Chapter 1032: Chapter 255: Chen Jie: Brother Ni, We Meet Again
Gulu~
As Chen Jie finished speaking, suddenly Ni Wenjun’s stomach growled.
“Haha, dear brother, you’re letting me chat with you on an empty stomach.”
“Ah, that was my oversight, big brother, please hold on, I’ll arrange something right away.”
“No need, brother, I’m not used to fancy banquets; let’s check the kitchen ourselves and see what we can eat, how about that?”
Chen Jie replied: “Whatever brother says.”
A quarter of an hour later, in the Lotus Pavilion in the back courtyard of the Chen Residence, the two men sat on the ground, with roast chicken, pig trotters, braised meat, and two large steamed buns before them.
Two big jars of wine.
Cheers!
Chen Jie and Ni Wenjun clinked their jars, then each took a large gulp of strong liquor.
“Ah…”
Ni Wenjun didn’t expect the wine to be so strong and said, “Last time Old Peng came back and told me you had good wine here, I didn’t believe it, but dear brother really has some fine wine hidden.”
Chen Jie responded: “Brother, if you like it, I’ll send you a few jars.”
“A few jars, you’re too stingy.”
Chen Jie said: “Brother Ni, it’s not that I’m stingy, but if I give you too much, big brother wouldn’t be able to take it all away.”
Ni Wenjun said: “Leaving? Who said I was leaving, this time brother intends to stay here in Hubei for the long term.”
“Oh, that’s great, then we brothers can often enjoy wine and conversation together.”
“Indeed.”
Speaking, Ni Wenjun picked up a bun, a roast chicken, and started eating, after several buns, a roast chicken, and two pig trotters were devoured, Ni Wenjun patted his stomach and said: “Don’t laugh at me, dear brother, just had a fight, quite exhausted, haha…”
Chen Jie said: “By the way, Brother Ni, today in the woods, you weren’t injured, were you?”
Ni Wenjun said: “Oh, no problem, by the way, Jiu Si, I’ve settled that matter for you, but the other side has strong backing, the final negotiation is, that old dog agreed that as long as it’s within Huangzhou Prefecture, he won’t take action, but outside of Huangzhou Prefecture, you’re on your own with the Heavenly Mandate!”
Chen Jie paused in surprise: “Within Huangzhou Prefecture, he won’t take action?”
Ni Wenjun said: “Yes, within Huangzhou Prefecture he won’t take action, in fact, as long as you don’t step out of Hubei Road, it should be fine.”
Chen Jie paused, realizing there was more meaning in Ni Wenjun’s words: “Brother Ni, what do you mean by saying as long as I don’t step out of Hubei Road it should be fine? Could it be big brother can now manage affairs along Hubei Road?”
Ni Wenjun stopped eating, glanced at Chen Jie, and said: “Dear brother truly is capable of doing great things, able to detect issues from the inconspicuous.”
Chen Jie looked at Ni Wenjun and said: “Stop complimenting me, please be forthright, big brother.”
Ni Wenjun said: “Hm, then I won’t beat around the bush, Old Peng’s Maitreya Sect is about to take over Hubei.”
“Take over, Hubei?”
Chen Jie looked at Ni Wenjun in shock, Ni Wenjun said: “Yes, in fact, we started laying out our plans in Hubei a year ago, Old Peng dispatched all six of his disciples to various prefectures, only refraining from action due to Li Siqi in the northwest, and the Ruyang King in the southeast, now the great war in Central Plains has commenced.”
“Li Siqi and the Ruyang King have both sent troops north, leaving the inside empty, providing us the perfect opportunity for uprising, once the great war in Central Plains breaks out, we can take over most of Hubei’s prefectures in ten days.”
“Brother, do you want to join the uprising?”
Ni Wenjun looked at Chen Jie, and Chen Jie was momentarily unsure how to respond.
This was a big issue, and uprising, as a mere figure in the Wolf Smoke Realm following an uprising, seemed rather trivial.
Chen Jie thought about it, then looked at Ni Wenjun and said: “Brother Ni, it’s not that I don’t want to join the uprising, but Huangzhou Prefecture has just experienced a rebellion, and my hold on power is not yet stable.”
“Most importantly, there’s still Darugachi Wang Baobao in the prefecture, who has been watching me closely; if he remains in Huangzhou Prefecture, it’ll be difficult for me to join the uprising, his Black Cavalry is formidable.”
Upon hearing this, Ni Wenjun said: “Don’t worry, Wang Baobao won’t remain in Huangzhou Prefecture for long. With the consecutive wars in the Central Plains, the Ruyang King urgently needs a commander to lead his troops, and Huangzhou Prefecture is just a small place; Wang Baobao won’t be confined here. Within no more than seven days, Wang Baobao will surely be reassigned.”
“Hm, is this true!”
Chen Jie immediately felt delighted upon hearing this; Wang Baobao, the future renowned general, having him watching was constraining.
He even had to feign illness to reduce Wang Baobao’s attention.
If they could truly reassign him and bring someone else in, it would be like a dragon returning to the sea for Chen Jie, with proper management for just half a year, Chen Jie could turn the entire Huangzhou Prefecture into an impenetrable fortress.
Not even a needle could penetrate, nor could water seep in.
However, rebellion?
Chen Jie felt it was premature.
So he looked at Ni Wenjun and said: “Brother Ni, have you guys strategically positioned everywhere in Hubei?”
Ni Wenjun said: “About seventy percent is ready, once the northern battles start, Hubei Road will be ours.”
As Ni Wenjun spoke, he began introducing their arrangements to Chen Jie.
Monk Peng also strategically positioned for a long time in Hubei, for which he secretly arranged his six major disciples and a hundred thousand cult members throughout Hubei, spreading them across various paths.
Among them, Xiangyang Prefecture is the responsibility of Peng Yingyu’s senior disciple, Double Saber King Zhao Pusheng.
“Double Saber King, Zhao Pusheng!”
After hearing Ni Wenjun’s introduction, Chen Jie, somewhat surprised, asked.
Ni Wenjun said: “Yes, that’s right.”
Chen Jie had heard of Double Saber King’s name, ranked second in saber arts under heaven, known as a double saber warrior, brave and unparalleled, and a figure among the top five on the Earth List.
He never expected this person also to be Peng Yingyu’s disciple.
Ni Wenjun then introduced that Yichang Prefecture was under the responsibility of Peng Yingyu’s second disciple, Li Pusheng, known as the Jiangjiao Dragon, for the insurrection matters.