"Mingru…"
"Reporting to Sect Master, I'm here…"
"Haha, Mingru, firstly, there are no outsiders here. Secondly, there are no government affairs today. It's just a matter of catching up. There's no distinction between you and me…"
As he spoke, Xiong Ba personally led Yang Mingru to a chair.
The two of them sat in the same row. Xiong Ba was on top and Yang Mingru was below.
"Mingru, I heard Shuang 'er mention that your Yang ancestors were high officials in the Tang, Liang, and Jin. In this case, Mingru is also the descendant of Zhongliang. Recently, Liang City's military and government have been well governed and the people are safe. Mingru's contribution cannot be ignored. This old man will definitely reward you well.”
Xiong Ba praised.
" Reporting to Sect Master, Mingru is not worthy of accepting this. The reason why Liang City is so prosperous today is firstly because of Sect Master's leadership and secondly because of Young Master Shuang's good plan. Therefore, Mingru does not dare to take credit for it…"
"Hmm? This statement is very true, but Ming Confucian scholars also have credit. Mingru, Shuang 'er had managed the city well, it was indeed the main credit. This old man has been in the World Meeting for a long time, but I have never seen all of this with my own eyes. Today, since you and I are gathered together, Mingru will tell us what great things Shuang 'er has done…"
Even though Zhi Tanhua had already explained everything, Xiong Ba still didn't believe him completely. Thus, he once again began to inquire about Qin Shuang's actions.
" City Lord, during Young Master Shuang's reign in Liang City, he has given out the following strategies…"
What Yang Mingru said was different from what Zhi Tanhua said. If Zhi Tanhua was a summary, then Yang Mingru explained it in detail.
The similarity was," 90% true and 10% false. The truth is mixed with falsehood. It's like pouring water into wine. It's still wine below the initial grade.”
After a long time, after Yang Mingru explained everything, Xiong Ba sighed,"Although Shuang 'er is young, she has the talent of a ruler and the demeanor of a king. In just three short years, this old man is already inferior.”
At that moment, a thought appeared in Xiong Ba's mind,""Shuang 'er better not have the heart of an emperor. Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to kill her.”
Seeing that Xiong Ba was deep in thought, a trace of killing intent appeared between his brows. Yang Mingru, who had been secretly watching, also said clearly,"Not good, just as my lord said, Xiong Ba really has the intention to kill him.”
It was true that Xiong Ba had killing intent, but he wouldn't get rid of Qin Shuang too early because he needed Qin Shuang to appease the world for him.
This was Xiong Ba's current plan.
What Yang Mingru needed to do was to find an opportunity to make Xiong Ba dispel his wariness and killing intent towards Qin Shuang.”
After Xiong Ba regained his clarity, Yang Mingru seized the opportunity to advise him,""Reporting to Sect Master, I have something to say.”
"Oh? What is it? Just tell me."
"Sect Master, it's about Young Master Shuang.”
"Shuang 'er? Mingru, what is it?"
"Reporting to Sect Master, Young Master Shuang's reputation in Liang City is rising day by day. If this continues, I'm afraid even Sect Master won't be able to catch up to her.”
"Hmm?"
Xiong Ba's words were filled with killing intent, but he had the intention to kill Yang Mingru.
Before Xiong Ba finished speaking, Yang Mingru had already knelt down and said,""Chief, I am not being disloyal. I have no intention of targeting Young Master Shuang.”
"Mingru, do you know how you became the City Lord of Liang?”
"Sect Master, it was Young Master Shuang who recommended me. If not for that, I would still be farming in the mountains.”
"Hmph, since you know, why are you still slandering Shuang 'er? Have you forgotten all the kindness Shuang 'er has shown you?”
As the saying goes, if you want to promote, you should first suppress it.
And Yang Mingru used this strategy.
"Reporting to Sect Master, please calm down and listen to Mingru's detailed explanation…"
"Speak. If you don't give this old man a satisfactory answer today, don't even think about walking out of here.”
"Sect Master, do you have the intention to dominate the Great Land?”
"This is inevitable. This is also my ambition.”
"Faction Leader, you have the desire to dominate the Great Land, but Young Master Shuang doesn't. On the contrary, even though Young Master Shuang had the ability to assist others, he was more interested in roaming the martial world and living a carefree life.”
