However, Ji Xuan was unable to express these emotions.
First, with a formidable enemy at hand, it is not easy to cause trouble; second, a general in the field may disobey orders.
In matters of war, he really couldn't get too involved.
Wang Qi sensed Ji Xuan's dissatisfaction and felt a little nervous, but then relaxed.
Although His Majesty is of high status, he does not understand military strategy and warfare, and it is understandable that he does not understand his own actions.
The best strategy is to attack the enemy's plans; the next best is to disrupt their alliances; the next best is to attack their army; and the worst is to besiege their cities.
The Thousand Character Battalion is different from the barbarians; they are the people of the Great Zhou. It would be best if they could subdue the enemy without a fight.
After comforting himself in this way, General Wang stood up straight.
“General Wang,” Jiang Nuan forced a smile, “have you considered what would happen if the Thousand Character Battalion really rebelled, and you alerted them by doing this?”
“That’s nothing to fear,” Wang Qi said calmly, pointing behind him. “With an army of 300,000, three times the strength, we are already in an invincible position.”
Is this person mentally challenged?
Jiang Nuan took a deep breath to calm herself down.
Under normal circumstances, three against one is a sure win, but what if?
Jiang Nuan felt that the possibility of this happening was quite high. The various camps in the capital had always maintained contact and were quite familiar with each other. If someone were to deliberately attack them, the outcome was really unpredictable.
Realizing this, he subconsciously took out various jade stones filled with spiritual energy that he had prepared in his space, held them tightly in his hand, and was ready to set up an array to protect himself at any time.
She felt that the old general was not very reliable.
Ji Xuan didn't think too much about it; instead, she felt that Wang Qi's words made a lot of sense. "In that case, I'll trouble the old general to take care of the rest."
"This is my duty as a subordinate."
In front of Ji Xuan, Jiang Nuan didn't say anything, but kept giving Ji Xuan meaningful glances, wanting to find a place to talk privately.
"Madam Jiang," Ji Xuan asked, puzzled, "are your eyes bothering you?"
"No," Jiang Nuan said, rubbing her forehead. "I just have a bit of a headache."
"There are carriages behind you. If you're not feeling well, take a rest. If anything happens, I'll send someone to call you."
"Um!"
Since Ji Xuan couldn't go any further, Jiang Nuan could only gesture to Qi Yong, signaling him to follow.
"That idiot Wang Qi, he thinks he's so clever. If something happens to him this time, I'll skin him alive and burn his oil lamps for fuel!"
“Now is not the time to talk about this,” Jiang Nuan said seriously. “With General Wang causing such trouble, the situation is already unpredictable. We need to think of a solution quickly.”
“Madam,” Qi Yong said with difficulty, “I am undoubtedly capable of scheming and plotting against others, but when it comes to military campaigns, I am truly incapable.”
“It’s all about scheming and plotting,” Jiang Nuan sighed. “Only in this way can we achieve victory through unexpected means.”
Jiang Nuan understood the old general's actions, but strongly disagreed with them.
No matter what, you must always take the initiative and not assume things.
“Killing one person is fine, killing hundreds or thousands is no problem either,” Qi Yong frowned deeply, “but an army of 100,000 is something I really can’t do.”
If he had such ability, the position of Grand Commander of the Capital Army would have been his long ago; how could it still be vacant now?
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Nuan asked seriously, "Have you had your secret guards investigate the background of the commander of the Thousand Character Battalion?"
"Of course we investigated. How could we entrust such an important position to someone we don't trust?" Qi Yong said after a moment of thought. "The secret guards checked Qin Chun's entire life from childhood to adulthood, and even went back five generations. There was nothing suspicious about him."
Qi Yong also felt that the possibility of Qin Chun rebelling was not high.
It was only because of his long-standing habits that he was extremely uneasy about such unstable factors that were beyond his control, which made him particularly hostile to Wang Qi's unauthorized actions.
"All experiences are normal?"
"More or less," Qi Yong explained as he recalled, "Qin Chun is an adopted son. His original family name is Ma. He is from Yibei. He suffered a disaster and begged for food all the way here. He was rescued by the two elders of the Qin family who ran a teahouse. Because he was intelligent and sensible, they raised him. Later, in order to have enough to eat, he volunteered to join the army. After kneeling and kowtowing three times and begging for the hand of a concubine's daughter from a collateral branch of the Cui family, he reached his current position with the help of the aristocratic families."
Despite his humble origins, he possessed genuine talent. The Emperor initially only intended for him to temporarily fill a position so he could focus on finding people, but he secured his position and completely controlled the Thousand Character Camp.
"Have you been being followed recently?"
“There have always been people watching him. He used to be very close to the aristocratic families, but after becoming the commander, he gradually drifted away from them. To be honest, we were quite surprised that the two sides came together this time.”
Why?
“The two sides have a deep rift,” Qi Yong explained with a light cough. “Although Qin Chun is a military general, he is not as rude as others. On the contrary, he is dignified and very imposing.”
"And then?" Jiang Nuan asked, puzzled. "Could it be that my appearance is the cause of the trouble again?"
"More or less," Qi Yong explained. "A few years ago, Qin Chun went to celebrate the birthday of the old master of the Cui family. He got drunk and accidentally offended one of Cui Minghao's concubine's daughters. Although he apologized repeatedly, he was still beaten and scolded."
"And then?" Jiang Nuan frowned, "did the Cui family marry this one off as well?"
“If that were the case, there wouldn’t be any rift between the two families,” Qi Yong shook his head. “Cui Minghao hated his daughter for not being a virtuous woman, so he beat her to death.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan was stunned. "Wouldn't this mean Qin Chun would hate the Cui family to death?"
She'd rather die than marry Qin Chun—how much does she despise him?
“You underestimate Qin Chun too much,” Qi Yong shook his head. “Not only did he not show any resentment, but he also kept kneeling down to admit his mistakes. His attitude was very sincere, and even Old Master Cui did not blame him anymore.”
"To be able to endure such humiliation, you must be incredibly cunning," Jiang Nuan said, puzzled. "Since you all knew he couldn't be trusted, why didn't you just remove him from his position? Why let him occupy such an important post?"
Knowing full well it's a wolf, why keep it by your side? Are you afraid you won't die fast enough?
Upon hearing this, Ji Xuan awkwardly touched his nose. "Replacing someone is easy, but regaining military power is not. His Majesty wants to take back all the military seals of the capital army, but he needs an opportunity."
"So, knowing he had ill intentions, you still handed him knives and swords?"
Jiang Nuan was speechless.
No matter how I think about it, this idea seems a bit stupid.
"His Majesty has already taken this situation into consideration," Qi Yong couldn't help but defend himself, "and has specially allocated 300,000 troops as a precaution."
“I think there’s trouble,” Jiang Nuan said seriously. “Qin Chuncheng is so cunning, there’s no way he wouldn’t notice something’s wrong. Once he realizes his situation, he will definitely retaliate.”
Jiang Nuan spoke with certainty.
Such a cunning person would not simply sit idly by and wait to die.
“I’m also worried about this,” Qi Yong said, his voice becoming increasingly agitated. “Wang Qi is an old general, a veteran of countless battles. He shouldn’t have made such a mistake!”
It's not like we haven't quelled rebellions before!
When the former crown prince rebelled, General Wang led his men to arrest him, but he didn't seem to care about any camaraderie.
"Oh no!" Qi Yong suddenly realized something. "Things are really bad!"
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