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Chapter 231: The Master of Pojun, the Hero of the World, the Greatest Talents of the World Return to Jiangnan
As soon as the young marquis finished speaking, the body of Mr. Zhao stiffened instantly, his brain buzzed, and Crown Prince Jiang Gao looked at him, and then said, "To think there is such a thing, you have to be careful."

The governor of the local county town rolled off his saddle, kowtowed and said, "I am here."

Jiang Gao said calmly, "I never thought that there is such a common emperor in this world. Let's go and see how many concubines there are in his majesty's house, and how many ministers are around him."

After these words were spoken, the officials around him fell into deathly silence.

Crown Prince Jiang Gao has a very high reputation both inside and outside the court. If he speaks personally, I'm sure he will put in a lot of effort to investigate.

The more lightly you talk about things like this, the more severe the investigation will be.

The lighter the words, the bigger the matter.

Mr. Zhao looked over with a pale face and saw that his backstage man was extremely pale. Although he was still bent over, he looked like he was already dead.

Finished, finished...

Two of the world's top tiger cavalrymen personally dismounted from their horses.

A man in heavy armor strode over and directly picked up the collapsed Mr. Zhao. The siblings Xu Huilan and Xu Yunxia were in a trance for a long time, unable to come back to their senses. To them, this existence that was almost impossible to provoke was sent away with just a few words?
Qin Wuhou...

Jiang Gao smiled gently and said, "I never thought there would be such rioters who oppress the people. I am sorry to see Qin Wuhou. I have already prepared a banquet. Please don't hesitate to honor me."

He paused, then said in a gentle tone, "Please also ask your strategist's mother to come."

The prince personally invited him.

But Xu Huilan only wanted to see her son. She was just a woman and had never met a top dignitary like the prince. Li Guan saw it and took the initiative to say with a smile: "You want to see Yuan Zhi. Your Highness, please don't disturb the reunion of mother and son."

Jiang Gaowen smiled and said, "That's right."

"Then Gao will not keep you."

"There were bullies running rampant in the village, oppressing the people, and I didn't notice it. This is my dereliction of duty, and I hope you will forgive me."

He sat on his horse and bowed deeply with a very sincere expression.

Then he invited Li Guanyi and others to a banquet outside the city ahead. Li Guanyi waved for Ling Pingyang to come, and asked this famous general to personally select the troops and send Yuan Zhi's relatives to reunite with him.

Ling Pingyang is a cavalry general with fifth-level internal Qi cultivation, but he is extremely fast when forming a formation. He leads the most elite heavy-armored cavalry under the Qilin Army. He is among the generals of the Qilin Army.

Ling Pingyang is not the best fighter.

But when it comes to long-distance driving and the task of protecting others.

Even the Angry Scale Dragon King is not as good as him.

He is good at high-speed and long-distance attacks, and is also very good at protection.

Ling Pingyang accepted the order and said, "My lord, don't worry. As long as I am alive, I will send the old lady to Jiangnan so that your family can be reunited!" Then he personally assembled the troops and went with Xu Huilan, Xu Yunxia and others to protect them.

Li Guanyi himself was calm and composed. All the officials from the prefectures and counties of Ying State were present, and Crown Prince Jiang Gao received him personally with great courtesy. However, he was actually on guard and alert, and only stayed in this prefecture and county, refusing to let Li Guanyi go forward.

Anyone would be on guard against a famous general and prince who had traveled all over the country at the age of sixteen entering the interior of his own country. Even Chen Dingye would not allow him to come and go as he pleased.

At the welcoming banquet, Jiang Gao held the cup and persuaded Li Guanyi to travel by water, bypass Ying State, and then go to Zhongzhou.

Li Guanyi didn't care, he just drank. Jiang Gao was warm and gentle, knew astronomy and geography, played the zither, and had beautiful women singing and dancing. It can be said that both the host and the guests were happy. However, Li Guanyi did not go to the government office prepared by Jiang Gao to entertain him, but just said:

"My comrades are still camping outside."

"Although this place is nice, it's not where I should be."

"Hahaha, everyone, goodbye."

Li Guanyi rode away on horseback.

Jiang Gao saw him off. He remained silent for a long time and looked at the person who came back next to him. The person half-knelt on the ground and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, we are going to send wine to the Qilin Army. It is all good wine without any adulteration. However, none of the soldiers of the Qilin Army drank it."

