Through Time Chapter 486

Dealing with the farmers didn’t take much time.

A few days later, the slave was rewarded with

“Master, the people have been dealt with, not many betrayed you, most just followed the leader.”

“Having disposed of the leader, the other peasant chiefs have all indicated that they are willing to act according to your instructions.”

“Just this side do you see whether you should bring the men back directly or let them continue to follow Han Wangxin?”

The slave quickly finished reporting the matter back.

On the side, Xiao Liu’s language stopped again, but in the end he did not speak.

After listening to it, Zhao Lang said indifferently that

“Split half of the men out and have them follow Han Cheng, while the other half still follow Han Wangxin.”

Dividing some men to Han Cheng was a way of fulfilling the promise made before.

The other half followed Han Wangxin, which would work wonders when it mattered.

After dealing with the farming family, Zhao Lang then instructed that

“Get in touch with the humble ones within Wuguan one of these days, so that they can get information on the city’s defences within Wuguan.”

“If they can’t get it, have them scout out the cliffs on both sides of Wuguan and make a simple topographical map out of it.”

The city defence map was definitely top secret information, and there was no excuse for not being able to get it, and he had never wanted to attack Wuguan by force anyway.

There would be too much to lose that way.

The last time he had checked, the heavenly dangers on either side of the Martial Pass were not insurmountable for him.

The black gunpowder that had been stockpiled would finally come in handy.

The slave took orders at once, but did not leave to go down and make arrangements, but took out a few letters, saying that

“Master, this is a letter from Yun Meng Ze.”

“One is from a contact with Xiang, and another is from King Xiong Xin of Chu.”

Zhao Lang raised his eyebrows as he listened, he had not expected a letter from these two parties.

It was just that the letter arrived a little late, Xiang Liang was nowhere to be found ah.

“Why did it only arrive now?”

Zhao Lang asked with a slightly odd expression on his face after reading it.

If he had known about it earlier, he probably wouldn’t have pitted Xiang Liang to death, and it would have been good to use the identity of the head of the farm to circle around with the other party.

Nu gave a bitter smile and said that

“Master, Chen Sheng, Wu Guang two received the letter, time is urgent, but there is no way to transmit the letter long distance.”

“Only they made the contact themselves first, until now.”

Zhao Lang nodded and said that

“They’ve handled it well.”

“Well, got it, not a big problem, you grab the arrangements first, after that, just leave the contacts directly to me.”

Nu quickly led the way and left.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Zhao Lang was still slightly relieved.

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang had finally grown up now.

Such gifted talents, as long as they had enough resources, could grow several times faster than ordinary people!

Just look at those teenagers on his own stately home.

Hundreds of them, who could now truly hold their own, went on to die one.

Talent is hard to come by.

Zhao Lang faintly sighed with emotion.

Just at this moment, Ji Wushuang appeared in front of him and said with a bit of arrogance.

“Ah Long! I’ve already taken care of things.”

Zhao Lang revealed a smile and boasted that

“Well done.”

Ji Wushuang’s excitement was heightened by the

“Then of course, Ah Long, I’m telling you oh, the farmer leading the charge here is actually the daughter of his own family who is sick.”

“It’s for the money that they defected to Han Wangxin.”

Listening to Ji Wushuang talk about the other side, Zhao Lang’s face always had a smile on it.

Soon, Ji Wushuang patted his chest and said

“Ah Long, don’t worry, I have already given him money and he has promised that he will soon clear his relationship with Han Wangxin.”

After hearing this, the smile on Zhao Lang’s face grew brighter and brighter.

“Very good, you have actually learnt to convince people with reason now.”

Ji Wushuang said with a bit of pride that

“That’s right!”

Zhao Lang no longer spoke to the other party about this matter, but said that

“By the way, after you arrive at Yun Meng Ze, you have to regain your status as a Saintess, the Yan King status, it doesn’t serve much purpose anymore.”

Ji Wushuang naturally agreed.

Only after Ji Wushuang had left, did Zhao Lang ask Xiao Liu, who was at the side, with a few moments of coldness

“What is the matter with the words of the Holy Maiden?”

According to Ji Wushuang’s words just now, this leader’s crime was not to the point of death.

Xiao Liu honestly returned that

“The Holy Maiden has been deceived.”

“It’s nice that the chief’s daughter is sick at home, but that man doesn’t care, but takes the money rewarded by Han Wangxin and spends his days drinking and having fun.”

“It was for the sake of money that the peasant family was betrayed.”

“My subordinate and slave waited for the holy maiden to leave before laying hands on her.”

Three men, two words.

Zhao Lang had to tell at this point who was telling the truth and who was telling lies.

This was also the norm after he became the chief.

He could not check everything himself.

Ji Wushuang would not lie to him, but Slave would likewise not lie to him.

Then the real situation was what Xiao Liu had said.

