Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 372 Blue Training Card [Wanshou Daozang]

Xia Guo, in the city of Jinling.

In the inner courtyard of a mansion, several Changqin are randomly placed in the courtyard.

The elegantly dressed and beautiful ladies of the official family, perhaps a little tired from learning the rhythm, gathered together and talked to each other in secret.

"Hee hee, isn't sister Li family planning her own wedding at home recently? Why is she still free to come and visit us?" One of the pretty girls suddenly joked.

Sitting on the side, the beautiful girl who had been in a trance, her face flushed red when she heard this, and she lowered her head shyly.

Seeing this, the noble ladies at the side all burst into laughter.

Seeing the girl from the Li family blushing with shame, a noble lady smiled and helped her out and said:
"Now that the situation in the southwest is tense again, General Jingwu was ordered to lead the army in Wuling Mansion in the southwest. The sister-in-law of the Li family is the second son of General Jingwu and the youngest and most progressive among the sons of Jingzhong Xungui. I want to go to the southwest with the army. Naturally, this marriage can only be pushed back..."

"There is another military incident in Wuling Mansion in the southwest? It's strange, why haven't I heard about it from my father and brother!" Someone asked curiously.

"It's just that Yun Kingdom suddenly mobilized troops a while ago and captured a small city in the southwest. Although there have been no changes since then, the court is extremely nervous and is preparing for war."

The noble girl who spoke, obviously her parents were the ones in charge of military affairs in the court of Xia Kingdom, and she knew very detailed about the Southwest military affairs.

Someone on the side also answered:
"That's right, His Majesty ordered that food, grass and military equipment be collected and transported to the southwest. Now my father has not returned home for several days because of this matter. Yesterday he hurried home to freshen up, looking very tired!"

Although these official ladies have lived in deep boudoirs for a long time, but their father and brother are all high officials in the court. Even when they are chatting at home, they can know a lot about the movements in the court of Xia Kingdom.

"Hey, the people of Yunguo are really bad! In such a peaceful situation, I can't live in peace, so I have to go to war!"

"Who says it's not...Look, our sister Li's marriage has been dragged down!"

Having said that, it was brought to that noble daughter of the Li family again.All the noble ladies laughed together again.

And at this time, it was on the sidelines.

A female musician with a beautiful appearance and outstanding temperament, who was in charge of teaching them the rhythm, was kneeling respectfully and politely waiting for the ladies to finish their rest.

At this time, when she heard the chatting and laughing of the noble ladies, her eyes suddenly moved.

Wuling Mansion...
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The whip sound of "pa", accompanied by the screams of people's pain, echoed in this deep and terrifying prison.

Under the light of the fire, Zhong Zizhuo's fat face was full of greasy light, he looked at the thin man in front of him with a grim look, and said with a sneer:
"Name!"

"Zhao Gu." On the torture rack, a thin and thin man said with a pure air.

"Official position?"

"The chief secretary of agriculture is an official, and the internal order of the capital."

"..."

The simplest question and answer was repeated several times, and the young official Tingwei who was watching was confused, so he couldn't help lowering his voice, and said to the old officials beside him:
"Why do the embroiderers keep asking such simple questions over and over again?"

The senior official heard the words and said in a low voice:
"This is a common method used by embroiderers. First, torture them severely. When they are half-conscious and confused, it is easiest to ask the truth!"

Ting Wei's young official suddenly showed a look of enlightenment.

At this time, Zhong Zizhuo said sharply:

"Master Zhao, everyone says that your big mansion is the richest mansion in the world. As long as you have the skills and means, it is not too much to make 10 taels of silver a year! But you, Mr. Zhao, can sit firmly in this big farmer's office. I have been in command for six years in the official capital, and who doesn't praise you for your skills? In the end, I worked hard and found no more than 38 taels of silver in Mr. Zhao's house. I really don't know, should I praise you for your incorruptibility? Say, how good is your ability to hide money?"

