"Your Majesty, do you want the Xue family to rebel, or do you want them to hand over their military power obediently?" Zhang Dongzheng asked back.
"My dear Zhang, people only have one life." Don't take human life as a joke!
"Your Majesty, let's let them rebel. I have a close friend, a general of the Xue family. He is quite prestigious in the army. He has long disliked the Xue family."
"Zhang Dongzheng, you're playing with fire!" Meng Fang angrily said, "Your Majesty, don't listen to him! Scholars only know how to scheme! But they ignore the human heart, which can change! What if his so-called friend suddenly changes his mind, or his family is threatened by the Xue family? They come here with a hundred thousand troops, and the Ye and Hu families also bring troops. What should we do?"
"I didn't expect General Meng to have such insight. When I say rebellion, I mean starting a rebellion right where the Xue family is stationed. If the Xue family army refuses to disband, it will inevitably fall apart."
"What if your wishful thinking, Zhang Dongzheng, is wrong?"
Baili Tang stopped the two of them: "Alright, my Lords. Let's see first whether the Xue family is willing to disband their troops. If not, Lord Zhang, you can proceed with your plan! I want to see whether they want to choose the people of the world or my position!"
It’s time to test your loyalty!
He, Baili Tang, is still the king of a country. The king of a country is attacking bandits. At this time, you come to attack the emperor who is attacking bandits. How will the people view you?
This is a big gamble!
When in Xiyun County, the reason why Chao Hong never dared to deal with Baili Tang head-on and had to rely on Jia Shidao to kill him secretly was probably because of this!
Whoever tears Jing Kingdom into pieces will be a sinner for all eternity!
Jingguo has not reached the point where its people are living in dire straits!
Once Jingguo is torn apart and each family fights for territory, it is likely that the war will last for one or two hundred years before unification can be achieved. In addition, there are enemy countries around that are eyeing them covetously!
No matter which dynasty, unification is the general trend!
Besides, Baili Tang has turned over a new leaf, hasn't he?
He led the invention of the epoch-making threshing machine and Royal Building No. 2, comforted the victims of the disaster, and solved the case...
If your Xue family disregards the people of the world for the sake of that position, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold the position for long, right?
Since the assassination of Chao Hong and his daughter, Baili Tang's crossbow team has expanded to more than a hundred people!
In this era, this should be considered the most powerful assassination team, right?
Baili Tang also gave them a very "excessive" name - The Rise of Cobra!
What the hell are glasses?
What the hell is a cobra?
At first, Awu, Aliu and the others were against this name, but gradually, they felt that this name was very domineering!
His Majesty also told them that the cobra is one of the most poisonous snakes in the world. It is good at camouflage and hunting, and can often kill its prey with one move!
Baili Tang used to be too weak. If he didn't kill a monkey king and establish his prestige, many people would probably be unhappy with him after he returned to the palace.
Leading the way was Empress Dowager Lin, who was now in charge of government affairs! Behind Empress Dowager Lin were three hundred thousand Lin family soldiers!
At the moment, the most crucial factor for success lies in whether Chao Man'er and the other two can complete the task smoothly.
At this moment, on the Wuya Peak.
The spy reported, "Boss, Baili Tang's men have already set out! They say they want to surround us, attacking all the mountains and the roads leading up and down them!"
Xiang Tiange was boredly playing with the ball in his hand. He said nonchalantly, "Oh? It seems they really want to trap us in the mountains and let us starve to death. By the way, are the firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, etc. in the mountains enough to sustain us for half a year? What about livestock? What about medicine?"
"Master, you don't have to worry about these things at all. Not to mention firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, just the chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, etc., are enough for us to eat for seven or eight months!"
Nearly 100,000 people have been eating for so long, so you can imagine how much food there is in the mountains.
The highest terrain is Wuya Peak and the surrounding peaks. Expanding outward from Wuya Peak, the terrain becomes low hills; further out, it becomes flat and open plains.
This was once a famous rice-growing county, and the townships under its jurisdiction were also relatively prosperous. But ever since these scoundrels came and occupied the mountaintops, they have committed all sorts of atrocities, including murder, looting, and plunder. Within a radius of two or three hundred miles, villagers have fled or gone into hiding, leaving the surrounding area desolate.
It is worth mentioning that the "victims" near Wuya Peak, after their families were destroyed by Xiang Tiange, had nowhere to go out and also went up the mountain to become bandits.
Therefore, a few days ago, Zhang Dongzheng's analysis that one-third of the people on Wuya Peak were disloyal to Xiang Tiange was reasonable.
The things that Xiang Tiange and his friends had on the mountain were snatched back from a county 500 miles to the east a month ago.
Almost half of the county was looted.
Chao Man'er and the other two were now staying at a wealthy household. Ah Wu and Ah Liu had already bribed them. They actually had a daughter, Zhang Qianqian, the same age as Chao Man'er, who was skilled in martial arts. She had already been arranged to leave.
In ancient times, women rarely went out before they got married. Even if the neighbors saw the real woman, they would have forgotten her long ago.
"This is the bag prepared for you two. Open it and see what's inside. You must remember it! The things inside were all bought locally by Ah Liu in advance! The silver, shoes, clothes, and dry food are all from local!" Ah Wu said to Song Chi and Xiao Lian.
"What about mine?" Chao Man'er asked.
Ah Wu explained: "Miss Man'er, you heard the servants report in the middle of the night, and then you knew that your lover eloped with your personal maid. You must have been so angry that you chased after him wearing only the clothes!" At this time, what else do you need to prepare?
"Oh. Okay." Chao Man'er seemed to have thought of something. "By the way, why do you call them Ah Wu and Ah Liu? Don't you even have a name?"
It was Ah Liu's turn to speak: "Your Majesty...your uncle said that not knowing our names or where we come from is actually a form of protection for us. From now on, we can still go out and drink wine and other things as ordinary people!"
Chao Man'er rolled her eyes at him and stopped talking.
Ah Liu continued, "Miss Man'er, you'd better quickly memorize your parents, your birth date, preferences, appearance, and so on. Just in case someone asks you and you can't answer..."
Chao Man'er instantly wilted, her head resting on the table. "If I say I want to regret it now, is it too late?"
Xiaolian immediately added, "Miss Man'er, please think about Lin Yiyi. How tragic was her end? Also, have you forgotten that you were carrying manure and passed by the Xiyun County scene..."
Chao Man'er would never forget this glorious moment: "Sister Xiaolian, thank you for reminding me. Once we reach Wuya Peak, I'll do everything I can to make you clean the toilet every day!"
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