Chapter 303 Your Majesty, How Do You Know...

It turned out that this man had jumped directly into the small hole next to the rockery, crawled madly, and when he got out of the cellar, he ran northward for several miles. After going around the second hill and rowing a boat across a small river, he finally arrived at a bustling small mountain village with a few chimneys behind the opposite mountain.

When the children in the small mountain village saw this man, they ran over happily:

"Ah, Brother Jin is back!"

"Did Brother Jin bring any food?! Toys?!"

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Jin took off his headscarf, revealing his long dark brown hair. He squatted down and patted the heads of many children and said, "I will definitely bring it next time. I will definitely bring it. I have something else to do."

After listening to this, the children nodded and left obediently, without any of them acting willfully.

Brother Jin stood up and strode towards the main house in the village, which was no different from the other stone houses.

He pushed the door open.

After closing the door, he knelt down and saluted, saying, "Master. The Xue family in Xishi has been raided..."

Then he recounted in detail when the officers and soldiers entered the house to search and when they left the house to search, including the charge of "treason".

The man who was reading a book didn't even raise his eyes. He just said, "Well, you've worked hard. Which way did you take to get back?"

Brother Jin said, "Beicheng."

"North City." The man paused and thought for a moment, "Well, after you leave, have someone drain the water and block the road. You can repair it for a while, and don't go near Kyoto again for the rest of the year."

Brother Jin was stunned and couldn't help but said, "Master, I was very cautious when I came here, so I'm sure I wasn't chased by the enemy..."

Qin Fu put down the book: "The emperor arrested the Xue family on charges of treason. This is probably because he found the bones in the well and knew that the passage at the bottom of the well was related to me, Qin Fu. There is only one passage leading to this place in the north city. If we don't release water to block the road, they will find it sooner or later and then find this place."

Jin Ge's heart tightened, and he kowtowed again, saying, "Yes. Master, I shouldn't have been so smart as to go to the North City. I should have gone from the West City..."

"No. If you come from the West Market, I'm afraid the emperor has already sent someone on the way. Don't underestimate someone who can ascend the throne as a deposed prince."

Having said that, Qin Fu stood up and stretched, then walked over and patted Brother Jin on the shoulder, saying calmly, "Everything is uncontrollable, so don't force it."

Brother Jin was shocked and knelt down again to express his gratitude for the gift, then bowed and left.

After Brother Jin left, some strange noises suddenly came from the yard.

"Don't force anything. If that's the case, why do you, my Lord... No, it's Master." A man with blue eyes walked out of the yard, "The tyrant has destroyed another base of yours, so why don't you move?!"

Qin Fu said: "No."

"No, no, no." The man with dark circles under his eyes bit his finger. "When the State of Chen was in trouble, you said no. When the King of Huainan was in trouble, you said it was not the right time. When the Queen Mother fell, you also said no. Now the tyrant is almost smelling the scent and you still say no! When will it be possible?"

Qin Fu looked at the other party and said, "Wait for Chu to send troops."

The man with dark circles under his eyes was startled: "Will they?"

Qin Fu said: "Chu is ambitious, it will happen sooner or later."

The man with dark circles under his eyes was delighted: "Chu State has ambitions, but Xia State is not weak now. They must want to support Ye... cough, internal strife and other ways. Master, this is our chance! We can succeed!"

Qin Fu did not laugh, but turned around and said, "Man proposes, God disposes. We'll talk about it later."

The man with dark circles under his eyes was a little angry when he heard the sad words, but he didn't dare to say anything weird, so he just nodded.

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An hour later, in the side hall of the Xia Kingdom's palace.

A black shadow quickly rushed across the Yu Garden and came to the side hall where the emperor was resting.

After a while, the chief eunuch came out and said softly, "Master Mingwei, please."

Ming Wei, who was wrapped up with only his eyes exposed, sneaked into the side hall in a second. The chief eunuch did not go in, but closed the door of the hall and waited quietly outside.

There were two people in the hall at this time.

Prime Minister Li was standing and grinding ink, while the emperor was sitting beside him and reading memorials.

The emperor asked, "How?"

Ming Wei knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty, I am guilty of a thousand crimes. I lost track of you. Now, I have sealed the entrances and exits of Taipei City and am also checking the wellheads in Taipei City."

"Go and remove the seal." The emperor took a sip of tea calmly. "Not only wells, but also rockeries, cellars and other places can be dug. Go ahead."

Although Ming Wei was a little puzzled, he still bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

After Ming Wei left, the emperor looked at Prime Minister Li and said, "My dear, I remember that your daughter eloped to the State of Chu."

Prime Minister Li paused and was about to say that His Majesty didn't know where his little daughter had eloped to. But he soon realized that something was wrong and that the emperor was giving him an excuse.

Prime Minister Li immediately knelt down and said with tears in his eyes, "Your Majesty, I am an unfilial daughter. I have run too far and I cannot reach you."

The emperor twitched his lips and said, "Alright, stop crying. Write a letter to the State of Chu, saying that you want to investigate your eloped daughter."

Prime Minister Li immediately wiped away his tears and whispered, "Your Majesty, do you suspect Qin Fu is colluding with the State of Chu?"

"No matter there is collusion or not, for him, Chu is the best cooperation or backing." The emperor put down the teacup expressionlessly.

Prime Minister Li thought this made sense. Chen State was almost fooled, and the Shu State's top leaders were in a mess. The best State was indeed Chu. Your Majesty's move was also fishing to a certain extent.

Prime Minister Li said: "If Chu insists on keeping an eye on us..."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Just investigate openly. It will be better if they keep an eye on you. You can also use their manpower."

Prime Minister Li hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, with such a big commotion, will Qin Fu be able to hide even better?"

"Qin Fu is smart but too cautious. If he dares to risk his life this time, I will look up to him..." A hint of indifference flashed across the emperor's eyes. "If he still hides here and there, there is nothing to worry about."

Prime Minister Li seemed to be thinking about something. That's right. The Xia Kingdom had fallen into crises several times in the past three years, but Qin Fu had never taken any action. His prudence had preserved the country's vitality to a certain extent.

But there is no perfect opportunity for rebellion and usurpation. He was cautious on both sides, but in the end he would only find that his opponent's weaknesses were becoming fewer and fewer, and he would become a hopeless beast.

Just at this time, the eunuch outside the door brought news that the Minister of War wanted to see him.

The emperor said, "Come in."

Soon, the Minister of War trotted in at a hurried pace and greeted the Emperor and Prime Minister Li in turn.

Then the Minister of War bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the matter on the border of Chen State can no longer be kept secret."

Prime Minister Li felt nervous, but when he saw the Minister of War grinning, his tense mood relaxed a lot.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "You kid, do you still want to play the trick of suppressing before promoting?"

The Minister of War rubbed his hands and laughed, "Your Majesty is wise and brave, how did you know that Daxia has captured the fifth city on the border of Chen State?"

emperor:……

Prime Minister Li: ...