Chapter 174

Zhao Tiechuan looked at the map; they had been traveling overnight, and now the sky was already bright, and the men and horses were even more exhausted.

But he didn't plan to stop this forced march.

"After passing this Insect Tail Valley, we can reach Deep City."

"Let's rest in this valley for a while before going," Zhao Tiechuan's sworn brother, Han Meng, continued: "This place is easy to defend and hard to attack, it's just right."

"Otherwise, even if we enter the city in this state, the brothers will just be soft-legged shrimp."

Hearing this, Zhao Tiechuan calculated the next plan in his mind and finally chose to agree: "After entering the valley, bury the pots and cook, rest and rest."

Today he would definitely be able to reach Deep City, so there was no need to be in such a hurry.

In his view, there was actually no difference between a day early or a day late.

Only that group of people who didn't know military affairs would make a fuss.

With troops in hand, why talk to them? Just take action directly; anyway, there's the Empress Dowager to back them up.

Hearing Zhao Tiechuan agree, Han Meng felt relieved.

This sworn brother of his was bent on climbing upward.

This time, the Empress Dowager promised that if he eliminated Ma Yunfeng and wiped out the Zhao Ming Society, he would be promoted to Governor of the Two Rivers.

Therefore, Zhao Tiechuan attached great importance to this operation, and even strictly enforced military discipline on the road to avoid extra trouble.

After the group entered the valley, they first set up defenses, then rested.

They also sent scouts to scout ahead.

Before long, they received bad news.

"What? There's a trench ahead? Looking at the mud, it's newly dug?" Han Meng's tone went up two octaves.

The words "trench" and "newly dug" absolutely could not be put together.

"Take me to see!" Han Meng hurriedly got up, and Zhao Tiechuan also sensed something was wrong.

He suspected Ma Yunfeng was targeting him, but he couldn't understand it.

Time passed second by second, but Han Meng didn't return; Zhao Tiechuan understood that something had happened.

However, he didn't act immediately, but silently waited until the soldiers had eaten, drunk, and rested for about two quarter-hours before notifying them to move.

If their state didn't recover, how could they fight the enemy?

The army set off, and as the commander, he naturally walked at the front.

Suddenly a radiance flashed, and a heavy object fell before his eyes.

Just as he saw the appearance of this heavy object clearly, another radiance flashed; this time he couldn't react, and he was abducted just like that.

The heavy object stood up; it was Han Meng, who hadn't returned earlier.

"Everyone, set up camp on the spot!" As soon as he got up, he roared to quickly pacify the chaos and began to arrange things in an orderly manner.

His gaze looked obscurely in the direction of the radiance that abducted Zhao Tiechuan, his eyes full of dread.

"Ma Yunfeng found an incredible person this time; he is worthy of being a famous prime minister."

"Big Brother and that kid surnamed Qi are probably going to fall," Han Meng felt bitter in his heart.

It was true that the other party wouldn't kill them, but that didn't mean they had any chance of winning.

On the other side, Zhao Tiechuan came to his senses and saw Chu Danqing.

"It's you, the former Green-Clad Guard Battalion Commander, Chu Mo," Zhao Tiechuan's eyes narrowed, landing on Dabao.

Yes, Chu Danqing's characteristic was Dabao.

"When you say that, you have to look at me..." Chu Danqing was speechless.

So his recognition was that low; then how come his 13 points of Charisma were so ordinary?

Zhao Tiechuan turned his gaze to Guo Ming beside Chu Danqing.

Only then did he see clearly that the radiance that had abducted him just now was actually two long swords suspended in the air, just circling around Guo Ming.

"Sigh, forget it; the situation is that Ma Yunfeng asked me to stop you for a day."

"I let your deputy go to maintain stability, and you stay as a hostage."

"I'll let you go tomorrow morning; do you have any other thoughts? If it's not too harsh, I can satisfy your request."

"The premise is that you have to be honest," Chu Danqing said.

Only then did Zhao Tiechuan cast his gaze on Chu Danqing and said: "No requests."

"Just do as you say."

He didn't care about this day or two anyway; it wasn't an external enemy, so what chance of a comeback could there be?

"It's good that you can understand; I did a lot of ideological work for your deputy, but it wasn't as useful as a sword," Chu Danqing sighed.

"Swords are indeed more useful than words," Zhao Tiechuan agreed, then found a place and took a book out of his armor to read.

Reading could allow him to gain more capital to climb upward.

So whenever he had free time, he would read.

Even when fighting, it was the same.

Seeing this, Guo Ming also withdrew the two flying swords; since it was already solved, he planned to go back.

Otherwise, if he stayed any longer, Chu Danqing's wallet wouldn't be able to take it.

Chu Danqing then sent Guo Ming back, and at the same time asked Guo Ming to help collect legacies of military strategy like the Three Armies Strategy.

This was naturally prepared for Xiong Zhigang.

The quality didn't need to be too high, but it had to be different, to be used for learning from each other's strengths.

This type of legacy was still relatively rare, so even if he wanted high-quality ones, there weren't any.

Although the Military Way Martial Scripture had the shadow of the Three Armies Strategy, it was ultimately based on individual growth, not military strategy.

