With wives as numerous as clouds and soldiers as numerous as a million, you say he's a useless

Ye Cheng'an arrived in Panlong City seven days later after completing everything.

The garrison of Panlong City was already terrified by what Ye Cheng'an had done during his last visit. As soon as they saw that he was still far away, they immediately ran to the Grand Commander's Mansion to report.

"Commander Jiang, something terrible has happened! A major disaster has struck... The eldest young master... he's coming with his troops again!"

What?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhanji's expression changed drastically. Hadn't the eldest young master already taken revenge on the governor?

Others may not know what Ye Cheng'an did to Xiao Heming, but Jiang Zhanji knew it all: Ye Cheng'an and his men not only beat Xiao Heming up, but also swept away all the wealth accumulated by the Grand Commander's Mansion over the years!

Because after Ye Cheng'an's men left, the governor's mansion had nothing of value left, and Xiao Heming even had to borrow some silver from him to barely make ends meet.

In fact, Xiao Heming originally wanted to plunder more of the people's wealth, but as soon as he thought that Ye Cheng'an might submit his confession to the royal court, he completely gave up the idea.

As a result, the Grand Commander of Liuzhou has been living the most austere life of his life, with meals consisting of only four dishes and a soup.

Previously, he would have dozens of delicacies in one meal, and he would not eat more than three bites of each dish.

To avoid any further conflict between his troops and Ye Cheng'an's Tiger Roar Battalion, Jiang Zhanji decided to meet Ye Cheng'an and see what his purpose was.

After all, when the Nine Cities besieged the city last time, he had sent word to Ye Cheng'an in advance so that the other party could prepare. The other party would have to give him some face...

"Let's go, quickly follow me to greet the young master!" Jiang Zhanji said, and strode towards the city gate.

Just then, Ye Cheng'an's convoy was also heading towards the Grand Commander's Mansion.

The two met midway. "Young Master, I heard you've come to Panlong City. I've come to welcome you."

Upon hearing Jiang Zhanji's voice, Ye Chengan lifted the carriage curtain and said, "Commander Jiang, it's been a long time. You are as dashing as ever."

Jiang Zhanji chuckled awkwardly, "Young Master, you flatter me. May I ask what brings you to Panlong City this time?"

Ye Chengan said, "Commander Jiang, there's no need to be nervous. It's really nothing serious. I just missed your Lord Xiao. I happened to be out on business and happened to be passing by, so I thought I'd drop by."

Jiang Zhanji knew, of course, that Ye Chengan's words were false, but he couldn't refute them, so he could only say, "Young Master, please come with me."

"How is your Grand Commander doing lately?" Ye Cheng'an asked as he got off the carriage.

Jiang Zhanji sighed, "Ever since you, young master, came to Panlong City last time, the Grand Commander's standard of living has been declining again and again. He has already borrowed a thousand taels of silver from me."

"He also borrowed money from the soldiers under my command, and now all the soldiers in the camp are suffering terribly."

"However, this money was far from enough to maintain the Grand Commander's previous standard of living, so the Grand Commander was in a very bad mood."

Upon hearing this, Ye Cheng'an smiled. It seemed that the Grand Commander of Liuzhou was wary of the confession in his possession and had not dared to act recklessly, fearing that he might do something wrong again and anger him, thus causing Ye Cheng'an to submit the confession to the royal court...

Xiao Heming did learn a lesson, but it's easy for a person to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. The current life, so different from before, must make Xiao Heming hate him to the core.

She was still plotting her revenge against him.

Ye Cheng'an arrived at the Grand Commander's Mansion. Zhang Hanfeng, who had been hiding outside the mansion and monitoring the situation, immediately stepped forward upon seeing his young master and whispered in his ear in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Young Master, you ordered me to keep a close eye on the Grand Commander's Mansion. I discovered that a person from afar rode into the Grand Commander's Mansion on horseback the other day..."

"In order to find out his purpose, I disguised myself as a servant and infiltrated the mansion. Later, I found a letter in Xiao Heming's study. It was written to him by Pei Zhongyi, the leader of the Nine Dragons Alliance..."

After hearing Zhang Hanfeng recount the whole story, Ye Chengan's gaze grew even colder. Sure enough, everything matched his guess!

The Pei family really has a problem!

They actually 'predicted' in advance that the Northern Barbarians would take advantage of the day of the Hundred Flowers Blooming Festival to launch an attack!

They actually dared to write a letter to Xiao Heming, telling him to keep a close watch on his 50,000 troops and not to fight against the barbarian soldiers, so as not to become his ally!

That damned Pei family actually dared to collude with the enemy and betray the country!

Ye Cheng'an was furious, but he quickly composed himself, patted Zhang Hanfeng on the shoulder, and said, "Uncle Zhang, you've worked hard these past few days. We don't need you here anymore. Find an inn in Panlong City to rest. After I finish discussing important matters with our Lord Xiao, we'll return to Yong'an City together."

"Yes." Zhang Hanfeng accepted the order and withdrew.

