Volume 4, Chapter 14: Nemesis (1/2)

Volu on the deck of the shi+p, Lin Bi stonily watched the Tranquil Sea Manor recede into the distance A uard walked over to her side and asked, “Your Royal Highness, what should our next step be?”

Lin Bi lightly furrowed her long, shapely eyebrows, replying, “When I first entered the Tranquil Sea Manor, I stillan opportunity to act However, sensing the faint and hidden aura of death within the Tranquil Sea Manor, I knew that we could not act blindly without thinking Originally, I thought that knowing the location of the Tranquil Sea Manor could still create a chance Surprisingly, Great Master True Compassion arrived at the Eastern Sea We are quite relieved that We did not act rashly It seems like We can only atteed bodyguard frowned “However, hasn’t Great Master True Co E Zhe back to Chang’an? Their entire journey will proceed under heavy escort In addition, they also have experts like Great Master True Compassion and Demonic Shadow Li Shun Even if Master came himself, he would be powerless to act If we casually suffer losses, it would be too unfortunate”

Lin Bi did not respond to his question Instead, she brushed away her beautiful hair frouard Xiao, you have spent years by Tingfei’s side and are a disciple of the State Mentor Your discerning ability is naturally quite capable How do you view the Prince of Qi and Jiang Zhe?”

Although Bodyguard Xiao had not seen the scene within the Hearing Surf Pavilion, he had heard Lin Tong’s lively and realistic narration After hesitating, he replied, “The Prince of Qi is certainly a faeneral However, co The Prince’s actions and bearing are excessively arrogant, his power and influence too overbearing These are flaws that we can exploit As for Jiang Zhe, this subordinate finds him completely ridiculous This subordinate has heard that the ence and wisdom But from the Princess’s words, this subordinate feels as if he is still an immature child … This subordinate is a bit suspicious of whether he truly is clever and brilliant enough to be the Prince of Yong’s chief strategist”

Lin Bi shable at first Beforeand enius When I first met him at the seaside, We felt as if he was an individual as untouched by the vulgar matters of the world, a man not of the banal world However, what happened within Hearing Surf Pavilion truly causedZhe is actually as innocent as a child in his sincerity However, that’s what ainst hihly terrified of hih his conduct may be souise, this subordinate would not find it strange,” clai, “But why does the Princess believe that he is evenwith such a nature? This subordinate has also once studied the art of war and tactics Only a caleneral can be an invincible ist must be the sa Zhe has emotional weaknesses, why does the Princess believe that he is even hly serene yet hidden in depth, expounding, “My Lin fah we cannot be considered as experts at the art of e have our specialties Some say that aThis is truly the case However, from my years of military experience, if the ene completely in accordance with the art of war, he would definitely be defeated If a commander is excessively ruthless, he will not only treat his subordinates as inhuh he would not make any mistakes because of his emotions, a commander must rely upon his soldiers in warfare While a commander can be ruthless and callous, his subordinates are all flesh and blood They will be filled with fear, with hatred This kind of cohly and utterly abandoned

“It is the saists can be roughly divided into three categories The third strategist type has strengths, but also weaknesses If they were to fight against one another, victory and defeat would not be easy to deterists

“The second type of strategist possesses a callous and heartlessto one’s interests and for one’s own benefit Although this kind of individual is terrifying, that person possesses weaknesses that can be exploited After all, if a es of the eneainst Since ancient times, ambitious and ruthless characters have oftenandwhat they sow, because they will have forgotten that to some people, it is impossible for interest and benefit to completely be above loyalty and affection Moreover, if a person only has one’s own interests at heart, then there will be flaws in conduct and deeds With this, if the opponent is resourceful and intelligent, this kind of strategist’s plans andas the opposition’s strength is sufficient, it will be easy to attain victory

“The ists are those who are rich with sentiment However, when necessary, they can escape froist is already few and far between,² and difficult to deal with However, this kind of strategist also has weaknesses The talent and sche to approach the strategist As a result, it is often difficult for these types of strategists to completely showcase their abilities, as they are unable to have those close to theeists are terrifying, they all have their weaknesses However, Jiang Zhe is not like them He has surpassed those liehts They are like water, able to infiltrate every nook and cranny He isall external forces that he can exploit, his gaze able to penetrate and see through people’s thoughts However, when Iaspect is his sincerity Regardless of how vicious and ems are, he treats those by his side with utter sincerity With this, and not handicapped by those on his side, he can completely utilize his abilities

“YouEmperor, Li Zhi, completely trusts him, but even the Prince of Qi, Li Xian, who has always been on bad terly, Li Xian was not infuriated when Jiang Zhe purposely rubbed hi Zhe’s son has not only become the Prince of Qi’s future son-in-law, he has also become the last disciple of the Shaolin Temple’s Great Master True Compassion As such, the Shaolin Temple will not consider him a hidden menace This kind of individual has the methods to alarm the Heavens and shake the Earth, and charis wind and rain With his existence, Great Yong will never fall into civil strife Tell ? To speak fro as he is alive, I cannot be at ease”

Killing intent flashed across Bodyguard Xiao’s eyes, as he suggested, “How about we dispatch men and think of a way to assassinate him at any cost?”

