Chapter 40: Revolution starts with the dolls

  "Spare my life, Master Zhao! Xu Menting, save me!" Hearing that Zhao Xing was going to take his head off, Zhang Gongcao was so scared that he peed and pooped in his pants, his face as pale as a sheet of Cai Hou paper (Cai Hou paper is neither white nor yellow, perfectly describing Zhang Gongcao's expression at this moment)!

  "Alas, you're a tiger's accomplice and know too much, I can't let you live..." As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Huan suddenly punched out with his right fist, hitting Zhang Gongcao's temple. After being hit, Zhang Gongcao's eyes rolled back, and he was dead.

  "Hu Che'er, listen to the order. Tonight, you will send Zhang Gongcao's body back to the Zhang residence with your subordinates." Zhao Xing didn't have any interest in watching anymore, and letting Xu Huan take action was just a way to give an explanation to his other generals. He really wasn't fond of all the killing, let alone actually having Xu Huan behead Zhang Gongcao, which would result in a bloody mess everywhere. After all, Zhao Xing had already beheaded Zhang Biao last night and didn't want to kill more people.

  Xu Huan's move also had the intention of testing Zhao Xing's temperament, to see if his master was a bloodthirsty person or a magnanimous one. After all, he would have to work under him in the future, so it was good to understand his temper! If Zhao Xing still wanted him to cut off Zhang Gongcao's head after seeing that he was already dead, Xu Huan would feel somewhat uncomfortable in his heart.

  "From now on, Xu Gongming will be the brother of Wotou Village. I also ask everyone to support and help each other, and work together for great things!" Zhao Xing said to the crowd.

  "We obey your orders, Master!" The crowd replied in unison.

  "Your Excellency, I request to return to the city and resign from office!" Xu Huang said.

  "This move is unnecessary, your official position remains, and who knows, maybe there will be a promotion in the future. Working for the county government is just like working for the Sleeping Tiger Manor!" Zhao Xing said with a smile.

  "Please enlighten me, Your Excellency!" Xuhuang said with some puzzlement.

  "Heaven's secret cannot be revealed, you'll know soon!" A bad kid with a mysterious look. "Let's go, brothers! Let's go have barbecue! I'm treating! Everyone eat and drink as they please!"

  The county governor was killed! The chief has been killed! The county magistrate was killed! The richest man was killed! This news seemed to have grown wings, and it began to spread in Changzi County from New Year's Eve. Although the city inside had become a mess, the entire Shangdang Prefecture was in a state of panic, but the entire Wohu Village and Lijiazhuang were quiet and even celebrated the new year with great fanfare, completely unaware that the sky of Shangdang Prefecture had already collapsed.

  After three days of celebration in the square, with a sense of satisfaction from being drunk and full, Wòhǔ Zhuāng began to bustle again. Busy planting crops! Busy building houses! Busy building walls! Busy feeding pigs and sheep! Busy brewing fine wine! Everyone had something to do, and the whole Wòhǔ Zhuāng was like a huge machine, starting a new round of operation in an orderly manner. Even a group of children shorter than the height of a horse carriage wheel were gathered by Zhao Xīng!

  Looking at the corner of the square, dozens of boys between the ages of five and ten were concentrated together, lined up in front of him by Li Tiezhu, with some taller and some shorter. Zhao Xing felt that there were still a few too many people missing. Thinking about Sun Wukong on Mount Huaguo, that monkey was all over the mountain, how magnificent it would be! In his previous life, a great man often taught everyone to "start from childhood!" Zhao Xing remembered this deeply in his mind. This revolution also needs to start from childhood!

  "Kids! Today, you can stand here and should feel proud and honored! Because you will become the first batch of members of the 'Little Tiger Team' in Sleeping Tiger Village! From now on, you will eat the best beef, wear sturdy leather boots, live in spacious wooden houses, and receive the best education! I am your first teacher!" Zhao Xing stood in front, speaking with great enthusiasm, without caring whether this group of wild kids could understand or not.

