novelSusiti Chapter 92, Wu Zixu, the Hexagonal Commander: New Player Bonus Ends
Chapter 92, Wu Zixu, the Hexagonal Commander: New Player Bonus Ends
[Ding dong, summoning the third character, Zhang Julu from "The Snow Swordsman", Politics: 100;]
In the chaotic world of Snow Swordsman, the Li Yang Dynasty was able to maintain its dominance amidst the iron cavalry of the Northern Barbarians and the remnants of the Western Chu, thanks to the support of two pillars: one civil and one military.
The two men, one guarding the nation's borders and the other securing the imperial court, together built the foundation of Liyang.
Zhang Julu is a tragic yet idealistic and capable minister in the book. Born into a poor family, he rose to the position of prime minister and dedicated his life to "creating peace for all generations".
He strongly advocated for the reform of the imperial examination system, using swift and decisive measures to break the hereditary monopoly of powerful clans on officialdom, opening up avenues for scholars from humble backgrounds to rise in society, fundamentally shaking the foundations of powerful clans, and thus pushing himself to the opposite side of the entire old forces.
He did not form factions or pursue personal gain, willingly cutting off his own wings to become a lone minister of the court, single-handedly supporting the overall reform effort. Knowing that the day of success would be the day of his death, he still pressed forward without hesitation.
He and Xu Xiao fought each other in the imperial court throughout their lives, yet they also respected each other and secretly protected Beiliang to safeguard the country's borders, finding a delicate balance between power struggles in the court and the safety of the frontier.
Zhang Julu followed the same path as Shang Yang. In order to clear obstacles for the new emperor and preserve the achievements of the reforms, he faced death with equanimity, ultimately suffering the tragic fate of having his entire family exterminated, leaving only one son to continue the family line.
He was worthy of the people and the land of Liyang, but he was unworthy of his family. He sacrificed his entire family's lives to ensure the continuation of the imperial examination system and the long-term stability of the dynasty.
Zhang Julu's life was the ultimate embodiment of "doing what is known to be impossible."
Although he was posthumously exonerated and given a posthumous title, it could not conceal the desolation and loneliness of an idealist.
He used his own flesh and blood as fuel to ignite the spark of rise for children from humble backgrounds, and beyond the chivalry of the martial world and the power struggles of the imperial court, he forged the most moving spirit of a scholar and a sense of responsibility to his country in the novel "The Sword and the Snow".
[Ding dong, summoning the fourth character, Iron-Armed Golden Blade Zhou Tong, Zhou Tong, Strength: 105;]
Zhou Tong studied under Jin Tai and joined the army at the age of fifteen. He became a formidable warrior on the battlefield, relying on his Iron Shirt, Golden Knife, and Repeating Spear.
During the campaign against the Western Xia, he fought to a draw with Qinidalang, the fiercest general of the Western Xia, for fifty rounds, and knocked him off his horse with his purple-gold flying hammer, thus becoming famous in one battle.
He won the "Human" and "Earth" levels in the military instructor ranking competition and finally won the "Heaven" number one champion boxer, for which Emperor Renzong personally issued an edict to commend him.
He defeated the bandits of Taihu Lake and fought against the Liao and Xia dynasties, achieving numerous military exploits. However, he was still framed by treacherous officials, and even his only son died on the battlefield.
Through the continuous creation of later generations, Zhou Tong gradually became associated with Water Margin and Yue Fei. Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, Shi Wengong, Wu Song, Yue Fei and others all became his students and became famous generals. It can be said that he had students all over the world.
As the greatest synthesizer of martial arts in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhou Tong's reputation as the Spear God and Iron Arm resounded throughout the martial arts world. His martial arts skills combined the true essence of Shaolin with practical combat, creating the Five Steps Thirteen Spears and the Zhou Tong Staff, which have been passed down through generations.
He was skilled in both literature and martial arts, loyal, brave and chivalrous, and did not covet power or position. He established himself in the world through martial arts and loyalty. Although he himself had outstanding achievements, his disciples also shone in history. He inherited the legend of Jintai and paved the way for Water Margin and Yue Fei. He can be called a martial arts master who connects the martial arts world and the imperial court.
With his exceptional skills and noble character, he became the most representative martial arts icon in the late Northern Song Dynasty and was revered by later generations as "Iron Arm, the Great Hero of Shaanxi".
Although Zhou Tong's basic martial prowess has only just reached the level of a divine general, his extensive network of connections makes him a formidable force. If he were to be summoned, he might even be able to bring Yue Fei along with him.
[Ding dong, summoning the fifth character, Armor Hero Li Xinnan, Strength: 106;]
Holy crap!
Jiang Ce was shocked when he saw the last candidate; he hadn't expected that even a character from a tokusatsu drama would be chosen.
Does this also mean that Emperor Armor King Xiangyang is on the system's summoning list?
[Ding dong, all candidates for random summoning have been presented. Please remove two of the five candidates from the list. The system will then randomly summon from the remaining three candidates.]
"System, use 50 summoning points to remove Li Xinnan's spot, then remove Zhang Julu and Boa Hancock, and summon from the remaining Zhou Tong and Wu Zixu."
