Chapter 11 Checks and Balances
There is a saying that anger arises from the heart and evil comes from the guts, and when anger reaches the extreme, it is full of destructive desires - just like what you want to do to your alarm clock every morning when you wake up.
"Ma Jiyue's most successful thing is that he offended the most powerful people on the two continents, and actually survived until now - a monk with a temple like him should have left a way back for himself when doing things." I muttered.
Shi Chi said: "This matter is very important, and I think it needs to be discussed in the long run." β
I said, "There's nothing to think about, in the past, we assassinated Chen Zhiyuan and Tailang in fact, and now it's the most effective way to give him a step." β
Shi Chi said: "Although this method seems to be vaguely feasible, there are too many uncertain factors, the Hegis reinforcements have been mobilized, and it is unknown where Ma Jiyue is, if you and Su Jianshen leave this period of time when the enemy army attacks on a large scale, then wouldn't your line of work be self-defeating?" β
My mother said: "General Chi's words are wrong, there is no battle between the two sword gods, why does General Chi say that we seem to be vulnerable?" β
Shi Chi said hurriedly: "I mean when morale is needed the most......"
Shi Cundao stopped him and said with a smile: "General Zhao's spirit is really better than Xu Mei, and the old man has a reluctant request." β
"Old marshal, please speak."
"Your army came from afar, and our army should have sent off your army to return to China to recuperate, but at this time the battle situation is unclear, and the old man wants to be cheeky to ask General Zhao and his subordinates to help me defend the city for a while in Xinzhou."
The old mother said: "This is natural, as soon as Hegis is not completely defeated, we will stay for a while, Her Majesty the Empress of our country makes it clear that this battle will make Hegis dare not get involved in the continent of our federation from now on, and if this goal is not achieved, the old marshal will not be able to drive away." β
"That's very good." Shi Cundao turned his head and asked me, "When are you going to leave?" β
I thought for a while and said, "I'll talk about it when the time comes, maybe I won't be able to say goodbye to my grandfather and uncles at that time." β
Shi Cundao nodded, and suddenly raised his voice and said, "Come on, bring the wine." β
A soldier came in to pour wine for everyone in the tent, and Shi Cundao held a wine bowl high in front of me and Su Jing and said: "If you can make meritorious contributions here, the two of you will be able to go down in history, and the old man wishes you all the best." "Hong Lie's generals also toasted together, they know very well that my trip is of great significance, if the war can end here, return home with victory and get promoted and rich, if it fails, how many people will have to be sad about the death of the horse leather shroud. So when it comes to drinking this wine, it is also sincere, and Gu Debiao came out of nowhere and said with a wine glass: "Fifth brother, I also wish you success." I frowned and twisted my head to the side and pretended not to see it, Stilwell gloated, Stilyang and Gu Debiao exchanged a few words, and said in my ear: "Fifth brother, don't offend him now." I felt helpless, so I could only shrug my shoulders at my mother secretly - I had planned to be able to clear up with the old historian in two days, but it ended up in vain again.
Shi Cundao waited for a round of wine to finish, and solemnly announced: "Today's matter must not be spread outside, otherwise it will be punished for the crime of leaking military aircraft!" β
The generals obeyed one by one, and Shi Cundao said again: "Please go back to the headquarters and count the men and horses, no matter whether the two sword gods succeed or not, we must be ready to fight to the death with the enemy." β
The big thing was agreed here, and it was inconvenient for my mother to stay here, so she said goodbye to Kumei and Su Jing, and when Su Jing passed by me, she said, "When you're ready, go find me" and flew away, Shi Diyang followed her with a wrong look, but he never had the courage to come forward to talk. Stilwell saw it in his eyes, and suddenly said in a strange manner: "Grandfather, my eldest brother has passed the age of establishment, and it is time for him to tell him about his family." Stilyan glared at him fiercely, and walked out briskly, blushing. Shi Dong grabbed my sleeve before going out and whispered, "Old Five, where did you hide Di Jia?" β
I smiled and said, "Third uncle, when is it, you won't be so ignorant, right?" Shi Dong stole a glance at Shi Cundao, and finally retreated.
Shi Cundao beckoned to me and said, "Gorou, come." β
I sat cross-legged on the handsome case nearby, and beckoned to the old man, Shi Cundao reluctantly took out a cigarette pouch and put tobacco on my mouth, and picked up the fire knife and flint and lit a candle to help me light it, I shook my head and took a puff of smoke: "What's the matter?" β
"Tell me about your plans for going to Haggis."
"Plans? There's no plan, anyway, it's to catch Ma Jiyue. β
"Are you really going to kill him?"
"Does Grandpa have any concerns?"
"I can't talk about worries, I'll only send you two words - checks and balances."
"What do you mean?"
Shi Cundao changed the topic and said, "How sure do you think you can find Ma Jiyue?" β
I scratched my head and said, "It's hard to say. β
Shi Cundao stretched out three fingers and said, "Thirty percent at most." β
ββ¦β¦ Grandpa has so little faith in us? β
"I have faith in you, and I will only say thirty percent."
"Then Grandpa thinks that I join forces with Su Jing, who can resist us?"
"It doesn't seem to be at the momentβthat's why I'll agree to your plan, otherwise you think that grandfathers would let their grandsons do such a life-or-death thing?"
