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On September 23, the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, Yunzhou City...

The news that Xu Wenjing led 4,000 Far East Army to control Yuanyang City and the surrounding small towns reached Hou Kan's ears as scheduled, making him and his subordinates panic all day long. After all, they still knew about the Far East Army's methods.

In the governor's mansion, Hou Kan sat in front of the main case, glanced at more than a dozen confidants in the mansion hall, and said seriously: "I believe everyone knows about Yuanyang. Xu Wenjing destroyed Cao Cong's whole family. If we don't take precautions, we will be afraid that we will follow the footsteps of the Cao family..."

A burly general with a fat face immediately stood up and said, "Governor Hou, you only need one sentence. The last general will lead 200,000 troops to kill the generals and bring Xu Wenjing's head to you!"

The so-called 200,000 army is actually just an external claim, increasing the momentum of writing and causing psychological pressure to the enemy. In fact, the entire army of Yuan Province and the yamen runners in the yamen department have only about 80,000 people.

Hou Kan said: "General Xing Dong, the military governor's office is recognized by the court and has jurisdiction over the Yuan Dynasty. If there is no reason, he will send troops to attack.

If the Far East Army counterattacks, it will be troublesome if it finds an excuse to mobilize troops..."

Xing Dong said, "Governor Hou, even if we don't move now, we may not be able to save our lives. You must know that all the food and supplies for relief have been taken. Will Xu Wenjing let me go?

As long as we use this as an excuse, we will probably find it difficult to avoid this disaster. Since we will suffer the same kind of disaster, why not just take a gamble and try it out?"

"General Xing's words are reasonable..."

"Yes, General Xing said nothing badly. Liu Che and the Military Governor's Office will definitely not let us wait..."

"Instead of waiting for the enemy to come, it is better to take the initiative to kill him and defeat him in one fell swoop while the enemy is not yet firm. Well... it is really the mystery of using troops..."

Xing Dong's words were unanimously recognized by everyone in the hall, and Hou Kan also felt that it was very reasonable. Since he would sooner or later, he would rather take the initiative and have a bargaining chip for negotiation.

The few people here who were here unanimously convinced that there was no chance of winning, but tens of thousands of people, including Hou Kan, all thought that this problem was not big, and it would be fine if they didn't help them, right? The key is to let Xu Wenjing stop pursuing her corruption of food and food...

After thinking about it, Hou Kan slapped the table and stood up and said, "Okay, let General Xing lead the army to Yuanyang, and let Xu Wenjing know that in the Liyuan realm, everything is determined by our local family.

Immediately prepared to dispatch troops and generals, gather outside Yunzhou City within five days, and ordered Xing Dong to be the main general and go to Yuanyang at any time to put pressure on Xu Wenjing, but remember that you must not fight with the Far East Army if you have no choice!"

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In Yuanyang City...

"Military advisor, all the gentry in the city who violated the orders of the Military Admiral's Office have confiscated their homes and questioned them. How should we decide the next step?"

"Is there any news from Hou Kan?"

"The intelligence department staff has not yet conveyed the exact information, but it will take only two days to arrive..."

In the county magistrate's mansion, Xu Wenjing was drinking hot tea and gnawing on persimmon cakes. He listened to the latest news sent by Zuo Shuo, and fell into a brief meditation.

After a long time, he put down the food in his hand and asked Zuo Shuo: "Have Meng Gong's five thousand new army already set off?"

Zuo Shuo replied: "Meng Gong's five thousand new troops have already left Yanyun Pass and will arrive in Liyuan soon..."

"Very good!" Xu Wenjing nodded with satisfaction, "As soon as Meng Gong's army arrived, the situation in Liyuan could be controlled as expected. Even if Hou Kan had any conspiracy, this military advisor could handle it calmly..."

"Report, the Military Advisor, the Intelligence Department sends news..."

At this moment, the guards sent the latest news.

Xu Wenjing immediately took it and looked carefully. After a long time, her brows frowned, and once again her face turned gloomy and fell into deep thought.

"What's wrong? Military advisor? Is there any abnormal movement on Hou Kan?" Zuo Shuo saw Xu Wenjing's face wrong, so he stepped forward and asked carefully.

Xu Wenjing did not answer Zuo Shuo's words, but continued to look at the information in her hand. Soon, her expression became very comfortable and relaxed.

"This Hou Kan wants to take the initiative to assemble a large army to use troops against my Yuanyang army. Well... it's very good... This military advisor is worried about how to find a reason to kill him, but he is asking for death by himself. Then I will accept this head without hesitation..."

After hearing Xu Wenjing's words, Zuo Shuo immediately said: "No need to delay, I will inform the defenders in the city and prepare for war!"

"Slow!" Xu Wenjing stopped Zuo Shuo and said with a sinister smile: "This military advisor has a more fun idea to let this group of mobs collapse without fighting..."

Zuo Shuo showed an unbelievable expression and said to Xu Wenjing: "Military advisor, what are you planning to do?"

Xu Wenjing pointed to the Liyuan map on the table and said, "The Intelligence Department analyzed that Hou Kan himself is very lustful and often goes to and from places of wind and moon to stay at night. Since he likes women so much,

Then let him die under the pomegranate skirt. This military has a strange medicine on it, which may come in handy..."

While speaking, Xu Wenjing took out a thumb-sized porcelain bottle from her arms and handed it to Zuo Shuo: "This is a poison prepared by Wu Zhongzhen. A small bottle can make a cow go crazy to death. Even the animal is like this, let alone a human..."

