[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-overthrowing-the-ming":3,"chapter-overthrowing-the-ming-overthrowing-the-ming-chapter-57":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Overthrowing the Ming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2289284,4476,"Chapter 57: Joining","overthrowing-the-ming-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>\"What? Not happy about it?\" Wu Zhuge squinted his triangular eyes, staring at Li You meticulously, as if he wanted to see right through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I'm happy! It's just... I'm afraid that if the men under Head Zhang are given to me, they might have prejudices against me...\" Li You said, his mind racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh... he's dying to get rid of these bastards! He comes from a background as a scribe, a half-baked scholar. Managing money and grain is fine, but making him lead this bunch of lawless, filthy wretches is practically killing him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhuge laughed: \"Besides, it's only to have you serve as an instructor for a month or two; the men still belong to Zhang Cang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Making me play Lin Chong? You damn monkey, hurry up and have a diabetic seizure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li You cursed viciously in his heart. This scheme was calculated far too precisely; it not only made him train the troops for free but also kept him from growing too powerful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My status is low and my words carry little weight; I'm just afraid these brothers won't submit to my command. Besides, I've heard Head Zhang say that some of these brothers are veterans who have followed the Chief through life and death... My temper is impulsive, and I'm afraid of causing trouble for the Chief!\" Li You still wouldn't give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Won't submit to command?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhuge acted as if he had heard a joke, saying: \"Wang Qiong, Skinny Monkey, and those few—they all call you the 'Murderous Scholar,' is there anyone you can't control? As for having an impulsive temper...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can rest assured. Although these men are veterans, they spend all day gambling and drinking. Some of them can't even pull the bows in their hands anymore. How can things go on like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the men are handed over to you, whether you kill them or flay them is your own decision. As long as the group you hand back to me are expert archers who can draw a bow with either hand like you, that's all that matters... Oh, and train the bunch under Cao Er as well; they also do nothing but play mahjong all day, it's annoying just to look at them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since things had reached this point, it was impossible for Li You to remain tactless, so he shouted excitedly: \"I will definitely train elite soldiers and strong generals for the Chief!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elite soldiers and strong generals?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhuge laughed loudly: \"Good. Once you've trained this group of archers, we'll go and slaughter those two bastards surnamed Liu at Mao'er Dam!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am willing to serve the Chief! Just allocate some kitchen maids to me; otherwise, it's all rough men, and cooking will likely be inconvenient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, but there isn't much grain... If we keep going like this, we'll run out sooner or later. I wonder if there's any movement at Qingyang Post yet...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhuge muttered to himself, heaven knows where his mind had wandered off to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my, I say we're all going to be eating from the same pot from now on, no need to rush this moment. Come, let's eat first,\" Da Yun'er said at the right time, casting a flirtatious glance at Li You.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li You only had eyes for the food; he didn't notice Da Yun'er at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After wolfing down his food, Li You went with Wu Zhuge to find the grain officer, Zhang Cang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Cang was indeed as Wu Zhuge had described: dressed in a coarse black cotton shirt, wearing a drab, grayish hairnet, he looked kind-hearted and honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He enthusiastically issued the grain and rice to Li You: one shi of rice, three shi of millet, two shi of buckwheat flour, and half a bag each of bran, corn, soybeans, and a basket of black beans. Looking at the grain, it seemed like a lot, but if all the miners were to eat it, it wouldn't last more than a few days, not to mention there was also a group of archers coming along.\u003C\u002Fp>",681,"2026-06-20T03:32:06.992Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d8720096719fcd0d31d2880c5678ef3b8eb51033f28d9bbbb33324c863c7688f","overthrowing-the-ming-chapter-58","overthrowing-the-ming-chapter-56",71,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Foverthrowing-the-ming-cover.jpg"]