Chapter 1011: Experienced Cui Shao!
Looking at the dark night outside the window, An Miaoyi with a solemn expression fell into deep thought·······················

Although the Fifth Army was a newly surrendered unit and the Fengwu Army had not had time to reorganize them, they were still given the number of the Fifth Army!
Before the Battle of Jingchu, it was rare for the Fengwu Army to have a main force or even a battalion completely wiped out!
Therefore, the disastrous defeat of the Fifth Army brought a very bad impact to the Fengwu Army, and it also caused a not-so-small disturbance in Yijing!

And because Ye Mingsheng is leading his troops to Luoan, some people in the General Staff and the Central Council believe that the reason why the Jingchu War ended in such a tragic defeat, and an entire army was defeated and annihilated by Xu Zhaojie, was because Ye Mingsheng was not in Yijing!

Therefore, in order to correct this mistake, we need to let the Marshal come back as soon as possible to take charge of the center!

According to what An Miaoyi knew, Cui Shao, Gu Sansi and Zhao Han, who are currently in charge of military and political affairs, have not yet decided to do so, but are already considering this matter!
Normally, An Miaoyi would not have much opinion on this matter, but now An Miaoyi is very clear that when Ye Mingsheng returns, it will be the day when the Murong family launches a general attack on her!

Apart from the most thorny issue of Murong Zhengshan’s assassination, Murong Hui is still holding on to the matter of her underground bank...
Compared to the assassination of Murong Zhengshan, the matter of the underground bank is also very distressing. An Miaoyi can conclude that Murong Hui must have evidence in his hands now, but he is just holding it back, waiting for Ye Mingsheng to return to Yijing to launch a fatal blow!
To be honest, An Miaoyi didn't have any good solution for this matter itself. After all, although she was deceived in this matter, it was ultimately her own greed that was at work. She violated the rules and greeted others. The evidence was conclusive and irrefutable!
Thinking of this, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in An Miaoyi's beautiful eyes. Since your Murong family has made a move, I might as well strike first!
Although you have evidence against me, are you, the people in the Murong family, really clean?
Since you want to wait for your husband to come back before making trouble, I will expose all your ugly deeds first!
You, Murong Hui, had an affair with your subordinate's wife, and Murong Yuliang accepted gifts from wealthy businessmen in Hebei and Henan, etc. Do you think others don't know about these things?
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi has decided to fight to the death with the Murong family. She plans to meet with Cui Shao tomorrow to make peace, and then have a big showdown with the Murong family!

Although this decision was made, it was also very difficult for An Miaoyi!
At the same time, she was also very nervous. She knew very well that no matter how much evidence each side had and how much dirt on each other they had, this matter ultimately depended on Ye Mingsheng’s attitude. Whoever Ye Mingsheng supported would be the final winner...
With such a complicated and uneasy mood, An Miaoyi tossed and turned all night, until the fifth watch when the sky was almost dawn, she fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion. An Miaoyi slept very deeply and was very tired, and she did not wake up until noon!
Looking at the sun hanging high in the sky outside the window, An Miaoyi smiled bitterly and shook her head. The last time she slept until noon was when she was in confinement after giving birth to Jingren!
At this time, Qiqige also came into the room and began to help An Miaoyi wash up. Seeing Qiqige coming, An Miaoyi also asked:

"Where's Jingren?"

Qiqige answered without hesitation:

"The eldest son originally came to pay his respects to you this morning. When he found out that you were still asleep, he went to the old lady's place. He should be attending classes with Master Gu right now. It is said that Master Gu will begin to teach the eldest son the Zizhi Tongjian today!"

An Miaoyi nodded slightly. Although she was very dissatisfied with Gu Sansi for not standing on her side, she still approved of Gu Sansi's teaching.

After washing up, An Miaoyi instructed Qiqige:

"Please invite Lord Cui into the mansion! Tell him that I have something important to discuss with him!"