"Even after Li Guanyi entered the city and Ling Pingyang left, the cavalrymen who were left behind remained as solemn as before, not in the least bit disordered and not slacking off. This is the strongest army in the world. Even if it is not as good as our country's Tiger Cavalry, it is enough to be compared with the front-line corps."

"This army is extremely loyal to Li Guanyi. We can't tempt them with gold or silver..."

Jiang Gao remained silent, looking at the back of the young man riding away on his horse, and said, "Li Guanyi..." They met in the capital of Chen State more than a year ago, when he was just an ambitious young Jinwu Guard. When they met again, he had become a famous general known throughout the world.

Jiang Gao sighed, waved his sleeves and asked the man to leave.

Then he sighed, and a woman came out from the side and said in a flat voice:
"Of course it's impossible. Using spies is simply ridiculous."

"I heard that Li Guanyi has distributed land to the Qilin Army. Their land and families are there, and the commander is brave and treats them very well. Even with gold and silver, you can only seduce one person to betray his master."

"It would take a lot to make someone abandon his family."

Jiang Gao looked at the woman. She looked ordinary, at most pretty, but her eyes were extremely calm. Jiang Gao said, "Sister, you are absolutely right." The woman nodded slightly and said, "She is a true teacher of the emperor, and she has great power."

"If you stop them now, you are choosing to resist them head-on, which is useless."

Jiang Gao nodded, hesitated, and said, "Where is the counselor of the Seventh King?"

A trace of anger appeared in the woman's eyes, and this trace of anger seemed to be directly directed at the person who was mentioned. She sneered: "The person who is more beautiful than the woman naturally ran away to the Qilin Army."

Jiang Gao said: "Yes, I almost forgot..."

"The seventh prince Ashina came here to form an alliance with us and to contact the princes of all parties. The State of Chen has also met with him. Since the Qilin Army is coming, Li Guanyi is Qin Wuhou, and his advisers must go to meet Li Guanyi."

Jiang Cai said calmly: "Let him be."

Jiang Gao was helpless, his cousin had always been a plain person, she entered the Imperial Academy at a young age, was the leader of the new generation of five strategists, had discussed the general situation of the world throughout her life, and had rarely failed, but she encountered a failure when she was young.

It was like being hit on the head with a stick by a young man of the same age.

The smart and clever girl, who came from an excellent family, had never expected such a solution. She was stunned by the stick and watched the young man walk away with the stick.

From then on, it was difficult for Jiang Cai to stay calm whenever facing that young man. Now he was hard to beat with his stick, and it was also because of that boy that when they met in the imperial city of Ying State, there was quite a chaos.

They played against each other and had many disputes over the affairs of the seven kings.

After Li Guanyi returned to the Qilin Army, he laughed carefreely and said, "Hahaha, brother Li Guanyi, it's been a long time since we parted in Jiangzhou City. I'd like to express my respect on behalf of His Highness the Seventh Prince."

Li Guanyi dismounted and looked in the direction of the voice. As expected, he saw the handsome young man smiling and bowing. So he also smiled and said, "Thank you, sir. The Seventh Prince and I haven't seen each other for a long time. I didn't expect that the Seventh Prince would send you here again."

“Please, please—”

So he went in, and only when he entered the camp and lowered the commander's tent did the young man bow his hands, with a smile on his face, and said gently: "Pojun, meet the lord."

Li Guanyin grabbed Pojun's arm and told him to sit down quickly. Then he poured the tea himself and brought it over, saying with a smile, "Long time no see, sir. Hahahaha, I missed you so much!"

Po Jun nodded with a smile and said, "I also think about my lord all the time, but it's a pity that I was not there for the battle at Zhenbei Pass, the battle across thousands of miles of territory, and more than ten battles in Jiangnan. I failed in my duty as an advisor."

He sat there upright, smiling calmly and gracefully.

I just took a quick look and felt a little regretful.

It’s a pity that Yuan Zhi is not here!
Pojun was quite unhappy about one thing.

Damn it! I never thought that even though I defeated Yaoguang, the position of strategist was taken away by a kid who appeared out of nowhere. How can this be justified!
What is the leader of the Qilin Army and what is the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation.

Why didn't my lord tell me about the strategist? No, no, no, my lord must be thinking this way. Humph, the so-called Yuan Zhi is only the strategist of the Qilin Army. I can defeat the army and plan for the world, so I am not just the strategist of one army.

Pojun exhaled and raised his chin slightly.

