King Ping's expression changed slightly before returning to normal. He nodded. "Hmm, that makes sense."
As the deputy general, Sun Zhanhe led ten thousand troops. The destruction of ten thousand troops would be a huge blow to the Xi Jiang Military. The Xi Jiang Military was the most elite soldiers in the Ji Dynasty. Losing one-tenth of them would have a decisive impact on the situation between the Ji Dynasty and the Li Dynasty.
Once he suffered such a heavy loss, the chancellors of the imperial court would cheer and finally find an excuse to transfer him away and take away his military power, eliminating the obstacle to the throne for their favorite King Jing!
Chu Li sighed in relief when he saw that King Ping had listened.
He had a different idea from the chancellors.
The chancellors were thinking about how to keep the Ji Dynasty stable and prevent internal strife. Once there was internal strife, the Li Dynasty would take advantage of the situation and the Ji Dynasty would be in danger of being destroyed.
Every time there was a change in a dynasty, it was usually because of internal problems that foreign enemies took advantage of. Dynasties that had no internal problems were almost never destroyed by foreign enemies.
The most serious problem in the Ji Dynasty was the civil and military struggle. King Jing had the civil and military ministers' hearts, while King Ping had the military ministers' hearts and controlled a hundred thousand troops.
Once the two princes fought, the covetous Li Dynasty would not let go of this opportunity.
The chancellors of the imperial court wanted to remove King Ping's military power.
Unfortunately, the Emperor was insistent and they could not dissuade him. If the opportunity came, they would not let it go. Even if the Emperor insisted, they would fight to the end.
Chu Li felt that they had missed the opportunity to remove King Ping's military power. The Li Dynasty was growing stronger and could attack the south at any time. King Ping had become an eyesore. Once King Ping was removed, the Li Dynasty would no longer have any scruples and might attack immediately.
Even if it was quenching their thirst with poison, they could only continue drinking.
With time, there would be a chance to change.
He felt that the Holy Church of Light was below him.
The Holy Church of Light was the Li Dynasty's religion. If the Holy Church of Light was strong, the Li Dynasty would be strong. If they wanted to weaken the Li Dynasty, they had to start with the Holy Church of Light.
Now that the Holy Church of Light had obtained the complete Great Light Scripture, they would become stronger in the future.
This required the four major sects to work together to deal with the Holy Church of Light and find ways to weaken them, just like how the Holy Church of Light dealt with King Ping.
"Your Royal Highness, the ring is with General Sun," Chu Li said. "Please return it to General Sun. I want to return it to the princess."
A report came from outside. "Your Royal Highness, General Sun is here."
"Come in," King Ping said.
Sun Zhanhe lifted the curtains and entered the tent. He cupped his fists and said with a smile, "Commander, I've been impolite. I almost killed this Guard Liu."
"You did the right thing," King Ping said faintly with a calm expression. "I would have done the same if I were you … Where's the thumb ring?"
"Oh, here it is." Sun Zhanhe took it out from his pocket and handed it over.
King Ping took it and glanced at it. It was indeed his.
He carefully caressed the white jade thumb ring, sighed and passed it to Chu Li. "Go back and tell the Princess that I will visit him in a month's time!"
Chu Li hurriedly said, "Your Royal Highness, I'm just afraid that the Princess won't be able to last a month."
"Shut up!" King Ping scoffed. "I believe that the princess will be able to hold on until I return!"
"… Yes." Chu Li said, "The Public House has already invited a famous doctor. Perhaps the Princess will be fine."
"That's good!" King Ping waved his hand and said, "Go back immediately and report to me if anything happens!"
He thought for a moment and took out a wooden token from his bosom. "With this, you can directly enter the camp and come to my tent!"
"Yes, Your Royal Highness." Chu Li reached out and took the inconspicuous wooden token.
The rectangular wooden token was half a palm wide and one palm long. It felt heavy in his hand as if it was not made of wood but more like an iron token. He secretly gripped it. It was extremely hard and could not be scratched by blades. It was definitely not an ordinary item.