After a moment's thought, Jiang Ceshi immediately replied without hesitation.
Although Li Xinnan could be associated with the emperor, Jiang Ce needed a commander, and a gold-level commander at that, so he had to remove Li Xinnan's spot.
[Okay, host, remove Li Xinnan's candidate slot, consuming 50 summoning points. Then remove Zhang Julu and Boa Hancock, and summon from the remaining Zhou Tong and Wu Zixu. The host currently has 6488 summoning points.]
[Ding dong, congratulations to the host for obtaining Wu Zixu, the valiant man, with 100 command, 106 strength, 95 intelligence, 97 politics, and 93 charm;]
Implanted identity: 42 years old this year, originally a famous general of Southern Wu, but due to being framed by treacherous officials, he was forced to leave his homeland with his relatives and friends, and wandered to Laizhou. Later, he joined the host's command through the recruitment order.
Accompanying nine people: father Wu She, elder brother Wu Shang, younger brothers Wu Tong, Wu Xiaofeng, Wu Liang, Wu Xin, Zhuan Zhu, Zhuan Yi, and Yao Li;
If Wu Zixu's golden commander status comes from historical accounts, then his golden martial prowess comes from fictional novels.
In official histories such as the Records of the Grand Historian, the Spring and Autumn Annals, and the Zuo Zhuan, there are very few records about Wu Zixu's early life, and his personal martial prowess is long gone.
However, in later novels such as "The Chronicles of the States" and "The Romance of the Seventy-Two Dynasties", Wu Zixu is portrayed as a legendary figure with both wisdom and courage, and exceptional martial prowess.
His fame awed the feudal lords, and even Qin generals dared not act rashly upon seeing him. He even easily defeated Dao Zhi, who was known as the "King of Thieves" at the time.
In the novel, Wu Zixu, wielding a snake spear and carrying a bronze whip, confronts Robber Zhi.
The arrogant bandit Zhi, seeing Wu Zixu's demeanor, knew that he was no ordinary person. After thirty rounds of fighting, Wu Zixu easily won.
It should be noted that Dao Zhi was the younger brother of Liu Xiahui, who was known for his composure even with a woman in his lap, and was a renowned warrior of his time.
He once frightened away Ji Guang, the crown prince of Wu, captured Jiang Duo, the crown prince of Qi, and even made Bian Zhuangzi, a fierce general of Zheng, vomit blood.
Ji Guang was also a warrior, Jiang Duo was quite skilled in martial arts, and Bian Zhuangzi was even brave enough to fight two tigers single-handedly. Despite their exceptional martial prowess, they were still no match for Dao Zhi, which shows how fierce and brave Dao Zhi was.
The fact that Wu Zixu was able to easily defeat this man demonstrates his formidable fighting prowess.
In addition, Qin general Ji Nian was known for his superhuman strength. He once lifted a giant cauldron three feet off the ground with both hands, which amazed everyone.
At this moment, the young Wu Zixu stepped forward slowly and lifted the giant cauldron steadily with only his left hand. He even held the cauldron and circled around it before putting it down. His divine strength surpassed that of Ji Nian.
Wu Zixu in history was a man of exceptional talent in both literature and military affairs, a true statesman. It was with his assistance that the State of Wu was able to improve its national strength and ultimately defeat the State of Chu.
Unfortunately, Wu Zixu did not bring his friend Sun Wu with him when he was born this time; otherwise, he would have truly crushed him.
[Ding dong, summoning complete. This time, the host summoned a total of 3 people, with 32 accompanying characters, for a total of 35 people born;]
The system is currently at level one, and it is 91 people short of level two.
The system is currently at level one, and it is 56 people short of level two.
The host currently possesses the following: 6488 Summoning Points, one Random Summoning Card, three Silver Martial Arts Summoning Cards, one Silver Intelligence Summoning Card, one Silver Political Summoning Card, two Silver Summoning Cards, one Black Iron Random Summoning Card, one Purple Heart Breakthrough Pill, and one Low-Tier Silver Random Attribute Point.
The host's current five attributes are: Command 97, Strength 100, Intelligence 95, Politics 95, and Charisma 99.
At this point, all ten newbie perks have been used up.
However, in terms of results, it is quite good. After all, it has brought Jiang Ce many valuable talents. As long as they are successfully transformed into strategic resources, they will bring endless combat power.
"System, allocate one low-level silver attribute point to Politics!"
After taking a look at the strategic resources he currently possessed, Jiang Ce immediately focused his attention on that single low-level silver attribute point, intending to use it to enhance his political attributes.
[Okay, host, you are currently using one low-level silver attribute point to boost your political attribute, so your political attribute is permanently increased by 1, and your base political attribute is now 96.]
The host's current five attributes are: Command 97, Strength 100, Intelligence 95, Politics 96, and Charisma 99.
It has to be said that after absorbing Li Shimin's imperial soul, Jiang Ce was like someone who had a cheat code activated. His five-dimensional attributes improved rapidly, and in just about a year, he had become a four-day-level powerhouse.
