Chapter 1427 - 343: Trample and Destroy_2

Chapter 1427: Chapter 343: Trample and Destroy_2

Back in the day, when the entire household of Prince Jingnan was annihilated, Lord Zheng would be plagued by nightmares through the night due to nausea and fear. Now, however, he somewhat understands it.

It’s not because of what he did, which made him who he is, but rather because of who he is, that led him to do what he did.

The moment Lord Zheng glanced a few more times, he immediately withdrew his gaze, returned to his desk, and began reviewing the newly arrived memorandums.

After reviewing for a while,

he rubbed his wrist,

looked up,

glanced at the person sleeping over there,

and then continued his review.

In the meantime, another batch of memorandums was delivered.

When the personal guard entered and saw their Prince sleeping while Lord Zheng was reviewing, they smiled and quietly said,

"You’ve worked hard, my lord."

Lord Zheng shook his head, pointed to the stack he just finished, and said,

"Send these out."

"Yes, my lord."

This time, there’s no need to wait for old Tian to wake up before reviewing.

Unknowingly, dawn broke outside.

Tian Wujing slowly sat up from the bed, evidently unsurprised by Zheng Fan’s presence in his King’s Tent.

With quite a few memorandums still in hand not fully reviewed, Lord Zheng voluntarily stood up, picked up a basin and towel placed on the shelf in the corner, and prepared to fetch water.

While getting water outside, he encountered A Ming.

A Ming truly deserved the title of the overnight champion, as he was still awake.

For him, having blood to drink meant not needing sleep, and now, lying down would bring to mind his destroyed coffin, instantly causing distress.

"What is the lord doing in the King’s Tent for so long?"

"Reviewing memorandums."

"What about Prince Jingnan?"

"Sleeping."

"Oh."

"Oh."

Lord Zheng poured some hot water and brought it inside, placing it in front of Prince Jingnan.

"Instruct for breakfast to be prepared," Tian Wujing said.

"Alright."

Before long, breakfast arrived.

The breakfast was quite sumptuous, with lamb soup and bread.

The lamb was brought along when Lord Zheng came here.

The two shared the breakfast, and Tian Wujing glanced at Lord Zheng’s desk, asking,

"How much is left?"

"Not much."

"Later, when there’s more, let’s review them together."

"Sure."

Lord Zheng resumed his tedious review work.

This, perhaps, is another side of war.

Beyond the sacrifice of hot blood and heads, there is this dull paperwork compilation.

Nonetheless, what needs to be seen must be seen, what needs to be done must be done; Lord Zheng regarded this as a form of training.

Often, tasks could be delegated to the demon lords, like Siniang and the blind man, who would handle the work with absolute ease.

But as the leader himself, he must learn how to do it.

Just like the successive princes who, upon coming of age and when the emperor was still alive, were often arranged to observe governmental workings of various departments in advance to accumulate work experience; this is the normal grooming mode for a prince.

Thus seen, even to be an emperor requires extremely high professional standards and foundational preparation.

A new batch of memorandums was again delivered.

Lord Zheng merely nodded to the personal guard who brought them in, continuing his work without looking up.

Prince Jingnan sat in the command seat for a while, then moved to stand beside the sand table, observing intently for a long time.

The atmosphere inside the King’s Tent was one of clear division of labor and great harmony.

Finally, nearing noon, Lord Zheng completed reviewing all the memorandums, instructing the personal guards outside to carry them away for dispatch.

If this continues tomorrow, Lord Zheng believes his efficiency would improve some more.

After the review,

Lord Zheng lifted his head,

closed his eyes,

took a deep breath.

His wrist hurt badly because it had been a long time since he wrote for so long.

If old Tian’s writing was as sloppy as Li Fusheng’s scrawling dogs, then he could relax a little in his own writing, but unfortunately, when he saw old Tian’s memorandum review a few days ago, his handwriting was... truly excellent.

With this pressure, Lord Zheng had no choice but to treat it seriously.

In this life, aside from practicing swordsmanship, he usually practiced calligraphy as well; after all, with so much poetry and prose in his mind to copy, he currently refrains from copying due to laziness and disdain, considering he was born in Yan State not Qian State.

But in any case,

in the future, if this ever needs to be used,

or if he wants to travel in Qian State and ends up writing poetry to impress a courtesan, having the script not up to standard would be truly disgraceful.

Though both Lord Zheng and the demon lords unanimously deemed copying poetry to gain fame and obtain someone’s favor seemed quite lowbrow;

Nonetheless, Lord Zheng thinks if the opportunity arises in the future, it’s necessary to go through this procedure once, to leave no regrets.

After reviewing the memorandums, a clear pattern seemed to emerge in his mind.

The logistical support from the rear, the situation of various military camps, the status of various troops; woven from subtle details into a pattern, it gave his mind an exceptionally clear understanding and traceable outline.

How should the hundreds of thousands of troops be controlled,

it should be done in this manner.

Prince Jingnan, while still gazing at the sand table, spoke up;

"Write another letter of persuasion to surrender for Nian Yao."

"Alright, Prince."

Lord Zheng spread the paper, but before writing, he paused and asked: "Prince, should it be written in your name?"

"In your name."

Lord Zheng nodded,

since it would be written in his own name, he could freely exert his creativity.

Moreover, considering Nian Yao’s slave background, although a royal house slave, presumably in terms of cultural attainment, or at least cultural literacy, it wouldn’t be high, hence, he could write in straightforward colloquial language throughout.

Initially, Lord Zheng contemplated starting with introducing the universal value concept of ’equality of all beings’ to Nian Yao.