"Report!!"
"Zhou Cheng launched a surprise attack on Wangcheng last night! The city's granaries, treasuries, and armories were all looted overnight!"
Emperor Yan had just arrived at the Qin family residence with his ministers and hadn't even had a chance to get out of his sedan chair when he received this devastating news.
This very second.
For a moment, Emperor Yan's mind went blank, and his blood seemed to freeze.
last night?
A surprise attack on Wangcheng's granary and treasury last night?!
"What did you say?" Emperor Yan almost lost his composure, nearly rushing forward to kick the cavalryman. He gripped the sedan chair armrest tightly, demanding an explanation in a sharp and stern tone:
“It would take one or two days to travel from Wangcheng to the capital at full speed. In such a tight timeframe, how could Zhou Cheng possibly have the mind to launch a night raid on Wangcheng’s granary!”
"How dare you spout such nonsense here!"
A raging fire ignited in Emperor Yan's eyes. Although he was unwilling to admit it, things seemed to have really spiraled out of control.
He saw the cavalryman kneeling on the ground in fear, and said from the bottom of his heart, "Your Majesty, this secret letter was personally opened by Prefect Xia of Wangcheng. I dare not fabricate it."
"Zhou Cheng really did launch a surprise attack on the warehouse last night!"
"All the food, gold and silver treasures, as well as a certain amount of weapons and supplies in the city, disappeared completely in an instant, leaving no trace."
"Not only that..."
At this point, the cavalryman mustered his courage, glanced at Emperor Yan's face, and said again, "Not only that, Zhou Cheng, Zhou Cheng also... he, after he robbed the Wangcheng warehouse..."
"Then they headed towards the nearby city of Lincheng."
"Their motives are probably not pure."
boom--
Rumble!!
Emperor Yan felt his body go weak, as if nine thunderbolts had struck his head at the same time, leaving him momentarily confused and almost unable to catch his breath.
Emperor Yan gleaned two crucial words from the cavalrymen's words.
Was Zhou Cheng in Wangcheng last night?
Did they head towards Lincheng afterwards?
how so!
how so! !
"Impossible, this is impossible." Emperor Yan could not accept this result at all. He had gone to great lengths and mobilized so many elite troops to guard the capital, just waiting for Zhou Cheng to come to his death.
But now, the cavalry is telling him that Zhou Cheng isn't coming!
Not only are they not coming!
Zhou Cheng also looted the warehouses in Yancheng and Wangcheng.
They took advantage of his troop deployment to the capital and the insufficient number of guards in the city to seize the opportunity to rob him!
"His Majesty."
Fang was deeply shocked. He immediately said, "Judging from Prefect Xia of Wangcheng, it seems that Zhou Cheng will not come to the capital to abduct the bride today?"
"But how could he not come? In the three years that Zhou Cheng has been in the capital, he has gone through fire and water and was willing to die for Lin Jiaoyun. As soon as he heard news about Lin Jiaoyun, he traveled thousands of miles to the capital."
"He was so close to scoring, how could he give up now?!"
Upon hearing this, all the ministers chimed in, "Yes, Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with common sense!"
"Could it be that Zhou Cheng is afraid of death? Knowing that Your Majesty has mobilized so many elite troops to the capital, he is too scared to come and abduct the bride?"
"In my humble opinion, no. Zhou Cheng should have known this was a trap when he was in Jiangling City. He clearly knew it was a trap, yet he still came. This is enough to prove that Zhou Cheng was willing to put himself in danger for Lin Jiaoyun!"
"Your Majesty, perhaps... we should wait a little longer?"
Are there any other methods available right now?
No!
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