That peasant leader had indeed betrayed him, but, had tricked Ji Wushuang.

“Then what is the arrangement for the family’s wife and daughter?”

Zhao Lang asked blandly.

Xiao Liu hesitated and said back that

“Slave said that these are the wives and daughters of sinners, so not killing them would already be a mercy from you, chief.”

“So, they were left alone.”

Zhao Lang asked Xiao Liu at this point.

“What do you think?”

Xiao Liu gritted his teeth and said back that

“That wife and daughter are always innocent, and if no one helps them, they won’t survive the winter, I’m afraid.”

This was what he had wanted to say before; Zhao Lang had always taken extreme care of the poor people.

The farming family’s reputation was now high, and it wasn’t because of the large amount of money that had been given away.

But this time, Zhao Lang simply said, with a sullen face

“Then those farmers who died after him, their wives and families, are they innocent?”

Xiao Liu lowered his head and stopped speaking.

“Take care of those innocent farmers’ families.”

Zhao Lang quickly instructed that

“Those who don’t obey the command, leave them alone.”

“Money is limited, there is always a distance and a close relationship, and also those people should know that if they follow us, they will have a good life.”

To show mercy to all without distinction is to show the greatest unkindness to one’s own people.

Zhao Lang knew this truth, but the implementation was certainly not as rosy.

After giving the order, Zhao Lang then waved his hand and said.

“Alright, you go and do your work, don’t let the Holy Maiden know about this matter.”

Only then did Little Six salute and bid farewell.

Only after everyone had left did Zhao Lang let out a slow sigh.

Things could not always go as he wished, and there were some choices that he had to make.

This was also why he needed to slave.

If Ji Wushuang hadn’t come over to talk about this matter, then Slave’s disposal would have been the best.

He certainly knew that in the time before, I’m afraid it wasn’t the first time that Slave had done these dirty hands.

He was not a saint and did not have to be perfect.

It took a while to psych himself up before Zhao Lang eased up.

But still, he could not help but reveal a bitter smile, and to be honest, when he could really decide the life and death of people with a single word.

The pressure, it wasn’t easy.

Resuming a bemused look, Zhao Lang only appeared in front of the crowd.

But he did not notice a figure, standing on the roof, looking despondent at Zhao Lang’s back.

After staying in Handi for a few more days, taking care of the farmers’ affairs and getting the information he wanted, Zhao Lang took his people and prepared to leave Handi.

Han Cheng smiled as he saw them off at the door, assuring them, repeatedly

“King Zhao, thanks to you this time, don’t worry I will never betray you!”

“Whatever you say, that’s it!”

He couldn’t do without a guarantee.

Zhao Long had snatched half of the peasants from Han Wangxin the hard way, and the middle was not as easy as a child playing house.

A lot of people died.

He knew better, and Zhao Long himself had laid hands on quite a few to clean them up.

He also clearly understood that Zhao Lang’s treatment of betrayers was not the least bit merciful.

He would not dare to think otherwise now.

Zhao Lang gave a laugh and said back that

“King Han need not worry, as we are equal to the royal family, we naturally have to trust each other.”

He was still at ease with Han Cheng, who was the weakest of the six kingdoms.

It could not make any waves.

“However, speaking of which, the king really has a request to make.”

Han Cheng revealed a hint of joy and said that

“If King Zhao has anything to do with it, just say it.”

Zhao Lang smiled and returned the

“This king would like to borrow a piece of your royal jade pendant for a while!”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Han Cheng took out a jade pendant and said, with extreme bravado

“What kind of thing is this, King Zhao just take it.”

The revival of Han’s royal family depended on Zhao Lang, what was a jade pendant worth?

Having taken the jade pendant, Zhao Lang instantly revealed a smile that

“Many thanks to King Han, then this king will leave first.”

Only when Zhao Lang disappeared from Han Cheng’s sight with his men did he let out a sigh of relief.

Although Zhao Lang had always been extremely kind to him, he didn’t know why, but when they met this time, he felt as if Zhao Lang’s body was releasing a hint of intimidating pressure.

It made him a little breathless.

This kind of feeling, he only vaguely remembered, had been felt on his own father.

Perhaps it was because the other man had grown his power countless times in just a few days, and was able to equal Han Wangxin.

This also meant that since Zhao Lang could make his power skyrocket instantly, he could also make him have nothing in an instant.

But no matter what, he now had the qualifications to be on par with Han Wangxin!

“Now that Xiang Liang is dead, I’m afraid that the Xiang clan won’t last long, and this world, in the end, still depends on King Zhao!”

Han Cheng looked in the direction of Han Wang Xin and said with a bit of ruthlessness.

At this moment, Han Wang Xin’s residence.

Han Wangxin was crying out to a few people beside him, saying

“Gentlemen, as you have seen over the past few days, the king has worked hard and taken great pains to trick… He recruited those mudbloods! Only to have the King of Zhao take away half of them with a single word from him!”

