The new general withheld military pay, which was the fuse of the mutiny, so this is also the reason why Su Fengyi only paid two months' pay when he came up.

The most effective way to appease workers who are owed wages is naturally to give them money.

When Shen He heard that the deputy general had left the camp with the Shen family army, he jumped up:

"How could Lao Zheng be like this? How foolish! How foolish!"

Even Shen Quan's expression was more solemn than ever before:

"The soldier left the camp without permission and was convicted of treason. He should be executed according to the law. General Zheng has a hot temper and was indeed impulsive."

Since ancient times, soldiers and bandits have been inseparable. Soldiers who leave the camp without permission have no production resources, no fixed place to live, and are extremely destructive. When they are at the end of their rope, they can turn from soldiers into bandits in a matter of minutes.

When General Zheng left the camp, the food and fodder he brought with him were all used up. More than 3,000 hungry soldiers with knives in their hands were capable of doing anything horrific.

Once the Shen family army swung their swords at the innocent people of the Damu Dynasty and turned from protectors to perpetrators, the Shen family's guilt would never be cleared and they would never be able to turn things around.

Shen He didn't care at all whether he was a general or not. He had long since given up the idea of ​​being a general. What he really wanted was to travel the world with a sword.

But if this incident brought discredit to the Shen family and affected the good reputation of the Shen family's ancestors, Shen He would never agree to it.

This matter was too dangerous. Shen He could no longer sit still and wanted to leave with his sword in hand:

"No, I have to go find Lao Zheng. I have to leave now."

This kid believed everything he heard and didn't even listen to what others said. Su Fengyi stopped him:

"Wait a minute, young general. Do you know where General Zheng is?"

Shen He had no idea that he had been escorted to Beijing before, and after escaping from the princess's mansion, he was preparing to rob the execution ground. In order not to implicate others, he cut off contact with everyone except Zhang Wu who took the initiative to find him.

Especially Lao Zheng. Shen He was afraid of implicating Lao Zheng and didn't dare to contact him at all. How could he know that Lao Zheng had left the military camp, and how could he know where Lao Zheng was now.

But when he saw Su Fengyi's confident look and no panic at all, an absurd thought came to his mind: Could it be that the eldest princess knew this too?

No way? ! No way? !

How does she know everything!?

How on earth did she know that!?

What else doesn't she know!?

Shen He was shocked, and Shen Quan was also uneasy.

Shen Quan looked at Xie Xuan, who was standing beside him with an expressionless face, and thought to himself:

“The princess not only knows the Northern Tartar’s secret treasure, but can also see through the King of Pingliang’s schemes, and knows the movements of the Northern Tartar’s little prince. Now she even knows where my Shen family army has gone. This must have been accomplished by an extremely powerful network of informants.

It seems that this is the work of Captain Xie. The Jinyiwei seemed to have lost power in recent years, but who would have thought that they were hiding their strength in secret and their hands were so long that they even had secret lines in our Shen family army and the Northern Tartar army.

The cost of having such an informant is no less than that of raising private soldiers.

The eldest princess is a pampered and luxurious lady, but she doesn't want to enjoy her wealth and glory, but spends so much money on maintaining an intelligence network. What is her purpose?"

Shen Quan conducted an in-depth analysis of the eldest princess's motives for establishing an intelligence network and ultimately came to a shocking conclusion.

Could it be that the eldest princess actually!

If the princess really has this intention, and they go to war in the future, they are all Wenrui's children. What should he do?

This speculation was too unbelievable. Shen Quan did not dare to think about it any further. He swallowed his astonishment and asked with a calm smile:

"Your Highness, do you know the whereabouts of General Zheng?"

"Of course, please take a look, Generals."

Time was running out, so Su Fengyi didn't keep anyone in suspense. She spread out the Northern Tartar resource map she had drawn, pointed to the border between the Great Mu Dynasty and the Northern Tartar, and said:

"If nothing unexpected happens, General Zheng should be here."

