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"Ha ha!" After listening to Qiu Zhen's words, Tang Yin's mood suddenly brightened. He laughed out loud and praised, "I have Qiu Zhen, and he's better than riding with the thousands of horses in the Chiliarch!"
Towards Tang Yin's praise, Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Zi Ying, Gu Yue, and Gu Yue, who were on the left and right of the group, did not have a single one who was envious or dissatisfied.
Gu Yue laughed and said: Since it's stalling, then it's easy, I see that our army doesn't have anything to do, we can just farm on the spot, the land on the east side of Zhang River is fertile and is wasteland, we can be self-sufficient!
Qiu Zhen nodded his head repeatedly, and praised them: "General Gu Yue is right, it is good to set up camp there, even if our army is to retreat in the future, we can still split the cultivated land among the citizens, that is, increase the production of the Hedong, and let the citizens of Hedong share and appreciate the King's kindness."
Tang Yin pointed at Qiu Zhen, laughed and walked around the table, then sat back on his bed and muttered, "You should have come to Hedong long ago!" He raised his eyes to look at Xiao Muqing, and said: "Muqing, go and send the two envoys from Ning Country away later. Oh, that's right, we should try our best to be polite with our words, and also give the two of them some gold and silver as a reward. It would be best to use our words to hint to the two of them, although our army does not accept peace, we also do not plan to continue westward. "
"This lowly general understands." Xiao Muqing cupped his hands in acknowledgement.
Tang Yin thought about it, and felt that there were no other things he needed to do, so he waved his hand and said: "You guys can leave first, Qiu Zhen and I still have some private matters to discuss."
Everyone was filled with curiosity, they did not know what kind of private matters Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen had to discuss, but it was not good to ask, so they got up one after another and bowed to Tang Yin to leave.
After the four of them left, there were only Tang Yin, Qiu Zhen and the two Brother Shangguan s left in the tent.
Tang Yin gestured to Qiu Zhen and said: "Qiu Zhen, come over here."
Qiu Zhen was also very curious, as he wanted to know what Tang Yin wanted to talk about with him. He carried the blanket under his butt, moved it to the side of the handsome table, and sat next to Tang Yin. Then, he asked.
Tang Yin laughed and said: "Back then, you boasted that you were extremely talented and knowledgeable. Today, I'll test you on a matter."
Qiu Zhen laughed. Back then, when he had first met Tang Yin, he had indeed evaluated himself in such a way. He smiled and asked, "May I know what matter the King wishes for me to take the exam for?"
"What do you know about poison?"
"Poison?" Qiu Zhen never thought that Tang Yin would suddenly ask this, his face was at a loss and he said carefully: "I know a little."
"Then do you know of any kind of animal that has venom that can remain dormant for a long period of time and not take effect for more than ten days or even several months after being consumed?" Tang Yin's eyes shone with a bright light as he stared at Qiu Zhen.
Qiu Zhen rested his chin on his hand and thought for a while, then said: "There are too many poisons in this world, if they were to be consumed by someone, they would immediately die from too many poisons, but to say that there are at least a few that did not take effect over ten days or even a few months ago, that number can be counted on one hand. Often, the onset of such deadly poisons requires a primer. "
"Oh?" Tang Yin perked up and asked: "Tell me the details. "That's right, it's impossible to find this poison with silver."
Qiu Zhen fell into deep thought again. If he couldn't use his silver to probe, he would still be able to lurk for so long. After a while, Qiu Zhen revealed a wry smile, and cupped his hands towards Tang Yin: "Great King, please forgive this humble subject for being inexperienced, this humble subject only knows one of these types of poisons."
Tang Yin asked: "Which one?"
According to my knowledge, there is a type of poison called Golden Frog, which is secreted by its skin. The poison is colorless and tasteless, it cannot be detected by silver needles, and after being consumed, it does not cause any harm to the body, and it will remain in the body for a long time. However, once the body is injured, even if it is punctured by extremely thin needles, the poison will immediately take effect. Because of this inconceivable characteristic, this poison is called 'Blood Seal Throat'!
"Three sounds of death?"
"After the count of one, two, or three, the person is already dead."
"Oh!" Tang Yin thoughtfully replied, then lowered his head and rolled his eyes. He was silent. Knowing that Tang Yin was thinking about something, Qiu Zhen did not disturb him and sat down quietly by the side. After an unknown period of time, Tang Yin's eyes suddenly lit up, and the corner of his mouth rose, as he faintly said: "I understand, no wonder you would do this, no wonder you would talk about this, hmph, what a cunning thief!"
"Your Majesty, what's going on?" Qiu Zhen asked suspiciously.
Tang Yin waved his hand, signalling Qiu Zhen to wait a moment, then he raised his head and shouted: "Someone come!"
Following his words, the guards outside quickly entered the tent. Tang Yin said: Immediately ask General Cheng Cheng Jin to come and see me!
"Yes!" "Great King!"
After the guards left, Tang Yin then explained in a low voice to Qiu Zhen.
A few days had passed since Qiu Zhen arrived at the Feng Army Camp, and the Sacred Sacrifice Ceremony was gradually approaching, so Tang Yin was ready to go to the Qingyuan City. The night before he left the camp, Tang Yin specially invited all the generals in the camp to share their dinner.
