Chapter 46

The art of emperors has been like this since ancient times, the flying birds are exhausted, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are killed, and the lackeys are boiled.

The palace servants returned in a hurry, knelt behind Sheng Jiaojiao, and presented Tan Ji's manuscript of "Tan Ji's Art of War" with both hands in the heavy and luxurious queen's bedroom.

Sheng Jiaojiao, with long hair draped over her head, sat in front of the polished bronze mirror, closed her eyes, and asked:
"General Tan, do you have anything to say?"

"Return to your mother, General Tan has nothing to say."

He only asked the palace man who summoned him to bring his manuscript to Sheng Jiaojiao.

"Tan Ji's Art of War" has been completed for several years. It contains all the tactics and tricks that Tan Ji has used during his whole life marching and fighting, and there is even a wartime analysis of both the enemy and us in each battle.

There is not only an analysis of one's own win, but also an analysis of why the opponent loses.

It can be said that if someone else gets this art of war, not to mention becoming Tan Ji's second, at least he can figure out Tan Ji's thinking and methods of using troops.

Therefore, when he was alive, he would not be seen by anyone other than him.

But he entrusted this manuscript of the Art of War to Sheng Jiaojiao. He was not afraid of Sheng Jiaojiao's understanding of him. He even hoped that he could dissect him, and the person who saw him was Sheng Jiaojiao.

Among them, Tan Ji has already made sufficient preparations for his future destiny.

Looking at the much younger Tan Ji standing in the moonlight in front of him, Sheng Jiaojiao felt a little bitter in his heart.

Regarding her previous life, she was full of grievances.

But what about Tan Ji?Isn't he wronged?
After she died, who else could do his best to protect him?
Under the night, Tan Ji in front of him clenched his fists and saluted Sheng Jiaojiao.
"So, please trouble Jiao Niang, if Jiao Niang has any needs, Tan Ji would like to."

"I do not want anything."

Sheng Jiaojiao interrupted Tan Ji, she looked up slightly, and looked at Tan Ji with a slightly sad expression.

There was some doubt in his eyes.

She didn't understand why Sheng Jiaojiao had such a sad expression.

Just as she was about to take a closer look, Sheng Jiaojiao lowered her head again, looked at the ground, and rubbed her toes on the ground.

She said:
"I'll translate the rest for you."

Tan Ji pursed his lips and looked at Sheng Jiaojiao, stretched his hand into his bosom, took out a black cloth money bag, and put it in Sheng Jiaojiao's hand.

Seeing her raise her head suddenly, as if she was about to refuse, Tan Ji hurriedly said:

"Jiao Niang's manuscripts are worth thousands of gold, but I only have these now. These are just money for your pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I owe you, and Tan Ji will pay it back in the future."

"I, I don't want to"

Sheng Jiaojiao was about to push the money bag in Tan Ji's direction, but he took a step back, stretched out his hand again, and moved the two swords sideways, blocking Sheng Jiaojiao's movement of stuffing the money back.

"This?"

Sheng Jiaojiao stopped where she was, holding the purse, and looked at Tan Ji with some confusion.

In his hands he holds two swords, one long and one short.

I only heard Tan Ji say:

"I heard that Shiro went to the market to buy a sword, so he was arrested by the blacksmith. This is a sword I seized from a general of the subject country, named Poshan, and I gave it to Shiro."

Sheng Jiaojiao opened her lips slightly, unable to bear the surprise,
"Mountain Breaking Sword?"

She knew that the Mountain Breaking Sword was a famous sword, and Tan Ji actually seized a famous sword from a subject, and gave the Mountain Breaking Sword to Qi Rong.

Originally they were still regretful, they worked hard to save some money and asked Qi Rong to take it to buy a sword at the fair, but Qi Rong also encountered this incident because of it.

Now it seems that Qi Rong has made a profit this time.

Ten taels of silver, but you can't even buy a sword tassel on the Poshan Sword.

Sheng Jiaojiao hurriedly stuffed the money bag in her hand into her sleeve, and now, it was too late for her to flirt with Tan Ji about the money bag.

I saw Sheng Jiaojiao took the Broken Mountain Sword in Tan Ji's hands with both hands, with a pious and serious expression, looked down at the famous sword in his hand, and said with emotion:
"Qi Rong, what kind of virtue is this, how can he get the Poshan Sword to accompany him for a lifetime?"

"Do you recognize the Broken Mountain Sword?"

Tan Ji lowered his eyes, his eyes were dark, looking at Sheng Jiaojiao in front of him.

Sheng Jiaojiao stopped holding the sword, raised her eyes to look at Tan Ji,

"I've seen a story about the Broken Mountain Sword in a book."

She was telling the truth, but it was not the book she read now, but the book she read in her previous life.

Tan Ji didn't suspect anything, and handed over the dagger in his hand,
"Then you must know this sword. It's the Fish Intestine Sword. It's suitable for you."

"He Lu stabbed King Liao of Wu with a sword of fish intestines."

Sheng Jiaojiao murmured full of joy, stretched out her hand, and took the dagger, only to see that the sword was small and slender, suitable for women to hide in their sleeves.

Her eyes were full of joy, she held the Yuchang Sword, waved it briefly, very happy, and asked again:

"Tan Ji, are you robbing the arsenal of the subjects? How did you get so many famous swords?"

"I found a lot of good weapons."

There was a slight smile on the corner of Tan Ji's mouth. Although there was no reaction from the capital this time, and only the Tiaoma Lake area was nervous, the few battles Tan Ji fought had allowed him to seize a lot of good things.

Famous Sword is just one of them.

This time, the subordinate country has eaten the weight and is determined to go to war with Daze. Before deciding to provoke Daze, it is natural to prepare sufficient supplies, especially ironware.

The enemy has cultivated Daze deeply for several generations, and Daze has flowed into the subordinate country's good weapons. I don't know how many good weapons they have. They are just two famous swords, and they are just a drop in the bucket that Tan Ji snatched back.

Among other things, there are thousands of war horses that Tan Ji discovered.

But these things, the frontier soldiers on the front line know, they are well aware of the country's wolf ambitions.

The returnees far away in the imperial capital don't know.

Still the same sentence, the nobles will not easily go to war without seeing blood flowing into rivers.

Then I heard Tan Ji say to Sheng Jiaojiao:

"You reminded me last time that the confiscated spoils cannot be handed over, otherwise, before the emperor officially declares war with the vassals, we will all have to live a miserable life."

On the way back to Shuibo to fetch water, Sheng Jiaojiao deliberately said these words to Tan Ji and Qi Zhang, and Tan Ji listened to Sheng Jiaojiao's words.

Later, the subordinate country entered the north of the county for the first time, and after killing the Daze farmer's family, the commander-in-chief of Jishang reported the military situation to the next level.

But even if the news of the change in the subordinate country was rushed to the imperial capital by eight hundred miles, it has not caused any splashes so far.

It is said that the emperor is old and faint, and many government affairs have been backlogged. If the imperial capital is to be paid attention to by the country, everyone knows that the death of a peasant family is still not enough.

Sheng Jiaojiao blushed, waved her hands and said:
"No no no, this."

This is what she learned from him in her previous life.

Seeing Tan Ji retreating a few steps, holding the manuscript, he bowed to Sheng Jiaojiao again, showing his gratitude, as if he was about to leave.

Holding two swords, Sheng Jiaojiao hastily called out to him and asked:
"Tan Ji, is your army selling vegetables?"

(End of this chapter)

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