Chapter 32: The General Will Not Rule the Country

General Zuo was extremely angry at this time. When he first saw these people coming back, he felt a little guilty.

After all, a thousand people went out, but only half came back. The others fell on the road. You must know that these people are elite children from various aristocratic families.

It can be considered a heavy loss. Fortunately, the geniuses of various aristocratic families have no problems.

But when he heard what these people had done, he was suddenly shocked and angry.

He just asked these people to investigate a place where the ghost beast tribe lives based on the intelligence.

But I didn't expect that these people would directly engage in a big battle with each other!

It would be fine if they all raped each other, but a general-level ghost beast tribe actually took over.

He could imagine that after this time, the Ghost Beast Tribe would definitely take the opportunity to declare war.

Such consequences are not something they can bear!

That's why he questioned these people so angrily,

"You actually changed the marching route without authorization. Who can bear the responsibility for your mistake this time!"

However, in the face of General Zuo's blaming, Li Shimin and others looked extremely calm and were not in a hurry. After the other party finished speaking,

Li Shimin said calmly,

"General, this is a cross-border battle, but according to your military orders, we are just following your orders."

"What's more, we encountered a general whose strength is above level 6 of the Ghost Beast Clan. Being able to completely annihilate the opponent's guards and repel the opponent's general is already a great achievement!"

"As for what the general said about changing the marching route without authorization,"

Having said this, Li Shimin paused, and then said with a bit of sarcasm,

"Has General Zuo received the news? Follow the original march route and transport the important troops. I am afraid that the entire army has been annihilated by now!"

"If Brother Qin Zheng hadn't seen something wrong here, we would have been ambushed and the entire army would have been wiped out!"

"There are spies in the army, and General Zuo didn't notice it. This is already a dereliction of duty!"

"So instead of questioning us here, the general might as well find out who the spy is!"

"As for us, we will return to the capital immediately and report to the imperial court!"

Listening to Li Shimin's words, General Zuo couldn't help but look sad.

Of course, he had received the news. He was originally responsible for delivering supplies to the children of these aristocratic families, that is, to monitor their teams.

During the retreat, they encountered an ambush, the entire army was wiped out, and all supplies were taken away.

This means that the Ghost Beast Clan has been targeting them for a long time, but they just didn't take action. When they saw these people starting to retreat, they took a ruthless action!

But for this operation, he sent almost all the border troops he could use to confuse the public.

If he can still be targeted, there is only one reason: there are spies in the army!

The most suspicious thing this time was that he had already made speculations in his mind, but the other party had already cleared up all these things, and now all the responsibilities were on him!

Thinking of this, General Zuo couldn't help but glance at Qin Zheng, who had been silent beside him.

He didn't expect that the other party would actually see through these situations.

Of course, there is no point in asking now, so I can only say in a dry tone,

"You have no military orders, so you just go back without fear of punishment?!"

This time, before Li Shimin spoke, Liu Xiu said calmly,

"General Zuo may have forgotten that when the children of the aristocratic family come here, I will not be a border soldier."

"Isn't it because of this reason that General Zuo lets us fight across the border?"

"Now that we have suffered heavy losses, you can see it in your eyes and go back with the credit. I'm afraid the court can't blame my family!"

Of course they would not be frightened by General Zuo's words. If they had not had such a plan, they would not have risked fighting across the border.

General Zuo couldn't help but sigh. He knew that the other party was right, but he still struggled a little and said,

"You are also young talents and the pillars of the country, why can't you think more about the great cause?"

But as soon as he said these words, General Zuo knew that they would have no effect.

In the hearts of these children of aristocratic families, their own family is the most important.

Now that they have achieved their goal, they don't care about Da Gan's fate.

Sure enough, even Zhu Yuanzhang, who was usually generous, said,

"General Zuo, we have tried our best, but please make preparations as soon as possible."

"At the very least, all people within a hundred miles of the border must be evacuated."

In his opinion, the war between Daqian and the Ghost Beast Clan is inevitable.

