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"So that's how it is!" Tang Yin looked at the burning wooden stick on the ground and slowly nodded his head. No wonder the Mo Army was so easily able to release all of the more than ten obstacles in the Western Mountain Pass.

"Great King, if our army does not retreat to the Western Mountain Pass, I think Mo Army will do the same thing again. We won't need to get close to our camp when it's night time, just releasing a rocket from a distance would be enough to cause damage to our army. "This time, our army's luck is good. We're only destroying some tents. If our rations are damaged, the consequences will be severe." Qiu Zhen reminded his meaningfully.

Tang Yin smacked his forehead and muttered to himself for a moment. Then, he laughed bitterly, "It looks like we have underestimated the Xishan County, and have underestimated Shao Yu too much!"

"That's right!" Qiu Zhen expressed his agreement with these words, and said: "Shao Fang is able to completely exterminate the Shao Family, but unfortunately, Shao Yu does not dare to touch the head of the entire county. It can be seen that even Shao Fang is rather fearful of this person."

Tang Yin sighed and said: "Alright, we will do as you say. Our troops will retreat to the Western Mountain Pass and set up camp there."

Qiu Zhen cupped his hands and said: "The King is wise!"

After the Feng Army was obstructed, Tang Yin gave the order to all the soldiers to retreat from the Western Mountain Pass, and to guard against the sneak attack of the Mo Army. Right now, Feng Army was a force that was hard to fall on, he could not attack nor retreat. Xishan County was a huge threat to Tang Yin.

Just as Feng Army was in a dilemma outside the western mountain entrance, a person rushed over to Feng Army Camp, Feng Country's Finance Minister, Zhang Xin, and another person came along with Zhang Xin.

Zhang Xin rushed over from the Ning Country. Back then, when Sanshui Army had reinforced Tia and fought with Dookie Army, Zhang Xin had been sent to the Ning Country, and was in charge of the logistics affairs of the Sanshui Army. After Zhang Xin arrived, he brazenly punished a large number of corrupt officials using Ning Country, and at the same time, he also involved Cai Song.

With the end of the Tia war, Zhang Xin should also return to the Yan City of Feng Country, and at this moment, the war between Feng Country and itself had erupted again.

Zhang Xin could continue to stay in the Ning Country, and coordinate the logistics affairs of the two armies. But Zhang Xin himself felt that the future of staying in the Ning Country was uncertain, and even if he made a contribution, the King, who was far away from the Mo Country, would not necessarily be able to see it. He immediately decided to head to the Mo Country himself.

Knowing that Zhang Xin wanted to leave the Ning Country to meet with Tang Yin, Cai Song took the initiative to look for him. He had even sent him a great gift, hoping that Zhang Xin would recommend his second son, Cai Gui, to the King so that he could have a position in the imperial government.

Eating's mouth was short, taking his hand was short, Zhang Xin had accepted too many bribes from him using Cai Family, now that Cai Song had made such a request, he could not reject it, furthermore, the King did not have a good impression of, and the reason why Cai Song was important was because it was a temporary measure, even if Cai Gui was recommended to the King, it would not necessarily affect his own position in the kingdom.

Even in his dreams, the cunning Zhang Xin would never have thought that he would actually make a mistake.

It was all Cai Gui's own will that he was willing to send his most trusted assistant, his closest second son, to the imperial government.

Zhang Xin could tell that Tang Yin using Cai Family was just a temporary measure, how could the extremely intelligent Cai Gui not see through it? He suggested to Cai Song that if Cai Family wanted to consolidate his position and power, just relying on the relationship between little sister Cai Youling and the King was far from enough, and as for Right Prime Minister, it was even more unreliable. It was unreliable to rely on oneself, and Cai Family required a person to hold an important position in the imperial court, and at the same time, needed the great king's trust and importance.

It was fine for Cai Song to play tricks and schemes, but in terms of the overall situation, he was far inferior to Cai Gui, and he knew himself very well. He also knew that his second son's brain far surpassed his own, so he had always been obedient to Cai Gui's tactics. This time, hearing that Cai Gui wanted to borrow Zhang Xin to take over the position of the Emperor, although Cai Song was reluctant, and did not feel at ease, he still nodded in agreement.

This was how Zhang Xin and Cai Gui went through the same level of Feng Army Camp.

Tang Yin and the army's Generals were both surprised by Zhang Xin's arrival. He was a Finance Minister, although he was a high ranking official, he was still a civilian.

and Cai Gui saw Tang Yin at the Central Army Tent.

Seeing Zhang Xin, Tang Yin was already surprised. Seeing Cai Gui also came, he was even more confused, but he did not ask in a hurry. He first asked Zhang Xin: "Zhang Xin, why did you come to the Mo Country?"

Zhang Xin had already thought of what to say and replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Sanshui Army has already been withdrawn from Tia into the country, this humble subject's affairs in Ning Country have already been settled, so I have replied. Halfway, this subject has also heard that Mo Country has offended my country, the Great King has personally led a master to set off for the battle, so this humble subject has also conveniently come over to see if there is anything this humble subject can do for you."

