From eunuch to emperor

"You can't say that. Before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first. If we don't supply the rear, how can we fight in the front?"

Gongsun Ming disagreed. He felt that he had made great contributions.

Much of the rations and ordnance for the Northern Expedition came from Nanliang, especially the Demon Suppression Stone.

Li Xiannan felt that fighting was the merit of war, and logistics was not enough.

"By the way, did you give me the things you brought to Zhennan City? The leader of the Dragon Gang even wrote to me specially."

Some time ago, Ji Xianxian wrote a letter to Gongsun Ming, asking Jinling City to sell her a batch of high-quality sulfur and saltpeter.

Due to Long Chen's kindness, Gongsun Ming did not refuse.

Li Xiannan was a little unhappy and said, "Here you go, that vixen is trying to steal a man from the Fourth Princess."

Gongsun Ming shook his head and advised: "Don't say such things out loud, just know it in your heart."

Li Xiannan didn't care: "What's the point? When I met King Wu, he was still a young eunuch. It was only after I captured Linjiang City with him that he became the chief eunuch."

Gongsun Ming clicked his tongue and shook his head: "Fairy man, after a person becomes prosperous, he hates it the most when others say he is down and out. You are not allowed to mention what happened to King Wu when he was in his decline."

Li Xiannan didn't understand: "Why? It is."

Gongsun Ming said: "When a person rises from a humble position to a powerful person, he always has a low self-esteem in his heart. He hates it most when others mention his downfall. He feels that those who mention him are mocking him and will be retaliated against."

After the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, his childhood playmates defected and publicized their scandal in the army, and were eventually killed.

Such lessons do exist, and Gongsun Ming is right.

But Li Xiannan didn't care, she felt that Long Chen was not that kind of person.

"King Wu is not who you said he is."

"No matter what, don't say it again in the future."

"If you don't say it, don't say it."

Li Xiannan thought Gongsun Ming was a good person, but he was too nagging and thought too much.

"Keep an eye on those in Zhennan City. King Wu has reminded you many times to be careful of Nanmanzi's poison."

Gongsun Ming started nagging again, and Li Xiannan couldn't bear it. He walked a few steps and found an excuse to escape.

...

Sands City.

The scorching sun burned the long yellow sand. Captain Zhang Hua led a group of cavalry back to the city. The clothes on his body reflected the sunlight and gave off sparkling reflections.

They were sweaty and dry, leaving crystallized salt on their clothes.

I took off my clothes and drank a lot of cold water, but I still felt thirsty.

When the prefect Li Xiqi saw Zhang Hua coming back, he said, "You need to drink some salt water to quench your thirst."

A servant brought salt water, and Zhang Hua drank it and felt better.

"When you sweat too much, you can't just drink water, you also need to drink salt water. This is what King Wu taught me."

The prefect Li Xiqi sat down, and Zhang Hua also sat down: "How long are we going to keep guard? No one will take my place?"

Jinsha City is really difficult. Zhang Hua is very tired and wants to leave here, even if he becomes a pawn.

Prefect Li Xiqi took out a letter and said: "It's almost time. King Wu defeated the ghost tribe and is ready to return to the army."

Zhang Hua saw it and said with great joy: "This ghost life is finally over."

When the news reached Yuncheng, Donna reported it to the various cities, and Sands City naturally knew about it.

Li Xiqi was also very happy: "Yes, it will be over soon. Just wait."

...

To the north of the grassland, there is the black forest.

It’s hot in the middle of summer in the south, but it’s still covered in ice and snow here.

There was a high platform set up in the open space in the middle of the black forest. The empress sat at the head, Long Chen was beside her, and Tu Zhi was on the other side.

The generals of the Zhou Dynasty, the generals of Nanliang, the barbarian generals, and some martial arts people were all sitting underneath.

After the army rested and before setting off, Long Chen proposed to hold a meeting.

Everyone sat down, and the Empress said: "Everyone, I am summoning you today to deal with some matters after the war."

"The grievances between the Central Plains and the ghost clan can be traced back to 400 years ago, and they have only been truly settled today."

"We have won this war. This is a victory for all the soldiers. Many soldiers and heroes have sacrificed their lives, and their names will be remembered."

"I raise a glass with you all to pay homage to the fallen soldiers."

The empress picked up the wine glass in front of her, Long Chen and Tu Zhi stood up, and all the soldiers stood up, raised their glasses, and drank in one gulp towards the sky.

Putting down her wine glass and taking a seat, the Empress continued: "The war is won, but we can't go back right away."

The empress glanced at the soldiers present. Some of them had doubts in their eyes. They thought they were about to enter the ice field again.

"In order to defeat the ghost clan, I turned many soldiers into half-ghost bodies. If they just go home, when the corpse poison attacks, someone will always go crazy, attack the people, and even eat their wives, children, parents."

"I don't want such a tragedy to happen, so when I return to the army tomorrow, I won't go home immediately, but go back to Yuncheng to station first."

"Don't worry, I have asked King Wu to find a way to detoxify everyone. I will definitely be able to remove the corpse poison from everyone and turn them back into normal people."

The empress informed all the generals of her subsequent plans.

It was very quiet down there, with no intense dissatisfaction or confusion as expected.

The empress secretly breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Long Chen.

"Brothers, in order to defeat the ghost clan, I turned all of you into half-ghosts. Here, I thank you for your trust in me."

"Now that the war is over and we are going back, I also promise that all brothers will go back clean and see their parents, wives, children, and brothers and sisters again."

"Brothers, please give me some time to find a way to detoxify. I promise that I turned you into a half-ghost body, and I will make you change back again."

"Brothers, please believe me!"

Long Chen saluted all the soldiers.

All the generals responded in unison to Long Chen.

"King Wu is serious. If it weren't for King Wu and His Majesty, we would have been killed by the ghost clan long ago. Our wives, children, and children are all gone."

The generals present were all sensible and did not blame Long Chen for this.

"Okay, brothers, go back and tell your brothers, explain clearly, and tell them that I will definitely find a way to detoxify!"

Long Chen cupped his fists and saluted again.

"Okay, let the celebration party begin."

The empress was very happy and everyone understood.

This is the celebration banquet before departure back.

It took a lot of effort to haul the food to the Black Forest. If it were to be hauled back again, it would be even more expensive. It was better to have a big meal and reduce the quantity so as to return quickly.

When the general in the middle started eating, the entire Black Forest was eating and drinking, laughing and laughing.

After the banquet, the generals returned to camp and told their brothers that after returning to Yuncheng, they could not return immediately. They had to wait for Long Chen to find the antidote and cure the corpse poison before they could return.

The soldiers didn't understand and were noisy. The general tried his best to explain. Those who were obedient could forget it. If they were disobedient, just give them a beating.

Long Chen returned to the tent, and the empress followed him and sat down.

"Are you sure?"

"No, Yu Shinan replied. He said he didn't have any clue."

"Then what to do..."

The empress was very worried. She had agreed well just now because she had just defeated the ghost clan and all the soldiers trusted Long Chen and the empress.

But trust will weaken and disappear day by day, and Long Chen must find a way to detoxify it.

"What if...the antidote doesn't exist?"

the queen asked suddenly.

Long Chen smiled and said: "No, it must exist, and I will definitely be able to find it."

The empress was surprised and asked, "Why do you believe so strongly?"

Long Chen smiled and said nothing, he couldn't say: I am a time traveler, God's will is with me!