Chapter 536: Fear

From the Zhongjun camp to Yejiabao, if you take an airship, but unfortunately, the weather is not good during this time, there have been intermittent thunderstorms, and under the trade-off, Ye Tao had to take a carriage on the road. When he arrived at Yejiabao, the battle report from the front line also came, a big battle at Qianze Lake, Dai Yun fully demonstrated his command methods, and in the general situation of the battle, the strong combat power of the Yunzhou army and the blood qi army was fully revealed. Although the mobility, which constitutes a very important part of combat effectiveness, may not be sufficient, for many Northern Liao generals, the Dongping army was terrible enough.

In this battle, Dai Yun threw almost all the troops in his hands onto the battlefield, totaling more than 440,000 troops. This is also a military advantage that has rarely appeared since the attack on Liao. And under the command of Gao Senqi, an army of 350,000 troops was also dispatched. The battle lasted for four days, and the three-stage battle finally came to an end. Gao Senqi was killed in battle, and although the elite of the Western Route Army caused the Dongping army to pay nearly 100,000 casualties, it was almost wiped out. Since then, the elite troops of Northern Liao have been empty, and although there is still a large amount of land depth, it can no longer mobilize an army of more than 100,000 people. The destruction of the Western Route Army and the death of Gao Senqi made the public opinion of the Northern Liao Army fall to the bottom. Kong Xinhua soon got the news, whether to find ways to win a decent opportunity for the good and high-ranking officials of the Northern Liao royal family to step down, has been discussed several times in the study of the lord of the country. The airship fleet is still being built in an orderly manner, but I'm afraid no one has thought of what kind of reason to interrupt production.

In this situation, in fact, both the Northern Liao and Dongping sides understand what will happen, and a channel for private communication is also being established. Ye Tao had earlier participated in discussions on similar topics. In Dongping's view, it would be the best if Northern Liao could surrender, not that Dongping was incapable of destroying Northern Liao, but that if Northern Liao ended this battle with a surrender posture, it would be possible to eliminate the will of Northern Liao to resist Dongping to the minimum, and the Northern Liao army and people would probably not resist Dongping's rule to the end. And this can indeed save a lot of trouble.

But Ye Tao can't take care of these things for the time being. Now Yejiabao is calm. There were no cars and horses coming and going at the foot of the mountain, and the telegraph station was quiet, with only a few routine paperwork deliveries every day. In this way, it makes Yejiabao quite a few taste of the resort.

For Ye Jiabao, Ye Tao's return is a big deal at any time. Tan Weiying, Sophie, and Dai Qiuyan are all in Yejiabao now, although they feel that Ye Tao is a little strange to come back, they are also very happy. In this time of war, it is always good to get together a little more. And everyone knows that his return like this is somewhat related to the recent rumors.

"What about the boys?" didn't see the three little guys Ip Man Xuan, Ip Man Ji, and Ip Man Yun, Ye Tao was a little strange.

"I set off for Danyang the day before yesterday, and I heard that Weiran was injured, so they went over to take a look. Actually, it's just for fun. Danyang is much more lively than here. Tan Weiying replied with a smile.

"yes...... We have to wait for our side to be lively, and wait for the war to end. The population of Yunzhou is too small, so many people ran to the front line, and the rear is too deserted. Ye Tao sighed.

After exchanging experiences with everyone during this recent period, Ye Tao took Sophie to the garden for a walk together. Back then, seeing Sophie's face that almost coincided with the youth of Sophie Marceau, a star with a previous memory, Ye Tao was amazed. Let Sophie stay by her side, and probably there are some traversers who want to engage in the bad taste of cultivating a great cause. But after all, this is a very backward era in terms of technology, Ye Tao has been working hard to expand his technology from a few years old to the current age of Ben Sizhang, but it is still so far away from the era of more and more vague impressions. Nothing like film and television is possible, and stage theatre, although it is now flourishing, is after all an expensive and elegant event. Although Ye Tao initially hoped that drama could be more accessible to the people, as far as the current situation is concerned, theater art is still a long way from being able to cultivate some popular stars. It's not because the influence of drama is not enough, but because, after all, it's still wartime, and the whole country's love for drama can only be exerted very limitedly.

