Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Xie Wenyuan swallowed the tea, put down the teacup, took a deep breath, and suppressed the urge to kill King Wei.

The King of Wei cannot die now. It will be very troublesome if he dies. A puppet like him cannot be trained easily. It really took him a lot of effort.

Moreover, now that the task is accomplished, no further complications can arise.

Xie Wenyuan first calmed down his anger in his heart, then showed a grateful look to the King of Wei, with tears almost in his eyes, and said,

"Your Majesty's kindness to me has touched me so much! But because of this, I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty..."

Then, Xie Wenyuan argued to the King of Wei from various angles why he had to lead the troops to the battle, and how serious the consequences would be if he did not go.

In a word, everything is for the King of Wei, for the country and for the unification of the world.

After hearing this, King Wei was deeply moved, and of course also shaken. However, he still couldn't bear to let Xie Wenyuan go, and was worried about his safety.

"Then I would like to ask the emperor to send more experts to protect me, even on the battlefield, so that I can be well protected." Xie Wenyuan said.

"In this way, they can also supervise me on behalf of the Emperor..."

"What are you talking about?" King Wei's face darkened and he said unhappily,

"I don't let A Yuan go to the battlefield. It's not because I don't trust your loyalty, but because I really don't care about your safety. Do you want me to take out my heart and show it to you?"

Xie Wenyuan, "...I dare not. Your Majesty, I am terrified when you say this."

He quickly stood up and bowed to the King of Wei to hide his distorted expression, otherwise he might not be able to continue acting.

What a nasty thing he raised!

Could it be that the King of Wei has fallen in love with him?

For the first time, Xie Wenyuan seriously wondered if he had been over-brainwashed.

"A Yuan, please sit down quickly. There is no need to be afraid when facing me." The King of Wei stood up, lifted his arm, pressed him on the chair, and said gently,

"Since A Yuan is determined to lead the army for me, there is no reason for me to disagree. Just ask for whatever you need, and I will satisfy you."

Xie Wenyuan,...

Well... I want to chop off your hands and poke your eyes out so that you won't touch me and look at me in such a disgusting way.

-

When leaving Prince Wei's Palace this time, Xie Wenyuan felt that his three views had been strongly impacted again.

He returned to his residence with a gloomy face. Chen Yuankai ran over without any eyes and asked him excitedly,

"Master, when are we going to set out with the army? I can't wait to fight my way back to Da Zhao, and I want to see Xie Jin's surprised and terrified face even more. Hahahaha..."

Xie Wenyuan kicked him angrily. He was so upset by how stupid he was. He stayed by his side every day, but he still didn't understand the situation.

"Ouch, it hurts so much!"

Chen Yuankai was kicked and fell to the ground. He screamed and looked at Xie Wenyuan aggrievedly. He really couldn't understand how he had offended his master again.

Oh, my master's temperament is becoming more and more changeable. It's so hard to guess.

"Go and invite my eldest cousin over." Xie Wenyuan didn't want him to be an eyesore, so he assigned him a task.

Chen Yuankai immediately got up and ran, fearing that he would be kicked again if he was a little late.

After a while, Feng Yuxi came over and saw Xie Wenyuan drinking, and the smell of alcohol was very strong, so he frowned and said,

"Drink less, it will cause trouble."

"Not drunk." Xie Wenyuan asked him to sit down, stared at his handsome face for a while, then shook his head and sighed,

"At first I envied you for having a handsome face that could stir up the world, but now I realize that I was too young and ignorant at the time."

Feng Yuxi,...

My appetite is immediately whetted!

What does this say?

Feng Yuxi also poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, and asked with interest,

"What's going on? Is there something else you, Xie Wenyuan, regret? You don't want to be a popular person anymore?"

"Don't mention it, don't mention it." Xie Wenyuan waved his hands and didn't want to say anything.

"Could it be that the King of Wei wants you to be his male concubine?"

Feng Yuxi is not afraid of Xie Wenyuan at all now. He exposes his shortcomings and eats his gossip without giving him any face at all.

Xie Wenyuan's face twisted for a moment, and he glared at Feng Yuxi who was gloating over his misfortune, and snorted, "He has the guts, but he doesn't have the ability."

When Feng Yuxi heard that this was true, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Didn't you want to take this path and stir up trouble before? Hahahaha... Now you know how disgusting it is to be targeted by them."

Feng Yuxi continued to mock him without mercy.

For the first time, Xie Wenyuan had no way to defend himself because he truly regretted his decision. He realized that he had thought too simply at the beginning and had underestimated the degree of disgust that this incident brought to him.

Now he couldn't even think of the King of Wei's face. Whenever he thought of it, he felt sick and wanted to kill him.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. I will lead my troops out in ten days. Will you come with me?" Xie Wenyuan waved his hand and said again.

"Okay!" Feng Yuxi was immediately excited, picked up the wine glass and drank it all, "I'm finally leaving."

"The prince and his men are already in Funing City. Let's go and meet them." Xie Wenyuan said again.

"Has the fighting started over there?" Feng Yuxi asked.

"The last news I received was five days ago. The fighting hadn't started at that time, but maybe it has started now," Xie Wenyuan said lightly.

"The prince is here. I don't need to worry about what's going on over there. It's not appropriate to say that you're fighting. I think you should say that you're recruiting them."

