Almost at the same time Zhao Yue received the news, the chief of staff of the Western Legion, Ip Mantian, also obtained news of the Hexi victory from other channels, and immediately summoned Ye Dingxi to his headquarters to discuss matters.

After meeting, Ye Dingxi asked directly: "Uncle, is it true that the Hexi victory is true?"

"It's true!" Ye Wentian said angrily, "Meng Hu indeed defeated Tuoba Tao's Third Division with a group of mobs!"

"Third Division!" Ye Dingxi couldn't help but take a breath and said in a calm voice, "That's Situ Rui's direct lineage, the elite of the Qingzhou Legion, was defeated by Meng Hu's mob!"

"No, not five thousand." Ip Mantian waved his hand and said, "As far as I know, it's less than two thousand!"

"What, what! Less than two thousand?" Ye Dingxi said in greater surprise, "How did this battle be fought? If it weren't for what your uncle said in person, my nephew wouldn't believe it anyway."

"But this is indeed true." Ye Wentian said, "What's even more amazing is that Meng Hu actually set a fire in the Valley of Despair. The seven thousand troops below Tuoba Tao were wiped out. This was a big slap on Situ Rui's old face. Hehe, Zhao Yue might be so happy now."

Ye Dingxi said in a deep voice: "This Meng Hu is really surprising."

"Yes, it won't take long before Meng Hu's name will spread throughout the empire and even the entire Middle-earth world."

Ye Wentian said this, his eyes were solemn, and then said, "A powerful character like this must not let him turn to Zhao Yue. He has to find a way and try his best to pull him into our Ye family's camp! Dingxi, if you and Meng Hu in the future, who else can compete with our Ye family in the empire?"

Ye Dingxi frowned and said, "This nephew Meng Hu doesn't know much, but he has a very close relationship with Lei Ming. Although Lei Ming is not Zhao Yue's direct descendant, he is still very loyal to Zhao Yue, so it is very difficult."

"It's because of humans." Ip Mantian said lightly, "Meng Hu is also a human being. As long as he is a human being, he will have weaknesses, beauty, money, power, reputation, as long as he proposes it, we can satisfy him! If he really can't win over it, he can't be Zhao Yue's person!"

"Although Meng Hu made great contributions again, his origin is unknown after all, and it is impossible to directly be promoted to the division commander through that gap in a short time. However, it is natural to be promoted from the cannon fodder light army corps captain to the main heavy army corps captain, so what you have to do now is to transfer him to your third division!"

Ye Dingxi said: "Is Zhao Yue willing to agree?"

A dark smile suddenly flashed across Yeh Wentian's face and said, "He will agree to Zhao Yue."

Ye Dingxi said inexplicably: "Why? Zhao Yue is not a humble gentleman with a strong ambition."

"You will know then." Ip Mantian smiled, "Now go see Zhao Yue with me."

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Hedong, Zhao Yuexingyuan.

Zhao Yue asked Zheng Ke: "Zheng Ke, how likely are you to say what Meng Hu said?"

Zheng Ke frowned and pondered for a moment and said, "If it is said that the Yue Empire Army really wants to invade a large scale, it will inevitably mobilize at least one army or more. Moreover, the mobilization of soldiers, equipment, food and supplies will take time, and it will not be completed in a short time. However, it is unlikely that the mobilization of such a large-scale army and such a long-term preparation for the expedition is hidden from our lurking in Qingzhou. Therefore, I think this matter is worth pondering."

Zheng Ke has already made a very tactful statement, and his meaning is clearly that this matter is unreliable.

"Well, your analysis is not unreasonable." Zhao Yue nodded slightly and said, "If the Mingyue Empire Army really wanted to invade a large amount, we should have heard some rumors long ago..."

Before Zhao Yue finished speaking, a hearty laugh suddenly came from outside the courtyard: "Governor General, I am congratulating you."

Zhao Yue's brows frowned suddenly, and Zheng Ke even whispered: "Ip Mantian!? This guy's nose is really smart."

When the two of them turned around when they heard the sound, they saw Ye Wentian. Ye Dingxi had already entered the middle gate. After seeing Zhao Yue, they bowed and sang: "I am not good at the position of the governor."

Zhao Yue waved his hand calmly and said, "Forget it."

Ip Mantian smiled and said, "I believe the Governor has already known the news of the Hexi victory?"

Zhao Yue said: "I just found out, but I didn't expect that I was half a beat slower than you, Lord Ye."

Zhao Yue had something in his words, but Ip Mantian pretended not to hear anything, and said, "First of all, congratulations to the Governor for finally avenging his old revenge for three years. Hahaha, and Meng Hu is really a tiger general with rare personnel. I have a reluctant request from Bei Li, and I hope the Governor will fulfill it."