【You sent back the alliance target; repatriation cognition rationalization modification complete; this time duration: 2 hours; consumption: Paradise Points × 980】

【Detected that the alliance target is carrying Excellent-tier equipment belonging to a Reserve Dimension Apostle; you can choose to pay a handling fee to complete the transfer or give up the transfer】

【1. Handling fee: Paradise Points × 5000】

【2. Give up the transfer, it will remain on the spot】

Upon noticing Guo Ming's departure, Zhao Tiechuan's expression changed slightly, as if he was thinking of taking action.

But he looked at Dabao and finally extinguished the thought.

He was experienced in battle, but not in charging into the fray; at most, he was on par with Dabao.

Not to mention that Chu Danqing had three Beast-Faced Armored Warriors beside him.

"I've been away from the capital for a long time; is it convenient to tell me about the situation in the capital?" Chu Danqing asked.

Zhao Tiechuan's expression was full of doubt: "You're asking me? Why not ask Ma Yunfeng?"

"I'm not very familiar with him; besides, I heard you're a guest of the Empress Dowager, so your channels should be broader than his," Chu Danqing made up a reason.

It was mainly because he was idle, and because Zhao Tiechuan, an outsider, was there, it wasn't easy to cultivate or read, so he just happened to probe.

"The capital is still the same; the powerful and wealthy are indulging in luxury, while the powerless and poor are willing to be cattle and horses," Zhao Tiechuan mocked, then asked back: "Judging by your tone, you don't seem to be working for the Zhao Ming Society?"

"Consider me an external hire," Chu Danqing replied.

"Then why bother to wade into these muddy waters?" Zhao Tiechuan said, cupping his hands: "The Green-Clad Guards were already a thorn in the Empress Dowager's side."

"The Zhao Ming Society is at the end of its rope; if you are trapped in it, the future reckoning will certainly add to your crimes."

Chu Danqing shook his head: "The Zhao Ming Society wants to enlighten the people and strengthen their power; these two points alone are worth my help."

Before leaving, Ma Yunfeng had already started planning literacy education, which should have started today.

Although it used forced and violent means, without doing so, it would be impossible to promote.

They said what they meant, and Chu Danqing was naturally willing to contribute.

Zhao Tiechuan remained silent; he didn't expect Chu Danqing to have such a reason.

Then why would Chu Danqing go to help a group of rebels and politicians do things together? Wasn't it because he valued this point?

With his strength, he couldn't change the situation of all the people in the world, but he would help where he could.

And with greater strength, he didn't have to be as restrained as before, and his actions were more radical and efficient.

"They won't succeed," Zhao Tiechuan responded fiercely: "The Empress Dowager won't allow it, the Emperor won't allow it, and among the ministers in the court, only Ma Yunfeng is the scapegoat."

"Didn't the Zhao Ming Society get the Shuo Emperor's order to come?" Chu Danqing didn't understand.

Zhao Tiechuan's situation shouldn't be one of deceiving himself.

"If everyone in the world understood reason and knowledge, do you think the Emperor's position would be stable?" Zhao Tiechuan mocked: "He just wants to use the reform to seize power."

"If the Empress Dowager returns power, then the first person to strike at the reformers would be the Emperor."

"The Emperor's resistance to the Empress Dowager needed a reason, and this reason gave birth to the reformist faction."

"Even if the Emperor wins, you reformists are still remnants," Zhao Tiechuan finally understood that Chu Danqing belonged to a third party.

That is, the reformist faction that evolved from the young and strong faction in the court.

Chu Danqing's expression remained normal upon hearing this.

Isn't this normal? Which emperor would reform his own life away?

Fortunately, it didn't matter; after he had strength, he changed from a moderate to a radical, although not as radical as the conservatives, but many things could be solved.

"It's fine, when I have time to go to the capital and kill the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and then choose a new emperor who is willing to reform."

"As the saying goes, what the superior does, the inferior will follow; with Ma Yunfeng and the Zhao Ming Society, it won't be difficult to accomplish," Chu Danqing looked at his trial quest; why was the progress so slow?

These words shocked Zhao Tiechuan into silence on the spot.

He had thought of Chu Danqing scolding him, and he had thought of Chu Danqing being angry at his lack of ambition.

He really hadn't thought of killing people and replacing them.

Chu Danqing's solution was very simple: fix whatever is broken.

Since the biggest problems were the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, just deal with them.

As for the chaos? You want to reform; how can you succeed without bloodshed?

Do you really think it's a dinner party?

The Taichang Dynasty in the previous trial world didn't have this opportunity, so Chu Danqing naturally acted as a paper-paster.

But this Great Shuo had already started a desperate struggle, so Chu Danqing would definitely choose to add fuel to the fire.

Different environments require different coping methods; how could one copy and paste?

"One day, that's not enough, right?" Zhao Tiechuan suddenly spoke: "Go back and tell Ma Yunfeng that I will enter the city in five days."

"The rest is up to you."

Chu Danqing didn't expect Zhao Tiechuan to say this, but he just agreed.

"Good, I'll set off tomorrow morning to tell him," Chu Danqing wouldn't listen to Zhao Tiechuan's one-sided words.

However, if Zhao Tiechuan's attitude was true, then it seemed possible to turn the Black Flag Army.

Ma Yunfeng and the Zhao Ming Society's biggest shortcoming was having no troops.

If the gun barrel isn't hard enough, it will affect the pen barrel.

Because of this reason, Ma Yunfeng needed all kinds of planning and layout.

(End of chapter)