Ever since they had decided on their grand plan and announced their wedding in front of everyone, Wu Ming and Wu Qing had nothing to hide. As such, they settled down in the Prefectural Governor Manor.
The entire County Governor Manor would address him as son-in-law whenever they saw him, flattering him. It was rather comfortable.
In particular, the female soldiers under Wu Zhi's command looked at Wu Ming with a bit of unscrupulous and faint expectation, causing Wu Ming to be slightly confused. Then, he came to a sudden realization.
"After Wu Zhi marries me, these female soldiers will definitely become my dowry maids, which means they will all be my concubines in the future? Then wouldn't my backyard become a military camp? But I can't do that … "
With a little embarrassment, Wu Ming came to Wu Zhi's study.
At this time, all kinds of documents were piled up high. In the middle of the pile was a map of the two counties. Every path and even mountain path was marked. It was the most detailed map that Wu Ming had ever seen in Dazhou.
Wu Zhi had changed into his martial attire and looked even more valiant. He pointed at the map and said, "This is what I ordered people to draw when I was traveling the two counties. I didn't expect it to finally come in handy!"
Then, he waved his hand. "All of you, leave. Chen Weizheng, Chen Yingzheng, and Ceng Wenshu stay!"
Immediately, the civil and military officials retreated. Many envious gazes looked at the few people who stayed behind. They knew that they must be Wu Zhi's trusted subordinates.
Of course, the gaze that fell on Wu Ming was the kind of look that looked at a lucky person, and there was a strong taste of jealousy in them.
"Come, let me introduce you!"
Wu Zhi stepped forward and said intimately, "You've met the uncle and nephew of the Chen family, and this Ceng Wenshu. Although he has just become my subordinate, he is very knowledgeable and knowledgeable. In the future, he will definitely be an extraordinary person!"
"Junior Ceng Yu greets Young Master Wu!"
This young clerk bowed respectfully. He was meticulous and had the temperament of an erudite old scholar.
"Hmm … Looks like after adding the Dragon Luck, I'll be able to make a fortune quickly. Many people are willing to follow me!"
With a flash of his Heaven Eye, Wu Ming immediately knew that this Ceng Yu had a great destiny. Moreover, his literary thoughts were brilliant, and he was a genius of the world.
"I heard that this man's background is quite mysterious. He used to be Shi Yue's subordinate, but he was hunted down and was saved by Wu Zhi. In order to return the favor, he joined Wu Zhi!"
Immediately, Chen Jingzong and Chen Shuncheng also stepped forward to greet him humbly. After all, this was their immediate superior's immediate superior. They could not afford to slight him.
"En, Chen Jingzong, continue!"
Wu Zhi rubbed his eyebrows. "Everyone here is my confidant. There's no need to hide anything …"
"Yes, sir!"
Chen Jingzong bowed and said, "After reorganization, my Southern Phoenix Army has seven thousand regular soldiers. They are all formed from county soldiers and county soldiers. They can still be used."
"It's just that after the upheaval in Chu Feng County, Xing Ju and Li Yu each held the military power. The number of soldiers was expanded to ten thousand. Although the good and the bad were mixed in, they were still able to defend the city. This was a problem!"
"Our Nan Feng County has seven counties, while Chu Feng County has eight. The difference is not big, but when it comes to the productivity of the people, we are slightly inferior!"
Wu Zhi sighed.
However, Wu Ming's eyes flashed. He knew that this was the common problem of all the small feudal vassals.
Just like in Dingzhou, there were currently four military towns. In reality, each of them ruled a county. Their strength was not much different, and they often confronted each other and consumed each other.
Only when a true hero rose and conquered another county could they then fight two against one and gain a great advantage. Only then could they show the power to sweep through.
"However, this step has stumped countless heroes in the beginning. That's why this first bucket of gold is so important. The Taoist sects often point out hidden dragons, and that's because they want to use Karmic Luck to help them develop quickly. Once they pass this hurdle, they'll have a smooth road to sweep through the provinces and counties!"
Of course, among the seven counties of Dingzhou, the largest military town was still the court of Dazhou!
Even now, it controlled three counties and had a righteous name. However, this was the case for success and failure.
If they sent a provincial magistrate who could shoulder the responsibility and grant him military and financial power, he could probably unify Dingzhou with one move. However, if he had the slightest ambition, he would certainly separate a region and spy on the throne!
Thus, the court could not be at ease. Not only did it not give him power, but it also restricted him in every way. When appointing a provincial magistrate of Pingyong, they had to divide power. Until now, the combined power of the three counties was only slightly more than that of a military town. They could barely maintain the righteous name of the court.
"It is a pity that the current provincial magistrate is not an ambitious person. Otherwise, as long as he killed all the military supervisors of the court and turned the three counties into private property, he could immediately unify Dingzhou and even spy on the throne of the Emperor!"
In troubled times, military towns rose one after another, but the court continued to weaken. Dingzhou also could not go against this general trend. The essence of the reason was one public and one private.
"Thus, the decline of the court is a foregone conclusion. It cannot be reversed by human power. The rise of the feudal vassals is the will of heaven! This is also Wu Zhi's fate. Otherwise, in a peaceful world, once her matter was exposed, she would immediately be condemned by the people of the world. In troubled times, etiquette collapsed, and the situation is much better … "
Wu Ming listened to these people talk about strategy and seemed to have learned something.
