After a while, someone asked, "Could it be that the imperial court no longer wants this Great Desolate City?"
"It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I can't bear it."
Liu Ping shook his head slowly again.
Then he added: “Of course, we also hope that it won’t come to that. We also hope that when Governor Cao comes to Dahuang City, he can come up with a countermeasure and that General Nan can put down the rebellion.
The city of Dahuang was brought back under the control of the imperial court.
However, since the Southern Grand Commandant sent out his troops, although he has deployed his troops in the wild, he has not engaged in a battle with the Seven Princes. Winning or losing is out of the question, and whether he is willing to work for the Emperor is also uncertain."
"Humph, need I even say that? The Emperor is indeed quite capable in being able to eliminate the Cui family.
But unfortunately, they don’t know the truth that the fox mourns when the rabbit dies.
At this moment, isn't General Nan afraid that the bow will be put away after the bird is dead?!"
Ding Run said with disdain.
But he couldn't help but look at Liu Ping with fear, his pupils shrinking slightly.
Everyone was terrified and couldn't help but ask, "How could this happen? What... should we do?"
Hearing everyone ask this, the two of them couldn't help but smile at each other.
Ding Run said impatiently, "That's easy. Let's just follow our previous agreement and join His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."
He suddenly stood up and said, "Everyone, the Qin family now controls the world.
For people like you and me, the best we can do is to become an official with a salary of 600 shi.
So, if a man is not a 2,000-stone official or a 10,000-household marquis in this world, what is the point of ennobling his wife and children?"
Everyone was in an uproar when they heard this. They didn't expect Ding Run to have such ambitions, but no one responded.
Although they may aspire to be a rank of 2,000 shi (a salary of 10,000 dan) or a marquis of 10,000 households, such things are too far away from them.
Someone frowned slightly and said, "It's too early for Liu Dangtou to say this. The King of Qi has so many loyal ministers under his command that even a hundred households want to see the Crown Prince but cannot.
How dare we talk about the two thousand stone officialdom or the ten thousand household marquisate?"
Ding Run couldn't help but frown when he saw this.
Then he continued, "There was no chance before, but now there is.
This opportunity is that Governor Cao..."
When everyone heard him say this, they immediately understood that the two had been talking about this for a long time.
However, everyone couldn't help but feel a little excited, but they couldn't help but feel a little afraid.
"That's the governor of the East Factory, we..."
"So what? This is Dahuang City!"
Ding Run sneered again.
Everyone's heart tightened.
Liu Ping, standing beside him, shook his head and smiled again, saying, "Captain Ding, I think it's too early to discuss this matter. Why don't we go see Governor Cao before discussing anything else?"
Everyone nodded when they heard this, "Yes, yes, we have to meet Governor Cao to know the truth."
Ding Run frowned and turned to look at Liu Ping.
The latter smiled slightly and whispered: "Captain, if you plan ahead, you will succeed; if you don't plan ahead, you will fail.
No matter how much we talk here, we must know what kind of person that Governor Cao is and how much power he possesses, so that we can act according to our capabilities."
Without waiting for anyone to say anything, he suddenly turned around and asked the flag bearer who had brought the news, "Where is Cao Xiong now, and how many men has he brought with him?"
Everyone's mind was in a mess, and they couldn't help but look at the little flag again as he asked the question.
I felt a little bit of fear in my heart, but at the same time I couldn't help feeling a little restless.
The little flag heard the conversation of the crowd and saw everyone looking at him, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.
Hearing this, he stammered, "Although Governor Cao has arrived in Dahuang City, he did not go to the Hundred Households Office, but secretly sent a message to the Hundred Households Office.
The captain and Liu Dangtou are not here.
Ma Jianming and Tang Siru have already taken people to see Governor Cao. When I learned of this, I immediately came to report to the captain and everyone else."
Before he could finish his words, Ding Run suddenly stood up and sneered, "Did you hear that? We want to serve the court, but Governor Cao doesn't trust us."
When everyone heard this, they kept silent but thought to themselves, "Isn't it normal for us not to trust you?
You haven't even met him yet, but you're already thinking of using him as a token of your loyalty. Trusting you is a problem, isn't it?"
Seeing that he spoke so poorly and yet insisted on speaking for himself, Liu Ping couldn't help but feel a little disdainful.
Hearing this, he chuckled again and said meaningfully, "Everyone, Captain Ma and General Tang are both loyal and steadfast."
The general and small flags did not react to Ding Run's words, but were shocked and angry when they heard this.
They all stood up and slammed the table.
"What steadfastness? You're just a hypocrite!"
"That's right, we are the Jinyiwei, not those corrupt scholars who pretend to be moral gentlemen all day long!"
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Although Ding Run was unhappy that Liu Ping had interrupted him again, he gritted his teeth and agreed, "Humph, those Ma Jianming and Tang Siru probably always dislike us. Now that they have their chance, I wonder how they're going to tell us off in front of Governor Cao. What mean people they are!"
Then he asked the flag bearer again, "Do you know where Ma Jianming, Tang Siru and others went to meet Governor Cao? We should go and see them too. We can't let others slander us behind our backs!" This time, he got everyone's response. They all said, "That's right, that's right. We can't let that hypocrite Ma Jianming slander us behind our backs!"
However, the small flag said in embarrassment: "Well, I only know that Ma Jianming and others are going to see Governor Cao, but as for where they are going, I don't know.
Ma Jianming and others have always been wary of their subordinates."
Ding Runyi frowned and glared at the little flag, but in the end he didn't curse. He just said coldly: "Then go check it out, and quickly!"
Then he lowered his voice and said to everyone, "Gather all your men and gather them to the Hundred Households Office as quickly as possible to receive orders from the same unit."
Everyone's expression changed slightly, but they nodded in the end and left one after another.
Ding Run then smiled slightly.
On the other hand, Ma Jianming and others were very excited as they had been cut off from the emperor for so many years.
As the emperor's eyes and ears, but unable to listen to his orders, how can you monitor the four directions for the emperor and soar into the sky like an eagle?
And now that Cao Xiong, the eunuch in charge of the Eastern Depot, has finally arrived in person, it means that they can finally listen to the emperor's edict again.
"I, Ma Jianming (General Tang Siru), a trial captain of the Imperial Guard, come to see the Governor!"
"stand up!"
Cao Xiong raised his hand slightly, glanced at everyone but couldn't help frowning slightly.
He had already conducted an investigation on the factory guards in Dahuang City last night. Although it was not very detailed, the staff probably knew something.
Although the situation is indeed bleak and the organization is not fully staffed, why are there only so few people coming?
And the leader was just a trial centurion.
The so-called trial centurion probably means a reserve centurion or a deputy centurion.
Dahuang City is the seat of the county government, and there must be a centurion in the centurion's office, with at least two or three general flags under it. Even if the small flag officers are not fully staffed, there should be at least seven or eight.
In addition, there are also foreign affairs officers and servants of the East Factory, etc.
This is too miserable, isn't it?
He couldn't help but frown and asked, "How many staff members are there in the Dahuang City Guard?"
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