Chapter 564
Tang Yin didn't care about Wang Kai's abuse, and said with a smile: "I think many people in Ningguo will be as misunderstanding and hostile to our Fengguo as Lord Wang is?"
"That's right!" Wang Kai gritted his teeth and said: "Any Ning people would like to cut you Feng thieves into pieces!"
"If so, the consequences would be disastrous." Tang Yin put his hands behind his back, approached Wang Kai, and said slowly: "If the head of Hedong County is a Feng person, facing so many hostile Ningguo mobs, what do you think he would do? He can only take tough measures to suppress them. By then, I don't know how many people will die, and Hedong will become a river of blood, and people will suffer. Is this what Lord Wang wants to see?"
"You dare?" Hearing this, Wang Kai's eyes turned red, stepped forward, stretched out his hands, and grabbed Tang Yin's neck. Wang Kai was just a civil servant, how could Tang Yin be caught by him? The latter moved like lightning, grabbing Wang Kai's throat first, and his peaceful smile turned into a creepy smile. Wang Kai couldn't stand it after just a little force with his five fingers. He felt like a pair of pliers tightly clamped his neck, and the strength in his body quickly drained away, and his legs couldn't help but tremble violently.
Tang Yin bent down, got close to Wang Kai, and said word by word: "If you don't want to watch the Ning people in Hedong being beheaded one by one, you should be the chief of Hedong County and manage the Ning people here. If you cause trouble for me, you will die, and many people will die with you. Do you understand?"
As he spoke, Tang Yin pressed down his arm, and Wang Kai, who was already exhausted, couldn't stand up, and fell to his knees with a plop. He raised his head, opened his mouth wide, and wanted to breathe, but he couldn't breathe a breath of air into his body. At this time, all he could see was a pair of green eyes like ghosts.
This is Tang Yin. Just now, he had a gentle smile on his face, peaceful and bright, like an angel, but in a blink of an eye, he turned into a gloomy, vicious, cold and ruthless demon. Wang Kai never knew that a person could change so quickly and so much. Looking at Tang Yin at this moment, he felt a chill from the bottom of his heart, and his body trembled involuntarily.
After staring at Wang Kai with cold eyes for a while, the green light in Tang Yin's eyes disappeared, and the gloom and coldness on his face also disappeared. He changed to a smiling, friendly and harmless smile. He let go of his hand, bent down, patted Wang Kai's shoulder who was kneeling on the ground, and said softly: "Lord Wang's appointment as the head of Hedong County will benefit you, me, and the people of Hedong. I think Lord Wang will not refuse it, right?!"
After speaking, Tang Yin straightened his waist, took a square step, and walked back to the couch leisurely.
Alas! Wang Kai sighed secretly. To let him be the chief of Hedong County was simply a fantasy and a ridiculous thing in his eyes. How could a Ning minister like him turn to Feng bandits, work for Feng bandits, and be a minister of Feng country? However, Tang Yin's words just now had a huge impact and shock on him. If Feng people really became the chief of Hedong County, I don't know how many Ning people would be killed. The millions of Ning people who have lived in Hedong for generations would live in dire straits and live in fear. Instead of doing this, it is better to let himself bear the infamy of treason to protect the safety of millions of people in Hedong.
Thinking of this, Wang Kai lowered his head, tears fell, and his body trembled. Seeing this, the people around were moved. Forcing a person who has made up his mind to die for his country to betray his country is a hundred times, a thousand times more uncomfortable than killing him directly. People also admire Wang Kai's loyalty.
Tang Yin ignored all this and looked at Wang Kai with a smile. Seeing that he was silent for a long time, he asked with a smile: "Lord Wang, I am still waiting for your reply. As the head of Hedong County, will you do it or not?"
Wang Kai's body trembled, he raised his head, met Tang Yin's eyes, and finally gritted his teeth and said in a trembling voice: "I... thank you for your grace!"
"Haha——" Hearing this, Tang Yin smiled and said leisurely: "Lord Wang is a smart man, I know you will definitely accept this official position. With someone as capable as Lord Wang as the head of Hedong County, I can rest assured." As he said, he turned his head and said: "Du Qing!"
"I am here!" As the words were answered, a general in his early thirties walked out from the generals of the direct army and saluted.
"This king appoints you as the lieutenant of Hedong County, in charge of the Hedong County Army!"
Hearing this, the general was inspired, and immediately knelt down to kowtow, and said excitedly: "Thank you very much, my king, for your kindness!" This general named Du Qing is a lieutenant general of the direct army, and also an old man of the direct army. He has made many military achievements in the army. Although his official rank is not low, it is still a long way behind the lieutenant of the same level as the county chief. Now that he has been promoted by Tang Yin, how can he not be happy?
The lieutenant is a new official position created after Tang Yin became the King of Feng. Its purpose is to divide the power of the county chief. The people of Feng know what the lieutenant is, but Wang Kai is unaware of it. He looked at Du Qing with a blank face, and then looked at Tang Yin, and couldn't figure out what was going on.
At this time, Ziying smiled, arched his hands towards Wang Kai, and explained: "Don't be surprised, Lord Wang, the military lieutenant is my unique official position in Dafeng, in charge of the county soldiers in the county to reduce the burden on the county chief."
