Chapter 96

"Wang Ziteng is hostile toward Jia Jing's rise." No Chinese.

"Named: Wang Ziteng, Jia Jing. Both in glossary." No Chinese.

"Firstly, Jia Jing's rise reduces Lady Wang's influence in the Jia mansion, which is bad for the Wang family." No Chinese.

"Named: Jia Jing, Jia Mansion, Lady Wang, Wang Family. All in glossary." No Chinese.

"Because among the four great families Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue, the Jia family was originally first and the Wang family third." No Chinese.

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"Later, however, the order became Wang, Shi, Jia, Xue, with the Wang family first and the Jia family third." No Chinese.

"Named: Wang-Shi-Jia-Xue (same group). Families: Wang Family, Shi Family, Jia Family, Xue Family. Already covered." No Chinese.

"This is all because the Wang family repeatedly intermarried with the Jia family to siphon the Jia family's political resources and then climb up." No Chinese.

"Named: Wang Family, Jia Family. Already." No Chinese.

"For example, the post of Military Governor of Jingying had always been held by members of the Jia family; how could Wang Ziteng, as a civil official, become Military Governor? And then, as a civil official, go inspect the Nine Frontiers and wield military authority as a general?" No Chinese.

"Named: Jingying (Jingying), Military Governor (Military Governor), Jia Family (Jia Family), Wang Ziteng (Wang Ziteng), Nine Frontiers (Nine Frontiers), General (General). Also maybe 'civil official' generic. So we need to add Jingying (already in glossary), Military Governor (already in glossary as Military Governor), Jia Family (already), Wang Ziteng (already), Nine Frontiers (not in glossary), General (not in glossary). Also 'civil official' generic." No Chinese.

"This is the reason the Jia family is promoting and helping behind the scenes." No Chinese.

"Named: Jia Family (already)." No Chinese.

"Of course, that's because the Jia family has no suitable person, so they have no choice but to invest their political resources in their relative by marriage, Wang Ziteng." No Chinese.

"Named: Jia Family, Wang Ziteng (already)." No Chinese.

"But now that the Jia family has produced Jia Jing, the connections and favors of the two dukes of Rong and Ning in the military will naturally shift to Jia Jing, the grandson of the Duke of Rongguo, and will no longer go to Wang Ziteng of the Wang family." No Chinese.

"Named: Jia Family, Jia Jing, the Two Dukes of Rong and Ning, Duke of Rongguo, Wang Ziteng, Wang Family. Also 'first Two Dukes of Rong and Ning' maybe refers to the two dukes of Rong and Ning from earlier generation. We'll list the Two Dukes of Rong and Ning as 'the Two Dukes of Rong and Ning'. Duke of Rongguo as 'Duke of Rongguo'. Also 'close grandson' generic." No Chinese.

"Therefore, Jia Jing's rise has harmed Wang Ziteng's political interests!" No Chinese.

"Named: Jia Jing, Wang Ziteng (already)." No Chinese.

"Furthermore, Wang Ziteng serves as Vice Minister of War, and Jia Jing also received the title of Vice Minister of War from Emperor Jing Sheng; these days, the two have often argued in the Ministry of War over issues concerning the provisions and armaments of the Bashang Great Camp." No Chinese.

"Named: Wang Ziteng, Vice Minister of War, Jia Jing, Emperor Jing Sheng, Bashang Great Camp, Ministry of War. Also 'provisions and armaments' generic." No Chinese.

"Although Emperor Jing Sheng ordered the Ministry of War to fully support Jia Jing's reorganization of the Bashang Great Camp, the Ministry of War had long practiced the unwritten rule of skimming off at least thirty percent of provisions, involving countless people's interests; how could it change just because of one sentence from Emperor Jing Sheng?" No Chinese.

"Named: Emperor Jing Sheng, Ministry of War, Jia Jing, Bashang Great Camp. Also 'skimming provisions' generic." No Chinese.

"Therefore, the Ministry of War still wanted to continue skimming provisions and grain from the Bashang Great Camp as usual, but Jia Jing could not agree; they thus had several major arguments, and although the Ministry of War eventually backed down, behind the scenes they still often cursed Jia Jing for not understanding the rules." No Chinese.

"Named: Ministry of War, Bashang Great Camp, Jia Jing." No Chinese.

"As Vice Minister of War, Wang Ziteng, in order to secure his position in the Ministry of War, took the lead in fiercely arguing with Jia Jing." No Chinese.

"Named: Wang Ziteng, Vice Minister of War, Ministry of War, Jia Jing." No Chinese.

"Moreover, Wang Ziteng had also been scheming to become the Military Governor of Bashang, but Jia Jing snatched the position, leaving Wang Ziteng quite dissatisfied." No Chinese.

"Named: Wang Ziteng, Bashang Military Governor, Jia Jing. Also 'Ba Shang' maybe part of the title. We'll list Bashang Military Governor as 'Bashang Military Governor'. But we already have Military Governor as Military Governor; we could treat Bashang Military Governor as a specific post: 'Bashang Military Governor'. We'll include as separate entity: 'Bashang Military Governor'. However the glossary already has Bashang Great Camp and Ba Shang. We might need to include Bashang Military Governor as a named title. Not in glossary. We'll translate as 'Bashang Military Governor'. Also 'Ba Shang' appears as a place; we have Ba Shang in glossary." No Chinese.

