I was a famous teacher in ancient times

Yang Xi and his wife had a good night's sleep and woke up refreshed in the morning. They also practiced martial arts against each other. In two years, the husband and wife worked hard to make up for their weakness, and they practiced martial arts pretty well.

I didn't see Xixuan at breakfast time, and Yang Xi didn't ask, but asked someone to save breakfast, and the three of them ate breakfast first.

At Chen's hour, Xixuan just came back from the outside, and Yang Xi smelled the smell of blood sharply. Looking carefully, she saw bloodstains on the corner of Xixuan's clothes.

Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows, "This is finding out who betrayed you?"

Yang Xixuan washed his hands, and wiped them carefully with a handkerchief, "Well, I found three people, and I arrested them all."

Yang Xi became curious, "Which three?"

When Yang Xixuan said his name, it was Mr. Zhang who surprised Zhou Yu and his wife. Although they had a bad feeling about Zhang’s back house, they admired Mr. Zhang. In the past two years, Mr. Zhang has never made any mistakes in managing Ruizhou’s finances. At the same time, many officials in Ruizhou were convinced.

Zhou Yu hesitated, "Did you check correctly?"

Yang Xixuan, "It's true that Zhang Jing didn't know about it, but his mother was plotted against. It's a crime not to run the family strictly."

Yang Xi let out a breath, as long as Mr. Zhang is fine, the couple did not misunderstand the person, "How do you plan to deal with Mr. Zhang?"

"Let him stay in prison first, and let him out after I finish this battle."

Zhou Yu's hand holding the teacup paused, "Is the punishment too severe?"

This is to cut off the merits of Master Zhang's use of troops this time. Last time he attacked Dezhou, Master Zhang also made great achievements in mobilizing food and grass. This time, Master Zhang was not allowed to participate.

Yang Xixuan snorted, "I just want to use this as an example to make the officials below know that I can take back everything they are in charge of at any time."

Zhou Yu understood, "I've been recuperating for two years, and it's time to sound the alarm for the officials."

Yang Xi asked, "How do you deal with Master Zhang's mother?"

"If you make a mistake, you have to pay the price."

Yang Xixuan is very clear about people's hearts. The Zhang family dare not provoke the brother-in-law's family, but some people will inevitably feel unbalanced, especially the better Zhou Ran's reputation, the more unbalanced his heart is.

Yang Xixuan said again: "I might even help Zhang Jing this time."

Yang Xi understood in seconds that Mr. Zhang was an adopted child, and Mrs. Ding had always wanted to be in charge of the Zhang family's backyard. This time Mrs. Ding was resigned, and she could no longer interfere with Mr. Zhang's backyard.

Afterwards, the three of them talked about the use of troops this time, and Yang Xi was still very surprised, "I always thought you would subdue the Dong family in Jingzhou, but you always said that the family's roots in Jiaozhou are too deep and there will be endless troubles, why did you change your mind?"

During the Chinese New Year, Xixuan didn't say who he would use troops against, and he didn't tell the husband and wife until the preparations were made last night.

Yang Xixuan smiled, "Now everyone thinks that I will send troops to the Ming Dynasty in Jiaozhou, but only a few people know the truth."

Zhou Yu said, "So the soldiers below thought they were going to attack Jiaozhou?"

Yang Xixuan nodded, "Yes, the target of using troops this time is too big, and I think it would be difficult to make a surprise attack, so it is the best plan to cover Chencang secretly."

The corner of Yang Xi's mouth twitched, "You and Jingzhou are also able to cover Chencang secretly, why did you finally choose to cooperate with the Ming family?"

Yang Xixuan cleared his throat, "Because the Ming family gave too much."

Yang Xi, "Huh?"

Yang Xixuan took out the map and showed it to his sister and brother-in-law, "In the past two years, the Ming family has conquered two states, and the land is indeed large, but because of the drought, the two states that were conquered have become a heavy burden for the Ming family. With a huge army of soldiers, the Ming family has long been unable to make ends meet."

