C196 Competition for the sweet and salty legume (1/2)
The Discipline Hall was a secret organization that Xiao Letian had single-handedly set up. Part of its members came from the men recruited by the Dragon Lord, part came from the elites left behind by the heavenly powers, and the other part were the enlightened Han people from within the Ryukyu.
In Xiao Letian's heart, even though the first two groups of people made up the majority of the Discipline Hall's members, they were definitely not the main body of the Discipline Hall in the future. In another ten or eight years, the various schools in Ryukyu and the Great Qing En Yangzhong System will provide all kinds of outstanding talents unceasingly. At that time, the members who have received higher education will become the main body of the Punishment Hall.
Only when there were more people with high standards would the Torture Chamber become the ideal place for Xiao Letian to live. It was a mixture of the Central Intelligence Agency and the KGB. This was a weapon that was even scarier than an army. The future world was the world of intelligence and psychological warfare. On the surface, wars were intermittent, but the dark generals between countries never stopped.
The present Xiao Letian's torture chamber was only the rudiments of this enormous institution. He had never expected Wang Huaiyuan and the others to give him some strategic advice, but he never expected that Wang Huaiyuan's plan would give him such a huge shock.
”The Green Camp cannot keep his mouth shut, she must seal his mouth. Then, the Lord Zhou will send a letter to the Manchu dynasty government and claim Sun Sanhu as a great bandit. He will pretend to be one of the imperial guards and collude with the Green Battalion in order to seize the property of the Tanggu's business circle …”
”I know that the Purging Demons will not believe it, but now they have to believe it. Just now, news came from the city that the armed sailors from the foreigners have landed on the shore and started to guard the streets where the foreign merchants are gathering. With the help of the foreigners, everything will be easy to handle …”
Master, please don't stay here. Take the first and second company and board the boat and sail away from Tanggu. As long as you are on the sea, Purging Demons will be helpless. This group of wild boar skins are innately afraid of the sea.
”All that's left is the water mill case. We have money, we have witnesses, we'll just have to slowly grind them down with the imperial court. ”How dare you reach over and chop him off …”
”Lord, don't worry. Based on our estimates, this plan is at least sixty percent feasible. But, the most important thing about everything is that we have to silence everyone. We must destroy the chain of proof in the Purging Demons's hands, and only then will our chances of survival be higher … ”
Xiao Letian was dumbstruck by what he heard, he realized that the steps the Discipline Hall had taken were far greater than what he had imagined. They had originally been used as spies or assassins, but he never thought that they were already able to deduce the situation and make a preliminary judgement, or even come up with a viable plan.
”I never would have thought. Really, I would never have thought that the speed of your learning would be so fast that it would surprise me. This, this …” ”It has only been a few months of hard work, and you guys can actually make such an exquisite judgement about the chaotic situation. You guys have indeed improved …”
Wang Huaiyuan didn't have time to respond to Xiao Letian's praise. He hurriedly said, ”There's no time, my lord. Don't hesitate anymore. ”When that time comes, I will personally take action and definitely not allow your honor's reputation to be tainted by even the slightest bit …”
”Bullshit!” Xiao Letian's face changed, ”Who do you think I am? A hypocrite? I would rather be a villain than a hypocrite. Stop playing tricks on me. I, Xiao Letian, am not a feudal emperor, I don't need you to paint me white … ”
Wang Huaiyuan was so anxious that beads of sweat could be seen on his forehead, ”Then what should we do? Speak plainly, my lord. The sky is already bright. If I don't act now, it will all be too late … Look at this great plain. Where can hundreds of fallen soldiers escape to? ”Decisive, what I need to do now is make a decision!”
The soldiers were eating the breakfast organized by Zhou Xing, but they never expected that Xiao Letian and Wang Huaiyuan would actually start arguing.
The scene was dead silent. Xiao Letian stared at the nervous Wang Huaiyuan for three minutes, until he lost his composure and burst into laughter.
”Haha, I didn't know that you would be so serious …” In your opinion, this situation is a dangerous one, but in my eyes, the road ahead is a long one … constable head Zhou, bring me a bowl of legume … ”
”Eh? Sigh … ”Right away!” In the blink of an eye, Zhou Xing brought two bowls of legume over and handed one bowl to Xiao Letian.
It had to be said that constable head Zhou was quite capable. Amidst the chaos last night, many of the breakfast shops did not want to open anymore, but with constable head Zhou appearing, they actually managed to gather several hundred people to enjoy breakfast in the shortest amount of time.
On the legume, its tender white skin was filled with rich fragrance of sauce, black fungus and egg silk, fragrant leek sauce, and a few drops of fragrant chili oil. This was the most common bowl of legume in the north.
”Smells good, smells really good …” Xiao Letian lifted his head and took a big bite, ”Eh? Why is the legume salty? This is simply lawless and crazy, the legume actually made it into salt, shouldn't it be sweet? ”
When Xiao Letian caused this trouble, everyone was stunned. A few soldiers that were drinking legume looked down at their rice bowls, unable to understand what Xiao Letian was saying no matter how hard they tried.
Wang Huaiyuan was also stunned, he did not know what the hell Xiao Letian was doing, but he could feel that Xiao Letian was trying to say something. My Lord, this sweet legume, is popular in Suhang II and Guangdong, but it's salty everywhere else! ”
”Hahaha, what you say doesn't count. Let's just forget about what we said …” Brother, let me ask you, should this legume be sweet or salty? ” Xiao Letian held the bowl and asked the person beside him.