Professional Ethics of a Concubine

With a "click", the county magistrate knelt down in front of Xie Wenyuan, prostrating himself on the ground, and said,

"I pay my respects to the great general! I have long heard that the great general is extraordinary. After seeing him today, I find that he is indeed extraordinary. I am extremely impressed!

However, my county magistrate has had some problems with his knees these days and cannot kneel down. If he is forced to kneel down, his kneecap will be broken.

I would like to ask the general to forgive me, we have important military information to report..."

The county magistrate was Li Anping in disguise. When he heard that his master was going to make trouble again, he quickly knelt down to explain and asked his master to stop.

The county magistrate next to you is the prince in disguise. If you ask the prince to kneel down in front of you, I'm worried that the prince will take revenge on you and break your kneecaps.

Xie Wenyuan raised his eyebrows, and then he took advantage of the situation, coughed lightly and said,

"So it's your kneecap that's at fault. Fine, then stop kneeling and sit down quickly. Don't look back and say your knee can't get better and then you blame this general and curse me behind my back..."

Xie Jin, ...

Why do you have so many dramas?

"...I dare not." Xie Jin bowed slightly to Xie Wenyuan, then walked to the chair next to him and sat down.

Deputy General Lei looked at Xie Jin and thought that this seventh-rank county magistrate was quite arrogant, and had the air of a noble scholar.

Tsk tsk, these literati are really annoying when they act aloof. However, from what he knows, most of them are also very smart and won't lie.

"Tell us quickly, what kind of military intelligence do you want to report?" Deputy General Lei urged.

He asked on the way, wanting to know in advance, but was rejected.

The county magistrate said that he could not trust him and was afraid that he had also colluded with the Zhao Dynasty. He insisted on meeting the general before speaking.

"I have solid evidence that General Xiong Dayong has defected to the Great Zhao." Xie Jin said.

"What evidence?" Deputy General Lei asked immediately.

"Don't talk nonsense. You should know that you will not be able to bear the consequences of slandering the commander of a city." Xie Wenyuan added drama to himself with a gloomy face.

Xie Jin resisted the urge to roll his eyes, pulled out a thick stack of papers from his sleeve, stood up and said,

"All the evidence is here. Please review it, General."

As he spoke, Xie Jin took a few steps forward and handed the evidence to Xie Wenyuan.

As Xie Wenyuan took it, he raised his eyebrows at him and asked him with his eyes, "How dare you come to the enemy camp alone? Aren't you afraid of death?"

Xie Jin smiled back at him and said, "With you here, I have nothing to fear."

Xie Wenyuan,...

Haha, you have a big beard, what are you laughing at.

So ugly!

Xie Wenyuan did not exchange glances with Xie Jin, no, he exchanged letters. He opened the pile of letters that Xie Jin had handed to him, and after reading them, he slammed the table and cursed,

"What a Xiong Dayong! The prince trusted his loyalty so much that he transferred him to the border to guard the city, but he actually did so many things for such a small thing, and might even betray the prince. Damn it!"

Seeing Xie Wenyuan so angry, Lieutenant General Lei stretched his neck curiously to see what the evidence was.

"Deputy General Lei, now we have evidence of Xiong Dayong's betrayal. Go and notify the others to come over immediately to discuss the follow-up battle plan."

Xie Wenyuan spoke with a sullen face, and dismissed Deputy General Lei in a fair and open manner.

Because he also needed to discuss the next battle plan with the prince.

So, as soon as Deputy General Lei left, Xie Wenyuan asked Li Anping to guard outside the door, and he sat down next to Xie Jin with a smile on his face, and said proudly,

"Your Highness, your life is in my hands now. As long as I shout that the Crown Prince of Zhao is here, hehe, I'll see how you can escape."

Although he was showing off, Xie Wenyuan did not forget to lower his voice, so he whispered to Xie Jin with a nasty look on his face.

There was a sense of vulgarity all over his body.

Xie Jin rolled his eyes at him and added indifferently, "It seems that not only have you gained weight, but your acting problem has become even worse."

"...You are the one who is sick!" Xie Wenyuan glared at him, then turned serious in an instant and urged him,

"Tell me quickly, what are your plans? What do you want to do now that Xiong Dayong has betrayed you?"

"Ambiguous things are very exhausting and will make people retreat. Now that the news of Xiong Dayong's betrayal has spread, it is much easier to prove his guilt than to clear his name."

Xie Jin said,

"Throwing out a traitor Xiong Dayong can also help cover up the fact that Yancheng has been occupied. Everyone is more willing to believe that as long as Xiong Dayong is dealt with, they can enter Yancheng safely."

"Indeed, even if I told them that tens of thousands of garrison troops and the entire Yancheng people had defected to the Great Zhao, they would not believe it. They would only think it was alarmist and ridiculous."

Xie Wenyuan nodded in agreement. This was psychological warfare using cognition and fear.

"The evidence I gave you listed all the crimes that Xiong Dayong committed. He did commit crimes in Yancheng and incurred public outrage."

