gnovel Chapter 15: Yue Fei, the Birth of a Martial Arts Master, a Divine General, and the Indian Demon King
Chapter 15: Yue Fei, the Birth of a Martial Arts Master, a Divine General, and the Indian Demon King
[Ding! The four ZTE generals have been summoned. The summoning list is as follows.]
Yue Fei: Command 102, Martial Prowess 106, Politics 53, Intelligence 100.
Implanted identity: Son of Yue He, a merchant under the King of Ji. Seeing that his son Yue Fei has a high talent in martial arts, he will include him in the host's training team.
Han Shizhong: Command 98, Military Strength 101, Politics 86, Intelligence 94
Implanted identity: One of the host's newly recruited bodyguards.
Zhang Jun: Command 96, Military Strength 98, Politics 95, Intelligence 86
Implanted identity: Descendant of a disgraced official, currently serving in the military to atone for his crimes.
Liu Qi: Command 98, Military Strength 99, Politics 69, Intelligence 98.
Implanted identity: Member of the Liu family clan, currently serving as a sentinel on the northern frontier.
Carrying: Yue He, Yao Shi, Yue Fan, Li Wa, Yue Yun, Yue Lei, Yue Lin, Yue Zhen, Yue Anniang, Liang Hongyu, Lü Xiaoxiao, Liu Zhongwu, Liu Xi, Liu Zhao, Liu Rui. Liu Xiao digested the memories in his mind. It seemed that several more were still in their unborn state, including Yue Fei's fiancée Li Wa, Liang Hongyu who made Han Shizhong a small horse pulling a large cart, and Lü Xiaoxiao who secretly pledged her life to Han Shizhong. Strangely enough, all three of Han Shizhong's concubines were former prostitutes. He wondered if this seemingly honest, dark-faced man had some kind of peculiar fetish.
Aside from Zhang Jun, Liu Xiao was quite satisfied with the version he summoned this time. If Liu Guangshi, who ran away whenever he encountered Jin soldiers, were also summoned along with Zhang Jun, Liu Xiao would accept it, but it would still be disgusting.
The system should use that random god-level talent summoning card. Liu Xiao plans to wait until this card is used up before choosing which summoning cards to use for the remaining summoning cards.
[Ding! Random God-tier Talent Summoning Card in use.]
[Ding! The first person, Long Anji, from the Divine Barrier Star, has a martial arts strength of 105.]
During King Wu's conquest of King Zhou, Xu Fang, the commander of Chuanyun Pass, was a vanguard officer who could fight Huang Feihu for more than fifty rounds. He also used his magic weapon "Four Limbs Su" to capture Huang Feihu, Hong Jin, and Nangong Shi in succession.
Unfortunately, the magic weapon was both his strength and his weakness. Long Anji didn't know that Nezha was an incarnation of a lotus, without a soul or spirit. The circle called "Four Limbs Nourish" fell to the ground when it couldn't be chosen. Although Nezha was confused, he knew he had to return the favor, so he showed his three heads and six arms and insisted on returning the favor with the circle. As a result, Long Anji was hit in the face by the Qiankun Circle, fell off his horse, and was then killed by Nezha with a spear.
[The second person, Xia Ji, a femme fatale of the Spring and Autumn Period, has a charm rating of 106.] Her charm rating stopped at 106, not because her beauty was only 106, but because her beauty led to a very bad reputation in history, which damaged her charm.
Boss Cao: Oh, there's a bonus?
Xia Ji was beautiful, but she destroyed the state of Chen, drove away two high officials, killed her own son, almost ruined King Zhuang of Chu, and caused chaos and disorder to Wu Chen. Zi Fan regretted and was afraid, and the Shen clan was divided.
Xia Ji, as a negative example in "Biographies of Exemplary Women", was the chief concubine who killed three husbands, one ruler, and one son, and caused the downfall of a country and two ministers. Xia Ji has always been a shameful figure for scholars and officials throughout history.
Legend has it that she had an affair with her half-brother, Gongzi Man, before she was married. Gongzi Man died less than three years later.
Nine months after she married Xia Yushu, she gave birth to Xia Zhengshu. Twelve years later, Xia Yushu passed away.
After Xia Ji became a widow, she had affairs with Duke Ling of Chen, Kong Ning, and Yi Xingfu. The three men, while drunk, insulted Xia Zhengshu. Zhengshu then hid a crossbow in the stable and shot Duke Ling of Chen to death.
