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At that time, this young man in a wheelchair looked at him indifferently. âDo you think I donât care about my face? How can someone like you be worthy of fighting me head-on and exhaust my troops? Do you even look in the mirror?
You need to know that Iâve already risked my reputation by going to Shandong to suppress the rebellion. Itâs your honor to be my enemy.â Chang Ningbo was dumbfounded.
However, he actually felt that what Master Yin said made sense!
His disdainful words made Li Qiguang go crazy on the spot. âYin Huaixi, how dare you look down on me? What right do you have to look down on me? I started the rebellion to enforce justice on behalf of the heavens and the people, and harmed your family. Itâs precisely the dog emperor that your father and you have worked so hard for. If you still have any guts, youâllâ¦â
Yin Huaixi interrupted him impatiently. âYou started a rebellion because you wanted to use the case of King You to stir up resentment in the world and completely mess up the entire court. Youâve calculated it correctly. Even if the Imperial Court sends troops to suppress it, they wonât dare to really make a big fuss. I have 100,000 troops, and you have 150,010 people under you. If the clan does its best to help you, you can gather at least 200, 000 soldiers under you. 101,00 versus 200,000, and you have a sure win. This kind of clumsy trick is just to stir up dissent among the vassal lords and watch the Imperial Court fight them. You can reap the benefits.â
Li Qiguang was dumbfounded.
He had indeed calculated that the Imperial Court would not be able to do anything to him. He had launched a rebellion to muddy the waters of the Great
Zhou Dynasty. At that time, the vassal lords would probably not be able to sit still.
Yin Huaixi looked at him pitifully. âYouâre as stupid as a pig. Heh, calling you a pig is an insult to your brain. Have you never been beaten by your father? Or has your mother not taught you a lesson? After sitting in the well for a few days, you think youâre a frogman? Do you think youâre invincible?â
All the soldiers present were dumbfounded. There seemed to be something wrong with the high and mighty Head General Yin.
âHeh, calling you a dog is really an insult to a dog. What did a dog do wrong? Youâre just a beast, so you have to suffer the insults of others. You stupid thing, youâre worse than a pig or a dog. Youâre just a grass worm that can be crushed to death with a finger. Why are you filling it with garlic?!â
âAhhhâ¦â Li Qiguang looked indignant. He raised his head and shouted, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Immediately, his eyes rolled back and his thick body fell to the ground with a bang.
Lying on the ground, he protested silently, âIâve already been captured alive and my head is about to fall off. Why should I suffer your vicious insult and torture?
Iâm not convinced, but I have no choice.
Yin Huaixi glanced at her coldly. âWith such a temperament, you still want to rebel? Itâs not even so ridiculous for a toad to want to eat swan meat.â
Chang Ningbo had used up a bunch of his hair. He needed to calm down and think carefully. Was this the same person as the Head General Yin he knew? With such a vicious tongue, why hadnât she been beaten to death?
He suspected that Master Yinâs leg had been broken because she had a sharp tongue, and he had evidence.
Chang Ningbo looked at Head General Yin in a daze and was quite shocked. Not only him, but the surrounding soldiers were also dumbfounded.
Back to the topic, after seeing how meticulous and shrewd Yin Huaixi was, the pity he had for him dissipated.
Powerful people did not need any pity.
No one in this world had the right to pity Yin Huaixi.
Li Qiguang was wrong about one thing.
Yin Huaixi wasnât a despicable person, nor did he only know how to play tricks. Even someone like him, who hadnât read many books on war, knew that all was fair in war. He also knew that soldiers were cunning.
He did not fight Li Qiguang head-on only because Li Qiguang was not worthy.
Yin Huaixi was a flood dragon that soared into the sky and burrowed into the ground, while Li Qiguang was only a grass python crawling on the ground. How could the light of a firefly compete with the sun and moon?
He was really overestimating himself.
Head General Yin could kill such a person without any effort.
All the soldiers in the camp knew that Head General Yin had put in so much effort to plan because he wanted to reduce the casualties of the soldiers as much as possible. He wanted to fulfill his promise and bring them home alive to reunite with their families!
Head General Yin had done it.
Back then, when he first entered the military camp, he had encountered a soldier who had entered the army. He admired King You very much and said that he was a good general.
At that time, Chang Ningbo, who was still young, asked, âWhat kind of general can be considered a good general?â
He said, âI know what the world is like. The mountains and rivers still exist in this pavilion. Those who ascend are all outstanding scholars. There are leftover scriptures in the funeral. Iâve already seen how big the world is, but I still pity the greenery.â
Chang Ningbo did not read much. âWhat does this mean?
He said, âMy personal understanding is that if a person is so powerful that they can easily turn the world around, they have also seen through the coldness and ugliness of the world. After experiencing the coldness and warmth of the world, they understand the vastness and complexity of this world. They stand at a high place, but theres still dust in their eyes. They look down, empathize with the weak, and have feelings for everything.â
Later on, the young Chang Ningbo went on expeditions and encountered countless generals, both good and bad.
However, he had never seen the person that the âscholar soldierâ had mentioned.
Until he met Yin Huaixi.
Chang Ningbo thought that Yin Huaixi was probably the good scholarly general that was being spread.
Chang Ningbo held the peach in his hand and nibbled on it. Suddenly, he stopped nibbling. No one knew what he was thinking. It was rare for him to look serious.
Yin Huaixi asked calmly, âWhy are you looking for me?
Chang Ningbo took a hard bite of the peach. âThese clans are really f*cking difficult to deal with. Each of them has tens of thousands of private soldiers in their residences. At the mention of this, theyâll look around and pretend to be ignorant. Tell me, what should we do?â
Yin Huaixi was not surprised. He only said, âIâve already sent a report to the Imperial Court yesterday. The Imperial Courtâs orders will be issued in a few days.
Chang Ningbo was stunned when he heard this. âYou mean, youâre not going to leave after cleaning up this mess in Shandong?
Yin Huaixi nodded. âWe came to Shandong to quell the rebellion. Now that Li Qiguang has been captured alive, all his traitors have been dealt with one by oneo The relevant aftermath of the war has also been completed. Open up the warehouse to boost food supplies, treat the commoners, settle the refugees, and stabilize the situation in Shandong. If there are any more, it will be overstepping our boundaries.â
Chang Ningbo naturally understood this logic. âItâs just that Shandong has been in trouble for many years. Now that Li Qiguang has been eliminated, the clan has also been dealt a blow. If we donât take this opportunity to clean up the clan, Iâm afraid it wonât be long before Shandong reverts to its old ways.â
Prince Yin had an extremely high reputation in Shandong. The clans were afraid of him like a mouse seeing a cat. They wished they could dig out everything and give him benefits. When they saw him, they even took a detour..