Before long, the county magistrate rushed over and was terrified to see the emperor, his face covered in sweat.
The magistrate knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I am late in welcoming you; I deserve to die a thousand deaths!"
The emperor angrily said, "You deserve to die! Choose a way to die!"
Chiu Chiu glanced at the Emperor.
[His Majesty is not a murderer; this statement is likely a test of the county magistrate.]
The Emperor thought to himself: Qiuqiu understands me best!
The magistrate was so frightened that he kept kowtowing, his forehead hitting the ground heavily, and a large bump swelled up on his forehead.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life! Spare my life!"
The Emperor: "You've come so late, did you anticipate that I would die on the way?!"
Magistrate: "Your Majesty, I dare not, I dare not!"
The Emperor: "Dare not? As a local official, the people are starving. What happened to the disaster relief funds I allocated to you? As the local magistrate, the soldiers of the Great Silver Kingdom arbitrarily humiliate the people. Where is your duty?!"
[This magistrate truly deserves to die. If he really embezzled disaster relief funds and colluded with assassins, he deserves to die a thousand times over!]
The Emperor: "Guards!"
Xu Ziming: "Your subject is here!"
The Emperor: "Take him away and interrogate him thoroughly!"
Xu Ziming: "Yes!"
In a sparsely populated forest, a richly dressed man listened to his subordinate's report with his back turned.
"Your Highness, I have done everything you instructed! The assassins were also from the Great Silver Kingdom, but for some reason, they said they were blown back to the Great Silver Kingdom by a strong wind."
The Second Prince: "Could it be that they are lying? Or is even Heaven against me?"
"Your Highness, I don't think the people from the Great Silver Kingdom are lying. Moreover, many of their people are injured."
Second Prince: "Is it really that strange? I had them prepare ten thousand swords! How could such a foolproof plan fail?"
"Yes, Your Highness. If they succeed, His Majesty will pass away, and you can seize the opportunity to produce a fake edict, and the throne will be yours!"
Second Prince: "If this matter fails, so be it. Has anyone exposed me?"
"The magistrate has been arrested. However, he has never seen your face and does not know your identity. They probably won't be able to find out anything from you."
Second Prince: "That's good! Send a message by carrier pigeon to the people in the Great Silver Kingdom and have them kill that old bastard. That way, no one will suspect anything!"
The second prince's subordinates gave him a thumbs up.
"Your Highness is wise!"
The second prince sighed and said, "Father, don't blame me for being heartless. It's because you never see me; you only have the Crown Prince in your heart. I might as well fight for the throne myself!"
A carrier pigeon was released from the woods.
The Great Silver Kingdom responded quickly after receiving the message.
The Emperor and Qiuqiu were having their meal when a eunuch rushed in to report something.
Eunuch: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Great Silver Kingdom..."
Seeing Qiuqiu standing beside him, the eunuch felt it inconvenient to speak, and swallowed his words.
The Emperor looked at Qiuqiu and said to the eunuch, "It's alright, Qiuqiu is one of us."
Chirp is eating heartily.
[Since the Emperor truly trusts me, I must treat him well!]
The emperor looked at the eunuch and asked, "What's wrong with the Great Silver Kingdom?"
Eunuch: "The cannons of the Great Silver Kingdom have been positioned at the border!"
The emperor slammed his fist on the table and stood up angrily, saying, "This is outrageous! They are threatening me!"
Eunuch: "Exactly! After they learned that His Majesty was coming, they threatened him with cannons, saying that he had to go in person. Otherwise, they would open fire!"
The Emperor: "Outrageous! They have no respect for me whatsoever!"
[This great silver kingdom is truly shameless! They're just using a cannonball that won't fire as a warning?]
Upon hearing what Qiuqiu said, the Emperor's tension eased.
Despite his anger, the emperor was still somewhat wary of the cannon that had been so powerful.
I've been eating well lately, and it seems I can even make some bombs. Then my uncle will use our own bombs to destroy their cannons that can't fire, and we'll see what right they have to be so arrogant!
The Emperor was overjoyed when he heard what Qiuqiu said.
The Emperor's face immediately broke into a smile: "Summon the General of the Cavalry for a meeting!"
Eunuch: "Yes!"
[Your Majesty is wise! Having my uncle come makes it easier for me to teach him how to make the bomb. Otherwise, I wouldn't feel comfortable telling a stranger!]
A moment later, Xu Ziming came in.
Xu Ziming bowed and said, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty!"
Your Majesty: "Rise, my dear minister! I have summoned you today for important matters. The Great Silver Kingdom is threatening us with cannons. How about we destroy their cannons?"
Xu Ziming scratched his head in frustration, thinking: "My lord! What can I possibly do to destroy their cannons? Isn't this putting me in a difficult position?"
Seeing Xu Ziming's pained expression, Qiuqiu silently prayed to herself.
Uncle, don't worry! I have a plan. Just agree to the Emperor's request!
Xu Ziming glanced at Qiuqiu: What can a child like you do?
However, the Emperor disregarded Xu Ziming's predicament and immediately issued the order.
The Emperor: "Xu Ziming, obey my command!"
Xu Ziming immediately knelt down and said, "Your subject is here!"
His Majesty: "Tonight, the cannons of the Great Silver Kingdom must be destroyed! This is a military order, and there must be no mistake!"
Although Xu Ziming was somewhat embarrassed, he still forced a smile and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xu Ziming cast all his expectant gaze at Qiuqiu.
My dear chirp, please don't mess with me!
The Emperor said, "Very well! Let Qiuqiu escort you!"
[Just what I wanted!]
Xu Ziming said happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty! This humble subject will take his leave!"
Chirp bowed and said, "Chirp takes its leave!"
The Emperor: "Go!"
Xu Ziming dragged Qiuqiu to a secluded spot and pretended to be pitiful, saying, "Qiuqiu, I'm doomed this time! If I fail the mission and get stabbed to death by the Emperor, don't forget to burn lots of paper money on my grave!"
Chiu Chiu patted Xu Ziming on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry. You won't die!"
Xu Ziming feigned grievance and helplessness, saying, "Is there any other way?"
Chirp patted her little chest and said, "I have one!"
Xu Ziming: "Oh? Is that so?"
Chiu Chiu gestured for Xu Zimo to move closer to him.
Xu Ziming squatted down in front of Qiuqiu.
Chirp chirped on its tiptoes and whispered something in Xu Ziming's ear.
Chirp: "Got it? This is how to make explosives!"
Xu Ziming nodded and asked, "Does this really work?"
Chiu Chiu said confidently, "Of course!"
[If my spiritual power hadn't been restored, how could I have predicted the method for making explosives in the future? Once you've made them, blow up the Great Silver Kingdom's cannons overnight, and let them cry to themselves!]
[I wonder where the Great Silver Kingdom got this cannon from. Maybe the only person who knew how to make explosives died? So the secret formula for explosives was lost?]
[Oh well, who cares! As long as we win, that's all that matters! We'll teach them a lesson tonight!]
Xu Ziming was overjoyed after obtaining the secret recipe for making explosives.
If this formula really works, then the Dragon Kingdom will be invincible in the future!
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