Chapter 169: Gifted with Words of Time and Change, He Became

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No matter how brilliant you are, no matter how unmatched you are in the world, no matter how much power you hold in your grasp.

is also useless.

Even an emperor like a sage may have the sorrow of losing a beloved concubine, and even someone as resolute as Jiang Ziya can feel regret.

How could Jiang Wang forget the streets and alleys of Fenglin City, his neighbors and classmates

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How could he possibly want to miss out on Jiang Annan's growth

Just because something didn't happen the way we wanted it to, doesn't mean it wasn't meant to be. Let go of the regret and embrace the journey.

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Jiang Wang accompanied a bowl, drinking it caused five Qi to surge, the heat churning.

Having drunk to the point where the entire world roars with thunder, I feel my chest swelling with boundless courage.

“In that case, this wine might as well be called ‘The Righteous Path of the World’!” He was a bit drunk and had a tendency to ramble...

Gu Shiyi was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "The righteous way of the world!"

He picked up the wine bottle again and poured himself a drink, saying to Jiang Wang: "Come, let's have another bowl of this right path in life!"

The waves of alcohol surged again and again, layer upon layer, fragrant and intoxicating.

The worms in my belly have woken up, and I'm so hungry that it hurts.

Every part of my body seems to be waiting for the nourishment of fine wine.

But Jiang Wang reached out and pressed down on his wine cup, shaking his head. "I can't drink anymore."

Gu Shiyi put down his wine cup and looked at him: "Is the wine not good"

“The wine is wonderful! Though I had no fondness for alcohol before, now I feel like a drunkard, craving it desperately!”

"Is that person not good"

“Elder Gu's cultivation is unparalleled, renowned throughout the land. He is also so unrestrained and approachable. How could he not be liked”

"Then, why do you refuse this bowl of wine" asked Gu Shiyi.

"Know when to stop." Jiang Wang met Gu Shiyi's scrutinizing gaze and said seriously, "The more something is addictive, the more I need to restrain myself, the more distance I need to keep."

“I just said you were happy, and now you’re unhappy again!” Gu Shiyi said: “Young people can’t indulge themselves, shouldn’t they wait until old age to reminisce”

Jiang Wang only said: "I have a long journey ahead, so I won't stay on the road for too long."

His eyes were tinged with the color of wine, his face flushed with it, and his voice wavered slightly, but his expression remained calm.

This has always been his self.

Gu Shiyi looked at him silently for a while.

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Jiang Wang also sat there quietly. Like an ordinary drunk, about to fall at any moment. But he was self-possessed and not ordinary at all.

"You convinced them." Gu Shiyi pushed his wine bowl away. "Then I won't drink!"

The liquor spilled from the cup and onto the table, like shards of jade. There was a heartbreaking sense of regret.

Jiang Wang said with some apology: "I hope that one day I can stop and accompany Big Brother for a good drink."

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Gu Shiyi paused for a moment and said, "Do you know who was here drinking with me earlier"

Jiang Wang shook her head.

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"How curious of you," asked Gu Shiyi.

"Should I be curious" Jiang Wang asked back.

“You are very cunning!” Gu Shiyi said.

Jiang Wangdao: “I'm just being myself.”

Then Gu Shiyi smiled again.

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He was truly just a drunkard, no different from those street-corner bums. His emotions shifted very rapidly.

He sighed: "That was someone who used to drink and have a good time with me."

"It seems like it's not going to happen now." Jiang Wang said.

“People always change!” Gu Shiyi said.

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After a pause, he continued, "Or perhaps, as you said, a person with a long journey ahead shouldn't linger in one place for too long!"

Jiang Wangdao: "Gu Ge's friends, Gu Ge himself certainly understands better."

“That man is not my friend!” said Gu Shiyi.

But he said, "Perhaps so."

His heart was conflicted, his emotions were conflicting.

In this world, true masters should be those who understand the principles of the Dao and see the true nature of existence. One would think that even at the end of the world, their will wouldn't waver easily, yet he appears so different.