After Kong Ning and Yi Xingfu fled to the State of Chu, they persuaded King Zhuang of Chu to send troops to attack Chen. After killing Xia Zhengshu, they captured Xia Ji. Unexpectedly, King Zhuang of Chu was also captivated by Xia Ji's beauty and wanted to take her as his concubine. On the advice of Wu Chen, he bestowed her upon the widowed Lian Yin Xianglao. In 597 BC, Lian Yin Xianglao died in battle.
Later, Hei Yao, the son of Lian Yin Xiang Lao, had an affair with Xia Ji. In the end, Wu Chen took Xia Ji to Jin under the pretext of being an envoy to Qi, and had the last laugh in the "battlefield of assassinating Xia Ji".
A vase, especially a public one, is something Liu Xiao feels he can't afford.
[The third person, Wu Qi, the second sage of military strategy, ranked 104th in command.]
Wu Qi was skilled in warfare, and once studied the methods of Zengzi. He marched east out of the city gate of Wei, biting his arm to bid farewell to his mother. The ruler of Lu did not employ him, so he killed his wife and severed ties with Qi. The general sucked the pus from his own boil, and his soldiers willingly shed blood. He attacked Qin and captured five cities, and the Marquis of Wei still revered his achievements. Virtue, not strategic advantage, was the foundation of his military success; his boat was filled with people from Wu and Yue. Who says he was a suspicious man? His name will never be forgotten.
Such a talented individual, excelling in both political and military affairs, is extremely rare in history. His reforms in the State of Chu over many years led to its rapid development, further expanding its territory and creating a highly successful situation: pacifying the Baiyue in the south, annexing Chen and Cai in the north, repelling the three Jin states, attacking Qin in the west, defeating Wei, and reaching the Yellow River.
He established the earliest conscription system in China, selecting regular soldiers from among conscripts, in the state of Wei. The renowned Wei Wuzu (Wei Warriors) he created is considered the first professional and specialized army in the history of ancient Chinese warfare.
He proposed a military philosophy that emphasized cultivating virtue and morality internally while preparing for war externally. He advocated using politics to educate the army and the people, respecting war while opposing excessive militarism. He wrote the book "Wu Zi" and is often mentioned alongside Sun Tzu as "Sun Wu" among military strategists.
However, Wu Qi's reputation in history is not good. On the one hand, he was loved by his soldiers for sucking their sores, but on the other hand, he killed his wife to become a general, which was despised by the upper class throughout history. This is one of the main reasons why he was eventually removed from the Temple of Martial Arts.
[The fourth person, Lingjipusa from the Lesser Mount Sumeru in Journey to the West. Internal strength: Superior.]
As one of the eight great bodhisattvas under the Buddha in the world of "Journey to the West", his prototype is usually considered to be the Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta in Buddhism.
His dojo was located on Mount Sumeru, and he wielded the Wind-Fixing Pill and the Flying Dragon Staff bestowed upon him by the Buddha. In his first appearance, he used the Wind-Fixing Pill to help Sun Wukong resist the Yellow Wind Monster's Samadhi Divine Wind, and subdued him with a golden dragon drawn on the Flying Dragon Staff. Later, he lent the Wind-Fixing Pill again during Sun Wukong's ordeal at the Flaming Mountains. Undoubtedly, this is a powerful supporting character in Journey to the West.
[The fifth person, the Ten-Headed Demon King, Ravana, strength 107.]
A Rakshasa king in Indian mythology who received extraordinary blessings through asceticism.
He is the half-brother of Kubera, the god of wealth. He received the blessing of invulnerability from Brahma through asceticism. However, this Indian version of Achilles has a weakness more serious than his heels: his invulnerable body cannot protect him from mortals and monkeys.
So, after seizing power from his brother Vishnu over Lanka, he heard of his sister's humiliation and sent his men to abduct Sita, Rama's wife. And in the end, Ravana, without a doubt, died by the fire arrow of this protagonist of the Indian epic Ramayana.
This summoned general is likely a "double-standard god," possessing immense power to suppress divine generals, but against mortal generals and those with ape-like skills, he'll have to say goodbye to this world.
"System, remove Xia Ji and Lingji Bodhisattva, and summon from the remaining three," Liu Xiao said to the system without hesitation. Xia Ji, being a mere decorative figure, was definitely the first to be eliminated, and he and his father already had no shortage of top-tier experts under their command. As for the two divine generals under the King of Ji, one at level 107 and the other at level 106, they were still insufficient against the court, which possessed more than ten divine generals. As for the all-around talent Wu Qi, once he was summoned, Liu Xiao's beginner quest could be considered basically completed.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained...]