572: C572 Selfish Selfishness

C572 Selfish Selfishness

Sapphire claimed to be wise and mighty.

He felt that he would be able to take care of every city lord in Military County in an obedient manner.

However, he didn't know that there were already undercurrents in the underground.

Every mayor of Military County was in cahoots with each other, forming parties and colluding with each other!

They would use Wuyi Marquis and Mai Shouji as an example.

This fellow's background was not good.

He had done business without any capital in his early years. He was a Green Forest Pirate in the Howling Forest Mountain Range.

After that... He was recruited by the Eastern Wastelands Imperial Court.

He brought over a dozen of his brothers and made great contributions to the Eastern Wastelands.

When the Military County was established, he and his brothers were also given the title of Military County.

However, what he didn't know was that Mai Shouji's brothers had always been following his lead.

After all, if it wasn't for Mai Shouji leading everyone to find a way out.

Until now, they still couldn't see the light of the bandits.

How could they become a marquis and live a good life?

That was why Mai Shouji and his dozen or so brothers were on the same level in name, and they didn't belong to the same faction.

But in reality, his dozen or so brothers in Military County all respected Mai Shouji.

In addition, Mai Shouji was a generous and forthright person. He was quite good at bribing people's hearts.

After he became the governor of Wuyi County, he quickly roped in the governors of the surrounding counties.

Under his deliberate befriending.

This fellow actually gathered more than forty county governors, all of them treating him as their eldest brother!

In these counties, they only knew Mai Shouji, but did not know that the king, Yan Sanda.

From this, it could be seen that the drawbacks of the Military County system had gradually begun to be exposed.

This time, when the Imperial Court transferred over the Military County, they pointed at Mai Shouji.

Before Mai Shouji could say anything, his brothers and the county leaders whom he bribed all stood out and expressed that they were willing to fight alongside Mai Shouji.

On the other hand, the county heads that he had appointed were all loyal to the king.

Little did they know that the reason these county leaders were like this was all because of Mai Shouji!

However, Mai Shouji was not someone easy to deal with.

Before this person was conferred the title of county lord, he was indeed very brave in battle.

He could fight a tough battle, but he also dared to fight a tough one.

However, after he was conferred the title of County Lord, his thoughts completely changed.

He could not risk his life for the Imperial Court like he did in the past.

Wuyi County would be Mai Shouji's private territory in the future, passed down from generation to generation.

The population of a county was limited.

There were only so many soldiers.

If one died, one less died!

If he used up all his capital.

What would he use to protect his territory?

Therefore, after the Eastern Wastelands Army arrived at the Single File Gorge, they did not start a war for several days.

They were only stationed here, facing off against the charming army.

Until today, there were other Military County County Lords who were unable to restrain themselves. Only then did he bring everyone and run over to observe the terrain.

Just now, his little brother Geng Chao Ren shouted that he wanted to teach the charming army a lesson, but he was directly scolded by him.

"Brothers."

"Today is different from the past!"

"It's not that I don't want to be loyal to the Imperial Court."

"I really can't afford to!"

"Even if we don't care, we have to consider our future generations, right?"

"Think about it."

Mai Shouji looked around at the county leaders.

When everyone heard him, they either laughed or scratched their heads. However, there were also many people who seemed to be thinking about something.

That's right, they were fighting for the Imperial Court.

However, they were using our private soldiers.

If we win, the Imperial Court will reward us with gold and silver at most.

Who still cares about this now?

On the contrary, the private soldiers that they relied on to survive were their greatest wealth!

With private soldiers, they would have the confidence to establish a foothold in Eastern Wastelands.

Otherwise, the other county lords were not to be trifled with.

Once they knew that your territory was empty, they might directly annex you!

However, because of the Imperial Court, they would not do anything to you.

However, secretly, they would completely take you down. It would not be a problem at all.

After all, you don't even have a f * cking army!

What can you use to fight against others?

With this thought in mind, many county heads revealed grateful expressions!

"Big brother is right!"

"We really can't afford to put it together!"

All the county leaders expressed their gratitude to Mai Shouji.

These people were basically the county heads that Mai Shouji had deliberately arranged for them to follow his lead.

"We are all brothers, there is no need for formalities!"

"As long as you do not think that I am unfaithful to the imperial court!"

Mai Shouji heard this and waved his hand while laughing.

He had achieved his goal!

Naturally, he was in a good mood.

If he were to fight against the Charming Army, he would definitely have to fight.

But how to fight, how to conserve his strength, etc.

He still had to think about it carefully.

"Big brother, what you said makes a lot of sense!"

"However, the Imperial Court is keeping an eye on this battle."

"If we continue to be afraid of war, the Imperial Court might not be able to account for it!"

Mai Shouji's other brother, Yan Shade, hesitated for a moment before saying.

When he said this, many of the County Lords nodded.

That's right, it would be hard to explain to the Imperial Court.

What if the Imperial Court decided to punish them?

That would not be worth it.

Upon hearing this, Mai Shouji suddenly laughed!

"What's so difficult about it?"

"Longdong Marquis, the marquis of Dock City... They are brave and good at fighting, and they have plenty of soldiers and rations!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

Many of the county lords present instantly understood!

That's right, as long as the one who died wasn't our private army, why should we feel any pain?

In any case, whether it was Longdong Marquis or the Doke Marquis, they weren't their own people.

Furthermore, these guys were very arrogant.

They looked like they did not fancy them.

Then let them fight. When that time comes, they would use up all their soldiers. How could they still be arrogant?

Immediately, Yan Shade started to flatter them loudly!

"Big brother, you have amazing foresight. I admire you!"

When Mai Shouji heard this, he stroked his beard and laughed loudly.

The surrounding county leaders all laughed in agreement.

For a moment, the air was filled with a joyous atmosphere.

...

The double image had already arrived at Single File Gorge for four or five days.

On the first day, he had become a soldier under Longdong Marquis's command.

He spent the whole day in the military camp.

On the second day, he became a military scholar under Yan Shade, the Marquis of Chundan.

On the third day, he became a personal soldier of Geng Chao Ren!

On the fourth day, what a good fellow!

He actually snuck into Mai Shouji's camp.

He even became Mai Shouji's attendant.

None of the county leaders of Military County had noticed anything unusual.

"Lord, you are back."

Seeing Mai Shouji swaggering back into the camp, the servant in the shadow clone immediately went up to him.

After a few days of observation, he had basically mastered some of the interests of the county leaders.

For example, Mai Shouji especially liked his subordinates and called him Lord.

Although this guy was a thief in his early years, he was very perceptive.

However, ever since he was recruited by the Imperial Court, he had asked his teacher to teach him how to read and write.

After so many years, Mai Shouji could be considered to be able to read and write.

After learning how to read, Mai Shouji also fell in love with reading.

However, what he read was not some Confucian scripture or something like that.

Instead, he read a historical novel.

This fellow loved reading the 'Six Nations Chronicles' the most.

This thing talked about the conflicts and struggles between the six major powers of Exile Continent before Dongzi unified Vault Domain. It talked about the rise and fall of the six major powers.

Overall, this book had the flavor of the 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'.

Mai Shouji was very addicted to Romance of the Six Nations.1

In the Romance of the Six Kingdoms, the heroes of each country were often referred to as lords by their subordinates.

Therefore, Mai Shouji did the same.

He felt that with his ability, ability, and ambition, he could be considered an ambitious and ambitious person.

How could he not be called a lord?

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