The Dao Gate of the End Times (4) (Are You Flying on a Sword in the End Times? (Three...)

Chapter 46

Ji Changze and the military advisor had finished discussing it, but General Hou didn't think it through clearly. Fortunately, the two of them had known that this would happen, so they were not surprised.

Anyway, as long as General Hou can fight.

There is no need for him to use his brain.

They discussed the matter over a stick of incense and decided what to do next.

General Hou is really good at fighting, and his brain is also very useful when marching and fighting. However, apart from fighting, his brain shuts down whenever he encounters other things.

It wouldn't be wrong to call him stupid.

Maybe this is because the personal talent is only full of fighting, and everything else is zero.

If the world is at peace, it is a good thing that he is like this. After all, the people who hold military power below are stupid, which is very good for the emperor.

But who told us that these are troubled times?

The princes were eyeing each other, fighting to the death. They did not dare to attack the emperor. They could only focus on the six ministries of the court, civil and military officials, and tried every means to win over people.

At this time, the death rate of hundreds of officials in the court was very high.

After all, take sides, the opponent may want to kill you.

If you don't take sides, everyone might kill you.

It is even more impossible to play both sides, and he will be killed directly.

Like General Hou, there are many people who are resented because they did not accept the second prince's win over.

You don’t accept my win over? OK! You look down on me!

You don’t accept my win over? OK! Are you secretly siding with my opponent?

You don’t accept my win over? OK! If you're not of any use to me, go to hell and let someone like me come up instead!

In short, smart people will live longer no matter what they do, while brainless people, like General Hou, will die no matter what they do.

Even if he does nothing, if he sits in this position and holds this military power, there will naturally be people who want to replace him.

Don’t want this military power? That would be even more exciting. What is a useless person doing in this world?

It means death anyway, that's exactly what it is.

The military advisor wanted to save his life, but the problem was that General Hou's IQ could not be improved and he could only survive with the help of external forces.

For example, military advisor, such as Ji Changze.

"First increase the loyalty of the soldiers below to the general."

After Ji Changze finished speaking, he thought for a while and then decided: "Let's start with this military order on drinking."

The military advisor frowned and nodded: "Okay."

They knelt down facing each other, and General Hou sat on one side. Seeing that the two seemed to have reached a consensus, he asked curiously: "What should we do? Will it tire you out?"

Ji Changze smiled at him: "Not really, I just need to trouble the general."

General Hou: "???"

"I???"

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It is the cold winter, but the soldiers in the military camp cannot sleep in, they all have to get up to practice.

While they were practicing, their superiors suddenly told them to stop practicing because the general had something to say.

So everyone went to line up with sweat on their foreheads.

There is a high platform in the military camp, just to go up when necessary when Hou Jiangjun is talking, so that he can speak more clearly.

In the camp, people from below came in: "General, everyone is here."

"Okay, I'll come right away."

Hou Jiangjun recited the manuscript Ji Changze had written for him and the military advisor polished it several times, rubbed his face again, and then strode out.

After standing up, he waved his hand and raised his voice loudly:

"Yesterday, I caught two soldiers taking wine back to the military camp."

Wang Da and Wang Er shrank their necks underneath, not daring to say a word.

The other soldiers all thought that General Hou was planning to punish the soldiers who drank secretly in public, but General Hou waved his hand and said: "Since I enacted the prohibition on alcohol, many people have repeatedly violated the prohibition without any repentance. They were beaten and scolded. But it’s always forbidden.”

Even though he looked stupid in front of the military advisor, he actually looked a bit fierce. With his face so downcast at the moment, it was really scary to look at him.

At least there were so many people standing below who didn't dare to say anything.

So many people were completely silent.

What General Hou said became more and more clear: "I know that each and every one of you secretly thinks that the alcohol prohibition is useless. Well, today I will let you see whether it is useful or not."

"The captain of Team C and Team B and Team B and Team B and Three will go out."

The two soldiers stood up confused, looking a little scared.

They didn't commit any crime either.

General Hou pointed at them and said loudly: "These two are good drinkers, and most people know this."

