"Ladies, from now on you must serve the two generals well."
Both little girls nodded repeatedly.
Maria nestled in Xiang Yu's arms: "General Xiang Yu, please calm down."
The little girl spoke with a beautiful voice, as melodious and pleasant as the song of a nightingale.
Every word the girl spoke struck the softest spot in Xiang Yu's heart.
"Let's go..." Xiang Yu smiled and carried Maria out.
The two palace guards quickly stepped forward.
"The general has won the heart of his beauty, where are they headed?"
"Go back..." Xiang Yu said without hesitation.
"Does Your Excellency wish to return to the palace? There is only one place for you in the palace."
"General, we have prepared a house for you in the city."
"Please come with us, General."
They arrived quickly, two luxurious carriages.
Xiang Yu and Li Yuanba exchanged a glance.
"Let's go." The two men carried the two girls and jumped into the carriage.
The carriage sped forward.
Xiang Yu and Li Yuanba lived not far from each other.
Both of these are the most luxurious residences.
Two palace guards glanced at Xiang Yu and Li Yuanba: "Are you two satisfied?"
"Alright, get lost. Our lord said that a moment of bliss is worth a thousand pieces of gold. I don't have time to waste chatting with you guys here."
The two men won the hearts of their beloved.
...
Inside the palace, in Jiang Tian's room.
Catherine pushed open the door and entered.
"Girl, what happened?"
“Bezukhov…have you ever heard of him?” Ekaterina asked.
"I have absolutely no interest in your national or family affairs."
“They want to harm me and then seize power.” Ekaterina grabbed Jiang Tian’s hand.
Jiang Tian was happy to see this happen.
The more chaotic the Rakshasa Kingdom is, the better.
Jiang Tian has been planning how to deal with the Rakshasa Kingdom these past few days.
The most direct and effective way is to wipe them out completely, just like we did with the Xianbei.
The Rakshasa Kingdom has a vast territory, but a small population.
Their country's population, at most, is only a few tens of millions.
"You're overthinking it. You're the Tsar now. Who can shake your power?" Jiang Tian sneered.
Upon hearing Jiang Tian's smile, Ekaterina immediately concluded that Jiang Tian had colluded with Bezukhov.
Ekaterina gripped Jiang Tian's hand tightly: "You have to help me now. You can't side with that old man."
I can't live without you.
How many people are on the other side?
"I don't know, but it's said that he had several million serfs under his command."
“If he arm all these serfs, we will be no match for him.”
The other side has several million serfs.
Moreover, the forces involved are deeply entrenched and complex.
If we wipe out Bezukhov and his gang, it will likely be a huge blow to the power of the Russian Empire.
It is estimated that by then, the entire Rakshasa Kingdom will be torn apart.
If he wanted to control the entire Rakshasa Kingdom, it would be as easy as turning his hand.
"Jiang Tian, what are you really thinking?"
"Of course I'm on your side. How could I bear to see my little darling so weak and vulnerable, being bullied by others?"
Ekaterina didn't know if Jiang Tian's words came from the bottom of his heart.
But upon hearing Jiang Tian say these words, the young girl was still somewhat excited.
“But I only have a little over 2,000 men,” Jiang Tian spread his hands. “During the battle a few days ago, those 2,000 men had almost run out of shells and bullets. If the enemy rushes into St. Petersburg and tries to kill the two of us, I can’t do anything about it.”
Ekaterina: "You have two valiant generals under your command. Those two generals are exceptionally capable. I personally witnessed them charging into the enemy ranks. Wherever they went, no one could stop them. They were simply invincible."
Jiang Tian shook his head: "The other side has millions of serf soldiers. No matter how capable my two subordinates are, it won't make a difference."
Just then, Ling Yunzhi stepped forward and said, "My lord, Generals Xiang Yu and Li Yuanba have been called out for drinks."
"Let them drink, they must be bored to death staying in the palace all day."
"My lord, the people who sent them to drink didn't just want them to drink."
They were giving away houses and beautiful girls. The two beautiful girls given to General Xiang Yu and General Li Yuanba were quite attractive.
Upon hearing this, Ekaterina panicked.
Even a fool would understand that someone wanted to bribe Li Yuanba and Xiang Yu.
Even without bribing Li Yuanba and Xiang Yu, it would be troublesome if the other side could just have those two girls entangle Li Yuanba and Xiang Yu when they made their move.
"Xiang Yu and Li Yuanba are both incredibly brave, and I've always wanted to reward them with some beautiful girls. Now that the Russians have done it, I'll save myself the trouble."
Ekaterina was alarmed: "Who dares to be so bold?"
"They are palace guards."
"Someone come here..." Ekaterina roared.
"Honey, don't be so irritable. Being irritable can easily cause you to get acne and make your skin rough." Jiang Tian waved his hand, signaling Ling Yunzhi to leave.
Ling Yunzhi quickly bowed and withdrew.
“Let’s sit down and discuss this slowly.” Jiang Tian took Ekaterina’s hand and led her to the table, where they sat down.
"It's obvious that someone has infiltrated your inner circle as well."
Ekaterina nodded.
"All you've been concerned with these past years is expanding your territory, but there's a saying in our Great Xia Dynasty: 'If you take too big a step, you'll easily tear your balls.'"
"But I'm a woman, I don't have that kind of thing."
"I was just using an analogy."
"Among your palace guards and maids, who knows how many are working for the other side? If they want to kill you, they can just poison you without any trouble."
"Besides, the entire garrison in St. Petersburg only numbers a few thousand."
“They can break in anytime, anywhere; they have so many ways to deal with you.”
The more Jiang Tianyue spoke, the more terrified the young girl, Ekaterina, became.
The more the girl thought about it, the more frightened she became.
"Jiang Tian, promise me you'll help me no matter what. I'll do anything you ask."
What benefits would I get from helping you?
"Your life is now in someone else's hands. They can take it away anytime they want."
Ekaterina froze, speechless.
Jiang Tian was right.
Her life was in their hands.
And she had very few things to offer.
What do you want?
"I don't want much. I'll kill the other party first, and then we'll talk."
Ekaterina nodded: "My dear, my future rests in your hands."
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