"Master Wu seems to have an idea. Why don't you say it?"
Ceng Yu cupped his hands and said sincerely.
"Ahem …"
Wu Ming coughed. Seeing that Wu Zhi was also looking at him expectantly, he couldn't help but say, "The way of using troops is to fight and plan. In my opinion, we can attack Chu Feng County from two aspects!"
"The first one is the Furious Dragon River! This river irrigates the land of two counties, and the water network is continuous. When it comes to the speed of transporting troops, there is no better than using the water channel. If we can get it, we will have the geographical advantage! "
Wu Zhi said, "The Furious Dragon River Earl Ao Nu has been in contact with my family before. He only needs to be listed as an official sacrifice and set up a temple along the river. The requirement isn't too high. It was only because my Wu family and Marquis Ding joined forces that he made the choice. Now, I wonder if he still recognizes it?"
"Of course, otherwise, when we unify the two counties, he will be under our jurisdiction. Although this god is not like the City God of Earth, which needs to rely on the fate of humanity, he will still have scruples."
Of course, in reality, no matter how insensible Ao Nu was, he would only stand by and not help Li Yu's side.
"What about the other aspect?"
Chen Shuncheng couldn't help but ask.
"The second one is that there is a gap between Chu Feng County's Magistrate Li Yu and Xing Ju, and we want to use it!"
Li Yu was only a Magistrate now, but his father was seriously injured during the last Dragon Gate Meeting and needed to recuperate. He couldn't do anything, so he was not much different from a Magistrate.
"If not for this, we wouldn't have mobilized the troops this time!"
Chen Shuncheng muttered discontentedly in a low voice, and was immediately stopped by Chen Jingzong's extremely strict gaze.
"Oh?"
However, everyone present had sharp ears and eyes, so how could they not notice? Wu Ming smiled and didn't argue with him. Instead, he said, "What if I have the confidence to persuade Li Yu to surrender?"
"What?"
Chen Jingzong's body trembled, and Ceng Yu said, "If that's the case, then we have a good reason to send troops. The benefits are really indescribable!"
Even Wu Zhi's expression changed, "Really?"
"If we go empty-handed, we naturally won't have the slightest confidence. However, if we can suppress him with our army and force him to be trapped from both inside and outside, then we will have a fifty percent chance of success!"
Previously, he helped Li Yu and provided him with Dragon Qi, and Wu Ming still hadn't asked him for repayment!
Of course, the Flood Dragon's character was indomitable and couldn't be restrained. If he appeared before, Li Yu would probably rack his brains to control Wu Ming more. In the end, if he couldn't control Wu Ming, he might even have the intention to kill him!
However, even heroes have times when they are short of breath, as long as they find the right time.
…
"What you said just now …"
After Chen Shuncheng and his nephew and Ceng Yu left, Wu Zhi specially asked, "What's the secret?"
She and Wu Ming had the secret of enlightening the Dragon Vein, and they were engaged, so their relationship was naturally closer. At this time, she was much less wary and asked directly.
"Although the Dragon God of Nujiang is mysterious, it's not much of a problem for me to suppress him!"
Wu Ming said in a confident tone, "As for that Li Yu? Back then, I had a slight relationship with him, so I helped him a little … "
"Helped!?"
Wu Zhi looked at Wu Ming suspiciously, and suddenly his eyes widened, "Dragon Gate Meeting! It's you!!! "
He got up and paced for a long time, but the more he walked, the faster he walked, as if a big mystery in his heart had been solved, "I was wondering why Li Yu, who was just a mediocre person, suddenly rose up and even caused the Wang Family to suffer heavy losses. So it's all because of you!"
"It's too much to say that I'm the mastermind!"
Wu Ming sweated a little, "I just saw that Li Yu was not destined to die, and his luck was good, so I added fuel to the fire a little!"
"Just?"
Wu Zhi's eyes were shining, and he almost stared at Wu Ming's face, "I've been puzzled before. What kind of great talent made me go through so much trouble, but it was all in vain. I didn't expect it to be my husband!"
"Hehe … We're family, so what's the use of mentioning this?"
Wu Ming slightly stepped forward, and hugged the warm fragrance and soft body. Especially since this was an important military place, and thinking of Wu Zhi's appearance when giving orders, it was quite exciting.
"Forget it … I wanted to compete with that person before, but I didn't expect it to be you, my husband!"
Two beautiful blushes appeared on Wu Zhi's face, "I'm convinced that I lost to you, my husband. There's no need to compete with each other anymore …"
It was really rare to see this kind of subservient attitude of a little girl. The two laughed and kissed for a while, and then they talked about business.
Wu Ming took the tea handed by Wu Zhi, took a sip, and then said, "Originally, I assisted the Li Family just to destroy the Wang Family's plan. Of course, after that, I also wanted to obtain luck to help my cultivation. Even when the world was in chaos and the flood dragons were everywhere, it was also to protect myself …"
"When I sent troops to attack Chu Feng County, I also wanted to rescue Sister Wu from the Wu Family!"
Wu Zhi seemed to add pitifully.
Wu Ming curled his lips, "But later, I found that I couldn't control Li Yu, so I kept the Dragon Qi for the future. Now it seems that it fits your army, and the two phoenixes merged into one, which can be said to be God's will."
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