Although the banquet was held in the military camp, it was still very sumptuous. There were many types of dishes, including food that flew in the sky, food that ran on the ground, and food that swam in the water.1
In the tent. Tang Yin sat in the middle and the generals sat on both sides of him. In the middle of the tent, there was a bonfire, on top of it was a oily roasted lamb.
There were no maids in the camp, so Tang Yin's guards took over the responsibility of serving the maids, serving them food and wine. At this time, even the injured Shangguan Yuan and Wu Guang had arrived. In order to take care of the two of them, Tang Yin had even arranged for them to collapse.
Seeing that everyone was present, Tang Yin cleared his throat and raised his wine cup. Seeing that, everyone immediately stopped talking, their gazes all focused on Tang Yin alone, and at the same time, raised their wine cups one after another.
Tang Yin took a deep breath, stood up, and said seriously: "The first goblet of wine shall be to our soldiers who died in battle at Hedong!" With that, he turned his wrist and sprinkled the wine in the cup on the ground.
"To the heroic souls of the warriors of our army!" Everyone stood up at the same time, following Tang Yin's example and poured wine on the ground.
Tang Yin looked at the crowd and nodded slightly. Then, he waved his hand and said, "Generals, please sit!"
Everyone cupped their hands together and said, "Thank you, King!"
Tang Yin poured a second cup of wine, and said to the people: "This second cup, I toast to all brothers, in this battle, I, Windstorm, was able to smoothly recover my Hedong, relying entirely on your blood and sweat to fight, risking my life and going all out, I will do this as respect first!" As he spoke, he raised his head and drained the cup of wine.
"Your Majesty!"
Tang Yin asked with a smile: "Fellow brothers, all of you tell me, ever since our troops started fighting with our Hedong, how have we fought?"
Xiao Muqing seemed to be afraid that someone would steal the conversation and lose the opportunity to flatter him, he anxiously replied: "The King is wise and wise, under the King's leadership, our army is constantly winning, we have lost the army, reclaiming the entire Hedong, the Emperor's merit is far superior to all the monarchs in the history of the Feng Country, it could be said to be the strongest person in the history!"
"Pu!" The surrounding people nearly vomited out the wine that they had just drunk. Although everyone had long gotten used to Xiao Muqing's flattery, it was clear that his flattering skill was increasing by the day. He was now boasting to the point that there was no end to it. Tang Yin laughed out loud. He was amused by Xiao Muqing, so he nodded at Xiao Muqing and laughed: "Muqing's mouth is as sharp as a soldier's, this is great!"
"Hehe!" Your Majesty, you're too kind! " Xiao Muqing did not care about how others viewed him, as long as he could please Tang Yin.
Tang Yin slowly stopped smiling and sighed, then said: "Muqing, I am not as godly as you say! This battle against Ning was only able to reclaim Hedong, but it was unable to eliminate Ning! "
Everyone looked at each other and smiled wryly. Until now, the King had never forgotten about destroying this peace. In truth, from the bottom of their hearts, the people did not hold much hope of eliminating Ning, and they were not very positive about it. After all, the nine great dukedoms had existed for more than a thousand years, and their framework was very stable. If one country wanted to annex another, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Tang Yin understood everyone's thoughts, he wanted to take this opportunity to discuss the matter properly.
His gaze turned, looked at Yuan Fang who was seated at the very last place, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Yuan Fang, what do you think about the matter of me killing Ning with my Feng Country?"
Yuan Fang's current position was equivalent to a staff officer, and was the smallest in terms of rank. He did not expect Tang Yin to suddenly throw this question at him, and after being stunned for a moment, he cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to the King, it was not easy to exterminate the Ning!"
Tang Yin nodded, and said: "It is not easy! You were originally a Ning, so from the standpoint of Ning Country, could my Feng Country destroy Ning? "
Yuan Fang frowned, he slowly clenched his fists, he was quiet for a moment, then shook his head and said: "This humble subject's abilities are limited, I do not dare speak carelessly."
Tang Yin smiled and said: "As the saying goes, great events occur in the world. For the sake of land and town, various dukes of all sizes had battled year after year. There were never any vicissitudes of life, and the citizens were never able to survive. If someone could stand out and end this conflict, would the division of dukedom be annulled, would it not be a good thing if the dukedom were to unify the world? This is the fortune of all the people in the world! "
Hearing that, everyone present was stunned, they all stared wide-eyed, without blinking at Tang Yin, including Qiu Zhen. Since the King had said this, then was it with the intention to destroy the eight nations and let the Feng Country rule the entire world? This was unbelievable, but it was a bit whimsical!
As if he saw through everyone's thoughts, Tang Yin smiled lightly and said faintly: "This is not wishful thinking! Ning Country, I have to eliminate, exterminating Ning is only the first step! All the generals have followed me from scratch. Now that I am an important official of the country, are you all starting to covet peace and easy lives? If there wasn't a chance, then it would be fine. But the opportunity is right in front of us now, if my hands are used to grab food everyday to fill my stomach, why would I leave it behind? If there isn't a need to hold a sword and kill an enemy, then what would I leave it for? I believe that as long as all of you brothers can lend me your hands and follow me to fight in the world, the world will be ours! "
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