Chapter 411 Wang Kangxin comes online!
"Tell me what you have found out about Wang Kangxin!" Ye Mingsheng leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and said calmly:
Upon hearing this, Huo San immediately introduced:
"Yes! After Wang Kangxin was framed by Xu Zhaojie, he disappeared for a while because his uncle, Wang Zhongsen, the captain of the Supervisory Department, was killed by Shen Jianzhong. Although Wang Zhongsen had set up a way for him to join the Zhenwu Army, it was reported that Wang Kangxin was worried that he would be wiped out by Shen Jianzhong, who was the pacification envoy of the Supervisory Department at that time. So he did not join the Zhenwu Army, but stayed in the palace..."

"In the eighth year of Anhe, after Xu Zhaojie cleared out the remnants of the palace, he returned to the court. The court only deployed a garrison of about 5,000 people in the palace to help train the new palace army. The commander of this army was General Liu Sheng of Andong, and Wang Kangxin joined him and served as a lieutenant general."

"Li Xuanmin became the new Queen of Gongdu. According to the order of the court, the new Gongdu Army was established. The commander-in-chief was his cousin Li Jiande. Liu Sheng assisted the Andong Army under his command in training!"

"In the ninth year of Anhe, Liu Sheng contracted a serious disease and died in office. The court has not arranged a new general for An Dong, so this 5,000-man army is led by Lieutenant General Wang Kangxin!"

"According to the news from Gongdu, the size of Gongdu's new army is about 30,000 to 50,000 people. Although Liu Sheng was in the name of assisting in training last year, most of the military officers of Gongdu's new army were promoted and appointed by Liu Sheng. Liu Sheng had the actual command of Gongdu's new army. After Liu Sheng's sudden death, the control of Gongdu's new army fell into the hands of Wang Kangxin..."

"Li Xuanmin and Li Jiande, uncle and nephew, have thought about taking back the control of the army from Wang Kangxin. They have tried various methods, but none of them succeeded. In desperation, they launched an assassination attempt on Wang Kangxin a month ago, but Wang Kangxin was well prepared and caught the assassin in one fell swoop!"

"According to the information we received, the reason why Wang Kangxin was well prepared was because the Black Dragon Society secretly tipped him off, and the reason why the Black Dragon Society tipped off Wang Kangxin was because Shen Jianzhong secretly brokered a deal to bring the two together."

"According to current information, Wang Kangxin has taken control of Ryugyong and has placed Lee Hyun-min under house arrest on the pretext of illness!"

After listening to Huo San's introduction, Ye Mingsheng opened his eyes and asked:
"What are the reactions from the palace, the court and the localities to this coup?"

"Everything is normal in the palace and the court. Although there are some opposition voices in the local area, they are not big!" Huo San said without hesitation:
Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised to hear this answer. He had some understanding of Gongdu. Although it was a small country with few people, the national self-esteem was still very strong. How could they accept so easily that the monarch of the country was placed under house arrest and the country fell into the control of a foreigner?
As if seeing Ye Mingsheng's doubts, Huo San explained:

"Sir, the Black Dragon Society has been operating in the palace for many years and has supported many pro-Japanese factions in both the civil and military classes. I don't know what conditions Wang Kangxin reached with the Black Dragon Society this time, but he actually got the support of the Black Dragon Society. With the help of the Black Dragon Society to block the news and stabilize the situation, the news of Wang Kangxin's mutiny did not spread widely in the palace!"

Although Huo San's explanation solved a doubt for Ye Mingsheng, it brought him a bigger doubt!

Why would the Black Dragon Society help Wang Kangxin?

The Black Dragon Society has been secretly operating in Gongdu over the years, supporting the pro-Japanese faction with the fundamental purpose of seeking to control the Gongdu Kingdom!
However, the rise to power of a powerful figure like Wang Kangxin who holds the military power is not in their interest, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty for them to control the palace.

There is a fundamental contradiction between Wang Kangxin and the Black Dragon Society!

What made the Black Dragon Society abandon its conflict with Wang Kangxin and choose to support Wang Kangxin?
After thinking for a while, Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with a gleam of light. He seemed to realize something and looked up at Huo San and asked:
"What has Shen Jianzhong been doing in the palace lately?"

