Learn a small skill every day and embark on a crazy life

Chapter 72: Risky Moves
The news of the fall of Zhenwei County spread quickly throughout the Dachuan Dynasty like thunder.

The government and the people were shocked and terrified. No one had expected that the once impregnable northern border defense line would be breached by the rebels in just a few days.

The atmosphere in the Golden Palace was terribly depressing.

Empress Ouyang Jinying was dressed in a golden phoenix robe, sitting on the dragon throne with a stern expression and said nothing.

Below, all the civil and military officials were silent as a mouse, and no one dared to offend the emperor at this time.

"boom!"

Ouyang Jinying slammed the table and stood up, shouting angrily: "Qin Wujie, good, you are really brave!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

At this time, Prime Minister Lin Han frowned, tremblingly stepped out, bowed and said, "Qin Wujie is ambitious and has long been thinking of rebellion. Now that Zhenwei County has been lost, please make a decision as soon as possible, mobilize the army, and wipe out the rebels."

"How easy is it to wipe out the rebels?"

Ouyang Jinying took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and said in a deep voice: "Qin Wujie has a large number of troops and now occupies a strategic location in the northern border. How easy is it to destroy him?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to capture the traitor and bring him back to the imperial capital for your Majesty to deal with!"

An old veteran in armor immediately stood up and said with a fist.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go too!"

"I am willing to go!"

For a time, all the ministers were indignant, and calls for war arose one after another, as if invisible swords were pointing directly at the Marquis Dingbei who dared to rebel.

"enough!"

Ouyang Jinying shouted coldly, and the hall instantly became quiet. Everyone kept silent and lowered their heads, not daring to speak anymore.

"I have decided that I will personally lead the army in three days!"

Ouyang Jinying's tone was cold and left no room for doubt.

When these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Lin Han fell to his knees with a plop. "Your Majesty is a precious person, how can you easily take risks? I think the most urgent task is to quickly mobilize troops from all directions to fight against the rebels. Your Majesty only needs to stay in the imperial capital and make plans!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said is absolutely right."

Other ministers also knelt down to dissuade him, saying they were jokingly asking for the emperor to lead the army in person. If something unexpected happened, they would not be able to bear the consequences.

Ouyang Jinying stood up suddenly, and scanned the whole place with her eyes, "I have made up my mind. Anyone who says anything more will be charged with disturbing the morale of the army."

Seeing this, no one dared to persuade her anymore and could only watch Ouyang Jinying walk away in anger.

……

Tianhuang City, Fanlou, chess and painting room on the sixth floor.

Shen Qiu and Li Xincheng sat opposite each other. On the chessboard in front of them, black and white chess pieces were intertwined, and murderous intent was lurking everywhere.

"My dear Shen, your chess moves are really unheard of and unseen!" Li Xincheng twisted the white pieces, frowned, and thought hard.

"Hehe, Mr. Li, thank you for the compliment. I am just making a blind move, a blind move."

Shen Qiu laughed it off but secretly groaned in his heart. If it weren't for the skills given by the system, he would have been defeated countless times.

"My dear Shen, don't be modest."

Li Xincheng put down the chess piece and said solemnly, "I have studied chess for decades, but I have never seen such a wonderful chess move. The principles contained in it seem to have transcended the chessboard and touched upon the ultimate principles of heaven and earth."

"Is there a truth about the universe?" Shen Qiu was confused. How could he understand anything about the truth about the universe? He didn't even know how to play Go.

Seeing his bewildered look, Li Xincheng did not point it out, but continued, "Friend Shen, I wonder where you learned the four ancient strange methods you mentioned earlier, namely, 'Heaven and Earth Harmony', 'Demon Transformation', 'Ghost Chess Style', and 'Six Harmony Chess Style'?"

"Ah, this..." Shen Qiu was stunned by the question. It was difficult for him to explain how he had any master.

"If it is inconvenient for Mr. Shen to disclose it, I will not force you to do so."

Seeing that he looked troubled, Li Xincheng thought that there was some secret that he had not passed on, so he stopped asking and just sighed, "It's a pity that I don't have the chance to meet such a great man."

