Chapter 89 The murderer was Yang Chong from Xiliu Village. What does it have to do with Yang Chong from Xinzheng?

Yang Chong left Zuo Sima's mansion in the early morning. The indulgent widow was indeed not easy to mess with, but correspondingly, it also allowed Yang Chong to experience a kind of happiness that he had never experienced with Jingwei. Both Jingwei and Yang Chong were pure theorists. In practice, they could not compare with Madam Hu, who had experienced it.

Afterwards, Yang Chong left Xinzheng and headed towards the agreed place. Now that the matter had been settled, he naturally could not let Yan Lingji sleep in the open air anymore. Soon Yang Chong saw Yan Lingji, who was idly fiddling with some weeds, and Tian Mi, who was busy roasting a rabbit.

"Done?" Seeing Yang Chong appear, Yan Lingji threw away the weeds in her hand, jumped up, and rushed in front of Yang Chong.

"Is there anything I can't handle?" Yang Chong said with a proud smile. It would be so boring if he couldn't show off his small achievements.

"I knew you were the best." Yan Lingji's eyes sparkled, as if she was conquered by you. The two of them had been together for so long that they had long become the closest people to each other in the world. Yan Lingji naturally knew what Yang Chong wanted to hear from her at this moment, and she was happy to satisfy Yang Chong's little hobby.

Although Yang Chong doted on Yan Lingji, Yan Lingji was also very fond of Yang Chong.

"It's just normal. We should remain humble and cautious." Yang Chong put his arm around Yan Lingji's waist and playfully touched her belly with his fingers.

"It's itchy." Yan Lingji pressed Yang Chong's hand that was doing something wrong.

"Are you okay these days?" Yang Chong could only stroke Yan Lingji's waist.

"Not bad, I eat well and sleep well." Yan Lingji said.

"If that's the case, should we stay here for a few more days?" Yang Chong asked.

"Okay, as long as you accompany me." Yan Lingji said. She didn't have any feelings for Xinzheng. She came here just because Yang Chong was coming here.

"Forget it. I have already bought a house in Xinzheng. We already have a home, so why should we live in the open air?" Yang Chong said.

"Home?" Hearing this word, Yan Lingji was slightly startled, then she smiled lightly and asked, "Our home?"

"Yes, our home." Yang Chong affirmed.

"Then I want a big room." Yan Lingji said.

"Then I want your room." Yang Chong said.

"You wish. I won't live with you." Yan Lingji glanced at Yang Chong. She knew what Yang Chong was thinking.

"But I can live with you." Yang Chong took over.

"Is there any difference?" Yan Lingji asked back.

"Isn't it okay for me to offer myself voluntarily?" Yang Chong said with a flattering tone.

"What's the difference? In the end, you benefit from it, don't you?" Yan Lingji broke away from Yang Chong and pointed at Tian Mi and said, "If you can't bear it anymore, go find Tian Mi. I think he should be willing to do it, don't you think? Tian Mi."

"Master, I dare not go before you." Tian Mi smiled sweetly. Between Yang Chong and Yan Lingji, she knew that Yan Lingji was more difficult to deal with because she was a more beautiful woman than her. She also knew that Yan Lingji was just being tough in words.

In Tian Mi's eyes, Yang Chong was also a fool. He always asked for Yan Lingji's opinion. Was it necessary to ask for her opinion? He just went ahead and did it. Yan Lingji, whose mind was completely on him, would refuse? He even asked for her opinion. It would be strange if Yan Lingji, who was arrogant and stubborn, would agree.

Tian Mi couldn't bear to watch the tug of war between Yang Chong and Yan Lingji. They both thought they were masters, but in fact they were just two novices.

"Is the rabbit roasted?" Yan Lingji asked. Perhaps because Tian Mi was knowledgeable in pharmacology, she was very good at controlling the seasonings for barbecue, so this kind of work fell to Tian Mi.

"It's almost done, we can eat it." Tian Mi said, shaking the golden roasted rabbit in her hand.

"Then let's eat. I'm starving."

The Palace of King Han, above the court.

"Your Majesty, today I have discovered a talented person and would like to recommend him to Your Majesty." Ji Wuye, a great general, rarely took action in person.

"A good talent? Anyone who can be called a good talent by the general must be extraordinary. I just don't know who can catch the general's eye?" Han Wangan, who was sitting on the throne, asked. "This person is called Yang Chong, and he has excellent martial arts skills, almost as good as mine." Ji Wuye said.

"There is such a person? The general is already the strongest general in Korea in the past hundred years, yet there is actually someone who can compete with the general in martial arts?" Han Wangan said calmly. He was analyzing what Ji Wuye wanted to do.

"Yang Chong has great talent and had a fortuitous encounter, so he learned a lot of martial arts. The army needs such talents." Ji Wuye said.

