Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 137 Ambition
In Qinghe County, the food and supplies stored by the imperial army were burned overnight for unknown reasons.

At the same time, the food supply route in the rear was cut off. A series of combined punches left the front-line troops without food replenishment. The morale of the army was instantly unstable, the situation was reversed, and after a great defeat, the remnants of the defeated army withdrew from Donglai County.

In the Battle of Donglai County, the Fifth Prince's side ultimately won a great victory.

Willow house.

It has to be said that Liu Dingsheng was just a wanderer after all, and he knew a lot about the world, but when it came to marching and fighting, how could he be as wise as an old immortal in predicting everything?

It is normal that I guessed the outcome of the war wrong this time.

"It seems that the Fifth Prince has an expert assisting him. I don't know whose strategy it was, but just by starting a big fire, the crisis here was resolved. It's really amazing." Liu Dingsheng said, stroking his beard.

The fire certainly did not start for no reason. It must have been designed by the Fifth Prince of Donglai County.

If you think about it carefully, the previous attempt to lure the enemy deep into your territory might have been part of this plot.

This fire may seem simple, but in order to be successful, there must be many arrangements and details involved, so that the food and grass can be burned successfully.

Saying that there was an expert was not Liu Dingsheng's attempt to save face, but it was the fact.

Rather than believing that the little prince with royal blood is good at fighting, it is better to believe that there is an expert behind him giving him advice and suggestions.

After the battle, the crisis in Donglai County was resolved.

But the all-out war between the fifth prince and the new emperor has just broken out.

The new young prince became even more outrageous after coming to power. Under pressure from the imperial army, he began to recruit soldiers and grain on a large scale, leaving almost no way for the people to survive.

The prosperous Donglai County was thrown into a state of misery and public resentment arose.

In the city of Nanyang County, at Gu's residence.

"Because the young prince forcibly collected military rations in Donglai County, the local people's sentiment has become very bad, and all counties are on the brink of unrest." Lu Zheng found Gu Wenhui and reported.

"Yes." Gu Wenhui sat at the desk, nodded, and then asked: "What about the situation in the other six counties?"

"That's all." Lu Zheng replied in a deep voice.

"That's about it. Too much is as bad as too little. If a series of major disturbances really break out down there, it will be very troublesome." Gu Wenhui put down his pen and ink and cooled the letter paper he had just written.

"Brother Gu, is it time to start?" Lu Zheng's eyes narrowed.

Gu Wenhui did not comment. He sealed the letter and handed it to him, saying, "Send it to Li, the governor of Donglai County."

Lu Zheng took the envelope of unknown meaning and was about to leave when he suddenly heard Gu Wenhui ask.

"By the way, Song Changming is close to Liu Dingsheng. You can ask him how much of Liu Dingsheng's ultimate strength is left. Maybe he knows something."

At last he suddenly said: "Let's find out about Song Changming's current strength. If possible, ask him if he is willing to help us."

"Okay." Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Song Zhai.

In the yard, Song Ping'an, holding a black wooden sword, kept attacking Song Changming.

Song Changming also held a wooden sword of the same type and started blocking and parrying, and occasionally gave Song Ping'an some pointers on his sword skills.

Suddenly, Song Ping'an felt a sense of happiness in his heart. He used his sword to cut out a unique gust of cold wind, which blew across Song Changming's face, making him feel a little cold.

Snapped!
Song Changming exerted a little force on his hands, repelled Song Ping'an, and nodded with a smile: "Not bad."

Song Ping'an was breathing heavily, his hands were shaking, and he couldn't hide his joy on his face.

Finally, he finally mastered the sword moves.

After working hard every day, I finally got what I wanted and reaped the rewards.

It took him more than two years to take this crucial step from mastery to some success, which was quite a long time.

But this is the speed at which ordinary warriors practice.

They don't have daily status rewards like "God rewards hard work", nor do they have any experience points to grind.

During their practice, if they relax for a moment, they may stagnate or even regress. How can they be as smooth as Song Changming?

Moreover, martial arts training requires talent. If it weren't for Song Changming's long-term guidance, and if it weren't for this sudden inspiration today, it would take Song Ping'an a long time to master the sword skills.

"Grab the feeling of slashing the sword just now, focus your mind, and try again." Song Changming knew the principle of striking while the iron is hot, so he urged.

"Yes!" Although Song Ping'an was very tired, he still raised his sword and slashed at Song Changming tirelessly.

Wisps of cold wind rose and fell, and ghosts howled fiercely.

This slightly awkward feeling touched Song Changming's heart.

