Yang Cheng could have foreseen that Li Daogan would not choose to betray Dugu City.
Although Dugu Cheng was arrogant, he was not an idiot.
Although his rise to power was short-lived, he promoted Li Daogan and two others to the rank of general, which clearly indicates that either they were exceptionally capable or their character was trustworthy.
Therefore, Li Daogan would definitely not turn against him just because of a few words, and the other two should be the same.
Yang Cheng stared at Li Daogan and suddenly laughed, "Since General Li insists on this, then let it be."
I only hope that General Li won't regret your current choice.
After saying that, Yang Cheng took Chu Qiu and left.
Li Daogan was somewhat taken aback as Yang Cheng left so decisively.
Yang Cheng deliberately used a secret method to arrive at his camp at an extremely fast speed, avoiding Dugu Cheng, just to say a few lukewarm words to him.
Even if they don't kill him, isn't this attempt to persuade him to surrender a bit too perfunctory? They didn't even offer any conditions.
After leaving the military camp, Yang Cheng said to Chu Qiu, "Continue, go to Zhang Jun's place."
The bluebird flew back into the air, and Chu Qiu finally couldn't help but ask in surprise, "My lord, your surrender offer just now seemed a bit insincere."
"If I were Li Daogan, and you hadn't promised anything, I certainly wouldn't betray Dugu Cheng."
Yang Cheng said calmly, "Even if I make a promise, he still won't betray Dugu Cheng."
What I'm doing today isn't for Li Daogan's benefit, but for Dugu Cheng's.
Chu Qiu seemed to realize something, and said with a somewhat embarrassed expression, "Just like when you dealt with our Thirty-Six Great Bandits, sir?"
Yang Cheng shook his head and said, "They are the same, yet different."
What's the same is that everything I did seemed insignificant, but it was actually a test to see if there was any suspicion between them.
The difference is that there were already grudges among you thirty-six great bandits, which made the seeds of suspicion grow bigger and bigger.
However, Dugu Cheng and Li Daogan didn't have as many conflicts; whether it succeeded or not depended entirely on Dugu Cheng's own choice.
"Then why are you so sure that Dugu Cheng will fall for the trap?"
Yang Cheng said with a half-smile, "This guy boasts of being a hero. Since he is such a person, his mentality must be that he would rather betray the world than let the world betray him."
To put it bluntly, he's just stubborn and self-willed, wanting to control everything; he's incredibly selfish and hypocritical.
The pressure exerted by the Wuwei Army on the siege of the capital was not actually as great as that of the Thirty-Six Great Bandits on Yang Cheng.
There were too many of the thirty-six bandits. Yang Cheng was afraid that if even one of them escaped, he wouldn't be able to complete his mission.
On the Wuwei Army's side, the only one worth paying attention to is Dugu Cheng. If conditions allowed, Yang Cheng even wanted to directly storm the Wuwei Army's camp and challenge Dugu Cheng to a duel.
However, he couldn't ignore the situation in the capital. After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty couldn't be destroyed right now, at least not before he completed these side quests.
Therefore, Yang Cheng had to make proper preparations to prevent the Wuwei Army from actually attacking the capital and to nip it in the bud.
Yang Cheng did the same thing with the remaining two.
Faced with Zhang Jun and Yu Wuyai, regardless of their loyalty to Dugu Cheng, Yang Cheng only offered persuasion in a superficial manner and did not say much more.
Yang Cheng didn't hide his actions from Dugu Cheng; he wanted Dugu Cheng to see what he was doing.
This is an open conspiracy; whether you believe it or not depends on Dugu Cheng's choice.
At this moment, inside Dugu Cheng's tent, Yu Ziqi nervously handed over the news that Yang Cheng had come to see Li Daogan and the other two to Dugu Cheng.
Yang Cheng arrived in a very high-profile manner, jumping directly from the sky in a way that even a blind man could see. This event had already spread throughout the three armies.
There were even rumors that the three had long ago chosen to surrender to the imperial court and not join Dugu Cheng in his rebellion.
Some say the three are planning to lead a large army to turn against their own side at a crucial moment; in short, there are all sorts of rumors.
Some of these messages were spread by people from the Zhenwu Hall, whom Yang Cheng had infiltrated.
Zhenwu Hall has branches in various places, mostly filled with martial arts practitioners who have been recruited. It's a mixed bag, with connections in various locations.
The other three legions of the Wuwei Army were also stationed in the four directions of the Central Plains, so they were easily infiltrated by the Zhenwu Hall.
However, some of the news came from within the three legions themselves.
These soldiers also have families, and their families are scattered throughout the Great Zhou, some even in the capital.
Dugu Cheng's actions can be described as "purging the court of corrupt officials," or, to put it bluntly, "openly rebelling."
What will happen to their families then?
If the rebellion succeeds, all will be well; if it fails, they will become traitors.
All of this was because Dugu Cheng was too impatient.
Although he enjoyed high prestige within the Wuwei Army, it wasn't high enough that he could command a rebellion if he raised his arm.
To be precise, he had not yet given the soldiers of the Wuwei Army the confidence that they would be invincible as long as they took action.
Dugu Cheng took the information and looked at it, then sneered, "That Yang Cheng always likes to pull these pointless little tricks."
Yu Ziqi nodded and said, "I think so too. Although this person is powerful, he is also vicious. He used his schemes to cause the Thirty-Six Great Bandits to fall apart."
If Wei Lingyun and the others hadn't betrayed him in the face of battle, Zuo Yuan probably wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat.
But he actually used the same trick twice. Does he really think we're idiots?
Dugu Cheng said calmly, "Of course I'm not that idiot Zuo Yuan. Old Yu, go and call Li Daogan and the other two over, and prepare to send people to take away their military power."
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