Qiqige was a little surprised when she heard this, because Ye Mingsheng had strictly ordered that female relatives were not allowed to participate in politics, so in the past when An Miaoyi and Cui Shao met, they often did so in secret...
Either they used the excuse that Ye Cui missed her relatives, or they took advantage of the opportunity that Cui Shao came to the Ye Mansion for a meeting. They almost never directly invited Cui Shao into the mansion!

Although she didn't know why the lady wanted to invite Mr. Cui into the mansion, Qiqige hesitated for a moment and said carefully:
"Madam, the old lady has been talking about Fengshan County these days. I think she is missing her hometown. Do you want to ask Lord Cui to come to the mansion to talk with her to ease her homesickness?"

An Miaoyi was silent for a while after hearing this, because she was planning to have a big showdown with the Murong family, so she was also prepared to go all out!
After all, everyone knows that she and Cui Shao are in cahoots, so there's no point in hiding this situation!
However, after listening to Qiqige's words, An Miaoyi was a little hesitant. After a moment, she nodded slightly at Qiqige. Qiqige, who had received the instruction, immediately took the order and left. An hour later, Cui Shao entered the mansion.

Perhaps old lady Ye Cui was really homesick, and she was very happy to see her cousin Cui Shao coming. She kept saying that An Miaoyi understood her feelings best!

Ye Cui talked to Cui Shao for more than two hours before she said goodbye to her brother reluctantly. It was at this time that Cui Shao had the opportunity to meet An Miaoyi alone...
As soon as she met Cui Shao alone, An Miaoyi went straight to the point and said to Cui Shao very sincerely:

"Uncle, you must help me this time!"

After hearing what An Miaoyi said, Cui Shao had a bad feeling and immediately started to speak:
"What happened here? Huo San didn't listen to you?"

An Miaoyi shook her head and said:
"Fang Hai fell into the hands of the Zhennan Army. The Zhennan Army wanted to muddy the waters by asking Fang Hai to give false testimony, saying that he was instructed by me to assist the Thousand Tiger Guards in assassinating Murong Zhengshan. They also found some so-called silver notes, saying that they were rewards given to him by me!"

Hearing An Miaoyi say this, the shrewd Cui Shao looked at An Miaoyi with a hint of suspicion in his eyes!
Because he knew that Murong Zhengshan had always been a thorn in An Miaoyi's side and that An Miaoyi wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible, Cui Shao never dared to believe An Miaoyi's words 100% in this matter!

Therefore, although An Miaoyi now says that this is fake and that the Zhennan Army framed her, as an old hand, Cui Shao also has some doubts!
Although Cui Shao's expression was hidden very well, An Miaoyi still noticed it keenly, and she felt like crying but had no tears!
However, she had already told Cui Shao everything she needed to say, and whether Cui Shao believed it or not was up to her. An Miaoyi was too lazy to emphasize that she really did not ask Fang Hai to assist the former Thousand Tiger Guards·······················

However, regarding the matter of the underground money bank, An Miaoyi hesitated for a moment and decided to tell Cui Shao everything!
After hearing about An Miaoyi's involvement in the underground money house and that the Murong family had caught her, Cui Shao felt helpless.

However, just as he was about to say something, An Miaoyi said to Cui Shao in a deep voice:

"Uncle, someone will deliver a document to you at the old place tonight. This is the dirt on the Murong family that I have collected over the years!"

After hearing this, Cui Shao narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice:
"Is there anything about Murong Yuliang?"

An Miaoyi nodded and said:
"Yes! Although it's not enough to defeat him, it's enough to make him drink a pot!"

Cui Shao felt relieved when he heard this, because he knew that his niece, although sometimes she was not very thoughtful in her actions, was still very useful. At least he had not caught any evidence against Murong Yuliang yet!
At the same time, An Miaoyi continued to say firmly:

“Uncle, I predict that when my husband returns to Yijing, the Murong family will confront me, so I don’t want to sit and wait for death. I want to strike first!” “I want to confront the Murong family in advance and disrupt their plans against me. Please help me, uncle…”

At the end, An Miaoyi was about to kneel down to Cui Shao, but Cui Shao's reaction was also very quick. As soon as An Miaoyi leaned over, he helped An Miaoyi up and said:
"I can't do it! I can't do it!"