Lin Bi declined to cofei, is the Prince of Qi better or worse?”

Startled, Bodyguard Xiao retorted, “Why would Your Royal Highness ask this question? How could that Prince of Qi co the fact that the Prince of Qi has never gained any advantage against the Grand General, didn’t he also suffer a crushi+ng defeat at the hands of Southern Chu’s Prince of De?”

“In reality, while co soldiers could be said to be incohed Lin Bi, “It is in factwhen to advance and when to retreat Knowing all of this, one can already be a rare capable general Paired with the ability to utilize ingenious tactics, there are only one or two individuals in this world capable of all this The Prince of Qi is not an ordinary e, when speaking of leading from the front, no one can co’s elite and crack cavalry units are not inferior to our Northern Han army However, the Prince of Qi has always been suppressed by Tingfei Even against Southern Chu, he was defeated This is all because his nature is too pigheaded, aressive, filled with the desire to surpass others Although there are benefits to this kind of personality, able to continue fighting after suffering a defeat and eventually attaining victory, such an individual will also not retreat when needed, giving others the advantage The Prince of Qi’s personality is arrogant and proud, unwilling to sub the Prince wasn’t someone he sincerely admired, that individual would s³ That is why he has been unable to defeat Tingfei even though he has been at the northern frontier for years

“Alas, the Prince of Qi does have the talent to be a co the battle over succession, he has learned to bear with things patiently That is why Great Yong’s northern frontier has been stabilized Seeing the Prince of Qi this tih his aura was threatening and oppressive, his tee Moreover, his desire for death is far greater than that of survival We initially had wanted to inforfei when We returned that this weakness of the Prince of Qi could be exploited

“However, the Prince of Qi beca Zhe That stubborn will softened Moreover, his temper became a lot more cheerful and carefree, so much so that his previous desire for death transforor This kind of Prince of Qi is not so Zhe staying by the Prince of Qi’s side With this kind of Prince of Qi supported by the advice frofei will be too heavy”

Bodyguard Xiao replied, “Your Royal Highness, isn’t that Jiang Zhe going to return to Chang’an? We only need to ensure that he is not allowed to arrive at the Prince of Qi’s ar Zhe will return to Chang’an,” asserted Lin Bi, laughing humorlessly “Under these circumstances, he will likely directly follow the Prince of Qi to the northern ar Zhe wished to acco’an, the Prince of Qi won’t allow hiuard Xiao declared, “Impossible! Great Master True Compassion had co Zhe would violate the Yong E Emperor would be suspicious of his relationshi+p with the Prince of Qi?”

S, Lin Bi riposted, “Did you see the imperial edict? We only heard the Great Master’s words How do you knohat is truly upon the i Zhe souard Xiao inquired, “Then what does Your Royal Highness plan to do?”

Gazing at the distant horizon, Lin Bi responded, “I want to see whether Jiang Zhe has the ability to arrive at the Great Yong ar Zhe, the two of you are our Northern Han’s nemeses I will not allow you to reach the battlefield so easily Strangers s on the battlefield in the years to come Li Xian, oh, Li Xian, do you still view life and death without regrets?”

With the dawn’s light breaking through the heavy layers of clouds, the quiet of the wilderness was broken by the sharp and clear sounds of horse hooves and wheels Upon the wide governe covered by azure cloth curtains traveled rapidly, surrounded and protected by four hundred cavalrymen These horseuard and one was the rearguard The two other units were escorting the carriage on the right and left The armors of each of the units had different colors Of the two units escorting the carriage, one wore black array are had scarlet ar’s army would definitely be bewildered by the scene before the arh azure was close to black, there was only one unit that wore black ar’s household troops Aside from this, the Prince of Qi wore scarlet armor, while Qin Yi’s personal troops hite armor, and the I had ascended to the throne, the foron Guard with the responsibility of protecting the Iuard was rena the Palace City Coarded as the Ier Guard still wore black arh they were now responsible for protecting the Son of Heaven At present, everyone knew that aside from the Imperial Guard, no one else was permitted to wear black armor As such, the unit of horsemen in black could only be E that the Prince of Qi’s household troops shared responsibility for guarding the carriage, everyone was bewildered about the identity of the individual within