Li Moulue continued, "Hero Yue, we can discuss the matter of recruiting us. Give the Heavenly King and the other leaders a few days to think it over. You can also go back and ask Zhang Tianshi how he wants to recruit us."
Yue Fei retracted his silver spear and said in a deep voice, "Well, I'll go and report to my army leader right away. He has the final say on how to recruit him."
After saying that, he pulled the reins and walked straight out of the yard.
Left.
Come and go as if there is no one around.
Yue Fei returned to the military camp and reported the progress of the trip to Zhang Shixun.
After listening to this, Zhang Shixun simply said, "Well done, go back and rest."
This left Yue Fei completely confused.
"Military Commander, regarding the surrender...?"
"Leave the matter of surrender to me, you don't have to worry about it."
Yue Fei walked out of the tent in a depressed mood and ran into Han Shizhong head-on.
"Hey! Why are you so dusty?" Han Shizhong stopped him. "Is it that trying to persuade Heavenly King Yang to surrender wasn't going well?"
Yue Fei glanced back at the tent, pulled Han Shizhong aside, and whispered, "This time I broke into Yang Tianwang's lair and put the tip of my spear to his throat."
"You just barged in like that? They didn't try to stop you?"
"Of course I stopped it, but I didn't."
Han Shizhong gave a thumbs up: "Awesome! I admire you."
Yue Fei's face was devoid of any smugness as he continued, "That Heavenly King Yang is quite resolute and will never surrender."
"And then? You shot him through the throat?"
Yue Fei shook his head. "Before I left, the commander told me not to harm Heavenly King Yang, saying he would be useful."
"That's really strange. What's the point of keeping him here? We're here to wipe him out."
“So, I’m wondering too.”
Han Shizhong grabbed his arm and said, "Let's go! Let's ask the military commander for clarification."
"What do you want to ask?" Zhang Shixun walked out of the tent with his hands behind his back.
"Military Commander, I want to know why you spared Heavenly King Yang's life?"
Zhang Shixun didn't answer. Instead, he looked up at the sky and said, "If you two have nothing to do, come with me for a walk."
After saying that, he walked out of the camp.
Han Shizhong and the other man exchanged glances and followed.
Zhang Shixun left the camp and walked in the fields for a while. Seeing that there was no one around, he sat down on a ridge.
"You two should sit down too. I have something to tell you."
The two sat down next to him and looked at him eagerly, wondering what he was going to say.
Zhang Shixun considered his tone and said slowly, "If I wanted to wipe out Yang Tianwang, he wouldn't even be able to leave Weishi. After I wiped him out, I could just strike back and kill him. But, I still let him escape. Do you know why?"
"Why?" they asked in unison.
"Because the imperial court doesn't want me to destroy Heavenly King Yang."
"No way!" Han Shizhong jumped up. "If the court didn't want you to destroy Heavenly King Yang, why would they send you to lead the troops?"
"Don't be so excited, sit down and listen to me slowly."
Han Shizhong sat down and said, "You say."
"It's a long story. If you want to know the reasons, you have to start from the beginning." Zhang Shixun casually picked a piece of tender grass, put it under his nose and sniffed it, and said with a smile: "Time flies so fast. Spring has arrived in the blink of an eye. Counting on my fingers, it has been more than two years since I returned to the Song Dynasty."
Han Shizhong became anxious when he heard him talking nonsense. "Don't change the subject. Continue to talk about why the court sent you to the war."
"You need to change your personality. You'll be a great general sooner or later. It's not good to be so impatient. Look at Yue Fei, how calm he is."
Zhang Shixun cleared his throat and said, "My identity is very unique, and it's hard to explain it in a few words, so I won't say anything..."
"No! You'd better tell me." Han Shizhong insisted. He was also extremely curious about Zhang Shixun's background.
Zhang Shixun glared at him. "If I said it came from a thousand years later, would you believe it?"
"I..." Han Shizhong scratched his head, "Stop teasing me."
Zhang Shixun spread his hands and said, "Isn't this over? If you don't believe me after I tell you, what else can I say?"
Han Shizhong said, "Unless you are a god, you can't come from a thousand years later... Hey! You are a god, how could I have forgotten this?"
Depend on!
After talking for a while, we are back to the topic of gods.
"Whether he is a god or not, we can talk about it later. Otherwise, it will just get longer and longer. Let's continue with the previous topic."
"good!"
"Because of my special status and some 'supernatural powers', people think I'm a deity..."
"You are a god."
"Uncle! Stop interrupting me. Are you going to let me continue?"
"Okay! I won't interrupt you. Go ahead."
"It's for this reason that Wang Fu and other treacherous officials are jealous of me. Even the emperor is wary of me and is on guard against me everywhere. Ever since I joined the Imperial Guards and began training, the emperor has become even more wary, but he doesn't dare to do anything to me. So, he changed his tactics and kicked me out of the capital under the pretext of suppressing bandits. They probably thought that with only two thousand people, they could do whatever they wanted without causing any trouble, so..."
"So, whether you have eliminated Heavenly King Yang or not, the imperial court doesn't care at all."
Zhang Shixun nodded. "If I kill Heavenly King Yang, they'll ask me to wipe out Heavenly King Li and Heavenly King Liu. In short, their intentions are clear. Just lead these two thousand people out to play. Never come back. It's better to die out there."
Han Shizhong suddenly realized, "No wonder no government troops came out to stop Yang Tianwang wherever he went. This is the reason."
Yue Fei interjected, "If the imperial court does this, not only will it waste military rations, but the people along the way will also suffer. This is a disservice to the country and the people."
At this point, he suddenly looked at Zhang Shixun and said in a deep voice: "Military Commander, for the sake of the country and the people, you should resign!"
"What did you say?" Han Shizhong grabbed his chest and said, "Say it again."
"Stop!" Zhang Shixun shouted, "Yue Fei was thinking about the country and the people, he had no other intentions."
"Hmph!" Han Shizhong reluctantly let go of his hand, turned his face away angrily, and didn't want to look at him.
"Yue Fei, I considered resigning long before I left Beijing, but it's not possible."
Zhang Shixun pointed northward, "A pack of jackals is eyeing the Song Dynasty with eager eyes, ready to pounce. When that happens, there will be bloodshed, and the nation will be in ruins. Yet, from the emperor to the ministers, they are all blinded by the superficial prosperity... Look at those at court. They neglect military and political affairs, and are only obsessed with sensual pleasures. No one realizes the impending catastrophe."
"Yue Fei, you've been a brave soldier, so you should know what the Song army is like. If the Jin cavalry invades in large numbers, can these troops resist them?"
Yue Fei seemed to understand something. "The reason you don't want to resign is so that you can build the First Army into an elite force?"
Zhang Shixun nodded.
"What can a mere two thousand people do?"
“A single spark can start a prairie fire.”
After saying this, Zhang Shixun stood up and walked towards the military camp.
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