Shen Qiu opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but found that he couldn't explain clearly.

Well, this time I can't wash it off even if I jump into the Yellow River. "My dear Shen, I have an unwelcome request, may I know..." Li Xincheng said, and stood up and bowed deeply to Shen Qiu.

"Mr. Li, what are you doing? You can't do this, you can't do this!" Seeing this, Shen Qiu quickly stood up and supported him.

"Friend Shen, I beg you to accept me as your disciple!"

Li Xincheng raised his head and said sincerely: "I am willing to take you as my master and learn these four ancient magics. This is enough for my life!"

"What the hell, becoming my disciple?" Shen Qiu was completely dumbfounded. Are you serious?
"Mr. Li, why are you doing this?"

Shen Qiu was at a loss for words, "You want me to be your master, what can I teach you?"

Teach you to lie flat?

Teach you to be bad?

Or teach you to entertain yourself to death?

……

At the same time, the news of the fall of Zhenwei County had reached Tianhuang City.

"Have you heard that Marquis Dingbei has rebelled and even Zhenwei County has been captured!"

"My goodness!"

"What's wrong with this world? Why is there going to be a war again when everything is fine?"

"Who says it's not?"

"Then Dingbei Hou is the guardian of our northern border. Why did he suddenly rebel?"

The people in the city were in a panic, and there was a lot of talk on the streets, all worried that the war would spread to Tianhuang City. In the end, it was the city lord Su Yue who stepped forward and tried his best to calm the situation.

At night, in the City Lord's Mansion, Su Yue, wearing armor, listened to the spy's report with a serious expression.

"After Zhenwei County is lost, Qin Wujie will lead the Dingbei Army and advance towards Tianhuang City at any time."

Zhenwei County and Tianhuang City are separated by only one city. Once Tianhuang City is lost, half of the hinterland defense line of the entire Dachuan Dynasty will collapse.

"Pass my order, the whole city is on alert, all soldiers, assemble immediately!"

Su Yue did not dare to delay and immediately ordered all the troops in the city to prepare to fight against the rebels of Dingbei Hou who would appear.

Shen Qiu also received the news. The nine mysterious women gathered together, waiting for Shen Qiu's instructions with serious expressions.

"My Lord, do you really think that Qin Wujie will attack us?"

Qingluan held the Liuyun Sword in his hand and stood in front of Shen Qiu in a heroic manner, with a hint of doubt between his delicate eyebrows.

Shen Qiu lazily lay on the recliner, holding a wine gourd in his hand. Hearing this, he hummed and said, "If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Let's eat melons and watch the show first, and then we'll talk about it when the fight reaches our doorstep."

Qingluan couldn't help rolling her eyes when she saw his nonchalant look. This master was really like an emperor who was too anxious to care about eunuchs. It was such a late hour and he still had the mind to drink.

"My Lord, how about we run away first?"

Wanqing laughed and said, "The world is so big, why can't we go anywhere?"

"Run away, why do you want to run away?"

Shen Qiu sat up and glared at Wan Qing. "Our business at Fanlou is doing well, why are you running away? Who knows, Qin Wujie is also a person who knows how to enjoy life. When he calls, he might even come to our Fanlou to spend money!"

"Master, you are so bold." Hongluan curled her lips, obviously not believing Shen Qiu's nonsense.

"Hey, what do you know? This is called despising the enemy strategically and taking the enemy seriously tactically."

Shen Qiu waved his hand and lay back down, "Come, rub my shoulders!"

"My Lord, please stop teasing us."

Xue Yao gracefully walked behind Shen Qiu and gently pressed his shoulders with her bare hands. "Marquis Dingbei is coming with great force. He has an army of 300,000 men. This is no joke."

Shen Qiu squinted his eyes comfortably and said vaguely: "What are you afraid of? What's the use of 300,000 troops? Can they stop our Fanlou's business? Even if Qin Wujie reaches Tianhuang City, our Fanlou's business cannot stop!"

When Jiuxuannu heard this, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Her master was really a money-grubber. Even at this time, he was still thinking about making money. He had a really big heart.

(End of this chapter)