At this moment, seawater is flooding into the city inside Haixia Pass.
Although the water level was not high, only reaching people's ankles, it was still infuriating enough.
The once bustling crowds on the streets have thinned out.
People walked carefully on tiptoe, afraid of getting their shoes and socks wet.
Shouts and complaints rose and fell.
The next morning, the King of Java was still fast asleep in the arms of his newly acquired concubine.
I dreamt that I transformed into a majestic lion.
He was leading his pride of lions to hunt a fat buffalo.
Just when he was about to succeed, he was suddenly awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.
"Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump..."
The knocking was urgent and frequent, which annoyed him.
The King of Java roared impatiently:
"Who is it? What are you knocking for so early in the morning? Don't you know I'm sleeping?"
An anxious voice came from outside the door:
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The dike at Haixia Pass... has collapsed!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, the King of Java was so frightened that he jumped out of bed.
He didn't even bother to put on his shoes and rushed out barefoot.
"Dam collapse? Who did it? Who had the audacity to blow up my dam?"
He roared as he grabbed a piece of clothing and threw it on haphazardly.
His clothes were crooked and unbuttoned, revealing his round belly.
He grabbed the eunuch who came to report by the collar and began to curse him:
"You useless thing! What have I been raising you for?"
"The dam has breached, and you're only reporting it now! I'm going to chop off your head!"
He lifted the eunuch off the ground and slammed him down hard.
This continued several times until the eunuch was bruised and swollen, crying for his parents, before they stopped.
The still-angry King of Java began to curse the eunuch's ancestors for eighteen generations.
He cursed from the time Pangu created the world until his future descendants, and only then did he feel a little better.
"By imperial decree, Duke Wu, Jin Xuanming, be dispatched immediately to Haixia Pass to thoroughly investigate this matter!"
"The murderer must be brought to justice without fail!"
"twitter!"
The eunuch felt as if he had been granted a pardon, and hurriedly kowtowed to express his gratitude before scrambling out of the room.
They were terrified that if they were even a step too late, they would anger the king and bring about their own demise.
The king slumped onto the dragon throne, his face ashen.
I was filled with anxiety. Haixia Pass was a vital pass in Java. If the dam collapsed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The truth must be found out as soon as possible and the murderer brought to justice in order to quell this storm and stabilize public sentiment.
When Jin Xuanming received the imperial edict, he was completely dumbfounded, his mouth agape enough to fit a goose egg.
"What? The dam was blown up? Who dared to mess with us?"
As he muttered to himself, he imagined a spectacular explosion:
Thick smoke billowed and flames soared into the sky. The dam was blasted into pieces like tofu dregs.
The sea roared into the city, submerging countless houses and fertile fields...
"My God! How much money will this cost?!"
Jin Xuanming felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if his own heart was bleeding.
He grabbed the helmet and rushed out without even bothering to get dressed properly.
He ran while shouting at the top of his lungs:
"Men! Prepare the horses! Quickly! Immediately! Right now! This general wants to go to Haixia Pass personally!"
He looked so flustered, like his butt was on fire.
However, Jin Xuanming is no simple character.
Born into a family of military generals, he displayed extraordinary military talent from a young age.
He went to war with his father at the age of eighteen and made great contributions.
It is said that he is incredibly strong and can lift a bull with one hand.
It can even bite through iron chains with its teeth; it's practically a human-shaped ferocious beast.
What's even more terrifying is that he was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also well-versed in military strategy.
Warfare is like playing chess; it requires strategic planning to achieve victory from afar.
At that moment, he rode a tall horse and arrived at Haixia Pass at lightning speed.
He dismounted and strode into the city gate, where a strong, fishy smell of the sea hit him.
This made him frown.
"What the hell is this smell? It tastes like dead fish and rotten shrimp!"
The general in charge of guarding Haixia Pass was already terrified.
He immediately knelt down on the ground, trembling all over.
"Duke Wu, spare my life! This humble servant deserves to die!"
Jin Xuanming glanced at him sideways and snorted coldly:
"Speak! What happened?"
"Reporting to Duke Wu, last night, I heard a loud bang, louder than thunder, and then the dam collapsed..."
The general reported nervously, his voice barely audible.
Upon hearing this explanation, Jin Xuanming felt a surge of heat rush to his head.
A thousand cruel tortures for hanging this general flashed through my mind in an instant.
"You...you...you actually dare to tell this general that the dam was struck by lightning? Do you think this general is a three-year-old child?!"
He grabbed the general by the collar and roared:
"You're not going to tell me the dam was struck by lightning, are you?!"
"If you dare to say yes, believe me, this general will chop you up right now!"
The general was so frightened that his face turned ashen and his lips trembled.
Cold sweat poured down my back like a waterfall, and I could feel my crotch getting damp.
He shook his head hastily, and like a rattle-drum, explained incoherently:
"This humble servant dares not! This humble servant dares not! Duke Wu, spare my life! This humble servant believes..."
"This subordinate believes... this might be deliberate! Perhaps it was Lu Yan who did it!"
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