EBE Chapter 177 Qin Wu Returns to the Capital, A Sarcastic Remark
Chapter 177 Qin Wu Returns to the Capital, A Sarcastic Remark
Five days have passed.
Marquis Zhenxi came to see Qin Wu again.
“Your Highness, no one has come to rescue them in the past two days. For the previous three days, many people came to rescue Prince Wei and Prince Ming every day.”
"Those people all died; no one was left alive."
The Marquis of Zhenxi reported to Qin Wu.
For the first three days, hundreds of people came to rescue the two each day.
Fortunately, they had taken precautions in advance, which prevented them from succeeding. However, those people couldn't capture anyone alive, and when they were captured, they immediately committed suicide by poisoning themselves without the slightest hesitation.
They were complete suicide squads; after killing thousands of people, they never appeared again.
"Hmm, did the message I asked you to send reach its destination? What were the officials' reactions?"
Qin Wu already knew what would happen to those people; his secret guards had already informed him, so he wasn't surprised when the Marquis of Zhenxi reported it.
Now he's more interested in the decisions those officials made.
Let's see if there are any people who are clever but not clever. If there are, he wouldn't mind letting them see Qin Wu's methods again.
Let them understand that no one can disobey his orders.
"Your Highness, all the officials have sent over the gifts, but we don't know if they've kept any for themselves."
After the Marquis of Zhenxi finished speaking, he handed a ledger to Qin Wu, which recorded the items that the officials had sent.
"Hmm, you did a good job. Stay here for the next two days to discuss the defense arrangements. I will be returning to the capital in a few days. Also, the conscription should begin immediately, without delay."
Qin Wu took the ledger and put it aside; he didn't need to handle these matters personally.
He now has more important things to do: to redeploy defenses and to begin training the navy in preparation for the future.
"Yes."
The Marquis of Zhenxi accepted the order.
Then, the Marquis of Zhenxi began to discuss defense arrangements with Qin Wu.
After two days of discussion, the deployment of troops was finally agreed upon. However, the number of troops was clearly insufficient, so only the important places could be defended first, and the rest would be replenished after the conscription was completed.
Furthermore, all the naval training arrangements have been made.
After arranging everything, Qin Wu set off directly back to the capital.
They also brought back a lot of treasures, all of which were handed over by the officials.
News of Qin Wu's journey to Haifeng City finally reached the capital.
The Emperor of Eastern Qin was somewhat puzzled as to what could possibly warrant Qin Wu's personal trip to a small city like Haifeng City.
And I heard that they also massacred several villages and towns.
This incident once again shocked the Eastern Qin court.
However, this time no one went to impeach Qin Wu; they were all terrified of being killed.
Even though Qin Wu went into seclusion for several years and rarely appeared, no one dared to forget his fame.
Everyone is waiting for Qin Wu to return to the capital and give them an explanation, since this matter involves too much, affecting the lives of tens of thousands of people in several villages and towns.
Another matter is that Qin Wu ordered the Marquis of Zhenxi to conscript soldiers, expanding the Zhenxi Army to 30.
Originally, the Zhenxi Army had 15 men, many of whom were not needed for their missions. They even wanted to reduce the size of the Zhenxi Army. But not only was the size not reduced, they now want to double it.
This was no small matter; even the Emperor of Eastern Qin frowned when he received the news.
Fortunately, he believed that Qin Wu would not act recklessly. Otherwise, he could have directly punished the prince for interfering in military affairs and privately expanding the army.
Qin Wu also received the news, but he ignored it, deciding to deal with it when he returned to the capital.
Because the convoy bore the insignia of the Divine Martial King's Palace, officials from various regions knew that the Divine Martial King was returning to the capital from Haifeng City. The journey was relatively peaceful, and no one dared to cause trouble.
After traveling at various stops, it took Qin Wu and his party almost two months to return to the capital.
After Qin Wu returned, he went straight to the palace.
"You're finally back, kid. If you hadn't come back, I'm afraid all those people in the court would have impeached you."
When the Emperor of Eastern Qin saw Qin Wu walk in, he couldn't help but laugh and scold.
If we were to say who among his children was the most troublesome, it would undoubtedly be Qin Wu.
There's nothing you can do about it; Qin Wu never follows the rules in his words or actions. The key is that if you offend him, he'll definitely retaliate.
They don't care whether it's against the rules or not, as long as he's happy.
"Well, I'm back."
Qin Wu sat down directly in his designated seat.
"Why did you suddenly go to Sea Breeze City?"
After Qin Wu sat down, the Emperor of Eastern Qin finally spoke and asked a question.
"I'm still cleaning up your mess. You didn't even know your own son had been replaced. I really don't know how you became emperor."
Qin Wu remained silent.
They also asked him why he went to Sea Breeze City.
He remembered reminding the Emperor of Eastern Qin before, but several years had passed and he still hadn't taken any action.
In the end, he had no choice but to take action himself.
The Emperor of Eastern Qin was completely bewildered by Qin Wu's words.
He understood every single word Qin Wu said, but when they were put together, he didn't quite understand.
What do you mean he didn't even know his son was replaced?
Aren't his sons all doing well in the capital?
"What, do you think I'm talking nonsense? Send someone to the Prince of Wei's residence and the Prince of Ming's residence to see if your precious son is there."
When Qin Wu saw the Qin Emperor's expression, he knew that the Emperor did not believe him.
So he didn't hide anything and told them directly.
Upon hearing Qin Wu's words, the Emperor of Eastern Qin immediately gave Eunuch Yongle a meaningful look.
After receiving the order, Eunuch Yongle left immediately.
An hour later, when Eunuch Yongle returned, his face was grim.
The Emperor of Eastern Qin knew that something was wrong once he realized this.
"Go ahead."
Upon seeing Eunuch Yongle's appearance, the Emperor of Eastern Qin spoke directly.
“Your Majesty, this old servant went to the residences of Prince Wei and Prince Ming and discovered that the current Prince Wei and Prince Ming are both stand-ins, not the real Prince Wei and Prince Ming. After interrogating them, this old servant learned that the two princes had long since left and were no longer in their residences.”
Yongle Gonggong revealed all the information he had found.
He never expected that even he would be deceived; this was his dereliction of duty.
"It seems you haven't found out everything!"
Qin Wu sneered.
The King of Wei and the King of Ming were not merely stand-ins in their palaces.
They didn't even notice the counterfeit goods that had been operating right under their noses for over a decade.
He remembered that the royal family of Eastern Qin had special methods for confirming bloodlines.
Didn't they have any doubts? Or was the other party just too good at hiding it?
"Ninth Brother, what do you mean by that?"
Upon hearing Qin Wu's words, the Emperor of Eastern Qin frowned.
"You didn't even notice the counterfeit goods that have been living under your nose for over a decade. I really don't know what your Imperial Shadow Guards are good for."
Qin Wu sneered.
He only just realized that the two of them had been hiding for over a decade.
They completely manipulated the Eastern Qin royal family.
This is downright mocking.
Fortunately, this matter has come to an end. He caught the person, so they won't have a good ending.
Although there were interrogations along the way, not much useful information was obtained because we didn't have many instruments of torture.
If they return to Beijing now, they'll have a hard time dying if they don't reveal everything they know.