Getting Simulated By The Empress Is Not My Intention - Chapter 26

Chapter 26 Wei Yao, Do You Have a Grudge Against Me?”

“Entering the army, becoming a government official, or becoming a personal attendant— these should be three different paths of development.” Wei Yao thought about it. While she was in Kingdom Qin, Ying Yiren asked Zhang Beichen to change the law in order to let the nation develop more rapidly.

But Kingdom Wei didn’t really need something like this. Firstly, Kingdom Wei had already changed its laws before. When Kingdom Wei was founded, the first monarch had tasked the legalists in the nation with changing the laws, which was why Kingdom Wei was able to become powerful at such a rapid pace.

Tweaking the laws again would probably make the nation more powerful, but Wei Yao didn’t have the patience to wait.

“Changing the law is just adding icing on the cake, and it would take too long.” Wei Yao quickly made up her mind. “Kingdom Wei is more powerful than them. I think we should start developing the army and try to unify the world!”

[You handed Zhang Beichen to General Pang Ming and told him to groom Zhang Beichen for you.]

General Pang Ming was a famous military leader in Kingdom Wei. He was a militarist cultivator. He was usually the one who led the army in battle.

After doing that, Wei Yao immediately started preparing for her conquest.

“Whom should we attack first?” Wei Yao searched on the map. Of course, the first target would be a neighboring country.

Kingdom Wei was situated in the center of the seven Warring States. It was a little far from Kingdom Yan, but it was neighbors with all the other kingdoms.

Other than these seven kingdoms, there were many other smaller nations and even tribes that could be conquered.

Wei Yao instantly spotted Kingdom Qin. However, she wasn’t really interested in

attacking the small nations. At the time, Kingdom Qin was still relatively weak. If Kingdom Wei were able to acquire Kingdom

Qin, Kingdom Wei would become the strongest among the seven nations!

“Hehe, Ying Yiren, I will use your men to

attack you right now!” A sinister smile

appeared on Wei Yao’s face as she issued the

sovereign’s order to launch an attack on Kingdom Qin.

[You have issued your first sovereign’s order.

You decided to form an alliance with the Rongdi Tribe, Kingdom Chu, Kingdom Qi, Kingdom Zhao, Kingdom Yan, and Kingdom Han to attack Kingdom Qin. This time, in order to prevent Kingdom Qin from trying to alienate you and your allies, you decided to agree to give up the benefits of winning the war and give them to the other nations instead. Thus, the other nations did not back out at the last minute.]

Wei Yao had learned her lesson. She had attacked Kingdom Qin three times and succeeded twice. On her third attempt, Ying Yiren sent ambassadors out and used her tactics to alienate her allies, causing Wei Yao’s allies to withdraw their troops at the last

moment.

Kingdom Wei alone wasn’t powerful enough to

conquer Kingdom Qin. This time, Wei Yao chose to give up more benefits in order to ensure that the attack would be a success.

“They’re attacking me again? Wei Yao, just wait!” Ying Yiren said as she clenched her teeth. Kingdom Wei attacked her every single time, without fail. She was starting to feel

numb from all the attacks!

But there was nothing she could do. Ying Yiren

wasn’t strong enough to beat Wei Yao yet. Although she tried her alienation tactic again, it didn’t quite work. The other kingdoms didn’t agree to retreat.

Fortunately, she was prepared for that moment. The Longxi Rongdi tribe had been

suppressed for a long time again. All they had to do now was persevere. Once winter comes, other countries will experience food shortages. On top of this, they wouldn’t be able to endure the freezing cold in Kingdom Qin. Then they would retreat. Of course, she would inevitably lose a few cities and some territory in the

process.

But there was no other way. Ying Yiren’s opening was too poor. She had to endure such humiliation.

“If only Lord Beichen were here. Why did I not

find him this time, and he didn’t come to find me?” Ying Yiren felt a little resentful.

[You were assigned to General Pang Ming by the empress of Kingdom Wei. However, General Pang Ming looked down on you because you didn’t come from a noble family. He gave you the rank of chiliarch, yet he only

gave you 100 men for you to lead in the war against Kingdom Qin.]

In this era, all of the kingdoms cared about one’s familial background. So Zhang Beichen felt quite helpless about it.

“Why must we attack Kingdom Qin at the beginning? It’s going to be so awkward.” Zhang Beichen didn’t really want to fight against Ying Yiren. After all, he was at the same

dining table with her just a while ago, drinking and having fun together. Now, they were about to go to war with each other. Zhang Beichen

felt a little guilty about it.

“Never mind, it’s just a game!” Zhang Beichen

told himself. Since he had already entered the game, he should play it well.

He was given the option to betray Kingdom Wei when he was assigned his rank. However,

Zhang Beichen realized that his “combat strength” and “fame level” were too low.

Therefore, if he chose to betray the kingdom, there was a 99.9 percent chance that he would

die straight away!

