Our family has been rebelling for generations, and you've become the top scholar in the imperia

Outside Pingsha Pass.

"Hahaha, that's great!"

General Gou tossed his knife to the man beside him and walked out of the Wild Boar Skin military camp, laughing loudly.

behind!

Groups of Great Zhou soldiers were cutting off heads.

Many people even had heads hanging from their waists, yet they were still stuffing them into their arms.

"If we're talking about clever methods, scholars are the best! Arson and poison! No matter how tough these wild boar hides are, they'll end up lying here anyway! Hurry up and cut them off, I see a few more over there. We've struck it rich! This time we've really struck it rich!"

"It's a pity some of them escaped. Why didn't Lord Qin let us chase after them? It will take these wild boar hides at least a few days to get back to the grasslands. We can definitely catch up with them!"

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. If I knew, would I be here beheading people? Hurry up, oh dear, it's alive! Kill it first, then cut it off!"

"..."

Throughout the camp, busy figures could be seen everywhere.

At the entrance.

Qiu Tuizi had already started registering the number of heads with several accountants.

All of these require payment in silver.

The problem is, where would my family get so much money?

Of the tens of thousands of wild boar skin soldiers, definitely less than a thousand escaped in the end.

How much silver would that cost?

"These are all tribal leaders. These are the direct descendants of the tribe, while the others probably ran away with Alitan. That guy was the first to leave!"

Outside the horse farm.

A dozen or so people were kneeling neatly on the ground. When Qin Feng saw General Gou approaching, he immediately smiled and said:

"General, I intended to send this man to the capital, but unfortunately, Alitan has escaped. The officers from the Thousand Households Office have already gone to chase after him, but whether they can catch him is uncertain for now."

His father, Qin Dali, had been keeping a close watch with a group of people.

The moment Alitan ran away, he stole a horse from the stable and secretly gave chase.

After learning this news.

Qin Feng immediately ordered the villagers to follow, as the other side had a considerable number of people, numbering several hundred.

If not handled properly, something bad could happen.

"Where is Gu Ningzhi?"

General Gou nodded, then, remembering someone, couldn't help but ask.

Speaking of this issue...

Qin Feng also found it somewhat strange.

Alitan ran off with this guy?

However, the people Qin Dali left behind stayed in the horse farm carriage and didn't see Gu Ningzhi at all.

The other party clearly did not run with Alitan.

The entire camp and surrounding area were searched, but there was no sign of this guy at all.

It's like the person has disappeared.

"I don't know. He might have escaped in the chaos. However, Gu Ningzhi can't return to the Great Zhou. He can only run towards the grasslands. He won't survive more than a few days alone."

Qin Feng smiled and waved his hand, no longer discussing the matter.

Instead, he personally led General Gou into the horse farm.

Many horses had been drugged and were lying on the ground, not yet fully conscious.

"General, have you decided what to do with these horses? The count has been completed; there are over eight thousand horses in total, all of them elite!"

Upon hearing this...

Even General Gou was somewhat confused about Qin Feng's meaning at this moment, and kept swallowing his saliva as he looked at these warhorses.

Who doesn't love horses?

Not to mention the warhorses of the grasslands.

The problem is... this stuff is considered spoils of war and will eventually need to be handed over. Deducting a hundred or so is fine, but more than that... is really not an option.

but!

Qin Feng, the military supervisor, was in charge of tallying the spoils of war.

What exactly does the other party mean by asking this question now?

"What do you mean? No, tell me what to do, and I'll do as you say!"

Although General Gou is an upright person, at his age, how could he not understand some things?

He roughly knew who Qin Feng was after knowing him for so long.

The other side is capable, whether dealing with civilians or soldiers, there's absolutely nothing to say.

To put it bluntly, if Qin Feng had stayed at the border, many of these soldiers would have been willing to stay and follow him.

but……

This guy is rather greedy.

Putting aside everything else, just the fact that so many officials in the prefecture were confiscated for procuring grain for Pingsha Pass means that land deeds, gold and silver jewelry, and other valuables are still piled up in the granaries.

These warhorses are now asking questions, so they probably have something on their minds.

Upon hearing this answer, Qin Feng burst out laughing.

I thought this old man was meticulous and completely ignorant of social etiquette, but I didn't expect him to be so savvy.

Qin Feng could foresee that if so many warhorses were handed over as spoils of war, some would be left behind by local officials along the way, using various pretexts, before they even reached the capital.

Death or illness on the way...

There are plenty of reasons.

Qin Feng felt that the number of horses that finally arrived in the capital was no more than five thousand, as the officials were definitely capable of doing so.

Moreover, even if these horses were eventually brought to the capital, they would be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue or the Ministry of Military Affairs for disposal. At most, the emperor would bestow some as a reward. What else could he do?

Rather than doing that, it's better not to hand it over.

"Come this way, then I'll speak!"

"explain!"

General Gou was dragged by Qin Feng to the innermost part of the horse farm.

"The horses were severely poisoned; they've all died."

"what?"

"Keep your voice down, old general. After all, many people witnessed this. But do you think I poisoned the horse? Did you really think I was afraid of riding a wild boar hide? The rider was poisoned; how could he possibly ride it?"

Qin Feng pursed his lips and explained in a low voice:

"Only the people around here know the true condition of the warhorses. The officers of the Thousand Households are all my men, and the Gou Family Army is yours. They certainly won't tell anyone. The other soldiers just say that the poisoning was severe, that too much poison was used, and that all the horses died."

General Gou felt a chill run down his spine.

He stared wide-eyed at Qin Feng.

I'd planned this for a long time!

When the decision was made to poison and set fire to the Wild Boarskin camp, the enemy had already planned to poison the horses and ultimately use this method to consume so many of them.

The problem is... this isn't a few hundred horses, it's eight thousand!

When it comes to treachery, these scholars are the best.

Too yin!

"Go on, what do you need me to do?"

"I need the old general to take these horses back to Chentu Pass and raise them for me temporarily. It's close to the grasslands here, which makes it much easier to raise and graze the horses."

Qin Feng grinned.

"Afterwards, I will send people to slowly transport the horses away. Of course, when we return to the capital, I will replace them with a thousand horses. The old warhorses will be left behind. As for how General Gou will deal with them, that is the general's business."

"And then..."

"Of the eight thousand horses, I will take one thousand with me for now, leaving seven thousand. Of these, three thousand will go to the Gou family army."

"Hmm, wait, how many?"

General Gou suddenly raised his head, and his beard flew up violently.

"Three thousand? Is that really true?"

"Naturally true."

Qin Feng nodded with a smile.

There were too many horses for him to eat. Besides, the Gou family army all knew how to raise horses, and it would cost them a lot to keep them here.

Three thousand horses is a suitable number.

Moreover, he cannot decide for the time being when he can take these horses away; even if he sells them secretly, it will take quite a long time.

The best outcome would be to be able to set up my own horse farm.

"Specifically, I will discuss it with the old general later... For now, this is the decision. Also... for the next two days, under the cover of night, the old general will order someone to take these horses away."

"As for the imperial court..."

"I will handle this."

Qin Feng said firmly.

……

at the same time.

Commander's Office.

"What? You won? You really won?"

Ding Yitao's face turned deathly pale, and he asked in a trembling voice.