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Six months after leaving Youzhou Prefecture, Zheng Hao remained in the south.

Based on his military capabilities and the fighting ability of the Zhenbei Army, the rebellion in the south should have been quelled quickly. However, the allied forces in various regions were not of one mind and each had their own agenda. After capturing ten rebels, everyone tacitly stopped and ordered their troops to rest and train.

Having learned from past mistakes, they dared not advance too quickly. In recent days, they had taken control of all the cities they had captured. If the court were to send people to take over the cities after a great victory, how could they be willing to do so? If the court wanted to take such a piece of fat meat without losing a single soldier, they would first have to ask them if they were willing.

However, their unwillingness to fight could not be made too obvious. Every month, the prefects and generals of various regions would tacitly take over a small city to silence the imperial court.

With so many troops here, how will the food and supplies be replenished?

They were subjects of the Great Qian Dynasty. They were subjects of Emperor Qian Yuan, and were wholeheartedly dedicated to suppressing rebels and defending the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty. The provisions needed by their soldiers were naturally supplied by the imperial court.

Tonight, a victory celebration banquet.

Compared to the beginning, the seating arrangement at the banquet has changed slightly. The most obvious change is that the young commander-in-chief, dressed in golden armor and with handsome features, has risen from a seat ranked outside the top ten to a seat second only to the General of Jiangnan.

These seats were arranged according to the military achievements of the past six months. The General of Jiangnan had already made significant military achievements, and being an old and well-known loyal minister, no one questioned why he was seated in the chief position.

Even if some people disagreed with Zheng Hao, no one dared to speak up in the face of his capture of numerous traitors and rebels within six months, and the imposing aura of the soldiers outside his camp.

Inside the military camp, due to various limitations, the banquet was held in a relatively simple manner, but the guests were all prefects and generals from various regions. Even though it was simple, all the necessary wine and meat were provided.

As everyone was drinking and talking, the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture suddenly spoke up: "My youngest daughter, Su Huihui, admires the heroic spirit of all of you and has been preparing for many days. Today, she specially presents a dance for you at this banquet."

The prefect of Lin'an Prefecture was surnamed Yang, and his wife was surnamed Yue. Their daughter should not have the surname Su. At this moment, the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture said, "This girl is the daughter of a friend. She lost her father and mother at a young age. My wife and I took her into our home and raised her with great care and love, treating her as our own daughter. She is inevitably a bit spoiled. Hearing that there are many heroes and valiant people at the banquet, she admires them and wishes to perform a dance to express her respect."

After the prefect of Lin'an finished speaking, the prefects and generals from various places probably understood each other's thoughts. Their thoughts were different. Out of the corner of their eyes, they glanced at a certain seat. General Ningyuan, who was drunk, said, "In that case, Lord Yang, please let Miss Su come in quickly. It's cold at night, and we don't want Miss Su to get cold outside."

The prefect of Lin'an raised his hand, and his personal guards, receiving the signal, left the tent.

A moment later, the curtain was lifted again, and a cold wind blew in, slightly waking everyone at the table. Then, a faint floral fragrance wafted into their noses, mixed with the unique scent of a young woman. They looked up at the girl who had entered.

The woman appeared to be about sixteen years old, with skin as smooth as cream and hair as black as silk. She wore a light red gauze dance costume, which added to her hazy and alluring charm. Her movements accentuated her beautiful figure, slender yet voluptuous.

The prefects and generals present did not have high standards for themselves when it came to military campaigns, and all of them had concubines by their side. However, men are driven by their lower instincts. When they are drunk at night and their minds are clouded, it is hard for any man not to be tempted when a young and beautiful woman walks up to him.

Despite the covetous eyes of a group of wolves and tigers, Su Huihui lowered her eyes, seemingly shy and afraid, and slowly walked to the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture: "Daughter greets Father."

"Come on, Huihui!"

The prefect of Lin'an raised his hand, and Su Huihui obediently walked over. The prefect of Lin'an laughed a few times and said, "Back at home, who said they admired the heroic spirit of you gentlemen and wanted to meet you? Why are you now speechless after seeing you?"

Su Huihui, who had been keeping her head down since entering the tent, raised her head slightly and glared at the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture with a hint of anger: "Father is making fun of his daughter again."

