Chapter 103 Wang Muzhi (Please collect! Please vote! Please invest!)
Dong Chunyu stood up again and stood respectfully beside Xu Zhaojie. He quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and secretly sighed in his heart that it was really not easy to take the two silver coins from Cai Pengbo.

If it wasn't for Cai Pengbo, who arranged for someone to deliver two hundred taels of silver to him when he sent the letter, Dong Chunyu would not have risked speaking well of him. If it wasn't for the silver, what did Cai Pengbo's life or death have to do with him, Dong Chunyu?
"Is there any news from the court?" Xu Zhaojie thought for a long time and slowly asked:
"According to the information sent by the Second Master, the speed of establishing the Zhenwu Army has accelerated a lot. Shangguan Hongyuan is selecting and transferring key military officers who are loyal to him from the Shenwu Army to the Zhenwu Army.

"The Lin family member rarely goes out. There has been no news about him in the past few months. I don't know how his health is."

"Yang Chunchen and Lin Yi are very close. It is said that Lin Yi's brother Lin Tan intends to marry the daughter of the Yang family. The two families are deeply tied together and seem to be in a state of advancing and retreating together."

Dong Chunyu paused here and looked a little hesitant, as if he didn't know what to say next.

"Tell me! What happened?" Xu Zhaojie noticed his expression, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice:
After getting Xu Zhaojie's approval, Dong Chunyu dared to continue: "Jin Yingquan has officially resigned from the post of Liaoyang Supervisory Office and returned to Luoan. Shen Jianzhong has succeeded..."

As Dong Chunyu spoke, he carefully observed Xu Zhaojie's reaction, fearing that his words would irritate the Great Zhou Zhenyuan Marquis who had been somewhat moody recently.

But what surprised Dong Chunyu was that Xu Zhaojie's expression was very calm, and there was no sign of anger at all.

"Tell your men to find Wang Kangxin as soon as possible. Now that Shen Jianzhong has taken office, I will give him a good gift. Let him and Wang Zhongsen fight each other!" Xu Zhaojie said coldly with a murderous look in his eyes.
Noticing the change in Xu Zhaojie's eyes, Dong Chunyu, who knew Xu Zhaojie's character well, realized that he was serious. He shuddered all over and didn't dare to stay with Xu Zhaojie for long. He immediately bent down to make arrangements.

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In the study room of Shangguan Mansion in Luo'an East City, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Shangguan Hongyuan, the powerful Prime Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, looked at the young general standing in front of him, who was wearing black armor and a red cloak.
This young general had a slender figure, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He was indeed a handsome man, but there was a small scar on his left eyebrow, which made his face look a little flawed. But it was this scar that added a hint of sharpness and murderousness to his expression.

"Muzhi, what do you think about Marquis Guangshun taking up the post of commander of the Zhenwu Army?" Shangguan Hongyuan asked slowly:
Wang Muzhi was silent for a few seconds after hearing this. He then bowed to Shangguan Hongyuan and said calmly:
"I have no other ideas. If you assign me to a certain position, I will go there... Even if I am just a small soldier, I will eliminate all enemies for you!"

Although Wang Muzhi spoke sincerely and showed his loyalty to Shangguan Hongyuan, Shangguan Hongyuan did not seem very satisfied with his words. He shook his head slightly and said, "You have too much resentment in your heart."

Wang Muzhi did not refute this comment, but stood respectfully aside, seemingly agreeing with what Shangguan Hongyuan said. "If that's the case, I should probably reconsider whether to send you to the Zhenwu Army." Looking at the young Wang Muzhi, Shangguan Hongyuan said calmly:

Upon hearing this, Wang Muzhi's expression finally became a little flustered. He opened his mouth slightly as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to start. After pausing for seven or eight seconds, he finally managed a sentence.

"I will follow Commander Chen's orders."

Seeing this, Shangguan Hongyuan once again looked up and down at this trusted and beloved general whom he had the highest regard for. Facing Shangguan Hongyuan's frightening gaze, Wang Muzhi acted very calmly. After the two looked at each other for a few seconds, Shangguan Hongyuan withdrew his gaze and nodded.

"Don't resent Chen Dechang for taking your position. He had been planning to enjoy his retirement and his grandchildren. He didn't want to get involved in this mess. It was those people who dragged him out."

"Although I'm the Prime Minister, the head of all officials, I still have to abide by the rules of the court and respect everyone's opinions. So I'm sorry to have wronged you this time..." Although Shangguan Hongyuan's tone was still flat, the meaning between his words revealed a hint of helplessness.

Feeling the care and concern in Shangguan Hongyuan's words, Wang Muzhi's expression was touched. He certainly understood how much controversy there was about his promotion in the Ministry of War. So even though he was promoted from the expected third-rank commander to a fourth-rank assistant commander, he still felt grateful to Shangguan Hongyuan.

"I have no grievances about being able to contribute to the great cause of the Prime Minister!" Wang Muzhi said firmly:
"This time when you go to Liaoyang, you and Gongsun Heng should assist Chen Dechang and help the Zhenwu Army gain a foothold in Liaoyang as soon as possible. You must be careful of Song Wenhui's actions, both overt and covert, and don't fall into his trap. Shen Jianzhong has already taken office as the Liaoyang Governor, and he will help you when you get there."

Having said that, Shangguan Hongyuan stopped talking, glanced at Wang Muzhi again, and then continued: "Chen Dechang is already old, I won't let him work too hard. His family in Luoan can't do without him, you should also help Commander Chen more in Liaoyang..."

Although Shangguan Hongyuan's meaning was very tactful, Wang Muzhi was not stupid and understood the meaning of his words. Although he tried his best to suppress the joy in his heart, he could not hide the smile on the corner of his mouth. He bowed deeply to Shangguan Hongyuan and said:
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your cultivation!"

Shangguan Hongyuan didn't say anything more, just waved his hand. Wang Muzhi, feeling relieved, bowed again and left Shangguan Hongyuan's study with great confidence.

(End of this chapter)