Xu Bei had intended to use the art of checks and balances to promote others to divide the power in Han Yu's hands.
Han Yu had no objection to this. After all, "Extreme prosperity leads to decline." If he was placed in too much of an important position, Xu Bei would question and be wary of him sooner or later.
On the other hand, this could also provide opportunities for talented people to cultivate more useful people for the Lord.
The prosperity of a force couldn't depend on one person. It needed a hundred flowers to bloom together.
Han Yu wasn't an autocratic person. Xu Bei intended to check and balance the power, so he took the opportunity to give others opportunities. It was the best of both worlds.
Late one night, an unexpected person climbed over the wall of his house.
Han Yu looked at Xie Ze, who was dressed in black, speechless. Why couldn't you talk about it during the day in the government office? Why did you have to climb over his wall in the middle of the night?
He tightened the cloak on his shoulders with a bronze lamp in his right hand.
Han Yu changed his clothes and returned to his room in the middle of the night. He was almost scared to death when he saw a dark shadow squatting outside his door.
"What is Commandant Xie doing?" Han Yu smiled bitterly. If it weren't for the fact that he had a good personal relationship with Xie Ze, he would have called the guards to beat Xie Ze out of the room. While observing Xie Ze's hesitant expression, he raised his hand and pushed the door open. He couldn't help but laugh, "Commandant Xie, you'd better go inside and talk. If the night patrol sees us, I don't know what kind of rumors will spread the next day."
Han Yu lit up the lamp. The room was brighter under the illumination of the lamp.
Xie Ze followed him into the room.
Han Yu teased him when he saw that he didn't speak.
"All the soldiers in the army say that Commandant Xie is an upright man. Who would have thought that you have the hobby of a gentleman on a beam? Climbing over someone's wall in the middle of the night?"
Xie Ze's cheeks turned red from the teasing and he stuttered.
He didn't know what to say. In the end, he knelt down and apologized. Han Yu was shocked and quickly helped him up.
"Commandant Xie, please get up. What are you doing?"
Xie Ze said, "Military Counselor, I didn't manage properly. I let the assistant general take advantage of the loophole and slandered the Lord …"
Han Yu was confused. "Why did you say that?"
Xie Ze was so ashamed that he refused to get up. He stammered out the whole story.
Xie Ze wouldn't have known that his deputy had stabbed Han Yu in the back, if it wasn't for the fact that his deputy had spilled the beans and badmouthed Han Yu in front of him.
Every word that the deputy general had said to Xu Bei had pierced through his heart.
Xie Ze suddenly understood when he thought of his lord's attitude toward Han Yu.
This was not the tacit understanding between the lord and Han Yu at all. It was obvious that the lord was really dissatisfied. She might even be suspicious.
As Xie Ze continued, the smile on Han Yu's face gradually faded away. What was left was a chilling coldness. There seemed to be an undercurrent of coldness in his eyes.
"Counselor, I —"
Xie Ze was interrupted by Han Yu.
"Forget it, I already know about this matter. Thank you for coming so late at night to inform me."
Han Yu's voice wasn't as clear and bright as usual. Instead, it carried a chill that made people's hair stand on end. He seemed to be brewing something.
Xie Ze opened his mouth, unable to utter a single word.
Han Yu paused and said, "I plan to stay at home for a few days. I won't be seeing any guests. If there's nothing important, please don't come to visit."
Xie Ze was the most important general under Xu Bei's command. He held military power in his hands. If he got too close to Han Yu, neither of them would be in a good position.
Han Yu lowered his eyelids to hide the thoughts in his eyes.
Xie Ze couldn't help but want to put in a good word for Xu Bei to ease the tense relationship between Xu Bei and Han Yu.
Before he could open his mouth, Han Yu laughed and said, "You don't have to be so cautious, Lieutenant Xie. I know what I'm doing."
Xu Bei was the lord that he had personally chosen. How could he be disappointed in Xu Bei just because of a moment of suspicion?
