Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1323

"Xiao Wu, what exactly happened? You only went out for a short while, how did this evil monk end up in your hands?"

"Haha, Fourth Brother, you probably wouldn't believe me if I said it was just a coincidence, but that's really how it is."

Wei Wu responded with a smile, then continued to explain:

"I was just following Fourth Brother's orders to investigate the situation on the high ground! In order not to alert the enemy, I took a slight detour."

"Unexpectedly, we spotted that old fox. Interestingly, he didn't head towards the higher ground, but instead went in another direction."

Upon hearing Wei Wu's words, Zhu Di smiled contemptuously, secretly thinking to himself: This is really the style of that wicked monk!

When Yao Guangxiao first came into contact with Zhu Di, and later the matter came to light, Zhu Di even considered arresting Yao Guangxiao and handing him over to the court.

After all, it's better to die for a friend than for yourself, but he secretly sent people to search the entire capital, yet they couldn't find a trace of Yao Guangxiao.

Unexpectedly, the person they had tried so hard to find back then has now fallen into Wei Wu's hands by sheer coincidence.

As the saying goes, the look in someone's eyes when they want to kill them cannot be hidden, and Zhu Di was in that state at the moment.

Looking at Yao Guangxiao not far away, although he had already suppressed his anger, he still couldn't completely hide the fierce glint in his eyes.

That's right, Zhu Di wanted to kill Yao Guangxiao, even more than anyone else, including Wei Wu.

However, Yao Guangxiao is now a prisoner of Wei Wu, and Zhu Di, though eager to take action, has to consider Wei Wu's position.

Since Wei Wu brought Yao Guangxiao back, he must be useful; otherwise, he would have eliminated him directly while he was outside.

Just as Zhu Di was hesitating about how to speak to Wei Wu, Wei Wu spoke first.

"Fourth Brother, I know what you're thinking. Don't worry, Yao Guangxiao won't live past today."

Upon hearing Wei Wu's words, Zhu Di's eyes widened in surprise, and he immediately replied:

"Xiao Wu, what you're doing..."

Before Zhu Di could finish speaking, Wei Wu raised his hand to interrupt him, but then offered an explanation.

"Fourth Brother, the murderous intent in your eyes is almost overflowing. Tone it down. Yao Guangxiao is still somewhat useful to us now."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's expression shifted, the murderous intent in his eyes instantly vanished, and he asked in a calm tone:

"Xiao Wu, what are you planning to do with him?"

Wei Wu smiled slightly, then said in a low voice:

"After all, Yao Guangxiao is the Grand Preceptor of the Northern Yuan. Given his personality, once he becomes the Grand Preceptor, he must have thoroughly understood the situation of the Northern Yuan."

"Moreover, he also came with the army to this great battle, which proves that he was one of the people who made the plans before the expedition."

"Now that the Northern Yuan has been defeated, we need to deal not only with the Northern Yuan, but also with the tribes that supported the Northern Yuan's southward invasion."

"As one of the planners of the southern expedition, Yao Guangxiao must have had a very detailed understanding of those tribes."

Upon hearing this, a look of realization flashed across Zhu Di's eyes, and he asked again.

"You want to use him to find out the locations of those small tribes and then wipe them all out?"

"That's right!"

Wei Wu nodded in agreement, but then sighed and said with a hint of helplessness:

"There's no other way. Old Zhu ordered me to come here so that you, Fourth Brother, can completely resolve the grassland issue."

"The biggest problem on the grasslands is these tribes; no one knows which small tribe will suddenly produce a king."

"Then they gradually annexed other tribes, eventually developing into a behemoth, and once again turned their spearhead against our Central Plains dynasty."

As Wei Wu spoke, he couldn't help but shake his head. Every now and then, a new character would appear on the grassland, as if it were pre-ordained.

Only by eliminating all these small tribes, and then taking over the entire grassland as Wei Wu suggested, can we proceed smoothly.

Once the cement city is built and the railway is laid, it will be easier to control those displaced grassland people.

While thinking this to himself, Wei Wu turned his gaze toward Zhu Di.

"Fourth Brother, the main reason I brought Yao Guangxiao back this time is because I don't have a map of the northern grasslands."

“Beiping is your fiefdom. You’ve been stationed here for years, so you must have this thing on your hands, right?”

Zhu Di nodded, giving a decisive affirmative answer.

"That's right, I do have it."

"That's good. Later, I'll have Yao Guangxiao mark the locations of those small tribes. Fourth Brother, you can check them over there."

At this point, a fierce glint flashed in Wei Wu's eyes, and he lowered his voice to say:

"As long as you confirm there are no problems, Yao Guangxiao can take care of it."

"I see!"

Zhu Di responded softly, then continued:

"However, since this operation was a night raid, I didn't carry the map with me; I left it in the military tent at the rear."

"I have already sent someone back to inform them to come over. I think the army will arrive here in about an hour."

"Let's go to my tent and rest for a while! After all, we've been up all night."

Having not slept all night, Wei Wu was indeed quite tired, but before responding, he turned to look at Shen Lin.

"Shen Lin, Zhang Hai and I will go to the military camp with Prince Yan. You can stay in the helicopter and rest!"

The main reason for leaving Shen Lin behind to look after the helicopter was to prevent soldiers from getting into the cabin out of curiosity and causing trouble.

Upon hearing Wei Wu's instructions, Shen Lin immediately nodded to indicate that he understood. Seeing this, Wei Wu also turned around and followed Zhu Di.

Seeing this, Zhang Hai also led Yao Guangxiao to follow, and the four of them followed Zhu Di into the military tent.

Inside the military tent, Wei Wu and Zhu Di sat in chairs with their eyes closed, resting. Yao Guangxiao sat in meditation, while Zhang Hai watched him from the side.

Less than an hour later, shouts from soldiers came from outside the military tent.

"Reporting to the General, the army has arrived. Do you have any military orders to issue?"

Upon hearing the news from the soldiers, both Wei Wu and Zhu Di opened their eyes simultaneously. Zhu Di then raised his voice and said:

"Send someone to bring me this general's map!"

"Yes, General!"

The soldier outside the tent responded and left. A few minutes later, the map was brought in.

Then, under the watchful eyes of Wei Wu and Zhu Di, the soldier slowly unfolded the map and placed it on a low table in the tent.

After the soldiers left the tent, Wei Wu fixed his gaze on Yao Guangxiao and said with a light laugh:

"Master Daoyan, the map is right here. I don't need to remind you what to do next, do I?"

As soon as Wei Wu finished speaking, Zhang Hai took a small step, closing the distance between himself and Yao Guangxiao.