Chapter 38: Little Jealousy

It turned out that the so-called bamboo building was really a small second floor built with bamboo. The stairs were staggering, and Zhu Xiaofeng asked his followers to wait downstairs. Eunuch Li served tea and waved, "You go down too."

As soon as Eunuch Li left, Zhu Xiaofeng signaled me to sit down, then picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea, pushed one in front of me, and I hurriedly bowed and said, "Oh, I don't dare."

Zhu Xiaofeng waved his hand: "Why don't you dare?"

I heard something in his words and asked, "What does the emperor mean?"

Zhu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "As soon as your identity is announced, there will naturally be countless people who want to curry favor with you. I just took advantage of the convenience of taking advantage of them."

Faced with such a direct opening remark, I could only smile bitterly, "What are the jokes of the emperor?" I can understand the content of his words. The Sword God is rare in a century. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is really a god-like existence. It seems that it is not an exaggeration to be on an equal footing with the emperor. The actions of the Empress of the Kingdom of Women verified this point, but now I am different from the time. In the Kingdom of Women, there were too many uncertain factors. She needed me to go back to help her, and whether I could go back or not was beyond her control. But in the Honglie Empire, my first identity is Shi Cundao's grandson, Shi Cundao is Zhu Xiaofeng's minister. It would be really not easy for Zhu Xiaofeng to treat me like this. I looked around and said, "My grandfather has already told Your Majesty?"

Zhu Xiaofeng said: "I said it."

"Where are others?"

"I asked him to take a step first, let's have a good chat." Zhu Xiaofeng picked up the teacup and sucked loudly, asking me, "Tell me what your plans are in the future?"

I said blankly: "What is the emperor referring to?"

Zhu Xiaofeng said: "The 300,000 vanguard of Heigis has arrived at the edge of the Black Forest. The two countries are about to go to war soon. What do you think?"

I said, "What else am I watching? Just follow my grandpa to beat the dog god."

Zhu Xiaofeng slapped the table: "That's great, so you are willing to help me lead troops to fight?"

I spread my hands and said, "What does the emperor mean?"

Zhu Xiaofeng said: "I think you will be arrogant and refuse to show up. Even if you are willing, you will still make a big mistake."

I said speechlessly: "Well, the country is in danger, I still have this awareness."

Zhu Xiaofeng slapped the table again: "I'm not wrong with you." As he said that, he drank a cup of tea and chewed the tea roots a few times and spitted on the ground. I looked at the emperor in front of me and couldn't help but feel a little funny. Stilyang said he was very majestic, and I didn't see it at all. In fact, if it weren't for meeting here, Zhu Xiaofeng would look like a pig-killing butcher, and his words and behavior would look like a civilian.

Zhu Xiaofeng asked me: "Have Xiaoshi led soldiers before?"

I said, "No, I could not practice sword energy before, and according to the laws of our country, I could not join the army."

"How many military books have you read?"

“…No.”

"Are you humble or have you really never read it?"

"I really haven't read it. Since I can't join the army, why should I read it?"

Zhu Xiaofeng laughed, picked up an empty cup and put it on the table and said, "This is like a mountain. If you give you 100,000 troops, how should you set up camp?"

I didn't understand why, so I touched my chin and said, "This... I'll just put it at the foot of the mountain."

Zhu Xiaofeng shook his head and gestured, "The north of the mountain is Yin and the south of the mountain is Yang. According to ordinary military books, the troops should be stationed on the yang side. Of course, it depends on the enemy's movements and specific terrain - it seems that you have never read any military books."

Then I realized that he was taking the exam for me, and blushed and said, "I'll make you laugh."

Zhu Xiaofeng waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you can learn the things in military books simply. You can be familiar with them even if you haven't brought the military skills. As a commander, you still have to rely on your talent. I have many ancient books to give to you. When I leave, I will ask someone to send them to your mansion."

I smiled and said, "I won't be a general."

Zhu Xiaofeng said: "Of course you can't be a general, but you have to be a marshal."

I said in surprise: "Isn't the emperor telling it seriously?"

Zhu Xiaofeng said naturally: "The position of commander of the three armies will naturally be yours in the future."

"What about my grandpa?"

Zhu Xiaofeng smiled but did not answer, and paused, "Marson Shi is 80 years old this year? To put it in a bad way, how many years can he stay in the position of coach?"

"Isn't there anyone else?"

Zhu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Others? You are a great sword god, why do others compete with you? Even if you are seniority-oriented, you think it's the same as him. I don't believe that there are still people in this world who are jealous of their sons, and he will do his best to assist you."

I was shocked by Zhu Xiaofeng's words for a while and Zhu Xiaofeng saw that I didn't speak, saying, "What, am I wrong?"

I said quietly: "The emperor speaks so fiercely that I can't keep up."

