jdhmnovel Chapter 139 Scheming against the King of Wu, the King of Wu cries out for justice (3 chapters comple
Chapter 139 Scheming against the King of Wu, the King of Wu cries out for justice (3 chapters comple
"Very well, since you have made your decision, I will fully support you."
"However, we should act according to our capabilities. If things really don't work out, we can retreat and wait for another opportunity."
The Emperor of Eastern Qin remained silent for a long time before finally making a decision.
He didn't want to miss such an opportunity, otherwise he didn't know how long he would have to wait for the next one.
Without such an opportunity, the price to pay to conquer the Northern Barbarians would be enormous.
It should be noted that among the four kingdoms, the Northern Barbarians are the strongest in terms of combat power; it can be said that both men and women can fight on horseback.
It can be said that the entire Northern Barbarians were a true warrior nation.
If the northern barbarians weren't unsuitable for agriculture, they would probably have already unified the country by now.
"Okay, then I'll go and make preparations. I'll head to Jubei City in a month."
Seeing that the Emperor of Eastern Qin had agreed, Qin Wu then rose to take his leave.
After Qin Wu left, the Emperor of Eastern Qin immediately summoned his cabinet ministers to discuss matters.
The six people discussed the matter for three whole days before finally reaching a conclusion.
They all agreed to the war, but their demand was not to take over the entire Northern Barbarian territory, but only half of it.
This will severely weaken the Northern Barbarians, and once they recover somewhat, we will launch another war of annihilation.
As for Qin Wu's desire to wipe out the Northern Barbarians in one fell swoop, they believed it was completely impossible.
Regardless, the Northern Barbarians now have four Grandmaster-level experts, so destroying their country won't be easy.
Unlike the Southern Qi dynasty, which was in dire decline with only two Grandmaster-level experts remaining in the royal family, this one was not so bad.
One of them was even killed due to Qin Wu's schemes.
After discussing the matter with his cabinet, the Emperor of Eastern Qin secretly ordered the troop transfer from various armies to prepare 20 cavalry for Qin Wu.
At the same time, the Ministry of Works was ordered to work overtime to produce arrows, as many as possible within a month.
No one knew, and no one expected, that the Eastern Qin had only recently ended its war of annihilation against the Southern Qi, and was now preparing to attack the Northern Barbarians.
If other people knew, they would probably say that Dong Qin has gone mad!
There's no need to properly digest the territory of Southern Qi?
It was precisely for this reason that the Northern Barbarian King dared to launch a war against the two wise kings on the left and right at this time, hoping to reclaim the territory and reunify the Northern Barbarians.
But little did he know, he was about to encounter Qin Wu, a man who didn't play by the rules.
He only cared about whether there was an opportunity, and didn't care whether he had completely absorbed the territory of Southern Qi.
If the former Southern Qi troops dare to take the opportunity to rebel, he wouldn't mind massacring the Southern Qi after conquering the Northern Barbarians.
Therefore, the barbarian king started a war.
In the days that followed, various factions in the capital began to notice something amiss.
The Ministry of Works secretly sent a considerable amount of iron ore.
Truckloads of boxes were delivered.
Only after some observant people investigated did they discover that all these boxes were being sent to Jubei City.
Some people began to speculate about what the Ministry of Works was sending to Jubei City, and based on the wheel tracks, the goods being transported were definitely not light.
Some even wanted to sneak into the Ministry of Works to see what it was actually doing.
Some even wanted to intercept the Ministry of Works' convoy.
"Your Highness, recently many people have infiltrated the Ministry of Works, and some have even tried to hijack the Ministry's transport convoys."
A commander of the secret guards reported to Qin Wu.
As for why it wasn't Liu Feng, Liu Feng has already gone into seclusion to break through his cultivation barrier.
"Hmph, these people are never peaceful."
"Investigate thoroughly whose people they are."
Qin Wu snorted coldly.
He had expected this to happen.
This was also something he deliberately arranged; he wanted to settle scores with some people before leaving.
To deter some people and prevent him from causing any trouble.
"Yes."
The commander of the secret guards accepted the order and withdrew.
In just one day.
One intelligence report after another was placed in front of Qin Wu.
"None of my good brothers are easy to deal with!"
Qin Wu looked at the intelligence reports and couldn't help but sneer.
"Make arrangements; it's time to get rid of the King of Wu."
Qin Wu looked at the guards and coldly gave the order.
