Chapter Twelve: Yellow Alert

  After more than half a month of trekking, Meng Li finally enjoyed the pleasure of sleeping in bed again. When he woke up early in the morning, he still had some thoughts about being lazy. Of course, thinking is just thinking, and it's not possible to do anything about it. Today, there are many things that need to be taken care of, such as meeting with officials from various parties, and dealing with the issue of prisoners.

  "Xiao Ru, help me change into my solitary attire." Meng Li, who had been transported to this time for almost a month now, was already accustomed to Xiao Ru's service. Besides, it would be difficult for him to put on such complicated clothes by himself.

  "Ah," Last night, Xiao Ru had changed into a maid's attire, and at this moment, Meng Li was reminded of a phrase: "Clear water produces lotus flowers, natural without carving." That round goose egg face, curved willow leaf eyebrows, small nose, and that red lip all made Meng Li feel that there was no more pure and lovely existence in the world than this girl. Heaven pitied me, letting me transform from a lonely and helpless single person in my previous life to a prince of the Han dynasty, with a system by my side to assist me. The beauty I rarely saw in my previous life is now my personal maid. Can happiness be greater than this? Even if I experienced many setbacks in the process, what can be done about it? Maybe I'll die on the battlefield in the future, but what can be done about it? I smiled and forgot all the troubles of the world for a moment.

  At this moment, he already knew his goal, not for anything else, but to try the highest peak of power, that peak where one can manipulate big shots with a smile, that peak where one can pretend to be invincible. Thinking back to those days when I was poor and down on my luck, how I hoped to be a young master from a wealthy family, just waiting for my 18th birthday to return home and inherit the family property. But now, with the help of this system, I can become the master of this world, with many hidden guards by my side, judging things according to my own preferences, and when others appeal, I can proudly laugh and say: "I want it that way!"

  He abandoned his old identity, he is now the Ninth Prince Meng Li, and in the future, he will be the Emperor of the upgraded Han Dynasty, the Great Han Empire. At that time, I want all the heavens to surrender under my feet, I want all the lands to obey my orders, I want all things to follow my will, I want all living beings to understand my thoughts.

  At that time, the sun shone only on the Great Han Empire, the land reached only to the borders of the empire, and people spoke only the Han language.

  In his past life, he couldn't stand the hidden rules, couldn't stand overnight fame, couldn't stand flattery, and couldn't stand sycophancy. In this life, he is the maker of these rules, whether it's fair or not doesn't matter, I'll make a rule that I like, and everyone will have to play by my rules.

  So he finally changed his mind at this moment, no longer the ninth prince who was full of copper smell, but an emperor who wanted to pierce through the sky.

  ……

  "Hear ye, Your Excellency!" The crisp voice rang out in the council chamber of the Yan Nan fortress, as Wen Wu stood on one side and gave a ceremonial bow to Meng Li.

  "The flat body" is a simple sentence, but at this moment it is extraordinary for Meng Li. It represents class and power. So the words he understands now still carry a hint of majesty and oppression.

  "Thank you, Your Highness." Upon hearing this extraordinary remark, the ministers below had their own thoughts.

  For example, Xu Shou felt that his master had grown rapidly after experiencing a bloody battle in the past few days, with a hidden and powerful momentum like a dormant dragon.

  And the newly surrendered Huguo and other fortress officials felt that Meng Li was not the winner of the great victory a few days ago. This majesty, this momentum, no wonder so many people in the court can't tolerate him. With his own conditions plus the majestic soldiers and horses raised by this land and the geographical advantage, even if he claims to be emperor within the pass, it is not impossible.

  "Everyone, report any matters." He sat on the highest throne as if for a meeting, while Xu Shu and others below him dared not to sit down, standing upright on both sides under his just-released majesty.

  Just like the morning meeting, a man emerged from behind and bowed to Meng Li after paying his respects. He stood up straight and said: "Your Highness, I am Mo Sang, the Northern Garrison Commander of the Beidai Camp. The prisoners you brought yesterday have been escorted to the East Great Camp, please instruct on how to deal with them."

  "Take them away first, one meal a day, no matter if they are full or not. After 5 days, you will take them to Yangping, the administrative capital of Yannan, for handover." These captives are still useful. These family and friends, none of whom were in the Yan Nan Dao prisoners, are now in Meng Li's mind a army without any worries, what does it mean to have no worries? It is an army that will be given heavy benefits and will not care about life or death. Of course, they should be kept well and let Dian Wei train them again to become a special army. As a special force, they can greatly influence the situation on the battlefield.

