EIF - Book 04 Chapter 059: The Army Returns on Arriving in the Han Nation

“Well, he arrived. Let’s go, then!” Long Wanyu said excitedly.

“Go? That’s fine. However, this trip might not go very smoothly. As of now, Mister Gu’s reputation is perhaps already in the gutters in Major Metropolitan City. Do take care of your safety there,” Li Shenji said with a smile.

“Oh? Take care of my safety? My reputation is in the gutters?” Gu Hai echoed in puzzlement.

“Mister Gu does not know yet?” Li Shenji smiled.

“Know what?”

“The Yuan Nation’s Northern Expedition Army’s return should have been a triumphant occasion. However, the army suffered greatly in Chaoge City, especially the one million prisoners of war that the Han Nation captured. After they returned, they were completely embarrassed. However, Five Sacred Mountains Academy’s principal composed a poem of seven-character phrases to console them.”

“Xi Kang? A poem?”

“The poem is titled ‘The Army Returns on Arriving in the Han Nation.’ It is an excellent poem of trials and hardship. When he wrote this poem, the weather changed, and vast noble spirit came out of the paper. The one million defeated soldiers felt encouraged and spread the poem. Now, the entire Major Metropolitan City is reciting this poem,” Li Shenji said with a smile.

“‘The Army Returns on Arriving in the Han Nation’? What is its content?” Long Wanyu asked, feeling curious.

Li Shenji glanced at Gu Hai before reciting it.

“Why would a gentleman tussle with a vile person? A vile person is like a weed, returning after being pulled.

“A gentleman only needs to encourage themself. Why tussle with a vile person and waste one’s efforts?”

[TL Note: This poem is by Zhang Jiucheng, a Song dynasty politician. Here is a Wikipedia entry about him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Jiucheng.]

The officials behind Gu Hai erupted in a rage.

“What?”

“That bastard!”

“That darned Xi Kang!”

This poem is calling Gu Hai a vile person.

Then, the defeated army and the prisoners of war were gentlemen? They were the invading army, but they became gentlemen? They lost to His Majesty several times, but that w

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Everlasting Immortal Firmament Book 04 Chapter 059: The Army Returns on Arriving in the Han Nation

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