While speaking, Sun Yuantai took out a gold medal from his sleeve, stood up straight, walked to Cao Zheng, and handed it to Cao Zheng.
In fact, he didn't know much about Cao Zheng. He only knew that he was a young talent with some skills. However, the emperor who was far away in the capital of the gods admired this man very much and said that he could do the most difficult and dangerous things.
Leave everything to this person.
No one knows how much personal revenge Liu Guangzheng meant here, but one thing is that under normal circumstances, Cao Zheng is indeed capable of getting things done.
But there was one thing that Liu Guangzheng didn't expect, that is, the world-dominating tycoon he met last week would actually have thoughts of surrender.
From the beginning to the end, he actually didn't really see Cao Zheng clearly. In his previous life, he only saw Cao Zheng's ambition and thunderous methods...
After Cao Zheng took the order and left, Sun Yuantai closed his eyes tiredly.
These days, he has been coordinating the overall situation, and there are all kinds of things involved. It would be fine if he was still young. Now that he is old, although his body is still strong, after all, it is not as good as when he was young.
As for marching and fighting, this is not his first time. When he was young, he was first a scholar and then a military general. It can be said that he was both civil and military.
But later, he discovered that the imperial court valued literature over military affairs, and wanted to bring order to the chaos and create a peaceful and prosperous era. It was useless to be a military general. Only by becoming a civil servant and entering the central government could one truly influence the decisions affecting the world.
And in this world, as soon as it enters the court situation, no matter whether it is civil or military, it will never be spotless.
After decades of ups and downs in officialdom, he was tired and disheartened. Even if he stood at the apex of power, he would never be able to realize his vision when he was young. At that time, he was at the peak of his power.
The enemy in the court pursued and beat him fiercely, so he simply took advantage of the opportunity to retreat and save himself.
As for saying that you have retreated and your opponent will kill you, as long as the opponent is not a fool, it is impossible for him to do such a thing.
Because there are not many people in this world who can be high-ranking officials until they die. There will always be time to retire. If everyone kills all their previous opponents, then they have crossed the bottom line, and there will be no place for them to die in the future.
light.
In fact, even the so-called hostility is partly due to the power group behind him, and partly to show off to the emperor.
As an emperor, if all his ministers are united, it is undoubtedly a very dangerous signal.
Lone Yin cannot grow and Lone Yang cannot grow. Only when it is divided into two and mutually reinforcing each other can it last forever, and the emperor is the golden dividing line that reconciles Yin and Yang.
Just like that, sitting on the chair, Sun Yuantai fell asleep without knowing it, and even entered a dream.
In the dream, he went back to the time when he first led the army. It was at the border. At that time, barbarians repeatedly invaded the border. He was in a tent, with only this light, flicking his sword and listening to the whistling of the wind outside.
At that time, I was full of passion and pure heart. I was not afraid of life or death. I just wanted to eliminate the troubles of the barbarians and make the world peaceful and peaceful.
The frontier is very bitter. Not only is there a lack of water, but it is also very cold. The cold wind in the middle of the night is enough to freeze people to death.
But at that time, my heart was very warm.
But gradually, the armor on his body was replaced by splendid light fur, leather and satin. Where he was, even in the cold winter, there was a burning stove, like a warm spring.
Only my own heart has gradually become colder and hardened. I have learned to make choices, to be ruthless, to deceive superiors and deceive others, to be thick-faced and evil-hearted...
Even though I told myself time and time again that I was doing this in order to gain real power and change this crumbling dynasty, but as the timeline continued to lengthen, and when weighing the pros and cons became my instinct, unknowingly,
I have also lost the original courage to change everything.
"It turns out I slept for so long..."
In a trance, Sun Yuantai's young self spoke to him, as if he saw his old self.
"If I don't wake up, I won't wake up. I took the initiative to dirty my hands and my heart, thinking that I would do what I wanted to do when I was ready. But when I stood at the peak of the minister, I found that everything
There is still a limit to what can be done, and there are many things that even the emperor cannot do at all."
