Chapter 129 Superb Emergency Response 41
Zhang Liang quickly came up with an idea: "Since Li Shiqi sought refuge with us a few days ago, why not send him out today..."
His thinking is easy to understand. Since they rejected Zhao Gao's proposal, the other side would definitely not let them enter Guanzhong smoothly, and a battle was only a matter of time.
Since they are not near Xianyang at this time, it is better to act quickly than to delay. It would be best to divide their forces and advance together.
Liu Bang listened to Zhang Liang's strategy of persuading the enemy to surrender while launching a surprise attack, and thought it was very suitable. He immediately decided to do it that way.
Thinking back to the remnants of the army he had gathered along the way, and the many generals who came to join him, he was no longer the Liu Bang who led two thousand soldiers and fought when he could win and ran away when he couldn't.
He is Prefect Liu! And soon, he will be the King of Guanzhong.
Although Xiang Yu's attack was also fast and he was eager to enter the pass, he was persuaded by Zhang Liang. He wasn't without brains.
After the initial shock subsided, he came to his senses. If he wanted to enter the pass safely, he couldn't bypass Wuguan Pass; he had to take it down in a real battle.
Soon, Li Shiqi and Lu Jia received orders from Liu Bang that they would be sent as envoys to Wuguan to persuade the general guarding the pass to surrender.
Before setting off, Liu Bang met with the two men privately and made it very clear: "If we can persuade them to surrender, that would be the best outcome, but it's alright if we can't."
Liu Bang hadn't finished speaking, but both Lu Jia and Lu Xun were intelligent enough to understand his meaning.
They both bowed almost simultaneously and said, "Your humble servant/commoner will certainly not fail in his mission!"
There were some things that Liu Bang didn't need to say; they already guessed his plans. After all, what they had seen and heard in the army these past few days showed that the logistical preparations were definitely not indicative of a lack of preparation for war.
Lu Jia even thought that Liu Bang might lead his army to attack the city the moment they entered.
Although I knew this mission was very dangerous, fortune favors the bold, and how could I leave a lasting impression without taking risks?
Not only did Lu Jia readily agree, but Li Shiqi also believed that his opportunity had arrived. He hadn't gained much credit for presenting information last time, so he was determined to give it his all this time.
Before the mission, Liu Bang's camp was not only occupied by the three of them; Zhang Liang and Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu were also standing beside them.
Zhang Liang shook his head slightly, indicating that he had no special instructions.
Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu stood to the side in a daze, thinking about how to create the most lethal weapon under limited conditions.
His skill level is definitely high enough, and his craftsmanship is superb; it's just that the objective conditions are different...
He even checked the system's online store to see if there were any raw materials he needed for sale.
Although the store doesn't sell lethal weapons, it can't be completely devoid of chemical elements.
While Lu and Jia were discussing what promises they could make, Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu's mind went through fifteen chemical equations. He picked out the simplest and easiest to implement one, and of course, the most important thing was that the raw materials in the mall were cheap.
He wants to accumulate a lot of points, then turn back into a system, so that he can be the same species as Qing'ai!
He left the fertilizer shop in the mall with great regret. Modern fertilizers all contain inert agents, making it extremely difficult to extract the necessary components. It would be better to use the materials available in this era.
He had almost finished preparing the gunpowder he could make. Making some more lethal would be a contingency plan. After thinking through the steps, he also sent a copy to Zhu Qing'ai in a private chat.
He didn't really need to post it, since it was using his own points anyway, but posting this proposal would give him a chance to talk to Qing'ai a bit more...
A simple-minded person... no, a simple-minded person would find it hard to resist such a huge temptation, so he made a PowerPoint presentation of about a hundred pages and sent it to Zhu Qing'ai.
Zhu Qing'ai, who was spending the weekend with Lü Zhi, received a PPT from her host...
Zhu Qing'ai: ?