Hearing these words, Tang Yin did not feel anything, but Qiu Zhen had already frowned. Qiu Zhen and Zhang Xin had always disliked each other, and the conflict between the two had existed for a long time. Qiu Zhen laughed coldly and said: "Master Zhang is a Minister of Imperial Court, don't you know the rules of the court? The King has not summoned you, so you have come here without permission.

Zhang Xin rolled his eyes in anger, but his expression was still calm, and he said: "The reason why this official travelled thousands of miles is because of my loyalty to the king! Even if this official has disliked this official for a long time, there is no need to blame someone like 'the crime of bullying the monarch' on this official's head, no?!"

"Ha ha!" Qiu Zhen was angered and laughed, he raised his head and asked: "Could it be that I have wronged you? From Ning Country to Mo Country, the journey will be more than a thousand miles.

Cai Gui stood by the side with his head lowered, silent, but he was secretly observing the expressions of everyone present. He also hoped to distinguish the factions within the imperial court as soon as possible so that he could figure out which side would benefit him in the future.

Everyone present was either generals or advisors, and were basically the subordinates of the Left Premier Qiu Zhen. Naturally, they followed Qiu Zhen's lead. Qiu Zhen did not like Zhang Xin, and the others did not have much of an expression on their faces towards Zhang Xin.

Seeing that the two of them were arguing again, the already annoyed Tang Yin waved his hand and said: "Stop arguing." He turned his head and said to Qiu Zhen, "Qiu Zhen, the reason Zhang Xin has been able to rush from the Ning Country to the Mo Country is also because of good intentions. With that, he turned to Zhang Xin and said: "When two armies battle, one civil servant from yours will not be able to do much. It's better to return to the imperial court early to handle the government affairs.

Tang Yin's words didn't seem to sound like they were inclined towards either side, but in reality, he could still feel the trust and respect he had for Zhang Xin from these words.

Zhang Xin dared to be disrespectful to Qiu Zhen, but he dared not be disrespectful to Tang Yin at all. He nodded continuously and replied: "Your Majesty's teachings are correct, this humble subject will return to the country tomorrow."

Tang Yin laughed, and said: "You don't have to be in such a rush, you can rest in the army for a few days first."1

Zhang Xin was moved: "Thank you, your majesty."

"Humph!" Qiu Zhen snorted, he turned his head and did not look at him.

Afraid that the two would argue again, Tang Yin cut in. Looking at Cai Gui, he asked: "Cai Gui, you are not at Ning Country to help your father.

Without waiting for Cai Gui to speak, Zhang Xin took the initiative and continued, "Now is the time for me to use you, Young Noble Cai is a resourceful man, and is a rare talent, so this humble subject brought him here to recommend him to the King." As he spoke, he even winked at Tang Yin multiple times.

Tang Yin was clever, upon seeing this, he immediately understood Zhang Xin's intentions. Although he said that he wanted to recommend Cai Gui to him, in reality, it was to bring him a hostage. If one day Cai Song dared to cause chaos in his Ning Country, then the first to die would be his own son Cai Gui.

He smiled and replied smoothly, "Since it's a talent recommended by Master Zhang, then it can't be wrong." After pausing for a moment, Tang Yin continued, "Cai Gui, you can take on the post of Secretary General Zhuo, and if you have any achievements in the future, you can further improve yourself."

The was just a trivial sixth rank official in the imperial court, he had no right to participate in the imperial court meetings. His direct superior was the Prime Minister, and in other words, he was the secretary and assistant to the Prime Minister.

Cai Gui had never expected Tang Yin to give him such a high ranking official, so when he heard Tang Yin call himself Secretary General, he immediately kowtowed and said: "This humble subject thanks the King for his grace!"

Tang Yin smiled and nodded, then said: "When Master Zhang returns to the capital, you come with me."

"Yes!" "Great King." Cai Gui respectfully replied, then asked: "Great King, our army is stationed at the Western Mountain Pass, may I know what your intentions are?"

Hearing this, all of the generals present blushed. They themselves could not defeat the Fengyang, and were ambushed by the Mo Army inside the western mountain entrance. They were forced to camp outside the western mountain entrance.

Seeing that everyone looked troubled, especially when Qiu Zhen was among them, how could Zhang Xin miss the chance to humiliate his political opponents? He hurriedly continued, "That's right, King. Right now is the time for our Army Commander to go straight into the depths of Mo Country. Why are we stationed here?"

We are all on the same side, there is no need for Tang Yin to hide anything, he shrugged his shoulders, let out a long sigh, and said: "Originally, our army wanted to take over Xishan County, but Xishan County is easy to defend and hard to attack, our army's attacks were blocked several times, and we even lost soldiers and generals, so we were forced to stay here and think hard about ways to destroy the enemy."

"So that's how it is! This subject thinks that with the Prime Minister Qiu, our army will definitely be invincible. To think that it would be blocked by a mere Fengyang. " When Zhang Xin said this, he did not forget to sneer at Qiu Zhen. The meaning behind his words was, even a grand Left Premier was only so-so.

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