"Please teach me!"
Watching Zhuge Mu, who was looking into the distance with his hands behind his back, Zhang Xiu, who had finished listening to Zhuge Mu's story, knelt down in front of Zhuge Mu with a thud.
Zhang Xiu, who thought that he could live the rest of his life peacefully by listening to Jia Xu's arrangements, never expected that it was just his wishful thinking. The thought of Cao Cao's successor raising a butcher's knife against him in the future…
For the first time, Zhang Xiu felt fear from the bottom of his heart.
He was not afraid of his own death!
He was afraid that his death would implicate his wife and children.
If he, Zhang Xiu, did not get married and have a child, he would still be alone…
In that case, he was still the proud Spear King of the Northern Lands who dared to fight Cao Cao in Wan City.
Even if he was stabbed by a knife or axe, he would only laugh and say,"A real man dies. What's there to be afraid of?"
Unfortunately, he was not!
Turning around, Zhuge Mu looked down at Zhang Xiu, who was kneeling at his feet. He hurriedly helped him up and said to him,"It's actually very simple to break through the general's predicament.”
After that, Zhuge Mu passed the official appointment document to Zhang Xiu under his astonished gaze.
Zhang Xiu received the official appointment document. When he saw Zhuge Mu being appointed as the bandit general at such a young age, he was slightly surprised and lamented that Zhuge Mu was so highly regarded by Cao Cao.
But…
When he saw the document stating that Cao Cao had allocated 5,000 soldiers from the Western Liang Army to Zhuge Mu, he fell silent.
In troubled times, the army was the foundation of one's existence.
The 20,000 soldiers under his command when they surrendered from Wan City had been weakened by Cao Cao's underhanded actions over the years. Now, they only had 8,000 men left.
Now that more than half of the troops had been taken away by Cao Cao, no matter how good Zhuge Mu's words were, Zhang Xiu could not help but doubt Zhuge Mu's intentions.
Zhuge Mu looked at Zhang Xiu's grave expression and did not urge him.
This was a matter of life and death. Even if it was an hour or an entire day, Zhuge Mu could afford to wait, let alone Zhang Xiu.
"Sir!"
"How can you guarantee that after I give you five thousand soldiers, Cao Cao will not kill me, who has lost most of his military power?”
Zhuge Mu couldn't help but smile when he heard Zhang Xiu's hesitant words.
"General, you worry too much!"
"It's still the same thing, Sir Sikong would never touch the general.”
"As for behind…"
Zhuge Mu pointed at Zhang Xiu and then pointed at himself. He said something that made Zhang Xiu's heart palpitate.
"As long as the two of us are allies and accumulate enough contributions before the new ruler ascends to the throne, as long as the world is uncertain, the new ruler will never easily make a move on meritorious officials.”
"If that's the case, why is the general in such a predicament?”
Could Cao Pi, who was born with lung disease, live to unify the world?
Zhuge Mu knew but did not say anything.
With the system by his side, how could he, who had a foresight of history, be unknown?
Zhuge Mu also smiled but did not say anything. In other words, a high achievement shocked the master. This was a problem that every transmigrator had to face.
" What a lunatic!!!"
Zhang Xiu felt his scalp go numb as he looked at Zhuge Mu, who did not hide his ambition in front of him.
Before this, he had never expected Zhuge Mu to propose such a radical method to save his life.
If he really did as Zhuge Mu said, to put it nicely, he would be arrogant because of his achievements. To put it bluntly, he would be shocked by his achievements and have a rebellious heart.
Noticing the ever-changing expression on Zhang Xiu's face, Zhuge Mu knew what he was thinking.
Seeing this, Zhuge Mu said something to Zhang Xiu that even he himself did not believe.
"Don't think too much!"
"Perhaps, the successor after Sikong is a kind and benevolent ruler.”
Zhang Xiu didn't believe it either.
In this chaotic world, as long as Cao Cao's mind was not muddled, he would definitely choose a strong master who could establish a foundation before he died.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu knew that his future was bleak and he had no other choice. He took out a token from his waist and handed it to Zhuge Mu.
"Sir, send someone to the military camp with this token. The Western Liang army under my command will be at your disposal.”
After receiving the token, Zhuge Mu sized it up and said to Zhang Xiu,""I will accept the token, but before I leave, I have something to tell you!”
"You have to make contributions as soon as possible."
"If Mu's predictions are correct, Lord Sikong will soon move against the Wuhuan in western Liaoning. At that time, General, you may wish to follow the army.”
"I think Lord Sikong won't refuse.”
That's all.
After saying that, Zhuge Mu cupped his fists at Zhang Xiu and walked out.
As for what Zhang Xiu would do, whether he would follow the army to attack the Wuhuan, that was not something Zhuge Mu could care about.
In the courtyard, Zhang Xiu watched Zhuge Mu leave with mixed feelings.
Right at this moment, a gentle woman with long hair tied up in a bun came to Zhang Xiu with two six or seven-year-old children.
"Husband, has the guest left?"
The woman was Zhang Xiu's wife, Madam Wu.
However…
Without waiting for Zhang Xiu's reply, the two children beside Madam Wu jumped up to Zhang Xiu, hugged his thigh and said,"Father, father, Ying 'er wants to play high!”
Looking at the two delicate children on his knees, Zhang Xiu thought of Zhuge Mu's words and there was no longer any hesitation in his heart.
Having made up his mind, Zhang Xiu, who had no burden in his heart, laughed loudly and said,"Hahaha, good!"
"Father will accompany my good Ying 'er to play high!”
As he spoke, Zhang Xiu picked up one of the children and started spinning on the spot.
"Father, father, and Zhao 'er, Zhao' er also wants to play.”
"Good! Let's go together!"
"Zhao 'er, Ying' er, for the both of you, Father is willing to do anything.”
For a moment, the courtyard was filled with the laughter of Zhang Xiu and the two children.
In the distance, his wife, Madam Wu, looked at her husband who was playing with the children. She, who had not seen her husband so happy for a long time, also smiled.
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