"Marshal, on the night before last, fighting suddenly broke out within North Sea City. Some officers were assassinated, and several military restricted zones in the city came under surprise attack.
"Because it happened so suddenly, casualties in the city were severe. The most serious matter was..." Gu Tieqi, who was making the report, suddenly paused and secretly glanced at Ye Zhen's expression.
Ye Zhen's heart jolted. Had something terrible happened?
"What else? Speak!"
"Marshal, the most serious matter is that Left Commandant Tang Biao, who was inspecting the barracks, was surrounded and attacked by thieves... and unfortunately died in battle!" After delivering this news, Gu Tieqi nearly held his breath.
"What?"
Ye Zhen froze. "Tang Biao? Left Commandant Tang Biao died in battle?"
"How could this happen?"
Tang Biao's face immediately surfaced in Ye Zhen's mind.
He was a somewhat plump middle-aged man with a rather fierce-looking face, someone who walked with steady, measured steps. He had been the Commandery Commandant of North Sea Commandery, Ye Zhen's earliest fief, and one of the first people whose souls Ye Zhen had controlled.
Back then, Ye Zhen had still been a green youth whose prestige had yet to be established. Even after being granted the title over North Sea Commandery, life had not been easy for him.
By controlling Tang Biao, Ye Zhen had gradually taken control of North Sea Commandery. Ye Zhen remembered that Tang Biao had been somewhat unwilling at the time.
Yet despite that reluctance, Tang Biao had still managed North Sea Commandery's military affairs quite well for Ye Zhen.
Later, as Ye Zhen's reputation and strength steadily grew, Tang Biao's lingering unwillingness completely vanished. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to working for Ye Zhen.
Still, Tang Biao's aptitude was ordinary. Whether in talent or military cultivation, even with the