Chapter 1288
Master Zheng's Purpose
Chapter 1288 Master Zheng's Purpose
"You, you, you! This is outrageous! This is outrageous!" Master Xie was furious, yet also felt deeply aggrieved.
Look, this is the situation of these collateral branches of aristocratic families.
They have the reputation of a prestigious family, but they live a life less dignified than the Qin family, who are victims of disaster. How could he not make a scene?!
After all, if they win the fight, they can achieve the great feat of acquiring powerful weapons for the world.
For this great achievement, the family should open their private granaries and generously gift them with supplies!
Did you lose the argument?
Master Xie hadn't considered that they outnumbered the Qin family, whose status was even higher than that of the disaster victims, and who were acting on the side of righteousness, so they were sure to win.
However, Chief Steward Xie had considered the consequences of Master Xie losing... and that there would be no consequences.
After all, Master Xie's blood ties with the prestigious Xie family are quite distant, and he has long since separated from the Xie family. If Master Xie (the landlord Xie) loses the fight, it is only Master Xie's family's own business, and it cannot affect the prestigious Xie family.
But Chief Steward Xie couldn't understand why Master Zheng would take the lead in causing this trouble. Was he tired of living a good life? Was he going to become a martyr for the aristocratic alliance?
"My Su family is willing to write a joint petition!" Old Madam Su was very excited, grabbing forward with both hands and saying to Commander Qu, "Bring me the white booklet, my entire Su family will sign it, begging the Qin family to uphold justice and hand over the formula for the weapon! How can a young girl handle such a weapon!"
Bah! You lowly girl! Such a weapon should rightfully belong to her grandson. Her grandson is a scholar, a future high-ranking official. If he were to wield such a weapon, he would surely rise to prominence, be ennobled, and marry a princess!
Sorry, Emperor Wuxing did not have a princess.
The old woman's corpse seemed to come back to life, and even Qu Qianhu was startled by her ferocious appearance.
Old Man Su was still pretending to advise from the side: "Mrs. Su, you must not lose the elegance of a family that is both farming and scholarly."
As if receiving a royal decree, Old Lady Su immediately replied respectfully, "I was impolite; my husband is right to reprimand me."
Commander Qu: "..." You might as well just play dead!
Boom boom boom!
Lord Yan then called out, "All Wei citizens who wish to leave the city to seek a living can go back and pack their belongings, register, and then leave the city!"
He also ordered messengers to ride into the city streets to proclaim the royal decree to the entire city.
"The King of Ye has decreed that the people of Wei are permitted to leave the city to seek a way to survive, but they must bear the consequences themselves!!"
Inside a small garden villa in the central district, Master Zheng heard the shout, frowned, and asked, "Go out and ask what's going on at the city gate where the disturbance is taking place?"
"Yes." His men immediately went to find out what was going on.
A quarter of an hour later, he finally returned with the latest news: "Reporting to Fourth Master, Lord Yan and Magistrate Qu announced the new royal decree of the Prince of Ye at the city gate where the disturbance occurred..."
boom!
After hearing this, Master Zheng slammed his fist on the table in anger: "Wei Annong is determined to stand on the Qin family's side... Haha, good. He didn't grow up in the capital, so he really doesn't understand politics. He's pushing himself into the pit where Emperor Wuxing is suspicious."
"By helping the Qin family protect their powerful weapon, the Prince of Ye is trying to use it to his advantage and threaten His Majesty's throne."
"Someone, send this message out of the city and have the lord's men spread it throughout the capital... Whether the Qin family hands over the formula for this weapon or not, we must implicate the Qin family and the Prince of Ye in a plot to rebel using this weapon."
"Yes." The trusted leader of the assassins immediately went to do it... The investigation is strict now, so the letter must first be sent out of the city by someone, and then sent by carrier pigeon, so that the carrier pigeon will not be shot by the soldiers guarding the city.
After instructing his men in the compound to carry out the orders, the leader of the assassins returned to continue receiving commands.