The prisoner named Zhao Gu was tortured to the point of confusion at this moment, with his head down, he murmured:
"It's gone, it's really gone..."

Seeing the prisoner who was still so persistent at this moment, Zhong Zizhuo frowned and murmured:
"It's just that a civil official still doesn't explain himself like this. I'm afraid he really doesn't exist anymore. In this way, this Zhao is really an upright official..."

When the words reached the ordinary level, Zhong Zizhuo suddenly realized again, let out a snarl, almost crushing his teeth with envy, and said:
"Bah, I'm also confused, what kind of upright official is he! With my annual salary of only a few thousand taels, I'm afraid that I can only save more than 30 taels of silver if I have been an official since Emperor Sejong's time until now! "

The older Tingwei official on the side heard the words and answered with a smile at this time:
"My lord, the imperial court was unable to make ends meet with taxes, and the tax money was transferred directly to the various yamen in the court before it entered the treasury of the Da Si Nong's government. Even if he wanted to do something, I'm afraid there is no other way."

Zhong Zizhuo immediately snorted when he heard the words:
"So that's the reason!"

Speaking of this, Zhong Zizhuo's eyes suddenly moved, he shook his head and said:
"No, since His Majesty asked me to thoroughly investigate this matter, I can't be negligent! Ask again and see if I can find any loopholes."

With such a reason, it is not easy for several court officials to stop him, so they can only let Zhong Zizhuo continue to torture him.

Zhong Zizhuo whipped the whip again, and the sound of flesh and blood bursting, making prisoner Zhao Gu let out another scream.

"Let me ask again, name!"

"Zhao, Zhao Gu."

"Official position!"

"The chief secretary of agriculture is an official, and the internal order of the capital."

"..."

"..."

It was another round of tedious and repetitive questions. The prisoner paused for a moment, but Zhong Zizhuo went up with a whip, beating his skin to pieces, and his whole body was covered in blood.

Such a boring, repetitive, bloody and horrifying scene made several court officials feel uncomfortable.

Seeing this, the embroidered envoy at the side stepped forward at the right time, saying that his command envoy was jealous of evil, loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and hated such criminal officials who did not want to serve the country the most.This torture will probably take a while, so I ask them to go up and rest for the time being.

The officials of Tingwei came here to investigate the corruption of the inner orders of the capital, and it was not in accordance with the rules to leave halfway.But I can't stand the embroidered clothes, so the prison is really scary, and the cases are almost done, instead of staying here to watch the perverts torture and extract confessions, it's better to go up and take a rest for a while.

In the end, several Tingwei officials turned and left under the warm invitation of the embroidered clothes envoys.

Zhong Zizhuo turned around, watched the officer leave, then turned to look at the prisoner who had been tortured to the point of unconsciousness, and asked in a deep voice:
"Tell me, before you were arrested, what were the officials in the mansion doing?"

Zhong Zizhuo's voice made Zhao Gu tremble all over, and immediately said without thinking:

"Your Majesty has an order to raise food, grass, gold and silver, etc., and escort them to the southwest front. Especially Wuling Mansion, this time needs to prepare and pay attention to the supplies for the 20 army. The officials of the mansion have been busy with this matter before!"

When Zhong Zizhuo heard the words, his eyes moved, and he asked again:
"Wuling Mansion? But there will be war in Wuling Mansion soon?"

"No, I don't know, Dafu is only responsible for preparing food and supplies..."

Zhong Zizhuo nodded slightly when he heard the words, and murmured:
"Wuling Mansion..."

The so-called food and grass are not moved, and soldiers and horses go first.Saving food, grass and supplies means that there is a war in Wuling Mansion!

Thinking of this, a gleam of joy flashed in Zhong Zizhuo's eyes.

Hahaha, hurry up and report to your superiors, this time I have made a contribution again!
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But at this time, in Yunguo Zhongqing City, in the Palace of Mental Cultivation.

A dazzling blue light filled Xiao Cheng's sight, and immediately condensed into a card, which slowly fell in front of his eyes.

