I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

"Why didn't you fight?"

Gongsun Wan'er stood up, rubbed her little butt, and looked at Shen Changgong in confusion.

Shen Changgong smiled slowly, but his smile was very dangerous.

Every time she saw his smile, Gongsun Wan'er felt frightened from the bottom of her heart, fearing that something bad might happen to her.

"I'm a little reluctant to give you this last slap. I plan to strike you anytime, anywhere when you're least prepared, so you better be prepared.

It could be in the palace, it could be on the street, it could be while on a mission, or it could be at His Majesty’s birthday banquet, in front of countless civil and military officials…”

Gongsun Wan'er widened her eyes, imagining the scenes one by one. If that really happened, she would rather kill herself by hitting her head against a wall.

"No, you have to fight now!"

"No, I want to keep it."

Shen Changgong thought it was very funny and kept Gongsun Wan'er on edge all the time, so that she wouldn't be so arrogant and domineering in the future and wouldn't dare to argue with him.

If this slap wasn't delivered, it would have been like a sword hanging over Gongsun Wan'er's head, ready to fall at any moment and kill her on the spot.

Hahaha, this is really fun.

Gongsun Wan'er's face turned pale and blue. She knew that even if she begged Shen Changgong to hit her, he would not do it.

This person has such a bad taste!

She left the Duwei Mansion angrily, twisting her butt, and got on a carriage to the palace.

On the way, just as Shen Changgong thought, she kept thinking, when is he going to hit me, when is he going to hit me...

He wouldn't hit me in front of His Majesty, would he? He wouldn't hit me in front of all the civil and military officials, would he? He wouldn't hit me in front of that bitch Tu Que Ling, would he?

Then I really can't live...

How long will he torture me?

Should I tell His Majesty and file a serious complaint against him? But if I tell His Majesty, not to mention whether Shen Changgong will be punished, I will definitely be embarrassed first. And given His Majesty's personality, he will definitely reward me directly to be Shen Changgong's bed warmer.

No, even if I, Gongsun Wan'er, die, I will never be his concubine!

Huh? Did he just rub my butt at the end? I didn't even notice and it felt so natural?

……

After Gongsun Wan'er left, Shen Changgong stretched and continued to sit in the Duwei Mansion to work overtime.

Because he still has to wait for Tu Queling to come back.

He had already seen Tu Que Ling's abilities. Whether it was his personal martial arts, assassination skills, or tactical arrangements, they were all top-notch.

Her failure was simply because the opponent she met was too strong.

She met Shen Changgong.

If it were someone else, they would have died countless times.

Shen Changgong had only been in office for ten days and did not have any confidants. The only ones who were relatively loyal to him were the five captains including Zhang Yide, but these people were brave but not smart enough.

He needed someone like Tu Queling who was both civil and military and loyal to him.

Therefore, it is not enough to help her get revenge, but you also need to show your care and attention appropriately.

An hour and a half passed, and it was almost midnight when Tu Queling came back.

She saw Shen Changgong sitting on a chair reading a book and couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise,

"You're still waiting for me? I thought you were asleep."

Shen Changgong put down the "Southern King's Military Strategy" in his hand and said nonchalantly,

"I'm usually still awake at this time. I like to read a book."

"Do you like studying military tactics?"

Tu Queling glanced at the Southern King's military tactics.

“It’s just a matter of critical comparison and absorption, taking the essence and discarding the dross.”

Shen Changgong put the book in his arms and asked,

"Did you get the stuff?"

"I've got it. I'll take action. It's foolproof."

Tu Queling said proudly, then took out a few books from his arms and placed them on the table.

"That's fine. You'll stay at the Commandant's Mansion from now on. Tomorrow I'll give you two teams of shadow guards. Bring them here with you and tell them that the Grand Commandant wants to make the decision for them.

There are delicious foods and drinks and money to be earned.

By the way, before Prince Rong is executed, you'd better cover your face to avoid unnecessary trouble."

"okay, I get it."

Shen Changgong asked the guards to take Tu Que Ling down to rest, while he took the list of dignitaries and the evidence of crime and began to look through them.

The next day, Tu Queling put on a white mask. Shen Changgong called two teams of shadow guards, gave them silver and carriages, and asked them to start bringing people over.

Tu Que Ling and Ying Wei are both very capable. Shen Changgong did not do it himself. He has been sorting out this information these days. After summarizing it, he will present it to the empress when all the witnesses are present, and prepare to catch all the powerful people at the birthday banquet.

The Enfeoffment Order must be implemented as soon as possible. He was in no mood to waste time here with those powerful people. The longer the night, the more troubles he would face. If he really had to wait for Prince Gong and Prince Rong to react, it would be bad if a mutiny broke out.

For five days, Shen Changgong kept a low profile. He did not raid the homes of any powerful people, nor did he provoke any officials.

When the powerful people began to think that Shen Changgong would no longer cause trouble, they did not know that Shen Changgong was plotting a bigger conspiracy.

Tu Queling did a good job and brought back hundreds of witnesses. Shen Changgong placed these people in the security army camp and issued a gag order.

On the sixth day, just when Shen Changgong had almost finished packing and was about to meet the empress, something unexpected happened.

According to the report from Skynet, the intelligence organization under Gongsun Wan'er, Prince of the South Ma Ling set out from Zhennan Pass a few days ago and is about to arrive in the capital today.

Ma Ling, the Southern King, the three-eyed Lord Horse, is the most powerful king of a different surname in Dayan. He commands Dayan's only 50,000 elite cavalry Zhennan Army and 20,000 Zhennan Pass defenders. He is invincible in foreign wars and can be called the military god of Dayan.

Such a person can be said to be the mainstay of Dayan, but he is also a double-edged sword. If he rebels, it will be fatal to the court of Dayan.

According to Shen Changgong's four-step plan, the first step is to completely control the military power of the central army in the capital, that is, the 200,000-strong army, so that the empress and the court will have the ability to resist the rebellion of the vassal kings.

The second step was to implement the Enfeoffment Order, causing internal strife among the vassal kings and achieving the goal of reducing their power.

And this Southern King Ma Ling is the strongest among the vassal kings.

It is also the toughest bone to chew.

Facing such a person, even if the odds are 200,000 against 50,000, the chances of winning are hard to say.

"Prince Nan went directly to the Central Army camp and met with Prince Rong."

Gongsun Wan'er hurried over and said to Shen Changgong anxiously with a frown.

"He went to see Prince Rong? Are they wearing the same trousers?"

Shen Changgong frowned.

"I'm not sure about this, but this attitude shows that the Southern Prince is very likely to support the powerful people like Prince Rong. I think if the Southern Prince is here, there may be some unexpected changes in the birthday banquet to deal with the powerful people."

"There will definitely be unexpected events, and the risks will suddenly increase to the point where they are uncontrollable."