Inside the royal palace of Goguryeo.
At this time, the Lord of Goguryeo was drinking and enjoying himself in a spacious wooden house.
On both sides were courtiers, in the middle were dancing girls, and there were also attendants around.
This was originally the place where the court was held, but after he reoccupied it, it became a place to have fun.
Anyway, there were Qin troops outside, so nothing could go wrong.
Moreover, the Qin army never treated him harshly, and could be said to have responded to his requests with a certain degree of freedom.
Calculating it all out, his current days, in terms of enjoyment, were actually quite a bit better than before.
Therefore, even though he had no more power, he even had that hint of gratitude towards Qin Jun in his heart.
After all, which captured king could still be treated like this?
The Lord of Goguryeo raised his wine cup and exclaimed.
“Come, come, all of you, drink together!”
Most of the courtiers below raised their cups to share a drink, and only a small portion of them, looking at the scene in front of them, had somewhat ugly faces.
Goguryeo still needs to be governed by people, although holding the highest level, the Qin army can’t go down and raid those Goguryeo people by themselves.
Troublesome and inefficient.
Still need to use these original courtiers.
These people know how to scavenge more efficiently.
After finishing his drink, the Lord of Goguryeo was about to raise his glass again, when a middle-aged courtier stood up at this time, and with a few admonitions said.
“State Lord, after you came back, you have been drinking all day, you still need to deal with some more imperial affairs.”
The Goguryeo State Lord couldn’t help but frown as he returned, saying.
“Isn’t there a Qin army to help deal with this dynasty administration? It’s just a matter of you guys executing it directly. ”
A trace of sadness flashed in the middle-aged courtier’s eyes and said.
“State Lord! In the long run, the country will not be a country! Your position as State Lord will be nothing more than a sham!”
“This Goguryeo is our country, the Qin army said they were helping us, now that the world has settled down, why aren’t they leaving?”
“If the Qin army this is an invasion of our country, as long as the lord of the country raises his arm, we will certainly swear to die and follow!”
Hearing these words, the Goguryeo State Lord’s face instantly stiffened on his face, and the entire room was instantly quiet.
The dancing girls looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
A small attendant at the entrance of the royal palace, however, directly left the place.
The other courtiers also looked slightly sideways, with somewhat complicated looks.
They were all high ranking people in Goguryeo, in fact, they all knew about the current situation today, but no one mentioned it.
Because nowadays, the entire royal city was under the control of the Qin army.
Although they were able to meet with the lord of the country and then carry out the orders of the Qin army.
It all seemed quite free.
However, if they were to say that there were no eyes of the Qin army inside the royal palace, they would never believe it.
If this person dares to give such advice, I don’t know how the Qin army will deal with it.
Loyalists aren’t that good.
The Lord of Goguryeo’s face was reddening at this time, didn’t he know what was going on?
Of course he knew!
He signed that treaty himself.
But could he, would he dare to resist?
His own tens of thousands of troops were crushed by the Qin army of less than 20,000 men.
He still can’t forget the deafening explosion that was like heavenly thunder!
You know, nowadays, on the grassland, the sheep herders can be all Goguryeo men!
So, what can he do to resist?
It is knowing that there is no hope, so he is the reason why he chose to completely submit.
But this courtier, with a few words, hardened him into a dim-witted king.
And he was unable to refute it.
He opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out.
Just then, but a sound of footsteps came from outside, and when everyone looked over, they saw Xiao Liu walking in with a group of Qin troops.
The crowd hurriedly stood up to greet them, and the Lord of Goguryeo squeezed out a smile and said.
“General Six, why are you free to come here today?”
Xiao Liu looked at the Goguryeo Kingdom Lord at this time and said.
“This General has heard that someone is inciting the State Lord to cause trouble.”
Hearing this, everyone’s hearts sank and a hint of horror flashed in their eyes.
They hadn’t expected that the other party would actually know about something that had only happened?
The Goguryeo Kingdom Lord stammered at this time and said.
“Six… General Six is mistaken, this… We were just drinking and enjoying ourselves, so we probably drank a few more cups and talked nonsense.”
“My lord is loyal to Great Qin.”
Although he didn’t like the other party, the Goguryeo State Lord knew that he still had to protect this kind of vassal.
Xiao Liu, however, let out a laugh and said.
“What this general heard is not so, the lord of the country don’t lie to me, or else ….”
Before Xiao Liu finished his threatening words, the middle-aged courtier from before stood out, pointing at Xiao Liu and chastising him, the
“Daring! You are merely a junior general of the Qin army! How dare you be so rude to the State Lord!”
Seeing this scene, everyone drew in a breath of cold air.
