Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

"Dad, I don't understand. You are fine, why do you ask Xia Mingyuan to do that?"

Sun Wenju finally couldn't hold back anymore, his eyes full of confusion.

"News has come from the capital that the imperial envoy sent by the court this time is none other than Lord Geng Ruhuai. We've already taken care of him. Even if Hanyang has a few more bandit attacks, it's nothing. Look how arrogant that guy is. He really thinks we're begging him for help!"

"Shut up!" Sun Yaozu's face turned pale and he glared at him fiercely. "I told you to use your brain more. Can't you use your pig brain to think carefully?"

"Letting him eliminate the bandits ahead of time is just a pretext for me to ask for conditions. As long as he makes the conditions, I can naturally place you by his side!"

Hearing this, Sun Wenju couldn't help but scratch his head, "Dad, I still don't understand. Why would you ask me to go to his place to supervise the army?"

"Those troops are his men. Even if I go, no one will listen to me!"

"Idiot, why did I give birth to such a useless thing like you?" Sun Yaozu was so angry that his nose was crooked and he couldn't help but kick Sun Wenju.

"There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall. Even if Xia Mingyuan is very skilled, he can't guarantee the loyalty of every one of his men. If you can't defeat him, won't you try to poach his men?"

"As long as you can get those soldiers to follow you, it will be easy to deal with Xia Mingyuan when the imperial envoy arrives."

"What's more, we underestimated this guy when we made the bet. He already has two thousand men under his command. If he gets two or three more, he might be able to fight the Poison Dragon Gang to a bloody battle."

"We've thrown away so much money. If the Poison Dragon Gang disappears, how are we going to make money?"

Sun Yaozu's words immediately made Sun Wenju's eyes light up.

"Dad, are you saying that you want me to be an undercover agent in the future and gather information about Xia Mingyuan's army in order to protect the Poison Dragon Gang?"

"That's right! You're not that stupid." Sun Yaozu nodded approvingly, his expression gloomy. "However, in addition to protecting the Poison Dragon Gang, we must also do our best to protect the Frost Blade Village. It would be best if we could trick Xia Mingyuan a few more times."

"When the imperial envoy arrives, you will unite the soldiers you bribed and turn against us. You will sue Xia Mingyuan for being passive in suppressing the bandits. Then Lord Geng will overthrow him, and his army will still belong to our Sun family!"

"Once we have earned enough money, we will let you lead the troops to destroy these bandits. With such military achievements, coupled with the imperial examination, you will be a man of both civil and military talents. Even if you go to the capital, you will definitely be valued by His Majesty!"

Hearing this, Sun Wenju's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Dad, it's said that old ginger is still wise. Don't worry, I will pack up tomorrow and go to Xia Mingyuan to supervise the army immediately!"

……

The next morning.

After Xia Mingyuan warmed up, he continued to practice martial arts under the guidance of Zhao Hongying.

After last night's training, the woman was obviously a bit resentful, and she made Xia Mingyuan sweat and gasp for breath.

There was a squeak.

The back door of the princess's mansion was slowly pushed open.

Xia Xue stuck her head out and saw that there was no one around, so she covered her headscarf, slung her vegetable basket over her shoulder, and quietly slipped out of the princess's mansion.

At this moment, Li Mingwu, one of the Longxiong warriors, hurried into the backyard.

"Commander, something happened!" Li Mingwu said anxiously.

"Early this morning, the convoy escorted by our Kunlun Security was ambushed by bandits from the Cold Blade Village!"

"What did you say?"

"How dare the Cold Blade Village rob our convoy?"

Xia Mingyuan stood up suddenly, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

Li Mingwu wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued, "Commander, the enemy relied on their superior numbers to cause dozens of casualties among our men, and also abducted many of our employers and took them ashore."

"Right now, the merchants who have escaped are all surrounding the gate of our Kunlun Security Office and causing trouble. We need an explanation."

Xia Mingyuan's face darkened. "I haven't even bothered these bastards from Han Dao Village yet, and now they're showing up at my door."

"Go, notify Kunlun Security to assemble everyone!"

"Wei San'er, have the cavalry outside the city march towards Xujia Village and reunite with General Yue's troops!"

At the command, Xia Mingyuan immediately picked up his sword and told Zhao Hongying to leave the princess's mansion.

"Xia Mingyuan, where are you going?"

As soon as everyone walked out of the gate, they saw a sedan blocking Xia Mingyuan's way.

Sun Wenjuan walked down from the sedan chair, leisurely waving the folding fan in his hand.

Xia Mingyuan was angry at the moment and swept his eyes over him with cold eyes.

"Sun Wenju, this commander is leaving the city to suppress the bandits, get out of the way!"

Sun Wenju became even more excited when he heard the words "suppress bandits". He grinned and said, "Xia Mingyuan, my father said yesterday that I was the commander-in-chief of your army. Why didn't you tell me about the troop mobilization?"

"Tell me, where are you going to suppress the bandits, and how many soldiers are you taking with you?"

"Snapped!"

Before Sun Wenju could finish his words, Xia Mingyuan raised his hand and slapped him.

"Sun Wenju, this commander asked you to come and supervise the army. It was because your father provided food and fodder. I asked you to come here for formalities. Are you really here to supervise the army?"

"Normally, I can play with you for the sake of food and fodder, but as long as the army is mobilized, everyone in the camp must obey me!"

"Get out of here right now! Otherwise I'll take care of you too!"

"Xia Mingyuan, you, you dare to hit me!" Sun Wenju covered his face and looked at Xia Mingyuan in astonishment. "I, I will go back and tell my father to cut off your food supply."

Xia Mingyuan frowned upon hearing this. "Come here, tie this guy up and take him to the backyard for custody. I'm leading the troops to suppress the bandits, and we must not let anyone leak the secret!"

When Zhang Weiyi and his men heard the order, they immediately rushed forward, tied up Sun Wenju, gagged him, and threw him into the woodshed in the backyard.

The group left Hanyang City in a threatening manner.

Xia Mingyuan jumped on his horse and headed straight for Xujia Village.

"Commander-in-Chief, you are here!"

When everyone arrived at the military camp outside Xujia Village, Yue Hanshan was looking at a map with his head down. When he saw Xia Mingyuan coming, he quickly stood up.

"What do you think, General Yue? We now have 3,500 generals. Can we take forceful action?" Xia Mingyuan asked in a deep voice.

Yue Hanshan shook his head, his expression somewhat solemn.

"Commander-in-chief, the terrain of Wild Wolf Mountain is so dangerous that our cavalry cannot be used effectively. Without the cavalry, we can only mobilize a little over a thousand infantrymen."

"Also, the people from the Cold Blade Village have already spread the word that if we dare to attack head-on, they will kill all the hostages they have."

At this point, Yue Hanshan hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Besides that, the group left a small path through the mountains and spread the word that you can break through the mountain gate alone!"

"I'm sending people out to negotiate with them right now. Let me take your place up the mountain!"