Chapter 856

"Sister Zhen, I've finished writing."

Inside the main tent of the Protector Camp.

Zhang Ning blew on the calligraphy she had just finished writing on the table in front of her, and then called out to Zhen Jiang, who was leaning over to teach Zhen Tu arithmetic.

Zhen Jiang, in a white skirt, immediately straightened her waist and walked towards Zhang Ning.

Looking at the calligraphy Zhang Ning had just finished, Zhen Jiang said with a smile: "Sister Ning'er is really smart; you learn characters quickly and write them very beautifully."

Hearing Zhen Jiang's praise, Zhang Ning smiled shyly.

"Sister, you are biased. I am also very smart. Why do you always praise Sister Ning'er but always scold me?"

Zhen Tu pouted her lips, puffed up her cheeks, and put her hands on her waist.

"Alright, alright, you are also smart, okay?" Zhen Jiang said with a helpless smile.

"Brother-in-law, Brother-in-law, you manage my sister; look, she always makes fun of me."

Zhen Tu said to Duan Yu, who was lying on the side, holding a letter sent from Liangzhou and reading it.

Duan Yu, dressed in a black robe, was lying on a chair. After hearing Zhen Tu's call, he put down the letter in his hand.

Then he looked at Zhen Tu, beckoned, and said with a smile: "Come, let Brother-in-law see."

Zhen Tu immediately jumped happily to Duan Yu's side, holding the calligraphy she had just written and lifting her skirt.

"Not bad." Duan Yu nodded and praised: "This calligraphy is written very well, at least much better than mine."

"Worth praising."

Hearing Duan Yu's praise, Zhen Tu immediately laughed happily.

Zhen Jiang, sitting on the side, shook her head with a gentle smile: "Husband, you just spoil her."

"Brother-in-law is the best!" Zhen Tu raised her chin triumphantly at Zhen Jiang.

Zhang Ning, sitting on the side, covered her red lips and chuckled.

Since departing from Xiaquyang, Duan Yu had not left Zhang Ning's side.

The blow Zhang Jiao's death brought to Zhang Ning was not ordinary.

Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Jiao, these closest relatives, had left Zhang Ning one after another.

In this world, Zhang Ning only had him as a relative.

One reason was to soothe Zhang Ning's emotions, and another was because he needed to grasp the movements of the Taiping Dao at all times.

Zhang Jiao's death was still being kept secret.

This was mainly to stabilize the Taiping Dao migration so that no changes would occur along the way.

Zhang Jiao's prestige in the Taiping Dao could not be replaced by anyone.

Even Zhang Ning could not.

And now the Taiping Dao was composed of multiple forces; if not handled well, it would fall apart.

If he forcibly used the Liangzhou army to suppress it, or if there was infighting, it would inevitably cause panic.

Therefore, before arriving in Liangzhou, or before arriving in Bingzhou, it was best not to let Zhang Jiao's death be rumored.

However, after nearly ten days of integration.

At the very least, the Heishan Camp, the Beihai Camp, and the Dongjun Camp had already integrated quite well.

Only the Youzhou Camp remained a relatively large variable and trouble.

The main reason was because the Youzhou Camp had a large number of people, and the commander Cheng Zhiyuan and the deputy general Deng Mao both had quite a lot of ambition.

"My Lord, Liu Bai Tu requests an audience."

Zhang Xiu's voice sounded outside the tent.

The gazes of the three women in the tent all looked in the direction outside the tent.

Duan Yu stood up from the chair.

At this time, Liu Bai Tu must have important intelligence.

"You all rest first, I might come back later," Duan Yu said to Zhang Ning and Zhen Jiang.

The two women nodded immediately.

Zhen Jiang walked to the side, hung a black cloak on Duan Yu's back, and tied the silk ribbon.

Outside the tent, Liu Bai Tu, dressed in a black robe, was already waiting outside the tent.

"My Lord."

After seeing Duan Yu, Liu Bai Tu bowed and saluted.

"What's the matter?" Duan Yu asked while walking away as if taking a stroll.

Liu Bai Tu followed behind Duan Yu and said: "News came from the Youzhou Camp that the Youzhou Camp commander Cheng Zhiyuan is planning to take action. They now suspect that the Lord's father-in-law may have already passed away."

Duan Yu, walking in front of Liu Bai Tu, frowned.

Cheng Zhiyuan.

It seems this guy doesn't want to arrive in Liangzhou alive.

He had intended to keep him alive until they reached Liangzhou before dealing with him.

But it seems he won't be able to make it.

"How do you say?" Duan Yu asked: "Is this the news transmitted back by the infiltration over there?"

Liu Bai Tu nodded: "The Military Secret Service has not yet infiltrated the side of Cheng Zhiyuan and Deng Mao, but the side of that small Qu-commander named Bian Xi, who was sent there, has already been infiltrated by people from the Military Secret Service."

"In the past few days, Cheng Zhiyuan and Deng Mao have been trying to win over Bian Xi; they must have the intention to prepare to take action."

Duan Yu nodded; that was probably it.

Bian Xi, Pei Yuan Shao, and others were all remnants of Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang.

After Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang died, these generals were absorbed by Zhang Jiao.

After departing from Xiaquyang, these people were sent to various camps.

It was called conveying information, but in reality, there was also an intention to monitor.

Among them, Bian Xi was in the Youzhou Camp, Pei Yuan Shao was in the Heishan Camp, and Zhang Bao's original remnants Gao Sheng and Yan Zheng were sent to the Beihai Camp.

As for the Dongjun Camp, Cheng Yu was personally sitting in charge, so there was no need for any monitoring at all.