After saying this, seeing An Miaoyi's determined look, Cui Shao also said in a deep voice:
"Miaoyi, your father and I are close friends and brothers-in-law. In my heart, I have long regarded you as my own daughter!"

"Your uncle will certainly not stand idly by and watch your affairs. You don't have to do this!"

Hearing what Cui Shao said, An Miaoyi felt much more relaxed. Although she was the mistress of the Fengwu Army, she could never defeat the entire Murong family alone. Only with the support of Cui Shao could she compete with these people from the Murong family!
Just as An Miaoyi was about to thank Cui Shao, Cui Shao suddenly changed the subject and said:

"But in my opinion, it is far from the time for us to confront the Murong family!"

An Miaoyi was stunned when she heard this, not knowing what Cui Shao meant by this. Cui Shao analyzed it wisely:
"Xu Zhaojie was under too much pressure, so after he caught Fang Hai, he played a trump card and made a bad move!"

After hearing this, An Miaoyi's doubts became even more intense. Seeing this, Cui Shao smiled and analyzed:

“Xu Zhaojie is most likely unaware of the Murong family’s plan, so his idea is very simple, which is to use Fang Hai to release Fang Hai, so as to provoke conflicts between us and the Murong family, so as to intensify the internal conflicts of the Fengwu Army…”

"As long as we fight the Murong family, the Fengwu Army will fall into internal friction, and the pressure on Xu Zhaojie will be reduced."

An Miaoyi nodded when she heard this. There was no doubt that this was what Xu Zhaojie thought and did!
And this is what Cui Shao continued:
"You and I can see what the Marshal can see, too!"

"Xu Zhaojie wants to intensify the internal conflicts of the Fengwu Army and plunge it into civil strife. The Marshal will naturally not let his conspiracy succeed!"

"So at this moment, regardless of whether Miaoyi you did or did not assassinate Murong Zhengshan, the Marshal will not let you take the blame!"

"You are the mistress of the Fengwu Army! You will always stand on the side of the Fengwu Army and will never do anything to destroy yourself!"

"The news spread by the Zhennan Army is a shameless slander! It's throwing dirty water on you!"

"And if the Murong family targets you at this time, it would be tantamount to going against the will of the Marshal and being an accomplice of Xu Zhaojie's conspiracy!"

Before Cui Shao finished speaking, An Miaoyi's eyes lit up. After thinking carefully, she said:
"Uncle, are you saying that Xu Zhaojie's move disrupted the Murong family's plan?"

Cui Shao nodded and continued:

“I should have thought of it earlier. With the cleverness of the Murong family, they would never allow a key figure like Fang Hai to be out of their control. So the fact that Fang Hai has fallen into the hands of the Zhennan Army is probably part of their plan…”

"But I think the Murong family probably didn't expect Xu Zhaojie to throw dirty water on you so openly. They probably thought Xu Zhaojie would pretend to quietly deal with Fang Hai, and then deliberately leave some clues for the Coordination Office, and then use the Coordination Office to hand over what they have prepared to the Marshal!"

Hearing Cui Shao say this, An Miaoyi thought of Ye Mingsheng's somewhat suspicious character and couldn't help but shudder!
Cui Shao said leisurely:
"If Xu Zhaojie really does what I say, and then does something against you in the Murong family, I'm afraid you won't have a good time getting through Miaoyi!"

An Miaoyi couldn't help but smile bitterly when she heard this. If things really turned out like this, she would not only have a hard time, but would probably be in danger of death. By then, she would probably be faced with either poisoned wine or white silk!
Cui Shao said again:

"Xu Zhaojie may be under too much pressure, so he seems to be very impatient to relieve the pressure!"

"It's like a person who is about to drown and a life-saving straw appears before him. He desperately wants to grab it and change his situation!"

"But he didn't know that by doing this he was actually holding a trump card and making a bad move. I guess he has now realized that this move was a bad one, but there is no way to change it. He can only go down this path to the end!"

“It seems that although Xu Zhaojie has gained the upper hand in Jingchu for a while, I’m afraid he won’t live long…”

(End of this chapter)