The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Zhang Shi showed no mercy, and when he said he would beat Shi Tou, he did so without hesitation, leaving Shi Tou with a black eye and a swollen face.

He accepted such a self-inflicted injury, and Shi Tou, with such loyalty, should also accept it.

Sure enough, Stone showed no anger or resentment after being beaten; instead, he was delighted. This made Zhang Shi even more satisfied with Stone, and he immediately took out a silver note from his pocket.

—The silver notes that Ning Wanqin gave him to persuade him to defect were specially permitted by the Duke to be used for this operation.

They gave it to a stone!

Although Stone couldn't read, he definitely recognized banknotes. After taking one look, he almost fell to the ground.

He exclaimed in disbelief, "Ten thousand taels?"

"General Zhang, General Zhang Shi, this, this, this is too much!"

Zhang Shi said calmly, "If there are too many, then do a good job!"

His face remained calm and composed, but he knew in his heart that he didn't need so much; a hundred taels would have been enough, and a thousand taels would have been enough to make Shi Tou completely devoted to him.

But the problem is...

The smallest denomination of the silver notes in his pocket was ten thousand taels.

I gritted my teeth and took out one.

It may be luxurious, but the results are truly amazing.

Stone's eyes were already brimming with tears.

"Go, make sure you do what I asked you to do. Also, inform the ladies that in about an incense stick's time, all those who are with the lady should come to my camp."

"This general..."

"We need to talk to them about life!"

This was a task assigned by Zhou Mengyan, and it was also something Zhang Shi had to do, so naturally he wouldn't relax.

After sending Shi Tou to inform them, he waited in the camp.

He ordered the personal guards assigned to Zhou Mengyan to stand on either side of him, holding swords and waiting.

The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passes very quickly.

But the time had come, and not a single person arrived.

Pure contempt for military discipline!

The guards below, men assigned to him by Zhou Mengyan, were all somewhat displeased with the situation.

"Vice Commander, these people are utterly insolent, daring to disregard your military discipline in the slightest. I believe we should immediately report this to the Grand Commander and deal with them according to military regulations!"

"Yes, Deputy Commander, you were personally appointed Deputy Commander by the Grand Commander. The imperial decree requesting your appointment has already been sent to Yunjing. These leaders, relying on the Madam's support, dare to ignore you. It's simply intolerable! We must get the Grand Commander to intervene!"

"Deputy Commander, let the Grand Commander deal with them!"

……

The guards were filled with righteous indignation.

Judging from their expressions, Zhang Shi could easily tell that the two factions in the military camp had never been on good terms. Relying on his wife's support, those people mostly didn't take Grand Commander Zhou Mengyan seriously, or rather, they outwardly complied with Grand Commander Zhou Mengyan but inwardly defied him.

Their master is the lady!

But Zhang Shi remained calm and said indifferently, "What's the rush? Perhaps these generals are delayed by some matter?"

"What's wrong with waiting a little longer?"

"Just you wait!"

He sat good-naturedly in the tiger-shaped chair, holding a book on military strategy in his hands. There were cheat sheets tucked between the pages, containing his insights into the "love-struck" mindset he had developed recently. Whenever he had a spare moment and the opportunity was right, he would take them out to browse and ponder their true meaning!

With his hard work and a deeper understanding of love-struck individuals, Zhang Shi is now able to completely focus and become quite engrossed in watching.

It was the personal guards who suffered the most; they were so angry they wanted to kill, but they could only wait helplessly.

Fortunately, there was a result after waiting.

After a short while, a general finally entered the tent.

He flung open the door and entered, glancing first at Zhang Shi before casually cupping his hands in greeting and saying indifferently, "This humble general, Hou Ying, pays his respects to the Deputy Commander!"

"Hmm!" Zhang Shi didn't even look up, just gave a faint "hmm."

This annoyed Hou Ying, who simply snorted coldly and stood aside.

After he arrived, the other generals followed one after another. Their behavior upon entering was similar to Hou Ying's; they all gave Zhang Shi a perfunctory bow, and after Zhang Shi acknowledged them, they stood to the sides, their faces full of displeasure.

After a full incense stick's time, everyone finally arrived, and the generals were getting impatient.

"Vice Commander, what brings you here? We have military duties to attend to. You'd better make arrangements as soon as possible, otherwise, we'll have to take our leave!"

"Vice Commander, we're all very busy and don't have time to stay here with you. If you have something to say, just say so. If not, we'll just leave. My time is very valuable!"

"What book have you been reading? Didn't you see me waiting here? Are you blind?"