As he spoke, he turned his head and shouted below: "Bring it up!!"

Immediately, some soldiers carried a big man up and placed him firmly on the table with a dull sound.

General Hou stepped forward and opened it, and the aroma of wine immediately wafted out.

He raised his voice and said, "Here is a jar of fine wine. I asked someone to go to town to buy it early in the morning. You two come forward and start drinking. Stop when you feel you are done."

The two of them stepped forward hesitantly, neither daring to move.

General Hou glared and said fiercely: "Look what I am doing, drink!!"

The boss had an order, and even though they didn't know why the order was given, the two of them could only drink.

Don't tell me, it's really delicious wine. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, they could drink it and laugh out loud.

No one dared to say anything, they just watched the two of them drinking.

Waiting until both of them put down the spoons in their hands: "General, drink it up."

"Drink, right?"

General Hou looked at the two men, his face was indeed red, and his eyes looked a little blurry.

He casually pointed at a thin soldier and said, "Come on, fight them, fight them."

The soldier was stunned. He was born thin, and the two men, as captains, were all muscular and more experienced than him. How could he beat them?

He stepped forward tremblingly, but dared not move.

General Hou frowned and shouted, "Fight!"

The military advisor saw this, shook his head, and went up to say softly; "You three fight, two against one, the winner will be rewarded with five taels of silver."

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the two captains and the soldier, who were already drunk and not very clear-headed, lit up.

They immediately started fighting without hesitation.

The soldier was thin, and the two were dizzy and could not even stand steadily. For a while, they actually maintained a tie.

The military advisor stood aside and watched. General Hou quietly came to him and said, "Cousin, the five taels of silver..."

"Please pay it from the general's account."

General Hou felt bitter, but he had to maintain his image in front of his subordinates. He could only feel bitter and scold the three people with a stern face:

"Is this how you fight against the enemy?! Your lower body is not stable. How did I train you on weekdays?!"

The three of them fought lively.

Ji Changze also found it interesting to watch from below.

What a bunch of noobs fighting each other.

Because it was not General Hou who was talking now, the soldiers around him also whispered.

"Who do you think will win?"

"It's the two captains, look how strong they are."

"I don't think so. They drank and couldn't even stand steadily. Otherwise, how could they let such a thin boy fight and fight, and they couldn't take him down for so long."

"That's right. I really envy this boy. It would be great if I was the one called up just now. Five taels of silver."

Ji Changze listened to them talking, took out some peanuts from his pocket and started eating.

He ate while watching the battle on the stage.

Sure enough, it was over soon.

Although the two captains were experienced and taller than the little guy, they drank and were unconscious. They were blown by the wind and felt sleepy. It was good that they didn't fall asleep directly on the stage.

Under the secret and distressed gaze of General Hou, the military advisor personally gave the five taels of silver to the thin soldier.

The other two staggered down dejectedly, and the soldier ran off the stage with excitement.

These five taels of silver were enough for their family to spend for three years.

On the stage, General Hou's eyes followed Yin Zi. To others, he admired this kid who could knock down two captains, and he was even more envious.

It was not until Yin Zi, no, the soldier, entered the team and disappeared that General Hou reluctantly withdrew his eyes.

"Did you see it? These two people are famous for their drinking, fighting, and experience in killing enemies, but so what? They were slaughtered after drinking and couldn't even beat a soldier."

"If you are at home or outside, as long as you are not in my military camp, you can drink as much as you want, and this general doesn't care. But if you get drunk in the military camp and the enemy attacks, a drunk person can't even tell the directions. How can you fight the enemy? !!"

"Do you have to rely on burping? !!"

Seeing his furious face and frighteningly cold tone, the people below didn't dare to speak, and looked at General Hou carefully.

"For the sake of your lives, we didn't allow you to drink, but you all are so good that you drink secretly even when you are not allowed to drink. What? You don't feel bad about being beaten with a stick, right?"

No matter how many people who love drinking complained about General Hou before.

Now seeing the two drunk captains being beaten by a thin soldier, they are all a little scared.

