Pan Zhao also stated frankly: "I am the son of General Ge and Madam Ge. However, when I was young, the son of Prince Changzhan was kidnapped by villains. Prince Changzhan is the current emperor's backer. If Prince Changzhan were to fall into despair because of this, the throne might very well be taken away by the current Third Prince."
Qiao Zhen asked, "That Third Prince who indulges in nightly revelry, is extremely cruel?"
Pan Zhao nodded, "So General Ge disguised me as the heir of the Prince of Changzhan and sent me to the Prince of Changzhan's residence. Half a month later, the Prince of Changzhan's residence, which was under heightened security, was still managed to be infiltrated by someone who took me away. Fortunately, those half a month was enough time for everything to settle down."
Qiao Zhen thought to herself, "Things are definitely different from what we found out from Madam Ge, because General Ge's guilty and sad expression couldn't be faked." "Then, what about that jade pendant?"
"After the beloved son of Princess Changzhan was found, she hung the token of love that Prince Changzhan had given her on me, who was pretending to be the heir of Prince Changzhan."
"Your IQ has increased after three years away; you've even started to speak in tongue twisters," Qiao Zhen joked. "Then why haven't you recognized General Ge yet?"
Pan Zhao explained, "Prince Changzhan is a madman at heart. After his wife died, he massacred the city on the border of Xuan Kingdom. General Ge dared not tell him what happened back then, for the sake of the people of Yuanping Kingdom and the people of other countries." He hugged Qiao Zhen nervously, "Azhen, I don't acknowledge General Ge, but I will give you all the wealth and glory. Please don't leave me, okay?"
Qiao Zhen wrapped her arms around Pan Zhao's waist, a smile playing on her lips. "Fine, I won't leave you. The impression that I love money and power won't go away in your mind, will it?"
Pan Zhao didn't answer, he could only hold Qiao Zhen tightly. It wasn't that he thought Qiao Zhen was vain, but rather that he hoped Qiao Zhen was vain. He wasn't an idiot, of course he could see that this Wu Zhen was not that Wu Zhen.
He liked this "Wu Zhen", but this "Wu Zhen" seemed to care about nothing, which made Pan Zhao unsure how to keep this "Wu Zhen" and made him feel uneasy. He could only treat her well in his own way.
Three days later, Qiao Zhen stepped into the Ge residence again after three years, and she saw those rough old men eating meat and drinking wine with gusto once more.
Mao Yuan sat in the first seat as Emperor Maoyuan, while Qiao Zhen and Pan Zhao bowed to him calmly. This made Emperor Maoyuan feel unsatisfied, but he still publicly appointed Pan Zhao as the Grand General of Huaihua, a third-rank official.
Just as everyone was praising Pan Zhao and Qiao Zhen, a man dressed in white robes walked over. He looked exactly like Chang Zhanwang. He spoke in a clear, melodious voice: "He has seized my military strategy and stolen my fame. Can such a person be the General of Huaihua?"
Qiao Zhen looked at the man; this was the obstacle her mission target had set for her. She stood in front of Pan Zhao and retorted, "Who are you? He can't be General Huaiyuan, can he?"
Pan Zhao stepped out from behind Qiao Zhen. "Are you the old man who was sick back then? Are you cured now?"
The man walked unhurriedly to Pan Zhao, each step steady. "Yes, then, shouldn't what belongs to me be returned to me?"
Undeterred, Qiao Zhen once again stood between Pan Zhao and the man, asking, "What belongs to you?"
The man did not answer Qiao Zhen. He looked at everyone and said, "To lure the enemy out of the city and then send people to attack, is called 'luring the tiger away from the mountain'."
"When defending a city, have soldiers and children pretend to continue playing as if nothing is wrong, using psychological tactics to scare away the enemy. This is called the Empty City Stratagem. There are thirty-six stratagems in total. I wonder how many Pan Zhao has told you?"
Qiao Zhen almost laughed. The Thirty-Six Stratagems—wasn't that the only Eastern knowledge from a godless plane? This man in front of her was a time traveler! Just as everyone was whispering among themselves, Qiao Zhen spat at the man. She didn't try to suppress her voice; instead, it was like a shrew's outburst, "Where did you get the audacity to claim the Thirty-Six Stratagems as your own? I have Seventy-Two Transformations! *The Art of War*, *The Hundred Chapters of Military Strategy*, *Strategies for Pacificating the Seas*, *Strategies for City Defense*, *The Hundred Battles of Extraordinary Methods*, *Sun Bin's Art of War*, *The Great Strategy of Heaven and Earth*—come on, just recite the contents of any of these military texts. I, Wu Zhen, Pan Zhao's wife, will be convinced by you!"
"Do you think that just because the author of the Thirty-Six Stratagems is unknown, you can claim them as your own? Bah! You plagiarist! They are just things passed down from generation to generation, and you shamelessly want fame and fortune."
Emperor Maoyuan coveted the books Qiao Zhen mentioned, so he made his choice in just a few moments. "The son of Imperial Uncle Changzhan just likes to joke around, hahahaha."
The man left with a very unpleasant expression, indignant. "Why did fate create both Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang?" he thought. "One world cannot accommodate two transmigrators," and so began his struggle with Qiao Zhen.
Qiao Zhen turned around and comforted Pan Zhao, "It's okay, that kind of person only talks the talk. Even if you give up your seat for him, he won't be able to do anything."
Pan Zhao asked, "How can you be so sure he can't jump up?"
Qiao Zhen said confidently, "Because..." The author is my own mother! But she couldn't answer like that; there were some things she knew in her heart. "Because I know more than him, I won't let him cause trouble."
As the crowd gradually dispersed, Pan Zhao was completely drunk and slumped over Qiao Zhen, but Qiao Zhen couldn't lift him up. Qiao Zhen simply threw Pan Zhao to the ground, saying, "I could slap your face until it's crooked. Even if you can't drink, I'll still force you to drink bowl after bowl!"
Mrs. Ge came over with her two-year-old child. She pointed in Qiao Zhen's direction and said, "That's Hao Hao's mother. She has a foal that's the same size as Hao Hao. Doesn't Hao Hao want to ride a horse? Go find her quickly."
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