So I calmed down.

He chatted for a while, then reached into his sleeve, took out a box, placed it on the table, handed it to Li Guanyi, and said, "This is what I got in Ying State, a precious jade. I saw it today, so I should give it to you for your use."

Although they were no longer poor, Changfeng Tower had too many people to support. In addition, the Qilin Army consumed logistics and the aristocratic families were disobedient. Li Guanyi was still struggling, so he did not refuse and accepted it with a smile.

Pojun let out a breath and was silent for a while.

No, lord, where is your sword?

He looked at Li Guanyi eagerly.

No, where is the sword you forged yourself, lord? Yuan Zhi is the current Qilin Army strategist, he has one, even old man Pang Shuiyun has one, where is mine? Where is mine? !

He didn't see that Li Guanyi was carrying a sword case, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

Sitting there, his back straight, his face calm and unhurried.

Really, no rush at all.

Not envious at all.

Pojun persuaded himself in his heart:
"I am the lord's strategist. I definitely cannot be the same as Yuan Zhi and Pang Shuiyun..."

"My sword must be a special one!"

Pojun, rebuild your confidence!
He discussed the situation in the world with Li Guanyi and said, "My lord, you have now seized the land of Jiangnan. This is the beginning of your hegemony, but you must not stop here." The handsome young man looked calm, stretched out his hand and pointed at the table, saying:

"Although the Jiangnan area is a strategic location and has natural defenses, anyone occupying it can be powerful and influential, but it is not a place for a king. It is precisely because this place is connected in all directions that we need to check and balance each other. In addition, if there are some aristocratic families entangled with it, it is extremely difficult to maintain stability inside and intimidate the outside world."

"It's almost impossible to attack from outside."

"This is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we use the navy to guard the pass, even a hundred thousand troops of Ying and Chen may not be able to swallow Jiangnan. However, if the lord wants to send troops out, he will be attacked and suppressed by Ying and Chen at the same time."

"So, with favorable times, favorable locations and favorable people, Jiangnan is limited."

Po Jun said calmly:
"Nothing else, this is a transportation hub, it's easy for you to go anywhere, and it's also easy for you to be suppressed everywhere; and also, there is no vast area in Jiangnan, your territory, to raise war horses, let alone exotic beasts like dragon horses."

"The world is vast, and the most powerful force in the world must be a well-organized cavalry army. The 500 elite heavy cavalry of the Yue Family Army in Ling Pingyang's hands are considered to be at the level of a top-tier corps."

"I saw today that if we choose 500 Tiger Barbarian Cavalry and 500 Kirin Heavy Cavalry."

"If they collide with each other, I'm afraid the outcome will be on June 4th."

"But once their war horses were damaged, there was no one in Jiangnan who could provide them with replacements."

"Once they lose their mounts, which have chests eight feet high, almost like dragons, can bear thousands of pounds, are covered in hard armor, can withstand the sound of arrows and swords, and can charge boldly, how much combat power will this army lose?"

"Although the lord's Qilin Army infantry is strong, it will be passive without heavy cavalry. The enemy's top cavalry will constantly entangle, cut and detour, which will make the infantry soldiers extremely tired."

"Jiangnan can achieve hegemony, but it is difficult to dominate the world."

"My lord, you must abandon Jiangnan and head to the Western Regions."

Pojun swept his fingers, his eyes calm and cold, and smiled: "Qibi Li's golden scimitar cavalry is complete. The martial arts of the old wolf king, the regent, were abolished. He ignored his own life and forced himself to rebuild it, which resulted in him having little time. He defeated the Dangxiang, but he didn't have time to eat all the meat."

"The Qibi forces are growing stronger there. If you go there, you will have a cavalry unit, as well as Li Zhaowen..." Li Guanyi listened carefully and asked naturally:
"Who should I take with me when I go to the Western Regions?"

Po Jun smiled and said, "I wonder how courageous the lord is?"

Li Guanyi said: "Sir, are they all good strategies?"

Po Jun replied: "They are all good strategies."

Li Guanyi replied: "Then I want the best plan!"

The heroic and mighty lord and the willful and arrogant counselor sat opposite each other, the candlelight flickered, there was tea in their hands, and they would use our great wishes and ambitions as wine.

Pojun's mouth curled up slightly, he laughed happily, and then answered:
"Just bring one or two generals!"

"My lord, I am entering the Western Regions alone!"