They are all people who have been to the battlefield, and of course they know how dangerous it would be if they really encountered an enemy attack.

Your life is still very important.

Seeing that the people below looked thoughtful, General Hou snorted coldly:

"Today I will set a rule here. In the future, if we catch people drinking in the barracks, we will not beat them with a stick, but we will fine them. Five taels for one person, ten taels for two people, and fifteen taels for three people!"

General Hou waved his hand again, and the people below hurriedly carried a heavy box up. He opened it himself and revealed the copper coins inside.

He looked down at the people below; "Did you see it? These are the two soldiers of the A9 team, named Wang Da and Wang Er. They secretly brought wine back to the barracks and were fined ten taels!"

Wang Da and Wang Er were shrinking their necks, and suddenly heard their names being mentioned, and their necks shrank even more.

General Hou continued; "I sent someone to change the silver into ten thousand copper coins and distribute them to you."

The soldiers below, who were originally quiet, immediately looked up, and each of them showed joy on their faces.

"What are you happy about! Are you happy just because you got the money?! Then you'd better hope that someone dares to break the ban next time and is caught again. This general will deal with it the same way, fine, and distribute the money to others. Even if you don't have money in your hands, it will be deducted from the military pay."

"The first time is fined five taels, the second time is ten taels, and the third time is fifteen taels. If you can't pay and can't deduct it, then you will be punished for a serious crime!"

After saying that, he turned around and strode away from the stage.

The people below were immediately led to disperse.

Only after hiding behind did General Hou breathe a sigh of relief. He almost forgot the words just now. Fortunately, he had memorized them all night last night.

Ji Changze came around from the other side: "General, in a moment you can give two taels of silver to each of the two captains."

General Hou: "???"

"Isn't it said that you can only make money if you win?"

"They didn't do anything wrong. They were pulled onto the stage and drunk for no reason, and they were knocked down by a thin soldier in front of the entire military camp. They were also captains after all, so they needed some face. If the general doesn't give some compensation, I'm afraid, They have resentment in their hearts.”

Ji Changze comforted him with a smile: "Anyway, you were willing to give me five taels of silver just now, are you still afraid of two more taels?"

General Hou finally forced himself to forget the five taels of silver: "..."

My heart hurts so much. It hurts so much.

Ji Changze: "General, don't you have any money? If I don't have any money, I'll go to the military advisor and ask for it."

General Hou became angry: "Who said I have no money? I am also General Xingguo after all. How can I have no money?!"

He dug and dug, and finally took out a piece of silver and handed it to Ji Changze with a look of reluctance.

"I'm afraid this silver is worth three taels. Remember to pay me back one tael. That's what I used to buy wine."

Ji Changze took the silver and said to the corner covered by wood: "What the military advisor said is that the general still has the silver hidden."

The military advisor, holding a hand stove and wearing tight clothes, walked out from the corner and looked at General Hou quietly.

General Hou: "..."

Sometimes he really suspected that he and his cousin were not related.

My cousin and Ji Changze are the ones.

It's amazing that these two people come together.

The military advisor didn't say anything. He just said, "General, please find a carpenter. There is something we need to make."

"Okay, no problem, I'll ask my people to look for it immediately."

General Hou patted his chest and asked curiously, "What do you want to do?"

The military advisor looked at Ji Changze, who did not hide anything: "Wheelchair."

"What is a wheelchair?"

General Hou didn't know why.

Ji Changze said: "The general will know after it is made."

"By the way, I came up with another good idea to trick the second prince. Why don't we go to the camp and talk about it slowly?"

It was definitely not easy to talk about this kind of thing outside. After the three of them entered the camp, General Hou became curious again when he looked at Ji Changze who was taking out the book and placing it on the table.

"Mr. Ji, do you have any grudge against the second prince?"

Ji Changze frowned and thought for a while, then said: "I will answer this question for you later."

General Hou: "???"

The military advisor opened the messages sent today and was reading them down one by one. Suddenly, when he turned to one of the pages, his face became cold and he slammed the table.