To be honest, she wasn't very good at chemistry in her past life, but she became 'knowledgeable' after becoming a system with a database. However, that doesn't mean she won't get a cyber brainache when she sees chemistry.
She couldn't keep reading past the beginning. There were a total of twenty-one subcategories. Although she could directly scan the data and add it to the database, her cybernetic eyes hurt so much that she skipped to the end to see the conclusion.
Her host wrote at the end that she could make use of items from the store to create an extraordinary emergency TNT with unknown power in this era.
Looking up two lines further, this "unknown power" refers to whether it might be very useful or it might be a dud.
Her database shuddered. Wait, is this really safe? If I remember correctly, this preparation requires at least a fully equipped chemical laboratory.
[System - Zhu Qing'ai: Don't fail and end up killing Liu Bang instead.]
If something really goes wrong, could the entire military camp be blown to bits?
That's quite spectacular (crossed out). After banishing such inappropriate thoughts, Zhu Qing'ai thought again that it's not impossible to work out if Liu Bang dies.
After thinking it over, Zhu Qing'ai looked at Liu Ying, who had a naive and innocent face, and Lü Zhi, who was frowning as she taught her son.
For some reason, images of a young emperor causing national turmoil, a wife inheriting her husband's legacy, and using the emperor to command the feudal lords popped into her head. She even inappropriately thought that Lü Zhi would inherit everything from Liu Bang, including his newly acquired concubine (crossed out).
Once again, Zhu Qing'ai rejected any ideas that shouldn't exist and sent a private message to her host to emphasize this point.
[System·Zhu Qing'ai: Be careful. We have enough for now. If all else fails, we can find some Mo family members in Xianyang and get them to do research together. Don't do anything dangerous. What you're doing now is like trying to make a nuclear bomb by hand in modern times. One wrong move and you'll be the one who dies.]
[System - Zhu Qing'ai: Don't be impulsive, be steady!]
After sending a long, expressionless private message, she looked at Liu Ying with the same expressionless face. Could it be true that you can tell what someone will be like at three years old? Even though Liu Ying is four years old now.
When Lü Zhi saw that He was staring at her son, she couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with Ying'er.
She quietly sent her son out, letting him go out and play with his sister.
Once they were alone in the room, Lü Zhi asked curiously, "Did you notice something? Is there something wrong with Ying'er?"
When Zhu Qing'ai wasn't with Liu Bang, she would occasionally come over and drop by; the two of them were quite familiar with each other.
So she casually remarked, "Your son is unlikely to amount to much; you'd better prepare for things sooner rather than later."
Lü Zhi's smile froze. She believed what He said, but because she believed, she found it even harder to accept. She didn't think there was anything wrong with her upbringing.
Her child with Liu Bang shouldn't be... given that assessment.
Lü Zhi instinctively opened her mouth as if to say something... but Zhu Qing'ai interrupted her: "You mean to say something about the fortune teller saying something about something expensive..."
He seemed to have a bad memory, but it could also be intentional, because his next sentence was a cool remark: "Ying Huhai also has a noble appearance. After all, he was emperor for three years, and an emperor is still an emperor, how could he not be noble?"
There's no such thing as being sarcastic or unpleasant these days, but Lü Zhi had a gut feeling that it wasn't a good thing to say.
After all, the person being used as an example doesn't have a good reputation.
Empress Lü was heartbroken and couldn't accept that her son could be compared to Hu Hai.
Zhu Qing'ai didn't discern Lü Zhi's true thoughts. If she had known, she would have comforted her, saying that comparing them was inappropriate, and that Liu Ying was not worthy of being compared to Hu Hai. She was just giving an example, so don't take it so seriously.
"The emperor's nobility is beyond measure, and so is the empress's. Liu Bang's nobility is beyond measure, and so are yours. But which kind of nobility do you desire?"
With a single question, Empress Lü no longer had time to grieve over her son's incompetence; what did she want...?
