Chapter 1420: The Embroidered Uniform Guard Smelled the Scent and Came!

"Can't they be bought?"

Zhang Kang muttered.

Chen Guanlou had sharp ears and eyes, and slanted a glance at the other party. "Buy whom? That Xie guy? To help you, he might as well be the emperor himself!"

After saying that, he sneered, and continued: "Don't be delusional. Before your strength is enough to shake the Great Gan's empire, they won't even look at you. In their eyes, you are no different from a clown.

The Great Ming Prince caused more trouble than you back then, with greater destructive power, yet he couldn't escape being wiped out in just a few years. That was still the result of the commander letting him go. If he hadn't let him go, he would have been finished in the first year. Guo Dachun being able to hold on until today, you can guess yourself, it must be someone letting him go. Compared to Guo Dachun, how are you?"

"I'm not as good as him!" Zhang Kang had self-knowledge; with his current family background, what did he have to compare with others.

Guo Dachun himself was from the border army, with a group of loyal people under him, all from the border army like him. Not only could they train soldiers, but they could also fight, and they understood logistics. Production and fighting were handled in an orderly manner.

"So, your future path is very difficult. I estimate you have at most two years of development time. Two years later, you will face the test of life and death."

"If Master were in my position, what would you do?"

"Leave, go south!" Chen Guanlou said decisively. "Don't fight for temporary length with the imperial court, go to places where the imperial court has no time to care about and doesn't want to send troops to waste grain. In this way, you will gain more than ten years of development time.

When you have enough chips, you can come back and negotiate with the imperial court. Splitting the land and becoming a king is just around the corner! Even if the imperial court doesn't recognize you, you can give yourself a title, become a king, and build a country! Negotiate between country and country! There is a lot to be done!

The Great Gan's empire is too big; due to realistic conditions, whether actively or passively, the imperial court only wants to firmly control the core areas. This is your opportunity. Instead of tossing about in the core areas of the imperial court, which will never be given up.

You are not a prophet, you can't see the future, you don't know what will happen tomorrow. Making the right choice is far better than working hard on the wrong path!"

Zhang Kang's expression didn't move at all; he seemed to be listening to things that had nothing to do with him.

He asked very calmly: "Can Master see the future?"

"I can't! I'm not a prophet. I only know that there is no eternal dynasty in the world. Flowing water dynasties, iron-clad families! The Great Gan's empire looks like it's crumbling, but the basic foundation is still strong. Don't look at the imperial court crying poor every day; as long as the imperial court exerts force, finding money is not difficult. For these years, the north has been fighting, and there have been more victories than defeats. Marquis Pingjiang's ability to fight, we won't discuss. But he did train a strong army for the imperial court! Can fight, dare to fight!

The imperial court can pay the military expenses of the northwest every year, which shows that the imperial court can support at least a few decades.

In the final analysis, it's still that sentence, whether it's fighting or governing the country, in the final analysis, it's a 'money' word! As long as there is money, all problems can be solved! As long as there is money to pay the soldiers, this empire won't be finished. At least not for the time being.

Your combat thinking, your program, is not much higher than the imperial court. In the ideological field, everyone is at the same level. This means you can only fight hard, that is, see the truth on the battlefield. The population under your rule is too small; one big wave, and you will collapse!"

Chen Guanlou mercilessly poked through the window paper and laid the truth in front of him.

"You are reluctant to give up the territory you have now, I can understand. You can develop a second territory! This is also your retreat! Rebelling is not a business of putting all your eggs in one basket and deciding life and death in one battle. But a long-term battle, even a business of losing more and winning less. You must prepare a retreat for yourself! A retreat to start over! As long as you don't die, everything has hope! Remember, by the way, have a few more children. Ensure that when you are seriously ill or die, the team won't scatter!"

Chen Guanlou took out a bottle of pills. "Health-nourishing pills, for you to save your life. If you are seriously injured, eating this can save your life. Produced by the Jade Spring Palace, no deception for children or old people!"

"Thank you, Master!" Zhang Kang revealed a satisfied smile.

Master kept saying he expelled him from the sect, but in his heart, he still cared about him, afraid he would die.

"Don't be caught by the imperial court. The Embroidered Uniform Guard has already targeted you, suspecting you are the descendant of Wu Xiang. Be careful of those around you, to prevent someone from being a turncoat and surrendering to the imperial court to betray you. I can only remind you of this much. I'll give you ten more days, ten days later, give me the molds, and get as far away from me as you can."

Originally, the atmosphere between master and apprentice was still warm, but with a 'get as far away as you can', all the beauty was destroyed.

Chen Guanlou was a well-deserved atmosphere destroyer.

Zhang Kang didn't care at all, and laughed very proudly.

It looked very abnormal.

Chen Guanlou's understanding of his own apprentice was profound, and he had long seen through the essence.

Zhang Kang nodded. "Ten days is almost enough! Master, if one day I am really caught by the imperial court, I will definitely not betray you."

"You won't have the chance to betray me." Chen Guanlou said solemnly.

Both master and apprentice understood the subtext here.

Death is the final result!

The girl serving wine walked in holding a wine pot. "It's truly bad luck today. Actually provoked the evil stars of the Embroidered Uniform Guard! Guest, we might not be able to have fun tonight. How about tomorrow, come tomorrow, Mother said, give you a discount."

"You said the Embroidered Uniform Guard came?"

"Yes! A large group of Embroidered Uniform Guards came, right in the front yard."

Chen Guanlou casually threw a piece of broken silver to the wine girl. "Go do your work. Don't let anyone disturb us."

"Okay, guest!" The wine girl took the money and left happily.

"I'll go out and see. If the Embroidered Uniform Guard is here to catch you, I'll take you away. Don't try to be brave yourself." Chen Guanlou warned.

"That's why we have to take two paths at once. Investigate the cargo clues on one side, and find people to interrogate on the other. We can't just take one path. By putting the information from both sides together and vetting them one by one, we can distinguish who is real and who is fake, and which information is useful. Taking only one path makes it easy to be deceived. It's like the saying: listening to both sides leads to clarity, while listening to one side leads to darkness! It's actually the same principle! The ultimate goal is to retrieve the molds."

"Stupid! Behave yourself for me! If you can't live, they will die too. Rest assured, I'll think of a way." ===== CHAPTER 1421 =====

Both master and disciple understood the subtext here.

Death is the final result!

The girl serving the drinks walked in holding a wine pot, "Today is truly unlucky. We actually provoked that bunch of stars of disaster, the Embroidered Uniform Guard! Guest, you might not be able to have fun tonight. How about tomorrow? Come tomorrow, and the Madam said she'll give you a discount."

"You said the Embroidered Uniform Guard is here?"

"Yes! A large group of Embroidered Uniform Guards came, right in the front courtyard."

Chen Guanlou casually tossed a piece of broken silver to the drink-serving girl, "Go do your work. Don't let anyone disturb us."

"Alright, guest!" The girl took the money and left happily.

"I'll go out and take a look. If the Embroidered Uniform Guard is here to arrest you, I'll take you away. Don't try to be a hero on your own," Chen Guanlou instructed.

Zhang Kang said, "Master, my people are still outside! I cannot leave them behind and go alone."

"Fool! Behave yourself! If you don't survive, they have to die too. Rest assured, I'll think of a way."