"I...I..." Ye Yongjia looked around and bit his finger, "I don't have any troops to send here!"
He was really at his wits' end and turned to look at Wei Chong: "Book Office Wei, what do you think?"
Wei Chong smiled slyly: "Actually, a troop of troops has just arrived at the Yamen, which can relieve the urgent need."
Ye Yongjia suddenly shuddered, as if in disbelief: "There is still such a thing?"
"The officers and soldiers in the Inspection Department have been sent back to the Yamen tonight by two officers. They are waiting in the compartment and can be transferred." Wei Chong pointed towards the wall.
"Why didn't you report it to me?" Ye Yongjia asked sharply.
Wei Chong seemed unfazed by his roar, and bowed in an extremely calm manner: "The matter happened in a hurry, and I was unable to report it in time. I hope the magistrate will calm down."
Ye Yongjia slapped his forehead hard.
"Please send these people out." Wei Chong raised his head proudly.
"How about handing these people over to Generals Yan and Zhang?" Ye Yongjia was still struggling.
"They just sent them back if they didn't want them. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to force them on others."
"Then..." He became nervous, "Choose a commander from those soldiers and let him lead people to Huaiqing Bridge."
"If there is no one to supervise the commander, there may be unexpected changes." Wei Chong said with a smile.
"Go to the palace and call the Ministry of War?" He felt his palms were a little cold. When he looked down, a few drops of sweat had appeared and he wiped them away hastily.
"Time waits for no one."
Magistrate Ye was a little bit crazy: "Come to the military office."
"How can a small secretary be in charge of the army?" Wei Chong was able to show off his tactics with ease.
"Why don't you come up with an idea." Ye Yongjia couldn't resist anymore and muttered with his head down.
Wei Chong patted his shoulder as if to comfort him: "Young man, I am the only one who can serve as your deputy. I have a great reputation and am respected both internally and externally. Therefore, I boldly recommend myself and ask the commander-in-chief and troops to guard the Huaiqing Bridge. You are here The study room is strategizing, and once the night is over, we will have achieved great success."
Ye Yongjia never expected that this power seizure would be easily foiled by a petty official like him. After all, according to his plan, Yan and Zhang, as close confidants of the two leaders, would not stay in the Inspection Department for a long time. At that time, when the Inspection Department was replaced, they could send their own confidants to replace them. Once Wei Chong's prestige in the army is gone, the rest will fall into place.
pity! Now that Wei Chong is leading troops to guard the Huaiqing Bridge, it will be really easy to win over the morale of the army if he can take advantage of the success of the patrol and bring peace to Nanjing.
Ye Yongjia didn't dare to think about it anymore, but Wei Chong couldn't stop moving forward.
"Go away, go away!" Wei Chong arrogantly pushed away the people blocking his way, "Did you see there are officers and soldiers stationed here? You bastard..."
The people ran away in panic, and Wei Chong continued to command the left and right, keeping an eye on the passers-by.
"Hey, isn't Li Shu going to do this?" Wei Chong saw a person bumping into him and hurriedly stopped him and asked.
This Secretary Li was his confidant. When Wei Chong saw his parents, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Secretary Wei, if I had known you were here I would have helped, but I didn't hear you were coming."
Wei Chong put his hands on his hips and narrowed his eyes proudly: "The magistrate was fooled by me and had no choice but to send me here."
"That kid still wants to throw you away. He doesn't know the heights of the world." Li Shuban sneered.
Wei Huai and Xia Yuanlong were still playing chess and chatting when they heard the commotion on the other side. They glanced there once or twice and saw Wei Chong and Li Shuban talking next to the stone bridge.
"Who is it?" Xia Yuanlong paid the tea owner again.
"Wei Chong." Wei Huai said with hatred, "I don't know what kind of arrogance you have."
"The curfew was set today. As a member of the Yamen, he shouldn't have come so late. There must be a reason." Xia Yuanlong thought for a while, then raised his hand and made a move.
"Tinglong has long wanted to get rid of him. Judging from the guy's expression, I'm afraid my student has been defeated for a while." Wei Huai absentmindedly placed a chess piece.
Seeing that Wei Huai had made a mistake, Xia Yuanlong quietly helped Wei Huai regret his move and said unhurriedly: "Even if it is successful, it is of no use."
"What do you mean by this...?"
"Behind Wei Chong are the Wanlu and Lu parties, and Ye Yongjia is almost supported by the Liu party. You see, the Wanlu and Lu families took turns inspecting the Confucius Temple, showing their intention to shake hands and make peace. If Magistrate Ye wants to do so at this time To eliminate Wei Chong, we will inevitably fall into a dilemma: if there is peace, all the land will unite to fight against the Liu Party and prevent Ye Yongjia from succeeding; if there is war, Wei Chong can still take advantage of it and cannot lose his power."
Wei Chong was chatting happily with Li Shuban on the other side and burst into laughter.
"If Magistrate Ye understands this point and solves it, Wei Chong will not be proud for long." Xia Yuanlong said and glanced at the chessboard again.
Wei Huai listened quietly, and suddenly a voice came to his ears: "Also, your move was confusing again."
Xia Yuanlong's words finally came to an end - he was not in that kind of predicament, so if he didn't have a plan, he wouldn't dare to say anything.
The only person who can open this road is Ye Yongjia.
The firecrackers outside were ringing loudly. The festive atmosphere and cheerful laughter only reminded him of Wei Chong's success as a villain.
He stood up irritably, unable to hold back his anger, so he kicked the bookcase next to him to vent his anger.
Unexpectedly, the wood couldn't help but kick, and a row of books rolled down and scattered on the ground.
Ye Yongjia hurriedly lowered his head to pick up the book. Inadvertently, he saw a line of words in the gap of the book: "Tongpao Chen from Jiangdu to his close friend Tinglong." '
As if he was trying to save something, he hurriedly opened the pile of papers and pulled out the one with that line of text - it turned out to be a letter.
Turning to the end, the letter clearly says: "If you have free time, you can come back and build my house, and I will sweep the hut respectfully, waiting for your true friend." Chen Tongpao. '
"Tongpao Chen..." Ye Yongjia thought to himself, "Liu Dang..." He naturally thought of the situation in Jiangdu, the generals of Liu Dang, and the governor Kuang Chang.
Then, like water flowing down the river, his thoughts suddenly became vivid. Don’t just limit yourself to Nanjing, but look to Yangzhou!
Now that we are at a loss, we might as well make a trip to Jiangdu, maybe we can resolve the crisis.
Wait a minute, Ye Yongjia thought, New Year's Eve should be over soon.
This year's New Year's Eve was just as everyone expected. Everything was safe and sound. People were singing and dancing, and firecrackers were going off. It was a New Year's Eve.
Lu Fangxuan released the guests in the palace. After being shocked, they all went back honestly as they dared not spread rumors. Yan and Zhang went to the palace to ask for reward money and wanted to live a happy life for a while. Wei Chong was no exception. He distributed the money due to his merits, kept only a little, and distributed the rest to the soldiers, which was a good win for the people.
Wan Heshun was sitting in the hall. After the rewards were given, he became confused.
"Why doesn't Magistrate Ye see anyone?"
Hu Qi shook his head and said, "Maybe he is too busy."
While the two were looking at each other suspiciously, they saw Ye Yongjia holding a document and just turning in from the corner door.
