jdhmnovel Chapter 4 Entering the City and Slaughtering the City Guards
Chapter 4 Entering the City and Slaughtering the City Guards
"What? It failed?"
King Zhou was somewhat annoyed.
He sent dozens of assassins to kill Qin Wu, but they all failed.
Among those assassins were quite a few Grand Martial Masters and Martial Arts Masters.
They couldn't even kill his good ninth brother.
"Yes, Your Highness, it's not just us; all the men sent by the other princes have failed."
The secret guard reported to King Zhou.
Their men only realized the assassination had failed when they saw the corpses hanging on the city wall of Jubei.
"Useless trash, was King Wu injured?"
Upon hearing the guard's explanation, King Zhou suppressed his anger.
However, the loss of so many of his men also pained him greatly.
That was someone he had carefully nurtured for a long time.
"There should be no problem. According to the news, King Wu has already set off for the capital."
After the guard finished speaking, his back was already soaked with cold sweat.
After all, they paid such a high price, yet King Wu was not harmed at all.
This makes them seem very incompetent.
But what could he do? Failure was failure.
"What a useless piece of trash. Make proper arrangements from now on, and make sure we don't let Prince Wu return to the capital."
King Zhou snorted coldly.
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In the palace.
The chief eunuch approached the Emperor of Eastern Qin and whispered something in his ear.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Eastern Qin's expression turned somewhat cold.
"He truly is my good son! He has been away for ninety years, and now that he is finally willing to return, they actually send someone to assassinate him."
The Emperor of Eastern Qin said coldly.
He always felt a little guilty about his youngest son.
It reminded him of the scene when the eight-year-old child knelt before him, begging to serve on the frontier.
At first, he only thought that if Xiao Jiu left the palace, she might still have a way to survive.
Only then did they agree to let Qin Wu go to Jubei Pass.
His son lived up to his reputation, repeatedly achieving military merits and becoming the renowned War God Prince of Dongqin, guarding the border and never allowing a single northern barbarian to set foot on their Dongqin territory again.
"Yes, but the Ninth Prince is alright and is on his way back now."
The chief eunuch carefully reported.
Others might not know, but he knew very well that this man hated fratricide the most.
They protected their princes very well.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be nine princes and several princesses alive today.
Of course, like other emperors, he wanted to cultivate the most suitable successor.
That's how the current political situation came about.
"Yes, send someone to keep a close eye on Xiao Jiu, and make sure nothing happens to her."
"Go back."
After Emperor Dong Qin finished speaking, he continued to bury himself in reviewing memorials.
The chief eunuch also silently withdrew.
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In a blink of an eye.
Qin Wu returned to the capital with a thousand iron cavalry.
"Your Highness, the capital city is just ahead."
Qi Ye reported this to Qin Wu.
"Hang the corpses of the three grandmasters on the city wall. Anyone who dares to assassinate me will pay the price."
"Continue on, and head straight back to the Prince's Palace."
After giving a cold instruction, Qin Wu rode his horse directly towards the city gate.
"stop."
Qin Wu was stopped by the city guards as soon as he arrived at the city gate.
"presumptuous."
Qi Ye stepped forward and reprimanded him.
"Who are you? There are regulations in the capital that prohibit outside troops from entering the city without an imperial decree."
A city guard general stepped forward and said.
How could he not know who this person was? However, he had received orders from above to give King Wu a warning.
"Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, listen to my command! Someone has attempted to assassinate me! Kill them!"
Qin Wu sneered and gave the order directly.
Since the whole capital is saying he's a madman, then he'll live up to that reputation.
Let everyone know that he is a madman.
"Dare to assassinate the prince? Kill him."
Qi Ye, who was about to explain, heard Qin Wu's words.
Without saying a word, he immediately led his men to attack the city guards.
With a single shot, he pierced the heart of the city guard commander.
Then a figure quickly appeared among the city guards blocking the way and began the massacre.
In a short time, the area in front of the city gate became a living hell.
Not a single city guard survived.
"Your Highness, all the assassins have been killed."
After dealing with the city guards, Qi Ye came to Qin Wu and reported loudly.
"Send men to investigate why someone impersonating a city guard attempted to assassinate me so soon after my arrival. Also, investigate the identities of these assassins, and exterminate their entire clan once they are found."
"Let's go back home."
After Qin Wu gave a brief explanation,
He then led his army directly into the capital.
They completely ignored the trembling people around them.
News of the incident at the city gates quickly reached the ears of the major powers.
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
"His Majesty."
The chief eunuch hurriedly entered the imperial study.
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
The Emperor of Eastern Qin put down the memorial in his hand and asked with displeasure.
"Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince has entered the city, but..."
As the head eunuch continued, he hesitated and looked troubled.
"But what? Speak."
The Emperor of Eastern Qin was somewhat displeased.
"The Ninth Prince massacred all the city guards."
The chief eunuch eventually revealed what had happened at the city gate.
You should know that in the Eastern Qin Kingdom, killing city guards is a serious crime.
"Xiao Jiu entered the city without the city guard commander knowing? Who ordered him to stop Xiao Jiu from entering?"
The Emperor of Eastern Qin asked in displeasure.
He hadn't expected that even after giving advance notice, someone would still dare to stop Qin Wu from entering the city.
"It was the idea of several princes; they wanted to give the Ninth Prince a hard time."
"Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince has now killed all these people under the pretext of assassination, and has also ordered an investigation into their identities and plans to kill their entire families. Should we stop him?"
The head eunuch was now so anxious that cold sweat was pouring down his forehead.
If Qin Wu were to actually do that, his reputation in the capital would be truly ruined.
Moreover, it would give the court officials ammunition to use against them.
"Why stop them? If someone wants to stand up for themselves, they should consider the consequences."
"By my decree, assassinate King Wu. This crime is equivalent to treason, and the entire clan shall be exterminated."
The Emperor of Eastern Qin gave the order without expression.
It's like killing a swarm of ants.
He also wanted to see what his youngest son was capable of.
He dared to openly kill the city guards; did he have some other plan?
"Yes."
The chief eunuch never expected that the Emperor of Eastern Qin would issue such an edict.
However, he still accepted the order and went to convey the imperial decree of the Eastern Qin Emperor.