And Daqian was destined to lose. It was not a wise choice to bury himself on the front line in vain at this time.

What he can do is to ask the other party to evacuate the people within a hundred miles,

At least in the first stage, the people will not suffer too much harm.

After retreating hundreds of miles, Daqian should be able to stabilize the defense line no matter what. When the time comes, there is nothing he can do if he takes one step at a time.

At this point, General Zuo could only sigh again. He knew that he could not keep these people.

Originally, he wanted to use these people to form the backbone of the army, because most of the other large frontier troops were unreliable.

He waved his hand weakly and said,

"Now that you are all prepared, please do as you please."

Qin Zheng, Li Shimin, and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at each other, then saluted and said,

"Then I'll leave immediately and return to the capital."

Then he no longer hesitated and left here with his people. Their tribesmen were already ready and could leave at any time. They did not want to stay here anymore.

Not long after, all the disciples of the aristocratic families had led their clansmen outside the military camp.

The leaders of all the children of the aristocratic families gathered together to say their final farewells. Li Shimin said with a smile,

"Everyone, I have to say goodbye today. I don't know when we can see each other again."

Liu Xiu on the side said a little strangely,

"Brother Li, aren't you going back to the capital?"

All of their major aristocratic families, except Zhu Yuanzhang, are now in the capital of Daqian, so everyone is on the way back, too.

Li Shimin shook his head at this time and said,

"I won't go back to the capital. I'll go directly back to Tang Province."

Everyone else couldn't help but move their eyes slightly when they heard this. Of course they knew that Tang Province was where the Li family started to gain influence.

In this situation, everyone naturally understands the meaning of not going to the capital and taking all the young people back to Tang Province.

Liu Xiu quickly returned with a smile,

"This is a good idea. I can also write to my family members and go back to Han Province directly."

"This will save you from having to make a detour when the time comes."

Han Province is the hometown of the Liu family.

Others also said at this time,

"This is indeed a good idea. I should also talk to my family about it."

Seeing this scene, Li Shimin couldn't help but smile.

He deliberately mentioned this matter just now because he wanted to see the attitude of other aristocratic families.

Sure enough, it was just as he thought. Everyone knew that Da Gan might not be able to stay on this ship any longer.

Everyone has already started to have their own plans.

He said it in advance to lay the groundwork for what might happen next.

If it is as expected by the elders in the family, the Li family will take the leading position in the coming era of great strife!

Even reach the highest position!

And all of this can start from winning over other aristocratic families, so he quickly said with a smile,

"In this case, if I meet you again in the future, we will still need to help each other."

Upon hearing this, the leaders of other small aristocratic families quickly agreed,

"Of course!"

Small families have their own way of survival.

Only Liu Xiu and the others looked slightly complicated, but they still said,

"Brother Li is right. Now the ghost beast clan has the intention of destroying me, and the angel clan also harbors evil intentions. Naturally, we should help each other."

Although everyone has some ideas that are not easy to explain, as long as the threat of the ghost beast clan is not eliminated and the angel clan is outside snooping, their interests are still consistent.

Soon the geniuses of several big families reached an agreement. After completing these things,

Li Shimin did not leave immediately, but smiled and said to Qin Zheng,

"Brother Qin, I would like to thank you and Brother Lang this time. If anything happens in the future, just write to me."

"The door of the Li family is always open to you."

In his opinion, although the Qin family is now in decline, it still has some strength.

Moreover, Qin Zheng's commanding ability is extremely good and he is a talented person.

There is a highly skilled practitioner like Brother Lang behind him, so he still owes a favor this time.

It is completely normal to win over each other.

He believed that people from other major families would not let him go either.

Sure enough, before Qin Zheng could reply, Liu Xiu on the side smiled and said,

"Han Province and Qin Province are the closest. I should have more contact with Brother Qin."

Even Wu Meier, who always looked cold on the side, said,

"I, although I am a little far away from Brother Qin, I will never forget this kindness. What I said before will always be valid."

