"This is impossible!" Mao Wei jumped up and screamed: "How could the Chu army be the opponent of the Han army? Lord Zhong, even if I know nothing about the outside news, you can't deceive me like this. Do you think I am a three-year-old child?"

Zhongli laughed: "Mr. Mao, do you think I will lie to you on such a big thing? If you can walk on the street, what fills your ears is the news that the Chu army had just defeated the Han army on the battlefield. The one surrounded was the new first army of the Han army, and the commander was Zhang Hongyu, right?"

Mao Wei was walking around the room like a trapped beast. Suddenly he saw Aping through the window. He suddenly rushed to the window and yelled on the edge of the window, "Aping, Aping!"

"Sir, what are your instructions?" Aping walked over quickly.

"What have you heard when you went out on the street these two days?" Mao Wei asked anxiously.

"What did you hear?" A Ping's eyes showed a confused look, she tilted her head and thought for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Sir, it seems that the streets are celebrating, saying that the army of Da Chu defeated the army of Han, and the maid who did not care much about the specific ones."

Mao Wei fell on the chair with a loud bang. It seemed that everything Zhongli said was true.

Zhongli was very satisfied with the blow from this news to Mao Wei: "Mr. Mao, look, the Han army is not invincible, and Gao Yuan is known as the undefeated god of war. After this battle, his name cannot be saved. In fact, the matter is very simple. Han State, Gao Yuan is too aggressive. He forced the other two major countries, Qin and Chu, to unite. The Han State's military fronts face any country alone. Perhaps they are the strongest, but they are not so easy to face with two!"

Looking at Mao Wei's depressed appearance, Zhongli continued: "Gao Yuan is indeed a talented and stubborn king. At least one sentence I think he explained it very accurately, that is, the fundamental of a country lies in people, but it is this point that makes him fall into trouble bit by bit. Qin and Chu unite together. Our human resources are ten times that of the Han Kingdom, and our financial resources are not comparable to that of the Han Kingdom. How can the Han Kingdom, which was established for only a few years, compare with Qin and Chu, which was established for hundreds of years? This is the foundation. The Han Kingdom may have the upper hand in a short period of time, but if the stalemate continues for a long time, we will definitely win."

"It's just a defeat." Mao Wei murmured.

"Yes, it was just a defeat, but this is just a beginning. He has proved that the Han army is not invincible, and everything is difficult to start. This victory will greatly encourage the morale of Qin and Chu, and the Han army suffered an unprecedented blow. Mr. Mao, the Han country will eventually fail by Qin and Chu. I think Mr. Mao will have an accurate judgment. It is not a shame to say that we hope that your joining will narrow the gap between us and Han country in terms of military orders, but even if you don't join, we are full of confidence in victory, because weapons are just techniques after all, and people are important. This is what the King Gao Yuan of the Han Dynasty said personally, right?"

Zhongli stood up, "Mr. Mao thought about it again. I hope to get the answer from my husband as soon as possible, because we are about to set off, our next stop will be Yingcheng, or when we go, the Han army's special envoy has arrived in Yingcheng and requested negotiations."

"I want to think about it, I want to think about it!" Mao Wei lowered his head and murmured.

Zhongli smiled and turned around, waved at Mingtai, and the two left the house quietly.

"Master Hou, that's all right?" Mingtai asked in a low voice when he walked out of the door.

"Too much is not enough!" Zhongli walked forward steadily, "Mao Wei is not a confused person or a pedantic person. From his performance these days, we can judge that this person is a talented man who has studied in the highest institution of Han Dynasty. He has his own judgment on anything. You only need to state the facts to him."

"Sir, I have learned a lot from you over the years!" Mingtai said sincerely.

Zhongli smiled slightly, stopped, turned around, and looked at Mingtai, "The most important thing in our business is to guess people's hearts. When you do this well, many things will be much easier. I am old, and the Black Ice Platform will depend on you in the future. I believe that for a long time, your main opponent will be the Supervision Bureau of the Han Dynasty. The Supervision Bureau is full of talents. Cao Tianci is sinister, Yi Bin decisive, and Ning Xin is delicate. The combination of these three people is enough to give you a headache."

"The last one will have the confidence to defeat them." Mingtai said loudly.

