Chapter 216: The Imperial Capital (15)

'Woo~~~' There was a deafening and mournful siren outside the window, and the warm sunlight in winter could not dispel the haze that gradually began to envelop the entire imperial capital. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info In the distance, dark clouds gradually drifted over the sky, as if to signal that a violent snowstorm was coming.

"Today's food was good." Zhang Cheng took a sip of the water glass next to him, looked at the three wives sitting on the table with nervous faces, and said with a smile, "I like it very much, you have worked hard." ā€

"What's going on?" Xu Xuan also put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at Zhang Cheng with a puzzled expression. This is the imperial capital, the heart of the entire Ming Dynasty. Even after the outbreak of war, the alarm was not sounded, what is the big deal?

"yes." Lin Run'e on the side also looked puzzled: "Is this an air defense alarm?" Didn't the newspapers say that no enemy plane could fly to the imperial capital? ā€

"Hey." Zhang Cheng shook his head with a smile, picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, and said with an indifferent smile, "Do you believe what the newspaper says?" They also say that I wiped out half of the German army in the first battle, do you believe that? ā€

"Isn't it?!" Lin Run'e widened her beautiful big eyes and looked at Zhang Cheng with an expression of disbelief.

"......" Zhang Cheng looked at his beautiful wife speechlessly, and he didn't know what to say for a while. Especially when he saw that Xu Xuan and Taeyeon on the side also had the same surprised expressions, he could only helplessly raise his hand to cover his forehead. Ladies really don't care about these things.

"Nothing." Zhang Cheng stood up and comforted softly, "Don't worry, I'll send you to a safe place for one night, and everything will be over when sunrise tomorrow." Everything has me. ā€

"Hmm." Although there was a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, such as the fact that there were a lot of various officers who had entered and left the official residence recently, Xu Xuan and the others did not say much. They all got up and left the dining table, went forward to sort out their military uniforms for Zhang Cheng, said goodbye to each other, and followed the guards to board the special car to the naval headquarters.

Standing at the gate of the courtyard and looking at the distant convoy, Zhang Cheng pursed the corners of his mouth, and his originally soft gaze gradually began to sharpen.

Looking up at the gradually darkening sky, listening to the terrible siren sound in his ears, Zhang Cheng pinched his fingers and whispered to himself, "The road is all out of your own, and fate can only be in your own hands." ā€

After Xiao Hongbao rushed back, he personally drove Zhang Cheng and left the official residence under the escort of the guards. Looking at Zhang Cheng with his hands on his shoulders and his eyes closed from the rearview mirror, Xiao Hongbao could obviously feel that the momentum on Zhang Cheng's body had changed completely. Although he sat quietly in the back seat, the slightest chill emanating from his body still made Xiao Hongbao, as a confidant, a little frightened.

"It's going to be a big fight." Xiao Hongbao pursed his lips, and his originally frowning brows had been stretched out at this time, "Just do your own thing." ā€

Zhang Cheng sat expressionlessly in his car, and the long convoy sped through the streets that had been empty because the alarm had been sounded. The destination of the convoy was not to go to the side of his own troops to rendezvous, but to drive in the direction of the entire Ming Dynasty's power seat, the Shoufu Residence!

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"You're bold enough." In the Shoufu Mansion, Zhang Yue, who was unhappy, looked at Zhang Cheng who was sitting on the sofa opposite him with a cold face, and said coldly.

Although he was angry on the surface, in fact, Zhang Yue was extremely shocked in his heart at the moment. Not much else, Zhang Cheng's courage alone is enough to impress him.

"Am I really blind?" Zhang Yue, who had a poor complexion, felt slightly gloomy in his heart. The posture that people show when they are faced with difficulties is the most able to see the essence of a person. Whether it is really capable or a waste, you can see through it at a glance. I have to say that Zhang Cheng has the courage to appear in front of him at this moment, which is enough to prove that Zhang Cheng has a strong heart.

"Speak well, don't get angry." Although she was already full of gorgeous hair, Mrs. Shoufu, who still had an excellent bearing, came to the sofa with a tea tray, and after comforting Zhang Yue, she put down the tea tray and put two cups of tea on the table.

"Thank you." Zhang Cheng got up and bowed slightly to thank him.

"You have a good talk and be calm." Mrs. Shoufu looked at Zhang Cheng apologetically, nodded slightly, and left the living room.

Although Zhang Yue has sent all his family away. However, Mrs. Shoufu said to him, "We have been together for more than forty years, and I will accompany you to the end no matter what." Mrs. Shoufu stayed, and wanted to accompany Zhang Yue through the journey of her life in the last few days.

Hearing the thick door closed, Zhang Cheng put down the steaming teacup in his hand and looked at Shousuke opposite with a cold gaze.