"Your Royal Highness, heaven helps the worthy." Sun Zhanhe sighed. "I believe that the Princess will turn misfortune into fortune."
"I hope so," King Ping said faintly.
He waved his hand. "You may go."
Chu Li fist saluted, turned around and strode away.
Sun Zhanhe stared at his back until the tent's curtain stopped swaying. Only then did he look away. "Your Royal Highness, there are really hidden talents in the Public House. There's such a person!"
King Ping lowered his head to look at the sand table and said calmly, "The Princess has brought a servant here. He's been trained since young and is quite loyal."
"As expected of a noble family." Sun Zhanhe sighed.
King Ping looked up at him. "Noble families also experience birth, old age, sickness, and death. It's nothing strange. Where is the Li Dynasty's army?"
"Around Boling," Sun Zhanhe replied.
"Hmm, looks like we'll have to teach them a lesson," King Ping muttered.
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Chu Li left the barracks and returned to King An's Imperial Residence in a flash. He sat on the couch in his bedroom and stared at the amethyst gold token.
The sword technique contained in it was very mysterious. He wanted to try and see if he could decipher it.
He used the Omniscient Mirror to see through the token from inside out. He could see every inch of it clearly. There were no abnormalities or talismans. This threatening aura was purely caused by the posture of the sword. It was truly mysterious. It was not inner energy or spiritual energy, but sword force.
He tried to make a posture with the long sword. It was the same as the sword posture on the amethyst gold token, but it did not have the same shocking feeling.
He looked at it again and again but could not see any results. So, he activated the Nature Restoration Manifestation and reached the essence through the appearance. Perhaps the Nature Restoration Manifestation could figure out why this sword force could shake people's hearts.
The Nature Restoration Manifestation could simulate and analyze the posture of the person holding the sword through the short sword on the amethyst gold token. What kind of posture could produce such power.
He studied it from night to the next morning but found nothing.
Fortunately, these two sword techniques had been imprinted in his mind and would never be forgotten. As long as he used the Nature Restoration Manifestation to search slowly, he would be able to find the posture that matched the sword force and comprehend these two sword techniques.
Leng Qiu and Leng Qing came over to cultivate. Chu Li practiced a fist technique and the power of the Crouching Bull Punch gradually increased.
After breakfast, he went to the Secret Guardians Hall.
He felt that returning to the Secret Guardians Hall directly yesterday would be too shocking.
Moreover, he had already informed King Ping, so he did not have to worry about the rest. Therefore, he felt at ease and slacked off as he slowly made his way to the Secret Guardians Hall.
When he arrived at the main hall, he saw that apart from the two commanders, Chen Donghai was also sitting there with a gloomy expression.
"Commander, I'm glad I didn't disappoint you." Chu Li fist saluted and took out the wooden token from his inner pocket and handed it over.
Fu Mengshan and Xu Huande looked at the wooden token and returned it to Chu Li.
"Does King Ping believe me?" Fu Mengshan asked.
Chu Li replied, "I doubt it. He's prejudiced against the Secret Guardians Hall, but as long as he's suspicious and cautious, Sun Zhanhe won't succeed."
"Hmm, that makes sense." Fu Mengshan let out a long sigh. "Finally, there's something I don't have to worry about."
Chu Li looked at Chen Donghai, whose head was hanging low.
Fu Mengshan scoffed.
Xu Huande said, "Gu Qi escaped!"
Chu Li frowned and looked at Chen Donghai.
Chen Donghai was expressionless as he said calmly, "I've tried my best, but when I arrived at the Gu Residence, he was already gone."
"Where are the Ning Brothers?" Chu Li asked.
Fu Mengshan said, "Oh, I didn't have time to tell you. Due to the urgency of the matter, they've already been dispatched."
Chu Li nodded. "It's my duty … Commander, Commander Xu, this is similar to the time when the Minister Counsellor escaped. There's one real minister and one fake minister counsellor!"
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