Feng Yuxi couldn't help but laugh. "The prince's mind is unmatched. It's no wonder that people of insight want to work for him. It's hard to find a wise ruler."

Xie Wenyuan snorted, expressing his usual dissatisfaction.

"You are a living example." Feng Yuxi added.

Xie Wenyuan, "...what do you know? I am doing this for fun. I don't want my life to be too boring. I am not working for the prince."

"Yes, yes, in order to realize your own personal value and fulfill your own ambitions and ideals, I understand, I understand." Feng Yuxi smiled and nodded, and took the initiative to pour him a glass of wine to toast him.

"Wenyuan, I really admire you! You played an indispensable role in conquering the State of Chu. If it were someone else, they would definitely not be able to do it! In another month, your name Xie Wenyuan will be known all over the world."

Xie Wenyuan drank the glass of wine, snorted, and said with disdain,

"It's not as famous as this wine, it's boring. When the Chu Kingdom is destroyed, where should I go next? Dayan?"

"...How would I know? You can discuss it with the prince when the time comes." Feng Yuxi really admired him.

This job isn't even finished yet, but I'm already thinking about my next job.

With this work attitude, if you don’t succeed, who will?

-

Da Zhao, Funing City.

The first battle between Chu and Zhao had just ended, and the soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield.

The first was to collect supplies, the second was to count casualties, transfer the wounded, and dig pits to bury the bodies of their own and enemy soldiers.

The King of England and other generals were some of them recruiting the surrendered enemy troops, while others followed Crown Prince Xie Jin to inspect the situation in the enemy camp.

The two brothers Zheng Qinghe and Zheng Qingyan followed the prince, investigating and whispering.

"Brother, this battle was just a few rounds of arrows, a few bazookas, gunpowder balls, and a few shots of firearms, and it's over like that?! Why do I feel like I'm still asleep?"

Zheng Qingyan wiped his face, rubbed his ears which were a little uncomfortable due to the vibration of gunpowder, and couldn't help but speak.

"The Chu general Xiong Dayong is one of ours. Do you still expect his soldiers to have any backbone? If they are frightened by our firearms, they will naturally surrender."

Zheng Qinghe grinned and spoke excitedly.

"It's too simple, too simple. I wouldn't even dare to do it in my dreams." Zheng Qingyan continued to shake his head and asked again,

"So what's our next battle plan?"

"Next, send people to guard the important roads from Yancheng of Chu to Yongchang City to prevent anyone from leaking the true battle situation.

At the same time, we also have to spread false news so that the Chu State in Shangjing will not realize that something is wrong too early. This is also to confuse the public.

Then, let Xiong Dayong pretend to be defeated and flee, so as to lure the defenders of Yongchang City to open the city gates, and then we can charge in and occupy Yongchang City..."

"What about the former crown prince? Will he really bring his army to join us?" Zheng Qingyan asked again.

"After the Chu army knew his true identity and purpose, would they still listen to him?!

Don’t let the Chu soldiers turn against us and surround and kill us.”

"That won't happen. We should trust the Crown Prince's judgment. Since he trusts the former Crown Prince, we should also trust the former Crown Prince. Problems like what you mentioned won't occur."

Zheng Qinghe has become a complete fanboy of Xie Jin.

Zheng Qingyan,...

Forget it, let’s not say any more. If I say too much, I’ll be criticized for questioning the decision of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Now the people around him are all the prince's loyal lickers, and they are not allowed to say a bad word about the prince.

It is still more interesting to talk to Tutor Ye. She will not flatter the prince mindlessly, but will only speak the truth. She will even tease the prince and expose his shortcomings, which is very interesting.

-

Ye Qingzhi and the children were also in the military camp, not on the enemy side, but in the military camp in Funing City.

This was not their first time to come to the military camp. They had come here several times before the two armies went to war.

However, this was their first time in the military camp after the war.

The prince and others went to Yancheng in the State of Chu. The person responsible for leading Ye Qingzhi and others was a personal guard of the prince.

This personal guard is also an old acquaintance of Ye Qingzhi.

He used to be a secret guard. Xie Jin originally sent him to Ye Qingzhi to monitor and protect her. Later, he moved from secret to public and was given the name Xie Liuyuan by Xie Jin.

Xie Liuyuan was able to rise from a secret guard to a personal guard and was highly valued by the prince, and Ye Qingzhi also had a share of the credit for this.

Therefore, he also regarded Ye Qingzhi as his master, and called her "master" instead of "Grand Tutor" or "Concubine".

"Liuyuan, where is the prince? The prince did not participate in today's battle, right? He is not injured, right? Did our army suffer many casualties?" Ye Qingzhi asked when she saw Xie Liuyuan.

"My Lord, your Highness has gone to Yancheng for an inspection. Everything is fine. The war ended very quickly. We are still counting the exact number of casualties here."

Xie Liuyuan's face was filled with excitement, and he reported to Ye Qingzhi in an excited tone,

"However, according to preliminary estimates, the death toll is at most a hundred, and the number of injured and disabled is no more than a thousand. The 50,000 Chu troops in Yancheng have all surrendered and are being incorporated. This is definitely an unprecedented victory!"

Ye Qingzhi couldn't help but laugh when she heard that. Such a victory was too exciting!

Those tragic endings in the dream have become a thing of the past forever.