Chapter 746: Empty City Strategy!
After offering his price to Wang Xuecheng, a complacent smile appeared on Jin Zhengyong’s old face. He believed that with the current situation in the palace, the Fengwu Army would definitely accept his price. As long as he could deal with the Fengwu Army, half of the task would be accomplished...

Under Jin Zhengyong's gaze, Wang Xuecheng sneered and said lightly:

"General Jin, you seem very confident about your conditions, but these are the conditions we give to Li Xuanmin, not to you!"

Listening to Wang Xuecheng's words, Jin Zhengyong's smile gradually faded. He looked at Wang Xuecheng carefully and said:

"Director Wang, being too greedy is not a good habit!"

"As far as I know, Marshal Ye of the Fengwu Army wants to launch a counterattack in Yun and Luoan!"

Having said this, Jin Zhengyong left half a sentence and then looked at Wang Xuecheng deeply.

Wang Xuecheng naturally understood what the old man was talking about. He said with a half-smile:

"General Jin, you think you can command 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers, so you think you are good enough now, right? You are not the Jin Zhengyong who wrote a letter to surrender, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Jin Zhengyong's face turned pale and blue. A few years ago, when the Fengwu Army conquered Gongdu, it took more than half a month to defeat Wang Kangxin's Gongdu New Army of tens of thousands of people and make them flee in disarray. Although this was an attack on Wang Kangxin, the people of Gongdu were also frightened.

As the general in charge of the imperial court at the time, Jin Zhengyong was afraid that the Fengwu Army would turn against him after killing Wang Kangxin, so he secretly wrote an extremely flattering letter to Ye Mingsheng, in which he expressed his willingness to join the Fengwu Army and even to contribute his heart and effort to help Ye Mingsheng rule the imperial court...
However, because the strategic focus of the Fengwu Army at that time was on entering the pass, the expedition to Gongdu was only to eliminate hidden worries, so Kim Jong-yong's secret loyalty and surrender was never followed up. Later, Kim Jong-yong relied on the army in his hands to become an important force in the court of Gongdu and was relied upon by Lee Hyun-min.

At this moment, Jin Zhengyong never thought that Wang Xuecheng would actually dig up what happened back then!
Looking at Jin Zhengyong's uncertain face with great interest, Wang Xuecheng said calmly:
"I told you something that you are too embarrassed to talk about? General Jin, you are very angry, right?"

Wang Xuecheng paused for a moment, then looked at Jin Zhengyong's expression again before slowly saying:
"I guess General Jin, you must want to cut me into pieces now, right?"

After asking the question, Wang Xuecheng looked at Jin Zhengyong and said seriously:
"General Jin, you can do this! This is the palace, this is Liujing, this is your territory, you have tens of thousands of soldiers here, as long as you give the order, your soldiers can rush into this general's mansion, and the lives of everyone in this general's mansion, including me, will be yours!"

After listening to Wang Xuecheng's words, Jin Zhengyong did not say anything, but he clenched his fists tightly, as if he was ready to beat Wang Xuecheng up at any time.

Glancing at Jin Zhengyong's clenched fists, Wang Xuecheng smiled and said:

“General Jin, I advise you to go back and think about it carefully, and then come back to negotiate terms with us. What you said is right. Our army is preparing to launch a counterattack in Yunbing, but a small force is enough to wipe out the palace. General Jin, don’t make the mistake of…”

After listening to Wang Xuecheng's words, Jin Zhengyong looked at him deeply again, then turned and left without saying anything.

After Jin Zhengyong left, Tong Dazhi, who had been silent in the study, looked at Wang Xuecheng, seeming to be hesitant to speak. Seeing this, Wang Xuecheng said calmly:
"General Tong, do you think I shouldn't humiliate Jin Zhengyong like this?"

Seeing Wang Xuecheng say what he wanted to say, Tong Dazhi hesitated for a moment and said very tactfully:

"Director Wang, Jin Zhengyong is an old fox in the palace's political arena. He has many connections in the army. Not only are there tens of thousands of soldiers in Liujing City, but there are also many of his old subordinates in Wanfeng Prefecture and Luochuan Road granaries. No matter who takes the throne next, it is very likely that they will continue to use him!"

