The emperor thought he was hallucinating, his face turning pale. "Weren't they supposed to be gone without a trace? How did they come back?"
"Yes, the scouts witnessed it firsthand. When Prince Jiangning was ordered to wipe out Black Wind Stronghold, Li Qing returned with three boats of men. Not only did he not help Prince Jiangning, but he also lent a hand to Black Wind Stronghold, arresting the prince, Eunuch Chen, and Prefect Song!"
The Emperor was terrified, his fingers trembling. "Outrageous! Outrageous! He's plotting a rebellion!"
One of the ministers glanced at him and thought to himself, "Isn't this the mess you created yourself?"
The emperor was both terrified and excited. "They've all been arrested? What about my good brother, the Prince of Jiangning?"
Commander Cai looked grief-stricken. "The scouts were far away, but it seems the prince was killed on the spot by Xie Xiao!"
The emperor suddenly stood up, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets, "Dead! Good riddance!"
He can then rest easy.
The Minister of War asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do now? The Black Wind Stronghold is so rampant, and they have even recruited Li Qing."
The emperor's expression kept changing, and it could be described as ferocious. "Go, go and summon Wu, the son of the Duke of Qing, and have him lead 50,000 troops to wipe out Black Wind Stronghold and Li Qing!"
They actually dared to rebel.
This proves that Li Qing knew the truth.
We absolutely must not let them spread the truth.
Chu Yunji is dead. Before, we were afraid that the guy would take advantage of our weakness, so we didn't dare to send troops out. But now we're not afraid anymore.
No one can threaten him; he has 100,000 imperial guards protecting the Jade Terrace Temple, which is enough.
Another reason is that they are running out of food. Chu Yunji had previously written that Black Wind Stronghold had plenty.
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