There is no soil for cultivating stars, and Sophie has not walked the road to becoming a star. Sophie now has a very different temperament between her gestures. Sophie grew up by accumulating knowledge, and the design and other knowledge she had accumulated over the years of sorting and drawing drawings had made her much richer than the average person, and her eyesight had also deteriorated. Fortunately, the optical workshop of Ye's workshop has been familiar with the design and production of glasses, and has long let this advanced commodity be sold at home and abroad. With lightweight glasses, an intellectual charm jumps out. Sophie gives people the feeling of warmth, and that kind of temperament is completely different from the star in Ye Tao's impression, but it has a very strong attraction.

In front of Ye Tao, Sophie was a little cramped. is probably worried that Ye Tao will be a little dissatisfied with the overwhelming rumors during this time. She is not from Middle-earth, and she still has the resoluteness and open-mindedness of a foreign woman in her bones, but after all, she has lived in Dongping and Ye Tao for so many years, and she knows all kinds of customs and customs on the Middle-earth continent well. Sometimes, many people don't care whether the rumors are true or not, but think that since a person has the cause of being rumored and has a handle that can be caught, the person's moral judgment must not be perfect. Those who steal the country are punished, and those who steal the hook are punished...... Those who have fallen 10,000 times may be able to avoid such trouble. Sophie knew that the reason why she was in such trouble was not because of how valuable she was, but because the other party was obviously coming for Ye Tao. Himself, will he cause unnecessary trouble for Ye Tao? Let Ye Tao rush back from the front line at this time, Sophie's heart was very uncomfortable.

"Don't worry too much. Nie Rui is investigating this matter. What is it to be talked about? Isn't it enough to know what you've done and what you're for, for me, for you, for people like us? Seeing Sophie's nervousness, Ye Tao was relieved.

"I don't care...... However, it will cause you trouble. It also affects the people around you. Sophie sighed.

Ye Tao smiled and said, "So what? Our family isn't troublesome enough? I'm the most powerful minister in the world, and according to those people, I must have a heart for disobedience. Xin'er is now in charge of several major chambers of commerce, and Dongping's financial strategy, how many people say that she is overly accumulating and her heart is like a snake and scorpion? said that Dai Yun monopolized military power and bought people's hearts, and said that my Ye family stole a high position and bewitched the lord of the country...... Too much. We all have to care, what do we have to worry about? Those who don't know how to watch the excitement, I really can't help it, it's impossible to kill them all, but don't worry, those who make trouble and spread rumors in it, add fuel to the fire, and add fuel to the fire, have their good life. I've probably been too polite to people all along. You can rest assured, I won't let you go any of them. ”

Sophie frowned, a little hesitant: "Is this good?" I know you won't believe those rumors, you're just afraid of getting you in trouble. In this way, it's not ......"

Ye Tao shook his head: "If you don't do it, there will be trouble in the future." ”

Sophie wanted to say something, but Ye Tao stopped her: "Don't worry, I do things in a measured way." I came back from the front, just afraid that you would think too much. Don't I know you yet? You have a good rest for a while, and there are a lot of things waiting for your help. Our family is all working hard, and none of us can be idle. ”

chatted with Ye Tao for a while, and the topic gradually became lighter. Traveling from south to north and constantly coordinating and communicating with craftsmen from all over the world, Sophie now has a wide range of knowledge, and is also well aware of the various dynamics of the three branches of Yip's Workshop. Some recent technological developments have also made Ye Tao a little excited.

Ye Tao asked for a result for Sophie, which was normal for Nie Rui and even in Tan Xiaopei's opinion. The market in Dongping has been infiltrated to this extent by the spies of the enemy country, how long will it take to move again? What really made Tan Xiaopei angry was the guys who took the opportunity to jump out in Dongping. In the eyes of some people, there is almost no suspense in Northern Liao now, and Chunnan and Xiling are also at an obvious disadvantage compared to the current Dongping, so Ye Tao, who is an important minister who has opened up territory and expanded his territory, and already has an obvious situation of high merit and shock, should come down first. The attack on Chunnan Xiling still has to be handed over to others, so that the political situation of the kingdom can be balanced by each other in the future. This statement can't be said to be wrong, but on the one hand, Tan Xiaopei knows that Ye Tao is not in love with power, for him, when the Northern Xinjiang Economic Strategy Envoy is forced by Tan Xiaopei, when the time is right, Ye Tao will definitely happily unload all his power. It's just that this kind of ambition is too incredible for too many people. Others, for the sake of dumping. The closer Dongping got to the great cause of reunification, the more wary Tan Xiaopei was of the spread of these bad tendencies in the court. Dongping must not degenerate into a chaotic, complex, and exhausting state like the current Chunnan.

