"What?"

"Let's talk about Master Cheng." Yu Qizhe said calmly.

Xia Ning stared at him for a moment, raised his hand slightly, and invited Yu Qizhe to sit on the chair.

The young eunuch came in with tea. Xia Ning motioned him to leave and looked at Yu Qizhe: "Master Yu, please say whatever you want to say."

Yu Qizhe spoke slowly and calmly, "I heard that Xia Shaocheng was adopted by Cheng Zhangyin. He saved your life and taught you. Although they are master and servant, I think in Xia Shaocheng's heart, he should have regarded Cheng Zhangyin as his only relative in the world."

Xia Ning frowned: "What exactly do you want to say? My relationship with the seal is not something you need to speculate on, Lord Yu."

Yu Qizhe said calmly: "I think Xia Shaocheng will not watch Cheng Zhangyin commit suicide."

Xia Ning sneered.

Yu Qizhe had anticipated the difficulty of persuading Xia Ning, so he didn't care about Xia Ning's attitude.

He continued, "You are probably aware of the situation in Xianyang. Cheng Ying has a thunderbolt in his hand. It is difficult for us to break through Xianyang City, but this is only temporary. If we defend a city against a country, it is obvious who will win and who will lose. Xianyang is a city with civilians. As long as the siege lasts long enough, the city will run out of food sooner or later. Once the food and grass are gone, Xianyang City will naturally fall without a fight."

He noticed that Xia Ning's expression seemed to be unconcerned.

Yu Qizhe's eyes flashed with contemplation. It seemed that Cheng Ying had already made arrangements for Xianyang, and there should be a large amount of grain stored in the city.

He changed his mind and continued, "Even if there is a large amount of food stored in the city, as long as the water source in the city is polluted and there is no usable water in Xianyang City, the city can still be easily breached. At worst, we can dig a canal to divert water and breach the city by flooding. In short, Xianyang City will resist stubbornly, but it will be difficult for it to hold on alone. It is only a matter of time before Cheng Ying becomes a trapped beast."

Xia Ning smiled coldly, "Since Lord Yu has so many ways, why should he go and break Xianyang City? Why are you coming to tell me so much?" He couldn't stand Yu Qizhe talking about the Governor in such a calm tone, as if he was sure of the Governor's death.

Yu Qizhe said coldly: "But the emperor doesn't want him to die, otherwise I wouldn't come to you."

Xia Ning didn't believe his words from the bottom of his heart. As for the position of Governor, no matter who the new emperor was, the people in power would not let him have a good ending.

"The Sky-piercing Thunderbolt is Cheng Ying's reliance. It is indeed a powerful weapon. If we want to break through Xianyang City, we will have to pay a great price." Yu Qizhe said calmly, "The emperor said that he wants to spare Cheng Ying's life. Now it is not a fight to the death. If you want to watch Cheng Ying destroy herself, just pretend that I have never been here today and have never said these words."

"Why is His Majesty willing to spare the life of the Governor?" Xia Ning was silent for a moment and then asked.

Yu Qizhe: "The emperor said that when Zhu Kuang seized power, his life was saved by Cheng Ying. Gratitude is gratitude, resentment is resentment, and he is willing to spare Cheng Ying's life."

Xia Ning held the long sword in his arms, and did not say whether he believed it or not, but only asked: "What do you want me to do?"

"Take my wife away from him." Yu Qizhe said almost word by word.

Xia Ning's face showed a sneer again: "Then what? So that you can kill the governor without any scruples?"

Yu Qizhe looked at him indifferently, and said in a very cold tone: "A eunuch who covets my wife, if possible I would certainly like to kill him! Xia Shaocheng, the reason why I came to you is because I have made concessions."

He stood up, his expression was indifferent, his eyes were heavy and cold: "I might as well tell you, my wife is my weakness, Cheng Ying dares to covet her, he deserves to die! Now is the only time I will give in, you don't have to agree, when Xianyang City falls, I will definitely kill him!"

When saying these words, Yu Qizhe made no effort to conceal his murderous intent. He said coldly, "It's up to you whether to do it or not." Then he turned and left.