Chapter 81: All those still fighting, assemble!
"Bloody Butcher, Wei Shuyu!"
When his friends saw Wei Shuyu with his hands covered in blood, they were terrified.
"Little Jiji, come here."
Wei Shuyu called out.
"Blood decay... oh no, big pot, what's up?" Choi Shin-ki scurried over to Wei Shu-yu's side.
As he spoke, he glanced into the tent.
The military doctors were already bandaging the veterans.
Wei Shuyu washed his hands and then took out the gold nugget: "Go to the military supplies department and find out the address of an old soldier named Liu Gen. Deliver this gold nugget to him."
"oh."
Choi Shin-ki accepted it with disdain.
"in addition……"
Wei Shuyu looked at the soldiers behind him: "Take five hundred strings of cash from the money we earn and reward the soldiers in the name of Princess Chang Le and Princess Qinghe. Give more to those who died or were seriously wounded in battle. You can decide on the specifics of distribution."
"ah?"
Choi Shin-ki's eyes widened: "Why use the name of a princess?"
*Smack*
Wei Shuyu smacked him on the head: "Are you trying to rebel in your own name?"
"oh oh……"
Choi Shin-ki scurried up to Fang Yi-ai, beaming, "The remains, the big pot is for you to go..."
Fang Yi'ai then entrusted this arduous task to Qin Shandao: "Shandao, your elder brother wants you to go..."
Qin Shandao blinked and handed the gold nugget to Wang Xiu: "Brother Xiuxiu, your elder brother wants you to go."
Wang Xiu glanced behind him, and his friends scattered in all directions.
"..."
Meanwhile, behind the stands.
Ling Jing was covered in blood, blind in one eye, and had one leg subjected to slow slicing, with the bone exposed.
He collapsed to the ground, barely breathing.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Cheng Yaojin looked ashamed.
He tried everything, but Ling Jing just wouldn't speak.
"It's alright."
Li Shimin waved his hand and walked up to Ling Jing: "Ling Jing, I admire your character, but the Imperial Seal is extremely important to the Tang Dynasty, and I must obtain it!"
"Hehe..."
Ling Jing, panting heavily, mustered all his strength and looked at Li Shimin with one eye: "I will not speak!"
"Ling Jing, why are you so stubborn?" Wei Zheng stomped his feet in anger.
Seeing his former friend in such a state, he felt a pang of sadness.
But for the sake of the stability of the Tang Dynasty, he had no choice but to stop it.
"Wei Zheng, I actually envy you a lot..."
A glint of clarity appeared in Ling Jing's eyes: "Your ambition has finally been realized, and you have such a bright child."
"But my wife and children all died in the war..."
Wei Zheng remained silent.
"Ling Jing, I'm giving you one last chance."
Seeing that Ling Jing was about to die, Li Shimin was filled with murderous intent: "If you don't talk, I will really order the slaughter of your subordinates and their families!"
"You dare?"
Ling Jing roared with all his might.
"Although I have become more restrained since I ascended the throne, don't forget that I was once the King of Qin..."
Li Shimin suddenly glared down and roared, "The number of people I have killed is far more than you can imagine!"
Cough cough...
Ling Jing coughed up a mouthful of blood.
His remaining eye flickered: "Li Shimin, would you dare to make a bet with me?"
"What kind of bet?"
Ling Jing took a breath before saying, "I know that Wei Shuyu and Cheng Huailiang still have a match to play."
"Let's choose whoever wins!"
"If you win the election, I will tell you where the Imperial Seal of the State is."
"If I win the election, you will spare my men and their families."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin fell into deep thought.
This solution is simple.
Li Shimin glanced at Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin nodded firmly: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Huai Liang will surely win!"
"Alright, I agree!"
Li Shimin readily agreed.
Ling Jing's mouth was harder than iron; it was impossible to pry it open.
And having been tortured like this, he probably won't live much longer.
As for the competition...
Will the Tiger Legion lose?
His literary skills were an accident, but in terms of military tactics, he was an expert.
The Tiger Legion would be defeated by a little brat.
Li Shimin should have doubted whether he had personally conquered the Tang Dynasty.
Most importantly...
