Chapter 69 - Three Men (1/2)
Qin Yue was shocked, and asked hastily, “Three men? Which three?”
The rest of the people were also taken aback, and they pricked up their ears to listen carefully.
Yunxiao held out a finger and said, “The first man will be the commander of the troops. Naturally, I’m not qualified to awe those military big shots. But besides my grandfather, there is another man who can.” He paused for a brief moment and smiled, then continued, “Although I can’t completely cure him yet, as long as he stays with me and takes medicinal pills on time, he can definitely return to his peak!”
Shocked, Li Chunyang said in exultation, “You…you really found a solution?”
Yunxiao nodded and said, “I have refined some Mysterious Fire pills which can temporarily suppress the cold poison in his body. By using the pure Yang energy to heal his internal injury, he can completely return to his peak during ordinary times.”
Li Chunyang’s eyes were red as he said happily, “Great! Great!”
Qin Yue could not help but ask, “Who are you talking about?”
Yunxiao laughed, “He is Chen Dasheng, who followed my grandfather to open the frontier and set a land of three thousand miles in Baizhan afire, and was conferred as the Duke of Zhongyong after his ‘death’!”
“The Duke of Zhongyong, Chen Dasheng!” Surprised, Qin Yue said, “Wasn’t he dead? Didn’t he die in the last ranking battle?”
Li Chunyang’s eyes grew cold as he said, “To get rid of the people around me, His Majesty had sent Chen Dasheng to take part in that damned ranking battle. He returned to the capital after a narrow escape, but was ambushed on the night of his arrival. If I hadn’t found out in time, he would have died! Moreover, after conferring him Duke Zhongyong, His Majesty reduced the title of his family by one rank. Hehe…”
Qin Yue’s heart skipped a beat, and traces of cold sweat were oozing out of his forehead as he sensed the chill emanating from Li Chunyang’s body and heard the sinister laughter. “How silly of my father! How could he treat a loyal and important minister like this? When I ascend to the throne, I’ll definitely restore the Chen Family’s title!” He said in a hurry.
Li Chunyang gave a cold snort and said, “Later on, I replaced Dasheng with a death row prisoner and told the world that he was dead. In fact, he had been recuperating in the secret chamber within my residence. But over the years, he has become weaker and weaker…”
A glimmer of light flashed through Bai Mou’s eyes. “Is General Chen’s injury and Commander Xiao’s…”
“Yes!” Li Chunyang said in a low voice, “Their injuries were caused by that Yi Xiaoshan’s ice energy!”
Qin Yue wiped the sweat from his forehead and said happily, “Since Duke Zhongyong can come back, he must be the commander-in-chief!”
Yunxiao chuckled and said, “Commander Bai, since you know Xiao Qingwang also suffered internal injuries caused by ice energy, you should know who the second man I’m talking about is, right?”
“Young Master Yun, you are really a genius! I can’t believe you have a way to suppress the ice energy,” Bai Mou said softly. “With Commander Xiao following you, your rescue mission will naturally be unimpeded! But, I’m very curious now. With the help of General Chen and Commander Xiao, your rescue of Kunjin will certainly succeed. In this case, who will be the third man?”
Yunxiao said calmly, “This third man is naturally Prince Yue’s teacher, Martial King Zhong Lishan!”
Qin Yue shook his head and said, “Impossible! Although Teacher Zhong supports me, he will never take part in the affairs of the state. He is unlikely to come forward unless the army of Baizhan is at the gates of the capital.”
“I’m not asking him to come forward. Your Highness, have you forgotten the disaster in Tianshui sixty years ago?”
“You mean…”
Sixty years ago, Tianshui’s current king, Qin Zheng, was only a prince. At that time, there was a rebellion in the south. The rebels had already arrived at the gates of the capital, and the entire state army was routed, unable to put up an effective resistance.
At this critical juncture, the then dean of Jialan Academy encouraged the students to form a student army and fight the rebels. They not only saved the crisis in the capital, but also sent the rebellious troops back to the south and eventually wiped them out.
From that time onwards, Qin Zheng’s father, the then king, conferred the group of students the title of Guardians of the State’!
This was the origin of the Guardians of the State.
Yunxiao said, “It is the holiday season now, and the academy has already started to organize students to sign up for the holiday training mission. Your Highness should know that the academy’s past missions were no less dangerous than that of rescuing Kunjin. If this mission is changed to rescuing Kunjin and the reward is doubled…”
“Good idea!” Qin Yue was overjoyed. “Young Master Yun, you are indeed resourceful! If we can mobilize the students of the academy, we will have a large number of Martial Masters, warriors, and apprentice warriors! Such an army is enough to fight even a hundred times stronger enemy!”