Chapter 227 Questioning

The King of Qin, mounted on his horse, had a livid face.

He didn't care about anything else and just rushed towards the city gate.

A farmer who had just finished selling vegetables and was leaving the city was caught off guard and was struck by the whip.

The King of Qin didn't stop; he casually took out a small purse from his pocket and tossed it over...

Once they reached the outskirts of the city, the King of Qin quickened his pace, ignoring even the scratches on his cheek from tree branches...

Just now, he met with Duke Anguo, who had been claiming to be ill for ten days.

I also asked the question I'd wanted to ask most for the past ten days.

"Was it you who ordered Marquis Wuding to carry out that batch of grain eleven years ago?"

Duke Anguo did not speak, but he did not deny it either.

The King of Qin could hardly believe that his maternal uncle had actually done this.

"Uncle, why did you do this?"

If the provisions had arrived in time, and the Duke of Dingguo had won the great battle against the Northern Hu, your Great Yu would have enjoyed at least fifty years of peace.

Fifty years! Uncle, do you know what fifty years of peace in the North will bring to the Great Yu?

"At that time, you only said that the grain supplies were intercepted by the Northern Hu people, but you didn't say that you did it!" the King of Qin said anxiously.

Duke Anguo glanced at him but remained silent.

The King of Qin's heart sank to the bottom.

He was only a teenager when he learned of the loss of grain supplies in the north.

At that time, rumors were spreading both inside and outside the palace that the Duke of Dingguo had deliberately hidden the grain supplies.

Because the Duke of Dingguo did not want to end the strife in the north; only when the border was in chaos could the Duke of Dingguo's abilities be demonstrated...

It was only after the Duke of Dingguo burned the Northern Hu's grain supplies that the rumors finally disappeared...

He truly hadn't expected that the one who had set his sights on that batch of grain was actually the Duke of Anguo.

“Uncle, you are a veteran general, you know better than anyone what a war opportunity means for the army.” The veins on the King of Qin’s forehead bulged.

Those who have never been on the battlefield will never understand how brutal it is...

Duke Anguo gave King Qin a cold look.

"The right fighter jet? What does 'the right fighter jet' mean? It's not that what you think is right is right."

"You've only fought a few battles, and you're already talking to me about war?" Duke Anguo said coldly.

King of Qin...

Seeing that Duke Anguo's expression remained unchanged and indifferent, the King of Qin suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

What do the lives of the soldiers mean to this old duke?

“Uncle, I should say that the fighter jet is not suitable for the Duke of Anguo’s mansion!” the King of Qin suddenly said.

"What did you say?" Duke Anguo was stunned.

"That battle was originally prepared with all the strength of the Great Yu."

In the end, it all started strong but ended weakly, and the losses it caused to Dayu are self-evident.

Actually, you were most afraid of the Duke of Dingguo winning that battle, weren't you?

Your biggest concern has always been the Duke of Dingguo, hasn't it?

I know my great-uncle was thinking of me, but this is a loss for the entire Yu kingdom.

"If it weren't for the Duke of Dingguo's decisive action in entering Saha City alone and burning the Northern Hu's grain supplies, what would Dayu be facing now?" The King of Qin looked at the Duke of Anguo.

"You... how dare you!" Duke Anguo's face turned red with anger.

After the Duke of Anguo coughed a few times, he pointed at the King of Qin's nose and said, "You've only been to the battlefield a few times, yet you dare to criticize me?"

For whom have I done all this?

How about compensating Da Yu for his losses?

This Da Yu isn't yours yet, so it's none of your business what losses you suffer.

Think about it carefully. Ever since you could walk, hasn't it been the Duke of Anguo's mansion that has always protected you?

Without the Duke of Anguo's mansion, would you be the Prince of Qin now?

Now you're criticizing me? Why didn't you criticize me when I did all those things for you back then?

"Those who benefit should not discuss right and wrong; don't they understand this principle?"

The King of Qin was thus insulted by the Duke of Anguo.

After a long while, he finally smiled.

"Uncle, are you doing this for my sake? Even if I am not good enough, I am still a prince, and I will have a fiefdom in the future, where I can enjoy endless wealth and honor."

Your strong support for me is solely for the sake of the Zheng family's lasting wealth and prosperity, isn't it?

People can have selfish desires, but they shouldn't treat others like fools just because of their own selfishness.

I am a prince of the Great Yu.

The Great Yu is at peace; I am now the true prince.

Great Yu is doomed, the country is destroyed, and I, the king, am nothing more than a stray dog, worse than an ordinary citizen.

Uncle, actually, not everything you did was for me.

You are doing this for the Zheng family, for the Zheng family's eternal wealth and prosperity.

The King of Qin's words made Duke Anguo even angrier.

He was indeed after the Zheng family's wealth, but he also had genuine feelings for the King of Qin.

He was the one who first led the King of Qin on horseback.

He was the one who instructed me when I first drew the bow.

He also taught me how to look at a marching map for the first time...

"You...you're just like your father, you can't be tamed." Duke Anguo said angrily without thinking.

The King of Qin smiled, then looked steadily at the Duke of Anguo.

"Yes! Father has become ungrateful, so you want to dethrone him."

Now that I can't tame it anymore, you can find another one!

Didn't Consort Die give birth to a younger one? That one would be suitable.

If we put that person on the throne, then he'll listen to everything you say.

Why go through all this trouble, Uncle? He could have just seized my father's throne and let the Zheng family sit on it themselves.

Wouldn't that ensure the Zheng family's lasting wealth and status?

The King of Qin's words left the Duke of Anguo speechless.

He could only point at the King of Qin, stammering, "You...you..."

"Uncle, I cannot agree with many of your practices, and I do not want someone to shoot arrows at me from behind when I go to the battlefield in the future."

I do want to contend; ruling the world is every man's dream!

From now on, you won't need to worry about my affairs, Uncle.

After saying this, the King of Qin turned and left.

The Duke of Anguo, who was behind him, felt so angry that the world seemed to spin around him.

It took him a while to steady himself by holding onto the corner of the desk.

"The world's turned upside down! This little beast's going to turn the world upside down! Good, good, good!"

Very good! As expected of someone from the imperial family, their treacherous and fickle nature is exactly the same!

Very well! I'd like to see how you'll ascend to that position without the support of the Duke of Anguo's mansion.

Without the Pingnan Army, how can you guarantee your safety?

......

The King of Qin ran all the way to the city gates just before they were about to close before returning to the city.

The very next day, the King of Qin submitted a memorial requesting to inspect the southern border.

After the court assembly, Emperor Xiao Jing summoned Prince Qin for a private audience.

The father and son talked for an entire afternoon. When the King of Qin finally emerged, he was holding an imperial edict appointing him to inspect the Pingnan Army...

Upon learning this, Duke Anguo immediately coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Subsequently, Duke Anguo was indeed ill for more than ten days.

Duke Anguo's illness did not improve until the day the King of Qin departed from the capital.

However, before the King of Qin left the capital, his pregnant concubine Zheng Mengli suddenly suffered a miscarriage...