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Hearing this, Wu Feng was also quite helpless!

He didn't dare use force against Tao Daocheng, nor did he dare use force against these talents that were cherished by Wei Wang Lin An! For this reason, the Hongwu Emperor had also given special instructions! Don't touch a hair on their head!

Otherwise, with his temper, he would have just brought the Jinyiwei to rob them openly. Why would he be so polite when facing an unarmed person?

That's not right, the enemy isn't unarmed either, they're armed with a land warfare weapon! It's just that they don't have bullets!

Seeing that the situation had reached a stalemate, Wu Feng pondered for a moment and then said to Tao Daocheng, "Master Tao, why are you doing this?"

Tao Daocheng snorted coldly, "All of these blueprints were given by the King of Wei. Generally speaking, today's achievements are all due to the King of Wei, yet you only want to destroy the bridge after crossing it. I'm curious, is this your own initiative, intending to take the land warfare artifact to the Emperor to seek credit, or is this the will of the Hongwu Emperor?"

When it came to the emperor, Wu Feng suddenly didn't dare to say a word. After a while, he sighed helplessly and said, "Why bother? Why are you doing this?"

At this time, a deputy commander of the Jinyiwei came over and said to Wu Feng, "This is a serious matter. How about sending a letter by carrier pigeon to ask for permission?"

Wu Feng glanced at the man, thought about it, and agreed with this idea. It would never be wrong to ask for permission when encountering problems. So, he said to the dozens of Jinyiwei on both sides:

"You stay here and protect this gentleman's safety. You can let them move freely, but they are not allowed to leave this hall!"

Those Jinyiwei all bowed!

Before Wu Feng left, Tao Daocheng said, "Withdraw all these Jinyiwei. Otherwise, I will die here. Let's see how you will explain to Emperor Hongwu."

When Wu Feng heard this, his head suddenly became bigger than two!

However, the disciples continued to chime in:

"We will die together with our teacher!"

"We are doing research, why are you treating us like criminals?"

"If we don't evacuate the people, we will all die here!"

Tao Daocheng cannot die, and these disciples cannot die either. At this moment, Wu Feng was caught in a dilemma. Suddenly, he looked at the deputy commander who had spoken earlier!

Obviously, this deputy commander is the emperor's confidant, used to keep an eye on them.

The Jinyiwei were not a monolithic organization. With such great power, the emperor would certainly be worried and would send his trusted confidants to follow him. Any disturbance would be reported to the emperor!

So he threw this difficult problem to the deputy commander.

"Lao Liu, what should we do now?"

The deputy commander known as Lao Liu walked up to Wu Feng and whispered a few words in his ear.

Wu Feng's eyes widened in shock. After swallowing hard, he said, "Are you really going to withdraw?"

As far as he knew, the Huaixi nobles had been very active recently. In the past few days alone, they had arrested no less than a hundred suspicious persons with strange whereabouts. After the birth of the land warfare artifact, the number of people increased directly. In just these two days, they had arrested two to three hundred people at once!

Old Liu nodded and said, "Just follow the instructions! If anything goes wrong, I'll take full responsibility!"

Wu Feng thought about it, then waved his hand and said, "Everyone retreat!"

With Tao Daocheng threatening to commit suicide, he was already being roasted on the stove. It just so happened that Old Liu gave him a way out. However, this guy spoke very obscurely and did not say that it was the emperor's intention to demand the withdrawal of the Jinyiwei.

Rather, it means that Lao Liu is making presumptuous guesses about his superiors' intentions!

In this way, if something went wrong, it would be Old Liu's own decision and it would have nothing to do with the emperor.

But Wu Feng had been a Jinyiwei for so many years, so how could he not understand the ins and outs of this? It was clearly an imperial decree, and what Lao Liu said was just a white glove!

After a while, the Jinyiwei withdrew, leaving only Wu Feng and Lao Liu in the hall.

Wu Feng glanced at Tao Daocheng and sighed helplessly, "May the best of luck to you!"

"Withdraw those secret guards as well!"

Tao Daocheng said!

"you……"

Just as Wu Feng was about to speak, Lao Liu patted Wu Feng on the shoulder. He immediately understood and nodded helplessly, saying, "Let's retreat! Chief Tao, take care of yourself!"

His expression was complicated, and without waiting for Lao Liu, he strode out.

Lao Liu looked at Tao Daocheng and the group of disciples, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He had previously received a pigeon message from the palace, asking him to give some Huaixi nobles a chance and let that group of people in to test the waters. He was still wondering how to do it.

After all, protecting these people was a death order from King Wei Lin An and the Crown Prince, and he had to do it without anyone knowing.

If he just withdrew openly, he would be in big trouble if the King of Wei held him accountable later!

But now, Tao Daocheng was threatening them with death and asking them to withdraw all the Jinyiwei, which was exactly what he wanted!

This guy is courting death and there's no way to stop him.

Old Liu also strode away.

It was not until the door of the hall slowly closed that Tao Daocheng and his group of disciples breathed a sigh of relief. This was a small victory. Apart from the emperor, they were probably the only ones who dared to go against the Jinyiwei. Everyone couldn't help but start celebrating again.

However, the meticulous Lu Feng smelled a hint of something unusual. He looked at Tao Daocheng with a slightly serious expression, but saw that Tao Daocheng had the same serious expression as him.

"teacher……"

Tao Daocheng glanced at Lu Feng, then said to the cheering crowd, "Everyone, be quiet! Listen to me first!"

Everyone suddenly quieted down, and countless eyes fell on Tao Daocheng.

Tao Daocheng said, "Now, everyone, get into gear and do your part to produce bullets. The more bullets, the better! Now that the Jinyiwei have withdrawn, it's inevitable that others will cause trouble for us! Even if it's just for self-protection, we have to produce a lot of bullets!"

Everyone was stunned at first. They had not yet recovered from their excitement. Now, hearing what Tao Daocheng said, it was undoubtedly like a bucket of cold water poured over their heads. However, they soon realized the ins and outs of it. After a brief moment of daze, they all ran to their respective workbenches in the hall!

With Lu Feng’s previous demonstration, they are all top geniuses and will be able to master it quickly!

The tense and solemn atmosphere returned to the hall.

Tao Daocheng stood on the second floor, holding a gun, looking at these disciples. He took a deep breath, and the uneasiness in his heart finally eased a little. Then he said to Lu Feng beside him:

"What were you trying to say before?"

Lu Feng said, "There's something strange about the Jinyiwei's withdrawal! Although we strongly requested it, it was because they wanted to bypass the King of Wei. I thought they would tangle with us, but I didn't expect it to go so smoothly!"

"Also, I just saw a Jinyiwei talking to Wu Feng. I have a feeling there must be something fishy going on!"

Tao Daocheng nodded, obviously agreeing with this statement, and then said: "Go on!"

Lu Feng said, "When I came down the mountain a few days ago, Zhang Ling, the county magistrate of Wucheng, came to see me privately. He..."

Before Lu Feng could finish his words, there was a knock on the door.

"Master Tao, Brother Lu, are you here? I'm Zhang Ling, the magistrate of Wucheng County!"