Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

Because at that time, Yuan Zhaoji was really inconspicuous.

Having traveled a long and arduous journey from the capital to the southern capital, Yuan Zhaoji looked every bit like a refugee fleeing a disaster.

Although her eyes still shone with undiminished brilliance, to Lou Xiangfei at that time, she was nothing more than a court orphan whose entire clan had been exterminated by Jiang Hao.

There are too many people like this in the South, and not all orphans are qualified to be supported.

Therefore, Consort Lou Xiangfei only assigned Yuan Zhaoji some simple clerical work.

Later, after learning of Lou's plot to assassinate Jiang Hao, Yuan Zhaoji volunteered to participate in the revenge, and Lou Xiangfei felt that she seemed to have some ability.

Thus, Wan Zhaoji returned to the capital with the other assassins and became the strategist for a group of martial arts practitioners.

Moreover, if it weren't for Chi Junlin recognizing Yuan Zhaoji's talent, she would probably have met the same fate as the other assassins, ending up being executed in the autumn.

If Consort Lou had known beforehand that Consort Yuan Zhao possessed such talent to assist the state, how could she have allowed her to return to the capital to participate in such a death-defying affair?

Chapter 234 You must listen to me!

At this moment, Chi Junlin was sitting in the guest seat of the study, holding a cup of fragrant tea in his hand.

Seeing that Yuan Zhaoji had finished speaking, Lou Xiangfei nodded repeatedly, her face showing surprise.

A smile appeared on his face.

Then he asked, "Well? Does Zhaoji possess the talent to assist a king, as I said?"

Lou Xiangfei sighed and responded, then looked at Yuan Zhaoji with a complicated expression.

Then he said repeatedly, "What a pity...what a pity..."

What's the pity? It's that I misjudged her. How could I not have seen that Yuan Zhaoji was such a top talent with the ability to assist the country?

If she had known about this back then, she would never have let her go back to Jiang Hao to die.

He decided to place her in the South and let her help him govern.

Even if it's a bit less impressive, it would still be excellent for being a business manager.

Now that Yuan Zhaoji has fallen into the hands of Chi Junlin and flourished, I can only watch with envy.

"What's a pity?"

Chi Junlin smiled and put down his teacup, a smug expression on his face. "Isn't it normal for me to take back someone you can't use?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Just tell me, is it feasible to follow the national policy established by Yuan Zhaoji and reduce taxes for the Southern Kingdom?"

Upon hearing this, Lou Xiangfei leaned back in her chair, looked at Chi Junlin with a charming expression, and said, "It's feasible, but—"

Chi Junlin raised an eyebrow, looked at Lou Renxiangfei without saying a word.

"You're keeping me in suspense now? Watch your little bottom." (Expression)

Lou Xiangfei stood up, smiled, and came to Chi Junlin's side. She continued, "However, I still have some questions about this new policy. There are things I don't understand, and they are difficult to deal with."

"Or, could you lend me your concubine, Yuan Zhaoji, for a few days? I guarantee I'll ensure you implement the tax reduction policy without cutting a single penny."

Chi Junlin gave a soft snort and did not reply.

Having spent so much time with Chi Junlin, Lou Xiangfei already knew how to handle this guy who was easily swayed by gentleness but not by force.

So at this moment, she smiled and sat down in Chi Junlin's arms, put her hands on Chi Junlin's shoulders, pouted her beautiful red lips, and said in a soft coquettish voice, "I just asked Miss Zhaoji to help manage some affairs of the Southern Kingdom, it won't be too much trouble."

You always treat people like that, and they never say anything.

"You're so reluctant to borrow someone's things, do you even really like them?"

Although Lou Xiangfei was much older than Chi Junlin, her charming expression at this moment was no different from that of a young girl.

In addition, her well-maintained skin and figure give her a stunning appearance without any hint of affectation.

It possesses a natural charm.

At this moment, Lou Xiangfei paid no attention to the gaze of Yuan Zhaoji sitting beside her, because she had already seen that Yuan Zhaoji had completely devoted herself to Chi Junlin, both in terms of intelligence and physical appearance.

