and the Hundred Battles Armor-Piercing Soldiers, and it was not convenient for him to directly show up and interfere. Otherwise, he would have offered to help himself without the other party having to tell them.
Lian Yi probably knew the inconvenience of the ceremony, so she just had the idea but did not make a request.
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"Xia Kui, I still need a team of people." Han Xin said to Tian Yanyi.
Tian Yan heard this and looked sideways at him, "The four-pronged army is not enough for you right now?"
Han Xin shrugged, "When it comes to using troops, the more the better."
"These four armies have their places to go, and the extra manpower also has their places to go."
The reason why only 40,000 of the 80,000 disciples of the farm family have been gathered now is, of course, because of the time limit and not enough time. On the other hand, in the view of Tian Hu and others, they cannot all be handed over to Han Xin at once.
Their trust in Han Xin is very low, and Tian Yan, as the leader of the knights, should also be the same. It is obviously unwise to hand over all military power at once.
And Han Xin also required manual operation, which made Tian Hu and others a little sensitive.
If they hand over some more manpower, the strength they retain on hand will no longer be advantageous.
Han Xin ignored the slightly unkind looks from Tian Hu and others, and said seriously to Tian Yan, "Xia Kui gave me three days of command."
Tian Yan seemed to be moved by his words and replied in a deep voice, "How many more people do you want?"
"Not too much, not too little."
"Well..." Tian Yan glanced at Han Xin with a scrutinizing gaze, and then turned to Tian Zhong, "Master Tian Zhong, Gonggong Hall will allocate some more manpower to him!"
Of course Tian Zhong didn't want to ask anyone else, but when Tian Yan spoke, he certainly couldn't refuse.
Moreover, Tian Yan's arrangement was also the most reasonable. He must first consume the strength of the weakest Gonggong Hall and try to preserve the strength of several Lieshan Halls.
"Yes!" Tian Zhong, who didn't dare to push back, could only reply with a smile on his face.
Tian Yan then suddenly asked Han Xin, "How is your martial arts?"
"Uh..." Han Xin thought for a moment and tentatively replied, "Just so so."
Tian Yan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "In that case... Hall Master Tian Zhong, since he has nothing to do but two masters, I would like you to be responsible for protecting him during the next period of time, guarding him day and night."
Tian Zhong looked surprised, then smiled.
This doesn't seem like a bad thing.
Han Xin seemed to think this was not a good thing and politely refused, "That's unnecessary..."
Tian Yan interrupted him directly and said with no room for rejection, "You are my appointed commander-in-chief. The next war depends entirely on you. There is no room for error!"
"I asked your old boss to protect you personally. I think it will be easier for you to accept."
Speaking of this, Han Xin naturally could no longer refuse, and nodded to Tian Zhong, "Then... I'll bother you, boss."
Tian Zhong returned the salute with a rather embarrassed fist.
Of course he is very willing to let him look at Han Xin, but the identity of this so-called 'boss' is quite embarrassing.
Because he didn’t even know that there was a person named Han Xin in Gonggongtang - this was normal. In a hall of tens of thousands of people, who could remember a newly joined pawn?
Tian Yan looked at Tian Zhong's embarrassment with a smile and said nothing.
Han Xin was not interested in talking nonsense with Tian Zhong and asked for a horse instead.
When the army moves out, he will naturally follow suit.
Whenever he moved, Tian Zhong, his personal bodyguard, would also move accordingly.
Tian Zhong's horse was led by Tian Yan himself.
When Tian Zhong saw it, of course he didn't dare to trouble Xia Kui, so he quickly stepped forward to take the reins, "How dare I trouble you, Xia Kui..."
Tian Yan ignored Ma's question, approached Tian Zhong, with an unknown smile on his face, and whispered:
"Master Tian Zhong, you must keep an eye on him at all times."
"If he has any collusion with Shennongtang or harms the interests of the farmers, you can make an immediate decision and execute him on the spot!"
In her opinion, this means that Tian Yan is worried about Han Xin.
And he didn't intend to waste the power Tian Yan gave him - no matter whether Han Xin had acted out of line or not, he had to find an opportunity to kill him!
After Tian Yan ascended to the position of leader of heroes, the situation in the farm family became increasingly unclear, so Tian Zhong had no contact with Luo Wang recently.
Because he was worried that Tian Yan would get some clues into his hands.
Although the new hero seems to be interested in cooperating with Luo Wen, and her relationship with Luo Wen is unclear, she can't say whatever she wants until this matter is finalized.
What if Tian Yan, like Tian Mi, was labeled as having liaison with foreign enemies and then killed directly, everything would be in trouble.
It's better to be honest during this time.
However, he still prefers Luo Wang in his heart, and is willing to help Luo Wang eliminate some factors that may become obstacles, such as... Han Xin.
Of course, this is not because he is very loyal, it is just that once you get involved in something like a snare, you will never be able to get rid of it.
Luo Wen won't care that he is from a farmer's family, but most of the farmers will mind that he is from Luo Wen.
Between two evils, he can only choose the one he can't afford to offend more.
On the other side, Han Xin, who had already climbed onto his horse, glanced at Tian Zhong quietly, with a very playful look in his eyes.
Tian Zhong thought that Tian Yan wanted him to watch Han Xin, but he didn't know that he actually asked Han Xin to find an opportunity to kill him - Tian Zhong was the one who set up the trap, and the people who set up the trap had to clean up as much as possible after the battle of Daze Mountain.
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Outside Songhai Port, above the mirage.
The ghostly figure of Bai Feng shuttled quickly across the deck.
Unlike Thief Zhi on the other side who is just looking for nothing, he knows relatively more about the environment of the mirage, so the purpose of his actions is much clearer.
But it's not much better than Robber Zhi. After all, neither of them knows the whereabouts of Tianming and the others. Whether they have a target or not, in the final analysis they are just searching like a carpet.
At most, the movement trajectory of Bai Feng is more concise and clear.
There is another difference from Robber Zhi, Bai Feng's mentality is much more relaxed.
Today's action was authorized by Gu Xun.
In his opinion, since his boss has made it clear that he can come to rescue people, there can be no problems with this operation.
He was also very aware of the silence on the mirage during this period.
In his opinion, this should be some kind of hint from the Yin Yang family, or some kind of external manifestation.
So this rescue operation will definitely be completed easily.
In comparison, Bai Feng was more interested in mirages.
He has always been very curious, and today's action happened to be a good opportunity for him
Under normal circumstances, Gu Xun would not allow him to peek into the secrets of the mirage at will.
