Chapter 834: An Incomprehensible Purpose

A Liao was completely dazed by Chen Wuji's flurry of punches.

His head was spinning, and he just couldn't figure out what deeper purpose Chen Wuji had in doing this; he only confirmed one thing: Chen Wuji definitely had a deeper purpose.

Chen Wuji has been the topic they must discuss in the court over the past few months.

As more information came in, the Shendu court's understanding of Chen Wuji gradually became clear: he is a feudal lord with meticulous thinking, deceitful conduct, and brutal methods.

Yes, their current definition of Chen Wuji is a feudal lord of Dayu South.

Such a person would absolutely never do something muddled.

Even if something is extremely abnormal, there must be a reason for it with him.

A Liao only hated himself for not being able to think of it.

Unable to think of the reason, not even a possible guess, he simply could not respond to Chen Wuji's words.

"But..."

A Liao's thoughts raced, his face once again breaking into an even more fawning smile as he shook his head and said to Chen Wuji, "But, if I, a petty man, go to Bianjing, wouldn't that be disadvantageous to you, Military Governor?"

"Put on the show fully—just go, no need to ask more!" Chen Wuji bluntly cut off A Liao's words; there's no way he'd tell his purpose to this brat.

"Put on a show?" A Liao blurted out instinctively, meeting Chen Wuji's sharp gaze, then quickly stopped the topic: "All right, esteemed Military Governor, I will certainly follow your orders."

Chen Wuji rose and ordered someone to prepare the Four Treasures of the Study for A Liao.

He did not go ask the Shendu King why he had sent an envoy to accuse him of wrongdoing.

There was no need for that.

The Shendu King's purpose in doing this was nothing more than to use the Court's hand to eliminate him, ease the pressure Hu Bu Gui had put on Shendu, and buy them a buffer period.

Hu Bu Gui is still awesome!

With merely ten thousand troops, he actually managed to hold the Shendu dynasty in check.

Such a thing, in the current Dayu court, those powerholders probably wouldn't even dare dream of it—it's utterly unimaginable and utterly crazy.

That said, the Court and the Shendu King actually cooperated with remarkable tacit understanding this time.

You don't know my movements, I don't know your situation, yet we somehow achieved complete agreement.

Roughly calculating the time, by the time A Liao and his group reach the Capital, the Court's great army should be ready to march south.

A Liao cooperatively wrote a lengthy peace letter of several thousand characters to the Shendu King, precisely and fully conveying Chen Wuji's meaning in the letter.

Chen Wuji had someone check it over, confirmed there were no issues, then selected two people from A Liao's envoy team to take the letter back.

As for the rest, Chen Wuji didn't ask them to linger a few more days at Jie Jia Zui, simply bandaged their wounds, then personally selected a detachment from the central army to escort these envoys north.

A Liao was completely at a loss.

All the way until leaving Jie Jia Zui, his head was still dizzy.

They were going to file a blackmail accusation against Chen Wuji, yet the young Military Governor actually sent troops to escort them north—what kind of tactic is this?

Three li south of Jie Jia Zui there is a narrow little river.

The river water is very clear, with abundant aquatic plants, and occasionally one sees schools of fish and sparrows frolicking within.

Chen Wuji sat casually by the riverbank and cast his fishing line.

Today was fine weather; after finally finishing all those miscellaneous tasks, Chen Wuji pulled Xu Zengyi out of the camp to keep him company while fishing.

Fishing is a bit dull for one person, noisy with many, but just right with two. Of course, Chen Wuji certainly has more than two people around him, but only these two are the fishing buddies.

Kong Jianshi, Lu Daye, and the others all followed, merely keeping some distance from Chen Wuji and Xu Zengyi.

"My lord, are you truly intending to negotiate?" Xu Zengyi waved his rod for a while, gradually losing patience, stuck his bamboo fishing rod into the soft ground, hugged his knees, and looked at Chen Wuji.

Today he is the one from the air force.

And Chen Wuji, who has been bearing the air force guy for several days, has already hooked several fish.

Although they are only small fish, the feeling of the catch is still quite good.

"Whether there are dates or not, just give it a casual try," Chen Wuji said offhand.

"If the Shendu King really wants to negotiate, I have no objection either; anyway, we need to free up more energy to deal with the Court's difficulties, which is beneficial to us either way."

Xu Zengyi stared at the river surface for a while, then suddenly said, "My lord, I have a strange feeling that General Hu really has hurt Shendu, but logically Shendu shouldn't be so weak as to be in this state; this is somewhat unreasonable."

"Indeed, somewhat unreasonable," Chen Wuji nodded.

"But Shendu's national power is also fairly dispersed; their caste system means most power lies in the hands of the nobility. Perhaps some internal trouble has arisen, preventing the Shendu King from mobilizing more forces to deal with us."

Xu Zengyi looked thoughtful, "Perhaps that's possible."

He then chuckled, "But what's the point of thinking about this? Right now it seems a bit excessive; we just need to confirm that Shendu indeed is somewhat strained when facing General Hu."

Chen Wuji laughed heartily, "Indeed, it's a bit excessive; if you really have nothing to think about, you might as well sleep two more rounds, rest and recuperate, to prepare for the upcoming troubles from the Court."

Xu Zengyi's eyes deepened as he gazed into the distance, "As long as Qiang Land is opened up, the Court's 400,000-strong army… within three months I can make sure they never return!"

Chen Wuji looked at Xu Zengyi with surprise, "Sir, has Qian Fugui stimulated you?"

After hanging out with Xu Zengyi for so long, Chen Wuji had never heard him speak so absolutely before.

No matter whether the warfare is difficult or easy, he has always been cautious, and such big talk has never been spoken before.

A hint of cold cruelty appeared on Xu Zengyi's face, "My lord, have you forgotten that my title of Poisonist came from fighting the Court Army, when their forces were at their peak!"

Chen Wuji suddenly realized, "Come to think of it, I really had forgotten—the Court Army indeed is your old rival."

"Speaking of which, Yang Yu is also an old rival of the Court, and I'm genuinely curious what he'll do next!"

Xu Zengyi shook his head, "My lord, Yang Yu's opponent is not the Court, but those people in the court."

"That's pretty much the same meaning; precisely because of that I'm even more curious." Chen Wuji smiled faintly, "I can receive a secret report from His Majesty the Emperor; Yang Yu should also have channels to know the inner workings of the Court and this deployment—this is a true old rival."