Chapter 178 Killing enough 30,000 to withdraw troops [6100,
Wang Ba did not expect that the general would tell him this matter at this time.
Wang Ba chuckled and said, "General, if you can still remember me at this time, I will die without regrets."
"Tell me what's going on? I have to die without regrets!" the middle-aged general asked Wang Ba.
Wang Ba said: "General, his martial arts talent is much better than mine. And he can read. Maybe he can follow the Confucian path in the future. He has more choices than me.
What's more, only if he survives in the end, only one of us, Zuo Weiwei, can tell us clearly.
You let me live, but I can’t even write, so who will write our tombstone?
So I kept saying that I was older than him, and as I continued, everyone assumed that was the case, and no one pursued it."
The middle-aged general heard Wang Ba's words and said: "You are violating military regulations!"
Wang Ba chuckled and said: "General, I will go and die together with the enemy to show the strictness of military law."
After Wang Ba finished speaking, he rushed directly towards a barbarian soldier.
But soon he was surrounded by several barbarian soldiers.
He slashed a dozen times with all his strength and hacked a barbarian soldier to death. Wang Ba was also chopped down in a pool of blood by the barbarian soldiers behind him.
The two barbarian generals watched this scene jokingly, and then said to General Zheng: "It's time to send you on your way now. Seeing that he is dead, you should be able to go on the road with peace of mind."
"You barbaric dogs, the prince will not let you go!" General Zheng roared with red eyes.
One of the barbarian generals said: "We are still afraid of King Jing's power. But this time, we are just following the order of the barbarian emperor to give gifts to King Jing. So after giving the gifts, we will not bother King Jing to give them to us, we will leave on our own.
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After the two people finished talking, they cooperated tacitly and beat General Zheng to death.
With the fall of General Zheng, this battle also came to an end.
Except for one messenger, none of the three thousand cavalrymen of Zuoweiwei under King Jing survived.
The ten thousand infantrymen who cooperated were all killed and no one survived.
When the barbarians left, they built two temples with the skulls of human soldiers.
Then he walked away.
At this point, in the more than 600 years that King Jing's line had been guarding the Southern Barbarians, the first battle in which the entire army was wiped out occurred.
General Zheng's personal soldiers, after running two hundred miles, first crushed the jade.
Then he continued to run forward. He was worried and wanted to return to the military town as soon as possible to report the news.
But before he could reach the military town, a king wearing a golden crown appeared in front of him.
Seeing the king descending from the sky, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly dismounted his horse and knelt down on one knee and said: "My subordinates, Zuo Weiwei, Zheng Guang's personal soldiers, Li Chong, see Prince Jing."
Prince Jing glanced at Li Chong and said, "Get up. Are the things you said in the jade stone true?"
"Prince Jing, I don't know the contents of the jade. But we were ordered to go on an expedition, and we did encounter a very strange barbarian tribe.
There are about three thousand of them, and everyone is in the wild soul realm.
The most terrifying thing is that almost all of them have mastered the power of rebirth!"
King Jing frowned after hearing what Li Chong said, and then said to Li Chong: "Take me to the battlefield."
When Li Chong heard that Prince Jing was going to the battlefield in person, he became very excited.
Prince Jing is an absolutely divine figure.
Although there is only one King Jing, Li Chong still believes that King Jing can turn the tide of the war.
"Okay, please Prince Jing, follow me back to the battlefield."
Prince Jing directly pulled Li Chong up and flew into the air and said to Li Chong: "Just give me the direction."
Li Chong, who suddenly ascended to heaven, was still a little uncomfortable with it.
But he could still identify the direction.
Pointing in the direction of the battlefield, Li Chong said to Prince Jing: "Your Majesty, it is two hundred and thirty miles away in that direction."
After hearing this, Prince Jing took Li Chong and flew in that direction.
King Jing is very fast.
It took Li Chong two hours to run two hundred and thirty miles with the help of the horse demon.
But Prince Jing only took half an hour to fly there.
But when Prince Jing flew there, he saw two Beijing temples.
The larger ones are infantry and the smaller ones are cavalry.
Li Chong also saw the Jingguan.
"No!"
Li Chong roared in disbelief.
He didn't believe that all of his Zuoweiwei companions had died in the battle.
Prince Jing raised his hand and put away all the two temples on the ground.
Then the clouds settled down and he began to inspect the battlefield.
Li Chong is a careful collector of things belonging to his comrades on the battlefield.
Li Chong was really literate, so he wanted to write tombstones for his dead comrades.
This is what Wang Ba told him before. If they really have this day, let Li Chong write tombstones for all of them.
Prince Jing inspected the battlefield and got the general situation.
Looking at Li Chong who was still looking for his comrades' belongings on the ground, he said: "There's no need to look for it, this is the best burial ground for them.