After quietly listening to what Tong Dazhi said, Wang Xuecheng said leisurely;
"General Tong, do you really think Jin Zhengyong is here to negotiate with our army?"

Tong Dazhi was stunned at first, then looked at Wang Xuecheng with some surprise. Seeing this, Wang Xuecheng stopped keeping him in suspense and said directly:
"This old guy is here to test our army's attitude! He wants to know whether our army will intervene militarily in the situation in Gongdu next!"

“If you and I had accepted Jin Zhengyong’s conditions just now, it would undoubtedly make Jin Zhengyong understand that our army would not directly intervene militarily, so he would no longer be afraid of our army. At that time, let alone completing the tasks assigned by the Marshal and continuing to expand the influence in the palace, it would be impossible to maintain the current vested interests…”

After hearing this, Tong Dazhi suddenly realized it, gave Wang Xuecheng a thumbs up and said:

"Director Wang, you are very smart! Jin Zhengyong's evil scheme has nowhere to hide in your eyes!"

Wang Xuecheng was not happy about Tong Dazhi's flattery, but felt very heavy instead.

He just deliberately showed disdain and contempt for Kim Jong-yong, and acted as if he had the support of the Fengwu Army and was ready to use force at any time, but in fact he was playing an empty city plan with Kim Jong-yong!

When he came to Gongdu to take charge this time, Ye Mingsheng also told him the bottom line. Currently the Fengwu Army's finances are very tight. All the money has been used to prepare for the Yunbing counterattack. For the time being, there is no extra money to support the conquest of Gongdu. They will not send troops to intervene in the situation in Gongdu unless it is absolutely necessary!
Therefore, for now he can only rely on himself in Gongdu!
As an intelligence officer, Wang Xuecheng's intuition tells him that Jin Zhengyong now seems to be very confident that he can handle the current situation, so he has the confidence to test his side's reaction!

However, although Jin Zhengyong is very powerful in the palace, he alone is probably not enough to control the situation, so he probably has a helper now···························

First of all, this helper is definitely not Li Xuanchang. Both of them want to monopolize Chao Gang, so these two people will never get together!

Although it is not Li Xuanchang, this helper can make Jin Zhengyong so confident, and this helper's influence in Gongdu will not be small! In this case, who is this helper?
After thinking for a while, Wang Xuecheng still had no idea. He suppressed his doubts and instructed Tong Dazhi:

"General Tong, I demand that you immediately control those 5,000 new recruits from Gongdu. Listen carefully, I want you to completely control them! Then have them all stand by and wait for an opportunity to act. This is our capital in Gongdu!"

Hearing Wang Xuecheng's request, Tong Dazhi immediately nodded and said:

"Director Wang, I'll arrange it in a moment!"

Wang Xuecheng nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. The palace was now like a huge powder keg, full of dangers. If one was not careful, everyone would be blown to pieces!

But as the word crisis goes, danger and opportunity coexist!
I want to transfer from the General Coordination Office and develop into an orthodox civil servant. Now may be a good opportunity to prove my ability to the Marshal...
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Huainan, Shouchun

In a luxurious mansion with strict security, Xu Benlei was sitting on a chair with women on both sides, and in his arms at this time were a pair of beautiful sisters.

The sisters don't look very old, about 18 or 19 years old or early 20s. Xu Benlei, who is only fifty years old, is old enough to be their father. However, at this time, the elder sister Shihua is responsible for pouring wine for Xu Benlei, while the younger sister Shiyun is responsible for picking up food for Xu Benlei!
"Master, you haven't come to see us for a long time. Did I think you didn't want us sisters anymore?"

After filling Xu Benlei's glass with fine wine, Shihua rubbed Xu Benlei's arm, and then said in Xu Benlei's ear in a very aggrieved tone:
Listening to Shihua's words, Xu Benlei grinned, then kissed Shihua's little face hard and said:
"My dear, even if I don't want anyone else in this world, I will never want you two!"