"Of course, that was my previous idea. If I can't do it, it's just because I lack the ability!"
"Now I have met a wise king, no, a holy king. Even the founding ancestor of Da Cang is definitely not as good as the other person. Although the current majesty is still very young, he has given this world, such as
A new source of water is something that I couldn’t even imagine in the past.”
"It's a pity that I'm old and about to die. I won't be able to assist His Majesty for much longer. If I could have met His Majesty at that time, it would have been a different story..."
In the dream, Sun Yuantai was chattering a bit, not like his usual self at all.
On weekdays, he actually doesn't talk much and is cautious in his words and actions.
But at this moment, he seemed to be about to pour out all the depression he had suffered for decades.
As for his teenage self, he just listened quietly until Sun Yuantai had nothing to say. Then he suddenly smiled and asked: "You are old, can you still dance with a sword?!"
While speaking, Sun Yuantai in his youth had already thrown the sword in his hand to his older self.
"sure!"
While he was speaking, Sun Yuantai was already dancing and waving with murderous intent.
And while dancing, he also murmured: "A young man's spirit turns gray, and years of ups and downs are hard to get rid of. If I am allowed to have Ling Yun Qi, the Northern Barbarians will reach the capital of God in one day..."
But in the blink of an eye, the originally warm tent suddenly collapsed. The strong wind tore the tent into pieces. Instead, under the dark night, the firelight dyed the sky red, as well as the beating of war drums, the clash of soldiers, and the shouting.
Sound, the sound of fighting.
"kill!"
"Capture Sun thief alive and his officer will be promoted to three levels; kill Sun thief and his officer will be promoted to two levels..."
"Kill!"
Waves of angry roars came.
When Sun Yuantai heard the sound, he looked over and saw a pair of iron cavalry rushing out of the fire, charging straight towards him.
Looking again, the surrounding environment turned out to be from Beiman to Tianjueguan, but now at Tianjueguan, the fire ignited and seemed to have turned into a huge torch. As for the original towering city walls, they also became a pair.
ruins.
But further away, there is a deep darkness that even the light of fire cannot penetrate. In a trance, it is a huge figure, as tall as the sky and the earth.
Just when Sun Yuantai looked over, a palm reaching up to the sky suddenly grabbed him, as if to crush him to pieces.
…
In the study, Sun Yuantai woke up with a start.
"Is it because there are too many thoughts that external evil has invaded?!"
After a long silence, Sun Yuantai murmured.
He knows that long thoughts lead to many dreams.
But having such a dream at this time is undoubtedly very ominous.
"My arrangement, so far, seems to be flawless. Youdao is three parts destiny and seven parts human harmony. I have already reached the limit of what a person can do. Even if someone else comes, it would be impossible for me to do it."
Even better…”
While muttering, Sun Yuantai still felt uneasy in his heart.
…
On the other side, Cao Zheng did not delay and immediately took the gold medal to mobilize his troops.
Among the 100,000 troops, 30,000 were the men and horses he brought with him, and the other 70,000 were made up of men and horses from various families.
Of course, he chose people and forces that he was familiar with and close to, or people he saw.
To be honest, regarding Sun Yuantai's thoughts, Cao Zheng felt that the other party was a little too cautious. The camp was set up at this time. It seemed that it was the other party's impromptu decision. With such overthinking, even if Sun Yuantai did not die with a sword, he would probably not be good for a few years.
Alive.
Wisdom is profound but life is short.
This matter has been without exception from ancient times to the present.
There is no doubt about Cao Zheng's ability. From selecting the men and horses to preparing to set off, it only took one morning. Cao Zheng was done. If it were someone with less ability, I'm afraid it wouldn't be noon, let alone the next day.
, may not be able to arrange everything well.
By the afternoon, Cao Zheng had arrived at his destination and started setting up camp.