The Goguryeo State Lord’s face also instantly turned pale.
Xiao Liu didn’t look at the Goguryeo Kingdom Lord at this time, and said to this middle-aged courtier.
“It seems that my people were right.”
“There really is someone with an insubordinate heart.”
Hearing this, the middle-aged courtier burst into a rage and said.
“This place is Goguryeo! You are the vassal, and a vassal of Qin at that!”
“You are the one who is not a vassal!”
In the face of the middle-aged vassal’s chiding, Xiao Liu, however, did not take any offence, but laughed and said.
“There really are those who are not afraid of death.”
When he attacked the royal city, he naturally killed a group of them, and most of the ones left behind were finally the Goguryeo Kingdom Lord.
He just didn’t expect that it looked like there were also loyal ministers here for the country and the people.
Facing Xiao Liu’s threat, the middle-aged courtier didn’t flinch and said.
“Since I dare to come forward, I am not afraid of death!”
“You guys just kill me!”
“As long as I can let the people of Goguryeo know with my head that you are the real enemy!”
“What’s the point of dying?!”
Hearing the middle-aged courtier’s impassioned speech, a trace of shame surfaced on the faces of many Goguryeo courtiers.
Everyone was also a Goguryeo vassal.
Honestly, who didn’t want to save the country from danger?
But in the face of reality, how many of us dare to come forward?
Therefore, seeing the middle-aged courtier’s actions, a point of guilt was also buried in their hearts.
When the middle-aged courtier died, this guilt became a seed.
At the right time, these seeds will take root and sprout.
This was also the middle-aged courtier’s purpose. How could a dynasty not have a few loyal courtiers who went to their deaths?
Even the Lord of Goguryeo flashed a hint of indignation in his eyes.
The mood in the room also became a bit solemn and heavy and sad, even the dancing girls with the least status looked at the Qin army differently.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Liu was not the least bit flustered.
Because this kind of thing, His Highness the Crown Prince had already expected it.
And had also given him a way to deal with it a long time ago!
In the crowd’s puzzled gazes, Xiao Liu slowly took out a piece of cloth and silk with words written all over it out from his arms and
And then said to the middle-aged courtier that
“What is your name again?”
“Hmph, I am none other than…”
“Oh, I remember! Wait a minute, found it!”
Xiao Liu pointed to a spot on the cloth at this time, and said.
“Your family lives in the second mansion in the west city, with an old father, a wife, two concubines, and four sons and daughters at home.”
“Well, there are sixteen servants.” Gu
“Tch, that’s really clean.”
The middle-aged courtier’s face changed slightly when he heard Xiao Liu’s words of praise, and said, the
“What do you want to do!”
He didn’t expect that the other party would actually know so much about him!
The others also showed a burst of fear in their eyes at this time!
Xiao Liu, however, ignored the other party and shook his head, continuing to say that
“It’s a pity that it’s a fake benevolence.”
“Although the city is clean, there are two mansions outside the city and many servants.”
“Let’s see, tsk, tsk, tsk, last month your mansion outside the city even killed two servants.”
“Last month, you even maliciously encroached on a farmer’s land, and forced the master of the house to die, leaving only a woman and child behind, is this true?”
The middle-aged courtier was already a bit flustered by this time, but still held on and said.
“A bunch of nonsense!”
Xiao Liu laughed at this time and
“Isn’t it a bunch of nonsense, won’t we know if we interrogate it?”
“Tomorrow, this general will put you on public trial in front of the people of King City!”
“By that time, there will be all the human and material evidence, let’s see if you admit your guilt or not!”
Xiao Liu looked round at the surrounding courtiers at this time, and waited for all of them to lower their heads before he said fiercely, and
“Once the charge is established, you are a death sentence!”
“All property is confiscated, the women are enrolled in a technical institute, and the men are exiled! You will never be allowed to turn over a new leaf!”
“Men, take them down!”
Two Qin troops directly stepped forward and escorted the limp middle-aged courtier, then directly dragged him down.
Watching the middle-aged courtier, who was destined to lose his reputation, being dragged away.
The room’s atmosphere of grief and generosity just now directly dissipated without a trace.
All of the courtiers did not dare to look at Xiao Liu squarely, even the dancing girls in the room were stunned, they did not expect that this seemingly upright and loyal courtier.
Turned out to be so unbearable!
In fact, in the eyes of the courtiers, the middle-aged courtiers did these things.
But are just some normal means, which noble landowner has not done this kind of thing?
It was just a few dead pariahs and slaves.
Of course, once these things were exposed to the people, it would certainly be a disaster.
Normally, such things wouldn’t even be brought to light, so who would stick up for these pariah names?