"Let's go, let's go! I knew I shouldn't have come. Am I here to be a decoration? Or a background figure? I don't have the leisure for that!"

……

The confrontations within the military camp are always different from the soft confrontations in the court. Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and disobedience is disobedience; it is all written on one's face and manifested in one's actions.

As a result, the naval commanders who had just gathered were about to leave in the blink of an eye.

The guards standing on both sides were about to explode.

These naval commanders are truly outrageous!

Relying on his wife's influence, he usually doesn't listen to the Grand Commander's orders. Now, the Deputy Grand Commander appointed by the Grand Commander dares to show his displeasure.

How arrogant!

One by one, they pressed their hands on the knife handles!

It seemed that they could capture all of these people as soon as Zhang Shi gave the order!

Zhang Shi reluctantly put down the book in his hand. To be honest, the more he read these love-obsessed books, the deeper his understanding became, and the more interested he became.

Sometimes, I really want to do more research.

However, now was not the time; dealing with the immediate matter was more important. So he smiled and said, "Everyone's here! Good, good. I, the Commander-in-Chief, have some important military matters to discuss with you all..."

Zhang Shiru was like a gentle breeze, which made the naval commanders even more arrogant. They no longer stood neatly on both sides, but scattered here and there, standing however they wanted. They were either standing with their hands on their hips or looking very unhappy. They looked like they were treating this military camp as their own home.

Just then, Zhang Shi suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Wait, something's not right. I seem to remember telling you to arrive within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. How long did it take you to get here?"

When asked this question, Zhang Shi's tone remained gentle, even weak, but the personal guards Zhou Mengyan had assigned to Zhang Shi couldn't hold back any longer. One of them shouted, "Vice Commander, you told them to come here within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to discuss important military matters, and they..."

"They arrived within two incense sticks' time!"

Zhang Shi smiled and asked again, "Has it been that long?"

"Yes, Deputy Commander. All of these people arrived after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, with the latest arriving almost two incense sticks' time."

Zhang Shi's smile faded, and he shook his head, saying, "In the military camp, orders are paramount. How dare you people disobey military orders?"

"Isn't this putting me in a difficult position?"

Those naval commanders completely disregarded Zhang Shi's words and remained arrogant.

"What does your predicament have to do with us?"

"Quickly tell us why you summoned us. We've already given you face, don't push your luck!"

"Zhang Shi, you just surrendered, and you're already putting on airs? I've been in the military for twenty years, who gave you the right to command me?"

……

Zhang Shi's face broke into a smile again, and he said, "Looks like you guys did this on purpose. So many people doing it on purpose?"

"So, how should this be handled according to military discipline?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhang Shi abruptly stood up and coldly ordered, "Guards! Tie up all twenty-seven of these men before me!"

These words were earth-shattering. The naval commanders never expected that Zhang Shi would dare to offend them, the military commanders, on his very first day of service, and they all started to shout.

But there were only twenty-seven of them, while Zhou Mengyan had assigned at least several hundred personal guards to Zhang Shi, who had just accumulated a great deal of resentment. They immediately rushed forward without hesitation.

In no time at all, all twenty naval commanders were bound hand and foot, but their faces were full of resentment and displeasure.

They shouted even louder than before.

"Zhang Shi, you bastard, how dare you lay a hand on us?"

"Zhang Shi, do you really think you're something special?"

"Let me go! Let me go, you son of a bitch Zhang Shi! Let me go! I'll fight you one-on-one!"

……

Amidst the shouts, a personal guard reported, "Vice Commander, all these people have been bound. Should we consult the Grand Commander for further instructions?"

As he said this, the guard felt a surge of satisfaction.

I had never been so decisive and efficient when I was working under the Grand Commander.

Zhang Shi shook his head: "Why bother the Grand Commander with such a trivial matter? I will handle it myself."

Looking at the twenty-seven people who were bound and kneeling on the ground, Zhang Shi didn't even lift his eyelids, and said indifferently, "These people are disrespectful to the army, late in arriving after orders, contemptuous of their superiors, and have instigated a disturbance... According to the law..."

"Let him be executed!"

"Then... kill them all!"

The words were like a thunderclap overhead!

The guards were immediately stunned.

"Execute? Execute? Deputy Commander, this, this isn't...?"

The guards were terrified. These twenty-seven generals were the backbone of the army, deeply entrenched, and with their wives backing them up, disciplining them would provoke resistance, and if they were executed…

I can't even imagine!

The naval commanders were also dumbfounded.

Should we kill them?