"Ahem." Zhang Yue, who had a very bad complexion, raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed a few times, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the corners of his mouth. Zhang Cheng could see the blush on the hand towel. It seems that Shousuke's body is indeed dying.

"You've made such a big formation, I'm going to see how you can end it." After Zhang Yue breathed a sigh of relief, he stared at Zhang Cheng with cold eyes.

Zhang Yue lived in the imperial capital for decades, and this is the base camp he painstakingly managed. Moreover, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial capital has never suffered from military disasters, and this time it is considered to have caught up with everything. The imperial capital, which had poured a lot of Zhang Yue's hard work, had become a bloody battlefield at this time, and his mood was already terrible.

"Let the past pass." Zhang Cheng smiled, leaned back on the back of the sofa, crossed his legs and took out the cigarette case from his pocket, and then gestured slightly to Shousuke. After seeing Zhang Yue nodding, Zhang Cheng took out a cigarette and lit it, and said softly, "I want to discuss with Lord Shoufu how to end this matter." ā€

"Hah!" Zhang Yue laughed angrily, "You ordered the troops to enter the imperial capital to carry out an armed rebellion. Chaos, now you actually come to me and tell me that you want to end this matter? How does it end? Giving you all the power? And then all of us who have opposed you will die? ā€

"Your Excellency." Zhang Cheng took a deep breath of cigarette and narrowed his eyes slightly, "I came today to seek cooperation." ā€

"Cooperation?" Zhang Yue looked at Zhang Cheng who was sitting opposite with a strange expression, "What strength do you have to talk about cooperation with me?" Your property? Or your army? ā€

"That's right." Zhang Yue, whose originally pale face gradually began to redden, said coldly, "You are the commander of the army aviation, and you have the entire army aviation in your hands. You are the commander of the armored forces, and most of the armored forces of the Ming Army can be affected by you. You also directly or indirectly control forces in the Western Pacific, the Caucasus, and North African theaters, and you have naval support. Except for He Zhiqiu, you are the most powerful general in the entire Ming Dynasty. But so what? ā€

Zhang Yue's voice gradually rose up: "Don't forget, after the general mobilization, there are at least 20 million people in the Ming Army!" And it continues to grow! What can you do with that little force in your hands? The warships of the Navy cannot sail to the shore again! ā€

Looking at Shousuke with an angry face, the corners of Zhang Cheng's mouth turned up slightly, and a faint smile flashed in his eyes, "I know, I know what Your Excellency said." That's why I chose to fight a decisive battle in the imperial capital. Instead of pulling out the stance, jungle with enemies on all sides. War. The country cannot afford this toss at this moment. ā€

"You still know that you can't afford to toss?!" After listening to Zhang Cheng's words, Zhang Yue became even more angry: "Then you dare to do it!" ā€

"I can't just die, can I?" Zhang Cheng spread his hands with a smile, but there was a cold color in his eyes. In the face of life and death, human beings dare to do anything in order to survive!

"......" Zhang Yue was stunned, and finally fell silent. It has to be said that as a politician. Governing people, Shoufu did not have any guilt for betraying Zhang Cheng. Everyone is a pawn, the difference is only whether it has value or not. It is no longer normal to discard or exchange benefits when there is no value. The difference is that Zhang Cheng has a strong power in his chess piece, and he did not choose to accept his fate, but chose to fight back.

"You can't win." After a moment of silence, Zhang Yue leaned back on the back of the sofa, slowly closed his eyes, and said softly, "You don't understand how powerful the family consortium is. Not to mention the relative independence. In the Ming Army, only one-third of the army that can really be controlled by the Supreme Command and the Army Command is established. The rest of the troops are basically in the hands of a large army leader like you. And behind these military leaders are basically the background of the family consortium. No one else said that He Ziqiu, who was besieging Kazan, alone had most of the military power in the Russian theater of operations, not to mention nearly three million! There are several people like him, so why should you fight against these military leaders who are inextricably linked to the family consortium? ā€

"He Ziqiu has already reached an agreement with me." Zhang Cheng's words made Zhang Yue, who was originally leaning on the sofa with his eyes closed, suddenly open his eyes, and sat up straight while panting, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, staring at Zhang Cheng with a calm face on the opposite side, "What did you say?!" ā€

"I met with He Zhiqiu a few days ago and talked about it in detail, and he will choose to support me." Zhang Cheng picked up the teacup on the table in front of him, took a sip, and said lightly: "His Majesty the Emperor is the middleman." ā€

ā€œ...... Good, good, good. After a wordless silence, Zhang Yue suddenly burst out laughing, and the louder he laughed, and then he coughed fiercely a few times before he could barely suppress it.

After raising his hand and patting his chest, Zhang Yue took a few breaths, and looked at Zhang Cheng who was sitting peacefully opposite with a complicated expression, "I'm old, really old." You young people, well done. (To be continued.) )