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Chapter 493: Besieging Fengyi County (I)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

A world wider than the inner courtyard?

Wei Jingxian only felt as if she was traveling quickly over gravel, how her heart rippled.

A lump came up in her throat, but she joked with a smile, “Aren’t you afraid that I’ll neglect you and Changsheng when I’m busy with work?”

Feng Jin smiled a little. “If that’s the case, I’ll share your workload. Then, you’ll have time to care for Changsheng and me more.”

Wei Jingxian blushed and muttered shyly, “We’re an old couple. Aren’t you embarrassed for saying that?”

Feng Jin broke into laughter. “We’ve only been married for a few years. How are we an old couple?”

They went to bed peacefully with a great tenderness between them.

Upon seeing Feng Jin, Jiang Pengji teased him with a smile while dangling a bun from her mouth, “Tsk, tsk. It’s so rare for you to oversleep.”

Unwilling to admit himself outdone, Feng Jin retaliated, “It’s rare for you to be this diligent.”

Jiang Pengji rolled her eyes and replied brazenly, “You’re wrong. Your lord has always been this diligent.”

If it had not been for his upbringing, he would have rolled his eyes at her.

Did her conscience not hurt when she said those words impudently?

His lord had always been an absentee master. Apart from some documents that she had to sign herself, the other matters were all dumped on her subordinates. She was very capricious. In order to run into her at the government office, one would either be extremely lucky that day or she would have to be extremely bored.

Jiang Pengji yawned and continued in deadlock with the pile of paperwork.

“Why is the lord so hard working today?” Feng Jin asked Wei Ci after sitting down. Although Wei Ci did not seem to be in good health, he always arrived the earliest every day. He was also impressively efficient in work. “She has never really liked to look at formal documents like these.”

Wei Ci chuckled and replied, “The lord has probably had enough of a peaceful life like this and couldn’t wait to attack Fengyi County.”

He did not dare to say that he knew the woman very well, but he still knew some of her dispositions.

Although one would be attached to peace, it would make one lazy in the long run. She loathed being lazy the most.

Stunned, Feng Jin responded helplessly, “But... the troops who came here with Maiden Jiang and the original soldiers need time to adapt to each other.”

The troops whom Jiang Nongqin took with her were not weak. They were definitely one of the main forces for the siege of Fengyi County.

If they were dragged onto the battlefield before they could adapt to each other, Feng Jin was worried that they would be at a disadvantage.

Wei Ci said with a neutral facial expression, “That’s why the lord is so bored that she’s looking for something to do.”

Jiang Pengji was sharpening her sword to kill the Tsing Yi Army in Fengyi County. The other battlefield had already fallen into a stalemate.

...

In the south, the look on Prince Changshou’s face became graver and graver.

After spring had set in, he attacked Chenzhou in the name of ridding the emperor of ‘evil’ ministers. He initially thought that his army was inexorable, but the outcome was unexpected.

He envisaged that conquering Chenzhou would be as easy as falling off a log, but it was actually a nut that was hard to crack.

He thought that he could easily conquer all of Chenzhou and threaten the Emperor to abdicate. However, not only did the army in Chenzhou block his troops at the border of Chenzhou, but they even pressured him immensely in some battlefields. A total of 5000 troops were lost in only three days.

“Lieutenant Huang must’ve received guidance from an expert. He’s quite skilled in the art of war. We probably have to expand our troops in order to defeat him.”

The strategist looked over the information sent by the spy carefully. His brows came unknitted a little, but they instantly re-knitted in a frown. He seemed to be very troubled.

It was not known which expert was behind them. They seemed to be always a step ahead of them, and guess their intentions. They rarely fought face-to-face. They mainly launched sneak attacks and harassment. They strived to make the best use of their advantages and avoided their shortcomings, severely impeding Prince Changshou’s attacks.

Prince Changshou took tens of thousands of troops with him to besiege Chenzhou. A huge amount of money had to be spent on food every day. They initially thought that Chenzhou had run out of ammunition and food supplies after winter and that they could conquer Chenzhou with minimal loss and become the ruler of Dongqing. He would then be crowned as the Emperor...

However, reality slapped Prince Changshou ruthlessly in the face. Not only was Chenzhou not weak, they could even match his might.

He thought of capturing Chenzhou in one vigorous effort after spring had set in, but he lost out badly instead.

“Haha. Colonel Huang is just the descendant of a eunuch.” Prince Changshou pouted disdainfully.

Secretary Huang’s god-grandson, Huang Song, was Colonel Huang.

Huang Song was originally the patrol assigned to Shangjing. During the earthquake in Shangjing the year before, he immediately led the patrolling soldiers and rescued many ministers and their families.

Even if they looked down upon Huang Song’s background, they had to praise him because he saved their lives.

With this driving force, Huang Song’s official career had soared. Later, he even became the colonel who was in charge of the 5000 imperial guards.

Upon Prince Changshou’s siege on Chenzhou, Huang Song took the initiative to volunteer. The emperor was greatly pleased and valued him even more.

Therefore, Huang Song was the commander for the left-wing battlefield in Chenzhou, which was the most difficult to deal with up to now. Although Prince Changshou had a lot more troops than Huang Song, Prince Changshou lost more than 5000 soldiers instead after several battles.

Even if Prince Changshou had some success from the mid and right wings, he was still in an unfavorable situation compared to the loss suffered in the left wing.

The strategist said with a sigh, “The background of a hero isn’t important. Even though you don’t like to hear this, Huang Song is a worthy opponent.”

Prince Changshou looked gloomy and a trace of evil flashed across his face. “Do you have any idea how to get rid of this kid?”

The strategist looked unperturbed, but he was somewhat disgusted on the inside.

Prince Changshou had previously humiliated him in front of a battalion commander and ordered him around by gesture now. He did not have the slightest bit of respect for him.

He secretly murmured, Prince Changshou hasn’t even been crowned Emperor, but he already couldn’t wait to stop acting as a virtuous ruler who treated worthy men with courtesy.

That was what he thought in his mind, but he did not dare to anger Prince Changshou on the outside.

“With the guidance of an expert, Colonel Huang will be difficult to deal with if we were to fight him face-to-face...” Raising his eyebrows, the strategist had already planned a venomous scheme in his mind. He continued with a cold and mean tone, “It’s not difficult to just transfer him out of the battlefield.”

Pausing for a while, Prince Changshou said, “As long as he’s transferred, it’s easy to deal with Huang Song when Chenzhou is conquered... You can just tell me the scheme you have in mind. If it’s feasible, order someone to do it now!”

Holding in the bubbling vexation and disgust in his heart, he replied calmly, “We don’t need to bother others. You just have to have a sincere soliciting message and make as many promises as you can.”

Prince Changshou was puzzled. Could an empty promise cajole Huang Song?

The strategist thought to himself that his pig-like lord was so obtuse that his brain could not process it.

“It’s not to draw Huang Song to our side. It’s just to make the Emperor fear Huang Song and perhaps convince Him to have the intention to kill him,” the strategist explained concisely so that Prince Changshou could understand. “The Emperor is extremely suspicious. Huang Song’s reputation in the military is rising day by day. If He hears the news of you wanting to recruit Huang Song now, even if the Emperor doesn’t kill Huang Song, He won’t let him be on the front line. As for Huang Song...”

The strategist paused for a while and stomached the words he was about to say.

Huang Song was not someone ordinary.

Was he foolishly and undyingly loyal to the Emperor... or would he flee upon seeing that the situation was unfavorable?

However, no matter what he chose, Prince Changshou would not lose.