Wang Zhen, the commander of the army, sat in the main seat, looking at the villagers and gentry who had once despised him but were now respectful and trembling before him.
He felt extremely comfortable at that moment.
They used to laugh at him for entering the palace as a eunuch.
They laugh at themselves for being cut off from their own bodies.
Today, I'm bringing back hundreds of thousands of troops, and you'll all have to kneel respectfully before me.
This feeling of triumph made Wang Zhen realize that his initial decision was truly worthwhile.
This feels so good.
He wanted to show off his power for a few more days in his hometown.
Let all those who used to look down on me see this.
I, Wang Zhen, am back.
Wang Zhen walked out of his residence and looked at the endless army outside his hometown.
A feeling of extreme pride welled up inside him.
Now everyone listens to me; they do whatever I tell them to do.
Just as Wang Zhen was feeling extremely smug, a young eunuch walked over.
He walked up to Wang Zhen and said:
“Ancestor, someone just submitted a memorial, and it seems they want to say bad things about you.”
"What? Who gave him such audacity?"
How dare you speak ill of me?
Upon hearing that someone had actually written a letter to speak ill of him, Wang Zhen immediately became furious.
He now commands hundreds of thousands of troops and is at the height of his power.
Now someone actually dares to offend my dignity at this time.
This immediately provoked Wang Zhen's anger.
Then the eunuch immediately said:
"It seems to be Zhao Shuaizhen, the governor of Jizhou. He said that we should send a large army to support him as soon as possible, because war is a matter of national importance."
The comments implied criticisms of the ancestors, suggesting things like "we can't be so casual."
"It was actually Zhao Shuaizhen! I was only staying in my hometown for a few days, and he dared to impeach me."
When Wang Zhen heard that it was Zhao Shuaizhen who had impeached him, he immediately became even more furious.
He then continued speaking to the young eunuch beside him:
"Did you withhold Zhao Shuaizhen's memorial impeaching me?"
Has this been reported to His Majesty?
"Replying to the Ancestor, how dare we present the memorial from Zhao Shuaizhen to His Majesty?"
It's right there in the Directorate of Ceremonial.
The young eunuch immediately replied to Wang Zhen.
After hearing the little eunuch's words, Wang Zhen nodded and said:
"Good, well done. Keep Zhao Shuaizhen's memorial safe and mix it with the other memorials of greetings, then present it to him."
Anyway, His Majesty won't watch it.
That way, even if someone brings it up, they won't be able to find fault, since we've already submitted it, haven't we?
"Yes, yes, yes, our ancestors were wise."
As the young eunuch spoke, he gave Wang Zhen a thumbs-up.
"Alright, go and do it."
With that, Wang Zhen waved his hand, instructing the little eunuch to carry out his orders.
Then Wang Zhen looked at the distant army and said fiercely:
"Zhao Shuaizhen, how dare you impeach me! I'll make you pay!"
After speaking, Wang Zhen turned and walked towards His Majesty's residence in the distance.
"After I've had enough of showing off back home, I'll set off again. It's just so happens that His Majesty rarely gets to come out for a trip like this."
"I'm having a good time now."
Nighttime at Shanhaiguan.
Li Qin looked at the military report in his hand by candlelight.
So far, the more than 200,000 troops from the capital have not yet appeared outside Shanhaiguan.
Where are all these enemies?
Li Qin stared at the map on the table, lost in thought.
During this period, he and many of his generals were unable to sleep at night, after all, according to intelligence, the imperial army had already set off.
Why is it still so late?
How could they possibly sleep when such a strange thing involved hundreds of thousands of enemy troops?
By this time, he and many of his generals had already spent countless sleepless nights.
It's about speculating on the whereabouts of those 200,000-plus troops.
Are they up to some kind of trickery again?
Just as Li Qin was deep in thought, there was a knock on his door, followed by Qi Duchen's voice from outside.
"Sir, urgent report."
Upon hearing the words "urgent report," Li Qin immediately had Qi Duchen bring the report in.
Qi Duchen handed over the urgent report and said:
"Sir, one of the people we sent out to gather intelligence has evaded the surveillance from Zhao Shuai Town outside."
They brought in intelligence.
That's where the imperial army of 200,000 is located.
They heard that the location of the more than 200,000 imperial troops they had been longing for was up there, but who had been slow to appear.
Li Qin immediately took the urgent report and opened it to read.
After seeing the location of the imperial army of over 200,000, Li Qin immediately marked the location on the map.
He then fell into deep thought upon seeing the location of the imperial army.
Because he had exhausted the original owner's knowledge of military strategy and tactics, as well as the knowledge of leading troops.
He couldn't figure out what use the imperial army of over 200,000 was stationed there.
That place was neither a shortcut to Shanhaiguan nor of any military use.
On the contrary, from a military perspective, it is of no value.
Moreover, the place where they are currently stationed is indefensible and extremely difficult to defend.
If the enemy launches a surprise attack, there won't be any time to react.
It is an extremely dangerous place from a military perspective.
The imperial army has renowned generals like Zhang Fu.
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