"It is good to have confidence, but you must remember that you should never underestimate your opponent. If you do our business, making mistakes means failure and death. This time, because of Mao Wei, we have almost lost all spies in the Han Dynasty. Even the hidden power of Tan Feng has been removed. It will take longer for you to make arrangements next. On the other hand, the power of the Han Supervision Office in our country is growing rapidly. To be honest, the lives of the people of the Han Dynasty are indeed enviable."

"But they can only recruit some people from the bottom, and it is extremely difficult to break into our official system."

"Yes, you said this to the point. Their policies have made our officials very disgusted, but they do not rule out some hidden enemies, such as the former eldest prince's people."

"The eldest prince's man is not already..."

"Do you think it has been cleared? No, it's far from it. What we know is only the water surface, and the water is still deep under the water surface!" Zhongli shook his head and sighed: "This action is a win for the country and a big victory, but for our Black Ice Platform, it is really a loss-making deal. Your main job next is probably to use domestic counter-attacks."

Mingtai was silent. Indeed, this time the Black Ice Platform suffered heavy losses, but isn’t the Black Ice Platform just serving the country? If it loses, just replenish it. Why is Mr. Hou so heartbroken? Or is this the real reason why the king wants to replace him! Mr. Hou regarded the Black Ice Platform as the property he worked hard to manage instead of Daqin.

However, Mr. Hou is a sensible person. Retiring bravely in the torrent is actually his best choice. The new king has been in office for almost a year and has gained a foothold in all aspects. The major troops have basically replaced the generals trusted by the new king. Prime Minister Fan Sui has lost sincerity. Mr. Zhong, who has an absolute power in his hand, is indeed not suitable to stay in this position.

The two left the courtyard in silence.

In the courtyard, Mao Wei had been sitting like this, motionless. I don’t know how long it had been. Seeing that the sun had gradually set and the night slowly came, Aping, who had seen it several times, was finally a little panicked and bravely broke into the door.

"Sir, sir!" he shouted softly.

Mao Wei was like a sculpture, motionless. Aping reached out and pushed Mao Wei on his shoulder, "Sir, what's wrong with you?"

His body suddenly shook, and Mao Wei suddenly woke up, looked at the lights in the room, and then looked at Aping, who looked at her panic-looking Ah Ping, "Is it actually dark?"

"Sir, you have been sitting here blankly for the whole afternoon, but it scared Aping." Aping gently patted her chest and whispered.

"I'm thinking about something." Mao Wei said: "Aping, how should you live a life?"

Aping was stunned: "Sir, I don't know anything about it. I just know that a person can't live many years in his life, so he will naturally live a good life. If possible, he will not be wronged."

Mao Wei nodded with a smile, "But why do you feel wronged yourself? He actually sold yourself for the sake of his family."

"Isn't this a hurdle that cannot be overcome at home? But it is difficult to explain clearly the circumstances of life. At that time, I felt that I was in trouble, but now, I am living much better than before, and because I met these big people, the problems at home have been solved." Aping said with gratitude. "Or sometimes, changing the way of life is the best choice."

The smile on Mao Wei's face gradually faded: "Is this what Lord Zhong told you to say?"

Looking at Mao Wei's sunken face, Aping suddenly became scared and trembled. She knelt down with a loud bang: "No, no, this is what the maid thinks. That Lord Zhong just told me to take good care of your life. When you have nothing to do, I will tell you more about your hometown and sing the little songs of your hometown."

Mao Wei was silent for a while, "Get up, I'm thinking too much."

Seeing Aping standing up tremblingly, Mao Wei asked a little strangely: "Why are you so afraid of me?"

"Sir, Aping can get this opportunity because she can serve her. Once she doesn't want me, her family will suffer a serious disaster. They won't care about her anymore. That Lord Zhong must be a very powerful person."

"Of course he is a very powerful person." Mao Wei nodded.

"But I think you are also very powerful, sir, that Lord Zhong is powerful, aren't you polite in front of you?" Aping said, "It's Aping's blessing to be able to follow him."

"Chicken head and phoenix tail, two opportunities, when they are placed in front of you, which one will you choose?"

"Of course, it's a chicken head." Aping didn't hesitate at all. "Being a chicken head is at least on one acre of three-point land, and being a phoenix tail, all the glory and credit are not the turn of a feather above the phoenix tail. Do you think? The county magistrate is not as good as the county manager!"

"Would you rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail?" Mao Wei murmured. "Okay, you go down, I have to think about it myself."

Seeing Aping walk out of the door, Mao Wei blew out the oil lamp in the room with a sound, completely sinking himself into darkness.
Chapter completed!