Many people immediately burst into laughter.

"Zhang Shi, you think you're worthy of chopping off my head?"

"Zhang Shi, don't be so arrogant! Untie me right now, or I won't let you off!"

"Zhang Shi, if you have the guts, cut off my head. Let's see if you have the courage!"

……

Their voices were loud, but Zhang Shi's movements were light. He simply drew the personal guard's waist knife and walked up to the first naval commander.

Hand up and down!

"Pfft!"

Heads rolled!

The entire venue fell silent in an instant!

Zhang Shi raised his knife again and once more, head fell to the ground!

Continue the swift strokes, continue the head-to-head slaughter!

……

One by one, the twenty-seven generals fell to the ground, and the remaining ones were all filled with horror. Only at this moment did they finally remember.

The person before me is Zhang Shi!

A force that swept across the grasslands, plundering and eliminating the barbarians, a force that rendered the barbarians powerless to invade the south for twenty years!

This person is truly... a ruthless killer!

Instantly, cries for mercy and pleas for mercy rang out.

Zhang Shi, however, did not even blink.

The knife continued to fall, the knife continued to fall, the knife continued to fall...

Before long, the sounds inside the tent completely disappeared, leaving only a deathly silence!

Zhang Shi then leisurely tossed the knife aside and turned to look at the personal guards Zhou Mengyan had sent for him.

The guards were already so frightened that their legs went weak.

As soldiers, they were not immune to killing.

I've seen so many...dead people before!

But... this is the first time someone has killed more than twenty key members of the army in one go!

These are all naval commanders in the military!

They are the ones who look up to them in their daily lives!

just now……

They're all dead!

Not one left!

My hands are shaking, and my heart is pounding!

In this situation, he was still faced with Zhang Shi's smile.

His smile was calm and composed, as if he had just done something insignificant. He said, "Go and inform the Grand Commander, and tell him..."

"I've taken care of Madam's matter."

After Zhang Shi finished speaking, he sat back down in his chair, took out a book, and continued reading his notes on love-struck individuals, completely ignoring the bloodshed that filled the camp.

This sight made the guards tremble even more!

Just how incredibly strong is that?!

How can one remain so calm and composed?

However, after this wave, a deep-rooted impression was left in my mind.

Even if you dislike General Zhang Shi, you can't afford to offend him under any circumstances, because he really won't show any mercy when he takes action!

"Yes, yes..."

After a long while, the guards seemed to finally react and hurriedly ran towards Grand Commander Zhou Mengyan.

At this moment, Zhou Mengyan was also worried.

"I wonder if Zhang Shi can manage to subdue Madam and her ilk?"

This was his biggest requirement for Zhang Shi to serve him. After all, it is an age-old truth that if you can't solve something yourself, you have to rely on external forces to solve it.

No matter how many people turn a good thing into a bad thing during the process, the underlying logic remains unchanged.

Next to Zhou Mengyan is Ruan Fei.

Now that Madam has practically broken ties with Zhou Mengyan in public, it's actually a very favorable thing for her.

She could then more openly get closer to her Meng Yan brother, and her Meng Yan brother liked that too.

Hearing Zhou Mengyan's concern, he quickly tried to defend Zhang Shi, saying, "Brother Mengyan, don't be too anxious. General Zhang Shi has only been here for less than a day. It would be too much to ask him to solve such a big problem."

"Although I don't know much about military affairs, I do know that General Zhang Shi should be given time and authority to handle things at his own pace!"

"General Zhang Shi is capable of sweeping across the northern frontier and eradicating all threats. Dealing with the influence of some ladies will be a piece of cake for him."

Ruan Fei's comforting words pleased Zhou Mengyan, making him feel a bit happier. He put his arm around Ruan Fei's shoulder and said, "Xiao Fei, it's a good thing you're here with me, otherwise I would have been driven crazy by this all by myself."

"I'm willing to stay by Brother Mengyan's side forever, to be his strategist and offer advice," Ruan Fei said, trying to ingratiate herself.

The atmosphere between the two instantly rose to an ambiguous level, their faces getting closer and closer, and they were about to kiss.

Just then, a shout from a personal guard suddenly rang out outside the camp gate: "Great, Great, Great Commander, there is... there is an important matter to report!"

Clearly, Grand Commander Zhou Mengyan had given a military order not to let anyone in easily; even his personal guards had to report to him outside the gate before allowing passage.

However, it still bothered Zhou Mengyan, who was somewhat annoyed, as was Ruan Fei. But then, a single sentence from a guard made both of them instantly overjoyed.

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