The King of Qi is dead, now it's the King of Wu's turn, as for the others, we'll leave them for now.
After all, this is not the time to make a move against them, otherwise it would provoke the forces behind them. Dong Qin cannot afford to be chaotic right now.
"Yes."
The guard accepted the order and went to make the arrangements.
Three days later.
At night, a fire broke out at the Ministry of Works, and many of its staff perished in the flames.
When the Emperor of Eastern Qin received the news, he was furious and immediately ordered a thorough investigation.
It is important to understand that this is a critical moment for the Ministry of Works, as it relates to whether or not they can conquer the Northern Barbarians and expand the territory of Eastern Qin once again.
The Emperor of Eastern Qin would absolutely not allow anyone to disrupt his important affairs.
Therefore, the Imperial Guards and City Guards were mobilized to seal off the capital.
As the investigation continued, the Emperor of Dongqin discovered that a prince was involved in the matter.
This made the Emperor of Eastern Qin even angrier. After all, who wouldn't be angry if their son tried to sabotage their important plans?
This is tantamount to being betrayed by one's own son, let alone the ruler of a country, who would not allow such a thing to happen.
Moreover, the recent attempts to infiltrate the Ministry of Works have all been orchestrated by his good sons.
As the investigation continued, all the evidence eventually pointed to King Qin Jing of Wu.
"Guards, bring the King of Wu to me."
Upon seeing all the evidence, the Emperor of Eastern Qin was furious and immediately ordered the arrest of the King of Wu.
Not long after, the King of Wu was captured by the Imperial Guards and taken to the Imperial Study.
"Father, I don't know what I have done wrong, why are the Imperial Guards arresting me?"
Upon arriving at the imperial study, the King of Wu immediately began questioning him.
He was enjoying tea in the Prince's mansion when the Imperial Guards stormed in and arrested him without saying a word.
He still doesn't understand what happened.
And along the way, he kept thinking that he hadn't done anything too outrageous recently!
"You worthless wretch, don't you know what you've done? Look at yourself, the Ministry of Works dared to send people to burn things, what wouldn't you dare to do?"
The Emperor of Eastern Qin was furious and threw a thick stack of evidence at the King of Wu.
King Wu broke free from the control of the imperial guards and immediately picked up the book on the ground to examine it.
Upon seeing the events recorded above, the King of Wu's pupils widened in astonishment.
He then put down the first book and went to pick up the others to examine. By the time he finished, the anger on his face had vanished, leaving only fear.
"Father, I'm innocent! This was absolutely not what I did. I only sent people to investigate what the Ministry of Works has been doing mysteriously lately. I wouldn't dare send someone to burn down the Ministry of Works even if I had ten lives!"
The King of Wu knelt down and cried out that he was wronged.
Although he wanted to know what the Ministry of Works was doing in such a secretive way, it didn't mean he had the guts to burn it down.
Moreover, he knew that the Ministry of Works had suffered considerable losses, with dozens of people killed or injured, and hundreds more seriously or slightly injured.
Adding in other losses, if he were to be accused of this crime, he would likely face certain death.
"You didn't do it? The evidence is conclusive, and you still dare to deny it."
Seeing that the King of Wu was still trying to argue, the Emperor of Eastern Qin grabbed something and threw it at him.
"Do you know how important the Ministry of Works is? If you ruin my grand plan, I will take your life."
The Emperor of Eastern Qin roared in anger.
He hadn't been this angry in a long time.
In order to conquer the Northern Barbarians, he mobilized so many artisans to work day and night for twelve hours straight to create enough arrows.
However, this fire resulted in the loss of hundreds of craftsmen and destroyed arrows that had been rushed to completion over several days.
How could he not be angry?
Most importantly, we now need to find a new site to rebuild so that we can make arrows again.
This wastes a lot of time; you could say that half of a month is wasted.
King Wu never expected that the fire set by the Ministry of Works would have such serious consequences.
To his astonishment, the usually stoic Emperor of Eastern Qin not only lost his temper but also wanted him dead. Only then did he realize the magnitude of the disaster this was.
But he definitely did not send anyone to burn down the Ministry of Works; this was definitely a setup to frame him.
"Father, I absolutely did not do this. Please, Father, clear my name!"
The King of Wu was now at a loss and could only cry out that he was wronged.
After all, if he hadn't actually done those things, he would have assumed he was the one who did them, let alone someone else.