Chapter 1078 News Leaked
Seven days later, Linzhou
A man trotted into the martial arts training ground of Qin Zhilu, the current ruler of Linzhou.
That’s right, others were discussing matters in the study, but Qin Zhilu was in the martial arts training ground.
"General, someone wants to see you. They have important news about Chenzhou."
Qin Zhilu was sweating all over after a set of punches, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He frowned when he heard this, "How many times have I heard this kind of talk? I've been fooled so many times, and you haven't learned your lesson yet?"
The messenger hesitated and said, "But these people said they were sent by the Emperor and the Princess of the Jun Clan."
"When did the emperor and the princess of the Jun tribe get together? You even believe this." Qin Zhilu picked up a stick at hand and threw it over.
The messenger quickly dodged, narrowly avoiding being hit. He said with a bitter face, "But what if what they said is true? And who would make up such a rumor for no reason? I think maybe it's not a scam this time."
They were also badly harmed by those scammers. They always said they were from Chenzhou and knew important news there, but it turned out to be all trivial matters. Those people were just trying to get a meal.
Qin Zhilu waved his hands, "Alright, alright, let them in. If they're liars again, I'll kill them straight away!"
The Chenzhou mutiny was too sudden. Before these veteran generals could react, King Zhao was killed by Sheng Ze. Qin Zhilu was also very upset recently.
Qin Zhilu was originally a bandit, but was later recruited by King Zhao. The Qin Army under his command was capable of fighting against King Zhao's army, which also led to his special status in King Zhao's army. After King Zhao took over the six northwestern states, he placed him in the wealthy Linzhou.
However, the bravery and fighting ability of the Hubei Northern Army made Qin Zhilu dare not act rashly. He has been feeling aggrieved recently, not knowing whether he should run away with his brothers or gather people to fight the Hubei Northern Army.
In addition, his subordinates did not want to give up Linzhou easily. It was not easy to become a bandit and get paid by others.
Just as he was thinking about it, his men came in with a few people dressed as traveling merchants.
"Greetings, General Qin." Several people saluted Qin Zhilu together.
Qin Zhilu waved his spear, pointing the tip directly at the leader. "I heard that you know the important news from Chenzhou. Don't mention the news about the Hubei Army distributing food to the people. If you can't tell me anything valuable, then don't leave today."
Although the leader was somewhat courageous, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when being pointed at. He immediately bowed and said, "General, we are the people sent by the Emperor to follow the Princess of the Jun Clan."
He explained the purpose of Rong Shaomin's visit and their contact information in detail, and concluded, "But a few days ago, we couldn't contact them. I sent people to the mountains to look for them, but all we found were their bodies. Nearly 130 people, and none of them survived."
"Wait a minute, what does what you said have to do with me?" Qin Zhilu's eyes widened, and the man was frightened and continued quickly.
"I've seen people from Xuanji Mountain take action before, and I've discovered that most of the people who died in the mountains were killed by Xuanji Mountain's martial arts. In northern Hubei, only the former crown prince was from Xuanji Mountain, so I boldly speculate that the former crown prince has already left Chenzhou."
Qin Zhilu was not a strategic person to begin with. When he heard this, he immediately concluded that Sheng Ze was no longer in Chenzhou, and he immediately made up his mind.
"Come here! Go check if the late crown prince is still in Chenzhou!"
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