So even if she saw something here, she was clever enough not to utter a single word.

When Wan Zhaoji saw Lou Xiangfei sitting in Chi Junlin's arms, acting coquettishly, she couldn't help but be surprised.

After all, she had previously been promoted by Consort Lou, so she was not unaware of Consort Lou's status in the Southern Capital.

But even such a beautiful and noble uncrowned king was now subtly flattering Chi Junlin in his arms, her pretty face full of charm.

Consider again the "master-disciple" relationship between Chi Junlin and the Tongyan Sect Master who had just become the leader of the martial arts alliance.

Yuan Zhaoji couldn't help but think that perhaps the Chief Commander of the Crimson Emperor was just that kind of person.

Wherever I go, my first priority is never to fight for power or profit.

Instead, their eyes were constantly searching for a beautiful woman worth seeing.

Seeing Lou Xiangfei's eyes glistening with tears and her lips fragrant, Chi Junlin, maintaining his composure, smiled slightly and said, "Tea."

"He is a great general."

As Lou Xiangfei spoke, she picked up a cup of fragrant tea from the side with both hands.

Then she took a mouthful and smiled as she met his lips.

He fed Chi Junlin a sip of fragrant tea.

Then she embraced Chi Junlin's neck and offered him her sweet red lips, letting him take them as he pleased.

After kissing for a while, Chi Junlin's breathing became heavier.

He then grasped her soft waist and said, "You little vixen, you've made this man so angry."

Lou Xiangfei chuckled softly and said, "Then I'll help the general vent his anger."

As she spoke, she leaned against Chi Junlin and looked at Yuan Zhaoji with seductive eyes, saying, "Miss Zhaoji, please open the door to the secret room for me. It's over there."

Following the direction Lou Xiangfei pointed, Yuan Zhaoji got up and quickly opened the secret door of the secret room as instructed.

Then Chi Junlin picked Lou Xiangfei up from the chair and kissed her as they walked toward the secret room.

Yuan Zhaoji stood at the door, watching the two enter the secret room, where there were countless whips and horns of all kinds.

She was deeply shocked by what she saw.

It's hard to imagine that Lou Xiangfei, who appeared as aloof and noble as an empress in front of outsiders, actually had such a sensual secret room in her study.

At this moment, she wanted to leave, but then she saw Lou Xiangfei staring at her with her charming eyes and whispering something in Chi Junlin's ear.

Chi Junlin then said, "Zhaoji, come in too. You can be a helper."

Helpless, Yuan Zhaoji could only reply, "Yes."

Then, with a nervous expression, he entered the secret room that exuded a strange fragrance.

The three figures blended together in the dim light.

The secret door to the room gradually closed, isolating all sound from the study...

-

Tong Yan had imagined many scenarios.

If one day, my position as the leader of the martial arts world is officially recognized by the martial arts community, perhaps it will be atop a mountain, or perhaps in a magnificent hall.

But it shouldn't be like this, all noisy and everyone talking their own thing.

It's like an unmanaged farmers' market.

She sat in the main hall of the Lou family, frowning as she listened for a long time, and finally understood some things.

In other words, what the Demonic Sect has been doing in recent years is not as simple as stealing the corpses of martial arts masters from the Southern Kingdom.

Even worse, some members of the demonic sects would deliberately attack experts from the Southern Kingdom in order to create "corpses".

However, some minor sects that had suffered from feuds in the martial arts world also blamed the attack on the Demonic Sect.

Or two sects that have a grudge against each other may label each other as lackeys of the demonic sect.

In an instant, both old and new grudges resurfaced.

In short, the crowd was indignant, and everyone was arguing fiercely.

Tong Yan felt her head was spinning from listening to all this, and finally couldn't help but say, "Alright, alright... everyone, let me say something first..."

But Tong Yan was a nobody, and her voice was soft, so no one could hear her.