"In the army?" Han Wangan was shocked when he heard this word. Liu Yi had just died, and the position of Zuo Sima was temporarily vacant. Was Ji Wuye going to put his own people in this position? And who was Yang Chong? He was a wanted criminal in South Korea. Could it be that Ji Wuye was so arrogant that he dared to tie the position of Zuo Sima to a wanted criminal like Yang Chong?
Han Wangan would never allow such a thing. Zuo Sima was in charge of 10,000 elite soldiers, and was an important means for Han Wangan to balance Ji Wuye's power in Xinzheng. He would never let Ji Wuye get involved in the position of Zuo Sima. Otherwise, in the whole Xinzheng, Han Wangan would only be able to control a few thousand soldiers in the Han Palace, and then he, as a king, would be in great danger.

"General, if I heard correctly, the Yang Chong you are talking about is not the one who killed Captain Zhang Wu of Yangdi?" The Prime Minister stepped forward and said.

"Is it that Yang Chong?" Han Wangan cooperated and opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, there are more than one person named Yang Chong in our Han State. Yang Chong from Xiaxiliu Village, Yangdi County, killed someone. What does this have to do with Yang Chong in Xinzheng? The Yang Chong I am talking about grew up in Xinzheng since childhood. He is definitely not the wanted criminal Yang Chong." Ji Wuye argued.

It would have been better if Ji Wuye didn't know, as King Han was not sure whether the Yang Chong he was talking about was the Yang Chong who killed officials. But when he said this, his cunning look was telling King Han An nakedly that the Yang Chong from Xinzheng was the Yang Chong from Xiliu Village.

"Yeah yeah!"

"The general is right"

Upon seeing this, some of Ji Wuye's people in the court quickly agreed. It didn't matter whether what Ji Wuye said was true or false, they just had to agree. As long as they could discern and think, it didn't matter.

"Since the general admires Yang Chong so much, what position do you think is more suitable for me to assign to him?" Seeing that many people in the court agreed with Ji Wuye, King Han An could only hold back his anger and said.

"Your Majesty, the safety of the entire Han State rests on your shoulders. Because your safety is of vital importance, you must use the most elite and bravest warriors to guard the safety of the royal city. I believe that Yang Chong is a man of great martial arts skills and is suitable for the position of commander of Sima Gate. With him guarding Sima Gate for Your Majesty, Your Majesty can rest assured." Ji Wuye said.

"Commander Sima Men?" Han Wangan's eyes narrowed when he heard this.

As a royal palace, the Palace of King Han is actually a small city. There are twelve palace gates in the east, south, west and north, but among these twelve palace gates, the most important one is Sima Gate.

Sima Gate, as the outer gate of the palace, is the most important passage connecting the inside and outside of the palace. If court ministers want to enter the palace, they must pass through Sima Gate. If King Han An goes on an official trip, he must also go through Sima Gate. It can be said that Sima Gate is like the front door of an ordinary person's house. A mansion can have many doors, but there can only be one door that represents face.

The commander of Simamen was only an official with a rank of 600 stones, and he had no more than 300 imperial guards under his command. However, due to the special nature of Simamen, this position was of extraordinary importance.

What did Ji Wuye want to do by placing a wanted criminal who murdered an official at Sima Gate?
Han Wangan could already sense the full malice from Ji Wuye. Ji Wuye was proving to the civil and military officials of Han that in Korea, his words were more effective than those of Han Wangan. Even if he was a wanted criminal, as long as he surrendered to him, Ji Wuye, he could still become an official.

At the same time, he was also testing the attitudes of the civil and military officials in the court to see which minister supported him and which minister did not. He was forcing the civil and military officials in the court to take sides.

Of course, it was just a position of Simamen leader. Even if some people chose to support Ji Wuye, they could not be considered Ji Wuye's people. But for some things, once there is a first time, there will be a second time, a third time, until it becomes a habit after countless times.

Sure enough, as Ji Wuye spoke of his plan, a quarrel broke out in the court. Amid the noise, Ji Wuye looked smug, Zhang Kaidi was angry, and Han Wangan had a gloomy look on his face.

Ji Wuye looked at the quarreling ministers and memorized their names one by one in his mind. When the time was almost up, he spoke: "Your Majesty, since there is such a big controversy about Yang Chong, we should discuss this matter later. However, the post of Zuo Sima is an important post in the army. Now that it is vacant, we should appoint a candidate as soon as possible."

"What do you think, General?" asked Han Wangan.

Under Han Wangan's gaze, Ji Wuye said a name.

"This?" Han Wangan was quite surprised to hear the name. He thought that Ji Wuye would take the opportunity to place his own people, but he never thought that the person Ji Wuye mentioned was actually his.

Ji Wuye wants to make a deal with me, exchanging the position of Zuo Sima for the wanted warrant on Yang Chong and the position of Sima Gate Commander.

Han Wangan calculated the pros and cons. The position of Zuo Sima was too important, but Yang Chong was too special. It was related to his face. How to choose between face and interests? Han Wangan was still hesitant for a while, but his hesitation only lasted for a moment. The 10,000 elite soldiers under Zuo Sima were too important to Han Wangan. Although Yang Chong's existence was a bit embarrassing, he could only endure it.

"General, your idea is brilliant." This was all Han Wangan could say. He had no choice but to accept Ji Wuye's deal.

(End of this chapter)