When I was in Qin Dynasty, I really didn't want to make progress

"Honglian she..." Han Wangan pondered in silence, not knowing what he was thinking for a moment.

"Your Majesty, Yang Chong is indeed dangerous, but he has no roots in the Kingdom of Han. If Your Majesty uses some tricks, you should be able to make him loyal to You. After all, he doesn't have many friends in the Kingdom of Han," Madam Mingzhu reminded.

She was reminding Han Wangan that even if Yang Chong became a general, he would never be a powerful official like Ji Wuye, because Yang Chong had no foundation, and Honglian was in love with Yang Chong. If the two of them could succeed, Han Wangan would not only be Yang Chong's monarch, but also Yang Chong's father-in-law. Under this dual role, it would not be difficult for him to gain Yang Chong's loyalty.

Sure enough, after hearing Madam Mingzhu's words, Han Wangan's expression changed and he fell into deep thought.

No one knew what Madam Mingzhu said to King Han that night. The people of Xinzheng only knew that three days after Han Fei left Xinzheng for the State of Qin, an imperial edict from the King Han's palace appeared in Yang Chong's mansion.

"General? King Han An is really generous!" Yang Chong looked at the imperial edict in his hand. It was very light, but the information inside was priceless because it was an edict appointing the general.

"Didn't you say that we would leave Korea after we're done with this?" Zi Nu looked at Yang Chong, who had a smile on his face, and reminded him.

"We have to leave Korea, but I find that this edict is not useless." Yang Chong said thoughtfully.

"What's the use?" Zi Nu asked curiously.

"Which identity would be more valued by King Zhao, the former Sima of Han going to Zhao or the former general of Han going to Zhao?" Yang Chong asked in return.

"Of course it's the Korean general. As a general of a country, he will be treated with courtesy in any country he visits." Zi Nu said.

"So, now I am also a general, let's just serve for a few days first."

Chapter 179 The General is Very Capable

As the saying goes, a new official starts with three things to do when he takes office, and Yang Chong is just like that.

The first thing the new general of South Korea did after taking office was to recruit Wei Zhuang and order him to train the army. Of course, the bigger purpose was to straighten out the factional problems within the army. However, this matter only seemed important. Yang Chong only issued an order and did not do much else. As for how far things could go, it depended on Wei Zhuang.

After all, General Yang Chong was only a temporary general, and what he really had to do was to recruit Ye Mu. With the death of Ji Wuye, Ye Mu had lost his biggest backer, and he had gained the loyalty of people like Mo Ya, Bai Feng, and Ying Ge. It was not difficult to subdue Ye Mu. In less than ten days, all the killers and intelligence personnel scattered throughout Korea had been recalled to Xinzheng.

As for the killers distributed among the six countries, it is difficult to gather them in a short period of time, so we can only do it slowly.

In the process of recruiting Night Mu, Emerald Tiger, Night Mu's money bag, wisely offered his loyalty to Yang Chong. Unfortunately, Yang Chong's business in South Korea was a one-time deal, and he did not care about sustainable development, but about exhausting the resources. In addition, he looked down on Emerald Tiger's way of making money, thinking that his methods were too despicable and dirty, so Emerald Tiger's loyalty did not elicit a response from Yang Chong.

Not only did Yang Chong not agree to Feicuihu's offer of service, but he also threw Feicuihu into prison on the charge of selling fake agricultural supplies in Nanyang with the intention of causing a famine in Nanyang so that he could sell grain at a high price and take the opportunity to annex land and buy slaves.

As for the value of the Jade Tiger, Yang Chong naturally accepted it all. However, considering the Jade Tiger's eating habits and the fact that the Jade Tiger's fixed assets were difficult to take away, he gave all of the Jade Tiger's fixed assets, such as land, houses and treasures, to Han Wangan, and he only took the Jade Tiger's working capital.

It's just that Ye Mu's wallet is too poor, far from as rich as Yang Chong imagined. Also, the money he earns is used to maintain the operation of Ye Mu on the one hand, and to support Ji Wuye and his own luxurious life on the other hand. There is not much left after deducting these. If not for this, the Emerald Tiger probably would not have thought of creating a famine in Nanyang to make himself rich.

But even so, Jade Tiger's wealth is quite abundant. Of course, now it all belongs to Yang Chong.