[Blue Training Card, Wanshou Daozang
Card effect: After use, get Yuan Miaozong, Wang Daojian, Huang Shang

Card description:

Yuan Miaozong, a native of Zhenghe in the Northern Song Dynasty, converted to Taoism, traveled to famous mountains and mountains, sought teachers and visited Taoism for more than [-] years, and lived in Nanyang to save people's sufferings with talisman water.Later, he went to the capital in response to Huizong's edict, where he was given the title "Master Dongyou", and was ordered to enter the Bureau of Economics.He extensively collected formulas for the secret methods of saving the world and treating diseases, as well as talismans, formulas, seals, steps, and tricks, and compiled them into ten volumes of "The Supreme Master Helps the Country and Saves the People".

Strength 71, Literature 79, Wisdom 80, Morality 83, Age 37, Domination 40, Politics 61, Charisma 77, Loyalty 100, Ambition 53
Wang Daojian, a Taoist priest in the Northern Song Dynasty, was ordered to go to Beijing during the Zhenghe period of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and lived in the Taiyi Palace.Huizong visited to use the technique of cultivating alchemy to prolong life, and Daojian said: "Quiet and inactive, Xuanhuang is the reason for governance; many desires for immortals, so Hanwu has no merit. Cultivation is not the business of the Son of Heaven.".At that time, Huizong predicted that the country would be in trouble, so he ordered the Dao to be firm.Daojian said to the sun: "Cultivating virtue can return to heaven. According to the saying of cypress, you dare not harm the country." Please return the mountain in the later calendar.At the beginning of Shaoxing, Emperor Gaozong sent envoys to call back, and when the envoys arrived, the Dao had been strengthened.

Strength 69, Literature 82, Wisdom 85, Morality 87, Age 47, Domination 31, Politics 55, Charisma 84, Loyalty 100, Ambition 23
Huang Chang, nicknamed Mianzhong, nicknamed Yanshan and Zixuanweng, was a famous writer and poet in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the fifth year of Emperor Shenzong Yuanfeng of the Song Dynasty, he was the first Jinshi in the Jinshi list.The language of his words is bright and colorful, like jasper in spring water, which is fascinating.During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, he was ordered to engrave the board "Wan Shou Dao Zang".

Force 99, Literature 90, Wisdom 93, Morality 83, Age 27, Domination 59, Politics 78, Charm 80, Loyalty 100, Ambition 41]

On the blue training card, Huang Chang's name was extremely conspicuous, and he was the only person Xiao Cheng could claim to be familiar with.And Huang Chang's force value as high as 99 also made Xiao Cheng's eyelids twitch.

This kind of force value, combined with the training card [Wan Shou Dao Zang] in front of him, it is obvious that this Huang Chang should be a combination of historical figures and characters in martial arts novels.

And the reason why this card can be ranked in the blue rank is probably because of the existence of Huang Chang.

Xiao Cheng was inexplicably emotional at this time, he never expected that the famous minister with the highest military value he had gained so far was actually a civil servant...

Xiao Cheng couldn't help shaking his head slightly, and with a thought, the blue card shot straight into the sky, turned into three rays of light and fled away.

"Where's the person? Haven't you arrived yet!" Xiao Cheng came back to his senses, pinched the two military newspapers in his hand, and asked the little eunuch beside him.

Hearing this, the little eunuch hurriedly said:

"Slave go and see!"

The little eunuch just ran out of the hall for a while, then led Feng Bao and Guo Xie into the hall.

The two knelt down on the ground and said in a deep voice:
"Servant Feng Bao (Chen Guo Xie), pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng nodded, and casually tossed the military report in his hand, with more and more internal strength, he sent the two military reports in his hands to the hands of the two.

"One is a military report sent by Wu Zixu's department in Yi County. Xia's army stopped Jingqi and recently attacked Yi County, obstructing the dredging of the local river road. The second is a military report sent by Diqing Department of Hechi County. There are soldiers and horses in Yongzhou, Xia Guo Mobilization, no trace, no whereabouts, it is very likely that they want to mobilize troops elsewhere!"

