Chapter 250.1 - I Became the Legendary Emperor Throughout the Ages After I Started Giving Away My Territory

Lin Beifan was delighted: “Since all the generals are eager to serve the country, I will certainly fulfill your wishes! Immediately prepare for war after you return. In three days, cross the Hengduan Mountain Range and expand the territory for Great Xia!”

“For this operation, General Fengwu Chai Yuxin will be the marshal in charge of all military actions to the south! All generals, follow the orders!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!” The generals joyfully accepted the command.

After returning, they immediately gathered their troops and prepared for battle.

Due to the scale of the preparations, it naturally attracted a lot of attention.

When other Innates heard about this, they became restless.

They too craved military achievements and longed to receive divine skills, divine elixirs, and powerful weapons from Lin Beifan, as well as wealth, high positions, and lavish rewards.

Now that an opportunity had arisen, they naturally did not want to miss it.

So, they all sought an audience with Lin Beifan.

“Your Majesty, I must not be left out of this southern campaign! I too have a heart to serve the country!”

“Please give me a chance. I want to be a general, go into battle, and protect our home and country!”

“Your Majesty, you cannot favor some and neglect others!”

Lin Beifan looked at the more than 20 Innates before him with a bit of a headache.

You see, there were only a little over 60 Innates in the entire Great Xia. Apart from the 22 Beggar Sect elders hidden in the shadows, a few Innate generals guarding various regions, and those who had already received orders for the southern campaign, they were all here.

Lin Beifan couldn’t possibly send them all out to war, some had to be left behind to keep watch.

“My ministers, I understand and am comforted by your eagerness to serve the country! However, I cannot send all of you to the battlefield! So, I will select another 10 people from among you!”

The eyes of the Innates lit up.

There are still 10 spots left, which is better than none.

“Your Majesty, this humble servant must be part of this mission!” Deadly Scholar stepped forward.

Lin Beifan was surprised: “Deadly Scholar, didn’t you say that you find war too crude and dislike all that fighting and killing?”

With a snap of his fan, Deadly Scholar spoke softly and delicately, “Your Majesty, it’s true that your humble servant does not fancy warfare, but I can assassinate their people! If we eliminate all their generals, wouldn’t we win easily? Your humble servant has recently learned some new assassination techniques, which I could put to the test!”

Lin Beifan clapped his hands and said, “Good, count yourself in!”

Deadly Scholar was overjoyed: “Thank you, Your Majesty!”

With one spot taken, the others became anxious.

“Your Majesty, you cannot go on this southern expedition without this old man!” Empty Hand Master said urgently.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone started to jeer.

“Empty Hand Master, why are you joining this commotion?”

“What can a thief like you do on the battlefield?”

“Are you planning to steal people? Haha!”

“Hey! I am indeed going to steal people!”

Empty Hand Master argued, “Look, if I steal their Emperor from the palace, and there’s no one to run the government, wouldn’t we win without a fight?”

Lin Beifan laughed heartily: “Alright, you’re in too! I want to see how you’re going to steal people on the battlefield!”

Empty Hand Master was thrilled: “Thank you, Your Majesty!”

There went another spot, and everyone grew even more desperate.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi, who loved to dig graves, rushed up to Lin Beifan and said in unison, “Your Majesty, you cannot go on this southern expedition without us. Please give us a chance!”

Everyone was surprised again.

“What can you two tomb diggers do on the battlefield, dig graves?”

“The bodies are still fresh, so we don’t need you to dig them!”

“It’s not your turn to dig tunnels either!”

“We are indeed going to dig graves!”

Wang Pangzi said with conviction, “But we’re not digging the graves of soldiers; we’re going after the ancestral graves of those Emperors! Let’s see how they can win once we destroy their dragon veins, ruin their feng shui, and destroy their fortune!”

“That’s right!”

Wu Xie nodded vigorously, “Digging the Emperors’ ancestral graves and ruining their feng shui is our unshirkable responsibility! Could there be anyone more professional than us?”

Lin Beifan laughed loudly: “Your method of warfare is truly unique! I really want to see how you fight this war, so you two are also in!”

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi were ecstatic: “Thank you, Your Majesty!”

In the blink of an eye, two more spots were gone, and everyone was frantic.

They all started to speak out, vying to recommend themselves, each more eager than the last.

Just then, there was a thud, and Ni Pusa collapsed on the ground, his face pale.

Lin Beifan and the others were immediately shocked.

Lin Beifan rushed down from his throne and helped Ni Pusa up from the ground: “Minister, what’s wrong with you?”

“Your Majesty…”

Ni Pusa said weakly, “I may no longer be able to serve you!”

Lin Beifan was shocked: “Minister, why do you say that?”

Ni Pusa pointed to his face and asked, “Your Majesty, what do you see on my face?”

“This…” Lin Beifan hesitated.

“Your Majesty, please speak freely and don’t worry about my pride!”

“Well then, since the Minister insists, I shall speak plainly!”

Lin Beifan let out a sigh, his tone heavy, “I see on your face a mass of pustules, pockmarked and full of holes, truly nauseating to behold…”

“Your Majesty speaks the truth!”

Ni Pusa sighed deeply, a bitter smile of utter dejection on his face, “Due to our constant divination of the heavens, our Ni Pusa lineage is cursed to face divine retribution, with ill fortune in our later years! When my face is fully covered with pustules, it will be time for me to leave this world! It seems my time is nearing its end!”

Lin Beifan urgently said, “Minister, don’t talk like that. I will certainly find a way to save your life!”

“Your Majesty, it’s no use. This is a fate that cannot be avoided!”

Ni Pusa shook his head, “However, there is one last wish I have not yet fulfilled, and I hope Your Majesty… can grant it!”

Lin Beifan again spoke urgently, “Minister, whatever your last wish is, just say it! If I can help you, I will definitely help you!”

“Your Majesty, I don’t have any other requests!”

Ni Pusa grasped Lin Beifan’s hand tightly, his tone sincere, “I only wish to serve Your Majesty one last time before I die! So, let me fight in this battle!”

Lin Beifan: “…I thought you were about to die?”

“I should be able to hold on a little longer!”

Lin Beifan: “…”

The Innates present were so angry their noses were crooked.

“Still claiming your life is nearly over? Give it a rest, Ni Pusa! We saw you drinking just yesterday, does that look like someone at death’s door?”

“If you’re going to make up an excuse, at least show some sincerity. Do you think we’re fools?”

“For the sake of fighting, you really will stop at nothing, even at the cost of your own face!”

“Your Majesty, don’t believe his nonsense, he’s perfectly fine!”

Ni Pusa said expressionlessly, “Whoever opposes me, I will go to their house with this face and eat everyday, eat until you vomit!” (TLN: I don’t get it.)

Everyone trembled with anger: “You’re so vicious!”

In the end, Ni Pusa secured a spot by resorting to disgusting tactics.

Then, Lin Beifan selected five other people.

Those not chosen lamented that it wasn’t due to their lack of ability but because the enemy was shameless, utterly shameless.

With the selection of candidates settled, the competition began among the rest.

Whether they were low-ranking officers or soldiers, all were eager to go to battle.

For it was in war that they could get promoted, make a fortune, and rapidly ascend to the pinnacle of life.

Wasn’t this what they joined the army and fought for?

Thus, the entire army, from top to bottom, prepared for battle as if they were injected with adrenaline.

Someone couldn’t help but exclaim, “Madness, madness, Great Xia has gone mad!”

Such military movements naturally could not be kept secret from the outside world.

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