freenovelworld Chapter 68 Evidence of the King of Jiangnan's Crimes (1)
Chapter 68 Evidence of the King of Jiangnan's Crimes (1)
The next day.
One day.
The Divine Martial King's Palace then began to bustle with activity.
Until almost noon.
Officials began arriving at the Shenwu Prince's Palace in succession.
Those who came today were all officials of the third rank or above in the imperial court, and these were officials whom Qin Wu personally sent to inform.
After all, something big is happening today.
These officials should be given a good show to watch.
"Grand Tutor, you said it was just the Divine Martial King taking a concubine, why is it such a grand affair? Even His Majesty sent someone to inform us to come here."
Do you think something happened today?
Grand Commandant Huo Li inquired of the Grand Tutor who was drinking tea beside him.
"I don't know. The Divine Martial King never does things according to common sense, and I don't know what he's planning to do either."
Grand Tutor Baili Yinghao shook his head.
He also wanted to know what the Divine Martial King was planning to do.
It was just a simple matter of taking a concubine; making such a grand gesture was against all propriety.
He knew that Qin Wu did things unconventionally, but not to such an absurd degree. Qin Wu's actions must indicate that something big was about to happen.
"Let's not talk about that now, just wait and see!"
Grand Tutor Fei Hong, standing to the side, said calmly.
No one knows what this old man is really thinking.
This is a notorious old fox in the entire court.
Grand Tutor Baili Yinghao and Grand Commandant Huo Li both gave the Grand Tutor a deep look, as if they wanted to see through him.
But Grand Tutor Fei Hong remained calm and composed, continuing to drink his tea.
While all three of them remained silent.
Left Chancellor Qi Ding and Right Chancellor Che Huang walked over together.
"Meet the three adults."
The two prime ministers on the left and right bowed to the three Grand Tutors.
"Please be seated, both Prime Ministers!"
The Grand Commandant gestured for the two to sit down.
The five ministers of the Eastern Qin cabinet rarely gathered together in private.
Soon, the six ministers and the left and right vice ministers arrived at the Shenwu Prince's residence.
The last to arrive were several princes and princesses.
Once everyone has arrived.
Qin Wu then announced the start of the banquet.
"Yes, everyone's here."
Qin Wu looked at everyone at the banquet and spoke calmly.
"Thank you all for attending my concubine-taking banquet. Let me offer you a toast."
Qin Wu picked up a glass of wine and downed it in one gulp.
Seeing this, the ministers also raised their wine cups.
"Wishing the Divine Martial King a happy marriage."
"Haha, thanks, everyone, you're too kind."
Qin Wu laughed loudly.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of rice.
The entire banquet gave people a harmonious and pleasant feeling.
But everyone knows that today is destined to be anything but peaceful.
Just as everyone was chatting idly, a figure quickly appeared beside the King of Jiangnan, leaned down and whispered something in his ear.
After listening to the guard's report...
Jiangnan Wang Meng stood up.
"What did you say?"
The King of Jiangnan couldn't control his voice, and the entire banquet hall fell silent instantly.
Everyone looked at the King of Jiangnan.
"Qin Wu, where is my heir?"
The King of Jiangnan glared angrily at Qin Wu.
"What are you saying, Prince of Jiangnan? Aren't you, the Prince of Jiangnan's heir, at the Prince of Jiangnan's residence?"
"By the way, why haven't I seen the Crown Prince today?"
Qin Wu pretended not to know.
He gave a sarcastic smile.
"Qin Wu, stop pretending with me. You think you don't know where I, the heir of the Jiangnan Prince's Mansion, am?"
The King of Jiangnan is now furious.
He never expected that his son would be captured by Qin Wu's men.
Does that mean that all the people he sent out have fallen into Qin Wu's hands?
"Also, are my men also in your hands?"
The King of Jiangnan voiced his doubts.
If his men really fall into Qin Wu's hands, then it will be a real problem.
"Hahaha, it seems the King of Jiangnan isn't stupid after all!"
Qin Wu laughed after hearing what the King of Jiangnan said.
However, his laughter was quite sarcastic.
He truly hadn't expected the King of Jiangnan to only realize this now.
That reaction time is incredibly long.
"Qin Wu, I'm warning you, you'd better release my men, or I will make you pay the price."
When King Jiangnan saw that Qin Wu was mocking him, he could no longer suppress his anger.
"Make me pay the price? King of Jiangnan, you probably won't have the chance."
"Do you think no one knows about the 20 private soldiers you're keeping in Jiangnan?"
Qin Wu put down his wine cup.
He glanced sideways at the King of Jiangnan.
He revealed a shocking piece of news.
King of Jiangnan?
Maintaining a private army of 20?
This is not a joke.
Keeping a private army is a crime equivalent to rebellion, a heinous crime punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan.
"Divine Martial King, is this news true?"
Grand Commandant Huo Li asked seriously.
"Qi Ye, go and bring out the evidence so that the King of Jiangnan can take a good look at it."
Qin Wu gestured for Qi Ye to bring out the evidence.
He has collected a lot of evidence during this period, otherwise this whole drama wouldn't have happened.
Moreover, it was also his deliberate arrangement that enabled the King of Jiangnan to receive the message.
Otherwise, how could the King of Jiangnan have received the news at this time?
Soon, soldiers carried in the evidence.
The soldiers were very considerate and each of them received a copy.
Let everyone see the evidence.
The Grand Commandant took the evidence and examined it carefully, his expression growing increasingly grim with each reading.
If what's on this is real, then the King of Jiangnan's crimes are no small matter.
Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, the Prince of Jiangnan immediately stepped forward and snatched the documents from an official's hand.
The more he looked, the paler his face became.
Others may not know these things, but he knows very well that they are all true.
Many things are still kept secret.
Even among his people, only a few knew about it, but unexpectedly, Qin Wu found out.
They then snatched documents from several officials.
After reading it, the King of Jiangnan knew he was doomed.
"Impossible, how could this be? Where did you get these things? Besides, they don't prove anything."
The King of Jiangnan dared not admit it.
If he dares to admit it, he'll probably die here today.
He needs to find a way to leave this place first.
Only by leaving can he find a way to extricate himself from this situation.
After all, what was recorded there was truly astonishing.
Each and every one of those offenses was a capital offense.
Moreover, these were all heinous crimes involving the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire clan.
“King of Jiangnan, don’t worry. Everything recorded here is supported by evidence, and you won’t be leaving today.”
"Your 20-strong army in Jiangnan has been completely wiped out by my army."
"By the way, all the things you stored have also fallen into my hands."
"And these, the letters you've been communicating with in Jiangnan during this time, are also in my possession."
After Qin Wu finished speaking, he gestured for Yu Shu to bring out all the letters.
Upon seeing the letters on the tray, the Prince of Jiangnan strode forward, attempting to snatch these secret letters.
He recognized these secret letters as soon as they appeared.
He had to destroy these letters.
However, as soon as he reached Yu Shu, Yu Shu kicked the King of Jiangnan away.
"what!"
The King of Jiangnan let out a scream.
He also spat out a mouthful of blood.
"King of Jiangnan, why do you intend to destroy this evidence?"
Qin Wu appeared instantly in front of the King of Jiangnan.
Looking down at the heavily injured King of Jiangnan lying on the ground.