Only Zhu Yuanzhang ignored the small thoughts of several people and said carelessly,

"Brother Qin, if you need anything, just tell me and I will definitely help you if I can!"

This is considered a promise.

Seeing this scene, many leaders of small aristocratic families showed envy.

Naturally, they can see some things clearly these days. Daqian will definitely not be able to do it.

After that, the owners of this land will inevitably emerge from these big families.

So no matter who gets the most power in the end, the Qin family's status will not be too low, and it is only a matter of time before it regains its previous momentum.

Qin Zheng didn't look arrogant at this time, but said extremely sincerely,

"This time is the result of our joint progress and retreat. I must be grateful. That is also Alang's greatest contribution. How dare I take the credit?"

"I just hope that I will still have the same hatred in front of the Ghost Beast Tribe!"

He can naturally see other people's thoughts, but now their biggest enemy is the ghost beast tribe.

If it is not handled well, it will be a crisis of genocide. These little thoughts between each other are not worth mentioning at all!

After hearing Qin Zheng's words, everyone else nodded and said,

"Of course."

They have the same attitude towards the Ghost Beast Tribe.

So after the people reached a consensus, they didn't waste much time and quickly said goodbye and left here.

Until the end, only Qin Zheng remained where he was.

He did not leave immediately, but looked in the direction of the Ghost Beast Clan with a slightly worried expression.

Now Alang has not come back yet.

Just when he was in a trance, Qin Yu's voice came from the side,

"Even if you want to deal with me, you can't do it here."

"I lost this time. When I go back, I can kill or chop you as you please."

When Qin Zheng came back to his senses, he saw Qin Yu looking at him with an unconvinced expression.

Suddenly he frowned slightly and said,

"Who said I would deal with you?"

Qin Yu was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said,

"I have been against you, you..."

When he was in the family, he often made things difficult for the other party. After arriving here, he almost took away the other party's power and forced the other party to raid the Ghost Beast Clan with them.

Almost everyone was killed, and in his opinion, the hatred between the two was almost endless.

Upon hearing this, Qin Zheng did not look at it for advice, but said lightly,

"When did you become able to go against me?"

"Okay, leave two people to get to know Hu Hai. The one with the big wild boar is here to wait for Alang and the others. The others will set off immediately. We will return to Qin Province."

He has never regarded the other party as an opponent. Before, Li Shimin and others only used him as a pawn.

He is just thinking about how to deal with the next situation. How can he think about this kind of internal fighting?

Soon, all the Qin family's children also took action. They were now completely subordinate to Qin's government.

Only Qin Xi stood there in despair. Even if he lost, he wouldn't feel so uncomfortable. After all, winning and losing are extremely normal things.

However, he regarded the other party as his lifelong enemy, but the other party never regarded him as an opponent. The sense of loss made it even more difficult for him to accept.

Of course, he eventually followed the team, after all, he was still a descendant of the Qin family.

When the Qin family's children left here, the entire area became empty.

At this time, at the entrance of the military camp, General Zuo looked at the backs of all the disciples of the aristocratic families leaving, with a hint of sadness on his face. Then he looked in the direction of Daqian Capital City and muttered to himself a little sadly,

"The country will not be a country, Your Majesty, Queen Mother, how should you deal with yourself?"

A few days later, at the highest point of the Daqian court, a slightly childish young man sat there.

Behind the young man, there is a bead curtain. Behind the bead curtain is a slightly alluring woman.

In the court, the ministers all glanced at him. They all knew where the young man looked at the bead curtain.

The Queen Mother is the actual controller of Daqian.

But now, the person in charge of this huge empire looks extremely ugly.

Because under the court, Watanabe, the envoy of the Ghost Beast Clan, was saying with a bit of a sneer,

"Dagan took the initiative to cross the border and invade our clan's territory. This time, it cannot be solved by paying compensation. The territory must be ceded!"

"It's fine if you don't cut it! Then the warriors of our tribe can only take it themselves!"

Hearing this, everyone in the Daqian court became ugly.

(An An)