Seeing this scene, Tong Yan felt somewhat helpless, and suddenly thought of what Chi Junlin had once said about "the art of managing subordinates".

So she frowned, suddenly slammed her hand on the table, and yelled, "That's enough!"

Everyone was stunned and looked at this imposing "leader of the martial arts world".

Tong Yan braced himself and said with a dark face, "In short, if you want to defeat the Demonic Sect, you must first unite!"

In short, everyone must listen to me!

If you can't even do this, then don't even think about counterattacking the Demonic Sect!

Chapter 235 The Man from Bashan and Chushui

Several days later, in the Dongting area, three hundred miles away from Nandu.

A convoy is heading towards Xiangshui County, a ferry crossing on the shore of Dongting Lake.

As spring approaches, the snow in several states south of Kyushu is gradually melting.

Walking on the muddy official road, although it was still quite chilly, one could occasionally see new buds sprouting from the treetops.

Perhaps soon we will see the vibrant green of spring covering the mountains and fields.

And the people sitting in this convoy were none other than...

It was Chi Junlin and his entourage who set off from Nandu, leading a large group of people to Xiangshui County.

The reason why the Crimson King appeared here is actually quite simple.

That is, after a long discussion, the martial arts world of the South finally made up its mind to take action against the Xiangxi Demonic Sect.

This wasn't something the martial arts practitioners of the Southern Kingdom deliberately provoked; after all, it was the members of the Demonic Sect who stole the corpse and provoked them first.

After all, no one can tolerate someone digging up their ancestors' graves and stealing the bodies inside.

Chi Junlin even knew that even if the martial arts world of the Southern Kingdom didn't attack the Demonic Sect first, they would still cause trouble in the southwest of Kyushu after a while.

If they were to turn southern Hunan and the Dongting Lake area into a chaotic mess, causing widespread suffering, it could lead to another popular uprising.

Rather than sending troops to suppress it later, it's better to nip the crisis in the bud.

However, even if Chi Junlin knew that the Demonic Sect wanted to cause trouble, it was impossible for him to send a large army to attack Xiangxi now.

The southwestern region, a barren land, has been described since ancient times as a "desolate place with mountains and rivers."

Sending a large army south into the mountains would not only waste money and supplies, but would also increase the burden on the local people, so it was not the best option.

Yuan Zhaoji also made a suggestion to Chi Junlin, which was that the most important aspect of the tax reduction policy was to reduce the number of border troops.

Since a portion of the Southern Garrison Army is to be reduced, it is not advisable to launch a large-scale military campaign in the near future.

In other words, at least for this attack on the Xiangxi Demonic Sect, Chi Junlin will not mobilize an army of more than a thousand men.

However, the suppression of the Demonic Sect is a foregone conclusion.

In the end, the force that Chi Junlin could rely on most was actually the martial arts practitioners of the Southern Kingdom whom she had previously looked down upon.

However, looking at this from another perspective, mobilizing the martial arts world of the South to deal with the Xiangxi Demonic Sect might not be such a bad thing.

In a sense, the martial arts world of the South and the Demonic Sect of Western Hunan are the same to the imperial court.

They were all equally fond of fighting and disobeying orders.

Rather than letting those restless martial arts figures cause trouble for the imperial court every day, it would be better to use them against each other and let them deal with their common enemy, the Demonic Sect.

Even at Yuan Zhaoji's suggestion, the Nandu Prefecture government allocated some funds to support Tongyan's demon-slaying work.

For notorious villains like those from the Demonic Sect who have committed numerous evils, a hefty bounty can be offered.

If any chivalrous person with high martial arts skills can kill the villain on the list, they will receive a reward from the imperial court.

As for the bounty specifications and rankings, the Demonic Sect had already taken care of everything for them.

They would follow the Demonic Sect's own list of a hundred demons, and the higher the demon ranked, the greater the bounty.

He could even kill the three top-ranked villains, receiving a thousand gold pieces as a reward, and also a military rank bestowed by the Great Political Dynasty.