In the past six months since Yang Chong entered Xinzheng, he first robbed 50,000 taels of military pay, then robbed the current Suzaku Pavilion, and later divided up a lot of inheritance from Bai Yifei and Ji Wuye. Add to that the 10,000 gold promised by King Qin Zheng and the money he has now scraped from the Emerald Tiger, and Yang Chong's current net worth is definitely the richest man in Korea.

And this money is the capital that Yang Chong will use to start his own business in the future, so Yang Chong has been in a good mood recently.

It wasn't just Yang Chong who was in a good mood. King Han An was also in a good mood. He took over a lot of the power vacuum left by Ji Wuye. Although Yang Chong was a general, he had no connections of his own, so it was impossible for him to truly control the army.

Military power is not just about the position of a general, it also depends on how many generals in the army listen to you.

If it was just relying on power, he, King An of Han, would be the king of Han, and the generals of all ranks in the military states should listen to him. Why would he let Ji Wuye control the military power, making him, the King of Han, afraid?

So taking advantage of the power vacuum left by Ji Wuye's death, King Han An, on the one hand, placed people loyal to him in the army, and on the other hand, accepted the loyalty of generals who were once loyal to Ji Wuye, so that he finally had enough influence over the army and was no longer the King of Han who was often bullied by powerful ministers.

What made him even happier was Yang Chong's sense of the times. After seizing the fortune of Feicuihu, the richest businessman in South Korea, Yang Chong only saved a part of it and gave most of it to him.

How could King Han An not be satisfied with such a great general who was aware of the current affairs and considerate?

In the bedroom, Han Wangan, who was wearing only one piece of clothing, didn't care at all that his white flesh was exposed. He didn't think there was anything wrong with such a figure. No one would despise him anyway. He was the king, and he was the only one who could despise others. Who would dare to despise him?

At this time, the fat on Han Wangan's face had piled up into a ball, and it was a sincere smile.

"Yang Chong is really good. If he can remain so loyal, I would not mind marrying Honglian to him." Han Wangan said as he ate a grape that the palace maid brought to his mouth.

As for why there are grapes in this world? That is not surprising at all, after all, this is a magical world where even corn exists.

Han Wangan felt even more comfortable as he chewed the plump and juicy grapes in his mouth.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for gaining a good minister." Madam Mingzhu offered her compliments at a very timely moment.

"It would be great if Han Yu, Han Fei and others could also make me so worry-free." Han Wangan shook his head and sighed, so as not to appear too boastful. A king must have depth.

"Both of you are outstanding people in the world. Aren't you already helping the king to share his worries?" Madam Mingzhu asked in a very 'ignorant' manner.

"You are just a woman in the deep palace. How can you understand the twists and turns? They have all grown up and have their own little thoughts." Han Wangan said.

He has many sons, but only one throne. Not to mention capable sons like Han Yu and Han Fei, even those mediocre ones have their eyes on the throne. The throne is the most precious thing in the world. If there is no chance to get involved, it's fine. But once there is a chance, no one can resist being tempted.

"Little thoughts?" Madam Mingzhu's eyes flashed. She had a lot on her mind. Now Yang Chong was already a great general, and she had already boarded Yang Chong's pirate ship and it was impossible for her to get off. So she was thinking about how to unite with Yang Chong both internally and externally, work together, and finally seize the highest power in Korea.

Before, she just wanted to use Honglian to sow discord between Yang Chong and Ji Wuye, and then let them fight each other to achieve her own goal, but she never thought that Ji Wuye was so unbearable and was killed by Yang Chong so easily, and she herself was played around by Yang Chong inside and out. Although her behavior was dissolute, that was just her way of survival in this deep palace. She still cared about some things.

Since things have already happened and she can't change anything, all she can do now is to turn passivity into initiative, change the direction of her struggle, and cooperate with Yang Chong. Maybe she can reach heights that she couldn't reach before.

It has to be said that Madam Mingzhu is a very career-oriented woman, but compared to men whose career ambitions are mostly to conquer the world, her career ambition is much simpler, which is to conquer the strongest man, and Yang Chong can meet this condition at this stage.

As for Han Wangan? Madam Mingzhu never took him too seriously. He was a very incompetent king.