"That'...... Why do we only have a 30% chance of winning? β
Shi Cundao stroked his long hair and said: "The so-called three percent refers to the probability that you can find Ma Jiyue, how strict is the emperor of Hejis?" Even if his guards can't stop you, it shouldn't be difficult to escape with Ma Jiyue. β
I thought about it too, and I couldn't help but nod.
Shi Cun said: "Now you know the meaning of those two words, right?" The reason why I approve of you going is to let Ma Jiyue understand that although we don't have as many troops as him, there are still ways to balance him - as long as he doesn't die when he gets involved in the thief heart of the Federation Continent, our two sword gods are like two unsheathed swords that can pierce his heart at any time! β
"It turns out that this is grandpa's main purpose."
"Well, what I mean is that if you really catch Ma Jiyue, you don't have to kill him, as long as you achieve the purpose of intimidation and force him to withdraw his troops, Hegis will be demoralized and will never be able to raise his head again."
I said, "Wouldn't it be better to kill him and cause a great unrest in the country of Hegis?" β
"That will lead to feud, although Ma Jiyue has no way to be the emperor of Heggis after all, if you kill him, the spearhead of Hejis's country will turn to me together Honglie Empire, the former lord of Hejis, Ma Guang has 9 brothers and 23 cousins, all of whom have been eyeing the throne, but Ma Guang has only one son in his life, Ma Jiyue has only one son, in order to pass on the throne to his son, he took precautions before he died, and killed the exiled and forcibly subdued the prince, once Ma Jiyue had an accident, these people would take advantage of the chaos."
I interjected, "Isn't that just right?" β
Shi Cun said: "Ma Jiyue's mediocrity and cruelty is actually a good thing for me Honglie, if you kill him, if you usurp the throne to other scheming princes, it will not be beautiful, then the new king will definitely use the hatred with Hong Lie to send a military force to transform the conflict, then we will be self-defeating." β
I sweated on my forehead and said, "You are still thoughtful." β
Shi Cundao waved his hand and said: "Grandpa is just suggesting, the world is unpredictable, you can also act cheaply, in short, the top priority is to let Hegis withdraw his troops." β
"Understood."
Shi Cundao snatched the cigarette pouch in my hand and put a bag of cigarettes on himself, narrowed his eyes and said, "What do you think of Su Jing, this little girl?" β
I smacked my lips and said, "She? is full of Li Min's life, if she is not beautiful, she is a boring girl. β
"Ahem-" Shi Cundao choked hard at my evaluation, and then said, "It seems that you have a good impression of her?" β
"Make do with it."
Shi Cundao silently took a few puffs of cigarette and said coldly: "Although our two countries are allies, you can't be unwary of her. β
I wondered, "What am I going to guard against her?" β
"Don't forget, she was the only sword god in the continent before you didn't have you, and you stole her limelight in this battle......"
Hearing this, I interrupted him with a smile: "Grandpa, you may really not understand the mind of the sword god. Just like you, as a marshal, will you worry about who will pay the bill before going to the banquet? β
Shi Cundao was stunned for a moment, and reluctantly smiled: "Hehe, the stinky boy actually squeezed his grandfather." β
"Do you really do?"
Shi Cundao said: "You are too gullible to others, your current identity is not only the sword god, but also represents your respective countries, you are a part of Hong Lie's national strength, and the most important part, from this point of view, you can never become true friends, just like we are still glued with our daughter country today, maybe something will happen tomorrow." β
Impatiently, I said, "Okay, I'll just remember." β
"Your eldest brother's idiot is interested in this little girl, do you think he has a show?"
"Huh?" I was surprised and amused, "You see it all?" β
"Nonsense, I'm not old and faint."
I shook my head and said, "I guess it's no show, it seems that this girl hasn't opened this trick yet." β
Shi Cundao groaned: "With her status and status, not to mention your eldest brother, ordinary princes and nobles don't look at it, and the world can be worthy of her - I'm afraid only you." β
I smiled and said, "I love to hear what you say." β
Shi Cundao took it seriously: "How about I propose to Zhao Fanghua when you come back?" β
I knew that this old man had ulterior motives, so he also said with a haha: "It's not good, the daughter country respects women, and you will be beaten if you mention your relatives today and marry me tomorrow." β
Shi Cun said with a worried face: "It's so dangerous, I really didn't expect this......"
I patted the old man on the shoulder and said, "Don't be foolish, Su Jing will never harm me, and I will take her down after this battle is over, so as to remove your worries." β
Shi Cundao obviously understood crookedly, and asked solemnly: "Do you have a way to win?" β
I pretended to be mysterious and said, "Yes, I use a secret weapon." β
"What secret weapon?"
I smiled and said, "You also have this kind of hidden weapon on you." β
Shi Cundao said with a straight face: "The old man has never made a secret weapon hurt people in his life. β
"No, you've done it to my grandmother at least three timesβotherwise where did my father, my second uncle, and my third uncle come from? Of course, I don't know if you still have this kind of secret weapon......"
β¦β¦ Almost everyone in the Honglie military camp that day heard their marshal shout angrily: "Bastard boy, dare to make fun of your grandfather!" β
(To be continued)