Zuo Shuo took the porcelain bottle, frowned, and said to Xu Wenjing in confusion: "But how can you let Hou Kan drink it obediently?"

Xu Wenjing chuckled: "This is simple. Hua Mingyue, the top brand in Xunfang Pavilion, has a grudge against Hou Kan to kill his father, but Hou Kan has been pursuing Hua Mingyue recently.

If she comes forward, Hou Kanding will not be suspicious. She tells the Intelligence Department that she should prepare enough gold and silver to promise that Hua Mingyue will not miss the opportunity to cooperate with us..."

Zuo Shuo nodded and asked with concern: "But if Hou Kan dies, will the local army be uncontrolled and be in a chaotic situation?"

"If they are not in chaos, what are we doing here?" Xu Wenjing disagreed. "The local people in Liyuan are afraid of aristocratic families. No matter how hard life is, as long as they can have a taste of food, they will not have any other thoughts.

Only if those troops were allowed to harm the people could we start to control the Yuan Dynasty and spread the policy of the military governor's office different from those maggots with bones.

What's more, dealing with a bunch of pieces is much simpler than solving bricks and stones that are tightly formed by a wall. Without further ado, you can go to Yunzhou City in person to get in touch with Hua Mingyue.

Try to handle this matter clean before Hou Kan's troops gather. When the trip is done, this military advisor will give you suggestions for promotion to the military governor..."

Zuo Shuo bowed and said, "Since that's the case, then I will set off for Yunzhou..."

Xu Wenjing picked up the persimmon cake and waved to Zuo Shuo: "Go, I won't say much. Bring a thousand taels of gold, get the matter earlier after joining the Intelligence Department..."

Zuo Shuo didn't say anything more. After saying goodbye to Xu Wenjing, he immediately set off for Yunzhou.

After Zuo Shuo left, Xu Wenjing took a bite of the persimmon cake, her eyes turned extremely cold, and she said to herself: "The situation in Liyuan has become clear. Now we should think about how to kill Zhang Jiashou in Qianzhou. Well... I'd better wait until the information department sends the news before making a decision..."

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September 27th, Yunzhou City, the county magistrate’s office...

"Sir, the 40,000 troops have gathered close to the outside of the city and will arrive at noon tomorrow..."

"Okay, please order Xing Dong to prepare to assign troops immediately, and be sure to collect all the food, grass and military pay needed for the march."

"Abide by the order!"

When he learned that the army was about to gather under the city, Hou Kan's confidence increased a lot. He drank a glass of wine and stood up while he was about to summon bureaucrats to discuss the war. His servants suddenly came to report:

"Your Madam Hua Mingyue, Xunfang Pavilion, please go to his boudoir to talk to you in the evening..."

When Hou Kan heard this, he was immediately surprised: "Hua Mingyue? Didn't she always like me? Why did she suddenly invite me to meet? She even asked me to go to her boudoir?"

Thinking of this, Hou Kan asked suspiciously again: "Are you sure that Hua Mingyue took the initiative to invite me? Don't listen..."

The servant replied: "Report to the master, this is the madam from Xunfang Pavilion who came to the mansion and said to the young man in person. You even have to borrow a hundred courages from me, and you dare not deceive you, right?"

"Um……"

Hou Kan responded, knowing that the servants must not have such courage to deceive him. It was just that Hua Mingyue, who had always been uninterested in him, suddenly wanted to date him at this critical moment, which surprised him very much.

Seeing Hou Kan's embarrassment, the servant hurriedly stepped forward and whispered: "Sir, if you don't want to go, will you go and refuse the madam?"

"No, it's rare that Hua Mingyue changes her mind. How could I miss such an opportunity..." Hou Kan touched his chin and said with a wretched look on his face, "This little girl has been chasing her for three months and has tried countless ways. I don't expect that she will take the initiative to get it out now, so how could this official miss such an opportunity..."

The servant understood and hurriedly said to Hou Kan: "Since that's the case, then the young man will prepare a carriage and take you to Xunfang Pavilion after dark?"

Hou Kan nodded: "Of course, I will take two high-quality jade artifacts from the warehouse and send them together. Come and prepare quickly..."

The servants went to work hard. Hou Kan let out a sigh of relief and immediately ordered people to prepare bath soup, wash up, change into new clothes, and welcome the evening banquet.

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At this moment, in Xunfang Pavilion, in Hua Mingyue's room, Zuo Shuo and Hua Mingyue, with a red silk skirt, were separated by the main and second-level seats.

Looking at Hua Mingyue, who was over 18 years old and had a beautiful face and figure, Zuo Shuo sighed in his heart. If it weren't for her twelve years old, Hou Kan killed her family who was doing business, and at least a lady with a scholarly family like Hua Mingyue, she would not have fallen into the world and would have made a living by pleasing men.

Hua Mingyue poured a glass of water in front of her cup, and then said to Zuo Shuo: "Heroic, what I promised you will definitely be done, but before I start, I want to ask you, how can I get out after the matter is done?

That’s right, Hou Kan killed my parents and had this opportunity to kill the enemy and avenge his family. I would like to let me bury Hou Kan with me, so I would be unwilling to let me bury Hou Kan!”

Zuo Shuo thought about it and did not answer her directly. Instead, he lifted a box cover he carried with him, but saw a ingot of 10 taels of gold in the middle.

"There is a thousand taels of gold here. After you remove the Hou Kan, except for the money you sell yourself, the rest is enough for you to find a good family as a dowry and spend the rest of your life..." Zuo Shuo said lightly.
Chapter completed!