"Who doesn't have little thoughts?" Han Wangan muttered to himself, as if he was responding to Madam Mingzhu, but also as if he was answering himself.

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"Of course Ye Mu's killers have their own little thoughts. Everyone has his own little thoughts. What they think is not important. What is important is what they do. As the saying goes, loyalty is not absolute, and loyalty is absolutely not loyal." In the study, Yang Chong said to Zi Nu who was sorting out Ye Mu's information.

"It's good that you know your limits. Are you sure you want to transfer all these killers to Zhao and Qi without leaving some behind?" Zi Nu scattered the killers one by one into Zhao and Qi on the map. Orders would flow out from this study, asking the killers who once belonged to Ye Mu and now belonged to Cang Long Hui to scatter into Zhao and Qi. What they had to do was no longer just killers, but to collect intelligence.

These killers were trained by Ye Mu over many years. Although their martial arts skills were not as good as Luo Wang's, their ability to collect intelligence was still good. Yang Chong was very clear about the importance of intelligence.

The killers trained by Ye Mu obviously have better uses, so why would Yang Chong continue to let them serve as killers? It is such a waste.

He is not a man like Yan Dan. To dominate the world, one must have a great momentum. If he only thinks of using conspiracies and tricks, he may succeed for a while, but in the long run he will not be able to stand up to the standard.

"A place like Han is too close to Qin State, and at the same time it is in the center of the world. Investing too much energy here is simply sending food to Qin State. It is not advisable, not advisable. If you want to plan for the overall situation, you must first plan for a corner." Yang Chong said.

"Did we spend so much effort just to let them collect intelligence, and this kind of intelligence at that?" Zi Nu asked curiously. She was also good at collecting intelligence, but not in the way Yang Chong did. Scattering many killers everywhere, letting them work in various industries and collect various data. Could these things be considered intelligence?

Shouldn't intelligence be about what a certain person did at a certain time in a certain place, and what impact it had?

"As the saying goes, a single leaf can tell the whole story, and you will know it in the future if you look at various data. You go ahead and get busy. I have to go out tonight, and I have some things to finish in Xinzheng." Yang Chong pinched Zi Nu's shoulder. This study will be Zi Nu's place in the future, um, her workplace.

"Are you sure you didn't go out to steal women?" Zi Nu leaned back and rested in Yang Chong's arms. Organizing the information was very tiring. Although her brain was sufficient, she had written so many things that her shoulders and hands could not bear it anymore and were sore.

"If I want to steal someone, it should be you, and it should be here." Yang Chong said as his hand had already reached over Zi Nu's shoulder, supporting the other reason that was causing Zi Nu's shoulder pain.

"So I'm just your stolen person?" Zi Nu held down Yang Chong's mischievous hand and said, this body is already very mature and can't tolerate too much teasing.

"Okay, I was wrong. She originally belonged to me, so why should I steal her?" Yang Chong quickly admitted his mistake.

"I belong to myself." Zi Nu said stubbornly, even though her body couldn't stand the teasing.

"Yes, yes, you are right. I'm leaving first. Wait for me to come back." Yang Chong responded, but his voice was getting farther and farther away. When Zi Nu turned around, she could only see Yang Chong's disappearing back through the window.

"You are so skilled at climbing through the window, and you still say you are not going to steal perfume and jade, trying to fool children?" Zi Nu mocked the direction where Yang Chong disappeared. She didn't mind much, but she was somewhat curious. Who could be the person stolen by Yang Chong in Xinzheng?

Could it be that Mrs. Hu? Zi Nu thought about it and could only think of some rumors she had heard before, but it shouldn't be the case, right?

Zi Nu would never think of where Yang Chong went after he left, because Yang Chong went to the palace. Although she could think that Yang Chong went to steal someone, she could not think that the place where Yang Chong stole someone would be in the palace.

Of course, Yang Chong’s so-called cheating was not what Zi Nu understood. He really had something to finish, but what would happen after that was done was probably not something Yang Chong could control.

Sometimes Yang Chong is a passive person.

"Are you leaving Korea?" In the palace, Madam Mingzhu looked at Yang Chong in front of her. Even though she knew that Yang Chong could control her life and death, she still couldn't control her anger.

At this moment, Madam Mingzhu had only one thing in her mind: I want to fight to the death, why did my master run away first?