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Sect Master, you might not know this, but Young Master Shuang not only has a good strategy for governing the city, but he is also proficient in the art of war. As of now, our Liang City has three armies. One of them is the Liang City Cavalry. Although there are only five hundred soldiers, they are stronger than five thousand soldiers. The second was the Breaking Ranks Camp, which only had 1,000 soldiers, but had 3,000 soldiers. Thirdly, the city guards, also known as the 'North Province Army', now had five thousand soldiers. They looked serious and were skilled in formations. They were elite soldiers. The famine of the three armies was caused by Young Master Shuang. Logically speaking, with such a ferocious army, Liang City should have been able to advance to the North Region a long time ago, but Young Master Shuang had no interest in it.”
When Yang Mingru said this, Xiong Ba's interest was piqued.
"Mingru, what do you mean by 'unintentional?”
"Reporting to Sect Master, Liang City has sufficient food and other resources. Now, it is enough to wipe out the North Region. Once we destroy Beacon City and march into Yan Jin, Sect Master will be able to occupy Yan Jin and become the emperor. This subordinate had already advised him several times, but Young Master Shuang turned a deaf ear to it. In addition, your subordinate?"
"There's no need to hide it. There's no harm in saying it."
" Reporting to Sect Master, many young and beautiful girls have gathered in the world's best manor where Young Master Shuang is staying. Although Young Master Shuang has never snatched a girl from a commoner, he doesn't really care about proper matters. He only knows how to bring beauties around to play. In the long run, Young Master Shuang's talent will probably be useless.”
Hearing that Qin Shuang wasn't serious, Xiong Ba wasn't angry. Instead, he laughed loudly,""Haha, Shuang 'er is currently in the prime of her youth, so it's reasonable for her to know about the love between a man and a woman. This is normal, so you don't have to worry about it. Mingru, isn't it a bit too early for you to say that you want to invade Beacon Fire City and claim Yanjing as your king?”
Seeing that Xiong Ba's mind was focused on 'calling himself king and king', Yang Mingru was secretly delighted and agreed,""Gang Leader, this is completely feasible. Once the World Alliance and Liang City merge, Gang Leader can completely rule over Yanjing and the North Region.”
"The World Alliance will merge with Liang City? What do you mean?"
" Sect Master, the World Association uses Heaven Mountain as its headquarters. Most of them are martial artists from various sects. Although everyone has a skill, they are not as disciplined and orderly as the soldiers. Once they are deployed, I'm afraid there will be many people who will not listen to orders. Once the Faction Leader personally held the fort and used the soldiers of Liang City to restrain the people of the World Meeting, who in China could stop them? Who can stop him? When the sect leader became the emperor, he would recuperate in the Northern Province for a few years. When his troops were strong, he could go south, west, or even east to take over the East Province.”
This was Qin Shuang's plan in advance. When Yang Mingru first heard about it, he was full of emotions."This is a wise ruler, the only wise ruler in the world.”
Once this huge pie appeared, all the worries and worries in Xiong Ba's heart instantly disappeared."In the Divine Prefecture, I, Xiong Ba, am the heavens, I am the emperor. Who in the world can compete with me?”
"Who in the world can compete with him?"
Xiong Ba couldn't help but say.
At the same time, Xiong Ba's mind was filled with thoughts,""Shuang 'er's governance of Liang City is indeed far superior to the World Association, and Yang Mingru's advice is also a drawback of the World Association.”
Thinking of this, Xiong Ba calmed his mind before saying,""Mingru, you and I are very much in love. When I unify the Divine Prefecture, you will be crowned king. Tell me, how can we merge the World Association and Liang City?”
"This?"
"Just say it."
"City Lord, I do have some ideas and suggestions, but most of them are from Young Master Shuang's governance of Liang City. This was a very important matter. If he was not careful, others would have a chance to take advantage of it. Why not let Young Master Shuang handle this matter and trouble the Sect Master to take charge of it personally? It would probably take at most one or two years for the Sect Master to sweep through the entire North Region.”
"Haha, alright, we'll do as you say. I'll get Shuang 'er to come up with a plan later. Mingru, you really didn't disappoint me. I'll definitely reward your loyalty in the future.”
Just like that, what Xiong Ba didn't know was that the World Association that he had personally established had been slowly assimilated and devoured by the soldiers of Liang City in just a short one to two years, becoming a force under Qin Shuang's command.
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