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

Chen Qing lowered his head and did not answer.

Jiang Tai didn't notice anything unusual and just thought that he was unhappy about Chen Asi's matter.

Soon, everyone in the village dispersed.

At the same time, outside Hanyang City, Xujia Village.

Sun Wenju has lost a lot of weight in recent days. He has become much thinner, with sunken eye sockets and a sallow complexion. He no longer has the demeanor of a county magistrate's son.

He had always lived a life of luxury, but since arriving at the military camp, he had been tortured to the point of ecstasy.

Apart from anything else, the daily drills and training alone had already exhausted him to death.

In addition, Yue Hanshan followed Xia Mingyuan's instructions and made things difficult for this guy whenever he had the chance.

Stay up late to stand guard and double the training.

The old soldiers were isolated and were beaten at every turn. Even their food was taken away.

Life was miserable.

So much so that Sun Wenju has been thinking about going home in his dreams these days.

He really had enough of this military camp!

"Xia Mingyuan, you wait for me."

"After the Imperial Envoy leaves, I will make you suffer a fate worse than death."

"Ahem, Brother Wenju, some things are not suitable to be said."

Sun Wenju was gritting his teeth and cursing secretly in private.

At this moment, someone suddenly patted his shoulder from behind, and a strong voice was heard.

In an instant, Sun Yat-sen's legs went weak and cold sweat broke out.

"Brother, please spare my life. I know I was wrong."

"I was just talking nonsense. Please don't take it personally."

Sun Wenju vaguely remembered that last time he secretly cursed Xia Mingyuan, the news somehow reached Yue Hanshan's ears, causing him to be hung on the flagpole for a whole night and beaten with thirty military sticks, which almost cost him his life.

He turned around tremblingly, only to see Pan Hongxing wearing armor, staring at him up and down with a half-smile.

"Brother Hongxing, why is it you?"

"Why are you here?"

Sun Wenju's eyes widened, his eyes full of surprise.

Pan Hongxing grinned and patted Sun Wenju's shoulder, "Brother Wenju, we two brothers are in the same boat now."

"My father is disgusted with me for being idle at home. I don't know what's wrong with him, but he actually insisted on having me come to Xia Mingyuan to be a soldier."

"You said that even if I, the son of a captain, joined the army, I would at least be a centurion, right? Now, I'm not even a sergeant, and I have to endure the bullying of those peasants."

Pan Hongxing's words almost made Sun Wenju cry.

We are all wanderers in this world!

Sun Wenju excitedly grabbed Pan Hongxing's hand, his voice excited.

"Brother Hongxing, every single soldier in this barracks is a scoundrel!"

"You don't know what kind of life I'm living here, brother."

"This is not the place to talk. Brother Hongxing, come with me."

As he spoke, Sun Wenju looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he pulled Pan Hongxing into the house.

After more than half an hour,

"So...that Xia Mingyuan is deliberately targeting you?"

Pan Hongxing frowned, his face showing a hint of indignation. "This Xia Mingyuan is going too far! You're the son of a county magistrate, and a military commander sent by him, yet he dares to treat you like this!"

"Shh-"

Sun Wenju waved his hands anxiously, "My brother, please keep your voice down. This is not Hanyang City. Our reputation as lords won't work."

"If anyone hears this, he'll definitely be beaten with a stick."

Pan Hongxing patted his shoulder and said calmly, "Brother Wenju, you don't have to be afraid."

"Don't worry, Xia Mingyuan won't be able to stay alive for much longer."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Sun Wenju was slightly stunned.

"Brother Hongxing, what do you mean by this?"

Pan Hongxing chuckled and waved to Sun Wenju, asking him to lean over to his ear. Then he lowered his voice and said, "To be honest, Brother Wenju, I'm here this time with my father's mission..."

"That kid Xia Mingyuan has offended the Xu family and is even trying to blackmail my father. I'm being sent to him now so we can gather evidence of his treason. When the time is right, we'll report it to the court and mobilize the army to suppress him."

"When the imperial army arrives to suppress the rebellion, with only two or three thousand men here, even the dogs in the barracks will get slapped."

Sun Wenju listened to Pan Hongxing's plan with a gleam in his eyes.

He clenched Pan Hongxing's hands tightly, his whole body trembling with excitement.

"That's great, Brother Hongxing, I'm not alone."

"To be honest, I didn't just come here to supervise the troops, but to let this guy..."

Before Sun Wenjuan could finish his words, a strong man suddenly rushed in from outside the door.

"You two, why are you blabbering here instead of patrolling? I think you want to be beaten with a military stick again!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the strong man rushed into the house and kicked Sun Wenju and Pan Hongxing, the two brothers in distress, twice on their buttocks.

Pan Hongxing grimaced in pain and started cursing.

However, the next second, he was met with a ruthless beating.

Sun Wenju had no chance to resist at all and was pinned to the ground and hit hard with a military stick.

Inside the commander-in-chief's tent.

Yue Hanshan stood with his hands behind his back, expressionless, listening to the screams coming from outside the tent.

Chen Wenxin sat aside, took a sip of tea calmly, and put it down gently.

"General Yue, you see, I said they would have a bloody disaster today. I guess my prediction was accurate, right?"

The corners of Yue Hanshan's mouth twitched and his face was full of black lines.

He really couldn't understand why Xia Mingyuan would send a little charlatan here and even specifically instructed him to treat him with the utmost respect.

Those two young masters before were already enough to give us a headache!

Yue Hanshan frowned and didn't respond. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "Master, what exactly did Commander Xia want to do by sending these two people to the military camp?"

"These two guys are dumber than the other. That Sun Wenju just arrived a few days ago, and he's been sneaking around to check on our troop deployment and battle plans all day, afraid that others wouldn't know he's a spy."

"This Pan Hongxing is even more outrageous. He just entered the military camp and told his extremely stupid brother all his intentions."

"Do they all think that the soldiers in my camp are blind and deaf?"

Chen Wenxin smiled and said calmly, "General Yue, Commander Xia must have his own purpose for doing this."

"However, I think this Pan Hongxing is quite interesting."

Yue Hanshan was slightly startled when he heard this. "What do you mean, Taoist Priest?"

Chen Wenxin grinned and slowly stood up.

"Although Commander Xia didn't tell me before leaving Hanyang, I happened to have a fortune-teller for this guy."

"The hexagram shows that this kid is not a short-lived ghost. On the contrary, he is a fool with good fortune. I am afraid that he will be able to become a marquis or a general in the future."