  Looking at the familiar faces in the team, Zhao Xing has confidence to cultivate a new generation of successors who are both civil and military. He even maliciously imagines that after these children grow up and receive his advanced education and training, can they compete with those powerful people in the mid-Three Kingdoms period? For example, Zhuge Liang, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and Sima Yi, who were born just two years ago!

  "From now on, Li Tiezhu will be the captain of your Little Tiger Team! Jia Mu and Guan Ping are your deputy captains. Jia Mu is in charge of those above seven years old, and Guan Ping is in charge of those below seven years old! Do you understand?" Zhao Xing shouted at the children.

  "Understood!" The children replied in unison with their tender voices!

  "Starting tomorrow, you'll be training with me!" Zhao Xing said to Li Jinwu who was standing behind him. He wanted to teach Li Jinwu the special forces training methods from his past life.

  "I'll make sure to train this bunch of bastards until even their mothers don't recognize them!" Li Jinwu said viciously, and Li Tiezhu felt a chill run down his spine!

  "Li Tiezhu, from now on you must pay attention to the movements of your teammates at all times. Once you discover anyone with special talents, come and report to me!" Zhao Xing said to Li Tiezhu beside him.

  "Remember Master's orders!" Li Tiezhu said firmly, puffing out his small chest.

  "Jia Su, your body is weak, so be sure to strengthen your physical training from now on. Those historical and literary articles can be read later when you're older, it's not too late. Don't worry that your father will blame you, just pay attention to recording every word I say to you all from now on!"

  "Remember Lord Mu's teachings."

  "Guān Píng, you are young in years, but remember that you are the son of Guān Yǔ! You are the son of the Upper Party's Fierce Tiger, don't tarnish your father's reputation from now on!"

  "Remember your uncle's words!"

  "Alright! Kids, come on over, today I'll tell you about the first of the 36 Strategies of Zhao's Military Tactics!" Zhao Xing called out to a group of kids beside him, casually sitting down on the ground, just like how the great ancestor would sit down in a field in Yangjia Ridge and chat with his soldiers.

  "These Thirty-Six Stratagems are the essence of my summary of the military tactics, political struggles and diplomatic battles used by our ancestors. First, let me teach you a poem that everyone must memorize: 'Golden jade, Zhao Xing's strategy, borrowing to capture the bandit, fish and snake laughing in the sea, sheep and tiger separated by peach and mulberry, tree dark and walking foolishly, pot empty and bitter guest far away, house beam with beautiful corpse, striking Wei and continuous attack on Guo.' A certain scoundrel who takes pride in plagiarizing others' intellectual property has unscrupulously claimed as his own the achievements summarized by later generations."

  "The Thirty-Six Stratagems, divided into six sets: Winning Stratagem, Enemy Stratagem, Attacking Stratagem, Chaotic Stratagem, Allied Stratagem, and Defeated Stratagem. The first three sets are used when one's side is at an advantage, while the last three sets are used when one's side is at a disadvantage. Today, I'll tell you about the first stratagem: Crossing the Sea by Deception. This story of crossing the sea by deception comes from a past emperor..."

  Today's "Little Tiger Team", later known as the "Tiger Cubs Class" first lesson began with a group of children sitting together, listening to Zhao Xing tell stories. Although the form was not enough, the process was somewhat simple, but later on, the generals who walked out of this class and went on to conquer recalled this matter with great excitement.

  For example, General Guan Ping of the Three Stars in the later period of "Xinghe" said: "The emperor sat casually in a corner of the square, without even considering whether the dust on the ground would stain the new clothes made by the empress for him. He simply told us stories that touched our hearts and then explained the military philosophy contained in them in a way that was easy to understand. At first, we just memorized mechanically, but when we really went onto the battlefield, we suddenly found that all the strategies used by the enemy were included in the stories told by the emperor. Can you say that we have been educated like this since childhood and still dare to lose battles on the battlefield?

  Jia Su, a cabinet minister in the late Xinghe period, put it more simply: "Whenever my father had some free time, he would check my homework. When he returned from Luoyang, I had already written down the first sixteen of the thirty-six strategies that the emperor had talked about. My father was shocked when he looked at them and suspected they were the work of a divine being. He repeatedly asked me where I got them from, fearing that this book would bring disaster upon us."