The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Shang Xi thought so too. The emperor didn't even take Wan Lianxing seriously, so why would he be afraid of Cao Bingxian? "Then I won't worry about it anymore." She reached out and grabbed another lotus cake, saying, "You have no patience."

The old housekeeper asked: "Who is immature?"

"My uncle first liked to eat jujube cakes, then he liked to eat poria cakes, and now he likes to eat lotus cakes. I saw him write to me every few days saying that he wanted to eat plum blossom cakes."

The old butler chuckled and said, "The plum blossom cake was sent half a month ago."

Shang Xi was surprised but still asked, "Did my Cheng Youning say what he wanted?"

The old housekeeper chuckled again, "Young Master, if you want to eat roast duck, I asked someone to catch some in the fields and will send it to you later."

Shang Xi cursed Cheng Youning in her heart for being so greedy and not knowing how to go home, but she said, "Please ask the person who brought food and drinks to the Marquis to wait for me. I will go home and pack some thick clothes for Cheng Youning to take with me. The weather is getting colder day by day."

On the second day, Wan Lianxing and his friends had delicious crabs and roast duck, as well as fine wine and hibiscus cakes.

Ge Dongqing said as he drank, "Brother, the first target of the Southern Yan Kingdom is Qunyang County. Thirty thousand of Zhao Guangyi's fifty thousand troops went to Qunyang County, and a part of them stayed to attack us. They have reinforcements, and so does Dalang. When their reinforcements arrive and the battle is so intense that it is hard to separate, we will take this opportunity to replenish our forces, drive away the Southern Yan Kingdom, and attack the Southern Yan Kingdom. That will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Wan Lianxing said: "How many troops do you think we can mobilize to reach the Southern Yan Kingdom?"

Ge Dongqing said: "Ten thousand, only ten thousand are needed, plus the twenty thousand troops in the hands of the Marquis, the thirty thousand troops can not only attack the Southern Yan Kingdom, but also intimidate the emperor of Dalang. However, we have to wait for the right time. When the Southern Yan Kingdom and Dalang Kingdom are fighting hard in Qunyang County, it will be the best time, because at that time, they will not have the energy to deal with Big Brother. When they want to deal with the Marquis, the Marquis will have grown so strong that they dare not act rashly against you."

Wan Lianxing asked Sui Ming: "What do you think of Dong Qing's suggestion?"

Sui Ming said: "It is feasible. In one month, we can drive the people of Southern Yan Kingdom out of Fengying County, in two months, we can open the gate of Southern Yan Kingdom, and in half a year, we can capture a county of Southern Yan Kingdom. But we have to see when the opportunity comes."

Wan Lianxing looked at Huang Chenming: "Mingming, tell me, when is the best time?"

Huang Chenming moved his fingers and said, "My Lord, please be patient and wait. The opportunity will not come so quickly. You just need to hold your ground for now."

Wan Lianxing said: "Give me a definite answer, when will the time come? I can't just fight here every day and drink in a bar."

Huang Chenming said: "My Lord, the world is unpredictable. I can only roughly estimate that it will take at least a month."

When Ge Dongqing heard that it would take so long, he asked, "Brother, do you want to go back to Fengying City for a while?"

Wan Lianxing said: "Do you miss your Lu Si Niang?"

Ge Dongqing said: "How is that possible? Why would I miss her? I just think that my elder brother is not eating well and not having a good time living here."

Wan Lianxing said, "That's better than going back to see Cao Bingxian. When I think of his face, I want to hit him. After all, I am a minister of Dalang, and I can't do anything to a censor sent by the court. Otherwise, I asked Yan Qilian to receive him and let him stay on the way here. This person has made up stories about me in front of the emperor. He is from the same faction as Zou Sanduo. You see, this person will come to me for people in a while."

Ge Dongqing said: "Brother, if he dares to come here, you should give him a warning."

Wan Lianxing waved his fan and said, "Of course. How can I let him interfere in my affairs? But you have to think about the people and horses."

Sui Ming said: "I will send a signal to let Sui Xin bring 10,000 people from Duan Lu Lin, and then send people to recruit soldiers."

Wan Lianxing said: "Recruiting soldiers is voluntary. We haven't yet reached the stage of conscripting men. After only a few battles, the people are frightened and panic-stricken."

Sui Ming nodded: "I understand."

At this time, Ge Dongqing put down his wine glass and volunteered, "Brother, do you need anyone else to recruit soldiers and horses? I can go. Is there anyone else that I, Ge Dongqing, can't invite?"

Wan Lianxing also felt that Ge Dongqing was the best candidate, because this man had a clever mouth with a three-foot-long beak and was eloquent.

No one is better than Ge Dongqing at persuading, inviting and convincing people. Wan Lianxing said, "I am naturally relieved if you come to fight, but don't be reluctant to spend money. If there are dead or injured, you can add some money for the funeral expenses, as well as the monthly salary, so that everyone will voluntarily follow me to fight."

"Don't worry, brother. As long as you give me the power, there is nothing I can't do."

Wan Lianxing said: "You are in charge of everything, so just go ahead and do it."

"I'm leaving."

Wan Lianxing said: "Why don't you finish this meal before leaving?"

Ge Dongqing said: "In order to achieve my big brother's great cause, why should I eat? Big brother, you just wait here for my good news."

Ge Dongqing wiped his mouth and left.

Sui Xin and his men arrived seven days later, and Sui Dan also came with him.

Wan Lianxing looked at the boneless Sui Dan and said, "Who asked you to come? Why didn't you lead people to forge weapons in the Broken Road Forest? What are you doing here?"

Sui Dan said, "My Lord, I have led my men to fight with so many weapons, and you still want me to fight."

Wan Lianxing said: "How can we win the battle without weapons? That's why we need a lot of weapons."

Sui Dan said, "I'll leave that job to Sha Guanghan."

When Wan Lianxing heard this, he glared at Sui Dan and said, "Sha Guanghan and his son are suitable for training soldiers, but you asked him to forge weapons? You are too lazy."

Sui Dan explained: "It's not that I'm lazy, it's that Sha Guanghan saw that I wanted to come along, so he took over my job. Then I didn't want to do the blacksmithing work anymore. I couldn't do it. I couldn't do it anymore."

Wan Lianxing asked: "Why don't you want to do it anymore? You are a very talented person, and you are the most suitable person to take on the task of forging weapons. Why can't you continue?"

Sui Dan sighed and complained, "It's still the Sha Guanghan father and son. Lord, I tell you, the Sha Guanghan father and son are good people, but they are too extreme. They are too nosy."

"Tell me how they, the father and son, are so lenient."

"He was training the soldiers over there and watching me forge weapons. If I didn't listen to him, he would say that the weapons I forged were not up to standard. He had the final say on which weapons to use and he knew the most about them. He knew what kind of weapons were easy to use on the battlefield, how long they were, how heavy they were, and he would measure them with a ruler and a scale. Even a slight difference would not do. He was very strict. The soldiers were almost crying because of their training. He trained those who should be trained and those who shouldn't be trained."