When Huo San heard Ye Mingsheng ask this, his heart suddenly tightened, and he hesitated for a moment before answering:

“Your Excellency, we entered Gongdu too early, and the intelligence network in Gongdu is not well established. Shen Jianzhong is always elusive, so we only know that Shen Jianzhong is trying to bring Wang Kangxin and the Black Dragon Society together, and that he has been in and out of the Gongdu military camp many times…”

After saying that, Huo San looked at Ye Mingsheng with some trepidation. Although he was trying hard to complete the task assigned by Ye Mingsheng to kill Shen Jianzhong, unfortunately, there was not much progress. The assassins sent into the palace by the Coordination Office several times were either discovered and annihilated by the Black Dragon Society, or they got nothing and couldn't even find the shadow of Shen Jianzhong.

As Huo San looked at him quietly, Ye Mingsheng pondered for a while and then asked:

"Any other news?"

Hearing that Ye Mingsheng did not ask about the progress of the assassination of Shen Jianzhong, Huo San, feeling relieved, quickly said:

"My lord, I have another piece of news. Someone said that they saw the president of the Black Dragon Society, Kobayakawa Takahide, near Dongning..."

Ye Mingsheng narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"What's going on?"

"We are still investigating the specific situation, but we can basically confirm that Kobayakawa Takahide did appear in the area around Dongning, and may still be staying in the area around Dongning. My lord, look at us..." Perhaps aware of the taboos here, Huo San asked cautiously:
"check!"

Without hesitation, Ye Mingsheng gave the answer immediately.

With Ye Mingsheng's "check", Huo San was obviously much more relaxed. He nodded and said:
"We know what to do. If Kobayakawa Takahide dares to show up again, our Coordination Office will capture him!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly when he heard this, and then continued:

"Find out the conspiracy between the Black Dragon Society and Wang Kangxin as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" Huo San accepted the order and said:

Ye Mingsheng leaned back in his chair and waved his hand. Huo San bowed and left the study. As he left, Ye Mingsheng slowly closed his eyes. The resentful face of Wang Kangxin who wanted to eat him alive on the wall of Liujing appeared in his mind again.

Wang Kangxin's icy voice seemed to ring in my ears again.

"The mountains remain green, the rivers flow forever, Lord Ye, please take care of yourself..."

Thinking of this, a half-smile appeared on Ye Mingsheng's face. When he was weak in the past, he was able to play Wang Kangxin in the palm of his hand. Now, he, Ye, is the governor of Liaoyang, and the military and political power of the province is in his hands!
And Wang Kangxin is now just a stray dog ​​who has fled to the palace. The gap in strength between the two has widened to an unknown level!
He is now preparing to enter the pass to compete for the Central Plains. If things are not as he expected, it would be fine if Wang Kangxin could behave himself. Ye Mingsheng could be merciful and let him survive for a while longer!
If Wang Kangxin really wants to play some tricks and doesn't know what's good for him, he wouldn't mind warming up before entering the customs and chopping off Wang Kangxin's head by sweeping his body!
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In a palace somewhere in the harem of the royal city of Liujing, a woman's voice was heard.
“···········en·······en···”Accompanied by Nan Zi’s low roar, everything came to an abrupt end and returned to calm.

After a stick of incense, Wang Kangxin walked out of the palace with a satisfied smile, surrounded by his guards. His clothes were disheveled and his steps were unsteady, and it was obvious that he had just experienced a battle.

As an ambitious man, Wang Kangxin has always had a dream of sleeping on the dragon bed at night, wanting to satisfy his desire to be an emperor!

Although he has ambitions, Wang Kangxin is self-aware. He knows that his dream will never come true in the Great Zhou Dynasty. So now that he has the chance to have fun in the palace, he will naturally not let it go. Although these palace girls are not as attractive as those in the Great Zhou Dynasty, their identities as concubines in the harem still greatly stimulate Wang Kangxin's nerves, making him intoxicated with the feeling of controlling everything...
As soon as he walked out of the palace, Wang Kangxin met an old man who was tall, dressed in luxurious robes and leaning on a cane. When he saw the old man, the satisfied smile on Wang Kangxin's face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a look of indifference.

