Chapter 232 King Jin's Countermeasures

As the "Seven Mountains and Forty-nine Villages" began to rob the smuggling caravans in the northern border.

Countless smugglers throughout the northern territory lost a lot of money because of this.

The behavior of "Seven Mountains and Forty-nine Villages" directly cut off their path to wealth.

Under such circumstances, all the smugglers in the entire northern border hated the "Seven Mountains and Forty-nine Villages" to the core.

So, at the suggestion of several representatives elected by the smugglers themselves.

A group of smuggling merchants jointly wrote a letter to King Jin, denouncing the "evil deeds" of the "Seven Mountains and Forty-nine Villages"!

Moreover, these smugglers also strictly demanded that King Jin must severely punish these bandits!

When the King of Jin, who was defending Yuguan with all his heart the coalition forces of Qi and Ming, learned the news.

He was so angry that he immediately called the commander-in-chief of the Seven Mountains and Forty-Nine Villages to his front.

"He Yunfeng!"

"How do you control your subordinates for me?!"

"Didn't the king tell you to bring all your people to Juyu Pass?"

"But why did another group of people suddenly appear now?!"

Looking at He Yunfeng kneeling in front of him, Prince Jin was furious.

He had clearly arranged everything to ensure that nothing would go wrong at this time.

But now, not only is there a mess, but it’s a big mess!

Once the Prince of Jin cannot come up with a solution that satisfies those smugglers, the various families behind these smugglers will most likely give up their support for him.

When King Jin thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

Originally, he could only afford to support the 100,000-strong army in the north with the support of the aristocratic family.

If the King of Jin only relied on the little money that He Yunfeng and his men plundered every year, he would have disarmed his army long ago.

Faced with the furious King Jin, He Yunfeng didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Speak up, why are you silent now?"

Seeing that He Yunfeng didn't speak for a long time, King Jin roared again.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down. I am indeed following your instructions."

"Bring all the people from the village here!"

"These people who suddenly appeared, I really don't know their origins."

Under the reprimand from King Jin, He Yunfeng knelt on the ground and said tremblingly.

"Then tell me, where did these people come from!"

Just when the King of Jin was about to get angry, Sun Zhong stood up.

"Your Majesty, these people are probably coming for us."

"General He, let me ask you, how many defenders did you leave in the mountain stronghold?"

Although He Yunfeng brought all the people from the seven mountains and forty-nine villages to Juyu Pass.

But as a general who came from a bandit family, how could he not leave garrison troops in his own stronghold?

Hearing Sun Zhong's question, He Yunfeng quickly replied.

"My Lord, I have left three to four hundred men garrisoned in each village."

After He Yunfeng finished speaking, Sun Zhong already had the answer in his mind.

Sun Zhong slowly bowed to King Jin and said with a smile.

"Your Highness, Zhong believes that General He really doesn't know where these people came from."

After hearing what Sun Zhong said, King Jin slowly calmed down, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"In your opinion, sir, who was responsible for this?"

"My Lord, I think this matter and these people were all arranged by the Duke of Fuguo."

Apart from Jiang Chen, Sun Zhongshi really couldn't figure out who else would do such a thing at this time.

For Jiang Chen, this is indeed a great opportunity.

It can weaken the power of Prince Jin and make him lose the support of the people and the aristocratic families at the same time.

After hearing Sun Zhong's speculation, King Jin couldn't help but frowned.

"This Jiang Chen must be up to something. He actually has the guts to choose to break up with me at this time."

"Your Majesty, Jiang Chen may have seen that we cannot spare our efforts to destroy him right now, so he dared to go so far!"

He Yunfeng, who was standing by, was filled with resentment towards Jiang Chen when he saw that the mastermind behind the incident had finally been found.

Prince Jin listened to He Yunfeng's complaints and closed his eyes deeply.

After deep contemplation for a moment, King Jin slowly opened his eyes and stared at Sun Zhong closely.

"Sun Zhong, tell me, how should I handle this matter?"

Facing King Jin's doubts, Sun Zhong looked thoughtfully in the direction of Jiang Chen's camp.

"Your Highness, Zhong feels that if we were to fall out with the Duke of Fuguo now, it would not be worth it."

Hearing this, Prince Jin slammed the armrest of the chair under him with some reluctance.

Looking at the unhappy expression on King Jin's face, Sun Zhong smiled and continued.

"Your Majesty, although we cannot break up with the Duke of Fuguo, we can suppress the bandits!"

"Suppress the bandits?!"

After hearing Sun Zhong's last words, King Jin's face suddenly changed.

The gloom between his brows suddenly cleared up, and he couldn't help but smile happily.

“Hahahaha, yeah!”

"Since they are bandits, then it is my duty to wipe them out."

After laughing for a while, King Jin turned his gaze to a middle-aged man who had been standing behind him.

"Po Yue, go write a letter immediately and tell Xie Ming and the others to send troops immediately."

"Destroy all these dishonest bandits for me!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man called Po Yue by King Jin respectfully clasped his fists and bowed to King Jin, then retreated.

As the letter from Prince Jin was delivered back to Xie Ming, a general under Prince Jin, Xie Ming immediately called other generals under Prince Jin.

"Old Xie, what happened that made you call us here in such a hurry?"

"That's right, if you have something to say, please tell me now. We are waiting to have a drink ."

Several generals under King Jin looked at Xie Ming with dissatisfaction, wondering why Xie Ming was so anxious to call them over.

Looking at the confused generals, Xie Ming directly took out the letter sent by Po Yue.

"This is the letter ."

After saying that, Xie Ming handed the opened letter to several people.

After passing the letter around, several people began to get eager to try it out.

"Old Xie, just tell me when we should start!"

"Damn it, we guys have been itching to do it and can't hold it back any longer ."

As they spoke, several people looked at Xie Ming eagerly.

Seeing the generals eager to try, Xie Ming couldn't help but laugh.

"You guys are really restless."