Po Jun put forward a strategy that all contemporary generals would disagree with.

He was actually a radical, arrogant, and adventurous strategist. He spread his arms with a smile on his face and said, "What supplies, logistics, and troops do you need? My lord, please think about it carefully."

"That was the Western Region that changed several times in just a few years."

"The Tuyuhun went to the Tanguts, and the Tanguts went to the regent."

“It’s so chaotic!”

"There are famous generals, a foundation, a chaotic era, and a troop of golden scimitar cavalry. All you need is to go there in person! In an era like this, it is most suitable for heroes to rise up and raise an entire army."

"Use the Golden Scimitar Cavalry to lead the way. A famous general like you will gallop through the Western Regions. The thirty-six tribes of the Western Regions will be used as supplies and the thirty-six tribes of the Western Regions will be used as troops. This world will all be bathed in the light of the sun."

"As for your current team, they are accumulating power in Jiangnan, waiting for the great changes in the world as I said..." Po Jun's finger focused on the map of the Western Regions. His finger slid suddenly, directly connecting the Western Regions and Jiangnan.

"The sacred mountains of the Dangxiang people and the Western Regions are here. In the cold winter, these mountains are covered with snow and are called sacred mountains. In the warm spring, the ice and snow melt and flow down these mountains to become the great rivers, flowing from west to east."

"Occupy this power——!"

Po Jun's voice was quiet. He stood up. The handsome counselor walked behind the young lord, bent down, stretched out his hand from the side, pointed at the map on the table, and said: "From now on, we have the plains in Guanzhong, and there are waters to transport soldiers and war horses. We can also take advantage of the richness of the plains and the dangers of rivers and rivers to go to the southwest to attack the barbarians and gain the reputation of the Duke of Taiping."

“Then, great undertakings in the world can be accomplished!”

"From then on, Ying State occupied the area north of the mountains, the Central Plains."

"The lord's power started from Guanzhong, where he was fighting against the Ying State, and occupied the Western Regions and the southwest, going down the rivers and lakes all the way to the south of the Yangtze River. He also had the world's top navy to transport troops and logistics back and forth. Such a long front was enough to drag down the Chen State at that time."

"And the State of Chen is just sandwiched between the Lord and the State of Ying."

"This is a plan to divide the world into two parts. The State of Chen does not need to exist."

He sat down, looked at Li Guanyi, and smiled, "I wonder if you have the courage to go to the Western Regions alone and open up a border of thousands of miles. At that time, the thousands of miles of land under your command will not have to be vigilant against the State of Ying."

"Only in this way can one establish the foundation for becoming a king."

Li Guanyi replied: "It should be so."

"Thank you sir!"

Po Jun laughed and said, "No need." He was silent for a moment, then asked frankly:

"I just never thought that the lord's strategist had already been decided."

"Then who will be the leader of the Qilin Army after I return?"

Li Guanyi said: "Mr. Yuanzhi is my good friend."

"He is a counselor of the Qilin Army."

“They are also my left and right arms.”

"But sir..."

The young man raised his glass and smiled, "Mr. Pojun is different. You are not the strategist of the Qilin Army. You were not in the past, and you will not be in the future."

Li Guanyi looked at Pojun and said, "You are just Li Guanyi's strategist. Throughout the history of the world, from ancient times to the present, there have been many wise men and military advisors in various countries. In the future, there will be more wise men and military advisors. We will have different armies under our command, and they will all have strategists."

"But from the past to the present, and even to the future when the world is not sure whether it will be scolded or feared, the strategist who belongs to Li Guanyi is only you, sir."

Pojun grinned and laughed loudly.

Li Guanyi added: "I have also prepared a sword for you, sir, but it has not been completely forged yet. It is made from the materials obtained during the Grand Festival. I hope it can be made into a precious weapon, or at least a mysterious weapon."

"I'll have to ask you to wait a little longer, sir."

The things that the lord obtained during the grand festival competition were made by himself!
Passed down to later generations, Xuanbing!
The corners of Pojun's mouth raised, then lowered, raised again, and then lowered tightly.

Finally, he said calmly, "That's right, my lord. Haha, no, there's no need to be so serious!"

Li Guanyi smiled and said, "It should be."

He did think so and prepared so, but given Li Guanyi's personality, he would not say it so directly. However, before Pojun came, the silver-haired girl told Li Guanyi.

If you are dealing with someone from the Pojun lineage, it is best to speak your mind directly.