The fact that the Imperial Seal of the State was fake had reached the ears of many officials, and he couldn't keep it a secret for long.
If he does not obtain the real Imperial Seal of the State soon, ministers will soon challenge him.
"So you're choosing Cheng Huailiang?" Ling Jing suddenly laughed.
"Not bad." Li Shimin nodded: "Zhijie, go and make arrangements quickly. Ling Jing won't last much longer."
"Yes, sir." Cheng Yaojin hurriedly left.
"Haha..." Ling Jing suddenly burst into laughter: "Li Shimin, Li Shimin, it turns out you can make mistakes too."
What do you mean?
Li Shimin seemed slightly puzzled.
"Do I need to explain to you?" Ling Jing chuckled. "Winning this round against you gives me the face to meet the King in the afterlife, haha..."
Inside the camp.
Wei Shuyu was leading the military doctors in stitching up the wound.
He had no say in the other soldiers' affairs, nor did he have the energy to manage them.
But these soldiers were injured while carrying out his orders, and he couldn't just ignore it.
"Shuyu, hurry, gather the men, the martial arts battle is about to begin."
Cheng Yaojin burst in with a bang.
"I'm not competing anymore, I admit defeat."
Wei Shuyu shook his head helplessly: "Princess Qinghe will marry into your Cheng family."
"no."
"no."
Two voices rang out at the same time...
Upon seeing Cheng Yaojin looking at him, Cui Shenji shrank his stiff neck, like a turtle.
"Shuyu, you must participate in this competition," Cheng Yaojin said solemnly.
How do I participate?
Wei Shuyu rolled his eyes: "Out of a hundred people, only about 20 are unharmed. What's the point of fighting?"
Is that all there is?
That's wonderful.
Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up.
I originally wanted to tell Wei Shuyu about the competition, so that Wei Shuyu would just go through the motions.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin fell silent.
The Wei father and son have been criticizing themselves quite a bit these past few days...
If they get such a chance to bully Wei Shuyu, shouldn't they beat him to a pulp?
“Shuyu, this is His Majesty’s decree. Even if you are the only one left, you must participate in the competition.”
Cheng Yaojin gave a stern and righteous lecture.
"Big pot, plate it up, plate Cheng Huai brew!" Choi Shin-ki encouraged.
Cheng Yaojin glanced at them and cowered like an ostrich again.
"Are you sure His Majesty said this? My father didn't criticize His Majesty?" Wei Shuyu gave Cheng Yaojin a strange look.
"What do you mean? Would I lie to you?"
Cheng Yaojin glared and cursed angrily.
"Then what kind of battle formation do I use by myself?" Wei Shuyu said disdainfully, "Are you going to fight against a hundred formations by myself?"
"..."
Cheng Yaojin was dumbfounded.
"Young general, let's fight."
The team leader stepped forward: "We also want to see just how strong the Tiger Legion really is!"
"Yes, we've been mocked for so many days, we have to show them what we're capable of."
"Eliminate the Tiger Legion!"
The troublemakers were all shouting and yelling.
These past few days, word has been circulating throughout the military camp that they are a child soldier.
During meals and rest periods, I could constantly hear others mocking me and hear their sarcastic glances...
Sometimes, the whispers and snickers behind their backs are even more unbearable than being scolded to their face!
They had been holding back a lot of anger.
If Wei Shuyu were truly a useless child, perhaps they wouldn't be so angry.
But Wei Shuyu was truly talented!
They wanted to save face for Wei Shuyu, and more importantly, to prove themselves!
“He is the leader of the Tiger Warriors,” Wei Shuyu said, pointing to Cheng Yaojin.
In an instant, everyone fell silent.
Wei Shuyu's words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing their enthusiasm.
"It's alright," Cheng Yaojin said with a smile. "The military should have this kind of fearless courage."
Can we take down the Tiger Army?
I think you guys are just thinking about eating farts.
No matter how arrogant you are now, you'll be in a sorry state later.
"Shuyu, hurry up! This is truly His Majesty's decree," Cheng Yaojin urged again.
"Okay, let's have some fun then."
Seeing the soldiers' high spirits, Wei Shuyu stopped dawdling...
"Those who can still fight, gather all!"
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