Thus, it is so complicated.

Perhaps this is also a kind of "truth".

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This person has quite a story. Jiang Wang thought to himself.

But he just said: "A person who keeps moving forward always has to let go of something. Maybe it's intentional, maybe it's not. But looking back, it all seems intentional."

“Are you sad about this” Gu Shiyi’s eyelids drooped slightly.

“There will inevitably be regrets,” Jiang Wang said, “but I still have to move forward.”

“No one will stay put and wait for you. Everyone has their own story to live.” Gu Shiyi said.

"It's a regrettable situation," Jiang Wang said. "Sometimes you have no choice."

"At such a young age, where do you get all these thoughts" Gu Shiyi's tone became carefree: "You're being quite superficial now!"

Jiang Wangdao: "They are all stories I've seen in books. Perhaps I was drunk and talking nonsense. Brother Gu, please don't blame me."

“The speaker is blameless, the drinker is justified!” Gu Shiyi took a sip of wine, apparently unwilling to continue the topic, and changed the subject: “Brother Jiang, what do you think of the word ‘righteousness’”

"There are great and small kinds of righteousness. There is the righteousness of having friends who fight with you, the righteousness of repaying kindness and avenging wrongs, the righteousness of punishing evil and promoting good, the righteousness of one's country and family, the righteousness of one's clan, and the righteousness of all under heaven." Jiang Wangdao: "These are the views of past sages. I cannot speak to them."

Gu Shiyi tapped him with his hand, as if he was about to say he was cunning, but in the end, he didn't. Instead, with a drunken gaze, he stared at him: "What righteousness do you uphold Is Jiang Qingyang a righteous man"

Jiang Wang shook his head: "I am not a righteous man. When justice was present, I could not uphold it. When anger burned in my heart, I could not draw my sword. When there were disputes over interests, I wielded my sword to kill."

He repeated, "I am no knight."

Master Gu Shi's words were earnest and profound: "Sometimes you need to restrain yourself, and sometimes you can only choose the relatively less bad option among bad choices, because you have a more important life, and heaven has bestowed upon you a unique mission."

Jiang Wangdao said, “I don’t think I’m that special a person. My flaws and my strengths, both of them, make me who I am.”

He thought, my life is in my own choices, my mission is not given by any being.

Gu Shiyi merely waved his hand and said, "If you're not drinking, there's no point in staying here. Leave!"

Jiang Wang didn't say much, just said "take care."

He rose to his feet, with a touch of intoxication in his steps, and vanished into the clouds.

It's all just a few bowls of wine, coming and going.

This body is like a cloud, drifting.

The mountains are desolate and rarely visited.

I wonder who built this mountain peak and this pavilion.

In fact, it was already in a state of decay. The red paint was peeling off, and the wind revealed rotting wood.

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Gu Shiyi sat alone in the midst of it all, facing the cold leftovers, as if facing his regretful life. Thus, he opened another jar of wine.

Chang's Sang wine, Chang's Sang wine.

...From a mere sentence to the vicissitudes of life, the skill is evident.

A young person who cannot be fully satisfied, nor fully contented, is indeed not a righteous man.

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He sighed: "But he is an honest man, a man of his word."

The state of Zhao's deference to the state of Qi was well-known.

Throughout this country, from the court to the common people, everyone admires the Qi style. The finest talents in Zhao are all proud to serve in Qi. Those who can't go to Qi would stay in Zhao.

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In fact, throughout the entire eastern domain, there are countries beyond Zhao that are just as numerous.

Because Qi state widely recruited talents from all over the world, it has achieved its current prosperity.

It's just that the State of Zhao was particularly conspicuous...

At the very least, people from other places should say something like "birds choose their trees to nest in" or "if this place doesn't suit me, there are other places that will."

The people of Zhao simply and openly regarded being a Qi person as their ideal, making it the goal of their life's struggle.