What makes Tan Xiaopei even more embarrassed is that he has been impeached for so many years in vain, and this is the first time Ye Tao has clearly expressed his dissatisfaction. Moreover, he was not arrogant and angry, but just expressed his attitude lightly, which obviously gave Tan Xiaopei great respect. In Nie Rui's opinion, if he didn't give Ye Tao an explanation, he really couldn't get over it in his heart.

The first to launch was naturally Tan Xiaopei, who made a solid fire when he was in the last dynasty, and then a considerable number of officials were dismissed from their official positions. But this kind of disposition Tan Xiaopei is also mastering a degree, not only to be able to deter the ministers, but not to make everyone feel too much, not only to warn the ministers, not to dump each other, only to increase internal friction, but also not to let people hate Ye Tao more and more because of this matter.

In contrast, Nie Rui's actions were much more careless. After tracing the clues, coupled with the repeated understanding of the things before and after with Sophie and Ye Jingyun, he finally found clues. Initially, it was because Ye Jingyun and some friends were drinking in a restaurant that a Chunnan spy knew Ye Jingyun's identity. The spy deliberately made friends, but when he wanted Ye Jingyun to make a set of drawings, Ye Jingyun felt that something was wrong, but it was inconvenient to ask about it in the circle of friends, so he avoided several invitations by working for Sophie. And later, Ye Jingyun met this spy again at another private gathering of friends, and the spy joked that Ye Jingyun was better to Sophie than to his fiancée. Ye Jingyun didn't say anything at the time, and didn't want to pay attention to this spy at all. But afterwards, the words of the spy spread unconsciously. At first, it was just a joke between a few friends, but this kind of talk was quickly taken advantage of. Although the friends naturally closed their mouths when they noticed that something was wrong, but this kind of talk was spread outside and deliberately exaggerated, how could a few sons and brothers be able to control it? After that, the Chunnan spy knew that things were out of his control, but he stopped it, and then pretended to travel far away and disappeared from Danyang's social circle. After that, other things were handled by the Xiling spies who saw the opportunity. Xiling lurks in Danyang with two secret spy groups that are not subordinate to each other, one group monitors the ministers and important ministers, and the other group goes deep into the market, this time, it can be regarded as a rare opportunity for the two groups of secret spies to cooperate. It's just that they can't understand what kind of people Ye Tao and Sophie are, and they don't know how transcendent Ye Tao is in the Dongping Dynasty.

Now that he understands that it is the enemy country's spies, Nie Rui's butcher's knife has no scruples. The armed forces department of the Intelligence Bureau is well versed in this, and is proficient in searching, intercepting and killing, and has eliminated at least most of the two groups of Xiling's secret spies in several big moves. A few of them, because they hid deeper, dodged in the past, but it was a pipe dream for Xiling to rely on such a few people to be able to grasp the movements of the entire Danyang. As for the secret spies of the Chunnan series, Nie Rui is even more ruthless now. Although Dongping and Chunnan are allies in name only, this so-called alliance has long existed in name only. Naturally, people-to-people trade and commerce are still flourishing, but there is no longer any exchange between military and technical exchanges. Sensitive military supplies have also been completely stopped from being sold to Chunnan. Chunnan is now even eye-to-eye with his old rival Xi Ling, because of the huge pressure from Dongping, he has some intention of joining forces, although Nie Rui does not know this clearly, but looking at some of the situations on the border between the two countries, he also knows it. Nie Rui was even more annoyed by Chunnan's secret spy, the boy who had infiltrated Dongping's social circle, and after checking all the way, he found that the guy had now returned to Yuhang. Within a few days, the spy was stabbed to death in his house. For those Chunnan spies in Danyang and other cities who have already mastered their identities, none of them are clear and clean. Even for those spies who were ready to escape, Nie Rui chased them one by one. There is a merchant with a lot of status, who is ready to hide in the Golden Valley Garden and find the Chunnan envoy to intercede and excuse himself. Unexpectedly, Nie Rui killed him directly at the gate of Jingu Garden. At this moment, Chunnan is so angry that he can't do it.

For Dongping, this is a very obvious statement: if Chunnan is too idle to find trouble, then don't blame us for being polite. And when the news reached Yu Hang, Yu Hang could only respond to him with silence.