Chapter 31: Above the Grandmaster, the Map of Prefectures in the World [You finally met the eighth prince, Prince Jing, who is already known as the "virtuous king."] [Inside the hall, the reserved main seat on the left symbolizes honor and status, and was originally reserved for Prince Jing.] [However, Prince Jing did not take his seat immediately, which caused Liu Jinchan on the right to hesitate as well. In the end, both seats were left vacant, and the rest of the people naturally did not dare to take any presumptuous action.] [They lined up in two rows.] [Prince Jing Zhou Cheng only brought one servant, Chen Ji, and your uncle who you have reunited with after a long absence. ] [My uncle just arrived today. He was once a disciple of the Three True Sect. After returning to secular life, he married and had children.] [You and Prince Jing were very polite, and then you and Lu Yu went to meet your uncle one after another.] [Zhou Cheng returns the gift to you, calling you the Grand Protector. He is not in a hurry for you two uncles and nephews to reminisce about the past, and quietly waits by the side.] [Perhaps it’s been many years since I last saw him. The bold uncle of the past has some gray hair. The passionate man who accompanied my father to the north three times and always said, “As long as the north wind doesn’t die, how can I take care of my family?” seems to have changed and grown old.]
[Uncle looked at you brothers, smiling with joy, with tears in his eyes.] 【It was then that you learned that your uncle had a child, a girl.】 [My uncle laughed and said, "This girl doesn't like embroidery and needlework, but she likes to wield spears and sticks the most. She holds military books all day long and says she wants to be the best female general in Daqing!"] [“Of course, I admire you brothers the most, especially you, Shenzhou.”] [“She often talks about your story in the north. Every time she tells it, even I am haunted by it.”] [The man in his fifties sighed: "Even I wish I could return to the Lu family army, lead the troops to the northern desert, distribute roast meat to my subordinates fifty miles away, and sing songs on my way back from the eight hundred miles of the Great Wall."] [“But, I’m always worried about them. I want to see her get married, have a family and have children. Don’t blame your uncle.”] 【You sighed slightly. 】 [In troubled times, with national hatred and family feuds, who can shoulder the responsibility of the country, the big family, and the small family? Who in the secular world can be a brave man? ] [Uncle's figure seemed a little lonely. He did not mention much about how he entered Prince Jing's mansion. He just gently handed the letter from mother to you brothers, and then quietly retreated behind Prince Jing Zhou Cheng like a shadow, not showing off or stealing the show.] 【After Liu Jinchan greeted everyone, they took their seats one after another, and the atmosphere became harmonious.】 [Lu Yu stands behind you silently as he did in the past. This is a habit that the Lu family army has developed over the years.] 【Once seated.】 [You lower your eyebrows and eyes, your expression is calm, just like the stillness of the abyss, and as stable as an ancient pavilion, like the abyss and the pavilion. ] [This is the temperament you have developed from years of marching. Otherwise, how could you shock the three armies?] [Zhou Cheng was slightly stunned when he saw this] [He has been living in Kyoto for 27 years, and the royal family is idle. It is a bit ridiculous in front of you.] 【Zhou Cheng couldn't help but think of the military records accompanying the court: "In the Lu family army tent, the young guard was in charge of supervising the battle, and behind him was the young commander Lu Youan. There were 26 generals standing in the pavilion behind them. The momentum was magnificent. All the generals in the army were concentrating and did not dare to neglect it."】 [Ten years of war, fierce as a tiger.]