In Mingzhu's mind, Yang Chong was going to flee Korea. She was ready to cooperate with Yang Chong to control Korea, and then she would be the woman next to Yang Chong. But what about now? Now Yang Chong was going to leave Korea. All her plans had been aborted before they were even started. This was a big blow to her.

"That's right." Yang Chong affirmed, and at the same time he was a little confused, wondering when Madam Mingzhu became so brave? She actually forgot her identity and dared to speak to him like that.

"Why? You are already a general in Korea. If you want, you can easily marry Honglian home. Then, you can obtain the status of a royal family member, which is the status that Ji Wuye has always dreamed of. With my cooperation, you can become a general who surpasses Ji Wuye, and the whole of Korea will fall into your control. How can you leave now?" Madam Mingzhu was about to collapse. As expected, no man can be relied on. Either he is incompetent or he acts on impulse.

"South Korea is too small to support my dream," Yang Chong explained.

"So you are going to leave Korea, what about me?" Madam Mingzhu said desperately. Things have come to this point, what else does she have to be afraid of?

"You can leave with me." Yang Chong said. After all, he was a little thin-skinned and couldn't deny his responsibility after eating. However, Madam Mingzhu might not be willing to leave with him.

In Korea, Lady Mingzhu was the wife of the high and mighty King Han. After she left with Yang Chong, she became just a concubine. How to choose between the two? Yang Chong felt that Lady Mingzhu should be very clear about the distinction.

"You're just a bastard." Madam Mingzhu gritted her teeth. Yang Chong's words sounded nice, but in fact, he never cared about her thoughts from the beginning to the end.

Chapter 180 The General is Really Capable

"Have you forgotten your identity?"

Some people cursed Yang Chong just to flirt with him, such as Yan Lingji and Zi Nu. But Madam Mingzhu was not that kind of person. Her curses were just curses to Yang Chong.

"I haven't forgotten. You can control my life and death, right? So what? Do you know what what you are going to do now means to me? You have left me with no dreams." Madam Mingzhu went completely berserk.

"Do you know how much effort I have put in to get everything I have now? To have the position I have today, I took refuge in the night, I entered this palace, and spent the whole day carefully trying to please a man I hate. What was I doing all this for? And now you're leaving." Madam Mingzhu was devastated. Her plans, her great achievements, had not yet begun, but the protagonist was already leaving. What reason was there for her to fight for?

"Is this palace important to you? If so, then you should stay." Yang Chong looked at the hysterical Madam Mingzhu and felt somewhat guilty for a moment, so he softened his attitude.

"Have you really decided to leave Korea and cannot change your mind?" Mrs. Mingzhu still wanted to save you.

"It cannot be changed. The South Korean ship is about to sink. There is no value in staying here. We might as well take advantage of this time to plan another more stable ship." Yang Chong said.

"Are you really willing to give up everything in Korea? You are now a great general, second only to the emperor and above everyone else. With my cooperation, you will soon have greater power. By then, it will not be impossible for us to undermine King Han An from both inside and outside. If you leave Korea, all this will no longer belong to you." said Madam Mingzhu.

"How long did it take me to get everything I have now?" Yang Chong asked back.

In Mingzhu's cognition, the general is an important official position, but in Yang Chong's cognition, South Korea is a pitifully weak country. The two have different perspectives, so naturally they get different answers.

"Half a year." Madam Mingzhu replied without thinking too much.

"Then why can't I get something similar in other countries in half a year or a year?" Yang Chong asked in return.

"It's not that easy. South Korea is South Korea after all. How can it be..." Madam Mingzhu retorted instinctively, but she couldn't continue halfway through. Yes, South Korea is just South Korea after all, the weakest among the seven countries. How can it be compared with the other big countries?

"Don't you understand the truth very well?" Yang Chong took over the conversation.

"I understand the truth, but I just won't give up." Madam Mingzhu gritted her teeth. She really didn't want to give up everything she had now.

"I told you you could stay." Yang Chong had no intention of taking Madam Mingzhu away. Cheating could only be done secretly. It would be too embarrassing if it happened in public. If Yang Chong once had such a reputation, when making friends in the future, the first thing others would think of would be to be wary of him.

"What should I do if I stay?" asked Madam Mingzhu, whose rationality had regained its upper hand. She felt that Yang Chong said this not because he respected her wishes, but because he had other intentions.

