"The Brave Tiger Army is the result of His Royal Highness's hard work for many years. I can't let others take it away for no reason." Qin Yining slightly raised the corner of her mouth. Her almond-shaped eyes were full of confidence. It was frightening.
Her confident look reminded Xie Yue of Wang Ye, who was rushing back to the capital.
Xie Yue's expression became more serious.
Qin Yining continued, "It's not easy to train one person, let alone an army of 100,000. The Tiger Army is not only good at individual combat, but it's also good at formations and strict in its management. Such a fierce army can be used as a shield to protect Wang Ye, but in the hands of others, it can be used as a weapon to kill. Is Master Zuo really that capable? I think he just won Your Majesty's heart. I want him to lose his Majesty's heart! "
"Miss Qin, what do you mean?"
"Wang Ye is rushing back to the capital to continue pretending to be sick. It's too risky for him to use this method. Even if he is lucky enough to pass this time, Your Majesty already knows about Wang Ye's deployment of troops. It's just that he hasn't caught it yet. He's already worried about it. If that happens, I'm afraid that the Emperor's wariness and schemes against Your Highness will only increase. "
"But it's already happened. Could it be that Miss Qin has thought of a countermeasure? Is it related to the report you just mentioned about letting Zuo Jinwei go? "
"Yes." Qin Yining smiled slyly. She called Xie Yue over and whispered a few words to her.
The more Xie Yue listened, the bigger her eyes widened. In the end, she looked at Qin Yining with admiration.
"Miss Qin is indeed the daughter of the wise Pan An. I'm ashamed of my inferiority."
"Don't say that. I still have to rely on Mr. Xie's disguise skills."
"It's just a small trick. If I can help Wang Ye, then I didn't learn it for nothing."
Qin Yining nodded with a smile.
Xie Yue smiled as she thought about Qin Yining's plan. Her resentment towards Qin Yining was swept away, and her attitude towards Qin Yining became extremely respectful.
Qin Yining and the others didn't go back immediately. Instead, they asked Xie Yue to disguise her. She disguised herself as an ordinary-looking young man and changed into the Tiger Army uniform.
Lian Xiaozhou was very surprised. She couldn't help but pull the hand of the "strange young man" in front of her.
Qin Yining smiled comfortingly and said, "Little Congee, be good. There are bad people who want to scheme against me now, so I have no choice but to disguise myself like this. When we enter the military camp later, you have to pretend that you don't know me in front of outsiders. You can't call out my name, okay?"
Lian Xiaozhou nodded repeatedly when she heard this. She covered her mouth with both hands and deliberately looked away from Qin Yining. "I won't say it."
Qin Yining was amused by her childish and cute behavior. He patted her head and said, "Good girl. When we reach the military camp and there's no one else, you can follow me. For now, you can follow this uncle. If someone asks you who you are, you should know how to answer, right? "
Lian Xiaozhou nodded heavily. "I know."
Qin Yining blended in with the Tiger Army team that was searching the mountain and returned to the military camp. The team only found a little girl from a hunter's family. They didn't find the person Prince Zhongshun was thinking about.
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Zuo Jinwei had already seen the fire on the mountain and heard the dozens of arrows. He had been standing at the entrance of the military camp with his arms crossed as he coldly watched the Tiger Army team that treated him like air.
Prince Zhongshun was so capable!
Your Majesty stripped him of his military power and handed the Tiger Army over to him. Pang Zhixi actually dared to defy the imperial edict and privately mobilize troops. He even dared to meddle in his army!
Your Majesty still hadn't replied to his report. The more Zuo Jinwei thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. He urged his trusted aide beside him. "Quickly send another report on Pang Zhixi's private mobilization of troops!"
"Yes. General! "
The trusted aide immediately obeyed the order.
Looking at the orderly Tiger Troop in the tent, Zuo Jinwei looked around the camp and sneered.
How did Pang Zhixi end up here? He didn't know which tent he was hiding in. If he was caught, he would definitely be in trouble!
Zuo Jinwei thought of this and felt a burst of pride.
In the evening, Zuo Jinwei ordered people to prepare food and wine. When he was drinking by himself, a deputy general suddenly came to the front of the tent to report.
"General! Prince Zhongshun wants to see you! "
Zuo Jinwei stood up abruptly. He didn't even realize that his wine bag had fallen. "How strange. Isn't he hiding very well? Why would he want to see me?"
"I don't know. However, when I came here, I saw that Prince Zhongshun seemed to be seriously ill. His complexion was very bad."
"Seriously ill? Could it be that he was thinking about his mistress and couldn't find her after so many days, so he got sick from worry? "
Zuo Jinwei laughed mockingly. "The murderous Pang Zhixi is actually infatuated with love. How unexpected. Hahaha!"
Zuo Jinwei's wild laughter could be heard far away from the tent.
He had been suppressing himself for too long and finally found a chance to vent.
"Good! I want to see what kind of tricks he wants to play! He was avoiding me before, but now he wants to see me! "
When the deputy general saw Zuo Jinwei's excited expression, he smiled and said, "Perhaps that person has something he can't do and wants to ask for your help."
"Oh?" Zuo Jinwei thought for a moment and associated it with Your Majesty.
Pang Xiao must know that his private deployment of troops would definitely anger Your Majesty. He's afraid of Your Majesty's thunderous might, so he wants to ask for your help to put in a few good words for him?
With this thought, Zuo Jinwei left the tent with the deputy general. The deputy general led him to the tent where Pang Xiao lived.
