Form an All-Female Army

Having followed Ren Tianye for a long time, Wang Ming gradually became able to guess his thoughts on occasion.

Although Ren Tianye currently held the esteemed position of Grand Commandant and oversaw the imperial secretariat, there were still far too many people in the imperial court who remained loyal to Great Yu and opposed him.

And right now, this presented an excellent excuse.

To investigate, search, and interrogate... to arrest all those who opposed Ren Tianye.

He immediately said, "Yes, General."

"Your subordinate will get on it right away!"

"It's just that..."

After a pause, Wang Ming asked again, "What about Gu Qingyue? We have already let her escape from the heavenly prison according to your instructions, General. Should we capture her again?"

When asking this, Wang Ming was somewhat confused.

He couldn't understand why they would deliberately leave a way out for the rebel leader.

Was it to use the pursuit of the rebel leader as a pretext to continuously hunt down opponents within the city?

Or did it mean that as long as the rebel leader wasn't executed, anyone who opposed the General in the future could be labeled as her accomplice?

"No need, just let her go!"

Ren Tianye said.

As for the reason, aside from what Wang Ming had already guessed, more importantly, Ren Tianye intended to cultivate a worthy opponent for himself!

After all, his position was unstable. Let alone the countless ministers within the capital who would secretly unite against him, outside the capital, storms would surely brew, and the waves of opposition would be overwhelming.

Rather than facing a formidable warlord in the future, he preferred to face a strong opponent like Gu Qingyue.

Moreover, Gu Qingyue had the status of the Duke of Zhenguo's estate and the grand achievement of killing his father. She could easily recruit countless troops, making her the absolutely perfect target to cultivate.

...

"Lord Gu, come out!"

In the silent, dark night, following a low call from a corner of the wall, Gu Qingyue crawled out of a dog hole in a wretched state. However, hunted like a frightened bird, she still looked around warily first.

"Lord Gu, rest assured, there is no one here!"

"I have carefully scouted the area for you."

Gu Qingyue finally breathed a slight sigh of relief. She stood up and looked at the person guiding her with an expression of utter disbelief.

Chen Liang!

"I truly never expected that the one to save me would be you!"

Chen Liang gave a bitter smile and said, "Lord Gu, you underestimate me too much. Although I was extremely dissatisfied with your decision to invite Ren Tianye into the capital, I have never once doubted your absolute loyalty to Great Yu!"

"At most, your methods were wrong."

"But you are still, like the rest of us, a minister of Great Yu!"

"Furthermore..."

Chen Liang's gaze sharpened. "The fact that you were able to personally slay Ren Tianye's father is truly gratifying, extremely gratifying!"

"Knowing you were in danger, we naturally had to save you!"

Gu Qingyue was somewhat moved.

This was the first time she felt such a strong sense of belonging, a sense of belonging as a fellow minister of Great Yu.

"Ren Tianye is a minister of Yu in name, but a traitor to Yu in reality..." Chen Liang continued. "Now that he has usurped the position of Grand Commandant and runs rampant in the capital, we are indignant."

"We are bound to take his head!"

"However, this matter no longer concerns you, Lord Gu. You should take advantage of the night and leave the capital quickly!"

Hearing these words, Gu Qingyue's blood surged, and she said, "How does it not concern me?"

"I am also a minister of Yu!"

"My family has received the great grace of Great Yu for generations!"

"Now that Great Yu is in peril, His Majesty is trapped, and Ren Tianye is acting with such cruelty, it is only right that I stay behind to kill the traitor!"

Chen Liang hurriedly said, "Lord Gu, Ren Tianye is currently searching the entire capital for you. If you stay, you will only be exposed. It's better for you to leave first."

"Recruit troops and buy horses outside. Once the time is ripe, we will coordinate from the inside and outside to take down Ren Tianye!"

Gu Qingyue's eyes lit up.

Yes!

This was a good idea!

This world belonged to Great Yu!

Yet Ren Tianye was acting perversely. There were bound to be countless people of high ideals who wished for nothing more than to kill him. She could absolutely recruit an army and lead them back to fight.

As for the army she would lead...

Gu Qingyue actually already had an idea in mind.

She planned to form an all-female army!

The commander would be a woman, the quartermaster would be a woman, the soldiers would be women... an army composed entirely of women!

Women inherently possessed the ability to be united, friendly, harmonious, and mutually supportive. As long as she gathered them together, they would definitely form a terrifying combat force!

When the time came, if Chen Liang and the others succeeded within the capital, she would only need to give an order to disband the army.

If Chen Liang and the others failed, her all-female army would charge into the capital, save His Majesty, slay Ren Tianye, slay Tuoba Xiangtai, and restore peace to the realm of Great Yu!

Having thought this through, Gu Qingyue's spirits were greatly lifted.

She wasted no more words and said, "Alright, since that's the case, I will leave right now."

Chen Liang immediately escorted Gu Qingyue out of the city. Watching her silhouette disappear into the vast night, he couldn't help but heave a massive sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, Gu Qingyue was gone.

With Gu Qingyue sent away, there would be no one left to blindly interfere.

They could now plan meticulously and, in one fell swoop, take Ren Tianye's wretched head!

...

"General..."

Wang Ming reported, "Gu Qingyue has already left the capital. Someone must have secretly opened the city gates and let her go."

"Our scouts spotted her."

Hearing this, Ren Tianye's facial expression remained unchanged, but he couldn't help sighing inwardly.

Although he had intentionally gone easy on her, Gu Qingyue's ability to leave the capital definitely involved the assistance of Great Yu's officials.

"It seems there are still plenty of people in this world who are loyal to Great Yu!"

However, thinking about it, it was perfectly normal.

After all, Great Yu had an eight-hundred-year reign. There were simply too many people whose families had received imperial grace for generations, so those loyal to Great Yu were bound to be numerous.

And all of these people were hiding in the shadows.

Even though he controlled an army of three hundred thousand, it was impossible to root them all out. Moreover... out of those three hundred thousand, two hundred thousand were the Imperial Guards!

Among these two hundred thousand Imperial Guards, who was loyal, and who was treacherous?

Ren Tianye sighed, feeling somewhat vexed.

If he could support a puppet emperor whom he could control, the situation would be much better, and his power would be more secure.

But to install a new emperor, he first had to get rid of Xiao Mingzhao.

It would be best if someone else could assassinate Xiao Mingzhao; then he could use the pretext of clearing the emperor's side of evil advisors to step in and enthrone a new emperor.

After meticulously plotting like this for a while, he called out, "Wang Ming!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

"How is the scouting of the Yuchen Mansion going?"

Wang Ming shook his head. "General, Tuoba Xiangtai has guarded the Yuchen Mansion so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak through. Ten thousand barbarians have surrounded it like an iron barrel. Our people simply cannot infiltrate it."

"However, your subordinate has figured out some of the barbarians' movements. Some of them go to the market to resupply, and I have made arrangements."

"In less than half a day, I will be able to bring a captive back for you to interrogate, General!"

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