Luck entry, starting from pretending to be a prince

Chapter 178 Recruitment? ? ?

"Being surrounded?"

Ji Tianci's voice suddenly raised eight tunes, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

It’s incredible!
In addition to the [-] Imperial Forest Army, the army on the southern route also included the heads of the major gentry in Gusu County.

These country gentry and patriarchs are all extraordinary in strength, and the weakest is the strength of a quasi-grandmaster.

It can be said that although the Imperial Forest Army on the southern front has the smallest number, its theoretical strength should be the strongest among the three armies.

After all, a quasi-grandmaster's explosive combat strength is worth ten soldiers of the Royal Forest Army, or even twenty soldiers.

As a result, such a luxurious lineup was surrounded by water bandits from Taihu Lake.

No one can escape yet.

Unable to contain the anger in his heart, Ji Tianci slapped his palm heavily on the table and roared.

"what is the problem?"

"Also, how did the news come back?"

Hearing Ji Tianci's questioning, cold sweat broke out on Wei Yanfeng's forehead.

In his heart, he was also filled with anger.

This action of the Imperial Forest Army has completely disgraced their Imperial Forest Army.

How does this make him hold his head up in front of His Highness?

Wei Yanfeng bit the bullet and said: "Your Highness, the news was brought back by Feng Yinglin!"

Ji Tianci frowned.

"Didn't it mean that everyone was surrounded?"

"Why is Feng Yinglin back?"

"According to Feng Yinglin, he was released by the water bandits of Wuchangmen to pass on the news."

After hearing the news, Ji Tianci was silent for a moment, suppressed the anger in his heart, and summoned Feng Yinglin.

At this time, no matter how angry I am, I can't solve the current predicament.

The most urgent task is to rescue the trapped Imperial Forest Army and the heads of the gentry families in Gusu County.

Since the news came, it was surrounded, not surrounded and wiped out.

This shows that Wuchangmen did not kill everyone.

Immediately afterwards, Feng Yinglin opened the door and entered to meet Ji Tianci.

"I have seen Your Highness!"

"Old Feng, what is the situation on the southern line?" Ji Tianci asked straight to the point.

The great defeat on the southern front directly led to the failure of his overall plan.

Moreover, this defeat was also his first defeat after entering Taihu Lake, which broke the myth of his undefeated Imperial Forest Army.

This is not good news.

This means that the Yulin Army's psychological advantage over the Taihu water bandits has begun to fade.

Feng Yinglin cleared his throat and spoke in an uneven tone.

"Your Highness, the army on the southern front marched towards the Impermanence Gate's lair as planned, but unexpectedly fell into the trap of the Impermanence Gate."

"How did you fall into the trap?" Ji Tianci frowned tightly, and wrinkled out the word Sichuan.

Fang Feng Yinglin lowered his head, pondered for a moment, and a flash of determination flashed in his eyes, as if he had made up his mind, and said to Ji Tianci.

"Your Highness, the old man suspects..."

"There's a ghost inside!"

As soon as the words fell, Ji Tianci's eyes suddenly revealed a hint of horror, and he almost jumped up.

Inside ghost? !
Immediately, Ji Tianci thought of Zhang Haimei.

If anyone in the fleet is most likely to be the ghost, then it must be Zhang Haimei.

However, Zhang Haimei has been stared at by Aunt Qing, how did the news spread?

Ji Tianci couldn't figure it out for a while, and didn't continue to think about it.

The top priority is to rescue the army on the southern front.

"Old Feng, Wuchangmen let you back, what news do you want to convey?"

Feng Yinglin nodded and said, reminding Ji Tianci.

"Your Highness, Wuchangmen's request is very excessive."

"Please, don't get angry!"

"Say!"

"Look alone, how much is the gate of impermanence?"

"The Gate of Impermanence demands a ransom!"

"300 taels!"

Feng Yinglin stated the requirements of Wuchangmen.

Not only Ji Tianci but also Wei Yanfeng clenched their fists angrily for this request, as if flames were about to spew out from their eyes.

A group of water bandits dared to demand a ransom from their imperial guards!
This is simply...too rampant!
Ji Tianci was very angry!

I can't wait to kill him immediately!

However, there are thousands of hostages in Wuchangmen's hands, unless he doesn't care about the safety of the hostages, otherwise he can't act so recklessly.

More importantly, among the hostages were many gentry from Gusu County.

The logistics of the Royal Forest Army also depended on the gentry of Gusu County.

If these Patriarchs of the gentry in Gusu County die on a large scale, it will definitely lead to instability of the rear defense, and even affect the logistics of the Imperial Forest Army.This was unacceptable to Ji Tianci.

Moreover, Wuchangmen asked for a ransom of 300 million taels.

This number is very subtle.