As soon as Su Huihui looked up, everyone could see her face clearly. They were surprised that she had such stunning beauty at such a young age. The people at the table were not fools. They quickly realized that she might not be the daughter of the prefect's friend. It was very likely that he had specially searched for a girl with outstanding looks, pampered her for many years, just so that he could use the excuse that his daughter admired a hero to hand her over to someone else and establish a relationship.

"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore," said the prefect of Lin'an. "The officials have been waiting for you for a long time, why don't you perform a dance to apologize?"

"Yes, my daughter obeys."

Su Huihui lowered her head slightly.

Having seen the other person's appearance, Su Huihui lowered her head again. No one thought she was timid or afraid. Under the dim candlelight, the beauty lowered her head slightly, as if she was too shy to look at anyone.

As the zither strings plucked and the flute began to play, Su Huihui flicked her water sleeves, causing the light red gauze to flutter. Her waist was supple, and her feet spun around like a blooming lotus. She bent backward like a crescent moon, graceful and pitiful.

In the audience, many people were mesmerized by the beautiful woman's dance. Su Huihui spun slightly, glancing at a certain position at the head of the table. She saw that the young commander-in-chief had lowered his eyes and was not giving her any attention. Su Huihui swayed her waist, and the thin gauze swayed, releasing waves of fragrance. Some lecherous men swallowed hard.

With a clear goal in mind, Su Huihui turned and headed towards the young coach. She lightly raised her wrist and lifted the wine pot to fill the empty wine glass in front of Zheng Hao. Unexpectedly, the young coach reached out and covered the wine glass.

Su Huihui paused and looked up, seeing the other party's extremely cold black eyes. The young commander did not speak, and Su Huihui paused, the lively atmosphere at the banquet cooled down.

The prefect of Lin'an spoke, feigning ignorance: "My daughter admires Lord Zheng's achievements in conquering multiple cities, so she personally poured the wine. If there is any offense, please forgive her, Lord Zheng."

In response to his words, Su Huihui bowed and apologized: "It was my fault, Lord Zheng."

Zheng Hao: "I have a low alcohol tolerance and should not drink too much."

"I see." The prefect of Lin'an Prefecture looked at Su Huihui standing in front of the young commander and changed the subject: "Lord Zheng is away from home and there is no one to take care of him in his tent. My daughter is sixteen years old and of marriageable age. If Lord Zheng does not mind, my daughter is willing to serve Lord Zheng."

Upon hearing this, everyone at the table immediately understood that the Prefect of Lin'an Prefecture had ulterior motives. They had initially thought that the Prefect's order for the woman to dance was an attempt to build a good relationship with any one of them, but they hadn't realized that the Prefect was actually interested in Zheng Hao.

The young head coach decisively replied, "No need."

"The Zhenbei Army's military regulations stipulate that neither generals nor soldiers are allowed to indulge in women during marches. I appreciate Lord Yang's good intentions."

"In that case," the prefect of Lin'an said with a hint of regret.

General Ning Yuan stared intently at Su Huihui with eagle-like eyes and said, "I wonder if I might catch Lord Yang's eye and become his son-in-law?"

The prefect of Lin'an wanted to give his adopted daughter away to benefit himself, but did not want to damage his reputation. He said to the general of Ningyuan Prefecture, "It all depends on my daughter's wishes."

As the Ningyuan Prefecture General's expression darkened slightly, the Lin'an Prefecture General turned to Su Huihui and asked, "Would you be willing to serve Lord Teng?"

Without hesitation, Su Huihui bowed to him and the General of Ningyuan Prefecture, saying, "It is my blessing to serve Lord Teng."

With the beauty finding her home, everyone was satisfied. After Su Huihui was taken away, the banquet returned to its lively atmosphere.

After the banquet, the prefect of Lin'an returned to his tent and discussed with his advisors, saying, "This Zheng Mingzhang is truly strange. From the time he entered the court to this day, he has neither wives nor concubines nor confidantes. At the banquet, I offered Huihui to him, and everyone else was moved, but he alone remained calm and resolutely refused."

The strategist advised, "My lord, please calm down."

"It would be a good match to betroth Miss Su to Lord Teng."

The prefect of Lin'an shook his head: "I have a feeling that Zheng Mingzhang is no ordinary man. It's hard to say what will happen to him in the future, but if I can get Huihui into his harem, it will definitely benefit me."