[I wonder how impressive it was when Lu Chen led the 100,000 Lu family troops northward with banners fluttering in the west wind.] 【Zhou Cheng then slowly came back to his senses.】 [The great companion of King Chen Jijing was extremely favored and often looked down upon the dignitaries in the court. The so-called Shao Bao was just a minister of the new emperor and a vassal of the power change. In the past three years, the court has changed six prime ministers, one after another. ] [Chen Ji saw you with fluttering clothes, a calm face, and a composed demeanor, and thought to himself, "You are quite impressive."] [Suddenly, a force that had never appeared before came crashing down like a mountain. Chen Ji staggered and almost fell to the ground.] 【Zhou Cheng frowned slightly when he saw this.】 [Chen Ji hastily pleaded guilty, saying in a trembling voice: "I was rude, please forgive me, Your Majesty."] [“Well, get up.”] [Chen Ji was extremely apprehensive. His master was generous in small matters, but would not tolerate even a grain of sand in big matters.] [Your heart moved, and you turned your eyes to Lu Yu. You felt a strange aura emanating from Lu Yu, which was so powerful that it rushed towards the eunuchs behind Zhou Cheng, and then disappeared in an instant.] [Could this be the realm above the Grandmaster, colorless and formless? If you were not close, you would probably not be able to detect the movement of heaven and earth.] 【Lu Yu looked calm, as if it had nothing to do with him.】 【You smiled slightly. 】 [You start chatting with Zhou Cheng, he is the protagonist of this scene today] [You talked about the Three True Teachings, military tactics, poetry, and the general situation of the world.] [You find that this Eighth Prince is indeed worthy of his reputation. He can easily master the teachings of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. ] [When he talked about your battles, his tone was full of excitement and pride, as if he was honored.] [He took out a scroll and gently unfolded it. It was a map of all the prefectures in Daqing.] [Zhou Cheng smiled and said: "Shao Bao, I know you have been in the military for ten years and have made great achievements, so I give this map to you."] [Hearing this, Chen Ji hurried forward, respectfully took one end of the scroll with both hands, and carefully unfolded this magnificent map with Zhou Cheng.] [The map was ten feet long and two feet wide, as if the entire territory of Daqing was condensed on this piece of paper.] [Look carefully, and you will see that it describes in great detail the geographical situation of the five states of Youzhou, Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Qingzhou, and Xinxing, as well as Yunzhou and Yanzhou recaptured by General Lu Chen.] [Every mountain, river, city and fortress is clearly marked, as if the whole Daqing is in full view. ] [The level of detail and value of this map is enough to be described as "invaluable and priceless." ] [However, this kind of map of the prefectures of the world is undoubtedly a heinous act in the eyes of ordinary people. If it is made privately by ordinary people, it may bring disaster and affect the entire family. ] [However, the lower left corner of this picture is stamped with the official seal of the Ninth Prince, which makes it a truly tradable item] [Even Liu Jinchan coveted this painting. This painting is worthy of being passed down through the ages. ] [You don't know Zhou Cheng's intention, so you don't say anything.] [Suddenly, Zhou Cheng tore up the extremely valuable map.]
[Even Chen Ji, the close companion, was stunned. He remembered that his master cherished this painting very much and no one else was allowed to touch it.] [Chen Ji quickly knelt down and hugged the incomplete map, and said in a hoarse voice: "Master, why is this happening?"] 【Liu Jinchan also felt very sorry.】 [After Zhou Cheng tore it open, he laughed and said, "But I think this picture is still not worthy of the young master!"] [He took out another picture with great interest and slowly spread it out.] [This map depicts in detail the vast area from Liaodong in the north to the Shahai in the south, from the Western Regions in the west to Longmen in the east, covering the five countries of Daqing, Beifeng, Qianyuan, Han, and Chu. ] 【Look down on the world. 】 [Among them, Daqing is located in the Central Plains, surrounded by four countries. The terrain is vast, and Daqing occupies only one part of the Central Plains. ] [Zhou Cheng explained: "Although Daqing is located in the south of the Yangtze River and is prosperous and wealthy, it is the richest place among the five countries, but it is also the money bag of the five countries."] [“Daqing and the southern nobles jointly ruled the country, emphasizing culture and despising military preparations.” Zhou Cheng added.] [“If it weren’t for the war between Chu and Han and the civil strife in Qianyuan, the four tigers would have long been lying in wait, sharing the food of Daqing.”] [“By that time, Bei Feng will go south to graze, Qian Yuan will go north to capture the dragon, and the Flying Tiger Army of Chu will have already broken into the capital.”] [“Back then, Shao Bao was only thirty miles away from Huanglongfu. He was only one step away from reaching Huanglong. What a pity.”] [Zhou Cheng said this with a sad look on his face] [“At that time, I knelt at the door of my father’s room for three days and three nights, begging for an imperial decree to send troops.”] [“Can the north wind blow south to my Daqing? My Daqing cannot be blown south by the north wind.”] [“This heart is clear, the king’s cause will not be compromised.”] (End of this chapter)