He has been practicing martial arts for more than ten years now, and he still remembers that it was like this when he first mastered the Soul-Breaking Sword.

At that time, the Soul-Breaking Sword was still a low-level martial art, but Song Changming relied on it to gain a firm foothold in the Patrol Armor Division, and then gradually became famous and stood out.

Seeing Song Ping'an pick up the sword skill again, he couldn't help but sigh, time passed too quickly. "Okay, take a break." Song Changming said after repelling Song Ping'an again.

Song Ping'an was already sweating profusely and was so tired that he could hardly lift his hands.

Only then did he notice that Lu Zheng had been looking outside the half-open gate for a while.

"you are?"

"Ping'an, clean up and bring a jar of wine." Song Changming said.

"No need, I brought some strong liquor from Nanyang." Lu Zheng said as he picked up the jar of wine in his hand.

"That's great. I haven't tasted the famous wine from Nanyang County yet." Song Changming said with a faint smile and welcomed Lu Zheng in.

"Compared to last time, I see that your aura seems to be stronger. Could it be that your cultivation has improved?"

Lu Zheng had just been paying attention to the fluctuations in Song Changming's aura when he was feeding Song Ping'an with moves, and it was obviously much stronger.

"Yes, I've reached the eighth level." Song Changming nodded. There was nothing to hide.

When Lu Zheng heard this, his eyes flickered slightly.

"I wonder what brings you here today, Brother Lu?" After filling the glass of wine, Song Changming asked directly.

Now that war is raging everywhere, Lu Zheng, who is following Gu Wenhui to do things, should have too much time to spare.

"I do have something important to discuss with you." Lu Zheng said in a deep voice.

Song Changming looked at Lu Zheng's expression and realized that what they were discussing today might not be simple, so he invited him into his study to discuss it in detail.

"What is Senior Liu's current strength?" Song Changming was a little surprised. He didn't expect Lu Zheng to ask this question first.

He also knew that this was most likely an order given by Gu Wenhui behind Lu Zheng.

On weekdays, Lu Zheng wouldn't care about these things.

Song Changming shook his head and said, "I'm really sorry, Brother Lu, I have received a lot of favors and care from Senior Liu over the years, so I won't bring up his affairs."

Lu Zheng nodded and didn't force the issue.

Since Song Changming didn't want to say it, then forget it. In his opinion, it was nothing more than a matter of going to Liu's house again. He had to go there once on this trip anyway.

Song Changming then waited quietly for Lu Zheng's next words.

Since it is an important matter, I don't think he would just be asked about Liu Dingsheng.

"Changming, do you think the Fifth Prince is a wise leader?" Lu Zheng asked.

Song Changming drank half a glass of liquor.

The liquor goes down your throat and feels spicy and like burning, but it is also very enjoyable.

"Brother Lu, how should I answer this?"

"Today we are old friends reminiscing about the past, we can speak freely without worrying about anything else," Lu Zheng said.

"I am just an ordinary citizen now, and I don't know much about the Fifth Prince. I only see that nine out of ten houses in Donglai County are now empty, and a large number of hungry people are dying in the streets. He is really not a wise leader.

If Brother Lu wants me to go to the Fifth Prince today, forget it." Song Changming said bluntly, shaking his head.

He just thought that Lu Zheng was here to do his routine work and come to him to recruit talents.

"To be honest, I also think that the Fifth Prince is not a wise leader, so why would he let you go to him for help?" Lu Zheng put down his wine bowl and said so.

This made Song Changming a little confused, and he asked puzzledly: "If this is the case, why do you and Lord Gu choose to support the Fifth Prince?"

Lu Zheng looked at Song Changming with a burning gaze, and said slowly: "Changming, Brother Gu believes that the five princes of the time are not wise rulers, and he and I will not support anyone!"

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As soon as these words were spoken, the wine glass in Song Changming's hand froze, and he felt that Lu Zheng's words were meaningful.

"Brother Lu, what do you mean?"

Not supporting anyone? None of the five princes in the world are wise leaders?
What he meant was that in Gu Wenhui's eyes, these five princes with imperial blood were not fit to be emperors, including the new emperor sitting on the dragon throne.

Not supporting anyone made Song Changming think carefully.

Since you don't support others in the end, does that mean you want to be the supreme king yourself?!

"Just as you thought." As soon as Lu Zheng said this, the study room suddenly became quiet.

An unusual atmosphere was brewing in the study.

Song Changming opened his mouth slightly, it was impossible for him not to be surprised.

Gu Wenhui and Lu Zheng are really bold.

Do they want to overthrow everything and bring about a major change that has not happened in a thousand years? !
(End of this chapter)