“He even killed the men I sent there! What a bully! How outrageous!”

Setting the record straight, Han Wangxin said directly to one of the burly men that

“General Xiang Zhuang, you must do justice to my king!”

Xiang Zhuang did not reply directly, but looked at an old man behind him and said with some concern that

“Mr. Fan, it seems that Zhao Lang still has a lot of influence over the peasant family, actually in just a few days, he was able to make half of the peasants switch to Han Wangcheng.”

“There are also many peasants in our army, if he uses the same tactics on us one day, I’m afraid the damage will be great.”

Just think of the sudden betrayal of someone while the two sides are at war.

How can this battle still be fought?

Mr Fan was naturally Fan Zeng, and after they had arranged things in the army, they followed Zhao Lang’s group all the way here.

He had seen what Zhao Lang had done.

But instead of being overly worried, Fan Zeng revealed a smile and said that

“Zhao Lang has only taken away half of the peasants in the name of the Sage of the Peasant Family, which is instead a good thing.”

Hearing this, Xiang Zhuang froze slightly and said that

“Sir, what does this mean?”

It is still a good thing to get rid of half of the people in a few days’ time?

Fan Zeng said with the utmost confidence that

“The land of Han is small nowadays, with few people, and this half of the people is only tens of thousands.”

“If Zhao Lang really has strong control over the Nongjia, he should be able to take all of his men with him.”

“Hmph, you should know that the peasants in Yunmengze today can be more than tens of thousands!”

Hearing these words, Xiang Zhuang nodded thoughtfully.

Fan Zeng went on to say that

“Besides, the farming family and I are the ones who are on the way.”

“Do you remember the slogan shouted by Chen Sheng of the farming family?”

Xiang Zhuang muttered.

“It is better for kings and generals to have a son.”

Fan Zeng said.

“Not bad, but that King of Zhao, is the King of the Six Kingdoms!”

“It’s only the saintly daughter of the peasant family who has been seduced.”

He had analysed these matters with Xiang Liang a long time ago, but unfortunately Xiang Liang was no longer with us now.

“You send another letter to Chen Sheng of the Nong family, he is now the one who has been introduced by the Nong family to lead the uprising and is acting in quite a disciplined manner, so he is obviously not ambitious.”

“I don’t believe it, such a man would willingly submit to a woman?”

“Let’s just say that if he is willing to cooperate with us! We are willing to provide provisions and equipment for the farming family!”

Xiang Zhuang nodded as he listened, but soon asked, with a little hesitation

“Sir, I am afraid that if we make such a move, we may alert the head of the Nongjia family.”

To be able to lead the Nongjia to do such a thing, the current head of the Nongjia must not be a simple person.

It was impossible to just leave Yun Meng Ze unattended.

The smile on Fan Zeng’s face grew wider and wider at this time, saying that

“What I want is to alarm the head of the Nong family, and we have had several dealings with the Nong family, but the head of the Nong family has been slow to show up.”

“This time, time is running out, so I will force him to reveal himself no matter what!”

Xiang Zhuang sighed as he listened, and finally exclaimed in admiration that

“Sir is indeed a great talent!!!”

“Only, I heard that the Mo family has also been making some movements recently, and now that these Hundred Schools of Thought are also involved in the fight for the world, I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse.”

Fan Zeng returned, indifferently

“It is normal for the various schools of thought to wait for an opportunity to move, but they can only attach themselves to one side, there is no hindrance.”

“Now our immediate task is to draw in the peasant families and weaken the King of Zhao.”

Xiang Zhuang naturally claimed yes.

Fan Zeng said to Han Wangxin, who had been beside him, that

“I heard that one of your strategists came up with the previous scheme to oppress the people under the guise of the Great Qin government? This man is not bad, and I would like to borrow him for some time.”

Han Wangxin dared not refuse, and said in a hurry.

“You mean Zhang Liang? You can just take him and use him.”

Zhang Liang on the other side could only reply indifferently, he could see that Han Wangxin did not regard him as one of his own.

Now he didn’t know where the Duke Liu Bang he had met that time was.

Soon, a fast horse galloped off in the direction of the Yunmengze.

At that moment, Zhao Lang was also on his way to Yun Meng Ze.

Just as he looked at the people in the group, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said

“Where did the Holy Maiden go?”

While the crowd was wondering, Ji Wushuang quickly rode his horse and appeared in front of the crowd.

“Ah Long, I just saw a nice bouquet of flowers, so I got lost in thought.”

Hearing this explanation, everyone was not surprised.

Ji Wushuang was already a scoreless one.

Zhao Lang faintly glanced at Ji Wushuang, whose breath was disturbed and who had obviously run a long way, and said with a smile.

“It’s good that it’s alright.”

After saying that, he led the men towards the direction of Yun Meng Ze.