Huangxiu

Chapter 417 Capture
Chu Zhiyuan asked: "General Ding, what is the current situation in Jihai Town?"

Ding Shaoqiang's face became more and more ugly, and he shook his head and sighed.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "It's already so rotten, both the upper and lower parts are hopeless, and they are mixed together?"

Ding Shaoqiang smiled bitterly: "The prince is wise."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "There is even the illegal mining of iron ore, which was concealed from the court. He is really very powerful."

Ding Shaoqiang was stunned.

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled: "It seems that you, the general, have also been kept in the dark."

Ding Shaoqiang's face turned red and he was filled with anger.

Illegal mining of iron ore is a crime of conspiracy to rebel.

This is a serious crime of confiscating property and exterminating the entire clan. These guys are truly so cruel and insane!

At the same time, this is also my own incompetence.

As the general, he did not even notice that there was any illegal iron mining in his jurisdiction.

He felt ashamed and angry, and wished he could take his troops to seal the mine right away and eliminate all the miners and even the people behind the scenes.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "General Ding, this matter should not be made public."

Ding Shaoqiang looked at him in amazement.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It is not appropriate to stir up any more trouble for the time being. Let's deal with the matter of the Feiniao Camp first, one step at a time."

"Yes."

"General Ding, do you think the Feiniao Battalion will obey the transfer order?"

"...If they don't follow orders now, they can be dismissed directly from their posts."

"Have to guard against it."

"…First, offer them a huge reward, and then ask them to wipe out the Daliu Camp within ten days."

"Very good. ...Does anyone in the Feiniao Camp have your confidant?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded secretly.

Ding Shaoqiang is indeed not a fool, he was just born at the wrong time and had the misfortune to end up in this Eastern Territory.

If you still want to make a difference after arriving in the Eastern Territory, you will be considered an outlier and will be chased away by everyone.

Ding Shaoqiang was helpless: "These military camps seem to have lax military discipline, but they are very territorial and connected to each other, so it is difficult to insert personnel."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Ding Shaoqiang obviously abides by the rules of officialdom too much, and he has bound himself.

As the general, it is very easy for him to sow discord in each camp.

All they have to do is find a reason and place a few of their trusted aides in as officials. As for the officials already in their positions, those who respect them will be demoted, while those who don't will be dismissed directly.

Ding Shaoqiang was unable to place his trusted aides in the position.

This is probably his way of protecting himself, right?

Of course, it may also be that the power of each camp is too strong, forcing him not to act recklessly.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Then promise a generous reward, and mobilize all the camps, not just the Feiniao Camp."

"I understand!" Ding Shaoqiang said hurriedly.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "General Ding, after you return to the capital, the court will have its own laws on how to deal with you. Now is your chance to redeem yourself for your crime."

"I understand!" Ding Shaoqiang said solemnly, "I have failed the emperor's grace, but I will never allow the Feiniao Camp to rebel again!"

"Don't focus on the Feiniao Camp, lest they become alert and take direct action." Chu Zhiyuan said, "It would be better to mobilize a few camps to confuse the audience... As for when to take down the Feiniao Camp, we should wait for an opportunity. It is up to you, General Ding, to make the decision. I will not interfere forcibly."

"Yes."

"Then I will wait for the good news from General Ding."

Ding Shaoqiang showed a guilty look: "If I were not incompetent, I would not let the prince work so hard."

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand: "It's all for the court and for the peace of the people."

He then asked about some of the situations in Jihai Town, especially the situation in the officialdom.

There are also records in the Supervisory Office, but after all, the secret agents of the Supervisory Office are only watching from the outside and do not have as deep an understanding as Ding Shaoqiang who is in the bureau.

-

After Chu Zhiyuan left, Ding Shaoqiang sat in the house, frowning and thinking.

A middle-aged guard came over and whispered, "Master." "Hmm?" Ding Shaoqiang didn't look at him and continued to stare at the patterns on the table.

"Do you want……?"

"What nonsense!" Ding Shaoqiang glared at him angrily: "Your idea is really outrageous!"

"But Master..."

"These bastards, when the prince comes this time, he will take care of them!"