I see! Wang Kai was so smart that he understood immediately. At best, it would reduce the burden on the county chief. At worst, Tang Yin couldn't trust the local chief, so he used the county lieutenant to reduce the military power of the county chief. The establishment of two top local officials, one in charge and one in charge of the army, who are in contact with each other and can supervise each other, is the first of the local official systems in various vassal states. However, Wang Kai also had to admire Tang Yin's mind. Such a system It indeed ensures local stability to the greatest extent possible. It seems that Tang Yin is not an incompetent person who can only play tricks but has an empty belly. At least he is a young, courageous and courageous monarch.
Wang Kai is full of disgust and hostility towards Tang Yin, but at the same time he also has admiration.
Tang Yin followed Ziying's advice and used Ningren to serve as the head of Hedong County, and used Ningren to appease Ningren, thereby eliminating Ningren's hostility. On the other side, Tang Yin planned to send an elite group of soldiers as a surprise force to enter the Armadillo Swamp first and ambush the 100,000 Ning army that was escaping that way.
Tang Yin was in a dilemma as to who to send as the main general. Ziying and Guyue were both commanders of an army. Of course, they could not go there and had to stay in Qingyuan. If he sent the generals below, Tang Yin was afraid that they would not be capable enough to take on this important task. While he was thinking hard about the candidate, Wuying took the initiative to ask for help, hoping that he could lead the army to Armadillo Swamp.
Tang Yin was really worried about letting Wuying lead the army. It wasn't that he couldn't trust Wuying's ability, but he was afraid that if Wuying was lost on the battlefield, how would he explain to Wumei when he returned home? When he was in a dilemma, Jiang Fan stood up, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go with General Dancing!"
Seeing Jiang Fan asking for a fight, Tang Yin immediately smiled. It would be great to have Jiang Fan accompany Wuying. With Jiang Fan's unique martial arts skills, protecting Wuying would not be a problem. He nodded and said with a smile: "Okay! Xiaoying, I will give you 30,000 soldiers and send General Jiang Fan to assist you. You must cooperate with the soldiers of the Pingyuan Army in this battle to annihilate this Ning army in one fell swoop!"
Jiang Fan is a general, while Wuying is only the deputy commander-in-chief of the direct army, at best a lieutenant general, with a lower official rank than Jiang Fan. However, Tang Yin appointed her as the chief general. The purpose was to help Wuying accumulate military exploits so that she could be promoted in the future. Use. Fortunately, Jiang Fan didn't care about this. The reason why he asked for a fight was not because he was warlike, but because he just wanted to help Tang Yin solve his difficulties.
"General, I will obey your order!" Wuying was very happy, her face beaming with joy, and she and Jiang Fan accepted the order at the same time.
Tang Yin reminded him uneasily: "You two need to find more Ning people who are familiar with the terrain of the Armadillo Swamp and decentralize their control. Don't be deceived by Ning people!"
"You will finally understand."
After explaining everything that needed to be explained, Tang Yin breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand and said, "If there is nothing else, please step aside first!"
"General, please retire!" Everyone stood up, saluted Tang Yin, and exited the hall. Tang Yin suddenly remembered something and said, "Jiang Fan will stay for now."
Jiang Fan bowed in response, and then sat back on the mat after standing up. He knew that the relationship between Wuying and the king was unparalleled. This time Wuying went to battle, the king must have something to say.
After everyone left, Tang Yin turned his head and said, "Cheng Jin."
"I'm here!"
Originally, only the Shangguan brothers were behind Tang Yin, but as soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Jin came out from nowhere, appeared behind Tang Yin, and stepped in to salute. Tang Yin said softly: "Keep an eye on Wang Kai and monitor his every move. All actions of our army must not be spread out."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Cheng Jin responded, and a black mist appeared around his body. Then, his figure disappeared out of thin air and disappeared.
After Cheng Jin left, Tang Yinfang looked at Jiang Fan with a smile and said, "I heard that Li You, the head of Ningguo County, was killed by you?"
Jiang Fan hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, when our army attacked the city, Ning's army was defeated. Li You wanted to take advantage of the chaos to break out, but the last general luckily encountered him."
Cheng Jin's personality was so indifferent that even if he made great achievements, it would become a common thing for him to say it himself. Tang Yin doesn't like people with this kind of personality, but he likes Jiang Fan's ability. He nodded with a smile and said: "You have made great achievements in this battle, and you will be rewarded heavily after the war!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"This time, you and Xiaoying go to Armadillo Swamp to attack the enemy. This is her first time leading an army. She will inevitably make mistakes. You should support her more." Strictly speaking, this is Wuying's first time leading an army under Tang Yin. As early as Before Tang Yin, Wuying was already one of the leaders of the Dancer Corps.
"General, I understand. Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about this matter." Jiang Fan responded respectfully.
Tang Yin nodded, suddenly changed the topic, cut to the chase, and asked lightly with a smile: "Jiang Fan, you have been fighting with Ziying for a long time. What do you think of the relationship between Ziying and his generals?"
ah? Jiang Fan didn't understand what Tang Yin meant by this question. He was stunned for a moment, and then said slowly: "Very good! General Ziying has a high reputation in the Tianying Army, and the soldiers below also respect General Ziying." ”
Tang Yin narrowed his eyes and continued to ask: "What about the relationship in private?"