Happy Little Scholar

"In the past two months, Nanzhou, Linzhou, Yunzhou..., these five states have frequently mobilized their troops. Our spies reported that the governor of Nanzhou was temporarily appointed as the "General of the Cavalry" and wanted to gather the troops of the five states to capture Cangzhou in one fell swoop."

Wei Liang stood in front of a huge sand table. He had planted five flags around a sand dune with the word "Cangzhou" written on it.

He pointed to the middle one and drew a line with a branch, saying: "The troops that can be temporarily mobilized in these five states are about more than 20,000. They have been secretly mobilizing for two months. At most, they will go straight to Cangzhou in half a month..."

...

Li Yi stood outside the door and listened to the analysis of the battle situation for a while. There was no major surprise, so he walked away slowly.

I thought the court's counterattack would come very quickly, but who would have thought that he would go back to celebrate the New Year. After two or three months, he brought Ruyi and others to Cangzhou for vacation, and the other side was still mobilizing troops.

Just transfer, no hurry, more than 20,000 people, as long as this number does not increase tenfold, Cangzhou will be fine.

After they captured Cangzhou a few months ago, they recruited a lot of civilians, and now the team has expanded to more than 10,000 people. During this period, Wei Liang and others assigned some elite soldiers who had fought hundreds of battles to train the new recruits systematically. When Li Yi went to the barracks again after two months, the army had a brand new look.

This joint attack of the five states was the determination of the Wu Kingdom court, and it was also a long-awaited opportunity for them.

Xu Zheng had already led people to those states a year ago. Due to the heavily guarded garrisons in the states, there had been no major actions, and they could only develop secretly. Miss Liu Er had also led people to subdue several rebel forces and had set her sights on the state capital early...

Everything is ready, just waiting for them to attack...

Not everything is ready, there are still a few scripts missing, and the new play "Assassin Biography" launched by Goulan in Wu Kingdom is about to end.

A teahouse outside the state capital in a state of Wu Kingdom.

"It is said in history books: When Zhuan Zhu assassinated King Liao, a comet hit the moon; when Nie Zheng assassinated Han Kui, a white rainbow penetrated the sun; when Yao Li assassinated Qing Ji, a hawk swooped down on the palace..."

In the simple teahouse, an old man with gray beard sat at the front, speaking in a rhythmic voice, "In ancient times, some powerful assassins even had celestial phenomena to warn them when they were in action. It is said that when Zhuan Zhu assassinated King Liao of Wu, the tail of a comet swept across the moon; when Nie Zheng assassinated Han Kui, a white light rushed straight up to the sun; when Yao Li assassinated Qing Ji, a hawk swooped down on the palace... These three are the three assassins we are going to talk about today."

The teahouse was not overcrowded, but it was full.

There were ordinary people who took a break in the teahouse, and there were also knights holding swords and knives, and they were all dusty, but most of them were people with weapons, all attracted by the stories told by the old man.

When he heard something happy, he would take out a copper coin from his bosom and put it in a broken bowl in front of the old man.

The Jianghu and the temple seem to be far apart, but in fact they are closely connected.

What happens in the temple is closely related to the Jianghu. Once the temple collapses, the Jianghu cannot be immune.

The Wu Kingdom values ​​martial arts. Whether it is the poor or the nobles, or even the powerful royal family, although it does not say that martial arts are valued over literature, the rejection and contempt of martial artists are far less than other countries.

When the country was stable, there were still knights who killed people in the streets. Now that the country is in chaos, the water of the Jianghu, which was not very clear, has become more turbid.

The so-called knights and righteous men, relying on their personal martial arts, despise the law, regard human lives as grass, hire murderers, offer rewards for assassinations..., and they are repeatedly banned.

Because of the worship of martial arts, they are naturally very interested in the stories of the Jianghu.

These days, the heroic stories circulating in the brothels and storytelling halls of various states are very popular in the Jianghu.

What the old man was talking about was the "Assassin's Biography", which included dozens of assassin stories from ancient times to the present. It was not just a simple story of a chivalrous knight in the martial arts world. Some of them involved brotherhood, love between men and women, and some were great knights, and they were patriotic and patriotic...

