"Hmph... You look down on my brother-in-law so much? You have some nerve!"
Jiang Ming drew his treasured sword and held it directly to Miss Dong's neck. The sharp blade slightly cut her snow-white skin, leaving a faint line of blood...
However, Miss Dong remained unfazed, maintaining her blank, indifferent expression...
"It's not that I look down on them..."
Miss Dong said calmly, "I never liked her to begin with. It was my father who coveted the 300 taels of silver dowry and forced me into marrying him..."
"You sold yourself for 300 taels of silver?"
"What's so strange about that?"
Miss Dong smiled wryly and said, "I was just a maid born to a concubine, worthless..."
"Does that mean you, Dong Chuan, and Dong Shan didn't share the same mother?"
"Yes! Their mother died long ago..."
"Oh, I see..."
Jiang Ming sheathed his knife and said meaningfully, "Fine, then you can go to the brothels. It just so happens that I've just taken over a few brothels."
"What do you intend to do with my mother, sir?" Miss Dong asked, frowning.
Jiang Ming sneered, "Your mother is old and faded, so just send her to a brothel..."
Upon hearing this, Miss Dong slightly raised her eyes, a hint of resentment flashing in them, but she quickly lowered them again to conceal it...
"Alright, get out!" Jiang Ming said coldly.
Miss Dong turned slightly, looking lost and disoriented. After taking a couple of steps, she turned back and knelt down before Jiang Ming with a 'plop'...
"Sir, please send me to a brothel. My mother is old and can't take the hardship..."
Ms. Dong finally couldn't hold back her emotions any longer, and tears streamed down her face.
"You have no choice! Guards!"
At Jiang Ming's command, several county soldiers immediately entered the courtyard.
"Take the Dong family girl to Zuifeng Pavilion! No one is allowed to see her without my order!"
Several county soldiers immediately grabbed Miss Dong and pulled her up...
"My lord, please spare my mother! My mother has had a very pitiful life. Please don't humiliate her anymore. I'll do anything for you, just spare my mother... Waaah!"
Miss Dong begged for mercy desperately, but the county soldiers ignored her and dragged her out.
At this moment, the eldest sister entered, looking horrified, and asked, "Husband, what are you doing...? Why are you going back on your word? And you're even going to sell Miss Dong to a brothel?"
"well......!"
Jiang Ming sighed, sat back down, picked up his teacup, and took a sip: "Your brother isn't good enough for her..."
"ah?"
"I'm telling the truth..."
Jiang Ming laughed and said, "In principle, when I learned that she and the Dong brothers did not have the same mother, I agreed to your brother marrying her. But the problem is... matters of the heart require mutual consent. The Dong family girl doesn't like your brother and would rather go to a brothel than marry him. If I force her to give in, wouldn't that be a sin?"
"this?"
The younger sister was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.
"You, have a few county soldiers take Old Madam Dong to the military camp, where they will be responsible for washing her clothes and tidying up her belongings... Tell the soldiers not to make things difficult for her..." Jiang Ming instructed.
"oh......"
Chen Damei nodded, bit her lip, and asked again, "Husband, I just heard Miss Dong begging for mercy, begging not to sell her mother to a brothel... What's going on?"
"Ha... I was just trying to scare her!"
Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and said, "People only learn to cherish things after they've lost them!"
At this moment, the second sister returned with four centurions. Jiang Ming sent the women away and then led the four women into the inner room.
"Listen up, the Xianbei people have turned from enemies to friends and become our allies!"
Jiang Ming said seriously, "But the Xiongnu are wolves in sheep's clothing and may launch an attack on us soon. We must be fully prepared!"
"My lord, the Xiongnu are numerous and powerful. What should we do?"
"Yes! Four thousand men probably won't be enough, will they?"
"How about we have the prefect report to the king and ask him to send more people to us?"
......
"hehe......"
Jiang Ming sneered, "Who said we only have 4,000 men? Mountains, rivers, trees, and ravines—aren't they all soldiers?"
"Sir, do you mean you want us to use the mountains and valleys as cover for an ambush?"
"Indeed!"
Jiang Ming said seriously, "Next, follow my instructions and hide the soldiers in the mountains for drills..."
Jiang Ming spread a large sheet of scrap paper on the table and began to draw with practiced ease...
The terrain and topography of the entire Yanshan defense line were quickly and accurately depicted on paper.
As a top student who graduated from the country's top national defense university, Jiang Ming had long since memorized every blade of grass, every tree, every stone and every tree in the entire Yanshan Mountains, and had deduced more than a dozen field battle plans!
The Yanshan area is characterized by high mountains and dense forests, making it unsuitable for large-scale troop operations, especially for cavalry, and even less suitable for the transportation of supplies.
But it is extremely suitable for ambushes...
Jiang Ming was asleep last night, but his mind was racing. He had already woven a bag, just in case the Huns crawled into it.
......
After thoroughly destroying the Gu County of Zhongshan State, the Xiongnu Chanyu Aixin began negotiations with Zhongshan State.
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