Ye Cheng'an gazed at the Governor's Mansion before him and sighed softly. "Xiao Heming, oh Xiao Heming, I originally intended to keep you around for a while longer, until I had enough troops and horses before killing you."

But the Kowloon Alliance has actually come looking for you, and you'll definitely join forces with them to kill me, right?

I, Ye Cheng'an, am good in every way, except that I hold grudges.

If you dare to ally with the Nine Dragons Alliance, the day the Hundred Flowers Bloom Festival begins will be the day your head rolls!

Beside him, Jiang Zhanji also keenly noticed Ye Chengan's gloomy gaze, as well as Zhang Hanfeng, who had just appeared and had been secretly monitoring the Governor's Mansion.

Unexpectedly, the eldest son has been keeping track of every move the Governor's Mansion makes lately, and the Grand Governor's recent plans are likely to go down the drain.

Is Liuzhou really about to undergo a major upheaval?

Jiang Zhanji felt a chill run down his spine and had to start thinking about the future.

Based on what he saw, he deduced that Xiao Heming's empire was on the verge of collapse.

The eldest son is at the height of his power.

However, Xiao Heming then said that the Northern Barbarian army was about to trample Liuzhou...

This left Jiang Zhanji unsure of what to do.

So he simply took Ye Cheng'an to see Xiao Heming, intending to observe their subsequent confrontation before making a decision.

Because Ye Cheng'an held the confession in his hands, Xiao Heming, no matter how much he hated him, had to act respectfully towards him on the surface. "Young Master, what brings you here? Is there something important?"

Ye Cheng'an laughed, "The Grand Commander is truly a wise man. I do have some matters to discuss with you."

"Oh? Please enlighten me, young master. As long as it can help you, I will certainly do my utmost!" Xiao Heming patted his chest to assure him, but inwardly he cursed, "Damn Ye Cheng'an, you've ruined me so badly, and you still want me to help you? You're dreaming!"

Ye Cheng'an took out an invitation from his pocket. "Seven days from now, I will be holding a grand flower festival in Yong'an City. I have already announced that you, Grand Commander, will be attending. Therefore, I urge you to do me the honor of attending the banquet in Yong'an City on time seven days from now."

Xiao Heming frowned. He had already heard about the Hundred Flowers Blooming Festival and the entanglement between Ye Cheng'an and the Nine Dragons Alliance.

Furthermore, they had already promised the Nine Dragons Alliance that if the Northern Barbarian army attacked, they would stand idly by and watch Ye Cheng'an be killed or kidnapped.

But he never expected that Ye Cheng'an would invite him to share in the grand ceremony...

Could it be that the other party discovered his private dealings with the Pei family?

Has the other party already become suspicious of him?

If he refused to go at this time, it would reveal something and also save face for Ye Cheng'an.

But if he goes, the northern barbarian troops will attack, and he will be involved.

Xiao Heming fell into a deep silence for a moment.

Seeing this, Ye Cheng'an sneered, "What? The Grand Commander is unwilling to give me this face? I've already announced to the public that you will go. If you don't go, wouldn't that be a blatant slap in my face?"

Seeing Ye Cheng'an's displeasure, Xiao Heming immediately said, "Since the eldest young master has spoken, I will certainly do him the honor."

"Seven days from now, I will personally come to Yong'an City to oversee the grand ceremony for the eldest son."

Ye Cheng'an snorted coldly, "That's more like it. Alright, that's all I came here for today. Since the Grand Commander has agreed, I'll be leaving now. There are still many things to prepare for the Hundred Flowers Blooming Festival."

"Respectfully seeing off the eldest young master." Xiao Heming cupped his hands and bowed in the direction of Ye Cheng'an as a farewell gesture.

But once the other person had completely disappeared from sight, his eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Ye Cheng'an, Ye Cheng'an, you want to drag me into this? Ha! Even if I do go to Yong'an City in seven days, it won't be to protect you, but to reap your head..."

"Once you die, I will not only have rendered great service to the Northern Barbarians, but I will also become a meritorious official in the presence of the Queen."

"In this way, not only will I avenge the humiliation and bullying you inflicted on me that day, but I can also profit from both sides. In the future, no matter how powerful the Northern Border or the Northern Barbarians are, I will have a place to stand... Your life can only become a stepping stone for me to climb higher, hahaha!" Xiao Heming thought to himself, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.

Although Jiang Zhanji couldn't hear his inner thoughts, he could see through his sinister and cunning expression.

It seems that this governor is still not giving up and still wants to kill the eldest son so that he can continue to be the local tyrant of Liuzhou.

"Commander Jiang, go and quickly gather all the troops under my command. Tell them to come with me to Yong'an City in seven days to share this grand feast!" Xiao Heming ordered.

Jiang Zhanji's heart sank. The Northern Barbarian army was about to arrive. Xiao Heming's sudden gathering of all his troops was definitely not to fight against the Northern Barbarians. He wanted to... attack the eldest young master from both sides, leaving him vulnerable to attacks from both sides!

What should he do?

Should we send a message to the eldest son, or remain on the sidelines and observe?