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Vézé was in a bad mood after leaving Qi Yuchang's house. As a young man in the 21st century, Vézé felt that he should get a house before he got married and earn enough money to support his wife and children. Apart from that, marriage was basically a matter between the two parties. Now that Vézé was the Prince Of Qi, he had money, houses, and tens of thousands of elites under his command. In the end, marriage became even more troublesome. Moreover, this trouble came from others who made things difficult for no reason.
But he couldn't not get married either. Currently, the Taiping Rebellion had seven princes. Oh, it should be six princes. Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan had 88 wives. King Of The East Yang Xiuqing also had 20 to 30 wives. North King Wei Changhui, Wing King Shi Dakai, and Yu King Hu Yihuang all had several wives. The Prince of Yan, Qin Rigang, who had been demoted to a servant, also had a few wives. Vézé was still unmarried. This was not an excuse that Vézé could use as a reason for his purity, but a weakness that could be used against Vézé.
When Vézé was in Anhui, he used military affairs as an excuse to reject the twenty beauties sent by Yang Xiuqing. However, Vézé was currently wandering around Tianjing City, and he was still alone. No matter what, this could not be justified. If not for this reason, Vézé would not have been in such a hurry to get married.
Not getting married was a problem. Now that he was married, he still had to worry about being caught. This made him extremely unhappy.
He returned to the Prince Of Qi residence gloomily and saw a few people waiting for him at the entrance. The leader of the group was an acquaintance. It was Zhang Yingchen, who was now the inspector. He was waiting at the entrance of the Prince Of Qi's residence. Seeing that Vézé had returned, Zhang Yingchen immediately welcomed him anxiously.
"Chief of General Staff! I've been waiting for you for a long time! "Zhang Yingchen said eagerly.
"Oh? Did the King Of The East send you to summon me? "Vézé asked as he dismounted.
"No, not the King Of The East. I have something to ask the chief of staff of the General Staff. "Zhang Yingchen's face was full of unease.
"Let's talk inside," Vézé said after seeing the expression on his subordinate's face.
Zhang Yingchen was the first general to officially leave Vézé's army. Although the King Of The East had also sent over a thousand of his troops away from Daozhou, Zhang Yingchen was the first general to be sent away.
As soon as they entered Vézé's main hall with the guards, Zhang Yingchen immediately said with a long face, "Chief of the General Staff, the King Of The East is really hard to please!"
"Huh?" Vézé didn't expect Zhang Yingchen to say such a thing. Of course, Vézé knew that the King Of The East was hard to please. However, when Zhang Yingchen came to complain to Vézé, Vézé didn't dare to respond. Since the King Of The East was hard to please, Vézé could only be more careful. Even if he scolded the King Of The East behind Zhang Yingchen's back, he couldn't touch the King Of The East at all. Moreover, if someone told this to the King Of The East, Vézé wouldn't be able to bear the consequences.
Vézé immediately interrupted Zhang Yingchen. "Yingchen, don't say such useless things. If you want to say bad things about the King Of The East, find a corner and say it yourself. If you come to my door and say this, I can't listen to you. "
Zhang Yingchen saw that Vézé's attitude was quite firm. He quickly said, "No, no, Chief of the General Staff, don't chase me away! This time, I came to ask you to help me come up with a plan. The King Of The East thought that since I stayed in Anhui for so long, I must have a plan to deal with the situation in Anhui. However, I've been in Chuzhou and haven't been in the General Staff Headquarters. How would I know how to deal with the situation in Anhui? But after the King Of The East heard my report, he scolded me! Looking at the King Of The East's attitude, if I can't come up with a plan, he will definitely punish me! Chief of the General Staff, you have to help me! "
"Plan for Anhui?" Vézé didn't quite understand what Zhang Yingchen meant. "The King Of The East has already taken over Anhui. What plan does he want?"