"How about we make a deal?" Yang Chong did not answer Mrs. Mingzhu's question, but asked another question.

"What deal?" Madam Mingzhu asked back. Her life was now in the hands of Yang Chong. Was she still qualified to make a deal with Yang Chong?

"You can continue to stay in Korea, take over the personnel I left in Xinzheng, and then help me collect some Korean military craftsmen." Yang Chong said.

South Korea's powerful offensive crossbows are world-famous, and the biggest contributors are these craftsmen. Yang Chong is very clear about the importance of talent, and such talents are indispensable in his future plans, but these people are also South Korea's treasures, and he doesn't have much time left in South Korea. If he wants to keep these people in his hands, he can only rely on Madam Mingzhu.

"Since it's a deal, then where is my reward?" Madam Mingzhu looked at Yang Chong deeply. She couldn't figure out what Yang Chong wanted, but since it was a deal, she might as well get more benefits for herself.

"There will always be a place for you by my side." Yang Chong said.

"Is it valuable? If you don't control my life and death, do you think I care about you? I only want to be the king's woman." Madam Mingzhu was excited for a moment, but she expressed her true thoughts.

"What if I become a king too?" Yang Chong asked back. Although there are not many kings in this world, they are all a group of kings who are about to end their lives. They are not necessarily that noble.

"If you stay in Korea, there might be a possibility, but you want to leave Korea. Do you think you still have a chance to become king?" Madam Mingzhu didn't believe it. If it was so easy to be a king, there wouldn't be only seven kings in the world today.

"Nothing is impossible in the world, just like me appearing here now. Could you imagine this situation before? As for the existence of a king, after the halo surrounding him disappears, he is just an ordinary person. For example, have you ever truly respected Han Wangan? It is always people who are worthy of respect, not a position."

"So, you have no sense of awe here?" Madam Mingzhu looked at Yang Chong and said. In a trance, she seemed to understand why Bai Yifei and Ji Wuye died at the hands of Yang Chong.

"Do you think I would?" Yang Chong asked back. It is the entire human race that deserves awe, not just one individual among humans.

"So, do you want to experience what it's like to be a king?" Madam Mingzhu's expression changed, and in a moment she went through several different expressions, finally settling on her charm.

The person who appeared in front of Yang Chong at this time was no longer Lady Mingzhu from King Han’s palace, but the Bi Haichao banshee.

"The king's feeling?" Yang Chong was stunned. Although he was knowledgeable in some aspects, when it came to talent, he seemed to have some gap with the enchanting Madam Mingzhu.

"The palace here is the king's palace, the bed here is the king's bed, and the women here are the king's women. Don't you want to experience the enjoyment and feeling of the king in the king's palace, on the king's bed, and on the king's women?" Madam Mingzhu stretched her body, from her neck to her shoulders, to her waist, hips, and even her anklets, presenting a seductive curve directly in front of Yang Chong.

It has to be said that Yang Chong was moved. If it was just Madam Mingzhu, it wouldn't be so bad, but this place belonged to Han Wangan, and everything here was Han Wangan. With this identity added, the evil deep in Yang Chong's heart was awakened.

As long as one is a human being, he or she will have an evil side. However, unlike animals, humans also have their own goodness. In the battle between good and evil, if the good side wins, he or she is a good person; if the evil side wins, he or she is a bad person.

But now Yang Chong just wants to be a bad guy.

Yang Chong's thoughts made him look a little hesitant, so Madam Mingzhu, the fashionable witch, transformed into a master of ignition and set a fire in front of Yang Chong again. She waved her arms and her dress slowly fell down: "Aren't you going to be a king? Now I'm letting you experience the taste of a king in advance, don't you dare?"

As Madam Mingzhu finished her words, the dress she was about to take off was put on again, and the person who helped her put it on could only be Yang Chong.

"So you don't dare!" Madam Mingzhu looked at Yang Chong, whose hand was on her shoulder. They could hear each other's breathing clearly, but she felt the distance between her and Yang Chong.

She was not afraid that Yang Chong had any ulterior motives towards her. What she was afraid of was that Yang Chong had no ulterior motives towards her. In that case, she would be worthless to Yang Chong, and a worthless woman is sad.