As soon as he opened the tent door, he smelled a bitter smell of medicine.
"Pang Xiao" was lying on the camp bed. His hair was messy and his complexion was very bad. His body was wrapped in three layers of thick quilts, but he still looked very cold.
A thin and slightly hunchbacked young deputy general stood by the side to serve him. He used a handkerchief to cover "Pang Xiao's" forehead.
Zuo Jinwei restrained his arrogance and saluted, "This general pays his respects to Wang Ye. I haven't seen Wang Ye in the army these days. I thought Wang Ye was hiding from this general! "
As he spoke, Zuo Jinwei couldn't help but smile mockingly.
"Pang Xiao" who stepped on the bed shook his head weakly, "This King was originally ordered by Your Majesty to lead the troops out for training. Who knew that he would be seriously ill here and can't do the training. Now This King has the heart but is powerless. Next, I'll have to trouble Left General to lead these troops back to the capital. "
His voice was so hoarse that it didn't sound like a human's voice. His voice was also very weak. As soon as he finished speaking, he coughed and his face looked even paler.
Zuo Jinwei laughed in his heart. It would be good if this person fell sick and died!
But he still showed a concerned expression, "Wang Ye, you must take care of your health. Leave the matter of returning to the capital to this official."
"If that's the case, thank you very much." He coughed again.
Zuo Jinwei didn't want to smell the medicine, so he simply left the room. The accompanying deputy general also followed him out of the tent.
Zuo Jinwei relaxed and laughed all the way back to his tent.
"It's really funny. At this time, the one surnamed Zhao still doesn't repent. What do you mean by leading the troops to train under the imperial edict? He's simply trying to deceive this general! He's falsifying the imperial edict! "
"Yes, I didn't expect Prince Zhongshun to be so bold. He disobeyed the imperial edict and secretly mobilized the troops. Now he's falsifying the imperial edict. I think he's simply plotting rebellion!"
Zuo Jinwei nodded heavily, "This won't do. Since this general has discovered his wild ambitions, he can't be tolerated. This matter must be reported to Your Majesty!"
Zuo Jinwei went to prepare brush and ink and quickly wrote a secret report. He described in detail the scene of Pang Xiao's "falsification of the imperial edict" to Your Majesty. At the end, he said, "Prince Zhongshun is arrogant and has ulterior motives. He thinks he's the commander-in-chief of the Tiger Army. He privately mobilized the troops and falsified the imperial edict to gloss over the issue. He's simply looking down on Your Majesty. I hope that Your Majesty will take precautions early!"
He put down the brush and sealed the letter with wax. Then he ordered someone to send it to the capital.
"This time, Your Majesty can't tolerate him!" Zuo Jinwei felt very satisfied. He happily drank a cup of wine and laughed again.
At this time in the tent, "Pang Xiao" had already lifted the three layers of heavy quilts. He got off the bed and looked at his reflection in the water basin for a moment. Then he turned around and said to Xie Yue, "Teacher Xie is very talented! I didn't expect your disguise technique to be so superb! Moreover, you can change your voice after taking the medicine. "
The person who had met Zuo Jinwei just now and made up some nonsense about "training under the imperial edict" was naturally Qin Yining, who had disguised himself as Pang Xiao.
Xie Yue waved her hand and said modestly, "You flatter me. This is just a smokescreen. Fortunately, you've been lying down the whole time. If you sat up, you'd be exposed. Height can't be deceived."
Qin Yining smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. When we depart, I'll say that I'm sick and take a carriage back to the capital. Judging from General Zuo's expression just now, I think that the secret report accusing Wang Ye of falsifying the imperial edict has already been sent out. "
"Yes." Xie Yue smiled and said, "I specially ordered people not to intercept him. The two secret reports have already been sent out. In this way, Zuo Jinwei has already stepped into your trap. "
Qin Yining said, "Your Majesty is a cautious person. He won't act rashly if he's not completely sure. Therefore, even if he receives the news, he won't easily search the Wang Mansion in order to avoid falling into a trap. When the second report comes in, Your Majesty is even more certain that Wang Ye isn't in the Wang Mansion. He will definitely wait for Wang Ye to be 'caught red-handed'. Your Majesty has a well-thought-out plan. The time he waits for is just right for us to use."
"Exactly." Xie Yue praised, "Miss Qin, you're really a good schemer. The time Your Majesty waits is enough for Wang Ye to rush back to the Wang Mansion and continue to pretend to be sick. Even if Your Majesty really searches the Wang Mansion, we'll be absolutely safe.
"And if Your Majesty doesn't search the Wang Mansion and believes in Zuo Jinwei's second report and believes that Wang Ye is in the military camp, he will definitely wait for the 20,000 Tiger Army to return to the capital and arrest Wang Ye in the military camp. He will catch him for secretly deploying troops!"
"But how can I let them capture Wang Ye in the military camp? When we reach the capital, I will remove my disguise. Even if they turn the military camp upside down, they won't be able to find me. At that time, it's still unknown who will be the one deceiving the emperor! "
Qin Yining sneered.
If she didn't protect the person she had set her mind on, should she wait for someone else to protect her? If someone wanted to scheme against Pang Xiao, they would have to go through her first!
Zuo Jinwei wanted to take advantage of the Tiger Army? He had to have the ability to do so!
Xie Yue was already prostrating herself in admiration. She respectfully bowed to Qin Yining, "Wang Ye was originally in a hurry and didn't have time to think deeply. Now that we have Miss Qin's scheme, we'll be absolutely safe!"
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