eurekapd Chapter 322 Okay, now the 4 troops in Lingnan also have the surname Wen!
Chapter 322 Okay, now the 4 troops in Lingnan also have the surname Wen!
Wen Yanzhao turned around and saw Su Xin slumped in a heap. He just found it funny:
"What are you afraid of? I'm not lending you my life!"
Su Xin finally felt relieved and asked in a trembling manner:
"Then... what does the young master want to borrow from me?"
Wen Yanzhao pointed at the case and said:
"Let me borrow your military token and seal!"
Su Xin was startled and asked in confusion:
"With your cultivation, entering and leaving my camp is effortless. What use do you have for these military tokens and commander's seals?"
Su Xin doesn't know it now, but soon he will change from being the general of Beili who guards the border and fights against "rebels" to joining forces with Baili Luochen to fight against the unjust and tyrannical monarch!
Wen Yanzhao straightened the overturned table and sat down on it.
"I just praised you for being smart, why are you so stupid now?"
"You have 40,000 soldiers at your disposal. If I poison them all to death instantly, wouldn't that be too cruel?"
"Besides, these soldiers are innocent. They were just following your orders. Even if they should be killed, only you, Su Xin, should be killed!"
Su Xin shrank his neck in fear when he heard this, and lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Wen Yanzhao.
"What are you afraid of? Since I said I won't kill you, I will definitely not break my promise!"
"I don't want your military token and seal, and I won't take them away, but you are the one who led these 40,000 soldiers, so they will definitely listen to you!"
"Don't worry about military pay and food. I will naturally give you a more generous treatment than the imperial court! But there is one thing I hope you will always remember!"
Su Xin now probably understood Wen Yanzhao's intention. He wanted to bribe him and join him in rebelling against the court.
But this seems to make no difference. It seems to provide an extra layer of protection compared to working for the court.
After all, the military pay of his 40,000-strong army was often in arrears during periods of poor harvest or disaster, and most of his backers in Tianqi City were former ministers of Emperor Tai'an Xiao Chongjing.
If the old emperor were to die due to bad luck one day, those old ministers would naturally not be able to obtain the same status and power under the new emperor.
It is even possible that he will lose power or retire to his hometown.
In this way, being loyal to Beili is no different from being loyal to Wen Yanzhao. Being loyal to Wen Yanzhao can at least ensure that one has enough food and clothing for now.
I don’t care who becomes the emperor, I just want to be the general of Lingnan!
Seeing Su Xin's eyes rolling around, Wen Yanzhao naturally knew that this kid must be weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
Weighing the pros and cons is not a bad thing, but this kind of person is most afraid that he will not keep his promise. If he suffers some losses in the subsequent confrontation with the Beili court and shows some signs of decline, then this kind of person will definitely turn to the Beili court.
To prevent any accidents, Wen Yanzhao naturally left a backup plan, so that Su Xin could only be loyal to one master from birth to death!
"Su Xin, I know you're a seasoned official in Beili. People like you who are top-heavy and shallow-rooted are everywhere!"
"But you must know that I, Wen Yanzhao, am not from the Beili royal family. If you ever harbor any disloyalty, I promise that I will make you see your own heels that very night!"
Su Xin said nothing, but just kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Wen Yanzhao took out a scarlet pill from the inner layer of his belt and beckoned to Su Xin:
"Come on, eat it!"
Su Xin raised his head and saw the scarlet enchanting pill in the flickering light of the tent with some fear:
"Master Wen, this...what is this?"
Wen Yanzhao's mouth curled up into an evil smile:
"Good stuff, eating it can prolong your life!"
Su Xin looked at the pill in horror. He would never believe what Wen Yanzhao said.
Have you heard that the Wen family has a poison that can prolong life?
Bullshit!
"Master Wen, didn't you say you wouldn't kill me... This..."
Su Xin's voice trembled a little.
Wen Yanzhao released his inner strength with one hand, and Su Xin was immediately captured in his hand like a rag doll:
"Eat! If you make me unhappy, I'll make you see your heels tonight!"
Su Xin could still tell whether to die now or later. He could only pinch the pill tremblingly and stuff it into his mouth with difficulty.
"Swallow it and wait for me to give you some water?"
Wen Yanzhao's eyes were cold.
Su Xin made up his mind and swallowed the pill with a gulp.
"Ahem, Master Wen, what did you give me to eat?"
Su Xin asked while coughing.
Wen Yanzhao sat at the desk and chuckled:
"It's not some intestinal rupture poison. This is the Jingzhe Shengsu Pills we carefully prepared. Jingzhe has passed now, so you'll be fine. But next year's Jingzhe..."
Su Xin was shocked when he heard this and asked:
"Sir, what will we do next year during the Jingzhe Festival?"
Wen Yanzhao twisted a strand of hair on his forehead and chuckled:
"Next year during the Jingzhe Festival, if I don't give you the temporary antidote, the insect eggs planted in your body by this pill will awaken at the first sound of spring thunder... Hehe, awakening insects naturally need to eat!"
"Once you can't get my antidote to continue paralyzing them, these worms will gnaw on your flesh and blood in your stomach, continuing to grow until they have eaten all your internal organs clean, and then they will break out of your body!"
"How about it, isn't my Jingzhe Shengsu Pill very creative?"
Su Xin felt extremely creepy looking at Wen Yanzhao's smiling face. This expression was even more terrifying than the Shengsu Pill he was talking about!
"Master Wen, you... you are going to kill me, aren't you?! Please be magnanimous and give me the antidote. I will do whatever you ask me to do! I will do whatever you ask..."
Wen Yanzhao rubbed his hands and said, "I didn't say that just now. You will be safe until the Jingzhe Festival next year!"
"As long as you always listen to me, I will give you the antidote the day before the Spring Equinox. How about that?"
Su Xin couldn't fight back, and now he was poisoned, so he had to obey orders:
"In that case, Master Wen, please tell me what I should do?"
Wen Yanzhao knocked on the table:
"That's not difficult. You can still be the General of Lingnan, but you will no longer obey the orders of your court. You will still obey the orders of me, Wen Yanzhao!"
"Or obey the orders of Zhenxi Hou Baili Luochen. It doesn't matter which of us you obey, but..."
"Your 40,000 troops must not move without authorization. If someone from your court leads an army to attack you, you must just resist. When the time is right, I will allow you to demonstrate your commanding abilities. The main point of your forces will be to head towards Apocalypse City!"
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