Even his most disadvantageous attribute, Charisma, has reached the pinnacle of the top tier. If he can win a brilliant battle this time, he might be able to step into the Heavenly tier.
At that time, he will be able to truly become a hexagonal warrior, a prince at the fifth-level.
.........
After exiting the summoning system, Jiang Ce immediately summoned Tian Yan, ordering her to immediately dispatch the elite of the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) to accompany Jiang Song and his group to Liangshan to try to rescue Song Jiang, Chao Gai, and others.
Besides the leaders, Liangshan also had several thousand seasoned soldiers.
These people have been tempered on the battlefield, and with just a little reorganization and training, they can quickly form a considerable fighting force. Jiang Ce was naturally unwilling to easily abandon this force.
After all, incorporating and transforming them is far less costly than recruiting and training new soldiers from scratch, making it extremely cost-effective.
.........
At the foot of Liangshan Mountain.
After trekking through mountains and rivers, Jiang Ce's group finally arrived at the foot of Liangshan Mountain. Liangshan was now occupied by the government troops of powerful families, but fortunately, Song Jiang and Chao Gai had successfully withdrawn.
By this time, Song Jiang, Chao Gai, and the others had also learned the truth. After discovering that their people were pawns, they all felt somewhat uncomfortable.
However, it was fleeting.
After all, in this chaotic world, the weak can only become pawns. Jiang Ce treated them fairly well, promising to incorporate them, the brothers of Liangshan, into the army and giving Chao Gai and Song Jiang the military rank of lieutenant general.
The remaining brothers were appointed to positions such as Sima and Xiaowei according to their merits, and thus became part of the regular army.
It must be said that there are quite a few talented people on Liangshan, especially Nangong Xiao, a fierce general with the potential to become a god. He immediately swore allegiance to Jiang Ce.
It can be said that by simply recruiting Liangshan, Jiang Ce obtained a Golden Summoning Card, plus 782 Summoning Points, instantly giving him 7270 Summoning Points.
After reorganizing the entire Liangshan, Jiang Ce sent Song Jiang to challenge them to battle, to first find out the strength of the powerful families and government troops led by the Han family, since knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory.
After receiving the order, Song Jiang and his men went ahead, with Jiang Ce following closely behind. A great battle was about to begin.
"Brother Gongming, please slow down!"
At the foot of Liangshan Mountain, just as Song Jiang was about to order his soldiers to go forward and hurl insults, his strategist Wu Yong quickly stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve.
Wu Yong leaned close to Song Jiang's ear, lowered his voice, and whispered a few words at a rapid pace. His brows furrowed slightly, revealing a hint of cunning. When he got to the crucial part, he even raised his hand and gestured twice towards the mountain.
"Oh, my good brother, that's truly a brilliant plan, a brilliant plan indeed!"
Upon hearing this, Song Jiang's cloudy eyes suddenly gleamed with excitement, and he slapped his thigh repeatedly, his smile almost reaching his ears.
He stroked his short beard, his eyes filled with admiration, and then without further hesitation, strode to the foot of Liangshan Mountain. He looked intently at the aristocratic families and government troops entrenched on the mountain, appearing confident and ready to challenge them.
Jiang Ce took in Wu Yong's little actions, but only glanced at them indifferently, not taking them to heart.
Even through the original text, he had some understanding of the people of Liangshan.
Although Wu Yong was adept at scheming against outsiders and full of intrigues and plots, he was wholeheartedly loyal to his own brothers.
I suppose those few words of advice were nothing more than teaching Song Jiang some tricky words to provoke Han Feng and Gao Lan on the mountain, and to lure them into losing their temper and coming down the mountain to fight.
As Song Jiang walked to the shore of the marsh, his gaze swept over the soldiers lined up beside him, and he deliberately picked out two burly men with loud voices.
He pulled the two men close, whispered the insults they would use, and then specifically instructed them, "The harsher the insults, the better. Make sure to hit their sore spots!"
He then waved for the two to start hurling insults.
"You bandits of Liangshan, how dare you defy the might of Heaven! Now that the Prince of Laiyang is leading a massive army to press upon our borders, if you know what's good for you, hurry down the mountain and face your deaths!"
Two rough, loud voices, carrying a mocking tone, drifted with the wind toward Liangshan, echoing endlessly through the valleys.
Hearing the cursing, Jiang Ce almost burst out laughing, and nearly spat out the mouthful of tea he was about to drink.
He glanced at the strategist Wu Yong, who was pretending to be calm, and sighed inwardly at how thick-skinned the strategist was. The Liangshan heroes who once ruled the mountain were now pointing at others and cursing them as bandits.
This move is practically "I'm criticizing myself."
But on second thought, Jiang Ce couldn't help but praise his brilliance.
Now he is making a big show of annihilating Liangshan, and Song Jiang and his followers have already submitted to his command, transforming into part of his army to suppress the bandits.
In this way, whoever still occupies Liangshan will be the Liangshan bandit whom everyone has the right to kill.
Following this logic, even if he killed Han Feng, the Han family would have no recourse but to swallow their anger and wouldn't have any sense of justice.