  "Yes" Actually, this is also a routine report. I've never heard of capturing prisoners and releasing them after several days for nothing. However, how to deal with it still depends on the intention of the newly surrendered lord. Withdraw and return to position.

  "Your Highness, the soldiers and horses of both the Northern and Southern camps have all gathered in their respective camps. Please dispatch someone to take over." Hu Guang had thought about it for a whole night and decided to grit his teeth and make a sacrifice, contributing all his soldiers and horses. After all, he had already pledged allegiance to him, so he couldn't just hand over his troops without getting anything good out of it. By doing this, he would let his lord understand his determination and dispel any doubts, and also possibly get his lord to transfer him to the "Central" army to follow General Chen and live a comfortable life, which was Hu Guang's ultimate goal. Looking at his lord's attitude and demeanor today, he definitely wouldn't do something that would damage his reputation, like killing the rabbit and cooking the dog.

  "Huh?" Unexpectedly, Hu Guang, who seemed to have a good eye for development in Meng's opinion, would make such a major investment intention. In other words, he is now truly relying on himself, without any power or authority, and can only hope that others will give him a meal.

  "Good, you go and arrange the handover." Meng Li, who was deeply grieved by his own incompetence, found himself in a situation where he truly lacked manpower. Even this stable and secure task of handing over troops had to be done personally by Chen Qing. Meng Li steeled himself to take risks, to take great risks, to earn more danger points, and to extract a bit more loyalty from his loyal but mediocre ancient warriors. After all, they were still better than these untrustworthy and disloyal modern-day generals.

  A string of trivial matters, such as which family donated a few dozen private soldiers, how many catties of gold and silver were donated, and how many piculs of grain and fodder were donated, were reported after the governor of this pass came out to report to Meng Li: "Your Highness, today at noon, the wealthy merchants in the city will host a banquet for Your Highness and the various dignitaries at the Fragrant Pavilion. Please condescend to attend."

  "Ah, okay." From now on, these golden pigs are under my command, so I must get to know them. When needed, give them a good name and then cut off two pieces of meat. When not needed, let them fatten themselves up nicely. This is something that must be done. Those with big heads and ears will definitely be slaughtered mercilessly later on.

  ……

  "Your Highness's good fortune is as vast as the sky"

  "Your Highness is invincible in battle"

  "Your Highness is Unparalleled Under Heaven"

  In the midst of a crowd of flattering people, Meng Li had another good meal. Drinking? Who dares to force this future tyrant of the Jiangnan region to drink isn't willing to lose their life!

  In short, in everyone's eyes, this banquet was a joyous occasion for both host and guest. The host expressed his loyalty to gain trust, hoping to get the support of the local government here and continue to develop; Guest Jiuhuangzi also received all kinds of treasures. After drinking, the host and guest were satisfied. Tomorrow, set off early to Yangping, the capital of Yannan Road, and after receiving Yangping, it is almost equivalent to accepting Yannan Road. After a round of suppression, there will be no one who can oppose any political order.

  ……

  Meng Li had just returned to his mansion and was about to take a nap in his bedroom when he suddenly heard the system prompt sound that had been silent for several days.

  "Drip, yellow alert. In accordance with the system's principle of eliminating all worries, dangers above level one will be notified in advance to player 9527 about the enemy's identity and conspiracy."

  "Drip, yellow-level alert. It is learned that the Ninth Prince Meng Li has a suspected Wu Shen-level warrior and strategist under his command with impressive abilities. The master of the Cang Lang Hall has decided to carry out an assassination on the Ninth Prince Meng Li. With the cooperation of some local tyrants in Yangping City who are accustomed to not wanting to give up power, a considerable number of assassins have already infiltrated Yangping City and are preparing for a large-scale assassination operation against the soon-to-arrive Ninth Prince Meng Li."

  "Mission Reward: 1000 Danger Points. Mission Failure: Death."

  I'm going, the assassination action is called a relatively large scale with a combination of quality and quantity. And the assassination has reached the yellow alert level, just looking at the reward can tell how dangerous this time is for myself. Can't play happily anymore.

  Looking back at Yangping City, there was no more ease and joy, only dark clouds and a murderous aura filled the sky of Yannan Road's capital.

  The mysterious Cyan Wolf's proud master had a sly smile: "Be careful, or I'll castrate you if you don't click on recommend and collect"

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