Because of his status, the military advisor refused to bow his head and do his work. The soldiers guarding him transferred him to another group as his teammates wished.
But every time he arrived at a group, he was like a burden, so he could only stay there for one morning at most before being strongly requested by the team members to be transferred to another group. Because he had accomplished nothing for several consecutive days, he could not get any food and could only drink water every day to barely survive. In a short time, he became emaciated.
Until this day he met the deputy general who was captured with him.
The deputy general was already strong and powerful, and he worked with great vigor. He could eat meat almost every meal, and after a few days of recuperation, he was even plumper than before in the Western Liao military camp.
Seeing him like this, the military advisor flew into a rage. Holding onto the wall with shaking hands, he pointed at him and cursed, "It's okay that the people below you are spineless, but you are at least a deputy general. How can you break your spine just because of a bowl of rice?
Have you ever thought about how you will face the general and His Majesty when you return?"
The deputy general casually picked up a piece of hay from a nearby haystack and put it in his mouth, saying in a shrewd tone, "Military Advisor, I'm afraid you've forgotten what I used to do. What's the matter? Do you need me to remind you?"
The military advisor was stunned. His brain, which seemed a little slow due to hunger, took him a long time to remember the identity of the man in front of him.
The deputy general was born in the most remote place of Western Liao Kingdom. His mother died when he was seven and his father died when he was ten. He has been wandering on the streets and making a living by stealing since he was a child. After he finally grew up, because of the harsh environment in the small town, he learned from others to occupy the mountain and become the king.
Later, by chance, he was recruited by the Western Liao court, but the upper-level officials looked down on him for his humble origins, and suppression and humiliation were common occurrences.
Rather than saying that Western Liao sent him to serve as deputy general in this battle with Tian Ling, it would be more accurate to say that he was sent to explore the way.
If the attack on Tianling is successful, the ones who will benefit are naturally the royal family and the nobles. If it is unsuccessful, only an insignificant pariah will die.
This is why in every war, regardless of whether it is dangerous or not, it is always these deputy generals who rush to the front, while the real commander-in-chief of the army, Jabbar, always hides behind.
The purpose was to ensure that royal nobles like Jabbar would not be injured on the battlefield and that they would have enough time to retreat in times of crisis.
If Zhao Yiming hadn't injured him unexpectedly last time, Prince Jabar would have been on the battlefield for so long without even getting his fingernails scratched.
Seeing that the military advisor looked unhappy, the deputy general knew that he had remembered.
His eyes were full of mockery as he said, "Don't try to deceive me with your fake benevolence and righteousness.
Others may not know, but you and I may not know too. We've been held captive for so long. If the general cared about our lives, he would have sent someone to rescue us long ago.
I advise you not to overestimate yourself. We are no different from those soldiers who were abducted before. We were all abandoned by the commander!
Even the commander-in-chief who is right before our eyes doesn't care about our life or death, not to mention the emperor who is far away in the horizon. I guess he doesn't even know who you and I are!
I am an uneducated bastard who cannot understand the righteousness of the country and family that the military advisor talks about. I only know that whoever gives me milk is my mother, and I will work for whoever feeds me.
"Military Advisor, you're a tough guy. I can't compare to you. If you don't want to eat, just keep eating! Anyway, I really enjoy these days of good food and drink!"
After that, no matter how ugly the military advisor's face was, he spat out the hay in his mouth and walked away swaggeringly.
The chicken and potato stew he had that morning was still making him savor it! He was already looking forward to what he would eat in the evening; he couldn't let the idiot military advisor delay his meat-eating.
Around the corner, Zhou Haoquan, who had watched the entire scene from beginning to end, looked at Zhao Yiming with concern. "Do you think this deputy general really thinks so, or is he just putting on a show for us?"
"I've checked this person out. He had a bad childhood, didn't receive much education, and still hasn't gotten married. It's true that whoever gives you milk is your mother." Zhao Yiming said confidently.
Zhou Haoquan nodded, "It's just that such a person has no weaknesses and is difficult to control. Zhao Zhong is determined to use him."
Zhao Yiming disagreed. "Although he has no weaknesses, it doesn't mean he's difficult to control."
Zhou Haoquan was puzzled, "I've only heard about it in detail."
"Isn't food the best way to control him?" Zhao Yiming's words woke the dreamer up.
Zhou Haoqun was speechless when he thought about how the deputy general had snatched all the work from his teammates just for a bite to eat, and had used his strength to make himself as disliked by his teammates as the military advisor.
How poor was the Western Liao Kingdom? He was just a deputy general, but he was willing to work so hard just to stutter.
In the next few days, thanks to Zhao Yiming, the deputy general's meals became better and better. Almost every meal had a different meat dish, fried, deep-fried, stewed, boiled, and roasted. Pork, lamb, chicken, duck, fish, each kind was something he had never eaten before. He was already a foodie, and he was completely conquered by Tianling's food.
I originally thought that all these were earned through my own hard work, until Zhao Yiming met him in person.
"You want to let me go back?"
"No, no, no, I won't go back. I'm living very well here and I won't go back." When the deputy general heard that Zhao Yiming wanted him to return to the Western Liao military camp, he refused without hesitation.
The other end was shaking like a rattle, leaving Zhou Haoqun speechless. Zhao Yiming must be the first person in ancient and modern times to be blamed by a captured prisoner of war!
Seeing that Zhao Yiming and Zhou Haoqun didn't say anything, the deputy general thought that they were determined to throw him back to the Western Liao military camp, and he immediately became anxious. He had finally found a place where he could eat well and he didn't want to leave and go back to the Western Liao military camp where there was no food or meat.
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