Zhu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "I am like this. I like to say anything on the surface. I hope you can do this too. I am the emperor and you are the sword god. There is no need for us to hide it."

I was both funny and helpless: "The emperor must not know that there is an allusion called 'Book of War', which means that a boy can talk, but he will pee when he moves. Aren't you afraid that I will do the same?"

Zhu Xiaofeng said: "Don't be afraid, at least you are better than him in one thing. You know yourself. If I ask you to be in charge, I don't expect you to be a war like a god. There are many people who can fight in Hong Lie. Is it enough for them to do specific things?"

I sighed and said, "Here I'm here again, the emperor also wants me to be a vase."

Zhu Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "That's not the case. Take your grandfather as an example. Can he win every battle? Why can he be a marshal? Because he is in charge, soldiers and generals are brave. This is his extraordinaryness. Of course, I said that you are the leader. You are not now. Your prestige is not high now. I will give you five years of experience. As long as you have no major mistakes within 5 years, you will be the marshal. If the war ends within 5 years, if you don't want to be an official, I will give you a fiefdom. Then you will be your sword god and I will still be my emperor. I will never break my promise."

I said quietly: "Why is the emperor so kind to me?"

Zhu Xiaofeng laughed and said, "I can't help you."

"Why?"

Zhu Xiaofeng did not answer directly, and he picked up the teacup and placed it aside, saying, "Look, this is our federal continent." Then he picked up another teacup and said, "This is the Heijis Empire. Although Heijis' area is not as big as our federal continent, one has only one emperor, and the other is a dozen countries that occupy a piece of the place. In terms of military strength and financial resources, we Hong Lie is only one quarter of Heijis's. If we do not mobilize all favorable factors to use it, the disaster of destruction of the country is imminent. At this moment, you, a sword god, don't need to say the rest, right?"

I nodded: "No need."

Zhu Xiaofeng tapped the table with his fingers and said word by word: "I will do whatever I can to win this battle!"

I said with a sigh: "It seems that it is not easy to be an emperor."

Zhu Xiaofeng corrected me: "It's not easy. If you don't talk about internal and external troubles, you can't even want to have a good meal and drink a cup of tea."

Although I have never been an emperor, I have read the posts posted by technical occupants and know that the emperor's life is sometimes boring, so I nodded.

Zhu Xiaofeng looked at me and said, "These words were not something you could say, but they were strange. I felt like I was in love with you at first sight." Seeing me with a strange expression, he smiled, "This is not a compliment."

I also laughed: "I believe this. In the world, the emperor doesn't need to compliment anyone." In fact, I also have this feeling. Just as he evaluated himself, this emperor puts everything on the surface, like a villain, and as open as a gentleman, which is refreshing.

We chatted for a few words, and the topic naturally touched Wei Wuji again. I roughly recounted the story of the day. Zhu Xiaofeng sighed: "To put it, Wei Wuji is also a talent, but unfortunately his intentions are not right."

I tentatively said, "Your Majesty, I don't know if I can ask about something?"

"explain."

I touched my nose and said, "Since Wei Wuji was the leader in both literary and martial arts, why did he become my grandfather in the end?"

Zhu Xiaofeng said: "Well, if you ask him in person when the Emperor was there, I was only 7 years old when I was a martial arts competition. I have almost forgotten these things."

"Too."

Zhu Xiaofeng said: "But Marshal Shi's general seal may not be without my contribution."

“How to say it?”

"Because I said something after seeing Wei Wuji back then."

"What do you mean?" I was immediately interested.

Zhu Xiaofeng said: "After the third game, the First Emperor asked me what I had about the two. When talking about Wei Wuji, I said to the First Emperor, 'This person's eyes are so bright'. The First Emperor asked me how to do the bright method, and I said again, 'He seems to be stealing something.' The next day, the First Emperor announced the result, so Marshal Shi's Shi's Shi Yin was also helpful."

I was confused and said, "What does it mean to be too bright?"

Zhu Xiaofeng said: "I think about it now, it's just an unfair look that is full of ambitiousness and unwilling to live under people for a long time."

I said, "Just because Wei Wuji didn't become the marshal?"

Zhu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "It's entirely because of this. For a look, I'm not going to ruin the future of a handsome man. Didn't my father become a fool? In fact, those three competitions not only compare their skills, but also their minds. Wei Wuji is self-righteous and elegant. He expresses his indignation in his poems and essays. He is willing to take risks in his military use but cannot be called a masterpiece. He never leaves a way out for martial arts. He is not a bad choice for his opponent. If his opponent is not damaged, he will be injured. If such a person becomes a marshal, he will inevitably be stubborn and jealous of the virtuous. This is a taboo for the commander!"

I nodded thoughtfully, but thought to myself: It’s said that your heart is unpredictable, there are really traps everywhere! Then I was shocked again. It would be fine if the old emperor was cunning, but Zhu Xiaofeng was only 7 years old back then!
Chapter completed!