At the same time, a list of assassins was circulated in the martial arts world. The list recorded all the famous assassins of the Wu Kingdom, followed by a detailed list of their life stories and reasons for being on the list...

These things had been circulated in the martial arts world of the Wu Kingdom before, but no one had ever put these things together to make such a ranking.

There were ten ranks on the list, and only nine assassins. No one knew who made this list, but a sentence that spread out with this list was almost known to everyone.

There were only ten positions on the assassin's list, and only these ten people could be called assassins. Those who could not even make it to the assassin's list were not assassins, but garbage!

The reason why there are only nine assassins on the list is because the top position of the assassin list is empty, with only one line of poetry.

"The Zhao guest has a Hu tassel, and the Wu hook is as bright as frost and snow.

The silver saddle shines on the white horse, and it gallops like a meteor.

Kill one person every ten steps, and leave no trace for a thousand miles.

After the task is completed, he will leave with his clothes brushed, hiding his body and name."

This is a poem describing a knight. It is said that there were many knights in the land of Yan and Zhao in ancient times. This poem describes the style of the knights in the land of Yan and Zhao.

The hat is decorated with a Hu tassel, and the Wu hook sword is as bright as frost and snow; the silver saddle and the white horse complement each other, and galloping like a rustling meteor; within ten steps, he can kill one person, and he must not leave any trace at the pass of a thousand miles; after the task is completed, he will leave with his clothes brushed, leaving no trace, hiding his body and name.

This poem describes a knight or assassin to the peak.

Kill one person every ten steps, and leave no trace for a thousand miles.

After the task is completed, he will leave with his clothes brushed, hiding his body and name...

This is an assassin, an assassin of the highest level. According to the person who made the assassin list, this poem was written for the top of the assassin list. It has been waiting for someone to reach that position and be worthy of these few lines of poetry.

As the old man told the story, many people in the teahouse showed excitement on their faces.

The top of the assassin list is almost the greatest honor for a knight or an assassin...

In the corner, two people were talking in a low voice.

"It is said that Princess Duan Rong's bounty has increased by another 50,000, a full 35 taels of silver. If you can get it, you should be qualified to be on the top of the assassin list, right?"

"There has never been such a high bounty. If this is not possible, who else is qualified?"

"I don't know how many people have gathered in Cangzhou, with the same goal as us. It's not easy to get it?"

...

While the two were talking in a low voice, a sneer suddenly came from the side.

"What you two are talking about is so old news..." A man with a knife at the next table turned around and looked at them, saying: "On the bounty list, the highest bounty is one million silver, ten magic weapons, being favored by storytellers, helping you become famous, getting guidance from masters, and being able to top the assassin list in one fell swoop------you two must not pay much attention to current affairs, right?"

In the corner, one person was stunned and laughed: "Brother, you must be dreaming, one million silver, ten magic weapons, and guidance from masters... Whose head is worth so much silver, you met a charlatan, right?"

Another nodded and said: "Everyone knows that this Duan Rong The reward for the princess was actually ordered by the current emperor. Is there anyone in Wu Kingdom who is more financially powerful and trustworthy than the emperor? "

The man smiled and said, "If the current emperor is trustworthy, the rebels who were recruited by the court to encircle Princess Duanrong would not have disappeared in the imperial capital..."

The two were stunned and asked, "Do you have any evidence for what you said?"

"The million silver taels and ten magic weapons have been verified by ten famous people in the martial arts world. You will know if you go out and ask around..."

The two still didn't believe it and asked suspiciously, "Whose head is so valuable in this world?"

The man pointed to the sky.

The two were startled again, and then their faces changed at the same time. One of them looked terrified and asked, "Who is so bold as to assassinate the emperor?"

"That's all for today." In front, the old man packed up his stall and said, "Tomorrow we will talk about "Jing Ke Assassinating the King of Qin"..."

He waved his hand down and said, "It's the same time, the same place, we'll see you there..."