These guys are very cranky.

It comes from the admonitions in the first generation Yaoguang Records.

Pojun was very happy.

"Hahahaha, the lord's only strategist, the lord personally forged the precious soldiers! Precious soldiers, one level higher than those guys."

"Yaoguang, Yaoguang, do you have it? The precious weapon forged by the lord himself!"

"Hehehe, I have indeed won."

"Yaoguang, Yaoguang, what can you do to defeat me?"

Po Jun was very proud, so he left. Before leaving, he heard Li Guanyi talking about the Jiangnan noble families. Po Jun said, "The Jiangnan noble families are really hard to deal with. They have been entrenched there for hundreds of years. And because of the previous battle formations in the 18 states of Jiangnan, the connections between them are particularly strong."

"My lord, there is no problem with your plan to use a counselor like Wen He."

"But the righteous way of the world is all about yin and yang, using the right to unite and the strange to win. There haven't been any new laws in the south of the Yangtze River, right?"

Po Jun smiled and said, "I have left one person here for my lord."

"Xiao Zhi, a student of the academy, is a disciple of both the Legalist and Confucian schools."

"He is a man who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment, and will never let go of any grievances. I will stop this man and wait for you, my lord, to come. You can first send him back to Jiangnan and set up laws. The Jiangnan aristocratic families have become more and more arrogant in recent years."

"They think that the survival of the 18 states in the south of the Yangtze River is all their credit. They are bound by laws and regulations, and they flatter each other. They do not carry out virtuous policies, and they do not enforce strict laws. People like them must be dealt with severely. It is not okay to treat people like the aristocratic families well all the time."

"Because you have always been nice to him, if you become a little bit worse later, it will be considered as neglect. It is better to punish him severely according to the law."

The next day, Xiao Zhi came and had a conversation with Li Guanyi. He found Li Guanyi's little notebook and saw what was recorded in it. He also heard that Mr. Zhao had been dealt with.

Then he saw that Zhao Jiao's name had been crossed out with a red pen on Li Guanyi's notebook.

So Xiaozhi felt that this was someone who held grudges just like himself.

With Pojun's encouragement and Yuanzhi's presence, Li Guanyi simply trusted his men and handed over all matters concerning the laws and regulations in Jiangnan to Xiaozhi.

Xiao Zhi remained silent. He was also a young man in his twenties. He raised his eyebrows and asked jokingly, "Leave it all to me? Why not leave it to the older generation? You actually trust me so much..."

“Don’t know what to do?”

Li Guanyi thought for a moment and said:
"The law is strict, not harsh on the common people, nor lenient on the noble families."

Xiao Zhi grinned: "My Lord, have you ever been bullied by the aristocratic families?"

"Lord, don't worry."

Xiao Zhi nodded, narrowed his eyes like blades, and smiled happily and harmlessly.

Then he turned around and wrote down the name of the Jiangnan family in his little notebook.

Li Guanyi copied and recorded some of them.

He added more things that Li Guanyi did not write.

To preside over the revision of the laws of a state is something worth looking forward to for any legalist genius, especially a young man.

As soon as he is born, he will preside over the laws and regulations of a place.

Xiaozhi felt happy that he didn't have to follow those old pedants and follow their lead!

So he rode away to the south of the Yangtze River.

Before leaving, he seemed to have thought of something and said, "My lord, if you go to the academy, remember to bring back a guy named Wen He."

"If this person is not in my camp, I will not be able to sleep peacefully."

"Besides, he cheated me."

"Please tell him, my lord, that it was Xiao Zhi who asked you to tie him up."

"Hmm? Why would I want to help you?"

Xiao Zhi smiled and replied, "Yuan Zhi and I are good friends. You treated Yuan Zhi like this, so I should repay you with a favor. Besides, the Duke of Taiping was also famous, and my father received help from him."

"My Lord, we'll see you in Jiangnan someday."

So Xiao Zhi entered Jiangnan, another great talent in the academy and a genius of the Legalists.

An enhanced version of Li Guanyi appeared in front of the family, carrying a small notebook.

Li Guanyi was entertained by Ying State officials every day, who blocked him and refused to let him move forward. Li Guanyi didn't know their purpose, but he was not anxious at all and kept drinking every day.

Finally, the sword maniac is back.

He only had fifty-seven swords left.

The sword that was looted from his sect back then.

Already, all returned!
(End of this chapter)