But now, the Qin Army is here.
Watching everyone bow their heads once again, only then did the corner of Xiao Liu’s mouth reveal a cold smile.
Spying on intelligence was within the scope of the Black Ice Guards’ duties.
His Highness the Crown Prince had formulated these checks and balances based on this characteristic.
I didn’t expect to use them so soon.
Next time, anyone else who wants to accuse the Qin army will have to weigh whether or not their name is on that piece of cloth!
In today’s world, which noble landowner dares to say he’s clean?
The entire room fell into a silence, and only after deliberately waiting for a while did Xiao Liu say.
“State Lord, today I came but want things to find you.”
The Goguryeo State Lord hurriedly responded, and
“What is it that the general has to do, just say it.”
Xiao Liu replied.
“Our army has also helped you escort for so long, is it not time to pay this military fee, food and wages?”
The Lord of Goguryeo gave a bitter smile and said.
“Yes, yes, yes, this is what should be done, it’s my lord’s carelessness, forgetting about this, and actually troubling you to rush it.”
“You say how much you want, and immediately send it to you.”
Xiao Liu said with a smile.
“Not much, one hundred thousand taels of gold it is.”
Hearing this figure, the Goguryeo Kingdom Lord and all of his courtiers couldn’t help but tremble.
After the great war, Goguryeo has also been very tired and worn out, the treasury tops out at 30,000 gold, or it’s been accumulated over the past few months.
One hundred thousand taels, how is it possible?
The lord of Goguryeo trembled and said.
“General, my country is weak, but there is no…”
Just without waiting for the other party to finish his sentence, Xiao Liu interrupted and said.
“This general is regardless of these, no matter what method you use, as long as the military expenses arrive, the supplies are also deductible.”
“Of course, don’t worry, the proceeds from this will have a share of your royal family.”
Xiao Liu this figure is not a mess, roughly calculated, emptying the entire Goguryeo, should be about the same.
As for the other party’s death or life, what business is it of his?
The prince said, half dead neighbouring countries, is a good neighbouring country.
As for giving a share to the royal family, it would indeed be given to the other side.
If you don’t give it, the other side won’t be able to carry this black pot steadily.
The eyes of the Lord of Goguryeo, however, flashed with a hint of despair as he understood the other party’s meaning.
This was for him to plunder the entire Goguryeo.
In that case, all the bad reputation would fall on the Goguryeo government.
The Qin army would instead be the just ones in the eyes of the people!
Even later on, this matter could be used to attack the Goguryeo officialdom!
Goguryeo will never be able to turn the corner!
Who would know that this order was actually given by the Qin army?
Even if it came to light one day, the Qin army could still say that he was just asking for normal military expenses, but he didn’t tell Goguryeo to rob civilians!
However, even if he knew this, what could he do?
The Lord of Goguryeo bent down at this time, then closed his eyes and said.
“Yes, General.”
Xiao Liu then smiled and nodded, saying.
“State Lord continue to drink, this General still has things to do, so he will leave first.”
After saying that, he left the place.
After the other party left, the Goguryeo Kingdom Lord sat down dishevelledly, raised his wine cup, and woodenly said.
“Gentlemen, have another drink!”
“What are you all waiting for, dance!”
Soon, the people in the room were like walking corpses, continuing to drink and enjoy themselves.
At this time, Xiao Liu had already returned to his tent.
Although he was here, but the discipline could not be changed.
Only when he came back there was a man who came in joyfully and shouted.
“General Xiaoliu! Quickly send a message to the master’s house, there’s a happy event!”
Xiao Liu looked up and also revealed a smile, saying.
“Brother Hai, didn’t you say you were going on a trip to the distant sea? Why are you back already? What other happy events are there?”
The visitor was none other than Brother Hai, and it was Fish Egg who had gone to the south.
Hai smiled at this time and said.
“I encountered wind and waves when I went out to sea, so it didn’t work out, but that wind and waves blew my ship to a big island, and when I was repairing the ship, I found an open-air silver mine! Could be worth a lot of money! Just a bunch of short natives.”
Xiao Liu’s eyes lit up as he listened, and said.
“Just in time! The master of the house is also short of money.”
“I’ll pass on the message!”
Soon, there was a cavalryman, leading the letter in the direction of Xianyang.
A few days later, Xianyang City.
At this time, all the people in Xianyang City gathered on both sides of the street.
Even the roads outside the city had many people gathered on both sides.
Most of the people looked extremely excited, while some were sad.
This was because there was a large army slowly marching outside the city.
Today, it was the day that His Highness, the Crown Prince of Great Qin, returned to the city with a large army of counter-rebels!