This is a question that deserves careful consideration.
So he didn't hear Him comforting Him, saying, "He's not that he's not presentable; he's just sandwiched between three blazing suns, so nobody notices him."
With Liu Bang and Lü Zhi in front and Liu Heng behind, this one is sandwiched in the middle. Unless Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han were alive, who would remember that there was someone else in the middle?
With Emperor Wen followed by Emperors Jing and Wu, Liu Ying was even less of a concern.
Just like if you ask anyone, they might know what Emperor Gaozu of Han and Empress Gaozu of Han were called, and they might also know who Emperor Wen of Han was. But if you say there was an emperor before Emperor Wen of Han, some people might say it was Emperor Gaozu of Han, right?
Liu Ying was really too insignificant. He was neither so outrageous as to be infamous for eternity, nor so wise as to be remembered in history. He was just a nobody.
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Liu Ying, who was outside with his sister, was actually quite happy. He always felt immense pressure whenever he saw his mother.
Although he doesn't understand what pressure is at this age, he just feels very tired. When he's with his sister, she plays with him, which makes him very happy.
Liu Ying looked around and, not seeing Lü Zhi, started running around with her sister.
While Lü Zhi was still contemplating life in the room, Zhu Qing'ai came out and happened to see Liu Ying, who looked completely different. She couldn't help but wonder if it was really a problem with Lü Zhi's parenting methods.
Remembering the pedagogy she had given up on her teacher eight hundred years ago, Zhu Qing'ai gave up on instructing Lü Zhi on how to teach her children.
If Lü Zhi wanted to learn from her how to deceive people, she would be quite adept at it.
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Meanwhile, Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu received a private message from his system. With some regret, he put down the dangerous chemical substance he had just created, hesitated for a moment, then quickly stuffed it into his personal space and pretended nothing had happened.
He spent five minutes revising his original plan, making it slightly safer, and then created a PowerPoint presentation titled "Absolutely Safe Handmade Explosives Making Method" and sent it to Zhu Qing'ai.
This time, having finally gained Zhu Qing'ai's approval, Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu seemed to sense a feeling called guilt, but this feeling came and went quickly, soon being overshadowed by the inexplicably happy feeling of "Qing'ai trusts me!"
Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu was easily tricked into believing that he was a "Qiao Zui" (a type of fish), entirely based on his own imagination.
He didn't care about Liu Bang's progress, as long as the enemy remembered to move him and his makeshift laboratory along with them when they marched.
Liu Bang, who set out with the "path to survival" and the "dark, mysterious thing made by the path to survival" that He spoke of, had no idea that his "path to survival" could actually send all his subordinates and himself to heaven in a physical sense.
When a quick battle was necessary, he even considered advising Wei Sheng Jiujiu to throw away those overweight items, since they seemed useless.
He spoke to Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu in a tactful tone: "These can be temporarily stored in a nearby city. If you really want to farm, I will send someone to transport the things over when we get to Xianyang."
Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu considered the suggestion, then shook his head and refused: "These things are worth a fortune, I don't feel comfortable leaving them here."
Liu Bang was shocked!
He wasn't shocked that those messy mixtures were so expensive. He said, "You actually wrote more than five words in one sentence, and you were still talking to Zhang Liang about those farming techniques."
"Um."
Liu Bang: =-=b
Okay, let's pretend he didn't say anything.
At first, he thought that Wei Sheng Jiu Jiu might follow the path of being wise but seemingly foolish (crossed out) and wise but seemingly mute, just someone who doesn't talk much but can come up with a brilliant plan at crucial moments.
However, it turned out he was overthinking it. When he asked Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu and Zhang Liang last time, it was Zhang Liang who came up with the brilliant plan, and Wei Sheng Jiu Shi Jiu had nothing to do with it.
Wei Shengjiu spoke at a unusually long pace, but it had an effect, preventing Liu Bang from throwing those 'burdens' out of the ranks.
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