"What a pity," he thought, recalling the other party's unwavering composure at the banquet, like Liu Xiahui sitting with a woman in his lap: "Could it be that he doesn't like women?"

The strategist shook his head in disagreement: "His dislike of women does not prevent him from taking concubines, and Zheng Youzhou has neither women nor boys in his harem, so it is not for this reason."

The prefect of Lin'an paced back and forth, then instructed his advisor: "Send men to Zheng Mingzhang's hometown and Youzhou Prefecture to investigate thoroughly. I do not believe that any man is celibate."

The strategist should be.

Late at night, a high-pitched cat meow rang out outside a pawnshop. Moments later, the pawnshop door was opened from the inside, and several figures quickly entered the pawnshop.

Looking at the people in front of her, Lin Xiaoyao frowned: "Why are you here at this time? Didn't you say we would take action in three days?"

Zhen Yuan shook his head slightly: "It's too late. There's been some unusual activity at the General's Mansion. They probably sensed that my elder brother has made a move."

Lin Xiaoyao's gaze fell on Zhen Qingqing, who was unconscious and had her eyes closed. Zhen Yuan followed his gaze and, remembering his brother's instructions, said to Lin Xiaoyao, "My brother is determined to fight the general to the end. The city is no longer safe. My brother wants you to escort Qingqing back to Youzhou Prefecture."

After Zhen Yuan arrived in Youzhou Prefecture, according to Zheng Hao's instructions, Mr. Ye asked him to first take some contact with the government affairs of Youzhou Prefecture. During this period, Zhen Yuan and Zheng Hao also corresponded. In the letters, Zheng Hao did not directly state his own ambitions, but he did not hide them either. Zhen Yuan was very perceptive. After arriving in the south for half a year, he still had not quelled the rebellion. He also witnessed and participated in the gradual improvement of Youzhou Prefecture. One day, he wrote a letter to Zheng Hao, asking him about the treacherous officials and the wise and virtuous king. More than ten days later, Zheng Hao replied. A few words made Zhen Yuan understand his intentions.

The young commander wrote: "The success of the wise king in purging the court of corrupt officials was not due to the wise king alone, but to the collective efforts of the strategists and generals under his command."

Zhen Yuan resigned from his official post and refused to leave the capital because he couldn't stand seeing corrupt officials ruining the country and the people suffering. He was not a blindly loyal person. Seeing the thriving changes in Youzhou Prefecture and the high morale of the Zhenbei Army during their training, he decided to join his former classmate's army.

Zheng Hao did not allow him to remain in Youzhou Prefecture to handle military and political affairs; Zhen Yuan had a greater role to play.

He ordered his men to go to the places appointed by Zhen Cheng and Du Yuan, to persuade these people. If they failed, he told them not to alert them and to launch a full-scale attack later.

But as he expected, Zhen Yuan understood his elder brother. Like him, his brother studied to enter the court and become an official not for the sake of the emperor, but to realize his own ambitions and do things that would benefit the people.

For the first half of the month, Zhen Yuan tested Zhen Cheng. Zhen Cheng, being his half-brother, could easily see through his test and told him to speak frankly without hiding anything.

After much deliberation, Zhen Yuan did not mention Zheng Hao's Youzhou Prefecture. Instead, he asked the other party if a person who could overthrow the Great Qian Dynasty and save the people from their suffering appeared, would his elder brother be willing to assist him?

The two brothers stared at each other for a long time before Zhen Cheng finally uttered two words: "I'm willing."

Zhen Yuancai told Zhen Cheng about Zheng Hao's affairs in Youzhou Prefecture. After thinking about it all night, Zhen Cheng finally decided to join Zheng Hao's forces.

That's why tonight, Zhen Yuan brought the unconscious Zhen Qingqing to find Lin Xiaoyao, a merchant passing through this area.

Lin Xiaoyao had someone carry her into the house, and then asked Zhen Yuan, "What are you going to do next?"

Zhen Yuan: "My brother is in danger, and as his younger brother, of course I have to face the crisis with him."

After saying that, Zhen Yuan said, "You must leave the city as soon as it is light."

Lin Xiaoyao didn't ask any more questions and nodded as if she understood.

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