"That tigress has been keeping a close eye on you guys these past few days! I finally managed to find some time to see you guys!"

As he spoke, Xu Benlei did not forget to continue doing comparative experiments, wanting to see if there were any changes in the land he had worked so hard to cultivate during the time he was away.

Regarding Xu Benlei's explanation, his younger sister Shiyun was very dissatisfied. She pouted her lips and said with some dissatisfaction:

"Master, you are a man of integrity, how can you be afraid of her becoming like this?"

"You promised to marry me and my sister. If you continue like this, won't my sister and I be bullied to death in the future?"

At the end of the story, Shiyun's eyes became moist, and she looked very scared, as if she was about to cry. Xu Benlei quickly comforted her, saying:

"I, Xu Benlei, am the head of the family. How could I be afraid of a woman like her?"

"If it weren't for my nephew's great respect for her, I would have divorced her long ago. But don't worry, she's not in good health and has been coughing up blood recently. She probably won't survive this winter!"

“You sisters don’t have to worry. As long as this woman dies, I will take you two little babies home…”

After saying this, Xu Benlei was also deeply moved and kissed the sisters Shihua and Shiyun on each of their faces. Although he was only fifty years old, he was young at heart. He was very lustful when he was young, but his wife Liu was very strong and her family was also very powerful. They always set rules for Xu Benlei and told him not to have affairs.

Now that Liu's family power has weakened and Xu Zhanjie has become the governor of Huainan, his uncle Xu Benlei has also risen in power and become the head of the Thousand Tiger Guards. Just when Xu Benlei thought he could get rid of his wife's constraints, he didn't expect that because Liu treated him very well when Xu Zhaojie was young, Xu Zhaojie respected his aunt very much.

With Xu Zhaojie's support, Liu also made Xu Benlei dare not act presumptuously. Although he did not dare to act directly and openly, as the head of the Thousand Tiger Guards, Xu Benlei had been accepting bribes from his subordinates and businessmen.

The sisters Shihua and Shiyun were skinny horses that had been trained since childhood. They were bought by a merchant in Shouchun and presented to Xu Benlei along with this house in the hope that Xu Benlei would take care of his grain business.

I have to say that the name of "Thin Horse" is well-deserved. It made Xu Benlei feel like he was floating in the air and he thought in his heart that this life is worth it!

Xu Benlei, who regained the confidence of his youth from the sisters, has always wanted to bring them home to stay together forever. Instead of sneaking around like this from time to time, you know, a day without seeing them feels like three autumns, and he, Xu Benlei, is restricted to only come for a short while in a month, which means dozens of three autumns...
The three of them flirted for a while, and Shihua seemed to have thought of something, and whispered to Xu Benlei:
"Master, some people in the market say that the Fengwu Army will attack us soon. Do you think Shouchun City can be defended? I heard that Ye Mingsheng has the eyes of an eagle and the back of a wolf, and his eyes are as fierce as a wolf. He is the reincarnation of Chi You, so scary!"

Hearing Feng Wujun's name, Xu Benlei's eyes subconsciously panicked, but in front of his two lovers, he naturally couldn't lose face, and he drank a lot of wine, so he said nonchalantly:
"Bullshit! Ye Mingsheng is just a little bastard who was born by a mother but not raised by a father. It would be better if those damned Fengwu Army didn't attack us. If they really have the guts to come, I will be the first one to go to the battlefield and beat them to a pulp!"

"Isn't Ye Mingsheng a man with eagle eyes and wolf-like looks? I'll dig out his eyeballs and give one to each of you sisters. You sisters can have a good look at them and play with them. What do you think?"

Hearing what Xu Benlei said, the two sisters Shihua and Shiyun were immediately very excited and took the initiative to kiss Xu Benlei:

"Master, you are awesome! You are indeed a great hero!"

"Ye Mingsheng is so arrogant because he hasn't met you! If he had met you, he would be nothing!"

Xu Benlei became satisfied with the flattery. However, at this moment he seemed to hear footsteps outside the house...
(End of this chapter)