Because, the total amount of property they confiscated from Manshan Island was about 300 million taels.

Obviously, this action of Wuchangmen is revenge.

After pondering over and over again, Ji Tianci still chose to compromise.

"Old Feng, just write back and say Gu agrees!"

"Gu can pay 100 million taels first, and trade with the heads of the major gentry in Gusu County."

When Feng Yinglin heard Ji Tianci's decision, he got up and bowed to Ji Tianci, and said with admiration and gratitude.

"His Highness Gao Yi!"

Ji Tianci shook his head.

"Gu is not Gao Yi, Gu just did what he should do."

"The one who is truly righteous is you, Mr. Feng."

"You came out to report the news, but you didn't escape halfway. With your strength, Mr. Feng, after you come out, you can escape far away, why bother to go through this muddy water."

Hearing Ji Tianci's ridicule, Feng Yinglin smiled bitterly.

"Your Highness, you are joking!"

"As the representative of the gentry in Gusu County, this old man was selected by Wuchangmen as the messenger of communication."

"If the old man really slipped away, how can my Feng family still hang out in Gusu County?"

"My Feng family is certainly the most wealthy family in Gusu County, but it is far from being able to overwhelm the sky with one hand."

"If the members of other families know that because of the old man's cowardly escape, many patriarchs died, our Feng family will definitely suffer revenge from other families."

Feng Yinglin didn't hide anything, and expressed his thoughts very frankly.

It's not that he doesn't want to escape!
But he can't escape!
If they escaped, their Feng family would no longer have a foothold in Gusu County.

"Then I will trouble you, Mr. Feng, to make a trip!"

"This is what this old man should do!"

"Besides that, Mr. Feng, you have another word for Hei Wuchang."

"What?"

Surprise flashed in Feng Yinglin's eyes?
Between Ji Tianci and Hei Wuchang, apart from the matter of hostages and ransom, is there anything else going on?
"Ask Hei Wuchang for Gu, is he willing to accept the offer!"

As soon as these words came out, Feng Yinglin's face was filled with astonishment.

Recruiting?

Ji Tianci wants to recruit Wuchangmen?
This news was earth-shattering and caused a storm in his heart.

Ever since Ji Tianci came to Gusu County, he has been yelling at the Eighteen Villages in Taihu Lake, and he will show no mercy when he encounters them.

But he didn't reveal the idea of ​​recruiting security at all.

Now, you actually want to recruit?
This decision can be said to have completely exceeded Feng Yinglin's expectations, leaving Feng Yinglin at a loss as to what to say.

Seeing that Feng Yinglin couldn't recover for a while, Ji Tianci thought that Feng Yinglin couldn't let go of his hatred, so he said in relief.

"Old Feng, I understand that you want to avenge the murder of your son."

"However, it is not everyone who recruits for security alone."

"The murderer who killed your son back then was not within the scope of Gu Zhaoan. Don't worry, Mr. Feng."

Hearing Ji Tianci's relief, Feng Yinglin came to his senses and bowed to Ji Tianci.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

After all, Feng Yinglin took Ji Tianci's decision and the conditions of the recruitment to report to Wuchangmen.

After Feng Yinglin left, Wei Yanfeng on the side couldn't bear it anymore, and knelt down directly, looking desperately admonished.

"Your Highness, absolutely do not call for peace!"

"Hei Wuchang is so arrogant and rampant, we still have to recruit security, isn't it a bad example for other Taihu water bandits?"

"Let them think that our Imperial Forest Army is easy to bully, and as long as they bully our Imperial Forest Army, they can recruit An as a master?"

Wei Yanfeng expressed the worry and anger in his heart.

Regarding the matter of recruiting security, he was very opposed to it from the bottom of his heart.

Ji Tianci gave Wei Yanfeng a blank look, and said calmly.

"A plan to slow down the army, understand?"

When Wei Yanfeng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately came to his senses.

"Your Highness, are you saying that the words of recruiting security are deceiving Hei Wuchang?"

"That's natural!"

"Hei Wuchang is such a murderer, how could Gu recruit them?"

"Although the eighteen villages in Taihu Lake are all water bandits, there are differences between water bandits."

"Some villages focus on collecting protection fees and don't have many murder cases. Some villages focus on intercepting passing merchant ships and guests on Taihu Lake."

"The gate of impermanence is the latter."

"How many murders have been committed in these years? How many people around Taihu Lake died because of the destruction of Wuchangmen?"

"How could Gu recruit them?"

There was a sneer on the corner of Ji Tianci's mouth, Xinghan was in his eyes, and there was an indescribable coldness on his face.

"However, the most urgent task is to find out the inner ghost besides redeeming people."

"Yanfeng, what do you think?"