Inside the room, several retainers and advisors were already reminding Master Zheng: "Master, this farce has been going on for a day, and the Prince of Ye seems to be letting it run its course... He is either truly incompetent, or he wants to nail all the troublemakers to the spies."
"After all, the formula for a powerful weapon is a secret. Once the formula is made public, it will be impossible to keep it absolutely secret, and it may be stolen by the enemy... And once the formula for a powerful weapon is stolen by the enemy, then all those who demand that the Qin family uphold righteousness and hand over the formula for the powerful weapon will be found guilty of helping the enemy steal the nation's powerful weapon!"
"That Qin Dongjia is most fond of using unorthodox methods, so we must be wary."
It must be said that the powerful and influential families are indeed clever. What the retainers and advisors said was exactly what the King of Ye was thinking.
The King of Ye, Qiong Lao, and even Commander Yu all had plans to use the fact that the enemy would steal the formula for the weapon, and to pin the crime on those who demanded that the Qin family hand over the formula for the greater good, in order to end the disturbance.
Master Zheng laughed, quite ruthlessly: "That's the consequence that Liu Qing, Yang Ming, Landlord Xie, the Shen family, Ma Zibai and others have to bear. What does it have to do with me? It won't affect our plans and objectives."
"If we destroy the Qin family, their weapons will be confiscated by the imperial court."
Half of the imperial court is composed of members of their aristocratic alliance. As long as the weapon belongs to the imperial court, they can steal the formula for the weapon and produce it themselves within a few months.
"Use the weapons to stir up conflict between the Qin family, the Prince of Ye, and Emperor Wuxing. Don't worry about the lives of the troublemakers, or whether the Qin family will hand over the weapons this time. Just make a scene, create disputes and suspicions, and alienate them from each other," Master Zheng ordered.
They really know how to cause trouble and harm people.
"Yes." The retainers and strategists immediately picked up their pens and began to draft a plan outlining the steps to encircle and annihilate the Qin family, the Wu Xing Emperor's empire, and to gradually erode and weaken it.
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I don't understand. The enemy has already attacked, and you're still doing this? Aren't you helping the enemy weaken the power of Wei and letting the enemy trample the capital?
No, no, no, Master Zheng and Yong Zhi do not believe that weakening the court's power when foreign enemies invade will lead to the downfall of the Great Wei.
So what if their country falls? They have big ships. At worst, they can just migrate south, go to sea, and wait until the new dynasty is nearing its end before they come back to support a newer dynasty and continue to plunder the land and enrich themselves.
And this is the legacy of centuries-old dynasties and millennia-old families.
Their family has survived countless dynastic changes, what is there to fear?
We are not afraid. We should take advantage of the time when foreign enemies invade to cause trouble. This is when trouble will be most effective.
Qin Xiaomi said, "You can cause trouble, but if you mess with me, I'll have to send you to meet the King of Hell!"
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At the chevaux-de-frise camp, Qin Xiaomi had just had a good night's sleep.
"You're awake. Do you still want to sleep? If not, get up and wash up. I made you some fresh chicken soup; it smells so good that I couldn't resist sneaking a half-bowl." Old Madam Guan was sitting by Qin Xiaomi's bedside. Seeing that she was awake, she immediately said with a smile.
Qin Xiaomi had just woken up and was still a little dazed. After a couple of breaths, she said, "Guan Azu, eat if you're hungry. You don't need to wait for me."
After saying that, she got up, brushed her teeth, and washed her face.
Madam Guan laughed and said, "I came out of the city under the pretext of accompanying you in the battle. It would be unreasonable if I didn't even wait for you to eat."
“Guan Azu, there’s no need for you to come out. I can manage.” Qin Xiaomi wasn’t being boastful or thinking she was invincible; rather, she said, “You’re too old for this kind of adventure.”
"You think I'm too old and useless?" But Madam Guan said, "If I come out to accompany you and return alive, the effect will be so-so. But if I die in battle, it will win tremendous support for you heroines and female soldiers."
Qin Xiaomi was speechless: "Guan Azu, can you please stop relying on yourself all the time?"