This is certainly not a cold-hearted thing in the State of Zhao.

Even the king of Zhao himself repeatedly sent petitions, persistently requesting to be incorporated into the territory of Qi.

In the letter between Zhao and Qi, the ruler of Zhao called himself Duke Zhao, not a king. He expressed his willingness to give up his dragon robe and become the hereditary Marquis of the First Empire of Great Qi, willing to personally cultivate a hundred acres of land for the Emperor of Qi so that the emperor could eat his vegetables... At the end of the letter, he shed tears...

This is a very simple request.

The emperor refused on the grounds that the ancestral temple of Dayang was important and could not be abandoned.

A while ago, it was revealed that among the three highest leaders of Pingdanguo, there was one called "King Zhao".

The king of Zhao was terrified and immediately wrote a letter to the emperor of Qi, declaring his innocence. He requested that Qi send someone to Zhao to investigate and verify his claims, clearing his name. He also urgently summoned all his ministers to discuss immediately changing the country's name to avoid disaster.

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In the end, the Son of Heaven specially sent a letter to comfort him, saying that "Zhao" was a name of honor and an ancient tradition that should not be easily abandoned. He also said, "Are dragons and tigers just snakes and rats changing their paths"

Only then will the storm subside.

Ginger's once lived in seclusion in this country. Because he spoke with a slightly Linzi accent, he was treated to exceptionally warm hospitality by the shopkeepers.

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Now that I've crossed this border, nothing unexpected will happen.

Apart from the intoxication and the misty clouds, there is not much to tell.

A fleeting shadow against the vast sky, occasionally accompanied by the rumble of thunder.

The common folk occasionally catch a glimpse and mistakenly think it is an immortal.

Passing over the Yangdi district without entering Qingyang Town, Jiang Wang walked towards Qidu.

When the city of Linzi, three hundred miles away, came into view, he suddenly felt a sense of reliance.

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His title, his name, his office, and his connections were all intertwined with this great city.

At first, I resigned from the important position of Northern Palace Attendant and went out. Of course, it was a choice I didn't regret.

His experiences in the mountains and seas of Chu State were also quite remarkable. He didn't lead anything, but he witnessed amazing events.

After this journey across the world and his return, the moment he saw Linzi City again, he truly realized that he had struggled here for too long and experienced too much. He and the city had forged a bond that was too deep to break.

Living in Linzi is not easy.

And he, Jiang Qingyang, seemed to be a person of this world.

The officials at the Hall of Military Affairs submitted a memorial urging an attack on Xia. The Son of Heaven approved it.

The entire state of Qi mobilized, from Dao Yuan stones and grain reserves to intelligence gathering and negotiations with neighboring countries... it was a tangled web.

But once the resolve for war is made, it's very difficult to change course.

One night, swords and guns were drawn from their armories, and soldiers clashed everywhere.

However, there was one more crucial issue before the Xia Dynasty could be established—

Who shall be the commander-in-chief of the three armies in this campaign against Xia

Qi was the latest of the Six Great Hegemon States to achieve hegemony.

This is a test.

Many renowned generals who have proven themselves in past wars are still serving in the military. There are many who are qualified to lead large armies.

However, Xia Guo still holds a special significance. Its own strength should not be overlooked.

Back then, during the Warring States period when Qi fought for hegemony, the current king of Qi personally led his troops. Heavyweights like Xuan Yunbo, Xuan Chuliang, Xuan Mingshan, and Xuan Minghe... along with figures like Yanping, Jiang Mengxiong, Yantú, Yang Jiandé, and Tian Xili... were all present on the battlefield.

With a gathering of brilliant minds, like ants planning their strategy, they assembled the nation's army and decisively defeated Xia, which at that time spanned across the southeast regions.

After the rebellion of Ming Di Loulan was pacified in Yuanfeng thirty-eighth year, the Qi emperor never again personally donned armor.

Of course, today's Xia Kingdom is not worthy of a campaign personally led by the emperor of Qi.

