Compared to Jiang Pengji's smooth sailing, Xu Bei's situation was far from optimistic.
The immoral Yang Si could only blame himself for being too vicious. Every word he uttered threw Xu Bei's dignity to the ground and trampled on him mercilessly.
Xu Bei had never been a broad-minded or open-minded person. On the contrary, he was meticulous and sensitive. He would think of all sorts of things at the slightest sign of trouble. His imagination was very developed. There were advantages and disadvantages to such a personality. In the current situation, the disadvantages far outweighed the advantages.
Because he was meticulous and sensitive, Xu Bei liked to get into a dead end. Once he got in, he couldn't get out.
Yang Si fanned the flames from behind. Every day, he ordered the orderly to use a specially-made bronze loudspeaker to shout curses outside the Mountain Urn City. His voice could pass through the city walls and float into the city. Xu Bei's morale was high. From his initial rage to his subsequent illness, he was bedridden. Yang Si, this fellow, had contributed greatly.
If this was how despicable Yang Si was, then he had overestimated his bottom line. This guy had even more despicable tricks up his sleeve.
A normal scolding could no longer satisfy his restless heart. He searched for talents in the army and finally found a guy who had been a ventriloquist in his previous life. Yang Si made him perform a ventriloquist performance in front of the barbican in the middle of the night. He even made a hundred people cooperate with him.
The guards of the barbican were speechless.
I have a curse that I must shout in Yang Si's ear!
After repeated torment, they were already exhausted. However, they dared not slack off. They were afraid that the other party would seize the opportunity to attack the barbican.
Yang Si grinned. "Han Yu is the most cautious person. After three to five days of trouble, I'm afraid they will collapse."
Even a man made of iron had to sleep. With him tormenting the guards of the barbican, even if Han Yu was extremely capable, he would still be badly battered.
Li Yun's smile was a little forced. He once again got to know the military advisor Yang.
As expected, when these scholars started to act coquettishly, no one else could do it.
"According to the scouts' report, the number of deserters in the barbican has increased significantly."
Actually, they could still struggle at death's door by staying in the barbican. However, Yang Si was too despicable and coquettish.
The soldiers were constantly in a state of tension. After a long time, their essence, qi, and spirit would be greatly depleted.
If they didn't desert, they would either die or go insane.
Yang Si snorted softly and said, "If Xu Bei wasn't such a hypocrite, how could he have succeeded so easily?"
As the saying goes, men are afraid of entering the wrong profession, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man.
Han Yu didn't choose the wrong profession, but he followed the wrong person. Xu Bei could act for a while, but could he really act for a lifetime?
Obviously, he couldn't.
Speaking of Han Yu, Yang Si felt it was a pity that he trusted the wrong person more than once.
Many people could only share the hardships and not the joys. Xu Bei was a typical example.
When he was still a nobody, he worked hard to set up his image and coaxed Han Yu to help him. When he was at his peak, he revealed his fox's tail.
He had already succeeded in suppressing Xu Fei step by step, so he didn't need to disguise himself and put in the effort to create a public persona.
Xu Bei's behavior was the exact opposite of Han Yu's "Dao". How could the two of them not be estranged?
Yang Si understood Han Yu. He understood how painful it felt to have his "Dao" trampled on by his master!
Because what Han Yu was facing now was exactly what Yang Si had experienced.
When Yang Si became an official and assisted Prince Changshou, he was sincere at first.
Prince Changshou respected the virtuous and treated the poor scholars kindly. Every year, he would allocate a large sum of money to help the poor scholars.
Every time there was an assessment, Prince Changshou would generously give up his hot spring hotel in Jishan Hot Spring for the scholars to hold gatherings and poetry meetings. All the expenses were taken care of by him. He had also built quite a number of teahouses, specially opened up a place for the students to display their talents, and provided books for the students to read. If there was a student who performed outstandingly, he would even specially recommend that student and give him the first brick on the road to success.
To be honest, was Prince Changshou not a wise ruler?
Yang Si was attracted by Prince Changshou like this. He recommended himself to be his right-hand man and help him strategize.
Similarly, Prince Changshou didn't manage to wear his mask until the end.
The royal family of Dongqing had just fallen apart, and he couldn't wait to bare his fangs.
Recruiting the poor was only for the sake of setting up a public persona and accumulating prestige. Rather than saying that he valued the poor, it was better to say that he valued his connections.
To him, the poor were just used and then thrown away.
Yang Si looked at everything coldly and decisively escaped. Before he left, he even tricked Prince Changshou.
Compared to Yang Si's decisiveness of "If you don't have the heart, I'll stop", Han Yu wasn't as carefree. Or did he still have some expectations for Xu Bei?
Looking at Shanwu City from afar, Yang Si murmured.
Liyun didn't hear it clearly and asked, "What did the military counselor say?"
Yang Si asked meaningfully, "Does Han Mei like hypocritical people?"
Liyun shook his head, "Who would like a hypocritical person?"
Yang Si laughed, "But what if this hypocritical person insisted on being a hypocritical person for his entire life?"
Liyun was puzzled at first, but then he realized.
"What's the difference between being a hypocritical person and being truly kind?"
Yang Si laughed, "There's really no difference."
Whether it was Xu Bei or Prince Changshou, if they could persist in setting up a public persona for their entire lives, so what if they sacrificed their lives and gave their all to assist them?
They were equally willing.
Unfortunately, both of them didn't persist, so it was expected that they would be abandoned.
Before Yang Si left, he said, "Continue to monitor the movements in Shanwu City. Han Yu isn't someone who would resign himself to death."
Thinking of Han Yu's face and clean temperament, who would have thought that this refined and elegant young man would have such a ruthless side?
He was a ferocious beast. Even if he was on the verge of death, he would save up the last of his strength to bite the flesh of his enemy. He would never be a coward!
Yang Si was certain that Han Yu would definitely strike before Shanwu City collapsed, and it would be a ruthless move aimed at the vital parts!
But …
What would Han Yu do?
After several days of deployment, Han Yu hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time. Apart from the clamor outside the city, there was also the mental pressure.
He and Cheng Xun came out of the mayor's residence one after the other. He immediately saw Xie Ze standing outside to ensure their safety.
Han Yu lowered his eyelids to hide the disappointment in his eyes.
Xu Bei had already been forced into a desperate situation by Jiang Pengji's successive tricks. Now he was even more paranoid. He heard that the general had strong yang energy, so he asked Xie Ze to guard his residence and suppress the yin energy. Because Xie Ze was his brother-in-law and had a good temperament, there weren't many objections.
However, Han Yu was still disappointed.
Because Cheng Xun was by his side, Han Yu didn't show his emotions.
Xie Ze stepped forward and said, "Counselor, does the lord have any instructions?"
Han Yu didn't speak, but Cheng Xun said, "The lord has ordered Captain Xie to lead the operation."
Xie Ze frowned slightly, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
"It is my honor that the lord is willing to entrust me with such an important task. I will not let the lord down."
Cheng Xun had other matters to attend to, so he left first. Xie Ze walked Han Yu to the door and turned to look at the door.
"If anything happens to me and the lord is able to solve the current predicament, I would like to ask the counselor to take care of the old and young in my family."
Xie Ze lowered his voice and looked at Han Yu sincerely.
Han Yu said lightly, "I will."
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