It would be abnormal if there were no stumbles between the lord and his subordinate.
After Xie Ze left, the smile on Han Yu's face returned to normal.
He sat in front of the table and watched the flickering candlelight. There was an undercurrent in his eyes. No one knew what he was thinking.
After a long while, Han Yu let out a long sigh, blew out the candlelight, and went to sleep.
Now that the great battle was imminent, no matter how afraid Xu Bei was, he would not truly touch him. He could use this time to dispel his opponent's worries.
Jiang Pengji led the troops to rush to Yang Si's aid. Within a few days, the main army also hurried over and successfully joined forces with Jiang Pengji.
Yang Si, who was holed up in the tent, heard that the army had arrived. He hurriedly kicked away the thin blanket covering his body and angrily looked for Qiguan Rang to settle the score.
Since his martial strength was not enough, he called Qin Gong over.
Qin Gong was also an injured soldier, but he practiced martial arts all year round and had a strong body. His injuries were heavier than Yang Si's, but he recovered much faster than Yang Si.
"Advisor Yang, Advisor Yang … Wait a moment. Where are you going?"
Yang Si stopped in his tracks and said with a fierce expression, "Of course I'm looking for the culprit, the one who put us in such a difficult situation!"
Qiguan Rang's declaration of war had really screwed him over.
If not for his lord's timely arrival, he would have already gone to the King of Hell, drank Granny Meng's soup, and crossed the Bridge of Helplessness.
The corpse was cold!
Qin Gong was still a newbie, and the forces of Wanzhou were unfamiliar to him.
Who gave him the courage to diss the elders before even bowing to them?
Was it Yang Si?
"Isn't this very offensive?"
"So be it," Yang Si said, feeling wronged. "I almost lost my life. Isn't this even more aggrieved?"
"But Advisor …" Qin Gong was dragged away by Yang Si. The patrolling soldiers saw the way the two of them were tugging at each other, and it attracted countless strange looks. The newbie Qin Gong was thin-skinned, and he quickly blushed. "If the lord finds out, what should we do?"
Picking a fight for no reason and violating military discipline, be careful that the lord makes life difficult for him.
Yang Si said, "If the lord finds out, then so be it. According to her temperament, it's good enough that she didn't add fuel to the fire."
Qin Gong was speechless.
He slandered the lord behind her back and still acted very sloppy and normal. Such a non-mainstream relationship between the lord and his minister was really an eye-opener for him.
Yang Si said he would go to the door. He asked where Qiguan Rang's tent was and directly pulled Qin Gong over.
Before entering the tent, he smelled the aroma of food.
He opened the tent and happened to hear Qiguan Rang and Wei Ci chatting and laughing.
"Look, they're here."
Qin Gong was speechless.
Qiguan Rang and Wei Ci looked at the two people outside the tent. Seeing them enter, the former got up and bowed deeply to them.
Yang Si saw this ostentatious display and felt very upset.
Qiguan Rang had taken the initiative to apologize and admit defeat. He felt that his fist had landed on cotton, and all his grievances had dissipated.
He simply gave himself a way out and said, "I heard that Wen Zheng is holding a banquet. Can we welcome a couple of uninvited guests?"
Qiguan Rang smiled and said, "You're most welcome."
Qin Gong looked left and right, still a little confused.
He really couldn't understand the tricks of the literati group.
Yang Si held a soup spoon in his left hand and ate. Qin Gong also ate a meal.
Wei Ci saw that he was frowning deeply, as if troubled by something. He asked with a smile, "What is Fengjing worried about?"
Qin Gong saw that the person who asked was Wei Ci, a man who was more beautiful than a woman. He immediately blushed and casually made an excuse. "It's nothing much, I'm just wondering … The march is tough, and this dish looks, smells, and tastes good. I wonder how Military Advisor Qiguan prepared it …"
Wei Ci smiled and said, "In order to make amends to Jing Rong, Wen Zheng secretly promised me many good things."
Qin Gong was speechless.
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