GBP Chapter 67 The Anxious King of Jiangnan
Chapter 67 The Anxious King of Jiangnan
Time passes day by day.
The day before Qin Wu was to take a concubine was fast approaching.
"Your Highness, Xue Long has sent a message."
Qi Ye entered the study and handed a battle report to Qin Wu.
Qin Wu took the battle report and examined it carefully.
Qin Wu quickly finished reading the battle report and placed it on his desk.
Qin Wu revealed a mocking smile.
"What a fine King of Jiangnan! His preparations are truly thorough!"
Qin Wu said with a smile.
This time, the 20 Snow Dragon Riders wiped out the 20-strong army of the King of Jiangnan and surprisingly discovered a large amount of supplies.
The supplies were so plentiful that even Qin Wu was quite surprised.
These supplies are enough to power a million-strong army for three years.
Qin Wu finally understood why Yan Wushuang had said that the King of Jiangnan had persisted for a long time after his rebellion.
With such a massive accumulation of resources, they could quickly raise an army of a million after the rebellion.
With a substantial family fortune and the support of powerful figures in the underworld, they were able to achieve their goals.
Although the King of Jiangnan ultimately failed to rebel, he would still have inflicted heavy losses on Eastern Qin, making it impossible for them to launch a war of annihilation within a few years.
Where are these things? Does anyone else know?
Qin Wu inquired.
"No, only our Great Snow Dragon Riders know this time, no one else knows."
"However, with such a large quantity of supplies, if arrangements aren't made early, it might not be possible to keep it a secret for long."
Qi Ye said.
"Have the people of the Imperial Sword Sect secretly intercept 80% of the supplies."
"The remaining 20% will be handed over to the Great Snow Dragon Riders to be escorted to the Zhennan Army and given to the Zhennan Marquis as supplies for this expedition to Nanqi."
Qin Wu confessed.
Even 20% of the supplies would be enough to last a long time.
That's enough to explain.
As for the remaining 80% of the resources, he used them to cultivate his own power.
It can enable the Huangji Sword Sect to achieve a huge improvement in a short period of time, and greatly enhance the Huangji Sword Sect's foundation.
"Yes, I will go and relay the order to General Xuelong right away."
"By the way, Your Highness, the evidence of the Prince of Jiangnan keeping a private army and colluding with local powerful families and officials has also been delivered."
"There is also evidence that the King of Jiangnan colluded with the Southern Qi."
Qi Ye had just reached the door when he turned back to report to Qin Wu.
He had just forgotten that he was shocked by Qin Wu's decision to seize 80% of the Jiangnan King's supplies.
I only remembered this now that I'm about to leave.
"Keep it for now, and give the Prince of Jiangnan a surprise when he takes a concubine tomorrow."
Qin Wu was not prepared to present the evidence today.
He intends to kill the King of Jiangnan in front of everyone tomorrow.
Even if the Empress Dowager wanted to save the Prince of Jiangnan, it would be impossible.
"By the way, send someone to keep an eye on the King of Jiangnan, and don't let him and his men get the news in advance and escape."
Qin Wu explained.
This time, it's impossible for the King of Jiangnan to escape punishment.
This would allow them to completely wipe out the entire Jiangnan King's lineage.
To prevent the Prince of Jiangnan from acting arrogantly in front of him, and to extinguish the Empress Dowager's last hope.
May the Empress Dowager live out her remaining years in peace and tranquility.
"Yes, my subordinate will do it now."
Qi Ye accepted the order and withdrew.
Qin Wu smiled, eagerly anticipating the expression on the face of the Prince of Jiangnan upon seeing the evidence the next day.
The King of Jiangnan has not received any intelligence from Jiangnan for quite some time.
I'm getting more and more anxious these past few days.
Several groups of people were sent back to Jiangnan to find out the situation there.
Unexpectedly, several groups of people were sent out in succession, but they all disappeared without a trace, and no news came back.
This gave the King of Jiangnan a bad feeling.
He had a feeling that something big was about to happen, but he didn't know exactly what it was.
Amidst this inexplicable panic, the King of Jiangnan became somewhat haggard in just a few days.
Little did he know that all the men he had sent out were now in the Imperial Guard's prison and had not even left the capital.
As for those secret letters, they were all intercepted by Qin Wu's men.
All those letters are now in Qin Wu's hands.
However, the King of Jiangnan was unaware of this.
Of course, the Prince of Jiangnan did not sit idly by and wait for his death. He went to the Empress Dowager and asked her for help.
However, recently the Empress Dowager has been placed under lockdown by the combined forces of the Eastern Qin Emperor and the Empress.
It's virtually impossible to get the message out.
The Empress Dowager can no longer even receive timely information from the palace.
The Empress Dowager wanted to help the Prince of Jiangnan, but she was powerless to do so.
This infuriated both the Empress Dowager and the Prince of Jiangnan.
They could only try various methods to find out the current situation in Jiangnan.
But even in the imperial court, no one knows the situation in Jiangnan.
Only the people of the Eastern Qin Emperor and Emperor Wu of Qin know this now.
Even memorials sent from Jiangnan and merchants from Jiangnan were intercepted and warned.
Even when facing the King of Jiangnan, those merchants dared not speak.
In fact, most small business owners wouldn't know about this kind of secret.
After all, not many people knew about the King of Jiangnan's private army, and the King of Jiangnan dared not let too many people know.
Otherwise, he would have been exposed long ago, and he probably would never have had another chance.
Regarding the recent actions of the King of Jiangnan.
Qin Wu knew everything, but the intelligence and evidence from Jiangnan had not been sent over before.
The evidence he had was insufficient to bring down the King of Jiangnan, so Qin Wu did not take action against him.
Now that he had the evidence, Qin Wu viewed the actions of the King of Jiangnan as if they were those of a clown.
Like a cat playing with a mouse, they toyed with the King of Jiangnan.
The King of Jiangnan was anxious because he hadn't received any intelligence from Jiangnan for so long, and he didn't realize the problem.
Otherwise, with the King of Jiangnan's talent, he should have noticed something was wrong long ago.
Furthermore, he cannot leave the capital right now because of Qin Wu, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a hurry.
It disturbed my mind.
The longer it went on, the more uneasy he became.
"Father."
Qin Hao, the heir apparent of the King of Jiangnan, was summoned to the King's study.
"Yes, I called you here today because I need you to do something."
The King of Jiangnan spoke directly.
“Father, please speak, and your son will do his utmost.”
"This is what Prince Qin Hao of Jiangnan said seriously."
"Very well, I want you to find a chance to leave the capital tonight and return to Jiangnan as quickly as possible. I'm worried that something has happened in Jiangnan."
The King of Jiangnan explained.
He needs to understand the situation in Jiangnan as soon as possible.
Jiangnan must not be lost.
If something happens in Jiangnan, their Jiangnan Prince's Mansion will be finished.
The Crown Prince of Jiangnan was somewhat puzzled as to why his father was in such a hurry.
After attending the banquet hosted by the Divine Martial King tomorrow, they can request permission to leave.
Even if you're in a rush, there's no need to rush these next few days!
"I have lost contact with Jiangnan. We must ensure their safety."
The King of Jiangnan saw through his son's thoughts.
To reiterate, he had to be careful about this matter.
"Yes, Father, I will go and prepare immediately."
Prince Qin Hao of Jiangnan also realized the importance of the matter and quickly accepted the order to leave.
Soon after nightfall.
Prince Qin Hao of Jiangnan then led his men over the wall of the Jiangnan Prince's Mansion and headed towards the city gate.
As soon as the group arrived at the city gate, they were blocked by a group of men in black.