Xie Jin continued,

"When other generals arrive, I will offer a plan to kill Xiong Dayong. When his head is delivered, you can say that once Xiong Dayong is dead, in order to prevent a mutiny, you must immediately lead a large army into Yancheng and take over the border troops.

Also, because Xiong Dayong is dead, the people of Yancheng will slaughter pigs and sheep and hold a celebration banquet for you, and then you can defeat the army and these generals in a logical way. "

Xie Wenyuan also agreed with Xie Jin's plan, thinking it was perfect and impeccable. However, he still said,

"Xiong Dayong has surrendered to you after all, but you kill him just because you want to. Who would be willing to follow you as a monarch like this?"

Xie Jin was too lazy to pay attention to him and didn't want to argue about such things.

Xiong Dayong did not join him, nor was he loyal to him, but because of his wealth and status. He had no loyalty at all.

Moreover, this man is too cruel. The greater his ability and power, the greater the harm he will bring.

The best way is to squeeze out its value and kill it as soon as possible.

"By the way, I have something to remind you. Chen Yuankai is my man, so please don't bother him." Xie Wenyuan said.

"Okay." Xie Jin nodded. He had no objection to such a small matter.

At this time, Chen Yuankai happened to come outside the tent. When he saw the person standing at the door of the tent, he felt that he looked familiar at first sight, as if he had seen him somewhere.

"You are..." Chen Yuankai asked Li Anping.

"I am the county magistrate of Yongchang County. My county magistrate is discussing something with the general inside." Li Anping did not change his voice, and Chen Yuankai immediately recognized it.

His eyes lit up slightly, and he took Li Anping's arm, smiled and said to him, "So you are the county magistrate of Yongchang County. How about coming to my tent and having a seat?"

"No need. The other generals will be here soon, and the general has important matters to discuss." Li Anping also said with a smile.

Chen Yuankai didn't pull him anymore, and asked loudly into the tent if he could go in.

Xie Wenyuan let him in, and then said to Chen Yuankai, "Come, come, greet this man and thank him for not killing you."

Chen Yuankai, "???"

Who is this? How can he be killed when his master is here? He just doesn't believe it!

Then he turned his head...

Ahhhhh!

Why is Xie Jin here?

Why is he exactly like the killer Xie Jin in his previous life, with a full beard and murderous eyes? Sob, so scary.

Chen Yuankai knelt down and said, "Your servant greets you..."

"Okay, get up quickly. There are people coming outside. Don't let yourself be exposed." Xie Jin glanced at the frightened Chen Yuankai and said in a calm voice.

Given Xie Jin's current status and situation, he couldn't even think of messing with a small fry like Chen Yuankai.

Chen Yuankai didn't say anything, he just kowtowed to Xie Jin to express his gratitude, then quickly got up from the ground.

Chen Yuankai stood behind his master Xie Wenyuan. His panicked heart slowly calmed down, but his mind began to wander again.

This is the Chu army camp!

Xie Jin was advancing alone in this deep territory. If he shouted that the Crown Prince of Zhao was here, Xie Jin would definitely be captured!

However, being caught does not mean being killed immediately. The master has the final say here.

The master has ten thousand ways to save Xie Jin's life, but his life will definitely be lost.

When Chen Yuankai thought of this, he suppressed his messy thoughts, put his hands forward, lowered his head, and calmed down.

Soon, Lieutenant General Lei called the other generals over.

Xie Wenyuan introduced Xie Jin to everyone, and then showed everyone the evidence of Xiong Dayong's guilt that he brought with him, and finally asked everyone to express their opinions.

"Damn Xiong Dayong! I'm going to cut him into pieces!"

"General, why don't we just send a master to kill Xiong Dayong! Get rid of this traitor!"

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The crowd was outraged and shouted to kill Xiong Dayong.

Xie Wenyuan pressed his hands down again, asking everyone to calm down.

"Although there is evidence of guilt provided by the Yongchang County Magistrate, we cannot convict a city garrison commander, or a commander of tens of thousands of troops, so we must not convict him so hastily."

Xie Wenyuan said in a deep voice,

"I will send someone to tell Xiong Dayong to come and discuss the attack on Zhao. If he dares to come alone, it means he may not have rebelled yet. But if he refuses with other excuses and dares not come..."

"General, if he doesn't dare to come, it means he must have rebelled. We must find a way to get rid of him!"

Others couldn't wait to continue.

Xie Wenyuan nodded again with a stern face, then looked at Xie Jin and asked him,

"You were able to collect so much evidence of Xiong Dayong's crimes, which means that there must be one of your people around Xiong Dayong. If you really want to kill Xiong Dayong, do you have any plan?"

The other generals also looked at Xie Jin.

"Reporting to the general, to kill Xiong Dayong, we only need to use the beauty trap. Although Xiong Dayong is brave and strong, he is lustful and loves wine. Let the beauty get him drunk, and then send away the guards around him, and then we can chop off his head."

Xie Jin said,

"I hate this kind of traitor. As long as the general decides to kill him, I am willing to go to Yancheng in person to take his head and offer it to the general as a sacrifice."

When the other generals heard what he said, they couldn't help but look at him with admiration, but when they looked at his thin body and the elegant temperament of a scholar, they couldn't help but shake their heads.