As many as they died fighting here today, ten times as many barbarians will die here and be buried with them in the future.
Why not bury loyal bones in Qingshan? Why return corpses wrapped in horse leather?
Our King Jing’s army does not need to return corpses wrapped in horse leather!”
After listening to King Jing's words, Li Chong threw all the things he had picked up on the ground.
King Jing said to Li Chong: "I will keep you by my side for two years. Whether you can rebuild your Zuoweiwei army and whether you can avenge your comrades here depends on your ability."
After hearing what King Jing said, Li Chong knelt down quickly and said: "Thank you very much King Jing for your support. Li Chong will definitely study with King Jing seriously.
Within two years, ten times as many barbarians will die here. To comfort my comrade Jiuquanxia!"
Prince Jing did not speak any more, but left directly with Li Chong.
King Jing left, but the news that King Jing was defeated and the entire army was annihilated was not hidden.
As if he had wings, he flew to the Thirteen Prefectures of the Wu Dynasty.
For the first time in history, the entire army of Prince Jing was wiped out!
Moreover, an entire army of ten thousand people was wiped out.
This has never happened since ancient times.
It happened!
Especially Prince Jing's cavalry failed for the first time, and it was a failure in which the entire army was annihilated.
This was a huge blow to Prince Jing and Prince Jing's cavalry.
The jade slips that conveyed the letters one after another were quickly connected one by one.
If you ride a horse normally from Jingzhou, it will take at least two months to get there.
But such news can take less than a cup of tea.
It has already reached Fengjing.
Wu Zhao also received the news.
Sun Banban took the news, walked quickly to Wu Zhao, and said to Wu Zhao in a solemn tone: "Your Highness, Prince Jing was defeated. The entire army of three thousand cavalry was wiped out, and the entire army of ten thousand infantry was wiped out!"
After hearing Sun Banban's words, Wu Zhao's expression changed.
But soon Wu Zhao's expression returned to normal: "I don't know about this, and you have never received such news.
If Uncle Jing is willing to tell me, I will know about it. If Uncle Jing doesn't tell me, then I will never know about this matter."
After hearing Wu Zhao's words, Sun Banban immediately nodded and said, "It's Your Highness."
After speaking, Sun Banban said with some worry: "Your Highness, even if Your Highness doesn't know about Prince Jing's defeat, others will know about it.
I'm worried that someone might make an issue out of this matter. I hope that Your Highness can take precautions as early as possible."
Wu Zhao's face turned cold and he said, "Are you saying that Uncle Jing used the lives of 3,000 cavalry and 10,000 soldiers to deliberately embarrass me?"
"Old slave..."
Before Sun Banban could finish speaking, Wu Zhao slammed the table and angrily yelled: "You are outrageous! You don't know who Uncle Jing Wang is.
Uncle Jing will never use his cavalry to do such dirty things.
Sun Banpan, go get one hundred boards by yourself!"
Sun Banban quickly thanked him and then went to get the board.
When Sun Banban went to get the board, Wu Zhao looked to the south: "Even Sun Banban thinks like this, I'm afraid there are many people who think like this.
If they really dare to have such an idea, they can't blame Uncle Jing for another bloodbath in the capital.
I hope none of my brothers are idiots who plan to make a fuss out of this matter!"
At this moment, he is in the camp ten miles away from the capital.
Many vassal princes and princes who came to the capital already knew the news of Prince Jing's defeat.
"Your Highness, Prince Jing's defeat is indeed great news for us.
Marquis Dingguo had just expressed his support for His Highness, when King Jing was defeated.
This is enough to show that Wu Zhao's rise to power is unlucky for the royal family!" In a luxurious tent, a counselor said to the luxuriously dressed prince.
After listening to the counselor's words, the prince, who was dressed luxuriously, said: "If you want to die quickly, you can just arrange it as you said?
You see what I, Uncle Jing, will do to you when the time comes.
My uncle, Prince Jing, is not only great at fighting, but he is also said to be very powerful at punishment.
He relied on these punishments to extract a lot of information from the barbarian captives.
If you want to try it, go ahead and try it.
But remember, don’t bring my name.
Otherwise, I will kill your nine clans before Uncle Jing does!"
The seventh prince looks handsome and smiles, but he says the most chilling words.
The counselor's face instantly turned pale, and his body couldn't stop trembling.
"Seventh Prince, I have absolutely no intention of challenging Prince Jing's authority.
I just think this matter can be done to gain some benefits for us.
As long as such a thing is carefully planned, no one will know that it is related to us."
The seventh prince ate a grape given by the beauty next to him.
"Do you know there is a saying that there is no airtight wall in the world?"
The seventh prince asked the counselor in return.
After a pause, the Seventh Prince said: "Of course, if you are willing to try, go ahead and try.