Speaking theoretically, if the Son of Heaven hadn't left his capital, besides General Jiang Mengxiong, the divine general of Qi State, no one else should have been considered as the commander-in-chief to conquer Xia.

This Grand Marshal of the State also indeed petitioned to go into battle.

Jiang Mengxiong's honor and ability need no further mention. He possesses unparalleled supernatural power and is a divine military strategist, undoubtedly the first person in the army.

But at the same time, there are three more people who need to fight.

These three people all carry significant weight.

One was Chunsi Army commander Cao Jie, another was the newly-promoted True Man Xuan Chong Zhu Liang, and another was the prisoner of war army commander Xiu Yuan.

These three individuals were all generals capable of commanding armies of hundreds of thousands. They commanded the most elite unit in the Great Qi Empire, the Nine Army Corps. Their military prowess was undeniable.

Their cultivation level is not a problem. If they were to lead the army, the Qi court would naturally send another powerful expert to accompany them and command the troops.

Therefore, the selection of the commander for the Xia army is still open to debate.

Among them, Cao Jie was the most stable in his use of troops, and he was known as "the best warrior in the world" by the Son of Heaven of Qi. No matter how many troops were given to him, there was little chance of things going wrong, and of course, it was also difficult to see a quick victory or decisive victory.

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There has always been a voice that believes he only plays stupid wars, clumsy wars.

But before this, by pretending to be Wan Yan Xionglei, he beheaded Qi Hong, a renowned general of the Sheng Guo, and helped Mu Guo capture Liyuan City. This also demonstrated his diverse military styles.

He is a true all-rounder, in military strategy alone he could rival the God of War.

Xuan Chu, who had made great contributions to the victory over Xia in previous years, was very familiar with the situation in Xia. In the competition for command of the campaign against Xia, this factor was crucial.

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And although he was not as all-rounded as Cao, nor as unmatched in military strategy as Jiang Mengxiong, his swordsmanship was unique and unparalleled in the world.

In this war of extermination, he could create a situation the fastest. Like the annihilation of the Yang Kingdom that previously led to his conferment as a marquis, it was almost a crushing victory. The rebellion of the Yang Kingdom was crushed in the shortest possible time, and no opportunity was given to its last emperor, Yang Jiande, who was slain amidst thousands of soldiers.

The person then ascended to the position of Heavenly Venerable with the strength of the first divine being in the Eastern Region. Their attainment of Heavenly Venerable was marked by a victory in the first battle, defeating Chongguang, the First Elder of the Diaohai Tower.

No matter the situation, intent, or power, they are all at their peak in life. At this time, using them, their military prowess is at its height.

...and he was far away....

His closest friend, Zhan Yu, the commander of the Army of Jun Tu, was exposed last year as a traitor to the Ping Deng nation and executed by thousands of cuts. He himself had also been imprisoned once.

Now is the time when a war is needed to prove oneself.

Of course, everyone knows that he was just showing his attitude and running along. Something as big as the Fah Xia incident would never be entrusted to him to prove himself.

Although he, Xiu Yuan, was a renowned general who had emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, his desire to prove himself led him to be excluded from the list of potential commanders.

The current emperor is a military strategist. He ordered these four individuals to each submit a military strategy, stating that the position of commander would be decided solely based on the merits of their strategies. -

For a time, there was a flurry of activity. From the imperial court to ordinary people on the streets, everyone was discussing who should be the commander-in-chief against Xia.

Some say the God of War is invincible, while others claim Cao Shua is undefeated. One argues that Xio Tu gained fame by defeating Xia, and should therefore end Xia with his own hands. Others believe Xiu Yuan, a lifelong warrior who has repeatedly triumphed over stronger opponents with his tactical genius, deserves a grand stage to showcase his skills.

But no one said this war could not be fought, or that Xia could not be defeated.

Then Grand Minister Jiang Rumuo said—

"People can be used."

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