Not necessarily. After all, it is possible that the notice was issued a long time ago. If he led his troops back with all his strength after the notice was issued, he would be able to return in no time.

That's perfect. If General Zhennan comes back, he'll have something to talk about now.

At this time, Xiao Chenzi was puzzled for a long time, and finally said something in confusion.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter with the mask on your table?"

?

What mask.

Zhao Xin was confused, then glanced at the table. Finally, he saw a mask on the corner of the table. It looked like it was just thrown there, but it had become much smoother.

Unlike the previous mask which was angular and looked particularly uncomfortable, this one looks quite comfortable.

"Where did this mask come from?"

This question not only stunned Xiao Chenzi, but also made him speechless for a moment. However, this question was really correct. However, he himself did not take the thing back from the library. When Xiao Chenzi came back, he saw this thing on the table.

So neither of them knew where this thing came from.

No one knows where they came from, let alone whose troops they belong to. This makes people so suspicious.

"Forget it, forget it. I'll leave the mask here for now. Your mission is to find out if any of them are from the Imperial Guard stationed at the border, or if they are the Imperial Guards who were stationed in various places during previous battles."

There are also border checks and garrisons in various places. They all look like a large army approaching, so it is best to find out clearly. If you can't find out clearly and cause a false alarm for yourself, then it would be... a little bit of a headache.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiao Chenzi nodded and took action, and brought back the news soon.

"We've investigated and found that the Imperial Guards' troops from various locations have now entered the palace for practical training. It's reported that more than a dozen county governors have already returned to the palace."

More than ten county magistrates...sounds like a lot.

"Okay, now the people in the palace have been fully revived, but whether they can withstand the desperate efforts of General Zhennan is still unknown, and whether they can withstand the fierce attack of the six major families is still unknown."

Now all I know is myself.

I can still be alive and can definitely fight back.

If the whole world sided with Chu Zhan, his current military strength was still at a great disadvantage. What use would such a disadvantage be? He was afraid that he was just a staff officer, so what use would he be?

To put it bluntly, he is just someone who echoes others.

He just couldn't believe that if he fought again this time, he couldn't just kill Chu Zhan and eliminate his future troubles. As long as Chu Zhan was gone, he would be able to live happily and freely...

etc.

Zhao Xin was stunned for a moment.

No, even if he killed Chu Zhan, he would not be able to get away with it. After all, if he killed him, there would definitely be stronger people who would come forward to block his way. It would be better to let Chu Zhan block him than to let others block him.

At least if he knew everything about his past, he wouldn't be so hesitant, and he wouldn't die so tragically.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what are you in a daze about?"

"Nothing."

"Open your mouth, and find out their details for me. We must find out, and then we can make the next step and it will not be easy to fight."

The servant outside bowed and left.

I understand.

Furthermore, if the details are not known clearly, there will definitely be some inevitable consequences, such as a sneak attack, a secret assassin, etc., which may become the cause of a person's death.

Just like the previous time, they were attacked by surprise, and after the attack, they couldn't find the culprit, so in the end, the matter was left unresolved. Anyway, they couldn't say that they had killed someone and couldn't find the culprit. They wouldn't dare explain that to the entire Qin Dynasty and its ministers.

What can I do? Everyone in this palace is like a fool. If they can't even stop someone, they are useless.

The more he spoke, the angrier he became.

He simply asked Xiao Chenzi to find someone to come over and give them twenty lashes of the board. In the following days, they all grimaced in pain and had to lie in bed in the palace for half a month. They felt pain whenever they moved.

It has to be said that Zhao Xin felt horrified when he heard the heart-wrenching screams in the house. Such screams could scare him to death. They were screaming in the hot summer night, and then it continued one after another.

Fortunately, he doesn't have any quirks, otherwise he might have just gone out and looked for it himself.

But after thinking about it, it was night outside as well, and besides, it would be better to write a few more memorials in the palace than to listen to these palace maids and eunuchs screaming in the middle of the night.

He soon realized that what he did was probably not a good idea.

Each blow from the board hit the boy's flesh hard. Zhao Xin also knew that the nails on the board made it hurt even more.

How can it not hurt? There are nails all over it, which will make people feel even more painful after being pierced. Then tetanus will be more difficult to heal, and there is even a risk of infection.

That's it. Afterwards, she got tetanus and was in so much pain that she grimaced. She said she was fine after recuperating for a month or two. I don't know if these palace maids and eunuchs were strong and had good physical strength, or if they wanted to make money because they couldn't earn money to support their families if they didn't go on stage quickly.

That’s right.

"Come here, bring over the files of these palace maids, eunuchs, and servants."

Zhao Xin gave an order casually, and the group of people outside the door thought that the emperor wanted to kill Zhao Xin to silence him after reading his file.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

After everyone opened their eyes wide, they became nervous. Once they became nervous, their whole body became more painful. They grimaced in pain and shouted for the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what have we done wrong? Please don't kill us to silence us, Your Majesty! Your Majesty, we were wrong!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please don't do it!"

These and other such requests for mercy.

It sounds bleak.

"Xiao Chenzi, go ask why it's so noisy outside. What are they yelling about all day long?"

Zhao Xin frowned. To be honest, he couldn't hear what was being said because it was too chaotic outside. Just outside this huge palace, several eunuchs and palace maids were lying on the wooden board, their buttocks torn into pieces by the beating.

It hurts!

It really hurts like hell.

Zhao Xin really sounds a bit annoying.

"Tell them that if anyone talks, they will be beaten to death. I don't want to bother with them. They will just end up not getting anything done. I don't have any clues about the people who were involved in that incident."

Xiao Chenzi really understood what he heard. He guessed that the emperor was just bringing up old scores. Besides, if anyone in the palace could be trusted by Zhao Xin if he brought up old scores like this, he would probably die in the process.

And they use this kind of wooden board, the kind with nails.

It’s really not possible for someone to die while fighting!