After a night of passionate lovemaking, the man was refreshed and went to the military tent the next morning, while the woman in bed could only helplessly pound the bed.

"I'm sure you've all been thinking about this all night, have you come to any conclusions?"

Shen Jinchen sat down in the main seat and asked with a cold look in his eyes.

The deputy generals, who had stayed up all night, all looked exhausted, but none of them dared to stand up and say a word.

They would rather offend this person than offend the Peng family. The whole family here is from the north, and it would be too easy for the Peng family to make things difficult for them.

"Good! Very good. It seems you think that I, a powerful dragon, can't suppress the local snake. Well then, today I'll give you a full picture. I never fight a battle unprepared. Before coming here, I had someone investigate the situation in the north. Naturally, I know what kind of existence the Peng family is. So, I sent people to Daqing early this morning to monitor everything the Peng family does."

"Fortunately, my men took control of the Peng family patriarch and other important officials last night. It can be said that with a single order from me, their heads will roll immediately."

"Do you think I'm more terrifying, or the Peng family?"

Shen Jinchen's voice was gentle and casual, as if he were chatting with them, but everyone could tell that the content of his words was not simple.

"You...! Then why did you have my elder brother report on military affairs yesterday? Wasn't that redundant? You... were you deliberately leading my elder brother to make a mistake?"

The man who stepped forward with a pained expression was Peng Zhuo, Peng Hu's third brother. His disbelief and stuttering betrayed his nervous state.

"I am not that bored, nor do I intend to change the situation in the north now. The advance arrangements are only to guard against your Peng family playing dirty tricks behind my back. Unfortunately, your elder brother, the commander of this 100,000-strong army, is too disappointing, so I have no choice but to make my move at this time."

Shen Jinchen felt that the reason he was sitting here explaining was only because he still wanted to use these people. Otherwise, the head of the Peng family and those who were being controlled would have been beheaded last night.

After saying this, he continued, his tone cold and somber:

"This is your last chance. Those who are close to the Peng family, stand up. Otherwise, the Peng family will not be in trouble, but you will be the first to be in trouble."

Finally, someone stepped forward, and quite a few of them did.

Only two or three remained in their original positions.

Shen Jinchen wasn't too surprised to see those who stepped forward, but he was quite taken aback by the fact that three deputy generals remained.

He then asked the three men to state their names and introduce their positions.

After getting to know them better, I realized that these three people were quite capable and had some unique insights. It seems that their talents were being overlooked in this place.

He immediately appointed the three men as Left Route General, Right Route General, and Central Route General, assigning them to manage three military camps respectively.

This naturally pleased me, so I readily agreed.

"General Chen, General Lu, General Huang, please stand aside for now. I still need to deal with these members of the Peng family."

Seeing that these three were all straightforward, Shen Jinchen simply told them to stand aside without saying a word.

"Prime Minister! These people usually wreak havoc in the area, and their misdeeds are no less than those of the Northern Barbarians. You cannot let them off easily."

General Huang felt relieved and refreshed after seeing the Peng family suffer a setback, and now he wanted to take advantage of their misfortune.

"I have my own plans. You just need to do your job. Stand aside and don't say anything. Everything I do later will have a purpose."

Shen Jinchen glanced at General Huang with a complicated expression and said in a deep voice.

"yes!"

General Huang nodded in annoyance and stood aside without saying anything more.

Shen Jinchen was pleased with his tact and did not reprimand him further. Instead, he glanced at the people who had stepped forward.

"You must be wondering how the school will deal with you, right? Don't worry, I'll reveal the truth to you right away."

"Is this Peng Zhuo item your youngest daughter's?"

Shen Jinchen raised his eyes slightly and showed off an object.

"How did my daughter's Pisces jade pendant end up in your hands?"

Peng Zhuo looked on in disbelief.

"And this, a small sachet, isn't it something your new wife, Vice General Chu, wore?"

Shen Jinchen didn't answer him, but instead took out another novel gadget and showed it to the deputy general standing next to him.

"You...! You sent people to arrest our family members?"

When Deputy General Chu saw the sachet, his eyes immediately turned red with anger.

"You guessed right. Actually, I do know which of you are close to the Peng family. I just wanted to see how much backbone you had, but in the end I was disappointed. It just so happens that the people I arrested last night can be put to use. How to fight this battle and what to do? You must follow my instructions and not disobey in the slightest."

"Anyone who dares to outwardly comply but inwardly defy me will be shown my abilities, which are even more terrifying than those of the Peng family."

Shen Jinchen weighed the object in his hand, his tone light and casual, but everyone knew the weight of his words.

"You...! You're talking nonsense. These things must be forged by you. Daqing is so far away from here, a full three hundred miles away. How could you possibly get our family's things overnight? You're just a paper tiger. Brothers, let's go and take him down. From now on, we'll be the ones living the high life."

"Otherwise, we're doomed!"

Peng Zhuo's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly shouted fiercely, directly denying everything Shen Jinchen had said.

"us…!"

Those who stepped forward initially wanted to act impulsively again, but when they saw Shen Jinchen pull out some familiar items—things belonging to their closest loved ones—they immediately deflated.

At the same time, Shen Jinchen's cold eyes pierced Peng Zhuo, his aura so intense that Peng Zhuo was terrified and knelt down. He seemed to have lost all interest in further conflict and directly gave the order:

"Such a coward is useless to keep alive. Men, drag him out and behead him as a warning to others! And hang his head in the military camp for three days as a deterrent to others."

Everyone was shocked that Shen Jinchen would make such a brilliant move, and their legs trembled slightly.

"Given your commendable performance just now, I will spare your lives. From now on, you will be incorporated into the three armies as deputy generals, and you will obey the orders of your Grand General. If you dare to disobey my orders, Peng Zhuo's fate will be your fate. Do your job well, and your families will be safe and sound."

"If you don't obey, your whole family will die!"

Shen Jinchen exuded an overwhelming aura, revealing the inherent courage and domineering presence of the Qi royal family.

"Yes, sir! We obey!"

Now, who among them would dare to disregard the man before them? This man was right; he was a hundred times more treacherous than the Peng family. Offending him would truly lead to a terrible death.