Chapter 898: Being implied

Everything that happened in Yanzhou Cheng could be described with only two words in Chen Wuji's mind.

Magical!

Too magical!

With this war being fought, he was now very eager to figure out who could be considered a friendly force—that could be put aside for a moment—and who should be dealt with to the death.

It was like this in Liu Yan's army, and it was the same in Yanzhou Cheng.

If nothing else, this battle allowed him to see very intuitively and clearly the disintegration of the Dayu national destiny and the appearance of the collapsing state.

The top is chaotic, and the bottom is also chaotic.

The degree of this kind of infighting gave a feeling of being inherited and perfectly implemented.

"It was inevitable that Gao Yu and Li Yu would fight," Chen Wuji said, pinching his chin with one hand while peeling away the details of these matters in his mind. "Li Yu held a Hongmen Banquet, and Gao Yu survived by luck; he certainly cannot swallow this breath. The two questions now are: what is the attitude of Cao Lin, who occupies Yanzhou Cheng, and which faction do these two represent behind them?"

"They are still in a stalemate. According to the news sent by our spies, Li Yu seems to have sent an envoy to communicate with Cao Lin, but there is no result yet," Qin Zhanhong said.

"As for which faction they each represent, it is currently unclear. The situation is a bit too complicated, and what our spies can reach is very limited. The news they can get is only what their eyes can see; there is no progress in other channels for the time being."

Chen Wuji tapped his fingers on his knees. "You two have a long way to go. This office still needs to put in more effort. We have already entered the Central Plains; what we will face next is not only various troops but also the infighting between the various factions in the court."

"The more fiercely they fight internally, the greater the benefits we can reap from the middle. This is another battlefield and cannot be taken lightly."

Qin Zhanhong and Lu Wanwan both nodded with solemn expressions.

They had already felt it.

"Tell our people in Yanzhou Cheng to focus on Cao Lin's reaction. Send over all abnormal news they think might be useful," Chen Wuji said in a deep voice.

"Okay!" Qin Zhanhong responded, then suddenly said, "Previously, the spy said in a secret letter that when Li Yu and Gao Yu fought, Cao Lin increased the troops on the city wall but did not participate. He didn't help anyone, nor did he take advantage of the fire. I almost forgot this detail."

"Don't ignore it next time," Chen Wuji said. "However, this detail can be deduced from the result. You forgot it, but other than me having to use my brain more, there was no other trouble."

Qin Zhanhong stuck out her little tongue and made a face.

Lu Daye and Lu Sanye listened to Chen Wuji and Qin Zhanhong discussing military secrets, the two of them exchanging glances silently.

"Can we listen to this?"

"We can listen, right? He's the granddaughter's husband, it should be no problem."

"But why am I a little uneasy?"

"What do you have to be uneasy about?"

"We are vassals now, why do you say I'm uneasy?"

"You think too much!"

After deciding on military secrets, Chen Wuji ordered people to bring wine and wild fruits from the mountains.

"The mountains are shabby, and I really can't bring out anything good to welcome you two. I hope you two elders will forgive me." Chen Wuji personally poured a bowl of wine for Lu Daye and Lu Sanye and asked Chen Li and Kong Jianshi to sit down and accompany them.

This gesture made the two Lu elders feel flattered.

Although they were grandmasters with extraordinary strength, they really couldn't put on any grandmaster airs in front of Chen Wuji. This young Military Governor, who held two hundred thousand heavy troops, had too fierce a military record along the way, and his strength was too strong.

In the Jianghu, Lu Family Village was a holy land that only existed in rumors.

But as far as Chen Wuji is concerned, this is neither a matter of status nor a threat.

A single word from him changed the Jianghu of the entire Southern County. If Lu Family Village also sang a different tune there, at most it would be slightly difficult to deal with, but it would never be able to stop the edge of the iron cavalry under Chen Wuji.

After a simple exchange of pleasantries, Chen Wuji said seriously, "I really didn't expect Lu Family Village to mobilize so many people this time, laying out the layout in advance. It really surprised me."

"Since we chose to submit to the Jieshuai, it wouldn't be right not to do anything," Lu Sanye said politely.

Chen Wuji raised his glass. "No need to mention these polite words. I toast you two elders a bowl. Tell Chen Wushuang later how many people came out of the village, and let him arrange their identities and residences."

"Okay!" Lu Sanye said. "The number is not too many, only seven or eight people!"

"Only seven or eight people!" Chen Wuji looked at Kong Jianshi meaningfully. "Only seven or eight people actually figured out Liu Yan's background in these vast mountains. This is truly remarkable."

Kong Jianshi was stunned.

He felt a breath of sarcasm, but he wasn't sure.

Forget it, treat uncertain things as if they didn't happen.

Kong Jianshi lowered his head and continued to deal with the wine in his bowl seriously.

In these deep mountains and old forests, this bowl of wine was not ordinarily precious.

Chen Wuji, who loved his soldiers like his own children, hadn't planned to bring wine at all. It was only under Chen Li's persuasion that he brought a few jars in a gourd. With so little wine, it was truly one less sip for every sip taken.

Chen Wuji took a sip of wine and glanced at Kong Jianshi again.

Tsk, some people have thick skin, actually pretending not to hear.

"Two elders, have a good chat with Old Kong when you are free, and pass on your experience," Chen Wuji said directly. "You found people so accurately in the vast mountains, but my people couldn't find anyone in the city. The Shé Zhàng Wēng is still alive and kicking in Yanzhou Cheng to this day. It really makes me angry."

Kong Jianshi silently put down his wine bowl.

Okay, no need to doubt anymore.

The Young Master was implying him.

"Young Master, the Shé Zhàng Wēng will definitely die this time. If he doesn't die, I will!" Kong Jianshi stood up and bowed deeply, raising a military order that would cost him his own life.

"Sit down, sit down. I asked you to learn from experience first, what are you doing!" Chen Wuji waved his hand.

Damn it, you come up with a military order, and if you can't do it, should I kill you or not? I still cherish such a rare expert like a grandmaster, okay?

"... Yes!" Kong Jianshi actually wanted to explain, but compared to the efficiency of Lu Family Village, the people in Tingfeng Tower were indeed a bit useless.

Compared to Tingfeng Tower, Buyi Alley was simply a useless, low-class place.

But they struck hard and only touched the corner of Buyi Alley, not even touching the shadow of the Shé Zhàng Wēng. They deserved to be scolded; it wouldn't be right not to scold them.

"Old Kong, I leave the Shé Zhàng Wēng to you." Chen Wuji slowly put down the wine bowl, his face suddenly solemn. "You don't need to set a military order, but if the Shé Zhàng Wēng runs away again this time, I will definitely have to use the knife on Tingfeng Tower. I will tell Zhang Lao about this personally."

"Also, you are you, and Tingfeng Tower is Tingfeng Tower. From now on, make it clear!" ===== CHAPTER 899 =====