Zhou Yu looked at the map and pointed to the two prefectures conquered by the Ming family, "There is another reason for you to choose the Ming family. You want to conquer the coal state all the way west through Xinzhou."

Yang Xixuan rubbed his nose, "I knew I couldn't hide it from my brother-in-law, ahem, this is indeed an important reason, and another reason is that the Ming family gave too much."

Thanks to him instantly choosing the Ming family!
Yang Xi, "."

Zhou Yu was extremely curious, "What did the Ming family give you?"

Yang Xixuan circled the three states with his fingers, "This is the sincerity of the Ming family."

Yang Xi and his wife couldn't help but widen their eyes, "So simple?"

Yang Xixuan spread his hands, "I was also very surprised at the time, but my mouth reacted faster than my brain, and before I could react, my mouth had already agreed."

Yang Xi thought it would be her instead, and she readily agreed, the power of the Dong family is not comparable to that of the Ming family.

Zhou Yu frowned, "The Ming family is so powerful, it's unknown whether they are sincere or not. Aren't you afraid that they have new schemes?"

Fake surrender, just waiting for the opportunity to swallow all the forces of Xixuan, and then kill Xixuan quickly.

Yang Xixuan stood up, "Even if it's the Ming family's plan, I'm not afraid of being choked."

He is not afraid of calculations, he dares to accept if the Ming family dares to surrender, of course it is not blind self-confidence, but because he has too many cards.

Yang Xi and his wife looked at each other, Xixuan was already a mature ruler, just as Xixuan said, if Xixuan didn't even have this courage, how would he tame the Ming clan and continue to compete in the world?

Danger follows opportunity, and this time the deployment of troops goes well, Xixuan will be the beast that comes out, and the entire southern power will reshuffle.

After lunch, Zhou Yu took his eldest son to see Brother Zhong, and then went to see Master Zhang in prison.

Yang Xixuan left Fucheng with peace of mind. He will be in the barracks outside the city for the next two days, and he personally arranges the firearm test.

As soon as the two left, Yang Xi heard Steward Xue say that Master Zhang's wife had come and was begging to see her outside the mansion.

Steward Xue asked, "Mister, do you want to see her?"

Yang Xi, "Please come in."

"Yes."

Yang Xi got up and went to the hall where the guests met, and at the same time arranged for the girls to serve refreshments. After a while, she heard anxious footsteps, showing the anxiety of Mrs. Zhang and his wife.

As soon as she entered the hall, Mrs. Zhang's wife's voice was choked with sobs, "Sir, please help my master, my master really doesn't know."

The old man was taken away last night and did not come back. Today, after asking around for news, he found out that the old man was in prison. They didn't know why until the mother-in-law was taken away.

Mrs. Zhang hated her mother-in-law to death. Now except for her own, the other two houses have been confiscated. It is said that they will be beheaded in three days.

Yang Xi gestured to get up, "We won't wrong people, but Mr. Zhang is indeed lax in his family management."

Mrs. Zhang's face was flushed. She offended the two gentlemen because of her son's marriage last time. "Sir, our husband and wife are really helpless. The word filial piety is greater than the sky, and there is nothing we can do."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help crying, she felt that she was extremely wronged, and she was not worth it for her husband.

Yang Xi pointed out, "Did your son go to the Yamen?"

"No, no."

Yang Xi smiled slightly, "You should let him go to the Yamen."

Mrs. Zhang and his wife are also smart people. If they are not smart, they have been eaten by their mother-in-law. Mr. Yang means that his son is fine and his life is not in danger. "Thank you sir, thank you sir."

At this moment, Steward Xue came in with a serious look on his face, and Mrs. Zhang left wisely.

Xue Guanshi then said: "King Jiang has proclaimed himself emperor in the north."

Yang Xi, "!!"

It is indeed a big deal!