"It's very good." Ye Cheng nodded, "Okay...beyond my expectation."
H He told An Ning exactly what Yuan Hong reported about Chen Ping's actions to appease the people and win over the people.
After An Ning listened, she also fell into silence.
"This demon..."
After a long time, An Ning spoke slowly, with a hint of emotion in his tone, "He is better at using people than An Qing."
She thought of Xiao Tian back then, who was also under the command of the Demon Suppressing Guards, but only knew how to burn, kill and loot, which made people angry.
But now, Chen Ping is both civil and military, and can run the army well.
Comparing the two makes a judgment.
"Yes, she is very good at using people."
Ye Cheng laughed at himself.
"She will not only use talents like Chen Ping, but also use me... a fool who is overwhelmed by guilt."
Hearing this, An Ning's heart stung slightly.
She knew that although Ye Cheng didn't say anything, in his heart, he was still worried about his previous stupidity.
She walked to Ye Cheng and gently held his hand.
"Brother Ye Cheng, you are not a fool. You are just too kind."
"Kind?" Ye Cheng shook his head, "In troubled times, kindness is the greatest stupidity.
The hundreds of thousands of lives in Deqing County are the price I paid for my stupidity."
His voice became cold again.
"However, you are right. The better she is at using people and the more she knows how to win people's hearts, the more it proves that her intentions are not small."
"A monarch who truly cares about the world will never look at virtue like she did when the country is in crisis. Qing County fell, and her most elite troops have been hidden until now. "
"What she is doing now is just to gain greater benefits from us in the future."
An Ning nodded, she fully agreed with Ye Cheng's words.
"Then what should we do next?"
An Ning asked, "Chen Ping has gained prestige and won the hearts and minds of the people."
"This is important to us..."
"This is a good thing for us."
"The better Chen Ping does, the harder An Qing will be."
"We must continue to force them to take action."
"After the walking corpses in Chuzhou are cleared, we will attack Yuan Lie's lair."
"When the time comes..."
Ye Cheng sneered. Ye Cheng had been thinking about who to let go.
There is no need to worry now, just let An Qing's elite come on. Doesn't she want to act?
Then make good use of her ideas and let her people be cannon fodder!
"However, this Chen Ping is indeed not simple. I need to find out the details of this Chen Ping."
As he said this, Ye Cheng looked at An Qing.
"This man can rebuild the Demon Suppressing Guard in such a short time, and he can win back the hearts of the people in Chuzhou in such a short time. He is definitely not an ordinary person."
"That makes sense, brother Ye Cheng."
An Ning nodded.
Seeing that An Ning agreed, Ye Cheng immediately picked up the sound transmitting instrument.
There is an intelligence network, let me get to the bottom of that Chen Ping.
I don’t care what method you use, within three days, I want to know everything about him, especially his origins, the more detailed the better.”
"I understand!" Yuan Hong simply agreed without asking why.
"In addition," Ye Cheng continued, "let your people increase their praise for the Demon Suppressing Guard and Chen Ping himself.
I want the whole world to know that there is a God of War in Da Zhou. I want An Qing to be proud to have such a general."
"This... General, do we really want to do this?
Chen Ping is too sharp. If he continues like this, he may become a serious problem for us. 」
Yuan Hong’s words were full of worry.
"Such a person is a good thing for us. The better he does, the more passive An Qing will be in the capital..."
“Subordinate... I obey your order.” Although Yuan Hong was puzzled, he still chose to carry out the order unconditionally.
After the call ended, Ye Cheng stood quietly in the study for a long time.
An Ning did not disturb him, but just stayed with him quietly.
She knew that Yecheng was in a war without gunpowder and had to make every effort. If anything went wrong, it would be wiped out.
Two days later, an urgent secret report was delivered to Ye Cheng.
The secret report was sent by Yuan Hong, which recorded Chen Ping's life in detail.
Chen Ping was born in a declining military family, and his ancestors were once famous generals in the former dynasty.
Him himself has been familiar with military literature since he was a child, and is good at both civil and military affairs. However, due to the decline of his family, he has never had the opportunity to become an official.
It wasn't until An Qing came back from the dead and recruited talents on a large scale that he was promoted exceptionally, and finally became the new commander of the Demon Suppression Guard because of his outstanding talents.
As for the art of war he learned, Yuan Hong found out long before Ye Cheng gave the order that it came from the Guigu lineage.
But, the problem lies in the following sentences.
After many investigations, it was found that Chen Ping’s master was named Xuanjizi.
Hand Xuanjizi is Ye Cheng's own junior brother.
He finally understood why Chen Ping's tactics of using troops and strategies to calm the people gave him a familiar feeling.
That’s it.
"Brother Ye Cheng, what's wrong?" Seeing him like this, An Ning asked with concern.
"An Ning, this Chen Ping is my nephew."
Ye Cheng said helplessly.
Hence An Ning's expression of surprise when he heard this, "Master Nephew? This... how is this possible?"
"I also think it's unlikely, but that's the fact. His master Xuan Jizi is my junior brother in the Guigu Sect. "
"No wonder it's so powerful..."
An Ning looked at Ye Cheng in surprise. She never expected that things would be like this.
Before Ye Cheng joined the army, his father Ye Zhenluan paid a large sum of money to send him to the Guigu sect to learn the art of war.
It is also because of this that Yecheng is so powerful in fighting and has gained so much military morale.
"Furthermore, I learned the basics in the Guigu sect, but this nephew may have learned the essence." An Ning suddenly realized, "No wonder he has such abilities at such a young age. The Guigu sect is indeed well-deserved."
"Yes, it is well-deserved." Ye Cheng's tone did not show any joy.
"But because of this, this person is much more troublesome than I thought."
"Why?" An Ning was puzzled, "Since we are from the same sect, maybe we can persuade him to join me. They?"
Ye Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "It's impossible. He was promoted by "An Qing" and is loyal to "An Qing."
People from Guigu's family value commitment and loyalty the most.
In Chen Ping's eyes, "An Qing" is the wise king who gave him everything.
And we, the monarchs and dukes of Dayan, are the future enemies of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty.
Even if he and I have the same friendship, he will not betray "An Qing" and join us."
Yes, the better Chen Ping is and the more he follows Guigu's moral principles, the less likely he is to betray that "An Qing".
"Then...then what should we do?" An Ning's voice was filled with worry again.