The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Sha Guanghan said, "What the Marquis said makes sense. He is not kind to me, so I won't make it easy. If he asks me to reduce the troops, I will. This time, we have deployed these few troops in Fengying, so I don't need to relax our defense. Soon, the Yan Kingdom in the south will get the news, and it is only a matter of time before they attack."

Wan Lianxing said, "Give me the people you cut off."

"To the Marquis, the Marquis needs someone."

"Yes, I need some. I don't have many people in my house. Please give me some guards."

"More than 3,000 people serve as your guards?"

Wan Lianxing laughed: "I am the great Marquis Wan Xin, is it too much for me to have five or six thousand servants?"

Sha Guanghan said: "According to the regulations, the Marquis can support six or seven thousand servants."

Wan Lianxing said, "I'll pay for the severance pay."

Sha Guanghan was really heartbroken. Asking him to cut staff made him more angry than not giving him money, but the imperial edict had already been issued, and he dared not disobey it.

He gnashed his teeth and slapped the golden nanmu table of Wan Lianxing again: "You bastard emperor, I'm afraid this Fengying can't be defended... My Lord, if this Fengying can't be defended, we officials in Fengying will suffer. Demotion is a minor matter, but we will be punished. We don't even know if we can save our heads."

"Hahahaha, hahahaha!" Wan Lianxing laughed loudly.

"Why is the Marquis still laughing?"

"Lao Sha, it doesn't matter if I don't have this official position. I don't feel sorry if I don't have it. Our Wan family has been in business for generations. Without this official position, I, Wan Lianxing, will go into business. As for the head on your head, Lao Sha, don't blame me, Wan Lianxing, for speaking harshly. If the emperor wants to punish someone, he will punish you first, and then mine. It's a pity that you have an old mother, a son, and an unborn daughter. The price you paid is high enough, at least higher than mine.

"My Lord, I'm going to die anyway, why should I be afraid of him? If he threatens my entire family, I will lead my troops to kill him in Bianjing."

"Hahaha, then tell me what crime I, Wan Lianxing, committed. First, my property was confiscated and my entire clan was exterminated. Later, he showed mercy and gave me a part-time position as the prefect of Fengying. I managed to save my life, but I have already thought it through. Sooner or later, my head will belong to him. It depends on when he wants to take it."

Sha Guanghan cursed: "He is just an unreasonable dog emperor."

"We met too late. I'm too insignificant to give advice. Old Sha, let's just hope for the best."

Sha Guanghan came in a rage and left in a huff. Wan Lianxing invited him to drink but he refused. He was not in the mood to drink at the moment. However, he did not hesitate at all when faced with the reduction in personnel. He went back and asked someone to send the reduced soldiers back to Wan Lianxing.

Shang Xi asked Cheng Feng: "Why are there so many people in the West Courtyard? Look, these people are not ordinary people, right?"

"I heard that these are Sha Guanghan's soldiers. They were ordered to reduce their numbers, and the remaining soldiers were taken in by my uncle to guard the house."

Shang Xi suddenly became suspicious, "Do you think so many people are needed to guard the house? Is there going to be a war soon? I not only feel unsafe when I see such a large group of people, but I also feel panicked."

"War is inevitable sooner or later." Shang Xi and Cheng Feng turned around at the same time when they heard the voice and found that it was Huang Chenming standing behind them.

"There really is going to be a war. Has someone reported my uncle's iron smelting? Has my uncle been accused of treason? Is the emperor of Dalang Kingdom going to raise an army to fight him?"

Huang Chenming laughed, "It's all a matter of time. But even if there's a war, the first ones to arrive won't be the soldiers from Dalang Kingdom."

"Where is that? Who did my uncle offend again? He wouldn't have offended a certain national soldier in a foreign country, would he? If so, he would have owed a lot of debts."

"Who do you owe me? You said bad things about me without telling anyone."

Shang Xi patted his chest to calm himself down, "Uncle, you scared me."

Wan Lianxing said, "You deserve to be scared for saying bad things about people behind their backs."

"Uncle, I just said one sentence and you heard it."

Wan Lianxing said, "You can't say a word. This is extremely disrespectful, you know that? Besides, you guys are whispering like thieves. What if the servants hear you?"

"Uncle, are we really going to fight?"

"What war? Don't talk nonsense here. If you cause panic among the people, I will be the first to punish you."

"You can punish me. Even if you don't, I feel like I won't live long. I need to figure out how to escape."

"Why are you panicking? I'm here. What are you afraid of? I'm training them hard."

Shang Xi said: "Uncle, you are not going to command these people yourself, are you?"

"What's wrong with me commanding? I'm not afraid of leading troops in battle. How many people have been humiliated? Are you still worried that I can't train them well?"

Shang Xi said, "Uncle, please stop scaring me. Which emperor have you offended?"

"I haven't offended anyone."

"Who are we fighting against?"

"If my guess is correct, it will be the Southern Smoke Country."

"Ah? I've seen the map. Dalang and Nanfangyan are neighboring countries. If they start fighting, Fengying will be in trouble. Why do we have to fight?"

Wan Lianxing said with a smile: "Because of the territory, which country does not want to expand its territory, which country does not want to dominate the world, these wolfish ambitions are all obvious."

Shang Xi said, "Is it because they are jealous of how well Fengying is managed by my uncle? They are starting to covet this place."

"Oh Shang Xi, what you said makes me feel comfortable, but you haven't hit the point yet. No matter how barren the land is, we will not give an inch to other countries. No matter how poor the place is, it will be coveted. No matter which country it is, the game of defense and attack is always going on. The secret is that when you are strong, they are weak, and when you are weak, they are strong."

"Why did we have to fight a war less than a year after we moved here, even though there was no war earlier or later?"

Wan Lianxing said: "We don't have the face to fight like this. Whether we come or not, we have to fight. The outcome of the war depends on the military strength of the two countries."

"Uncle, our Fengying's military force is strong, right?" Shang Xi's eyes were full of expectation.

“Hahahaha…ah…” Wan Lianxing sneered.

Seeing Wan Lianxing's mocking and disdainful look, Shang Xi said, "Uncle, I guessed wrong again."

Wan Lianxing's mocking and disdainful smile was definitely not directed at Shang Xi. He was lamenting the stupidity of the Emperor of Dalang Kingdom. Instead of increasing the number of soldiers in the border fortresses, he actually lost personnel. He might be tired of sitting on the dragon throne in the Golden Palace. Otherwise, no normal person would make such a foolish and ignorant decision.

Wan Lianxing asked Shang Xi: "Do you know how many soldiers were here when we first arrived?"

Shang Xi shook his head and said, "I don't know, how much?"

Wan Lianxing held up three fingers: "Thirty thousand troops."

"What now?" This is the most crucial question for Shang Xi.