Thus, he decided to assist the empress of

Kingdom Wei this round. Ying Yiren could

probably develop herself for one game.

[Your superiors didn’t like you, and your soldiers didn’t respect you. You decided to focus on training your martial arts skills and learning The Art of War.]

[Kingdom Wei and Kingdom Qin have begun having small-scale skirmishes. During the war, your capabilities improved rapidly. You

managed to save the lives of many soldiers because of your proficient command. You were

always willing to stand on the front lines with your men. You suffered and enjoyed the war together with your soldiers. As a result, your prestige level rose significantly. Many soldiers who had fallen out of their units decided to join

your troop. You finally have 1,000 men under your command!]

Just then, the system notified him that he had unlocked a new skin.

[Chiliarch: Zhang Beichen] The illustration depicted a strong, tall man

wearing cloth armor and carrying a spear and a shield. His expression looked determined and firm, and one could sense the courage and strength on his face.

It was a zero-star purple card. When equipped, his combat strength would be raised by 10 points, and his leadership would be raised by 10

points as well. In addition, the damage dealt by The Art of War would be increased by 10 percent.

As a War General, the higher his combat power, the more powerful he is. The greater his leadership, the more soldiers he can command.

The potency of The Art of War was indubitable as well. As a Militarist Cultivator, he would be able to boost the troop’s power when they gathered into formation.

“A purple card already?” Inside the empress’s palace, Wei Yao felt rather surprised. “Zhang Beichen is growing at such a rapid pace. The war had only just begun, yet he had already leveled up from a blue card to a purple card!” “That’s great, that’s great.” Wei Yao squinted her eyes and said, “Keep growing. Maybe you’ll even become a gold card! If Ying Yiren could do it, I can do it too!”

The battle between Kingdom Qin and the Kingdom Wei alliance is still ongoing. However, Kingdom Qin’s troops had strong morale and willpower. Besides, the six-kingdom alliance had internal conflicts,

which resulted in frequent mishaps in their joint military operations. After conquering some of Kingdom Qin’s territory and capturing a few cities, the war went into a deadlock. [Winter has arrived. Food supplies at the front

lines are running out. On top of this, the soldiers are not accustomed to the freezing

weather. Many of the kingdoms want to retreat.]

A new situation arose. Wei Yao had to make a

decision.

[Option One: Withstand the pressure and continue attacking Kingdom Qin.] [Option Two: Gather more food and supplies to

deliver to the frontline. At the same time,

appease the other kingdoms’ troops using money and food supplies.] [Option Three: Retreat temporarily, reorganize the troops, and launch another attack next

year.]

To be honest, Wei Yao really wanted to wipe out Kingdom Qin in one fell swoop. However, she noticed the reminder in the system notification that there were internal conflicts among the allied troops.

If she forced them to continue attacking, the allied troops would probably self-destruct first. If that happens, Ying Yiren would be the one

benefiting.

After thinking about it for a long while, Wei Yao chose option two.

“I can provide more money and food. Whatever happens, we have to eliminate Kingdom Qin! Capture Ying Yiren alive!” Wei Yao waved her

hand and withdrew another huge sum of money and stocks of food from the national reserves. She ordered the Prime Minister’s son, Gongzi Jiu, to deliver the money and food supplies to the frontline. After issuing the orders, Wei Yao sat back and

waited for news of victory from the frontlines. However, the following announcement that came back instantly stunned Wei Yao. [Gongzi Jiu completely neglected his duty. He

drank alcohol and held a ball party in the army camp. He punished soldiers for no reason and ruined the rules and order of the troops. Kingdom Qin’s troops used this opportunity to

attack Gongzi Jiu’s troops and pillaged all of the money and food that you had sent to the frontlines.]

[The allied troops were extremely upset by this news. They withdrew their troops without even notifying you. Upper General Pang Ming had

no choice but to request that your troops be withdrawn.]

“Ahhhhhh!” Wei Yao punched and kicked her pillow to vent her frustration. “This Gongzi Jiu again! You’re a freaking golden card. How can

you be so useless? I want to punch you in the face right now!”

Gongzi Jiu was indeed a golden card. However, his intelligence and combat strength were not very high. The attribute for which he was

known was reputation! Gongzi Jiu was the direct heir of Kingdom Wei’s royal family. Technically, he was the heir

to the throne. Sometimes, Wei Yao had no

choice but to pick him when sending out officials. Because his reputation was too high, if Wei Yao didn’t choose him, her own prestige

might suffer as a result. She would even get reprimanded by the elders of the royal family. The royal family was extremely powerful in Wei. If Wei Yao’s prestige dropped too much, the royal family might initiate a vote

Kingdom

of no confidence and force her to resign.

Thus, despite knowing that Gongzi Jiu wasn’t

very reliable, Wei Yao had no choice but to appoint him for various important duties!