If Uncle Jing wants to kill you, I will never stop him.
If you get me involved, I will be the first to destroy your nine clans."
After speaking, the seventh prince looked at the counselor and asked, "Do you have anything else to do?"
The counselor bowed and said, "My subordinates are leaving."
After the counselor left, the beauty who fed the seventh prince grapes said to the seventh prince Rourou: "Your Highness, do you need me to investigate him?"
The seventh prince spat out the grape seeds, shook his head and said, "No, just kill him."
After a pause, the seventh prince explained to the beauty: "My two brothers and one sister don't know how to use this stupid trick.
Just kill him directly, don't waste my money on investigating a fool!"
The beauty happily agreed: "Yes."
After responding, the beauty asked: "Your Highness, could this person be sent by Wu Xian?"
The Seventh Prince thought about it carefully and felt that this method that he thought was smart but was actually stupid might indeed be Wu Xian's handiwork.
Although it might have been Wu Xian's handiwork, the Seventh Prince thought about it seriously.
I felt that even if I really showed off my arms, it would be of no use to me.
"It's better to kill him directly. Even if it is really my fifth brother's handiwork, there is no use in arresting such a person.
Will you use this person to threaten my fifth brother?
My fifth brother has nothing now.
Apart from accumulating some connections, they are of no use.
Is there anything else my fifth brother can offer now?
My fourth emperor sister ransacked my fifth brother's house very thoroughly.
Now my fifth brother is really a complete pauper."
The beauty said again: "What if we use this matter to deal with His Highness Wu Zhao?"
The seventh prince thought about it seriously and shook his head: "It's useless. Even if we really do something to my fifth brother, my fourth sister will not be moved at all.
In the end, it will make my fourth sister evil.
If she really turns around and confronts me head-on, my two brothers will be happy.
This deal is not worth it."
After saying this, the seventh prince suddenly thought of something and said to the beauty beside him: "You were investigating for me before. Did the spies around me make any progress?"
The beauty said with shame: "A dozen people were arrested, but they have nothing to do with the other highnesses."
The seventh prince was not surprised at all by this result.
"If you can catch them immediately, it would seem that my brothers and sisters are too incompetent."
The seventh prince suddenly turned his head, hooked his finger on the beauty's pointed chin and said, "If you are a spy for one of them, the possibility is higher."
The beauty did not avoid the Seventh Prince's gaze, but said, "Which family does Your Highness want me to be a spy for?"
The seventh prince thought for a moment and said: "My eldest brother is the oldest and the most calm in his work.
And my eldest brother wants to build a country based on benevolence and righteousness.
So even if we do send spies, we will never send a stunning beauty like you.
My third brother is the most decisive in doing things and will never be sloppy in his actions.
If he wanted to know something, he would most likely grab someone from me and ask.
As for my fourth emperor sister, she is currently under the East Palace.
She is the most thoughtful, and no one knows how many back-ups she has.
But my imperial sister is also a woman, so she probably won’t be willing to see a woman sacrificing her appearance in exchange for information.”
The beauty looked at the Seventh Prince and said, "So the slave family has been excluded from the scope of spies by His Highness, and they are people that His Highness can trust."
The Seventh Prince shook his head frankly: "Not yet.
You don't seem to be sent by anyone, but you could be sent by anyone.
This is the clever and dangerous place."
The beauty asked the seventh prince in return: "Since Your Highness, you don't trust the slave family so much.
Then why do you let me do so many important things for His Highness?"
The seventh prince smiled and said: "Does this king want to do nothing just because of suspicion?
You are indeed suspected of being a traitor, but your abilities are also needed by this king.
You can help me and do what I want to do, so why don’t I use you?
The king has at least three thousand counselors under his command.
I don't even know how many traitors have gotten into this place.
But this does not prevent me from using them to do things.
Moreover, I feel that it is more convenient to use spies to do things.
Let eldest brother's spies help me deal with third brother.
Let Third Brother's spies help me deal with Fourth Sister.
Then let the fourth sister's people help me deal with my eldest brother.
As long as they are properly arranged, their work efficiency is quite high.
Without such ability, how could I have been sent to the north to guard the five cities at such a young age?"
The beauty said quietly: "Your Highness spoke from the bottom of his heart to me like this. Aren't you afraid that I would tell the master behind you?"
The seventh prince laughed loudly and said: "If you really have a master behind you, even if you say these things, he will not reward you.
Because this king is a conspiracy.
They all know what my king's strategies and plans are.
But they will not stop at all, and will send their people to this king.
After all, it is easiest for me to place people here."
"So Your Highness plans to build a country based on balance?" the beauty asked.
The seventh prince shook his head: "No, this king intends to build a country based on business principles.
If I have no money, how can I support these thousands of counselors?
Do you know that this king has to spend close to one hundred thousand taels of silver a month to support them?