"Taking all these factors into account, Wang Ziteng's attitude toward Jia Jing is not friendly." No Chinese.

"Named: Wang Ziteng, Jia Jing." No Chinese.

"Having just seen the Bashang Great Camp renewed under Jia Jing's reorganization, Emperor Jing Sheng was in high spirits; he did not want to deliberately target anyone, but now seizing the opportunity, he finally spoke up in reproach." No Chinese.

"Named: Bashang Great Camp, Jia Jing, Emperor Jing Sheng." No Chinese.

"Jia Jing certainly knew this; when he hosted a banquet for the four great families, Wang Ziteng was absent, sending only his son Wang Yi to attend, and Jia Jing sensed the Wang family's perfunctory attitude." No Chinese.

"Named: Jia Jing, four great families, Wang Ziteng, Wang Yi. Also Wang Family." No Chinese.

"Later, various signs indicated that Wang Ziteng harbored considerable hostility toward him." No Chinese.

"Named: Wang Ziteng, Jia Jing." No Chinese.

"But now, with the Bashang Great Camp's hundred thousand troops under his command, how could he fear Wang Ziteng? He immediately replied coldly:" No Chinese.

"Named: Bashang Great Camp, Wang Ziteng." No Chinese.

"\"Lord Wang, who once served as Military Governor of Jingying and even patrolled the borders, actually said something so embarrassing; I never expected that. \"" No Chinese.

"Named: Lord Wang, Jingying Military Governor. Also 'border' generic. So add Jingying Military Governor. Already have Military Governor generic; but we can list specific." No Chinese.

"\"Carrying weighted loads while marching not only trains soldiers' physical strength, but also fortifies their willpower and battlefield resilience. \"" No Chinese.

"Named: Loaded March. Also 'soldiers' generic." No Chinese.

"\"Especially in actual combat, it can achieve extreme battlefield maneuverability and tactical suddenness. \"" No Chinese.

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"\"Does being able to run mean one can only flee, and cannot be used to maneuver and infiltrate to the enemy's weak flanks or rear to seize key terrain such as high ground, bridges, and passes? \"" No Chinese.

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"\"Moreover, it goes without saying that not every battle must be fought head‑on; that is the act of a reckless fool who knows nothing of military art, and it is also irresponsible toward soldiers' lives. \"" No Chinese.

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"\"My advocated tactic has always been 'fight if you can win, retreat if you cannot'; when encountering a strong enemy, one can swiftly withdraw from the battlefield to avoid being entangled or surrounded and annihilated by the enemy. \"" No Chinese.

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"\"Take a simple example: in the southwest, where mountainous and forested terrain predominates, large‑scale army operations are unsuitable; at such times we need small‑scale units to conduct mobile and guerrilla warfare, requiring our soldiers to outrun and outsurvive the enemy. \"" No Chinese.

"Named: Southwest. Maybe a direction, not a specific place name. Could be considered a region but generic. Probably not needed." No Chinese.

"\"As the saying goes: when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we pursue; when the enemy stations, we harass; when the enemy is fatigued, we attack. \"" No Chinese.

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"\"Lord Wang doesn't even understand this basic military tactic; I think he still needs several years of field experience, otherwise, staying aloof in the court and talking idly, this Vice Minister of War will hardly do well. \"" No Chinese.

"Named: Lord Wang, Vice Minister of War, Ministry of War. Also 'court' generic." No Chinese.

"Upon Jia Jing's words, Niu Jizong and Xia Shouzhong stared at each other, wondering whether the Jia and Wang families, not long‑term relatives by marriage, were actually close." No Chinese.

"Named: Jia Jing, Niu Jizong, Xia Shouzhong, Jia Family, Wang Family." No Chinese.

"Emperor Jing Sheng gazed deeply at the two, as if with profound meaning, and said nothing." No Chinese.

"Named: Emperor Jing Sheng." No Chinese.

"Wang Ziteng's face turned ashen and his body trembled slightly as Jia Jing berated him; he stared coldly at Jia Jing and did not rebut." No Chinese.

"Named: Wang Ziteng, Jia Jing." No Chinese.

"Jia Jing's words were clear and logical; to rebut now would be a pale, meaningless argument, so instead he remained unmoved, thereby displaying the composure

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If this continues, we can cultivate the soldiers' loyalty and righteousness; by then, everyone in the army will be utterly loyal, and that will be when the military might of my Da Han Empire is at its peak.

Niu Jizong also laughed and echoed, saying.

Today, the Jingying had seriously lost favor in Emperor Jing Sheng's heart; Niu Jizong hurriedly followed to express loyalty.

Wang Ziteng secretly cursed the two as shameless, then laughed and said:

"I also think it's not bad! It would be best if the soldiers of the nine borders of our Da Han Empire could sing this song when receiving their pay, so they won't forget the grace of their ruler and father!"