Chapter 936 – Rabbit and Sheep Poisoning Scheme (Nine)
“Splitting the Northern Border into chaos in the shortest time possible? Now that’s a good idea,” Qi Guanrang said, glancing at Feng Zhen. “However, Zishi has used a lot of Cold Food Powder before. This stuff doesn’t kill instantly; if one has a strong will, they can quit. That Northern Border King is one of the few wise rulers; his confidence is solid, so he might not actually fall to the Cold Food Powder.”
Feng Zhen, once again used as a negative example, felt utterly annoyed.
One misstep leads to eternal regret, and friends are always throwing you under the bus as a cautionary tale.
So tiring, love is dead.
Wei Ci interjected, “It doesn’t need to take that long. Zishi and the Northern Border King are different. Though Zishi has been using Cold Food Powder for a long time, he didn’t misuse it. That Northern Border King treats it like a potent medicine to regain strength, using it almost daily.”
After popping some Cold Food Powder, he quickly goes to the harem for some fun — not even a strong body could handle that.
As long as the Northern Border King weakens, there will be people ready to send him off on his last journey.
It’d be interesting if the Northern Border King ends up like Wu Ma Shang, who gets too enthusiastic with women.
Feng Zhen lightly cleared his throat, signaling Wei Ci to be a bit more subtle; didn’t they have a single, unmarried Lord present?
Qi Guanrang shot a sideways glance at Feng Zhen and asked, “Is your throat itchy?”
Don’t think he didn’t catch on to what Feng Zhen was implying with that cough.
“Don’t forget to drink some goat milk; it soothes the throat,” Wei Ci chuckled.
Feng Zhen: “”
Goat milk soothes the throat? Isn’t he underestimating me because I didn’t study much?
Wei Ci is such a sly one.
Knowing their Lord is about to attack the Northern Border, he hurriedly planted insiders in the Northern Border.
Planting insiders is one thing, but he’s also trying to debuff the Northern Border in every way possible, hoping the Lord can crush them even with closed eyes?
Doesn’t he know their Lord is already ferocious enough?
At the upper seat, Jiang Pengji seemed oblivious to the “openly whispered competition” among the three strategists. She smiled and said to Wei Ci, “If we can successfully split the Northern Border internally, our chances of reclaiming it will increase by at least thirty percent. Let’s remember this great achievement by Sun Wen.”
Wei Ci stepped forward on behalf of Sun Wen to speak with Jiang Pengji.
Qi Guanrang waved his fan, his hair fluttering slightly as he said, “Lord, the priority now is to investigate the details of the various tribes in the Northern Border. If feasible, we can secretly support the weakest Northern Border prince, enabling them to fight on equal footing.”
The more evenly matched they are, the longer the Northern Border will remain in chaos, to their advantage.
Conversely, if one prince becomes too powerful and crushes the others, stabilizing the Northern Border, it’ll be harder for them to seize the opportunity amid the turmoil. Hence, Qi Guanrang plans to pull off another scheme on the Northern Border.
“Is that even feasible?” Jiang Pengji frowned.
Qi Guanrang replied, “Whether it is feasible or not depends on whether Sun Wen has the abilities of Lü Shang.”
Jiang Pengji smiled and glanced at Qi Guanrang, who was holding the fan handle, the fan surface slightly pressing against his knee, eyes downcast.
Live happily: Guess the eye dialogue between our streamer and little Liang Liang?
Fortune Bringer: The streamer says — Baby knows you’re jealous.
Purple Butterfly: Little Liang Liang says — Hmph! Baby’s mad now, ignoring you.
Eternal Night Sky Dust: Ci Beauty says — We agreed to cook up this little frog, why did the Lord fall for someone else?
Thin Cloud: Feng Tianzhen says — Clearly a two-person play, but Baby has turned into the fourth wheel.
The audience in the livestream chat commented that watching the dramatic performances there was even more entertaining than the stream itself.
Of course, fortunately, the chat was bustling with people, and apart from the drama queens, there were also big shots from various industries.
Jun Shuying: Feeling sorry for the Northern Border for a second; at this pace, it’s only a matter of time before they fall.
Genius Guo Fengxiao: Isn’t it? That Sun Wen sounds pretty impressive; did you notice that anyone endorsed by Ci Beauty is quite formidable? If Sun Wen truly has Lü Shang’s abilities, the Northern Border is destined to tear itself apart. Besides, the Northern Border consists of tribal nations; there’s no concept of a big family, and they habitually fight independently. If even the Northern Border Royal Court, which connects their powers, falls apart, won’t they just scatter like sand? Qi Guanrang is even more ruthless; he’s trying to cause the Northern Border to suffer from within.
Bai He the Great: If I say this situation reminds me of the Eight Kings’ Rebellion and the Five Barbarians’ Chaos, will you all flame me?
Old Driver Alliance: Aside from those schemes, the streamer’s land reclamation and military training is also quite aggressive; it’s all targeting the Northern Border. In ancient times, three months of training was considered elite. How long have the troops under the streamer been trained? Three to five years? Plus, they’re using modern advanced training methods, with individual combat not weak and group battles even scarier. That’s their absolute confidence in defeating the Northern Border.
Undeniably, both conspiracies and schemes can sometimes produce miraculous effects, but at the end of the day, war comes down to a confrontation of military strength.
Let’s not mince words; the troops under Jiang Pengji can definitely be called the elite of this era.
If it were the Northern Border in its prime, Jiang Pengji would indeed face difficulties.
But now, the Northern Border is merely a sick old tiger; though fearsome, it’s not unbeatable.
The only question is —
How long will it take to defeat them?
The strategists calculated tirelessly, aiming to shorten the prolonged tug-of-war, avoiding falling into a quagmire of endurance.
After discussing for more than an hour, they finally adjourned.
“Zixiao, stay behind; I have something to say to you.”
Just as he was about to rise, Jiang Pengji stopped him with a single sentence.
Feng Zhen exchanged glances with Wei Ci, while Qi Guanrang shot Jiang Pengji a glance that said, “Take it easy, don’t scare him.”
Once the two left, Jiang Pengji simply said.
“Adopting other people’s children isn’t as close as raising your own.”
Wei Ci stepped out back to back, his steps feeling a bit light.
Due to adjustments in the detailed plan, Wei Ci had to notify Sun Wen secretly to avoid harming their own people.
The primary reason he stopped the merchant team from withdrawing from the Northern Border was that it was the channel for communication between him and Sun Wen.
If the merchant team stopped purchasing and left the Northern Border, Sun Wen’s information couldn’t get out, and his orders wouldn’t get in.
As Halencha’s honored guest, Sun Wen reclaimed his previous refined lifestyle and lived splendidly.
If — Wei Ci weren’t so prone to causing trouble—
“Disrupting the Northern Border’s various princes — looks like the trap is becoming evident — just how did Liu Xi manage to subdue so many monsters?”
The secret signals between Sun Wen and the merchant team were personally taught by Wei Ci, highly confidential; an ordinary person would just see a bunch of jumbled patterns resembling ancient totems from remote Northern Border areas. Even if someone caught a glimpse, they wouldn’t understand what it meant.
Sun Wen spent a day memorizing all the annotations, and only he could translate the actual information.
Once he deciphered the real content, he privately felt sorry for the Northern Border for a second.
“What a pity — but the Northern Border has to perish.”