After receiving the military report, Xiao Cheng immediately summoned Feng Bao and Guo Xie, who were in charge of the two major secret service agencies, obviously wanting to find out from them the reason for the changes in Xia Kingdom.

At this time, Feng Bao heard the words, quickly bowed and saluted, and said:
"Your Majesty Qi Zuo, the maidservant has just received an urgent report from Jinling City. The court of the Xia Kingdom dispatched Sun Qianfang, a senior general of the Xia Kingdom, General Jingwu, to lead the troops to Wuling Mansion to sit in the township, looking like they are spying on Dejiang County!"

At this time, Guo Xie also opened his mouth and said:

"Your Majesty, I have also received news from the Shang Yu Preparatory Office that Xia Guo has piled up countless grain, grass and supplies in the Wuling Mansion. It really looks like a mobilization of troops!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"Wuling Mansion is under the rule of Shaoyang County, backed by Shaoyang County and Anshun County. From then on, we can send troops to take Dejiang County! Once Dejiang County is captured, the waterways in Yixian County will be completely dredged, and we will no longer be able to threaten Xia Kingdom! This proactive attack is in line with the concept of using offense as defense in the art of war!"

"Wu Zixu's Department in Dejiang County has a total of less than [-] troops, the weakest of the three front-line troops. It's not surprising that Xia Guo came up with this idea!"

Having said that, Xiao Cheng's face darkened, and he said loudly:
"I passed on my order to urgently dispatch [-] elite soldiers from Xiushan County and [-] elite soldiers from Shicheng County. A total of [-] soldiers and horses will go to Dejiang County to serve. Diqing Department is also ordered to dispatch [-] soldiers and horses to assist in the defense of Dejiang County. flank!"

Having said that, Xiao Cheng pondered for a while.

Today's Xia Kingdom has also condensed the power of national destiny.Moreover, the fact that the elite army can condense the vision has spread all over the world, and few people will regard this as a miracle anymore.

Therefore, the subsequent battles will certainly not be as devastating as they were at the beginning.So if it is true that Xia Guo mobilizes an army of 20, I am afraid that Wu Zixu will use troops again. With less than [-] soldiers and horses in his hand, he may not be able to win well!
Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng no longer hesitated, and immediately continued to speak:

"At present, there are still 1 soldiers and [-] cavalry in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing. The [-] people who guard the capital are left behind, and all the remaining soldiers and horses are transferred to Dejiang County, under the control of Wu Zixu!"

In this way, adding up the bits and pieces, Wu Zixu has nearly [-] troops under his command!

With the elite soldiers and horses of the Yun army, coupled with Wu Zixu's military methods, even if Xia Jun really pieced together a 20 army, it might not be impossible to meet him!
Hearing that only [-] soldiers and horses were left to guard the capital, Feng Bao and Guo Xie hesitated.

"Your Majesty, do you want to discuss with the courtiers?" Feng Bao hesitated.

Xiao Cheng also understood the worries of the two of them, it was nothing more than the emptiness of the capital and it was difficult to feel at ease.

However, when he moved his eyes and looked into the Goldfinger backpack, the golden card [Tianfa Killing Intent] that he had drawn before, he was suddenly relieved, shook his head firmly, and said:

"Just do it!"

"Yes……"

　I went to work today to catch fish and wanted to draw a map, but it was too ugly...

　　Let me tell you for your reference, I don’t know if the real place name will be blocked here.

　　Wuling Mansion is Changde, Xingyuan Mansion is Hanzhong, Yongzhou is Hunan Yongzhou, Jiangcheng Mansion is Wuhan, Jiangling Mansion is Jingzhou, and Yuezhou is Yueyang.Yixian is Yichang.

　　I'm actually not a professional, I just use real maps and historical battle examples as references.If there are any map bugs in the subsequent war plot, please forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)