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Chapter 1289: First Meeting with Huimei
"Master, it's right for us not to wade into Chen Benbing's muddy water now, but there's no need to rush to stand on Zhou Yanru's side."

"Ha ha……"

Earl Yongning glanced at Chen Zhong who was talking beside him, and said with a smile: "With our current strength, there is no need to choose sides. On the contrary, those elders in the capital are too high up to see the changes in the world. Naturally, I will not bother with them."

"Then... why did you give that bastard Dong Tingxian so many gold, jade and jewels?"

"Ha... they are all external possessions. They can neither be eaten nor used to kill the enemy. Keeping them will also occupy our warehouses. The freed-up space can be used to store more food, fodder and gunpowder."

Chen Zhong was stunned when he heard this, and still couldn't understand it in his heart: "Can't these gold, jade and jewelry be used to buy food and military supplies, and to provide wages for the soldiers?"

"Hahaha……"

Yongning Earl Zhang Cheng turned around and looked at him. He couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "So you feel sorry for the gold and silver you gave away."

He then said solemnly, "Chen Zhong, you must remember that money is something outside of your body. You must not be too greedy and obsessed with it. When it is time to give it up, you must make a decisive decision without any hesitation.

You have to know that these possessions can neither be eaten nor used as weapons to kill people. As long as the army is still in our hands, we can have as much gold, silver, pearls and jade as we want. All we need is a reasonable and legal excuse!"

After hearing this, Chen Zhong fell into deep thought...

Zhang Cheng ignored him and turned to Zhang Jin, a personal soldier standing beside him, and said, "Go, tell the officers of each camp to come to the headquarters to discuss matters at noon tomorrow."

"Here."

Zhang Jincai received the order when he heard the voice of Earl Yongning again: "Send someone to Liuzhuang and Daguantou to tell Zhang Guodong and Wei Zhice to come to the headquarters to participate in the discussion."

Chen Zhong came back to his senses at this time and interrupted, "Master, are we going to go to war with the bandits?"

"Humph."

Yongning Earl Zhang Cheng's face darkened, and he said, "It's not a good idea to keep doing this all the time. We have to find something for the boys to do."

"Send our Yanhe Battalion to fight. We didn't catch up with the killing of slaves in Liaodong, so we have to give us a chance to make merit when we come to Henan to suppress the bandits."

"What are you in such a hurry for?"

Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "The battle in Henan will take at least a year or so to have a result. Are you still afraid that you won't have the opportunity to make a contribution?"

Chen Zhong stopped talking after hearing this, and just scratched his head and smiled...

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There is no male soldier to be seen in Xinchengji. Everywhere there are only female soldiers holding guns and knives, patrolling back and forth constantly.

Only at the north and south gates of Xinchengji were thirty Yongning Marquis's personal soldiers stationed there, isolating Xinchengji from Yongning Marquis's main camp outside. It turned out that Yongning Marquis's wife Ji Xuanzhu led 500 female soldiers from the right camp of the women's army, and Lin Fangping led 1,000 male soldiers from the left camp of the Xuanwu camp. They escorted 500 male and female soldiers from the Xiaochuang camp and crossed the river to the south from Jinglongkou.

In order to accommodate these 700 female soldiers, Yongningbo deliberately cleared out Xinchengji to make it easier for the female soldiers to move in and separate themselves from the male soldiers outside to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

The 300 male soldiers of Xiaochuangying were driven back south by cavalry on the second day after they arrived at the camp of Yongningbo in Xinchengji. They returned to the Chuang army and served as propaganda soldiers of the Yongyi Army.

In the past few days, Zhang Cheng, the Earl of Yongning, came to the south gate of Xinchengji whenever he had free time. There was a newly built tent here, and it was surrounded by his personal soldiers from the central army. The security was very strict.

Zhang Cheng came here mainly to accompany his wife Ji Xuanzhu, but more importantly, to amuse his eldest son Zhang Yuding.

Zhang Yuding had been born for fifteen months. According to the calculation of later generations, he was already one year old, but according to the calculation of this era, he was already more than two years old.

Whenever Zhang Cheng heard Zhang Yuding calling him "Daddy", his heart would be extremely excited - he had roots in this new fantasy world!

Today is the first time that Earl Yongning meets Huimei, so outside this big tent, in addition to his personal soldiers standing guard, there are also female soldiers from the Women's Army standing guard.

However, Huimei was only allowed to bring two female soldiers and was not allowed to carry weapons. All of this was to ensure the personal safety of Earl Yongning. Even when Huimei met the Earl's wife Ji Xuanzhu in Xinchengji, she was not allowed to carry weapons.

Yongning Earl Zhang Cheng and his wife Ji Xuanzhu sat side by side at the top. There was only one big chair on the right side at the bottom, which was reserved for Huimei. No one else had their own seat.

Beside the Earl of Yongning was the military officer Zhang Mingyuan, and beside the Earl's wife were the captain of the right battalion of the women's army Jia Honggu and the maid Yu Rui. There were also two male and two female personal soldiers standing on the left and right of the tent, guarding with swords.

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Outside the tent door, there were ten male and female personal soldiers standing on the left and right sides respectively. Their guarding was very strict, and their majestic and murderous aura was evident, giving people a strong feeling of oppression.

Huijian was worried about Huimei leaving Xinchengji alone, so she insisted on going with her. She also brought ten female soldiers with her for protection, but they were stopped at the south gate of Xinchengji.

Huijian stood with his sword in hand, looking angry, but heard Huimei's voice coming from behind him: "Huijian, take a female soldier with you and go with me to meet the Earl of Yongning and his wife. The others stay here and don't have to come with us."

Since Huimei had already spoken, Huijian had no choice but to continue. She pouted, called out the name of a female soldier, and accompanied Huimei out of Xincheng Market.

However, they never expected that when the three of them arrived at the gate more than 20 steps away from the big tent, they were once again stopped outside by the personal soldiers of Earl Yongning.

When Huijian heard that she was asked to hand over her sword, she immediately got angry. However, when she had just drawn out half of the sword, Huimei in front of her stopped her. Although Huijian sheathed the sword angrily, she was still unwilling to hand it over.

Fortunately, Jia Honggu, the captain of the right battalion of the women's army, was waiting outside the big tent to welcome Huimei. Seeing this, she hurried forward to prevent the situation from escalating. After consulting with the Earl of Yongning and his wife, she finally allowed Huijian to keep his sword.

The furnishings in the big tent outside the south gate of Xinchengji were not luxurious, but they were very simple and bright, and all the necessary items were available.

On the table in front of Lord Yongning and his wife, there was a pot of cold tea and some preserved fruits. The same was true on the table in front of Huimei. Even next to Huijian there was a small table with high legs, on which were placed two kinds of preserved fruits and a small plate of dried fish.

Huijian, this rude girl, has a special liking for dried fish, so when Lady Bo allowed her to bring a knife into the tent, she instructed her personal maid Yurui to prepare a small dish of dried fish for her.

"Miss Huimei, are you used to the food and accommodation here?"