When the old man saw Wang Kangxin's expression, he naturally understood everything. He was so angry that he wanted to smash Wang Kangxin's head with his cane, but reason still made him restrain the urge to curse. He looked at Wang Kangxin and suppressed his anger and said:
"Wang Sang, if you need a woman, I can send someone to you!"

"Do you want ten? Or a hundred?"

Wang Kangxin, who didn't like the old man very much, became even colder when he heard what he said.

"Jin Chengri, it's not your turn to comment on what I do or don't do!"

The old man called "Kim Seung-il" met Wang Kangxin's gaze and said without flinching:

"Wang Sang, I can ignore you if you do other things, but not this!"

"Do you know? How much effort we put in to help you cover up all this? How many people have we killed? And now you are sleeping with a woman here. Do you know what will happen if the news gets out?"

"The entire palace will be excited, and the troops from all over the country will rush to Liujing to support the king!"

Wang Kangxin simply disdained Jin Chengri's words. In his eyes, this old bastard who was of mixed descent from Gongdu and Japan was just exaggerating. He was simply envious of himself for being able to be a new lang every night.

Under Jin Chengri's angry gaze, Wang Kangxin calmly straightened his clothes and said with a smile:

"An army to support the king? Then let them come. I don't believe there are people who are not afraid of death!"

After the words fell, Wang Kangxin ignored the old man Jin Chengri and left with a big laugh. Even Jin Chengri, who had endured for decades, was so angry at such an undisguised provocation that he trembled and nearly fell to the ground, holding his cane tightly in his hand...

Three hours later, in the east camp of Liujing City.

This camp, which was attacked and breached by Ye Mingsheng two years ago, has now become the base of the Gongdu New Army, with more than 20,000 soldiers of the Gongdu New Army stationed here.

As the actual controller of this army, Wang Kangxin knew very well that he was not safe in Liujing. There were countless people secretly trying to take his life. As long as he died, this ancient city would fall into a carnival, and countless people would celebrate!

So in order to ensure his own safety, Wang Kangxin lived directly in the military camp. Only here could he feel a sense of security. The reason why he slept on the dragon bed at night was not only to fulfill his desire to be an emperor, but also to vent his emotions. If he did not vent these emotions, he would definitely go crazy!
Wang Kangxin looked at the map in front of him intently. This map not only marked the counties and prefectures of the palace, but also the provinces of the Great Zhou...
"Kick! Kick! Kick!"

There was a sound of footsteps outside the tent. Wang Kangxin subconsciously put his hand on his waist with great vigilance, gripping the hilt of the sword he was wearing, ready to attack at any time. At this moment, a report from the guard came from outside the tent.

"Sir, General Sun wants to see you!"

Wang Kangxin felt relieved after hearing this. He took his hand off the hilt and turned around to order:

"Come in!"

After getting Wang Kangxin's permission, Sun Lin walked into the tent and bowed to Wang Kangxin and said:

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief!"

Wang Kangxin waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need to be polite, and forced a smile on his gloomy face and asked:
"General Sun, what can I do for you?"

Hearing Wang Kangxin's question, Sun Lin hesitated for a moment, nodded and asked:

"Sir General, there is one thing I want to report to you. The brothers below are homesick. Many of them asked me when we will return to Da Zhou. Others asked me that the soldiers of Liaoyang Fengwu Army are distributing land, and some families have been allocated 50 acres of land. We are all in the Da Zhou army. Can we get land for our families if we serve here?"

Before Sun Lin finished speaking, the smile on Wang Kangxin's face suddenly disappeared, and his expression became even uglier than before. Seeing Wang Kangxin's expression, Sun Lin was also in a state of anxiety, but when he thought of the soldiers' questions, he was in a dilemma and could only bite the bullet and continue to speak:

"Sir, I have tried all the methods you told me to do. I have given you all the gold, silver and treasures. I even went to the brothels to find some women. However, the brothers below are becoming less and less willing to accept these measures. They are clamoring to go home..."

(This is an abridged version with many changes.)
(End of this chapter)