In the misty rain, Mu Zi'an's figure gradually disappeared.
"Father, the Duke of Zhenguo has already gone far away."
Xiao Xiuning looked at the emperor, who was still standing in the same spot, and said softly.
"There was a time when I watched him go in the same way."
Xiao Xiuning naturally knew that the "he" her father was referring to was none other than the former Duke Zhenguo, Mu Zhanying.
"Like father, like son; Mu Zian will surely win this battle."
Upon hearing this, the emperor glanced at Xiao Xiuning and then suddenly asked a question.
How old is Ning'er?
Xiao Xiuning replied softly.
"I'll be twenty this year."
The emperor repeated these words over and over.
"Perfect, perfect."
Once you leave the capital, you'll find yourself on a wide, flat road.
The 30,000-strong army marched towards Luzhou in a grand procession, and Mu Zi'an had no time to appreciate the scenery along the way.
Mu An'an, atop the horse, closed her eyes slightly before bringing up the system.
"Use the Mysterious Strategist Summoning Card!"
As Mu Zian's voice fell, the system's voice rang out.
"Ding dong! Congratulations, host, for using one strategist summoning card! The system will randomly summon three strategists from Chinese history for you. You can choose to remove one of them, and the system will randomly select one of the remaining two strategists. This strategist will be 100% loyal to you."
A flash of white light followed, and the system's voice sounded again.
"Ding-dong! Three strategists have been summoned for the host."
"First place: Wu Yong, one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits of Liangshan, the strategist."
Upon hearing the name Wu Yong, Mu Zi'an rolled his eyes. This guy was the number one cunning strategist of Liangshan.
His most proficient strategies were feigning surrender, infiltrating, arson, and sabotaging others, truly embodying the word "insidious" to the fullest.
He betrayed Yang Zhi first, then Lu Junyi, and used any means necessary to achieve his goals. He was utterly despicable, a complete scoundrel.
"Second place: Jia Xu, the most cunning strategist of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period."
Upon hearing Jia Xu's name, Mu Zi'an's eyes lit up.
This man was a legend during the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. In the Battle of Wancheng, Cao Cao killed three wise men with one cannon shot, including his eldest son Cao Ang, his trusted general Dian Wei, and his nephew Cao Anmin. The person who advised Zhang Xiu at that time was Jia Xu.
Logically speaking, Cao Cao should have hated Jia Xu to the core, but the outcome was quite the opposite! Jia Xu not only survived but also became a strategist under Cao Cao, eventually rising to the rank of one of the Three Dukes, making him one of the few strategists in the entire late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period who had a peaceful end.
Chen Shou, the author of the Records of the Three Kingdoms, once praised Jia Xu for his infallible strategies, comparing him to Zhang Liang and Chen Ping.
He is absolutely ruthless among ruthless people.
Before Mu Zian could be happy for even a few seconds, the system's voice sounded again.
"Third place: Cheng Yu, Marquis of Anxiang of Wei during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period."
Looking at the three names in front of him, Mu Zian exclaimed, "Holy crap!"
Good heavens, these guys are all ruthless!
If Jia Xu is synonymous with cunning and ruthlessness, then Cheng Yu is definitely synonymous with perversion.
Throughout the entire Three Kingdoms period, there are two most dangerous things: the first is to become Lü Bu's adoptive father, and the second is to become Cheng Yu's fellow villager.
Because this guy would turn you into jerky and use you as military rations, it was because of this that Cheng Yu, although one of Cao Cao's five great strategists, never held a position among the Three Dukes.
Mu Zian felt that Cao Cao kept him around so that when he did something inhuman and fell into deep self-reproach, he could go and see Cheng Yu and instantly feel that his morality had improved a lot.
"Ding! System summoning complete! Please remove one of the characters."
Mu Zian answered immediately without the slightest hesitation.
Remove Wu Yong.
Compared to Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, Wu Yong wasn't even worthy of carrying their shoes.
"Ding-dong! Wu Yong, one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits of Liangshan, the Strategist, has been eliminated!"
"System is summoning! Please wait!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully acquired 'Jia Xu, the most cunning strategist of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period'."
"Summoning complete, system is about to exit."
Upon hearing the results from the system, Mu Zian was overjoyed!
Previously, physical items could be retrieved from the system space, but now how is a living person supposed to find themselves?
Just as Mu Zian was feeling confused, a scout suddenly came to report.
"Reporting to the Duke of Zhenguo! Our scouts have captured a scholar, but he claims to be an advisor under the former Duke of Zhenguo. I am unsure how to proceed and have come to inquire!"
What is this person's name?
"Reporting to the Duke of Zhenguo, this man claims to be Jia Xu."
Mu Zian's expression brightened with joy.
"My strategist has arrived! Quickly bring him here... no, I will go see him myself!"
Having said that, Mu Zian immediately spurred his horse and, led by a scout, arrived at an open space.
At this moment, dozens of scouts were binding a handsome man dressed in a scholar's robe.
Upon seeing this, Mu Zian immediately dismounted and quickly stepped forward to push away the surrounding scouts.
"Is it Mr. Jia Xu who has arrived?"
Jia Xu, who was bound, immediately spoke.
"That is indeed me!"
Mu Zian quickly stepped forward and untied Jia Xu.
Upon meeting, Jia Xu stepped forward and said...
"The strategist Jia Xu greets the young master. I was once a scribe and strategist under the old Duke Zhenguo. Later, I returned to my hometown to observe a three-year mourning period for my parents. Before I left, I promised the old Duke Zhenguo that I would come back to help him after the mourning period."
"However, I never expected that this parting would be forever. Now that I have heard that you, sir, are leading an expedition to Luzhou, I have come here to offer my assistance."
Mu Zian hadn't expected the system's arrangement to be so perfect, even giving Jia Xu a plausible identity.
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