General Hou, who was sitting down and fanning himself, was startled by his appearance: "Cousin, cousin?"

"What's wrong? But is there any bad news in the capital?"

Ji Changze walked over and picked up the message.

He sneered and handed it to General Hou.

"Look General, now I have a grudge against the second prince."

General Hou took it over in confusion, his eyebrows furrowed as he looked at it, his face full of anger.

"This is unreasonable!!"

He also slapped the table and almost jumped up with anger: "Xingguo is now in chaos, and the people are already living a difficult life. As a prince, he doesn't want to serve the country and the people, but he takes the opportunity to rob women and children and sell them to the northwest. Does he still have humanity?"

Ji Changze took the message and threw it into the fire, watching it gradually burn out, his eyes filled with ice.

"This matter must not have happened in a day or two. Otherwise, why could those rebels easily escape to the northwest? The Geq family over there occupies the grassland and has many good horses, but they lack women. The second prince exchanged my Xingguo people for good horses, right? I’m afraid it’s a good deal for him.”

The military advisor suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Ji Changze: "Have you known for a long time? That the person who destroyed the village was the second prince's people?"

"It's not hard to guess."

"Yes." The military advisor nodded and sighed: "The second prince's fiefdom is nearby. Although he has not yet gone to the fiefdom, it is easy for him to do what he wants. In addition, he has always been generous and has many good horses at his disposal. The money was spent clearly, but the reason was never mentioned.”

General Hou, who was still angry: "..."

He could never keep up with these two.

"Then what should we do now? Now that the second prince's affair has been revealed, we don't have to do anything, right?"

The military advisor shook his head: "He won't be tripped. It's just some common people. No one will care."

Ji Changze looked at him and stretched out his hand to warm the fire; "He was exposed this time because someone in the court mentioned that he wanted to redeem the people who were sold to the northwest by the rebels. The general can bring back all the people who rejuvenate our country after wiping out the rebels. It is also a great achievement." "

General Hou nodded: "What about your wife?"

"My wife, of course I will bring her back myself."

During this period of time, he and his military advisor have been thinking about how to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible, and found that the fastest is half a year.

And he had to ignore the resistance from the second prince.

Weren't they surprised before that they didn't agree to solicit? Why did the second prince try so hard to go against General Hou?

Now it seems that the plan is to get him down and replace his own people. It will be easier and simpler to exchange people for horses.

"Get ready to go and bring the miracle doctor over."

General Hou then remembered it and said quickly, "Speaking of this miracle doctor, my people came back after asking about it and said that the miracle doctor has a weird temper. Since his legs were lame due to the poison he tried, he has refused to see him again." "

Ji Changze nodded: "I know, he will still help people see doctors, but he just put forward a condition."

"Yes, he said that he would only be willing to see the patient if the person who wanted him to see him could move freely, like a normal person."

General Hou thought this was an excuse: "He himself can't cure it. If someone really has such ability, why would he need to see him for treatment?"

"Before, someone asked him to see a doctor, but he didn't want to. He didn't want to see the doctor even when the knife was on his neck. I think there is no way. Why don't we change someone? But after asking around, only this miracle doctor has a high reputation."

Ji Changze: "Who said there is no way."

He pointed to the drawings on the table: "This is the way."

The army started to set off. During the march, they stopped to rest at the place where the miracle doctor was.

They brought people to the bamboo house.

General Hou took the lead and said: "I am Hou Zi Hou Ruoming, and I am here to see the miracle doctor."

A little boy pushed open the door and walked out, saying crisply: "Master said that he will only see patients again if he can move freely."

General Hou immediately showed a smile of surprise and pride on his face, and asked someone to move the wheelchair forward.

Patting the wheelchair armrest: "This is the thing that allows the miracle doctor to move freely."

The child looked up and down in confusion: "What is this?"

"Wheelchair!"

General Hou pointed to Ji Changze beside him: "This gentleman with great talent made it."

Ji Changze bowed and saluted, with a humble face: "No, no."

"It's just in my brain."