Ji Tianci asked softly, although the voice was not loud, but the weight behind the words was as heavy as Mount Tai.

Wei Yanfeng's lips twitched a few times. Although he had doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to say it.

Because, the object of his suspicion is His Highness's pillow.

"Why, dare not say it?"

"Hey!" Wei Yanfeng rubbed the back of his head, at least His Highness saw through his little thoughts, "It seems that Your Highness has the same opinion as the last general."

"That person is indeed the most likely ghost."

Before Zhang Haimei came, the whole process was very smooth and smooth.

But after Zhang Haimei arrived, something happened immediately, and an inner ghost tipped off the news.

It was hard for Ji Tianci not to associate the ghost with Zhang Haimei.

What's more, Ji Tianci has long known that Zhang Haimei and the Burning Clan have a very close connection through soul searching.

Could it be that behind the ambush this time, there is the shadow of the Burning Heaven Clan?

With these confusions in mind, Ji Tianci found Aunt Qing and told Aunt Qing about the inner ghost.

"Your Highness, do you suspect that Zhang Haimei is an inner ghost?"

Ji Tianci nodded.

Aunt Qing was silent for a moment, if Zhang Haimei was the ghost, she would inform Wuchangmen.

Well, this was her big mistake.

Because she was the one monitoring Zhang Haimei, Zhang Haimei tipped off the news, but she didn't realize it, this is her responsibility.

"Although Zhang Haimei is the most suspected, there is still no evidence!"

"Aunt Qing, can you ask the law of the heart?"

Ji Tianci asked, Aunt Qing nodded and hesitated.

"meeting!"

"But not as good as Huber!"

Ji Tianci was silent for a while, then nodded, and said to Aunt Qing.

"Then I will trouble you, Aunt Qing!"

After the two made an agreement, Ji Tianci brought Aunt Qing, Wei Yanfeng and others to find Zhang Haimei, and the three divisions interrogated.

Zhang Haimei saw Ji Tianci's huge formation, a very subtle panic flashed in her eyes, she almost thought she had been exposed.

But then, Ji Tianci's words reassured Zhang Haimei a little.

"The army on the southern front was ambushed by the Wuchang Gate, did you inform the Wuchang Gate?"

Hearing Ji Tianci's words, Zhang Haimei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Because, she did not inform Wuchangmen.

This matter has nothing to do with her!
However, although it has nothing to do with her, it is not an easy task to prove that it has nothing to do with her.

Zhang Haimei is distressed at this time, so she proves herself.

At the same time, she did not forget to slander the real ghost.

Because of this inner ghost, it has caused her a lot of trouble!
"Your Highness, the concubine is wronged."

"The concubine is definitely not an insider!"

"Your Highness, if you don't believe me, you can cut open my heart to see if my heart is red or black!"

Zhang Haimei's appearance of shedding tears and her pitiful demeanor made people feel pity.

But at this moment, Ji Tianci's heart was icy cold.

This woman is indeed a stunner, but she is also too dangerous.

If it weren't for the fact that she held a piece of Nine Suns Burning Heaven Jade in her hands, he wouldn't be bothered to deal with her.

Seeing that Ji Tianci didn't believe it, Zhang Haimei was not angry either.

She knew that what happened today was definitely not something she could fool with her rhetoric.

So, she said to Ji Tianci.

"Your Highness, you have many talented people under your command, and there must be someone who is proficient in the method of questioning the heart."

"Your Highness, if you don't believe what I said, you can ask someone who is proficient in the method of interrogating the heart to torture me."

"The concubine only asks His Highness, so be gentle with me."

Seeing how lost Zhang Haimei was, Ji Tianci said to Aunt Qing.

"Aunt Qing, I leave it to you!"

Aunt Qing nodded.

Her method of questioning the heart is not as subtle as Huber's.

But interrogating Zhang Haimei is not a problem.

"Zhang Haimei, I'll ask you again, have you ever leaked today's actions to outsiders?"

Ji Tianci didn't directly say it was the Gate of Impermanence. After all, it was possible that Zhang Haimei leaked the information to other people, and then others leaked the information to the Gate of Impermanence.

This situation exists.

"I don't have a concubine!"

"Then do you know the specific actions of the Royal Forest Army today?"

"The concubine doesn't know!"

Ji Tianci looked at Aunt Qing and found that Aunt Qing shook her head slightly.

This result was mixed, making Ji Tianci extremely melancholy.

Fortunately, Zhang Haimei is not the ghost.

It shows that she doesn't have a particularly powerful means to hide it from Aunt Qing's eyes.

What is worrying is that who the inner ghost is has not been found yet.

The most suspected Zhang Haimei is not an insider, so who is it?

This result is even more frightening.

Because this means that this inner ghost, inside them, has been lurking early.

(End of this chapter)