How can I support myself if I have no money?
My brothers and sisters are not kind enough to give these counselors money to do things for me."
Having said this, the Seventh Prince picked up the wine glass in front of him, smelled the shabby room in the glass, and said to the beauty: "I asked you to investigate the boss behind Wanhong. How is the investigation going?"
The beauty replied: "Wan Hong had some connections with His Highness Wu Zhao before.
However, His Highness Wu Zhao saved Wan Hong's life, so the relationship was completely cleared.
Now the only person behind Wan Hong is Ning Chen.
The brewing method of this [humble room] should have been given by Ning Chen."
"Ning Chen."
The seventh prince recited this name, which was very unfamiliar to him.
The Seventh Prince has read the information about Ning Chen several times.
There are no problems with Ning Chen's information.
The seventh prince did not believe that this information was false, because it was too easy to verify the authenticity of the information.
It's just that the seventh prince just can't figure it out. He doesn't look like a deviant at first.
Why did he become so deviant?
Ning Chen was so talented that the Seventh Prince was not surprised at all.
After all, he is the number one winner with three consecutive wins.
How is it possible without some talent?
But after that time at Yunshan Academy, Ning Chen's talent really surprised the seventh prince.
The saint-level enlightenment text makes the statue of the Confucian saint speak.
This cannot be explained by just three words: "talented".
This is a great talent.
It is precisely because of this that the seventh prince wants to know more about Ning Chen's past.
It's just that I really can't find anything.
Moreover, the Seventh Prince believed that he would not be able to find anything on his side.
Wu Zhao and his two brothers also couldn't find anything.
All this can only be said that Ning Chen is one of those geniuses in the dust among the people. After he soared into the sky, he was out of control.
"You go to see him on my behalf and see if he is willing to give me 10% of the business of this new type of drink.
I am willing to pay three million taels to buy it." The seventh prince told the beauty.
The beauty couldn't help but be surprised after hearing the seventh prince's words.
Three million taels.
This was all the money she knew the Seventh Prince had.
Although the seventh prince may have another small treasury, it is unlikely to exceed three million taels.
After excluding all expenditures, the Wu Dynasty's tax revenue was only four million taels.
The Seventh Prince can spend three million taels alone, which is definitely a big sum.
But after spending so much money just to buy 10% of the shares, Meiren felt it was too much of a loss.
"You don't understand. After he changed it like this, this wine has become a brand new business.
Now the Wu Dynasty consumes nearly 30 million taels of wine a year.
Putting aside the cost and liquor tax, the profit is almost four million taels.
Ning Chen's new wine just needs to be promoted.
With their current prices, they will definitely dominate the entire beverage market.
This year's income is four million taels.
This is a hen that lays four million silver eggs a year."
Speaking of excitement, the seventh prince saw his beauty, completely uninterested and confused.
I knew I was playing the piano to a cow.
Just don't talk about it anymore.
For these business matters, the Seventh Prince felt that he had to find a like-minded person to discuss them in order to be happy.
"Just go and do this for me." The seventh prince, who had lost interest in continuing the story, ordered the beauty in a half-hearted voice.
The beauty responded and continued to peel the grapes for the Seventh Prince.
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At the same time, Ning Chen came down from the morning court.
This time, Wang Lin was directly invited to his home.
Wang Lin's home is not as luxurious as Ning Chen's mansion.
But it's not bad, and it fits his status as a soldier.
If Ning Chen really counts, he can definitely be convicted of transgression.
But no one would appear to be fine and use such a trivial reason to offend a powerful minister like Ning Chen.
Of course, Sun Kejian was not included. Sun Kejian did not talk about trespassing.
That's entirely because he felt that talking about such a trivial matter was not worthy of his status as censor.
"Master Ning, have you thought of any solution to this problem in the past two decades?" Wang Lin asked Ning Chen straight to the point.
As the vassal king and the prince are about to enter the capital, the pressure on Wang Lin, the military minister, is increasing.
Wang Lin still has great pursuits for himself as a military prime minister.
Even if the Fu Guard Army is under his own command, it cannot be like the Dingguo Army.
At least it can't be much worse than these feudal kings.
Therefore, Wang Lin felt that the drinks at Ning Chen's side were very necessary.
"Sir, actually, I really thought of a way.
This is the method, but I think it is a bit too much, so I have never dared to discuss it with the adults."
When Wang Lin heard that Ning Chen had really thought of a solution, he couldn't help but feel happy and said: "Speak out first and listen to see if it's too much. The truth will tell you."
Well, now the initiative has returned to Ning Chen.
Ning Chen immediately told Wang Lin what Wan Hong had thought of.
According to Wan Hong's plan, if Wang Lin wants it, he can supply the same quality and quantity of wine as Marquis Dingguo's.