"Master, they are so intertwined, and there are Optimus Prime and the Baogai Umbrella above them. I'm afraid even the prince can do nothing about it."

"This Fourth Prince is different." Ding Shaoqiang shook his head: "Which of those old guys dares to go against this prince?"

"This Fourth Prince is only a prince after all." The middle-aged guard whispered, "If it were a prince, those old guys would be more cautious, right?"

"The prince and the prince are both members of the royal family. It depends on their own abilities. A prince with great abilities is far better than an incompetent prince!" Ding Shaoqiang clasped his fists in the direction of Yujing: "Your Majesty is wise and insightful, why did you send the fourth prince here?"

"The Fourth Prince is the Emperor's sharpest sword?"

"The matter of Phoenix Camp is not exaggerated. We all know the details." Ding Shaoqiang looked to the east and shook his head, "Dalie is just a tiny place in the eyes of the officials in the court. It is a remote and small court, but we know how powerful Dalie is."

The middle-aged guard lowered his head: "Yes, but the master will be questioned..."

“It’s okay.” Ding Shaoqiang said calmly: “My death is just a warning to the officials in the court, so that they know how corrupt the Eastern Territory has become! ... As long as the prince is satisfied, I will not continue to decline!”

"Master is wise!" the middle-aged guard said hurriedly, and then snorted angrily: "The East Territory is so corrupt, the powerful and the wealthy are rampant, and there are obstacles everywhere. The officials in the court only think that Master is stupid, but they don't know the difficulties of Master!"

Ding Shaoqiang waved his hand: "It's just a small matter, let's go."

His face turned a bit redder.

Chu Zhiyuan stood in an alley, watching Ding Shaoqiang's every move, and shook his head.

Sure enough it's not that simple.

No matter how dumb a person is, if he becomes the leader of a battalion or even a town, he will be forced to become smarter.

Ding Shaoqiang is not a stupid person, but a smart person.

But that's how things are in the world. Sometimes smart people can't do good things because there are too many uncontrollable factors.

Especially in a place like the East Territory, where evil spirits are rampant and various forces are intertwined and mixed together, it is almost a dead end.

Even as a prince himself, he did not dare to act rashly and had to be extremely cautious.

He had already sensed the danger all around and didn't dare to get closer.

This means that there are grand masters hidden in the East Territory, and there are at least four grand masters who can kill their own grand masters.

There are a total of nineteen grand masters in the Da Jing Dynasty, and four of them are in the Eastern Territory.

He had already asked Chu Qingyan in advance that there was no grandmaster in charge of the Eastern Territory.

So where do these four grand masters come from?
Is it from Wuyou Sect, Dalie or Daguang, or even other evil sects?

If Ding Shaoqiang had acted too rashly, he would probably have committed suicide.

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As he expected, the Feiniao Camp finally obeyed the order, left Feiniao Fort and began a forced march.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

The ordinary soldiers of the Feiniao Camp did not know about the rebellion. They just thought that it would be easy to suppress the Daliao Camp and they would get five years' salary, so they must not miss it.

In addition to the Feiniao Camp, there are also the Baihe Camp, the Jingyun Camp, and the Shooting Eagle Camp, all of which go out together.

They were excited and nervous, and hurried on their way, determined to reach Daluiying before them and take the credit.

But when they arrived exhausted at the foot of a deep mountain and were preparing to surround the mountain, several officers in the camp were transferred to the central military tent to discuss matters.

And then he never came back.

Later they found out that these officers were involved in corruption and were arrested directly.

The soldiers were exhausted and didn't think much about it. They felt that these officials must have embezzled money and they had arrested them without any fault. They were definitely not wrongly accused.

Afterwards, a group of new officers were sent down from the central army camp. After a day of adjustments, they laid siege but did not attack.

After this day's adjustments, the Feiniao Camp has stabilized.

It turned out that there was no Dayuying on this mountain. The news was wrong and they had escaped from here, so they had to continue their pursuit.

The Feiniao Battalion was responsible for the pursuit, and they soon discovered dense wheel tracks. Following the tracks, they found a mine.

(End of this chapter)