"The King Of The East felt that Chief of the General Staff was very aggressive when you were in Anhui. You beat Qing Yao until he ran away. A few days ago, Marquis Li Kaifang led troops across the Huai River to fight with Qing Yao. Both sides fought a bloody battle, but they couldn't defeat Qing Yao. And it seems that Marquis Li suffered quite a bit. He asked the King Of The East for Lin Fengxiang and Lin Tianhou to send reinforcements from Huai 'an. The King Of The East was furious and ordered me to come up with a plan to restore the situation in Anhui to the situation when the Chief of the General Staff was in charge. However, I couldn't come up with a plan, so I submitted one to the King Of The East and was scolded badly. Chief of the General Staff, I need your help. Only you can come up with such a plan in Tianjing City! "
Looking at Zhang Yingchen's anxious expression, Vézé sighed. "Yingchen, we've all learned in the military academy that soldiers are like water. The shape of water avoids the high and pursues the low. The shape of soldiers avoids the strong and attacks the weak. Water flows because of the land, and soldiers win because of the enemy. Soldiers have no fixed momentum, and water has no fixed shape. When I left Anhui, I wasn't the only one who left. My troops also left Anhui. This is a change in our own troops. Jiang Zhongyuan, who was in Su Zhou, had also changed a lot in the past few months. This is a change in the enemy. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Now, both you and the enemy have changed. It's not that I don't want to help you, but I really don't know how to come up with this plan. "
After saying that, Vézé paused. Although Vézé felt that he had said everything clearly, Zhang Yingchen still looked at Vézé with wide eyes, as if Vézé hadn't said anything.
Looking at Zhang Yingchen's behavior, Vézé was quite unhappy. Zhang Yingchen's request was originally something that Vézé couldn't do. Moreover, Zhang Yingchen himself had received military education. Although he was responsible for training the troops in the later stages, memorizing Sun Tzu's Art of War was one of the basic lessons that Vézé had left for the generals. Vézé had even specially made a translation of the original text and given it to the generals. Now that Wei Ze had already spoken to this extent, it was useless to Zhang Yingchen as if he was playing the lute to a cow.
However, Vézé didn't want to blame Zhang Yingchen. It wasn't entirely Zhang Yingchen's fault that Zhang Yingchen was taken away by Yang Xiuqing. Therefore, Vézé calmed himself down and said in a gentle tone, "Yingchen, tell the King Of The East about your situation. With the King Of The East's intelligence, how could he not know about your situation? Even if I really give you a plan now, if it doesn't work after it is implemented, how will you explain it to the King Of The East? How will I explain it to the King Of The East? "
Seeing that Vézé had already rejected him to this extent, Zhang Yingchen's expression dimmed. Then, his eyes suddenly turned red and tears flowed down. He choked and said, "Chief of the General Staff! The King Of The East is too difficult to serve. I originally wanted to do my best to serve the King Of The East and use everything I had learned. However, the King Of The East was always nitpicking and wouldn't listen to any of my plans. I originally wanted to lead the army to Anhui, but the King Of The East didn't allow it. I also thought that our training method was very good. As long as we trained hard, Qing Yao wouldn't have anything to fear. However, Dong Wang refuted the training methods I had submitted and said that there was nothing good about them. I was also angry, so I said that I wanted to come up with a plan to win in Anhui. However, no matter what I came up with, the King Of The East didn't allow it. It's fine if he didn't allow it, but the King Of The East still wanted me to come up with a plan that he could accept. I had no other choice. "
Speaking up to this point, Zhang Yingchen couldn't help but cry. Seeing how sad Zhang Yingchen was crying, Vézé could only order someone to bring a handkerchief to Zhang Yingchen.
