"These people actually launched a night raid on the capital. Is Princess Huajing aware of this?"
The emperor looked at Hua Jing, who was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and pledged his loyalty, "Your Majesty is wise! These people were not brought by me, and their night raid on the capital has nothing to do with us!"
They didn't dare to offend the Great Jin even when it only had iron hooves, let alone now that she knows the Great Jin might create those terrifying weapons, she is even less likely to oppose the Great Jin!
"We didn't launch a night raid on the capital! What right do you have to arrest us!"
Just as Hua Jing was sweating profusely from fright, the people below shouted angrily.
The Minister of War chuckled coldly and shouted down, "If it wasn't a night raid on the capital, why were you wandering around the city walls in the middle of the night instead of sleeping at home!"
The people below choked. "Well, weren't they scouting locations for the night raid on the capital a few days from now? They were fine the past few days and weren't discovered. How come they were suddenly arrested today!"
The emperor and several ministers on the city wall once again wore enigmatic smiles.
Half an hour ago, Wenxue ran to her uncle, the Minister of Justice, and said she wanted to go home and asked him to tell the Emperor to find someone else to protect Chuanwen.
The Minister of Justice noticed something was off about Wen Xue's tone and asked her if something had happened. Wen Xue looked so wronged that she almost cried, and told him about her fate as described in Chuanwen's heartfelt words.
Although the Minister of Justice couldn't bear to see blood, he was still quite sharp. He was puzzled when he heard about bandits. Ever since the Star Worship Cult incident, the security in the capital had been strictly enforced. How could bandits possibly have appeared?
He immediately sent people to investigate, and they actually found something: the bandits were lurking suspiciously near the city wall, and they were all from the Western Regions.
This matter could be big or small. If the Western Regions were to rebel, it would be a big deal. He dared not make a decision on his own, whether to arrest them or remain inactive.
So he told Wenxue to go back first, and after she dressed in her official robes, she entered the palace.
To everyone's surprise, the emperor was excited when he heard this, and he led them to arrest the man. He even sent someone to the Marquis of Changxing's residence to bring back the so-called sound system that Chuanwen had made.
At this moment, the moon was shining brightly in the sky, and the group of people who went to the Marquis of Changxing's residence to move the sound system also carried the sound system onto the city wall.
Upon seeing this thing, the people on the city wall could be described as having three different expressions.
The first type of confusion came from the city's soldiers and some officials. The soldiers had never seen such a thing before and didn't know what it was for. As for the officials, although they had gone to join the commotion during the day and knew that the sound system was for playing music and singing through a microphone—they had been thoroughly tormented by Chuanwen's eccentric voice during the day—why was the emperor bringing this thing out now?
The second type is the emperor. He smiled with a profound and eager expression because he was still unwilling to give up. Even if this thing could only be used to play songs and dances, he wanted to develop it for uses beyond entertainment!
The third type is Hua Jing and his two guards. The three of them were filled with terror. Here it comes! The emperor is going to kill people with sound waves!
The emperor took out a dark, not very thick stick, about half a foot long, with a rounded top.
Just as Hua Jing thought it was a switch and the emperor was about to display his killing skills, the emperor inhaled sharply and shouted at the round stick, "You traitors, why don't you surrender now!"
The sound was so loud that it almost shook the unsuspecting Minister of Justice off the city wall.
Hua Jing and the other two were even more shocked; they felt as if their ears were about to be deafened, and their faces turned deathly pale.
The group of Westerners who were surrounded below, as well as the soldiers who surrounded them, were all shocked. Fortunately, the well-trained soldiers knew their duty and, despite their shock, did not forget to keep a close eye on the group of Westerners in the center.
Suddenly, a soldier smelled a foul odor. Following the source of the smell, he saw, in the bright light of the torches, a thick, yellowish liquid seeping from the crotch of a man from the Western Regions.
Several soldiers nearby felt nauseous and wanted to vomit instantly; they were so frightened that they even soiled themselves!
"If you surrender, I might leave you with a whole corpse; otherwise!"
The emperor didn't say what would happen next, but his expression made it clear that otherwise they would suffer a terrible fate!
The emperor's words echoed in the silent night, causing the people below to tremble like leaves, filled with fear and utter bewilderment. Why was the Emperor of Great Jin's voice so powerful? Was he truly the chosen one of Heaven? If not a deity, who could utter such a thunderous voice?
One after another, the people from the Western Regions knelt down, chanting something in a language the emperor couldn't understand, but he could see their worship in their excited expressions.
"Your Majesty, they say you are a god and are willing to submit to you."
The newly appointed Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies came over to translate for the emperor. The emperor's lips curled up, and an idea had already taken shape in his mind: to apply this thing to the battlefield, to place it next to the drummer, and when the drum sounded, it would surely scare the enemy out of their wits!
With a gesture from the emperor, the soldiers below the city bound the group of people tightly. The binding was surprisingly easy, as most of them had lost their will to fight. Only the leader still tried to resist, but he was cut in the leg by the general and rendered incapable of resistance.
Watching the group being taken away, Hua Jing felt inexplicably disappointed. Although they were all his compatriots, he wanted to see how sound waves could kill people.
Just as she was feeling disappointed, she met the emperor's gaze. Hua Jing's face turned pale, and she quickly distanced herself from the situation, mainly because she really didn't know where this group of bandits came from!
"Get up. I believe you have nothing to do with them."
After the emperor finished speaking, he laughed heartily and left satisfied. If Hua Jing and her brother wanted to rebel, they wouldn't be so foolish as to launch a night raid on the capital. The most likely scenario is that they would assassinate him in secret.
Although the emperor said this, he was wary of Hua Jing after this incident.
Watching the emperor's departing figure, Hua Jing's gaze shifted to the black box that was being carried away. She breathed a sigh of relief; she had been afraid that the emperor would think she was the one who ordered the group to kill her with that weapon.
However, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of War, who were also watching the emperor's departing figure, whispered to each other. The Minister of Justice said, "Why do I have a feeling that the emperor just came here to have some fun?"
Their gazes also shifted to the black box.
The Minister of War chuckled, though he had even bolder thoughts in his mind. He felt that the emperor was just showing off (the word "showing off" still comes from the literature), but such thoughts were a bit treasonous, so he didn't dare to say them out loud.
The two exchanged a glance and smiled again. No matter what, their Great Jin Dynasty had a bright future!
The next morning, Wang Er, who lived near the city gate, went out, stretched, yawned, and prepared to go into the kitchen to cook. He found that the food had already been laid out in the main room.
Wang Er was full of doubt. His lazy wife had actually gotten up early to cook? He looked up at the sky, but the sun hadn't risen in the west yet.
Then he picked up a broom and swept the yard, only to find that the yard had already been swept clean.
Wang Er scratched his head, wondering what was going on.
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