General Zheng had led troops for many years, and he knew that without food and grass support, so many soldiers would be forced to become bandits when they had nowhere to go.

So he came up with the idea of ​​robbing to support his troops, and led his soldiers to wander around the border between the two countries, making a living by robbing the scattered soldiers and small tribes of the Northern Tartars.

There is really no other solution. If this continues, one day he will become a bandit. We can only delay it but cannot avoid it.

Shen He was not a person who kept secrets in his heart. He looked equally shocked on the outside and on the inside:

"You really know! It's amazing, my aunt, where did you come from?"

She was just a sister, and now she's an aunt. Shen He's seniority is increasing very fast.

Now that everything was opened, Su Fengyi simply gave a complete introduction to the Northern Tartar Resource Map, introducing where there was water in the desert and where the different tribes were scattered one by one.

Holding such a detailed map of the Northern Tartars, Shen He was almost numb with shock.

It's really weird. He, a border army general who has been dealing with the Northern Barbarians for many years, doesn't know all this. How could the eldest princess, a woman who has never even left the capital, know it so clearly?

Shen He was so shocked that he couldn't recover for a long time. After a long time, he said:

"Your Highness, you are truly my ancestor. Do you know that this piece of paper of yours is worth thousands of troops?"

Every sentence he said made him one generation older. Shen He's generation rose faster than that of a monkey.

After explaining everything that needed to be explained, Su Fengyi folded the topographic map of the Northern Tartars and gave it to Shen He:

"General Zheng, this matter can be big or small. If you can get an imperial decree to conquer the Northern Barbarians, and have military merits in defeating the Northern Barbarians' royal court, this matter can be covered up.

I can handle matters concerning the imperial edict, but matters concerning military merits must be decided by the young general."

Shen He agreed deeply. If going to the Northern Tartar King's Court was just a mission to repay the princess' kindness, then at this moment, this matter was closely tied to the future of the Shen family army.

For the Shen family, this is a battle of life and death. They can only win and not lose. It is of great significance.

Shen He collected the topographic map and could no longer sit still, anxious to leave:

"That's right, let's set off now without further delay. Captain Xie, how about you?"

Xie Xuan looked at Su Fengyi and saw her nod, then he said:

"Major General, please wait for a moment. I will call up a hundred soldiers and set off immediately."

Xie Xuan was about to go out, and Wutong immediately followed him to pack his luggage:

"If there is anything, I will help you. Since I am your disciple, you are my elder. I should take care of these small matters."

Seeing that she looked calm, Xie Xuan asked:

"Do you have any questions about General Shen?"

Wutong knew what Captain Xie was talking about, but she had nothing to ask.

When the princess acted in front of the factory manager, Wutong realized that General Shen was not poisoned at all and she was deceived by Captain Xie.

But she neither complained nor got angry, and answered frankly:

"I was deceived by the gentleman because I was stupid. I was deceived because of my stupidity. How can I have the face to question him?

I have read Chapter 3, which talks about the art of fraud. After the teacher leaves, I will study hard and learn the skills well, so that I will not be deceived next time.

I don’t know if you will fall into my trap next time.”

He is a man of firm character and ambition. Until this moment, Xie Xuan seriously regarded Wutong as a useful person and replied:

"Then let me see your abilities. You don't have to do anything with the luggage. Just put yourself in your proper place.

Your Highness's retainers only serve Your Highness, and the rest are outsiders.

Since His Highness has high hopes for you, you should take a step forward during the days I am away, and don’t retreat and become a slave again.”

The eldest princess' words today not only shocked the Shen brothers, but also surprised Xie Xuan, who even thought the same thing as Shen Quan.

If this is what Your Highness wishes, and Your Highness's ambitions are so grand, then the people around Your Highness are far from enough, and far from good enough.

Xie Xuan only hopes that, whether by recruiting or training, the more capable people, no matter who they are, the better around His Highness.

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