Forcefully wiping his tears, Zhang Yingchen finally stopped crying and forced himself to continue, "Chief of the General Staff, I know you were angry that I went to the King Of The East. But you can't just watch me die! "
"Ying Chen!" Vézé raised his voice and dragged out his voice. "I've never been angry because you were transferred away by the King Of The East. You think I won't help you, but that's because I can't help you with the things you proposed. I've repeatedly said that victory can be achieved, but it can't be done. You want me to come up with a plan to win, but I really can't do it! The situation in Anhui is completely different from when I was in Anhui. All the plans I came up with were nonsense. If I really wrote a plan for you, it would only be a trap for you and a trap for the King Of The East! I think you're my brother, so you can't do such a thing! "
No matter how much Zhang Yingchen pleaded with Vézé, Vézé wouldn't agree to Zhang Yingchen's request. In the end, Zhang Yingchen had no choice but to ask Vézé to give him a copy of the strategy he used in Anhui. Vézé didn't have it now, so he told Zhang Yingchen that it would take some time. In the end, Zhang Yingchen asked Vézé to briefly describe Vézé's plan when he was in Anhui. Vézé could only describe it to Zhang Yingchen.
After leaving Vézé's place with the guards, Zhang Yingchen immediately went to the King Of The East's residence. The officials of the King Of The East's residence brought Zhang Yingchen into the residence, but no one received him. After a while, the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing, finally let Zhang Yingchen in.
As soon as he saw the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing, Zhang Yingchen immediately saluted. After getting up, he said, "King Of The East, Prince Of Qi isn't unhappy about being transferred out of Anhui. This time, he didn't mention a word about Anhui. He sighed. When he came up with the plan, Vézé also repeatedly said that the situation in Anhui had changed. If he came up with a plan based on the original situation, he would only be harming his subordinates and the King Of The East. If he did that, he wouldn't be able to answer to the King Of The East … "
After describing Vézé's words to Yang Xiuqing, Zhang Yingchen saw that Yang Xiuqing still didn't say anything. He said again, "King Of The East, Vézé told me about the plan he came up with before he left. I think it's quite a good plan. If the King Of The East wants to hear it, I would like to tell the King Of The East!"
After saying this, he couldn't help but take a closer look at Yang Xiuqing's expression. After all, Zhang Yingchen had worked under Vézé before. He could understand the subtleties of Vézé's plan very well. This time, Zhang Yingchen wanted to get Vézé's plan. His goal was to convince the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing, and get Yang Xiuqing's support to lead the army to develop in Anhui.
When Yang Xiuqing heard this, he finally said, "Zhang Yingchen, if I wanted to listen to the song, I could just ask Vézé to come over and tell me. Why would I need you to tell me?"
Hearing Yang Xiuqing's displeasure, Zhang Yingchen quickly said, "I understand!"
Yang Xiuqing narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Yingchen. Suddenly, he sneered, "Zhang Yingchen, it seems that you are very dissatisfied with me! What do you mean by the King Of The East is too hard to please? The King Of The East has forced you into a corner! Why didn't I know that I had forced you to this point? "
His voice wasn't loud, but in Zhang Yingchen's ears, it sounded like muffled thunder. He quickly tried to explain, "King Of The East, I didn't say such nonsense!"
"Ha!" Yang Xiuqing chuckled. He waved his hand and two people came in. They were Zhang Yingchen's guards.
"The two of you, say it again. What did Zhang Yingchen say?" Yang Xiuqing said.
The guards didn't look at Zhang Yingchen and just told him about Zhang Yingchen's complaints about Yang Xiuqing, the King Of The East.
Before the two of them could finish, Zhang Yingchen knelt down and explained hurriedly, "King Of The East! King Of The East! You asked me to test if Vézé has any resentment. Vézé never likes to complain, so I could only pretend to complain. Otherwise, how would I know if Vézé really has any complaints about the King Of The East? "
"Hehe!" Yang Xiuqing sneered. "Zhang Yingchen, do you mean that you want to frame the Prince Of Qi?"
Zhang Yingchen was completely dumbfounded. He was originally ordered by Yang Xiuqing to investigate Vézé, but he didn't expect that he would be framed by Yang Xiuqing. He became the one who wanted to frame the Prince Of Qi, Vézé.
Without waiting for Zhang Yingchen to explain, Yang Xiuqing waved his hand and ordered, "Drag Zhang Yingchen away and beat him three hundred times!"
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