Zhao Yue couldn't help but feel a sudden thrill when he heard this, and said calmly: "Please tell me, Lord Ye."

Ye Wentian looked back at Ye Dingxi and said, "Dingxi, you should talk to the Governor."

"Yes." Ye Dingxi responded, stepped forward and bowed to Zhao Yue with fists, and said, "Governor General, Bei Zhi has now been officially promoted to the commander of the Third Division, and it seems that it is inconsistent with the Imperial military system. Therefore, I would like to ask the Governor General Lei Ming to let him give Meng Hu to Bei Zhi."

Zheng Ke was shocked and hurriedly said, "How can this be done? The Fourth Division has just been rebuilt and its combat effectiveness is still very weak. He needs a tiger general like Meng Hu to sit in the formation. How can he be transferred to the Third Division?"

"Mr. Zheng, you probably don't know some things."

As Zheng Ke finished speaking, Ye Wentian suddenly said coldly, "I heard that the 500,000 gold coins that the Governor requested from the Ministry of War will be issued."

Zhao Yue's face suddenly became extremely embarrassed.

Ip Mantian's words seem to remind him, but in fact he is a threat! This clearly means that if Zhao Yue doesn't transfer Meng Hu to the third wing, then you don't want to get the 500,000 gold coins you asked the Ministry of War!

Taking a deep breath of air conditioning, Zhao Yue tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart and said coldly: "This matter is of great importance, and this governor needs to consider it carefully."

Ip Mantian smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then I won't disturb you."

After saying that, Ye Wentian and Ye Dingxi bowed to Zhao Yue with fists, turned around and left.

Watching the figure of Ip Mantian's uncle and nephew disappear, Zheng Ke couldn't help but say angrily: "Ip Mantian is so arrogant. Does he have any other eyes as the governor?"

Zhao Yue was also furious, but the Ye family was a prominent family of the empire after all, and all forces were mixed up. Although Zhao Yue was one of the four major dukes of the empire and a chief official in the border area, he did not dare to break up with the Ye family casually! He took a breath and said in a cold voice: "Let him be arrogant, their Ye family can't stay there for a few days."

Zheng Ke's expression moved when he heard this and asked, "My lord's meaning... Is it almost clear to see the imperial capital?"

"Not to talk about this for now." Zhao Yue waved his hand and asked, "What do you mean when Ip Mantian suddenly proposed to transfer Meng Hu to the Third Division?"

Zheng Ke thought for a while and said, "It's just that I want to take the opportunity to win over Meng Hu."

Without waiting for Zhao Yue to speak, Zheng Ke said again: "You must not let Meng Hu go to the Third Division. If he really gets together with the Ye family, it will not be a good thing for you."

Zhao Yue frowned and said, "But if you don't agree to Ye Wentian, what should you do if you have the 500,000 gold coins?"

Zheng Ke's eyes rolled, his mind came to his mind, and said in a low voice: "Governor General, I have a plan to kill two birds with one stone!"

"Oh?" Zhao Yue said happily, "Let's talk about it quickly."

Zheng Ke said: "Now that the invading Mingyue army has been defeated, why don't the Governor take the opportunity to go to Hexi? First, we can inspect Hexi's defense and commend the achievements of the Fifth Regiment and Meng Hu in public. Second, we can also secretly point Meng Hu in order to see the current situation clearly so as not to be mistaken by the traitor. In this way, even if Meng Hu is transferred to the Third Division, it will not be a bad thing."

Zhao Yue's eyes lit up instantly, thinking that if Meng Hu was willing to accept the guidance, this would be a plan to kill two birds with one stone! That is, to resolve the crisis of Meng Hu's joining the Ye family, and to go back and forth to bury a nail in Ye Dingxi's Third Division.

"Yes." Zhao Yue nodded and said happily, "Also, bring the remaining four supplementary corpses of the Fourth Division together."

"Yes!" Zheng Ke pretended to be enlightened and cheered, "It's still the Governor General who is concerned about it."

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The Governor outside the headquarters.

Ye Dingxi asked, "Uncle, will Zhao Yue agree?"

Ip Man-tie smiled and said, "He has no choice."

"Why?"

"Because the military pay of the Western Legion has been used by him, if he had not had the 500,000 gold coins, he would not be able to pay the military pay. Then several divisions will cause trouble. Hehe, Zhao Yue is not guilty of losing face, and it would be very bad to have a bad impression of being unable to control the world in front of the people of the world. Now some people are staring at him."

Ye Dingxi suddenly said, "So that's how it is."

Ye Wentian smiled and said solemnly: "Dingxi, Uncle Ren is here for you. Whether he can win Meng Hu's heart next depends on your methods. You are the best among the younger generation of the Ye family, and you are the best candidate for the next head of the Ye family. Don't let your father and uncle down."
Chapter completed!